Translator: CinderTL
"Truly... miraculous..."
At this moment, Li Chunjun could only describe his situation with this word.
There was nowhere to avoid, nowhere to hide, and nowhere to retreat.
Even though he had foreseen this outcome long ago and had constantly struggled, experimented, and adapted, he was still compelled to follow this predetermined path.
What did this mean?
Or perhaps, it meant nothing at all.
"Is the void great dao not the final great dao?"
Could there be a fifty-first great dao?
Or perhaps the total number of great daos in the world wasn't forty-nine, fifty, or even fifty-one, but rather sixty, a hundred, three hundred, or even a thousand or three thousand!?
Could it be that, for some reason, this cosmos was simply incapable of fully manifesting all these great daos?
Or perhaps this cosmos was still in its primordial stages of evolution, and the remaining great daos had yet to fully develop and perfect themselves?
After all...
Though the Human Race was the Cosmic Overlord of this cosmos, what portion of the cosmos did they truly control?
Three thousand Great Worlds!
Each Great World contained hundreds of thousands of Realm Regions, and each Realm Region, in turn, held hundreds of thousands of Lesser Thousand Worlds.
A Lesser Thousand World...
was essentially equivalent to a stellar system.
If we only count stars, a single Great World would contain approximately ten billion to several hundred billion stars, or even up to a hundred billion to several hundred billion stars.
Of course, due to the existence of Dead Stars and Starfields beyond the reach of the great dao light net, the actual territory controlled by the Human Race was far larger than these figures suggest.
Yet, undeniably...
To this day, the Human Race had never reached the true borders of the Cosmos.
Even with the Explorers Guild's constant outward expansion, they had never reached the Cosmos's end.
The area truly controlled by the Human Race might be smaller than the territories claimed by innate divine beings who had fled beyond the Human Territory.
As his thoughts flowed,
Li Chunjun seemed to see the path ahead.
Or perhaps he didn't.
Now that his only path forward was to forge his own Dao, his future and destiny were already sealed.
Buzzing!
The Heavenly Evolution Forty-Nine Boundless Tribulation Formation, jointly deployed by the seven great supreme powerhouses and forty-two great supreme sovereigns, suddenly crashed down.
After the four great Dao pillars, which Li Chunjun had deliberately left intact, collapsed, he had no means left to resist the world-shattering force of the formation. In an instant, he was reduced to ashes.
"Tian Wen!"
Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling's Heart-Mind trembled as the profound mysteries of the great dao of the soul erupted, manifesting as chains that shot toward Li Chunjun's disintegrating form.
They needed to anchor him firmly before he could vanish into the void.
Without needing a word, Tian Wen, deeply understanding Li Chunjun's terrifying nature, immediately amplified the power of the Grand Dao of Karma to its peak.
Among the forty-two supreme sovereigns, those skilled in the great dao of life swiftly imbued Li Chunjun with the concept of "existence."
Everyone knew this was their only chance to eliminate Li Chunjun.
Otherwise, once he realized he couldn't defeat the Heavenly Evolution Forty-Nine Boundless Tribulation Formation deployed by the seven great supreme powerhouses and forty-two supreme sovereigns and chose to hide, any future opportunity to kill him would be a pipe dream.
Given his terrifyingly rapid growth rate, he only needed to hide for tens of thousands of years, or even just a few thousand...
No one could predict the consequences.
In the next instant...
"I couldn't lock him down!"
A flicker of shock crossed Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling's eyes. "His mastery of the Dao of Soul is too profound. He completely evaded my lock!"
"I didn't even have time to imbue him with the concept of 'existence'!"
The two Supreme Sovereigns specializing in the great dao of life wore expressions of regret. "We are ultimately not Green Willow Supreme Sovereign. Our understanding of the great dao of life can never reach his pinnacle."
"My Void also failed to prevent him from escaping into nothingness!"
The boundless supreme expert's expression was equally grave.
However, to maintain the three-hour window, he had exposed nearly all the mysteries of the great dao of the void to Li Chunjun's gaze. Thus, their failure to prevent Li Chunjun's escape into nothingness using the great dao of the void was entirely expected.
His presence had merely served as an additional layer of insurance.
But...
The consecutive failures of Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling, the boundless supreme expert, and the two Supreme Sovereigns of the Dao of Life immediately drew the attention of the remaining Ultimate Powerhouses and Supreme Sovereigns to Tian Wen.
However, Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse showed no joy on his face either.
"You couldn't lock him down either?" Heng Guang Supreme Powerhouse asked, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"No," Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse replied, shaking his head.
His expression... was somewhat puzzled.
"This is troublesome," Supreme Lawbringer said gravely. "Next, we need to find a way to force him out. But after crushing him with the Heavenly Evolution Forty-Nine Boundless Tribulation Formation, making him realize the insurmountable gap between us, it won't be easy to achieve that."
"How could we fail to lock him down?" Panwu Ultimate Powerhouse asked, his tone tinged with displeasure. "Three Ultimate Powerhouses and two Supreme Sovereigns couldn't even restrain his form. Even if we force him out again, what's the point? He can still appear and retreat at will."
"Let's try other approaches," Panwu Ultimate Powerhouse suggested. "For example, capture someone with karmic ties to him and use the Grand Dao of Karma to track him down again."
The Order Ultimate Powerhouse spoke calmly, though even he sounded uncertain.
If we couldn't lock onto Li Chunjun even when facing him directly, how can we possibly pull him out of the void using only his karmic connections with others?
He quickly added, "If all else fails, we'll have to cooperate with the progenitor divine beings."
"Cooperate with the progenitor divine beings?" Gui Ling, Heng Guang, Boundless, and the others turned their gazes toward the Order Ultimate Powerhouse.
"Exactly. This calamity isn't just a tribulation for the Human Race; it threatens all 'existence' itself. If the progenitor divine beings and innate divine beings wish to continue 'existing,' they must find a way to eliminate this progenitor divine being who embodies 'void.'"
The Order Ultimate Powerhouse paused, his tone shifting. "We can no longer treat Li Chunjun as merely another progenitor divine being. He is a completely new form of life, a new system—the 'void' system—standing in opposition to all 'existence'! This is a war between existence and non-existence!"
The other Ultimate Powerhouses nodded thoughtfully, their expressions grave.
Panwu Ultimate, the strongest among them, had an idea. "Besides uniting with the progenitor divine beings, there's another way: we must grow faster than Li Chunjun! We must reach the great unification realm before he does!"
"Reach the great unification realm before him?"
The others exchanged puzzled glances.
How could they possibly achieve that?
How long had it been since Li Chunjun's emergence?
Less than a century!
How much time would they need to reach the great unification realm ahead of him?
"There's a saying: humanity's potential is limitless. We must have faith in ourselves," Panwu, the Human Race's foremost powerhouse, declared solemnly. "Theoretically, reaching the great unification realm is an unattainable dream. But if the threat of Li Chunjun's 'extinction' forces all 'existence' beings to unite..."
His eyes flashed with determination. "If all Ultimate Powerhouses, aspiring Ultimate Powerhouses, and progenitor divine beings unite, pool our wisdom, and combine the peak intelligence of all 'existence' beings, I refuse to believe we can be defeated by Li Chunjun alone!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the other Ultimate Powerhouses were immediately moved.
The relationship between the innate divine beings and the Human Race had long since deteriorated beyond repair.
But that was because, until now, neither the Human Race nor the innate divine beings had faced a common external enemy.
Now, with the emergence of Li Chunjun, this "void" life form, all "existent" life was threatened with annihilation. Under such circumstances, a union between the Human Race and the divine sages...
...had become a viable foundation.
The Path of the Dao Sovereign, the Path of the Supreme Sovereign, and the Path of the Supreme Powerhouse—all had been created by the Human Race, who had learned by observing the innate divine beings. If they could truly reconcile with these beings, continue studying the profound mysteries of the Dao within them, and even gain the active cooperation of the innate divine beings and progenitor divine beings, then with accumulated knowledge finally unleashed...
...the great unification realm would no longer be a mere dream.
"Li Chunjun's growth stems from his clashes with us Ultimate Powerhouses. If we unite and deny him opportunities to confront us, his progress will inevitably slow. Conversely, by uniting with the divine sages, cooperating, pooling our wisdom, and forging a unified will..."
Panwu Ultimate slammed his fist down, declaring, "I refuse to believe we can't ultimately defeat Li Chunjun alone!"
"That's one way to look at it," the boundless supreme expert agreed.
The Order Ultimate Powerhouse nodded slightly. "Until we find a better solution, racing Li Chunjun to the great unification realm is our only option."
"Something's wrong!" Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse suddenly interjected. "Something's not right!"
"What is it?" Gui Ling's gaze immediately snapped to him.
"Earlier, Li Chunjun didn't just retreat into the void to hide from our Great World's crushing power... This time... he deliberately entered the void!" Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse declared. "It was precisely because he acted proactively, entering the void ahead of time, that none of our anchoring methods could lock him down..."
"What do you mean?" Heng Guang Supreme Powerhouse frowned.
"Whether he acted proactively or reactively, it doesn't change the fact that Li Chunjun has already escaped," the boundless supreme expert said coldly. "If we can't track him down, our only hope lies in finding the progenitor divine beings, joining forces with them, pooling our wisdom, and collectively comprehending the great unification realm."
"No, it's different! Have you forgotten? He deliberately gave us time to gather, precisely to engage us in a final battle. How could he have retreated into the void before the outcome was truly decided?" Tian Wen countered.
"But the outcome of the final battle was decided," Gui Ling Supreme Powerhouse said, puzzled. "We crushed him into dust with the Heavenly Evolution Forty-Nine Boundless Tribulation Formation, forcing him to flee into the void. Even if you insist he retreated beforehand, it would only mean he realized he couldn't withstand our combined might and chose to avoid a direct confrontation."
"No! The nature is different..."
The Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse rapidly divined and recalled every detail of the process.
He even employed all the methods and great daos at his disposal, searching for any variables he might have overlooked.
As he channeled the Grand Dao Power, he suddenly seemed to discover something, his pupils contracting sharply. "Void Great Dao?!"
"What Void Great Dao?"
"The great dao river! Quick, sense the great dao river! A great dao is being born!"
The Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse's eyes burned with uncontrollable disbelief. "He... he never even established his own dao before?!"
"Never established his own dao?!"
The Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling froze in place. "Are you saying that all this time, the one we've been fighting... the one we've nearly mobilized the full might of the Nine Great Institutions against... is a Supreme Sage who hasn't even reached the Dao Harmonization Realm?!"
(End of the Chapter)
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