Chapter 528 - 464: A Step Further!

Within that resplendent Star Sea formed by countless Dao Fruits, a towering Dao Fruit—suffused with pure, grand scholarly aura, radiating majestic Confucian Golden Light, and faintly echoing with the sounds of sages reciting and classics turning pages—suddenly trembled violently!

This Holy Essence Literary Star Dao Fruit was one of the Supreme Fruit Positions of the Confucian Dao lineage, representing the fortune of the literary path, Vast Righteousness, and the order of etiquette and law!

At this moment, the majestic and boundless mighty power of the Confucian Dao, the Vast Righteousness, and the supreme law that suppressed evil and stabilized the universe contained within this Dao Fruit were instantly extracted and condensed!

SWOOSH!

A majestic pillar of light, condensed entirely from vast scholarly aura and Confucian Golden Light, fiercely pierced through the barrier between the All Marvelous Heaven and the Profound Yellow Origin Realm. Ignoring the endless distance of the vast void, it followed the obscure call of that "Commanding" power, madly pouring toward the Outer Realm, aiming straight for Qi Yun’s location!

This earth-shattering phenomenon immediately drew the bewildered gazes of all the True Monarchs within the Profound Yellow Origin Realm who sensed the fluctuations. They all looked toward the direction of the All Marvelous Heaven!

"Is that... the Holy Essence Literary Star Dao Fruit?"

"Is someone forcefully triggering the power of an unattained Dao Fruit?"

"Who is it? To be so domineering! They can actually extract the Dao Fruit’s Origin Power directly from the All Marvelous Heaven across the endless void?"

"Do you even need to ask? Aside from him, who else could it be?"

For a time, across the various regions of the Profound Yellow world, countless tyrannical Divine Thoughts interwoven, probed, and discussed in the void, filled with shock and disbelief.

BOOM!

Within the realm of Primordial Daluo, that vast scholarly aura and golden light—having pierced through the endless void—cascaded down like a Confucian Dao Star River falling from the highest heavens, crashing into the Spell Qi Yun held high!

In an instant, the aura surrounding Qi Yun underwent a sudden change!

That chaotic, multi-colored intent of Commanding All Skills and encompassing the heavens still existed, but it was suddenly infused with a grand, majestic, and Vast Righteous supreme Dao Rhyme of the Confucian Dao, echoing with the recitations of sages and the ringing of classics!

He seemed to instantly transform into a sage monarch of the Confucian Dao, wielding literary fortune and establishing the etiquette of humanity. Every gesture he made carried the immense power of conveying the Dao through literature and suppressing the ages with words!

Opposite him, the platinum seal—left behind by a Great Success True Monarch who cultivated the Dao of the Celestial Law Decree—seemed to take this as a provocation and erupted even more madly!

BUZZ! RUMBLE!

The power of the platinum seal suddenly contracted and condensed. In the Primordial realm, it actually transformed into a towering phantom, ten thousand feet tall, composed entirely of swirling Seal Dao Patterns and divine chains of decree!

The phantom’s face was a blur, with only a pair of icy, indifferent eyes visible. They exuded an absolute will that treated all creations as insignificant playthings, demanding that everything obey its "law"!

It raised a giant hand and pressed down toward Qi Yun from afar!

"Suppress!"

The grand, emotionless voice of the decree exploded!

Instantly, the void around Qi Yun seemed bound by countless invisible chains of rules representing "Forbidden," "restraint," and "deprivation"!

Despite being subjected to endless suppression, Qi Yun’s expression remained calm as he spoke.

"Heh... Celestial Law Decree, acting on behalf of the heavens?

"Unfortunately, the ’heavens’ you represent... might not be the ’heavens’ I acknowledge.

"The Confucian Dao is Vast Righteousness; literature conveys the Dao."

Before his voice faded, Qi Yun slammed his hands together in front of his chest!

Within his palms, the vast and majestic Confucian Golden Light and scholarly aura converged and compressed, transforming into a Vast Celestial Book—made neither of gold nor jade, neither silk nor cloth—swirling with countless classic characters and the phantoms of ancient sages.

"Go!" Qi Yun pushed the phantom of the Vast Celestial Book toward the towering phantom of the Platinum Decree ahead!

RUSTLE!

The Vast Celestial Book unfurled on its own mid-flight. An endless stream of golden characters surged from its pages like a living torrent!

Among these characters were ancient pictographs, recording the arduous struggles of early ancestors; majestic seal script, engraving the civil and martial achievements of emperors; and elegant running script, bearing the integrity and moral fortitude of scholars...

Billions of characters converged into a surging river of civilization. Carrying the majestic will of humanity’s enduring legacy and ceaseless self-improvement, it violently collided with the torrent of platinum chains that represented cold celestial laws and absolute order!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Deafening crashes rang out endlessly!

Wherever the platinum chains passed, they attempted to "regulate" and "fixate" everything, erasing all variables and vitality, leaving nothing but absolute obedience and rigid doctrines.

Wherever the golden torrent of characters surged, it sought to civilize through culture and establish order through etiquette, pursuing the prosperity of humanity through continuous reform, philosophical debate, and inheritance.

For a time, the golden and white lights madly annihilated and regenerated!

Countless chains were washed by the torrent of characters until they rusted, snapped, and shattered. Similarly, countless golden characters were strangled by the chains, their Dao Rhyme worn away, scattering as specks of light.

The two forces were actually evenly matched, locked in a bitter stalemate!

The cold light in the eyes of the Platinum Decree phantom intensified, clearly not expecting the Confucian Dao power the other party borrowed to be so difficult to deal with.

It raised its hands once more, and countless complex decree Dao Patterns began to condense in its palms. An even more terrifying aura—one that sought to pass judgment on and end everything—began to permeate the area!

Seeing this, Qi Yun shook his head and said, "Stubborn and unyielding. Very well, then I shall let you witness the true meaning of...

"The true intent of the Confucian Dao: the people come first!"

As the final words left his lips, Qi Yun’s aura shifted yet again!

All the vast scholarly aura and Confucian Golden Light abruptly retracted inward, converging at the tip of his right index finger. It transformed into a speck of faint light, condensed to the absolute limit, containing the weight and hope of all human civilization!

Facing the towering Platinum Decree phantom that was brewing a terrifying attack, he slowly pointed a finger.

This strike had no earth-shattering phenomena, nor did it carry majestic momentum. But the moment his finger pointed out, all the golden characters merged into an unparalleled, condensed golden stream that coiled around that faint light on his fingertip.

Wherever the finger’s force passed, countless illusory scenes naturally surfaced in the void.

There were farmers tilling the fields, artisans forging iron, scholars reading books, and soldiers guarding the borders...

The billions of commoners and the masses of living beings—their joys and sorrows, their cycles of birth, aging, sickness, and death, their yearning and striving for a better life—all their emotions and wills seemed to be condensed into this single strike!

This strike crystallized the core essence of Confucianism: "The people are paramount, the state comes next, and the ruler is the least." It used the will of billions of people and the enduring legacy of human civilization to fight against that cold, rigid so-called "celestial law" that treated the masses as insignificant playthings!

SIZZLE!

A soft sound echoed, like a red-hot branding iron pressing into ice and snow.

Qi Yun’s strike, containing the true intent of "the people come first," ignored the layers upon layers of platinum chain defenses and landed squarely on the glabella of the towering Platinum Decree phantom!

"Ugh..." A deep, muffled groan emanated from the phantom.

The next moment...

CRACK! BOOM!

Centered on the point where the finger landed, countless fine cracks instantly spread across the entire Platinum Decree phantom!

Immediately following, amid an earth-shattering explosion, this towering phantom—representing the absolute sealing power of a Great Success True Monarch—shattered completely!

It turned into countless platinum specks of light and fragmented Dao Patterns, scattering in all directions within the Primordial realm!

The Seal was broken!

Watching the scattered platinum light specks, Qi Yun’s eyes flickered. "These are good items," he thought.

Just as Qi Yun was about to channel the Primordial Dao to capture and perform Refinement on the purest wisp of Daoist Intent left behind after its collapse...

WHOOSH! HOWL!

A bizarre, pitch-black demonic wind surged out of nowhere, abruptly sweeping up the scattered platinum specks of light.

SWISH!

It instantly disappeared at the edge of the Primordial realm, vanishing without a trace into the depths of the vast outer void!

Everything happened in a flash, so fast that even Qi Yun couldn’t intercept it in time!

"Hm?"

Qi Yun furrowed his brows sharply. The chaotic, multi-colored light in his eyes flared, and his sharp gaze swept toward the direction the demonic wind had disappeared like physical Sword Aura.

"Are there no laws left? To actually dare snatch Qi’s belongings!"