Everything Was Long Since Destined—What a Pitiful Fellow
Everything Was Long Since Destined—What a Pitiful Fellow
“I’m afraid you’ll have to keep being kept in the dark by me, used by me.”
“How audacious! Do you truly think this Venerable One wouldn’t dare kill you?”
Hearing these words, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s expression instantly turned incomparably cold. His face seemed devoid of any emotion, while deep within his eyes, countless terrifying scenes emerged, causing the surrounding star domains to begin collapsing and crumbling.
He was utterly enraged, striking directly without holding anything back, resolved to kill Gu Changge right here.
Rumble—
All eight directions trembled; the entire universe seemed on the verge of being torn apart.
A vast, overwhelming pressure descended like the might of heaven itself, enough to destroy everything.
The entire universe cracked under this power, great swathes of spiderweb-like fissures appearing across it.
Endless astral winds and Chaos Energy swept in from distant reaches, transforming into storms that annihilated heaven and earth.
Since he had already torn off all pretenses with Gu Changge, he no longer bothered to conceal his intentions at this point.
His killing intent manifested, transforming into dark divine weapons that seemed solid and real, clanging and ringing as they pierced through this universe.
“Shifu, why must it come to this? Why must we two turn our blades against each other?”
Gu Changge smiled faintly. With a sweep of his hand, the void before him split apart, revealing a terrifying black hole like a boundless starry sky, devouring all light and all rules and order in this world.
At this moment, he naturally wanted to kill the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being and take everything he had for himself.
Moreover, in Gu Changge’s view, this place was rather fitting—perfect for burying the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
“This Venerable One would like to see just what ability you have, to be so foolishly bold as to scheme against me.”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s face was calm as still water. His Daoist robes glowed, and Grand Runes flew out one after another, evolving into various heavenly weapons—the Dark Heavenly Sabre, the Golden Ancient Bell, the Violet Bronze Imperial Bell... These were all divine weapons that had manifested during the mythical era.
They were not mere phantoms; rather, they seemed to have been summoned into solid form, possessing vast and terrifying might.
Every heavenly weapon erupted with endless radiance, like scorching suns, their power immeasurable, blooming continuously as they charged to kill Gu Changge.
Beyond that, an incomparably terrifying black-and-white millstone emerged behind the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being.
Dense life qi and Death Qi intertwined and spread, while fragments of shattered time flew about in the surroundings, rumbling down with crushing force, causing the entire universe to explode repeatedly, unable to withstand this aura.
This was the Great Millstone of Life and Death, possessing the power of reincarnation. A single wisp of its aura alone contained world-destroying might.
It had to be said—as a figure of the mythical era, even in the present age, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being possessed terrifyingly powerful methods.
No True Daoist could possibly withstand his current methods; they would be pierced through, body and soul annihilated.
Even true Remnant Immortals would absolutely be no match for him.
“You truly descended from the Celestial Realm, so your strength is a great deal greater than that of Remnant Immortals.”
Gu Changge saw through the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s true nature, black and white light similarly flowing within his eyes.
He could clearly see the celestial rules appearing around the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s body. Though these celestial rules were incomparably condensed, transforming into heavenly sabres and heavenly swords that slashed at him from all directions with extreme ferocity—
All beneath the Celestial Dao are ants; even True Daoists are merely slightly larger ants.
“So what if you’ve seen through it? A mere Celestial Dao—what of it if I cut it down? The pursuit of this Venerable One is something you could never hope to touch.”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being sneered, his methods growing even sharper as the Great Reincarnation Millstone continued to press down.
At the same time, he brought forth a tattered great flag, which unfurled with a sudden whoosh, blotting out the sky and sun, enveloping this entire universe.
A vast, ancient, iron-blooded aura immediately surged forth from within it.
The great flag was tattered, some places even bearing holes, stained with five-colored blood that, even now, had never dried.
One could see stars of the heavens circulating within the great flag, forming a self-sustaining world, endlessly regenerating, terrifying beyond measure.
That five-colored blood was horrifying to the extreme, reflecting all the universes of the heavens.
A single wisp of the aura it exuded was enough to make the universe explode, Chaos Energy surging toward the desolate edges of the cosmos.
“The Iron-Blooded War Flag, once stained with the blood of an Immortal King. To use it to cut you down—you should consider yourself honored.”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s gaze was ice-cold. At this moment, he already regarded Gu Changge as a dead man.
He possessed many treasures, and though he could not unleash their true power,
in his view, killing Gu Changge was more than assured.
No matter how powerful Gu Changge was, he was ultimately just a junior—how could his accumulated foundation possibly compare to his own?
Moreover, in terms of methods, he believed himself far superior to Gu Changge.
“A war flag stained with Immortal King blood—what a pity the ages have already rotted it away.”
Gu Changge shook his head and sighed, his expression unchanged.
Black Grand Runes rose and fell one after another, like a blazing dark ocean, suddenly sweeping forward and transforming into a dark immortal furnace.
Scorching dark divine flames burst forth from within, contending against the pressure of the Iron-Blooded War Flag.
Though his cultivation was indeed inferior to the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s, when it came to actual strength, Gu Changge did not believe anyone in the current Beyond could be his match.
“Rotten or not, it’s more than enough to kill you.”
“If you know what’s good for you, hand over the Source Runes you obtained in the Absolute Yin Heaven back then, and this Venerable One may leave your corpse intact.”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s feet flickered with illusory light and shadow. Brandishing the Iron-Blooded War Flag, the Great Reincarnation Millstone suspended above his head, he swiftly charged before Gu Changge.
Gu Changge smiled faintly, lifting his palm to meet the attack with casual ease. Endless rules and order coiled around him like an ocean, directly clashing head-on against the Iron-Blooded War Flag, producing a terrifying sound that shook the River of Time.
The shockwaves of their battle had long since burst beyond this universe, sweeping through many surrounding worlds.
Space exploded; the universe collapsed.
All the Cultivators and living beings who had earlier joined forces against the monster of the Celestial Gate could not help but tremble, terrified to the extreme, feeling as though their souls would freeze solid.
Such an aura far exceeded their imagination—even the monster within the Celestial Gate could not compare.
At this moment, they even felt as if true Immortals had descended upon the world.
What on earth happened? Why does it suddenly feel like Absolute Beings are fighting over there?
Even the legendary River of Time has manifested!
They knelt down trembling, their souls quaking, horrified beyond measure.
Unfortunately, Gu Changge and the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had long since fought their way beyond the universe, their figures blurred, as if battling within the long river of time itself.
All around them was nothing but void and the Chaos Sea, rules and order boiling, fragments of the Great Dao flying about—a scene horrifying to the extreme.
“I’d also quite like to know what other secrets you have. Besides raising these True Daoists to serve as your nourishment, what other arrangements have you made?”
“And the Dao Fruit you’ve been accumulating all this time—where exactly have you hidden it?”
Gu Changge smiled faintly, then threw a punch, golden light surging, filling this entire space.
It collided with the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, vast shockwaves blooming like exploding suns.
Endless Primal Divine Light permeated around him, like three thousand ancient worlds rising and falling, hazy and supreme, silver light brilliant, shaking out vast and mighty power that ground away all the methods before him.
Rumble!!
It was as if the power of the entire universe pressed down, terrifying and vast to the extreme—even the Chaos Sea exploded.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying. The arm that had collided with Gu Changge bore twisted, contorted marks, the sound of cracking bones ringing out, blood splattering and staining his Daoist robes red.
His expression gradually turned ugly. He had never imagined that even the Iron-Blooded War Flag, stained with Immortal King blood, could do nothing to Gu Changge.
Though due to the environment of heaven and earth, the Iron-Blooded War Flag could not unleash even a ten-thousandth of its divine might,
it was still absolutely not something a True Daoist could contend against.
Around Gu Changge, there seemed to exist an invisible domain that devoured every method directed at him.
It was like the Completely Invulnerable Technique, immune to all the laws of the heavens in this world.
“What exactly is your origin? Were you just probing me all along?”
At this moment, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being finally sensed something was wrong and shouted lowly.
Unless he truly unleashed his Celestial-level methods, he absolutely could do nothing to Gu Changge. In this regard, both of their strengths had already reached a certain extreme.
Moreover, he felt that Gu Changge seemed to be probing his methods, never having brought out his true trump cards.
That sense of unease suddenly swept over him, beginning to devour his mind.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being could not believe it. He had survived since the mythical era, scheming and plotting extensively, his methods world-shaking—so why could he not even deal with a single Gu Changge?
The other party was like a bottomless, terrifying black hole—the more one understood, the more one’s heart palpitated with fear.
“How boring. You only noticed at this point?”
“Since you refuse to talk, I’ll just have to investigate for myself.”
Gu Changge shook his head, the faint smile on his face fading away.
He had been probing the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being all along precisely to thoroughly figure out his methods; he had no intention of simply erasing him outright.
After all, to Gu Changge, this was an excellent puppet in the making.
“What do you mean?”
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being stared fixedly at Gu Changge. The Great Reincarnation Millstone above his head cascaded down boundless black-and-white qi, forming its own cycle of reincarnation, endlessly regenerating, able to resist everything, completely enveloping him.
That feeling of unease and heart-palpitation struck once again.
In the unseen depths, it was as if an invisible great net was slowly closing in around him.
The next moment, a terrifying black light slashed forth from ahead, as if shattering eternity itself, rupturing the heavens, streaking across the universe and the River of Time. All traces and all Dao techniques were erased beneath this single strike, reduced to nothingness.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s eyes widened in disbelief. He could not even react in time, only feeling a chill between his brows, as if something ice-cold had suddenly pierced straight through his skull.
His voice came out broken and intermittent, his mind and spirit already shrouded and devoured by endless deathly silence and terror.
At this moment, he suddenly recalled that halberd-light from the Forbidden Epoch long ago, the one that had streaked across all the worlds of the heavens—just as vast and terrifying as this, annihilating everything, severing everything.
The Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s heart was filled with horror, disbelief, and dread to the utmost extreme.
How could it be...
How could Gu Changge possibly be that one?
Unfortunately, at this moment, his life force was already dissipating, and there was no one left to answer his questions.
Though his divine soul was incomparably sturdy, tempered over countless ages, it was now covered in dense cracks, beginning to crumble and scatter like porcelain.
Gu Changge, holding the Eight Barren Demon Halberd, pointing south toward the heavens, walked over step by step, crossing the entire expanse in an instant.
His expression remained unchanged; he merely looked at the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being with a trace of pity.
“Come to think of it, you’re rather fortunate—to be able to die beneath the Eight Barren Halberd.”
“After all this time, this is also the first time I’ve truly unleashed the Eight Barren Halberd.”
Back in the central region of the Beyond, Gu Changge had never truly unleashed the Eight Barren Demon Halberd, much less brought forth its heaven-defying might.
This was a world-destroying weapon.
If even a wisp of its true aura leaked out, it would be unimaginably catastrophic for the entire Beyond.
Of course, even Gu Changge as he was now could not possibly bring out its true aura.
Thanks to the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, who had brought him to such a remote region,
Gu Changge dared to bring out the Eight Barren Halberd so recklessly.
No matter how far the shockwaves of the battle here spread, they could never reach the center of the Beyond or alarm the Dao lineages and Cultivators there.
All of this had been destined from the very beginning. It was just that the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being knew nothing of it, still believing victory was within his grasp.
What a pitiful fellow. In that case—everything of yours, I’ll gladly accept with a smile.
To Gu Changge, this divine soul was not merely nourishment—it also held the many secrets the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had left behind.
Beyond that, within the Spiritual Palace space of the divine soul lay the accumulations and trump cards the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had amassed over all this time.
Daoist scriptures and celestial classics, innate artifacts, incomplete Immortal Grade Artifacts, undying medicinal seeds, longevity wondrous roots... far, far too many good things.
The so-called Practice Ground was, in fact, right here.
Now that he had perished, body and Dao extinguished, these trump cards naturally became Gu Changge’s.
As for the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s physical body, Gu Changge casually put it away as well, planning to refine it when he had the time.
What he cared about most right now, however, was the Dao Fruit the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had accumulated over these countless ages.
In the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s plans, this Dao Fruit concerned the key to his breakthrough into the Immortal King Realm.
Back then, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had cultivated the methods of reincarnation and delved into the Great Dao of time, but unfortunately, he eventually made no further progress. Cultivating the Immortal King Fruit Position became so difficult that he could not see even a glimmer of hope.
Thus, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, with great resolve, severed his own Celestial Realm cultivation and fell from that height, beginning to seek the Immortal King Dao Fruit through unorthodox means.
“The Dao Fruit he accumulated is contained within each and every Dharma Body, and such Dharma Bodies are scattered throughout the vast ancient universes, enormous in number.”
“By the looks of it, there’s quite a lot of this Dao Fruit. For me, it’s a shortcut to rapidly raising my cultivation after breaking through to the Celestial Realm—sparing me a great deal of trouble.”
Gu Changge’s thoughts turned as he looked toward the ancient universes he and the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being had passed through earlier.
Speaking of which, the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being truly was his great benefactor, delivering such a grand gift right to his doorstep.
Gu Changge’s gaze fell, and then the Grand Flask emerged in his palm, cascading down boundless dark light, devouring the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being’s rapidly dissipating divine soul.