đź“– Chapter 1189 - Returning!
A storm was brewing in the Never-Ending Dao Domain.
With the advent of the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao and the reestablishment of the natural and magical laws, almost everyone in the Never-Ending Dao Domain felt imminent danger.
Countless small-scale civilizations activated their most powerful spell formations, sealing off their galaxies in an attempt to avoid the impending chaos. However, among the medium-scale civilizations, there were those with different ideas.
Some of them also chose to seal themselves off, but there were quite a few who decided to… go out and plunder smaller civilizations.
Everyone knew that a great catastrophe was about to arrive. These civilizations believed that plundering others for resources was the best way to ensure that they would survive.
Only by growing stronger and possessing enough resources would they be able to protect themselves. After all, no one knew who would win in the end between the Never-Ending Clan and the Underworld Sect.
Only if their power was enough would they have the right to stand back and observe the war between these two major forces in peace.
It was like this in the Never-Ending Holy Region, the Unorthodox Holy Region, and even more so the Left Dao Holy Region.
After all, the latter was where Chen Qingzi had spent most of his time before merging with the Heavenly Dao. Thus, there were many hidden forces who were pro-Underworld Sect, making this holy region even more chaotic than the others.
The solar system where the Federation was located was insignificant on the scale of the whole Left Dao Holy Region. Even among small-scale civilizations, it could only be considered middle of the pack. Thus, although it was in a remote and barren location, there were naturally many nearby forces eyeing it greedily.
However, due to the existence of the ancient bronze sword, as well as the deterrent caused by Wang Baole’s relationship with the Flame Patriarch, the civilizations eyeing the Federation had no choice but to restrain themselves.
Thus, despite the imminent chaos, the Federation was still relatively stable. Its environment had also changed to become more and more suitable for cultivation. Because of the integration of the Divine Eye Civilization’s Eternal Star, the level of the Federation as a whole had risen significantly, and the power of its cultivators also skyrocketed.
In today’s Federation, cultivators of the Nascent Soul Realm could no longer be considered powerhouses. Those filling the executive positions of the Federation were all at least in the Soul Conduit Realm.
To be considered truly strong, a cultivator had to step into the Spirit Immortal Realm. As for the Federation President, the former Martian Colony Governor, she had broken through to the Planet Realm a few years ago. The patriarch of the Ethereal Dao College, with his natural talent and resources, had even stepped into the middle stage of the Planet Realm, as had Zhao Yameng.
There were four more people who had also advanced to the Planet Realm. One was the former city lord of Ethereal City, the current Martian Colony Governor and Federation Vice President, Lin You. Another was Daoist Osmanthus, whose original form was the lunar osmanthus tree. The third was the Chosen from the Vast Expanse Dao Palace who had battled Wang Baole back in the day. As for the final Planet Realm cultivator, his breakthrough had come as a surprise to many people. He was the patriarch of the Trilunaris Corporation’s Jin Family.
There were also two Planet Realm cultivators from the Divine Eye Civilization. On the surface, these nine people were the greatest powers of the Federation. Of course, in terms of battle prowess, the Divine Sovereign Justice Patriarch, who had plotted against and fought with Wang Baole and was at the great circle of the Planet Realm, was head and shoulders above the rest. But due to the integration of the Divine Eye Civilization’s Eternal Star, he had no choice but to bow his head to the native Federation cultivators.
Moreover, the hidden strength of the previous-generation cultivators recovering in the Vast Expanse Dao Palace wasn’t to be underestimated. In particular… there was still a patriarch in the Eternal Star Realm ready to fight.
Thus, although the Federation’s level of civilization was somewhat low, its overall power was actually quite high. As for the others, such as Wang Baole’s former classmates or the outer sect elders of the Vast Expanse Palace, most of them hovered around the Spirit Immortal Realm. It could be said that they were far from the Planet Realm, but also not far away at all.
At the same time, the Federation’s Dao Colleges continuously raised new batches of students. Due to the changes in the cultivation environment, the cultivation bases of the graduates now were much higher than back in Wang Baole’s day.
For example, when Wang Baole had attended school, graduates would be Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators at best. Now, the average graduate had already formed their core, and even the weakest teachers were in the Nascent Soul Realm.
What the current Federation lacked most was time. If it was allowed to develop steadily for a thousand years, then its overall strength would reach a whole new level, with more and more Planet Realm cultivators appearing. If it could absorb a few more civilizations into itself, its Eternal Star would even surpass those of ordinary medium-scale civilization.
And all of this had come about because of Wang Baole. It was thanks to his existence that the Divine Eye Civilization’s Eternal Star had fused into the Sun and the Federation’s civilization level was able to rise.
Meanwhile, in another spot in the Left Dao Holy Region…
Not far away from the Violet Gold Civilization that had once invaded the Divine Eye Civilization, a huge crack suddenly appeared in the starry sky.
As it appeared, a massive amount of deathly aura surged out, causing the surrounding starry sky to instantly show signs of collapse. The void twisted and distorted, causing a myriad of phenomena to spread out with the crack at the center.
Soon, a vague figure emerged from the crack. As he walked out step by step, his appearance was fully revealed.
His long hair spilled over his white robe, his body was full of a mystical Dao aura, his eyes were shining like stars, and there was a gentle smile on his face. He was none other than… Wang Baole, who had returned from the Land of the Underworld!
“It’s rejecting me?” As soon as he stepped out of the crack, Wang Baole could feel a powerful suppressive force gathering on his body. But after murmuring, his intrinsic scabbard activated. His Underworld Fire, as well as the power of the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao, all fell silent in his body. At the same time, the power of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao that had been suppressed was finally released.
This power instantly filled him, and he adapted to the laws of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao in body and soul. The feeling of rejection that appeared when he returned here instantly faded.
However… the suppressive force that came along with the feeling of rejection didn’t dissipate immediately. Instead, it turned into a golden mist that suffused Wang Baole’s surroundings. The oppressive intent within it seemed to form a pair of indifferent eyes that stared emotionlessly at Wang Baole.
These were the eyes of the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao!
The Heavenly Dao was everywhere and could incarnate into innumerable clones. What appeared here was just a single wisp of consciousness, but it was still extremely strong. Any other cultivator would definitely be trembling with fright as soon as they saw it.
In fact, this was indeed the case; many nearby civilizations subordinate to the Violet Gold Civilization instantly noticed the commotion. Moreover, since it was so close to the main galaxy of the Violet Gold Civilization, several consciousnesses immediately swept over, turning into illusory faces that looked at Wang Baole from a distance.
Among these consciousnesses, there was one in particular that was extremely powerful, already half a step into the Star Domain Realm. As soon as they appeared, the starry sky distorted in all directions, aside from the place from where the wisp of the Heavenly Dao had come. Obviously, this person's consciousness was so strong that they could easily affect the natural laws.
As soon as they looked at Wang Baole, several people recognized his appearance. Their expressions instantly changed, and ill intent gleamed in their eyes.
Wang Baole ignored the newcomers. He still wore a smile on his face as he looked at the golden mist representing the Heavenly Dao all around him and spread his arms wide.
“Look, I don’t mean any harm. This isn’t trespassing. I’m just returning home.”
In response to his words, the golden mist churned and emitted an even stronger suppressive force. There were even bolts of lightning forming in the mist, seemingly intending to strike Wang Baole down.
“Let’s talk things out. I just want to go home.” Wang Baole sighed. But as soon as he finished speaking, a faint roar seemed to echo out from the golden mist. The mist suddenly turned into a giant mouth full of endless golden lightning that seemed to want to swallow Wang Baole whole.
Wang Baole shook his head regretfully as he activated his intrinsic scabbard. He suddenly inhaled, and a giant mouth even more shocking than the one formed by the Heavenly Dao appeared in front of him. In an instant, the Heavenly Dao golden mist was swallowed up at a shocking speed!
The mist of the Heavenly Dao that had been so arrogant and unrelenting earlier… was instantly devoured by the giant mouth in front of Wang Baole. As that mouth disappeared, Wang Baole could be seen licking his lips. There was still a smile on his face.
“A futile effort, don’t you think?” Smiling, Wang Baole turned to look at the illusory faces formed by the consciousnesses of the Violet Gold Civilization’s powerhouses. They were all retreating rapidly at the moment, their expressions full of unprecedented horror.