Martial Saint!-Chapter 1027 - 748: The End of Cultivation on the Great Dao

Chapter 1027: Chapter 748: The End of Cultivation on the Great Dao

Before dissipating, the Dragon Emperor left a stone tablet for Lu Chenzhou.

"This is the stone tablet recording the supreme Dao, you take it for enlightenment."

"Thank you, senior." Lu Chenzhou clasped his fists, watching the Dragon Emperor disappear into the heavens and earth.

He examined the black stone tablet, stained with blood, inscribed with runes and patterns he couldn’t understand.

Yet he could feel the aura within it, strong and domineering.

"The owner of the stone tablet is truly powerful... If I possessed such power, this great calamity would be nothing to fear." Lu Chenzhou murmured.

Putting away the stone tablet, he temporarily returned to Tianxia.

By this point, he had defeated every great power throughout history, except for Emperor Zhan.

The spectators also departed separately, and the scenes of this battle would remain fresh in memory for years to come.

This battle of the strongest in history led many to enlighten and break through on the spot.

...

Within the inner world.

Lu Chenzhou looked towards the Martial Arts Tree.

Among the primary Daos he cultivated, besides the Mixed Cave, Void, Heart Demon, Blood Moon, Formless, and Nirvana... all other Daos had reached the Ninth Rank.

The Chaos Dao had unknowingly reached the Ninth Rank’s limit.

His cultivation realm was on par with that of the Four Emperors.

In strength, he far surpassed the Four Emperors.

The Martial Arts Tree now measured nine hundred and ninety billion feet.

In a vague sense, Lu Chenzhou also felt that sense of constraint.

Breaking one trillion, perhaps, would be very difficult.

He instinctively felt that devouring more Divine Ranks might not necessarily break this constraint.

This was unprecedented in the past.

Given the high rank of the Martial Arts Tree, it logically shouldn’t be subject to constraints.

Lu Chenzhou had previously thought it was the Divine Court preventing cultivators from entering the Tenth Realm.

But after talking with the Dragon Emperor, he knew it was the Great Cosmic Will.

Only supreme power could suppress the Martial Arts Tree.

The Ninth Rank’s limit of Dao is this Great Universe’s ultimate for living beings.

This has been the ironclad rule throughout history, beyond which there is no path.

The Four Emperors had been halted here for countless years, never crossing over until their demise.

"When the cart reaches the mountain, there must be a way, I should just cultivate normally, elevate all primary Daos to the Ninth Rank, and see if I can break this constraint."

Lu Chenzhou looked to the sky, unable to fathom what this supreme will was thinking.

The human heart cannot discern the will of heaven.

Logically, with such a great enemy at hand, the Great Cosmic Will shouldn’t be preventing his breakthrough to the Tenth Realm.

He, as a being of this Great Universe, slaying an Evil God benefits the Great Universe itself, which is meritorious.

There is no reason for the Great Universe to limit him.

If otherwise, when the Witch takes over the Dao Palace, the Great Universe itself would be in peril.

...

Above the Dao.

At the top of forty-nine Dao Palaces, in a place transcending all dimensions and Daos, there was a pure white star only about a meter in size.

The surface of the pure white star cracked in lines as if revealing a bizarre, genderless human face.

"Someone has reached the end of the Dao again... Weren’t all the Four Emperors dead?"

This expressionless, bizarre face murmured.

"No matter, the Great Cosmic Will is weakening, already struggling to contend with me. The day I fully control the Great Cosmic Will will be the day I ascend to the supreme. Golden Crow, oh Golden Crow, you’re still too soft-hearted, without the determination to burn your boats, it’s impossible to achieve supremacy."

...

High Tower Divine Country.

"Master, Lord Toad seems to be gathering with those lower gods." The voice of the Earth Saint King was like muffled thunder.

"Ignore them, they’re of no use anymore, Lord Toad only has ambition but lacks strength, not worth fearing." The Witch said.

Lu Chenzhou’s momentum had formed, and among the Star Alliance, apart from a few, no one could kill.

Ordinary divine beings had become abandoned pieces for the Witch.

They were even stumbling blocks on the Witch’s path forward.

Because their Divine Ranks were nurturing this formidable enemy, Lu Chenzhou.

"Shall we kill them?" the Fire Saint King sneered.

"No need, let things take their course." The Witch said.

As the leader of the Star Expedition Army, naturally, there were backhanded measures set up on other divine beings.

If activated, they could also kill these divine beings.

Back then, they used backhanded measures to teach the Holy Lord a lesson, making the Holy Lord submit obediently.

However, they didn’t want to use them.

The backhanded measures would consume a considerable amount of divine power and waste a lot of time.

They now only wished to enthrone themselves as divine soon.

As they approached the realm above the Dao.

They discovered an even bigger issue.

Someone is secretly stealing the fruits of the Stars’ victory.

No need to guess, the Witch Master already knows who it is.

It is the one who led them here, swore allegiance to the Witch, betrayed the Golden Crow Emperor, and helped the Stars achieve victory.

However, before the Golden Crow Emperor’s death, he also killed that person, perishing together.

The Witch thought that he was dead.

Unexpectedly, he is still alive.

He has always been hidden behind the curtain of history, quietly taking the lead on the Dao while the Stars and Divine Court were both badly injured.

The Great Cosmic Will also fell into its weakest state after the Divine War.

He took advantage of the situation, invading the Great Cosmic Will.

When he seizes the Great Cosmic Will, all the efforts of the Witch will be in vain.

This person is the Star Shepherd, Star Lord Si Chen, once the Great God who ruled the Starry Sky World.

One of the nine giants of the Divine Court.

The Witch’s eyes were filled with killing intent, even stronger than towards Lu Chenzhou.

"When I swallow Lu Chenzhou, perfect the World Dao, and ascend to the Supreme first, I will tear you apart!"

...

Flower Divine Kingdom.

The thoughts of nearly twenty Lower and Middle Rank Gods, including Lady Hua, Dominator Mo Tian, and Dominator Demon Bug, subtly gathered.

"Recently, the Witch has seldom summoned us for meetings, which speaks volumes," Lady Hua said solemnly.

"We have already become expendables for the Witch. If we don’t resist, we can only perish," Dominator Mo Tian said, "Lu Chenzhou’s power is increasing day by day, perhaps already surpassing most of us present. Only by joining forces can we resist. Otherwise, we can only be taken down one by one, awaiting death."

"How do we join forces? We are all trapped in our respective Divine Kingdoms, unable to move," Dominator Demon Bug said.

"That’s right, if we could join forces, we wouldn’t have let the Monarch of Silent Annihilation die in vain," another Evil God said.

At this moment, Lord Toad descended, his handsome face sweeping over the present gods, smiling: "I have an item that can allow our Divine Power to form connections even through the Divine Kingdoms. If Lu Chenzhou wants to kill one of us, the others can use this item to transfer Divine Power to the one under attack."

"Really?" Some Evil Gods were skeptical.

The Holy Lord and the Monarch of Silent Annihilation lost to Lu Chenzhou because of Divine Power exhaustion.

If the issue of Divine Power could be resolved, gods wouldn’t be so easy to kill, would they?

Lord Toad waved his hand, and several White Jade Ancient Coins flew out, precisely twenty of them.

"These are Cause and Effect Treasures, carefully refined by me. Each of you refines one, and without leaving the Divine Kingdom, you can achieve Divine Power sharing through the Causality Dao. If one person is in trouble, support will come from all directions... No matter how strong Lu Chenzhou is, he is still Ninth Rank. He cannot fight many alone. By the time he grows up, we will also successfully achieve Divine Enthronement and regain our freedom, and we will no longer fear Lu Chenzhou," Lord Toad said confidently.

Seeing this, many Evil Gods’ expressions changed slightly, each with their own thoughts.

Dominator Demon Bug said: "Everyone knows you, Lord Toad, are skilled in Causality, full of tricks. How can we dare to rashly refine it? It might be your conspiracy."

"That’s right, Lord Toad, you want to be the head of all gods, don’t you? I’ve long seen your ambition," an Evil God said.

Lord Toad put away the Cause and Effect Treasures, chuckled lightly, and said: "I’m merely providing a method. It’s entirely voluntary to accept or not. I will indeed extract part of the Divine Power to cover the consumption and reward for building the Divine Power sharing channel, but it won’t endanger your lives. I just don’t want you to die in vain, benefiting Lu Chenzhou and causing trouble for me in the future. Anyway, given my strength, there’s no need to worry about Lu Chenzhou attacking before I reveal myself."

He is close to the Top-level God Realm, with an extremely powerful Causality Curse.

If Lu Chenzhou dares to step into his Divine Domain, he can kill him with one blow, even an Immortal Body would be useless.

Among the gods, Lu Chenzhou is most wary of the Witch Master and Lord Toad.

What Lord Toad said was reasonable and well-founded, making some Evil Gods start to hesitate internally.

Indeed, they have no other choice now.

Either wait at home for Lu Chenzhou to come and fight to the death, or accept Lord Toad’s conditions and share Divine Power.

Ultimately, Lady Hua was the first to speak, enchanting with a smile: "Give me one."

"Those who know the times are heroes, Lady Hua, if you reveal yourself, you can be my follower, and I can protect you," Lord Toad clapped his hands and laughed.

"Alright." Lady Hua only wanted to survive. She had a strong premonition that Lu Chenzhou would be targeting her next.

Her prowess in the Authority of Lust was among the lowest in direct combat among Lower Rank Gods.

And Lu Chenzhou’s will was extremely strong; she had no confidence in her ability to tempt him.

"Count me in too. Everyone, at this critical moment of life and death, let’s not engage in petty conflicts," Dominator Mo Tian said seriously.

"Alright then, let’s go for it. I hope you keep your word, Lord Toad," Dominator Demon Bug reluctantly agreed.

People follow the crowd, and so do gods.

More people accepted Lord Toad’s conditions and began refining the Cause and Effect Treasure.

Of course, a few who thought their strength was still enough to hold out for a while, refused the proposal and left.

In the end, sixteen True Gods refined the Cause and Effect Treasure.

Immediately, an indistinct thread of causality connected the gods present.

Lord Toad said: "If anyone encounters a life and death crisis, the other fifteen only need to allocate 20% of their Divine Power, which is enough for the attacked person to see a surge in Divine Power in a short time. Even a Lower Rank God can exert the effects of a Middle Rank God. If confident in oneself, one can completely take in more Divine Power, unleashing Upper God strength, not impossible... But use it cautiously, as the Divine Powers differ greatly, too mixed.

If one cannot withstand it, the result would be self-destruction of Divine Rank and death."

"How amazing," Lady Hua praised.

"If you don’t have ill intentions, this is indeed a good thing," Dominator Demon Bug also said.

"Happy cooperation, the Witch has already abandoned you. I won’t, because we all are native life forms of the Primal Beginning, true Gods! While the Witch and Forget Sorrow Old Mother, such cultivators turned Gods, are selfish and unreliable in critical moments," Lord Toad said coldly.

"Right, contacting the Witch now gets no response, surely ignoring us," Dominator Demon Bug said angrily.

"We worked hard for him."

"How detestable."

One by one, the Evil Gods grumbled secretly.

Lord Toad left with great satisfaction.

He returned to the Divine Kingdom, sipping fine wine on a White Jade Throne in the palace, crossing his legs.

"Lu Chenzhou, come on, the Divine Rank is yours, the Divine Power is mine... but ultimately, all belongs to me."