The Dao of Reincarnation (437-438) (Patreon)

Chapter 437: Player of the Fourth Scourge (Part 17)

"As expected, there is no mistake."

Su Chen could confirm it.

The master of the Palace of the Primus was precisely the Lord of Primus he had seen in the future.

The successive battles before his eyes, the endless rivers of blood, were merely the curtain rising for the grand war.

Although the Palace of the Primus possessed profound foundations, the Fourth Scourge, relying on the advantage of unlimited resurrection, clearly held the greater initiative.

In the moment of crisis, peerless figures flew out one after another from the Palace of the Primus atop the heavenly pillar. They crossed endless space and arrived upon the battlefield.

Su Chen nodded slightly. Golden portals of the Fourth Scourge opened one after another. Sacred light enveloped the battlefield as peerless powerhouses began their slaughter. Every one of them was an expert among Emperor Venerables, the accumulation of entire eras.

This battle spanned countless years.

Blood qi polluted cause and effect. Here no cause and effect existed, only life and death.

The void shattered, and even time itself seemed to cease existing.

Su Chen's figure vanished from the spot.

At that moment, the majestic figure atop the heavenly pillar saw this and laughed loudly toward the heavens before vanishing as well.

The two stood in the center of the battlefield.

Everything came to a halt.

Whether the forces of the Palace of the Primus or the Player of the Fourth Scourge, all stopped their hands and held their breath.

In the unseen, a vast terror arose, like a person who could not swim drowning in the deep sea.

That suffocating sensation swept through every body.

Su Chen spoke. "This realm shall serve as the arena."

Su Chen and the Lord of Primus were enveloped by a small world. This world was filled with beautiful mountains and clear waters, yet it appeared extremely narrow. Even an ordinary Saint could easily destroy it.

The Lord of Primus looked at Su Chen in surprise, then said with joy, "This suits me perfectly. Between you and me, the Dao shall not leave this realm."

How could such a narrow region withstand the clash of two powerhouses who could destroy great worlds with a casual gesture?

Su Chen merely smiled faintly.

This was not a contest of crude physical force. This was a contest of the Dao. For them, pure physical strength had long since lost all meaning. Even if the heavens themselves were shattered, what of it?

Yet... both Su Chen and the Lord of Primus knew this was not the final battle.

Time, before powerhouses, was like flowing sand slipping through the gaps between fingers.

In the blink of an eye, countless years passed.

The Player of the Fourth Scourge and the people of the Palace of the Primus fixed their eyes unblinkingly upon the outcome of that great battle.

Regrettably, after countless years, even some of the weaker Rulers reached the end of their lifespans and fell upon the battlefield.

That great battle still had not produced a victor.

A top powerhouse of the Fourth Scourge could no longer restrain himself. He approached the barrier, wanting to see exactly what was happening inside, for there had been not the slightest movement for so long.

Yet just as he drew near the barrier and prepared to investigate, a sudden scream rang out. The scene that followed made one's hair stand on end.

His body began to disintegrate bit by bit. Even his true body, located beyond countless worlds, completely vanished at that moment.

This scene left many powerhouses horrified. The Player who had just mustered the courage to investigate ranked among the top five within the entire Fourth Scourge camp. Yet such a powerful existence had died so inexplicably.

At once, no one dared step forward, nor did anyone dare investigate further.

For they clearly understood their own insignificance... Even among those beneath the Immortal level, the gap was so vast it inspired despair.

Endless years passed once more. Even some Emperor Venerables could barely endure.

Finally, movement seemed to stir within that small world.

Within the small world, Su Chen and the Lord of Primus opened their eyes at the same time.

Across these endless years, the small world remained filled with beautiful mountains and clear waters. Not even a single blade of grass had been affected or destroyed.

Yet the clash between the two had never once ceased. If the aftershocks of that clash had spread outward, they would have been enough to destroy the heavens. Although the two had not yet reached True Immortal, their Dao already surpassed that of True Immortals. It was merely a matter of one thought to become Dao, one thought to remain mortal.

"Brilliant, truly too brilliant. My Dao held incompleteness, yet now it may reach perfection!"

The Lord of Primus clapped and laughed heartily. This was the happiest day he had experienced across these countless years, even more exhilarating than the moment he first comprehended the mysteries of the martial path!

"This round I have lost, yet this battle is not yet over. I invite Dao Friend to jointly appreciate the completion of my Dao!"

Su Chen said, "Then congratulations to Dao Friend."

Between the two, it did not appear as if they were mortal enemies. Rather, they seemed like old friends who had reunited after a long separation.

For them, this world held no right or wrong, only their own Dao and their own convictions.

Just as Su Chen, even when trapped within a time loop, could still converse and laugh with Profound Yin Immortal King. Even between the Immortal Kings of the heavens and spacetime and the "Scourge", there was no right or wrong. Both sides merely wished to "live."

As the Lord of Primus transformed into a streak of flowing light, Su Chen stood in place. A fierce wind lifted his snow-white robes and ink-black long hair.

The Lord of Primus was about to take the final step. And he, too, would take that step along with him!

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At the same time, after enduring hundreds of millions of years, even through the successive changes of eras, it had never once wavered.

At this moment, that barrier shattered with a roar. The final victory... was there ultimately a victor?

For the Player of the Fourth Scourge, the mission had not ended.

For the powerhouses of the Palace of the Primus, the most terrifying powerhouse of the Fourth Scourge side had not died.

A brilliant voice resounded across the battlefield. This voice passed through countless great worlds.

"I wish to forge the Immortal Palace of Slaughter, gather the malevolent qi of the heavens to complete my path, and prove the seat of Immortal Lord. People under my rule, are you willing to follow me?"

As the words fell, in the direction of the Palace of the Primus, countless soldiers and even the powerhouses of innumerable worlds, wherever that voice passed, all knelt. Their gazes burned with fervor, displaying absolute loyalty.

"We swear to follow the Lord of Primus unto death! Following the Lord of Primus is for us an eternal and immortal glory!"

That fervent voice shook countless worlds, sweeping forth in a tide that caused the complexions of every Player of the Fourth Scourge to change.

What a terrifying faith this was, one that had long placed life and death beyond consideration.

The Lord of Primus laughed loudly. "Good! My Dao is fortunate to be completed with your aid. I promise that all of you shall become Dao Spirits and together with me prove eternal life!"

At that moment, a prompt appeared before the eyes of the many players of the Fourth Scourge.

[The Palace of the Primus has been destroyed. Mission complete.]

They still did not understand what exactly had happened.

The powerhouses of the Palace of the Primus, the living auras that blanketed hundreds of millions of trillions of worlds, all vanished at this moment.

An indescribable majestic power rose infinitely with the Lord of Primus.

Immortal... this was the birth of a True Immortal!

At the same time, behind Su Chen, twelve wheels inlaid with Hearts of "Fate" began to turn.

At his side, time fell into eternity, and he became the incarnation of time itself. Now the true great battle was about to begin!

Chapter 438: Player of the Fourth Scourge (Part 18)

The Player of the Fourth Scourge suddenly realized that Su Chen's figure had already vanished at some unknown point.

Vanishing together with Su Chen was the figure of the Lord of Primus.

The figures of the two continued to rise infinitely until they transcended this spacetime and reached a level beyond sight.

A broken, diamond-shaped crystal lay in a distant direction, appearing so insignificant before those two figures.

Beyond that, there were countless such crystals in remote directions, sparkling and crystalline.

These were the innumerable futures produced after the shattering of the spacetime of the heavens.

Su Chen and the Lord of Primus arrived beyond spacetime.

Eternal broken weapons and severed blades floated in a place where all concepts ceased to exist.

Different great Daos intertwined, turning this place into a forbidden zone.

"In the past, different futures occurred, leading to the outbreak of a great war that caused many True Immortals to fall."

A True Immortal was a unique existence scattered across spacetime. A great war had once erupted here, causing True Immortals from many different spacetimes to fall. The Time-type True Immortal destiny Su Chen obtained belonged to one of those fallen True Immortals.

The True Immortals of the surrounding spacetime seemed to have fallen completely, leaving only faint traces of Immortal seats. Even with all their strength, they could not stop these two monsters.

Now only Su Chen and the Lord of Primus remained.

"Come. This final battle!"

Malevolent qi surged from the Lord of Primus's entire body. Even in a place where nothing existed, it formed a current resembling a black great sun that slowly rose. Wherever he stood was order itself!

Su Chen smiled lightly. The wheels behind him turned. Twelve Hearts of "Mandate" erupted with brilliant light. Comprehending and fusing with a single Heart of "Mandate" was enough to become a True Immortal who commanded the power of the Fourth Scourge.

Yet Su Chen's body could simultaneously contain twelve Hearts of "Mandate." Such powerful strength, right at the moment of proving the Dao, already far surpassed many True Immortal giants.

Battle!

The malevolent qi covering the Lord of Primus's body transformed into a vast army of thousands upon thousands. This was no ordinary army. It fused the Lord of Primus's supreme path of slaughter, suppressing all things as it charged straight toward the core of Su Chen's Dao. The surging torrent sought to directly crush the world-destroying wheel behind Su Chen!

Having only just attained the Dao, the path the Lord of Primus walked was already the strongest Dao in the world, an unmatched power sufficient to crush many True Immortal giants. In this place where future True Immortals had fallen, an aura was stirred. Clearly, the demise of so many True Immortals bore the mark of the Lord of Primus's hand!

Within Su Chen's pupils, however, a portal was reflected.

The Fourth Scourge was called a heavenly disaster by the heavens precisely because it was far from as simple as it appeared. Su Chen, having entrusted himself to the Fourth Scourge, could naturally employ a portion of its power. This power manifested behind Su Chen as twelve giants holding divine weapons.

Two supreme great Daos clashed, enough to easily shatter certain spacetimes like flowers in a mirror or the moon in water.

The footprints of the two spread across the void. They had also traversed countless spacetimes. The outcome of the clash between two supreme True Immortals could be said to have taken countless eras, or it could be said to have occurred in a single instant, for to them the concept of time was far too thin.

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As the two set their footprints across the spacetime fragments, they came to rest upon the torrent of the ages.

Within this torrent, there were no Immortals of the heavens. Only two figures. They stood above all Immortals.

A bitter smile rose at the corner of the Lord of Primus's mouth. "I have lost."

After experiencing countless clashes of the great Dao, he had ultimately been too impatient.

Su Chen could have completely suppressed the Lord of Primus's Dao, yet he did not do so.

The Lord of Primus asked in confusion, "Why spare me? Even if you spare me, you should know that as long as I do not die, on some future day I will still act to obstruct you."

The Fourth Scourge would spread across many spacetimes. The Lord of Primus could not sit idly by. Although he had lost, failure for him would only be temporary.

Facing this question, Su Chen said, "It is merely repaying a favor."

Su Chen had not forgotten that he still owed the Lord of Primus a favor.

The Lord of Primus sighed. "On some future day we will meet again. At that time it may become a struggle of life and death."

Su Chen smiled faintly and thought to himself, "That may not necessarily be so."

He decided to let the Lord of Primus leave. Perhaps the Lord of Primus could return to the correct timeline and complete a new closed loop in the future.

At that moment, within the torrent of the ages, several figures appeared from above and below. Behind them were the same markings as Su Chen's, and each of them commanded at least three Hearts of "Fate."

"Time Lord, the Scourge Lord's order absolutely cannot allow this person to leave."

These True Immortals were clearly arrangements of the Fourth Scourge in other spacetimes. They had lain in ambush from the upper and lower reaches precisely to wait until Su Chen and the Lord of Primus had both suffered heavy losses, then catch them all in one net.

Time Lord was the title given to Su Chen.

Su Chen looked at the True Immortals of the Fourth Scourge who had appeared and said, "Are you teaching me how to handle matters?"

One True Immortal clasped his fists. "We naturally dare not teach the Time Lord how to handle matters. Yet this person is under the Scourge Lord's order. If the Time Lord goes against the Scourge Lord's order, he will likely have to bear the consequences."

Su Chen said, "I will bear the consequences alone."

The many True Immortals looked at one another. They could only watch helplessly as the Lord of Primus left, his figure vanishing from sight.

As Su Chen allowed the Lord of Primus to leave, six Hearts of "Fate" upon the wheels behind him shattered with a roar.

Clearly this was a warning from the Lord of the Fourth Scourge. Su Chen paid such a warning no mind.

He knew the Lord of the Fourth Scourge still needed him, for his performance far surpassed the other mediocre wastrels under the Lord of the Fourth Scourge. The Lord of the Fourth Scourge still required him to take control of other spacetimes and sever this timeline.

Without realizing it, he actually possessed the potential to become the number one lackey under the Fourth Scourge.

Su Chen silently marveled. What would the Lord of the Fourth Scourge think if he discovered that this highly regarded number one lackey was in fact a "traitor"?

Having paid such a great price, he would likely be so angry he spat blood. Yet for now Su Chen still needed to devote himself fully.

Under Su Chen's lead, the torrent of the Fourth Scourge rapidly swept across different spacetimes, assimilating them with the power of the Lord of the Fourth Scourge.

Su Chen's strength also gradually recovered and even surpassed what it had been before. There was no world Su Chen could not conquer, nor any mission he could not complete.

In this manner, Su Chen gradually became the foremost enforcer under the Lord of the Fourth Scourge, unless an Immortal King acted.

Yet at present nearly all Immortal King-level combat strength was concentrated "there." Unless a variable arose and someone completed a new "closed loop," the probability of that was almost negligible.

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