Chapter 589: The Yellow Sparrow
"Power of Destiny?"
Alkaid reached out, seeking to condense this force in his hands, but found that he was entirely unable to touch it.
This power...
It differed from Time, from the Void, and even more so from Causality.
Although it wasn't as direct as Time or the Void in influencing the battlefield, nor did its effects become immediately visible, it was all the more mysterious and eerie.
Having witnessed the profoundness of the Great Void Path and Time Great Dao, Alkaid originally thought that the four Supreme Daos should be on the same level.
But now it seems...
He had come to an implicit conclusion.
Destiny stood a notch above Time, Void, and Causality.
"Truly worthy of being the head of the Three Thousand Great Daos."
Alkaid thought to himself.
The Destiny Dao, governing over the Three Thousand Great Daos.
This governance included encompassing Causality, Time, and the Void.
He looked up, gazing directly at the Gate of Destiny.
"No wonder Time and the Void, including the other two thousand nine hundred ninety-six Great Daos, could only withstand a few million years of assault in the Ancient Immortal Realm before being completely defeated, with even the Ancestors of Time and Void perishing as a result. Yet the Gate of Destiny and Gate of Cause and Effect, born of Destiny and Causality, were able to fend off the onslaught of the Chaotic Origin Realm for three million three hundred thousand years."
He then looked toward the ongoing chaotic battle of Xuan Qing Immortal King, Dragon Elephant Immortal King, Wu Mu Immortal King, and other undying spirits of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Level.
This battle...
Surely there would be Immortal Kings perishing.
Especially now that the news of him receiving the inheritance of the Time Daoist Ancestor had spread, the great war between the three major groups was surely not over, but just beginning.
Interest sparks desire.
Even if not for the sake of seeking revenge for Tian Yu Immortal King, Wu Mu Immortal King, and others, for him being the successor of the Time Daoist Ancestor alone, the Tianyuan Group and Shenluo Corporation would inevitably step forward to claim their share.
It could go terribly wrong...
Groups like Changsheng Group, Sun and Star Sect, Xi Yu Group, and Brahma Group might get dragged in, too.
No!
That's incorrect!
Changsheng Group and Sun and Star Sect, because of Dao Venerate Guangcheng and Huan Yin Dao Venerate, had already been drawn in.
It's just that they had reservations, didn't want to escalate the conflict, and lacked evidence, so they hadn't acted out.
Otherwise, how could they remain indifferent after losing a Level Eighteen immortal spirit?
And with Changsheng Group and Sun and Star Sect entering the fray, it might well turn into the four major groups joining forces to besiege the Creation Group.
If Creation Group sensed it was outmatched and sought cooperation from Xi Yu Group and Brahma Group to oppose the four major groups, that too was very likely.
The ultimate evolution of this scenario would be all Nine Major Groups going to all-out war, sparing no extra time to care about native cultivators' affairs.
"So, am I also a critical part of the internal struggle within the Chaotic Origin Realm, instigated by the Power of Destiny? Even the Lustrous Treasure Tree left by the Ancestor of Space-Time, was it accounted for in the calculations?"
Alkaid, perceiving the mystical and subtle force that surrounded him, felt for the first time the formidable nature of the Power of Destiny.
This strength was not through head-on confrontation, nor through physical annihilation.
Yet, it clung to one like a bone-deep poison, infiltrating everywhere, affecting every aspect of a person, ultimately steering their actions towards the outcome it desired.
For a moment, even Alkaid had to applaud, "Well done, well done, truly worthy of being the head of the Three Thousand Great Daos, the Destiny Dao. Everything, as it turns out, has long had traces to follow, truly profoundly mysterious."
Of course, everything he was considering right now was speculation without evidence, perhaps just battling wits with himself.
But...
The turmoil among the eleven Immortal Kings from the three great groups was definitely affected by the artifact in the Ancient Immortal Alliance known to wield the power of destiny—the Gate of Myriad Wonders.
Since this artifact possessed such wonderment...
"Then it's just perfect for me to properly study why destiny is what it is."
Alkaid focused his mind on the Immortal Kings of the Ancient Immortal Alliance.
...
The Immortal King battle caused too great a disturbance.
Each time they fully unleashed an Immortal Technique, it would not only cause violent celestial phenomena and shake millions of miles in the vicinity but also resonate with True Immortals and Supreme Immortals belonging to the same Great Dao.
Had it been any other time, such a scale of Immortal King confrontation would have attracted the attention of Master of Primordial Yi; True Immortals, Supreme Immortals, Immortal Kings all would have curiously watched from afar.
But now, the power of the Master of Primordial Yi envelops the universe starry sky, engaged in fierce combat with the Three Thousand Great Dao's rules of the Ancient Immortal Realm, having no leisure to attend to other matters.
And the other True Immortals, Supreme Immortals, including Immortal Kings, also understand that grievances are sure to be avenged during the time Master of Primordial Yi is away.
Acting wisely to protect themselves, even though they clearly sense this unprecedented scale of battle, still no one comes to inquire or interfere promptly.
While no one else came to investigate or interfere, Xuan Qing Immortal King was growing impatient with the lack of progress.
The longer the delay, the greater the uncertainty.
Once they allow the news that Alkaid is the descendant of the Time Daoist Ancestor to spread far and wide, it would no longer be easy for them to quietly reap profits.
"Damn that Yuan Kun, despite having two Immortal Kings from Tianyuan Group supporting Tian Yu, he didn't even mention it to us! He clearly wants to use them to set a trap for us!"
Xuan Qing was somewhat furious in his heart, but at this point, anger was pointless.
Right then, the Immortal King said directly: "Since we've already started fighting, do you still think you can hold anything back?! Everything in the Ancient Immortal Realm is illusory; only the increase in authority is real! What are you still waiting for?!"
Hearing his Divine Sense transmission, the other Immortal Kings of the Creation Group secretly exchanged glances, already having made their decision.
Immediately, one after another, top Immortal Artifacts and various uniquely functional oddities were brought forth in their hands.
Dragon Elephant Immortal King, Immortal King Di Yi, and Wu Mu Immortal King also realized at this time that the fine line between life and death was right in front of their eyes.
"Xuan Qing, do you truly wish to completely annihilate us!"
Accompanied by the roar of the Dragon Elephant Immortal King, these three Immortal Kings too fought as if their lives depended on it.
For a time, the fierce battle escalated into a fever pitch.
The might triggered by the Power of the Great Dao was powerful enough to overturn seas and shatter heavens and earth.
Even a regular Flame Great Dao could bring down a fiery rain, with flames like dragons, which could easily burn for hundreds of thousands of miles even in an environment like the Immortal Realm.
The Yin Yang Great Dao reversed the laws, changing hot to cold, displacing spaces, making the application of power unpredictable.
As for the Great Path of Destruction, there was even less need to speak of it.
Wherever the Dao passed, everything without exception was ground into powder by the overbearing Power of Destruction, leaving no thing that could endure, not even powerful Immortal Artifacts, Immortal Bodies, and even Immortal Techniques that mobilized the origins of the Dao.
When these Immortal Kings truly spared no effort in unleashing their full power, the gap between Immortal Kings like Xuan Qing who possessed Level Nineteen Authority and ordinary Immortal Kings was gradually highlighted.
Although at this moment in the great battle, no one could receive the Computing Power support from the Master of Primordial Yi, the advantage of authority was almost completely erased.
Yet, the Level Nineteen Authority Holder's deductions of realms and insight into Immortal Techniques were clearly a level higher compared to those of Immortal Kings with Eighteenth-Level authority.
Even though the Yin Yang Great Dao that Chairman Xuan Qing was adept in was not conducive to head-on combat, by relying on the techniques of reversing Yin and Yang, he nevertheless seized the opportunity and at a certain moment delivered the fatal blow to Immortal King Di Yi.
"Boom!"
Great Daos surged tumultuously.
At the moment, when Immortal King Di Yi perished, his account, which took millions, even tens of millions of years to build to the Eighteenth Level authority, was 'terminated', Dragon Elephant Immortal King and Wu Mu Immortal King fell into endless rage.
"To kill us, your Creation Group will have to pay the price! Alpha, all of this is because you sent false information, today, I will make you pay the price for your actions!"
Dragon Elephant Immortal King let out a long cry, behind him over three hundred Immortal Artifacts simultaneously appeared.
All these Immortal Artifacts, as they emerged, exploded, forming an unprecedented torrent of Daos.
This torrent of the Great Dao, led by the Dragon Elephant Immortal King, was all infused into himself, almost causing this Immortal King to burst apart from the power of over three hundred Daos!
But he forcibly controlled this unprecedentedly powerful force of the Great Dao, enduring the disintegration of his Immortal Body, and derived a Supreme Immortal Technique comprised of a combination of three hundred and sixty Great Daos.
"Heavenly Punishment!"
Three hundred sixty kinds of the Great Dao!
What a terrifying number that is!
Even those Immortal Kings holding Level Nineteen Authority, who could escalate the power of the Great Dao they harnessed to one hundred and fifty paths, were at their limit!
Now, this Supreme Immortal Technique that invoked three hundred sixty Great Daos, truly the strongest of the Supreme Artifacts, caused the complexions of every Immortal King in the Creation Group to change dramatically.
"This is bad!"
"Be cautious!"
"Quick, go full force!"
Under the leadership of Chairman Xuan Qing, the other seven Immortal Kings valiantly exerted their energy, Great Dao roaring as Immortal Light surrounded them, attempting to interrupt the Dragon Elephant Immortal King before he could unleash this Supreme Immortal Technique.
But Wu Mu Immortal King at this time surged with vitality and instead of seizing the chance to flee, selflessly blocked in front of the eight great Immortal Kings of the Creation Group.
"To seek life from death! Today, it's either you die or we perish!"
This Immortal King laughed heartily as the Five Elements Dao constantly circulated around him, with the earth condensing into mountains to suppress the Void, with metal solidifying into sword edges piercing the heavens and earth, with flowers blooming in the wind bursting with endless vitality, and with ice and fire interweaving, filling the sky.
In that moment, Alkaid clearly felt that from the direction of the Ancient Immortal Alliance, the power of the treasure Gate of Myriad Wonders seemed to be stimulated to the extreme.
"Boom!"
Wu Mu Immortal King got what he asked for, his Immortal Body disintegrating.
Only a Remnant Soul escaped towards the sky.
However, by sacrificing his millions of years of Cultivation, he delayed the united strike from Xuan Qing and the eight great Immortal Kings for a moment, finally buying precious time for Dragon Elephant Immortal King to activate the Supreme Immortal Technique—Heavenly Punishment.
Accompanied by the annihilation of millions of years of the Dragon Elephant Immortal King's Cultivation in one fell swoop, this Supreme Immortal Technique wielding the power of one hundred and eight Daos finally descended.
"Block it!"
"Tribulations Dharma Wheel! Break it for me!"
"With my Inversion Qiankun Technique as the core, shatter this Immortal Technique!"
At the summons of Xuan Qing Immortal King, all directors unleashed their powers to the limit.
In the midst of numerous Great Daos roaring, two forces were about to collide with unprecedented impact in this Void.
But...
It seemed to be the selfishness of sentient beings, or perhaps the influence of the treasure Gate of Myriad Wonders, when this clash truly erupted, Reversal Immortal King, the targeted Alpha Immortal King, visibly harbored fear in his heart.
They retreated.
As a result, the Inversion Qiankun Technique, which should have been able to shatter this Supreme Immortal Technique—Heavenly Punishment, showed a clear flaw!
Once the flaw appeared, if not handled well on the part of the Creation Group, there really could be a loss of life.
"Alpha! Reverse!"
Xuan Qing, mingled with anger, burst forth with his Divine Sense as if it were flames that could burn through the Void.
But...
This still was not the worst situation.
For, at this moment, the five great Immortal Kings of the Ancient Immortal Alliance who had been lurking in the dark, under the lead of Alliance Hierarch Tianming Immortal King, made their move.