boyutpedia Chapter 107 The First Holy Lord
Chapter 107 The First Holy Lord
Taotie used its divine beast spirit to smash the Void Venerable's physical body in a desperate attack, but this all-or-nothing gamble had already exhausted its last bit of energy.
The phantom of the divine beast was already ravaged by the void, and the light around it kept scattering like fireflies. Every ray of light that disappeared was the irreversible dissolution of the divine beast's essence.
It stood in front of the Divine Cauldron, its four hooves trembling uncontrollably, its crimson eyes bloodshot. That collision was its last stand in guarding the formation for a thousand years.
"You wicked beasts, how dare you ruin my grand plan! You're really tough as nails!!!"
The old man's roar shattered the clouds as he spoke with bitter resentment.
The pitch-black vortex beneath the Divine Cauldron churned wildly, and the massive Divine Cauldron itself trembled violently.
Unable to move under the pressure of the cauldron's energy, the Void Venerable transformed all his violence into a tsunami-like black tide, which once again swept across the sky and crashed down on the Taotie!
The power of nothingness clung to the Taotie's body, like venomous ants gnawing at its soul. The Taotie raised its claws and smashed the black tide, but the black mist could not be extinguished. As soon as it tore open a gap, more than a dozen void warriors had already pierced its soul with their blades.
"I bet you'll all die this time!" Venerable Void roared in hatred.
The red light dissipated, and excruciating pain pierced my heart.
The Taotie's body became increasingly transparent, making it difficult for it to even stand. Yet, the Taotie continued to roar and howl, seemingly determined to fight the void to the death.
On the ground, Lu Mingdao suffered excruciating pain from the backlash, while Ning Qingxue was nearly fainting due to exhaustion of her spiritual energy.
The two were covered in blood and could only watch helplessly as the divine beast fought to the death, their hearts filled with endless grief and indignation, yet they didn't even have the strength to raise a hand to help.
Just as its spirit was about to dissipate, Taotie suddenly raised its head and let out a mournful roar towards the Divine Cauldron. At the same time, profound marks continued to strike the Divine Cauldron.
"The First Holy Lord!!!"
"Taowu has guarded the formation for a thousand years, but the seal is about to break. The prophet is here, begging the remnant soul of the first generation to return!!!" Under the stimulation of the Void Venerable, Taotie finally regained its senses.
The ancient and profound beast language pierced through the ninth layer of the great formation, reaching deep into the Divine Cauldron.
hum! ! !
The next moment, the Divine Cauldron in the center of the ninth level of the Daoist temple suddenly burst forth with golden light that soared into the sky!
The chaotic patterns on the cauldron's body lit up, and the cauldron energy that had been suppressing the void surged upwards, condensing in mid-air into a majestic yet illusory figure.
The man was dressed in an ancient purple-gold robe, with an upright posture, but his aura was ethereal and faint.
Despite its overwhelming power, it exudes a sense of deathly stillness and desolation, as if it had been gone for many years.
This is neither a living body nor a spirit, but a remnant soul of the first Holy Lord of Tian Shu.
"My Lord..."
As Taotie gazed at the phantom, tears instantly streamed down its crimson beastly eyes, turning into crimson specks of light that fell to the earth.
It lay prostrate on the ground with difficulty, its massive body trembling slightly, its voice carrying a thousand years of loneliness and grievance:
"You're finally awake..."
"The Taotie guarded outside the formation year after year, watching the formation be eroded and the spirits be corrupted, its mind nearly fading away..."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on, afraid I'll forget your instructions, afraid that Tian Shu's blood will have been shed in vain..."
The remnant soul of the Holy Lord slowly lowered its head, looking at the broken spirit of the Taotie, its aged voice filled with endless sorrow:
"Taowu, you've suffered."
"I sacrificed my life in battle, my soul shattered."
"But it was deduced that a great change would occur five thousand years later, so he struggled to leave behind a wisp of his soul to reside in the Divine Cauldron, where he slept for thousands of years."
"Just waiting for the change to happen, to completely obliterate the Venerable Void."
"I never imagined that you would suffer alone for so many years, and that your spirit would be eroded by the void after your death. I am so sorry for you."
"I have no regrets!" the Taotie roared. "I and the Void are locked in a life-or-death struggle!"
The remnant soul of the Holy Lord nodded slightly, then turned its gaze to Lu Ming. The illusory divine thought landed on Lu Ming's dantian, and the remnant soul was suddenly shocked, revealing an incredulous expression.
"This foundation..."
Lu Ming propped himself up and spoke with difficulty: "My Dao foundation was formed from a fragment of a celestial sword, and I do not know its origin."
The remnant soul of the Holy Lord remained silent for a moment, then spoke with a tone of surprise and doubt:
"I have traversed countless ages, established the Heavenly Pivot, wielded the Divine Continent Cauldron, and observed all the myriad paths of heaven and earth, yet I cannot see through even a fraction of the origin of your Dao Foundation."
"But I can clearly sense its rank; it's even higher than the Divine Cauldron!"
"The Divine Cauldron can only suppress the void and lock in fortune; it cannot fundamentally eradicate it."
"And your Dao foundation is the nemesis of the power of nothingness, capable of completely erasing it from its very source. This is an extraordinary power never before seen in this world!"
"Before the destruction of the Heavenly Pivot Holy Land, I deduced the heavenly secrets and concluded that the demise of the Heavenly Pivot Holy Land was inevitable. But five thousand years later, the world will undergo changes; either the Void Venerable will escape, or the Void Venerable will be completely annihilated."
Both Lu Ming and Ning Qingxue were shocked by these words.
They only knew that the Dao Foundation could suppress the void, but they never thought that the grade of the Dao Foundation actually surpassed that of the Divine Cauldron that suppressed the human race's fortune!
The remnant soul of the Holy Lord turned his head to look at the surging black tide of nothingness, and slowly revealed the truth that had been buried for thousands of years:
"Back then, I wanted to emulate the ancient sage king Yu the Great, unify the land, establish a dynasty, and gather the fortune of all living beings in order to attain the Great Dao."
"But the Void forces seem to be very wary of the gathering of the myriad spirits' fortune, so they incited various forces in the Nine Provinces to besiege the Heavenly Pivot Holy Land."
"In that battle, the elite forces of the Nine Provinces perished. Afterwards, the Void forces took the opportunity to invade the interior of the Heavenly Pivot Holy Land, intending to destroy the Divine Continent Cauldron."
"Our Tian Shu Holy Land has exhausted its millennia-old foundation, and our disciples sacrificed themselves in the battle. In the end, we set up the Nine Extremes Suppressing Void Formation, with the Divine Continent Cauldron as its core, to permanently suppress the Venerable One here."
"I have long since perished; now I am but a remnant soul clinging to life, holding on until today, all for the sake of waiting for you."
"Waiting for the one who can truly end the prophecy of nothingness."
He looked at Lu Ming, his remnant soul flashing intensely; time was running out.
"That old monster who transformed from nothingness into form tricked you into using your Dao foundation to collide with the Divine Continent Cauldron, partly to loosen the seal and help him break it."
"Secondly, we will use the power of the cauldron to destroy your supreme foundation of Tao."
"Thirdly, we must seize your essence and use it for our own purposes!"
Before the words were even finished, the ethereal black tide surged forth once more like a cataclysmic wave!
"You're really hard to kill. I could kill you when you were at your peak, but now you're just a wisp of a soul that's been dead for a thousand years, and you still dare to show yourself?"
The ethereal old man roared as he surged forth with a black tide.
"It's too late!"
The remnant soul of the Holy Lord whispered, "This remnant soul is too weak to fight for long. Today, I will use my remnant soul as a guide to possess you."
"I will bestow upon you the cultivation of Tian Shu over ten thousand years, and draw upon the full power of the Eightfold Array to help you thoroughly catalyze your Dao foundation and awaken the power to obliterate nothingness!"
Before Lu Ming could react, the remnant soul of the Holy Lord transformed into a dazzling golden light and rushed straight into Lu Ming's brow!
boom!!!
The moment the body was possessed, the entire Tian Shu Ruins trembled violently!
Above the ninth level, the power of the eight layers of the Void-Suppressing Array erupted simultaneously!
The ancient dragon energy of the Earth Vein Array surged like a tide.
The spiritual liquid from the Nine Heavens of the Spiritual Vein Convergence Array poured down;
The Heaven and Earth Laws patterns of the Myriad Laws Locking Spirit Array stretched across the sky;
The purifying gale of the Gale-Severing Void Array roared in;
The light points of loyal souls from the Heavenly Pivot gathered in the Ten Thousand Souls Breaking Formation;
The evil energy guarding the Abyss-Suppressing Formation submitted and bowed down.
The celestial energy of the Star Corridor cascades down like a waterfall.
The Dao Pattern Locking Array's Heavenly Pivot Dao Patterns coiled in mid-air!
The power of the eighth level, like ten thousand rivers flowing into the sea, broke through layers of barriers and poured into the ninth level of the Dao field, all of which was poured into Lu Ming's body!
Lu Ming's body erupted with dazzling golden light, and the excruciating pain from the backlash of his Dao Foundation instantly disappeared. The Dao Foundation of the Immortal Sword fragments in his dantian was catalyzed by the remnant soul of the Holy Lord and the power of the Eight Arrays.
The Dao Foundation, which had only been partially awakened, suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light! A giant sword phantom faintly appeared around Lu Ming.
The voice of the first Holy Lord echoed in Lu Ming's soul:
"Child, I entrust the Dao of Tian Shu and its cultivation spanning ten thousand years to you."
"Hold fast to your true self, wield your sword to suppress the void, and do not fail this thousand-year wait."
Golden light soared into the sky, and the foundation of the Dao shook the heavens.
Lu Ming slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.
An undying divine light shone in his eyes!