Calamity of Tomorrow

In the space-time of Daluo Heaven, Zhou Bai looked at Jue Ji, who had vanished into the void, feeling puzzled; he sensed a tremendous conflict and pain in the other's heart.

"What kind of pain is worth forsaking one's life for?"

"To be alive is to have hope."

Zhou Bai found this incomprehensible; to him, that was an act he would never consider, no matter what happened.

Zhou Bai sighed. Although his heart lamented, the deaths he had witnessed in the past two years were too many; he could no longer fall into sadness as easily as before.

He spread his arms and slowly floated towards the location of the Human Emperor Sword, confidently declaring, "The Daluo Heaven's discourse has concluded, and I am the first in this discourse."

Step by step, he walked, stepping in the air as if on solid ground, heading towards the Human Emperor Sword while shouting to the heavens, "The Human Emperor Sword is mine now, right?"

Meanwhile, in front of the projection, countless people watched as Zhou Bai definitively defeated Jue Ji, watched as Jue Ji dissipated with the scars of the Heavenly Punishment Sword into the air, and watched on the Nine Heavens Bronze Arena in the space-time of Daluo Heaven, where only the last contestant remained.

At this moment, the gaze of all humanity was fixed on Zhou Bai, filled with admiration, adoration, jealousy, and worship... A mix of intense emotions intertwined, making Zhou Bai the focal point for humanity at this moment.

"Jue Ji lost, as expected Zhou Bai won in the end."

"There's no choice, Zhou Bai's strength is several levels higher than the other contestants; they're not even on the same playing field."

"He truly deserves it, no one fits the title of first in the Daluo Heaven's discourse better than him."

At this moment, even the Immortal beings who were the least convinced by Zhou Bai, could not help but admit defeat in their hearts upon seeing the projection of Zhou Bai walking towards the Human Emperor Sword, overwhelmed by the strength he continuously demonstrated.

That was the legacy of numerous unmatched geniuses, an unbroken string of victories, and a series of despair-inducing dominations that had forged his reputation.

At this moment, not only had Zhou Bai's strength entered the pinnacle of humanity, but he had also propelled the influence that came with such power to its peak, his every word and action potentially changing the future of all humanity.

Atop the high platform, Ming Yue, the Immortal, sighed, "He finally made it." She looked up at the sky, observing the violently spinning clouds, sensing a feverish excitement rising in the air, "Destiny is converging."

Tianyangzi thought to himself, "Human Emperor Sword's new master, the son of destiny, the progenitor of a new mankind... a new chapter for this world is about to unfold."

Tuguishe stood up slowly, looking towards the purple light in the sky and said, "Supreme Heavenly Venerate, the rankings of the Daluo Heaven's discourse have been decided, with Zhou Bai taking first place, the strongest cultivator of this generation."

The purple light, like waves of the aurora, shone at the edge of the sky. Accompanying Tuguishe's words, the ancient voice of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate instantly spread through the projection to every corner of the five great cities, and directly into Zhou Bai's ears within the space-time of Daluo Heaven.

"This generation's Daluo Heaven's discourse gathered the most potential, most talented, and most powerful Human cultivators."

"For half a month, you have gambled with your lives and dignity, going through one deadly battle after another."

"And today, the strongest of the Daluo Heaven's discourse has been born."

"Zhou Bai, with cultivation far surpassing your peers, you have defeated all opponents, proving your strength, wisdom, courage, and will."

"Do you wish to become the new master of the Human Emperor Sword, to protect mankind, to pass on civilization, and to lay the foundation for the prosperity of the Human race for tens of thousands of years?"

At the same time, the seals around the Human Emperor Sword were all released, the entire body of the sword bursting into brilliant light, hanging in mid-air like a high-hanging sun.

At that moment, all of humanity seemed to fall silent.

Meng Ruocun felt deeply, 'The son of destiny, master of the Human Emperor Sword, recognized as first in the Daluo Heaven's discourse by all Immortals in the heavens, any of these titles alone would be enough to make history, and yet now they are all merged into one person. We are witnessing legend unfold.'

Such a scene had not occurred in many, many years, and everyone's attention was captured at this moment.

Within the space-time of Daluo Heaven, looking at the Human Emperor Sword before him and listening to the voice of the Heavenly Venerate from the platform, Zhou Bai laughed wildly, "Of course!"

After speaking, Zhou Bai approached the Human Emperor Sword, reached out, and grabbed the sword, which had carried the history of mankind and witnessed its changes, symbolizing the human spirit. He then raised the Human Emperor Sword high.

Streams of hundreds of meters long Golden Sword Energy burst forth from the Human Emperor Sword, circling up and down around Zhou Bai, like a throne of swords, lifting him high into the air, suspending him mid-flight. The golden light covered his body, casting his image like an immortal from the heavenly court.

Above the arena, boys and girls emerged from the auspicious clouds, blowing their conches and beating their drums, as the sounds of celestial music flowed out.

Simultaneously, the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and birds, as if petals were fluttering all around the arena.

In that moment, Zhou Bai seemed to become the protagonist of the entire world, with everyone falling silent, intently watching the projection of Zhou Bai, feeling as though they were witnessing history, a legend, an epic being born.

Zheng Wentian watched Zhou Bai in the projection with a complex expression, 'Who could have imagined that a student from the Dao School who defeated me back then would become the first of the Daluo Heaven's discourse, the new master of the Human Emperor Sword.'

He suddenly heard strange sounds coming from one side, turned his head, and saw Ying Hui with tears streaming down his face, looking much like a father seeing his daughter get married, his eyes slightly red and tears continually falling from the corners of his eyes.

Yun Chonghe clenched the Sword Box tightly, observing the situation of the entire arena, his expression tense yet excited, constantly judging whether there was a need to awaken the Heavenly Sword elders.

Meanwhile, under everyone's watchful eyes, Zhou Bai had already raised the Emperor's Sword high, stepped out of the Daluo Heaven time-space, and returned to his place in the arena.

Tens of thousands of golden lights surrounded his body, immortal melodies accompanied his footsteps, and a sky full of fresh flowers fell beside him.

Xiang Haocu said somberly, "In the end, no one can stop him."

At this moment, Zhou Bai was like the past generations of Emperors' Sword masters, a myth in everyone's eyes.

Jiaojiao looked at the images in the projection, laughed heartily, and as he laughed, tears also fell, "Zhou Bai, this kid, didn't waste all the blood I left for him. Master, do you see it? The hope for the human race has come."

Above the arena, the wind calmed and the clouds ceased, and the previously endlessly spinning clouds gradually stopped.

An indescribable, ineffable aura descended from the heavens, flowing towards Zhou Bai.

Zhou Bai looked up at the sky and could see strands of Azure Fortune descending, a gleam of joy flashing in his eyes.

'Really gathered Fortune? So much Heavenly Will favors me?'

The next moment, he activated his ability, like an Azure Dragon drinking water, rapidly devouring the Azure Fortune flowing down.

The Azure Fortune directly surged into his sea of consciousness, turning into strands of Azure light that revolved around his Primordial Spirit without stopping.

Never having absorbed such a massive amount of Azure Fortune, Zhou Bai almost immediately felt a severe swelling pain from his entire Primordial Spirit, his entire sea of consciousness.

He clenched his teeth, persistently swallowing the Azure Fortune.

"Not enough!"

"Still not enough!"

"I want more!"

Zhou Bai let out a long howl, and more Azure Fortune was sucked into his sea of consciousness.

To accommodate and absorb more Fortune, he directly added another point of Azure light to his calamities, with a foot-long grey glow bursting from his eyes, the Nine Calamities Primordial Spirit - Soul Suppressing Domain was once again enhanced. The last time Zhou Bai harvested the Mysterious Maiden, he added all the Azure Fortune to his calamity, almost pushing it to the limit, at that time unable to strengthen it further with Azure Fortune.

However, Zhou Bai now had increased his Dao by 20% from that time, the potential of the stars had been expanded anew.

Next, while devouring the Azure Fortune, Zhou Bai also began to absorb Fortune, adding the Azure points one by one onto his divine chart's stars.

'Calamity of Decline! Calamity of Folly! Calamity of Greed... All of you, enhance for me!'

As Zhou Bai howled, the entire arena seemed to tremble, the ground beneath his feet cracked with crisp noises, continually fracturing, and stones and fragments were directly flung into the air, shooting off in all directions.

Hundreds, if not thousands, of spectators felt short of breath, almost fainting.

Even the stronger cultivators looked at Zhou Bai with a heart-pounding gaze, feeling a very dangerous aura spreading from Zhou Bai.

The Demon Hunter looked in Zhou Bai's direction, surprised, and thought to himself, 'The human's Fortune that has gathered... seems to have been swallowed by something?'

In the sky, purple and azure glows flashed simultaneously, two invisible forces had already made a clean cut at the waist, severing the descent of the Azure Fortune.

...

At the same time, outside the planet's atmosphere.

The black Heavenly Demons spread like a tide, spreading over from the other side of the Earth, congregating fifty thousand meters above Central City.

There were only 12 minutes and 21 seconds left before the Heavenly Demons launched their final assault.

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