đź“– Chapter 1243 - Flexibility!
Patriarch Never-Ending had laid down a grand scheme.
It was a scheme that shook the heavens, a scheme touching on the Great Dao itself!
This was why he tolerated Wang Baole’s behavior and ignored the plunging reputation of the Never-Ending Clan. Both the former and the latter… were unimportant to him.
Completely unimportant!
Even if Wang Baole’s Dao was extraordinary and had been influenced by outsiders, even if Wang Baole himself had a mysterious origin, it didn’t matter. To Patriarch Never-Ending, no matter how astonishing Wang Baole’s Dao was, it lacked flexibility. As long as it didn’t hinder him from succeeding in his scheme, Patriarch Never-Ending didn’t care at all.
As for the Never-Ending Clan… it also didn’t matter. This wasn’t the real Never-Ending Dao Domain. To a certain extent… the only value of this stele world’s Never-Ending Clan was in helping him complete his Dao.
Now, it was no longer necessary. He had long severed his affection for it and turned his emotions into a clone.
As for that clone, it was also dispensable. Although it was himself, it was also not himself.
“For me, the most important thing is… to leave. Chen Qingzi, I can’t wait. Hurry up and make your move…” Sitting cross-legged in meditation, the ancestor of the Never-Ending Clan, or rather… Master Never-Ending, narrowed his eyes.
He had been sitting, waiting, scheming… for a long, long time.
“The first generation Underworld Emperor was complete trash. I gave him plenty of opportunities, but he still failed in the end. But you, Chen Qingzi, are my hope. I have a hunch that you… will surely succeed.” Master Never-Ending smiled and slowly closed his eyes. He could feel it. Soon, soon…
Very soon, Chen Qingzi would make his move.
At the same time, in the Never-Ending Clan, Kiga was rushing toward Wang Baole, full power on display. Nearing in an instant, endless might erupted from his body as nine sword shadows appeared in the starry sky. Each of these sword shadows contained unparalleled power, comparable in strength to the all-out blow of any other Divine Emperor, and all of them immediately pierced toward Wang Baole.
“Is it the Metal Dao?” Wang Baole narrowed his eyes. This was his first time fighting against Divine Emperor Kiga, and also his first peek into this opponent’s Dao. Before this, he could only tell that the other party had battle prowess on par with himself.
“Probably not!” Rays of light burst out from Wang Baole’s body as he let loose a punch. The power of wood spread into the surroundings, causing countless plants to come to life in the starry sky. These plants quickly weaved together into a huge net that charged toward the nine swords.
The two sides collided in an instant, and a deafening boom echoed through the starry sky. The giant net collapsed, and although the swords had dimmed, their speed remained unabated. But a moment later, the infinite power of wood imbued into the broken net regrouped, forming a giant wooden palm that clashed with the nine swords once more.
With a bang, the palm collapsed. But this time, the swords shattered as well. However, as soon as they did so… nine wisps of smoke suddenly shot out from the destroyed swords, twisting like snakes as they lunged toward Wang Baole!
“Breath Dao!”
Smoke, mist, and all sorts of aura could all be considered facets of the Breath Dao!
Wang Baole’s pupils contracted, and he stepped backward without hesitation. Thrusting his left hand forward, a huge sea suddenly appeared in front of him, turbulent waves crashing down to suppress the incoming wisps of smoke.
The smoke dissipated with a hiss as soon as it touched the seawater, but it didn’t really disappear. Instead, it turned into infinitesimally small particles that pervaded the seawater, seemingly piercing into invisible gaps in order to pass through.
This strange behavior made Wang Baole’s eyes shine. Raising his right hand, he pointed a finger at the sea.
“Ice!”
Like the frigid northern wind, an icy chill instantaneously broke out, turning the furious waves into ice sculptures in the blink of an eye. This freezing cold seemed to seal everything in everlasting ice, including the breath particles trying to pass through.
But of course… the freezing cold had not yet reached the pinnacle. Wang Baole could sense that the breath particles were still moving through the ice, albeit slightly slower than before.
And this slight slowness was enough. Eyes shining, Wang Baole waved a hand, and innumerable stars appeared behind his body.
At the very center of these stars was his Eternal Dao Star. At this moment, the Dao Star shone brilliantly, and its unique natural law was unleashed!
The Dao of Duplication!
At his level of cultivation, Wang Baole had long conducted focused research on the law of duplication and evolved it into the Dao of Duplication. To him, it was… a technique that was of great use.
Right now, by spreading his Dao aura, he could already obtain insights into all living beings, and thus his Dao of Duplication contained countless Dao intents. But compared to his Wood and Water Daos, it was somewhat weak. Moreover, it could only duplicate one Dao at a time.
Although it seemed like nothing much, Wang Baole believed that if used properly, this Dao of Duplication would be shockingly effective.
For example, at this moment, the reason he used the power of his Eternal Dao Star was not to duplicate Kiga’s Breath Dao, but rather… to unleash a Dao he had already duplicated!
It was… the Metal Dao of the five elements!
Wang Baole had been unable to find a supreme treasure that could form the metal seed, but he had duplicated countless Daos, including the Dao of Metal. Although it was vastly inferior to his wood and water, and although it could be considered a borrowed power at best… at this moment, it displayed a crucial effect.
Metal birthed water, and water birthed wood. With the appearance of the Metal Dao, Wang Baole’s Water Dao would multiply in might, and in turn… his Wood Dao would become even stronger!
And once the Wood Dao’s strength reached a certain extent, it could bring out the power of… a different Dao!
As the Water Dao in Wang Baole’s body erupted in response to the Metal Dao, his empowered Wood Dao instantly caused countless plants to appear all around him.
These plants covered a majority of the Never-Ending Clan’s starry sky, and all vegetation in Never-Ending Clan territory immediately responded At this moment, with a low roar from Wang Baole, as the nine wisps of smoke continued slipping through the frozen sea… the plants on the planets of the Never-Ending Clan began to rustle, and the vegetation filling the starry sky also rustled.
With their rustling came… wind!
Originally, the starry sky should have been void of wind. And yet, here it was!
It was… the Wind Dao!
Wang Baole could have duplicated the Wind Dao from somewhere else, but its power would have been too weak for his purposes. This Wind Dao was different; it was transformed from a peerless power of wood. In an instant, a terrifying storm took shape in the starry sky and made contact with the wisps of smoke sent by Kiga.
Howling wind erupted in all directions, and the wisps of smoke were completely destroyed. As the windstorm faded, Kiga suddenly retreated with a pale face, eyes full of disbelief. He had originally thought that Wang Baole would use one of those time techniques, or perhaps the terrifying light technique that had crushed Imperial Mountain in their first encounter. Both of these were things he had prepared countermeasures for.
But contrary to his expectations, Wang Baole’s attack was completely different.
For him to strike in this way made Kiga so shocked that his mind fluctuated. Even Master Never-Ending, sitting in meditation inside a star far away, suddenly narrowed his eyes.
Because… the appearance of the Dao of Duplication meant Wang Baole’s Dao was no longer rigid, with only a few transformations. Instead, with water and wood as the core, it suddenly became infinitely flexible!