Chapter 674: The Delay and the End
Chapter 674: The Delay and the End
In the Origin Layer of the Great Path.
Fang Xing’s True Spirit Dao Seed comprehended numerous great paths, his mind entering a state of ethereal tranquility.
“The power of the great paths is boundless and moves with the world... Even worlds of the Celestial rank cannot fully suppress a single great path...”
“How can the power of the great paths be divided into innate and acquired?”
“Therefore... the so-called transformation from acquired to innate is the process of elevating one's own Dao Seed to an innate Dao Seed, thereby allowing one to twist and control more of the great path’s power, resulting in a vastly different level of strength.”
At this moment, his Panwu Dao Seed was in a peculiar state.
In an inexplicable space, a Pangu demon god roared, “Panwu! Panwu!”
In the demon god’s hand was an axe that seemed capable of cleaving the heavens and earth.
Beside the Panwu Dao Seed, the primordial spirit treasure, the Heaven-Cleaving Axe, appeared and gradually became ethereal...
The Panwu Dao Seed absorbed threads of innate origin, gradually acquiring a hint of innate Dao essence.
On the attribute panel, a mark appeared:
【14th Realm: Dao Sovereign (3rd Step: 2/100)】
Its progress was steadily increasing, seemingly without any hindrance.
“A primordial spirit treasure is enough to allow a 3rd Step Dao Sovereign to take the final step...”
“But I have just ascended to the 3rd Step Dao Sovereign, and yet I can rapidly break through... This is naturally due to the attribute panel... As long as I gain proficiency, I will reap rewards, and once I reach perfection, I can break through!”
“This attribute panel, even if it is a Transcendent Treasure, must be one of the most powerful...”
Fang Xing marveled in his heart.
Time passed, minute by minute, but he remained unaware of it.
...
The stars shifted, and the universe remained unchanged.
Finally...
In the Origin Layer of the Great Path.
The Panwu Great Path roared like a dragon with bared fangs and writhing body.
Within it, the Panwu Dao Seed reached its ultimate elevation, resembling a dragon pearl, commanding the entire dragon.
“Panwu Great Path power...”
Fang Xing opened his eyes and raised his hand.
At this moment, he felt that his Panwu Great Path power had been refined to the extreme, almost breaking the boundaries of space and time...
“Becoming a Dao Sovereign merely requires fully comprehending a single great path...”
“But comprehending a great path and fully mastering it are two different things.”
“Now I finally understand what it means for an acquired great path to be elevated to an innate great path.”
Fang Xing clenched his fist, and the fabric of space and time seemed to shatter, enveloping him in chaos.
He touched his brow and discovered an axe-shaped mark.
“Innate Panwu Dao Seed... 4th Step Dao Sovereign!”
“The Panwu path is indeed too powerful...”
“While this elevates my combat strength to the point where I can fight ordinary Eternals, it will also make it more difficult to sever the path and open a new great path of my own in the future!”
“But isn’t this just right? If the great path I create cannot surpass the Panwu Great Path, what value would it have?”
Fang Xing could feel that the enhancement from the innate Panwu Great Path power was comprehensive.
Even his mental fortitude and true spirit were similarly enhanced!
This meant that a 4th Step Dao Sovereign could also resist true spirit attacks!
“Indeed, it’s fortunate that I didn’t rely on my knowledge of true spirit attack secret arts to engage in battle with 4th Step Dao Sovereigns or Eternals like the Elegists... Otherwise, I would have had to flee in defeat, revealing one of my trump cards.”
Fang Xing glanced at his attribute panel:
【Name: Fang Xing】
【Occupation: Star Warrior】
【14th Realm: Dao Sovereign (4th Step)】
...
At this point, he roughly understood why some 4th Step Dao Sovereigns could fight Eternals.
“Eternals need to ‘open a path.’ If the great path they originally mastered is not strong, the difficulty of opening a new path will be smaller. However, for beings who have reached the 15th Realm, even if their new path is not strong, it is only slightly inferior to the Panwu Great Path...”
“When the Panwu Great Path is mastered to the limit, a 4th Step Dao Sovereign can indeed contend with such Eternals.”
“But if it’s an Eternal like Pangu, even the strongest 4th Step Dao Sovereign is no match...”
“It seems that among the Eternals in the Stellar, Insect, and Primordial Beast civilizations, there are none with the Panwu type?”
"Speaking of which, 4th Step Dao Sovereigns who master ordinary great paths are no match for ordinary Eternals, only those with extremely unique and top-tier great paths can barely possess Eternal-level combat strength."
Fang Xing’s expression returned to calmness, and he took out a Voidstone, entering the Void Universe.
“Now that I have broken through to the 4th Step Dao Sovereign with Eternal-level strength... it’s time to turn the tide.”
As a thread of Fang Xing’s consciousness entered the Void Universe, suddenly!
A massive crimson letter appeared:
【Ophiuchus War Defeat!】
【Stellar Civilization Declares Bankruptcy!】
【The Elegist’s Elegy is About to Be Sung!】
Fang Xing’s expression froze, and he sighed, “Indeed... the hero always arrives just in time to save the day, the most beautiful fantasy and fairy tale, perhaps?”
He had no way of knowing when he would break through to the 4th Step Dao Sovereign.
Being a bit late seemed to be within the normal range?
But the Stellar Civilization did not know he was about to ascend. In their estimation, Fang Xing was just a relatively powerful 2nd Step Dao Sovereign.
His presence or absence wouldn’t affect the critical situation.
Thus, seizing the opportunity, they immediately took action.
Then...
Fang Xing opened a video and found it was from the Myriad Swords Dao Sovereign.
In the video, Myriad Swords Dao Sovereign appeared just as he usually did, but Fang Xing could see the weakness and pain in his eyes:
"The plan has failed... I hereby announce that the entire Stellar Civilization will enter a state of silence. All seed fleets will immediately cut off communication with the Void Universe and enter the deepest state of concealment!"
"I believe... if we wait long enough, humanity will triumph! The stars will triumph!"
The video ended quickly. Fang Xing glanced at the detailed battle report, his eyes narrowing:
"The main fleet of the Stellar Civilization—the Spacetime Fleet—blocked the Elegist in the Ophiuchus civilization and engaged in direct combat... Meanwhile, deep in the universe, Mr. Han Sen and the Primordial Beast Ancestor used a treasure obtained from the Transcendent Realm to trap two Eternal Beings of the Insect Race, launching a counterattack..."
"But the highest intelligence of the Stellar Civilization made a miscalculation... The Elegist, at the cost of severe injuries, destroyed the forbidden weapon and then went to the aid of the two Eternal Beings of the Insect Race..."
This was why Myriad Swords Dao Sovereign was still alive to issue the announcement after the battle.
The Elegist had no time to deal with him, which showed that the plans of the two peak civilizations were very successful. On the Eternity battlefield, the two supreme beings of the Insect Race were already in dire straits!
Unfortunately, everything changed with the Elegist's entry into the battle.
"The Eternity War ultimately ended with the two Eternal Beings of the Insect Race suffering severe injuries and falling into a long, deep slumber... As for Han Sen and the Primordial Beast Ancestor? Mr. Han Sen was also severely injured and must sleep for tens of thousands of years to recover, or he will be annihilated... The Primordial Beast Ancestor was killed in battle..."
"An Eternal Being not being Eternal is a cruel joke."
Now, after mastering many transcendent legacies, Fang Xing had a deeper understanding of the state of Eternal Beings.
Eternal Beings, known as beings of all time and space, for whom death is not the end.
Even if they are killed by true spirits, seemingly leaving no hope of resurrection.
But as time passes, the Eternity mark of an Eternal Being will slowly recondense, allowing the Eternal Being to re-emerge from the flow of time.
However, this process might take an extremely long time, measured in billions or even hundreds of billions of years.
And for Han Sen's state of "severe injury and slumber", the time might be measured in tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.
'In summary, the Beast civilization is finished. Even if the Primordial Beast Ancestor can return in the future, it's unlikely he will see any of his people...'
'And our human civilization has lost its pillar. The Insect Race will continue to hunt down all the high-ranking members of the Stellar Civilization, determined to find Han Sen and completely destroy him...'
The Stellar Civilization might be able to wander the universe for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years.
But to hide for hundreds of millions or billions of years?
That is simply impossible.
Even over tens of thousands of years, there is a great deal of uncertainty.
Therefore, if they can achieve this, the Insect civilization will have effectively eradicated the two peak civilizations, thus becoming the sole dominant force.
'The conditions for the complete extinction of an Eternal Being... the first is a failed transcendence!'
'For example, the Dao Venerable of the True Immortal World, after failing to transcend, had their Eternity mark completely destroyed, leaving no possibility of recondensation...'
'Besides that, to destroy many Eternal Beings, it would probably take the true "Apocalyptic Cataclysm", when the river of time dries up, and all the worlds of the universe fall into their original destruction...'
Because Eternal Beings are not truly transcendent!
They are just fish in the river, able to briefly leap out of the water.
Once the river dries up, even the largest fish will surely die!
The "Apocalyptic Cataclysm" is the destruction of all that can be spoken, known, and said to exist!
To truly transcend the calamity, one must truly transcend and reach the "unspeakable realm"!
...
Still in the virtual conference hall.
"Fang Xing..."
Myriad Swords Dao Sovereign's expression was bleak: "The Stellar Civilization... is finished..."
He didn't care that Fang Xing didn't join the battle, seemingly believing that even with Fang Xing's participation, the outcome of the Ophiuchus War would have been the same.
Fang Xing was silent for a moment, then looked at the list of casualties, noticing that "Catastrophe Star Sovereign Ymir", "Blade of Red Star", and "Ice Empress Catherine" were all on it.
This showed how fierce the battle was.
Interestingly, "Blood Prison God-Emperor", a former fifth-rank Law Master who had broken through to the fourteenth realm Dao Sovereign, was not on the list of casualties.
And, of course, neither was he.
Clearly, the locals of the Stellar Civilization had their reasons for sticking together and discriminating against outsiders.
"No... the Stellar Civilization may have failed, but the human civilization has not. We cannot surrender all our vast territories to the Insect Race."
Fang Xing shook his head.
"What else can we do? We've exhausted all our resources, and both sides' Eternal beings are either sleeping or dead... The Elegist is about to sweep everything."
Myriad Swords Dao Sovereign smiled bitterly: "Even Blood Prison God-Emperor is preparing to rebuild the Blood Prison civilization, or rather, the Blood Prison Alliance, and is about to represent the remaining human civilization in surrendering..."
(End of Chapter)
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