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Chapter 3148: Chapter 3146: Return of the Will of the Heavens
 

“We can’t let this ‘figure’ retreat!”

This intuition was not only a “Heavenly Intuition” but also originated from the “first response” of Senior White’s body. This response was then fed back to Song Shuhang’s brain through the direct connection between Senior White and him.

If they allowed this ‘vaguely flashing’ figure to retreat, it might affect their own and Senior White’s “Heavenly Way graduation” plan!

This was a dual warning of Heavenly Intuition and Senior White’s luck instinct.

Therefore, no matter who this guy was, whether or not he was the ‘First Heavenly Dao’, Song Shuhang and Senior White, without any hesitation, took action at the same time.

With just a thought, the space around that figure began to distort—under the gaze of the Heavens, the myriad worlds are exposed, and distance is no limitation for the ‘Heavenly Dao.’ With a mere thought, any corner of the myriad worlds could become the target of the ‘Heavenly Dao’s’ wrath!

In an instant, within the means of Senior White, the vacuum of that world was silently replaced by a desert, made up of vast expanses of yellow sand.

Beside Song Shuhang, he reached out with a flick of his finger, and pillars infused and strengthened by the Heavenly Dao Authority — the ‘Heavenly Dao Pillars’ — thunderously crashed down, nailing around the ‘figure’, sealing it within.

The ‘Dao’ and ‘will’ of the past Heavenly Daos turned into Heavenly Dao Pillars + the methods of Song Shuhang and Senior White could be said to embody the might of all the Heavenly Daos from the 2nd to the 9th editions!

“What’s happening?” Reincarnation Blade Fairy, taking advantage of Sixteen, broadcasted every move of Song Shuhang and White Heavenly Dao back to the ‘External Assistance Research Group.’

Therefore, this sudden action by Song Shuhang and White Heavenly Dao was also witnessed by all the group members.

The angle of Reincarnation Blade Fairy’s broadcast shifted, sweeping through the depth of the myriad worlds along the trajectory of Song Shuhang’s action.

—The next moment, a figure vaguely locked by the desert world and the Heavenly Dao Pillars appeared in the frame.

When Fairy Skylark saw this footage, she was spiritually shaken and posted a series of exclamation marks in the group: “!!!”

Just yesterday, she had mentioned the ‘potential appearance of a figure’ to White Heavenly Dao and Shuhang, and today, Song Shuhang and White Heavenly Dao actually encountered this figure!

“Who is this?” Daoist Senior, the last grain of Heavenly Dao consciousness, wondered.

Once a Heavenly Dao himself, Daozi sensed a familiar formula from this figure.

Was it the scent of ‘eternity’?

“Strange, if my sight shifts slightly away from him… my brain immediately forgets his existence. Even if I keep staring at him, I always end up inadvertently ignoring him.” The three-eyed young senior frowned, even though he had already activated his third divine eye.

But that strange ‘transparency’ was still affecting him.

If it weren’t for Song Shuhang securing the figure with nine ‘Heavenly Dao Pillars,’ they probably wouldn’t be able to set their gaze on him at all, and the eyes would likely subconsciously overlook this existence.

“Does Fairy Skylark know the ins and outs?” Big White Two asked aloud.

“I’m not sure if this ‘figure’ and the one that appeared in our Black Dragon World are the same. I only have a suspicion… This figure might be related to the ‘First God’ or the ‘First Heavenly Dao.'” The black-haired Fairy Skylark replied: “However, this is just my guess and should not be taken as fact.”

“Even if it’s not the First Heavenly Dao, it’s very likely still related to the First Heavenly Dao,” the three-eyed young senior spoke up: “This feeling as if ‘he doesn’t really exist’ is clearly related to how the First Heavenly Dao completely erased its existence, leaving behind only scant marks.”

“Hey hey, it might also be related to the Second Heavenly Dao,” Father Goudan chuckled: “Mirrored Eye Addiction, don’t forget… your Heavenly Dao did things related to the First Heavenly Dao before it resigned. It also erased the majority of its existence, leaving behind only a few marks.”

After pondering seriously for a moment, the three-eyed young senior replied: “Indeed… it might also be related to the corresponding Heavenly Dao.”

He didn’t refute Father Goudan because he was very aware of the unreliability of his own Heavenly Dao.

“Whether it’s the first or the second Heavenly Dao, what I’m more concerned about is why he appeared, what is his purpose?” Daozi, the last grain of Heavenly Dao consciousness, asked aloud.

“Perhaps, it’s to bring an end to this world. Our experiment just now might have already touched on the conditions for the ‘Ninth Heavenly Dao’s resignation.'” Fairy Skylark responded: “This was an experience of my world.”

“The Ninth Heavenly Dao is a turning point. Is it related to this matter?” Big White Two inquired.

Several past Heavenly Daos or the rulers of the Netherworld who correspond to them had vaguely deduced that the ‘Ninth Heavenly Dao is a turning point.’ But precisely how this ‘turning point’ turns out remains unknown.

What is certain is that during the Ninth Heavenly Dao’s era, there will definitely be some significant changes that differ from those of past Heavenly Daos.

It could be a blessing, or a disaster.

“The Fourth Heavenly Dao has spent this entire lifetime meddling around, pointlessly.” Reincarnation Blade Fairy laughed.

If the Fourth Dark Heavenly Dao did nothing and simply waited for the opportunity, biding its time until the Ninth Heavenly Dao stepped down before making its move, wouldn’t that be a favorable situation?

Yet, such an almost certain win was turned into a losing game through its own needless complications.

Isn’t it good to just lay low? Why stir up trouble?

“If indeed the First Heavenly Dao is provoked and intends to end this world… can Song Shuhang and White Heavenly Dao keep it from happening?” Lady Kunna slowly said.

“With two current Heavenly Daos, 2 against 1, they should be confident. The Fourth Heavenly Dao could just be cleansed like this.” The three-eyed young senior pondered, “Moreover, there’s the main body of Reincarnation Blade Fairy, the Fifth Heavenly Dao Fairy, who could also lend a hand.”

As they spoke, the scene within the mirror began to change.

The trapped ‘figure’ suddenly prostrated, and from its body as the center, a pitch-black shadow began to emerge.

The shadow seemed to connect to another world.

In that world, a special existence familiar to Song Shuhang and others began to appear.

—Remains of a Wielder of the Will.

And not just a single one.

From the Second Wielder of the Will up to the Eighth, all the remains started to manifest, floating in and out of the shadows.

Each Heavenly Dao had hundreds, if not thousands, of varying sizes of ‘Heavenly Dao remains.’

These remains were supposed to dissolve after a new Wielder of the Will took the position.

But now, it seemed they had not dissipated and were instead collected into another special world.

A vast number of Heavenly Dao remains materialized and merged into the shadow.

The area of the shadow began to expand limitlessly.

Everything within this shadow began to decay and perish.

Even the ‘desert world’ created by Senior White was no exception.

“Unsheathe!” Song Shuhang commanded firmly.

Eight Heavenly Dao Roots emitted a clear ringing sound, and blades known as ‘Heavenly Dao Blades’ unsheathed from the pillars, their blade light bursting forth to cut down all things.

Simultaneously, another pillar representing ‘Lady Kunna’s Stardragon Pillar’ slammed down, also unsheathing and joining the eight below to complete a set of nine pillars!

On each ‘Heavenly Dao Pillar,’ there was both ‘Immortal Data’ and ‘Heavenly Dao Marks,’ shielding them even from the power of ultimate death and decay.

The blade light of the Heavenly Dao Blades could cut through anything.

The initially expanding shadow halted under the suppression of the blade light.

“Who would have thought that the ‘Overlord God Pillar’ we deduced together would have such power,” remarked a member of the External Assistance Research Group.

Indeed, the ‘demon god pillars’ secret technique of the Demon Emperor Hezhi holds infinite potential.

When pushed to the limit and combined with sufficiently powerful ‘raw materials,’ it can conjure up something as absurd as ‘Heavenly Dao Pillars!’

Unfortunately, true ‘eternity’ cannot be transmuted into ‘Overlord God Pillars.’

Otherwise, if real ‘Heavenly Dao Bodies’ could be used to form Overlord God Pillars, that would be the truly invincible pillar.

“The innate skill in saber techniques that Tyrannical Song possesses,” Senior Daozi added with his last bit of consciousness, “is also why he is able to bring the ‘Overlord God Pillar’ secret techniques to such a level.”

“Thank you, Brother Daozi, for the compliment,” Dark Song shyly said.

One had to admit, Song Shuhang’s talent in saber techniques was indeed formidable.

Eight Heavenly Dao Blades combined with the Dragon Network Saber emerged, where saber intent and blade light seemed to fuse into one, firmly suppressing the shadow.

From the looks of it, Tyrannical Song and White Heavenly Dao might even have a chance of capturing the figure suspected to be the First Heavenly Dao alive.

“Fairy of the Reincarnation Blade,” White Heavenly Dao inquired, “shall we cooperate with Shuhang to capture this individual and then figure out a way to study them?”

“White says, wait a moment,” Little White Two spoke up.

Even responding was something Senior White needed Little White Two’s help for… Does that mean Senior White was preoccupied at the moment?

But wasn’t the figure, possibly the First Heavenly Dao, being suppressed by Song Shuhang?

Fairy of the Reincarnation Blade gave it some thought and, using Sixteen as an intermediary, activated a second ‘camera’ and entered a dual-camera filming mode.

The second camera focused on Senior White’s position.

And then she saw Senior White, facing another direction in the ‘myriad practitioners in the universe,’ reaching out his hand!

Following the trace of power left by Senior White, the camera moved along… and Fairy of the Reincarnation Blade saw another ‘ethereal’ figure appearing at another location in the myriad practitioners in the universe.

This figure, too, was shrouded in a ‘domain-like’ shadow, with remains of an Ancient Heavenly Dao floating in and out of visibility within the shadow.

More than one such figure?

Or could it be that all these figures are ‘one’ but can act simultaneously from many locations in the myriad practitioners in the universe?

At that moment, as Senior White’s hand came down, a desert of sand bound the second figure.

But this desert was different from the previous one.

This time, each grain of sand was like a star… This desert was more like a galaxy!

And this galaxy exuded an ‘eternity’ flavor.

This was the true form of Senior White’s desert world.

The huge galaxy world completely trapped the second figure.

This second figure appeared more distressed than the first, with an even smaller range of movement.

However, the members of the External Assistance Research Group, who were watching the live stream, all frowned.

If there were two… there very likely could be three!

No one could guarantee that other locations within the myriad practitioners in the universe wouldn’t reveal a third figure.

While contemplating, a splendid light of virtue materialized behind White Heavenly Dao.

A ‘Heavenly Dao Body’ set foot.

It was the Sixth Heavenly Dao, Daoist Priest Virtue.

At this moment, Daoist Priest Virtue, his body’s ‘karmic flames’ all but extinguished, transformed back into a radiant light of virtue. His features, enveloped in the light of virtue, seemed illusory.

“Bright, too bright, change the camera!” Father Goudan exclaimed.

“Eye drops, eye drops,” the three-eyed young senior fumbled in his embrace.

Luckily, the appearance of Daoist Priest Virtue’s body was fleeting.

Taking a step from behind White Heavenly Dao, he stepped out of the Heavenly Principle Dimension and headed for a certain location within the myriad practitioners in the universe—clearly, a ‘third figure’ was manifesting there.

His Body of Eternity was required for suppression.

“Fairy of the Reincarnation Blade, can you communicate with your main body? If possible, it would be best to have the Fifth Heavenly Dao Fairy prepare… I have a bad feeling,” Senior White Two voiced out.

In this myriad practitioners in the universe, the third figure had already appeared… could the fourth, fifth, or even sixth figures emerge next?

At present, within the External Assistance Research Group, only the Fifth Heavenly Dao Fairy and Lady Kunna were capable of contributing in this high-level battle.

However, once Lady Kunna left the ‘Black Dragon World’ to enter the main world, her combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced; it was unknown how much of a role she could play.

“I understand; I’ve forwarded the message to my main body. But… unless absolutely necessary, my main body had best not move. Preferably, we should draw the enemy into the sphere of the ‘Reincarnation Seal,'” Fairy of the Reincarnation Blade replied.

Once the Reincarnation Seal moved, the newly established system of reincarnation would be severely affected.

It was best to lead the enemy into the range of the Reincarnation Seal so the Fifth Heavenly Dao Fairy could suppress them directly.

“The fourth figure has appeared,” Dark Song solemnly stated.

His words were, in effect, Song Shuhang speaking.

“Can we lure it to the edge of the Reincarnation Seal?” Fairy of the Reincarnation Blade spoke up.

“Wait… Tyrannical Song is trying to see if he can mobilize the Fourth Heavenly Dao’s husk to suppress it,” Dark Song responded.

“At this time, there’s no need to panic,” suddenly, Heavenly Emperor’s son came online.

Father Goudan: “Dada Egg, has your session with Cheng Goudan ended?”

Heavenly Emperor’s son: “…”

At this moment, the Nine Virtues Phoenix Saber hanging on Song Shuhang vibrated slightly.

It affectionately rubbed against Song Shuhang’s face, then broke through the Heavenly Principle Dimension and headed towards a location in the myriad practitioners in the universe.

In that place, Fairy Cheng Lin and Heavenly Emperor’s son stood side by side.

The Nine Virtues Phoenix Saber landed between the two immortals.

Cheng Lin and Heavenly Emperor’s son, for the first time setting aside their prejudices, both reached out and grabbed the Nine Virtues Phoenix Saber.

The Confucian Virtuous Golden Lotus, the Netherworld’s Sinful Black Lotus, and the Nine Virtues Phoenix Saber all resonated.

Under the combined efforts of the two worlds, the Nine Virtues Phoenix Saber, Heavenly Emperor’s son, and Cheng Lin, a pathway seemed to open.

Father Goudan: “!!!”

Because it realized that it had become the coordinate for this ‘pathway.’

And the only possibility for an existence that used the ruler of the Netherworld as a ‘Dao Mark’ was emerging.

A gigantic striped dragon, whose body was even more enormous than the stars, appeared from the channel.

With a missing leg, agile dragon mustaches, and a hopping, bouncing way of proceeding.

Another Father Goudan!

The moment the gigantic striped dragon appeared, it shrank in size and used its dragon mustaches to wrap around the ‘Nine Virtues Phoenix Saber,’ striking out with a paw at the fourth figure!

Heavenly Dao Return!

Heavenly Dao Father Goudan was truly the first, the returning Heavenly Dao.