Whoosh!
At that moment, rays of divine light, stretching from heaven to earth, suddenly descended, completely enveloping Yi Tianxing, Rahu, Ming He, and the others.
Each beam of divine light felt almost tangible, radiating a sense of sanctity. When it touched their bodies, a warm energy surged within, evoking a profound, inexplicable joy. Golden light flowed continuously, merging into their bodies.
"Merit Divine Light… where is this merit coming from?"
"This light of merit… it's enormous, enough to blot out the heavens. Where could such immense merit originate? And there isn't just one beam—it's a dozen! Could someone be cultivating merit to attain Dao, to become Hunyuan?"
Countless cultivators and powerful beings turned their gaze instinctively.
Merit is one of the most unique existences in heaven and earth.
Those imbued with merit can cleanse their karmic debts and evade both ghosts and demons. Even powerful beings hesitate to strike someone with merit; killing them would incur severe karmic backlash, misfortune, and calamity. Merit is the ultimate protection in the world—the stronger one is, the less their karmic burden can taint them.
Once tainted, the consequences are worse than imagined, potentially derailing one's path of Dao. Cultivators tirelessly pursue merit, sparing no effort. Yet obtaining it requires performing acts beneficial to heaven and earth. How merit accumulates has no fixed formula.
To form divine light like this—dense and tangible—is exceedingly rare. It demands a colossal quantity of merit, and the scale here is unprecedented.
Yi Tianxing felt the massive flow of merit descending from the void and instinctively realized that this time, the portion he would gain was the largest. If this merit were considered a single stream, he possessed at least half. By his calculation, half of this merit alone is an astonishing number. Even one-tenth would be enough for a peak-level Dao Realm cultivator to shatter the constraints of heaven and earth and attain Hunyuan.
In this process, the Heavenly Dao would not hinder them; it would open the path and safeguard them.
One-tenth is sufficient to achieve Dao for a cultivator. If the cultivator already accumulated some merit, even half that would suffice. Hence, five-tenths is staggering—it could create ten Hunyuan-level powerhouses. If Yi Tianxing wished, he could instantly attain Hunyuan Dao with this merit, without the slightest risk. The heavens would even celebrate his success.
"Merit is valuable, but not necessary for me. I will channel it into the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower, letting it transform once more."
Yi Tianxing lifted his gaze to the void. He chose not to use the merit as a shortcut to Dao. To him, the Dao should be achieved step by step, with each step earned through effort, to appreciate the journey.
Whoosh!
With a thought, the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower appeared overhead. The massive merit naturally merged into it. This merit belonged solely to Yi Tianxing—he had absolute control over its use. It could not be shared. This was a gift from the Eternal World.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower had previously absorbed merit and become a treasure of merit. However, the scale of this infusion far surpassed the last. As merit entered the Tower, it emitted dazzling divine light, and vivid images appeared constantly.
Already a Supreme treasure, the Tower now underwent fundamental transformation under this limitless merit. It became more resilient, radiating immortal light. Sacred merit runes etched themselves onto its body. This evolution was astonishing—it altered the very material of the treasure at its core.
At the same time, as merit merged in, immense forces of heaven and earth were drawn into the Tower, transforming its internal worlds. The expansion wasn't spatial; the laws within these worlds became more complete, their boundaries stronger and more resilient.
For a world, the completeness of its laws is more important than its size. The merit now was filling gaps in the Tower's internal laws, perfecting what was previously incomplete.
Most wondrously, at the top of the Tower, in the Chaos World, the merit intertwined with chaos, forming a special connection to the outside world. This connection drew in the laws of the Eternal World, which, under normal circumstances, would have fully integrated into chaos. But with the merit infusion, these fragments coalesced into Law Stars within the Chaos World.
Not one too few, not one too many—exactly three thousand Law Stars.
"Law Stars… three thousand laws. Using merit as a medium, these Law Stars are born within the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower."
Yi Tianxing stared in astonishment, nearly speechless. He hadn't expected such a mystical result from the interaction of merit and the Tower.
The three thousand Law Stars naturally began absorbing chaotic energy, becoming increasingly condensed, transitioning from illusion to reality. Simultaneously, merit continued flowing into them.
Rumble!
The sheer volume of merit was staggering. Under its force, the three thousand Law Stars condensed into tangible, real Law Stars at inhuman speed.
Each Law Star emitted its own law resonance. They scattered across the Chaos World, forming a unique celestial pattern. Under mutual gravitational influence, they traced star paths: the Sun, Moon, Mercury, Mars…
Each Law Star represented a different law, together forming a celestial expanse within the Chaos World.
In an instant, the Hongmeng Heavenly Emperor Tower underwent a radical transformation. Its aura surpassed that of a Supreme treasure, approaching that of a Innate Supreme treasure. It was breaking its own limitations.
"Stars… I see the stars!"
"The Sun… I see the Sun! Truly the Sun, so warm—sunlight."
"Wonderful! From now on, we can see the Sun, the Moon, and the stars above."
The humans living within the Tower's worlds lifted their heads in awe. This was no illusion; the three thousand Law Stars were projecting the celestial phenomena into every world within the Tower, illuminating them with sunlight.
It all occurred naturally.
"This is a monumental harvest… my Dao is complete."
Yi Tianxing's heart swelled with excitement. A strange glint flashed in his eyes as he quickly retracted the Tower into his body. As his primary treasure, it could not be exposed unnecessarily; the unknown was the ultimate deterrent.
At that moment, an invisible pressure emanated from the void, sweeping outward like a tidal wave across the Primordial Continent, surrounding realms, and even the entire Eternal World. Every being sensed an irresistible force, as if witnessing a saint descending, compelling them to kneel.
Fortunately, the pressure vanished as suddenly as it appeared.
If not for many kneeling cultivators, it would have seemed like a mere illusion. Even Eternal Night soldiers across the realms instinctively fell to the ground, their violent eyes showing innate reverence, bodies trembling.
"What… what is this terrifying pressure? It feels like facing a saint! Could a new saint have emerged? But there was no prior sign. The Hongmeng Purple Qi… who received it? Could they be attaining Dao to become a saint?"
"To reach Hunyuan Dao and become a saint, there must be omens. Where are they? Who is the new saint?"
In the Eternal World, countless cultivators stared in awe, their first thought being:
Someone is attaining Hunyuan Dao—becoming a saint.
And joy flooded their hearts. Each new saint strengthened their world's foundation against the Eternal Night.
Amidst speculation, suddenly, golden lotuses erupted from the earth, celestial flowers rained down, and continuous purple aura appeared. A blood-red light shot into the sky, piercing the nine heavens.
Within the divine light, a massive, imposing, iron-blooded figure appeared in the void, standing atop a crimson battlefield dais, flanked by a row of divine weapons.