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Chapter 602: Taihao and the World-Ending Malice (Part 2)
Chapter 602: Taihao and the World-Ending Malice (Part 2)
Finally, Hao felt at ease, and as he looked upon the primordial land, he emerged from the light, and with the passing of time, another era arrived.
Hao had lost count of how many eras had passed since he created the world. After all, during his seclusion and comprehension of the Great Dao, time was no longer within his perception. Sometimes, a single period of seclusion could span an entire era, and he didn't have the leisure to investigate how many eras had come and gone.
This time, his seclusion was lengthy, and he had another profound experience. Once again, he closely touched upon the profound and vast Great Dao, comprehending more of the world's ultimate truths and the myriad creatures within it.
As time passed, one era after another, the world, which had been slowly expanding since its creation, now had its edges filled with thunderous brilliance, gradually breaking through the void. Today's Taihao had already grown significantly.
On this day, several figures emerged from the world and began to create in the void, intending to expand the world and break through the void. Hao, upon witnessing this, asked his disciples.
The disciples all expressed their willingness to contribute to the world and follow in their master's footsteps, creating a larger world and making Taihao greater, allowing the myriad creatures to thrive even more.
Hao was delighted and thus guided his disciples. From then on, Hao's disciples worked outside the world, cultivating in the void, and their strength grew day by day.
Taihao continued to expand, and Hao had been in seclusion for a long time. The Chi guarding the Primordial Tree was curled up on the tree, dozing. On this day, Hao's disciples arrived at the Primordial Tree and brought food for the Chi, saying that it was a spiritual treasure they had created while breaking through the void, as compensation for their previous mistake.
The Chi immediately became vigilant and refused to accept the bribe. Hao's disciples explained that they were making amends for their past errors and apologizing for their initial wrongdoing, assuring the Chi that they wouldn't make any demands.
Seeing their sincerity, the Chi accepted the food, especially since so much time had passed, and these people had already reformed.
In the following years, Hao's disciples took turns bringing delicious food to the Chi, all as compensation for their past mistakes and apologies for their initial wrongdoing.
The Chi was delighted; the food was too delicious, and these people didn't make any demands or try to harm the Primordial Tree. It happily accepted all the offerings.
Perhaps it was because it had eaten too much and was content, or perhaps guarding the tree was too dull, but the Chi began to doze off and eventually fell asleep. While it slept, a group of people arrived.
"The suffering of an era, the torment of an era, and he is our master. It's just a few branches; how could he be so cruel to us?"
"That's right. Since he's not merciful, we don't need to be filial either."
"We also have a part in creating this world!"
"Can we really kill him? That old guy is too strong."
"This Primordial Tree is the most powerful divine artifact. If we work together and launch a surprise attack, we can definitely kill him!"
Hao's disciples' faces twisted with malice as they began to cut down the Primordial Tree and refine it into an ultimate divine artifact to ambush Hao!
Hao, who was in seclusion, was suddenly startled awake. He couldn't believe that his disciples, the creatures he had created, those who had received the profound teachings of the Dao from him, were trying to kill him, and the Primordial Tree had been cut down!
"You deserve to die!"
In this moment, Hao was filled with malevolence and malice, unprecedented in its intensity, as he sought to destroy the world and return to the void. This world shouldn't exist!
Even the Primordial Tree, they had the heart to cut it down!
Boom!
A great battle erupted. Although Hao's disciples worked together and had divine artifacts refined from the Primordial Tree, they were no match for Hao and were all thoroughly annihilated by him.
However, the world was also shattered in the battle, leaving only a small piece of land amidst the ruins, still vibrant and beautiful.
Hao gazed at the unconscious Chi, seized it in anger, and bound its body to the tree's roots. With reddened eyes, he walked through the world, determined to take one last look before destroying it.
He witnessed a group of innocent and lively children helping an elderly person who had fallen. Seeing this scene, Hao seemed to feel something, and his malice was suppressed.
"Why does malice arise? Is it because of the disturbances during this seclusion?"
Hao muttered to himself.
Gazing at the shattered world and the severed Primordial Tree, Hao closed his eyes for a long time, as if he had gained some insight.
"The world is inherently like this. I was too attached. The extinction of one species and the birth of another are just the laws of the myriad creatures in this world. How could I destroy such a beautiful world? Taihao! Taihao! The world is greater than me; I cannot destroy it."
In this moment, Hao had an epiphany. Deep within his heart, a voice whispered, tempting and urging him, saying that only by destroying the world and returning to the void, alone and in peace, could he truly comprehend the Great Dao.
He suppressed this voice, and so Taihao came to have the Thirty-Three Heavens, and the broken branches of the Primordial Tree transformed into the sun, moon, and stars, giving rise to an even grander Taihao Realm.
Hao then closed himself off with the Chi to guide it in seclusion.
Time passed, and the Thirty-Three Heavens were inhabited. One ascended to the peak of Taihao and became known as the Emperor Taihao, ruling over the Thirty-Three Heavens. After countless years, the Emperor Taihao was besieged, and Taihao fell into chaos.
Hao emerged from his seclusion and witnessed this scene. Malice began to surge within him again, urging him to destroy the world. This time, Hao realized that he had a significant problem.
So, he eradicated the malice and closed himself off once more.
The malice descended upon a bullied and oppressed youth, filled with resentment towards the world's injustices and the unfairness of the world. An unparalleled Demon Lord was born, manipulating people's malice and amplifying their evil hearts. He established the New World Sect, seeking to destroy the world and establish a new era.
The Thirty-Three Heavens welcomed its second ruler, known as the Demon Emperor Taihao. Countless righteous powerhouses were slain by him, and the entire Taihao Realm was filled with evil. Only slaughter remained, and even the combined might of numerous powerhouses couldn't defeat the Demon Emperor Taihao.
The Demon Emperor Taihao grew stronger, and the world was filled with malice. Hao, who was in seclusion, was suddenly startled awake. When he left his seclusion, he discovered the drastic changes in the Taihao Realm.
"You shall be punished!"
Hao took action and annihilated the Demon Emperor Taihao, beginning the restoration of the Thirty-Three Heavens of Taihao. It took a long time for the Taihao Realm to recover.
Before another period of seclusion, Taihao tasked the Chi with maintaining the Taihao Realm to prevent a recurrence of the calamity caused by the Demon Emperor Taihao. With the Chi's patrols, Hao closed himself off in peace.
As the epochs passed, an era ended, and while battles raged and dynasties rose and fell in the Thirty-Three Heavens of Taihao, it was all part of the natural order. Chi, the Chi, did not intervene; its task was to prevent the emergence of another Demon Emperor Taihao.
Hao would occasionally emerge from his seclusion to observe the Taihao Realm, feeling satisfied with its progress. He would then return to his seclusion, sensing that he was drawing closer to the profound and vast Dao, almost within reach, yet still feeling an insurmountable distance.
"If the Dao were like a book, how wonderful it would be to directly observe it," Hao sighed in his heart.
In the first layer of the Taihao Realm, a figure sat cross-legged, his appearance identical to Hao's, except for a hint of malevolence that made him seem eager to destroy everything.
"This should not exist. Hao, you are too obsessed. Only by meditating in solitude can one find the true path. Everything belongs to one person alone. I will destroy all of this and bring you back to the right path," the figure said.
Unaware, Hao continued his seclusion, not knowing that the malevolent intent he had removed had not disappeared but instead grew stronger. Its power approached his own, and its malice intensified, becoming more terrifying with each passing moment.
The Taihao Realm gradually expanded, breaking through the void and growing into a vast and boundless Thirty-Three Heavens, where countless races vied for supremacy and celestial prodigies emerged.
After several epochs, a new power emerged in the Thirty-Three Heavens, and it was not alone. Under Chi's control, these powers maintained a balance, ensuring no single force dominated the entire Taihao Realm.
Boom!
Suddenly, the Taihao Realm trembled. In the first layer, a rolling black mist appeared, seemingly intent on destroying everything. A powerful being descended from above, attempting to suppress the black mist, but it was corrupted by the mist, becoming bloodthirsty and violent. The Taihao Realm faced another great upheaval, a struggle between righteousness and evil.
Sensing something amiss, Chi appeared, ready to suppress the black mist. However, upon seeing Hao, he stopped and declared that this was a necessary tribulation for the Taihao Realm to endure and perfect itself.
Chi decided not to interfere further, as the conflict between righteousness and evil intensified. More than half of the realm's creatures had perished, and half of the races had been wiped out in the war. Gradually, a sense of unease spread.
But why wasn't Hao intervening?
Chi felt something was wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint the source of his unease. Only when the creatures were reduced to a mere three-tenths of their original number and the Taihao Realm was shrouded in gloom did Chi speak up, asking when this tribulation would end and why it was necessary.
"From the void we come, and to the void we return, only to be reborn. This is the true path," Hao replied with a smile.
At that moment, Chi's face turned pale with fear. He realized the Hao before him wasn't the real Hao; this Hao seemed filled with malice, a malevolence towards everything in the world.
"You are not Hao!"
"I am. I am the true Hao!"
"You... you are..."
Chi was terrified. He unleashed the power within him, awakening Hao from his seclusion. Indeed, another Hao emerged from the place of seclusion.
Hao looked at the malevolent intent and his expression turned solemn.
"You should not exist!"
"If I don't exist, how can you exist? I am you. This world should not exist!"
"Today, I will destroy you!"
Hao made his move. This was a true ultimate battle. The world-devouring malice showed no restraint, but Hao did. He feared completely destroying the Taihao Realm. In the prolonged battle, Hao repeatedly crushed the malevolent intent, but it quickly recovered each time.
"You cannot kill me. As long as Taihao has evil intent and malevolent creatures, I will be eternal. Only if you destroy Taihao can you truly kill me. Hurry and destroy Taihao!"
Hao's face twisted in pain. He couldn't bear to destroy Taihao himself. Looking at the shattered Taihao and the remnants of the Primordial Tree's roots, now broken, he closed his eyes and made his move once more.
"Haha, if you won't destroy the world, I'll help you!"
The world-devouring malice roared with laughter. With a thunderous boom, the Taihao Realm collapsed. The battlefield became a nebula, with the unchanging energy of the earth gathering and spreading, forming a nebula of indeterminate chaos.
"Master, I'll help you!"
Chi let out a roar, burning everything within himself and joining the battle. Hao took a deep breath, burning himself, burning his Dao. He looked up towards the profound and vast realm, sighing.
"If only the Dao were like a book, how wonderful it would be to comprehend it fully."
After his sigh, Hao used all his power to tear open a void and cast the world-devouring malice into it.
"Hao, you've gone mad. You're trying to kill yourself, but you can't kill me. I will return to this world and destroy this era!"
The world-devouring malice roared.
Roar! Chi burned himself to aid Hao. Before turning back to look at his master, he seemed to see his own birth. A final drop of blood fell into the nebula.
Hao's figure gradually faded, on the verge of disappearing. He looked at the shattered roots of the Primordial Tree, and with a wave of his hand, the largest root, like a piece of exquisite jade, fell into the depths of the earth.
The faint figure soothed the Taihao Realm after the battle, reshaping the Thirty-Three Heavens. Looking at the countless extinct races, the most intelligent creatures, and the human race, now the dominant species, Hao looked at himself and smiled helplessly. He was the progenitor of human life, and all were influenced by him.
"Taihao is greater than me. Why destroy such a beautiful world? May the world endure forever," Hao muttered to himself, sighing once more. He was so close to comprehending the profound and vast Dao, yet it remained beyond his grasp.
"If only the Dao were like a book, I could observe it, but the Dao is not a book," Hao sighed.
He arrived at the land of his birth, where he silently faded away, disappearing completely.
As the epochs turned and eras changed, the Taihao Realm, after the great battle, entered a new era of prosperity. However, unlike the initial Taihao Realm, the Thirty-Three Heavens were now surrounded by a nebula of indeterminate chaos.
Powerful beings rose and fell, each leaving their mark on the realm. Celestial prodigies emerged, obtaining the treasures of Taihao to forge the Immortal Divine Armor and establish the Immortal Divine Palace, declaring themselves the Immortal Sovereign.
Meanwhile, in the first layer of the Taihao Realm, a remote and desolate place gave birth to a young man. No one knew that this desolate place was the original land of Taihao, where Hao had faded away.
The young man possessed unparalleled talent and was hailed as the greatest celestial prodigy in the history of Taihao.
His name was Taicang!
(End of Chapter)
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