Chapter 509 - 448: Major Version Update!

The chaotic air currents surged like raging waves, and Daoist Intent wreaked havoc relentlessly.

The newly formed chaotic Dao Fruit was currently emitting a terrifying aura that made all the True Monarchs present palpitate with fear.

"A new Fruit Position... has been born..."

Qingyuan Dao Seeking True Monarch stared at the cocoon of light. A rare, violent ripple appeared in his usually aloof eyes.

As the absolute peak of the Sword Dao, his perception of "Dao" and "Position" was the most acute. He could clearly feel that the essential tier of this forming Fruit Position faintly transcended that of the vast majority of True Monarch Dao Fruits present!

What it represented was an unprecedented, brand-new Great Dao!

"Just what kind of Dao is this? To trigger such a massive resonance of Heaven and Earth, and even faintly shake the foundation of the All Marvelous Heaven?"

Vast Sea Dust True Monarch furrowed his brows. His vast Divine Sense reached out like invisible tentacles, carefully probing toward the cocoon of light in an attempt to analyze its core Daoist Intent.

However, the moment his Divine Sense approached, it was like a clay ox entering the sea. It was swallowed and assimilated by a peculiar force field that was indistinguishable in its chaos yet all-encompassing. The only feedback he received was an even deeper fog.

"Domineering! Incomparably domineering! It’s as if it wants to incorporate everything into its system!" a highly knowledgeable True Monarch from an ancient sect whispered involuntarily, his face full of horror.

For a time, the gazes of all the True Monarchs were firmly locked onto this newly born Fruit Position. Their eyes were filled with inquiry, shock, wariness, and even a trace of uncontrollable greed!

Compared to the shock and suspicion of the other True Monarchs, Wu Dao True Monarch and Desolate Halberd True Monarch of the Holy Sect camp subconsciously exchanged a glance after their initial astonishment.

The figure of Wu Dao True Monarch, shrouded in gray fog, fluctuated slightly, while an extremely complex expression flashed across Desolate Halberd True Monarch’s rugged face.

"He actually... really succeeded?!" Desolate Halberd True Monarch’s lips moved slightly. A Divine Thought transmission was sent directly into the depths of Wu Dao True Monarch’s Heart and Spirit, his tone carrying suppressed excitement and a hint of absurdity. "Didn’t Grand Uncle-Master Shen Yi personally say that the last Venerable Dao Foundation was completely sealed by him?"

The gray fog around Wu Dao True Monarch slowly circulated. After a moment of silence, his indifferent voice finally rang out in Desolate Halberd True Monarch’s heart. It remained calm, but carried a touch of profundity from having perceived the truth.

"Grand Uncle-Master Shen Yi’s methods would naturally not be mistaken," he said. He paused, his gaze within the gray fog seemingly penetrating the barriers of the All Marvelous Heaven to look toward a certain direction in the Profound Yellow Origin Realm below, before continuing, "Unless... it was not taken by force."

Desolate Halberd True Monarch’s tiger-like eyes widened in glare. "Not taken by force? Don’t tell me the seal opened by itself? Or could it be..."

"Grand Uncle-Master’s cultivation reaches the level of Creation. There must be a reason for him doing so," Wu Dao True Monarch said calmly.

Desolate Halberd True Monarch gasped, his massive hand involuntarily gripping the Desolate Heaven Halberd beside him. The halberd’s body let out a low hum.

"Are you saying... the old man, Grand Uncle-Master, had anticipated this day all along?" Desolate Halberd True Monarch’s voice grew somewhat deep.

"It cannot be spoken of, nor can it be fathomed." Wu Dao True Monarch slowly spat out these words, and the gray fog returned to silence. However, those deep eyes were brighter than ever before, staring fixedly at the chaotic Dao Fruit and the direction in the lower realm that the cocoon of light faintly pointed toward. "Just watch. If this kid can truly take that step and swallow this Dao Fruit... the landscape of the Profound Yellow is likely going to be completely rewritten."

While the True Monarchs’ minds surged with various speculations over the newly born Fruit Position, in the lower realm’s Profound Yellow, within the Daluo Heaven, Qi Yun sat cross-legged in the void with his eyes tightly shut. Around him, the boundless and vast Venerable Dao Intent transformed into a surging, radiant sea of light!

WHOOSH, WHOOSH.

The sea of light surged, and the Daoist Intent swelled like a tide.

As time trickled by, this vast sea of light continuously shrank and condensed at a visible rate, transforming into torrents of the purest Daoist Intent. They surged into every pore and meridian of Qi Yun’s body, ultimately converging in his Purple Mansion!

With the infusion of this massive amount of ultimate Daoist Intent, Qi Yun’s aura began to undergo a complete and total metamorphosis!

The moment the final wisp of Chaos Color Daoist Intent Flowing Light quietly submerged into the center of Qi Yun’s forehead and disappeared, a BUZZ rang out!

The Magic Technique Panel, its radiance already indescribably intense, trembled violently!

On the panel, the progress bar representing [Daluo Heaven] stabilized completely amid a clear, ringing sound that seemed to originate from the source of the Great Dao—

100%!

[Magic auto-update complete.]

[This update is a major version update.]

[...Magic reworked!]

The next moment—

SWISH!

On the Magic Technique Panel, the characters for [Daluo Heaven] began to slowly fade and disappear. But the evolution of the Dao was endless. Just as the patterns of the "Daluo Heaven" dissipated, a majestic and heavy multicolored intent—seemingly containing every color and every possibility since the creation of the world—overflowed! It re-condensed into a brand-new line of text, surging with Daoist Intent:

[Primordial Daluo]!

Primordial referred to the undivided chaos where Heaven and Earth were one; it was the beginning of all things, and also the end of all things!

Daluo referred to the all-encompassing, supreme, and ultimate peak of the various heavens; it was the extreme realm of the Dao!

Primordial Daluo—governing myriad Daos and covering the heavens, it was the name of the one and only supreme Dao!

BOOM!!!

The very instant the words [Primordial Daluo] fully materialized, Qi Yun’s tightly shut eyes suddenly snapped open!

Two indescribably dazzling streaks of Chaos Multicolored Light, as if smelted from the essence of thousands of Great Daos, erupted violently from the deepest depths of his eyes. They pierced through the residual halo of Daoist Intent around him and penetrated the endless void!

His aura, which had already stood at the absolute pinnacle of Great Masters, roared forward once again under the impact and nourishment of these massive ultimate comprehensions, taking that final, and most crucial, step!

THOOM!!!

A deafening roar of the Great Dao—sounding as if it rang out from the beginning of creation, or as if myriad Daos were returning to their positions simultaneously—exploded fiercely with Qi Yun at its center!

CRACK!!!

The void beneath him, which had long been closely connected to his Dao Foundation and become nearly substantial, shattered and annihilated inch by inch like fragile glass!

Amidst this roar and breaking, Qi Yun’s figure began to rapidly and uncontrollably expand!

Ten zhang, a hundred zhang, a thousand zhang, ten thousand zhang... In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into a figure of indescribably majestic proportions, his head touching the endless dark heavens and his feet treading upon the Nine Netherworld Ruins!

The texture of his skin was like the veins of the Great Dao. His breaths inhaled and exhaled chaotic air currents, and the opening and closing of his eyes were like the Reincarnation of the sun and moon!

His mere existence alone emitted a formless pressure that completely solidified and suppressed the void for thousands, tens of thousands, and millions of miles around him!

All turbulent currents subsided, and all fluctuations of Law submitted. This Heaven and Earth seemed to have welcomed its sole ruler!

RUMBLE!!!

The vast phenomena of Heaven and Earth and the Profound Yellow once again, without any reservation, swept across the entire Profound Yellow Origin Realm! The profound heaven was above, and the yellow qi was below! Compared to the last time he triggered the "Slaying Immortals" Dao Fruit, it was even clearer, grander, and more deeply etched into people’s hearts!

"Again?!"

"The Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow again?! How long has it even been?!"

"No, it’s coming from the direction of the Wuji Holy Sect! Is it that jinx again?!"

"He... this time, it seems... he’s really going to succeed?!"

Almost half of the Cultivators in the Profound Yellow Origin Realm, whether they were cultivating in seclusion or engaged in fierce life-and-death battles, were currently alarmed by this terrifying, world-changing phenomenon and the Venerable aura that hovered above all things!

Countless gazes—filled with shock, fear, bewilderment, or fanaticism—were cast toward the space above the Wuji Holy Sect, aiming at that majestic figure who was so massive he blotted out the light of the sky. The Great Masters who had previously fought Qi Yun, or witnessed his fierce might, felt it most profoundly.

...

Qi Yun silently felt every inch of his flesh and blood, every wisp of his Divine Soul, and every drop of his Magical Power frantically transforming and sublimating at an unprecedented speed.

A supreme sense of power, of governing the cosmos and grasping his own destiny, filled his heart.

He raised his head slightly. The gaze from those massive chaotic eyes, like the sun and moon, pierced through layers of spatial barriers, pierced through the walls of the Profound Yellow Origin Realm, and looked straight toward that endlessly high, detached place—

The All Marvelous Heaven!

"My Dao is complete; the Fruit Position shall return."

The calm yet mighty voice of the Dao echoed directly in the deepest Heart and Spirit of all living beings capable of perceiving this scene, including the group of True Monarchs within the All Marvelous Heaven!

Immediately after, under the watchful eyes of all the True Monarchs, as well as the billions upon billions of Cultivators in the entire Profound Yellow Origin Realm, that indomitable, majestic figure slowly raised a hand capable of holding up the Star River and crushing the sun and moon. Aiming it toward the direction of the All Marvelous Heaven and that Dao Fruit, he slightly spread his five fingers and gently beckoned. He spat out a single syllable that sounded like a decree from the Celestial Dao:

"Come."

BUZZ!!!

Within the All Marvelous Heaven, the moment Qi Yun’s summons fell, the recently stabilized Dao Fruit suddenly trembled violently! Then, it moved!

In an instant, erupting with unprecedentedly dazzling multicolored light, this [Primordial Dao Fruit] unhesitatingly changed its trajectory. Transforming into an extremely resplendent colorful meteor trailing a long chaotic tail flame, it crashed fiercely toward where Qi Yun was located in the lower realm!

"What is he doing?!"

"That Dao Fruit... is actively flying toward him?!"

"What kind of Dao-proving method is this?! It’s completely unheard of!"

"A Fruit Position separating from the All Marvelous Heaven? Then how can he suspend his True Spirit up high?"

Within the All Marvelous Heaven, witnessing this unbelievable scene that completely defied common sense, the faces of the True Monarchs were written with astonishment, absurdity, and disbelief!

What made their pupils shrink even further was that as the colorful meteor transformed from the Primordial Daluo Dao Fruit rushed out of the void of the All Marvelous Heaven and was about to touch the Forbidden Seal set by the World Honored One, it actually encountered zero resistance!

No, it wasn’t that there was zero resistance. Rather, it was that the supreme Forbidden Seal seemed to have lost all meaning before this Dao Fruit!

SIZZLE!

Like clear water flowing through the crevices of sand, the [Primordial Dao Fruit] effortlessly pierced through the Forbidden Seal that gave even the True Monarchs a headache. Rushing out of the All Marvelous Heaven without any hindrance, it truly descended toward the Profound Yellow Origin Realm!

"The Forbidden Seal... is ineffective against it?!"

"Just... what kind of Dao Fruit is this?!"

"Even the World Honored One’s Seal..."

The shock in the True Monarchs’ hearts had already reached its peak. Everything happening before their eyes was completely subverting their understanding.

The speed of the [Primordial Dao Fruit] grew faster and faster, yet its size began to sharply shrink and condense as it passed through the Forbidden Seal and descended upon the Profound Yellow!

When it streaked across the sky of the Profound Yellow, trailing a chaotic streak of light that spanned the heavens, and finally arrived before that indomitable, majestic figure, it had already condensed into a perfectly round—Dao Fruit Golden Core—whose surface flowed with endless multicolored intent!

Qi Yun lowered his eyes, his gaze falling upon this [Primordial Dao Fruit] that he had proven out of thin air, his expression profound and resolute.

There was not the slightest hesitation. Under the disbelieving gazes of all the True Monarchs in the All Marvelous Heaven, and under the bewildered, shocked, and reverent gazes of billions upon billions of Cultivators throughout the entire Profound Yellow Origin Realm, he raised his head, opened his mouth, and swallowed this [Primordial Dao Fruit Golden Core] in one gulp!

GULP.

A swallowing sound, so soft it was almost inaudible, nevertheless echoed like the world-creating voice of the Dao in the deepest reaches of the Divine Souls of every living creature who witnessed this scene!

"Today—"

Having swallowed the Dao Fruit Golden Core, Qi Yun’s figure began to rapidly shrink and restore, transforming back into a normal-sized figure in a Deep Blue Daoist Robe. However, at this moment, the aura around him climbed to a supreme peak!

He stood in the void, his robes fluttering without wind, his black hair flying. The Chaos Multicolored Light flowed in his eyes, reflecting the rise and fall of the heavens and the birth and destruction of myriad Daos. He slowly spoke. His voice was not loud, but it carried a supreme domineering air and freedom of breaking free from all shackles, shattering all destiny, and truly holding his fate firmly in the palm of his hand:

"A single Golden Core swallowed into the belly. From now on—my fate is my own, not the heavens’!"

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