đź“– Chapter 1268 - Sparing No Effort!
A hero in life and a martyr in death!
That was Chen Qingzi.
Right now, Patriarch Seven Spirits bowed deeply toward the spot where Chen Qingzi’s body had disappeared. The Xie Family ancestor also bowed with a complicated expression on his face.
There was also Mystic Blossom – the one who had joined the battle was just a Dharma Idol, and his true body was still on Mars. Although the destruction of his Dharma Idol hurt him, he wouldn’t die just from that. Thus, with a pale complexion, he bowed in the direction of the battlefield.
They were bowing to a hero.
They were bowing to a martyr.
They were bowing to Chen Qingzi!
Were it not for the last resort Chen Qingzi had left behind, Wang Baole and the others might not have won. Moreover, even if they managed to win, they would definitely have suffered some casualties. The survivors would also have been weakened to the point that they would be unable to resist when the enemy returned.
But now, the Emperor’s divine will had been destroyed, and the crisis of the stele world had been temporarily resolved. Although Wang Baole, the Xie Family ancestor, and Patriarch Seven Spirits could all feel that the true Emperor was still around and that there would certainly be more battles to come… they had still obtained some time to recuperate.
Although this short period of recuperation might not alter the final outcome in the end, it was also possible… that it would be what allowed them to change the future.
No matter what, this time that Chen Qingzi had bought for them was extremely valuable. Now that the Emperor’s divine will had been destroyed, Wang Baole and the others had a chance at success.
“I need time!” Wang Baole suddenly spoke up.
“The technique I cultivate is called the Eight Extremes Dao. The first five extremes are the five elements. Right now, I’ve completed the Water Dao and Wood Dao, and the Earth Dao will also be completed soon. I still need the Metal Dao and the Fire Dao…
“Once I’ve completed the five elements, my strength will increase drastically. I should more or less be able to match my senior brother’s state before he left…
“But I don’t know if I have enough time.” Wang Baole then looked at the Xie Family ancestor and Patriarch Seven Spirits.
“There’s a Daoist magic of kismet that requires the entire Xie Family to work together to cast. It’s far more powerful than what I can achieve alone. However… it takes three years to cast, and once it runs its course, I will perish. Moreover, 90% of the Xie Family will die as well.” After a moment of silence, the Xie Family ancestor looked at Wang Baole and spoke.
“My Seven Spirits Dao excels in bringing forth the power of previous incarnations. If my entire sect works together, I can burst out with seven times my normal battle prowess, but it will only last for an incense stick’s worth of time. After that, my soul will disperse into nothingness.” Patriarch Seven Spirits sighed and spoke in a hoarse voice as he, too, looked at Wang Baole.
He and the Xie Family ancestor both knew that neither of them could be the leader in the decisive battle. At this point, entrusting everything to Wang Baole might be their only hope.
However, the price they would have to pay was extremely high. Although they understood logically that the stele world as a whole would be destroyed if they didn’t go all out, they still instinctively looked to him with concern.
Wang Baole closed his eyes for a while, then reopened them.
“I’m not completely confident, but I’ll try my best…” As he spoke, Patriarch Seven Spirits and the Xie Family ancestor looked at each other in silence.
Suddenly, a muffled voice echoed out from afar.
“Don’t count me out!
“My Flame Spirit Curse has been accumulating power for tens of thousands of years. Once I unleash it, no matter what the enemy’s cultivation base is, they won’t escape unharmed!” An illusory figure arrived along with the voice. It was… the Flame Patriarch!
His original body hadn’t come, but his clone’s eyes were filled with resolve. His arrival also made the Xie Family ancestor and Patriarch Seven Spirits look over with shining eyes.
Although the Flame Patriarch wasn’t in the Universe Realm, he was renowned even among Universe Realm cultivators for his curse arts. More importantly… his identity was extremely special!
He was Wang Baole’s master. Since even he had chosen to fight to the death, then Wang Baole would go all out for the decisive battle.
Patriarch Seven Spirits and the Xie Family ancestor had originally been worried that after they fought to the death against the Emperor, Wang Baole would take advantage of the opportunity to escape by himself. But now that the Flame Patriarch was offering himself up, there was no need to worry about that.
At the same time, it wasn’t just the Flame Patriarch who had come. As Patriarch Seven Spirits and the Xie Family ancestor came to a decision in their hearts, they heard a sigh ring out from the void.
“The Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao has collapsed and the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao was destroyed, but… if I burn myself away, I can replace the Heavenly Dao for a short period of time and suppress all outsiders. When the time comes… I won’t hold anything back.”
Motes of white light appeared in the starry sky, gathering together and turning into a giant book. There was an old man sitting cross-legged on top of the book. He was… Reverend Heaven-Learned.
This calamity was a calamity for the entire stele world. Different clans, different civilizations, different sects… none of that mattered at this moment.
“In that case, let’s give this a try. If you succeed… Fellow Daoist, I hope you won’t forget my efforts. Please take care of my sect!”
“Protect the final remnants of my bloodline once this is all over.”
After Patriarch Seven Spirits and the Xie Family ancestor spoke, they bowed deeply to Wang Baole and left, off to make their final preparations. Reverend Heaven-Learned gave Wang Baole a deep look, and although outsiders couldn’t see it, he was also looking at… Wang Yiyi, who was standing invisibly at Wang Baole’s side.
Then, with a bow, he disappeared.
Right now, only Wang Baole and the Flame Patriarch were left there in the starry sky.
“Master, you…”
“There’s no need to say anything. Do you want me to keep holding back my curse until the whole stele world is destroyed? Others can give up their lives for their sect or clan, are you saying I can’t sacrifice myself for my disciple?” The Flame Patriarch waved his hand dismissively in a free and easy manner.
“Baole, let’s give it our best!”
“Give it our best…” Wang Baole murmured. After a while, a sharp light flashed through his eyes, and he bowed to his master. Then, their figures slowly dissipated.
Inside the solar system, Wang Baole’s original body opened his eyes on Mars. He still had the sharpness from before, but also complexity and reminiscence.
When he first stepped foot on the path of cultivation, he was nothing more than a student of the Ethereal Dao College. Now, he had reached this current height. Looking back on the past, everything seemed like a fleeting dream.
“Master died, Senior Brother died, the Underworld Sect was destroyed, and the Never-Ending Clan also disappeared… Soon, Master Flame will have to unleash his final curse, and the others will also sacrifice their lives…
“All of this is to fight the Emperor…
“The Emperor…” Wang Baole’s eyes burned with killing intent, and the earth seed in front of him fluctuated along with his emotions. At that moment, the last bit was finally completed.
In an instant, a Dao Seed emanating infinite power of the Earth Dao lit up in front of him. As the earth seed came into being, the solar system trembled and the entire Left Dao Holy Region shook.
The Heavenly Dao was no longer present, so there was nothing to strip away, but… Wang Baole had gained a new authority. All living beings in the entire Left Dao Holy Region trembled, and those who cultivated the Earth Dao couldn’t help but bow their heads in the direction of Wang Baole.
All the stars in the solar system glittered, and a terrifying aura erupted from Mars. This aura seemed capable of suppressing the entire Left Dao Holy Region, as if it had become the heavens in this place!
“Emperor, in this fight… I will kill your divine will. Then, I will go to the real world of Never-Ending and slaughter your true body!
“Since I’m going to act, I’ll eradicate this enmity by the roots. This… is my oath!”
As Wang Baole muttered under his breath, heavenly thunder seemed to explode in the starry sky. Rumbling echoed in all directions, filling the entire Dao Domain. The thunder seemed to be a witness to his oath, and his voice echoed all the way to the end of the void, where a red-robed young man was battling against the Hand of All.
“Wang Baole!”