[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starlight-professional":3,"chapter-starlight-professional-starlight-professional-chapter-645":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starlight Professional",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2309305,4512,"Chapter 645: Dao Master","starlight-professional-chapter-645",645,"\u003Cp>“I have fully comprehended the Pan Wu Dao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am about to break through to Dao Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing gazed at that divine office, clearly perceiving its essence—Pan Wu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Pan Wu Divine Office!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Ancient God Rank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called “Ancient God” moves with the world, having completely shed dependence on worship power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if mortals no longer chant their names, they still live forever, brimming with divine power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this is due to the uniqueness of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Fang Xing, in achieving Ancient God status, also leveraged divine fire, worship power, and the peculiar nature of Great Divinity to fully comprehend the Pan Wu Dao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became a Dao Master who wields the “Dao”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Level Fourteen Existence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Fang Xing’s consciousness soared infinitely, his true spirit arriving at the depths of the void, the origin layer of the Dao, merging with an indescribable chaotic Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, he seemed to see a colossal giant, holding up all Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Dao is to suppress all other Dao! Forcing heaven and earth to acknowledge my Dao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice of Pan Gu Wu echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Dao, there was an eternal mark that sensed Fang Xing’s breakthrough, radiating immense joy, then detaching itself entirely to assist Fang Xing in fully mastering the “Pan Wu Dao”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Pan Gu Wu, willingly abandoning the Pan Wu Dao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an Eternal Existence of Level Fifteen, he had reached the peak of countless worlds, immortal and eternal, known as the Huanyuan Wuji Daluo Saint!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet… he still could not transcend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To transcend, one must first reduce to achieve emptiness—his own created Dao was the greatest karmic bond, impossible to abandon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the Dao Lord of the True Immortal Realm, who must cultivate the Free and Easy Dao Jun as a disciple to “fill the Dao” before transcending!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal Existences, with infinite lifespans, willingly leave legacies because they seek something!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Pan Gu Wu sought was someone who could achieve the Pan Wu Dao, occupy the Dao he had opened, and sever one of his firm “threads”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, becoming a Dao Master is incredibly difficult?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Pan Gu Wu had waited until now, and by sheer coincidence took Fang Xing as a nominal disciple, barely succeeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you ever have leisure in the future, come to Qing Yuan Great Realm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ripple emerged from the eternal mark, then vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing’s true spirit took dominion, receiving unreserved acceptance of the Pan Wu Dao, and in an instant, mastered this Dao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World of Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Pan Gu Wu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing raised his hand; the power of the Pan Wu Dao descended, inexhaustible and endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More astonishingly, it required no adherence to world rules—even in low-magic or magicless worlds, it could be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the Free and Easy Dao Jun, who could still cultivate in a world devoid of spiritual energy, using his spiritual roots!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the greatest distinction between a Dao Master and a Law Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Free and unbound through all time and space!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve essentially filled the Dao for Master Pan Gu Wu… repaying his earlier teachings. He made a great investment…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smile appeared on Fang Xing’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choosing the Pan Wu Dao was long settled in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not merely because this path was powerful and had a complete lineage, with clear steps for advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most crucially, Pan Gu Wu had granted him kindness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not obtained the Pan Wu Scripture and its many secret techniques, and broadened his horizons, he might not have defeated the Creator Lei Ousi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Fang Xing did the filling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he was no Free and Easy Dao Jun—the Free and Easy Dao Jun had already been a Dao Master and naturally refused to bear another Dao, which would have made his ascent to Level Fifteen Eternal Dao Lord far more arduous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Xing was merely a Law Master; after ascending, he became a Dao Master, wielding the Pan Wu Dao—not a bad deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pan Wu Dao was merely a tool for him; when he eventually ascends to Level Fifteen, he will surely “forge his own Dao,” and the Pan Wu Dao will be a used-and-discarded item—perfect for repaying a favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the karmic bond this creates, potentially making future transcendence harder?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a Law Master, he had already condensed the trait of “Great Divinity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many more transcendence traits await him; even without reduction and severing his own threads, he likely still has a solid chance of transcendence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Fang Xing accepted this karmic bond, offering aid to Pan Gu Wu’s transcendence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dao Master achieved. This transcendence legacy can now be perfectly suppressed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This opening of the Gates of All Worlds has been a bountiful harvest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Fang Xing’s hand appeared a small black horn, which, upon closer inspection, was nearly half its previous size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed at this legacy, a faint smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the transcendence legacy was also karmic debt, too many debts mean no worry—transcenders’ karmic bonds are dealt with only after one’s own transcendence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imperial Capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Earth Dragon has stirred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Worse! Activate the great array immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Corps camp was too close to the Imperial Capital; the earlier commotion naturally reached it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention Fang Xing’s Eastern Azure Dragon Form was too massive, too heavy—its collision was like triggering a minor earthquake, and the Imperial Capital suffered the fallout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, as the capital of the Zhou Shenchao and a supernatural world, it had array positions, preventing innocent casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, within the imperial palace:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director of the Bureau of Celestial Observations stared at his nose, his nose at his heart… seemingly utterly unconcerned that the Bureau of Astronomy had already lost many men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him stood the leaders of the Night Watch and the Midnight Drummers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, as the imperial private force, they would have been entangled during this imperial succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was a world where power resided in the self—three half-gods, they had sufficient strength to sit back and wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, they’d hustle for departmental interests and make exchanges—nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them, several cabinet ministers were already shouting in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The late emperor had no legitimate son, nor did he name a crown prince—then the eldest must be chosen! We should install Prince Ding!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unwise… Prince Ding’s mother was merely a palace maid, of low rank… Prince Zhao’s mother is an Imperial Consort, noble and virtuous…” “Are you trying to become traitors? This is the imperial family’s affair—only the Empress Dowager may decide!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The imperial family has no private matters—let us consult the ancestral temple for the ancestors’ judgment…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director of Celestial Observations knew well: all this righteous indignation and reasoned argument was fake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These cabinet ministers appeared noble and upright, but all spoke for their own interests and factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was unavoidable—being a faction leader meant speaking for your subordinates, or they’d abandon you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being an interest proxy was satisfying, but easily led astray by those interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let us go to the ancestral temple!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, the ministers and palace officials reached a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, divine power remained supreme—even after the Twilight of the Gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a momentous matter must still be decided by the true gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the ministers and eunuchs exited the palace, heading toward the ancestral temple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another faint earthquake trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the damage was minor, something terrifying had clearly occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, several princes screamed and collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, several princes and imperial clan members suffered the same—faces contorting in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this… an assassination?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nightmare suppression, witchcraft, curses?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director of Celestial Observations immediately lunged forward, grabbing a prince’s wrist: “Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, his expression changed slightly: “Prince Zhao is unharmed, merely weak… he… he…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the situation was unusual—he couldn’t speak it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Worse! Prince Yan’s dragon aura has been drained!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A royal-trained sorcerer suddenly spoke, then seemed to realize something, turning pale and hastily covering his mouth, wishing he could slap himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The imperial family of the Zhou Shenchao were divine descendants—in other words, all were offspring of the “God of Imperial Rule and Kingship”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a divine-governed imperial house, no “substituting a kitten for a prince” was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could divine blood be confused?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even first- or second-generation divine descendants might be “born as half-gods”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third, fourth, and fifth generations may be born with a trace of divinity, being naturally divine beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This divine blessing gradually thins after five generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——A gentleman’s legacy fades after five generations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even after five generations, descendants still carry noble blood, flowing with ‘Dragon Qi’!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called 'Dragon Qi' is in fact a diluted strand of divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It may be only one-thousandth, or even one-ten-thousandth, offering no real benefit, but it remains a mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is what it means to be born noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all of this ended with the fall of the Zhou Shenchao’s chief deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one cultivates postnatally, one might still retain the benefits through one’s own cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the imperial family, accustomed to luxury and ease, rarely produces such exceptional individuals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the fall of the ‘Divinity of Imperial Rule and Kingship,’ the ‘Dragon Qi’ within these imperial descendants is rapidly dissipating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more terrifying was the sudden burst of divine communication from the Ancestral Temple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disaster! The Ancestral Temple has collapsed…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Si Tian Jian’s eyelid twitched violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chief priest within the Ancestral Temple was none other than the ancestor of the Zhou Shenchao!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the true deity had not fallen, how could the Ancestral Temple possibly collapse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if the true deity had truly fallen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Si Tian Jian immediately turned his gaze to several temple attendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all priests of the ‘Divinity of Imperial Rule and Kingship.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Twilight of the Gods descended, they had nearly lost all their divine abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they had barely held on, relying on past accumulations and aid from other cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, several temple attendants and priests wore expressions of utter confusion and terror…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the imperial descendants who lost their Dragon Qi, they had lost all divine blessings and their priestly ranks entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This change could mean only one thing: their deity had not merely vanished or fallen into a grievous slumber — he had truly, irrevocably perished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several fanatical believers could not believe it; some slammed their heads into the nearby wall, plunging the scene into even greater chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several civil officials rushed about, still trying to install a new emperor, but now no one wished to go near the Ancestral Temple…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Si Tian Jian gazed helplessly at the chaotic crowd, and for no clear reason, a dread sense of “the great edifice crumbling” took root in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1807,"2026-06-20T11:03:23.251Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6a228bc890e4fb69457c897f897b2c52bf615f458f1cac3d0cfb185b93a1cdae","starlight-professional-chapter-646","starlight-professional-chapter-644",726,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarlight-professional-cover.jpg"]