Chapter 1790: Ninety-nine Characters! (3)

The domain character was only a step away from completion.

The power of tribulations from five powerful Eternals just to form a single character. This had never happened before. And when the last of the five ancestors, the wood ancestor was almost done, Su Yu sensed it.

It was almost done!

The final part of the character was being filled with power.

And at the exact instant the tribulation was defeated, all his characters trembled violently.

A certain character appeared and flooded the sea of willpower with a blinding radiance.

But at the same time, the sky turned dark.

It was still midday in the Five Elemental World, but the sky had suddenly turned dark.

The domain character was showcasing its might.

All of existence could be enveloped within its embrace.

***

"This..."

Below, the five ancestors and Topsoil Spirit stared blankly.

When Su Yu's character took form, the sky itself had turned dark.

A certain sensation enveloped them, a sensation they couldn't quite put into words. It felt as though existence had returned to its original form, the period during the beginning of creation. At the same time, they also felt as though they had entered the boundless void.

Yes.

It was as though the entire Five Elemental Realm had transformed into the boundless void.

Floating amid the void was Su Yu, as though he were the almighty creator.

And then, the first ray of light emerged from Su Yu's body.

An incomparably powerful aura rippled out of him.

Boom!

The dark world was thus filled with light.

But moments later, darkness returned.

It felt as though Su Yu was on the verge of creating a world.

The greatly shocked ancestors communicated through voice transmission. "Just what is his current strength?"

They could no longer accurately judge his current strength.

"Eternal?"

"Daofuse?"

They didn't know. They only knew that Su Yu had grown significantly more powerful than before. What a terrifying guy. He was growing far faster than they could even react.

Everyone else would slow in growth as they grew stronger, but it was completely the opposite with Su Yu. Why was that? Because the time for him to reap the harvest of his previous accumulation had finally arrived.

His comprehension of the various daos had deepened, all his acupoints and apertures were open, and he had even formed his required number of characters. All his hard work prior to this had led to this exact moment. A moment for him to finally harvest the bounties of his hard work. How many people had managed to open 720 acupoints and apertures since creation?

Su Yu had accomplished that feat, resulting in the opening of the Heaven Gate. And how many people had managed to form ninety-nine characters throughout history? Once again, he had set a new record, pushing the ceiling of a Sunmoon to an unprecedented level.

Yes. He was still a Sunmoon. He had yet to affirm his dao. He was essentially still a Sunmoon. But he was also unlike a Sunmoon. Were the likes of Human Emperor and Culture King this powerful when they were Sunmoons?

Not necessarily.

Culture King was indeed the master of the pen dao, but he must have improved and grown step by step. It was unlikely that he was an all-powerful being from the very beginning.

One could say that in a way, Su Yu was also standing on the shoulder of giants. He had benefited from his predecessors, pushing the ceiling of Sunmoons to an even higher level. That was perfectly normal in cultivation. Those of the future generation should grow stronger, not weaker.

Su Yu could feel just how much stronger he had grown. With ninety-nine characters, there was even a moment where he felt like all of existence belonged to him. That was the effect of the domain character.

Inside his sea of wilpower, cracks had appeared on the surface of the Culture Tomb. The character technique that had been fused into the Culture Tomb seemed to be activating something. Was it really breaking apart?

Su Yu found himself unwilling to part with the Culture Tomb. It wasn't that he couldn't bear to part with a powerful tool. Rather, he knew that this Culture Tomb contained the efforts of countless people. Culture King had only left a character behind. His students were the one who had forged the Culture Tomb with their very lives.

Through their hard work, they had transformed their comprehension of that single character into countless character techniques, illuminating a path forward for those from the future generation. This was a result of their sweat and blood.

Su Yu wanted to preserve such a Culture Tomb. But first, he had to remove the character left within it. In the future, the Culture Tomb would remain a simple Character Technique Stele. That was enough. It did not need to bear a world-shattering secret.

Boom!

The sea of willpower trembled violently. From the depths of the Culture Tomb, a blinding star...or to be precise, a shining character flew out.

Su Yu could see it. The ball of light flew toward the character technique, carrying boundless power with it. The hundredth character. Also the most crucial character. It was the key to the pen dao.

Thanks to Su Yu, it had finally emerged from the Culture Tomb. At that moment, a pen had seemingly appeared in the sky of the Five Elemental Realm. Everyone saw it. It spanned across their entire sky, moving in the direction of the River of Time.

The sight of that shocked countless people.

Just what was happening?

They couldn't help but panic.

Their sky had suddenly darkened, before growing bright, before growing dark again. And now, a pen, or a saber, had appeared in their sky. It wasn't exactly a physical item. Rather, it felt more like a phantom.

***

Like many others, Topsoil Spirit was greatly shocked.

What was that?

What was Su Yu doing?

He found that the mystery around Su Yu had thickened considerably. The five ancestors were greatly horrified as well. They didn't even know if they should be happy or sad about this.

They should be happy that they had submitted to Su Yu. But they couldn't help but to feel sad when they compared themselves to him. Just how old was he? What did he comprehend to create such a phenomenon?

Compared to him, they were nothing but trash.

Was the gap between them truly so big?

***

At the same time.

Culture King's Residence.

Suddenly, the white dog looked at the sky. Unlike those with the Heaven Gate open, he couldn't see the River of Time vividly. But he could sense something as he muttered, "Su Yu is on the verge of inheriting Master's dao..."

The pen dao was returning.

***

Boundless void.

Heavenly Overseer Marquis suddenly raised his head with boundless horror on his face.

For a split second, a pen had seemingly appeared in the sky.

Boundless fear gripped him.

What was that?

It felt so familiar!

That...that was Culture King's pen!

One pen to decide the fate of the world!

That was a pen that had killed multiple Masters of Laws!"

"Culture King...Su Yu..."

The fear in his eyes intensified. Su Yu...could it be...impossible!

It was impossible for Su Yu to initiate fusion with Culture King's dao!

***

At the same time.

Sea of Stars.

The White Jade Gate trembled slightly.

Inside the Luminous Domain Mansion, a certain pair of eyes opened abruptly. Martial Emperor had opened his eyes yet again. He didn't want to do so. But he did it uncontrollably. A Heaven Gate appeared on his forehead.

At that exact moment, the physical Heaven Gate on the Sea of Stars vanished. Nobody knew how it had vanished. The Heaven Gate had returned to Martial Emperor. With his Heaven Gate, Martial Emperor gazed upon the sky.

Prior to this, he couldn't see the River of Time. But with his Heaven Gate back, he could finally see it. Deep inside the River of Time, a massive tributary was seemingly waking up. It was trembling and shaking with excitement.

"It's him!"

Martial Emperor's heart thumped. Was Su Yu going to inherit that man's dao?

𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Pen dao?

The silhouette of a certain person appeared in Martial Emperor's mind. Spotlessly white robes. Endlessly refined.

With a smile, that person slowly approached him.

No, not him.

This was a scene from his memories.

With fluttering white robes and a genial smile, that person approached a super expert with a pen in hand. No, not a pen. An entire dao that had been transformed into a weapon.

He pointed the pen forward.

The entire world trembled.

And a dao crumbled.

With the same smile on his face, Culture King glanced at the distant Martial Emperor before leaving nonchalantly.

That was a Master of Law.

Such an existence had been killed with a single jab of Culture King's pen.

Martial Emperor frequently cursed at Tai Shan, but he would rarely curse at Culture King and Human Emperor. Even when he was doing so, he would do it indirectly instead of mentioning their names. Why? Because the two terrified even him.

Martial King's strength was something he could sense and see. He could sense just how much stronger Martial King was. But the other two...were completely unfathomable. It felt as though there was no limit to their strength.

"Su Yu..."

Martial Emperor started muttering to himself. Su Yu was on the verge of stepping onto Culture King's dao! He had actually succeeded so soon! Not even Martial Emperor had expected this. It was simply too fast. Just how long had it been?

If Su Yu managed to master this dao and become a Master of Law...Martial Emperor couldn't help but wonder if he would still be Su Yu's match. He blanked out. Even after breaking free, he might not be a match for Su Yu, who had mastered the pen dao.

***

At the same time.

The expressions of some old fossils in the Myriad Realms grew incomparably solemn. Without the Heaven Gate, they couldn't see anything. But all of them could feel the sudden pressure that had descended from the heavens. This was an omen!

Tiangu and the others grew increasingly restless as they sensed the approach of a crisis. Could they not last even ten years? They didn't dare to treat this lightly. It hadn't even been that long since the previous war ended! In fact, it had only been slightly over a month. For them, this was as long as a simple nap.

For people who had lived for a hundred thousand years, two months would pass by in no time. In fact, that wasn't even enough for them to heal from their injuries.

That day, the hearts of numerous people trembled in fear.

Was it Su Yu again? What was he doing this time?

That was the only possibility they could think of.

Apart from Su Yu, who else could cause them to feel such discomfort and fear?

Tiangu and the various old fossils frowned as a certain understanding dawned on them. They might not be able to wait peacefully for the opening of the Upper Realm anymore.