The three natural laws of fire, earth, and metal exploded with power, creating a pressure so powerful that it seemed capable of suppressing the entire starry sky. The enormous, blood-colored hand that the blood-colored young man had summoned began to tremble violently as it neared.
From a distance, the hand seemed to blot out the Heavens and Earth, as if it occupied the entire starry sky. However, as it closed in on Wang Baole, it began to slow down. In fact, as soon as the Dao of Metal appeared, the hand seemed to be locked in place, incapable of moving forward.
It was as if some invisible barrier were standing between the hand and Wang Baole. It was as if the air itself had solidified, and the hand was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
The sight of this caused the blood-colored young man's face to fall. Laozu and the other two Patriarchs from the Xie Clan, who were in pursuit from the Central Domain, looked on with wide eyes. They didn't get too close, but rather, looked on from a distance. Even still, their hearts began to tremble violently.
That trembling came not only from the blood-colored young man's blood-colored hand, which seemed capable of crushing anything and everything, but also from the towering aura emanating off of Wang Baole.
That aura caused the entire world of the stone stele to tremble, as if it couldn't withstand it. As for Wang Baole, his expression was calm, without the slightest bit of emotion. He had been waiting for this day for far too long.
To his west, Immortal Flame and magical symbols raged. To his north, the stone stele shook the sky. To his south, the illusory figure on the silver ingot shook the entire Universe.
However, that wasn't the end. In the next moment, Wang Baole, who had his eyes closed, opened his mouth and said the fourth word. It was also … the fourth Dao!
"Water!"
As soon as the fourth word was spoken, a teardrop appeared directly to the east of Wang Baole. It was a tiny teardrop, but as soon as it appeared, the entire starry sky seemed to grow damp. An indescribable feeling of grief spread out to cover the entire world of the stone stele.
It affected the emotions of all living things, and affected all cultivators of the magical law of water. All rivers and seas, and everything that had to do with water, began to seethe and rumble.
In the end, the power of the Water Dao from the starry sky converged together to form … an enormous face. It was blurry, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman. The only thing that could be seen was countless strands of hair growing out of the water. They were like a river of stars, and tears could be seen glittering in the corners of the face's eyes.
At the same time, the appearance of the water channel shook the blood-colored hand. It seemed to be unable to withstand the power of the water channel, but now, it began to crumble. The face of the blood-colored young man inside the hand flickered, and the madness in his eyes grew even more intense. Seeing that his trump card was incapable of doing anything to his opponent, he let out a shrill cry, and the hand began to wriggle.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed back into a blood-colored centipede. Roaring, it once again charged toward Wang Baole. This time, its aura was even more shocking, as if it could pierce through the void. In fact, from a distance, the blood-colored centipede … looked like a sharp sword with a centipede as its body!
A piercing whistling sound could be heard from the sword, and a droning sound could be heard as it recovered from its previous state of collapse. Then, it shot forward again, its energy rising as it continued to charge toward Wang Baole.
Wang Baole's eyes were closed as he slowly raised his head. He didn't need to look; he could sense everything that was happening around him. As the centipede sword closed in, he spoke a fifth word.
"Wood!"
The Dao of Wood was Wang Baole's Essence Dao, his fundamental Dao, and his true form. As soon as the word left his mouth, east, west, north, and south filled the area. In the very center of the area, an enormous piece of black wood magically appeared.
As it appeared, the color of the sky changed and the stars surged. An indescribable, violent force erupted from this place. As it erupted, the black wood turned from an illusory form into something corporeal. It looked like a piece of black wood, but it also looked like a black wood nail. It gave off an ancient aura of time.
That ancient aura of time far surpassed that of the other four Daos. It was as if the black wood … could be considered to have existed for all eternity!
Rumbling sounds filled the starry sky. It was at this point that the blood-colored young man let out a piercing howl. The centipede sword began to emanate a dazzling blood-colored glow, as if it wanted to compete with Wang Baole for glory. It pierced through everything, appeared directly in front of him, and then stabbed viciously toward him!
At the same time, the rumbling sounds that filled the starry sky fused with the pounding of the hearts of all living beings. As the Daos of the five elements manifested, Wang Baole's Cultivation base … finally exploded with power.
It was as if his Cultivation base had reached a limit. As the cracking sound echoed out, Wang Baole's Dao Aura filled every inch of the world of the stone stele.
The great circle of the five elements …!
The foundation of the Eight Extreme Daos was now complete!
Wang Baole didn't care about his current level of cultivation. As someone who had no future, no past, and only the present, there weren't many things that Wang Baole cared about. He raised his right hand, and with a slight pinch of his two fingers, he caught the blood-colored longsword that was about to pierce him between his fingers.
It trembled slightly, and instantly, waves of cracking sounds reverberated in the air. Cracks spread rapidly on the blood-colored longsword, starting from where Wang Baole's fingers were pinched. In the blink of an eye, the entire longsword was covered in cracks. With a loud boom, the sword … shattered into pieces and exploded.
As it exploded, the longsword transformed into segments of a centipede, which then collapsed into a blood-colored mist that swirled backward. Finally, it gathered together to form the body of the blood-colored young man.
As soon as he appeared, he coughed up a mouthful of blood. His face was pale, and he couldn't stop the look of disbelief from appearing on his face. However, in the next moment, it was replaced by madness.
"Heaven Trampling?!"
"It's impossible for a Heaven Trampling to appear in this world. Black Wood's remnant soul is just a remnant soul. Even though you've awakened now … your connection with this world is too deep. Even if you destroy this world, you'll still have no roots, and you'll be left to fend for yourself!" As he spoke, the blood-colored young man lifted his hands and swung them swiftly. Instantly, the space behind him rumbled, and a vortex seemed to appear. That vortex was blood-colored, and there seemed to be a pair of eyes that were opened a slit in it.
Through the slit, anyone could feel the endless coldness and might contained within that gaze. It was as if everything it saw was false, and nothing could exist.
It was as if it came from an endless distance, and it seemed to be able to last forever. It caused the minds of all living beings in the world of the stone steles to go blank, as if their lives had lost their motivation.
It also caused the world of the stone steles to tremble. Cracks spread out rapidly, and it was like an eggshell that was about to shatter … The apocalypse had arrived!
All of this was because of the gaze that shone through that slit.
"Emperor …." Under the gaze of that gaze, Wang Baole murmured softly. He slowly rose to his feet. Metal, earth, water, and fire surrounded him, and his Dao of Wood was vast and mighty. He took a step forward, then lifted his right hand and swung it.
Instantly … the starry sky distorted, and everything around them began to move in reverse. The planets disappeared, the universe disappeared, and everything disappeared. The place where they had been … had turned into nothingness!
They were no longer in the core of the world of the stone steles, but in the second layer of the world.
"What's the point? If this place is destroyed, the world of the stone steles will also collapse. Black Wood's remnant soul, let's see how you're going to survive!" The blood-colored young man laughed maniacally as he used all of his strength. The vortex behind him rumbled, and the eyes within it seemed to be opening even wider.
However, at that moment … Wang Baole looked up. The Dao of the five elements around him suddenly began to rotate, causing his body to become blurry. A low voice echoed in all directions.
"Five Elements, Reincarnation!"
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