Chapter 635: Chapter 1 First Move?_2
No one can threaten me, that is true freedom.
“But I am still too far from this goal… Let’s deal with the matters at hand first!”
After assessing himself, Wang Sheng calmed down from the joy of his breakthrough.
He had barely achieved immortality, but he was far from being truly undying.
Even though he could now perform Blood Rebirth, there were still ways to completely annihilate him.
He wasn’t truly undying at all!
The Dao Monarch was a formidable enemy.
And it seemed he might soon face the Dao Monarch for the third time.
“I’m really looking forward to our meeting!”
Wang Sheng restrained all his might, his flying sword turned into light, he blinked through space, and in the blink of an eye, he had already returned to the Source Star.
“The Planet Will is not here?”
He could now easily sense the Planet Will.
But under his consciousness, the Planet Will was not on the Source Star.
“I wonder how long my breakthrough took…”
His breakthrough was the culmination of his efforts and did not take long, and could even be considered short, but this “short” was relative to his long lifespan.
To the outside world, it might have been quite a while.
He sensed around.
“Almost half a year has passed; the World of Ten Thousand Clans had already been in contact before my breakthrough. The work over there must have started by now; Yuan must be in the World of Ten Thousand Clans.”
“Following the steps Yuan provided, if he isn’t on the Source Star, it means he has already started; I just don’t know if it’s going smoothly or not…”
Wang Sheng decided to take a look.
This wasn’t just about the fate of billions of beings in a world but also related to the Chaotic Realm.
Now that he had broken through, of course, he wouldn’t miss it.
He arrived at Lingxi City.
As he had thought, the inter-realm portal was half-opened, and Seventh Realm beings from both worlds could now travel to and fro, albeit only one or two at a time.
Clearly, Huangtian had not allowed all the Seventh Realm beings Wang Sheng had promoted to enter; he had left Bai Yi to guard the gate.
Bai Yi was in front of the portal, meditating with closed eyes; no one dared to approach.
“Bai Yi!” Wang Sheng called out.
“Master!” Bai Yi was already partially alert to the outside world, always ready to respond to emergencies; naturally, he knew right away it was Wang Sheng calling him, “Have you finished with your matters?”
He did not know that Wang Sheng was undergoing a breakthrough, merely that there was something happening.
“Sort of,” Wang Sheng nodded, “Did Huangtian and the others go to the World of Ten Thousand Clans?”
“Yes, two months ago, when the inter-realm portal opened, only a Seventh Realm energy level could pass through. Huangtian led some Sixth Realm beings over first, followed by Yun Xiao and Bai Er. Things went smoothly.”
Every so often, Huangtian would send someone back to relay messages.
Clearly, they were waiting right for this time.
“I’ll go take a look.”
From Bai Yi’s words, it could be inferred that the Chaotic Realm hadn’t invaded yet, and they might not even know about the World of Ten Thousand Clans’ plea for help.
His visit might just give the Chaotic Realm a “surprise.”
Of course, now that the World of Ten Thousand Clans had not yet become an Affiliated World, he, in his original form, definitely couldn’t pass through.
The Starry Sky Rules were still very powerful, and he couldn’t defy them.
If he entered the inter-realm portal, whether something would happen to him was unknown, but the portal itself would definitely be affected.
Unless he knew the exact location of the World of Ten Thousand Clans in the starry sky and could traverse countless distances to reach it.
However, as of now, he clearly couldn’t do that; he had to abide by the rules, playing fair and square.
“Let’s condense an ultimate clone…”
His clone, even at the Seventh Realm, would be extremely powerful, no worse than the Eighth Realm.
Soon, his clone was condensed, his original body returned to Qingshan Village to continue consolidating, while the clone entered the inter-realm portal.
Feeling the suppression of the inter-realm portal, Wang Sheng sighed.
“Until the World of Ten Thousand Clans becomes an Affiliated World or the portal officially opens, my original body should not even think of entering… The Dao Monarch may be formidable in strength, but he also has impressive methods.”
He could utilize various methods to execute Ninth Realm maneuvers and could even summon a Ninth Realm avatar.
This wasn’t something ordinary cultivators could achieve.
At least Wang Sheng still couldn’t do that, even though he understood part of the principle.
“Forget it, this is enough. With me here, don’t even think about descending again with the same method…”
Being at the Ninth Realm himself, he naturally wouldn’t allow the Dao Monarch to exploit any loopholes.
Before long, he emerged from the inter-realm portal, entering a brand-new world.
Upon entering the world, his Divine Thought instantly spread out.
“There’s also energy here, though slightly different in form from the energy on Source Star. It seems energy takes on different forms in different worlds, with only the essence being the same. To adapt, one still needs to undergo a transformation…”
“The world type belonging to Tian Yuan Di Fang is vast, not smaller than the Source Star, with a multitude of living beings, not bad…”
Wang Sheng instantly became aware of the basic situation of the World of Ten Thousand Clans, which roughly matched the descriptions given by Shi Xing and Hu Shan.
“When it becomes an Affiliated World to the Source Star, the Virtual World will unfold here, nearly thirty billion living beings, even more than the Source Star…”
He was quite satisfied with the World of Ten Thousand Clans.
From all aspects, this was a world full of potential.
Whether it was the potential for the cultivation of living beings or the potential for harvest, both were commendable.
Given time, perhaps it could even produce living beings of the Ninth Realm or even higher realms.
But that was only a possibility.
Wang Sheng quickly checked and found that the rituals of world annexation were already in preparation.
The will of the Source Star, Yuan, was right at the center of the world.
Huangtian and the others were all at the center of the world.
They came to provide support, but also to deter, to ensure that nothing went wrong.
Elder Bai looked towards the high platform with a complex expression on his face.
Soon, he would, as the representative of the world, ascend the platform.
Not to tout achievements, nor to offer sacrifices to the heavens.
But to submit to another world.
Half a year ago, after making contact with the Source Star, they continued to reach out to other worlds.
But within the same region, how could any world or planet be a match for the Chaotic Realm? So, without exception, the other dozen or so worlds all refused their pleas for help.
Still the same reason.
Strong worlds knew the fearsomeness of the Chaotic Realm, and the weak worlds, even if willing to help, lacked the capability.
In the end, they could only place their sole hope on the Source Star.
The cross-world portal opened, just like the one that had unintentionally opened before, allowing beings of the Seventh Realm to pass through.
He met Huangtian and learned of the conditions.
To fall into subservience, life and death at another’s control.
But he had no choice.
He could see that the Source Star, though not as brutal as the Chaotic Realm, was not so benevolent either.
“After the cross-world portal opened, the fate of our World of Ten Thousand Clans was already sealed… In the struggle between two powerful worlds, a single misstep could lead to irrevocable doom…”
Each time he thought of it, he would sigh in his heart.
Then step by step, he walked down the path laid out by the Source Star.
With all the living beings of the World of Ten Thousand Clans… Submission!
Today was the final step.
Huangtian, although young, could also see that this individual, known as Elder Bai, the strongest of the World of Ten Thousand Clans, was in a troubled mood, inwardly distressed.
He neither cared nor sympathized.
“Just go through the process honestly and it’ll be fine…”
The vast majority of living beings of the World of Ten Thousand Clans also knew that they would become an Affiliated World to another.
Some were unwilling, some angry; some cursed, while others were indifferent, but no living being could change the outcome.
A voice from the unknown reached Huangtian, signaling that the ritual could begin.
“The time has come, Elder Bai, please begin!”
“Yes!”
Elder Bai collected his emotions and led a group of World of Ten Thousand Clans powerhouses, each with different expressions, step by step onto the high platform.
“Who knows, in countless years, will I be seen as a sinner or a Savior?”
Leading the submission, he could hardly be called a Savior; but if he did not do this, destruction awaited, and thus he could not be called a sinner.
But since the choice had been made, there’s no turning back after the arrow has been shot.
Then let it begin!
The ritual officially started.
At the same time, the cross-world portal with the Chaotic Realm, supported by chains for a long time, finally severed.
The portal of the cross-world passage completely opened until it disappeared.
Eighth Realm beings were now able to pass through.
Five True Monarchs of the Chaotic Realm stood before the passage.
“We obtained some information about that world from the recently devoured world; the strongest of them is but of the Seventh Realm. Who will go?” the Secret True Monarch spoke.
“Having become a True Monarch and yet to make a move, let me use a world to witness my debut!” one of them stepped forward.
“In that case, Heavenly Martial True Monarch, it shall be you who acts!”
Heavenly Martial True Monarch, a cultivator of Qi Blood Martial Arts, a disciple of Martial Arts True Monarch, seized the opportunity and became a True Monarch after the fall of his master.
This time, it would be his first act since becoming a True Monarch!