Chapter 1836: The World's Absolute Ruler

The sound of time passing by was akin to flowing water, echoing in Li Luo's ears as he transcended time. He then opened his eyes. What was supposed to be a familiar world had changed beyond recognition.

Li Luo's gaze was suddenly profound, akin to that of a wise man who had lived for countless years. He then turned to Jiang Qing'e, who was also staring at him in a daze. When he returned from the past, it was as though something unseen had changed in the present.

All sorts of memories suddenly played in Jiang Qing'e's mind. They were the Sect Master's memories. In the past, her fragmented memories contained glimpses of a man in a mask. Although his face was covered, she was so familiar with Li Luo that she had instantly recognized him. Only then had she told him that she had seen him in the Sect Master's memories.

Some of her fleeting and incomplete memories finally became. The most important one was the memory of a young girl holding the large hand of a grown man wearing a mask. She had followed him and trained under him as they travelled across the massive divine continents, overcoming countless obstacles and experiencing numerous trials. The little girl who had been left with no one to rely on had gradually revealed her radiance to the world under his tutelage.

In that instant, Jiang Qing'e even felt a sense of filial piety towards Li Luo. This caused a red flush to bloom across her cheeks. How strange!

Li Luo beamed as he looked at her. "Sister Qing'e, it's been a while."

Reality was but a fleeting moment, yet he seemed to have experienced an endless number of seasons when he traversed the River of Time. Furthermore, now that he truly understood things, he found Jiang Qing'e even more interesting than before.

Li Luo's smile clearly contained hidden implications.

Jiang Qing'e replied in a low voice, "You're not allowed to call me 'Sister Qing'e' anymore."

A touch of embarrassment was contained within her words.

He grinned. "Oh? I can't exactly call you 'Little Jiang'e' either, right?"

She shook her head. "That is her name, you can call me 'Qing'e.'"

He solemnly replied, "I never would have thought that our relationship would be so complex. It doesn't matter though. Let's call each other what we wish. I'll call you 'Sister Qing'e' and you can call me 'Master.'"

Jiang Qing'e replied in embarrassment and annoyance, "You are her Master, not mine!"

Upon seeing how unusually vulnerable she was, Li Luo couldn't help but laugh loudly. Now that things had cleared up, it didn't matter what sort of connection Jiang Qing'e and the Sect Master had. Perhaps that was the wonder of fate. Li Luo grabbed her slender palm and interlocked their fingers. He then raised his head to look at the world around him.

At this moment, he could sense that a large portion of the control over the world lay in the Dark Sect Master's hands. She had taken advantage of all the Heavenly Fate accumulated by the renowned Sect Master and the Origin of Absolute Corruption to become the World's Absolute Ruler, and she was about to succeed.

Heavenly Emperors Jiang, Zhen Jie, Yan Changsheng, Su Ying, and the others all had looks of despair on their faces. It was at this moment that the River of Time began to rile up, as though a formless wind was violently kicking up a storm from the past. All of the secrets that had been hidden across time had been awakened, affecting one era after another.

Everyone could suddenly remember who the progenitor of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect was. It was a man with long, grayish-white hair who wore a mask. He had created the Sacred Void Resonance Sect in the past and left behind a path to power, allowing future generations to resist the Shadow World.

The sound of the wind blowing across the world stagnated at that instant. The Heavenly Emperors, especially the likes of Yan Changsheng and Su Ying, who were members of the Void Resonance's Six Sons, were struck with shock and disbelief.

This was because Li Luo stood up from the twelve-petaled golden lotus, his long, grayish-white hair dappling in the wind. He waved his hand, and a mask appeared within it, then he placed it on his face. In that instant, the aura he emanated and his appearance completely resembled that of the progenitor of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect! Everyone instantly understood.

"The... the Sacred Void Resonance Sect was actually established by Li Luo?"

Everyone's hearts were filled with unprecedented surprise. Yan Changsheng and Su Ying glanced at each other with trembling eyes before they hurriedly knelt down excitedly in his direction.

Li Luo then stretched out his hand and lightly beckoned at the wind and clouds, causing them to surge all around him. Everyone could sense that the supreme authority over the world was now descending towards him without reservation. The authority that the Dark Sect Master had seized was beginning to change owners.

The Dark Sect Master turned pale and looked at him in complete shock as she said, "You've actually managed to traverse the River of Time from the past to the present, and you even changed it!"

Li Luo smirked. "I didn't change it. I merely filled in the gaps for what should have happened."

The Dark Sect Master's expression became gloomy. She finally understood how terrifying the void resonance was. The time resonance was capable of revealing what happened and would happen in the River of Time, but one couldn't enter it. However, Li Luo's void resonance gave him the ability to be omnipresent, which enabled him to cast himself into the past. Although it was merely a shadow of his true self, it was still capable of great influence.

"Dark Sect Master, everything ends here," said Li Luo, his voice completely calm.

The moment he had re-assumed the role of the Sacred Void Resonance Sect's founder, he had become the most outstanding and glorious individual in all of history. All of the future generations had received his grace and protection, granting him immense amounts of fame and Heavenly Fate, surpassing the Legendary Sect Master. As a result, not even the Legendary Sect Master and the Origin of Absolute Corruption combined could match the prestige he had accumulated over eras. The power of the world was thus bestowed upon Li Luo.

The world rumbled as he stood on the golden lotus. Endless streams of light condensed in his hand, transforming into a scepter with a tiny galaxy floating above it, containing billions of stars, each one representing an Authority. Every living creature prostrated themselves towards him in reverence and awe as he held up the Scepter of Authority.

Heavenly Emperor Jiang, Zhen Jie, Yan Changsheng, and Su Ying, the four Rulers, could keenly sense that Li Luo's will had replaced and encompassed the entire world.

Li Luo was now the World's Absolute Ruler! He had finally reached the ultimate realm.

The Dark Sect Master silently watched all of this unfold. Li Luo had surpassed her, and she could sense the world's hostility and rejection. She knew that she had lost.

Li Luo waved the scepter as he coolly observed her.

"Extinction will be sealed," he declared indifferently as though he was a god passing judgment on a mortal. The entire world shuddered.

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The Dark Sect Master saw countless motes of black light leave her body. Her tenth-grade extinction resonance was now being stripped away by Li Luo's command as the Absolute Ruler. The moment the motes of light representing the tenth-grade extinction resonance left her body, layers of Authority of all sorts enveloped it, burying it in the depths of the world.

The Dark Sect Master was unwilling to sit idly and await her doom, however. Her gaze turned vicious and she ran away, leaving a trail of black light in her wake as she attempted to enter the Shadow World. She intended to use the Origin of Absolute Corruption's strength to fuse with it. Although she would disappear, the chaos would never end if she succeeded.

However, as soon as she started to move, space froze around her. Then Li Luo strode through the void and appeared in front of her. He smiled as he studied her familiar face.

"Now that I think about it, you've occupied this body for far too long. It's time to return it to its original owner," he said.

The Dark Sect Master had a mocking expression on her face as she retorted, "Are you referring to the strand of will belonging to the original body? Do you think such a puny ant could leave any trace behind after my purge? Every last bit of Li Lingjing's will has been erased—nothing was left behind."

Li Luo shook his head. "You've merely erased the will that remains within this body, but that is not all of it."

He waved his hand, and a snake staff appeared in his grasp. It was made out of aquamarine-colored bamboo, covered with scales, and gave off an icy aura. It was the Aquamarine Bamboo Python Staff.

Li Luo had given this treasured artifact to Li Lingjing as a gift, and it was later used in a hectic battle against Shen Jinxiao in the headquarters of House Luolan. She was then devoured by the Dark Sect Master, and the staff ended up in his hands. It was as the Dark Sect Master had said, Li Lingjing was a mere bug in her eyes, with no ability to resist. As a result, there was no way any part of her will remained within her body.

However, the staff contained a trace of Li Lingjing's will, though it was extremely weak and subtle, so much so that not even a Divine Fruit Heavenly Emperor would be able to sense its presence. However, in Li Luo's eyes, it couldn't shine any brighter.

Li Luo raised the staff and plunged it directly into the Dark Sect Master's chest. With the tenth-grade extinction resonance having been sealed away, the Dark Sect Master had lost the ability to fight back.

The Aquamarine Bamboo Python Staff began to slowly melt away, merging into her body. A moment later, the Dark Sect Master's eyes trembled. After which, one of her pupils began to wriggle and gradually changed, becoming long and thin, resembling a snake's eye.

When this occurred, her aura violently plummeted and the black motes of light surged out of her body with renewed speed. At this point, she couldn't even maintain her presence in Li Lingjing's body.

"Dark Sect Master, everything has truly ended now," said Li Luo as he lightly brushed his hand over her other eye, causing it to match the other one.