Chapter 667: Late and the End

In the layer of Great Dao origin.

Fang Xing's true spirit Dao Seed sensed the myriad Great Daos, his mind entering a state of void and stillness.

"The power of the Great Dao is vast and boundless, moving in unison with the world... Even a world of the Myriad Heavens level cannot completely suppress a single Great Dao..."

"How could there possibly be a distinction between 'innate' and 'acquired' for such power?"

"Therefore... the so-called 'transformation from acquired to innate' is merely the sublimation of one's own Dao Seed into an Innate Dao Seed. With this, one can distort and command more power from the Great Dao, and the level of power displayed becomes worlds apart from before."

At this moment, his Panwu Dao Seed was in a peculiar state.

Within a mysterious space, a Pangu Demon God roared: "Panwu! Panwu!"

In the Demon God's hand was an axe that seemed capable of splitting heaven and earth.

Beside the Panwu Dao Seed, the Innate Spirit Treasure, the Heaven-Opening Axe, emerged and gradually turned ethereal...

The Panwu Dao Seed absorbed strands of innate origin, gradually taking on wisps of innate Dao charm.

On the attribute panel, a mark emerged:

【Fourteenth Realm: Dao Lord (Third Step: 2/100)】

The progress bar was climbing steadily, seemingly without the slightest obstruction.

"A single Innate Spirit Treasure is enough to allow a Third Step Dao Lord to take the final step..."

"But I have only just advanced to Third Step Dao Lord, yet I can break through so rapidly... Naturally, this is the merit of the attribute panel... As long as I grind the proficiency, there will be gains, and once it reaches perfection, I can break through!"

"This attribute panel, even if it is a Transcendence Treasure, must be one of the most formidable ones in existence..."

Fang Xing sighed inwardly.

Time passed second by second.

Yet he remained completely unaware.

Stars shifted, the universe became one.

Finally...

Within the layer of Great Dao origin.

The Panwu Great Dao roared like a giant dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.

Within its body, that point of Panwu Dao Seed sublimated to the extreme, like a dragon pearl, commanding the entire dragon.

"Power of the Panwu Great Dao..."

Fang Xing opened his eyes and raised a hand.

At this moment, he felt his power of the Panwu Great Dao condensed to the extreme, as if it were about to break through the boundaries of time and space...

"To become a Dao Lord, one only needs to fully comprehend a Great Dao..."

"But comprehending a Great Dao and completely mastering it are ultimately not the same thing."

"I finally understand now, what is the sublimation of an acquired Great Dao into an innate one?"

Fang Xing clenched his fist, and space-time seemed to shatter because of it, leaving him surrounded by a void of chaos.

He touched the center of his brow and discovered an axe-shaped mark.

"Innate Panwu Dao Seed... Fourth Step Dao Lord!"

"The Panwu Dao is truly too powerful..."

"Although this has sublimated my combat power to the extreme, allowing me to fight those ordinary Eternal existences... it will inevitably make it even more difficult to sever the Dao and open up a new Great Dao belonging to me in the future!"

"But isn't that exactly what I want? If the Dao I create cannot even suppress the Panwu Great Dao, then what value would it have?"

Fang Xing could feel that the amplification from the Innate Panwu Great Dao power was comprehensive.

Even his state of mind, his true spirit... were all the same!

This meant that a Fourth Step Dao Lord could likewise resist true spirit attacks!

"Sure enough, it's fortunate I didn't rely on knowing true spirit attack secret techniques to engage with existences like the Civilization Dirge Singer or even Eternal existences... Otherwise, I would likely have been forced to flee in a sorry state, exposing one of my trump cards in vain."

Fang Xing glanced at the attribute column:

【Name: Fang Xing】

【Profession: Star Martial Artist】

【Fourteenth Realm: Dao Lord (Fourth Step)】

By this point, he roughly understood why some Fourth Step Dao Lords could fight Eternal existences.

"Eternal existences need to 'Open the Dao'. If the Dao they originally commanded is not strong, the difficulty of opening the Dao will be smaller. However, those who reach the Fifteenth Realm, even if the Dao they open is not strong, it is only slightly inferior to the Panwu Great Dao..."

"When the Panwu Great Dao is mastered to the limit, a Fourth Step Dao Lord can indeed fight an ordinary Eternal existence."

"But if it is an Eternal existence like Pangu Wu, even the strongest Fourth Step Dao Lord is no match for them..."

"Looking at it now, apart from the Demon Venerable and Demon Venerable, the Eternal existences in the Starry Sky, Zerg, and Exotic Beast civilizations do not seem to be of the Pangu Wu type?"

"It seems that Fourth Step Dao Lords who command ordinary Great Daos are no match for ordinary Eternal existences... Only Fourth Step Dao Lords with extremely special, top-tier Great Daos can barely possess Eternal-level combat power..."

Fang Xing's expression returned to calm. He took out the Taixu Stone and entered the Taixu Universe.

"Now that I have broken through to Fourth Step Dao Lord and possess Eternal-level combat power... it is time to turn the tide."

As a wisp of Fang Xing's consciousness entered the Taixu Universe.

Suddenly!

A huge scarlet letter emerged: 【The Battle of Ophiuchus is a crushing defeat!】

【The Starry Sky Civilization declares bankruptcy!】

【The Dirge of the Dirge Singer is about to sound!】

Fang Xing's face froze, then he sighed: "Sure enough... are heroes always arriving just in time to save the day a beautiful fantasy and fairy tale?"

He had broken through to Fourth Step Dao Lord, but he hadn't been certain of the time.

Now that he was late, it seemed to be within the normal range?

But the Starry Sky Civilization didn't know he was about to advance. In their estimation, Fang Xing was only a relatively formidable Second Step Dao Lord.

Whether he was there or not wouldn't change the outcome.

Therefore, seizing the opportunity to strike was naturally the right move.

And then...

Fang Xing clicked on a video, discovering it was from the Sword Dao Lord:

!

In the video, although the Sword Dao Lord looked the same as usual, Fang Xing could see the exhaustion and pain in him:

"The plan failed... I announce that the entire Starry Sky Civilization is entering a state of silence. All seed fleets are to immediately disconnect from Taixu communication and enter the deepest level of hibernation!"

"I believe... as long as we wait, humanity will surely win! The Starry Sky will surely win!"

The video ended quickly. Fang Xing looked at the detailed battle report, his eyes narrowing:

"The Starry Sky Civilization's main fleet—the Space-Time Fleet—blocked the Civilization Dirge Singer at the Ophiuchus Civilization and engaged directly... At the same time, in the depths of the universe, Lord Han Sen and the Exotic Beast Ancestor used a treasure obtained from the Transcendence Secret Realm to trap two Zerg Eternal existences and launched a counterattack..."

"But the Starry Sky Civilization's supreme AI miscalculated... The 'Civilization Dirge Singer' paid the price of a serious injury to destroy the forbidden weapon, and then returned to reinforce the two Zerg Eternal existences..."

This was also the reason why the Sword Dao Lord could still release the announcement after the battle.

That Civilization Dirge Singer didn't even have the time to kill him, which showed how successful the two peak civilizations' plan had been; on the Eternal battlefield, the two Zerg supreme existences had indeed been driven into a desperate situation!

It was just a pity that with the Civilization Dirge Singer joining the battlefield, everything changed.

"The Eternal War ended with the two Zerg Eternal existences seriously injured and falling into a long, deep sleep... As for Han Sen and the Exotic Beast Ancestor? Lord Han Sen also fell into a state of serious injury and must sleep for tens of thousands of years to reawaken, otherwise he will directly annihilate... The Exotic Beast Ancestor died in battle..."

"Eternal existences are not eternal; this is also a cold joke."

Now that he possessed many Transcendence inheritances, Fang Xing's understanding of the state of Eternal existences was even more profound.

Eternal existences are said to exist eternally in all space-time, and death is by no means the end.

Even if killed by true spirit annihilation, seemingly without any possibility of resurrection.

But as time passes, the Eternal Mark of an Eternal existence will slowly condense again, allowing the Eternal existence to walk out of time once more.

It's just that this time might be extremely long, measured in 'billions' of years, or even tens or hundreds of billions of years.

And Han Sen's state of 'serious injury and deep sleep' might be measured in tens of thousands or over a hundred thousand years.

'Overall, the Exotic Beast Civilization is finished. Even if the Exotic Beast Ancestor can return in the future, it's unlikely they will see a single member of their civilization...'

'And my human civilization has lost its pillar... The Zerg will continue to pursue all high-level members of the Starry Sky Civilization, determined to find Han Sen and execute him thoroughly...'

The Starry Sky Civilization might be able to wander in the universe for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years.

But to hibernate for hundreds of millions or billions of years?

This is fundamentally impossible to achieve.

Even tens of thousands of years carry great uncertainty.

Therefore, as long as they achieve this, the Zerg Civilization is equivalent to exterminating the two peak civilizations, becoming the sole hegemon from then on.

'The conditions for the complete extinction of an Eternal existence... the first is failure in transcendence!'

'For example, the Dao Venerable of the True Immortal Realm; after failing to transcend, his Eternal Mark was completely destroyed, and there was no possibility of re-condensation...'

'Apart from this, if many Eternal existences want to be destroyed, they probably have to wait for the true "End of the Tribulation," where the River of Time runs dry and all worlds of the Myriad Heavens level fall into a state of origin destruction together...'

Because Eternal existences are not transcendence!

They are also fish in the river, merely capable of leaping out of the water for a short time.

Once the river dries up, even the biggest fish will surely die!

The so-called "End of the Tribulation" is the destruction of all that can be spoken, known, and said!

To transcend the tribulation, one must truly transcend and head to the "Place That Cannot Be Spoken of"!

Still in that virtual conference hall.

"Lord Fang Xing..."

The Sword Dao Lord's expression was ashen: "The Starry Sky Civilization... is finished..."

He didn't care at all that Fang Xing hadn't arrived at the battle; it seemed that in his view, even if Fang Xing had joined, the Battle of Ophiuchus would still have ended this way.

Fang Xing was silent for a moment, looking at the casualty list, and found that 'Star Disaster Star Lord Ymir,' 'Absolute Blade Red Star,' and 'Ice Emperor Catherine' were all on it.

This was enough to show the intensity of this great battle.

On the other hand, 'Blood Prison God Emperor,' that former Fifth Step Law Lord, had now broken through to become a Fourteenth Realm Dao Lord and did not appear on the casualty list.

Uh, and there was himself.

Clearly, the Starry Sky Civilization locals sticking together and discriminating against outsiders was not without reason.

"No... the Starry Sky has failed, but human civilization has not yet been defeated. We cannot let the Zerg have all this vast cosmic territory."

Fang Xing shook his head.

"What else can we do? The foundation has been exhausted, the Eternal powerhouses on both sides are either sleeping or dead... The Civilization Dirge Singer is about to sweep everything away."

The Sword Dao Lord smiled bitterly: "Even the Blood Prison God Emperor is preparing to rebuild the Blood Prison Civilization—no, it should be called the Blood Prison Alliance now—and is about to surrender to the Zerg on behalf of the remaining human civilization..."

(End of chapter)