This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 704 Finale
Without the Myriad Blood Pearl, would I have gotten to where I am today?
Without the Myriad Blood Pearl, would I still be considered the greatest prodigy in history?
Without the Blood Pearl, am I still the best in the world?
Perhaps on a quiet, star-studded night, in the deepest corner of his soul, these questions had also spread like vines into Li Fei's mind.

But he never paid much attention to these things.

Because he had long regarded the Myriad Blood Pearl as one with himself.

Just as luck is also a part of strength, Li Fei has always regarded the Myriad Blood Pearl as an integral part of himself.

No matter what, everything is me.

Even now, when he needs it most, the Myriad Blood Pearl has been 'stripped away'!
Those questions that were once buried deep in his heart and deliberately ignored are no longer empty doubts, but have transformed into the coldest and most naked blades, slashing fiercely at him:

Without the Blood Pearl, can you still manage?
Li Fei told Ning Qingman that it seemed as if fate was on his side, always guiding him to seek progress amidst danger.

This time, 'fate' has placed him in a truly perilous situation!

The road to the summit must be the most difficult.

So, Li Fei wants to prove his own 'Tao', and this is the most difficult path he can take!

And at the very instant the connection with the Myriad Blood Pearl was severed, the faint opportunity for breakthrough that had been sensed during the ascension to heaven—

It was like dry wood meeting a raging fire, suddenly becoming intense and clear!
This is the most difficult path, but also the path that best suits Li Fei's path to enlightenment!
He began to examine his remaining 'capital'—

The immense power gained from [Blood Rage] still surged and roared through his limbs and bones, and did not dissipate even after the connection with the Myriad Blood Beads was severed.

However, the power of [Blood Rage] can only last for ten minutes. After ten minutes, when the Myriad Blood Pearl can no longer be used, the power gap between Li Fei and Martial Ancestor will be further widened.

Similarly, the blood-fiend energy obtained by exchanging [Blood Fiend] is still stored in the acupoints and has not dissipated; it is just that it diminishes as it is used.

As for the Blood Soul, aside from the Blood Soul bonus brought by the Myriad Blood Beads, Li Fei's own vitality was already stronger than that of an ordinary Martial Saint, but he had already consumed most of it.

The three thousand blood souls in the 'blood spring' within his body had not dissipated either. Including the remaining life force of Li Fei himself, he now has about five thousand blood souls that he can still use.

[Blood Breath] is no longer usable and cannot automatically restore Blood Soul.

The method of replenishing blood and soul by absorbing the vital energy of heaven and earth, 【Blood Spring】, is no longer usable.

The recovery ability of the Martial Saint's body is equivalent to having most of a self-healing supernatural power. Li Fei's flying sword body far surpasses that of an ordinary Martial Saint's body. In addition, he can use the [Refining Objects] supernatural power to enhance it, so his self-healing ability is stronger than that of a Martial Saint who possesses a self-healing supernatural power.

Of course, it can't compare to [Blood Breath] or [Blood Spring].

They can't compare to the Martial Ancestor either.

Within the desolate domain, seeing that Li Fei remained silent, the Martial Ancestor no longer held back and strode forward to attack once more.

Boom!

Space groaned and twisted beneath Wu Zu's feet. He was enveloped in the power of eighteen Dao principles, and countless ferocious beast shadows roared and surged around him, transforming into a world-destroying torrent that once again crushed Li Fei.

Facing the Martial Ancestor's overwhelming aura, Li Fei's eyes suddenly dimmed, shifting from extreme aggression to extreme stillness.

He no longer chose the ruthless approach of meeting attacks head-on, but instead restrained, concentrated, and internalized all his sharpness, power, and will.

hum!
A majestic, imposing sword peak, its entire body shimmering with a dark golden luster, suddenly rose from the ground and stood at the heart of the [Wilderness] Domain.

The sword intent is profound and restrained, not showing off, yet it exudes a magnificent artistic conception that is eternal and indestructible!
Even if the heavens and earth collapse and the universe is overturned, this peak will remain steadfast and unmoved.

[A miraculous turn of events!]
Boom!Boom!Boom!
The Martial Ancestor's world-destroying fist, entwined with eighteen Dao principles, accompanied by the frenzied biting of countless beast shadows, slammed fiercely onto the Dark Gold Sword Peak.

Each impact unleashed a deafening roar that shook the universe, and sparks rained down like a galaxy, brilliant yet deadly!
The sword tip trembled violently, and the seemingly indestructible dark golden luster on its surface rippled violently under the violent impact.

The sharp sword intent was hidden deep within, only to suddenly erupt the moment it was attacked, forcefully deflecting and dissipating the terrifying force that was bombarding it.

At the same time, invisible sword energy shot out like millions of fine needles, mercilessly tearing and shredding the attacking beast shadows!
However, the disparity in strength between the two sides was simply too great.

Each impact was accompanied by a teeth-grinding cracking sound, and spiderweb-like cracks began to spread and deepen rapidly on the surface of the dark gold sword peak!
Within Sword Peak, Li Fei's flying sword body is the core of this indestructible peak.

When the attack exceeds the limit that [Turning the Tide] can withstand, the devastating aftershocks will act on the flying sword without reservation.

Tough flesh was forcibly torn apart by an invisible force, and the golden bones groaned under the unbearable burden. The internal organs seemed to be repeatedly bombarded by invisible thunder, and the excruciating pain instantly overwhelmed all perception!
"puff--!"

Li Fei suddenly bent over, spitting out a mouthful of scalding blood mixed with a rich metallic sheen and dark red malevolent energy.

This was the worst blow he had ever suffered since embarking on his path of cultivation! The most extreme pain he had ever experienced!
With skin torn open, bones on the verge of breaking, internal organs displaced, and life force draining away like a flood breaking its banks!
"So this is what it feels like."

Li Fei smiled as he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and the wounds on his body began to heal.

"This move."

The Martial Ancestor was carefully sensing the power of "Turning the Tide".

The previous battle made him think that Li Fei's martial arts were similar to his own, but he did not expect that Li Fei's defensive skills were just as good.

【Staying Away from Heaven】also exceeded the Martial Ancestor's understanding of martial arts!

However, the huge difference in strength made it difficult for Li Fei to compensate with skill.

After the [Wilderness] Domain is expanded, the Martial Ancestor can completely overpower all opponents with sheer force!

The fist of the Martial Ancestor, imbued with the power of eighteen Dao principles, struck the dark golden sword peak with a roar that seemed to shake an ancient star into Mount Buzhou, bringing the entire enclosed space to the brink of shattering.

The inverted glass bowl-shaped spatial barrier twisted violently, like a bubble being kneaded by an invisible giant hand, rippling out layers of terrifying waves visible to the naked eye.

After hundreds of punches, the dark golden sword peak emitted a piercing metallic wail, sending out a large number of sharp sword energy fragments.

These fragments crashed into the spatial barrier and were violently bounced back, forming a devastating storm of blades in a small area.

Inside Sword Peak, Li Fei's flying sword body had long lost its former luster, and was covered with dense, deep cracks that revealed the bone, resembling a delicate piece of porcelain about to shatter completely!

Through those horrific wounds, one could even see bones shimmering with a dim golden light, covered in fine cracks, and organs twitching slightly.

Blood had soaked through the golden jade scales, and the bones made a teeth-grinding creaking sound, as if they would break apart inch by inch at any moment!
His internal organs were churning violently, and every breath brought on excruciating, tearing pain, along with more blood and foam.

Li Fei's eyes were resolute. Although this was a painful experience he had never had before, it did not shake him in the slightest!

The flying sword body maintained a high-frequency vibration, forcibly dispersing and stripping away the power that had invaded the body.

The torn muscle fibers writhed wildly as if they were alive, forcibly trying to mend themselves; the broken bone fragments regenerated rapidly through intense friction; and the damaged internal organs, stimulated by the immense life potential, struggled to repair their wounds.
If it weren't for his flying sword body and the [Object Refining] supernatural ability, he would have been completely crushed long ago.

But the current situation is just a struggle to survive; with the vitality continuously declining, death is only a matter of time.

At a certain moment, all the cracks on the dark gold sword peak, which was on the verge of collapse and bore all the violent power of the Martial Ancestor, suddenly lit up, as if a volcano that had accumulated thunder for ten thousand years had found its only outlet!

The terrifying power accumulated within the sword peak, forcibly absorbed, endured, and compressed to its limit by [Stabilizing the Heavens], was transformed in that instant—

Turn defense into offense! Transform mountains into sharp edges!
The unwavering, unparalleled sword intent transforms into a sharp edge that tears through chaos and splits the heavens and earth in a fraction of a second!

The dim, dark golden light was replaced by an extremely concentrated, dazzling sword beam that was too bright to look at directly.

[Ignorant of the immensity of heaven!]
Before breaking through to the top, Li Fei was already able to switch between extreme offense and defense in an instant between "turning the tide" and "not knowing the height of the sky".

After reaching the pinnacle, Li Fei took another step forward by combining martial arts and magic—

He incorporated the magical technique "Eternal Stabilization" into martial arts, allowing the upper limit of his two ultimate moves to be temporarily 'constant' time and time again.

The more damage [Saves the World] takes, the more it transforms into [Ignorant of the World], and the sharper the 'sword' becomes!
It was no longer a grand scroll depicting humanity and beautiful landscapes, but a pure, extreme sword carrying endless destruction.

The heavier the pressure that had been building up, the more violent the backlash would be!

The destructive power that the Martial Ancestor had placed on the sword peak has now been transformed into the driving force that propels the sword light and tears through his own defenses!
The Martial Ancestor's terrifying combat instincts gave him a frantic warning, and he threw a punch in advance, attempting to intercept the sword strike.

laugh--

The sword light pierced through the Daoist power that the Martial Ancestor had gathered in front of his fist, and then pierced through the Martial Ancestor's right fist and right arm with unstoppable force!

The sword beam finally pierced through the Martial Ancestor's chest and exited through his back, leaving a hole the size of a bowl, with smooth, mirror-like edges, radiating a terrifying cutting sword intent!

This is not real harm.

The bloodthirsty aura contained within the sword's edge erupted within the Martial Ancestor's body!

Chi chi chi——

The Martial Ancestor's incredibly powerful Martial Saint body began to wither and decay rapidly from the inside out at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Muscles withered, tendons broken, bones covered in dust, the boundless vitality was frantically eroded and annihilated by this destructive bloodthirsty energy!
"strong enough!"

The Martial Ancestor laughed, struggling to restore his damaged body.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, he also launched an attack on Li Fei. The [Wilderness] Domain transformed into an invisible, immense pressure, like the crushing force of the entire blood-red universe, brutally crushing the equally injured Li Fei and tearing his flying sword body apart once again!
Li Fei regretfully unleashed [Save the Day] once again.

He wanted to take a gamble before the power of [Blood Rage] dissipated.

If the Martial Ancestor hadn't blocked the sword in time, weakening its killing power, the sword would have truly had a chance to severely injure the opponent!
Unfortunately, the Martial Ancestor's terrifying combat intuition ensured that he never made a mistake in battle.

The Martial Ancestor possesses a hundred, even a thousand times more combat experience than Li Fei in defeating the strong with the weak and turning the tide in desperate situations!
He didn't give Li Fei the slightest chance!

Li Fei now has less than two thousand Blood Souls left, and the duration of [Blood Rage] has expired, causing the enhancement power to dissipate.

The power gap widened further, and even without the Martial Ancestor's close combat, the pressure from the [Desolate] Domain alone was enough to cause [Switch of Heaven] to gradually collapse!

All that is needed is for the Martial Ancestor's damaged body to be repaired and for him to launch one last attack. Then, this battle at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Realm will come to a complete end.

Li Fei was covered in blood, but his eyes remained resolute and unwavering.

He has one last trump card—

After breaking through to the peak, relying on the unity of magic and martial arts, the [Sword Sacrifice] divine power can not only be used to refine life force, but also to refine other things, such as the primordial energy of heaven and earth, etc.
Good luck!

With Li Fei's mastery of luck, he can use his own luck to refine with the [Sword Sacrifice] divine power, in exchange for the power to fight one last time!

To defeat the Martial Ancestor, one must cultivate a sufficient amount of luck. However, once one's luck is depleted too much, it will be almost impossible for Li Fei to break through to the peak.

There's even a possibility of things going downhill afterward!
Therefore, Li Fei never used this move, because it would injure the enemy a thousand while damaging himself eight hundred.

But now, this is the only option.

Without the Blood Pearl, it certainly doesn't seem to work.
But Li Fei did not hesitate, nor did he doubt himself.

This is the path he chose himself.

In the deepest despair, do your best!

As always, unwavering—

Li Fei fully activated the [Jing'an] divine power, and an indescribable, boundless power rose from the depths of his life essence!

Beneath the crimson sky of the desolate realm, a dazzling golden flame suddenly ignited.

Amidst the flames, a majestic and sacred five-clawed golden dragon phantom, its scales and claws gleaming, raised its head and roared as it circled and danced.

"Ok?"

Wu Zu had not expected that Li Fei would have such tricks up his sleeve.

Can't wait any longer!

The Martial Ancestor's battle instincts issued the sharpest warning. He forcibly interrupted the repair process of his body. His broken body, carrying the overwhelming power of the entire [Desolate] Domain, was like a collapsing blood-red sky, launching a final and devastating attack on the burning golden flame of fortune and on Li Fei, who was shrouded in the golden flame!

The dark golden sword peak was completely crushed by the Martial Ancestor's fists, disintegrating and turning into countless fragments of dark golden light rain!

Li Fei's flying sword body shattered, riddled with holes, and his flesh and bones were separated!
However, just as the flame of life was about to be completely extinguished and the physical body was almost completely disintegrating.

The golden flames that had burned away all of its own fortune, forming a flames that seemed capable of incinerating the entire river of destiny, suddenly collapsed and condensed!
It no longer manifested outwardly, but rather, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, it all merged into Li Fei's crumbling flying sword body!
The [Sword Sacrifice] divine power was subjected to a load far exceeding its limit at this moment, and it was almost about to explode!
Li Fei's remaining will was like steering a ship through raging waves, while frantically operating the other six supernatural powers, using [Jing An] as the hub and the Dao of the unity of law and martial arts as the foundation, to share the pressure on the [Sword Sacrifice] supernatural power.

His method of combining magic and martial arts is to "strengthen martial arts with magic," but at this moment it has been completely reversed, using all means to enhance the body of the flying sword, which is his natal magic weapon.

That is, when Li Fei used his own luck to perform the [Sword Sacrifice], the already very strong opportunity to break through the realm suddenly rose like the sun in the eternal night!

Suddenly, Li Fei heard a baby crying.

The memories and insights gained from witnessing Qingxu's enlightenment in the 'Dream Realm' resurfaced from the deepest recesses of my mind! (See Chapter 70, "Hearing the Dao in the Morning," in Volume 3 for details)
Moreover, the memories and insights that Lin Tianyi had deliberately left for Li Fei when he 'ascended' also resurfaced at this moment.

Before breaking through to the next level, Li Fei had already gained a certain understanding and insight into the peak. His chances of success were far higher than Qingxu's and even higher than Lin Tianyi's!

This is also the source of his confidence to climb to the sky alone.

Now, at this moment when his vitality is at its weakest and he is truly at his wit's end, Li Fei finally took that step!
It is not merely an opportunity to break through a desperate situation and attain enlightenment.

By reversing his own path of combining magic and martial arts, and transforming it into "using martial arts to strengthen techniques," Li Fei truly grasped the essence of the unity of magic and martial arts!
By using the [Sword Sacrifice] to refine all of his own fortune, Li Fei found the opportunity to prove his path through fortune at the moment when his fortune boiled and was completely ignited!

To break through to the top through luck is no longer something that can be achieved simply by enhancing one's personal luck; it requires a qualitative change in luck.

Li Fei's qualitative change in fortune relied on his combination of magic and martial arts and his flying sword body.

The qualitative change begins when the Qi and Luck are completely integrated into the flying sword!

Therefore, to break through a desperate situation, one must combine martial arts and magic, and use one's destiny to prove one's path.

These three elements complement each other and none can be omitted!

Within the desolate realm, time seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand, falling into an almost absolute stillness.

The crimson light of blood, the shattered fragments of space, the broken body of the Martial Ancestor that still exuded world-destroying pressure, and the dark gold debris scattered all over the sky. Everything became incredibly slow.

In this almost frozen space-time, Li Fei transformed himself into a sword, and a sword light moved in an extremely slow and illogical manner.

Wherever the sword flashes, nothing is spared!

The solidified crimson wasteland, like a thick layer of ice being branded with a red-hot iron, was silently cleaved open by this sword light, creating an absolute, blank, and all-annihilating passage!

Before this sword light, the thousands of roaring beast shadows didn't even have time to utter a mournful cry before they completely dissolved and returned to nothingness.

The inverted glass bowl-shaped spatial barrier was at its limit of violent vibration, and the cracks covering it spread and intertwined wildly.

This absolute space, sealed by the power of the Wild God, shattered like a fine piece of porcelain struck by a heavy hammer!
Countless fragments of space scattered like exploding stars, revealing the deep, cold, all-consuming void black hole behind them.

At the center of the black hole.

The Martial Ancestor's battered body remained frozen in place, still in the forward-leaning posture. The eighteen kinds of violent Dao Laws that bound his entire body and formed a unified whole began to crumble inch by inch, like ice and snow thrown into boiling water!
On his face, which was full of fighting spirit and wildness, there was no fear, no resentment. Instead, a pure, satisfied, and relieved smile slowly and clearly appeared.

That smile transcends a thousand years, carrying the deepest expectations and recognition for those who come after:

"That was really satisfying."

And so it vanished into thin air.

The sword light that annihilated the Martial Ancestor, shattered the Desolate Domain, and destroyed the spatial barrier did not cease in the slightest despite the Martial Ancestor's demise.

On the contrary, the sword momentum became even stronger and the sword intent even more resolute!

The sword light shone like a rainbow, slashing towards the bronze gate located at the edge of the sky!

The sword's edge pierced the '卍' character in the center of the bronze gate, and the two collided, bursting forth with a dazzling light.

Om-! ! !
It was as if the entire sky trembled violently.

When the light faded, the sword's edge had disappeared.

On the bronze door, the swastika symbol still bears the Sanskrit chant, but its brilliance has faded, and a gap has appeared in its design!
We are now invincible.

Let's ascend to the heavens and fight again!

The vast, boundless mountain range, like the spine of an ancient behemoth, winds its way beneath thick clouds.

The towering ancient trees had long since turned to dust under the violent energy impact, leaving only charred and twisted craters and broken rocks, telling the story of the war's brutality.

This is the battlefield where humans and monstrous beasts fought. The air is thick with the pungent smell of blood and burnt meat, mixed with the foul stench of the beasts.

In a relatively open valley on the outskirts of the mountains, the battle was taking place in its most brutal form. This was not a stage for the strongest warriors, but rather for the backbone of humanity—those martial artists and sorcerers who had not yet touched the threshold of the Dao, yet still harbored the desire to fight for a chance to survive for their people.

More than three hundred human warriors formed a shaky circular battle formation. Their animal hide armor was already tattered, and their exposed skin was covered with claw marks, bite marks, and signs of corrosion.

The rudimentary implants hadn't even fully integrated with the human body; parts of them were exposed, with scales, claws, and hair on their arms, backs, and chests, making these human warriors look more like monsters.

Their opponents were two monstrous beasts resembling giant lizards, with bony spurs on their backs and obsidian-like scales covering their bodies—the seventh-grade monstrous beasts, the Earth-Splitting Dragon Lizards!
The massive body of the Earth-Splitting Dragon Lizard is like a battering ram with each charge, and its tail can cut several people in half with a single sweep!
"Stabilize the formation! Warlocks, redeploy!"

A one-eyed, burly man with terrifying claw marks on his face roared. His arms were covered in bone spurs that gleamed red. Each heavy punch he threw at the dragon lizard's scales produced a dull thud, sparks flew, but only shallow white marks were left.

The dragon lizard's claws tore open the chest of a young martial artist beside him, splattering hot blood all over his face.

The one-eyed strongman was not moved in the slightest by his companion's death. He seized the opportunity and grabbed the dragon lizard's right leg joint.

The surrounding martial artists rushed forward, slamming their heavy forces into the dragon lizard.

Its scales shattered, and foul-smelling blue blood gushed out. The dragon lizard let out a painful hiss, and activated the [Earthshaking] divine power. A powerful shockwave erupted from the ground, like an earth dragon turning over!
The one-eyed strongman was blasted away, and the martial artists and sorcerers present also staggered.

Five martial artists who couldn't dodge in time were kicked by the dragon lizard. The sound of bones breaking was clearly audible. Their bodies flew out like broken sacks, crashed into the rocks, and then fell silent.

"kill--!"

The one-eyed giant, possessing peak Dao Foundation stage combat power, stood up again with bloodshot eyes and led the remaining warriors in a desperate charge!

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, spells roared, and the crisp sound of swords breaking and the screams of the dying intertwined to create a hellish symphony.

When the two dragon lizards exhausted their life force and collapsed, fewer than twenty people remained standing in the valley, all wounded, and the ground was littered with the mutilated corpses of their comrades.

The sacrifice of hundreds of lives for the destruction of two powerful alien beasts is merely a microcosm of the countless local battles fought along this mountain range.

Humans are far weaker than these naturally powerful beasts. They can only fight to the death, using numbers, wisdom, courage and sacrifice to slowly erode the lives of these beasts, creating opportunities for the strongest to reach their ultimate goal.

The struggle for every inch of land was filled with human passion and desperate cries!
The fighting situation in the core area of ​​the mountain range is far more intense than in the outer areas.

The strange beasts here are not only as large as mountains, but their aura is also terrifyingly powerful.

The weakest of them are all ninth-grade exotic beasts, and there are also seven or eight tenth-grade exotic beasts that possess the laws of the Dao!

There were only five people opposing him.

Five figures, like pillars of strength, resolutely charged towards the summit of the heavens against the tide of destruction!

Leading the charge was a swordsman.

He was dressed in ordinary gray linen clothes, with an unremarkable face and a cold expression, standing out from the surrounding noise.

When he begins to charge, he displays the purest and most extreme sharpness in the world!
"Chong-"

A clear, resonant sword cry rang out.

The swordsman wielded an ordinary-looking iron sword, becoming one with the sword, transforming into a dazzling sword beam that tore through space, piercing straight into the horde of strange beasts ahead!

Blocking his way was a ninth-grade beast shaped like a giant tortoise, its shell covered with mysterious runes and flowing with the heavy power of the earth.

It roared, and the runes on its shell lit up, coalescing into a giant, earthen-yellow mountain that stretched across the sky.

The sword's edge pierced through the giant mountain silently, entered the giant tortoise's head, and emerged from the back of its skull.

Its massive, mountain-like body stiffened abruptly, and the runes flowing on its shell instantly dimmed and shattered. Then, a thin line of blood spread from its brow, and its enormous body was neatly cleaved in two!
The sword light continued forward, and wherever it passed, whether it was a savage giant elephant the size of a small mountain, a winged thunder leopard as fast as lightning and wrapped in wind and thunder, or a hundred-eyed centipede that could spew poisonous fire and miasma, all were silently torn apart by the invisible sharpness!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only the teeth-grinding "sizzle" sound of flesh, bones, and shells being instantly sliced ​​apart.

Limbs and severed arms fell like rain, paving a horrifying path of blood!
However, these strange beasts are all of the ninth rank, and even if their bodies are cut in two, they can still quickly regenerate and attack again.

At this moment, a burly man with a bare, bronze-colored upper body, who was right behind the swordsman, made his move.

The dozen or so gruesome wounds on his body, each shimmering with the aura of different Dao principles, seemed to come alive. They merged with his surging, tsunami-like blood and qi, and he unleashed a powerful punch—

"Get out of my way!"

A thunderous roar shook the surrounding area. The burly man twisted his waist and threw a punch. His movements were simple and direct, and each punch contained the terrifying power to shatter mountains and split seas and destroy stars!
All the beasts that charged forward again were sent flying by the domineering and unparalleled fist energy.

Compared to the swordsman's unparalleled prowess, these beasts were clearly more wary of this burly man.

The other three powerful individuals accompanying the two did not make a move.

One of them was a bald monk, exuding a faint Zen aura, and his body was enveloped in a soft yet resilient golden Buddhist light.

He clasped his hands together and chanted the scriptures in a low voice.

Golden Buddhist light suddenly enveloped the swordsmen and burly men who were engaged in fierce combat, rapidly healing their injuries and replenishing their energy.

"You stinking monk, I don't need your meddling!"

The burly man who had sent a ninth-grade beast flying with a single punch turned around and roared, "You better save your strength, you'll get your comeuppance later!"

The monk sighed and finally stopped chanting.

And so, with the swordsman and the burly man leading the way, the five powerful humans ascended into the sky.
When Li Fei transformed himself into a sword, broke through the seal left by Buddha, and passed through the bronze gate, his mind was first immersed in such an illusion.

Once he came to his senses, he began to explore this 'new world'—

There is no up, down, left, or right; everything is empty, and there is no concept of space.

It's as if the concept of time has disappeared.

Vast and boundless, supreme and beyond description.
After losing the ability to perceive space and time, one's own existence becomes ethereal and intangible.

The only thing that is clear is the Dao!

【The Only Law】transforms from a void imprint into a tangible existence, like a star in the vast universe.

This 'star' is not independent, but is connected to the entire 'universe'.

Li Fei had a strange feeling that as long as he had a thought, the entire 'universe' would respond to it!
"Is this the world after ascension?"

Li Fei's thoughts gradually became clearer.

This place is different from the 'fairyland' described by Taoists, and of course, it is also different from the Buddhist realm described by Buddhists.

It resembled the starry sky outside a planet, but it was completely different from the starry sky in Li Fei's memories of his previous life.

Suddenly, a thought came from afar.

The aura of this thought felt very familiar to Li Fei—

Lin Tianyi!

"You really came, Li Fei."

"Senior Lin?"

"it's me."

"Is this the world after ascension?"

"No, there has never been any ascension."

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"This is still the world we belong to. This is the core of the world, the 'source' of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, the origin."

"The core of the world?"

“You should already have some sense of it. You can use the Dao to create resonance here. If you go a step further, you can control the entire world on your own.”

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A sudden inspiration struck Li Fei, as if he had finally understood something.

"The so-called Wild God is the first life form to arrive here. He believes himself to be the god of this world and is trying to completely control this place in order to control all the laws of this world!"

Lin Tianyi's thoughts continued, "Once the Desolate God succeeds, our human race will be forever reduced to food for alien beasts, with no chance of ever rising again."

"A thousand years ago, the ancestors of mankind launched a war to ascend to the heavens in order to stop the gods of the wilderness. At that time, there were only five peak beings in all of humanity. Fortunately, these five were the first ancestors of mankind to open up a certain path, and they were blessed with great fortune and extraordinary strength."

"Under the leadership of these five, the human race and the alien beasts engaged in a decisive battle. When you first entered this place, you should have seen a vision, which was left by Buddha for those who came after. The vision recorded that battle a thousand years ago."

"Two of the last five top experts were critically injured and fell into the hands of the Desolate God. The remaining three fought their way up to the heavens, reaching the extreme of the heavens, and arrived at the bronze gate you once saw."

"These three eventually took that step, broke through to the top, passed through the bronze gate, entered here, and fought against the God of Desolation."

"These three people are the Taoist Ancestor and the Buddha in later generations, and there is also a woman who is the Taoist Ancestor's Daoist consort."

"You've seen the two who fell into the hands of the Desolate God. They called themselves the Martial Ancestor and the Sword Ancestor. In that battle, they charged the fastest and killed the most fiercely, leaving no room for retreat, just so that their stronger companions could save some strength to deal with the Desolate God at the end."

"In the end, they were controlled by the Aragami and became puppets."

Li Fei fell silent.

Because of the Martial Ancestor, the Sword Ancestor ultimately died at his hands.

"The Taoist Ancestor, the Buddha Ancestor, and that woman, are they all here now?"

Li Fei asked.

Lin Tianyi: "During the battle with the Desolate God, that woman sacrificed herself to save the Dao Ancestor, and her Dao vanished."

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"Of the five human peaks a thousand years ago, only the Dao Ancestor and the Buddha remained. The two of them joined forces to seal this primordial land, completely severing its connection with the outside world, preventing the Desolate God from interfering in the human world, and also cutting off the Desolate God's 'authority' left in the human world. From then on, the strange beasts could not condense the Dao principles on their own and could only stop at the ninth rank."

"But the Wild God also left a contingency plan. Before the Origin Land was completely sealed, He scattered the 'authority' He left in the human world across the Western Continent, and also left a new 'authority' on the Bronze Gate—all information about the Wild God, the Summit and the Origin Land could not be preserved in the human world."

After listening to Lin Tianyi's explanation, many of Li Fei's doubts were answered.

What is 'authority'?

Li Fei asked the most crucial question.

Lin Tianyi: "The Dao is the application of a single Dao rule. You can think of 'authority' as the aggregation of multiple Dao rules."

The Dao can only temporarily influence the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, while 'authority' can permanently alter the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and even establish new rules.

Li Fei sensed his surroundings: "The acquisition of 'authority' lies in this primordial land. Is this the place for cultivation at the summit? Or is this the new battlefield?"

Lin Tianyi: "That's right. Although the Dao Ancestor and the Buddha Ancestor sealed the Desolate God, they were unable to eliminate him. For the past thousand years, the three parties have been vying for 'power' in this place of origin."

Although he spoke of it casually, Li Fei could sense the hardship and determination that spanned a thousand years!
It turns out that the battle between humans and alien beasts never truly ended.

This was a war that lasted for over a thousand years!

Li Fei: "The Desolate God left behind 'authority' in the Western Continent, so He can exert influence on the Western Continent, thereby breaking the oath I made with Xu Chihan and Gu Li, and even causing the Martial Ancestor and Sword Ancestor to descend?"

Lin Tianyi: "One reason is this, and another reason is that I broke through to the peak and entered the place of origin, which affected the seals of Buddha and Dao Ancestor, making the seals loose. Therefore, the Desolate God was able to exert a certain influence on the human world by using the authority He left in the Western Continent through the seal."

Li Fei: "I see."

Zhongmou said that he suddenly received the will of the Wild God seven years ago.

Li Fei initially thought it was because seven years ago, he, Ning Qingman, and Tai Yu went to the bottom of the Abyss, which affected the seal left by the Dao Ancestor, thus allowing the Desolate God to transmit his will.

It turns out that Lin Tianyi's 'ascension' seven years ago affected the seal.

Li Fei: "What's going on with Buddha? Has he joined forces with the Wild God?"

Li Fei was very reluctant to speculate about a predecessor who paved the way for the future of humankind.

But apart from that, he couldn't think of any other reason to explain Jingheng's behavior in the Eastern Continent.

If it weren't for Jing Heng, Li Fei could have conquered the Western Continent much more easily.

Lin Tianyi: "Buddha did not join forces with the Desolate God; he was merely 'transformed' by the Dao."

Li Fei: "Taoist transformation?"

Lin Tianyi: "This is what the Dao Ancestor said. The more 'power' any living being acquires, the more severely it will be 'Daoized' and will instinctively want to control more 'power', thus completely losing its original nature."

Li Fei was taken aback, not expecting this outcome.

Lin Tianyi: "Back then, in order to fight against the Desolate God, Buddha acquired too much 'power,' so he was most severely 'Taoist-ified' and lost his original mind. Now, as long as he can acquire 'power,' he is capable of anything."

Li Fei: "What about the Dao Ancestor?"

Lin Tianyi: "In order to preserve his original heart, Dao Ancestor has been fighting against 'Dao Transformation', but this has also resulted in his 'authority' being far less than that of the Desolate God and Buddha. In the struggle in the Land of Origin, he is the weakest party."

Li Fei suddenly realized.

No wonder the Wild God and Buddha could influence the human world and make their own plans when the seal was loosened, but the Dao Ancestor had no means to do so.

"Is it still possible to leave here and return to the human world?"

Li Fei asked.

He promised Ning Qingman that he would definitely go back!

Lin Tianyi: "The seals of the Dao Ancestor and the Buddha Ancestor are mainly aimed at the inside. If someone tries to leave by force, the seal will be broken. At that time, the Desolate God will regain the 'authority' He left in the human world, thus gaining the upper hand and winning this battle."

Li Fei discerned another layer of meaning in those words—

A thousand years ago, the Taoist Ancestor and the Buddha Ancestor were able to forcibly sever the 'authority' left by the Wild God in the human world and seal it in its original place.

A thousand years later, the Aragami only needs to reclaim its former 'authority' to win this battle.

This indicates that in this war that has lasted for over a thousand years, the Aragami are gradually gaining the upper hand!

"Then kill the Aragami and end this war once and for all."

Li Fei said.

King Seferon's City.

A month has passed since Li Fei left.

During this month, Wenren Zheng sent out many spies to inquire from various sources, but he did not find out any news about Li Fei.

Li Fei seemed to have vanished into thin air!
Currently, this news is only known to Wenren Zheng and Ning Qingman; the rest of the western expeditionary army believe that Li Fei is still in seclusion healing his injuries.

"I'm going to Moer Plain."

Ning Qingman bid farewell to Wenren Zheng.

Actually, she had wanted to leave for a long time, but Li Fei had made an agreement with her before he left, asking her to stay in the capital for a full month no matter what.

Ning Qingman kept her promise, but Li Fei did not return as agreed.

Seeing the woman's resolute decision to leave, Wenren Zheng sighed:
"A man like him, even if he dies, it will be a dramatic death; he can't possibly die quietly. No news is the best news."

Ning Qingman remained expressionless and said nothing. Wenren Zheng didn't try to persuade her further: "Take care, contact me anytime if you need anything."

Ning Qingman nodded and turned to leave.

After leaving the royal city, she flew straight towards the direction of the Mor Plain.

A streak of blue light pierced the sky.

Several hours later, Ning Qingman appeared inside the restricted area of ​​the Mor Plain, standing in the stone forest.

She carefully observed her surroundings, sensing the changes in the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy).

After confirming that there were no signs of battle, it took off and flew towards the sky.

Li Fei had told her how he planned to find traces of the Wild God, and now she was going to follow the path Li Fei had taken and search all the way there.

A blue rainbow pierced through the sea of ​​clouds, soaring straight into the sky!
After an unknown amount of time, Ning Qingman gradually began to exhaust herself.

She hovered in the air, took out a bottle of pills, swallowed them, and began to recover and regulate her breathing.

A moment later, she continued flying upwards.
After repeating this process several times, Ning Qingman had used up all the pills she carried with her.

Her recovery time became longer and longer each time, the implants in her body became more and more tired, and even her Dao foundation began to become unstable.

But Ning Qingman didn't care; as long as she had a sliver of strength left, she wouldn't stop.

Six days later.

The sky is so high, its boundaries unknown.

A figure in a green robe flew tirelessly upwards.

Her breathing was unsteady, her speed was far slower than before, and she was even somewhat disoriented.

For a top-tier expert to be this exhausted shows just how ruthless she pushed herself!
Suddenly, a blood-red bead appeared abruptly in front of Ning Qingman.

Before she could react, the blood-red bead transformed into a human figure.

It was Li Fei!

Ning Qingman suddenly opened her eyes wide, and then a murderous intent appeared in them. Without hesitation, she thrust out her sword.

The sword light, imbued with the power of the Dao principle of [Sword Release], pierced through Li Fei's chest!

Li Fei, with a smile on his face, took the sword strike head-on, yet he wasn't injured at all.

He let Ning Qingman thrust her sword a second time, then pointed a finger at Ning Qingman's arm:
"it's me."

Ning Qingman's hand movements paused.

It wasn't because she believed the person in front of her was Li Fei, but because a powerful life force was injected into her body, restoring her losses over the past few days and repairing her foundation.

"you"

"I said I would definitely come back."

Li Fei continued speaking, while simultaneously transmitting a large amount of information to Ning Qingman through his mind.

These messages are snippets of their private interactions, memories that belong only to the two of them.

Ning Qingman stared blankly at Li Fei: "How did you become like this?"

The reason she couldn't believe that the person in front of her was Li Fei was because the Dao aura emanating from Li Fei at this moment was not [Only I Have the Law], but a Dao she had never seen before.

People can fake things, but the Way cannot; everyone's Way is unique.

Without the "I am the only one who has the law" principle, Ning Qingman could not fully trust the person in front of her.

Li Fei explained, "My true body is still in the place of origin; this is an avatar of mine."

Ning Qingman was taken aback: "A clone... can also have Dao principles?"

Li Fei laughed and said, "That's a long story. Let me finish my work first, and then I'll tell you in detail."

Ning Qingman asked warily, "What do you want to do?"

Li Fei: "Of course, it's about conquering the Western Continent."

Megania.

Quirrell.

This is a small town located in the eastern border of the Kingdom of Mega, where the highest-ranking noble is only a viscount.

As the sun rises, its bright rays illuminate the entire city.

A figure appeared in the sky above the city, looking down.

"Daisy Chambers, come out and face your death."

The calm sound echoed through the city, making it clearly audible to everyone within.

Many people looked up at the sky in bewilderment, while the nobles in the city were all terrified.

Daisy Chambers is the name of Her Majesty the Queen of Megawa!
The person in the air waited for a while, then suddenly fell from the sky like a meteorite.

boom--! ! !
A fortress where the city's nobles lived was reduced to ruins.

After the visitors left, the bodies of Queen Daisy Chambers of Megawa and a squad of royal guards were left in the ruins!
The person who came was naturally Li Fei.

After killing Daisy Chambers, he rushed to the next location without stopping.

Prince Seferen was hiding within the territory of Ori, but was found and killed by Li Fei.

Two dukes and six marquesses who were with him were also killed.

Next are the princes of the Kingdom of Bris and the Kingdom of Teyar.
From dawn till dusk, in just one day, Li Fei traversed the five kingdoms of the Western Continent, finding and killing all the remaining princes of the Western Continent one by one!

No matter where these princes hide or how well they conceal themselves, it's all in vain.

Li Fei seemed to have activated a 'map cheat', accurately locating each and every prince!
All the princes who participated in the ambush of Wang Chengze were killed by Li Fei!

"how did you do it?"

Ning Qingman, who was acting alongside Li Fei, had by now basically come to believe him.

Ning Qingman was not originally capable of maintaining such high-speed movement for such a long time, but while flying with Li Fei, a continuous stream of life force flowed into her body, replenishing her losses.

"My current Dao principle comes from the Desolate God, or rather, from the 'authority' left by the Desolate God in the Western Continent."

Li Fei said.

Ning Qingman frowned: "I don't understand what you're saying at all."

"Hahaha."

Li Fei smiled and said, "Even if I tell you now, you'll soon forget it. Once I've taken over all the 'power' of the Western Continent, I can explain all of this to you."

Within the Land of Origin, Lin Tian led him to meet the Dao Ancestor.

The Dao Ancestor told Li Fei the true origin of the Myriad Blood Pearl—

Back then, the Wild God deliberately scattered the portion of his 'authority' that he left in the human world into the Western Continent, laying the groundwork for his future escape.

It was also at that time that Dao Ancestor made a move. He extracted a portion of the 'authority' that the Desolate God had scattered, condensed it into the Myriad Blood Pearl, and left it in the Eastern Continent.

This would not only prevent the 'authority' left by the Desolate God in the Western Continent from being complete, but also allow a destined person to obtain the Myriad Blood Pearl, and in the future, have the opportunity to take back the 'authority' of the Western Continent with the Myriad Blood Pearl, thus completely cutting off the Desolate God's escape route!
However, even after waiting for a thousand years, the Dao Ancestor was unable to find anyone who could obtain the Myriad Blood Pearl.

Until Li Fei, the 'destined person,' appeared.

It is precisely because the Myriad Blood Bead comes from the 'authority' of the Desolate God that it makes Li Fei increasingly resemble a humanoid beast.

Therefore, during the battle in the Celestial Realm, the Desolate God was able to sever the connection between the Myriad Blood Pearl and Li Fei.

When Li Fei passed through the bronze gate and entered the Land of Origin, the Myriad Blood Pearl was left behind in the mortal realm.

Because it cannot pass through the seal.

When the Buddha and the Taoist patriarch created the seal, they established a rule that anything related to 'authority' could not pass through the seal.

It was precisely because of the Myriad Blood Pearl that remained in the human world that Li Fei was able to take action in the human world without leaving his place of origin.

At this moment, his clone was formed from the Myriad Blood Pearl.

Having broken through to the peak through three paths simultaneously, Li Fei possessed several times more 'authority' than Lin Tianyi the moment he entered the Origin Land!
In this situation, he is capable of exerting influence on the human world through the loosened seal, much like the gods and Buddhas.

Li Fei chose to influence the Ten Thousand Blood Beads.

He used his authority to completely condense the Myriad Blood Pearls into a complete Dao principle—

[Ten Thousand Blood]!
The Sword Ancestor's Dao principle [Sword] manifested as an 'ordinary' iron sword, while Li Fei's Dao principle [Ten Thousand Blood] manifested as an avatar.

The six Blood Soul Skills that Wan Xuezhu once possessed have been transformed into the six Divine Abilities of this clone.

In addition, the clone also possesses a seventh supernatural power—the ability to transfer damage via the Myriad Blood Beads.

All damage suffered can be directly transferred to the beasts within the range of the supernatural power's influence.

The power of the [Ten Thousand Blood] Dao Principle is—

The more exotic beasts there are in the world, and the higher their rank, the more blood souls Li Fei will have.

When the Dao of Ten Thousand Blood was formed, the number of blood souls within the Ten Thousand Blood Pearl directly increased to 316,722!
This is after Li Fei has already killed several ninth-grade and tenth-grade exotic beasts.

If this had happened a thousand years ago, when the mythical beasts were at their most prosperous, and the Dao of Ten Thousand Blood was completed, the number of blood souls would probably have directly exceeded one million!

Of course, none of these are the reasons why Li Fei was able to directly find the princes of the Western Lands.

The Dao of 【Ten Thousand Blood】 comes from the 'authority' scattered by the Desolate God in the Western Continent, and Li Fei has already broken through to the peak.

He remotely controls the Myriad Blood Pearls from the source land, and can sense the 'authority' scattered across the Western Continent—

These 'authorities' are distributed throughout the bloodlines of all extraordinary beings in the Western Continent.

The stronger a person's bloodline, the clearer it becomes in Li Fei's perception.

That's why he was able to pinpoint those princes.

Next, once the Western Continent is completely conquered, Li Fei will be able to use the Dao Principle of [Ten Thousand Blood] as a guide to reclaim the 'authority' scattered across the Western Continent!
February 5th, 927th year of the Western Continental Calendar.

The western expeditionary army, which had been waiting in the capital city of Seferon for more than a month, set off again.

This time, the army was divided into four routes: the Zhenxi Army, the Chilin Army, Wenren Zheng, and Li Fei each led an army to attack the remaining four countries!
After all the princes were killed by Li Fei, and the Martial Ancestor and the Sword Ancestor also died, the Western Continent was no longer able to resist the Western Expeditionary Army.

On February 23, five major cities of the Kingdom of Mega were captured, and the capital city fell.

On February 26, of the five remaining dukes of the Kingdom of Denis, two died in battle and three surrendered, thus declaring the Kingdom of Denis extinct.

On March 5th, Riversis, the last general of the Kingdom of Ori, led the entire Royal Guard to their deaths in battle, and the Kingdom of Ori fell.

On March 11, the capital of the Kingdom of Teyar voluntarily lowered its royal flag and announced its surrender.

At this point, all seven kingdoms of the Western Continent had fallen, and all important cities and strategic resources had fallen into the hands of the Western Expeditionary Army!
With all the princes killed, and the dukes either surrendering or dying, the top nobles had completely lost their ability to resist. Under these circumstances, the middle and lower-ranking nobles of the seven kingdoms would only kneel down even faster, and the rule of the seven kingdoms would exist in name only.

Moer Plain, in the stone forest of the restricted area.

Li Fei stood where the illusion had existed, with Ning Qingman and Wenren guarding him.

By this point, both of them were convinced that he was indeed Li Fei.

With all seven kingdoms of the Western Continent conquered by the Great Blue Dynasty, Li Fei, as the Duke of Jing'an of the Great Blue Dynasty and the commander-in-chief of the Western Expeditionary Army, was able to attempt to reclaim the 'authority' scattered across the Western Continent using the Dao Principle of [Ten Thousand Blood].

Li Fei stood in the very center of the Mor Plain, the closest place to the Celestial Realm, and also the place where the Desolate God scattered his 'authority' a thousand years ago.

This is the last move the Wild God made in the human world.

The royal families of the seven kingdoms of the Western Continent gathered here with the power of their scattered 'authority' in their bloodline. This allowed the Wild God to resonate with his 'authority' in the Land of Origin, thus influencing the human world to a limited extent, and ultimately leading to the descent of the Martial Ancestor and the Sword Ancestor.

Similarly, Li Fei, standing here now, can also establish a connection with the scattered 'authorities' by relying on the Myriad Blood Pearl that has condensed into a Dao principle, and attract and gather them together!

He stood quietly in place, waiting.

The key to this matter lies, firstly, in the human realm, where Li Fei needs to represent the Eastern Continent to conquer the Western Continent.

Secondly, in the place of origin, someone needs to influence the world with 'authority'.

To avoid being "transformed into Tao," the Taoist Ancestor was constantly suppressed in his struggles with the Wild God and the Buddha, and was always powerless to influence the human world.

Lin Tianyi had only been on the summit for a short time when the Desolate God and Buddha competed with him, so his 'authority' was limited and he was powerless to influence the human world through the seal.

However, Li Fei himself has the ability!

In the Land of Origin, he, Lin Tianyi, and the Dao Ancestor joined forces to restrain the Desolate God and weaken its influence on the Western Continent.

At the same time, he used his 'authority' to influence the world—

The plains of Mor suddenly trembled.

The tremors on the plain were like the pulse of the earth awakening, each tremor causing the primordial energy of heaven and earth to boil!
The once clear sky was torn open with countless cracks, and the colorful aurora and the inky black vortex intertwined and swirled, while the roar of an ancient beast awakening could be faintly heard from the clouds!

The tremor spread at an incredible speed, traversing the majestic Dragonspine Mountains, sweeping across the turbulent Star Sea, and even causing the perpetually snow-capped Frostwolf Cliff at its westernmost end to tremble.

The entire western continent seemed to have become a giant resonating chamber, with every corner echoing this call from a thousand years ago!

Within the borders of the Kingdom of Denis, a royal marquis who had narrowly escaped pursuit suddenly clutched his chest and knelt on the ground.

He saw silver lines appear on his hands, and his blood began to boil uncontrollably!

"what happened?"

Meanwhile, in the city where this marquis lived, all the nobles with extraordinary powers lost control of their own bloodlines!

Some coughed up blood, some fell into a coma. Tiny rays of light flew out from the bodies of these nobles, soaring into the sky and heading towards the Mor Plain.

At this moment, similar scenes were unfolding in every corner of the Western Continent.

Countless streams of bloodline essence transformed into dazzling ribbons of light, red like raging fire, blue like the deep sea, silver like moonlight, and gold like the blazing sun.
They broke free from their master's restraints, crossed mountains and rivers, ignored the barriers, and converged on the Mor Plain like millions of birds returning to their nests!

A huge vortex appeared at the center of Li Fei's head.

The bands of light that gathered in the sky intertwined to form a giant cocoon of light with a diameter of over a hundred miles, slowly rotating, each rotation resonating with the heavens and earth!

Ning Qingman and Wenren Zheng watched this scene in shock.

They never imagined that the so-called 'reclaiming of power' would turn out like this.

Millions of extraordinary individuals across the entire Western Continent were simultaneously affected!
Li Fei soared into the air and flew into the center of the vortex.

The gathered bloodline power was continuously devoured and transformed by the Myriad Blood Pearl.
This bloodline separation lasted for a full seven days.

As the last ray of light entered Li Fei's body, the entire Western Continent fell into a deathly silence.

The once glorious extraordinary bloodline has become history, and all extraordinary power has been gathered in one person.

This is the true meaning of 'unique and singular'!
The vortex in the air shattered, and Li Fei landed slowly.

He simply stood there, and the oppressive aura emanating from him caused the space to distort slightly. With every gesture, he seemed to resonate throughout the entire continent.

Li Fei opened his eyes, feeling the surging power within his body, and a smile appeared on his lips.

At this moment, the Western Continent welcomed its only deity.

The twelfth day of the first month of the tenth year of Yuanxing.

The Great Blue Dynasty has just celebrated the New Year.

Lanling City, Imperial Palace.

Qin Ziheng and Li Fei were drinking tea in the Imperial Study.

“I have already ordered people to prepare a welcoming ceremony, but you have quietly returned.”

Qin Ziheng spoke to Li Fei with an expression of unprecedented ease.

Li Fei laughed and said, "We can hold the ceremony when Marshal Wenren returns to the capital in triumph. I still have some matters to attend to since I've returned."

He no longer addressed Qin Ziheng as a subject.

Qin Ziheng sighed: "Is it really a decision?"

Li Fei nodded.

He has already resigned from all his official positions and titles to Qin Ziheng.

Qin Ziheng gave a self-deprecating laugh: "At the summit, one is no longer a mortal. Royal power and wealth are indeed fleeting clouds to you."

He had already prepared the imperial edict to bestow the title of 'Prince Jing' upon Li Fei and granted the entire Western Continent as Li Fei's fiefdom!

Once this imperial edict is issued, it is tantamount to Qin Ziheng giving up half of the world. Li Fei, the "Prince Jing," is actually a king of equal rank, the "Son of the West"!
But Li Fei didn't even want his original official position and title anymore.

Compared to official positions in the human world, the 'authority' of the primordial land is the true meaning of power.

If someone could grasp the entirety of the Origin Land, then he would be beyond the description of an emperor; he would be 'Heaven'!
Therefore, those at the summit are no longer human beings, and royal power and wealth are indeed like fleeting clouds.

"How about I bestow upon Li Tianyu a hereditary dukedom?"

Qin Ziheng asked.

"it is good."

This time, Li Fei did not refuse.

A smile appeared on Qin Ziheng's face as he breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Li Fei is no longer a human, his family is still alive.

As long as the Li family can share in the glory of the nation, the Great Blue Dynasty will always have a guardian deity!

Qin Ziheng: "Is there anything else that hasn't been settled?"

Li Fei: "Jing Heng".

Qin Ziheng's expression turned solemn.

The powerful clans and forces that had previously caused trouble have all been dealt with.

But as long as Jingheng was not found, Qin Ziheng felt like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.

"Can we find him?"

"can."

"Then I'll leave it to you, sir."

Qin Ziheng stood up and bowed deeply to Li Fei.

When he straightened up, Li Fei was no longer in the imperial study.

The emperor stood in the imperial study, motionless for a long time, looking lost and dejected.

Above Lanling City.

Li Fei appeared beside Ning Qingman:

"Let's go."

"it is good."

The two transformed into light and vanished.

"I never really thought about it before, why Buddhism has a thousand-year-old tradition, while Taoism has only eight hundred years?"

Above the sea of ​​clouds, Ning Qingman spoke to Li Fei.

After reclaiming the 'authority' of the Western Continent, Li Fei was able to confront the 'authority' left by the Desolate God on the Bronze Gate, ensuring that the related memories would not be lost.

So he told Ning Qingman the whole story.

“Yes, I hadn’t thought about this carefully before. Since Buddha and Taoism were contemporaries, why did Taoism’s lineage lag behind Buddhism by two hundred years?”

Li Fei laughed.

The 'authority' of the primordial land can influence the human world, and the human world's fortune and general trend can also in turn influence the 'authority' of the primordial land.

That's why the Wild God couldn't allow the Western Continent to be conquered.

Similarly, if Jingheng establishes a Buddhist kingdom and it can unify the entire Eastern Continent, it will help the Buddha in the Land of Origin gain an advantage in the struggle for 'power'.

A thousand years ago, after the Buddha was "transformed" by Taoism, he only wanted to gain more "power". So he used seals to make arrangements for the human world and established the Pudu Temple.

They want Buddhism to unify the world!

In order to counter the "Taoist influence", the Taoist patriarch was two hundred years late in establishing Taoism in the human world to oppose Buddhism.

This is the origin of the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism.

Daozu did not want the Desolate God to win, nor did he want his former best friend to win.

"I don't want to see the whole world have only one color. Humanity's future should be decided by humanity itself."

In the land of origin, the Dao Ancestor said the following to Li Fei:
"I think if the monk could still remain conscious, he certainly wouldn't want to see the world filled with the sounds of chanting."

Li Fei expressed his agreement and admiration for this.

Will you be transformed by the Tao?

Ning Qingman asked with concern.

Li Fei laughed and said, "Don't worry, I will break through to the peak simultaneously using three paths, plus the experience shared by the Dao Ancestor. As long as I don't want to, I won't be transformed by the Dao."

However, not being 'transformed by the Tao' means being unable to acquire more 'authority', which would put them at a greater disadvantage in the struggle against the Arajin.

Ning Qingman already understood this, but she didn't ask any more questions.

Led by Li Fei, the two quickly arrived deep into the grassland and finally stopped above a canyon.

Should I address you as Jingheng, or as Buddha?

Li Fei looked down and said loudly.

The Prajnaparamita Sutra, this supreme and wondrous method created by the Buddha himself, was only truly mastered to its highest level by the Buddha himself when he reached the pinnacle of enlightenment.

There is no self, no person, no sentient being, and no life span.

Once mastered, it allows one to be 'omnipresent,' even appearing in the past and future.

That's why the Buddha was able to lay out plans in the past and present them in the future, allowing Jingheng to gradually become his own incarnation.

If it were Jingheng himself, he wouldn't have chosen to flee when the Western Buddhist Kingdom was destroyed; he would have stayed in Pudu Temple and lived and died with the sect.

But he was already being controlled by Buddha at that time, so he escaped.

Only after being completely refined into an avatar of Buddha did he reappear, intending to take advantage of the fact that the Desolate God was preoccupied with the affairs of the Western Continent and that the Great Blue Dynasty was internally vulnerable, to seize control of the Great Blue Dynasty and transform it into a Buddhist kingdom, thereby giving Buddha an advantage in the struggle for 'authority' in the Land of Origin.

Li Fei, having gathered the 'authority' of the Western Continent, could sense Jing Heng, who also possessed a portion of 'authority,' thus enabling him to pinpoint the location of Jing Heng's true form.

In the canyon, a dazzling Buddha's light suddenly appeared, and the Buddha's words resounded throughout heaven and earth:
"That's what I heard."

Li Fei shook his head and suddenly swooped down.

At the same time, the blood and soul within his body were boiling.

After condensing the 'authority', the number of blood souls within the Myriad Blood Beads has exceeded one million!
Li Fei directly used 300,000 Blood Souls to unleash [Blood Rage] —

Boom! ! !

It was as if a meteorite from outer space had struck, causing the earth to tremble violently.

The Buddha's light was torn apart, and the chanting was drowned out by a huge roar.

The entire canyon collapsed instantly, like a sandcastle struck by a flood, with dust billowing into the sky like a dragon!

After condensing 'authority', Li Fei's true strength didn't come from the exponential increase in the number of blood souls, but from possessing an authority power that was a level higher than the Dao principles—

Any damage he suffers, including damage at the level of Dao principles, will be directly transferred to the Western Continent.

In other words, unless the entire western continent 'Shenzhou Lushen' is completely destroyed, Li Fei himself will not suffer any harm!
In comparison, although Buddha revealed a bit of his authority while the seal was loosening, it was far from comparable to the 'authority' that Li Fei had acquired.

The outcome of this battle was never in doubt from the very beginning.

A few minutes later.

The western continent was shattered, with hundreds of miles of land broken and more than a dozen mountain peaks collapsing.

A huge crater appeared deep in the grassland.

Inside the pit, Jingheng's Buddha body turned into a cloud of golden dust and perished completely.

November 5th, the tenth year of Yuanxing.

Wenren Zheng led the western expeditionary army back to the capital.

Lanling City hosted an unprecedentedly grand welcoming ceremony, a celebration that resonated throughout the nation!

Wenren Zheng also brought back members of the royal families of the seven kingdoms of the Western Continent. These people will participate in the surrender ceremony, which signifies that the seven kingdoms of the Western Continent have now completely become part of the territory of the Great Blue Dynasty.

The conquest came many years earlier than expected after all the extraordinary beings on the Western Continent lost their powers.

While the surrender ceremony was being held outside the imperial city, an extra person appeared inside the imperial mausoleum.

The imperial guards protecting the imperial tombs were completely unaware of this.

Li Fei, dressed in a golden robe, stood before the stele inscribed with the achievements of Emperor Hongguang.

He took out a piece of paper that he had always kept close to his body from his pocket.

There are writings on both sides of the note.

Li Fei looked at the note in his hand, then took out a wooden box, opened it, and placed it in front of the monument.

The wooden box contained soil brought back from the Western Continent.

In the end, the note in Li Fei's hand spontaneously combusted without fire, and he scattered the ashes in front of the monument.

The young man, who had reached the pinnacle of humanity and no longer needed to bow down to anyone, slightly moved his lips:
"Marquis Jing'an, Li Fei, has lived up to His Majesty's expectations!"

By the time the imperial guards noticed, the area in front of the Stele of Divine Merit and Sacred Virtue was deserted.

Outside the imperial mausoleum, Ning Qingman, dressed in green, was waiting for Li Fei.

Upon seeing Li Fei appear, she pursed her lips:

"Are you going to the Land of Origin next?"

Li Fei nodded.

The Western Continent has been completely incorporated into the territory of the Great Blue Dynasty, and his 'authority' has been completely severed from all ties with the Desolate God.

This means that he can finally take this part of the 'authority' to the Land of Origin and join the struggle against the Aragami.

Li Fei's strength was extraordinary as soon as he broke through, and with the 'authority' he gained in the human world, he was enough to completely reverse this war that had lasted for thousands of years!
He was indeed the decisive factor that the Dao Ancestor had been waiting for for a thousand years!
But ending this war completely will inevitably be a protracted process.

Because they not only had to fight against the Ara-gami, but also against the Buddha.

"Okay, this time it's your turn to wait for me. I won't keep you waiting too long!"

Ning Qingman said firmly to Li Fei.

To end the battle in the Land of Origin as quickly as possible, it would be best to have more people go in to help.

After her life-or-death battle with the Sword Ancestor, Ning Qingman's swordsmanship skills improved even further.

With Li Fei's guidance, she has made rapid progress in the past year!
Before long, she will attempt to break through to the top!
"it is good."

Li Fei smiled and took Ning Qingman's hand.

Just then, a deafening cheer erupted from afar.

The two turned to look.

"The surrender ceremony is over."

Li Fei turned around and met Ning Qingman's gaze.

It's time to leave.

A gentle breeze rustled the hem of their clothes, and golden sunlight streamed down.

"I'm waiting for you."

Li Fei said softly.

Waiting for spring to arrive and flowers to bloom.

See you in heaven.

【Complete book】

(End of this chapter)