Chapter 726: The Great Void Needs Me

"A quota for killing?"

Zhongjie Daozhu frowned.

"That's right, a killing quota. But don't worry, I won't take the initiative to strike; I'll be fishing just like before. If someone takes the initiative to strike at me, then I have the right to kill them."

Li Heng smiled slightly.

"What is this all for? You are already at such a high realm; those people are like ants to you and should be completely worthless." Zhongjie Daozhu was very puzzled.

"Just consider it me looking for some fun."

Hearing this answer from Li Heng, Zhongjie Daozhu did not believe it for a second. To be so persistent in fishing, just like a person hunting prey, how could it possibly be just for fun?

But what could he possibly gain from it?

Zhongjie Daozhu pondered for a long time before speaking.

"I can promise you a killing quota, but only a limited one. I cannot allow you to fish recklessly. If too many fish are caught, the morale of everyone on the Zhanchang will scatter. How will we screen for the strong to conduct the Final Battle then?"

"Can't I just go into the Shikong Jintou and solve that thing?"

Li Heng responded with a smile.

"Do you think I would believe you? You are shrouded in a layer of mist that makes it impossible for me to see clearly or know your true nature; you are incredibly mysterious. Furthermore, your current strength is not very strong."

Li Heng raised an eyebrow.

"Then what kind of strength is required?"

"You wouldn't tell me that even with your current strength, you can't solve the thing inside the Shikong Jintou, would you? If so, wouldn't entrusting this matter to others be harming them?"

"I am a remnant spirit of Zhongjie Daozhu, and I am special. I have already been targeted by that thing, even to the point of being countered by it, so I must be much stronger than others to succeed."

Zhongjie Daozhu was silent for a moment before responding.

He indicated that he was special and not a point of reference.

"So what kind of strength is actually required?"

Li Heng continued to press.

Zhongjie Daozhu had not answered this question just now.

"You are pressing me so hard? Fine, I don't know."

Zhongjie Daozhu spread his hands and spoke helplessly.

"Or rather, I do know the answer, but this answer only applies to beings who practice the Void Path. For you, an Outer Path practitioner following the Transcendence Path, I really don't know the specific standard." After thinking, he added another sentence.

"Why is the Outer Path so special?"

Li Heng was trembling with cold anger.

What is wrong with the Outer Path?

Is this Great Void not good to the Outer Path anymore? It is filled with oppression and discrimination against the Outer Path everywhere. Don't you understand the saying: 'It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it catches a Mouse, it's a good cat'?"

"Because strong individuals who follow the Great Void Path will receive a great degree of Great Void blessing upon entering the Shikong Jintou, causing their combat power to skyrocket and their might to become boundless; even you would not be a match for them."

"So, as long as one can obtain the Great Void blessing, it will work?"

"It's not that simple. The first condition is to be a strong individual who follows the Great Void Path; the second condition is to be the winner of the Final Battle, and one must be able to bear the Void Destiny to kill the thing inside the Shikong Jintou."

"Only with the blessing of Void Destiny will the Great Void tilt its power toward an individual existence. Otherwise, if it is just an ordinary Great Void Power blessing, it has no meaning at all."

"With Destiny upon one's person, in a sense, one counts as a minor Dao Lord."

Zhongjie Daozhu shook his head and explained.

Li Heng was thoughtful upon hearing this.

"It seems this is also the supreme opportunity you promised to these strong individuals who came from various eras. The so-called Void Destiny upon one's person, leaping up to become a minor Dao Lord in one stroke—what a grand opportunity."

His tone was neither warm nor cold, causing Zhongjie Daozhu to frown.

"Don't make it sound like I schemed against them. 'To hear the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening'—this is the mindset every person Seeking Dao should have. If they want to find a supreme opportunity and have Void Destiny bestowed upon them to ascend to a minor Dao Lord, then they must bear the corresponding risks."

"Besides, not everyone is as sinister as you think. Many strong individuals still come to the Zhanchang not to seek this supreme opportunity, but to solve the thing inside the Shikong Jintou."

"Fine, fine."

Li Heng replied nonchalantly.

"As long as you know that. In short, beings who do not follow the Great Void Path will not receive the blessing of Great Void Power even if they enter the Shikong Jintou."

"To be honest, given the current rejection of the Outer Path by the Great Void, the fact that you could cultivate to this realm without being expelled from the Wuqiong Weizhi is, in a sense, already a miracle."

Zhongjie Daozhu suddenly realized something and spoke in surprise.

"Perhaps this miracle is still ongoing?"

Li Heng smiled slightly, and a wisp of Great Void Power appeared on his palm, becoming more and more abundant; he was likewise drawing upon the Great Void Power blessing.

"This... so that's how it is."

The Ultimate Dao Lord was startled at first, feeling somewhat surprised. How could an Outer Path practitioner following the Transcendence Path draw upon the Great Void Power blessing? But after looking closely, he suddenly understood what was going on.

"I must say, you are very clever. The Reincarnation Dao Lord status... the Luhui Zhidao—it does remind me of an old friend from the past. It's just a pity that being clever is, after all, just being clever. The Great Void Power that the Reincarnation Dao Lord status can draw upon and carry is limited."

"You are, after all, an Outer Path practitioner following the Transcendence Path."

He shook his head, but his gaze softened slightly.

"That's not necessarily true."

Li Heng responded with a smile as more and more Great Void Power was blessed upon him. He never thought his Reincarnation Dao Lord status could be hidden from this remnant spirit suspected to be Zhongjie Daozhu.

And it was indeed as he said: the Great Void Power that a simple Reincarnation Dao Lord status could draw upon and carry was limited. Once too much was drawn, either the Great Void would no longer respond with blessings, or the immense Great Void Power would directly crush the Reincarnation, causing the Reincarnation Dao Lord status to shatter.

Unless he could expand the scope of that Reincarnation and increase the radiation capability of the Reincarnation Dao Lord status. But he was not one who followed the Great Void Path, so the efficiency of such an increase was not high.

It was just that he was not simple; he was cheating.

So as time slowly passed, the Great Void Power continued to gather and bless him, even filling the entire Zhanchang, and this momentum did not stop, yet Li Heng was still able to bear it.

This left Zhongjie Daozhu stunned.

This made no sense; why was the Great Void Power still blessing him, and how could this Li Heng continue to bear it? According to his estimation, he should have reached his limit of endurance long ago.

"What exactly did you do? What method did you use?"

He looked at Li Heng with suspicion.

If he were a Dao Lord at his peak, he would be confident in seeing through this method at a glance, but now he had to ask someone else.

"What method? Naturally, it is because the Great Void needs me."

Li Heng responded with a smile.