Chapter 535: Three kalpas

With a thought, Locke instantly drew this universe-space into his body, turning it into his inner space.

Since Locke intended to pursue a higher realm, naturally, he would not be restricted to the Hongmeng Space like Hongmeng was.

Hongmeng was a naturally born Hongmeng Dao Lord, nurtured by the Hongmeng Great Dao.

If Hongmeng could absorb all the Hongmeng Energy in the entire Hongmeng Space into his own body and completely control the Hongmeng Great Dao, then perhaps Hongmeng could immediately break through the shackles of the Hongmeng Space and ascend to a higher realm.

However, precisely because the Hongmeng Great Dao was too powerful, powerful enough to support four experts at the level of "Dao Lords" in proving their Dao, it was nearly impossible for Hongmeng to accomplish this.

Fortunately, although Hongmeng did not know these things, his instinct to transcend still drove him to create the "Universe" Great Dao on the foundation of the Hongmeng Great Dao.

If he continued along this path, then one day in the future, Hongmeng might also be able to use the "Universe" Great Dao to completely control the Hongmeng Great Dao in reverse.

Locke was different.

He had not been nurtured by the source of the Space Great Dao.

On the contrary, Locke himself had nurtured the source of the Space Great Dao.

If Hongmeng was the "Dao Child" of the Hongmeng Great Dao, then Locke was the "Dao Father" of the source of the Space Great Dao!

The reason the Hongmeng Space had four positions for first-level Hongmeng Controllers was precisely because Hongmeng had yet to grow to the point where he could single-handedly control the Hongmeng Great Dao.

Locke was different. The source of the Space Great Dao had been nurtured by him personally, making him naturally the supreme "Dao Lord" of his own Space Great Dao.

Although Locke's Space Great Dao was currently newly born, and its strength was far inferior to the Hongmeng Great Dao, as long as Locke remained alive, the source of the Space Great Dao could continue to grow stronger. Surpassing the Hongmeng Space was only a matter of time.

Looking at the endless Hongmeng Energy around him, Locke could feel that the Hongmeng Energy, which had previously been extremely close to him and under his control, was beginning to reject him.

If not for several strands of Will suppressing it, this Hongmeng Energy would probably have already begun attacking him.

The Great Daos walked alone!

Every Great Dao possessed an intense exclusivity.

Now that Locke was in the Hongmeng Space, his own Space Great Dao could also be considered a "foreign object" within the Hongmeng Space.

If Locke and Hongmeng had not both restrained their respective Space Great Dao and Hongmeng Great Dao, the two Great Daos would probably have already begun clashing.

But this was only temporary.

Once Locke's Space Great Dao grew to the point where it could rival the Hongmeng Great Dao, Locke would have no choice but to leave the Hongmeng Space.

Otherwise, the conflict between the two Great Daos might put Locke and everyone within the Hongmeng Space at risk of death.

Completely concealing the aura of his own Great Dao, Locke took a single step and entered Hongmeng's small world.

"Big Brother."

"Fourth Brother."

After nodding to Hongmeng and Linley, Locke turned his gaze toward Death Sovereign.

"I've returned, Lilia."

A trace of mist rose in Death Sovereign's eyes, but she still smiled at Locke.

"Mm. Welcome back."

There was no need for Locke to say anything more. From Locke's appearance in the world and the reaction of the Hongmeng Great Dao toward him, Death Sovereign and the others already knew that Locke was destined not to be able to remain in the Hongmeng Space for long.

At this moment, Death Sovereign was also glad that she had not given up refining the Xuanhuang Energy Locke had left for her simply because she wanted to cultivate on her own.

Otherwise, perhaps by the time Locke left the Hongmeng Space, she would no longer be able to see him again.

"Lilia, there's no need to put on such an act."

Locke gently caressed Lilia's cheek.

Although Death Sovereign had a smile on her face, Locke could still sense the sorrow in her heart.

"We cultivate so diligently precisely because we don't want to be helpless when we encounter certain situations."

"The problem we are facing now may be unsolvable for us at present."

"But to us in the future, it may not be a problem at all."

"At least, I already have a solution in mind."

"Really?"

A trace of delight flashed through Death Sovereign's eyes.

Over the countless years, Locke had given her too many pleasant surprises.

Death Sovereign's earlier disappointment was merely frustration at being unable to keep up with Locke's footsteps.

"Mm."

Locke nodded.

"Lilia, all of us transcended from the Magic Cosmos."

"The problem we are facing now is caused by my own Space Great Dao being incompatible with the Hongmeng Great Dao of the Hongmeng Space."

"This is the same principle as the incompatibility between the various Laws in the Magic Cosmos."

"Since soul mutants in the Magic Cosmos can fuse different Laws, then there must also be a way to fuse different Great Daos."

"After all, I was once a Hongmeng Controller who controlled the Hongmeng Great Dao. As long as I find a way to fuse different Great Daos, I am confident that I can fuse it with my Space Great Dao."

"In this way, not only will my strength become even greater, but the Hongmeng Space will no longer reject me."

"Also, Lilia, you can begin cultivating the method of creating a universe."

"If you can also create the Ten Directions Universe and control the Xuanhuang Great Dao, then perhaps we will be able to meet again in an even higher-level space."

Up to this point, there were three Great Daos within the Hongmeng Space.

The strongest among them was the Universe-Creation method comprehended by Hongmeng and perfected by Locke.

This was the supreme method that led directly to the Xuanhuang Great Dao.

And the Xuanhuang Great Dao was a "Great Dao" even stronger than the Hongmeng Great Dao.

Or rather, the strength of the Xuanhuang Great Dao controlled through the method of creating a universe was currently above that of the Hongmeng Great Dao.

This could be seen from the fact that the Xuanhuang Body cultivated using Xuanhuang Energy was stronger than the Hongmeng Body cultivated using Hongmeng Energy.

The Space Body cultivated from Locke's current Space Great Dao was, in terms of strength, still slightly inferior to the Hongmeng Body.

However, Locke could feel that as his own Space Origin increased, his Space Body would gradually surpass the Hongmeng Body.

Although he did not know whether it could reach or even surpass the level of the Xuanhuang Body, surpassing the Hongmeng Body was an undeniable fact.

"Mm, I will."

Death Sovereign took a deep breath.

Whether it was knowing that she would be able to meet Locke again one day in the future, or knowing that she could continue chasing after Locke's figure, Death Sovereign naturally would no longer despair over the future.

"However, Locke, approximately how long can you remain in the Hongmeng Space?"

Locke silently calculated in his heart before finally giving Death Sovereign a relatively precise answer.

"With the current rate at which my Space Elements are being born, I estimate I have another two or three kalpas."

"Within three kalpas, my Space Great Dao will grow to the point where it can contend with the Hongmeng Great Dao."

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