📖 Chapter 1202 - Entering the Urn

01 Jan, 2024

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Fifty-four steps!

After passing the halfway point, Wang Baole’s eyes lit up, and his consciousness extended outward to cover the entire solar system. He saw the four figures in the four cardinal directions, as well as numerous powerful auras approaching at high speed.

Almighties of the Star Domain Realm were gathering outside the Federation. Here in the Left Dao Holy Region, a shocking battle was about to begin!

All eyes of the Unorthodox Holy Region were on this place, and the Never-Ending Holy Region was also watching through some special methods. At this moment, the divine wills of the Never-Ending Dao Domain’s mightiest existences had all gathered on the Federation.

Among them were people from the Unorthodox Holy Region’s number three sect, the Nine Phoenix Sect. The sect’s saintess, Xu Yinling, was looking in the direction of the Federation with a seemingly calm expression, but her heart was already turbulent.

There was also the Seven Spirits Dao, ranked second in the Unorthodox Holy Region, as well as the mysterious Moon Star Sect… Within the Moon Star Sect, several figures were staring at the Federation through the sect’s spell formation, including Kong Dao, Zhuo Yifan, and Li Wan’er.

In front of a waterfall deep inside the Moon Star Sect, a faint figure was sitting cross-legged in meditation. Although their eyes were shut, their divine will had stretched across the starry sky and was watching the Federation closely.

In the Xie Family, Xie Haiyang and his father were both watching. And there were countless other people familiar with Wang Baole watching from other areas of the Never-Ending Dao Domain.

At the center of all this attention, Wang Baole’s cultivation base continued to climb. From the fifty-fourth step on the stairway of the great circle to the fifty-sixth, then the fifty-eighth… Outside the Federation, in a place east of planet Earth, the starry sky suddenly distorted. Rhythmic sounds of the Great Dao echoed through the void, and space itself started breaking apart.

Pitch-black chains stretched out from the collapsed portion of the starry sky, nine in total. They were the manifestation of the Dao of the Nine Provinces Dao, and fourteen Star Domain Realm Almighties were riding on them. The figure on the final chain was an old man in white who gave off the fluctuations of the Star Domain Realm’s great circle, and as soon as he appeared, he seemed to suppress all natural and magical laws. His presence alone caused the starry sky to tremble.

Even Wang Baole paused his cultivation, opening his eyes and looking over.

The person guarding that direction was Wang Baole’s Second Senior Brother, who cultivated the Dao of Burning Incense. Second Senior Brother’s eyes slowly opened, and he stared calmly at the nine chains and multiple Star Domain Realm cultivators who were approaching.

“Stop.” Second Senior Brother’s voice was calm as he waved his right hand. Suddenly, the starry sky behind him rumbled, and colorful bubbles of various sizes emerged from the void.

Each of these bubbles held a world within it. These worlds were Joss Kingdoms, which formed the basis of the Dao of Burning Incense. Each of these Joss Kingdoms contained countless living beings, all bowing down in worship and offering incense, and the source of this incense was Second Senior Brother.

As soon as the bubbles appeared, the burning incense rapidly transformed into runes containing endless power of will that charged out to block the incoming chains.

Deafening booms rang out as the runes and chains clashed, causing the hearts of all living beings to tremble. The nine chains quivered, and thirteen of the Star Domain Realm cultivators riding them leaped out to attack Second Senior Brother.

An overwhelming rumble reverberated through the starry sky, and Second Senior Brother’s body suddenly blurred. His complexion turned a little pale, but he still formed hand seals, causing the burning incense still streaming out from the bubbles to gather again and turn into an incense stick.

As soon as the incense stick appeared, wisps of obstructing mist filled the surroundings.

Although this managed to stop the thirteen Star Domain Realm cultivators from advancing, it was obvious that it wouldn’t hold for too long. As for the old man in the great circle of the Star Domain Realm, he just stared at Second Senior Brother coldly without making a move.

At the same time, similar events occurred at the other three locations. First Senior Sister was faced with the illusory giant the size of a star. Several Star Domain Realm cultivators were inside the giant, rapidly forming hand seals as the giant let loose a heavy punch. First Senior Sister met the punch head on, not retreating in the slightest. However, there was blood dripping down the corner of her mouth.

Reverend Star Wings was in a comparatively sorry state. His opponent was the blood-red cauldron, which released wave after wave of crushing pressure that left him stumbling backward and coughing up blood continuously.

Originally, the old ox should have been the one with the easiest time, but it had to face two opponents, the heaven-splitting ax and the giant asteroid. These two treasures were both backed by their respective sects’ Star Domain Realm cultivators, numbering almost twenty in total. With all of them attacking at the same time, even the formidable old ox found itself struggling.

Deafening rumbles reverberated throughout the starry sky, along with the fluctuations of terrifying collisions and the sound of the void being torn asunder. However, there were still people who didn’t move.

The old man in white from the Nine Provinces Dao remained in his spot. There were four cultivators at the late stage of the Star Domain Realm from the other four sects who also didn’t move. These five people all sat cross-legged in the starry sky, expressions full of wariness.

Before the Flame Patriarch made an appearance, they wouldn’t dare to move in the slightest.

At the center of the solar system, Wang Baole narrowed his eyes and continued absorbing the endless spiritual energy brought by the World Ascension Disk. His cultivation base improved further with every passing moment, quickly advancing to the sixtieth step on the stairway of the great circle.

Once his cultivation base reached this point, he was left unable to restrain it anymore. His aura spread out rapidly, instantly alerting the Star Domain Realm cultivators outside the solar system.

A profound light flickered through the eyes of the Nine Provinces Dao’s old man in white. He looked at Wang Baole, then at the illusory World Ascension Disk that enveloped the solar system, and finally at the small chunk missing from the disk. Then, he spoke.

“Fellow Daoists of the four sects, if you keep holding back, don’t blame me if you end up missing out on this opportunity!”

Even after the old man in white spoke, the experts of the other four sects didn’t take action immediately. Instead, their late stage Star Domain Realm elders slowly spoke up one after another.

“Fellow Daoist Third Dao, aren’t you being overly suspicious? The members of my sect are already doing their best. If your Nine Provinces Dao can make an opening, we are willing to be the first to charge.”

“Right, right!”

“This divine ox is Raging Flame’s mount, after all. It’s a wondrous beast unique in the universe. Battling it isn’t an easy thing.”

The Nine Provinces Dao’s old man in white snorted coldly. He could naturally tell that the Star Domain Realm Almighties of the other four sects weren’t going all out. In fact, his own Nine Provinces Dao was the same. This wasn’t because they were willing to let Wang Baole off, but rather because none of them wanted to be the first to enter the solar system and draw the Flame Patriarch’s ire.

There were no idiots among those in the Star Domain Realm, and all of them were experienced in scheming. In the end, the old man in white’s eyes flickered with determination and he suddenly spoke.

“Fellow Daoists, if Raging Flame comes, then I am willing to be the main force in holding him back. In exchange, I’d like the members of your sects to go all out. How does that sound?”

After a brief moment of silence, the late-stage Star Domain Realm elders from the other four sects all nodded, then immediately passed down their orders. In an instant… heavy booms rang out in the locations of First Senior Sister, Reverend Star Wings, and the old ox. Naturally, the first breach appeared in the place Reverend Star Wings was guarding.

Reverend Star Wings coughed up blood, and as his body stumbled, three figures suddenly broke past him and headed straight toward the solar system. It didn’t take long for them to arrive, but as soon as they tried to enter, they were sent flying backward with a deafening boom.

They had been blocked by the barrier emitted by the World Ascension Disk, which was comparable to a large-scale spell formation all on its own. This barrier meant that it would be impossible for these three cultivators to enter the solar system anytime soon.

The three cultivators glanced at each other without speaking, then began unleashing round after round of attacks on the spell formation in front of them. Form beginning to end, they didn’t look at the gap caused by the missing part of the World Ascension Disk, nor did they even mention it.

It wasn’t that they were unaware. On the contrary, as soon as they arrived, all five sects had noticed the gap.

However… it was too obvious. Anyone who was even slightly careful wouldn’t choose to go there.

Thus, more booms soon reverberated outside the solar system. After Reverend Star Wings, First Senior Sister and Second Senior Brother were also forced back, and more figures rushed over to bombard the World Ascension Disk’s barrier.

Wang Baole’s eyes flickered imperceptibly.

“Not enough…” He murmured. His cultivation base had reached sixty-four steps on the stairway of the great circle, and he seemed to have grown a little anxious. He suddenly used some unknown technique to accelerate his rate of absorption.

At the same time, the Star Domain Realm cultivators of the lesser factions gradually arrived one after another outside the solar system. With these new arrivals, the eyes of the Nine Provinces Dao’s old man in white suddenly shone brightly.

“There is a gap in the World Ascension Disk’s barrier. Follow my instructions and break through!”