Chapter 534: The Space Dao Lord

After making his decision, Locke no longer hesitated and began stripping the Hongmeng Great Dao from within his body and soul.

However, because Locke's current Hongmeng Great Dao far surpassed his Space Great Dao, the process of stripping away the Hongmeng Great Dao was not proceeding quickly.

Locke was not surprised by this.

Locke's control over the Hongmeng Great Dao had already reached its limit, second only to Hongmeng.

Or rather, if Hongmeng were not the source of the Hongmeng Great Dao, then when Locke became a Hongmeng Controller, he would have been able to directly replace Hongmeng, refine the Hongmeng Golden Ranking, and become the new source of the Hongmeng Great Dao.

What Locke had originally comprehended was the Laws of Space-Time, and the path he had taken was also that of fusing the Laws of Time and the Laws of Space into the Space-Time Great Dao.

However, within the Hongmeng Space, the Hongmeng Great Dao had an extremely high priority.

Therefore, after Locke used the Laws of Space-Time to create a universe, the Great Dao he had proven was not the Space-Time Great Dao, but the Hongmeng Great Dao.

Fortunately, whether it was the Hongmeng Great Dao or the Space Great Dao, both were Great Daos under Locke's control.

Under Locke's control, although the Space Origin Great Dao was fundamentally incapable of comparing with the Hongmeng Great Dao in strength, it was slowly driving the Hongmeng Great Dao out of Locke.

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"What is going on?"

Within the Hongmeng Space, the expressions of Hongmeng, Death Sovereign, and Linley suddenly changed.

Just now, through their perception of the Hongmeng Energy, they had sensed that an "foreign object" had appeared within the Hongmeng Space.

Although, in terms of size, such a "foreign object" could not yet compare with the Hongmeng Energy, its essence was extremely high and was in no way inferior to the Hongmeng Energy.

More importantly, according to their perceptions, the powerful Hongmeng Energy was actually being driven away by that "foreign object."

It was as though an existence that was not under the control of the Hongmeng Controllers had appeared within the Hongmeng Space.

Following their perception of the Hongmeng Energy, the three of them soon looked toward the universe where Locke was.

That "foreign object" was radiating outward from Locke himself as its center, forcing the Hongmeng Energy out of the universe where he was.

The three of them were not unfamiliar with such a "foreign object."

It was the aura of space!

"Buzz—"

Amid the astonished gazes of the three, the Hongmeng Golden Ranking suddenly appeared.

Looking up, Hongmeng and the other two saw that the character "Luo," representing Locke on the second row of the Hongmeng Golden Ranking, was slowly dissipating.

"Is Locke preparing to give up his position as a Hongmeng Controller?"

After a moment, Hongmeng spoke with envy.

"As expected, Second Brother truly is the most talented and gifted among us."

"Not only has he pointed out the path of our future cultivation, but he has also opened up an entirely new path himself."

"In time, the space where Second Brother currently resides will certainly be able to grow into a second space that is in no way inferior to the Hongmeng Space."

"Indeed. If it is Locke, then he will certainly be able to accomplish such a thing."

Although Linley had now also left his name on the Hongmeng Golden Ranking and become a Hongmeng Controller on the same level as Hongmeng, Locke, and Death Sovereign, Locke held a different position in Linley's heart.

He could call Hongmeng and Death Sovereign Big Brother and Third Sister.

But toward Locke, Linley respected him from the bottom of his heart. Before obtaining Locke's permission, he had always addressed him as "Lord Locke."

"However, judging from this, perhaps we will have a Fifth Brother or Fifth Sister in the future."

A look of delighted surprise appeared in Death Sovereign's eyes.

On one hand, she was delighted by Locke's breakthrough.

On the other hand, Death Sovereign suddenly remembered that Locke had once said something about there normally being five Chief Sovereigns among the four Chief Sovereigns.

Now, it seemed that having five among the four first-level Hongmeng Controllers was also normal.

"Haha…"

"Third Sister has a point."

"Second Brother giving up this position as a Hongmeng Controller may well be the good fortune of our future Fifth Brother or Fifth Sister."

After Linley had become a Hongmeng Controller through his four-element soul mutation, Hongmeng had gained a deeper understanding of the "destiny" of lifeforms.

"Alright, Fourth Brother."

"Judging from Second Brother's current state, it will probably still take some time for him to complete his cultivation."

"Why don't you create your own universe first?"

"Perhaps our Fifth Brother or Fifth Sister will be born from your universe in the future?"

"Mm, I understand, Big Brother."

"I'll go create a universe now."

Linley nodded and agreed.

Hongmeng's suggestion was exactly what Linley wanted.

Although he now called Hongmeng and Death Sovereign Big Brother and Third Sister, the difference in strength between them was simply too great. Even though neither Big Brother nor Third Sister was targeting him, the Xuanhuang Body, which was a level higher than the Hongmeng Body, still made Linley feel nervous and apprehensive in their presence, like an ant beside a giant dragon.

Completing the creation of his universe sooner would allow him to obtain Xuanhuang Energy sooner, cultivate the Xuanhuang Body, and narrow the gap in strength between himself and Big Brother and Third Sister.

After Linley left, only Hongmeng and Death Sovereign remained within Hongmeng's small world.

The two did not pay too much attention to Linley's creation of his universe. Instead, they focused most of their attention on the Hongmeng Golden Ranking.

They knew that once Locke's name completely disappeared from the Hongmeng Golden Ranking, that would be the moment Locke completed his cultivation!

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Buzz—

When Locke removed the final strand of Hongmeng Laws from his body, he could feel that his current existence was space itself.

Although his strength was now more than a level weaker than before, Locke could also feel that as his own Space Great Dao radiated outward, his strength was constantly increasing with every passing moment.

"Perfected!"

"So this is what it feels like to be the Dao Lord of a Great Dao?"

Locke opened his eyes and hovered within the small universe he had created.

This universe was a universe Locke had created within the Hongmeng Space for the purpose of cultivating in seclusion.

Even though Locke was the creator of this universe, as the Dao Lord of the Hongmeng Great Dao, Hongmeng still possessed a certain degree of control over this universe.

However, the instant Locke's own Space Great Dao spread throughout the entire small universe, Hongmeng completely lost his perception of this small universe.

It was as though that place no longer existed within the same space as the Hongmeng Universe.

Of course, for Hongmeng, it was not impossible to anchor the universe where Locke was once again.

But Hongmeng would not do such a thing.

"This is my space!"

Locke spread both arms. Everything within this universe was completely under his control, moving according to his thoughts.

This was an even greater degree of complete control than the control he had previously possessed over the Hongmeng Energy as a Hongmeng Controller!

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