Chapter 881: Chapter 881

Li Pin, Divine Emperor Xi, Divine Martial Emperor, Heavenly Emperor Tai Yi, and Gu You had all returned to the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation to restore its operation.

Only the most trusted confidants could be placed in control of the formation's core positions. Thus, when Deep Blue unleashed his final swan song, the Heavenly Emperors, Sacred Monarchs, and Tyrants, all gathered within the formation, perished with it.

As such, the main culprits behind the takeover of the Myriad Astral God Hall had mostly been executed. Only a few die-hard loyalists to Jin'que and the Astral Lord Council remained, but with their limited numbers, they could no longer stir up any real trouble.

Even so, reorganizing the Myriad Astral God Hall would still take time. Divine Martial, Tai Yi, and the others still had a lot to do.

When Li Pin and the others left without saying a word, Heavenly Emperors Wu Dang, Scorching World, Guang Cheng, Dong Ming, and the rest exchanged looks.

For a moment, none of them knew what they were supposed to do. Shall we continue the meeting? But now that the Myriad Astral God Hall had been restored, what's the point?

Only after Li Pin and the others had entered the formation for more than ten breaths did Dong Ming let out a bitter smile. "Tell me... how is this even possible..?"

The other Heavenly Emperors looked up as well. They shared the same thought.

But no matter how hard it was to believe, the truth was already right in front of them. They had no choice but to accept it.

Li Pin... he had truly reclaimed the Myriad Astral God Hall, stepping over the corpses of two Divine Emperors to become its new ruler.

Heavenly Emperor Wu Dang's eyes flickered, his heart restless with unease. "What should we do next?"

None of them dared to twist words or justify themselves with lofty principles anymore. Back when they held the absolute advantage, anything they said was absolute. It didn't matter whether it was right or wrong. Even nonsense went unchallenged. And if someone had the courage to speak out, they simply ignored or crushed them outright.

If Divine Emperor Xi hadn't shown up in time, they would've seized Gu You for questioning them and pinned some made-up crime on him without a second thought.

But now... they had become the ones being suppressed. If they dared to speak recklessly and triggered the other side's wrath, they would end up like Zhu Zhao, Xuan Huang, and Jin'que.

"Our performance during the reclamation of the Myriad Astral God Hall... admittedly fell short. But we acted out of caution," Guang Cheng said, voice lowering as he spoke. "Our goal was to retake the Hall with as few casualties as possible, so we could preserve strength to face the Astral World Disaster. That's why we had to tread carefully, every step of the way..."

The more he said, the softer his voice became.

In the end... he couldn't continue.

Just as Gu You had pointed out, they knew they were making excuses. The situation had turned against them. They couldn't force their way through anymore.

After a long silence, Heavenly Emperor Dong Ming sighed. "Let's find a chance to contact Dong Xu, Tai Yi, and Divine Martial."

"No matter what, we're still Human Race Heavenly Emperors, the backbone of our people. At a time , with the Astral World in chaos, His Majesty Origin won't turn a blind eye or cast us aside."

Guang Cheng, Wu Dang, Scorching World, and the others nodded in agreement.

"But before we reach out," Dong Ming continued, his expression grim, "we need to show some sincerity. If we just sit back and do nothing, if we keep wasting time and show no sign of action, and we end up angering His Majesty Origin..."

"We have arguably done something," Guang Cheng said, sounding somewhat aggrieved. "We've been discussing solutions..."

"Time," Heavenly Emperor Dong Ming said. "Perhaps we thought we weren't being idle, that we were carefully discussing how to strike back against the Myriad Astral God Hall. But the truth is we've wasted far too much time."

He glanced around at everyone. "After all, Lord Origin has only been cultivated for just over three hundred years. His sense of time is completely different from ours. What we consider ten or twenty years of thoughtful planning might, in his eyes, be nothing but pointless delay."

He drew in a deep breath, his tone growing heavy. "To him, those ten or twenty years are one-tenth of his entire lifespan. It is as if we have wasted hundreds or thousands of epochs discussing strategies. Can we really say we're not wasting time? Can we say we're not just sitting in our seats doing nothing?"

Thousands of epochs... if the people around him ever delayed a critical matter for that long, he wouldn't accept it either. But that wasn't the main point. What Dong Ming had truly reminded them of was something even more striking.

Just over three hundred years.Lord Origin has only been cultivating for a little more than three hundred years. And yet, in such a short time, he has reached this level of power, carved out his own path, and even won over Divine Emperor Xi and earned the Supreme Council's full support.

If not for the concern the Supreme Council had of his lack of experience and the risk of pushing him too fast, the Heavenly Emperor Council likely wouldn't even exist. They would have just named Origin the leader of the Five Factions from the start.

Someone with a future guaranteed to reach the Supreme level, possibly even become the Supreme Council's most powerful figure... how could we still think we had the right to oppose him?

At that thought, several Heavenly Emperors smiled bitterly.

"It was our failure to see things from Lord Origin's perspective. It's no surprise he looks down on us now."

"There's no turning back. All we can do now is make up for it. We have to hold ourselves to the same standards as Lord Origin—push our efficiency to the limit. If something can be settled in a day, we can't let it drag on for a year."

"Right now, many human factions are migrating to the Four Continents. There are countless matters that need to be handled. It's the perfect chance to prove ourselves. Maybe we won't regain Lord Origin's trust, but at the very least... we can redeem ourselves a little, and avoid getting punished when the reckoning comes."

The Heavenly Emperors exchanged looks and nodded.

The situation had changed.Faced with Li Pin's power, already at the level of a true ruler, the only path left was to do everything they could to make up for their mistakes.

Li Pin returned to the Myriad Astral God Halls and went straight to Jin'que's Central Sovereign Hall.

Meanwhile, Divine Emperor Xi was directing Tai Yi, Divine Martial Emperor, and the others to restart the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation. At the same time, he rushed to support Heavenly Emperor Chang Sheng, Northern Pole, and High Palace.

These Heavenly Emperors had originally lived in the Myriad Astral God Halls. Even when Jin'que rebelled, they didn't betray their side like others did. Instead, they stood firm and resisted the Astral Lord Council to the end.

As more of them were rescued, the number of Heavenly Emperors under Divine Emperor Xi's command quickly passed twenty.

This matched the number of those who had sided with the Astral Lord Council. However, among the core dozen or so Heavenly Emperors of the Myriad Astral God Halls, not many were truly loyal to the Astral Lord Council.

Roughly twenty had simply gone along with the tide. Follow current novels on novelꜰire.net

Now that the Myriad Astral God Halls had been reclaimed, these opportunists naturally switched back without Divine Emperor Xi needing to lift a finger.

Some even took the initiative to attack the diehard supporters of the Astral Lord Council, which saved Xi and the others quite a bit of trouble.

Of course, in the end, it would be up to Li Pin on how to deal with these people.

Li Pin arrived at the palace.

"Central Sovereign Heavenly Emperor."

The palace itself represented a level of authority.

The moment he stepped inside, he immediately sensed a strange resonance between his own fortune and the rank this palace embodied.

That resonance quickly began drawing him in, along with the entire fortune of the Myriad Astral God Hall, channeling it all into him.

As the influx continued, Li Pin clearly felt subtle shifts in the world around him. It was like a wanderer finally returning home. A sense of ease and harmony rose in his heart, like a fish in water.

Li Pin had a deep understanding of fortune. He recognized the change right away. "The Child of Fortune."

He had truly become one now. Not just the lowest tier Planet's Child, but one who carried the fortune of the entire Human Race.

Given time, as long as he could reorganize the Human Race, their collective fortune would grow stronger and more solid, making it harder to lose even in such chaotic times.

Once news of Zhu Zhao and Xuan Huang's defeat began to spread, it would send shockwaves through the nearby races, including the Astral Lord Council. Their unstable fate would be drawn toward the Human Race.

If everything went well... he might even ascend along this tide of fortune to its ultimate form, becoming the Universe's Child.

At that point, he would not only be capable of becoming a Supreme, but he could even rewrite cosmic laws with resistance reduced to an unprecedented minimum.

Li Pin could already feel the benefits of being the Child of Fortune. The laws of matter, energy, time, and space all appeared clearly before him. If he cultivated now, his progress would soar like a thousand miles in a day.[1]

Li Pin let out a quiet sigh. "Too bad... This came too late. Or rather, it means little to a Divine Emperor."

But there was nothing he could do about it. Without the right status, power, and foundation, becoming the Child of Fortune was nearly impossible. And by the time one had all that, the title became just a bonus.

Just then, a thought flashed through his mind. It may not help the Divine Emperor... but for me, it might be a different story.

A streak of clear light flickered incessantly in his hand.

Thanks to the shielding of the Grand Celestial Constellation Cycle Formation, the appearance of this glimmer didn't trigger any backlash from the power of the Astral World.

Within the clear light, matter, energy, time, and space continued to shift and transform.

Li Pin looked down at the light in his hand. "The powers of the Heavenly Emperor, Divine Emperor, and even the Supreme, are still bound to these four forces. At most, Divine Emperors can unify time and space, which puts them a step above Heavenly Emperors.

"The Supreme, compared to both, takes it further through sheer quantity, using overwhelming force to suppress others. But in the end, it's all just manipulation of the same four powers..."

He thought back to the battle with Zhu Zhao and Xuan Huang. Just now, through absolute mastery over matter, energy, time, and space, this light had dissolved, stripped away, and neutralized every change those two Divine Emperors tried to make with those forces, allowing me to kill them both in an instant.

Li Pin's thoughts turned to the power of the Highlords. This mysterious force feels somewhat similar to the Highlords. But... the Supremes win through quantity. At best, this method can match them, but not truly defeat them. To truly win, I must push this advantage further. It's not just about quantity... I need quality too.

The essence of the Great Dao Radiance made that possible.

What set it apart was that it allowed him to simulate a form of quality, one that surpassed even the Supreme's power—the Indestructible Matter.

1. A Chinese idiom that means extremely rapid improvement in a short time. ☜