Boom!
Just as the sky, previously cleared after the heavenly calamity, darkened once more with scales of clouds densely gathering, lightning snakes wildly dancing, and the power growing even more intense than when the twelve golden statues were destroyed—
“What’s going on?”
Yu Qing Daoist exclaimed in shock: “Could it be someone dares to defy heaven again? Or perhaps some artifact capable of shaking the heavens and moving the spirits has appeared?”
But soon, he realized his guess was wrong.
Zhi la!
Lightning snakes danced wildly, entwining with each other, even tearing open the void, revealing countless scenes from the past and future.
In that instant, heaven and earth, past and present, present and future, seemed to merge into a strange unity.
Pu!
Yu Qing, attempting to divine the cause, immediately spewed out a mouthful of blood: “The heavenly secrets are completely in chaos! Who could have done this?”
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Unfortunately, no one could answer his question. Instead, more sanctuaries opened around him, countless divine consciousnesses gathering, radiating powerful energy and fluctuations, all trying to probe the calamity clouds and illusions in the sky.
Heaven’s will remains unchanged since ancient times!
Yet the events unfolding here were so bizarre that they even stirred ancient experts who had not acted even during the previous refining of the twelve golden statues by Shang Jie!
Divine power! Sword Qi! Starlight!
Invisible mighty forces gathered, yet seemed to hesitate, fearing the calamity clouds above and daring not to approach.
“The heavenly secrets are in chaos, what should we do?”
“Good! I originally thought my fortune would end in three hundred years, but now there is still a glimmer of hope!”
“Heaven’s decree is set! The world’s rank was insufficient for ascension, yet this variable offers us a rare chance for transcendence!”
“There are infinite changes in the future; if we can grasp even a thread, the benefits would be boundless. Alas, the visions vanish in an instant, not lingering even for a hundred thousandth of a moment!”
Wave after wave of powerful consciousnesses gathered, yet none noticed the anomaly within the Zhou army camp. Instead, they were all desperately trying to decipher the time-space illusions in the calamity clouds above.
F***!
Wu Ming, who was rushing forward, could only helplessly stop and quickly conceal his aura: “So many mighty beings! I’m not foolish enough to act under their very noses!”
“The reincarnation of that will has caused such a grand commotion, truly fearless of death!”
……
“Hehe!”
Outside the military camp, chaos reigned. Voices of officers barking orders and checking tents could clearly be heard.
Yet the figure cloaked in black showed no concern.
Looking at the thunder raining down from the sky and the time-space illusions, it spoke joyfully: “It was worth expending all my accumulated resources to reverse time and space. In this mission world, the Temple will find it no easy task to punish me, as it must first withstand retaliation from the world and the mighty beings!”
“And with this time, it will be sufficient for me to accomplish my grand plan!”
Weng!
As the voice fell, the shadow actually dove straight into the crown of the Heart-Eater Child.
“Hehe…”
The Heart-Eater Child’s limbs twitched involuntarily, his eyes rolling white, his face contorted in extreme pain.
“Stop resisting, it’s useless…”
A cold voice came from his own mouth: “You senior members of the Blood Oath Alliance are all my backup vessels. How could I possibly leave you any power to resist?”
Boom!
At that moment, the heavenly punishment reached its peak.
Whether it was Yu Qing, other mighty beings, or the most ordinary soldiers, all could see a vision of time flowing backwards, as if some colossal entity was trying to squeeze from the “future” into the “past,” immediately triggering spontaneous retaliation from the entire world!
“This is extremely unnatural! If it succeeds, the world will collapse, and even our sanctuaries might be affected!”
A divine consciousness resounded: “Join forces!”
Ding!
From the eastern sanctuaries, an even more dazzling sword light, spanning the sky, slashed forth.
At the same time, an ancient seal glowing with five-colored divine light, and a star palace’s illusion from the south and north appeared, joined by countless other lights, striking fiercely into the void.
Wengweng!
Led by the three mighty beings, countless cultivators combined their powers, merging with the heavenly punishment, and suddenly struck the vision representing the future.
Boom!
The vision shattered. Even an existence as formidable as this, resisting the time stream and facing the collective hostility of the world and all cultivators, was shattered.
Yet, before the mighty beings could even catch their breath, a blinding light suddenly appeared before them!
Light!
White light!
Representing transcendence, omnipresent and all-pervading, the white light instantly emerged from the future, sweeping everything away!
“What is this?!”
“A treasure of chaos? No! Even more terrifying than the rumored chaotic treasures!”
“There should be no such thing in the Three Realms!”
Their divine consciousnesses trembled, being swept away by the white light, instantly dissolving, even shaking their sanctuaries, breaking barriers, and triggering heavenly and earthly calamities.
The future is infinite, the past unchangeable, yet only the light of transcendence is eternal!
“This… this…”
Yu Qing Zi knelt down, tears streaming, as if seeing the embodiment of the “Dao” he had pursued all his life!
If Fan Zi were here, he might see the god Brahma!
It is both Dao and Brahma, both beginning and end, and the representation of eternity!
Infinite light poured down, about to illuminate the military camp, and the heavens and earth trembled.
……
“Hahaha…”
Inside the tent, the Heart-Eater Child’s eyes gleamed with ecstasy: “Finally succeeded!”
“Hmph! The true technique of the Evil God—flesh regeneration!”
He bit his tongue, spitting out a mist of blood essence that enveloped his entire body.
When he emerged again, though his face still appeared as the Heart-Eater Child, all his previous grievous injuries had vanished. After flexing his limbs a few times, joy spread across his face.
Seeing the eternal transcendental light about to fall, he laughed aloud without fear: “According to the rules, I should have been punished. But unfortunately, the Temple was just a moment too slow. Now, I am a Cycle Walker! As a rule-bound entity of the Temple, what can it do?”
Wengweng!
As his words fell, the overwhelming light instantly vanished. The sky cleared, with not a cloud in sight, as if the previous catastrophe had been an illusion!
“The glory of the Temple?”
The Heart-Eater Child murmured, his face darkening: “How unfair the Sovereign is! I am a being of rules, yet I was merely a wandering soul, denied reincarnation and forbidden from becoming a Cycle Walker to grasp authority! Forced to watch helplessly as other insignificant beings seized power!”
“This reversal of time and twisting of the future was a desperate gamble!”
“Fortunately, it finally succeeded! Now that I am reborn and gained the Cycle Walker identity, I can officially gather authority!”
“Although possessing a Cycle Walker’s body grants me a real physical form, allowing me to descend into reality, it also exposes me to the risk of death. But without this, how could I control the Temple? It’s a trade-off.”
Previously, he was merely a wandering soul or a “concept” of the Temple, intangible and formless, thus indestructible.
Now, he had transformed from a concept into a physical being, visible and tangible. It was like stepping into the chessboard as a piece, losing the privilege of being outside the game, and placing himself under the Temple’s rules, making him vulnerable to elimination.
Nonetheless, he was no longer an outcast but a legitimate Cycle Walker, meaning the Temple could no longer arbitrarily erase him, and he could now compete with other authority holders.
The gains and losses were hard to assess.
“Unfortunately… this body is too weak…”
The Heart-Eater Child—or rather, the Temple—flexed his limbs, sighing: “Otherwise, there’s a Cycle Walker here who has taken most of my authority, and I’d love to kill him!”
“But it doesn’t matter. Who knows the Temple better than me?”
“After just a few missions, I can amplify myself to the strongest state and eliminate all other authority holders!”
“Hmm… this body follows the ancient path of the Witch Sect. Fortunately, I know a secret method for advancement, one that can also refine the Twelve Demon Deities! Damn Gong Shu Zhe, how dare he rebel against me, obsessed with using the twelve golden statues to oppose me? Hmph… even if he succeeds, those statues will become vessels for my Demon Gods!”
The Heart-Eater Child leisurely stepped outside, looking at the chaotic military camp with a cold smile: “This body is broken and requires blood nourishment. It’s not wise to confront that controller just yet… Have you watched enough?”
“Ahh… you!”
Two figures emerged nearby—Li Zi Zai and Ruan Zhi Yu. Ruan Zhi Yu’s face showed a mix of fear and shock: “You’re not the Heart-Eater Child!”
“Oh? A contingency left by that person? Unfortunately, you’re too late!”
The Heart-Eater Child let out a sinister laugh: “The divine eye technique of Esoteric Buddhism? Explode for me!”
“Ahh!”
Ruan Zhi Yu screamed as both eyes exploded, leaving black-red blood holes, collapsing lifeless to the ground: “Brother Li, run!”
Her hand dropped lifelessly, her breath gone, killed instantly.
“Zhi Yu?!”
Li Zi Zai’s eyes turned red. With a flick of his hand, a spear appeared, instantly splitting into seven spear shadows: “Celestial Star Descending, White Tiger Seven Killings!”
Roar! Roar!
White-gold starlight merged with martial energy, forming a ferocious tiger head that bit down fiercely.
“A mantis trying to stop a chariot—bold yet foolish… Hahaha… because I killed that woman?”
Though he had just possessed the Heart-Eater Child’s body, he fought with great skill, even more terrifying than the original Heart-Eater Child!
Pu!
After a few exchanges, Li Zi Zai clutched his chest and slowly fell, staring at the Heart-Eater Child holding his heart, filled with regret.
“Pity… this body has suffered multiple grievous injuries before, greatly depleting its essence. Otherwise, would it have taken me this long to deal with you?”
The Heart-Eater Child seemed extremely dissatisfied, and seeing the soldiers rushing over, his face twisted into a bloodthirsty grin: “Perfect, let me replenish!”
In an instant, he transformed into a purplish-red blood shadow, lunging forward fiercely!
Puchi!
Within a ten-zhang radius, all the soldiers, including Li Zi Zai and Ruan Zhi Yu, had their foreheads split open, blood gushing out like rivers flowing back to the sea, absorbed into the Heart-Eater Child’s palm, leaving only floating husks behind.
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