📖 Chapter 1301 - Eleventh Sun

11 Apr, 2024

The scene he saw through the power of the Heaven Trampling Bridge and Ebbing Time set off a storm in Wang Baole’s mind, and he couldn’t calm himself down at all.

Before this, he assumed that the black wood which was his original form was just the Great Universe’s wood essence. Later, it turned into a black wooden nail and descended upon Source Universe Dao Void, piercing into the center of the Emperor’s brows.

During this period of time, the black wood had no consciousness, or rather, the consciousness of Wang Baole had not yet been born. Only after the Emperor incarnated through one hundred thousand divine wills in an attempt to overcome his tribulation did a change happen to the black wooden nail. One hundred thousand rays of consciousness originating from the black wooden nail had appeared in the one hundred thousand worlds formed by the Emperor’s clones.

Wang Baole was just one of those rays of consciousness. Now, he was also the only one left.

This was what gave him the qualifications to reach this level and what allowed him to explore his true origin. But he never thought that all of his past judgments would be completely overturned at this moment.

“If… I’m still a consciousness born of the black wood, then who is the corpse in the coffin?

“If… I’m not the black wood’s consciousness at all, but the rebirth of the corpse, then… who am I?”

Wang Baole was silent. With his current breadth of knowledge, it was rare for him to experience even a moment of confusion. But now, his eyes were completely blank. Standing at the end of the third bridge, he looked up at the starry sky above him. He wasn’t looking at the other Heaven Trampling Bridges, nor at anything from this piece of space and time. Instead, he was looking at… the gradually dissipating black coffin in his memory.

Even now, he felt like he could still see the coffin growing farther and farther away, turning more and more transparent as it melted into the void. He could still see, with absolute clarity, the corpse that was rapidly disintegrating.

And this clarity made Wang Baole even more confused.

At his level of cultivation, his line of sight was no longer just part of his senses. It was a line that truly existed, like a thread connecting him to whatever he saw.

As soon as his line of sight made contact with the coffin, Wang Baole had felt an indescribable sense of familiarity. As for the source of this familiarity… Wang Baole could tell that it didn’t come only from the coffin, but also from the corpse inside.

It was like looking in a mirror.

The corpse’s features were difficult to distinguish, but it could at least be seen that it was a man. At the same time, deep feelings of regret as well as sadness emerged from the corpse, following Wang Baole’s gaze and entering his heart.

If a person’s heart was compared to a lake, then the corpse’s regret and sadness were like drop of ink falling into the lake, setting off ripples in Wang Baole’s heart and coloring his mood.

Wang Baole continued to stare at the starry sky, replaying the scene of the past he had just viewed. Eventually, as the corpse within disintegrated, the coffin seemed to be sealed shut. In the end, it turned into a piece of black wood…

And this piece of black wood seemed to have formed a close connection with the universe, turning into a source of its Great Dao.

This was the end of that memory. Closing his eyes, Wang Baole stood at the end of the third bridge in silence.

Father Wang was also silent, but there was a peculiar light glowing in the depths of his eyes. At his side, Wang Yiyi looked at Wang Baole, then at her father, and asked in low voice.

“Dad, what’s going on with Wang Baole?”

“He… surprises me. Very much so.” Father Wang said softly.

“Surprises you?” Wang Yiyi was startled. She knew her father well. She knew of his status in this Great Universe, and she also understood his normal speaking habits. Thus, she was extremely shocked to hear that her father was surprised, and ‘very much so’ at that.

“He reminds me of someone.” Father Wang didn’t continue. That was because Wang Baole, who was standing at the end of the third bridge, suddenly opened his eyes. He stepped off of the third bridge and began walking toward the fourth bridge in the distance.

As he closed the distance to the fourth bridge, Wang Baole’s footsteps became firmer and more steady, and the confusion in his eyes also began to fade.

“It’s fine to be the consciousness of the black wood…

“If I’m the rebirth of that corpse, that’s okay too…

“It doesn’t matter!

“My past and future have been given to Yiyi. My identity, my origin, none of that is important!

“I am Wang Baole.

“I walk the path of the Fetterless Dao!

“Since that’s the case… why bother?”

Murmuring softly, Wang Baole took another step. Rumbling sounded out as he crossed the remaining distance in an instant and appeared in front of the fourth bridge.

His eyes were completely clear now, seemingly filled with determination. It was as if there was an inextinguishable fire burning in his pupils.

“Questioning the heart, huh? This Heaven Trampling Bridge… Very good!” Standing in front of the fourth bridge, Wang Baole inhaled deeply. Now, his heart had no fetters, and his feet had no hesitation. It was as if his whole self was being cleansed and becoming more and more determined as he walked across the fourth bridge.

At this moment, his figure seemed to have grown countless times larger. His footsteps were utterly stable, and his aura also erupted as he moved forward, causing rumbling to echo throughout heaven and earth. All living things on the Immortal Astral Continent watched as the scene from before appeared in the sky once again. The bridge seemed nothing more than a foil, and all eyes were on that domineering figure walking across it.

As Wang Baole continued walking, his aura climbed drastically. Terrifying booms thundered through across the Immortal Astral Continent, and by the time he reached the end of the fourth bridge, brilliant light erupted from his body, giving off fluctuations that caused the entire starry sky to distort.

It was as if another sun was about to be born!

At the same time, eight of the ten suns of the Immortal Astral Continent suddenly turned dim, as if they didn’t dare to shine in front of this new sun!

All of this caused utter shock to sweep through the Immortal Astral Continent. As countless cultivators gaped in awe, Wang Baole’s figure finally stepped off of the fourth bridge. Then, with a single step, he crossed the endless distance and began walking across the fifth bridge.

As he walked toward the end of the fifth bridge, the light coming from his body became brighter and brighter. The closer he got to the end, the clearer the eleventh sun of the Immortal Astral Continent became, and when Wang Baole reached the end of the fifth bridge, the entire continent shook violently.

Countless monstrous beasts howled, and rumbling exploded in the minds of innumerable cultivators. At this moment, the eleventh sun fully came into being, dazzling all directions with blinding rays of light!

“This fellow is not simple!” As Father Wang whispered softly, his eyes shone with admiration.

“The phase of questioning the heart is over. Next is… confirming his Dao!”