Chapter 766: Anomalies on the Battlefield

He began to inspect the Time Origin, the Fate Line, and the Causal Line.

He discovered that these things were all perfectly normal.

This era had already been destined by him with a fixed fate; war would not appear, and no matter how the living civilizations within acted, war would always quietly and calmly subside.

It had even been inscribed as a truth.

Yet why, now, had war appeared?

Fate furrowed his brows, tracing these phenomena, and discovered that the Causal Line extending from this phenomenon actually spanned multiple realities, finally arriving at a relatively special reality.

"This is..."

He muttered to himself.

"Could it be that something happened to that bad-tempered old man?"

A sense of foreboding rose in Fate's heart; he was well aware of what was sealed in this special era. Once that thing was allowed to break the seal, the Great Void would once again stir up great turmoil.

Or rather, perhaps that thing had already broken the seal.

Was the war that had appeared abnormally now one of the manifestations?

"No, I must investigate!"

He tightened his brows and made this risky decision. This was his duty, and also his nostalgia for an old friend.

On Li Heng's side.

After an eternal amount of time, in this war of self against self, Li Heng gradually gained the upper hand, and became increasingly adept, feeling more and more relaxed and at ease.

"It truly exceeds my expectations; you are worthy of being a special person."

The voice spoke out, exclaiming in wonder.

"Your tone—are you not panicked at all?"

Li Heng asked with a smile.

"Why should I panic? Such emotions are only possessed by individual living beings. Besides, even if you defeat yourself, that does not mean you can transcend war."

"Perhaps you have not realized one point: when you wage war against yourself, you have already fulfilled the original intent of war, and this will only make the connection between war and you increasingly tight."

As soon as the words fell, the hidden Causal Chain manifested, binding Li Heng's entire body very firmly, leaving him unable to move, and the thickest Causal Chain among them was named Victory.

The bound Li Heng could faintly hear the sounds of war and victory from these Causal Chains, and could see countless Great Dao Runes symbolizing war flowing within them, endlessly.

"The victor of war is still practicing the Dao of war."

"Am I right?"

The voice spoke with a laugh.

"Of course you are right, but do not think I did not foresee this; if I hadn't even thought of such an obvious fact, I might as well find a piece of tofu and bash my head in."

Li Heng was unhurried, saying with a light laugh.

"Then it depends on your methods."

The voice was dismissive, not believing Li Heng could turn the tables.

Then, only a 'bang' was heard.

The Causal Chain that had firmly bound Li Heng shattered instantly into fragments, dancing in the air, then gradually disappeared and melted, allowing Li Heng to regain his freedom.

"Look, this is very easy, isn't it?"

The voice was silent for a moment, then asked in confusion.

"How did you do it? This Causal Chain cannot be broken by brute force alone; at the very least, you do not possess that power, even those Dao Lords have not done so."

Li Heng shook his head.

He kneaded his wrists and stretched his muscles, which crackled and popped. The Causal Chain had been tied too tightly just now, nearly breaking his bones.

"Do you think I would tell you such information?"

Hearing Li Heng's reply, the voice continued.

"If you can tell me the truth, I will spare you."

"Spare me? You still cannot see the situation clearly; is it you sparing me, or me sparing you? How about this: if you are willing to tell me all the information and truth you know, I wouldn't mind explaining to you how I broke free from the chain."

Li Heng smiled slightly, his aura erupting.

After such a long time, through the tempering of self-confrontation, his strength had advanced a step further; although he still appeared to be infinitely close to a Dao Lord, in reality, he had indeed progressed.

"Then it seems there is nothing to talk about."

The voice replied, refusing very decisively.

"Although I do not know what power you used to break the Causal Chain, you have no time left. As long as I break free from this Seal of Eternal Silence and shake off the influence of that Dao Lord, your power as a tiny individual is simply insufficient to oppose me."

"Then you are welcome to try."

Li Heng replied with a smile.

"Ignorant individual."

After dropping this sentence, the entire Zhanchang began to vibrate, or rather, it came alive and gained vitality; the surrounding Void began to squirm constantly, just like noodles being stirred with sauce, looking very chaotic and indescribable.

"Hehe, it seems there really is a war outside replacing me; even if I break the seal, my true status has not returned, but it does not matter. To deal with a tiny individual like you, as long as my power returns, I can easily crush you."

The voice sounded again, as if it were reverberating from the four corners of the Zhanchang, setting off waves of echoes. At this moment, Li Heng felt as if he were inside the belly of a behemoth, about to be digested.

Those powerhouses who were still lingering in the Zhanchang, looking for opportunities, also suffered because of the great change in the Zhanchang, attacked by the anomalies occurring everywhere. Those who were investigating corpses were slaughtered by resurrected corpses; while walking, some suddenly fell into ground swamps, finally falling into a place of no return.

Under an anomaly of this level, no matter how powerful these experts were before—eternal and indestructible, with past, present, and future unified, standing above the myriad ancient heavens, themselves being the Dadao Zhiyuan—at this moment, they were as fragile as mortals.

In the end, only a small number of experts who restrained their greed at the critical moment and exited in time remained alive.

At the last moment, they found the Other Shore Golden Bridge and exited the Zhanchang. Standing on the bridge, looking out at the anomaly of this vast and boundless Initial Battlefield, their faces were full of shock.

It looked like only the entire Zhanchang was vibrating, but in their perception, this was clearly the entire Great Void vibrating!

What exactly happened to cause an anomaly of this magnitude?

Had that great being who created the Other Shore Golden Bridge not appeared yet?

Could it be...

These experts began to speculate, with opinions varying, but the general consensus was that this mighty figure might have also met with misfortune. After all, could anyone still be alive on the Zhanchang after such a degree of anomaly?

They felt it was more or less impossible.

"Everyone, hurry and cross the Other Shore Golden Bridge; heaven knows when this golden bridge will shatter," one expert shouted urgently. Many understood the subtext: it was nothing more than the fear that if that mighty figure met with misfortune and died completely, the golden bridge would automatically shatter.

Hearing these words, most of the experts dared not delay and began to rapidly retreat using their Source Power. In the end, only a small number of experts, such as Ziyun Daoren, remained in place, pausing to watch.

Was that mighty figure really so easy to kill, to meet with misfortune?

Right now, the Other Shore Golden Bridge shows no signs of shaking at all.

Recalling the aura and power displayed by that mighty figure he had encountered before, the wavering in Ziyun Daoren's heart instantly calmed; with that mighty figure's strength, he would surely be able to retreat unscathed!

At this very moment, they heard laughter ring out across the Zhanchang.

"Your status has not been restored, yet you still want to go head-to-head with me? You're courting death!"