Chapter 968: Chapter 688: Rapid Advancement
The witch’s heart grew more urgent.
He originally planned to personally kill Lu Chenzhou once the True God descended.
But Lu Chenzhou’s progress after reaching the Eight Realms was too fast, far beyond his expectations.
He had to do something.
Fortunately, he was not without options.
The demigod pawns he could mobilize were not just the ones currently sealed.
...
Divine Prison Realm.
The Mo Luo Hall Master opened his eyes, gazing at the projection of an old man in a white robe.
"Mo Luo, how goes the refining of the Destruction Divine Corpse I’ve granted you?"
"Almost done, I’ve unlocked all the rules, and the entire Divine Prison Realm is under my control."
Mo Luo looked respectful, the witch was a great benefactor to him, letting him see the hope of becoming a god.
"What I’ve given you is just a part of the Destruction Divine Corpse. The true Destruction Divine Status is with me... I need you to do something. If successful, I’ll grant it to you, allowing you to become a newly ascended God of Destruction, following by my side thereafter." A crystal appeared in the witch’s palm.
It was magnificent, filled with an intensely rich Destruction Dao Essence.
Within the translucent crystal, a miniature Dao Palace could be seen.
This was the Divine Status, capable of reflecting the scene above the Great Dao.
Refining it would be akin to possessing the key to the Dao Palace.
Once, it belonged to the True God Kuai of the Divine Court, who wielded the Destruction Dao Rule.
Kuai was killed by the witch, and his Divine Status has been kept until now.
Seeing the Divine Status, the Mo Luo Hall Master couldn’t suppress a greedy expression, as if this Divine Status exuded an addictive allure, making everyone who saw it unable to resist swallowing and refining it, until the witch put it away, at which point the Mo Luo Hall Master’s expression returned to calm.
"Such a terrifying Divine Status, it feels like it’s controlling me, but so what, becoming a god is undoubtedly right."
The Hall Master murmured to himself.
He asked, "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
The witch said, "Go deal with an old acquaintance of yours, Lu Chenzhou, who is in the Minglong Great World right now."
"It’s him, alright, alright." The Mo Luo Hall Master’s smile was sinister and hideous.
Since escaping from the Divine Prison Realm, he had already had thoughts of revenge.
He was only hesitant because recently he heard that Lu Chenzhou had killed Camilla and his power had greatly increased.
"How about I act after I’ve completely refined the Divine Corpse and regained my full strength?" the Hall Master asked.
"No, do it now. If you wait until you’re done refining, he will only get stronger." The witch didn’t want to delay at all.
"With the reinforcement of the Divine Corpse, can his progress be faster than mine?" The Hall Master was extremely confident.
"He’s also swallowing demigods to grow. Can you outpace him?" the witch sneered.
"Fine, let Vilote cooperate with me. The two of us can easily kill him," said the Hall Master.
"Remember, you must kill Lu Chenzhou, even if it means mutual destruction. Don’t worry, once I take the Dao Palace and control the Great Cosmos Order, with a single thought, I could revive you. Death means nothing to me," the witch said.
"Alright... I hope you keep your word." The Hall Master gritted his teeth and resolved, this time he had to fight Lu Chenzhou.
"I can make a Divine Oath," said the witch.
The leader of the stars, making a Divine Oath himself, the Hall Master was flattered, "Alright, I’ll depart immediately!"
After the agreement, the Divine Prison Realm began to rumble and tremble.
The giant divine skull kept shrinking until it turned into an old man in a black robe.
The Hall Master raised his hand, and a long knife exuding the aura of endless destruction appeared in his palm.
Behind him appeared four silent figures, the Four Great Guardians.
"Come, follow me to war, annihilate Lu Chenzhou, and step on the Mystic Sky Alliance!"
...
On the other side.
Lu Chenzhou was tirelessly refining the Enlightenment Stele.
He was immersed in the scene of the universe’s creation, observing the Great Dao.
Turtle Mister and Clam Girl were acting as his protectors, preventing Vilote from ambushing him.
"Outrageous, treating me like this? Cultivating so boldly in front of me?" Vilote was struggling to tear at the rule chains binding him with his dog tooth. "When I’m free, I’ll kill you all!" He laughed maniacally, having never been so humiliated.
"Vilote, don’t be impulsive!" Suddenly, a loud voice echoed in his mind.
"Demon Wolf Lord, save me, untie my chains, and I can definitely kill them," said Vilote.
"I want to, but though we have initially escaped the Forbidden Zone, the Divine Kingdom has yet to merge with the Dao Palace. Within the Order of this Great Universe, only by controlling the Dao Palace can one become a True God and descend to the world... You need not worry, the Witch Master has arranged another demigod to support you."
"Who is it?"
"The Mo Luo Hall Master, once the Demon Dao Ancestor of the Great Wilderness, Elder Luo Hou."
"So it’s him, though a mortal, he does have some tricks. Alright, I’ll wait for him."
"The two of you together must not let Lu Chenzhou escape, kill with thunderous methods."
"Don’t worry, Camilla was too weak and held me back. This time I won’t lose."
...
The Martial Arts Tree kept soaring.
[Causality Dao: Seventh Rank (100%) → Eighth Rank (1%)]
"The third Eighth Rank Dao, now I should be able to find Vilote’s hiding place."
Lu Chenzhou opened his eyes, rich Causality Dao spreading, Turtle Mister and Clam Girl stood up,
"Junior Brother, how is it?"
"Almost there, let me try."
"Great, the seal can barely hold," Turtle Mister breathed a sigh of relief.
"The three of us must make that dog soul scatter!" Clam Girl flashed a dangerous smile.
Having participated in two god-slaying actions, she was already addicted.
Only this kind of challenging and self-surpassing battle could give her a glimpse of the legendary Ninth Rank Dao.
She had been stuck at the apex of the Eighth Rank for too long.
Seeing Lu Chenzhou rise, Vilote looked puzzled, then somewhat terrified.
"So fast? Does he want to use causality to find me? Does he think an Eighth Rank Causality Dao can uncover my hiding place? Impossible, right?"
If it were before, he would certainly have confidently said it was impossible.
But having witnessed Lu Chenzhou’s prowess, he was no longer sure.
Lu Chenzhou’s Dharma Eye split open at his brow, and "Great Thousand Travel" connected him with the causality network of this world.
"Heaven and Earth Wuji, seek a thousand miles, hunt the heavens... perceive the grand thousand!"
He recited the spell, and a golden retriever appeared behind him. With a wave of his big halberd, the hound began searching the Great World.
Vilote’s heart was in his mouth, while Mr. Turtle and others were extremely tense.
The hound sniffed around, circling the Great World.
This indicated that Vilote was in this area, but even when Lu Chenzhou used telekinesis to probe every inch of the Great World, he couldn’t find Vilote.
Because Vilote was in a higher-dimensional Lost Void, accessible only by mastering Ninth Rank Void Dao.
Eventually, the hound stopped at a coordinate, barked at Lu Chenzhou.
Lu Chenzhou raised his big halberd, slashing fiercely towards the void.
Twenty-four Divine Lotuses bloomed, seemingly about to tear the Great World apart.
Layers of space shattered, and through causality Lu Chenzhou could perceive Vilote’s intense presence.
"Found you."
He relentlessly attacked the void; Mr. Turtle and Clam Girl joined the battle.
"Is it here?"
"Yes."
"Watch me force him out with one sword."
Clam Girl held the sword with both hands, drawing the endless starlight from the Nine Heavens into the sword, transforming it into a vast Cold Ice Sword Qi.
"Infinite Sword Form Eight: Broken Star River!"
Acquired from the strong Sword Scripture of the Carefree Sword Immortal, Clam Girl had cultivated it to an extremely high level.
Just one step away from perfection.
With a swoosh, the sword light pierced through a hundred layers of spatial dimensions, vanishing into the void.
After some time, Vilote still did not appear.
"What if you found me? I won’t come out, and no one in the Three Thousand Realms can do anything to me. Lu Chenzhou, if you have the guts, keep waiting here."
A proud and arrogant thought conveyed.
"What should we do?" Clam Girl seemed lost.
They had already exhausted their means during this time.
Mr. Turtle said, "If it doesn’t work, we must retreat. I worry that the Forbidden Zone may send other demigods to support Vilote and trap us."
Lu Chenzhou said, "Senior Brother, I’ll try again."
When in doubt, continue cultivating!
Lu Chenzhou looked at the Martial Arts Tree, then at Clam Girl.
"What’s wrong?" Clam Girl asked.
"Nothing." Lu Chenzhou silently planted a Dao Seed on her.
Clam Girl followed the Cold Ice Sword Dao.
Cold Ice belongs to the Five Elements, which made his Five Elements Dao grow slightly.
With eight seeds, Lu Chenzhou needed one more to be complete.
"Void Dao is a branch of Space Dao. Though I do not mainly cultivate Space Dao, I have Void Dao... Void is a major component of this universe’s space. If I can raise Void Dao to Eighth Rank, perhaps I could reach the dimension where Vilote hides. But just Void isn’t enough; to critically wound Vilote, I must also enhance Void-breaking Dao to Eighth Rank. Combined, no matter where he hides, I can reach him."
Vilote’s most troublesome ability is concealment.
Lu Chenzhou wanted to resolve this once and for all.
The remaining Enlightenment Steles he had were only enough to elevate two Eighth Rank Daos.
Under normal circumstances, he would prioritize Three Extremes Dao.
But now, he had to make a choice.
Lu Chenzhou sat cross-legged, continuing to cultivate.
"Senior Brother, protect me."
"Alright, let’s hold out against Vilote to the end!"
In the Lost Void, Vilote chewed on a chain while watching Lu Chenzhou start to comprehend, like a dazed stray dog.
"Again? Could he have found a way to break through? If Mo Luo doesn’t come, I’ll have to fight out."
...
Seven days later.
Lu Chenzhou opened his eyes.
[Void Dao: Seventh Rank (100%) → Eighth Rank (1%)]
The space in his eyes became increasingly wondrous, like a thousand-layer cake.
Infinite dimensions, layer upon layer.
Different dimensions need different Daos to touch them.
But with Void Dao, he could reach most dimensions.
Lu Chenzhou had a feeling that if he wished, he could approach the dimension where Vilote was.
Even if he couldn’t enter, sheer power could break through the final barrier.
But he didn’t do so. Instead, he pretended to have gained nothing, looking troubled, sighing as he kept cultivating.
Vilote assumed that Lu Chenzhou hadn’t solved the problem and was still waiting for Mo Luo Hall Master.
On this day, Lu Chenzhou abruptly stood up, taking a step and transforming into a Void Ancient Dragon, merging into the void.
At this time, Vilote was diligently gnawing at chains in his kennel, looking up suddenly to see a white-robed figure gazing at him across a dimension.
He was so startled that he uttered a small dog’s whimper, arching his body and jumping up.
"You... don’t come in!"
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