Chapter 271: A Bullet of Causality?

"Reincarnation? Heh, do you think I am so easily bullied!"

In the Void outside the Present World.

That Emperor watched as the human souls he had painstakingly collected continued to vanish, and said gloomily.

The Minister of Rites beside him was startled at the sight.

"Your Majesty, although Reincarnation is but an ethereal thing, existing only in ancient texts, now that it has appeared, we must be cautious! Ancient texts once recorded that those who disturb Reincarnation will surely meet with Ominousness."

He hurriedly tried to dissuade his Emperor.

"This is not the Present World; it is the Void outside the Present World!"

"This Reincarnation is overstepping its bounds!"

The Emperor let out a cold snort, and the surrounding Void instantly turned violent, intending to destroy all these human souls and scatter them into nothingness. If he could not have them, then this Reincarnation should not think of having them either!

He did not believe it.

He was located outside the Present World and could even use special means to escape into the Yin World; what could this Reincarnation, limited only to the Present World, possibly do to him! Did it really think he had no trump cards?

Thinking this in his heart, his expression remained without joy or sorrow.

These bewildered human souls were about to face a catastrophe.

"How bold, to dare to disrupt the order of Reincarnation."

A calm voice resounded through the surrounding Void.

Immediately following, a figure wearing an imperial robe and an imperial crown appeared; it was Li Heng, who had projected himself by borrowing the Dharma Law of Reincarnation. He stood before those human souls, blocking the turbulence of the Void.

That Emperor was startled.

"Who are you!" he roared angrily.

"This deity is Emperor Lord Youming."

Emperor Lord Youming? He felt a shock in his heart, his expression filled with suspicion.

Could it be that person from the so-called Reincarnation? Did he arrive so quickly?

After the shock, the fire of anger ignited in his heart. He did not care about this so-called Reincarnation; these human souls were clearly his property, and anyone who touched his property was his enemy.

"I am the Supreme Sovereign of the Great Ming."

This Emperor said in a deep voice.

Li Heng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

The Supreme Sovereign of the Great Ming? It seemed that one could search for something for a long time without finding it, only to have it appear without any effort at all. This so-called Great Ming had actually delivered itself to his doorstep, so he would not blame himself for striking hard.

"I wondered what kind of ignorant fool it was."

"So it is just a deceitful soul who still dreams of claiming sovereignty after death."

"Now that the order of Reincarnation has been established, you have only two choices: either obediently follow the order of Reincarnation to be reborn, or be scattered into nothingness under my hand."

He looked down upon this Emperor; in fact, Li Heng, with the status of Emperor Lord Youming upon him, looked even more like an Emperor than this Great Ming Emperor, and his presence was even more imposing.

This Great Ming Emperor was instantly enraged and attacked.

Li Heng was not surprised.

For a fellow like this, who was an emperor in life and still wanted to stir up trouble in death, it was impossible for him to obediently be reborn. This played right into his hands; after establishing the Underworld, his Source Power was nearly exhausted, and he needed some blind things to replenish it.

Watching the incoming offensive.

The Void shattered, whipping up violent spatial turbulence; each stream of turbulence circled around this Great Ming Emperor like a divine dragon before rushing toward him.

Li Heng was thoughtful.

So this is a Heavenly Human.

Merging one's body with the surrounding environment, then resonating with it to erupt with infinite power—this line of thinking was indeed much stronger than the approach of relying on personal strength through a Dharma Aspect.

It was just that it was not that brilliant either.

Li Heng sighed lightly.

Immediately, without borrowing the status of Emperor Lord Youming or utilizing the Dharma Law of Reincarnation, relying solely on his own cultivation that had just advanced to the Dharma Aspect realm, he circulated the Taiyuan Scripture and delivered a punch using a Supernatural Ability from the Martial Sutra.

The momentum of the punch expanded majestically, colliding with the many streams of spatial turbulence.

In an instant, one punch shattered everything.

The Void is ever-changing; before the waves could settle, the Great Ming Emperor saw this, his eyes widening in disbelief—how could this be?

His Great Divine Ability of space had been shattered by a single punch?

"Your Majesty, this old subject comes to assist you!"

At this moment, the Minister of Rites nearby saw his Emperor falling into a disadvantageous position and, disregarding any concerns about overstepping his bounds, hurriedly stood out. His somewhat hunched body straightened up, and his presence shook violently.

He was also a Heavenly Human expert.

Li Heng narrowed his eyes and saw a great net before him.

Perhaps it could be called "Ritual."

This great net crossed the Void to strike at Li Heng, intending to wrap him within it. At the same time, angry shouts appeared in Li Heng's ears, denouncing him as a rebellious subject who did not understand the great rituals and righteousness of ruler and subject, father and son, and that Heaven and Earth would not tolerate him.

And then, Heaven and Earth truly did not tolerate him.

The surrounding Void was suppressing him, repelling him, and even the cultivation within his body was affected and suppressed.

Li Heng's expression was subtle; was this Confucianism?

There were not many Confucian practitioners in the Great Li Dynasty, and most Confucian practitioners in the entire Present World were gathered at that so-called Hundred Saints Academy; this was his first time seeing such a method.

Weaving a great net of ritual and law, then incorporating him into it to criticize him using the system of ritual and law—this was indeed quite an ingenious idea.

But unfortunately, Li Heng sighed lightly.

This thing was useless against him.

In the world before he transmigrated, the Confucian set of "ruler and subject, father and son" had long been swept into the dustbin of history, and he had absolutely no sense of reverence for this system.

Not to mention he still held the identity of Emperor Lord Youming.

Could this so-called system of ritual and law still criticize him?

"Break."

With a soft utterance, the Dharma Law of Reincarnation manifested; the great net named 'Ritual' began to dissipate before it could even reach him or wrap around him.

The Minister of Rites was startled at the sight.

What kind of existence was this, exactly?

How could his status be so high that he was not within the bounds of ritual and law?

The Emperor of Great Ming saw that his side's methods were completely unable to do anything to Li Heng, and his expression turned extremely ugly.

"Where is the Champion Marquis!"

After a moment of thought, he shouted again.

The Minister of Rites was shocked upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, you must not! The Champion Marquis is still in the midst of recovery; forcibly waking him early will damage his potential and prevent him from returning to the peak of the Heavenly Human level."

"I have my own plans!"

The Emperor gave the Minister of Rites a cold look, silencing him.

Immediately, another layer of the Void rippled open.

A figure clad in armor, holding a long spear, and radiating Magic Qi and baleful aura—yet appearing somewhat heroic and extraordinary—appeared before the Emperor of Great Ming.

"The Champion Marquis greets Your Majesty."

The Champion Marquis said in a hoarse voice.

Interesting.

Seeing this situation, Li Heng's expression was subtle.

He perceived that this so-called Champion Marquis had not broken through space from some location to arrive here, but had awakened from a certain state; because he had departed from this state, he had returned to Reality.

A state of death in the netherworld?

"Champion Marquis, kill this person for me!"

The Emperor pointed at Li Heng with a cold expression and commanded.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Champion Marquis responded, then turned to look at Li Heng, brandished his long spear, and thrust it toward Li Heng. In that very instant, the incredibly arrogant Emperor of Great Ming turned and fled.

Just kidding—it would be strange if he didn't run.

His previous Great Divine Ability of space had already tested that this so-called Emperor Lord of Reincarnation and the Netherworld was not to be trifled with. Even the ritual and law of that old fellow, the Minister of Rites, were helpless against him, which deepened his wariness and made him think of certain ancient old monsters.

If it truly were those old monsters, those old fellows.

Then he simply could not afford to provoke them.

An emperor taking revenge, ten years is not too late!

Therefore, he chose to run away.

Li Heng realized that the Emperor of Great Ming was fleeing.

But he did not care, nor did he stop him.

He had already placed a mark on the Emperor of Great Ming and locked onto his aura; no matter to what ends of the earth he ran, he would still be able to find him.

Moreover, he had discovered something that interested him even more.

It was this Champion Marquis before him.

He was thrusting his long spear toward him, but this ordinary thrust did not stir up any great waves, and the speed was extremely slow, no different from a mortal general.

Yet he discovered that he could not dodge it.

This thrust had already locked onto him.

Among the many possibilities he saw with his Future Sight, as long as the Champion Marquis made the motion of thrusting, he had not dodged it in a single instance and was directly pierced through the heart.

This actually had a bit of the flavor of reversing cause and effect.

"You should have already noticed, right."

"You cannot dodge this spear."

The Champion Marquis spoke in a hoarse voice.

Li Heng smiled lightly upon hearing this.

"Your methods are indeed quite interesting, but aren't you angry in your heart? Your emperor used you as a scapegoat and ran away all by himself."

"Angry, but there is no help for it; he is the Emperor."

The Champion Marquis answered calmly.

"You are an interesting person; I feel that you are very special. But since you let me swing this spear, you can only face the outcome of destruction with composure."

Li Heng did not answer; he formed a protective light barrier in front of himself and added the blessing of the Dharma Law of Reincarnation, with a strength sufficient to withstand a peak strike from a Heavenly Human.

"I told you, these are useless."

The Champion Marquis shook his head.

The next moment, the long spear touched the protective light barrier.

The light barrier was directly pierced through by the long spear.

"See, useless."

The Champion Marquis said with a smile.

"You must be very curious why this thrust, which looks weak and powerless, can destroy such a powerful protective light barrier? You are an interesting person, so I can tell you the truth."

"I am only responsible for thrusting this spear; the result is your death. As for the process of achieving this result, that is none of my business; that is a matter for Reality, and the Heaven and Earth of Reality will do the work."

"Oh, right, the Dao of Causality cannot resolve this thrust."

He continued to add.

Li Heng nodded.

In one of the possibilities he saw, he had employed the method of Causality obfuscation, intending to use Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell, yet he still could not escape the outcome of being pierced.

This strike manifested as Causality, but in essence, it was not Causality.

"I am very curious, with such an unsolvable method, why did Great Ming still perish?" Li Heng asked with a smile.

"Heaven destroyed Great Ming; it was not the fault of the battle."

Champion Marquis answered calmly.

He held no hostility toward this strange fellow before him, otherwise he would not be chatting with an enemy during this process. But unfortunately, His Majesty had ordered him to strike, and as a subordinate, he had no choice.

"Heaven destroyed Great Ming; it was the fault of Great Ming."

Li Heng, however, shook his head with a smile, and facing the spear tip inches away that was about to pierce his heart, he extended a finger and pinched it.

"I only care about pinching it, and the outcome is that I have pinched it. Reality will handle the rest, right?"

Li Heng looked at the stunned Champion Marquis with a smile.