Chapter 1685: 26: In a Hurry to Die? (Part 2)

Chapter 1685: Chapter 26: In a Hurry to Die? (Part 2)

And now, he could understand the Qilin Clan’s choice — understanding does not mean agreement or approval, but being able to understand signifies a willingness to accept that this is a part of being human, as tolerant as the world itself.

Then, like the Heavenly Dao, he rejected the possibility represented by this choice.

Before the Purple Qilin was about to be completely annihilated, An Jing just asked the other party one question: “In the end, there was one possibility you definitely hadn’t considered.”

“That is, why do you think that after my Harmonization I would just be a strong Harmonization?”

“Is it possible that I could ascend directly to become the Supreme, or even Hongyuan?”

Even though it was about to be reduced to ashes by the Dragon God’s thunder and fire, the Purple Qilin, left with only a wisp of shadow, was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

Then it suddenly laughed with relief: “Yes, yes, why didn’t we consider such a possibility… Hahaha, we always imagine the future with our worldly thoughts that fail to find liberation, but the world always brings miracles, conceding defeat before even fighting, that is Demonic Degeneration!”

Even in death, the Purple Qilin’s words carried a liberating happiness: “Master An, may you prove the Great Dao and grant the people of this world, all cultivators and mortals, a vastly different future.”

It dissipated.

Then, Jade Kunlun exploded in all directions, this former Qilin Ancestral Land, along with the messengers of the Qilin Clan’s liaison with the evil demons, completely turned to dust and smoke.

An Jing floated before the Dragon God’s Divine Sword, but he did not ponder what the Qilin Clan’s choice represented, he was only contemplating: “It seems that all the Heavenly Venerates and qualified experts know about this news of a powerful evil demon about to arrive. The Heavenly Venerates from outside want to come to seize the Opportunity of Unity, probably with the same thought as the Qilin Clan; they want to harmonize early and lead people away from danger to participate in the real war of the two Hongyuan Immortal Emperors.”

“This is the safest and most secure route, but I say it is meaningless. The power that Hongyuan possesses, Embracing the Void has already explained to me, they are essentially the definers of all, capable of dispelling all chaos within infinite possibilities, allowing everything to be defined, being able to infinitely choose any possibility to become absolute reality — ordinary Harmonization? Meaningless, if they wished, they could create infinite versions of themselves at a whim. This primary level embedding that results in trivialization makes quantity irrelevant to them. What they truly seek is.”

“Something higher that transcends the narrow definition of ’quantity’.”

“From the start, under their will, the emergence of ordinary Harmonization was meaningless, or rather, under the will of the evil Demon Hundred Kings opposing them, the emergence of ordinary Harmonization itself represented Hongyuan’s defeat, hence among the infinite possibilities, all details are being altered and erased by both sides. The future and destiny of all things have never been autonomous, whether success or failure is all being depicted by the pens of those powerful existences.”

“This is an infinite gaming battle, and I, situated in the midst, am at the center of the war.”

“But I am still infinitely free — because destiny is freedom, the demons want to contract the destined failure, while in contrast, Hongyuan wants to expand infinite freedom, and among all the infinite freedom, there will inevitably be a conclusion destined for success.”

“And that is me, An Jing.”

Thinking thus, he raised his head and looked towards the gradually brightening Heavenly Dome, An Jing smiled within his heart, calmly saying: “So, you are watching now, aren’t you?”

No one answered, but An Jing was certain that his very existence was an answer in itself.

Therefore, he turned around freely, preparing to lead the Desolate Alliance fleet that had closely followed him to continue the counterattack, attacking another Demon Abyss — the war was not yet over, how could An Jing rest after eradicating one Demon Abyss? His goal, today, is now, to completely sweep away all evil demons within the Great Wilderness Realm.

Character determines destiny, choice is predestined. If a person is so stubborn that even after repeating it countless times they would still choose the same path to follow, then infinity and freedom, to them, are no different from predestined fate.

If such a person fails, it is merely failure. But if such a person succeeds, then it is…

The True Heavenly Mandate

However, at this time.

In the deepest part of the Abyss.

There was an existence that had already been obliterated, but from a more fundamental place, had not entirely ’perished’, and it was howling.

“I, I lost…”

The will of the Heavenly Demon Huang Nue awakened from the void, it had undoubtedly died, been utterly annihilated, nothing remained. For an ordinary person, at this time, it would have no more than its True Spirit to reincarnate. But for a Heavenly Demon without a True Spirit in any sense, it could be said to have been destroyed, yet also said to have returned to a more fundamental mother body in the void, especially since the previous mother body, namely the Supreme Demon Venerable, the Great Wilderness Holy Demon, had once granted it a power.

That power had indeed been directly shattered by An Jing, but its existence allowed it to be summoned back from the past, so Huang Nue’s will was resurrected. It could still be revived with this transcending time and space power to continue fighting.

“That was not the Seven Fiend Tribulation at all — Eternal Reincarnation is of no use, the current An Jing is purely the result of the Taibai Dao and Pocket World Technique reaching their peaks, I must target this point specifically!”

Not at all disheartened, not even harboring much negativity, though Huang Nue was terrified before, it now began to think rapidly, wanting to continue fulfilling its task: “Target switching is not difficult, possessing the Demon Venerable Divine Power, I can keep reshaping my form, and just now I also collected An Jing’s data. Soon, in just a few days, I can complete the form conversion and defeat An Jing!”

In its mind, it completed its next plan quickly — over this period, An Jing would certainly continue to eradicate the Demon Abyss, reorganize internally, and then attempt to acquire the Harmonization authority. It only needed to complete its form targeting conversion before An Jing became Harmonized and then proceed to kill An Jing, it still had a chance.

However, some existences did not think so.

Enough

It heard this voice: A few days? In a few days, how much will An Jing have grown?

Your thoughts and future, everything is futile. You cannot resist this monster. I will reclaim your power, including yourself

No, Lord, no, I still can…

Upon hearing this voice, Huang Nue immediately revealed a true expression of despair, even though it didn’t despair when An Jing smashed its head against Jade Kunlun, at most it was just a bit astonished.

But now, it had no resistance, not even the sound of its pleas was suppressed, appearing weak and humble: “I am still useful, I can be your surrogate, I…”

There was no more I.

From beginning to end, the ’I’ of the Heavenly Demon was an illusion, a fantasy initially separated by the Supreme Demon. This is why the Heavenly Demons would deliberately not succeed in the dark, sabotaging the plans of the Supreme Heavenly Demons, because an eternal degeneration cycle is the foundation for the existence of the Heavenly Demons. If the Heavenly Demons were to win, it is their defeat.

In a world with the Heavenly Dao, even if the Heavenly Dao is demonized, the Supreme Heavenly Demons cannot prevent this possibility from being realized. Because where there is the Heavenly Dao, no matter how the Holy Demons won’t act arbitrarily, even if they devour the Heavenly Dao, the Heavenly Dao will not entirely disappear, instead, making the Supreme Heavenly Demons themselves become the Heavenly Dao. There, the Heavenly Demons will forever suppress mortals in such a world but will never completely annihilate them.

But now, in the Great Wilderness Realm, there is no Heavenly Dao anymore.

The Holy Demons… can naturally act as they please.

Including going into battle themselves.

Oh?

At this very moment, An Jing turned his head, raising his hand to halt the approach of all Desolate Alliance fleets, loudly proclaiming: “Everyone, stop, scatter and leave, this place is about to become a new battlefield!”

His command surpassed all rules and traditions, and upon hearing An Jing’s voice, all the fleets closing in retreated like receding tides, and An Jing, at this time, turned his head to gaze into the deepest point of the Demon Abyss where Jade Kunlun had once been, now void of anything.

The Dragon God’s Sword rotated, its blade shifting from downward to upward, the furnace-like firelight within the Platinum Armor’s observation window flared up, reflecting a deep dark shadow seeping out from the void, spreading: “Interesting, realizing all minions were unreliable and no match, panicked, huh?”

Great Wilderness Holy Demon…

With this remark, An Jing sighed: “I was planning to leave you as a firework, a sacrifice before my Harmonization.”

“Are you so eager to seek death?”