📖 Chapter 1047 - 90% Resonance!

06 Aug, 2023

Wang Baole wasn’t the only one to have this idea. Among the other eight specks of light who were just as bright as him, there were three others who noticed that this opportunity was coming to an end soon. All three of them immediately set their sights on the origin of all the threads of law… the ninety-one giant light sources!

Be it the eighty-nine in the periphery or the smaller of the two in the center, all the light sources were incredibly vast, like a miniature sea of stars. The power of law they emitted was incomparably majestic, seemingly capable of shaking the heavens and shattering the earth.

However… compared to the light source at the very center that belonged to Reverend Heaven-Learned, they were all just like stars in the night sky compared to the bright moon or scorching sun. And looking closely, it could be seen that within the light source that represented Reverend Heaven-Learned, there was… a book!

The book was blurry, and only its general shape could be seen. However, the moment they saw the book, whether it was Wang Baole or the others, they instantly knew that it was… the Book of Heaven’s Mandate!

As soon as they saw it, Wang Baole and the rest all felt an instinctive desire that seemed to come from the depths of their soul, a desire that screamed at them to go over and open the book. However, all of them instantly dispelled this desire, because a terrifying sense of crisis emanated from Reverend Heaven-Learned’s light source the moment they dared to have thoughts about the book.

‘I haven’t passed the trial yet, so I’m not qualified…’ Wang Baole pondered for a moment before retracting his divine sense. After glancing at the other light sources around it, his divine will instantly locked on to a certain light source in the periphery.

This light source contained a terrifying law of fire. To some extent, it was close to the laws of the universe, making Wang Baole’s heart tremble. The speck of light representing Wang Baole instantly flew out, heading straight to his targeted light source.

At the same time, the other three specks of light did the same. They quickly approached the light sources that they’d chosen, and as they neared each other, they all realized the others’ identities!

One of them was Xu Yinling!

Another was Lin Lan, the ninth disciple of Divine Emperor Kiga!

And the last one was not the reborn Chen Han of the Seven Spirits Dao, but rather… the seventh Dao Child of the Nine Provinces Dao, which was the number one sect of the Left Dao Holy Region. This person wasn’t extraordinarily handsome, and in fact looked quite ordinary. However, his eyes were extremely special. They had no pupils, and were completely pitch-black.

Including Wang Baole, there was a total of four specks of light who flew out at high speed, charging toward a different selected light source. As soon as they neared, they all burst out with their full potential and crazily absorbed the power of law.

The speck of light that represented Wang Baole trembled violently, and even his fleshly body seated cross-legged on the giant snake shuddered. As he absorbed the power of the law of fire, he felt like he was being drowned in heavenly flames.

A powerful sense of crisis rose in Wang Baole’s heart. The flames surrounding him had surpassed anything he had ever encountered, and even the Raging Flame Galaxy seemed cool in comparison.

However, the benefits he received were also obvious. His resonance with the law of fire increased from 60% to 70% in an instant, and it would only increase more the longer he continued. However, Wang Baole knew that he had already reached his limit. If he persisted, his divine soul itself might be incinerated in these flames.

And he wasn’t the only one; the other three had also already reached their limits and begun to retreat. Wang Baole made up his mind in an instant, and his speck of light began moving backward…

But at that moment, an aged voice suddenly rang out in Wang Baole’s ears!

“What is… ‘fire’?”

The voice didn’t wait for Wang Baole’s answer. It continued speaking without pause.

“I’ll give you a chance to see the essence of fire…”

With that, the endless heavenly fire burning Wang Baole’s consciousness suddenly turned translucent, then transparent. It was as if they were disappearing completely!

‘This…’ Wang Baole was taken aback.

However, after the sea of flames turned transparent, the sense of crisis he felt became countless times stronger, seemingly exploding in his mind. At the same time, his resonance with the law of fire reached 80%… This was already the limit of an Ancient Planet. However, with the augmentation of Wang Baole’s Dao Planet, his resonance could continue to increase.

A moment later, it reached 90%, then stopped. A powerful force suddenly appeared that thrust Wang Baole’s divine sense out of the invisible sea of flames. Looking from the perspective of an outsider, the speck of light representing Wang Baole suddenly shot backward, flickering between light and darkness. It seemed on the verge of collapse as it was sent flying away from the light source.

At the same time, the voice from just now echoed in Wang Baole’s mind again.

“When a stone falls into a pond, it causes ripples to spread across the water surface. And fire… is nothing more than those ripples. What you should truly be looking at… is it the water surface? The stone? Or something deeper?”

The voice’s words caused Wang Baole’s mind to rumble like never before. This sort of perspective, this level of understanding, was something he had never thought about before!

Wang Baole’s heart shook, and his speck of light retreated rapidly. The other three specks of light also retreated, obviously the same as him; they must have heard some utterly shocking words when they approached the light sources earlier.

At the same time, the threads of law suddenly retracted, returning back into their respective light sources. With that, the strange enlightenment zone closed, disappearing immediately.

And the moment it disappeared, all the people on the thirty-nine giant beasts trembled and woke up one after another. Among them, there were four who suddenly coughed up mouthfuls of blood, staggering backward with pale complexions.

Wang Baole was one of them!

“The law of fire!” After coughing up blood, Wang Baole suddenly lifted his head and looked toward the projections of the Almighties in the sphere of light. He didn’t know which of them he had come into contact with just now, but he knew that the other party probably hadn’t spoken specifically to him. Instead, it was more like a prerecorded message, and even that prerecorded message had been enough to shake his heart!

Before Wang Baole could suppress his shock, the Almighties in the sphere of light seemed to have finished conversing. Reverend Heaven-Learned’s voice echoed out again, spreading into everyone’s ears.

“Little friends, thank you for coming to celebrate this old man’s birthday. However much you gain from the Dao Marks just now is all up to your own fortune.”

This voice seemed to have a pacifying effect, instantly calming everyone down, and the injuries to Wang Baole’s divine sense also healed in an instant. At that same time, those with quick wits had already cupped their fists in gratitude.

“Many thanks, reverend!”

“This enlightenment can be called an opportunity gifted by heaven. Many thanks, reverend!”

“Reverend holds the universe in his heart and has granted us juniors a great opportunity. This kindness won’t be forgotten for the rest of our lives!”

As successive words of thanks rang out, Wang Baole took a deep breath before he, too, cupped his fists and bowed. Then, everyone there presented the birthday gifts that they had prepared. The gifts from Wang Baole and his group had all been prepared by Xie Haiyang.

After all the gifts had been given, wondrous music sounded from the sky. Wang Baole could see countless phantoms appear from the vault of heaven, dancing there in the sky as ancient tones echoed through the air.

This music was filled with an auspicious intent. As it spread in all directions, a longevity peach composed of innumerable music notes appeared. As the peach turned from illusory to corporeal, everyone’s faces filled with shock. Clearly, they were utterly astounded by this bizarre divine ability.

Wang Baole was the same as everyone else. This trip to Planet Heaven’s Mandate had been too shocking, too bizarre, and too… vast. It was as if his mind had opened up completely with all these new experiences.

Meanwhile, Reverend Heaven-Learned seemed to mutter something to the old servant beside him. The hunched-over old man nodded and walked out immediately. With just one step, he appeared outside the sphere of light, his gaze sweeping across all directions as he spoke in a gentle voice.

“A change in the Heavenly Dao is merely the rise and fall of different rulers, not the beginning and ending of an epoch. Be it the Underworld Sect in the past or the Never-Ending Clan of today, both exist in the present epoch.

“However, this universe has gone through at least eighty-nine epochs before the current one. As for the exact number, even the reverend doesn’t know.

“However, he does know that although some people’s souls were indeed born in this epoch, others… have existed since previous epochs. This phenomenon is called… a past life!

“The more blessed by heaven you are, the more likely it is that you have a past life. This time, the reverend has decided… to give everyone an opportunity to gain enlightenment of your past lives. The trial you will now undergo… is ‘ten days, ten lives’!

“Those who are enlightened to ten of their past lives will obtain the qualification to flip through the Book of Heaven’s Mandate!

“If none of you succeed, then no one shall qualify. If all of you succeed, then all will qualify!”