đź“– Chapter 1264 - Him, but not His Soul!
Wang Baole didn’t see what happened next because the stone gate had already swung shut. However, as a voice that seemed almost like an illusion echoed in Wang Baole’s ears, a violent force rushed in from outside, sweeping in all directions like a hurricane and slamming into the stone gate.
Boom!
In an instant, the stone gate trembled, and the void behind it turned unstable. It was like a raging wave had come into existence, turning the formless void into something tangible. Cracks appeared all over, resulting in chaotic fluctuations spreading everywhere. With his current cultivation base, Wang Baole knew that he couldn’t remain here much longer. All he could do was retreat as fast as he could.
Once he left, it would be difficult to come back. The chaos in this place wouldn’t dissipate with time and might grow even stronger, so returning would be much harder than before.
But Wang Baole had no choice other than to retreat. He left the void, left the end of the universe, left this layer of the stele and returned to the core of the stele world.
When he reappeared in the starry sky of the Never-Ending Dao Domain, the entire stele world trembled. A trace of aura from the outside world had entered along with him.
Fortunately, there was no malicious intent in this aura, and it was just a tiny trace. Although it caused fluctuations throughout the entire Dao Domain, the starry sky soon calmed down and returned to normal.
But even so, the hearts of all living beings were shaken. The Universe Realm cultivators such as Patriarch Seven Spirits and the Xie Family ancestor were even more shocked. They were unable to conceal the uncertainty and astonishment in their eyes.
“Just now…” Standing in the starry sky, Wang Baole suddenly turned and looked into the distance. His mind seemed to still be in front of that stone gate as he thought about the scene of his senior brother Chen Qingzi entangled by the blood-red centipede, as well as that voice that seemed like an illusion.
“My father.” Little Missy’s voice resounded in Wang Baole’s mind, filled with melancholy and yearning.
Wang Baole was silent. After a while, his eyes brightened, but they soon dimmed again. Although Little Missy’s father was waiting outside the stele world, he couldn’t enter. If he stepped inside, the entire stele world would collapse, and Little Missy’s resurrection would fail.
Therefore, he most likely wouldn’t interfere. Even if he decided to help in the battle between Chen Qingzi and the crimson centipede, his help would be very limited.
After thinking things through in silence, Wang Baole softly sighed. He had already tried his best. Turning around, he returned to the Left Dao Holy Region in an instant.
He had seen what needed to be seen.
He had done what needed to be done.
Although there were still some regrets, Wang Baole’s heart was filled with resolve.
“I’m still too weak!” Wang Baole muttered. He took another step, bringing him back to the solar system and returning to his original body on Mars. Now that he was back in his original body, he opened his eyes. After a moment of thought, he raised his hands and resumed refining the earth seed.
Time passed slowly, and the stele world gradually returned to tranquility. Although the storm of light still barred those below the Universe Realm from entering the starry sky, it was precisely because of this that peace and quiet filled the stele world.
As for Wang Baole, he had done what needed to be done and finally freed himself of distracting thoughts, allowing him to focus fully on refining the earth seed. Three years passed, and on the day his earth seed reached 98% completion, he suddenly flinched in shock.
It wasn’t that the earth seed suddenly reached full completion; instead, it was a strange palpitation of his heart, as if a pair of invisible hands had reached into his body and gripped his soul. Wang Baole’s whole body instantly went cold, and he abruptly lifted his head to look at the sky.
At the same time, a wisp of divine will appeared from the starry sky. It came from the ends of the void, passing into the Left Dao Holy Region, into the solar system, into Mars, and into… Wang Baole’s soul.
"Baole, I failed…"
These were the first words Wang Baole heard from this divine will. An unprecedented storm arose in Wang Baole’s mind, seemingly powerful enough to sweep through all of heaven and earth. His heart pounded rapidly, and a deep sorrow erupted from his very soul.
This sorrow instantly suffused the entire solar system, spread through the Left Dao Holy Region, and expanded even further beyond. All living beings in its range were affected and began to grieve.
Wang Baole’s body shook, and as he raised his head to look at the starry sky, he saw that the brilliant lights which had been flickering for so many years already were slowly dissipating. As the lights disappeared, so too did their suppressive force, and the power that prevented all living beings from stepping into the starry sky faded.
At the same time, a crimson light appeared on the horizon. It spread across the entire stele world in the blink of an eyes, as if someone had laid down a red veil on the starry sky. At this moment, the stele world’s starry sky was dyed… the color of blood.
The blood-red color of the starry sky represented the death of Chen Qingzi, bringing waves of intense emotion to all beings in the stele world. It wasn’t just Wang Baole’s sorrow; Patriarch Seven Spirits, the Xie Family ancestor, the ancestor of the Moon Star Sect, and the Universe Realm cultivators of the Underworld Sect were all silent.
Although they hadn’t been privy to Chen Qingzi’s divine will, the scene in front of them already explained everything.
The crimson color of the starry sky exuded an endless evil. As it churned and twisted, it seemed to turn into a gargantuan centipede hissing at the entire stele world. This sensation of evil made fear and terror well up in the hearts of all living beings.
Terror of the bloody starry sky!
“The heavens have changed…” In front of the waterfall in the Moon Star Sect, the sect ancestor opened his eyes and murmured softly.
On Planet Heaven’s Mandate, Reverend Heaven-Learned lowered his head and let out a long sigh.
The Xie Family ancestor passed down a decree. Henceforth, the Xie Family… was going into seclusion. Its members were forbidden from venturing out.
As for Wang Baole, the sorrow in his heart reached a pinnacle at this moment. His gaze was blank as he stared at the blood-red starry sky. He raised a hand as if to grab something, but he couldn’t stop the dissipation of his senior brother’s divine will.
This divine will was Chen Qingzi’s final words, and it contained much more than new of his failure. Through this divine will, he told Wang Baole about everything he could, including the matter of the light and dark Immortal inheritances.
At the same time, he also left behind a set of coordinates. In that place… was something he had arranged beforehand.
Initially, Chen Qingzi had wanted to bring Wang Baole there himself after succeeding, but now that he had failed… he could only do this.
Wang Baole’s expression was downcast, and he subconsciously lowered his raised right hand. He didn’t notice that his hand had clenched into a trembling fist, and he also didn’t notice that Little Missy had come out and stood gently beside him. A hoarse voice forced its way out from his mouth, filled with indescribable grief.
"Senior Brother…"
As Wang Baole’s sorrowful words echoed out, the stone gate in the void slowly opened from the outside, and two figures walked through it.
The one in front was a young man wearing a long red robe. His appearance was handsome and his demeanor was elegant, but his aura was suffused with a deep evil, as if the red robe on his body was the source of the crimson starry sky in the stele world. Tilting his head slightly, he chuckled and looked at the figure behind him.
“Someone’s calling you.”
Following his gaze, it could be seen that the figure behind the young man was… Chen Qingzi!
But although it was him, it wasn’t his soul!