A World Worth Protecting

Wang Baole saw with his own eyes that on the continent within the body of the vast beast, as countless cultivators worshiped and worshiped, the statue of the elder standing in the middle of the continent transformed from a statue into flesh and blood, until it opened its eyes.

At the same time, an even stronger palpitation, accompanied by a resonance that made Wang Baole tremble, suddenly emerged from within the light ocean universe of the never-ending DAO domain!

“This feeling...”Wang Baole turned his head abruptly. In that instant, across the starry skies, across the light ocean universe, he saw countless cultivators in the never-ending DAO domain kneeling and worshipping!

What they worshipped... was a vortex!

It was a vortex that connected to an unknown place. As everyone worshipped it, and as the vast expanse patriarch, who was the statue inside the giant pale Beast’s body, stared at it, a piece of wood appeared within the Vortex!

The appearance of this piece of wood caused all of the cultivators in the Weiyang Dao domain to be filled with excitement. Their eyes shone with fervor, and even the powerful experts and almighty experts felt the same way!

It was a black piece of wood, more like a black wooden coffin. From within the vortex was a foot and a half long... . Although it was only a foot and a half long, it caused the vast expanse continent to tremble, and the vast expanse beast to wail in pain, it was on the verge of collapse, and patriarch vast expanse was trembling, and blood sprayed out of his mouth.

Next... the coffin emerged from within the Vortex, a foot and a half long. This Time... The vast expanse beast collapsed, and miserable shrieks echoed out through the starry sky, revealing the vast expanse continent within, as well as the land mass itself, all of the cultivators were screaming in madness as they charged out, seemingly ready to perish together.

The countless cultivators in the Weiyang dao domain who were worshipping the coffin were clearly not having an easy time either. Although they were still as fanatical as ever, most of their lives had already faded away. It was as if they had lost seventy percent of their life force, it was as if the power that supported the black wooden coffin was their life force.

At that moment, they were already at their limit, and could no longer support it. They could only allow the black wooden coffin to stretch three feet out from the vortex, and that was when they had no choice but to end the ritual.

As the ritual ended and the vortex disappeared, the black wood that was only three feet long and was clearly only a portion of the complete coffin fell down as if it had self-destructed.

As it fell, all of its power seemed to disappear, leaving behind only a trace of reluctance to part with the unknown place in the vortex. Gradually, it became ordinary and unremarkable, just like ordinary wood.

At that moment, Wang Baole’s body trembled as he stared fixedly at the three-foot-long black wood. Then, he slowly raised his head and looked at the spot where the vortex had disappeared. Countless bolts of lightning seemed to explode in his mind at the same time, and a loud boom rang out, a sense of reluctance that seemed to be buried deep within his soul also surfaced in his consciousness.

The war had reached its final stage as the countless cultivators in the vast expanse dao domain went crazy. The cultivators on both sides began to clash with their lives. The tragic battlefield was like a giant millstone of flesh and blood, rolling endlessly, it was constantly being crushed..

Eventually, everyone in the vast expanse dao domain was destroyed and turned into ruins. Patriarch Vast Expanse was transformed into a broken statue. After being destroyed several times, a portion of the ghost-like land mass floated out into the starry sky. The war.., was finally over.

Although the Weiyang Dao Domain won, it was equally bitter. The Sea of light had been torn to pieces, and the universe within had been shattered. However, given enough time, the Weiyang Dao Domain, which had absorbed all of the vast expanse dao domain’s resources, would become even more powerful, it would definitely become even more powerful. However, just as the Weiyang Dao Domain was trying to chase after the last piece of land that the vast expanse dao domain had escaped from... something unexpected happened!

It was a streak of light. A streak of black and red surrounded it, forming a purple streak of light that was constantly dimming!

The streak of light flew over from the depths of the distant starry skies. It was so fast that it surpassed everything else. Wang Baole was still immersed in the Black Wood’s reluctance to part with it, but he could still see a vague figure within the streak of light.

It was... Sun De!

In the blink of an eye, the moment Wang Baole saw it clearly, the ray of light charged straight into the Weiyang Dao Domain, which had suffered a crushing victory. It was almost in pieces. The Ray of light seemed to have an accurate direction as it dissipated rapidly within itself, it was about to disappear completely. It charged straight towards... the three-foot-long black wooden coffin that had fallen!

It approached in the blink of an eye and disappeared into the black wood.

Wang Baole’s heart trembled violently. Deep in the starry sky, where the purple light had appeared, the starry sky collapsed instantly. A gigantic figure emerged from the collapsed starry sky, step by step.

The figure was extremely tall. His appearance was blurry, and he couldn’t be seen clearly. It was as if his face was the universe. Only his eyes could be seen. There was coldness in his eyes, as if there were no emotions in them.

Other than that, his two arms were the most eye-catching. Although he was in human form, his arms were much longer than the average person’s. It was as if he could touch his knees when he stood up!

He stood there, staring coldly at the shattered Weiyang Dao Domain, as if he were looking at an ant nest. When his gaze fell on the three-foot-long black tree, his eyes, which seemed to have never changed since ancient times, suddenly shrank!

There was confusion, shock, and disbelief in his eyes. He stood there without moving for a moment. Finally, he raised his hand, as if he wanted to grab the black wood within the Wei Yang Dao Domain. However, when he raised his hand.., hesitation appeared in his eyes again, and he gradually put it down.

After a long silence, he raised his hand again. This time, he didn’t grab it. Instead, he waved his finger and pointed at the entire Wei Yang Dao Domain. A deep voice rang out from his mouth.

“Seal!”

As soon as he spoke, Wang Baole immediately saw that ripples had appeared silently around the broken Weiyang Dao Domain. The ripples gathered and formed a bubble that enveloped the entire Weiyang Dao Domain, then, it gradually became blurry, as if it wanted to immerse itself in the passage of time and be sealed forever.

However, as the tall figure stared at the sealed bubble, he didn’t seem to be at ease. He raised his left hand again and pointed towards it.

“With my left hand, seal!”The index finger on his left hand snapped, transforming into a gray light that shot toward the bubble. As it surged in, the entire bubble turned turbid, as if it had turned into a ball of dirt.

However, the tall figure didn’t leave. He stood there thoughtfully for a moment, then spoke again.

“With my second finger...”the tall figure paused for a moment. After a moment of silence, determination appeared in his eyes, as if he had made up his mind. He lifted his left hand, and a deep voice that seemed to echo out over countless years rang out.

“With my left hand, seal!”As soon as he said that, his entire left arm disappeared in an instant. It turned into a gray light that seemed to cover the entire starry sky, enveloping the sealed Weiyang Dao domain, the shape of the earthen ball changed rapidly as the gray light merged with it. When all the gray light in the starry sky gathered together, the earthen ball turned into... a gigantic stone tablet!

Wang Baole’s heart was in turmoil. He watched as the stone tablet exuded an earth-shattering pressure and slowly sank into the starry sky. It continued to sink and fall, as if it was buried in an endless abyss.

The tall figure, who had lost his left arm, stared at the stone tablet as it gradually disappeared and was buried. A deep loneliness appeared in his eyes. He slowly turned around and walked towards the starry sky. However, the moment his figure slowly disappeared into the starry sky.., wang Baole suddenly heard his deep voice.

“I like the second-level universe. It’s mine.”

“Do you know... What it feels like to like it?”

The tall figure only said those two words before he slowly disappeared. Wang Baole was the only one left in the starry sky. He stood there, staring at the spot where the stone tablet had sunk, and then at the direction where Luo Yuan had gone. He was silent for a long time, he murmured.

“Where... Did I come from?”

As he murmured, the starry sky slowly blurred in his eyes. Eventually... it disappeared completely. The fated star, the fated book, and the tired figure of the heavenly dharma master replaced everything that had appeared before his eyes.

“I thought you wouldn’t be able to come back.”