Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

The Starry Sky Creatures faced the assault of the Dust Beast, while Wang Sheng confronted the Corrosive Fate Dao.

He did many things to limit the strength and number of Dust Beasts, naturally provoking restrictions from the Corrosive Fate Dao.

The Corrosive Fate Dao, as always, transformed into a human form and appeared in the starry sky.

Wang Sheng naturally noticed this situation: “What, are you going to stop me?”

The human form of the Corrosive Fate Dao seemed indifferent to the extermination of Dust Beasts, bearing an inexplicable smile: “How could I? Except in the Primordial Ancestor World, external matters are a matter of capability. Frankly, I’m surprised that with your strength, solving the Dust Beast problem should be a breeze. Why have you let so many star systems suffer the threat of Dust Beasts? Are you afraid?”

The star systems with Dust Beasts are fewer than the normal ones, totaling only thirty-six.

Thirty star systems, all have Dust Beasts.

Wang Sheng could, if he wished, clean them up.

He could instantly annihilate all Dust Beasts.

But it’s unnecessary, or rather meaningless.

“How about this, I eliminate the Dust Beasts, and you withdraw from these star systems?”

Without the annihilation of the Corrosive Fate Dao, even if the Dust Beasts disappear, other extinction beasts like Oblivion Beasts or Destruction Beasts would emerge.

The Corrosive Fate Dao is impossible to abandon.

These are the fruits of its erosion of the star systems.

“Heh heh… if you have the capability, you could directly destroy me.”

Withdrawing from those star systems, impossible.

Those star systems are its bargaining chips, and also its foundation.

“But you’ve used the Dust Beasts to temper the Starry Sky Creatures, I truly don’t want you to succeed.”

If it wished, it could make the Dust Beasts disperse.

Wang Sheng sneered: “Would you?”

Of course, it wouldn’t.

If he hadn’t seen the black aura with Daluo Realm power, he might have thought the Corrosive Fate Dao would do so.

But after glimpsing it, he understood that the black aura parasitizing the star systems was almost one with them.

Eroding the star systems is an instinct.

It’s impossible to stop just because one wants to.

This is one of the reasons a new batch of Dust Beasts appears even after one is exterminated.

As an embodiment of the black aura’s influence on the star systems, the Corrosive Fate Dao cannot defy its nature.

“No.” The human form of the Corrosive Fate Dao responded directly, “But you are seizing my power, I won’t stand idly by.”

This explains the Corrosive Fate Dao’s appearance.

It sensed that as the Dust Beasts were destroyed, its power was being progressively seized.

Not a lot, but noticeable to it.

“So what, you have no power to stop it.” Just as Wang Sheng cannot eliminate the Dust Beasts, the Corrosive Fate Dao cannot prevent his partial power seizure.

And it was not solely his enterprise doing this.

With the enhancement of the Starry Sky Creatures’ strength, the star systems also participated.

“You and the star systems form an alliance, I naturally have no means to resist. This little power—I don’t care.”

Grasping the Corrosive Fate Dao’s power, aside from the wagers on the Supreme Road achieving greater gains.

Ordinarily, it’s by no means simple.

Wang Sheng and the star systems joined forces, and the seized power was minimal, insignificant to the Corrosive Fate Dao.

But to claim total indifference would be false.

If truly indifferent, the Corrosive Fate Dao wouldn’t have appeared.

Any amount of power still belongs to it, to be mysteriously seized—how could it be wholly unconcerned?

But unable to retract the Dust Beasts, with power being seized, the Corrosive Fate Dao can only seek to counteract.

Its ability to stand calmly here without action now owes to Wang Sheng’s presence.

Otherwise, it would have already made a move.

Whether it limits power outflow, or contaminates it with nuances.

Just as when Wang Sheng connected forty-nine star systems; any cultivation would be affected.

Time steadily slipped away, the battle between Starry Sky Creatures and Dust Beasts intensified, as the Dust Beast numbers were consciously controlled by Wang Sheng. Thus, the star systems, while experiencing some losses, overall held the upper hand.

The Corrosive Fate Dao, finding no opportunity, vanished directly.

Wang Sheng looked at the disappearing figure, feeling somewhat regretful inside.

“How exactly were you formed? What a pity, if Daluo Realm power were present, perhaps I could see more of its essence, possibly uncover many clues.”

The birth of the Corrosive Fate Dao is inextricably linked to the black aura parasitizing the star systems.

Direct visibility of the black aura is impossible.

But if one examines the human form conjured by the Corrosive Fate Dao directly, numerous clues might be unveiled.

Finding such opportunity is inherently difficult.

The Corrosive Fate Dao doesn’t appear upon command.

This appearance was entirely unforeseen by Wang Sheng.

“Yet, first occurrences herald the second, with next simulation of Daluo Realm power, maybe an approach to lure out the human form conjured by the Corrosive Fate Dao can be found—although the method of seizing power won’t be viable.”

Noting that the Corrosive Fate Dao realized it’s unstoppable, assuredly it won’t appear subsequently.

A new approach is essential.

“Give it a try, if it doesn’t work, so be it; in the end, it hardly matters.”

Investigation of its nature was primarily a secondary plan.

Even if it fails, no real loss ensues.

If lacking proper methods, he certainly wouldn’t squander Daluo Realm power.

Instead of this, it’s better to decipher several Divine Skills in that time.

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The Corrosive Fate Dao departs, and the situation among the starry sky reaches a conclusion.

The first invasion of the Dust Beasts lasted for tens of thousands of years.

Ultimately, the starry sky creatures achieved victory with a significant advantage, reaping considerable benefits.

A large number of starry sky creatures advanced due to the benefits of slaying the Dust Beasts.

Besides Ye Feng, three more reached the Fourteenth Realm.

Xuan Yuan, Zhu Xiao, Huangtian.

Some broke through to the Fourteenth Realm during the war, which indeed stimulated many people.

Some Thirteen Realm cultivators even felt the Dust Beasts disappeared too early.

Otherwise, they might have been able to make that final leap.

Wang Sheng saw everything with his own eyes.

As long as the Corrosive Fate Dao remains, the Dust Beasts won’t vanish.

The barriers between the stars are becoming ever more fragile, and the threat of the Dust Beasts will only grow stronger.

“Next time, let’s increase the pressure…”

The creatures of the starry sky should not think the emergence of Dust Beasts is entirely a good thing.

Although he wished to enhance the strength of the starry sky, this was not the way.

Then, he also departed, beginning his cultivation.

The normal invasion of Dust Beasts was a warning to him as well.

Though not very noticeable, the Corrosive Fate Dao indeed became more undisguised in its presence.

Clearly, the Corrosive Fate Dao was not far from its next advancement.

Time flowed, and tens of thousands of years passed, the Virtual World was restored once again.

During these millennia, starry sky creatures truly witnessed the terror of the Dust Beasts.

The massive appearance of Dust Beasts placed great pressure on the starry sky’s warriors.

Every moment required vigilance against the emergence and attacks of Dust Beasts.

All creatures understood why Dust Beasts were considered a starry sky disaster.

This was a catastrophe for all creatures, strong or weak.

During the second invasion of Dust Beasts, the fallen cultivators in the starry sky noticeably increased.

Nevertheless, even more powerful beings rose up.

Coupled with the mid-term opening of the Supreme Road.

The second large-scale invasion of Dust Beasts resulted in the emergence of five Fourteenth Realm cultivators.

Of course, all of this was under Wang Sheng’s control.

He was not very concerned about the death of powerful beings.

The Supreme Road often saw powerful beings fall in the struggle for the Dao, and the fall of some during the Dust Beast invasion, a cosmic disaster, was only expected.

What he wanted was the overall strength of the starry sky.

Thus, he only paid attention for a moment before immersing himself in the simulation of the Daluo Realm in the Virtual World.

This time, the simulation of the Daluo Realm began as usual with observation of the starry sky.

As predicted, the barriers between the stars were weakened once again, and the black aura further invaded.

Wang Sheng was not very surprised by this.

He needed to limit the Dust Beasts, and each invasion revealed the numbers and strength accordingly.

However, this time he discovered even more.

“The black aura seems to have become more solidified, and its influence on the cosmic Dao has already spread beyond the Fate Dao…”

In his eyes, the previously scattered black aura became more solid, as if turning from gas into liquid.

The previously somewhat illusory hideous giant worm also became more realistic.

If before, the vague outline formed by the black aura merely showed a giant armored worm, now it had many more details, as if its true appearance could be discerned.

“Is it because of the Corrosive Fate Dao’s progression?”

The black aura’s evolution could only be attributed to the progress of the Corrosive Fate Dao.

With the Corrosive Fate Dao nearing its next stage, it became more powerful, causing the black aura to also grow stronger.

“Which means, when the Corrosive Fate Dao advances, the truth causing such changes in the starry sky will reveal itself… but by then, it might be too late.”

When the truth unveils, it will be the time for the final battle.

Knowing the truth behind these changes in the starry sky at that point won’t be much use.

He looked once more at the now more solidified hideous giant worm.

Then he returned to the starry sky.

“Growing the Fate Dao to seize the initiative seems increasingly difficult…”

Originally, his plan had three parts.

One was to advance his Fate Dao into the River of Destiny, thus cutting off the Corrosive Fate Dao’s progression path.

But now, the Corrosive Fate Dao had progressed faster than he imagined.

The Fate Dao he created was unlikely to catch up.

This part of the plan had to be prepared for failure at any moment.

“Fortunately, there are other preparations.”

“This time using the Daluo Realm Power, I should be able to Dao transform four Divine Skills, producing Divine Passage Fruits.”

Without forging and the like, the Dao transformation result was as expected, not as much as last time.

But four Dao-transformed Divine Skills in a hundred thousand years was much better than the initial speed.

“Now there are already twenty-six Divine Passage Fruits, and according to the progress, in the next hundred thousand years, more Divine Skills will undergo Dao transformation, perhaps within a million years, things will become clearer.”

Whether it was his progress or the Corrosive Fate Dao’s progress, within a million years, a result would emerge.