"It's right in this area!"
At that very moment, delight flickered in Sovereign Huntian's eyes. He felt the power of Order growing stronger and stronger.
In fact, it felt even more intense than the Order he had once built himself.
It was right within this small area!
Such a powerful force of Order filled him with boundless joy. Ever since Li Hao had shattered Order, Huntian had lost his hold over its power. Although his strength hadn't declined by much, the encroachment of darkness had made him deeply uncomfortable.
His future prospects had also suffered a tremendous blow.
Now, however, Order seemed to have grown even more formidable. For him, even if he couldn't seize Time, simply rebuilding Order at this moment would restore his overwhelming might.
The Dao of Chaos was stronger.
The power of Order was stronger.
Once they merged... A faint smile touched Huntian's lips. If that happened, he would be far more powerful than before. *Li Hao, perhaps... I should even thank you.*
Of course, that assumed he could take it back.
He probed the Chaos Great Dao. Over the past few months, the fluctuations of the Chaos Great Dao had gradually begun to subside; its capacity for self-recovery was remarkably potent!
Just then, Tianfang also seemed to sense something.
His gaze shifted slightly.
*Is the new world about to emerge?*
*Just how far has the Dao of Time advanced?*
*The peak of the eighth rank? Or something else?*
Tianfang's eyes flickered as he looked in a certain direction. It seemed... right over there.
He glanced toward Huntian, and sure enough, Huntian was looking back at him. At that instant, a chilling gleam appeared in both of their eyes.
Huntian suddenly vanished.
The Lord of Tianfang also disappeared in an instant, his voice drifting through the void with a hint of amusement: "Little Friend Huntian, why such a rush?"
Darkness descended!
Huntian seemed to step out of boundless darkness, shattering chaos beneath his heel!
His gaze was utterly cold. "Senior's clone has lingered in this chaos for too long. I suggest... Senior return first, lest your clone perishes and your true body suffers!"
"Then Little Friend needn't trouble himself with worry!"
Sovereign Tianfang's voice drifted in from every direction.
At this moment, the Chaos Great Dao seemed to ripple faintly.
Sovereign Huntian's expression turned frigid, and the power of darkness erupted instantly, sweeping across the surroundings. As space fluctuated for a split second, Tianfang's clone appeared, chuckling softly. "Little Friend is truly impatient!"
The moment they found it, this fellow couldn't wait to strike!
"The situation inside is unknown. Li Hao could take it away at any moment, and neither the Human King nor Chunqiu are easy to deal with. Moreover, no one knows how much time has passed inside this new heaven. If you strike at me now, Huntian, what if someone even stronger emerges? Even if none does, could you handle the Human King and Chunqiu joining forces?"
Huntian ignored him.
Whether he could handle them was none of Tianfang's business!
He threw a punch!
Like a colossal dragon sweeping across the world, space shuddered in every direction. With his aura locked onto his foe, Tianfang sighed, "Truly... unable to wait!"
In a single breath, the void rippled.
A doorway seemed to materialize out of thin air. Tianfang vanished, reappearing at the edge of chaos, where ripples of spatial fluctuations surged forth, pushing back the darkness!
"My clone is naturally no match for you... However, if you keep acting recklessly, I can simply teleport this new world away. Finding it again will cost you quite a bit of time!"
Huntian frowned slightly, then quickly smiled. "I was merely joking with Senior. There is no need for Senior to take it to heart."
Tianfang chuckled as well. "A joke? Then I was only joking too. Pay it no mind."
As the two spoke, the surrounding void seemed to be drained of all chaotic power. Gradually, a world began to emerge from the unseen. At first, it looked merely like a tiny sphere, but slowly, it began to expand, ballooning violently.
The thunderous roar of a surging river sloshed through the void.
Both of their hearts skipped a beat!
They quickly backed away.
At this moment, this new world seemed intent on thoroughly integrating into chaos, swelling at an astonishing rate. In the blink of an eye, the sphere expanded to an unimaginable scale, hanging like a blood-red moon that illuminated the entire eastern region!
In that instant, powerful auras began to surge forth.
The Human King, who had already returned to the east, rushed over with his people, his aura wildly berserk. From far away, his thunderous laughter boomed across the expanse: "The good show is starting!"
Even further away, an ethereal, lightning-fast figure streaked across the void, bringing along multiple silhouettes.
"Years fly like an arrow, chaos knows no mercy; with each cycle of flourishing and withering, I must change bodies once more. I am... weary!"
The illusory silhouette flickered forward.
In the process, the old body gradually withered. The little girl grew rapidly aged, shriveling away in an instant.
Beneath the original husk, a tiny Spring and Autumn Cicada emerged.
A single chirp echoed out.
As if all things were reviving, or as if spring had arrived, the chaotic void was suddenly filled with birdsong and fragrant blooms, like the birth of a brand-new world. In the distance, Kongji watched, his expression shifting erratically!
So strong!
The chirp of the Spring and Autumn Cicada—with a single cry, chaos was restored to life. This... might be the true Dao of Revival.
In another direction.
Thunder erupted, a chessboard materialized, and the Six Paths Divine Fist pierced the void...
One Silver Moon cultivator after another also sped toward the distance.
"That is the world our Silver Moon King created! No one takes it from us!"
Every single cultivator wore an expression of utmost gravity and fury.
Li Hao was half-crippled, and Silver Moon lacked anyone who could hold up the sky. Although they had made immense progress recently, among this gathering of supreme powerhouses, they... could not turn the tide.
Regardless, they could never sit idly by while others seized the new world created by Silver Moon!
What was more, the spirit of Yuan Shuo was still within it.
In an instant, a group of Sovereigns—though few were high-tier, their numbers were vast, exceeding a hundred—followed several eighth-rank experts, flying directly toward the eastern edge.
……
At the same time.
Deep within chaos.
One ninth-rank Sovereign after another opened their eyes. The unexpected stone petrification completely crumbled at this moment; they no longer sealed themselves, for at this stage, self-sealing was no longer necessary.
Someone chuckled softly. "The Chaos Great Dao has calmed!"
"Our true bodies can descend... However, we cannot restore our peak strength; our spirituality is lacking."
"If we truly unite our hearts, what does a lack of spirituality matter? Even diminished, our descent will be no weaker than Huntian and the others. What I fear... is that someone among us has concealed their spirituality and might erupt with peak strength at any moment, wiping us all out in one sweep!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone turned their eyes toward Tribulation.
Only Tribulation would dare speak so boldly.
In the past, Tribulation had enjoyed the closest relationship with Tianfang. But now... ever since Tribulation's clone had descended and been slain by Li Hao, he had remained deeply dissatisfied with Tianfang.
Of course, the feeling Tianfang gave them... indeed seemed to suggest he was hiding something.
At that moment, Tianfang turned to look, but the voice had not sounded like Tribulation's.
Sure enough, it was not Tribulation who had spoken. Sovereign Tribulation merely wore a faint, half-mocking smile. Only then did the others realize their mistake, instantly turning toward the origin of the voice.
Then, all of them froze slightly.
It was him!
"Life and Death, are you speaking of me?" Tianfang asked, looking at him.
The Life and Death Dao Lord!
The Life and Death Dao Lord wore a cold, deeply displeased expression. "I wasn't speaking of Brother Tianfang. Brother Tianfang misunderstands; the innocent need no defense!"
Lately, he had been exceedingly frustrated.
Among all the ninth rankers, setting everyone else aside, he and Tribulation were the most unfortunate.
Tribulation had lost two clones, whereas his own true body's Great Dao had been severed by Hunluan. Such an injury was far worse than having a clone killed; his cycle of life and death had nearly been shattered.
And last time... so many ninth-rank Sovereigns had intercepted Hunluan, knowing full well that Hunluan wanted to kill him, yet those bastards had all held back their strength. That was the primary cause of his misfortune.
How could he not harbor resentment? He wished he could slaughter every single one of those bastards.
Tianfang frowned slightly. "The new world is about to emerge, and your Dao of Death is within it. You can still reclaim it. Over all these days, even if the flow of time in that new heaven was slower, ten thousand years or more must have passed by now!"
"Your Dao of Death should have grown even stronger. For you, taking it back is an opportunity... What is there to be dissatisfied about?"
Sovereign of Life and Death remained silent for a moment before letting the matter drop.
It was true.
Still, he added a warning: "That Dao of Death was severed from my Great Dao. Gentlemen... do not covet it!"
Tribulation chuckled. "Life and Death, you cultivate the Dao of Death as your primary path; who would rob you of what you hold dear? But... are we certain that our true bodies will descend today? We have numbers on our side. If we are of one mind, never mind Huntian—even if all the powerhouses in chaos join forces, we can beat them all to death..."
Even without their peak strength, it didn't matter.
What they feared... was someone playing tricks!
If a group of ninth rankers were truly that obedient, they never would have become ninth rankers in the first place.
Someone laughed softly. "If we don't descend, do we remain trapped here forever? Though we cannot restore our peak strength, descending at least offers opportunity. If we don't descend, our spirituality cannot recover, and if someone makes a move in chaos, it will be hard to stop them... I've grown sick of living like this! I harbor no hopes of recovering deep within chaos. Let's go, let us descend together. A million years have passed; if this continues, will we ever walk out alive?"
Every single ninth ranker spoke with veiled meaning.
All of them seemed convinced that someone had secretly absorbed spiritual power and might be capable of returning to their peak.
Of course, none of them were pushovers.
At this moment, their gazes met, as if reaching an unspoken pact: whoever restored their peak strength... would be the public enemy!
They would be slain without mercy!
Unless everyone recovered together.
Otherwise, even if Tianfang sought to recover his peak strength, the rest would join forces to kill him. If one wasn't enough, then ten would do it!
Tianfang was indeed powerful, but if he had been confident in killing them all, he would have done so long ago.
Why would he have waited until today?
Sovereign Tianfang said nothing. Knowing their thoughts, he merely smiled and offered no reply.
"Since everyone has decided... then let us... descend!"
Tianfang sighed with emotion. "A million years... even to us, that is an exceedingly long epoch. I almost forgot to mention: today marks two million years of my lifespan."
Everyone's heart trembled!
Two million years!
Tianfang was two million years old.
Inconceivably ancient!
Among the ninth rankers present, none were more ancient than Tianfang. Even if the others were old, none could compare to him.
Just how long had chaos existed?
In truth, they did not know.
Under normal circumstances, how long could a ninth ranker live?
They did not know that either.
Now, Tianfang had shown them: at least two million years, and by the looks of it, he could keep living.
"Congratulations!"
Sovereign Tribulation laughed. "Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, a million years have truly passed. Two million years of life... how vast. Recalling a million years ago..."
At that point, he laughed wryly. "It doesn't seem to have been very pleasant!"
Tianfang paid it little mind, smiling faintly. "Merely a minor interlude. Let us go."
"Does the Chaos Source require someone to guard it?"
"No need. The Source itself possesses the power to retaliate; even Hunluan couldn't destroy it. Besides... who among us would be willing to stay behind?"
Tianfang shook his head.
No one would be willing to remain, unless they all stayed together.
Moreover, the Chaos Source was not entirely defenseless. Earlier, Long Zhan taking a bite out of it had already awakened the Source; otherwise, Hunluan could never have been struck head-over-heels.
At that time, Hunluan had been a true ninth ranker.
"Then... let us descend! No, let us return... Chaos was originally our domain!"
Someone laughed uproariously.
Chaos had always belonged to them; they were merely returning, not descending.
One Sovereign after another rose to their feet. Before each of them, vast Great Daos materialized like solid pillars of light, merging back into their physical bodies. Viewed closely, every single one of them was terrifyingly mighty, their auras wildly peerless!
Tianfang said no more. Taking the lead, he stepped directly across the Chaos Great Dao, sending violent tremors rippling through it!
The Great Daos within their bodies also vibrated continuously.
Their spirituality began to wane.
Entering chaos meant entering an environment that was now utterly foul and polluted, where spirituality was sparse. That was the very reason they had retreated into the depths of chaos in the past.
At this moment, the entire chaos seemed to split open.
A terrifying aura surged from the direction of the Four Regions.
Indeed, the place of their descent... was right within the Four Regions.
One presence, two presences, three...
Auras rose in rapid succession. From all directions, boundless Dao power and chaotic energy were devoured clean in an instant, plunging the entire surrounding chaos into a temporary vacuum!
At that moment, across various worlds of the Four Regions, countless Sovereigns trembled in terror.
As for the common mortals, having no idea what was transpiring, they felt only sheer, unending dread!
……
Across the four quarters of chaos.
The masters of several great worlds also turned their gazes in that direction. Those surviving seventh- and eighth-rank Sovereigns looked on with overwhelmingly complex expressions.
The Sovereigns from a million years ago... had returned!
"Tianfang, Life and Death, Yin-Yang, Five Elements, Light-Dark, Tribulation, Fate, Prophecy, Decay, Gloom, Hurricane, Devour..."
Several exceedingly ancient Sovereigns muttered quietly, as if sensing their identities.
These were the legends of their youth.
Though these ninth rankers from a million years ago had vanished, they had left behind endless legends throughout chaos.
Now, they had returned.
Hunluan was dead, but many ninth rankers still lived.
Their auras were ferociously imposing as they swallowed the void, draining the chaotic energy of the Four Regions clean in the blink of an eye. With their true bodies descending, they were vastly more formidable than any clone.
Almost every single one of them could currently rival Huntian.
It was no longer like before, where dozens of clones couldn't match Sovereign Hunluan, suffering heavy casualties and even allowing Long Zhan to slay several.
Today, their surging auras seemed poised to upend all of chaos!
Within the Four Regions.
Sovereign Tribulation looked directly in a certain direction. Li Hao had always remained over there. At this moment, Sovereign Tribulation's eyes turned frosty, and he chuckled softly: "We still don't know what the interior of the new world looks like. All I know is that Li Hao might possess a method to reclaim it. Everyone... this place isn't far from his hiding spot. Is anyone willing to make a trip with me?"
The reason he called on others was to guard against any surprises, but even more so to ensure he wasn't left behind; it was best if they all went together.
It wasn't far anyway!
Kill Li Hao first, then talk!
Once Li Hao was dead, neither Huntian nor the Human King would be a match for them. In the end, the ninth rankers would fight among themselves for Time, and that would be the true battle of the ninth rank.
Tianfang frowned slightly. "The new world is about to fully manifest..."
Tribulation frowned as well. "Brother Tianfang, as long as Li Hao lives, he remains a massive hidden danger!"
Unless Li Hao died, Tribulation would never feel at ease.
Kill Li Hao first. Even if an expert emerged from the new world, Tribulation didn't care. After all, the new world suffered severe limitations; at this stage, it could not produce a ninth ranker. At most, the strongest would merely be another Huntian.
Li Hao, however... weak though he might currently be, posed far too great a threat.
*Crash, splash...*
Right at that moment, like a rushing river torrent, like a shattering vault of heaven, like a roaring waterfall crashing down, the sound of flowing water suddenly resonated throughout all of chaos.
At this moment, in the distance, within that colossal red world.
A doorway seemed to swing open.
A great river began to spread outward from within that gateway, freezing time wherever it reached.
Outside the new world.
Huntian frowned slightly, while Tianfang's clone narrowed his eyes. This was... Time!
One illusory figure after another seemed to materialize atop the river. The leader was clad in robes as white as snow, holding no weapon, bearing only a brilliant smile. Just like Li Hao and a few others, he appeared to smile constantly.
Behind him, formidable figures manifested one after another.
There was the aura of death, the aura of the Dao of Responsibility, the aura of the Dao of Clones, surrounded by the auras of various Great Daos, and even the presences of demons and the Chaos Tribe.
In an instant, the entire world seemed to turn into their home domain.
"What a fine chaos!"
A soft sigh and a gentle chuckle echoed across the surroundings.
A scholarly man.
Indeed, judging purely by his appearance and demeanor, he was a refined scholar—exceedingly clean, remarkably gentle, and utterly harmless in appearance. At this moment, he stood atop the great river, supported from beneath by what looked like a star!
In an instant... everyone's hearts jolted!
That was... Time!
Time lay beneath his feet.
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am the Master of the Myriad Realms, Su Yu!"
His voice drifted out like a clear spring, his laughter gentle like that of a friendly neighbor, a warm smile radiating across his face. "Having just arrived, I am unfamiliar with the rules here. We of the Myriad Realms observe the rules and hold them in high esteem. If there are any improprieties on our part, I ask for your generous guidance!"
Rules!
The moment those two words were spoken, the world seemed to solidify, Great Daos stood like forests, and lightning flashed.
*I am Su Yu, and I value rules above all else!*
*Without compass and square, no circle or square can be formed!*
*Without rules, there is no order.*
*Without rules, the world is unstable, and the Myriad Realms are unstable.*
This chaos was chaotic.
A hint of distaste flashed across his eyes, as though he smelled the foul disorder of the Myriad Realms in days past. He lightly covered his nose and chuckled softly. "Who rules this place? A group of dragons cannot go without a leader; the Myriad Realms cannot go without a master. There cannot be two suns in the sky, nor two emperors on earth. Would the ruler of this land please explain the rules to the cultivators of my Myriad Realms, lest any conflicts arise?"
The River of Time expanded in all directions.
The heavens and earth changed color, as though a blazing sun had descended.
At this moment, even the overwhelming momentum of the ninth rankers' descent was overshadowed by his presence.
He was merely the master of a newly born world, someone who, in the eyes of chaos, was simply the ruler of a single realm. Across the four corners of heaven and earth, there were countless worlds and countless world masters, yet not one possessed such effortless composure and towering majesty, stepping onto the stage at his absolute peak.
Awe-inspiring to all quarters!
Treading on Time, flanked by Sovereigns, majestic and grand like an emperor inspecting his realm.
At this moment, as the cohort behind him walked out of the world, a subtle change seemed to take place. The eyes of several individuals began to shift; their spirituality seemed to be awakening. Yet... regardless of what they recalled or recognized, none of them moved, remaining steadfast behind him.
Rules!
The so-called universe: all space in the six directions, all time from antiquity to the present—that was the universe!
Space was *Yu*, time was *Zhou*.
……
At the edge of the Four Regions.
A figure bathed in the power of chaos wore a faint smile. *What a Su Yu, the Emperor of the Future.* No, now their timelines had aligned; he was no longer a person of the future.
He was... the present!
The past was gone, the future could not be chased; only the present was a living, true person.
"You've finally come out," Li Hao murmured softly, his smile radiant.
*What an overbearing master.*
The moment he stepped out of the world, he spoke of rules. Since ancient times, rules... could only be established by the strong.
Who could establish the rules in this chaos?
……
Elsewhere.
The Human King curled his lip and sneered. *What an arrogant punk.*
*Merely a junior, yet he dares act so insolent!*
Yet at that moment, someone's expression shifted slightly. The Yang God stared in that direction, looking somewhat dazed. Aside from him, someone else was also lost in thought. Sword Venerable gazed into the distance, sinking into contemplation as he looked at several figures behind Su Yu, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.
Some of those people... felt remarkably familiar.
Yet... this group had walked out from the future, born within the new world. He had never interacted with them before. Why did they seem... familiar?
He fell deep into thought. After a long while, connecting it to the Yang God's condition, he seemed to realize something, his heart stirring.
*It couldn't be, could it?*
The Human King curled his lip for a while, then looked over again. Suddenly, his brow furrowed slightly as he cast a glance at the Supreme. The Supreme appeared to have anticipated this long ago, giving a slight nod when he saw the Human King look over.
The Human King raised an eyebrow and snorted!
He seemed rather disgruntled.
*What a Su Yu!*
*So that means... back then, you lied to me?*
*Fine, seeing as you saved a group of people, I won't hold it against you.* But thinking about the countless living beings in that world, and then recalling something else, he looked at the Supreme once more. The Supreme nodded faintly again.
*You... probably haven't guessed wrong. They're all one person.*
The Human King's expression changed instantly.
*So that's how it is!*
A moment later... he looked at the Supreme with a rather strange expression.
The Supreme smiled, shook his head, and sent a voice transmission: "The pupil outstrips the master, I suppose. I wasn't that perverted—men and women, young and old, even... doing that with one another... I could never bring myself to do such a thing. I always thought I was bored enough, but it turns out I've met someone even more twisted. Don't go getting the wrong idea; all my clones were just me, never changing like that."
*I was never that depraved.*
That world—that magical world—even had a normal cycle of life and death, where everyone married, bore children, and mated with one another...
If it hadn't been one person, it would have been fine.
If it truly had been a single person... even the Supreme clicked his tongue in disbelief. *Is that still human?*
*Clones are yourself!*
*You... with yourself...*
Fine!
He was utterly humbled. In his entire life, he had never encountered someone so twisted. Li Hao, the Human King, including this Su Yu—they were all exceptional figures who could be utterly mad, but... madness didn't equal being a freak.
To think the Myriad Realms had produced such a freak! He only hoped the fellow wouldn't recognize him or think it had anything to do with him. They weren't even from the same system; he didn't know such a person, and he couldn't afford to lose that face.
*I only left behind some Dao of Clones, not a Dao of Perversion.*
……
At this moment, within the Four Regions, the ninth-rank Sovereigns had completely forgotten about Li Hao.
The Lord of Tianfang raised an eyebrow slightly, while Sovereign Tribulation and the others turned their gazes into the distance. Someone asked in a low voice, "Can you tell?"
"He isn't weak... At the very least, he's no weaker than Li Hao was before. Li Hao had only five thousand Dao principles, yet rivaled an eight-thousand-principle cultivator. This person... is at least at that level!"
"Then that's fine..."
Li Hao's five thousand Dao principles had rivaled the eight thousand of an ordinary eighth ranker, placing him among the peak of the eighth rank.
Judging purely by his presence right now, this man was no weaker than Li Hao had been that day. Furthermore, treading upon the Time Star, he had likely mastered the power of Time, becoming the third-generation cultivator of Time—a true third generation, essentially a replica of Li Hao.
That was fine!
Such a thought arose in everyone's minds. Li Hao was troublesome, but what made him truly troublesome was his intellect, his sheer madness, and his utter, merciless cold-bloodedness.
If this person was merely a second Li Hao... they had nothing to fear.
Of course, compared to Li Hao, everyone frowned slightly as they looked at the crowd behind him, finding it somewhat unbelievable. Over there, eighth-rank Sovereigns... seemed rather plentiful. Not just one, but many.
Though none matched Su Yu... at a rough glance, there were at least ten eighth-rank Sovereigns.
This was rather unexpected!
A tiny new world had not only birthed a peak eighth ranker, but also so many new eighth-rank Sovereigns...
Yet thinking about it, it made sense.
How many eighth-rank Sovereigns had died last time?
Many!
With so many eighth-rank Sovereigns dead, everything from many of them had merged into the new world. It was only natural for so many powerhouses to be born.
"Let's go have a look!"
"What about Li Hao...?"
"The third generation has already emerged. Looking at this, Li Hao has truly given up. We can kill him whenever we want. Tribulation, stop obsessing over this!"
Su Yu had stepped forth, treading upon Time, surrounded by a great river, backed by a forest of powerhouses.
At a time like this, choosing not to investigate Su Yu and instead hunting down Li Hao... was he out of his mind?
Did he have nothing better to do?
Without Time, Li Hao was worthless trash, possessing at best the strength of an ordinary eighth ranker behind Su Yu. Did he really warrant a special trip to kill him?
Tribulation was displeased!
Yet right now, indeed, this newly emerged Master of the Myriad Realms was far more troublesome.
He said no more, quickly following the others as they sped toward the distance!
……
Meanwhile.
Sovereign Huntian's expression fluctuated. He felt the power of Order, yet it was... dispersed throughout the entire river. It seemed no single person cultivated Order; rather, Order had... completely transformed into rules and regulations, merging into the entire river.
The very foundation of the river seemed forged from Order.
He frowned slightly.
Troublesome!
If the Dao of Order were cultivated by a single person, he could simply kill that person and take it back.
Now, however... it seemed a whole group of people were sharing Order among themselves.
This gave him an instant headache!
No wonder he had felt Order growing stronger; everyone seemed to be cultivating it, which naturally amplified its power.
He looked toward the crowd atop the river and spoke in a deep voice: "I am Huntian..."
"Are you the Lord of Chaos in this place?"
Su Yu smiled genially. "So it is Emperor Huntian. Pardon my lack of courtesy!"
His voice reverberated, hearty and open: "Su has only just arrived. For an Emperor to welcome me in person is far too courteous!"
Huntian frowned slightly, quickly regaining his composure. "All of us know of the day your world of the Myriad Realms was opened! There are things you might not know. That day, Li Hao slaughtered countless living beings to forge the Myriad Realms and stole a supreme treasure of mine known as the Heavenly Plan of Order. My arrival today is solely to reclaim the Heavenly Plan of Order! That Li Hao is a demon of chaos, who has committed countless murders..."
"Li Hao? The Lord of Time?"
Su Yu looked enlightened. "He... is a demon?"
"A demon!"
Huntian nodded. Speaking so cordially right now was merely because... these people before him were not weak, and their order was strict. They seemed... to be people who respected rules. If he could smoothly reclaim the Heavenly Plan of Order... that would naturally be the best outcome.
Reclaim the Heavenly Plan of Order first, then deal with the rest.
"A demon deserves to be punished by all!"
Su Yu nodded slightly. "In my life, I abhor those who slaughter the innocent above all else. The Myriad Realms suffered turmoil for years, with countless casualties and demonic paths running rampant. That Lord of Time also has legends in our Myriad Realms; I had thought he was a righteous figure, but who would have imagined he was actually a demon... What a pity."
With that, he smiled. "As for the Heavenly Plan of Order mentioned by Emperor Huntian, I have never seen it. Might I ask... what is the Heavenly Plan of Order?"
Huntian replied, "The Dao of Order has merged into your river. Observing your paths, every one of you possesses some Dao of Rules... If a portion can be extracted, it can surely coalesce into the Heavenly Plan of Order..."
Su Yu's expression shifted slightly. "This... I seem to understand. But this is the very source of rules for my Myriad Realms. If extracted, the rules of the Myriad Realms will cease to exist..."
He appeared somewhat surprised and troubled.
Looking back at the crowd behind him, he wore a frustrated look. "The rules of our Myriad Realms... seem to be formed from what this senior calls the Heavenly Plan of Order. The Lord of Time is truly the most wicked person in the mortal world, stealing another's supreme treasure merely to satisfy his own selfish desires. Utterly detestable!"
"Detestable!"
"Truly detestable!"
"What belongs to others must not be stolen or seized!"
"In our Myriad Realms, no one picks up lost articles on the street; to think it was founded by such a person?"
"..."
Cultivator after cultivator voiced their indignation.
At that moment, Su Yu produced a book. Seeing this, books manifested in the hands of many behind him, leaving Huntian stunned. In the distance, Tianfang's clone also narrowed his eyes slightly.
A bunch of... scholars?
How fascinating!
Upon those books, rules seemed to sprout and Great Daos stood like forests.
Su Yu looked at Huntian and sighed with emotion. "We who read books have always valued and respected rules. For the Lord of Time to steal another's treasure to forge a river runs entirely counter to our principles! Demons should be executed by all... Since it is Senior's treasure, it ought to be returned to Senior!"
With that, he let out a sigh. "Though doing so will weaken us somewhat and damage some of the rules of the Myriad Realms... everyone, remember this: what belongs to another must never be taken. Taking it is stealing, it is thievery!"
"Everyone, strip away the rules, condense them into a book, and return it to Senior to rebuild the Heavenly Plan of Order..."
"Emperor Yu, stripping the rules will throw the Myriad Realms into chaos! You cannot..."
An old minister seemed reluctant, but Emperor Yu barked sternly, "We cultivators read books to cultivate character; how can we rob another of their possessions? Such an act violates our conscience! Unless Senior gifts it to us, how can we take it without asking?"
Some glanced at Huntian with pleading eyes, as if begging: *Why don't you just gift it to us!*
At this moment, Huntian felt deeply awkward.
For a time... he couldn't quite adapt.
He had merely mentioned it in passing—was this Emperor Yu... truly going to return it to him?
He hadn't expected it to be so simple. Suspecting a trap, he remained silent.
Emperor Yu said no more. From his own book, he gradually extracted two characters, which transformed into Order!
In that single instant, the river shuddered faintly.
From the books of the others, powers of Order emerged one after another. Gradually, a book began to take shape in the void. Just then, a group of people arrived hurriedly from the distance.
Someone roared: "Stop!"
Tribulation and the others were going mad!
Was there truly such an idiot in existence?
How could this be possible!
He was... truly giving it away?
They had assumed Su Yu was merely offering empty words. Who could have known he was genuinely stripping the power of rules from their river? Had he lost his mind?
Or had he read himself stupid?
Could someone who had read himself into an idiot become the Master of the Myriad Realms?
They were thoroughly bewildered!
Besides, if this man was the one who had resisted Tribulation's lightning ordeal that day, he hadn't seemed like a fool!
What was going on?
Su Yu frowned slightly and asked softly, "Who are they?"
"Never mind. Emperor Huntian, you must pay attention to propriety. You are the Emperor of this place; while you and I converse, how can we allow others to interrupt? Without rules, there is no order!"
Emperor Yu continued, "The chaotic power within your body is rather dense, likely caused by the dissipation of rules. We of the Myriad Realms wish to coexist peacefully with chaos; for an Emperor to be chaotic is unacceptable!"
"I am no pedant either. I return your Order so you may establish rules and bring peace to chaos. Otherwise, with chaos prevailing, a kingdom ceases to be a kingdom, and monsters will run rampant!"
With that, a brand-new book appeared in his hand.
*Order!*
The two characters radiated shimmering light, as though the order and rules of heaven and earth were fully encapsulated within them.
He gently sent the book drifting toward Huntian, his face full of sincerity. "Please accept this item, Senior Emperor. It may not be identical to the original, as we do not know what the Heavenly Plan of Order originally looked like. I hope Senior will absorb these rules and perfect Order. A kingdom without a master falls into chaos; chaos without a master faces ruin!"
Huntian was utterly stunned!
Indeed, he was dumbfounded.
As the book floated toward him, he remained exceedingly vigilant. This... was far too easy. Truly, far too easy. He could hardly believe it, and felt deeply uneasy.
How was this possible!
These people who had emerged possessed formidable might. Even if this Emperor Yu was inferior to himself, he was no weaker than Li Hao had been that day, certainly qualifying as a top-tier powerhouse.
*I only said a few words!*
*And yet...*
He could sense the overwhelmingly potent power of Order—a formidable power of rules and Order that felt perfected, supplemented, repaired, and established across generations of cultivators!
Right now, it permeated this book.
If... if he devoured it and fused it with the mighty chaotic dark power inside him, perhaps... he could ascend to the ninth rank in an instant!
An incredible sensation!
Everything felt like a dream, entirely surreal.
He hesitated, not daring to take it lightly. Yet he still reached out, sending forth a strand of Great Dao power toward the book while keeping his eyes fixed on Su Yu. Su Yu, looking exceptionally earnest, merely watched in silence.
In the distance, Tianfang's clone was also shocked.
*He's really giving it away?*
*Damn it!*
The next instant, he flickered forward, rushing straight toward them. This could not be permitted!
The chaotic power in Huntian's body was already far stronger than before. If he truly absorbed these rules right now, balancing chaos and order, he might step into the ninth rank in an instant, perhaps even surpassing the ninth rankers descending today.
What kind of joke was this!
Among those awaiting the third generation of Time, some had thought that even if he wasn't as insane as Li Hao, he certainly wouldn't be simple. After all, how could anyone who rose to power in a new world be a simpleton?
Now, what was this situation?
Just as Tianfang's clone was about to flash forward, Su Yu's gaze abruptly shifted, and he shouted sternly, "Audacious!"
"During diplomatic exchanges between two worlds, someone actually dares to attempt an assassination? Bastard!"
He was furious.
Behind him, the powerhouses instantly erupted in rage as well.
"Slay the assassin!"
In a flash, dozens of Great Dao powers surged forth, hurtling straight toward Tianfang. Tianfang's expression changed, and he traversed the void. But in Emperor Yu's hand, the Civilization Manual seemed to vibrate faintly.
The void instantly solidified!
Space seemed frozen solid.
*The six directions of space, all time from past to present—wherever I reach, all is my domain!*
In a split second, space froze.
*Boom!*
Space shuddered and violently shattered. Tianfang's clone was thrown into a rather disheveled state, completely astounded. The Dao of Space!
This man knew the Dao of Space!
How could that be?
His face changed repeatedly. When Li Hao opened the heavens, he had not grasped the Dao of Space. Why... did this man know it?
Li Hao had only five thousand Dao principles, which was insufficient to assemble space. This made no sense...
His expression shifted again and again.
Farther away, Tianfang's true body swiftly arrived with the others, his mind stirring. *Space!*
He suddenly turned his head toward a chessboard in the distance, frowning slightly. Was it the residual spatial power of Dao Chess that had merged into it, thereby... perfecting the spatial Great Dao within the new world?
His brow knitted tight.
This was not good news.
At that very moment, Huntian caught the Book of Order in his hand, ecstatic!
Tianfang's attempt to stop him had been useless; Huntian hadn't even needed to act before the other party repelled him.
Huntian quickly examined it—it truly was the Dao of Order. Although slightly different from before, it was undeniably the power of Order. He was overjoyed, yet... still felt a trace of trepidation. *Can I... absorb it?*
He was worried because it had simply come too easily!
All of a sudden... he found himself hesitating.
"Huntian, there must be a conspiracy!"
In the distance, a ninth-rank Sovereign roared, "How could he give it to you so easily? Do not absorb it, or you will certainly die!"
At that moment, everyone cursed under their breath!
*Damn it, there had better be a trap.*
*It's best if we scare Huntian out of absorbing it!*
Otherwise... before this third generation of Time was even dealt with, if Huntian truly stepped into the genuine ninth rank in an instant, matters would become far more troublesome.
Could this fellow have handed over the real Heavenly Plan of Order just to make them slaughter one another?
If so... they would choke with frustration.
Was he copying Li Hao, handing Time over to Hunluan so they would tear each other apart?
Having experienced it once, they would never fall for it a second time!
……
Yet at this moment, Huntian was uneasy, thrilled, and delighted...
He... believed it was genuine!
Perhaps the other party, just like Li Hao, wanted him to become a second Hunluan. But this newcomer had no idea that this wasn't Time! What the ninth rankers wanted was Time, not Order!
Even if he truly became a ninth ranker, what he held was Order; Tianfang and the others wouldn't fight him to the death over it.
If that was what this man had planned... he had miscalculated. What everyone wanted was your Dao of Time!
Cautiously, Huntian absorbed a wisp of Order into his body. His heart leapt with joy... It was real, and there seemed to be no problems whatsoever.
The next moment, Huntian began absorbing the power of Order.
Meanwhile, Su Yu sighed softly. "Why are there so many ill-mannered people..."
He looked around, seemingly helpless.
In reality... he was truly at a loss. *Damn it, now I know why that old crook of Time threw Time away! That old bastard really set me up. The moment I come out, there are so damn many powerhouses!*
One, two, three...
In an instant, more than twenty powerhouses had appeared, not a single one weaker than himself—some even felt stronger. And... it felt as if these people weren't even at their peak!
*What utter bullshit!*
*Time, your heart is far too black!*
He was speechless. Looking back at Huntian, he gave a quiet nod. *Well, he might be strong, but his brains aren't all that sharp. He probably hasn't read many books. If so... it's not impossible to deal with them one by one.*
*We of the Myriad Realms do not steal what belongs to another. But if... a treasure has no owner, it naturally belongs to whoever is fated to have it!*
*This Heavenly Plan of Order belongs to you?*
*If you die... then it belongs to me.*
Thinking this, Su Yu scanned the surroundings again... as if waiting for someone. But after looking all around, he saw no sign of him. In the end, he let out a sigh. *Where has that old crook of Time hidden himself?*
*Is he even human?*
*What a beast!*
*I helped you out last time, yet you pull this... A true demon. No wonder you're being hunted down—serves you right!*
At that moment, a smile appeared on his face. It was neither as wildly arrogant as the Human King nor as cold-blooded as Li Hao, carrying only calm composure. *A bunch of old crooks. Strong you may be, but this Emperor does not fear you!*
Chapter 613