Chapter 442: The Trail of the Light Origin Will
"Damn it!"
In an unknown land, Kong crawled up from the ground. Looking at the desolation before him, he spat out the grass in his mouth and muttered, "What the hell is this place?"
As he finished speaking, his gaze shifted to the side and spotted a figure in white lying quietly not far away.
"Wife Ei, are you still there?"
While walking toward Gu Yuena, Kong asked after his wife's condition.
"I am still here."
Not long after, Ei's clear and cold voice echoed, "But I only have one chance left to come out. So, husband, when you use this opportunity, you must think carefully. Otherwise, the purpose of your coming here can be declared over."
"Mm, I understand."
Kong crouched beside Gu Yuena and placed his hand near her nose to test her breathing. Finding that she was only unconscious, he finally sighed in relief and asked, "Since that is the case, wife Ei, did my idea succeed?"
"It succeeded," Ei answered softly.
"Good, as long as it succeeded."
Hearing this, Kong felt his worries settle. If it had failed, there would have been no point in continuing, and it would have been better to retreat early. Still, when he recalled that final strike, he wondered—was it truly the work of the Dark Origin Will alone?
With this thought, Kong lifted the unconscious woman onto his back. After glancing around, he chose a direction that seemed somewhat reliable and began walking.
As he traveled alone across the barren land, Kong asked casually, "Wife Ei, at the very last moment in that city, were there other origin wills that acted?"
"That is correct."
Ei nodded without concealing anything, admitting directly, "You could say that, aside from the Light Origin Will, all other Great Dao origin powers took action."
Hearing this, Kong's expression sank, unsure of what to say.
Since the birth of the cosmos from chaos, aside from the inherent Origin Will of the Universe, there were three thousand Great Dao origin powers. Among them, Time, Space, and Causality were beyond mortal comprehension and would not give rise to independent wills. They only intervened subconsciously when invaders sought to alter the flow of this world.
Aside from these, the most prominent among the origins were the Light Origin Will and the Dark Origin Will.
Even leaving aside the Dark Origin's lofty ranking among the three thousand Great Dao origins, the very presence and purpose of the three of them was enough to alter the universe's timeline. To prevent such upheaval, even without the Dark Origin Will's prompting, the other origins would have taken action on their own.
Especially he and Ei—they were the most dangerous. Unlike Gu Yuena, who had merely traversed time and still remained a native of this universe, they were different. They were not beings of this cosmos at all, yet they had crossed time to arrive in its past.
If they remained undiscovered, it was fine. But once exposed, their days ahead would become unbearably difficult.
At that thought, Kong sighed helplessly. The information they had was far too little. Let alone finding the Light Origin Will, they did not even know where it was or what had happened to it.
In such a vast, unfamiliar world, how could just the two of them hope to locate it?
What he hoped for now was that the Dark Origin Will, like them, had also been trapped in the spatial storm, and that time flowed much slower on the Douluo Continent than here.
Otherwise, while they struggled tirelessly to seek the Light Origin Will, the continent might already have been devoured completely by the Dark Origin Will.
"… Are you sure it's here?"
One year later, inside a cave somewhere in the mountains, Kong froze mid-bite at the sudden words of the woman before him.
What did this woman just say? That she sensed a power opposite to the Dark Origin Will? Was she serious? Could this be trusted?
After asking, Kong also tried to sense it himself, but detected nothing at all.
For the sake of finding the Light Origin Will, he and Gu Yuena had wandered across the barren lands these past days, nearly exhausting themselves completely.
Fortunately, before crossing over, his soul guide contained a whole set of pots, pans, and seasonings. Combined with Gu Yuena's ability to gradually recover her true form, this ensured that they would not starve in this unfamiliar land.
"Not certain."
Gu Yuena shook her head, took a bite of the meat in her bowl, and said with full confidence, "It's just a feeling. Do you understand what I mean?"
"You've never had this kind of feeling before, right?" Hearing this, Kong rolled his eyes so hard they almost turned over, his face showing exasperation.
When would this woman ever be reliable?
"Seems not."
Gu Yuena blinked, thought for a moment, then shook her head, indicating this was the first time.
Hearing this, Kong fell into deep thought, pondering what exactly this meant.
The Light Origin Will, as an existence equal in rank to the Dark Origin Will, possessed absolute strength.
When it came to concealing its aura, not to mention Gu Yuena—even the Dragon God in the past had no way of locating it.
Otherwise, the Origin Will of the Universe, as the true master of all, would not have needed to ask the two of them, nor would it have only been able to send them to a vague location.
The only reason Gu Yuena could sense anything now was likely due to Ei's power within her.
Ei was a demon god, not belonging to this universe, and her power far surpassed everything within it. So if it was Ei's strength that sensed something, that explanation could still hold true.
Thinking of this, Kong asked his wife, "Wife Ei, what do you think of this situation?"
"It may indeed be as Gu Yuena said."
Ei considered for a moment, then replied, "You are already not far from where the Light Origin Will lies. As for its exact location, that will depend on your own search."
"If I use your final chance here, can you one hundred percent locate the Light Origin Will and bring it out to deal with the Dark Origin Will?" Kong nodded thoughtfully as he asked this crucial question.
If so, then spending her final chance here would not be impossible. After all, if they could leave early, who would want to remain in this forsaken place any longer?
He certainly did not. And judging from Gu Yuena's expression, she clearly felt much the same. (End of Chapter)