Chapter 912 - 508: Great Dao Embryo, Flipping the Table

"Immortal Dao Race, the legendary near-Dao constitution— I wonder what the taste of a Great Dao Embryo is like? Can it perhaps allow my Tree of Devouring the World to take another step forward!"

With a faint, inscrutable chuckle leaving his lips, the Grotto Heaven Power radiating around Zheng Yi’s body suddenly drew back, collapsed, and the Tree of Devouring the World that had been shrouding the void outside withered away, once more turning into a streak of light and merging back into his body.

Zheng Yi’s figure plunged straight into the void, pursuing toward the distant depths of the Cosmos.

...

To outsiders, the Immortal Ascension Dao Fruit nurtured by the Tree of Devouring the World was a peerless rarity seldom seen in an age.

But to Zheng Yi, it was merely a derivative offshoot born from his own comprehension of the Cosmic Dao and its Rules, containing his understanding and insight into the Path of Time—something that belonged to him entirely.

This causality was incomparably tight, and since it was originally nurtured by the Tree of Devouring the World, Zheng Yi could naturally sense its position, and thus he tracked it all the way.

On the other side, within a vast and surging Sea of Chaos.

The largest Cosmic Spaceship hung suspended, and the Immortal Dao Race Young Master Xuan Yin’s expression shifted slightly as he said:

"Four working together, and they still couldn’t deal with a single Grotto Heaven Realm cultivator?! Even now their life and death are unknown—since when did the natives of this Sea of Ten Thousand Stars become so strong!"

Before Xuan Yin’s words had even fallen, Elder Luoo at the side took over.

"As things now stand, I fear they’re more dead than alive."

"This old slave fought that man and discovered he is likely a Star Lord of the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars, and unlike an ordinary Grotto Heaven Realm— even with my cultivation that is about to step into the Chaotic Cave Realm, I actually suffered a slight disadvantage!"

After a brief hesitation, Elder Luoo opened his palm, and an Immortal Ascension Dao Fruit emanating brilliant starlight appeared in his hand.

It was like a transparent crystal, within which a blue vortex-like starry nebula Star Sea was being nurtured, releasing a continuous flow of Power of Space-Time, so that everything around seemed to be frozen still.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace the mission. Though the four of the Void Shadow Race have fallen—this debt will be collected sooner or later—at least I have brought this Dao Fruit back for you!"

"The forces of the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars, though tucked away in a corner, can only be considered a third-tier Venerable Level power. After the Star Emperor fell into slumber, they greatly contracted their sphere of influence!"

"But the Twin Saints of the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars command the projections of the myriad heavenly stars and are no trifling matter. On this expedition far from home, I fear the clan will not, for the sake of one insignificant concubine-born son, willingly clash with such a local overlord..."

Young Master Xuan Yin’s expression revealed a trace of coldness as he spoke.

"Let this matter rest for now, but remember it first. Some things that are lost must be taken back sooner or later."

He glanced at that Immortal Ascension Dao Fruit and revealed a faint smile.

"Just as I anticipated—this Dao Fruit is quite peculiar. Within it is contained the Power of the Path of Time, and it has tremendous supporting effect on the Great Dao Embryo within my body that is about to mature, able to hasten the ripening of the Embryo’s Origin; otherwise, I would not have ordered you to bring it back at all costs, courting needless trouble!"

Though Xuan Yin did not cultivate the Path of Time, he could still borrow the Immortal Ascension Dao Fruit imbued with the Path of Time to accelerate the maturation of the Great Dao Embryo within him.

The descendants of the Immortal Dao Race are born with bodies that are near-Dao, their bloodlines unique. From the moment of their birth, rare Spiritual Objects from across the Cosmos are used to condense a Great Dao Embryo and fuse it into their blood.

Once the Great Dao Embryo is fully nurtured, an additional strand of Power of Origin will emerge, and this Power of Origin often possesses boundless divine might, serving as a supreme treasure to protect oneself or to elevate one’s cultivation.

"Next, we first find a safe place, then refine this Immortal Ascension Dao Fruit, extract the Power of the Path of Time contained within, and store it for use in times of need."

Xuan Yin spoke.

"Yes! We’ll first find a place to dock. Once Young Master completes his work, we will rush to the Celestial Universe Sect as soon as possible!"

Elder Luoo, this Grotto Heaven Level Great Power of the Void Shadow Race, serving as his guardian Daoist, nodded slightly and ordered the Cosmic Spaceship to continue its voyage.

Just as space trembled and that colossal Cosmic Battleship was about to depart, Xuan Yin suddenly exclaimed, "Not good!"

The Immortal Ascension Dao Fruit in his hand abruptly burst forth with a dazzling beam of light, followed immediately by a tremendous explosion.

A terrifying Power of Space-Time spread out like ripples, instantly forming a massive restriction. As the All Heaven Space-Time Projection backflowed inward, the Dao Fruit’s Origin completely swelled, directly transforming into an enormous sealed space, cut off from the outside world.

In an instant, everyone was wrapped within.

"What’s going on? Something’s wrong!"

Even Elder Luoo did not know what sudden change had occurred. He only felt a vast will descend, and then this space was directly sealed, dragged by the Power of Time and utterly severed from causal connection with the outside.

Under his perception, the Great Dao of this space was also sealed; he could no longer sense the aura of the external Cosmic Dao at all.

It was as if turtles were being caught in an urn—they had been counter-ambushed instead.

Everything was locked down, information cut off, causality severed.

"When a friend comes from afar, is it not a joy?"

"When an enemy comes from afar, is he not an opponent to be cut down!"

"Now, we can properly settle our grievances!"

All of a sudden, a voice suffused with infinite Great Dao resonance drifted in from outside. The sound was ethereal and melodious, spreading in all directions, seemingly stirring a resonance among the Rules themselves, making it impossible to discern where the speaker was located.

A figure was seen walking over from afar. At first he seemed tiny, almost negligible, but he gradually grew taller, and in the end, a colossal shadow that covered the sky appeared outside.

He lowered his head to look toward this place; his face was indistinct, yet his silhouette nearly covered this entire space.

Light flowed within his eyes, as if containing endless stars. As these stars lived and died, they emitted a biting star-radiance, then gradually dimmed, withered, and fell.

Stars perished, then ignited anew.

Again and again, as though within that man’s eyes the entire process of a Star System’s birth and death was being played out, imbued with inexhaustible Power of Time Rules.

The divine might leaking forth shook one’s Heart Spirit; even space itself seemed suppressed.

"To take without permission is called theft! You stole my Immortal Ascension Dao Fruit—this is enmity for blocking my path. With causality thus bound, we shall not rest until one of us is dead; so let us settle this thoroughly!"

Zheng Yi’s ethereal voice drifted over. Having tracked them all the way and obtained the memories of the three Void Shadow Race experts, how could he not know who the man before him was?!

Yet whoever he was did not matter all that much to Zheng Yi.

What mattered was that this Immortal Dao Race descendant was a rare commodity indeed.

Even within the Cosmos, such beings were exceedingly rare.

Originally he would not have struck first; but since the other side had made the first move, he could hardly be blamed for overturning the table.

However, the Immortal Dao Race stands high above, unlike ordinary powers; even a massive force like the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars might not be willing to provoke such a being.

Thus he simply detonated the Immortal Ascension Dao Fruit, directly forming a vast Space-Time Barrier and completely sealing all these experts within.

Obviously, the true purpose of such a method was to sever space-time and causality, so that even if tremendous trouble arose in the future, the Outer Star Sea would bear the brunt, and it would be difficult for the matter to be traced back to him.

And the Sea of Ten Thousand Stars, as a Venerable Level cosmic power, was indeed a colossal thigh to cling to, enough to shield him from wind and rain, hence his bold strike.

These people were accustomed to standing above the masses, taking whatever they pleased, and in turn had relaxed their vigilance; thus they fell straight into his trap.

Boom!

Zheng Yi spoke no further. His gigantic body charged directly into this space, almost taking up half of it.

His face blotted out the sky, and his enormous palm stirred a world-annihilating aura as it descended from above, bearing unimaginable pressure as it swept down toward everyone aboard that colossal Cosmic Battleship.