đź“– Chapter 1190 - Future Path!
“Fellow Daoist Wang…” The divine wills of the Violet Gold Civilization’s powerhouses all retreated one after another. The one who had gone to attack the Federation but was repelled by the Flame Patriarch, Patriarch Violet Gold, was reeling in shock at this moment.
He had recognized Wang Baole from the very beginning, and although he had initially been a little fearful, this fear was because of the Flame Patriarch and not Wang Baole himself. But now, things were completely different.
He could never have expected that Wang Baole, whose cultivation base hadn’t even touched the Star Domain Realm, would actually… swallow the Heavenly Dao in one gulp!
Although the Heavenly Dao that had appeared in this place was merely a tiny wisp, it was still part of the Heavenly Dao. If it were Patriarch Violet Gold in Wang Baole’s position, then even if he burned his own soul away, he would be helpless to do anything against the power of the Heavenly Dao.
That was because the natural laws he cultivated and the magical laws he comprehended were all derived from the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao. If he were to go against this Heavenly Dao, it would be like going against the natural order. All his natural and magical laws would be useless, and it wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration to say that the Heavenly Dao could revoke his right to cultivate and turn him into a mortal.
How could he not be in awe of such a Heavenly Dao? How could he dare to confront it?
But Wang Baole not only confronted it, but even devoured its power. Moreover, it didn’t seem to have taken much effort. The implications of this matter… were too horrifying to even contemplate!
Patriarch Violet Gold, a mighty cultivator merely half a step away from the Star Domain Realm, couldn’t help but tremble violently. At this moment, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and speak in a low voice.
“Fellow Daoist, we offended you in the past, but that was just a misunderstanding. Ever since the Flame Patriarch passed down his orders, we of the Violet Gold Civilization have never been hostile to you in the slightest…”
“Oh, speaking of what happened back then, it seems that we’re linked together by fate. In that case… I’ll give your Violet Gold Civilization an opportunity to prosper. Come join my Federation Civilization. What do you think?” Wang Baole lifted his eyebrows and looked at Patriarch Violet Gold. Although he had never met this person before, he knew that if it wasn’t for the Flame Patriarch, he might have been killed a long time ago by this patriarch of the Violet Gold Civilization.
When they heard Wang Baole’s words, the powerhouses of the Violet Gold Civilization all felt aggrieved, unable to suppress the anger and indignation in their eyes. After all, no civilization would be willing to become subordinate to another so easily. In their eyes, although Wang Baole was formidable, he wasn’t peerlessly so. The only reason they had to be this wary of him was because of the Flame Patriarch.
Moreover, at this moment when the starry sky was in chaos and the Underworld Sect was about to reappear, the Violet Gold Civilization had many other options. It was only natural that they would be unwilling to surrender so easily. Thus, Patriarch Violet Gold frowned and looked at Wang Baole with a grim expression.
“Fellow Daoist! We were indeed at fault for what happened back then. Our Violet Gold Civilization is willing to pay compensation for that matter, but that’s all!”
“Compensation? You already paid it. I don’t need you to pay it again, and it’s not like I’m trying to force you into anything. This is indeed an opportunity for your civilization. If you want to refuse, that’s also fine.” Wang Baole shook his head, ignoring the angry stares. He wasn’t lying. Although he had some intentions toward the Violet Gold Civilization’s Eternal Star, there was no lack of civilizations in today’s starry sky.
Even if the Violet Gold Civilization suffered some indignity in the process of integrating with the Federation, Wang Baole thought that it would still be one of the better options for them in the long run.
That was because… in the current situation, he may be the only person with the qualification and strength to remain neutral!
Although there were other factions with powerful experts, they were too deeply involved with the Never-Ending Clan and had ancient grudges with the Underworld Sect. They would be unable to extricate themselves from the situation because of a difference in Dao.
On the other hand, when it came to Wang Baole, the Underworld Sect would not block, seal, or disturb him. At the same time, his intrinsic scabbard could devour the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao, and his master was the Flame Patriarch, so the Never-Ending Clan wouldn’t attack him lightly as long as it had the Underworld Sect to worry about.
More importantly, Wang Baole could sense that with the advent of the Underworld Sect into the Never-Ending Dao Domain, as the natural and magical laws of the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao perfected themselves and became entrenched deeper and deeper into the Dao Domain… before long, it wouldn’t be just the myriad factions and civilizations who would be in chaos.
The Great Dao itself would become a mess. As the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao and the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao clashed, they would suppress all living beings, be they Underworld Sect cultivators or cultivators of the Never-Ending Dao Domain. The natural and magical laws would also be affected, causing cultivators to be unable to draw out their full power.
Exactly how much they were weakened would vary from person to person. Moreover, the degree of weakening also depended on the battle between the Heavenly Daos, meaning victory and defeat among cultivators could flip in an instant.
Only Wang Baole had comprehended the laws of both Heavenly Daos, and only he wouldn’t be weakened no matter how the battle between the Heavenly Daos went. Furthermore, he could even take advantage of the chaos in the laws to increase his own battle prowess by 30% or so.
Once Wang Baole’s cultivation base and divine soul reached one hundred steps in the great circle of the Eternal Star Realm and broke through into the Star Domain Realm just like his fleshly body, he would be completely deserving of the title… Almighty!
He would be able to kill early-stage Star Domain Realm cultivators easily, and even those in the middle stage could be slain. Perhaps he wouldn’t be able to kill a cultivator in the late stage of the Star Domain Realm, but he could definitely beat them down and force them into retreat. Only those in the great circle would be able to truly exchange blows with him.
Moreover, if he was given the time and opportunity to allow his cultivation base, divine soul, and fleshly body to all break through to the middle stage of the Star Domain Realm, then… Wang Baole was 80% sure that he could battle evenly against Divine Emperors!
At that time, he would be a big boss in the Never-Ending Dao Domain, and his solar system would become a holy ground that countless civilizations would long for amid the chaos of the starry sky.
Adding on the Flame Patriarch, both the Never-Ending Clan and the Underworld Sect would have to pay close attention to the solar system.
This was Wang Baole’s plan. He wanted to become a weight that could affect the scales of battle!
Thus, after shaking his head, Wang Baole didn’t say anything more and turned around to leave. This movement was something that no one had expected, causing everyone there to hesitate for a moment. In fact, Patriarch Violet Gold had already sensed the great catastrophe in the future, and his heart was full of worry over the imminent war between the Underworld Sect and the Never-Ending Clan.
After all, the Violet Gold Civilization wasn’t large, but it wasn’t small, either. It was just the right size to become cannon fodder in the war. If things weren’t handled well, it was very likely that his Violet Gold Civilization would be reduced to ashes during the great catastrophe!
Thus, seeing Wang Baole about to leave, Patriarch Violet Gold suddenly spoke up.
“A great catastrophe is approaching. Even with the Flame Patriarch holding down the fort, Fellow Daoist, your power and cultivation base seem insufficient to support my Violet Gold Civilization…”
“I can’t support you?” Wang Baole paused and glanced at the Violet Gold Civilization’s Eternal Star in the distance. Nearby, there were more than a hundred artificial Eternal Stars controlled by the central star.
Smiling slightly, he lifted his right hand and activated the intrinsic scabbard in his body. The power of the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao and Never-Ending Heavenly Dao erupted at the same time, turning into two auras that spread outside his body, one black and one white. Although they didn’t merge with each other and even seemed to be canceling each other out… they were also complementing each other, making up for the other’s insufficiencies and filling in their own.
Then, a ray of sword qi that seemed to be born from the intersection between black and white burst out from the intrinsic scabbard. The moment it appeared, the starry sky rumbled, and the void in all directions shook. A supreme and lofty power spread out, causing the ray of sword qi to expand rapidly. From one zhang to a thousand, then ten thousand, one hundred thousand, even one million… it expanded without end as the cultivators of the Violet Gold Civilization watched on in shock.
This ray of sword qi almost instantaneously grew to a boundless size, seemingly covering the entire Violet Gold Civilization in its shadow. Then… it suddenly slashed down toward the Violet Gold Civilization!
“Wang Baole!!” Everyone in the surroundings shouted, and Patriarch Violet Gold was immediately swept up in anxiety and fury.
In an instant, the Violet Gold Civilization’s defensive formation was ripped through like paper. It wasn’t that it was too weak, but rather that the difference in natural and magical laws negated all its defensive prowess. A moment later, the boundlessly powerful ray of sword qi appeared above the Violet Gold Civilization’s Eternal Star. It was only after it was infinitely close to touching the Eternal Star that it suddenly stopped.
Then, it retreated in an instant like the tide, as if time itself was flowing backwards. It rapidly shrank until it returned to Wang Baole’s body. Wang Baole didn’t look back at all as he walked into the distance. However, his voice lingered, a voice that made all the Violet Gold Civilization cultivators tremble and fall silent with its words.
“Do you think I can support you or not?”