Perfect World

Chapter 539: Chapter 539 Unfulfilled Wish
 

The battle of deities will commence!

Within these few days, all will conclude. Shi Hao felt a void in his heart, and from now on, he could only send his distant blessings to Willow Deity. He wondered if this parting would be forever.

“Crack!”

Above the heavens, lightning flashed, and thunder roared, while amidst the dark clouds, golden serpents danced wildly, and some Divine Demons loomed large, exuding a powerful aura, about to cross realms.

Little Pagoda, taken aback, with a whoosh, soared into the sky, looking toward the horizon’s end.

“I thought a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers had descended, and several sects were joining forces for a big battle. I didn’t expect it to be even more extreme than I imagined.”

Little Pagoda hovered above the imperial palace, emanating a chill. It knew what it was.

Powerful beings were arriving, all extraordinary, but more were Heroic Spirits, summoned from the Netherworld, aiming to cross realms and raid the wasteland.

The so-called Netherworld refers to some ancient famous battlefields, where, due to the excessive Yin Energy, Heroic Spirits gather and never deplete, forming a habitat.

The higher realms themselves harbor the Netherworld, among which some are extraordinarily sinister, almost forming the Land of Reincarnation.

At the horizon’s end, lightning struck and thunder roared; it was clear someone had opened the Netherworld, summoning endless Heroic Spirits to storm the wasteland, solely to search for certain creations.

For beings from the Lower Realm, this was a disaster!

If the Netherworld opened for consecutive days, it was hard to imagine how many Heroic Spirits would flood into the wasteland, inevitably resulting in a cataclysm, with Yin Energy shrouding everything and all life withering.

“Who did this, has someone else joined in? Could it be that a Chaotic Corpse emerged from the Netherworld?” Little Pagoda’s expression turned serious.

Shi Hao was astonished, becoming a Chaotic Corpse was frightening just by the name alone, evidently a terrifyingly powerful entity!

“Is this a probe?” Willow Deity said, with the final battle about to start, and at most not lasting more than five days, all sides were mobilizing and preparing.

“Whoosh!”

A streak of light shot out, a green willow branch gleaming and rushing toward the sky, transforming into a brilliant rainbow bridge, spanning that region.

The dark clouds were torn apart, numerous lightnings obliterated, a translucent willow branch pierced into that rift!

Screams arose as those strong beings attempted to cross realms, all being punctured by that tender green branch, one after another, quickly strung together.

Shi Hao was dumbstruck, clearly feeling that those beings were exceptionally formidable, yet in a single breath, they were nailed by Willow Deity into the void.

“Roar…”

From that rift, an angry roar sounded, as a golden giant, riding a War Chariot and wielding a battle ax like a patrolling Divine King, plunged downward, aiming to sever the branch.

With a “swoosh,” Willow Deity’s verdant branch emitted golden light, all its leaves and buds doing likewise, instantly annihilating that patroller, piercing him in the vast rift of the void.

Above the heavens, thunder resounded loudly, bursting with blood-red lightning, dark clouds tumbling, and Yin Energy enveloping massively downward.

“Is there really a Chaotic Corpse?” Little Pagoda’s expression turned grave.

This was an unparalleled powerhouse from the Netherworld, possibly descending to the Lower Realm, the incoming beings growing more terrifying, and the imminent great battle possibly proving very challenging.

Willow Deity’s branch turned wholly golden, buds plump, bursting with Golden Thunder, Yang Energy intensifying to the utmost, erupting amidst those dark clouds.

This was different from its usual demeanor, not vitality as boundless as the sea, but rather Yang Energy overwhelming, the very nemesis of Yin spirits.

“Bang!”

That expanse of dark clouds dissolved, the grand rift in the void expanded further, golden branches collided with a hand entwined in primal chaos, releasing incomparable energy fluctuations.

Ultimately, many Heroic Spirits howled, Yin Energy rolled back, all retreating, and those unable to flee being transformed by golden lightning into light, dissipating in the sky.

On the willow branch, each golden bud shone, Life Essence mingled with Yang Energy, and with the power of thunder, erupted in the most dazzling light, purifying everything.

The hand of the Chaotic Corpse, striking repeatedly, showed reluctance, dropping several gleaming silver drops of blood, before ultimately withdrawing.

Shi Hao felt a chill, the brief conflict that just transpired happened in the blink of an eye, too fast for a normal reaction, yet fraught with peril, a probing move by a behemoth.

Had it not been for Willow Deity repelling them with a golden branch, it was hard to imagine what might have occurred; Heroic Spirits could have covered the skies, with ghosts and spirits wailing everywhere.

This battle appeared simple and concluded quickly, but it was extremely perilous, a realm-crossing trial by the behemoths.

“Willow Deity, will this be troublesome?” Shi Hao worried, with new behemoths joining, would Willow Deity manage?

“It matters not, these beings also bear vendettas against each other, coming to the Lower Realm in search of fate, needing to guard against one another.” Willow Deity was unconcerned.

“By then, please assist me in recapturing two layers of the tower body.” Little Pagoda requested.

Indeed, in this final battle, many matters were to be settled, with even Little Pagoda deeply implicated, no wonder it was cooperating with that undying being.

“I shall assist you.” Willow Deity said.

Little Pagoda’s mood brightened, spewing forth chaotic mist.

Then, from their brief conversation, Shi Hao realized, this time Willow Deity might display great divine might because someone in the higher realms had destroyed one of its Divine Countries.

Shi Hao knew that while Willow Deity was detached, once determined, would be decisively lethal, truly formidable.

“The Primordial Gate is mysterious,” the Willow Deity said, “those who step inside only bleed out. I shall appease it this time by throwing in two people to test it.”

The tranquil words carried no ripples, yet a terrifying lightning surged in the heavens above, trembling the nine skies, as if something was responding!

Shi Hao was astonished; the Willow Deity intended to settle cause and effect, and his every move would shake the heavens and the earth. Was this considered a sacrifice to the Primordial Gate? Someone was going to be unlucky!

“When will you go to the higher realms?” Little Pagoda informed, offering to send him up before his departure.

Shi Hao hesitated; he was still too attached to the Lower Realm, there were many things he had not done, and he was not yet ready to ascend.

“After this battle, with the Absolute Heavenly Passage, does it mean there will be no more chances to ascend?” Shi Hao asked.

“Not necessarily,” Little Pagoda explained, “there are still a few paths to ascend the heavens; for you, they shouldn’t be too challenging. However, it’s almost impossible for those from the upper realms to come down.”

Upon hearing this, Shi Hao inquired earnestly.

He was not yet prepared and did not want to ascend in haste a few days later. He wanted to sort out various messes, like who would inherit Stone Country and what would happen to Stone Village.

The dark clouds in the sky dispersed, the sun hung high, the sky was clear and bright, heavy with yang energy, as if nothing had ever happened.

Before the two taboo beings beside him left, Shi Hao earnestly sought advice on various aspects of cultivation and other enigmatic puzzles.

He took out two bones, pristine and translucent; they could be joined together, and their material was exactly the same as that of the Primal True Solution, except that a corner was still missing.

“One piece was obtained in Stone Capital, and the other in the treasury of Immortal Mountain. Could it be the Detachment Chapter?”

The Willow Deity glanced at them and shook his head, saying, “You once asked me why, after completing the True Solution, you didn’t truly feel the extraordinary power of ‘divine guidance.’ The reason lies here.”

Shi Hao had once asked, considering the upper realm titans valued the Primal True Solution and some had practiced the first chapter of divine guidance, why he only experienced a power that turned decay into magic, far from the anticipated divine might. At that time, the Willow Deity had mentioned that there might be a chance to understand it in the future.

“The divine guidance chapter of the Primal True Solution, besides the piece you obtained, there is also a Myriad Spirits Diagram, which should be on this broken Heavenly Bone,” the Willow Deity explained.

In fact, obtaining the first piece was sufficient; if a sect master-level figure naturally could learn by analogy, comprehending the true essence thoroughly, but although Shi Hao’s talent was extraordinary, his realm was still low, and he could not fully grasp it. This was why every time he contemplated, he still managed to gain something.

“A Myriad Spirits Diagram?” Shi Hao hoped.

“If you can obtain it, that’s better. If not, you will still be able to understand the mysteries of the True Solution when you reach the right realm,” the Willow Deity said.

The next day, news arrived that spatial rifts appeared in other regions, bringing some powerhouses, especially from the Profound Domain, including a large number of Heavenly Soldiers, numbering tens of thousands.

They dared not travel through the wasteland but descended from other regions.

With no mountains of Heroic Spirits appearing, the Willow Deity did not act, not bothering to contend.

A Blue Crane flew in, entering the imperial city, causing powerful character fluctuations. The imperial city had arrays, and under normal circumstances, such traversal was not allowed; someone immediately issued a warning.

A servant leaped down, surprisingly to deliver a message, requesting an audience with the Stone Emperor.

When Shi Hao read the letter, he was surprised. Bi Gu, Lan Yu, Hong Huang, and others invited him to a gathering. Besides them, the letter mentioned elites from the eight regions.

“A chance to enter the upper realms?” Shi Hao shook his head; the letter mentioned these, but he did not need it now.

Although it was a grand gathering, bringing together talents from the eight regions and the upper realms, the timing was too sensitive, and he did not want to wander recklessly.

The letter also mentioned that Lan Yu, Shui Yue, and others were going to leave and wanted to gather one last time. Shi Hao’s expression was strange. Among the mentioned individuals was even Fairy Yue Chan; if they met, would there be a conflict? Moreover, there was also a mention of a witch.

“Some people from White Deer Academy belong to a neutral force; perhaps they cherish talents and want to take you away, introducing you to the higher realms,” Little Pagoda said, having seen those people and understood some of their backgrounds.

“Want to go? Then go; where can’t you go?” the Willow Deity said.

Shi Hao shook his head, “I won’t go.”

He then thought of another matter, saying, “Willow Deity, I request your assistance.”

He had a knot in his heart, forever buried deep within. He had once entered Heaven Mending Pavilion for cultivation, but watched helplessly as it was destroyed, a memory hard to forget.

He remembered the Thunder Elder, Mu Yan, who taught him divine thunder, and also recalled Zhuo Yun, Xiong Fei, and several Elders who glared fiercely at him, along with many more senior brothers and sisters, each with a vivid face. In their last stand, they fought to protect the younger disciples, brothers, and sisters, their blood drained, dying on the ruins of Heaven Mending Pavilion, refusing to retreat.

“Do you seek that Gourd Seed?” the Willow Deity understood his intention.

“Yes!”

Shortly after, character formations flowed, and a void passage opened. The Willow Deity led him to a mountain range within a thicket of brambles, where a gourd vine, vividly green and brimming with life, was growing.

As a plant-related being with supreme mana, the Willow Deity naturally deduced where it had landed when passing over the ruins of Heaven Mending Pavilion.

Back then, the life of the Guardian Spirit of Heaven Mending Pavilion had withered, engaging in its final battle to protect its heritage, transforming into rain and light, using up its life.

The seeds from the Divine Vine ultimately shattering through space.

Seeing this small Divine Vine, Shi Hao felt a twinge in his nose, as all the past events surfaced before his eyes; the old vines had protected Heaven Mending Pavilion till the end of their life for a promise.

“Where you take root, Heaven Mending Pavilion will be reborn; the thresholds can be destroyed, but the heritage will never cease!”

In that last battle, someone’s heroic cry shook heaven and earth, those words again echoing by Shi Hao’s ears, his nose slightly sour.

An array was laid down here, a wisp of chaotic mist entwined, the gourd vine swaying as if in gratitude, gesturing towards Shi Hao.

Ultimately, the Willow Deity took Shi Hao and broke through space.

Three days later, the world turned blood-red, resembling the apocalypse, and even ordinary people could see such a phenomenon, signaling the arrival of a Realm Extinguisher battle! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we invite you to vote and support us on qidian.com. Your support is our greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to continue reading.)