Chapter 2463 - The Balance of Power Has Been Rewritten!

The trend was already set!

This was the Dipankara Buddha’s assessment of the situation.

And no one knew Su Yi like the Dipankara Buddha. If he proclaimed himself second best in this regard, none would dare lay claim to first place.

Su Yi had first risen to prominence in the Human Realm. Then, he rose to the Immortal Realm, achieving power and influence there before leaving for the River of Epochs, exploring the Path of the Ancient Gods, and arriving in the God Domain. Now, he was rising to true prominence once more.

The Dipankara Buddha had either kept tabs or been involved in all of this. He knew it like he knew his own family tree.

They said it was your enemies who understood you best, and the Dipankara Buddha certainly agreed.

Disregarding Su Yi’s past lives and focusing on his present incarnation, the Dipankara Buddha believed he had an almost complete picture of Su Yi’s abilities, potential, foundations, and methods.

Now that Su Yi had returned from the Boundless Battlefield alive, dueled Di E in the Hazy Sea Forbidden Zone, and defeated Yun He, Yun Xiao, and Tian Huang, the Dipankara Buddha had no choice but to acknowledge something.

Su Yi had already firmly established himself in the God Domain!

If he did the math, it had been just under six years since Su Yi traversed the Road of Celestial Guidance to reach the God Domain. In just six short years, he was world famous.

In just six short years, he went from a new Creation Realm Lesser God to a true Undying Realm Master God.

And he had a pack of old-timers with him, all of them fiercely loyal and willing to bear shared hardships.

By now, Su Yi’s prestige and influence was enough to intimidate any top faction beneath the heavens!

This was why the Dipankara Buddha said that the trend was already settled!

The most obvious change was that before, Su Yi was surrounded by enemies on all sides, facing threats on every corner. He was seen as the public enemy of all beneath the heavens.

No matter how many waves he stirred up or how great a commotion he caused, he was targeted, threatened, and suppressed wherever he went.

Admittedly, he always managed to turn the tides and avert every crisis he faced. Every time, he achieved a shocking victory. Every time, he was the one smiling in the end.

Still, he was too passive. His enemies were leading him around by the nose. He wasn’t in control!

But now, all of that was in the past. The situation had changed completely.

Others might still see him as public enemy number one, the most dangerous man around, but he already had the potential—and the strength—to rewrite the entire God Domain’s balance of power.

He could even duke it out with ruling factions like the Western Paradise Spirit Mountain and the Three Purities Daoist Court!

Six years had passed in a flash, but Su Yi had already changed this much. How could the Dipankara Buddha

not

be rueful?

He sighed to himself.

Even at their peak, Yi Daoxuan and Li Fuyou’s prestige wasn’t any greater than this!

That’s right. Going by influence and prestige, Su Yi was no longer the least bit inferior to Li Fuyou or Yi Daoxuan!

He was already a prominent, enormously influential expert!

But unlike Li Fuyou and Yi Daoxuan, the current Su Yi controlled the power of reincarnation, and he carried the Epoch Spark.

And he’d stepped onto a new, unprecedented Path of Divinity!

In terms of latent potential, he was far more terrifying than Li Fuyou and Yi Daoxuan.

But times have changed. Neither Li Fuyou nor Yi Daoxuan ever had to face anything like the Dark Days of Legend...

The Dipankara Buddha’s gaze was calm and clear.

And neither of them knew my true origins!

That’s right. Times had changed!

Spacetime forbidden zones not of the present age were appearing in the God Domain, one after another. The mysterious owner of the Book of Legends had shown up, as well as other people and powers from the River of Destiny.

Su Yi was transforming, but wasn’t everyone else transforming too?

Even the Dipankara Buddha himself had finally broken through the karmic fetters that had plagued him for countless years!

And Di E wasn’t just backed by that little girl, the spirit of the natural order. He had Lu Shi and other experts of the River of Destiny behind him too.

There were too many such developments to count!

And the Dipankara Buddha dared say with certainty that when the Dark Days of Legend arrived, these changes would become more and more numerous.

All of this was for the sake of seizing Eternity and bringing order to creation!

“Don’t venture into the outside world again until the Dark Days of Legend arrive,” whispered the Dipankara Buddha.

Whoosh!

A rain of light fell, and Gu Huaxian appeared.

“If we don’t kill him now, he’ll only get stronger and stronger,” said Gu Huaxian.

“A shallow opinion. How befitting of a woman.” The Dipankara Buddha shook his head. “The wind is currently at his back, and his edge is unstoppably sharp. If he drags us underwater, we’ll be in for endless trouble.”

“So we’re just supposed to grin and bear it?” said Gu Huaxian. “You’re not that type of person!”

The Dipankara Buddha said calmly, “He and I will determine the ultimate victor of our conflict during the Dark Days of Legend, not now.”

With that, he shut his eyes and entered meditation.

Gu Huaxian furrowed her brow. “You met with Di E, so why didn’t you bring Yu Xun back?”

Yu Xun was Lu Qingmei’s junior apprentice brother and Gu Huaxian’s junior disciple, but in truth, he was also Gu Huaxian’s son with the Dipankara Buddha.

In order to win Di E’s trust, the Dipankara Buddha had heartlessly sent his own flesh and blood to Di E’s side.

“Don’t you think leaving him with Di E is an excellent choice?” said the Dipankara Buddha, eyes still shut. “Di E will think he has control over my weakpoint, and thus, means of instilling my heart with dread. That’s enough.”

Gu Huaxian laughed coldly, “You’d use your own flesh and blood in your schemes? You really are heartless.”

𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

“You pursue the path of ultimate heartlessness, and I strive to see through the illusory nature of reality. Saying such things is juvenile and unbecoming,” said the Dipankara Buddha. He paused, then added, “If Yu Xun is clever, he’ll guess my intentions, and if he’s capable, he’ll be good and stay by Di E’s side. That way, he’ll... become my eyes!”

Gu Huaxian froze, then gasped. Only now did she realize that the Dipankara Buddha had placed Yu Xun by Di E’s side as a double agent!

Meanwhile, in the Severed Heavens Demon Court....

Kaboom!

Lightning clouds rumbled and boomed. The overcast dome of heaven shifted erratically, as fickle as a woman. In the blink of an eye, rain came pouring down in buckets.

The Severed Heavens Demon Master stood against the railing, gazing into the lightning-swept dome of heaven. A chill coursed down his spine.

It wasn’t the lightning that scared him, but rather, recent developments surrounding Su Yi. He’d just received detailed information about the battle in the Hazy Sea Forbidden Zone, including a recording.

When he watched Master God Tian Huang die in battle, the Severed heavens Demon Master felt the sympathy of a fellow sufferer.

Even Di E had reservations? And even Yun He and Yun Xiao had no choice but to flee for their lives?

Those old-timers trapped in the Boundless Battlefield... returned?

Questions and doubts arose in the Severed heavens Demon Master’s heart, one after another.

As the founder of the Severed Heavens Demon Court and one of Su Yi’s old enemies, he understood on a deep level just how great an impact this battle would have!

There’s now a place for Su Yi at the peak of the God Domain. Old-timers like me can no longer rest on our laurels...

The Severed Heavens Demon Master sighed.

Until recently, Su Yi had posed no threat to him. Now, however...

The Severed Heavens Demon Master was certain that, so long as Su Yi willed it, he could threaten the Severed Heavens Demon Court and everyone in it!

It was enough to keep a man from eating or sleeping in peace.

This was part of the influence of the battle in the Hazy Sea Forbidden Zone. It wasn’t just the Severed Heavens Demon Court; every faction hostile to Su Yi now felt a severe latent threat.

As if they were sitting on a bed of needles!

The lightning flashing amidst the downpour illuminated the Severed Heavens Demon Master’s shifting expression.

It seems I ought to learn from Hua Hongzhen and go into hiding until the Dark Days of Legend arrive.

......

Lu Qingmei sat by the window in a tavern, watching the crowd flow through the bustling city streets.

She watched all the excitement in silence. Seeing it only made her feel lonelier.

Yet again, she thought of her son, who Su Yi had taken to Sunset Perch Island. She couldn’t help but feel melancholy and despondent.

I made my bed, but now that it’s time to lie in it... it really is uncomfortable,

she sighed to herself.

If I could do it all over again, could I have avoided this?

This idea had only just occurred to her when she rejected it outright.

No. The moment I became Gu Huaxian’s disciple, there was no escaping this cruel fate!

But Chen’er is with his father. That’s good enough.

Even as she tried to comfort herself like this, her gaze was bleak.

Suddenly, startled cries emanated from down the street. Word of Su Yi’s battle in the Hazy Sea Forbidden Zone had taken the city by storm, triggering an enormous commotion and uproar on every corner.

After hearing the full story, Lu Qingmei was unwittingly stunned. A long time passed before her beautiful eyes lit up with an inexplicable hint of a smile.

Just a few years have passed since his return, but he’s already strong enough to make Di E think twice...

Her heart filled with delight, and when she next looked out the window, her dull gaze shone with newfound radiance.

......

A worn-out Daoist temple.

“Strange. Why didn’t Yun He ask Dao Venerate Lu Shi’s avatar of will for help?” The Angler’s brow furrowed.

Learning of the battle in the Hazy Sea Forbidden Zone had made his heart jump, and he felt an indescribable sense of impending crisis.

However, there was a lot he struggled to understand.

For example, why Di E was too afraid of Su Yi to join the battle personally.

He was also confused as to what exactly had happened in the Boundless Battlefield. Su Yi hadn’t just broken through and entered the Undying Realm; he’d even managed to bring some of his long-trapped friends back to the God Domain with him.

And he was uncertain... as to why Yun He hadn’t requested aid from Dao Venerate Lu Shi!

Dao Venerate Lu Shi was an unparalleled legend from the earliest days of the God Domain’s history. He was the first in the God Domain’s history to achieve Eternity.

Lu Shi was behind Di E and his allies!

The only thing the Angler knew for sure was that Lu Shi thought highly of Yun He and had high hopes for him.

The Angler even suspected that Lu Shi saw Yun He as a potential Bringer of Order, and that he was treating him accordingly!

But in the battle in the Hazy Sea Forbidden Zone, there was no sign of Lu Shi’s avatar of will, not even when Yun He fled for his life.

This was far too strange.

There’s got to be more to this than meets the eye!

The Angler pondered for a while, then sighed and shook his head.

This no longer had anything to do with him.

The battle in the Hazy Sea Forbidden Zone had had an enormous impact. The Angler could sense a dire threat.

He had no choice but to consider his response!

He understood Su Yi far too well, and he knew that sooner or later, Su Yi would come looking for him to end things once and for all.

The Angler didn’t want to see that happen. At the very least, he had no desire to fight Su Yi any further prior to the Dark Days of Legend!