Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1148 The Wrathful One (45)

"monster!"

The real man didn't have time to board his airship, so he could only roar and throw a punch at Canglinzu. Canglinzu silently threw a punch back, and fist to fist, he broke the real man's arm, dented it, shattered it, and exploded. Even the shoulder on the other side of the punch disappeared, leaving a huge fist-shaped gap.

Before the excruciating pain could even reach his brain, the man's face, still frozen in rage and determination, was replaced by boundless horror. He watched helplessly as his right arm, along with half of his body, vanished into thin air as if devoured by a giant beast. The violent force did not diminish, carving a trench dozens of miles long into the sky and clouds behind him.

Immediately afterwards, a cold hand gripped his throat. Canglinzu grabbed the real man's neck with such force that he shattered the muscles and bones around his neck, leaving only the core spine. The neck bones, harder than divine steel, groaned under the strain.

He gripped the other man's neck and asked in a cold voice.

Have you ever eaten a human?

The voice was distant and resonant, emanating from the other side of the room. The soul of the person being questioned was shaken, making it impossible for him to lie. He knew the true meaning behind the words, and thus had no choice but to tell the truth: "I have eaten, I have eaten a lot."

"But! I'm not..."

Thud. There was no room for excuses or explanations; his head exploded.

Not only that, his body also shattered. This true man was completely pulverized and exploded, turning into a sky full of flesh and blood. Where his body originally stood, only a hazy, radiant phantom remained. This was the 'Inner Array Realm', something sublimated from the Martial Vein Array Diagram, a thing that establishes the foundation for the future Dao.

At first glance, it resembles a star map composed of light and runes, flickering in the blood mist, attempting to reassemble the spiritual energy and maintain its own existence.

But now, this array diagram and array boundary are rapidly twisting and compressing. The Shadow of the Dark Netherworld is twisting, devouring, and merging them all. This is the original power of 'Ketu Star Destiny', which devours the souls of enemies and controls them for its own use. However, Canglin, who has already embarked on the righteous path of controlling his own soul, no longer needs it. Therefore, 'Heaven's Will' guides him to compress and condense this power, and then transform it into his own offensive power.

At this moment, more than a dozen giant ships finally started operating in the sky. They hovered in the clouds, their huge hulls blocking out the sun, moon and stars and casting eerie shadows. The operators on board never expected that they would need to be used. Or rather, who would dare to resist the heavenly soldiers and the power representing the Great Chen and the Yuan family?

But now that they had met, they were filled with shock, anger, fear, and terror. They roared and howled, and each launched an attack.

The next instant, a series of flashes of light rose from the top of the sky, like stars shining brightly.

Eleven incredibly thick white beams of light, speckled with gold, descended from the sky, like a seal of light, locking down all of Canglinzu's hiding space, including the void and the shadows. Wherever the beams passed, space was frozen, shadows were illuminated, and even the finest dust seemed to be nailed to the spot, unable to move.

Under this absolute blockade, Canglinzu had a sudden realization.

This is something he can't handle.

This is the purest form of power suppression. No techniques are needed. Eleven celestial warships with pure power far exceeding that of a True Person, along with eleven True Persons, press down in formation. Even a True Monarch would be suppressed. Even though he was refined by his senior brother and possessed a nascent core, it was absolutely impossible for him to overcome this challenge through any remote guidance.

Unless... completely.

A complete 'divine presence'.

But how can this be done? Canglinzu knew that the essence of invoking the gods was to transform oneself into a vessel. If one could completely abandon one's ego and make oneself empty, even if only temporarily, then one could naturally invite peace and tranquility to descend upon oneself.

But the eldest brother won't be happy. This is definitely not the right way. The true way to invite the gods is not like this. Turning oneself into a vessel is the shortcut of shortcuts, and it is the compromise of the weak.

True harmony between God and the Tao, and the unity of Heaven and Man, is absolutely not about one side distorting itself to tolerate the other, but rather about two wills resonating because of their similarity and walking side by side on the same path.

So, what should we do? What is the right thing to do? If it were anyone else, they would surely be thinking about this at this moment. In a life-or-death situation, choosing the shortcut to save one's life, who can criticize that?

But when the granaries are full, there is no need for that.

Because he had already understood it long before today.

He understood An Jing's...anger.

Anger is a natural human emotion. In this world, who can remain calm and not be angry when they see such sins and hear of such evil deeds?

Therefore, release your anger—

Just as rivers flow because of their anger, eventually flowing into the sea. But the sea does not need the flow of rivers; on the contrary, the sea, in its anger, will rise up clouds and rain, transforming into storms that sweep across the world, unleashing boundless power. It will transform into icy rage, into raging rage, into silent rage, into the rage that governs everything in this world.

All anger is the same.

"My senior brother and I are the same."

At that moment, Canglinzu understood.

"So that's how it is. I am full of food and drink, I am completely myself. I have my own thoughts, beliefs, will, love and hate, and freedom. This is not controlled by my senior brother. I am not his puppet, not a clone controlled by him."

"But aren't my anger, my thoughts, my desires, and the world I yearn for the same as those of my senior brother, An Jing, and the Seven Calamities of Destiny?"

Yeah yeah!
—I am the granary full, but I am also the hand of its will here; I am the companion of destiny, I am the embodiment of divine will.

—I am his sword; wherever he leads me, I will go!

Whether this world can be changed or not is no longer important—what matters is that you must be destroyed now!

This is calamity!

—I am free. My freedom led me to choose this path, to wield power, and to you all…

discipline!

He looked up at the sky and let out a long howl.

Therefore, the wrath of Heaven descended!
In that instant, a grand will descended from a heart filled with anger, but this will did not completely replace the will of abundance. It was like a smart car being switched to manual driving. The car's inherent intelligence did not disappear; only the driver changed. In fact, the car's intelligence could more accurately understand all the driver's actions and even assist the driver in some areas.

And then I became... a better version of myself.

At this moment, the will to have enough food and drink has faded away.

The wrath of the heavens took hold of his body.

(End of this chapter)