Chapter 817: No Need to Flee

"Senior, we must flee quickly!"

Recovering from their panic, Feng Xingqi and his companion seemed to notice that Li Heng had remained motionless, staying in place, and could not help but speak up in a hurry, their tones overflowing with panic.

Although they only understood this from ancient secret histories, the extreme sense of terror now had caused them to lose faith in the great power of a Supreme, feeling that they must flee for their lives.

"You want to flee that badly? If you want to flee, then flee on your own."

Li Heng replied calmly, still focused on decoding.

"Could it be that Senior intends to stay and deal with this thing of Terror?"

Feng Xingqi caught the implication and was completely stunned.

"That is a Great Terror that even a Supreme would fall to!"

Han Yao spoke up in a hurry, her face already drained of all color.

"Then you are free to flee for your lives, are you not?"

Li Heng answered casually.

He was naturally aware of the strength of this writhing thing; its power was definitely Above Dao Lord. Judging from previous events, it might even be no weaker than the will of the Great Void.

From this point of view, he could not defeat it.

Even if he exhausted his Source Power and went bankrupt, it would still be very precarious.

But that was assuming the main body of this writhing thing arrived. If it were not the main body, but merely some avatars or projections, then he would gladly accept those Source Powers and even Source Power Authorities.

Even if the writhing thing could produce an avatar Above Dao Lord, so what? As long as he wanted to kill it, and did not mind going bankrupt, he was confident that even an entity Above Dao Lord would have to bleed once.

Therefore, he was gambling—gambling that the writhing thing coming was not its main body, and gambling that the will of the Great Void was reliable. After all, according to what the will of the Great Void had said before, the Mountain and Sea Great World also belonged to the scope of the Great Void; surely it could not let this writhing thing run wild here?

Of course, even taking a step back, if an accident really occurred.

Then he could also use his Source Power to slip away directly.

A long time ago, he had already set up Source Power coordinates in the Great Void.

Suspicion appeared on the faces of the two.

Could it be that this Senior, this Supreme, had some trump card to deal with a Great Terror of this level? Being so calm, it couldn't be that this Supreme was currently committing suicide, could it?

But this writhing thing was so terrifying...

The two were hesitant in their hearts.

They were very clear that there was still a little time left. If they took advantage of the fact that the writhing thing had not fully descended and used the ultimate trump cards given to them by their masters, there was a certain chance they could escape the Mountain and Sea Great World and get far away from this place of trouble.

But that was only a chance.

And if they lost the gamble, they would only end up writhing along with it.

Yet staying here, protected by this Supreme, was not necessarily a good thing either. After all, this Supreme had no intention of running away at all, but wanted to confront the writhing thing head-on.

What if this Supreme Senior was defeated and killed?

Then they would have to writhe along with it too.

At this moment, the two sorrowfully discovered that no matter which choice they made, they could see clearly visible dead ends and despair, and the hope of survival was so slim.

Is this what it is like to be an ant shivering before a Natural Disaster?

They smiled bitterly, felt sorrow, and finally fell into silence...

"Are you two fellow Daoists not leaving? You are free to leave."

The analysis had entered its final stage, and at this time he could spare some mental energy and no longer needed to invest so much effort; Li Heng looked at the Mountain Spirit and Sea Spirit, who had been silent, and asked calmly.

"Flee? And where could we flee to?"

The Mountain Spirit shook his head.

"The two of us are the will of the entire Mountain and Sea Great World, the Heavenly Dao; born here, raised here, and destined to die here. This is a Fate that cannot be escaped, so there is no point in fleeing."

The Sea Spirit sighed.

"Why be so pessimistic? With the cultivation level of you two fellow Daoists, you could live perfectly well just by leaving this Mountain and Sea; you are not those small Heavenly Daos that cannot leave their worlds."

Li Heng shook his head.

If it were him in this situation, he would definitely run away.

As the saying goes, as long as the green hills remain, one need not worry about firewood.

If you keep the people and lose the land, both can be recovered.

If you keep the land and lose the people, both are lost.

As long as one is alive, there is hope for everything.

But only silence answered Li Heng.

The hearts of the Mountain Spirit and Sea Spirit grew increasingly complex. How could they not understand this point? They could indeed just walk away, but what about this Mountain and Sea Great World that they had painstakingly managed for countless years? What about the Supreme God Throne that had taken countless efforts to gestate?

If they fled, these would completely turn into nothingness.

Having lost the Mountain and Sea Great World, and having lost the vast original essence they had accumulated, then as special life forms—as the will of the world, the Heavenly Dao—they would never have another chance to progress.

Even if they could see the scenery of the Supreme realm, infinitely close, just one step away, separated only by a thin veil, as if they only needed to reach out and brush it aside to enter and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

But they would never be able to reach out, never be able to move their position, or even budge half an inch; they could only watch, never able to obtain it, never able to walk inside.

For a seeker of the Dao, what kind of torture is this?

It is more painful than death; it is a terror deeper than death!

"Forget it, since that is the case, I will say no more; you have clearly made your own decisions."

Li Heng shook his head and ceased speaking.

After all, he was also gambling—gambling that the one coming was not the main body. If he won the gamble, then the choice of the Mountain Spirit and Sea Spirit would actually be wise; at the very least, they would not completely lose the Mountain and Sea Great World.

But if he lost the gamble.

He would absolutely communicate with his Source Power coordinates and run away.

And it would be almost impossible to take anyone with him.

"Senior, Feng Xingqi takes his leave!"

At this moment, Feng Xingqi gritted his teeth slightly and made a decision.

He had just used a method to communicate with his family; because of the commotion of the Great Tribulation of the Mountain and Sea, the highest ancestor had come out of seclusion and would do his utmost to help him leave the Mountain and Sea Great World.

In this way, the probability of him successfully surviving would greatly increase.

Since that was the case, he could not stay here and wait for death.

This wriggling thing was capable of killing the Supreme!

"Mm."

Li Heng nodded, showing neither sorrow nor joy.

Feng Xingqi did not say much more, turning into a streak of light to escape the range of Li Heng's protection, using a secret technique to tear open a Rift in space-time and fleeing into it, racing against time, not daring to delay at all.

"Why do you not leave?"

Han Yao remained where she was, lost in silence.

Hearing Li Heng's words, Han Yao came back to her senses and managed to squeeze out a smile. "Reporting to Senior, I cannot contact my sect; it seems to have been cut off... perhaps it was cut off by the Heaven and Earth Mutation?"

Her final tone was questioning, but she did not dare to continue speculating.

"I see. Then I can give you a choice; as long as you can pay a sufficient price, I can send you away. You go..."

Li Heng was lost in thought, then smiled aloud.

"Hm?"

Before he could finish speaking, the mutation within the Mountain and Sea Great World surged again, the black shadow of the wriggling thing becoming increasingly True Reality, completely crossing over into this world, causing everything around to turn pitch black and transform into a wriggling quagmire.

"Forget it, you don't need to run now."

Li Heng shook his head.

"Those who blaspheme against Greatness, I now pronounce: you shall not receive the embrace of Greatness, but rather... complete death!"

The wriggling thing lit up its blood-colored eyes and stared at Li Heng.