Chapter 772: The Abyss of Fate

A thousand winds blew past, sweeping across the heavens, cleansing the ten thousand realms.

Among them, a wisp of wind, named Ziyou zhi feng, began to slowly develop consciousness, awakening its intelligence, detaching itself from the thousand winds to roam the Great Void freely...

"Cough, cough, it seems I backtracked a bit too early."

Li Heng coughed in embarrassment a few times; it seemed he had used too much force and had backtracked directly to the scene of the Freedom Dao Lord's initial birth, so he had to dial it back a bit more.

Fate's expression was Weird at this moment.

He had never expected that this person could truly succeed in backtracking to the past of Freedom, and even to the past of his initial birth; this was simply too demonic.

Because this initial past had long been hidden by Freedom, or even obliterated; logically speaking, it should have been impossible to backtrack, after all, how does one recover something that does not exist?

But now... he could not understand it.

This person seemed to truly possess a strange power.

Could he even reach the realm of a Dao Lord?

However, if this person really was a War Calamity, then it was not surprising; after all, whether it be a Calamity or a monster, they were things that could not be reasoned with or understood.

Then it would not be strange for him to use any kind of power or means.

"Alright, finally found the correct point in time."

Li Heng dialed forward a few more times and finally found the definite time position. The scene before his eyes changed instantly, revealing a vast, boundless Abyss spanning the Great Void.

And above this Abyss, a wild wind was blowing.

The wild wind whistled past, bringing countless possibilities, all the essence of freedom, constantly sweeping over the Abyss, seemingly wanting to cover the Abyss and intending to seal this piece of the Abyss.

But this Abyss was incomparably strange, possessing a marvelous suction. No matter what possibilities or turning points the wild wind brought, they would all be swallowed up by the Abyss.

"An Abyss of possibilities?"

Li Heng raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised.

The suction of this Abyss did not act upon physical matter, but upon metaphysical concepts, constantly devouring many possibilities, destined for the non-existence of freedom.

Fate locked his brows tightly.

His memory of why Freedom had perished was already somewhat blurry; he only remembered that Freedom had died because of a Calamity. Could it be this Abyss before him?

It was just that the aura of this Abyss was a bit...

He hurriedly stopped his thoughts from going any further.

How could that be?

It was definitely him worrying needlessly; stop thinking about it!

He warned himself with faint unease.

Next, the scene changed again.

The wild wind and the Abyss had been in a stalemate for who knows how long, until finally, the wild wind could not hold on any longer, showing signs of fatigue. The wind speed began to slowly decrease, as if changing from an eighteen-level gale to a level-one breeze.

In this breeze, a human shape also slightly condensed.

It was the concrete manifestation of that Freedom Dao Lord.

"Sigh, troublesome, what should I do now? Where on earth did this thing come from? Why is it so Terror-inducing that it can actually act on the most fundamental level and devour all possibilities?"

"It seems I cannot escape this First Tribulation either."

"But forget it, since old friends have already gone before me, I can't let them leave me behind alone, right? I might as well just chase after them."

The Freedom Dao Lord shook his head incessantly, muttering to himself.

Without hesitating for long, after falling into a brief silence, this human shape instantly dissipated. Then, a wild wind blew again, sublimating to the extreme, becoming countless times stronger than before.

Subsequently, all the wind rushed into the Abyss!

But the Abyss was like a reverse wind vent; no matter how much wind blew in, it could swallow it all one by one. It was like Heaven and Earth returning to the Return to Ruins, just a bottomless pit. No matter how much wind or how many possibilities entered it, it should not have been able to stir up any waves.

But at this moment, a burst of loud laughter suddenly came from the Abyss.

"You thing, you've been tricked by me once!"

As the words fell, the entire Abyss began to shake violently. Countless wild winds raged inside the Abyss, bringing infinite possibilities and manifesting the preciousness of the essence of freedom.

The Ziyou zhili began to roam and cling inside the Abyss, wanting to confront that power and Reason that devoured all possibilities, or perhaps infect it...

As a long time passed.

Because the Ziyou zhili dyed the Abyss, the mysterious power that originally devoured all possibilities also gradually underwent a transformation, becoming understandable, and even appearing to have a sense of order.

Finally, it evolved into the power of Fate that determines destiny.

And at the same time, the figure of Fate vaguely appeared...

Li Heng finished watching everything, turned his head to look at Fate, and spoke.

"This is the entire process of your birth. I didn't expect it to really be this possibility. That Freedom Dao Lord truly had some means; he was actually able to dye a Calamity with his Dao."

Fate remained silent, falling into dead stillness.

"What, Fellow Daoist Fate, you still don't want to face Reality? But this is indeed the entire process of your birth. I think with your perception, you should be able to sense a few clues by now, right?"

"If you want evidence, I can also produce it."

Li Heng said with a smile.

After a long while, Fate finally spoke.

"Ridiculous, truly ridiculous."

"I was very disdainful when I first realized that I was the existence trace of that old fellow Freedom, feeling that Freedom was of no use and that it would be better for me to be the destined Fate. But even though I thought so, I was still clear that I was the existence trace of that guy."

"But now you tell me that I am a Calamity?"

His tone carried a hint of questioning.

Li Heng nodded.

"That's right, that is exactly it."

"Yeah, that's right, that is exactly it. So all of this is too ridiculous; as a Calamity, I was actually full of thoughts about wanting to confront Calamities, suppress monsters, and save the Great Void?"

Fate shook its head, mocking itself.

"Save the Great Void? Honestly, I must correct you; sowing Fate throughout the Great Void, gathering back all possibilities, and making all sentient beings meaningless again—this is not saving the Great Void, but helping the Calamity and the monsters."

Pity is pity.

But since it was said wrong, he, Li Heng, would certainly point it out.

"Perhaps? Perhaps it really is like that?"

"Kill me."

It looked at Li Heng and spoke solemnly.

"Why give up on treatment so quickly? Although your essence is the Calamity, you also possess the Dao-tainting power of the Freedom Dao Lord; in a sense, you can be considered a trace of the Freedom Dao Lord."

"Sometimes the essence is not important; the result is what matters."

Li Heng said.

"The result is as you have seen; that old fellow Freedom's Dao-traces can hold out for a time, but not for a lifetime, otherwise I would not be sowing this Way of Fate."

"While I am still me, while I still feel that I am a trace of that old fellow's existence rather than some unspeakable monster, the Abyss that devours all possibilities, kill me."

Fate closed its eyes, then opened them slightly and smiled.