Across the sky.
Chaos swirled in the heavens.
Life bloomed across the firmament.
Myriad phenomena transformed under the dome.
All beings prostrated themselves in worship.
No one could have anticipated that Gu Qingfeng would suddenly refine the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda to embark upon the Path of Humanity, aiming to ascend to the Human King Throne. This was no longer defying the decree of the Great Dao, nor rebelling against the Mandate of Heaven, but opposing the very Fate of Heaven and Earth. The Great Dao would not tolerate it, Heaven would not permit it, and the Fate of Heaven and Earth would never allow it.
This was especially true for Xuanyuan Wan. Her arrival here could be said to be neither reasonable, lawful, nor fitting. As a member of the Sacred Ground, she should neither interfere in matters of the Great Dao nor involve herself in the affairs of Heaven and Earth.
Yet she had come anyway, attempting to persuade both the Great Dao and Gu Qingfeng to cease hostilities—more precisely, to persuade Gu Qingfeng to stand down. She knew that, having developed to this point, the Great Dao had already been completely forced into a passive position. If the fighting continued, the Great Dao simply could not bear the price and consequences.
Therefore, in Xuanyuan Wan's mind, if Gu Qingfeng were willing to stop, the Great Dao's side would naturally not persist.
To persuade Gu Qingfeng to cease, Xuanyuan Wan was willing to leverage the power of the Sacred Ground to aid Xiao Jin'er, and even accompany Gu Qingfeng to seek justice for the girl, sparing no cost. Her sole demand was for Gu Qingfeng to stop the fighting, nothing more.
Why would she do this?
The reason was simple.
It was not because the Sacred Ground shared any friendship with Gu Qingfeng—there was none between them.
Nor was it to covet the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda upon Gu Qingfeng's person. The Sacred Ground never meddled in the affairs of the Great Dao, and naturally cared not for the fate of the Human Dao.
The reason was that Xuanyuan Wan feared that, influenced by the Blood Moon, the Blood of Original Sin sealed within Gu Qingfeng's arm would awaken. Once the Blood of Original Sin fused with Gu Qingfeng, the price paid would absolutely not be limited to the Immortal Dao or Buddha Dao, nor even the Heavenly Dao, but the entire Three Thousand Great Daos. It could even endanger Heaven and Earth, and it was not impossible that it might disrupt causality itself.
Therefore, as long as Gu Qingfeng was willing to stop, she would agree to anything within her power.
But.
Xuanyuan Wan could never have imagined, no matter what, that Gu Qingfeng would be so mad, so violently extreme, as to defy the great taboos of Heaven and Earth and refine the All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda to embark upon the Path of Humanity and ascend to the Human King Throne!
The event was too sudden, leaving Xuanyuan Wan no time to think. In utter desperation, she shouted, "Gu Qingfeng!
Have you gone mad?
Do you truly wish to make enemies of these Three Thousand Great Daos, of this Fate of Heaven and Earth?"
In the sky, Gu Qingfeng stood with his hands clasped behind his back, ramrod straight like a lone peak, his eyes closed as he replied indifferently, "And what if I make enemies of these Three Thousand Great Daos and the Fate of Heaven and Earth?"
"You have not received the True Mandate!"
"And what if I have not received the True Mandate?"
"You!"
Gazing at the solitary, arrogant, supremely domineering, silent, and ruthless Gu Qingfeng, Xuanyuan Wan's expression was extraordinarily complex as she cried out, "The Three Thousand Great Daos will not tolerate you, Heaven and Earth will not tolerate you, Fate will not tolerate you…"
"It is merely that they do not tolerate me. I have said, if this Great Dao does not tolerate me, I shall exterminate this Great Dao. If this Heaven and Earth do not tolerate me, I shall destroy this Heaven and Earth. If this Fate does not tolerate me, I shall slaughter this Fate!"
"I have also said, starting today, if I wish to possess something, the Azure Heaven cannot deny me. If I wish something gone, the Great Earth cannot keep it. If I wish to tread the Path of Humanity, any who stand in my way, be they in Heaven above or Earth below, shall be slain without exception!
Should I encounter Buddhas, I shall slaughter Buddhas; should I encounter gods, I shall slay gods!"
As his words fell.
*Whoosh!* In an instant, the chaos in the heavens spun wildly, the life across the firmament bloomed madly, the myriad phenomena transformed frenziedly, and all beings prostrated themselves in fervent worship!
Gu Qingfeng opened his eyes, sweeping his gaze across the world, and roared fiercely, "Three Thousand Great Daos, all of you, crawl out here and accept your death!"
He struck a palm against the sky.
A violent sound erupted, as if the entire world had collapsed and the earth had split.
*Rumble—* The Heavenly Dao's Judgment of Destruction, imbued with the rolling might of Heaven, descended once more, even more formidable than before.
The Immortal Dao's Judgment of Purification, infused with rolling Immortal might, enveloped the area again! The Buddha Dao's Judgment of Transcendence, suffused with rolling Buddha might, descended once more!
Immediately after!
*Whoosh!*
A great sun slowly rose, carrying with it rolling demonic might. At the same time, another great sun ascended, bearing rolling demonic power…
One after another, great suns rose slowly—eight, ten…
Nineteen, twenty-three…
Fifty-six…
Whether it was Su Hua or Xuanyuan Wan, or the White-Browed Holy Monk or Da Xing the Mad Monk, they all knew these rising great suns were none other than the Judgments of the Great Daos. There were Judgments from the Demonic Dao, the Demonic Dao, the Spirit Dao, the Witch Dao…
Clearly.
None of these Great Daos wished for Gu Qingfeng to tread the Path of Humanity, and all had summoned forth their respective Judgments!
Witnessing this scene.
Su Hua was already terrified witless. Even though her previous life had been the Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens, she had never seen so many Great Daos simultaneously descending their Judgments!
Not only had she never seen it, but neither had the White-Browed Holy Monk nor Da Xing the Mad Monk, who had cultivated for who knew how many years!
Exactly how many Great Daos had summoned their Judgments, they did not know. They only knew that, at a single glance, it seemed as if the entire sky was filled with great suns, the entire firmament brimming with Judgments.
Gu Qingfeng swung his arms, and with a *bang*, he once again blocked the crushing Judgment of the Heavenly Dao. Simultaneously, the Immortal Dao's Judgment of Purification, the Buddha Dao's Judgment of Transcendence, the Demonic Dao's Judgment of Execution, the Demonic Dao's Judgment of the Bizarre, the Spirit Dao, the Witch Dao…
Countless Judgments surged forth like a tidal wave, countless beams of light completely enveloping Gu Qingfeng.
"With just this little ability, you dare dream of judging me?"
At this moment.
Gu Qingfeng, hands propping up the Heavenly Dao's Judgment that resembled the very sky itself, shoulders bearing the myriad Judgments of the Three Thousand Great Daos, suddenly shook his body. His frame trembled violently as his supremely domineering voice shook the heavens: "Be destroyed!"
Each word shook Heaven and Earth, each sound moved the cosmos. Like the cry of a god, like the howl of a demon, seeming to come from all directions, from above and below, even from the primordial wilderness of antiquity. One word shook the heavens, one sound shook the earth, one tone subdue the world, one aura brought profound stillness, one momentum ushered in utter deathly silence!
Boundless Supreme Slaughter Domains erupted toward the sky; boundless All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda erupted wildly.
Supreme Slaughter Domain—all living beings extinguished!
All Beings Pay Homage to the Floating Pagoda—myriad phenomena prostrate in worship!
*Boom!* In an instant!
The Heavenly Dao's Judgment that resembled the Azure Heaven itself disintegrated and vanished. The Judgments of the Three Thousand Great Daos enveloping Gu Qingfeng also disintegrated and vanished in a flash, turning to ashes.
Then Gu Qingfeng took a single step forward. The Azure Heaven collapsed for him, the Great Earth split for him, the world trembled for him. He swept his gaze across, staring at the countless Judgments of the Great Daos filling the sky, and roared fiercely: "You Three Thousand Great Daos, bring out your true abilities for me!"
He raised a hand and pointed, causing the Judgment Eye of the Immortal Dao to tremble and shatter, declaring: "You Nine Heavens Immortal Dao's Nine Venerable Dragons of Light and Purification, crawl out here for me!"
He pointed again, causing the Judgment Eye of the Buddha Dao to tremble and shatter, roaring: "And you Western Heaven Buddha Dao's Five Ming Kings' Wrathful Manifestations, all of you crawl out here for me!
!!
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