Half of what Lin Moyu said was meant for Calamity Great Supreme to hear.
He was telling Calamity Great Supreme: although you are using the small world to restrain me, do not push me too far. If you push me to desperation, I can abandon the people inside the small world as well.
This way of thinking was normal.
He was already a Great Supreme. A Great Supreme's affection for days long past could be more or less.
Even if he was someone who cherished old ties, there was a limit.
Calamity Great Supreme's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Rest easy, Fellow Daoist Lin. This sovereign will not go too far.
"This man's words cannot be fully trusted.
"And what he promises you may not be something he can truly accomplish.
"This sovereign will not block Fellow Daoist Lin.
"But as for those others, that is another matter."
There was a hidden meaning in his words.
While Gold Great Supreme and Lin Moyu were speaking, Dao's will had already fallen here.
Even Chaotic Wild Dragon, who had been in a frenzy, was somewhat clear-headed at this moment, glancing over from time to time.
He looked as if he was still rampaging madly, but in truth he was no longer that crazed.
If they went further like this, the play would not hold together.
They could not allow Lin Moyu to obtain the Shentree Sea.
This was their bottom line and more important than anything.
Yet they could not kill Lin Moyu at this moment either.
With the mutual checks among all sides, no one could easily make a move.
Lin Moyu knew very well that Chaotic Wild Dragon and Dao hoped that on Calamity Great Supreme's side a victor would emerge, best of all with casualties.
Calamity Great Supreme thought the same.
All of them could wait for others to get into trouble.
Their thinking was almost identical.
Lin Moyu looked at them without speaking.
He could not be bothered to say anything more.
The small world had just a final little step left.
The matter was about to be accomplished.
He might as well drag things out a bit longer.
After two breaths of silence, the Wheel of Fate behind Destiny Venerable suddenly began to spin wildly.
Destiny Venerable frowned and fixed his gaze on Lin Moyu.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, impressive methods."
He controlled the Dao of Fate and had some foreknowledge of the future.
He was very clear about what Calamity Great Supreme had done and knew Lin Moyu was being restrained.
Yet just now he had suddenly sensed something.
Lin Moyu knew that Destiny Venerable had sensed something, but it was already too late.
At the moment Destiny Venerable spoke, the small world had just entered the Word-Spirit Heaven and Earth.
Calamity Great Supreme was clearly still unaware.
In his Domain, the small world's projection still existed.
Nothing seemed to have changed.
Lin Moyu's heart settled; he was completely at ease and had no more scruples.
He smiled calmly.
"Senior Destiny, you flatter me."
Destiny Venerable said evenly,
"I do not know how Fellow Daoist Lin accomplished it,
"but I would also like to make a trade with Fellow Daoist Lin."
Lin Moyu said,
"Please speak, Senior Destiny."
Destiny Venerable said,
"I wish to exchange information about a Heaven-and-Earth remnant for Fellow Daoist Lin's promise not to kill me."
Lin Moyu smiled.
"What kind of Heaven-and-Earth remnant?"
"A very special Heaven-and-Earth remnant.
"I can guarantee that without me, Fellow Daoist Lin would absolutely be unable to find it.
"There are some images here. Fellow Daoist Lin can look at them and then decide."
A jade token appeared in his hand, crossed through space, and arrived in front of Lin Moyu in an instant.
To prevent Calamity Great Supreme from interfering, Destiny Venerable had used the power of Fate, fixing it so that the jade token would definitely reach Lin Moyu's hand smoothly.
Soul power moved and swept across the jade token, revealing the images within.
Just as Destiny Venerable had said, it was an extremely special Heaven and Earth.
Countless flowers were in full bloom.
It seemed brimming with vitality, but those blossoms emitted a terrifying power of destruction.
The fragrance of the flowers was almost tangible, turning into dust-like smoke that rose into the air.
Space shattered within that smoke, as if it pierced into the Life-Forbidden Zone.
That Heaven and Earth was actually contending against the Life-Forbidden Zone.
Lin Moyu's heart trembled.
Within the images he vaguely saw a great tree.
The image was blurry so it could not be clearly made out, but Lin Moyu could tell at a glance that this tree was anything but ordinary.
It was somewhat similar to the Little Tree.
"Hongmeng Spirit Tree."
The thought stirred in Lin Moyu's heart.
Whether because it could stand against the Life-Forbidden Zone or because it seemed related to the Hongmeng Spirit Tree, it was worth going there.
Destiny Venerable dared to claim that without him Lin Moyu could never find that Heaven and Earth.
This meant that place was hidden extremely deep and really was hard to locate.
He had the confidence to say so.
Most importantly, killing or not killing Destiny Venerable had little impact on Lin Moyu's plans.
This was a deal he could make.
By peeking into the future, Destiny Venerable knew that Lin Moyu had already shaken off Calamity Great Supreme's suppression and roughly understood his strength.
So he immediately shifted position and chose to stand on Lin Moyu's side.
He was very clever, which was why he had managed to escape Calamity Great Supreme's scheme and live until now.
"How does Fellow Daoist Lin find it?" Destiny Venerable asked.
Lin Moyu smiled.
"Senior Destiny is a clever man.
"This is indeed a deal worth making."
Destiny Venerable smiled as well.
"In that case, very good.
"I need no oaths from Fellow Daoist Lin.
"I know such things are useless before you.
"Then I will withdraw to the side and wait for your news."
Lin Moyu shook his head and sighed.
"Very well.
"It is just that with you doing this, the play cannot be watched anymore."
Destiny Venerable put away the Wheel of Fate and sat upon Eternal Wild Ox's back.
"From here on, it will be my turn to watch the play."
He had given up on competing for the Dao and seemed relieved, quietly retreating to one side.
Calamity Great Supreme faintly sensed that something was wrong.
He glanced toward his Domain.
The small world still existed.
So why had Destiny Venerable suddenly withdrawn?
The trade, in the end, was just exchanging information about a Heaven-and-Earth remnant for his life.
Why was Destiny Venerable so certain that Lin Moyu would become a Supreme?
It was not only Calamity Great Supreme who did not understand.
Gold Great Supreme was also puzzled.
He knew a fair bit but did not have Destiny Venerable's ability to peer into the future and could only guess.
He vaguely guessed a few things, but was not sure whether he was right.
Lin Moyu said,
"Are you still going to keep fighting?
"If you want to continue, then do not mind me.
"Do as you please."
When his words fell, no one answered.
At some unknown point Chaotic Wild Dragon had stopped raging.
One of Dao's giant eyes appeared in the void, fixed on Lin Moyu.
At this moment, Lin Moyu once again became the focus, just as at the beginning.
It was as if they had returned to the starting point, except now three sides had become four, with Gold Great Supreme added.
Lin Moyu looked at Chaotic Wild Dragon.
"Senior Wild Dragon, I am a little curious and have a question."
Chaotic Wild Dragon's eyes were unfriendly and his voice low.
"Speak."
Lin Moyu asked,
"When did you start working with him?"
The "him" in his mouth referred to Dao.
Chaotic Wild Dragon's eyes narrowed sharply.
"What are you talking about?"
"No need to act anymore.
"You two looked like you were fighting to the death just now, but it was a bit overdone.
"And with your Dao-heart, how could some mere formation affect you?"
Chaotic Wild Dragon had appeared to be desperately berserk, his aura chaotic and violent, but what Lin Moyu had seen was an utterly calm soul.
Souls could not lie.
No matter how crazed Chaotic Wild Dragon looked on the outside, his soul was incomparably calm.
The same was true of Dao's soul.
There was not the slightest ripple.
Moreover, the two had been communicating in secret, something Lin Moyu could not be fooled on.
This meant that the two of them had been acting, and acting for others to see.
Chaotic Wild Dragon did not answer, but any clear-eyed person could see that Lin Moyu had hit the mark.
Only now did Calamity Great Supreme realize he had been deceived.
Killing intent surged in his eyes.
Gold Great Supreme suddenly laughed aloud.
"Fellow Daoist Lin is indeed formidable.
"Even I was fooled, yet you saw through it.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, our previous deal still stands.
"Why do we not…"
Lin Moyu cut him off.
"No need."
Chapter 4759: Cannot Let Others Have It.
Lin Moyu suddenly spoke, interrupting Gold Great Supreme.
"Senior Gold, I know exactly what you are thinking.
"This Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect wants to use my life to become a Supreme.
"All I can say is that you are dreaming too beautifully.
"Leaving aside whether that idea can succeed, you should first ask yourself whether the Heaven-and-Earth rules will even allow it."
Nine Heavens Fate Technique stirred lightly.
The rules he had altered earlier returned to their original state.
In an instant, Heaven-and-Earth power surged in, turning into dense dark clouds.
Thunder roared and lightning snakes writhed.
For this foreign Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect, the Heaven-and-Earth rules naturally would not tolerate it.
Gold Great Supreme's face changed drastically.
"How can this be?
"Just now the Heaven-and-Earth rules clearly ignored the venom insect.
"Why are they like this now?"
Thunderbolts crashed down onto the venom insect.
Heaven-and-Earth power poured in.
The venom insect trembled all over from the blows.
The Heaven-and-Earth power was not strong enough to reduce it to ashes in one stroke, but Heaven-and-Earth power was endless.
As long as it remained, the lightning would never stop.
Given enough time, it would surely be unable to bear it.
Without time to think too much, Gold Great Supreme's first instinct was to retrieve it.
The venom insect flew swiftly toward the Insect Stele.
As long as it entered the stele, it could avoid the Heaven-and-Earth rules.
"Since you came, why leave?"
Space and time shattered and an attack suddenly shot out of the time stream, striking the venom insect precisely.
Wildshade Broodmother had acted.
She had been hiding all along and only moved now.
Wildshade Broodmother's combat strength was not that great, slightly inferior to the venom insect.
If they fought head-on, she would surely lose, but now she was ambushing and only sought to hinder, not to injure.
With a single blow, the venom insect was knocked flying and failed to return to the Insect Stele.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, what are you doing?" Gold Great Supreme shouted angrily.
"Nothing at all," Lin Moyu said.
"Just telling Senior Gold that such things not belonging to this Heaven and Earth should not be brought here.
"But since it has come, it should not leave."
Gold Great Supreme snorted.
"You think you can stop this old man?"
Lin Moyu said,
"I do not know whether I can stop you, but these Heaven-and-Earth rules likely will not spare you."
Wildshade Broodmother attacked again.
Light flared and the void was torn open with a huge rift.
Time and space power surged out, forming a great vortex that wrapped around the Insect Stele, trying to drag it away.
Gold Great Supreme's face changed.
He could see that the other end of the vortex led to another layer of spacetime.
If he were dragged in, he would find it very difficult to escape in a short time.
He slapped the Insect Stele and a vast power erupted from it.
Countless insects flew out, rushing into the vortex first.
Explosions rang out incessantly as the insects blew themselves up, using their self-destruction to blast apart spacetime.
Wildshade Broodmother's figure flickered in and out, moving as if by teleportation to arrive before the Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect.
She launched several strikes in a row, pounding the venom insect even farther away.
By the time Gold Great Supreme had resolved the vortex, the Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect had already been knocked extremely far.
Wildshade Broodmother blocked his way, not allowing him to get close.
Under the constant bombardment of Heaven-and-Earth lightning, wounds began to appear on the venom insect.
"You are seeking death," Gold Great Supreme roared.
The Insect Stele shone with golden light, covering the surroundings.
The Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect shrieked and spat out large amounts of black-gray gas.
Wherever the black-gray gas passed, all things rotted and dissolved.
Space and even Heaven-and-Earth rules themselves decayed into nothingness.
Wherever the black-gray gas went, everything became void.
Even a Supreme would find this poison a tremendous headache.
For a Great Supreme, touching it meant only death.
Wildshade Broodmother did not dare approach this poison.
The moment the black-gray gas appeared, she had already vanished.
Calamity Great Supreme's eyes narrowed.
Just now, when the venom insect had not used its poison, even he would have been in trouble if it had.
Gold Great Supreme had kept the poison hidden, clearly harboring a great scheme.
It now seemed that what Lin Moyu had said was true.
What puzzled Calamity Great Supreme was how Lin Moyu had found out and seen through it.
And why had Heaven-and-Earth rules shown no reaction before yet were now relentlessly pursuing the Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect?
Calamity Great Supreme could not help but suspect that all of this was Lin Moyu's doing, but how had he done so at his level of strength?
Thunder continued to fall but was blocked by the black-gray gas and could not harm the venom insect.
The Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect came from a Six-Wheel Heaven and Earth, while Chaotic Wild Desolation was only a Four-Wheel Heaven and Earth.
The difference between them was not small.
The Heaven-and-Earth power of Chaotic Wild Desolation was not enough to annihilate it.
Gold Great Supreme laughed loudly.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, as you can see, the destruction from this Heaven and Earth is not enough to kill my venom insect.
"How about this: this old man withdraws and promises not to disturb you again."
Lin Moyu shook his head.
"That will not do.
"You have brought a foreign thing into this Heaven and Earth, akin to an invasion.
"And now that all Heavens and Earth are collapsing, this thing is not good to leave around.
"Instead of searching one Heaven and Earth after another for it in the future, it is better to settle it now."
Lin Moyu reached out and made a grasping motion.
The Calamity Scepter appeared in his hand.
Seeing the Calamity Scepter, Calamity Great Supreme's eyes narrowed and his breathing grew rapid.
He had once possessed the Calamity Scepter, and knew how powerful it was.
If he took a direct hit from it, he would at least be grievously injured.
Still, he only grew more wary.
He knew the Calamity Scepter was in Lin Moyu's hand.
This had been part of his calculations.
Originally, Lin Moyu was a chess piece he had prepared to deal with Dao.
He had thought that Dao alone was the enemy, and never imagined things would turn out like this.
The importance of Lin Moyu as a chess piece had plummeted, but the importance of the Calamity Scepter had soared.
Calamity Great Supreme stared at the Calamity Scepter and began scheming to retrieve it.
If he could get it back, then with his current strength he would be able to smash everyone to death.
Even Eternal Wild Ox might not be able to withstand the Calamity Scepter.
Perhaps there was a way to reclaim it.
Thinking of the cards in his hand, he wondered if he could make use of them.
When Dao's giant eye saw the Calamity Scepter, it shrank sharply.
He had once been smashed by the Calamity Scepter and knew how powerful it was.
Back then, Calamity Great Supreme had not been strong.
If he had been as strong then as he was now, the one who would have died would have been Dao.
Chaotic Wild Dragon said quietly,
"This treasure seems somewhat strange."
Dao said in a low voice,
"This treasure should be a Supreme's treasure.
"Its power is terrifying beyond measure, enough to kill you and me."
Chaotic Wild Dragon was shocked.
"So strong?"
Dao's voice grew even lower.
"It is harmless in his hands because he is too weak and cannot bring out its full power.
"But we must not let anyone else obtain it."
Chaotic Wild Dragon nodded in understanding.
His gaze swept around and locked on Calamity Great Supreme and Gold Great Supreme.
They absolutely could not be allowed to obtain the Calamity Scepter.
Lin Moyu gripped the Calamity Scepter, soul power surging as he activated the Elemental Gem.
The Elemental Gem shone brightly, its radiance covering the surroundings.
In an instant, the black-gray poison gas spewed by the venom insect dispersed on its own.
Even if it opened its jaws, it could no longer spit out a second mouthful of poison.
Poison was a kind of element and thus under the Elemental Gem's control.
Nine Heavens Fate Technique was unleashed, altering the Heaven-and-Earth rules and forcibly strengthening them.
In an instant, the rules were running at full overload, and the lightning's power greatly increased, splitting the Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect's flesh open.
Wildshade Broodmother appeared again, repeatedly striking to hold the venom insect back.
Gold Great Supreme's expression changed dramatically.
"Stop."
He finally moved, driving the Insect Stele to rush forward.
Lin Moyu shook his head.
"You are not getting through."
With a thought, the Undying Spirit Soldiers surged forth in a mighty tide.
A million Undying Spirit Soldiers formed ranks, blocking Gold Great Supreme's path.
Each Undying Spirit Soldier possessed battle strength at the quasi Great Supreme level.
A million of them made scalps crawl.
"So many?
"How can they be this strong?"
Calamity Great Supreme and the others exclaimed in shock.
Calamity Great Supreme knew Lin Moyu could summon undead.
What he knew came from Destiny Venerable, who had told him when he was deducing the future.
Later, Calamity Great Supreme had also paid attention to the skeletal undead that Lin Moyu summoned.
Their numbers were indeed astonishing, but their combat strength had not been very high, so he had not taken it too seriously.
In his understanding, every technique had a limit.
Full Cacotopia realm was the limit; even if Lin Moyu could summon billions of full Cacotopia undead, they were nothing in his eyes.
At his level, if the gap in power was large enough, numbers ceased to matter.
But now Lin Moyu had summoned a million Undying Spirit Soldiers at quasi Great Supreme level.
Quasi Great Supreme.
How many quasi Great Supremes were there in all Heaven and Earth combined?
Fewer than twenty.
Killing twenty quasi Great Supremes was nothing.
Even multiplying that number by ten or a hundred, two thousand quasi Great Supremes could still be dispatched without effort.
But this was a million.
Even if they could be killed, it would take some effort.
A million quasi Great Supreme level Undying Spirit Soldiers left everyone stunned.
They fought in formation, standing before Gold Great Supreme and completely separating him from the Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect.
Mighty attacks fell, and the Insect Stele shone to block them for Gold Great Supreme.
Individually, an Undying Spirit Soldier was weaker than Gold Great Supreme, but they were too many.
Under group assault, Gold Great Supreme could only barely hold out by relying on the Insect Stele.
There was no way to break through.
If he left the Insect Stele, he would almost certainly die.
The endless waves of attacks turned into countless overlapping storms that engulfed him completely.
The assault was infinite and unending, showing no sign of stopping until Gold Great Supreme was beaten to death.
The Heaven-and-Earth Venom Insect tried several times to break through, but each time it was driven back by Wildshade Broodmother.
Heaven-and-Earth rules continued to rain down lightning, and its injuries grew worse.
At this rate, it would not be long before Gold Great Supreme was defeated.
Calamity Great Supreme's eyes flashed.
He did not move, as if still calculating.
The power Lin Moyu had displayed was beyond his expectations.
He stared at the Calamity Scepter in Lin Moyu's hand, realizing he had truly underestimated him.
He did not know to what extent Lin Moyu had mastered the Calamity Scepter.
Back then, even he had been unable to activate the gems on it, yet Lin Moyu could now wield their power.
For the moment, he did not dare act.
Without seeing through Lin Moyu's depths, Calamity Great Supreme was extremely cautious.
Chaotic Wild Dragon and Dao exchanged a glance.
The two seemed to have made up their minds and attacked simultaneously.
In ancient times, they had ranked first and second.
They had known each other since antiquity.
They appeared to be opponents, but no one knew what their true relationship was.
From their reactions earlier, Lin Moyu could tell they were both enemies and friends: standing opposed to each other, yet facing an external enemy, they could unite.
Their relationship was extremely complex.
Now that he had used the Calamity Scepter as bait, he had made it clear to them that if it fell into Calamity Great Supreme's hands, they would be doomed.
So they would certainly move to seize it while also guarding against Calamity Great Supreme.
With two of them, they had the advantage in numbers, and their strength was great.
Even a million Undying Spirit Soldiers could not block them.
But did Lin Moyu only have a million Undying Spirit Soldiers?
Chaotic Wild Dragon instantly appeared before Lin Moyu, a massive dragon claw slapping down.
Lin Moyu casually raised the Calamity Scepter and swept it across.
"Do not clash head-on." Dao's urgent voice transmitted.
Chaotic Wild Dragon reacted with great speed, instantly pulling back his dragon claw to avoid colliding with the Calamity Scepter.
"Space Prison."
A giant eye appeared above Lin Moyu's head and invisible power descended.
Space turned into a cage, locking Lin Moyu tightly in place.
His movements froze as if he could not move.
Dao excelled at manipulating space; his Space Prison was extremely solid.
Even those of the same realm found it hard to break.
Chaotic Wild Dragon attacked again with a lightning-fast claw.
In ancient times, his attack power had been hailed as number one.
Aside from Eternal Wild Ox, no one could block it.
Lin Moyu's body suddenly shook and the prison binding him shattered in an instant.
He raised the Calamity Scepter again to strike toward Chaotic Wild Dragon's claw.
Chaotic Wild Dragon let out a strange cry and immediately pulled back his claw, swiftly dodging away.
"This is impossible."
A disbelieving voice rang out.
Dao simply could not accept that Lin Moyu had broken free of his space confinement.
Lin Moyu chuckled.
"Nothing is impossible."
With a crisp snap of his fingers, Undying Spirit Soldiers poured forth like a sky-covering tide, densely packed, filling the void.
"So many?"
The incredulous exclamation came from Dao, and from his tone it seemed he had lost his composure.
There were simply too many Undying Spirit Soldiers.
Lin Moyu summoned over a hundred million of them and completely surrounded Chaotic Wild Dragon.
Chaotic Wild Dragon roared, his dragon body sweeping wildly and crushing countless Undying Spirit Soldiers at once.
Even at quasi Great Supreme level, the Undying Spirit Soldiers were nothing in front of him.
But there were too many.
He killed wave after wave.
The Undying Spirit Soldiers resurrected as soon as they died and threw themselves back into battle.
They could not be killed off.
Their swords rose as they launched attacks, a storm of blows engulfing Chaotic Wild Dragon.
His defense was incredibly strong, and their attacks could not harm him, but neither could he easily break out.
No matter how many he killed, their numbers did not diminish.
Chaotic Wild Dragon roared and his dragon scales stood on end.
Vast power swept out, countless Undying Spirit Soldiers dying on the spot, but more surged in again, surrounding him tightly.
He tried to break through again and again, but no matter which direction he charged, the Undying Spirit Soldiers wrapped around him.
Dao's giant eye floated in the void, with countless spaces being born and dying within it.
He saw through the situation and said quietly,
"Foolish dragon, stop killing. Let me handle it."
Space was sliced apart, turning into countless Space Prisons that trapped the Undying Spirit Soldiers.
In the next instant, space shifted away with teleportation, taking the Undying Spirit Soldiers with it.
He had seen that the Undying Spirit Soldiers could not be killed and immediately revived.
Since they could not be slain, then do not kill, but imprison and exile them instead.
Lin Moyu chuckled.
"You think that will work?"
The Undying Spirit Soldiers that had been exiled vanished at once as he recalled them.
In the next instant, he summoned them again and they flooded forward like the tide, the encirclement unchanged.
Chaotic Wild Dragon was still unable to break free.
His eyes were full of disdain.
Dao's methods were useless against him.
Just a hundred million Undying Spirit Soldiers were enough to trap Chaotic Wild Dragon.
If they knew that he possessed trillions of Undying Spirit Soldiers, their jaws would surely drop, assuming they had jaws.
Chaotic Wild Dragon roared,
"Your method is useless. Let me handle it."
The power he erupted grew stronger and stronger.
Every breath saw countless Undying Spirit Soldiers slain, but their numbers did not decrease in the slightest.
Of course, Lin Moyu did not intend only to surround him.
He was draining his power.
Chaotic Wild Dragon had partially merged with Heaven and Earth and could borrow Heaven-and-Earth power, making his strength almost inexhaustible.
He felt no fear of being worn down and therefore raged without restraint.
However, Lin Moyu could alter the rules.
He had already adjusted some of them without Chaotic Wild Dragon noticing.
The power he could endlessly draw upon was slowly diminishing, like a frog in warm water.
By the time he realized something was wrong, it would be too late.