Chapter 603 - 596: Departure
"Regarding the situation with the Seal on the Kunlun Immortal Palace..."
As he spoke of this, a look of disbelief appeared on Hui Ming’s face. Deep within that expression, there seemed to be a subtle, underlying... fear.
Sensing the shift in Hui Ming’s emotions, Doctor Nightmare narrowed his eyes slightly.
WHOOSH!
Hui Ming slowly raised his palm. The surrounding gray mist wove together like threads in his hand, forming a photograph based on the contents of his memory.
Doctor Nightmare gently took the photograph from his hand. The sight of the scene depicted on it made his pupils contract slightly.
It was a picture resembling a satellite photograph. In it, one could clearly see that the spectral distortion effect of the Seal around the Immortal Palace had vanished. The scene within the Immortal Palace’s Seal was completely revealed in the photo.
On the vast grounds of the Immortal Palace’s first level, there were clear signs of a battle. In the center of a massive crater lay the lifeless body of a perfect woman, her head twisted one hundred and eighty degrees. A long, red-and-white sword that seemed to be made of flesh and blood, radiating Starlight, was thrust through her back. A mass of bone and flesh resembling spinal structures spread out like vines, binding the woman’s body tightly.
Beside the woman’s body, a tall, bald man sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, one hand resting on the hilt of the sword.
"That body pierced by the longsword should be the physical form of the Lord of War. It appears to have been re-sealed after its Awakening and is now in a dormant state."
"As for the person holding the sword, a comparison with our Data shows that he should be Tu Junshan, the Northwest Guardian of the Donghua Secret Inspection Bureau’s Four Guardians. This man’s abilities are related to Earth’s telluric currents and magnetic field. In the right location and with the proper setup, he can use the telluric currents to amplify his magnetic field and abilities by a whole level, reaching a state where he can fight or even suppress one of the Seven Mo Luo. However, the conditions are quite strict."
"Theoretically, with his abilities, it should be absolutely impossible for him to suppress the Ancestor Lord’s physical body. Furthermore, analyzing the characteristics of that flesh-and-blood sword, the one who truly accomplished all of this was most likely... Zhou Yuanjue."
"He personally went to the Kunlun Immortal Palace Seal, triggered the Ancestor Lord’s revival, causing the physical body to reawaken, and then... he defeated and sealed Lord Ji’s physical body..."
Hui Ming spoke slowly, his words sounding increasingly unbelievable even to himself.
That was a Primordial Ancestor!
Although it was just a physical body, it was one of the most powerful among the Twelve Primordial Ancestors, far surpassing the level of an Ancient True King. It had even touched upon another, unseen step on the path. And yet, such an existence was pierced by Zhou Yuanjue’s sword and pinned to the ground like a dead dog, re-sealed.
The shock of it was a hundred times more potent than when they first heard that Zhou Yuanjue had ascended to King Level and defeated two Ancient True Kings.
’Has this man already reached a level where he can contend with a Primordial Ancestor?’
Hui Ming found it simply unimaginable.
’No wonder Ji suddenly lost all contact and stopped responding during this time. So this is what happened...’
Doctor Nightmare stared at the photograph in his hand, his expression unreadable. His grim face slowly returned to a state of calm.
"I have received the news. You may leave."
Doctor Nightmare said calmly to Hui Ming.
Hearing this, Hui Ming’s mouth opened slightly as if he wanted to say something, but he didn’t dare speak further. In the end, he could only say, "As you command."
Then, his body dissolved into gray mist, abruptly dispersing and vanishing from the Nightmare Space.
Watching Hui Ming’s fading form, Doctor Nightmare sat on his throne and fell into a long silence.
"It seems things have spun out of our control after all."
Just then, a voice emerged from the gray mist behind the throne.
TAP, TAP, TAP!
Accompanied by the light sound of footsteps, the figure of the Master of Desolation walked out of the gray mist and came to stand beside the throne.
"Not at all. What was sealed was, in the end, just a physical shell. Ji’s true power, the true peak, can only be reached when the True Spirit and the body are one. Only then can it be called an indestructible body."
Doctor Nightmare said flatly.
"Is that really so? You must remember, Ji touched the ’Power of Boundaryless’ with her physical body. She made contact with the truth of the universe. Even without merging with her True Spirit, the Power of Boundaryless within her body is a devastating, suppressive force for anyone at the King Level. And yet, she still lost, and lost so disgracefully."
said the Master of Desolation.
Hearing this, Doctor Nightmare fell silent once more, saying nothing.
"At this point, we have no choice but to consider him an equal. His progress, in particular, has made even me feel a sense of dread."
"Perhaps he can’t compare to us at our peak right now, but if we let this drag on any longer, who knows how far he will go."
said the Master of Desolation.
"What are you trying to say?"
Doctor Nightmare asked flatly.
"What I’m saying is, complete depravity isn’t so bad, is it?"
"Why care about that curse? Having come this far, there’s already no turning back for us."
said the Master of Desolation.
"Have you forgotten the state we were in when we first left our home world, shouldering the ’curse’ as we arrived on this planet? If we hadn’t gone too far back then, this planet would have been ours long ago."
Doctor Nightmare said.
"Give up the fantasy of building a new home world. It’s too late for that now."
"Perhaps letting go of everything and becoming ’Predators’ like those other beings is the true path we must walk."
"As long as we experience enough worlds and devour enough wills, we too can touch, or even enter..."
"that true ’universe’."
The Master of Desolation said, "Only then will we have the right to rebuild our civilization."
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Zhou Yuanjue was unaware of the conversation between Doctor Nightmare and the Master of Desolation, nor did he know what kind of impact his actions had on the Celestial Demons. During this time, he was constantly creating the compressed cellular constructs he had named "Rock Candy."
Meanwhile, following Zhou Yuanjue’s instructions, Donghua began to publicize the "Reincarnation Technique" he had created throughout the world. They also announced that twenty-five of Donghua’s top Martial Artists had, with Zhou Yuanjue’s help and by using the methods in the Reincarnation Technique, successfully broken their physical limitations and reached the Saint Awakening Realm.
Once this news was released, it immediately sent shockwaves through the nations of the world.
Then, even more explosive news arrived.
Zhou Yuanjue was heading to Beisha Country.