Star Gate

The origin of life!

Li Hao smiled, a slightly deranged smile, and then suddenly reversed time!

There was a drop of blood in his hand. To reverse heaven and earth, the cycle of life and death!

I’m going to resurrect them! Father, mother, Little Yuan...

I would not have this sense of urgency or desire if you guys had died of natural causes or old age. But you guys were murdered by others. That was not a normal death. It should not have occurred!

You guys... can come back! I’ve found the source of the chaos! Since I can’t find you in Silver Moon, I’ll look for you here!

Time reversed!

Heaven and earth groaned alike as the chaos swung madly to and fro. Someone was attempting something condemned by everything in existence, just to search for someone’s soul in the source of the chaos. They wanted to locate the souls of three mundanes amid countless others!

The source of life might have dispersed in Silver Moon, but it would never disappear from the chaos because the chaos encompassed everything.

Li Hao wanted to reverse time at the root of the chaos and resurrect three people...

Rumble!

Countless thunderbolts crashed down, turning the four regions into one big Thunder Region. Li Hao had touched upon the core of the chaos. All of its great daos seemed to come alive!

“He’s crazy!”

“Li Hao needs to die!”

“No one can protect him this time, Skyward. He’s... completely out of his mind and without restraint. He’s disturbing the source of the chaos...”

This was the source of all beings and powerhouses, including ninth ranks. Whoever threatened it couldn’t be permitted to live! It didn’t matter who the third generation cultivator of time was. The second gen needed to die, right now!

......

The ninth ranks weren’t the only ones to think this way. Even the berserk Human King felt that Li Hao was in over his head!

The emperor from the future upon the river of time cackled with immense amusement. He’d been a very normal person at first, but now looked around with bloodshot eyes and an air of feral violence.

“Old Geezer Time is very interesting! I thought you were a scholar or a gentleman. As it turns out, you’re barking mad!”

Aren’t your robes as white as snow?

Don’t you have an ethereal air around you?

Don’t you pierce through the world with one sword and leave with a dashing air?

How come... you’ve got a myriad of tribulations around you and are in such a sorry state, but you’re also incredibly crazy at the same time? Your desire is so strong that I can feel it even in the future!

Don’t they say that the great dao is merciless? That you have no wants or desires?

Why is this what I see instead?

As expected, rumors are not to be believed. All scandalous behavior is talked about only in the present age. Who still talks about any of this countless years later?

No, wait, I’ve got to record this!

The emperor from the future suddenly ignored the thunder tribulation and permitted it to lash his body. He beamed brilliantly and took out a supernatural character, setting it to record Li Hao. His grin widened!

This is so fun!

Su Yu didn’t care that he was charred and sizzling from the thunderbolts. He just wanted to ensure that he got his footage. The youngster leered with happiness.

But he frowned when the river shook violently. Time wasn’t strong enough yet. It looked like the old geezer was yet to fully grasp time and strengthen it.

It couldn’t hang on anymore!

Su Yu reluctantly put away the recording talisman. He’d decided to film the master of time in an awful state and bury it deep within the river of time. The invincible heavyweights to come could watch it unto eternity!

However, his body was starting to disperse and large waves were racing down the river, as if wanting to smash him back to the future...

Su Yu wasn’t too pleased by that. I haven’t handled the thunder tribulation or finished watching the show yet. Am I to leave just because you want me to leave?

“Open!” The will of civilization manifested, as did the civilization of the cosmos. A spear materialized, grasped in hand like a writing brush.

Su Yu chuckled and dabbed the river of time with the spear, like he was drawing something!

He drew a world and a heaven!

An illusory world appeared over the river, somehow stabilizing the waters. Characters flowed out of the brush and settled down the rocking river!

Su Yu breathed out heavily as the strength of dao rules flowed out from him. He didn’t mind as he smiled easily. With that, he waved a doorway into existence over the river and flashed a radiant smile.

I’m going to leave a backdoor to make it easier for me to visit next time. This is the past and the era of time! I’ll be back!

“I’ve stabilized it for a while, don’t break it! The future might change if you do...” Su Yu yelled. A violent light flashed through his eyes when he looked at the thunder tribulation still plaguing him. “Do you really think that I’m an easy target?!

“To me!”

Cultivators summoned their great dao after his shout and manifested their own supernatural characters. Heaven and earth imbued them!

The power of a myriad worlds imbued them!

Su Yu’s presence built dramatically and spontaneously reached a peak. It was infinitely near ninth rank. When the will of civilization once more appeared in his hands, it transformed into a spear!

“Break!”

Immense cataclysmic force was suspended beneath the heavens and over the river.

I am the rules!

I establish the rules!

Can I really not smash through a simple thunder tribulation?

RUMBLE!

Countless thunderbolts shattered, as did the spear in his hand. Su Yu spat out blood. The shadowy cultivators behind him weakly backed away, but the youngster laughed.

He wanted to do something more, but could also sense that if he took another step forward, that might cause the somewhat flimsy river to fall apart!

He looked at Li Hao, seeing how the old geezer was consumed by madness and desire. Su Yu frowned slightly, then quickly recovered his smile. “Time... I’m waiting for you! Stop playing around, I want to descend for real next time!”

Boom!

He swiftly backed away as the river began crumbling. Su Yu’s laughter ran throughout the world!

Rumble...

The dao river swept through the world. The youngster and his cultivators were gone, but his laughter lingered.

Li Hao slowly returned to his senses. When he saw that countless dao rules in front of him were attempting to stop and even defeat him, he knew that... the resurrection would likely not succeed. The ninth ranks stood in his way.

He looked at the incredibly thick great dao in front of him and laughed softly. “You guys prevent me from bringing back my friends and family. That makes you my enemy! I will... eliminate you one by one!”

His sword struck!

Bam!

Li Hao smashed through the pending tribulation, drawing a pained howl from Thunder Region. Endless energy had been leeched from the territory, leaving the Calamity exalted emperors extremely feeble.

This was when they started to die.

Rumbles rang through the region, as if collapsing mountains or fracturing earth...

Fog Mountain and the rest howled and snarled, transforming into formidable figures that overshadowed the region.

“Fog Mountain slays the primordial exalted emperor of Plague!”

“Void slays the primordial exalted emperor of Landslide!”

“......” Exalted emperors shouted the names of those they were taking down!

At the same time, the Human King slashed outward with all his might. He roared with fury, transforming the weapon into himself. It was like there were two Human Kings on the battlefield. “Die, you piece of shit!”

Everyone was killing people, but he didn’t have anything to show for his efforts despite talking so tough!

Kaboom!

The dark envoy split from one explosive stroke. He died with grief and resignation. The day of their awakening was the day of their death! Could the dao master revive them?

Is he willing to revive us?

Color drained from the light envoy’s face. There was nothing else on his mind but a burning desire to flee. The death of the dark envoy meant that their combined force of light and darkness was no longer. He couldn’t measure up to the Human King by himself. The Human King was out of his mind with bloodlust. There was nothing but death in store for the light envoy if he stayed!

But how would the Human King be willing to let him leave??

“Integrate!” he shouted.

Some people within the crowd suddenly disappeared, reappearing as... part of his body!

It wasn’t all New Martial exalted emperors, just a select few. The Exalted Blood Emperor became part of his blood qi, the Ironheaded Emperor became part of Fang Ping’s armor, and the Broken Will Exalted Emperor turned into a spear...

Not only that, but the Ash Emperor suddenly became part of core origin. The Human King’s presence swelled and he stabbed with his spear, piercing through the void, the firmament, and Skyward’s dao universe!

How are you not dead yet?! He thought with a burning mixture of fury and indignation. Why are you forcing me to do this?!

He hadn’t used the method of integration ever since killing the Heavenly Emperor. The main reason was that this technique was something left behind by the War Sovereign. Fang Ping didn’t like it much, and it was someone else’s efforts.

Using someone else as blood qi, another person as mental strength... This was a battle method, a very unique battle method, but a very inhumane one!

He wouldn’t want to use this no matter the circumstances in normal times. But today, he really couldn’t afford to lose face. He was going to use it because he’d said from the very beginning that he would kill the light and dark envoy.

He couldn’t go back on his word, that would make him a laughingstock!

Rumble!!

Death sped for the light envoy as the spear stabbed forward.

“Save me, dao master!” he screamed. There was no place to run. His only hope was that the dao master could descend upon the scene!

The Human King however, snorted, and muttered, “How is he to arrive if you do not die?”

He’d guessed at something and made a certain judgement. It wasn’t enough for yin, yang, and the dark envoys to die. That guy needed the light envoy’s death as well!

And you hope for him to save you? You think too much!

Long Zhan’s expression shifted and he looked toward the Human King, thoughts flickering across his mind. Do you know that killing the light and dark envoys should be enough to host Skyward’s replica?

And so what of it? The Human King lifted his head with a sneer.