Chapter 763: Facing Death

"Mm, I do indeed feel that the war has begun."

Li Heng nodded.

He could perceive that the Root Law around him had been rewritten; everything was leaning toward the direction of war, and no matter what the object was, it had to serve the war as a priority.

Vaguely, he seemed to be able to see the flames of war and hear the songs of war.

He looked at the sick old man, feeling his blood boil, viewing him as a mortal enemy of Life and Death, one who must be slain and defeated, his head offered to the Greatness of war, to sing praises of the final Victory!

"Is this the influence of the war?"

Li Heng muttered to himself.

If he relied solely on his own cultivation and strength, he would not have detected any fluctuation of power; his own generation of these thoughts was completely natural, a subtle influence.

"To think you can maintain your reason, it is admirable."

At this moment, the sick old man was no longer sick, nor was he even an old man; a pillar of aura shot into the sky, sublimated to the extreme, appearing heroic and spirited, his long hair dancing wildly in the wind.

He nodded in admiration at this moment.

"This is actually quite simple."

Li Heng spoke out.

"Simple or not, I have no need for it. Besides, even if you can control your reason, you cannot control your body; your body must also serve this war."

The sick old man spoke out.

"So, have you seen me strike at you?"

Li Heng shook his head, dodging a punch swung by the sick old man. This punch missed, but its power of ultimate destruction instantly tore open the Void, repeatedly crushing it billions of times over.

"Not bad, this truly makes me curious!"

The sick old man withdrew his fist and struck out again. While attacking Li Heng, he spoke, his expression appearing incomparably strange.

He was relying on his remaining Dao Lord status to keep from losing his reason.

What was this Li Heng, this Li Daoren, relying on?

Could it be that some fellow had gifted his own Dao Lord status to this person? But he had not sensed the slightest aura of a Dao Lord from this person. At most, he could feel that the Great Void favored this person, but such favor was meaningless.

Furthermore, maintaining reason was one thing, but why could this Li Heng refrain from taking the initiative to attack him? How could he actually suppress the impulse to wage war? What on earth was going on?

For the first time, he felt true surprise.

This surprise was beyond the beyond of his expectations!

"Just a small trick, would you like to try it?"

Li Heng smiled.

Although the force of the old man's punch was not light, and he truly harbored the thought of killing him, this was merely an ordinary punch, without any Supernatural Ability or technique to seal space and time; in a sense, it could be considered holding back.

As for why he was not affected by the War Calamity, that was thanks to the omnipotent Source Power. Using Source Power to protect himself, the influence of this War Calamity was nothing more than a breeze brushing past him, giving him a sense of coolness.

Of course, the consumption of Source Power was also great, occurring at every moment. If it were before, when he still had to obtain Source Power from the outside world, he would certainly have felt the sting.

But now, the incomplete Source Power Authority could self-produce Source Power; the current rate of consumption was not as high as the rate of production, so there was no need to be overly anxious.

"No need, I do not believe that you..."

The sick old man shook his head, wanting to say that even if Li Heng could preserve himself, it was impossible for him to save him. He himself was deeply entangled with the War Calamity and could no longer break free.

But the next moment, he felt a sense of relief. The influence of the War Calamity on him had vanished instantly! This made him swallow back the words he was about to say, looking at Li Heng in confusion.

"I presume you have already felt it."

Li Heng said.

The sick old man nodded.

"This truly surprises me. What is this method, what is this power? Could it be on the same level as this War Calamity, or even surpass it? Otherwise, why could it ignore the influence of the War Calamity?"

He was incomparably shocked and surprised, guessing aloud.

"Changqing Daoist friend once said similar words."

Li Heng said.

"And the result?" the sick old man asked.

"The result was that he wanted to know the truth, and I gave it to him, but he still did not know the truth. And now he does not know, in the future he will not know, and he will almost never know."

Li Heng replied.

"Then I understand, a kind of Unknown strange power, beyond my cognition. Truly surprising; could it be that those fellows on the Transcendence Path really won, and really found a power that can exceed a Dao Lord?"

The sick old man muttered to himself.

"Strictly speaking, Calamity monsters already exceed a Dao Lord."

Li Heng reminded him.

"That is different; in my view, Calamities and monsters are just natural disasters, not really any kind of power. But what is acting on me now, isolating the influence, is a truly practical power."

"Mm, all my guesses are based on your words, so if what you say is the truth. After all, I have not felt any external force acting upon me; one could say it not only exceeds my cognition but also exceeds my perception."

The sick old man sighed.

"How do you feel now? Having broken free from the influence of the War Calamity, have your thoughts changed?"

Li Heng asked.

The sick old man nodded and then shook his head.

"My thoughts have not changed much; the only change is that I will not resist, you can kill me."

"Is that what you think? But you must know, I am able to help you isolate the influence of the War Calamity, perhaps I can save you; do you want to die that much, to commit suicide?"

Li Heng asked in surprise.

"You said 'perhaps' yourself, that is self-evident."

"Although I do not know what this power that exceeds my perception and cognition is, from your reactions and actions, I can also infer a bit of information."

"For example, this power cannot be Infinite; there may be constraints of intensity or quantity, otherwise you could completely sweep away the Calamity monsters without caring about your own safety."

Li Heng nodded in admiration.

"As expected of an elder; they say that with age comes wisdom."

"It seems I truly guessed correctly, so I ask you, fellow Daoist, do not give me too much hope; the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. I do not want to encounter a desperate situation where I think I am saved, only to discover later that I can never be saved."

"So, you might as well kill me now."

"I gain release, and you save your strength. As for the information you want, it is just as I said before: kill me and you will know everything you wish to know; the information will manifest automatically."

The sick old man was silent for a moment, then spoke.

Li Heng was silent on his side as well.

Just as the sick old man had guessed, there was indeed a constraint here. That was that the speed at which Source Power was generated could no longer keep up with the speed at which it was consumed.

Perhaps because the sick old man was closely connected to the War Calamity, the Source Power consumed to help the sick old man isolate the influence of the War Calamity was far greater than his own.

"That is indeed a good deal; I agree to it."

Finally, Li Heng nodded and manifested the Dao Sword.

Shhh!

A sword pierced through the sick old man's heart...