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Chapter 346: Fortune—Why Me Again?
Chapter 346: Fortune—Why Me Again?
At first, there was only one person.
"My Divine Ability from the Great Emptiness?"
This True Man had taken a keen interest in the No Heaven Realm, already surviving its first tribulation—though his reward was merely the lowest-tier Divine Ability, White Bone Contemplation.
Yet surviving even the first tribulation proved his strength. Others like him, countless across the land, now shared his confusion as their spiritual seas erupted with radiant light. The Divine Abilities they'd once received from the Great Emptiness blazed gloriously.
This transformation spread like wildfire across the world.
How vast was the No Heaven Realm's reach?
After all, it freely bestowed a Divine Ability—granted, without granting a Status Rank. But compared to other innate Divine Abilities, its cultivation path was far less arduous. Who would refuse such an extra blessing?
Though newly emerged, the No Heaven Realm's gift had already permeated east, west, north, and south. Even the Overseas Dominion teemed with True Men cultivating it. Truly, it swept the world.
Thus, this upheaval now swept the world too.
Meanwhile, over the Sky-Connecting Sea of Clouds in Jiangbei, purple qi surged across the heavens. Several Fruit Positions radiated brilliant light, clashing head-on with the invading energy, mirroring the legendary Chongguang Qiujin battle.
Suddenly, the True Monarchs locked in combat halted mid-strike. Their Fruit Positions trembled as they sensed the cosmic shift.
"What's happening?"
"Why is the Fruit Position fluctuating?"
"Ang Xiao, what underhanded trick are you pulling now?"
Across the battlefield, purple qi roiled as Ang Xiao's expression darkened. He felt the disturbance affecting his own power.
'What's going on? Who's scheming in the shadows?'
Though habitually blamed, Ang Xiao masked his unease with a smirk. "Certainly nothing to do with this one."
Denial as admission!
Before Ang Xiao could finish speaking, the assembled True Monarchs seized on his words, immediately labeling him the culprit. They prepared to strike again.
Unexpectedly, Qingcheng Feixue—the True Monarch who'd led the charge against Ang Xiao—narrowed her eyes, suspicion dawning. Instead of attacking, she withdrew, carefully observing her Fruit Position's state. Wonder flickered in her beautiful gaze.
'Chongguang.'
Rumble!
Above, the heavens erupted in radiant splendor as the No Heaven Realm manifested. A cross-legged figure emerged, sharp-eyed and brimming with ambition.
"That's the Fruit Position born from emptiness."
"Mu Changsheng picked a fine moment. Compared to him, dealing with Ang Xiao can wait. Handle him later—this won't affect the grand scheme."
"Wait—something's wrong!"
Initially, the True Monarchs remained calm. After all, the No Heaven Realm merely created another Golden Core-stage True Monarch. Significant? Yes. But hardly world-shaking.
But as the Fruit Position's fluctuations intensified, unease spread.
Could this be their Dao Lords' doing? Surely only a Dao Lord could stir such cosmic shifts.
"Look downward."
The next moment, Chongguang's form materialized within the manifested No Heaven Realm. Lips moving, his voice carried calm yet unyielding authority:
"Perched in your heavenly seats, how long has it been since you truly saw the world below?"
Within the Mystic Spirit Realm's Heaven's South Gate fragment, Lv Yang's clone sat cross-legged, watching the spectacle. Beside him, the Yun Clan Patriarch and True Man Xiu Xin observed identical visions.
Across the world, all cultivators who'd passed the No Heaven Realm's trials—and possessed its Divine Ability—entered trances. Like souls wandering the Great Emptiness, they appeared in the No Heaven Realm beside Chongguang. One, ten, a hundred... a tidal wave of countless spirits!
Tide rising, tide falling.
Borne by this invisible surge, Chongguang's form sharpened. Staircases materialized beneath his feet as he ascended steadily.
Each step elevated the No Heaven Realm higher.
With every rise, the True Monarchs felt their Fruit Positions sink. Across the world, faces paled simultaneously.
"It's truly happening!"
Lv Yang and the Yanluo Patriarch within the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner witnessed this. The Yanluo Patriarch's expression shifted between shock and admiration.
"Of course! This is the second secret function of the Grand Emptiness Ritual Manual I never foresaw—usurping the world's Dao Foundations! The foundations supporting other Fruit Positions have been forcibly stolen. The higher the No Heaven Realm ascends, the lower the other Fruit Positions fall!"
The Yanluo Patriarch's realization came swift.
With his mastery of the Grand Emptiness Ritual Manual, he instantly grasped Mu Changsheng's plan and Chongguang's actions.
Other True Monarchs reached similar conclusions.
"So you truly succeeded."
Qingcheng Feixue stood with arms clasped behind her back, black hair billowing. Her exquisite face bore no sorrow—only a faint smile.
Unlike the furious Golden Core-stage True Monarchs beside her, her Dao Palace remained intact. Her reliance on the Fruit Position had long diminished, so while affected, she suffered no real harm. Instead, she seemed delighted, having glimpsed Chongguang's intent.
But she was the exception.
"Halt!"
A thunderous shout shook heaven and earth. A golden Buddhist light rose—a Pure Land True Monarch, the Precious Vase Moonlight Bodhisattva.
Her normally gentle face twisted into wrath. Her Jade Vase overturned, pouring forth a deluge.
Rumble!
Torrents surged from the vase, crashing toward the No Heaven Realm to stop Chongguang's ascent.
Chongguang didn't even glance her way.
He continued ascending as her attack passed through the Realm like mist.
"When illusion becomes reality, reality becomes illusion."
"He's seizing the world's True Men!"
"What does he intend?"
Before countless gazes, Chongguang reached the highest stair. Many True Monarchs' Fruit Positions now trembled.
Not enough to topple seated monarchs.
But disastrous for aspirants still seeking their Golden Core.
"No!!"
Above the Sky-Connecting Sea of Clouds, Fortune stared in disbelief at his fading Lampfire of Restoration above. It flickered, then vanished.
—Chongguang had specifically targeted the Lampfire of Restoration.
As a Holy Sect True Man, revenge was practically a virtue. With no True Monarch currently holding the Restoration post, the Lampfire naturally became the first to vanish into the Sea of Suffering.
"Why does it always have to be me!?"
Fortune nearly screamed curses. He'd been so close! Now, at the final moment, his destined breakthrough crumbled?
Still in the middle of his Golden Core formation, Fortune Ground suddenly had nowhere to ascend. Without a goal, it imploded into nothingness!
Boom!
(End of Chapter)
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