đź“– Chapter 990 - The Dao Palace, Once Again
The citizens of the Federation weren’t able to see everything that was happening in the starry sky. After the Eternal Star Realm cultivator appeared, the solar system’s remote viewing spell formation lost effect.
Naturally, this meant that the arrival of Wang Baole’s true self was hidden. No one knew that Wang Baole’s clone had merged with his true self in this short period of time.
It wasn’t until the boyish Eternal Star Realm cultivator left after being intimidated by Wang Baole’s Dao Planet that the solar system’s spell formation recovered, allowing the projected image to reappear all over the Federation.
Thus, what the people of the Federation saw was only the scene of Wang Baole devouring De Yunzi, slaughtering De Yunzi’s senior brother, and casually gripping the man’s severed head!
Everyone who saw this scene couldn’t help but gasp, and Li Xingwen’s eyes flew wide open. Although he had sensed that Wang Baole was strong, he didn’t know he was this strong.
“Those are two Planet Realms…” Li Xingwen murmured. His eyes gradually grew bright with anticipation. At the same time, the Martian Colony Governor, the giant tree, Li Wan’er’s father, and the sect master of the Galactic Dusk Sect were all paying close attention!
Along with Lin You, these people were all the strongest members of Li Xingwen’s faction in the current Federation. At that moment, huge waves were surging in their hearts, especially the giant tree, who was shocked beyond belief. It was now extremely glad that it had patched up its relationship with Wang Baole, but at the same time, it couldn’t help but reminisce on the days when the boy was fleeing from its clutches all those years ago.
The sect master of the Galactic Dusk Sect had similarly complex feelings. As for the other two… their thoughts went in completely different directions as their hearts filled with a different sort of emotion.
For example, the Martian Colony Governor had a strange expression on her face. As she stared at the projected image of Wang Baole, she seemed to be thinking of her daughter…
There was also the Head Senator, the father of Li Wan’er. His daughter also appeared in his mind, but when he thought of her, his wrinkles suddenly deepened and his eyes dimmed.
Aside from these people, there were also Wang Baole’s original acquaintances, such as Lin Tianhao, Liu Daobin, and Du Min. As they looked at Wang Baole’s back view, holding onto the head of a Planet Realm cultivator and charging toward the ancient bronze sword, all of them couldn’t help but sigh.
Among them, there were some who had participated in Operation Dark Swallow but returned in failure due to certain reasons. Although there had always been a certain gap between them and Wang Baole, none of them thought that it was vast to the point of being uncrossable. But now, as they watched Wang Baole rushing toward the ancient bronze sword, it seemed like they were no longer looking at a person but rather a divine spirit walking farther and farther away…
A soft sigh escaped Du Min’s mouth. It was so quiet that only Lin Tianhao, standing right next to her, was able to hear it. After glancing at Du Min, Lin Tianhao took her hand with a gentle smile. A pair of wedding rings could be seen on their interlocked fingers…
At the same time, in Wang Baole’s parents’ house, there was a girl holding Wang Baole’s mother’s hand, accompanying the two elders to stare at the image projected by the solar system’s spell formation. As Wang Baole moved farther and farther away, a bleak look appeared in the girl’s eyes, but it was quickly replaced by serenity.
She was Zhou Xiaoya.
In other places, there were also Li Wuchen, Jin Duoming, and other seeds of Operation Dark Swallow who had returned due to various reasons. These familiar figures were all gazing intently at Wang Baole.
Wang Baole knew that countless people of the Federation were staring at him. He didn’t hide his cultivation base, nor did he hide the scene of him attacking. This was because he knew that what the Federation needed right now… was confidence!
He would become everyone’s confidence, and at the same time, he would act as a pillar of support for when the time came for the Divine Eye Civilization to join the Federation in the future.
After all, over the past several years, the people of the Federation had been suppressed by the Five Generation Sky Clan and lost their former spirit. The integration of the Divine Eye Civilization would be like taking powerful medicine, and for the current Federation, this wasn’t purely a good thing.
Thus, a pillar of support, a seed of confidence, was necessary.
This was why Wang Baole didn’t do anything to stop the solar system’s spell formation from broadcasting his movements everywhere. However, he also knew that once he entered the ancient bronze sword, the solar system’s spell formation would still cease to function. No one would be able to see anything happening inside.
But that wasn’t important. The seed of confidence from Wang Baole’s actions just now was already enough. As he moved faster and faster, his whole body seemed to turn into a long arc of light that ripped through the starry sky and approached the solar system’s Eternal Star.
The Sun was about the same size as the Divine Eye Civilization’s Eternal Star, and it was filled with vitality. Although the ancient bronze sword sticking out of it seemed to have some detrimental effects, the Sun was still young and growing, so this detriment wasn’t to an unacceptable degree.
As he stared at the Sun, a strange feeling rose up in Wang Baole’s heart. Now that he was in the Planet Realm, he knew that in the Never-Ending Dao Domain, all cultivators had their own root, which was… their hometown’s Eternal Star.
This seemed to be part of the laws of the starry sky. The stronger a civilization’s Eternal Star was, the higher the civilization’s life level would become. At the same time, as the Eternal Star advanced, all lives born under its light would receive greater blessings.
On the other hand… once an Eternal Star was enslaved or destroyed, the civilization born from it would also lose its vitality. Although it wasn’t to the degree of causing everyone’s cultivation bases to disappear, the civilization would become rootless and be forced to wander the starry sky. It would have to find another Eternal Star and establish a connection with it through the laws of the starry sky.
Thus, after a civilization had developed to a certain level, its strongest cultivators would often choose to merge with the Eternal Star. They would become the true guardians of the civilization for generations to come.
Such a thing had both advantages and disadvantages. Choosing a direction of development was a critical issue for many civilizations.
Wang Baole shook his head lightly and retracted his gaze from the Sun. Putting away his thoughts, he continued to approach the ancient bronze sword. As he neared, a powerful pressure gradually began to spread out from the sword.
Someone seemed to be controlling this pressure, guiding it to slowly spread toward Wang Baole and block his way.
However, the person controlling the pressure obviously didn’t know that he wasn’t the only one capable of influencing the ancient bronze sword. In fact, Wang Baole could do the same!
As he moved closer to the sword, a jade slip suddenly appeared in Wang Baole’s hand.
This jade slip was the token of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace’s supreme elder!
As soon as the jade slip appeared, the pressure emanating from the ancient bronze sword immediately began to dissipate. The one in the ancient bronze sword was obviously shocked, but a moment later, they used some unknown method to sever the sword’s connection with the jade slip in Wang Baole’s hand, causing the pressure that had been receding to return at full force.
“Oh?” Wang Baole’s eyes lit up. At that moment, the intrinsic scabbard that had been nurtured in his body for so long, which he hadn’t used at all in the Divine Eye Civilization, suddenly… shuddered.
A mysterious force erupted from the scabbard and formed a connection with the ancient bronze sword, causing the enormous sword to twitch slightly. A faint sense of joy radiated from the ancient sword, and it even seemed to be pulled slightly toward Wang Baole. In an instant, the invisible pressure emanating from the sword parted like the sea, clearing a straight path for Wang Baole. A moment later, he directly entered the ancient bronze sword!
The place he appeared was… the region of the sword’s hilt. In other words, the location of the Dao Palace proper. With his appearance, the Dao Palace cultivators who had been imprisoned by De Yunzi all trembled. Following Feng Qiuran’s lead, they all knelt down to Wang Baole.
"Greetings, Supreme Elder!" Although they were trapped in the Dao Palace, they clearly had ways of knowing what was going on outside. At that moment, as they looked at Wang Baole, nervous expressions appeared on their faces. In particular, Feng Qiuran’s face was full of guilt and sadness.
Staring at the crowd of Dao Palace cultivators beneath him, Wang Baole fell silent. After a while, he opened his mouth and spoke lightly.
“Elder Qiuran, please rise. The alliance between the Federation and the Dao Palace shall remain unchanged!” With that, Wang Baole stopped paying attention to the Vast Expanse Dao Palace. Instead, he began walking toward the area of the sword body, his momentum growing stronger and stronger as he moved.
Beneath his feet, a sea of churning flames rumbled to life, and above his head, the sky trembled. Behind him, aside from the nine Ancient Planets and the Dao Planet in the middle, there was also the illusory figure of an enormous scabbard. This scabbard seemed like it could sheathe the whole ancient bronze sword, and when it appeared, it almost seemed to replace the vault of heaven!
All of this caused Wang Baole to emit immense pressure as he moved in the direction of… the tip of the sword!