Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 965 The Ancient Bell Determines a New Fate

The Heavenly Cauldron was in turmoil, but the three heirs were very clear that Chu Tai still possessed the Eastern Emperor Bell, a supreme treasure, so they dared not be careless and immediately began to devour the Holy Kingdom Great Dao within the Heavenly Cauldron.

On the flint, the flame of civilization that had consumed so many successors of holy kings reignited, entangling the body of the Celestial Cauldron.

Within the precious seal, concepts such as mountains and rivers, the state, emperors, and power are embodied, capturing all aspects of heaven and earth, and forcibly suppressing the Heavenly Cauldron temporarily.

As for the treasure that had previously seized the divine path, resembling a whip or a stick, it easily penetrated the crack that appeared when the Heavenly Cauldron was in operation, prying it open in an attempt to extract all the Dao principles, laws, and origins contained within and integrate them into the increasingly perfect Three Sovereigns Dao Fruit.

Just like back then, this action enraged the Demon Lord who was a step behind.

"Do any of you even consider me worthy of your attention!"

With just a shout, the Dao Fruit of the Demon King's [Power] manifested, and the invisible sound waves shattered the unstable Dao principles and laws around him.

Then a terrifying power that shattered one's mind descended, and the Demon Lord walked step by step toward the three successors.

The void he walked through began to collapse, and all colors, sounds, and even Daoist rhythms were distorted and devoured by this pure [force].

That is the power of plunder through extreme violence, the embodiment of the ultimate law of the jungle, and the manifestation of the dark side of humanity.

Therefore, the Lord of the Demonic Path does not need to deliberately activate it. He only needs to stop suppressing it and let it manifest itself. Its very existence is a disruption to the existing order.

The Demon Lord's reckless entry into the Holy King's Path and his plundering of many principles created an absolute domain within the Holy King's Path where the laws and principles of humanity were obliterated.

The Three Sovereigns' Dao Fruits shook again, but the three inheritors remained calm and composed. The illusory ideal world reappeared and crashed into the Demon Lord.

"Hahaha, this thing wants to work on me too?"

The Demon Lord laughed loudly, and a black radiance containing boundless violence spread outward, attempting to devour that thing.

However, upon their collision, a faint yet undeniably real radiance suddenly appeared, directly tearing apart the Demon Lord's [Power] Dao Fruit.

Those were wisps of the real Holy Kingdom's Great Dao. The Lord of the Treasure Seal stood in the void, looking at the Lord of the Demonic Dao and coldly saying, "We know that an illusory ideal kingdom cannot affect you, but what if it were real?"

"You also want to create a real ideal world?"

The Demon Lord suppressed his anger, and the laws and principles of Jie and Zhou manifested. Concepts such as [power], [violence], [order], [exploitation], [class], and [plunder] emerged one by one, frantically tearing at the faint glimmer of light.

But the radiance always reappears after each demise, and no matter how much divine power the Lord of the Demonic Path wields, it is always slightly inferior.

To outsiders, it seems less like the power of the Demon Lord was trying to suppress the radiance, and more like the radiance was weaving a net to capture the Demon Lord's Dao Fruit and pull it into the Three Sovereigns' Dao Fruits.

"You don't think I've forgotten your power, do you? Although your power leans towards the dark side of humanity, it is ultimately of the same origin as ours. Since we intend to reforge the Three Sovereigns' Dao Fruit, we can naturally incorporate your power and integrate it into our being."

"You dare to covet and seize the Dao Fruit from me? Then let's see who achieves greater success in the darker side of humanity!"

As the Demon Lord finished speaking, a small portion of his power automatically disintegrated and merged into the Three Sovereigns Dao Fruit, making it more ancient, more restrained, and more dangerous.

The three heirs dared not be careless and met the challenge head-on. But just as the four were about to clash and the Buddha and Demon were getting restless, Chu Tai's voice slowly drifted over.

"Gentlemen, have you forgotten me?" As the bell rang and the sound of rushing water surged, a phantom river of cosmic light appeared. This was another timeline that did not belong to the current timeline. Looking at the two entangled phantom figures, it was a possibility created by Xiang Jun and Xiang Furen.

At this moment, guided by the Eastern Emperor Bell, this illusory possibility merges into reality, causing the Milky Way to tilt, the stars to change, and countless waves to surge, attempting to resist such changes. However, the Eastern Emperor Bell shakes, and no matter how lightning flashes or golden snakes roam, it cannot shake the change of this possibility merging into the present.

The three heirs' expressions changed drastically; Chu Tai had hit a nerve with them.

Logically speaking, once they reach their level, even if they create another possibility on the River of Time, it would not be able to affect the main world; the changes could only be contained by the timeline they occupy.

But now, because of the Eastern Emperor Bell's status, that illusory timeline did indeed affect the current spacetime for a brief moment, thus affecting their power.

That brief moment was precisely the instant when the foundation of the Celestial Cauldron was shaken by the illusory ideal kingdom.

This instantaneous change restored the stolen portion of the Dao Fruit and Origin to its original state, which also meant that the power the three Saint King Dao successors had previously seized from the Celestial Cauldron was a lie.

Although all three are capable of reversing time and space, distorting reality and illusion, and transforming the power they wield into reality to fill in the missing parts.

The problem is that they lost the corresponding source within the Heavenly Cauldron, which means that the power that binds the Demon Lord's true ideal kingdom has collapsed.

A hint of a smile appeared in the eyes of the Demon Lord, who also saw things clearly. He took a step forward, and terrifying [violence] began to interfere with the Three Sovereigns' Dao Fruits.

But before he could react further, the power of the true ideal state, which was gathered by the Heavenly Cauldron, suddenly emerged, still emanating from the Heavenly Cauldron itself.

"not good!"

All three heirs knew something was wrong. Just as they were able to mend the falsehood that appeared after the Heavenly Cauldron Dao Fruit was complete, Chu Tai, during the time he integrated the power of the Heavenly Cauldron into the Three Sovereigns Dao Fruit, also glimpsed the very essence of the entire false ideal kingdom. His status was also able to repair it.

Therefore, the Heavenly Cauldron already contained two different concepts of an ideal state: one false and the other somewhat complete.

'If the Three Sovereigns' Dao Fruits hadn't been incomplete, if his timing hadn't been so perfectly timed, how could we be in this predicament...'

The three heirs were furious, but their hands moved quickly, ignoring the collapsing Three Emperors' Dao Fruits, and they dispersed.

Faced with the power of the Celestial Cauldron, the Demon Lord dared not be careless and chose to defend.

The next moment, the illusory ideal kingdom that had always existed inside the Holy King's Path was drawn in, radiating boundless brilliance. It directly overturned the incomplete Three Sovereigns Dao Fruit and, along with a portion of the Three Sovereigns Dao Fruit, merged into the Heavenly Cauldron.

The Demon Lord also made a move instantly, seizing a small portion of the Human Emperor's Dao Fruit to further perfect his own Dao Fruit.

The Buddha and Demon, who had been watching from the sidelines for a long time, couldn't resist making a move and took the opportunity to steal some of the Three Sovereigns' Dao Fruits.

The three inheritors of the Saint King's Path could only gather the remaining Three Sovereigns' Dao Fruits together and attack each other simultaneously the moment they drew near.

The flames of the Lord of Flint and the seal of the Lord of the Seal fell upon the last colleague, attempting to tear apart the Dao Fruit in his hand and perfect his own foundation.

The Holy King's heir, wielding a treasure resembling both a whip and a staff, suddenly swung it around while bowing slightly to the void. In the next instant, the incomplete Heavenly Emperor Dao Fruit that had fallen into his hand was perfected, and its magnificent pressure drove away the flint and broke the seal.

(End of this chapter)