Chapter 659: The Proud Heavenly Dao
The sky above Tianjian Continent.
The clash of wills between the New Heavenly Dao and the Old Heavenly Dao lasted only for a moment.
Soon, the will of the New Heavenly Dao began to recede, and after lingering for a while, the will of the Old Heavenly Dao also started to withdraw.
The retreat of both Heavenly Dao wills.
Restored tranquility to the entire heaven and earth once again.
But if there were any observant individuals, they could have noticed that, as the will of the Old Heavenly Dao withdrew, it seemed somewhat reluctant and unwilling.
In the end, however, it had no choice but to leave.
This confrontation of wills caused a tremor within Tianjian Continent.
But it was just a tremor.
They couldn't do anything about it; the struggle of Heavenly Dao wills was not something they could intercede in.
After this confrontation of Heavenly Dao wills.
Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi were the first to arrive at the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons, summoning the Demons to prepare for something.
Yuan Chu, being the foremost Demon Saint of the Demon Race, was naturally also invited.
When Yuan Chu appeared in the main hall of the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons, the first sentence he spoke.
Shocked all the Demons present at the palace.
"The position of the Demon Emperor, Lord of the Demon Race, these two roles, I shall take them," Yuan Chu said with a smile that carried a hint of evil mischief.
Upon these words, the entire hall was astounded.
...
Meanwhile.
Within a space full of golden light.
Chu Yuan's figure appeared here.
At this moment, Chu Yuan's body was without the protection of the Invincible State, revealing his true form.
He appeared like a person formed from mist, flickering, as if he would dissipate at any moment.
However, Chu Yuan didn't feel any discomfort.
On the contrary, he felt as if a dragon had returned to the sea.
A vague sensation emerged in his heart.
He could control the entire heaven and earth.
"Where is this?" Chu Yuan questioned with curiosity.
He looked around.
And found nothing.
The only thing he could see were those golden specks around him.
These specks were very similar to the golden light from his Invincible State.
And also...
Outside his body, there was a brilliant blue orb floating, closely following him.
"System?"
Chu Yuan was startled, then shouted around him.
"What system? The System is merely for facilitating your understanding, that's all it's there for," a magnificent voice came from nowhere, echoing throughout the golden space.
Chu Yuan looked up, trying to locate the source of the voice.
But no matter how he searched, he could not find the speaker.
"Your Reverence need not ponder further, this place is the inner sanctum of the Heavenly Dao, the master of the entire heaven and earth, it is the core of Heaven and Earth," the voice spoke again.
"This is the core of Heaven and Earth?" Chu Yuan was stunned.
"Yes," the voice responded.
The next moment, streams of golden light flew down from above, quickly converging into a golden figure.
This golden figure bore some resemblance to Chu Yuan.
But was not entirely like him.
It carried a majestic aura that Chu Yuan did not possess.
"Who are you?" Chu Yuan cautiously asked.
"Heavenly Dao," the golden figure spoke, with a voice cold and emotionless, like an unfeeling machine.
This sound made Chu Yuan think of the System.
"The Heavenly Dao? Then why am I here?"
Chu Yuan couldn't help but ask.
"Because, you are originally the Heavenly Dao, or you could say, you are not the Heavenly Dao,"
the figure cloaked in golden light spoke indifferently.
"What does that mean?"
Chu Yuan was stunned.
What did it mean that he was originally the Heavenly Dao, yet not the Heavenly Dao?
Did he have some other awesome identity?
"Just watch."
The figure in golden light shook its head.
It gently waved its hand towards the golden space above.
A screen immediately appeared above the golden space, and images began to play on it.
Within the images, the universe was newly formed, bustling at its peak, filled with gods and monsters without end.
Then the images changed.
The universe began to weaken, old and new interchanged, everything revived once more, but it no longer possessed its former prosperity and strength.
Yet, the universe still belonged to the powerful.
But one day, a divine light descended from outside the universe, arriving within this world.
This divine light came with an unstoppable momentum, rushing into the universe, catching the attention of many within.
Afterward, this divine light seemed to garner the universe's attention as well.
Two golden lights appeared at the same time, attempting to snatch away the divine light.
The golden lights collided in the sky, as if in battle.
In the end, after an intense struggle,
the divine light split into two, seized by both golden lights.
The images stopped there.
Chu Yuan looked on blankly at these images, somewhat bewildered.
"That divine light is you,"
the figure in golden light revealed slowly at that moment.
The voice was as grand as ever.
"That divine light... is me?"
Chu Yuan was astonished.
Was he really what the light turned into?
In other words, was he actually light?!
"Correct, that divine light is indeed you, the light from beyond, the unknown light, you are originally that divine light. When you were passing through this world, part of you was seized by me, while another part was taken by the former Heavenly Dao,"
"The part that I took, I merged a great portion of my essence into the divine light and thus formed you. You are both the variable and the constant. I sent you to other worlds to experience trials, and when the time was ripe, I would call you back,"
the figure in golden light quietly explained all these.
Chu Yuan was becoming more and more confused.
What was all this nonsense?
What did it mean that he was the light, and then part of him was seized, something about merging essence, and being both a variable and a constant...
All sorts of bizarre things.
It completely baffled Chu Yuan.
The golden figure seemed to sense Chu Yuan's confusion, pondered for a moment, then pointed with one finger.
A beam of golden light condensed and quickly merged into Chu Yuan's mind.
Streams of information began to surface within Chu Yuan's mind.
Instantly, Chu Yuan understood everything.
His true essence was in fact congealed from a divine light from beyond the universe. When the divine light flew into this universe, it caused violent tremors and subsequently sparked a battle between the old and new Heavenly Daos for its possession.
The divine light was split in two.
One part was taken by the New Heavenly Dao, which abandoned most of its essence, disregarding the degradation of the universe, forcibly integrating its essence into the divine light, forming a life form.
This life form was Chu Yuan.
The New Heavenly Dao felt the time was not ripe, so it sent Chu Yuan to a place called Blue Star, waiting for the right moment.
"So, I was never an ordinary person? What exactly is the System, and why has it been devouring my Realm?"
Chu Yuan suddenly came to.
"What you understand as the System is formed from that part of the divine light seized by the former Heavenly Dao, which has integrated the will of the former Heavenly Dao with the intent to overturn my rule by using you. However, I have implemented a small measure and countered it somewhat,"
the figure in golden light said with apparent pride.
While speaking, it even puffed out its chest slightly, very satisfied with its own masterstroke...