Chapter 1655: The Spirit Official Hall Master
As the Heavenly Lake Heavens were continuously transformed into energy and sacrificed into the Great Cataclysm of the Sixteenth Epoch, the figure of the Spirit Official Hall Master emerged more and more fully and clearly from the Dao Chain Network.
The Spirit Official Hall Master had a peculiar appearance: a red face with fangs, hair at his temples growing upward like small wings, and a vertical eye in the center of his brow, blazing with fierce flames.
At his navel grew a dragon’s head, only the head exposed, ferocious and malevolent—a living creature.
Behind him, a green dragon coiled like a ribbon around his body.
This Dao-Seeker from a past universe had a hideous visage, unlike any of the current races—gods, demons, or humans—who were born later.
Void Heavenly Sovereign suppressed the shock in her heart, but her gaze involuntarily fell on the Spirit Official Hall Master’s navel. The dragon’s head opened its eyes and glanced at her.
Void Heavenly Sovereign’s heart leaped, and she averted her gaze.
“No need to fear.”
The Spirit Official Hall Master spoke, his voice carrying Dao language, extremely obscure and profound: “This dragon’s head is my umbilical intestine. I was born in the Thirteenth Epoch and achieved the Dao long ago. Because I have lived for so long, my physical body gradually became sentient. My intestines have transformed into a dragon, becoming an ancient god.”
Void Heavenly Sovereign and Hao Heavenly Sovereign were greatly shaken. Was there such a path of cultivation in this world?
How long had this Spirit Official Hall Master lived for his intestines to become an ancient god?
However, from his words, it seemed that the ancient gods within him were not limited to one; various parts of his body could separate from him and become independent ancient gods!
This was countless times more powerful than the Great Emperor’s ability to hide ancient god imprints in the various orifices of his body!
In the Heavenly Court, there was a similar official position called “Spirit Official,” generally responsible for protecting the Heavenly Court and guarding it.
The Heavenly Court had five hundred Spirit Officials, each with outstanding abilities, considered the elite of the elite, with extremely strong combat power!
This Spirit Official Hall Master should be the protector god of the Miluo Palace, and his strength was likely among the top-tier Dao-Seekers!
When the Heavenly Lake Heavens were completely dissolved and turned into sacrifices, the Spirit Official Hall Master’s body finally escaped from the Cataclysm of the Sixteenth Epoch and descended into the Netherworld.
The Spirit Official Hall Master stretched his body, and Void Heavenly Sovereign involuntarily took several steps back. The power inadvertently leaked by the Spirit Official Hall Master was somewhat unbearable for her, forcing her to retreat to avoid the impact of this violent aura.
Hao Heavenly Sovereign stood still. The oppressive feeling brought by the Spirit Official Hall Master was very strong, but not enough to make him retreat.
Whoosh—
The Spirit Official Hall Master leaned down, his huge face stopping in front of Hao Heavenly Sovereign, his eyes rolling up and down, and the vertical eye on his brow also rolling up and down, examining Hao Heavenly Sovereign.
“Are you the Heavenly Emperor of this universe?”
He straightened up again, his voice like a bell, exploding in the Netherworld: “The Third Young Master and the Fourth Young Master have always been very indulgent with you. Even when you play some small tricks in front of them, borrowing their power but not doing things for them, the two young masters still tolerate you. Do you know why?”
Without waiting for Hao Heavenly Sovereign to answer, he said directly: “Because the two young masters know that you cannot defeat the Seventh Young Master!”
Hao Heavenly Sovereign’s eyelids twitched, and his calm Dao heart suddenly stirred.
The Spirit Official Hall Master seemed to guess the change in his Dao heart and continued: “You cannot defeat the Seventh Young Master, so you will turn back and beg the two young masters. In the end, you will still obediently work for the two young masters! That is why the two young masters tolerate your little tricks in front of them.”
“Your little schemes and tricks are nothing in front of the two young masters. The Seventh Young Master’s schemes and means are not something you can handle.”
The green dragon behind his head, like a ribbon, floated gracefully. The dragon extended its claw and rested on his shoulder, curiously observing Hao Heavenly Sovereign and Void Heavenly Sovereign. The Spirit Official Hall Master continued: “That Seventh Young Master has roamed through past universes, and countless people have suffered losses at his hands, unable to voice their grievances, unable to defeat him in battle—how troublesome he is! The two young masters only need to grasp this point to have you in their grasp. Hao Heavenly Sovereign, do you understand?”
Hao Heavenly Sovereign composed himself, bowed, and said: “I… understand.”
The Spirit Official Hall Master smiled and took a long breath. Suddenly, the space-time behind him violently shook, and a Dao Tree slowly emerged. On the Dao Tree hung three Dao Fruits and one Dao Flower, full of spirituality and Dao charm, but they could never enter the current universe from the past!
The Spirit Official Hall Master tried a few times, frowned deeply, and stopped forcibly recalling his Dao Tree, saying: “Sacrificing one heaven only allows my physical body to come over, but not my Dao Tree and Dao Fruits. At least three more heavens are needed for me to return to my peak state.”
His gaze fell on Hao Heavenly Sovereign, who turned his head to look at Void Heavenly Sovereign and said: “The Spirit Official Hall Master’s power is boundless; he is the number one combat power of my Heavenly Court! Void, my dear minister, sacrifice the four heavens of Yuji, Shixiu, Lingshu, and Lingyuan to ensure the Hall Master’s Dao Tree arrives. This matter is of great importance; do it immediately.”
Although Void Heavenly Sovereign was somewhat reluctant, she immediately went to carry it out.
The living beings in the four heavens of Yuji, Shixiu, Lingshu, and Lingyuan had already died at Void Heavenly Sovereign’s hands, and the four heavens had been demonized by her and dragged into the Netherworld, covered with ghosts and demon gods, already her territory.
Hao Heavenly Sovereign asking her to hand over her territory for sacrifice naturally made her somewhat unwilling.
“Just one Hall Master requires the sacrifice of five heavens to fully descend. If all seventy-two Hall Masters of the Jade Capital City descend, it would probably require the sacrifice of three hundred and sixty heavens!”
Void Heavenly Sovereign was secretly shocked. What if a young master of the Miluo Palace descended?
What if all the Dao-Seekers of the ancestral court’s Jade Capital City descended?
They would probably have to sacrifice all the heavens and myriad realms!
Hao Heavenly Sovereign took out the Spirit Official Hall and presented it to the Spirit Official Hall Master, smiling: “This hall is Your Excellency’s treasure. I borrowed it for a long time and benefited greatly. Since the rightful owner has arrived, it is naturally time to return it to its original owner.”
The Spirit Official Hall Master accepted the hall and praised: “You know how to read the situation and appreciate favors. I originally thought you would be difficult to get along with, but it seems I was mistaken. Heavenly Emperor, this time, none of the seventy-two Hall Masters were willing to come. Do you know why? Offending the Seventh Young Master! Offending him is like poking a hornet’s nest—bad luck for life! After he returns to the past, he will certainly torment those who descended in every way. I was honest and chose to descend to your side. However, I will not confront the Seventh Young Master head-on. You understand the reason.”
Hao Heavenly Sovereign was furious in his heart: “Not confront Mu Heavenly Sovereign head-on? So I’ve invited a lofty master to throw his weight around?”
Although he was angry, he said respectfully: “Hall Master is worried that the Seventh Young Master will return to the past and give you trouble. After all, the Hall Master and the Seventh Young Master have lived together in the Miluo Palace for several cosmic epochs.”
The Spirit Official Hall Master laughed heartily: “You are an interesting person! I am beginning to like you! The Seventh Young Master does not follow the rules and is restless. In the Miluo Palace, aside from the First Young Master, who hasn’t suffered losses at his hands? It’s just because he is the Seventh Young Master, and the Old Master dotes on him, so no one bothers to argue with him. He relies on the Old Master’s favor to do whatever he wants—who is afraid of him?”
Hearing this, Hao Heavenly Sovereign felt much more at ease: “Although this Spirit Official Hall Master is a crude man, his evaluation of Mu Heavenly Sovereign is quite accurate. At least we have some common ground, and it won’t be difficult to get along in the future.”
Void Heavenly Sovereign transported the four heavens and began the sacrifice. However, sacrificing these four heavens would take a few years, so the Spirit Official Hall Master’s Dao Tree could not descend in the short term.
Hao Heavenly Sovereign took his leave, saying: “Brother Dao, rest assured. If four heavens are not enough, I will have Void, my dear minister, sacrifice a few more.” With that, he left the Netherworld.
“Brother Dao Spirit Official, in your previous life, why did you only cultivate a Dao Flower and not a Dao Fruit?” Void Heavenly Sovereign asked.
The Spirit Official Hall Master glanced at her and, after a moment, said: “Not enough time, insufficient spiritual energy.”
Void Heavenly Sovereign did not understand.
The Spirit Official Hall Master said: “During the Sixteenth Epoch, there were too many stowaways, causing spiritual energy to be diverted into the Cataclysm of the Fifteenth Epoch. The universe of the Sixteenth Epoch was very small, and the Ultimate Void could not expand. The entire Ultimate Void was filled with Great Luo Heavens.”
Void Heavenly Sovereign widened her eyes, unable to imagine such a scene.
“In the Sixteenth Epoch, there was only one ancestral court continent and the various heavens of the Dao-Seekers—nothing else.”
The Spirit Official Hall Master said: “The entire Sixteenth Epoch universe was pitifully small, with very little spiritual energy, and it was very congested. Not only me, but others could not form Dao Fruits in such a place. I managed to cultivate a Dao Flower, which was already impressive. Some senior brothers couldn’t even cultivate a Dao Flower. The Sixteenth Epoch universe only lasted six hundred million years before it collapsed into the Great Cataclysm.”
He chuckled: “In those six hundred million years, only one native achieved the Dao. Do you know how he did it?”
Void Heavenly Sovereign shook her head.
“He achieved the Dao through killing!”
The Spirit Official Hall Master said: “That fellow, heh, was truly a ruthless character, with unparalleled talent, hard to imagine! Knowing that the universe would collapse and spiritual energy was insufficient, making it difficult for him to achieve the Dao and he would surely die, he fell into the path of killing. He slaughtered many Dao-Seekers’ heavens and assassinated a Dao-Seeker, finally achieving the Dao before the universe’s destruction, entering the Ultimate Void, imprinting the Dao of Killing, and forming his Great Luo Heaven!”
He clicked his tongue in admiration: “His Dao Tree and Dao Fruits had just formed when the Ultimate Void collapsed under his weight. The Ultimate Void was already unable to bear so many Great Luo Heavens. His achievement of the Dao crushed the Ultimate Void, leading to the destruction of the Sixteenth Epoch.”
Void Heavenly Sovereign was stunned: “No one stopped him?”
The Spirit Official Hall Master shook his head: “Some originally planned to stop him, but the Old Master intervened. The Old Master said we owed the living beings of that universe and should not interfere, so no one stopped him.”
He shook his head, clearly disapproving of the Miluo Palace Master’s actions.
Void Heavenly Sovereign felt a chill: “If all the Dao-Seekers of the ancestral court’s Jade Capital City descend, how long can our universe last?”
“That ruthless character who achieved the Dao through killing was called Shang Jun. Later, he still incurred public wrath. Even during the calamity, he did not stop, hunting other Dao-Seekers crossing the tribulation, killing countless, hoping to advance further.”
The Spirit Official Hall Master said flatly: “The more he killed, the higher Shang Jun’s cultivation became. Eventually, the First Young Master couldn’t bear it and suppressed him, imprisoning him with some terrifying beings. Now, no one knows if he is alive or dead. Heh, in the Great Cataclysm of Birth and Death, he probably couldn’t hold out until this epoch…”
Despite his words, he still showed a worried expression, clearly indicating that Shang Jun’s strength was not so simple.
In the abandoned land of the Ultimate Void, that gate drifted alone in this filthy place. The world behind the gate was vast, but none of the strange “treasures” in this void dared to intrude here. On the contrary, these strange “treasures” avoided the world behind the gate.
Qin Mu sniffed and suddenly smelled a rusty, bloody odor filling his nostrils, making him feel as if he were holding a piece of dried fish and rusted iron in his mouth.
This smell made him very uncomfortable.
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