đź“– Chapter 1277 - Weapon!
The entire stele world was rumbling violently. On the one hand, there was the battle between the three Universe Realm cultivators and the clone of the Emperor. On the other, there was Wang Baole forming his fire seed.
Between the two, it was the latter which had the greater impact. The blood-colored centipede felt more and more uneasy, and all its instincts were blaring an alarm at it. It lashed out madly at the Xie Family ancestor and the others, trying to break past them as soon as possible so he could go and prevent Wang Baole from breaking through.
If it was just the Xie Family ancestor and Patriarch Seven Spirits, the blood-colored centipede would have easily been able to crush them. However… there was also the Moon Star Sect ancestor to deal with.
The previous slash had already struck fear into the centipede’s heart. Although that slash wasn’t powerful enough to truly destroy it, with the three Universe Realm cultivators holding it back at all costs, it was unable to leave.
As a result, as it became more and more anxious, its attacks grew madder and madder. An infinite sense of evil radiated out from the centipede’s body, causing the entire starry sky to turn red.
Rumbling sounded out ceaselessly as the battle continued. Meanwhile, on the verge of completing the fire seed, Wang Baole had reached a critical moment in his life.
The completion of the fire seed wouldn’t just represent Wang Baole becoming the sourcepoint of fire. It would also mean the perfection of his five elements, granting him power many times stronger than before.
He would rise to a completely different level.
Thus, this final stretch before completing the fire seed was immensely difficult. Right now, there were countless gazes staring at the stele world and Wang Baole’s location.
One of them was from the Moon Star Sect; it came from Wang Yiyi. Her heart was full of complicated feelings, and she couldn’t help but look apologetic as she stared in Wang Baole’s direction. At this moment, she seemed to come to a decision. Lowering her head, she pulled out an illusory jade slip. This jade slip was covered in distortions and seemed unreal, as if it existed in the river of time.
“Father… I can’t accept this. If, in the end, he… will you take action?”
As Little Missy murmured softly, the figure sitting on the solitary boat outside the stele world lifted his head. His expression was equally complicated, but in the end, he sighed.
“Is this your choice?”
"This is my choice."
"..."
Closing his eyes, the figure didn’t continue speaking.
At the same time, out in the boundless Great Universe, numerous gazes from different starry skies all focused in on the stele world. It seemed that what was happening was of great importance to them.
“The weapon… is about to take shape.” Who knows who said it, but this quiet voice echoed through the minds of numerous powerhouses. Some people were silent, while some sighed softly. But at that moment, the figure on the boat opened his eyes and snorted coldly.
“Fellow Daoist Wang, although there’s no connection between us… this is for the good of everyone. Why must you reject us?” An ancient voice sounded out.
“Begone!” In response was a sharp rebuke from the figure in the boat. As soon as he spoke, rumbling echoed out in that distant starry sky, as if the entire thing was collapsing. The aged voice instantly disappeared.
The figure in the solitary boat lifted his head. He didn’t pay any attention to that collapsed starry sky, instead looking at the giant stele in front of him. After a while, he whispered softly.
“This Wang owes you, so I will cut off anyone who tries to use your fate.”
Meanwhile, the Emperor clone inside the stele world went all out, exploding into a sea of blood that surged in all directions.
The Xie Family ancestor coughed up blood, and his fleshly body directly collapsed. Patriarch Seven Spirits was the same. Fortunately, the Moon Star Sect ancestor was there to share the burden, so they managed to keep their lives.
The Emperor clone had no time to deal with them. As soon as he sent them flying, the sea of blood that he had transformed into roiled, charging straight toward the Unorthodox Holy Region with endless momentum.
In the blink of an eye, the sea of blood cut a crimson swathe through the central region. All living beings felt a rich blood qi suffusing heaven and earth.
The lands dried out, all life withered, and everything in the entire stele world seemed to be dyed a deep red. Even the stele floating in the starry sky of the outside world was turning red at a rate visible to the naked eye.
It was like a red-hot slab of stone that could collapse at any moment, and cracks spread rapidly all over its surface. This scene caused the gazes looking at this place to become even more focused, and the figure on the solitary boat slowly lifted his right hand.
Meanwhile, the sea of blood had already crossed through the central region, annihilating everything in its path with an aura that could slaughter countless beings. It crossed the border into the Unorthodox Holy Region, and then… appeared in the starry sky where Wang Baole was trying to complete the fire seed!
“Die!” A low roar tinged with a dissonance that didn’t sound human echoed in the hearts and minds of all living beings. The sea of blood transformed into an enormous hand that seemed to take up the entire starry sky.
This scene was something visible to all living beings in the Unorthodox Holy Region. As they looked upward, they could see palm lines in the red sky, and they felt a thorough trembling from deep within their souls. This was a fear that came from the heart, a terror stemming from their deepest instincts. For a moment, there was silence in the starry sky as all living beings trembled uncontrollably.
Rumbling echoed everywhere as the giant hand slammed down to grab Wang Baole, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation. It crossed the endless distance in an instant and viciously clenched, as if to annihilate everything within its grasp – Wang Baole, the surrounding starry sky, and even a portion of the Unorthodox Holy Region alike!
But just as the hand arrived and the Emperor clone’s voice echoed with malice… Wang Baole lifted his head. His expression was serene as he spoke calmly.
“Fire.”
At that moment, the fire seed in front of him… reached 100% completion!
As soon as it was completed, the fire seed erupted with monstrous light. It turned into a giant flower of fire, its influence sweeping throughout the entire stele world. All ethereal and corporeal fires flickered in worship as the flower of fire bloomed to the west of Wang Baole. Its size… was no lesser than that of the giant hand.
“Earth.” Without pause, Wang Baole spoke again. In an instant, a massive stele that seemed both illusory and real suddenly descended directly north of him.
The moment this stele appeared, all lands in the stele world trembled, and all beings related to the earth element bowed in worship as they felt thunder rumble in their minds. The planets changed their orbits, and the entire stele world… seemed to come alive!
“Metal.” With the reverberation of the third word, billions of weapons simultaneously shuddered, and harsh screeches resounded. It was as if the stele world was crying out in madness!
Directly south of Wang Baole, a silver ingot appeared!
Although this silver ingot was small, it gave rise to the illusory figure of someone whose face couldn’t be seen clearly. This figure… was wearing a Daoist robe, and a pill furnace was embroidered on his sleeves. The moment he appeared… the aura of metal surged to the heavens.