Zongwang: Unspeakable fear!

The Demon Lord's body was rapidly annihilated under the onslaught of sword energy. A series of notifications appeared before Gao Yang's eyes. He ignored the ordinary ones and focused his attention on the one most important to him at that moment:
"Network notification: The hunt for the divine priest was successfully initiated. This hunt is now complete. You have gained a Fate Weight of 5.127%, and your current Fate Weight is 10.71%."

Looking at the prompts given by the network, Gao Yang suddenly realized that even if he did not have Yongyao, he could still obtain the Demon Lord's destiny weight after killing the Demon Lord.

However, the weight of fate gained in this way may be less.

In that instant, Gao Yang understood why the Demon Lord had shown such a burning gaze after learning that Gao Yang had also come into contact with the "weight of fate".

The reason is this: the power of destiny can be taken away by killing the original owner of the power of destiny.

This is why, after learning that he possessed the power of destiny, the Demon Lord abandoned the attempt to test him and instead decided to kill him.

Before they come into contact with the weight of fate, the amount of fate weight is not important. But after they come into contact with the weight of fate, even 0.001% of the weight of fate is extremely precious to these beings.

After obtaining the Demon Lord's Fate Weight, Gao Yang's own Fate Weight directly exceeded 10%. He didn't know what this amount of Fate Weight was like, but considering that he only managed to plunder 5.127% of Fate Weight from the Demon Lord using Yongyao's Plundering Authority, this amount should already be quite considerable.

The increase in the weight of fate did not bring him any direct improvement.

But in places inaccessible to the masses, Gaoyang's "existence" becomes increasingly evident; that place is the river of time.

Gao Yang sensed something, and with a thought, his consciousness began to rise in that instant. In just a moment, his consciousness left his body, and his perspective began to change. The bizarre and wonderful world had never been presented to him like this before.

The silvery astral plane disappeared, and the multiverse composed of crystalline walls that resembled crowded bubbles also vanished rapidly. Darkness, chaos, light, and all the origins that constituted various existences filled Gao Yang's field of vision.

Soon, as his consciousness continued to ascend to higher dimensions, these fundamental elements that constitute the universe also rapidly disappeared.

Wow~~
After a brief period of darkness, the sound of the mighty flowing water became the first ray of light in his consciousness, illuminating Gao Yang's world with a thunderous roar.

Gao Yang opened his "eyes" and finally saw that vast, endless river of time, with no beginning or end, no banks.

This was also the first time Gao Yang had such a clear experience of the river of time while still alive.

wow~
A splash of water bloomed in the air beneath his feet. Gao Yang looked down at his feet and realized that he had completely detached himself from the river of time and was standing in mid-air.

"To transcend the Three Realms, to be outside the Five Elements, to leap out of the River of Time, and to be unaffected by the passage of time—this is the initial manifestation of this realm."

As Gao Yang listened to the mighty sound of the flowing water, a great sense of satisfaction arose in his mind.

From this moment on, he is no longer the same as any being born in the multiverse.

The moment he leaped out of the river of time and stood on its surface, the concept of "he" had detached itself from the multiverse and the river of time, becoming a unique individual independent of both the river of time and the multiverse.

From this day forward, as time changes and the world transforms, he will remain unchanged.

Gao Yang's gaze naturally fell on the river of time, following the direction of the river's flow upstream.

That direction represents a past whose beginnings are unknown.

His gaze fell upon the river of time, and all that had happened in the past came flooding back to him.

Gao Yang looked at the river of time, but did not have any intention of interfering.

Although he has now transcended the river of time, the mere thought of interfering with its flow evokes immense danger, something he cannot do in his current state.

Gao Yang raised his head slightly and looked into the distance.

Suddenly, he saw several faint, indistinct phantoms of varying sizes appear on the river of time, the largest reaching the sky and the smallest only a few feet tall.

Gao Yang only glanced at them before realizing that they were all beings with the weight of destiny, only that the amount of destiny weight they possessed varied.

Gao Yang looked down at himself and found that he was 1,071 feet tall. Compared with the phantoms in the river of time, he was considered to be a medium-to-high-level existence.

Therefore, if we calculate it this way, 0.01% of the weight of fate placed on the river of time would represent a height of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

Gao Yang nodded slightly and continued looking into the past.

Just then, a bone-chilling cold suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Gao Yang sensed something and suddenly turned his head to look, and saw a huge phantom that, even though it was extremely far away, still stood tall and imposing.

The opponent stood proudly above the river of time, his robes fluttering, his face veiled by an invisible force, and was now riding the waves against the current.

The bone-chilling cold that Gao Yang sensed was emanating from this illusory figure.

The moment Gao Yang saw the other party, he understood who this illusory figure was—the founder of the Pantheon, the God Lord.

The reason why the Demon Lord didn't know where the God Lord was or what he was doing has been found: the other party has gone downstream of the River of Time to the future, and naturally there will be no trace or information about him in the present world.

At this moment, because of the Demon Lord's death, the God Lord, who had already traveled to the future, was willing to go against the flow of time to rush here.

The moment Gao Yang discovered the ancestral tablet, a variety of possibilities flashed through his mind.

Then, his consciousness crashed down into the river of time below, returning to the moment he slew the Demon Lord.

The act of reversing time sent shivers of pain through Gao Yang's mind. Although it was only a few seconds of time rewind, it affected the operation of reality.

Unlike the God who is about to descend upon the reversal of time, Gao Yang's actions are a return of his own consciousness to a few seconds earlier. His every move will change the subsequent course of reality, and thus he has already borne the price of the reversal of time.

The God Lord has not changed reality; his existence so far has only existed in the River of Time. In other words, if the God Lord were to fall into the River of Time and enter the real world, a terrifying backlash would instantly affect him.

Gao Yang recalled the speed of the God Lord and the flow of the River of Time, and instantly judged that he only had 300 seconds left.

Three hundred seconds later, the god who had traveled against the flow of time completely overlapped with the space-time he was in.

At that time, the other party will definitely appear in reality and stand in front of Gao Yang.

Gao Yang knew perfectly well that he only had five minutes left. If he couldn't find a solution within those five minutes, he would definitely die at the hands of the God Lord after his arrival.

Based on the terrifying strength displayed by the opponent who came against the endless river of time, it would probably not even take a second for the God Lord to kill him.

Gao Yang's eyes flashed with a thoughtful light, and various pieces of information flashed rapidly in his mind as he searched for a possible way to break the deadlock.

One second, two seconds.
A full fifteen seconds passed, and countless thoughts flashed through Gao Yang's mind, leading to countless deductions. Without exception, none of these results could elevate him to a level sufficient to contend with the God Lord.

Suddenly, a radiant light of will shone from his eyes, and among a thousand possibilities, Gao Yang found one that had not been destroyed by the God Lord.

The moment he found a way, Gao Yang broke through the astral plane and appeared in a crystal wall system. His willpower radiance communicated with the origin of the crystal wall system according to his will, allowing him to directly achieve "unity of heaven and man" with the entire crystal wall system.

In just a few seconds, Gao Yang's will had swept across the entire crystal wall system without restraint. After failing to find any trace of the Pale Lord, he took a step and left the crystal wall system.

Five seconds later, within the crystal wall system where the Sanglong World was located, a sword light flashed, and Gao Yang appeared in the astral void.

Gao Yang forcefully achieved "unity of heaven and man" with this crystal wall system, and then left the crystal wall system a few seconds later, heading to an adjacent crystal wall system.

One minute and thirteen seconds later, Gao Yang had traversed a total of thirty-one crystal wall systems.

With a flash of sword light, Gao Yang, his brows furrowed, appeared in the thirty-second crystal wall system, and the "unity of heaven and man" unfolded once more.

Four seconds later, his eyes suddenly lit up. After traversing more than thirty crystal wall systems, he finally found the Pale Lord.

No wonder Gao Yang had asked the other members of the Immortal Association to keep an eye out for news about the Pale Lord, but they had no recollection of it at all.

Sensing the location of the Pale Lord's hiding place, Gao Yang couldn't help but admire the other party's caution and prudence.

Gao Yang took a step forward and in the next instant, he arrived at the edge of the Black Abyss at the bottom of the Star Realm. Before him lay thick, dark, filthy silt.

Gao Yang reached out and pointed his sword at the filthy mud in front of him.

laugh!
With a soft sound, the filthy silt was torn open, revealing not silt, but a corner of a hidden dimension.

Gao Yang casually tore open this dimension and rushed into it.

This is the Pale Lord's stronghold, and also the location of his divine kingdom. He hides his divine kingdom in the filthy mud at the junction of the Black Abyss and the Star Realm. Ordinary people rarely come to such a place, and the Pale Lord's true form has not left his divine kingdom for nearly a thousand years, so it is unlikely to be discovered.

"who is it!"

A majestic roar exploded like thunder from the heavens the moment Gao Yang stormed in, and a tall figure sitting on a golden throne slowly emerged from the pale sun in the sky.

Gao Yang looked at the Pale Lord emerging from the pale sun, and without the slightest hesitation, he slashed down with his sword.

The Pale Lord had one hand resting on his cheek, his majestic demeanor tinged with a lazy ease unique to those in power, and his eyes, which seemed to burn with golden flames, looked down at Gao Yang, who had intruded into his divine kingdom.

But when Gao Yang casually swung his sword down, the Pale Lord's eyes suddenly widened to their maximum, and all the thoughts that had flashed through his mind came to an abrupt halt.

It was because He felt a terrifying force of slash coming towards Him. This force of slash was so strong that He could not dodge it or withstand it. His consciousness was screaming frantically, telling Him to dodge this sword, or He would die!
The Pale Lord fell into an unprecedented frenzy. His soul, body, and power trembled wildly, but then his consciousness seemed to fall into an endless purgatory.

Because no matter what He did, His body remained firmly fixed in place, unable to move even a finger.

With a soft sound, a line of blood bloomed from the center of the Pale Lord's divine body, and then a storm of sword energy completely engulfed him. In just an instant, the Pale Lord turned into ashes and vanished without a trace.

Santas's obsession, the wish that Santas never gave up even in death, was so easily fulfilled by Gao Yang.

At the moment Gao Yang fulfilled Santas's last wish, a brilliant light of will burst forth from his eyes.

This radiant will was even more refined and brilliant than before he slew the Pale Lord, and its tenacity and indomitable spirit were as unshakeable as a rock.

Santas's tall figure appeared before Gao Yang. He gave Gao Yang a slightly apologetic and relieved smile, and a mental fluctuation appeared in Gao Yang's mind:

"Thank you, young man. Perhaps decades or even centuries have passed since then, but I still want to thank you for fulfilling my lifelong wish."

Although it may sound despicable, the Immortal Will is actually incomplete, and the only way to complete it is to slay the ultimate source that gave birth to it, namely the evil god who invaded the world of Sanlong.

Only by slaying that evil god can the Immortal Will be truly complete, because it existed precisely to fight against the evil god.

Of course, you have already completed this step, so please return to the original world of Sanglong and personally slay that pale sun to complete the final upgrade.

Of course, there's no need to worry, because that's a scene conjured by your scattered spiritual will. However, if the pale sun still hangs high in Sanglong at this time, you can also go there.

After Santas finished speaking, his body began to slowly fade away, and at the same time, the scene in front of Gao Yang began to change.

As Gao Yang watched the scenes rapidly unfolding before him, his eyes suddenly burst forth with unparalleled brilliance.

He finally understood what it might be like to survive the pursuit of the gods.

His consciousness, along with the ever-changing surrounding scenery, then leaped out of the multiverse, crossed the origin, and appeared in the sky above the river of time.

Ignoring the god behind him, Gao Yang's gaze traveled upstream along the river of time, and soon locked onto the scene when he first entered the world of Sanglong, where he fought against Santas with Vitas and others.

Meanwhile, the ever-changing scenery around him was already approaching this scene.

Without any hesitation, Gao Yang strode forward against the current of time, and in just a few steps, he arrived at the scene he had set his sights on.

In the next instant, a wisp of will wrapped in white light separated from his massive body and crashed into the river of time along with the almost frozen illusion around him.

The Sanglong World could not withstand his magnificent will and powerful abilities at this moment, so Gao Yang could only send a wisp of his consciousness into it, carrying only a weak ability with him.

His choice was—his sole specialty: a body forged through countless trials. (End of Chapter)