Star Gate

“Hmm?” Li Hao jerked with surprise and looked into the distance. A deep frown crossed his face!

The thunder pillars?

Thunder Region seemed to be awakening as well. He’d once made himself part of the pillars and hadn’t discovered anything particularly special about them. They simply seemed to be the physical manifestation of dao.

So why... did it feel like they were coming back to life?

The look in Li Hao’s eyes shifted when he understood something. “The Calamity master! Wow, damn!”

“What is it?” Void quickly asked as the other exalted emperors jerked with surprise.

“This isn’t looking good.” Li Hao’s expression changed rapidly. “Those thunder pillars in Thunder Region... No, it’s not a region, it’s a dao universe!

“Damn it, the thunder pillars are dao stars! That should’ve occurred to me before!”

What??

Gasps sounded from the crowd.

“Thunder Region is a dao universe!” Li Hao muttered. “Those pillars are all dao stars. Just as the Skyward dao universe revitalizes today... so is Thunder Region fully awakening!”

The Calamity master had hitched a ride on Skyward’s coattails! So he wasn’t as impulsive as Li Hao imagined. His staunch servitude of Skyward might not be genuine either.

Although, perhaps the Skyward master was aware of that?

At the moment, even the thunder pillars were changing.

......

Deep within the depths of the chaos.

The Skyward master frowned and looked at the Calamity master next to him. The latter had sealed himself away again.

All the Skyward master did was look piercingly at the man. He didn’t say anything. Calamity was not one of his subordinates. His world was simply located close to Skyward major world, which facilitated a close acquaintance and good friendship. But when it came to ninth ranks, everyone had their own ideas in mind.

So Calamity had secretly set up his own plans...

I think I know what was the tribulation giant that just left.

That had been an amalgamation of all Thunder Region exalted emperors!

This guy’s borrowing from my efforts to revitalize his territory as well. I hope he doesn’t give me any other trouble...

The Skyward master took another look at the other. Calamity had his eyes shut and seemed comatose.

Some of the exalted emperors around them sensed something as well. Others stared quietly while some assessed Calamity with an odd look. How bold of the man!

He’d leveraged Skyward’s dao to reawaken his own territory. One really could not judge a book by its cover. Coming back ahead of time meant that he had more chances to pursue his own goals. There were some in the crowd stronger than Calamity, but they were still asleep.

Thunder Region would jointly claim first with Skyward major world in their return!

Well planned!

And there was nothing Skyward could say about it because he’d been the one to ask Calamity for help. They might still need to work with each other after this. Clearly, open hostilities were not possible at the moment.

Hence, Calamity was making out like a bandit.

It was very hard to return to their worlds from their current position. Not all of everyone’s subordinates had followed them to this spot, but most of those who hadn’t were currently in a state of silence.

Even if they’d been active all this time and were possibly very strong now, there were always bound to be surprises when attempting to travel home. Here, many ninth ranks had set up training areas where they were. Many exalted emperors might not have enhanced their strength during this time, but their cultivation level was very high nonetheless.

They even stood a chance of making it to ninth rank!

If an appropriate opportunity presented itself, the lower ranks would easily verify their dao as ninth ranks. They’d previously melded their dao strength into this area and become one with it. That was how they comprehended the great dao, which was a far stronger way to do so than what Li Hao offered in his Allheaven Hall.

The great daos that stabilized this area were all ninth rank daos!

So once these people returned home, even if they were only seventh ranks at present or weaker, they might set foot into eighth rank as soon as they obtained sufficient energy!

The group of people left outside had been silenced for most of the one million years in order to conserve their lifespan. Otherwise, most who were yet to reach ninth rank would’ve died of old age after a million years.

It was the equivalent of having one million years pass them by. In contrast, those who’d been bought here had gained a lot, despite losing their physical body and everything else.

The group considered Calamity in a different light now. This guy... might not be a loyal Skyward dog. He’d exposed some of his true self this time, but it’d been worth it for him. At the very least, Skyward wouldn’t say anything for the moment.

And that was how reality played out.

Not only was their world master silent, but so were all of the Skyward exalted emperors. These two were ninth ranks at the end of the day. How would Calamity be truly willing to run around at Skyward’s beck and call?

That was such a naive thought.

Skyward was simply surprised that Thunder Region had so much energy to revitalize its powerhouses. A frown crossed his face when the answer occurred to him.

Countless exalted emperors had died in Thunder Region over the years. The area had collected a lot of energy as a result.

There was a lull period in the tribulations every now and then, drawing in a lot of exalted emperors to explore the four regions. Those periods always seemed like accidents, but... what if they were done on purpose?

How many exalted emperors had died within Thunder Region over one million years? where had their energy gone?

And their worlds? Their great dao?

There was... no sign of them!

And while chaos tribulations were few and far in between in the universe, they were a constant presence. An offering of a world was also required for each dao treaty, so that the chaos tribulations would be a judge of the participants.

Was that not sacrificing the power of a world to the chaos tribulations?

Dao treaties being infrequently invoked didn’t mean that no one used them. The chaos was so vast that there was no shortage of people utilizing them.

So it would seem that... the Calamity master had quietly stockpiled endless resources after a million years.

He remained insensate to the world at the moment, as if everything was an accident. I was just... helping Skyward.

......

“Interesting...” Chaos Sky murmured. He’d realized that Thunder Region was also revitalizing!

Now that was very interesting.

It wasn’t a simple reawakening, but a full recovery like Skyward.

They’d crossed paths with the Calamity master on a prior occasion. That was a very impulsive powerhouse. But now that Chaos Sky thought about it, perhaps the man wasn’t as brash as they thought.

......

“Thunder Region is coming back to life too!”

New Martial.

“That’s unexpected,” frowned the supreme. “I hadn’t thought that Thunder Region would revitalize ahead of time as well. It looks like the Calamity master has some schemes of his own in mind. Long Zhan’s going to cry now.

“It doesn’t matter whether or not Calamity is pursuing other motives, he won’t turn on the Skyward master for the moment. Long Zhan will have to face a two-pronged attack!”

The dragon was in for it!

Long Zhan might stand a chance if he only faced enemies from one side, but now two ninth rank worlds were awakening. He was beset from inside and out!

Even if Thunder Region didn’t interfere, it was now incredibly hard for New Martial to venture back into the four regions!

The Human King walked out of the core origin dao universe. Big Cat followed by his side. He raised a brow and looked into the distance.

“He’s a twisty and turny kinda guy!” Fang Ping sneered. “That makes sense. Someone who creates calamities is nothing good! Forget him. If his people try to interfere, we’ll make an example out of him first! Let’s see if my blade is still sharp!

“It’s newcomers that call the shots in the chaos!” the Human King laughed with immense confidence. “Old farts should get outta here! It’s just like how all of the old guys in New Martial should retire!”

Some exalted emperors around him rolled their eyes. Who are you talking about, huh? You’re always being so passive aggressive. Where do you get this personality from??

The Human King roared with laughter while the cat next to him twitched its tail. It looked into the distance with anticipation. Would there be a lot of fish this time? Would Number Two be there to fish as well?

......

Li Hao was furiously saturating his worlds. The third set of one thousand was almost complete.

“Everyone is to gather and await orders!” His stern voice carried forth. “Notify Myriad Changes, but it’s fine if he doesn’t come. Silver Moon will not sit this one out!”

Exalted emperors quickly convened at his location, each more solemn than the last. Was war about to break out? Who were they fighting? Even now, they didn’t know who the target was. Skyward or Long Zhan?

They felt closer to Skyward since there was a grudge between them and Long Zhan.

Li Hao didn’t say a word when a loud rumble sounded out. All three thousand minor worlds were now complete. An extremely dense wave of desire wafted out of the three thousandth world, sending everyone into a daze.

Resurrection...

What?

Resurrect who?

That was weird!

......

The core of the third set of one thousand was desire! Incomparably strong desire. A different light shone in Li Hao’s eyes. The young man was no longer as calm as he usually was.

People’s hearts jolted when they looked at him. Silver Moon martial masters saw a different Li Hao, but a version that was all too familiar to some of them. Those who’d fought by his side all this time found it a well-accustomed sight...

That had been in Silver Moon’s early days, when Li Hao was hailed Demon Sword.

He’d led the Demon Hunters on a rampage through the land, killing powerhouses, seizing resources, strengthening himself and the team. That was when he’d fought all four continents at once!

But after that, he didn’t seem to have much desire left.

Today, Liu Long and others who knew him well saw the rebirth of Demon Sword!

Li Hao!

Desire made one lose control, but also filled one with passion and motivation.

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