“Why?”
“Because the prophecy that man made was a prophecy concerning Heaven.
“Heaven’s life spans countless epochs, far longer than many people can imagine. Whenever Heaven executes his Purification plan, he will always encounter stiff resistance. Each time, many people will raise the flag of resistance against him. You and your Great Tang Empire are not the first, and won’t be the last,” Luo Supreme seriously said as he relayed those secretive matters he had heard those many years ago.
“That man belonged to a civilization of one of those epochs, but from what I have learned, that civilization wasn’t some particularly powerful empire. On the contrary, amongst all the factions and civilizations opposing Heaven, this was one of the weaker ones. From start to finish, they were never able to affect Heaven’s Purification plan very much. The only special one was that man.
“That man had pushed the art of divination to the apex. Different from what others imagined, while everyone else in that civilization did everything they could to bitterly struggle, hoping to preserve the last flame of civilization, that man had already predicted everything. He had seen the destruction of civilization and even seen his own end!
“Thus, he did not attempt any resistance. He found a snow mountain and built a crude hut for himself where he waited for Heaven.
“That was the last survivor of that civilization. Heaven had heard of his reputation, so he wanted to recruit him. Alas, he was refused.
“On that mountain, that man told Heaven the prophecy concerning him.”
Luo Supreme briefly paused.
Wang Chong said nothing, his expression growing increasingly focused. He knew that what Luo Supreme was about to say next would be closely linked to the present and to himself.
“That man told Heaven several prophecies. The first was that one day in the future, Heaven would encounter a disaster. He would fall into a trap and never be able to see the light of day.
“The second prophecy was that all of his loyal and capable subordinates who had followed him on his conquests would one day betray him or die.”
Wang Chong’s brow subtly twitched at these two prophecies.
Luo Supreme saw this, but he simply grinned.
“These two prophecies have both come true, so nothing needs to be said about them. But at the time, those of us who heard about them thought them outlandish. At the time, Heaven was brimming with confidence and vigor, at his proudest, so he didn’t care that much. On the contrary, he laughed and asked if there was any way of resolving that disaster so he could reemerge into the light of day.
“At that moment, that man spoke the third and final prophecy. He told Heaven that on the day he reemerged, someone would appear to end Heaven’s epoch-spanning life. He would represent the destroyed civilizations in killing Heaven. This man would be the one to end Heaven.
“No matter what methods Heaven employed or arts that he used, he would not be able to defeat that man. All of Heaven’s strategies would fail against that man. This was Heaven’s ultimate destiny, unchangeable and unalterable,” Luo Supreme sternly said.
“Ah?”
Wang Chong was struck dumb by these words.
He had never imagined that this was the secret Luo Supreme spoke of!
Heaven was incredibly powerful, so powerful as to make others despair. To call him the strongest man since ancient times was not at all excessive.
Did there really exist someone who could defeat Heaven?
All fell silent, even Luo Supreme lapsing into his memories after saying all this.
This rumor had been very actively talked about for a period of time, but it dwindled into nothing afterward, no one bringing it up. It was as if everyone had chosen to simply forget about it. But now that he thought back to it, this situation was abnormal. It was as if some invisible hand had wiped away everything.
More importantly, while those rumors had seemed absurd at the time, they certainly weren’t now. Heaven’s attitude had seemingly proved that these were not mere rumors.
“Did the prophecies mention anything else?” Wang Chong suddenly asked after a moment of silence. “If Heaven is so fearful of that prophecy, it should have had even more details, right?”
Heaven wasn’t an ordinary person, and he regarded himself as a god and was extremely ignorant. He would never have changed himself just because of the words of an ordinary person. That prophecy Luo Supreme had spoken of seemed to say a lot, but it was actually very ambiguous. It should not have influenced Heaven’s attitude that much.
“That is something we cannot know. After all, only Heaven and that deceased man know the exact details, and also the now-deceased Origin Immortal Lord.
“But I recall him mentioning something. Heaven possesses an extremely powerful magic treasure made of special materials. Apparently, it was the world core of the civilization that Heaven was born in. Heaven has always valued that treasure, never even showing it to us twelve Supremes. I have heard Heaven mention it only once before. That item is practically invincible, undamageable even by the destruction of the world and the explosion of the continent. Even Heaven himself could not destroy it,” Luo Supreme said.
Wang Chong’s eyes widened as he blurted out, “What is it?”
“The Celestial Palace!” Luo Supreme solemnly said.
Buzz!
Wang Chong trembled in shock.
He had heard the Sindhu High Priest speak of the Celestial Army, and he now heard Luo Supreme speak of the Celestial Palace, which was apparently Heaven’s strongest ritual tool.
For some reason, Wang Chong felt that the Celestial Army and Celestial Palace were related, and not simply because of their similar names.
The books of the Central Plains mentioned the Celestial Army and the Celestial Palace, but these were regarded by many as simply legends.
Yet this Luo Supreme had, several thousand years ago, been venerated as a god by the Turks. Wang Chong sensed that the Celestial Army and Celestial Palace mentioned by the books of the Central Plains could be linked to Heaven.
Luo Supreme continued to speak. “Heaven is not someone sentimentally attached to his things, and he has shared almost all his ultimate techniques and ritual tools with us. Only the Celestial Palace, as his personal ritual tool, has Heaven kept a secret. According to that man, there will be signs when the man who will end Heaven appears.
“When that man appears before Heaven, the first thing he will do is destroy Heaven’s personal ritual tool, that ‘Celestial Palace’ that not even Heaven himself can destroy!”
Luo Supreme’s words seemed to strike the floor, and they stirred up a storm in Wang Chong’s heart.
The Celestial Palace!
That term was too mysterious and was connected to too many myths and legends.
“So you mean that Heaven used the Celestial Palace in the capital of the Great Tang?” Wang Chong muttered.
“Yes!”
Luo Supreme was very direct with his reply.
“In addition, you’ve interacted with the Celestial Palace. Can you tell me what you discovered?”
Without hesitation, Wang Chong explained how Heaven had wiped all memories concerning him from the minds of everyone in the capital, and also how the people of the Wang Family Residence fell unconscious as soon as they were taken away from the capital and were growing weaker and weaker.
Luo Supreme had already learned some of this from his scouts, but for Grotto Heaven realm experts, Wang Chong’s direct observations and senses were clearly more detailed and useful.
“Yes, that should be it.
“Not only that, from what I understand of Heaven, the reason he has gone to such great lengths, coming to find me and gather all the Doomsday Insignias rather than directly kill you, might be that he suspects you to be the person spoken of in the prophecy. Heaven is extremely proud and is not someone to scurry away with his tail between his legs. He is only so cautious when it comes to his life and destiny.
“I was not certain about this, so I intentionally provoked him. I did not expect Heaven to react so intensely.
“I am not someone who believes in destiny, and I have only ever laughed about such things. However, this is different. Heaven had just created the Pantheon Pearl, and he should have been brimming with confidence. In normal circumstances, no one should have been able to defeat Heaven.
“But even though Heaven had the Pantheon Pearl, you still defeated him! This isn’t normal!”
Heaven was powerful, the supreme King of Gods!
But the powerful King of Gods had been forced to flee because of Wang Chong. Very rarely had this occurred over the previous tens of thousands of years.
Luo Supreme was certain that this youth had something special about him.
Wang Chong fell into deep thought.
After a period of silence, he suddenly said, “What is the Celestial Palace? How can I destroy it?”
“I have no means of answering you. Heaven has used this ritual tool very few times, so there is little information to be found about it. Moreover, it is very difficult to detect its energy. Did you sense anything while you were in the Great Tang capital?” Luo Supreme asked.
Wang Chong frowned and shook his head.
Wang Chong had also investigated the capital, but he had not found anything unusual besides the fact that all memories regarding him had been wiped away.
“I can’t help you very much with the Celestial Palace, but if you truly are the person spoken of in the prophecy, then you definitely will be able to destroy the Celestial Palace. Moreover…”
Luo Supreme paused, his eyes flitting over the Xuanyuan Sword and losing focus for a moment. He quickly came to his senses.
“Since the Origin Immortal Lord gave you the Xuanyuan Sword, I trust that he told you much more, including how to deal with this crisis.”
“Many thanks!”
Wang Chong felt somewhat disappointed. He had believed that he could get answers from Luo Supreme, but all he had learned was that Heaven had used some powerful ritual tool called the Celestial Palace in the capital of the Great Tang, nothing more. Luo Supreme offered no other solutions.
Chapter 2329 - Two Doomsday Insignias!
Chapter 2329: Two Doomsday Insignias!
“This place is no longer safe, so I will be leaving here soon. You should do so as well. I sense that Heaven wants to kill you even more than me. He won’t let you go.”
As Luo Supreme spoke, he glanced up at the sky. The black fissure was growing ever larger, and the dimension was accelerating toward collapse—a fact that made him sigh in sorrow.
He had spent thousands of years on this dimension. Just setting down the Decalight Universal Dampening Formation had cost him nearly ten thousand years. But it was now all ruined. How could he not feel a tinge of sorrow?
“In addition, I don’t need these things anymore, so I might as well give them to you as a parting gift, a reward for helping me deal with Heaven this time.”
As Luo Supreme spoke, he reached his hand out, and a Halo of Spacetime appeared.
Luo Supreme’s hand reached into the halo and quickly emerged with two red-black objects that looked like they were made of lava. The moment these two objects appeared, two unique ripples of law energy appeared, and Wang Chong paled.
He could sense that the Primal Insignia in his body was intensely resonating with these objects.
“Doomsday Insignias!”
Wang Chong’s heart trembled in realization.
Though he had not seen the other Doomsday Insignias, he could immediately tell that these were the two Doomsday Insignias that Heaven had sought to seize from Luo Supreme.
“This…”
Wang Chong looked in a daze at Luo Supreme. Though he had thought about trying to get the two Doomsday Insignias from Luo Supreme, or at least make sure Heaven didn’t get them, Wang Chong had not expected Luo Supreme to hand them over so easily.
“Heh, what are you so surprised about? I only took away those two Doomsday Insignias out of fear that Heaven would collect them all and actually break out of his seal. But now that you are here, there’s no need to worry. Although our standpoints are different, I trust that if it’s you, you won’t let Heaven succeed!”
As Luo Supreme spoke, his face was relaxed and leisurely, like a great burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
These two Doomsday Insignias were weapons, but they were also a lurking danger. Most importantly, he no longer had the ability to protect them.
The dimension had been torn open and the Decalight Universal Dampening Formation no longer existed. He had nothing left that could stop Heaven.
After a few moments of silence, Wang Chong took the two Doomsday Insignias from Luo Supreme. “Many thanks, Senior!”
Wang Chong carefully examined them. These Doomsday Insignias had an aura different from the Primal Insignia that the Sage Emperor had given him. One had a chaotic energy, and the other had an aura of decay.
Wang Chong didn’t know what these Doomsday Insignias signified, but with these two, he had at least reached his objective.
Without the two Doomsday Insignias, Heaven would be unable to further break out of the seal, and his avatars would not grow any stronger.
Wang Chong felt like he had been freed of a great burden.
“Special Event! User has gathered three Doomsday Insignias. Issuing impromptu gathering mission. User will obtain a reward if all seven Doomsday Insignias are collected, and one portion of the secrets concerning the apocalypse will be revealed.”
As the Stone of Destiny’s voice rang out in Wang Chong’s mind, the two Doomsday Insignias in his hand grew somewhat warm. In a flash, an invisible energy crept out from Wang Chong’s hands.
The two Doomsday Insignias, together with the Primal Insignia, disappeared into the Stone of Destiny.
This happened so abruptly that Wang Chong was struck dumb.
He clearly recalled the Stone of Destiny saying that after the war between the Great Tang and the other countries ended, it would not issue any more missions.
Seven Doomsday Insignias… What is going on here?
Wang Chong was dumbfounded, but even so, he knew that if the Stone of Destiny was suddenly issuing a mission, it had to have a reason.
“Stone of Destiny, I order in the name of the Archon of Destiny: explain what is going on here! What is the reward?”
Everything had a reason, and Wang Chong was gradually beginning to understand that if he used the power of the Archon of Destiny, he could obtain many more answers from the Stone of Destiny.
After a few moments of silence, the Stone of Destiny gave Wang Chong the answer he wanted.
“It is related to the World Consciousness… If user gathers all seven Doomsday Insignias, there is a possibility of opening a communication channel between user and the World Consciousness.”
It normally would have been impossible to receive even a partial answer before the completion of a mission. This was a special ability of the Archon of Destiny.
But the Stone of Destiny’s answer left Wang Chong astonished.
The World Consciousness!
This was Wang Chong’s mortal foe. He had been attacked by the World Consciousness numerous times, such as via the World Constraints, and that wasn’t even considering that the World Consciousness had helped An Lushan.
Wang Chong had never imagined that the seven Doomsday Insignias would be connected to the World Consciousness.
But if he could open a communication channel, perhaps he could have the World Consciousness understand him and get rid of any misunderstandings between them.
But Wang Chong quickly calmed down. This matter was not as simple as it seemed, and Wang Chong was certain that at least two of the Doomsday Insignias were in Heaven’s possession.
The difficulty of taking those Doomsday Insignias from Heaven was obvious.
Wang Chong quickly sorted out his thoughts and turned his gaze to Luo Supreme.
“Where does Senior plan to go?” Wang Chong asked.
“I also don’t know the answer to this question. Perhaps I will find some remote place in the deepest depths of spacetime, open up a small dimension, and hide inside it.”
Luo Supreme grinned and glanced at Alpha Supreme.
“After this battle, both of my bodies were badly damaged, and it will be some time until they recover. If possible, I would like for my original body to fully recover as well.”
Wang Chong nodded.
Every person had their own will, and though he had hoped that Luo Supreme would help him in the battle against Heaven, from the current situation, this didn’t seem likely in the short term.
“Many thanks, Senior!”
The collapse of the dimension was accelerating, so Wang Chong called over Li Xuantu and prepared to leave. On the other end, Luo Supreme gathered up his divine warriors and also made his preparations.
It was fated that they would come together, and it was fated that they would part. Though the two of them had worked together to beat back Heaven and Essence Supreme, in the end, they were mere acquaintances with little connection to each other. Now that the battle was over, it was only natural that they part.
“Wait!”
As Wang Chong stood in the spacetime passage and prepared to leave with Li Xuantu, Luo Supreme called out to Wang Chong.
“Before we part, let me give you another gift. While your three Divine Embryos possess outstanding talent, they are not fully developed. Two of them have yet to reach the Grotto Heaven realm.
“Origin Supreme gave you something, so I might as well give you something too.”
From several dozen feet away, Luo Supreme suddenly extended a finger. A hazy ball of light pulsing with Grotto Heaven energy shot out, and before Wang Chong could react, the ball entered his body.
After he did this, a dazzling light erupted from Luo Supreme’s body, and then a golden-black Halo of Spacetime instantly covered all of the divine warriors, upon which it flew into the massive black fissure in the sky.
“King of Foreign Lands, there’s no need to thank me. I’m just helping myself!
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