Novel Full Chapter 1266: Winds Of Change (2)
Chapter 1266: Winds Of Change (2)
Another decade passed, with Wu Yuan continuing his seemingly aimless exploration through the endless void.
Within the Eldritch Court Voidrealm, inside a special temple nestled within the Eldritch Progenitor Hall, more than two thousand avatar projections had assembled. These avatars represented the Eldritch Court True Saints currently venturing through the Tenth Chaos Void.
The vast majority of the Eldritch Court’s True Saints had already embarked into the depths of the Tenth Chaos Void.
Each had left behind an avatar in this temple, enabling the efficient exchange of intelligence and coordination of their efforts.
“Impossible! How can this be happening?!” A True Saint’s voice thundered through the hall, his composure shattered.
“What’s wrong?”
“What happened?” The outburst immediately captured the attention of the other True Saints in the grand hall, including Wu Yuan, True Saint Dong Yi, True Saint Bai Bing, and True Saint Tian Peng.
What could make a True Saint lose control of his emotions? Throughout the last ten thousand years, while rumors and news circulated among the Eldritch Court’s members, nothing had ever provoked such a visceral reaction.
“For decades, I’ve been competing for treasures,” the white-robed True Saint explained, his words tumbling out in haste. “But moments ago, during a contest for a great treasure, True Saint Meng Guan and True Saint Luo Quan engaged in a fierce battle.”
The white-robed True Saint’s face contorted with disbelief. “And in the end, True Saint Meng Guan was defeated!”
“What?!”
“That’s impossible!”
“How could Meng Guan fall to Luo Quan of all people?!”
The temple erupted in chaos, more than a thousand Eldritch Court True Saints murmuring in utter disbelief.
Wu Yuan exchanged glances with True Saint Dong Yi, True Saint Bai Bing, and True Saint Pu Yang, the most powerful among those gathered. Their expressions were grave.
True Saint Meng Guan stood seventh on the True Saint Rankings and was the Blood Dream Alliance’s top True Saint.
As a direct disciple of the Spacetime Dao Master, his strength had never been questioned, his reputation striking fear into the hearts of his enemies. The multiple Chaos Treasures in his possession alone were enough to make ordinary Full True Saints abandon all hope of victory.
How could he be defeated?
True Saint Luo Quan, while not completely unknown, barely ranked within the top three hundred of the True Saint Rankings. By any reasonable measure, he was merely competent among Full True Saints, nothing more.
“Indeed,” True Saint Bai Bing remarked, her voice carrying a note of wonder. “After countless eons without major battles in the cosmic sea, many True Saints have been cultivating in seclusion without revealing their true capabilities. Breakthroughs are inevitable…” She paused, her eyes narrowing. “But I never imagined the first to cause such upheaval would be the relatively obscure True Saint Luo Quan.”
Coming from someone of Bai Bing’s caliber and status, describing the previous True Saint Luo Quan as “relatively obscure” was a fair assessment. Yet from this moment forward, everything about him would change.
“You witnessed the battle personally. Do you have a memory projection?” True Saint Dong Yi asked. His towering frame adorned with massive wings radiated dominance. As the top True Saint of the Eldritch Court, he had the right to be commanding.
“Right here.” The witness immediately raised his hand, conjuring a massive light screen in the air.
Wu Yuan, True Saint Dong Yi, and the other powerhouses turned their full attention to the display.
Know yourself and your enemy, and you’ll win a hundred battles. Understanding the capabilities of this True Saint Luo Quan could mean the difference between life and death in future encounters.
On the light screen, True Saint Meng Guan’s colossal form towered a million li high. Evidently, he had mastered the Eternal Matter Body to a large degree. Nine battle hammers danced in his hands, each strike of his hammers sending visible shock waves through the void. The void itself trembled and distorted with each thunderous impact.
His hammer techniques alone served as irrefutable proof of his fearsome strength.
And yet, as terrifying as True Saint Meng Guan appeared, True Saint Luo Quan, who confronted him, was even more frightening. He wielded a long spear with fluid grace. Though he had nine arms, he chose to use only two spears. Each thrust appeared deceptively simple, yet somehow annihilated endless swathes of spacetime in its wake.
His spear techniques flowed with an unbroken rhythm—vast, overwhelming, yet somehow elegant in their devastation.
Every thrust of his spear met True Saint Meng Guan’s great hammers head-on. Logic dictated that this approach should have placed him at a severe disadvantage, hammers being heavy weapons specifically designed to excel in direct confrontations. Yet defying all expectations, True Saint Luo Quan’s spears actually overwhelmed the hammers.
In that climactic moment, he broke through True Saint Meng Guan’s seemingly impenetrable defense, sending him hurtling backward through the void.
Nevertheless, True Saint Meng Guan’s physical defenses proved robust enough to withstand even those vicious spear attacks, allowing him to escape with his life.
The projection ended, leaving the temple in stunned silence.
“What terrifying spear techniques,” True Saint Dong Yi finally remarked, genuine shock evident in his voice.
“Such swift spear strikes!” True Saint Bai Bing commented, her eyes wide with amazement. “These are undoubtedly the fastest attacks I’ve ever witnessed among True Saints, even faster than Cloud Saint’s legendary sword strikes.” She had personally crossed blades with Cloud Saint before.
True Saint Pu Yang’s expression betrayed unmistakable fear.
Luo Quan… Wu Yuan silently committed the name to memory, along with his spear techniques.
Though the projection couldn’t reveal the underlying profundities of his self-created Dao, Wu Yuan and the others could extract considerable insights from what they had witnessed.
Without question, True Saint Luo Quan had emerged from countless ages of seclusion completely transformed.
Most concerning of all, no one could be certain whether this display represented the full extent of his capabilities!
“This Luo Quan must have already taken the fourth step,” a cool, melodious voice suddenly resonated throughout the temple.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Instantly, the attention of thousands of True Saints swiveled toward the source. Countless motes of iridescent light coalesced, forming the elegant figure of a white-robed woman.
“Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu.”
“We pay our deepest respects to Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu.” Thousands of True Saints bowed in perfect unison, many with reverence shining in their eyes.
Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu—the undisputed supreme leader of the entire Eldritch Court.
“His strength grants him the potential to contend for number one on the True Saint Rankings,” Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu stated with a faint smile, her gaze sweeping across the assembled True Saints. “Remember this well: unless you possess confidence in your ability to rank within the top fifty of the True Saint Rankings, should you encounter him, retreat immediately and without hesitation. Do not sacrifice your lives needlessly.”
“We understand, Progenitor,” the thousands of True Saints responded respectfully.
With those words, Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu had made it clear that one needed the strength to rank in the top fifty True Saints to even stand a chance of surviving an encounter with True Saint Luo Quan.
Whoosh! Her figure dissipated, finally relieving the pressure that had descended upon the countless True Saints in the hall.
“The fourth step! True Saint Luo Quan has actually broken through?” True Saint Dong Yi’s eyes remained wide with shock. “It appears he will become a Dao Zenithel.”
True Saint Bai Bing, True Saint Pu Yang, and the others wore complex expressions.
They all stood at the pinnacle of True Saints, entering the top twenty or even top ten of the True Saint Rankings through secret arts, artifacts, and various external means.
However, external aids were ultimately just that—external. The Dao represented the true foundation of power.
Before True Saint Luo Quan’s breakthrough, he had seemed unremarkable among Full True Saints. But having taken that crucial step, he now possessed the potential to challenge the top spot in the True Saint Rankings and was destined to ascend to the Dao Zenithel stage eventually, stepping into an order of existence entirely beyond their own.
The Dao Zenithels truly stood at the apex of power in the vast cosmic sea.
The fourth step of his self-created Dao? Wu Yuan mused silently, his eyes glinting with barely contained excitement. Significant enough to prompt Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu to appear in person…I wonder if I’ll have the opportunity to cross paths with him.
Wu Yuan yearned to test his blade against such a formidable opponent. Only by clashing with super powerhouses could he experience the necessary pressure to forge himself into something greater.
…
The revelation of True Saint Luo Quan’s newfound power sent shock waves not only through the Eldritch Court but also the True Saints of every major faction across the boundless cosmic sea.
For it wasn’t merely Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu who recognized his breakthrough; the Dao Zenithels of other great powers had also taken notice.
“The fourth step.”
“Before long, we may need to address him as Dao Zenithel Luo Quan.”
“In all the ages past, not a single cultivator from the Eastmoon Megaverse has ranked within the top twenty of the True Saint Rankings. Now True Saint Luo Quan has certainly achieved it,” countless True Saints discussed in amazement.
It became universally acknowledged that True Saint Luo Quan possessed the strength to vie for the top spot in the True Saint Rankings.
However, like True Saint Tian Chan, breaking into the top three would require absolute, overwhelming power, fighting his way upward battle by battle.
…
In the dim void, a white-robed woman and a purple-robed man soared through the emptiness.
“Dear,” the white-robed woman said, her voice tinged with regret, “if you had permitted me to intervene, we could have slain Meng Guan then and there.”
“There was no need,” True Saint Luo Quan replied with a gentle smile. “Others may remain ignorant, but the Ancestral Saint revealed to me long ago that True Saint Meng Guan possesses four Chaos Treasures—two for physical offense, one for physical defense, and one specifically to safeguard his soul.”
“Four Chaos Treasures?” The white-robed woman gasped in shock. “How is that even possible?” [1]
Chaos Treasures weren’t items one could simply acquire with sufficient wealth or influence. A Dao Zenithel had to first be willing to invest immense effort to forge, and then bestow them.
It was worth noting that not every major faction had a Dao Zenithel capable of crafting such treasures.
“It’s impossible for ordinary True Saints, yes,” True Saint Luo Quan shook his head, “but who is True Saint Meng Guan? He is a disciple of the Spacetime Dao Master.
“According to Ancestral Saint, the Spacetime Dao Master ranks first among the ten Dao Masters. In terms of raw strength, he likely approaches Great Emperor Yan Tuo himself, standing fully on par with Ancestral Saint.”
“What?” The white-robed woman’s astonishment grew with each revelation. These secrets were entirely new to her.
While she had heard of the Spacetime Dao Master, she had no conception of his true might. In her understanding, the Dao Masters were generally unremarkable among the ranks of Dao Zenithels.
“And that merely addresses his direct combat capability,” True Saint Luo Quan continued. “According to the Ancestral Saint, the Spacetime Dao Master’s accumulated wealth and treasures stand unrivaled across the endless cosmic sea. Even the Heavenly Imperator and Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu may not match him in this regard.”
The white-robed woman fell silent, utterly dumbfounded.
“So defeating True Saint Meng Guan suffices for our purposes. This battle was merely a sparring match, not a blood feud,” True Saint Luo Quan smiled. “Had you intervened, we likely couldn’t have slain him even with our combined strength. However, he would have sensed our killing intent, transforming this into a life-or-death vendetta!”
His eyes softened as he looked at her. “It’s unnecessary. The risk would have been enormous, with minimal benefits to us. Such a gamble isn’t worth taking.”
The white-robed woman nodded slowly, fully convinced by her husband’s words.
“Then, what comes next?” she asked.
“We’ll continue acquiring treasures and accumulating resources,” True Saint Luo Quan replied, his eyes gleaming with ambition. “When we establish our hall in the future, we’ll need abundant treasures to reward our loyal subordinates.
“As for you, Little Yu, remain hidden for now. Wait until the Chaos Jade Crystal emerges before revealing your hand.”
“Very well,” she acquiesced with a smile.
…
Time flowed onward like an unstoppable river.
The emergence of True Saint Luo Quan’s extraordinary power acted as a catalyst, igniting a chain reaction across the cosmic sea.
In the years that followed, True Saints continuously revealed strength far surpassing their official rankings. Some Standard True Saints suddenly burst forth with Peak True Saint capabilities, while certain Peak True Saints displayed might worthy of the top hundred in the Rankings.
Throughout the endless cosmic sea, countless True Saints who had remained dormant for many samsara cycles now freely demonstrated their true capabilities, holding nothing back.
However, although many True Saints revealed power worthy of the top hundred on the rankings, none could match True Saint Luo Quan’s heaven-defying transformation.
Three hundred and sixty-seven years after True Saint Luo Quan’s eruption of power.
Standing on a massive celestial body, Wu Yuan frowned in concentration. I clearly sensed a treasure here. He murmured, scanning the celestial body’s surface intently.
He had perceived a treasure in this area, but upon arriving, he found nothing but barren stone and dust.
Was I too late? Wu Yuan wondered. Has someone already claimed what I sought?
As these thoughts crossed his mind, Wu Yuan’s expression suddenly shifted. True Saint Taiyuan? And Master Bu Xiu?
They aren’t far from my position.
At that moment, both True Saints had simultaneously called for Wu Yuan’s aid through their tokens.
Both True Saint Taiyuan and True Saint Bu Xiu had ventured into the Tenth Chaos Void, each carrying tokens from Wu Yuan’s qi refiner self and body refiner self.
However, their strength now paled in comparison to Wu Yuan’s, and on the surface, they maintained no close association with his body refiner identity.
According to their prior arrangement, these two True Saints would never call for Wu Yuan’s assistance unless facing absolute, life-threatening danger.
Without question, it was a serious matter.
They aren’t too far. To reach them will take… three months. Wu Yuan calculated swiftly. I pray they can hold on until then.
Whoosh! With a thought, a white-robed figure materialized at Wu Yuan’s side. It was his mana body.
With a gesture, Wu Yuan’s mana body drew his ether body into its grotto-heaven world.
This timing works perfectly. Wu Yuan thought with satisfaction. My body refiner self has already established a name for itself across the cosmic sea. Now the moment has arrived for my qi refiner self to carve out its own legend.
His mana body soared skyward, streaking through the void like a comet as he rushed toward True Saint Taiyuan and True Saint Bu Xiu.
1. someone is rich af ☜