Chapter 949: Chapter 949

Beyond the starry cosmos lay the Void of Chaos.

Li Pin's colossal true body was slowly stretching out. He was already slowing down. Otherwise, he feared that even a slight brush against the starry cosmos might wipe out countless civilizations within.

Since these Creators and Supremes had already emerged, there was no longer a need to tear through the rule barrier of the starry cosmos to seek them out one by one.

Having just perfected the Liberation Realm, he hadn't completely solidified his foundation, and his control over his power still needed some polishing. He'd rather not deal too closely with the Supremes he didn't want dead.

Supremes were far too fragile to the current him. He feared he might accidentally erase one from existence. If he wasn't careful, he might even wipe out their entire race alongside them, along with their starry domain.

His vast body gradually came to a stop at the outer skirts of the starry cosmos. It lowered its head.

His inner spirit power, nurtured and supported by his immense form, descended like a towering mountain, pressing with unimaginable weight upon the hearts of all Supremes and Creators.

"Now you understand," said Li Pin.

Creator Yong Yao glanced at Li Pin's massive, awe-inspiring form for a moment, then turned his gaze toward Li Pin's avatar, who was standing among the Human Supremes.

He opened his mouth to speak, his throat writhing for a moment. He seemed to have forgotten for a moment how to stir his inner spirit waves to convey information.

"This... I-it's you..."

His words drew the Supremes' gazes.

Though they had already suspected it, no one dared to believe it, much less admit it, until the final moment.

"You guys just said you were willing to bear all consequences."

Li Pin looked at the Creators and the Supremes who stood aligned with them.

"Are you mentally prepared to bear the consequences?"

This simple sentence was akin to a clap of thunder.

Before Li Pin's true body descended, everyone had merely thought he was arrogant, dismissive of all. But now that his true form had arrived, his words struck like bolts of thunder exploding within their spiritual worlds, leaving them dizzy and horrified.

Even the mighty Creators like Yong Yao and Miao Ya were shaken with fear, stripped of their earlier composure and sense of control.

"The Dao Realm and cultivating Dao... isn't necessary..."

At that moment, Creator Li seemed to comprehend something, muttering under his breath.

He looked up at the boundless cosmic starry sky that was Li Pin's true form, sensing the true framework that constructed this universe.

The light in Creator Li's eyes burned brighter than ever.

"The Dao! The Dao! This is the Dao! This is the Dao Realm!"

His voice suddenly rose, and countless bursts of inspiration erupted from deep within his inner spirit.

"All beings are Dao!"

"All things are Dao!"

Peals of sound like grand bells and drums echoed through the Void of Chaos, resonating with a strange rhythm.

The moment he broke through the Dao Realm's confusion, Creator Li, famed since the ancient Astral World era, couldn't help but laugh heartily. "Hahaha... Dao is me, and I am Dao!"

The next moment, the Dao Realm's radiance erupted from him. The structure of his true body began undergoing massive changes at astonishing speed.

With these changes, the forces of reincarnation and destruction surged within him. Countless matter, energy, and spacetime evolved around his core Dao. Once stabilized by the laws of reincarnation, his true body expanded rapidly, growing at an unimaginable rate.

This scene jolted Yong Yao and Miao Ya, who had been drowning in despair. Sheer joy surged in their eyes.

Several of the Supremes aligned with the Creators were equally shocked and delighted.

"Li... attained a breakthrough!?"

"Liberation Realm!? The realm beyond the Creator realm!?"

Creator Li had actually comprehended the Liberation realm at this moment?

If they helped him hold off Liberator Li for a while and let him complete his breakthrough, wouldn't he too attain Liberation and stand on the same level as this despair-inducing existence?

But immediately after, their thoughts stiffened slightly.

Hold Liberator Li Pin for a moment?

Several Creators stiffly looked up at the massive being before them, one so vast that even their senses could not perceive its limits.

This... was simply an impossible task.

After a long moment, Creator Miao Ya finally mustered the courage and looked at Li Pin. "Liberator Li Pin... do you dare wait until Li attains his breakthrough, then face him in battle?"

Li Pin glanced at Miao Ya and calmly replied, "I know what you're thinking, but I'll be frank with you. Even if Li attains his breakthrough, he'll need tens of thousands of years before he can reach my level. Moreover..."

He turned his gaze toward Creator Li, who was in the middle of his breakthrough.

Li Pin gave a blunt assessment. "You all know that aside from reincarnation, one must also sever their karma to reach a higher realm. But you clearly don't understand why severing karma is necessary to reach Liberation.

"The key lies in order. Within chaos, order must be established. Only then can one truly complete their transformation and step into the realm of Liberation!"

Reaching this point, he shook his head. "But Li... clearly hasn't severed his karma fully, nor has he grasped order within disorder. So, his breakthrough..."

Considering that even he himself might not understand all paths to Liberation—and that there might be multiple ways to achieve it—he conservatively added, "At least from my perspective, his breakthrough is highly likely to fail."

These words could be considered a sincere warning.

If Creator Li abandoned his advancement now, he could still save his life. However, he had clearly fallen into a self-perceived state of enlightenment.

Or perhaps he knew that their choices and previous declaration of bearing all consequences had driven them to a corner of no retreat.

Unless he too achieved Liberation—earning the right to speak to Li Pin as an equal—and then apologized, reconciled with him, and forged an alliance to confront the even more terrifying being wielding the Void of Chaos, he saw no way out.

Therefore, Creator Li chose to believe in himself, in his own Dao. Clinging to his unwavering conviction, he continued his breakthrough.

As for the other Creators, seeing Creator Li persist in his breakthrough, they refused to give up either.

Moreover, Li Pin's words were riddled with flaws. The most obvious was his claim that even after achieving Liberation, it would take Li tens of thousands of years to reach his level.

Heh... It merely took you a hundred years of training in seclusion to achieve this level. You say others would need tens of thousands of years? As though you are special? Wouldn't Li be a Liberator too?

With these preconceptions—and no path of retreat—these Creators didn't believe a single word of his warning.

Seeing this, Li Pin said nothing more.

People often only believed what fit within their own understanding.

Elders often urge the youth to study more, but how many would truly listen? Only after entering society and hitting wall after wall do they truly regret not applying themselves earlier.

These Creators were no different.

Li Pin had said all that needed to be said. Given that they stood as enemies, he had already done all he could in goodwill.

Li Pin said, "Tell me what you know about Eternity, and... that mysterious being who traced the marks left behind by the ancient Transcendents."

The Creators exchanged glances.

Since Li Pin was willing to converse, they were more than happy to stall for time.

Considering Li Pin's temperament, the usually low-profile Creator Yun Ting stepped forward and said, "Let's start with the mysterious being who followed the traces of the Transcendents."

He said solemnly, "As of today, I can state clearly to all of you, we... are not alone in the Void of Chaos. Beyond us, there exist other universes. It's just that the distance between each is too vast, spanning tens of thousands to even millions of years. With the Supremes' means, crossing such gaps and establishing contact between universes is nearly impossible."

He paused, then continued, "Even we Creators have little confidence in venturing deep into the Void of Chaos. Although we can survive there, we lack sufficient risk-resistance. If we encounter danger, we'll become helpless prey. That's why we always linger near the starry cosmos and avoid straying too far."

These words left many Supremes exchanging uneasy glances.

When Creator Li had earlier mentioned the immense crisis facing the starry cosmos, that a terrifying being would bring destruction, they had already suspected this truth.

At that time, some still doubted it, thinking the Creators had fabricated it to break the Supremes' will to resist.

But now, before Liberator Li Pin, they lacked the courage to lie.

In other words, their words were real. There were many universes beyond the Void of Chaos, and even Creators—as powerful as they were—could face peril traveling from one to another.

"We observed that terrifying being from afar. He..." Creator Yun Ting glanced at Li Pin. "Due to the distance, we couldn't determine whether he or Liberator Li Pin is stronger. However... his structure seemed somewhat different from yours..."

"What do you mean?" Li Pin asked.

"Your true body seems like a universe of stars, filled with countless suns, moons, and planets. But that terrifying being... his true form resembles a superimposition of countless worlds..." Orıginal content can be found at N()velFire.net

In order to show his sincerity, Yun Ting directly revealed the memory he had observed.

"Please, take a look."

Li Pin observed for a moment, then quickly concluded, "This is another path to Liberation!"

In that moment, he understood why Creator Li had chosen to press forward with his breakthrough even after Li Pin warned that it might fail.

His path to Liberation... was not the only one.