Chapter 698

Chapter 698: Divine Monarch!

"What a shame!"

"Yeah, they were too careless; they shouldn’t have lost."

"Hey… what’s that?"

Many gazes turned, showing surprise.

In Long Linglong’s trial ground, she faced a man surrounded by mist. His gaze was indifferent, and his aura was completely unlike that of past heroes; he lacked majesty and otherworldliness, his presence nearly nonexistent.

This was a practitioner of Ethereal Law, capable of exchanging a few moves with Long Linglong, showing impressive strength. Nevertheless, Long Linglong possessed immense control; being a fellow practitioner of Spirit Law, her potential was enough to challenge the past’s unmatched champions, easily defeating them.

Great fortune gathered in force around her, and Long Linglong was surprised that defeating him could lead to such vast fortune?

"New Heaven Era’s initiator, ‘Borrowing Light!’"

"The one who opened the New Heaven Era!"

"The Spirit Monarch ascended to become a Monarch; Red Heaven unified, and Tomorrow Nation was destroyed by a Venerable Decree, boldly facing death while merely activating backup plans."

"A super virus researched through Extreme Spiritual Law lurked in the bodies of countless individuals. Once activated, it could result in innumerable mortals becoming undead beings overnight, their vast resentment and calamity energy completing the World God’s summoning ritual, allowing the World God of Slaughter to descend upon Red Heaven, shattering its order and leading to the fall of the Spirit Monarch."

"The World God’s descent and the Spirit Monarch’s fall are the preludes to the New Heaven Era, essential elements."

Long Linglong’s fifth-stage opponent was Borrowing Light!

Most individuals actually knew very little about this one. His deeds were seldom spoken of, rarely described in textbooks, but there was a widely recognized consensus in Red Heaven.

Without Borrowing Light, the arrival of the New Heaven Era could be delayed by another ten thousand years.

When Monarchs existed, Shui Changdong would immediately detect the opening of the cave heaven, making it impossible for anyone to grow invincible.

The Spirit Monarch ruled through the Ruling Dao; he would not hesitate to take action, naturally suppressing all potential dangers.

"Good deeds outweigh mistakes!"

Viewing it without the current era’s perspective, the thought processes of Borrowing Light were rather simple.

Either the remaining forces of Tomorrow Nation would be entirely eradicated by the unified Celestial Empire, or a super virus would be unleashed to fight for a sliver of hope.

Killing many mortals?

They were merely the mortals of the Ruling Dao—what weighed heavier against Tomorrow Nation?

Indeed, any chief from any generation would not make such a decision, but Borrowing Light, being an artificial being conceived from the genes of Ming Waiyang and Qi Lian, possessed absolute rationality. As long as it benefited Tomorrow Dao, he would act without hesitation.

One could say he was born in the right era, making the right decision and remedying the regret of Ming Waiyang’s failed effort to alter fate.

"He is of the same type as me…"

Long Linglong realized this. Her encounter with Borrowing Light was not coincidental; if she were in his position, she would also choose without hesitation.

Borrowing Light had previously consulted Ming Waiyang, but she would have never asked. If it seemed likely, and those sacrificed were outsiders, she wouldn’t hesitate for a moment.

As the White Mist dispersed and reorganized, the sixth-stage Heavenly Path trials began immediately.

…

Xi Que had also experienced a great battle. Like Shui Chonghuang, she encountered an exceptional opponent and had once received power from a great cultivator.

Such an opponent could not be measured by law realms, and even a genius like her found the battle quite challenging. However, unlike Shui Chonghuang, she did not act carelessly and entered the sixth-stage Heavenly Path trials with complete victory.

"Sixth-stage Heavenly Path, cultivation level ‘Mystic Realm,’ talent ‘Prodigy,’ trials begin."

The sixth-stage Heavenly Path’s cultivation level is ‘Mystic Realm,’ higher by an entire major realm, making it a rather unique tier. It requires challengers to have the capability to fight beyond their level.

Moreover, within the Red Heaven realm, anyone could be considered a prodigy; this talent rating is no trivial matter and is almost equivalent to the Qilin Rankings of the continent.

Defeating a Mystic Realm prodigy of this level undoubtedly presents a challenge.

"Early era Spirit Law practitioner, ‘Measuring!’"

"The fourth True Immortal, the first Spirit Law master, Countless True Immortals, and the Unifying God led to the full formation of the Spirit Law era."

"The emergence of the first major achievement Spirit Law allowed humanity to once again escape from barbarism and struggles for survival, establishing a unified Celestial Empire, suppressing myriad demons, leading to peace in the world."

Xi Que looked up in shock; her opponent in the sixth stage turned out to be a True Immortal?

The Heavenly Path recognized that she could suppress a Countless True Immortal, who was an entire level above her?

"A pleasant surprise! Xi Que actually encountered a young True Immortal! In the era of Countless True Immortals, the concept of Mystic Realm had not yet emerged; it was merely referred to as a chaotic world or the First Heaven Realm. The dimensional power obtained was different, often resulting in extremely bizarre occurrences!"

"Moreover, this is the young period of the Countless True Immortal; it’s exciting to see just how powerful a young True Immortal was!"

"It’s hard to say. The Countless True Immortal is truly the first and genuine Major Achievement Spirit Law ruler. His cultivation method was self-explored, and it can be almost certain that his law was quite rough, far less refined than the practitioners who became Monarchs after fierce competition in later generations."

"Not necessarily; the first person isn’t always weak. There are examples of individuals achieving greatness right from the start. Rather, the wisdom of Monarchs is already at its pinnacle, and the laws they create are hard to surpass in future generations, let alone by True Immortals."

To become a Monarch, a practitioner needs to be invincible in their time.

This reflects the peak wisdom of an era. Even if Monarchs create something from nothing, it is destined to be a major achievement.

After all, after becoming a Monarch, they have ample time to refine their law. As a gathering of the entire human race’s fortune, creating laws seems almost divinely assisted, potentially matching collective wisdom.

In every era with a Monarch, wisdom would explode, pushing the overall strength of humanity to new heights. Over several generations, this would lead to the nurturing of invincible laws. However, the world does not solely operate by human will and often faces interruptions for various reasons.

It can be said that Monarchs use their strength to drive the world forward; their wisdom should not be underestimated.

…

“Boom!”

The figure self-destructed under the control of Spirit Law, turning into White Mist and vanishing.

Tiankai remained calm; as a member of the True Spirit Clan, she had little interest in the heroes of the human race. She felt no resonance with their achievements.

Having followed Dream Princess for many years, she had seen many heroes grow over time; now they were merely projections, lacking any real significance.

"Sixth-stage Heavenly Path, cultivation level ‘Mystic Realm,’ talent ‘Prodigy,’ trials begin."

As the sixth stage commenced, the majestic world descended, stars building into a galaxy, forming boundless voids, their distances unimaginable.

Standing in space, Tiankai observed a blazing star before her, radiating endless light and heat. The sights were both familiar and unnerving.

The practitioners of the entire Red Heaven realm suddenly stood up, practically jumping in shock: "Impossible! How is this possible? Tiankai’s opponent is actually the Divine Monarch?!"

This news stunned not just the Red Heaven realm but captivated attention throughout the multiverse governed by the Celestial Empire.

The legendary Divine Monarch had truly appeared, and in the sixth stage, with talent height equivalent to a ‘Red Heaven realm prodigy’!

How could this be possible?

The trial participants possessed only law realms, yet the Divine Monarch was a Mystic Realm practitioner, having opened Heaven and Earth upon stepping into the Mystic Realm, gaining unparalleled power.

Did the Heavenly Path really think Tiankai could diminish her talents to ‘sixth stage’ and still contend against a Mystic Realm practitioner?

This was incomprehensible; it simply could not happen! Regardless of how one calculated it, this was impossible!

If such a thing could happen, the Divine Monarch would never have swept through the world with True Realm cultivation!

It was known that when the Divine Monarch broke through the True Realm, the entire Red Heaven had joined forces to strike him down, even the celestial clans intervened, nearly bringing Dao Classics to bear, showcasing their full depth!

Yet even so, the Divine Monarch withstood it and invoked the Great Annihilation at the cost of nearly destroying the cave heaven, sweeping everything clean and becoming entirely invincible.

Could such a figure possibly be defeated by someone at the law realm?

"Early New Heaven Era, New Heaven Divine Monarch, Tomorrow Great Sage…"

"Shui Changdong!"

The Heavenly Path ignored external doubts and continued to present its proceedings, "The initiator of the New Heaven Era, founder of the New Heaven Celestial Empire, having made wishes twice to attain the Dao, suppressing the World God, opening new heavens, forging the Holy Path Nine Weapons, setting up the Three Great Arrays, with boundless merits, unprecedented in history!"

“Since ancient times, who can escape death? True Immortal?”

The young man in the blue robe appeared gracefully; it was the Divine Monarch Shui Changdong. He held a star in his hand and smashed it down violently, showing no mercy.