Harmony

On the battlefield! Even though the Nine Rulers and the Three Dao Ancestors had joined forces, from the very start of the battle, it was a unilateral thrashing by Yaoguang against these twelve entities standing at the pinnacles of the Hunyuan Realm and the Ancient Immortal Realm. This body of his was a Hunyuan Saint Body calculated through the “Lord of Heavenly Dao” and forged from the perfect harmony of the Three Thousand Grand Daos, clearly a full tier stronger than the Nine Rulers and Three Dao Ancestors. Although the caliber of power he wielded was still equivalent to that of the Nine Rulers and Three Dao Ancestors, because it had been thoroughly optimized by his world power, the resulting difference in combat strength practically reached the disparity between a Dao Lord and a Dao Sovereign! On this point, the Nine Rulers and Three Dao Ancestors had the most right to speak! Yet being unilaterally thrashed was one thing. Before taking action, they had already prepared themselves mentally. Some of the Rulers and Dao Ancestors had even embraced the resolve of certain death to stage this ultimate battle, creating their final swansong. Yet even with such determination, once the fight truly began, it still made the Nine Rulers and Three Dao Ancestors break down mentally. Because... Not only was Yaoguang suppressing and brutally pummeling them, but even while battering them, he kept firing off strands of divine mind, chattering endlessly. “Did you people not eat today?! You don't even have the strength to hit anyone, yet you call yourselves Dao Ancestors?” “Lord of Creation, yes, you! I'm talking to you! I remember back then you didn't want me becoming a Tenth Ruler on equal footing with you! So what now? What good does being Rulers do you? Aren't you still getting ground into the dirt by me?! Rulers are utterly useless!” “Nine Rulers! Three Dao Ancestors! Not a single one of you can fight! You've truly disappointed me!” Countless thoughts of divine mind, channeled through the rule powers of the Grand Dao of the Soul and Grand Dao of the Mind, detonated explosively within the minds of the Nine Rulers and Three Dao Ancestors. Even though they exhausted every effort to keep from being interfered with and influenced by this divine mind, its power continued to echo deep within their minds and souls. Nagging ceaselessly! Impossible to evade! Nowhere to hide! Finally, the Karma Dao Ancestor flew into a rage. “Yaoguang! You are insolent!” This Dao Ancestor roared. Tugged by his karma power, the flow of energy within his Hunyuan Saint Body, constructed from the Three Thousand Grand Daos, seemed to fall into disarray. “Then unleash even greater power! Let me see whether I am insolent or you are simply too weak!” Yaoguang snapped coldly. Another surge of karma power welled up from within his body, swiftly restoring order from chaos. At the same time, power akin to the “Lord of Heavenly Dao” rapidly adjusted his physical state, allowing him and the circulation of the Three Thousand Grand Daos to recover instantly, keeping his Hunyuan Saint Body perpetually at its absolute peak. It was as if the attacks from these Dao Ancestors and Rulers could not inflict any damage on him whatsoever. Meanwhile, he struck, the Three Thousand Grand Daos flowing within his hands. He clearly was not using an enormous share of Grand Dao power—merely over a hundred thousand, comparable to those Rulers, and with only several dozen to a hundred shares per Grand Dao, none rivaling the Three Dao Ancestors. Yet this level of the Three Thousand Grand Daos, in his hands, manifested profundities far exceeding any Ruler or Dao Ancestor. Just as at this moment, using merely about ten shares of each of the Three Thousand Grand Daos, he executed a Great Cosmic Extinction, directly shattering the Karma Dao Ancestor's body. This Dao Ancestor shuddered violently. The next instant, his entire body fractured, crumbling inch by inch toward annihilation. Because the Ancient Immortal Realm had not yet been destroyed, this did not constitute true death. With the Grand Dao of Fate coordinating the Three Thousand Grand Daos, he could still be resurrected. However... Who could guarantee that after this battle, the Three Thousand Grand Daos of the Ancient Immortal Realm would still be coordinated by the Fate Dao Ancestor? Or who could guarantee that after this battle, the Ancient Immortal Realm would even still exist? This sight sent a chill through the Nine Rulers, the Void Dao Ancestor, and the Time Dao Ancestor, a sorrow of mourning a fallen peer rising in their hearts. They could no longer afford to let Yaoguang's words shake their minds and wills. Treating his speech directly as a devastating soul attack, they held their ground tenaciously while executing every technique at their disposal, throwing themselves into a desperate struggle against Yaoguang. “Now that's more like it,” Yaoguang remarked. Yet after this fight dragged on for a short while, he felt a sense of dull boredom creeping in. For they all knew that if he were to deploy the power of his true body, he could easily crush them into powder. Indeed, even if he merely unleashed the full power of the Three Thousand Grand Daos, backed by his staggering thirty million shares of Grand Dao power, what could these Rulers with at most one or two hundred thousand shares hope to withstand? The only reason he went back and forth with the Nine Rulers and the remaining two Dao Ancestors was that he was toying with his opponents. And such behavior in itself was meaningless. *As expected, once you use cheats in an otherwise fun game, it loses all its joy,* Yaoguang reflected inward. With a single thought, he maintained his Hunyuan Saint Body state using merely a sliver of divine mind to swiftly finish off the Nine Rulers and the two Dao Ancestors, while his true self condensed a new body and stepped in front of the Lord of Yuanxi and the Fate Dao Ancestor. At this moment, although the two still maintained an entangled fusion of power, in form they had already separated into two. After all, they ultimately represented two distinct universes. “Great Lord Yaoguang, are you no longer... not going to wait until a victor is decided?” the Fate Dao Ancestor asked. “No need.” Yaoguang looked at the Fate Dao Ancestor and the Lord of Yuanxi and smiled. “Have you ever regretted it?” How quick-witted were the Fate Dao Ancestor and the Lord of Yuanxi; they instantly understood what Yaoguang meant. Yaoguang was asking why their two universes had started this war, exposing their existence and drawing the gaze of “Him,” which ultimately led to their present predicament. However... The two supreme leaders exchanged a glance, and one replied, “Regret... not necessarily. Because this is the inevitable choice in the growth between worlds, between universes.” “Devouring each other to evolve to a higher tier is a universe's choice, but self-development and evolution are likewise a universe's choice,” Yaoguang said. “How to develop?” “How to evolve?” At this moment, the Lord of Yuanxi and the Fate Dao Ancestor questioned in unison. Yaoguang froze for a moment, then fell into deep contemplation. For worlds like the Hunyuan Realm and the Ancient Immortal Realm, everything that could be developed had long since reached its limit. Whatever could evolve had also evolved to the utmost boundary the universes could bear. For them, they had already done the absolute best they could do. Ahead... there was no path left. Under such circumstances, they had only two choices. First, internal reform. To trigger tribulations one after another, adjusting internal order time and again. Such adjustments might yield favorable results, nurturing batches of exceptional beings under a new system and regime to lead their world in soaring toward new peaks. Yet the far greater probability... was plunging the world into unending turbulence and chaos. At times when situations became irreparable, they themselves would have to step in personally to pull the collapsing state of affairs back from the brink. In the end, after toiling for billions, tens of billions, hundreds of billions, or even trillions of years, they would still end up with nothing. On that path, hope was exceedingly faint. Therefore, more universe leaders chose the second path! To venture outward! To journey into the vast, boundless chaotic void, seeking opportunities and direction within the emptiness. At worst... they would encounter other universes. Through interacting with other universes, they could learn other universes' power systems and operational logics, thereby enriching themselves, perfecting themselves further, and undergoing a metamorphosis to evolve into higher-tier existences. Even if this might bring destruction to their own universe, they harbored no regrets. It was better than being trapped to die within one's own universe, marching toward demise in silence. It was in this grand environment that the Hunyuan Realm and the Ancient Immortal Realm had made contact, collided, and waged war within the chaotic void. And likewise... fused and evolved! “So, the war between the Hunyuan Realm and the Ancient Immortal Realm was destined to end in unification, the only difference being who would take the lead?” Yaoguang asked. “Yes,” the Lord of Yuanxi and the Fate Dao Ancestor replied affirmatively. “Then let us proceed according to my original plan,” Yaoguang said calmly. “Long ago, I was living quite comfortably, yet because of the war between the two realms, I had no choice but to throw myself back into cultivation and growth...” At this point, he paused and glanced at the Fate Dao Ancestor. “Let's just call it the guidance of fate's power. In short, back then, I conceived the notion of merging the two worlds. According to your original logic, I should have stood firmly on the side of the Ancient Immortal Realm and fought for it. But... later on, I changed my mind.” The Lord of Yuanxi and the Fate Dao Ancestor listened patiently to his words. Yaoguang, too, could freely expound his thoughts. After all... had he not labored painstakingly to develop the Chaos Universe to this scale precisely so that the Hunyuan Realm's Lord of Yuanxi and the Ancient Immortal Realm's Fate Dao Ancestor would sit down and listen attentively to him speak? Now, he had achieved it. With that, he stepped forward, and beneath the somewhat astonished gazes of the Lord of Yuanxi and the Fate Dao Ancestor, took one of each of their hands into his own. “Be it the Ancient Immortal Realm or the Hunyuan Realm, merge them both into my Chaos Realm. That way, neither of you needs to think about annihilating the other.” The Lord of Yuanxi and the Fate Dao Ancestor exchanged a glance. From the moment Yaoguang acknowledged himself as “Yaoguang” and chose not to attack them immediately, they had guessed this outcome. The key question now was... “How do you intend to arrange our Ancient Immortal Realm and Hunyuan Realm?” the Fate Dao Ancestor inquired. “Very simple.” Yaoguang led the two inward toward the Chaos World. “The Ancient Immortal Realm contains the Immortal Realm and the starry universe; I can also allocate such domains within the Chaos Universe. In fact, according to my original plan, the universe should possess Six Realms. Due to time constraints, I have only nurtured Three Realms so far. It just so happens... that the three of us can each occupy one realm. As for names, you can decide them yourselves—such as the Immortal Realm, Mortal Realm, Spirit Realm, and so on.” With a smile on his face, he said, “War and destruction are not the only ways to resolve problems. From now on, our three parties shall coexist in harmony, cooperate for win-win results, and jointly deliberate on how to perfect the universe, growing and evolving together to make the Three Realms ever more wonderful.”