Chapter 900: Chapter 900

Long before he ever debated the Dao with Supreme Dao Origin, Li Pin had already touched upon the profound mysteries of Reincarnation.

Over the years, he had tried again and again to grasp it. Even while cultivating his Primordial Abyss True Demon Form, he had ventured deep into the Abyssal Rift No.3, where he encountered the Abyssal Beasts and their power that defied existence itself. That experience gave him a new understanding of life and death, existence and void, within the cycle of reincarnation.

But back then, his understanding was still fragmented. It lacked coherence and depth.

And now... what Creator Miao Ya had brought him was the genuine, perfected power of Reincarnation.

He kept coming into contact with the essential power necessary for true Liberation. Through Miao Ya, he began to comprehend how this power could stabilize one's state of being. At the same time, he quickly sorted through the scattered insights he had accumulated over the years.

With each clash and confrontation, his own Reincarnation power grew increasingly clear and complete.

The two powerhouses, each having surpassed the limits of Divine Emperors, clashed relentlessly. Merely the shockwaves from their battle had forced the Astral Lord Council's Divine Emperors to retreat.

The terrifying sword lights produced could tear through thousands of miles of starry rivers. Starlight belts that spun like grinding discs flared to life. Each burst was filled with energy so overwhelming that even the tiniest sliver of it could deal a fatal blow to them.

Divine Emperor Yang Guang struggled to accept the truth. "Is the gap between us and Origin really this huge?"

Divine Emperor Qiu Yu said grimly, "At this point, we can no longer treat Origin as just a Divine Emperor. The proper term for him now... should be Supreme Origin. He walks a different path from us. Or rather, one more similar to His Majesty Miao Ya's Primordial Abyss Force. That's why he's able to fully unleash Supreme-level power within the Astral World."

He glanced at Yang Guang, barely holding onto his True Spirit, his will on the verge of collapse, and said, "There's no shame in losing to a Supreme."

Those words helped calm Yang Guang and the others, whose minds were nearly lost in despair.

If Li Pin is truly a Supreme who could fully unleash his power within the Astral World... then losing to him really wasn't shameful.

After all, the reason they had long yearned to break into the Supreme Realm was because Supremes were far more powerful than Divine Emperors.

In the past, they had only been able to drive away some Supremes by relying on the Astral World's unique environment. If a Supreme truly ignored the backlash from the Astral World's forces, they could easily kill a Divine Emperor before suffering any serious damage.

"Origin... he's about to fall," Divine Emperor Zhong Yan commented, his voice carrying a hint of excitement. "Creator Miao Ya's power hasn't weakened at all. But Origin... his strength is clearly fading. It's only a matter of time before he's completely worn down."

The others noticed it too.

"This is power beyond the Supreme Realm," Divine Emperor Mo Xing said, joy flickering in his eyes. "Even if Origin can unleash his full Supreme-level strength here, it's meaningless in the face of Creator Miao Ya's might."

Divine Emperor Qiu Yu nodded in agreement but remained fully alert. His eyes fixed on the battlefield, ready to respond the instant the battle took an unexpected turn.

Divine Emperor Tian Yu had remained silent until now, when his pupils suddenly dilated. "This is bad! Li Pin... he's using the clash with Creator Miao Ya to comprehend the power of Reincarnation!"

As soon as he said that, Divine Emperor Yang Guang's expression changed. A terrible memory surfaced, and he cried out, "Don't let him comprehend it! Stop him, now!"

The other Divine Emperors also realized something was wrong.

Divine Emperor Mo Xing couldn't help but speak up, "That's impossible, isn't it? The power that Creator Miao Ya used surpasses even the laws of space. Its complexity is on par with the fusion of matter, energy, time, and space. No matter how talented Origin is, there's no way he could grasp something that profound this quickly..."

Tian Yu replied in a low voice, "He's reached this level in just over three hundred years. Isn't that enough to make us take him seriously? In fact... one reason Miao Ya acted personally could be that he no longer fears making a move in this universe. The other... is that he fears Origin might grow into a true threat in the future."

There was another guess Tian Yu didn't say out loud. Perhaps... Origin was the embodiment of the very Eternal Power that Miao Ya and the others feared most.

That mysterious force may have given rise to his existence, using him as a counterbalance against the return of Miao Ya and the others, to stop them from ultimately destroying the universe. For origınal chapters go to novel[f]ire.net

With that thought, the Divine Emperor of the Divine Race clenched his teeth and shouted, "Stop him! Creator Miao Ya is clearly unable to fully enter the Astral World yet. The Eternal Oblivion Disaster hasn't had its intended effect. The Astral Lord Council still hasn't gathered enough fortune to alter the universal laws and allow Miao Ya and the others to return."

He took a deep breath. "If Miao Ya fails to deal with Origin this time, and They insist on entering this universe to search for the power of Eternity, then the only option left will be to forcefully tear the universe open. When that happens, it'll all be over."

As soon as he said that, the expressions of Divine Emperors Zhong Yan, Mo Xing, and the others turned grim.

Each of them was still a step away from reaching the so-called Creation Realm. They still needed time to accumulate enough Fortune to take that final step.

If the Creators couldn't wait and chose to break into the universe before that happened, then all beings unable to survive in the Void of Chaos would become sacrifices in this apocalyptic war.

So... the plan was for the Astral Lord Council to gather enough Fortune, and then bring beings like Miao Ya into its system.

Or rather, Miao Ya and the others were already part of the Astral Lord Council. Once enough Fortune was gathered, both sides would share it. At that point, the universe could accept their "peaceful" return.

Even if, in the end, they still chose to destroy the universe after failing to find traces of the power of Eternity, that would at least be a problem for the distant future.

By then, this first generation of Astral Lords and Elders would have already completed their breakthroughs and become Creation-level beings just like Them.

It would no longer matter to them whether the universe was destroyed or not. In fact, even if they didn't actively destroy the universe, they might still join in its destruction in their search for the power of Eternity beyond Creation.

And the destruction of the universe was only the worst-case scenario. For all anyone knew, those Creation-level beings might discover the power of Eternity shortly after entering this universe.

The Divine Emperors reached a consensus in an instant.

They all shot into the void, charging straight toward Li Pin, now standing amidst a brilliant sea of stars.

But just as they had feared, the power Li Pin and Creator Miao Ya now wielded had already gone far beyond anything they could handle.

They might have been considered the strongest in the Astral World, but against the power well beyond the Astral World's level, they stood no chance.

Before they could even get close to attack Li Pin, they were flung away by the rapidly spinning illusions of stars and planets around the stellar river.

Divine Emperor Zhong Yan accidentally got pulled into it for a moment. He felt as if he were being attacked by dozens of Divine Emperors at once. His Divine Body trembled violently and was nearly torn apart by the starry river.

Luckily, Creator Miao Ya sensed something and cast a glance their way.

"What are you doing?" he asked, bewildered.

He looked genuinely surprised. A group of Divine Emperors charging into a battle between Creation-level beings. Are they trying to die?

He flung the Divine Emperors away with a wave of his hand.

The Divine Emperors who were thrown out were all deeply shaken.

They had already sensed the terrifying shockwaves from the clash between those two top-level beings earlier, but no amount of observation could compare to experiencing it themselves.

That kind of overwhelming power, where just getting close felt like it would erase them, nearly shattered their minds.

Divine Emperor Yang Guang fell into a daze once again. "How could this be...?"

In contrast, Divine Emperor Tian Yu quickly adjusted himself and sent a message at once. "Creator Miao Ya, Origin is currently using your power to comprehend the power of Reincarnation. Please strike with everything you have. You must kill him before he succeeds. We can't give him any chance to turn the tables."

"The power of Reincarnation..." Miao Ya gave him a look, finding it laughable. "You're saying... he plans to break through right here on the battlefield?"

"He's done this before," Tian Yu said quickly. "Not long ago, during the Ten Thousand Tribes Dominion War, he was already one of the strongest. It was then he comprehended space and swept through all the other clans. What's happening now is almost identical. He's one of the strongest Divine Emperors alive. If he comprehends Reincarnation too, then we'll all end up like those so-called prodigies in the tournament, completely crushed by him alone."

But Creator Miao Ya couldn't feel his urgency at all. Just like how, back then, Scorching Flame couldn't sense You Xu's despair.

He lowered his head steadily. "So... you're saying all the suffering and sacrifices our peers made back then were meaningless?"

A trace of nostalgia and regret flickered in his eyes. "Back then, we walked a path similar to the Transcendent, only more refined. It was a blend of Supreme and Transcendent Realms. But even so, most of us fell while trying to switch to the path of Creation. In the end, only a handful of us made it through..."

He turned his gaze toward the center of the stellar river, where Li Pin was barely holding on with the help of the dim Eternal Swordlight. "At most, he has one hour left before his strength runs dry and he falls. Are you seriously telling me... he can walk in just one hour the path that took us countless years of struggle and pain?"

Tian Yu was left speechless. "I..."

It did sound like something out of a fantasy drama. But before he could come up with a reply, a voice suddenly echoed from within the glowing stellar river.

The Eternal Swordlight, which had been dim and shrinking, suddenly stopped and stabilized. A strange force began to cycle, again and again, within a three-hundred-li radius centered on Li Pin.

"You really think... that little of me?"