Chapter 99

My fate is mine, not heaven's!

Amidst the roar of the strong who had proven the Dao, 'What if I sever myself from heaven? I will carve a path and become a new heaven!'

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He shouted, his aura bursting forth to the extreme, his true spirit light shining ever more brilliantly.

Under the provocation of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord, he desperately charged forward, seeking to prove the Dao; in dire straits he showed no trace of despair, but fully displayed heroic spirit!

He is a top-tier talent, decisive and resolute in nature!

The Demon Lord stared coldly, indifferent, just as he had said earlier, not continuing his attack, silently waiting for his Dao-proof to succeed.

Besides him, there were the great and minor shamans on the distant warship, and all living beings in this stretch of the River of Time jointly witnessed the birth of a Great Luo.

His body transformed into the void and Chaos, his primordial spirit ascended to the highest dimension, his Dao fruit restructured and shifted, his personal timeline twisted into a spiral… Finally, a point of spirit light flashed, bearing his will, extending toward past, present, and future, expounding the substance of existence, defining the setting concept, omitting nothing, exhausting everything!

The immortal radiance spread; wherever it reached, in the illuminated ages, even the tiniest fragments of heaven and earth naturally manifested incarnations of the corresponding law… Parallel spacetimes, mirrored Honghuang, variable futures—all were encompassed, attaining boundless spacetime eternal freedom.

To the past, one could reach the most ancient Chaos before Pangu opened heaven; to the future, one could occupy various possibilities… The endless River of Time, under his will, split into countless regions; in each region, mana circulated, gathered and unified by a supreme ray of spirit light, ultimately forming the Great Luo body!

Hum!

The River of Time rippled slightly; the dark Chaos vanished, replaced by a Great Luo who had completed his Dao-proof… He bore a supreme aura, majestic, vast, ancient!

He reestablished himself upon the River of Time, without displaying great power, yet by twisting rules and order he naturally became the center of all… Because he is One, he is Infinite, he is Origin, he is End, he is Heaven, he is Dao!

This Great Luo, with a distant gaze, could see through infinite spacetime, myriad heavens, boundless multiverses, perceiving all truth, knowing all principles.

Then he was speechless, he fell silent, he was despairing.

This was both because he truly understood the might and terror of the Demon Lord before him, and because in the instant of proving the Dao he perceived the source of the Three Corpses, realizing what desperate force stood behind it.

"Supreme Ultimate you, you fear neither heaven nor earth… After becoming a Great Luo and seeing the world clearly, aren't you despairing?" The Demon Lord smiled faintly, "One who has attained the Dao as a Great Luo exists throughout endless spacetime… Thus, although the first Purple Cloud Palace conclave has passed, you too may qualify to attend as a listener."

"Too bad, it's too late, and you're too weak."

"Even as a Great Luo, you still cannot change anything… No one will stand up for you."

"Now you want to become a mountain chieftain, invert cause and effect to reset your past life, yet no one will guarantee you to face me—who let you break the rules first?"

"The rules of the game have been set, so everyone must obey."

"Heh… yes." That Great Luo seemed both crying and laughing, "Too late… already too late."

"Where is the road?!"

He felt regret, he sighed, finally returning to calm, "Please, fellow Daoist, give it your all and grant me a splendid ending."

"As you wish."

On the small boat, the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord straightened his posture and solemnly thrust out a palm.

That palm was eternity.

"Kill!"

That Great Luo shouted his final word of this life, burning everything, releasing all, countless incarnations across endless spacetime dancing together, he dealt the most stunning blow of his life!

The River of Time surged without cease, drawing the attention of one terrifying powerhouse after another.

It was merely attention.

No one intervened.

Silently watching the Great Luo's sorrowful end, he was crushed by a palm that withered the strong and snapped the weak, slain, his true self erased!

When all fell silent, only a crystal-clear disc remained, landing in the hand of the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord.

Death turning into a spirit treasure is just that simple.

No trade, no killing!

The Demon Lord calmly held the spirit treasure, ignoring the salivating gazes, leisurely steering the small boat away.

No one obstructed.

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The Demon Lord wandered the River of Time, seeming to go with the flow yet also appearing to have a fixed course.

When he finally reached a hidden place, he calmly stepped off the small boat, his form flickering, and entered a tranquil, peaceful realm.

This realm contained thousands upon thousands of halls, yet most were empty and devoid of anyone.

The Demon Lord strolled leisurely, and upon reaching a certain spot he halted his steps—yet someone was calling him.

That too was a mighty one, one of the Demon Lords.

Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord!

"Great Freedom… I thought you went out this time to block the Dao, to fire the first shot for my demonic cause, and would nip it in the bud during the ascent." The handsome youth smiled, gazing at a Netherworld tan flower blooming, gently plucking it and lightly sniffing it at his nose, "I never expected you to let it first become a Great Luo, then slay it."

"Great Luo and non-Great Luo are utterly different… A Great Luo possesses an innate indestructible spirit light flowing from the Supreme Ultimate, truly eternal across myriad calamities."

"Even if we format his will, causing him to lose our Dao-ification… after countless ages, he might yet recover his true self, and then we would merely have gained a great enemy for nothing!"

"So what?" the Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord said calmly, "Even if he revives, to me he's no more than an ant—what is there to fear?"

"Furthermore, I agree with some of the things the Black Sun Heavenly Demon Lord once said."

"So I let him first prove the Great Luo, then annihilate him."

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." The Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord leaned slightly, placing the bloomed tan flower back in its spot, making the stems connect, good as new, "That top-tier demon lord is no small fry; his words must be quite reasonable."

"He discussed with me the matter of the big picture and stance; minor losses can be tolerated, but the fundamental must not be lost." The Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord said, "He believes every Great Luo is the most precious treasure of the Honghuang world, the crystallization of humanity's highest achievement."

"Therefore, anyone who has the qualification to prove the Dao should not be obstructed; indeed, we should even support and assist them."

"In the Honghuang world, because of Great Luo Dao conflicts, mutual conquest is no problem, even despicable means can be employed. But we must not damage those with potential and value, precious gems… This is the true foundation of a world!"

"Before they prove the Dao, no matter how they jump, we can turn a blind eye."

"As for after they prove the Dao? Then whatever havoc they wreak is of no concern."

"Not becoming a mountain chieftain makes one a rival; titles can be arbitrary, killing can be arbitrary." The Demon Lord drawled, "Whether it's Dao versus demon, Dao versus Buddha, or Buddha versus demon, or witch versus demon… we must uphold this baseline—this is the perspective from the standpoint of the entire Honghuang world, the viewpoint standing at Pangu's height."

"As long as conflict retains a minimum threshold, even if the humanity of the Honghuang world lets itself run wild, it still progresses upward—though it may be a bit winding."

"Makes sense." The Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord nodded slightly, acknowledging and agreeing.

He also said, 'This too counts as storing up strength for the future, just in case…' The Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord smiled, 'If one day we meet an invasion of equal rank from the Eternal Universe, we will let those who have lost our Great Luo return, and they will directly become fresh troops.'

To have gone this far with precautionary measures is already hard on him; it's just a pity… sigh.

This demon lord seemed to have thought of something, and let out a soft sigh.

Yuanshi also thought of that, and sighed, 'What a pity, plans can't keep up with changes… the Black Sun Heavenly Demon Lord is now in seclusion; I haven't seen him in a long time.'

(End of chapter)