Chapter 2368: The Barrier Is Destroyed!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Master Guangcheng seriously nodded.
Though he hadnât known Wang Chong for very long, he could sense something special about him.
Wang Chong had a unique determination, as if the phrase âgive upâ didnât exist in his vocabulary. Perhaps it really was as Little Grass said. Perhaps he really was the only one who could stop Heaven and save this world. Moreover, whether it was the Origin Immortal Lord or that child Taiyi, they had treated him as the hope of this world.
Master Guangcheng was willing to believe in them, and believe in himself!
Time was short, so Wang Chong quickly returned to the hall and entered the Myriad Forms World.
In the blink of an eye, half a day passed.
The others stood guard outside. Peering at Wang Chong within, they couldnât help but be nervous.
Half a day had passed, and Wang Chong had been like a statue, sitting there the entire time without the slightest change.
âThe Celestial Palaceâs power is growing stronger and stronger. If this goes on, then we really wonât have a chance.â
Li Xuantuâs expression was dour as he glanced outside.
In this half dayâs time, the distance between them and the outer barrier had shrunk by half.
This was a sign of the barrierâs weakening!
Outside the Celestial Emperor Palace, the ocean seemed to be evaporating and the six pillars had shifted forward. In the capital being projected onto the barrier, more and more people were toppling over.
Li Xuantu had even noticed that at least half of the Imperial Army and the Golden Guards had collapsed.
Like a chain of dominoes, it seemed like there was no stopping it.
Even so, Li Xuantu restrained himself.
At this moment, within the Myriad Forms World, Wang Chongâs heart was heavy.
âHow can I destroy the Celestial Palace?â
In front of the Celestial Palaceâs projection, Wang Chong frowned.
Half a day had passed in the outside world, but here, it had been three to four days. Wang Chong had spent every moment of those days thinking, but he had made no progress.
The passage of time was torture to Wang Chong.
âOne gives rise to two, two gives rise to three, and three gives rise to all things. The foundation of the Celestial Palace is âoneâ, and âoneâ is the strongest. It is the âoneâ that gives rise to all things. This means that it is essentially the strongest, unbreakable. How exactly do I overcome it?â
Wang Chongâs brow deeply furrowed as he muttered to himself.
He had considered this problem for a very long time, but he had come up with nothing.
The Celestial Palace began with âoneâ, but its terminus was infinity. It could devour the entire world, merge with countless dimensions, and extend into infinite space. It would never have an end, and its momentum was unstoppable. Wang Chong found it impossible to imagine how far Heavenâs ambition would go if he werenât stopped.
But Wang Chong could think of only one method to stop this: a return to the origin.
Water dropped from high mountains into the earth, forming small brooks. Brooks would become rivers, rivers would become lakes, and water would continue to spread throughout the world. But in the end, all of it flowed back into the ocean, all back to the primordial âoneâ.
If the concept upon which the Celestial Palace had been founded were reversed, a âreverse Celestial Palaceâ created, this would theoretically be able to handle the Celestial Palace.
The only problem was that even this was simply a return to the âoneâ, which could only stand on equal footing with the Celestial Palaceâs âoneâ.
If it could not overcome it, it naturally could not defeat it!
In the end, everything would just go back to the start.
âWhat do I do? What should be done?â
Wang Chong raised his head and muttered, his heart heavy.
Heavenâs power and talent were simply unfathomable. He had been able to comprehend the Great Dao from the chaotic storms in the universe and use his understanding to create the Celestial Palace.
Though Wang Chong had wracked his brains, even with Yellow Emperor Xuanyuanâs help, he was only able to come up with a solution that could balance out the Celestial Palace, not destroy it.
âWhat do I do? What should be done?â Wang Chong repeatedly muttered to himself.
Another two hours flew by, leaving only four hours left.
After some time, Master Guangcheng sighed, his eyes dimming.
So much time had passed, but Wang Chong continued to sit there like a statue.
On the projection, at least seventy percent of the people in the capital had already had their souls and minds drawn into the Celestial Palace.
âItâs too late, all too late.â
Master Guangcheng sighed.
Though there were still four hours, given how the Celestial Palace was operating, this much time wasnât needed. As the souls and energy poured into the Celestial Palace, this enormous ritual tool would turn faster and faster. In truth, there was only one hour left.
This wasnât Master Guangchengâs only concern. Outside the Celestial Emperor Palace, ninety percent of that ocean had been evaporated, leaving only a little lake.
And from their perspective, they could see that the distance between Xuanyuanâs outer barrier and the golden barrier around the Celestial Emperor Palace was only a hundred-some feet, meaning that Heaven could attack at any moment.
Li Xuantu was silent, his eyes shut. Since only this little time was left, he would do his utmost to try and find a solution. However, the bulging veins on the backs of his clenched hands revealed the results of his struggle.
Li Xuantu had attempted many methods to try and break the Celestial Palace, including using his strongest techniques to directly attack, the crudest of methods.
But all of his attempts had failed. Just as Wang Chong and Xuanyuan had both concluded, one was ten and ten was one. The Celestial Palace was a single integrated whole, and to attack any part of it was to attack the entirety of it.
The moment Li Xuantuâs attacks touched the Celestial Palace, the energy would be distributed across the rest of the Celestial Palace and greatly weakened. By the end, Li Xuantuâs Stellar Energy would be absorbed by the Celestial Palace.
This divine tool was simply unbreakable. This was what Li Xuantu had concluded from his multiple attempts.
As everyone pondered what to do, an enormous energy slammed at Xuanyuanâs outer barrier, the impact causing the Celestial Emperor Palace to tremble.
Everyone looked outside in alarm.
Hisss! The sea between Xuanyuanâs barrier and the Celestial Emperor Palaceâs barrier boiled, the immense energy instantly turning all the water into steam. Without the support of this energy, Xuanyuanâs barrier rapidly shrank, and it was soon almost pressed up to the golden barrier, the distance between them the width of a fist.
Everyone grimaced. They had not expected an attack from Heaven at this time.
âIt seems that We overestimated you!â A voice boomed in their ears, and in a flash of light, a figure appeared outside Xuanyuanâs barrier.
That familiar figure made everyone pale. It wasnât just because Heaven had appeared, but because this was Heavenâs actual avatar rather than a projection.
Different from the encounter on the steppe, Heaven had absorbed the energy of numerous citizens of the capital. He was much stronger, a vast sea of golden light radiating from his body.
Heaven was like a blazing sun, blindingly bright and difficult to look at directly.
ââŠSince that is so, then once things are over here, We will personally take action, ending this world and creating a new civilization.â
As Heaven spoke, he extended a figure. Boom! Xuanyuanâs barrier collapsed into countless shards, and the six massive pillars maintaining this world crumbled into dust.
Everyone was deeply shaken by this sight, and Master Guangcheng nastily scowled.
The danger had come so abruptly that they had all been caught off guard!
Master Guangcheng had believed that they still had an hour, but it now seemed that Heaven wouldnât even give them that.
Heaven stomped down, and then he vanished. When he next appeared, he was right in front of the golden barrier around the Celestial Emperor Palace.
âGive up. Accept your fate.â
Heavenâs eyes were cold as he slowly extended his right palm. He placed it on the golden barrier, the last barrier.
Their eyes flew open, an unprecedented pressure descending on them. All of them could smell the thick stench of death.
Xuanyuanâs outer barrier had broken, and once Heaven got through this last one, they would all be dead.
Most importantly, Wang Chong was still pondering a solution within the hall, but Heaven clearly did not intend to give him any more time.
âLi Xuantu, this is bad!â Master Guangcheng suddenly roared at Li Xuantu.
Li Xuantuâs dantian erupted with power as a Yin Yang symbol appeared beneath his feet. Li Xuantu gathered up all his energy and slapped his palm down, sending the energy into the Yin Yang image.
This energy traveled through the ground and ultimately into the golden barrier around the Celestial Emperor Palace.
Although Li Xuantu and Master Guangcheng had failed to find a way to destroy the Celestial Palace, their efforts had not been fruitless.
They had expected that Heaven could attack at any time, and they had also found the nexus of the domain that the Yellow Emperor had left behind. Thus, they had considered using their energy to reinforce the domain and buy Wang Chong some time.
As expected, with the reinforcement of Li Xuantuâs Grotto Heaven Stellar Energy, the tottering golden barrier suddenly stabilized.
âItâs useless, a pointless struggle.â
Heavenâs voice rang out, his avatar floating outside the golden barrier with his hand still pressed to it, his face completely unperturbed.
âEven if you expend all your energy, what will that accomplish? How much time can that buy? Five minutes? Thirty minutes?â
Heavenâs voice was bone-chillingly cold.
Everything was within his expectations. In his eyes, Li Xuantuâs actions were utterly futile.