Chapter 649: Management Hub

Hmm?

Li Heng frowned. He had just seen the Heavenly Thunder descend—it was a power of infinite Terror, surpassing the Hongdao Level, containing the infinite mysteries of the Great Dao, and it had instantly killed that Pale Severed Hand.

But why could he not glean even a shred of mystery from it?

Although he could firmly remember that bolt of Heavenly Thunder without forgetting it, he could not derive any benefit from it. It was like an ordinary person seeing Heavenly Thunder strike and split a tree; they would marvel at the power of the thunder, but they could not gain any real harvest from it that would allow them to unleash such thunder themselves.

In other words, he had just heard a loud noise.

Could it be that the gap was too vast?

Li Heng was somewhat uncertain. After all, he was at least at the Hongdao Level now; surely the gap wasn't so large that he couldn't even understand what he was seeing? Yet, even now, he had not seen the upper limit or the size of the Great Void, nor could he trace the origin and end of the Time-Space Mother River.

Could his understanding of the Great Void be limited to the surface?

He shook his head slightly, casting all these conjectures aside; there was little point in thinking about them now. In any case, he had remembered that bolt of thunder, and at worst, he could return to contemplate it later.

Moreover, he hadn't lost out too much this time, because he had just used Source Power to deliver a finishing blow, so strictly speaking, he was the one who had truly killed the Pale Severed Hand.

With this, the sense of Source Power being credited followed.

It directly added another one million Golden Source Points to his total.

However, this actually surprised him a little. One million Golden Source Points was the value of a Great Venerable level. But based on his previous observations, although this Pale Severed Hand was difficult to understand and difficult to kill, its power had not reached the level of a Great Venerable, had it?

At most, it was infinitely close to a Great Venerable.

Or was there some factor providing a boost?

For instance, the influence of some mysterious entity from outside the Great Void that the Pale Severed Hand originated from? When the Great Void Heavenly Thunder descended just now, and he performed the Source Power harvest, could it be that he had affected, or even injured, the main body of that Pale Severed Hand?

He pondered this in his heart, but after a while, he discovered that this layer of the Void was still trembling, and immediately following that, a terrifying, boundless will began to descend slowly.

Li Heng raised his eyebrows. This is...

The will of the Great Void?

That can't be right, can it? Although the Great Void has instinctive reactions and repulsion toward the destruction caused by external or foreign objects, it should not have a personalized will; it should be like a person in a vegetative state.

Of course, this analogy was a bit too crude. For an objective reality like the Great Void, having no personality and no will was the true transcendence; having them would actually be a degradation.

Or was it because he had used Source Power to communicate with the Great Void back then, which had, to a certain extent, enlivened it? But even so, it wouldn't have enlivened so quickly as to develop a will, would it?

Could it be... A conjecture appeared in his mind.

As this terrifying, boundless will descended, everything in this layer of the Void that had been polluted by the Weird ink began to slowly recover, as if a rewind button had been pressed, restoring everything to its original state without a single omission.

Li Heng watched as that brilliant expanse of heavens began to be corrected, everything returning to normal, and all existences that had died, gone mad, or mutated due to this catastrophe were restored to their original state.

They were not even aware that such a thing had happened.

As Li Heng pondered, this will finally descended. It did not manifest a form; it was formless and imageless, instead directly occupying all the time and space of this Void layer, forcing Li Heng to create his own time and space so as not to be expelled.

"Uncontrolled Primary Transcendent, you have violated the Ancient Covenant and stepped into a level you should not have entered. Regarding this, what explanation do you have?"

A cold voice resounded throughout this Void layer; it was that terrifying, boundless will speaking.

Uncontrolled Primary Transcendent, Ancient Covenant?

Interesting.

"Before I provide an answer, would you like to introduce yourself first? Since you manage such a wide scope, are you perhaps the will of the Great Void itself?"

Li Heng spoke with a smile; this was truly interesting information.

"I am not the will of the Great Void, but a central hub created by multiple Dao Lords working together in ancient times to maintain the normal operation of the Great Void and to control everything that threatens it."

The will answered candidly.

"So that's how it is? Since that is the case, you cannot manage so much—it seems you are not the will of the Great Void, so what qualification do you have to manage me?" Li Heng continued to say with a smile.

What this will said was much the same as his conjecture.

It really was related to those Dao Lords from countless ages ago.

But come to think of it, if those Dao Lords could occupy a portion of the interpretive power of the Great Void, they could indeed create something to manage the Great Void.

Such a thing could not be called the will of the Great Void, but it could indeed mobilize the Great Void Power through the connection of the Dao Lords.

"My birth was the will of the various Dao Lords. Everything I do is based on the Ancient Covenant and has received the consent of the Dao Lords. The Dao Lords are the masters of the Great Void, and I am the servant of the masters, acting on their behalf; thus, I have the qualification to manage these matters."

The will continued.

"But times have changed. The era of the Dao Lords has ended. I have traversed countless eras and have not seen any trace of these so-called Dao Lords. You claim to be the central hub managing the Great Void, so how do you not even know this?" Li Heng asked in surprise.

Suddenly, the will, which had been answering fluently, fell silent.

Just as Li Heng was about to speak again, the will's words continued, no longer sounding mechanical and cold, but tinged with a bit of confusion.

"I do not know what you speak of. A foreign object not belonging to the Great Void appeared here just now, triggering the Great Void's countermeasure, and I have only just awakened from a deeper layer of the Void."

"And I, indeed, cannot contact the various Dao Lords."

Li Heng heard this and was thoughtful. So that was it?

A management hub that had only just awakened?

No wonder this will did not appear immediately when the Void Heavenly Thunder struck just now, and it had taken some time to descend to this Void layer.

He had been wondering: if it were the true will of the Great Void, or a hub that could truly manage the Great Void, then everywhere within the Great Void would be its home, and going anywhere would be instantaneous—how could it be so slow?

So that was it?

"Since that is the case, then you have no qualification to manage me."

Li Heng continued to speak.

"That is not so. According to the Post-War Control Regulations of the Ancient Covenant, I must impose mandatory control on uncontrolled Primary Transcendents like you; otherwise, it is highly likely to trigger unnecessary changes."

The will continued to answer.

"So, do you intend to take action against me?"

Li Heng asked with a smile.

"I want to, but I cannot. Because you are very strange; although you have not paid off your debt of Causality and are still being suppressed and repelled by the Great Void, you bear the mark of the Great Void and have the favor of the Great Void."

The will answered with some surprise.

The mark and favor of the Great Void?

He thought of his previous transaction with the Great Void and the repayment of his debt.