Chapter 697: I Am the Fisherman

"I have a question: why is he fishing?"

A figure spoke up, and the other figures nodded, also feeling very puzzled. Usually, when a Fishing Old Man fishes, it is because he seeks something; what could this creature, who possesses power surpassing the Great Void Power, possibly be seeking?

Furthermore, causing such a massive commotion is no longer ordinary fishing; it could be called trawling, or even blasting for fish. It is highly likely to invite disaster and be swallowed by the fish. Is this really worth it?

"You ask me, but I don't know either. It is he who wants to do this."

The Void Scale replied, also feeling perplexed.

"However, that is not important. People have their own considerations. I am telling you all this now just because I hope you will keep hope alive, and not despair just because the Dao Lord has passed away."

It warned them earnestly.

The other figures fell silent upon hearing this. How could they not know? It was just that the once-invincible Dao Lord still had no power to resist those Calamities and monsters...

But now, a turning point seems to have appeared. Someone actually possesses power that can override the Great Void Power. Of course, this is on the condition that this phenomenon is not just a facade.

"Scale, since you have been in contact with this creature, did you propose any trade to him? For example, wanting to study that creature's power or something similar?" Another figure spoke up.

The Void Scale appeared somewhat speechless.

"Are you muddled from the lake or asleep from the lake? How could I possibly ask about such a critical matter? This concerns his Fundamental Great Dao, you know?"

"That is not necessarily true. After all, this creature can use this matter to fish, as if he is afraid others won't know. Although I don't know the importance of this power in that creature's heart, it is clear that this creature does not care about the news of his power leaking out."

The other figures also raised counterarguments.

They realized this was an opportunity, an excellent opportunity.

On Li Heng's side, he could sense that something big was coming.

Soon, the spacetime fluctuations around him became increasingly violent. Spacetime even began to wrinkle and fold, no longer smooth and sleek, like a piece of paper that had been crumpled into a ball by someone and then smoothed out—seemingly flat, but in reality, an eyesore.

Boom— the Void shook, and thunder roared.

It was as if a behemoth were descending from the other side of spacetime, or as if a great army were marching, resonating with the Void and filled with a sense of oppression.

At the same time, one after another, beams of teleportation light appeared around Li Heng, from which emerged many figures with terrifying auras, the weakest of whom had the cultivation of the Venerable realm.

Li Heng raised an eyebrow.

It seems this group of fish that took the bait isn't brainless after all. They didn't choose to come and die one by one like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, but instead chose to gather together and come for a big one directly.

If this formation were faced by anyone else who was just fishing normally, they would probably have hurriedly put away their fishing rod and fled at top speed by now. After all, with so many figures and creatures descending, it is not something one person can handle. By then, the roles of hunter and prey would simply reverse, and the hunter pretending to be prey would truly become the prey.

However, for Li Heng, who had made full preparations, it was just that. Fish, in the end, are just fish.

With a thought, his Heaven and Earth Dharma Form appeared, the Thirty-Six Heavens evolving behind him, his feet treading on the Boundless Earth, his head crowned by the Heavens Great Sun. He erupted with his full might, wanting to intercept a portion of them before these fish successfully descended.

After all, he came to fish, not to fight. Killing a portion first could reduce the pressure later and maximize the benefits.

In an instant, the Void was stained with blood. Many fish that had taken the bait were intercepted and killed by Li Heng halfway before they could successfully descend, even forming a blood river in the Void.

However, this situation did not make the other fish feel wary; instead, they went mad, following one after another, determined to descend.

In their view, this situation proved that this Fishing Old Man was already desperate, and things had slipped out of his control; otherwise, he would not have intercepted them halfway. In this way, as long as they successfully descended, this Fishing Old Man would be at their mercy.

At that moment, the power surpassing the Great Void would be theirs.

Yet, they did not know that this was also what Li Heng wanted to see.

There were simply too many fish that had taken the bait. Even with Li Heng taking action, he could not intercept all of them halfway, so soon a portion of the creatures successfully descended and attacked Li Heng directly.

There were Reincarnation Space travelers with various methods, or military commanders from dynasties where the Great Thousand Worlds had collapsed, with monstrous killing intent and Demon Gods appearing behind them, and even Immortals, Buddha, gods, and so on.

It could be said that the enemies Li Heng encountered were all-encompassing, and therefore the methods he encountered were also terrifyingly incomparable and varied, making them hard to guard against. For instance, a Reincarnation Space traveler whose strength was merely Sacred, yet who took out several items involving Absolute rules, such as glasses that would make one pregnant just by a glance...

This kind of situation would be impossible for anyone else to defend against.

After all, no one dares to guarantee that they are a true "hexagonal warrior" with resistance to everything; the Unknown is infinite.

It is a pity that Li Heng is a cheater. He had already used Source Power to protect himself in advance, precisely to prevent this kind of situation from happening, where he might be blindsided by some unclear, very Weird methods.

After using Source Power to ignore these insidious methods, what followed was relying on hard power. Li Heng entered a crazy killing mode, directly slaughtering these fish that had crazily taken the bait with malicious intent, leaving heads rolling and blood flowing like a river, as if a world-destroying Demon God had descended.

Regarding this, Li Heng was calm, without any psychological burden.

Although he was the one who fished first, it was these creatures who could not resist the temptation to descend and attack him, wanting to seize his power. Then, it was only reasonable for him to counter-kill them.

Although many people no longer speak of Reason.

But Li Heng still stood on the side of Reason.

Soon, a large wave of fish was slaughtered and harvested by Li Heng, and the forces behind them finally could not hold back anymore, sending out stronger, or even the strongest, combatants.

If it was just a dispute over benefits earlier, and they needed to seize power, then now it was mixed with a bit of hatred, after all, Li Heng had killed many of their people.

"Fishing Old Man, you have gone too far!"

Deep within those countless beams of teleportation light, a massive sphere of light vaguely emerged. Endless Causal Lines and spacetime lines extended outward, encompassing the heavens and forming a great net, a space, which seemed to be the Main God of that Reincarnation Space.

At the same time, the surrounding Void roared. An Emperor, supreme and noble, filled with infinite imperial dominance, treading on Heaven and Earth, and unique in his majesty, descended, causing the heavens to bow and the Great Dao to tremble.

"Fishing Old Man, you destroyed My army, you deserve to die!"

The Emperor of the Great Wind Imperial Dynasty spoke coldly.

At the same time, the strongest from many eras and other forces also began to vaguely emerge: the Heavenly Venerable of the Immortals, the Heavenly Emperor of the gods, the Enlightened One of the Buddha, the Demon of the Abyss, the Weird monster...

Not one of these powerhouses was below the Hongdao Realm!

They surrounded Li Heng, eyeing him covetously...