Chapter 8: Vol.8 C15-C16
Bab. 15 : Step Towards the Inevitable Destiny
DUARRR!!!
The sky darkened.
Above the ancient ruins, long forsaken, mysterious energy soared, shaking the very fabric of the dimension. Storm winds, filled with sparks of golden light, swirled around, vibrating space and time.
Amidst it all, Xiao Bai Tian stood tall.
The black cloth still covered his eyes.
Yet, even without direct sight, he could feel everything—as though this world had become a part of him.
"The Laws of the Universe will erase those who are too strong…"
The words continued to echo in his mind.
As Xuán Wú's memories flowed into his thoughts, Xiao Bai Tian understood something: this world would not permit the existence of anything that transcended its limits.
The transparent being before him spoke again.
"My time is almost up… But before I vanish, there is something you must know…"
WUSHHH!
The space around him changed.
Gigantic shadows began to form in the sky of the ruins.
Xiao Bai Tian gazed at the figures with calmness—even though his eyes were still covered by the black cloth, his awareness could sense every detail of their existence.
Among the shadows, there were ancient kings, long-forgotten dimensional beings, and entities that had almost transcended the boundaries of reality.
They bore traces of power similar to his own.
Yet, there was something that made his body shiver.
They were all slowly fading away.
Not killed…
Not destroyed…
But truly erased from existence.
"You have seen their fate… now, do you still wish to walk this path?"
The voice of the transparent being grew fainter, filled with warning.
Xiao Bai Tian remained silent.
But his answer was already clear.
Without a word, he took a step forward.
The Effect of Rising Power
BUZZZZT!!!
As Xiao Bai Tian took a single step forward, his blood trembled intensely.
The Absolute God's Blood flowing within him suddenly absorbed energy from the ruins, pushing his body to evolve further.
Every drop of blood now glowed.
His bones felt like they were boiling, his muscles undergoing drastic changes, and his consciousness expanding to a level he had never experienced before.
"This power…"
He could feel how the energy of the ruins seemed to reshape his physical form, making it more perfect.
But the pain accompanying it was overwhelming.
"Hhh… This is not just an ordinary power-up…"
"This is… a transformation."
WUUUUSH!!
The wild winds swept around him, carrying echoes of voices from the past—as if the ruins themselves had consciousness and were testing him.
Suddenly, something appeared in his mind.
An ancient phrase left behind in these ruins:
"Those who defy the laws… will leave everything behind."
Xiao Bai Tian's Inner Conflict
Xiao Bai Tian clenched his fists tightly.
"If I continue down this path… there will come a time when I can never return."
He knew the world would no longer accept him.
He knew the Laws of the Universe would keep targeting him.
But…
Hasn't he always been alone?
Since childhood, since he was humiliated by his clan, since he was betrayed by his own father… the path he chose was never a normal one.
Xiao Bai Tian exhaled slowly.
"I don't care…"
"If the world wants to erase me…"
"Then I just need to become something that cannot be erased."
The moment that thought formed in his mind, suddenly…
DUUUUMMM!!!
The sky tore apart!
The Awakening of New Power
The golden eye symbol floating in the sky began to radiate a blinding light.
From within the symbol, an ancient mantra suddenly etched itself in the air—a law left behind by an ancient entity.
Xiao Bai Tian stretched out his hand.
"Ancient technique… this…"
As the mantra touched his palm, the God's Eye beneath his black cloth pulsed intensely.
A new memory flowed into his mind.
"Those who defy the laws… can only exist by rewriting those laws themselves."
"This is the power Xuán Wú sought, but he failed to attain it…"
"But you… you can be the first to transcend everything."
BZZZZT!!!
Suddenly, Xiao Bai Tian's body was enveloped in golden light.
The pain grew even stronger, but at the same time, his strength increased at a terrifying pace.
"This is the final test…"
"If I can overcome this…"
"Then I will ascend to the next stage."
The Absolute God's Blood began to absorb all the energy in the ruins.
"And I will become something… that even the Laws of the Universe cannot explain."
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Bab. 16 : The Step on the Brink of Awakening
The sky above the Immortal Death Forest trembled violently. Black clouds swirled like an apocalyptic vortex, as if it were about to swallow the world. Purple lightning flashed within it, striking the air with a thunderous sound that could shake the very soul.
Amidst the uncontrollable surge of energy, a young man stood calmly. Xiao Bai Tian, with a black cloth covering both of his eyes, felt the energy flooding his body like an endless ocean.
"It's time…" he murmured to himself.
At that moment, all the experts in the world, from humans to demons, from cultivators to beasts, felt an overwhelming pressure.
Suppression of the Entire World
In the major sects, the elders meditating suddenly opened their eyes.
"What is this?! Why does my aura feel so small and insignificant?!"
A cultivator at the peak of Soul Transformation immediately fell to his knees, his face pale as if he were staring at the gates of hell.
In an ancient palace on the main continent, a middle-aged man in a golden robe with Dao Boundless aura stood rigidly, his expression stiff.
"This pressure… Is a great existence breaking through a realm that should be impossible?"
In the depths of the sea, unreachable by humans, an ancient dragon with a body over a hundred thousand meters long suddenly trembled. Its eyes, glowing with golden-red light, were filled with shock and fear.
"It's impossible…! This pressure surpasses even the dragon race! Who is creating this storm of energy?!"
The world began to reject his existence.
The sky trembled, the stars seemed to distance themselves, and the laws of the universe started to stir. Faint cracks echoed through reality itself, as if the boundaries of this world could no longer contain the existence of the being undergoing evolution.
Foundation Establishment !
Inside his consciousness, Xiao Bai Tian saw an open universe. Thousands of points of light shone within it, each symbolizing a different Dao law.
Suddenly, a deep voice echoed in his mind:
—The first step is complete.
—Step two: Accept the baptism of the Dao Tribulation.
At that moment, his body began to change.
His Dantian expanded! His energy, once confined to mortal limits, now spread out, forming its own Dantian resembling a small universe.
His meridian network transformed! The energy pathways in his body grew larger, merging with the laws of nature, making every movement feel as though he himself was part of the world.
His body became more perfect! It could no longer be considered a mere human body. This was a physique that had transcended both death and life.
BOOM!
As this transformation occurred, all the spiritual qi within a ten thousand kilometer radius was absorbed into his body!
The air vibrated, space warped, and the ground beneath him began to crack, creating a chasm hundreds of meters deep.
Final Step: The Baptism of Thunder Tribulation!
The sky, which had been dark, now became a sea of lightning with countless bolts!
Purple-red lightning spun in circles, gathering into one before descending with an unstoppable speed!
"Perish!"
The first bolt of lightning struck his body.
BOOM!
The ground around him exploded, creating a massive crater several hundred meters deep!
The second bolt followed! This time, it was ten times larger than the previous one!
BOOOOM!
The flesh on his body was torn, but in an instant, his body regenerated at an impossible speed!
Amidst the thunderstorm, Xiao Bai Tian stood tall. There were no screams of pain, no expressions of despair.
He simply waited…
Waiting for the final tribulation!
Heaven's Lightning That Erases Everything!
In the sky, the final bolt of lightning began to form.
This was no ordinary lightning. This was lightning that could erase an existence from reality itself.
The elders on the main continent watching from afar immediately shuddered.
"That… is… Erasure Lightning?! Not just ordinary tribulation lightning?!"
This lightning only strikes those who transcend the laws of the world.
If someone can withstand this… They will become an existence that cannot be limited by this world anymore.
Xiao Bai Tian… chose to accept it!
BOOOOOOMMMMM!
The world seemed to collapse!
A white light enveloped everything, blinding anyone who looked at it!
In the crater that reached a depth of thousands of meters, his body now emitted a divine light that was indescribable.
All the energy in the world seemed to tremble, paying respect to the new existence that was born.
Xiao Bai Tian had broken through to the Great Realm!
The Changing World
In the major sects, the elders immediately kneeled unconsciously.
In the depths of the sea, the ancient dragon lowered its head, acknowledging the higher existence.
In an ancient ruin, an old man in tattered robes smiled bitterly.
"A new monster has been born… This world will never be the same again…"
Xiao Bai Tian, The Newly Born Existence!
In the crater, Xiao Bai Tian slowly opened his eyes—or at least, if the black cloth didn't cover both his eyeballs.
He clenched his fists, feeling a power he had never felt before.
"This is just the beginning…"
With a single step, his body vanished from that place.
Today, the world realized the presence of an existence that would shake the universe.