Chapter 790: The Monster Appears

Endless terror rolled like a tide of pitch-black.

Upon realizing that such a terrifying enemy existed behind them, those Calamities and Strange creatures shifted their main force to surround and attack Li Heng, intending to swallow and drown him.

However, this move appeared somewhat like a moth flying into a flame.

Before the many Calamities and Strange creatures could even touch Li Heng, they were incinerated by the Great Sun True Fire mixed with Source Power, turning into flying ash that filled the sky and becoming Source Power in Li Heng's hands.

Although his reliance on obtaining Source Power from the outside world had lessened significantly after gaining the Source Power Authority, since endless Source Power was voluntarily delivering itself to his doorstep, he had no choice but to take it.

In any case, one can never have too much of this thing called Source Power.

The many living beings sheltered by Li Heng's light stood stunned in place, looking at everything before them in confusion. What was happening? Why did they feel the number of these pitch-black Strange things was rapidly decreasing? Could it all be because of this powerful expert?

As they looked at Li Heng, besides shock and gratitude, there was also a sense of absurdity in their hearts. Did an expert of this level really exist? How could he suddenly appear, like a Mechanical God, and rapidly resolve these invincible Calamities or Strange creatures?

The living beings felt somewhat that it was an Illusion.

The man and the sturdy old man observing all this from a high vantage point gasped; this newly arrived fellow Daoist seemed even stronger than they had imagined. To think he could persist for so long and maintain such an unstoppable momentum, conversely suppressing the Calamities and Strange creatures?

Although this might be because no more powerful Calamities or Strange creatures had appeared yet, it was still extremely powerful and terrifying. Given this, could they still peaceably view the other party as bait? Honestly, in normal times, they would not have stood by and watched, but would have stepped in to help and strike up an acquaintance.

"Can you beat him?"

The old man looked at the sturdy man and asked.

Upon hearing this, the sturdy man pondered for a moment before speaking.

"That is hard to say, as we haven't fought. However, I feel that if I use my full strength, push to the limit of sublimation, and let the might of order erupt completely, I could still fight a round with this person."

The old man breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"That is fine, then; it is still within the range of control."

"Within the range of control? You had best not be careless, old man. I always feel that this newly arrived fellow Daoist is no pushover; I suspect that even if you and I joined forces, we might not necessarily gain the upper hand."

The sturdy man shook his head.

"No matter, we are not going to deal with him. We only need to ensure the next time can be successfully opened. As for this fellow Daoist, the variable is truly too great; it is better to let the Taboo among those ending monsters deal with him."

"Do not forget, that Calamity or Strange creature capable of shattering the Great Wall Defense Line with one claw has yet to appear."

The old man waved his hand, and Dao rhymes bloomed from his body.

These Dao rhymes all symbolized order, rules, Reason, and constraints, evolving into various concrete objects: the measuring rod that maintains rules, the chains that operate order, the heavenly book that defines legal principles...

Finally, these concrete objects merged with one another.

They evolved into a clanging Great Bell.

At the first toll of the Great Bell, invisible ripples spread out, merging into everything around, traveling further and further, silent and soundless; it could be called the greatest sound being the most silent, stirring up no waves.

"Ten tolls of the bell, and everything begins anew."

"So, you still have the time of nine bell tolls to probe that monster or Calamity that shattered the Great Wall Defense Line with one claw; otherwise, this can only be left for later."

The old man glanced at the sturdy man and said.

"You don't need to remind me; how many times have we been through this?"

The sturdy man crossed his arms and shook his head, saying.

"That is not necessarily true. Didn't you almost lose control the last few times? You almost missed the timing, causing everything to turn to Emptiness. This time, I suggest you intervene actively—for instance, by playing a dirty trick on that fellow Daoist to draw out that terrifying monster or Calamity as quickly as possible."

"Otherwise, just give up on this plan and focus on the restart."

The old man spoke slowly.

"You old man, don't think of me as so sinister and vicious. Although that newly arrived fellow Daoist is an unstable variable, he may not necessarily be able to block the next beginning, so why should I take the initiative to attack him? That would be equivalent to actively forming a feud with this fellow Daoist, to the point of death; you old man have ill intentions."

The sturdy man spoke indifferently.

The old man was noncommittal and continued to speak.

"As the saying goes, waste not; who knows if this fellow Daoist can continue to live? Acting in such a high-profile manner, I have already faintly felt an extremely terrifying aura approaching."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Heng's side came under attack.

A giant Strange beast claw tore through the pure Void and reached out, intending to sweep across the area where Li Heng was located. Its might shattered the ages and swept across the heavens, causing everything to begin to shatter and disorder, turning into a chaotic, Unknown state.

Interesting.

Li Heng raised his eyebrows, his Great Sun Dharma Image vibrating. Subsequently, the endless Boundless Earth manifested beneath his feet; above was Heaven, below was Earth, and with Heaven and Earth in harmony, he evolved the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, intending to contain this giant beast claw and redefine the chaotic Unknown into a confirmed Known.

But the next moment, an unexpected situation occurred.

The Heaven and Earth Dharma Form did not successfully contain this Strange beast claw, and the Strange beast claw did not smoothly sweep past to shatter Li Heng; instead, it stalled in the middle, confronting the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form.

The two were evenly matched, neither giving way to the other.

Under the influence of the beast claw, all that was Known transformed into the Unknown; everything—the Void, the Great Dao laws, Fate, and all sorts of known, certain things—became uncertain and lost their meaning.

But the next moment, under the definition and observation of the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, all that was Unknown collapsed back into the Known, regaining its meaning and returning to the original Great Dao and various laws.

The two forces stalemated, one moment Unknown, the next moment Known.

"It's here! It's a terrifying monster!"

The old man and the sturdy man watching all this were shocked and solemn.

Things had still slipped into the worst possible possibility.

As everyone knew, although monsters were not necessarily weaker than Calamities, they were basically derivatives of some kind of Calamity. In other words, since a monster of this terrifying level had appeared, there must also exist a terrifying Calamity of the same level, or even one that surpassed it!

But why was this? Where did it pop out from?

After so many times, they had been completely unaware.

"Speed up the bell tolls; I always feel this monster won't be that simple. If this fellow Daoist can't hold it off, then it will be our turn, and I don't have the confidence to block it for that long," the sturdy man said gravely.

"Time, order needs time to regain control."

The old man said.

"Hmph, you should have set it up in advance! Activating it only now is naturally too late. Forget it, never mind; it seems I must appear to help that fellow Daoist? Otherwise, he won't last long!"

The sturdy man snorted coldly and was about to move to take action.

But the next moment, he suddenly froze, looked in Li Heng's direction, and once again revealed surprise; this power...