Chapter 665 - 658: Spreading Wings in the Endless Cosmos
Both sides were making their final preparations.
Six thousand years ago, the Celestial Demons descended upon this planet from the vastness of the cosmos. From that point on, humanity and the Celestial Demons became inextricably entangled.
It was more than just grievances and hatred.
Undeniably, over the eons—an incredibly long time in the annals of human history, and a period crucial to its development—the arrival of the Celestial Demons had an unavoidable impact on human civilization.
Civilization, culture, art, Cultivation...
Even if humanity refused to admit it, the shadow of the Celestial Demons was inescapably mingled with the beginning and development of it all.
It was as if many of humanity’s ancient legends were based on the Celestial Demons themselves.
Now, after ages of long and tangled history, the protracted conflict between the two civilizations and races was about to reach its final conclusion.
For the past, the present, and the future.
This moment was an epic.
Between the two, the Ancestral Fusion Body, which had been lost in a state of madness, was the first to move.
WHOOSH!!
The vast Energy from Earth and the cosmos was madly drawn, absorbed, and compressed by the Ancestral Fusion Body’s form.
CRACK!!
Faintly, as if from the ether, Zhou Yuanjue seemed to hear a kind of shattering sound.
It was the sound of the Nine Great Furnaces inside the Ancestral Fusion Body cracking, unable to withstand the compression of such immense Energy.
VMMMM!!
The Ancestral Fusion Body’s form began to show numerous cracks. Yet at this most critical moment, under the immense surge of Energy and the terrifying stimulus of danger, the savage expressions on its four faces actually began to smooth out.
The shattering of the furnaces, the brink of life and death—it seemed to have awakened the survival instinct deep within their beings, forcibly pulling the four Primordial Ancestors’ sanity back.
They could not defeat the present Zhou Yuanjue on madness alone.
Only by unleashing their strongest power in a state of lucidity did they stand a chance of survival.
Driven by the will to survive, even the curse was suppressed.
Their sanity briefly restored, the four faces gazed at the space around them. They looked down at the beautiful, azure planet below, a complex expression on their features as if stirring memories hidden deep within their hearts.
’Once, our civilization, our planet, was just as beautiful.’
’But alas, in the face of invasion, we failed to protect that pure land. And now, we have become the invaders. The only difference is that this planet, this civilization, possesses the determination and courage to defend their home to the death.’
’Without regret, even in the face of ten thousand deaths.’
And from this immense courage, the miraculous Zhou Yuanjue had emerged, born of destiny to shatter all obstacles.
Finally, the forward-facing face fixed its eyes on the distant Zhou Yuanjue.
’That figure was not large compared to them, but his resolve, his courage, was as unshakable as a pillar supporting the heavens.’
’If we had possessed the same determination, resolve, and courage as these humans back then, would everything have been different?’
’But alas, there is no going back.’
’There’s no cure for regret in this world.’
’In the end, we can blame no one but ourselves.’
"Come. This is the final blow. The entanglement between us and humanity should finally reach its end."
The four faces spoke in unison, their magnetic fields vibrating to transmit the message.
Their expressions became incomparably serene. In thousands of years, they had never felt as lucid as they did in this moment.
’It made them feel as if they had returned to the Holy Star, to a time before they were cursed by their planet.’
’Back then, the Master of Nightmares was the Master of Beautiful Dreams.’
’Back then, the Lord of Calamities was the Envoy of Nature.’
’Back then, the Lord of Chaos was the Lord of Order.’
’Back then, the Master of Calamity was the Mother of Life.’
...
"Yes. The final blow. Let it all end here."
Zhou Yuanjue spoke slowly, his voice calm. He seemed to sense the complex emotional fluctuations from the Ancestral Fusion Body. But no matter what powers they possessed, the crimes they had committed as invaders could not be erased by any tragic backstory.
A light began to emanate from his body, which was on the verge of annihilation. The long buildup was finally about to bear fruit.
Meanwhile, the Ancestral Fusion Body floating in outer space began to move.
Its left leg crossed over its right, while the right leg remained in a standing posture.
Its four faces were perfectly serene, their eyes lowered.
The six arms at the fusion body’s sides assumed various Xuan postures, its fingers forming strange hand seals.
At a glance, it looked like both a legendary Demon God and a Divine Buddha descended to Earth.
VMMMM!!
Vast and dense Energy, so thick it was almost solid, radiated from its body. It condensed behind it, expanding continuously.
Hundreds of meters.
Several kilometers.
Tens of kilometers!
It was a pale gray effigy, holding the same posture and form, that stretched across the vacuum of space.
The effigy’s four faces had their eyes lowered, and crimson tears seemed to drip from them.
"This is the technique we once used to fight the invaders of the Holy Star. In a state of fusion with all Twelve Primordial Ancestors, it once repelled a true True Realm Life form."
"Once, we named this technique ’Savior,’ but now, it is no longer worthy of that title."
"For human civilization, let it be called ’Demon Lord.’"
The four grand magnetic fields resonated, unleashing terrifying power.
"Demon Lord? For human civilization, and for me, you are equally unworthy of that name!"
"You are nothing more than a whetstone for human civilization, and for me, on our path forward."
"Starting today, our future is this cosmos, the entire True Realm!!!"
Zhou Yuanjue said in a deep voice.
CLAP!!!
His hands, bearing the Sacred Lotus seal that resembled a flower bud, suddenly clapped together in front of him. The immense power condensed in his palms fused into one as his fingers intertwined to form a special hand seal.
This was the seal and technique that everyone had become so familiar with throughout his journey.
It was also the foundation of his transcendence, his relentless advance.
SCREEE!!!
A powerful magnetic field vibrated the surrounding space. A great bird’s cry, carried by the spreading Energy, pierced the silence of the cosmos.
The flower bud enveloping the hand seal bloomed violently. But all the power did not erupt at once. Instead, endless light and Energy transformed from within the blooming Sacred Lotus and suddenly expanded outward.
Several kilometers.
Tens of kilometers.
Hundreds of kilometers!
A colossal bird, born from the spreading Energy, appeared in the space beyond Earth’s atmosphere, its massive wings, hundreds of kilometers wide, slowly unfurling.
A sharp beak, a long, serpentine neck, a head plume like a crown, tail feathers like flowing ribbons, and proud, resolute eyes.
The distance stretched to infinity.
From the far reaches of space, one could still see a giant Divine Bird spreading its wings in the void beyond the planet.
This Divine Bird, which had risen from the ground to the sky, had now finally broken through the atmosphere and entered the vast cosmos.
No longer as small as it once was, its cry could now be heard across this corner of the universe.
At last, amid the endless starry sky...
It could spread its wings and soar!!