đź“– Chapter 1263 - Opened Eyes!
“Preventing anyone from leaving… means stopping anyone who comes to this place?” Staring at the enormous hand above him, Wang Baole’s mind spun rapidly. Even as he retreated, the heaven-shaking aura pouring out from the hand caused his whole body to tremble.
Just looking at this hand gave him enormous pressure. Its aura was so strong that even Chen Qingzi paled in comparison.
However… this hand was like a tree without roots. Although it was astonishingly powerful, it couldn’t hide the underlying sense of deterioration.
“Because All is dead…” Wang Baole’s eyes flickered with thought. If he really wanted to destroy this hand, it wasn’t impossible. However, he would have to spend exorbitant amounts of time and effort.
Moreover… it was entirely likely that he would exhaust himself before the hand was destroyed, and if he wasn’t careful, there was even the possibility of his soul being destroyed instead.
At the same time, destroying the hand wasn’t worth it. After all, it could still be used to block the invasion of foreign enemies. Thus, Wang Baole just stood there thoughtfully.
It would be best if he could pass by gaining the hand’s approval somehow.
“Senior Brother fused with the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao and carried its mission, so the hand let him through freely. But how can I get through…” Wang Baole fell into deep thought.
After a while, he suddenly lowered his head and looked at the Book of Heaven’s Mandate in front of him.
When it came to the Book of Heaven’s Mandate, and even the old ape, the little tiger, and Zi Yue… to be exact, they didn’t actually belong to this place.
Originally, in the stele world, there was no trace of their fate or existence. But all of that changed when Little Missy’s father blasted open a crack in the stele.
Little Missy’s father couldn’t enter the stele world in person because he was too powerful. If he entered, the stele world would collapse, and while that might not be of much concern to him… if it caused problems with Wang Yiyi’s resurrection, he wouldn’t be able to bear it.
Thus, that paragon didn’t enter personally, and instead sent Wang Yiyi inside through the Dao of Time. Under the influence of his Dao of Time, the fate of the stele world was changed. To some extent… it was as if he had stripped away a portion of the universe’s authority and given it to Wang Yiyi.
When Wang Yiyi entered the stele world, the epoch had just changed and all living beings had been reduced to dust. At this time, with the world in its nascent stages, the authority held by Wang Yiyi granted her the power of creation. Thus, her brushstrokes on the paper became all living beings, and the first life of a new universe began.
After that, there was the old ape, the little tiger, the little fox, the little white deer, as well as many more…
So, to a certain extent, it could be said that Little Missy Wang Yiyi had the authority and qualifications to leave. That was because no matter how many times she reincarnated, here in the stele world, she… had once created the universe inside the stele world.
Although that was long ago, at the end of the day, her caliber of existence wasn’t lacking at all.
After straightening out his thoughts and making sure his logic was sound, Wang Baole lowered his head and silently called out with his mind.
A while later, a sigh echoed out, and Little Missy appeared beside Wang Baole. She glanced at the vast hand that seemed to take up the entire starry sky, then looked at Wang Baole. After a few breaths of silence, she softly spoke.
“Are you sure?”
“I’m sure. Little Missy, please.” Wang Baole’s expression was solemn as he cupped his fists and bowed deeply.
“If it’s that stone gate, I can only open it a little, and it won’t be long…” Little Missy whispered.
Wang Baole didn’t say anything and continued to bow.
After a while, Little Missy sighed again, and pity appeared in her eyes. She didn’t keep speaking, instead looking back at the enormous hand above her. At the same time, with a flick of her sleeve, the Book of Heaven’s Mandate flew over and floated in front of her.
The book was vibrating with excitement and radiating extreme joy. Lifting her hand, Little Missy stroked it gently.
“It’s been a while, huh?”
The Book of Heaven’s Mandate buzzed in response. With a flash of dazzling light, a calligraphy brush suddenly appeared and landed in Little Missy’s hands.
This brush was the brush of creation. Reverend Heaven-Learned couldn’t use it. In the entire stele world, only Little Missy could summon forth this brush, because aside from holding authority over creation, it also contained an imprint from her father.
“Inside the starry sky of the stele world, I didn’t have the power to help you very much. But if it’s here, I can do a little bit. Since you’ve asked… I’ll do my best to help.” Little Missy’s expression was solemn as she picked up the brush. Turning toward Wang Baole, she made a light brushstroke.
The aura coming from Wang Baole’s body immediately fluctuated, and it didn’t take more than a moment for it to transform completely. In the blink of an eye, Wang Baole’s body gave off the aura of… the Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao! Even the ripples of his life and fate had changed. He now seemed no different from Chen Qingzi!
In other words, he bore the mission and inheritance of the Underworld Sect, and had become one with its Heavenly Dao.
This one brushstroke made Little Missy turn pale, but it had to be said that the effects were amazing. As Wang Baole looked on in shock, the enormous hand in front of him slowly dissipated, revealing… the ancient stone gate!
“Thank you.” Wang Baole’s voice was soft. His heart ached as he looked at the somewhat pale Little Missy.
“Thank me later.” Little Missy smiled wanly and looked at the stone gate. Her expression gradually turned serious again, and she lifted the brush high. This time, her whole body trembled as she laboriously made a quick downward stroke.
With this brushstroke, the stone gate instantly rumbled. The brush in Little Missy’s hand couldn’t hold on and abruptly collapsed, turning into motes of light that returned to the Book of Heaven’s Mandate.
The book itself also dimmed, and Little Missy’s body swayed as her complexion became even paler. Wang Baole immediately moved to support her, but that was when she hurriedly spoke.
"Just one breath!"
As her words came out, the stone gate slowly opened a tiny bit. This opening would only last for a single breath of time before it closed again!
Although one breath of time was very little, it was still enough. Wang Baole’s divine sense instantly pierced through the gap to see what was happening in the outside world. There in the endless void, he saw a gargantuan blood-colored centipede coiling around Chen Qingzi. It seemed to be absorbing him!
Chen Qingzi’s complexion was completely pale, and he appeared to be unconscious!
However… the instant Wang Baole unleashed his divine sense, it attracted the centipede’s attention. As the centipede turned its head to take a look, it seemed that the restraints suppressing Chen Qingzi slightly relaxed, and Chen Qingzi’s eyelids began to flutter rapidly.
Moreover, this one breath of time was also enough for Wang Baole to throw out a certain item, as well as for him to unleash a divine ability!
The item… was the scroll given to him by the ancestor of the Moon Star Sect, and the divine ability… was Sundered Night!
Wang Baole didn’t know the results of his actions, because the stone gate closed the next moment. However, just before his divine sense was cut off… perhaps it was an illusion, but he seemed to see… Chen Qingzi opening his eyes!
At the same time, a figure sitting cross-legged on a boat outside the stele world also opened his eyes at this moment.
"Yiyi..."