Chapter 673 Heaven Slave
When Qi Huang first saw those spatial rifts, she was also very excited, because it represented a chance to find the remnants of “Assimilating Heavenly Dao” or the assimilator, and thus obtain the method to use Assimilation True Qi. This was also the only way for her to solve her current predicament.
However, when Qi Huang saw the situation within those spatial rifts, her soul trembled. She saw that these spatial rifts all pointed to the same world. This world was rich in Five Elements Spiritual Qi, and there was not a trace of Yin Energy to be seen. It should have been a world even more beautiful than the Cultivation World she was in, but at this moment, mountains and rivers were collapsing, and suns and moons were incomplete. Not only was the universe filled with dense spatial rifts, but the land of every star was riddled with holes. Ordinary people were struggling to survive, while cultivators had turned into pools of blood and flesh stuck to the yellow earth, with blood dyeing the rivers, big and small.
“What on earth happened here? It seems like the cultivators have been wiped out!”
An Xuan was shocked.
“Yes, and it seems they were all killed in a very short period of time. What kind of existence could do this?”
Lu Yao also said with a solemn expression, because even she could not massacre an entire “world” of cultivators in such a short time.
“One? You said the murderer was a single person?”
An Xuan’s expression became even more terrified.
“That’s right. Look at the way they died. Regardless of their cultivation level, they were all instantly suppressed into blood and flesh by powerful Spiritual Sense, their souls annihilated without a trace. If it wasn’t done by one person, then what was it?” Lu Yao explained.
“This is impossible! Even a Heavenly Being at the Heavenly Immortal Realm cannot do this in such a short time! Moreover, how did such a terrifying existence enter a low-level cultivation world? And why would he do this?” An Xuan questioned repeatedly. Qi Huang also agreed wholeheartedly.
After a moment, she thought randomly, “Could it be that this Cultivation World also has someone like me? Weak in body, but with Spiritual Sense strong enough to surpass the Heavenly Immortal Realm?”
“Let’s observe the ordinary people, maybe they know something!”
Lu Yao pondered for a moment and then focused her perception on those Survivors. However, the results were not satisfactory. These ordinary people only knew that a terrifying existence had been rampantly eliminating cultivators recently, and they knew nothing else.
Perhaps it was out of curiosity, but the master and servant couple kept observing that fragmented world. Soon after, they suddenly discovered a fast-moving soul entity in a starry sky!
This soul entity looked like an ordinary soul on the outside, except for a “slave” character between its eyebrows. Its flying speed was extremely exaggerated. In the blink of an eye, it could “teleport” from one star to another, countless times faster than Lu Yao.
Seeing this, Qi Huang gasped. She knew that the speed of a soul entity’s movement was directly related to its strength. This indirectly indicated that this unknown soul entity was much stronger than Lu Yao, perhaps many times stronger!
A short while later, the soul entity “teleported” in front of a giant star. It looked down at the star condescendingly: “Come out, no need to hide!”
“Who is he talking to?”
Lu Yao and her servant exchanged a glance.
The star remained silent, with no response.
“Hmph, still not giving up?”
The soul entity snorted, and its powerful Spiritual Sense transformed into a giant hand that reached out, completely shattering the space along the way, and then plunged into the star, pulling out a white-haired old man as if plucking something from a bag.
“Rumble!”
The giant star, affected by the space rift, instantly…
The impact of the spatial rift caused a violent explosion, and rings of terrifying shockwaves spread in all directions, sweeping through the surrounding starry sky.
The soul entity stood unfazed amidst the terrifying shockwaves, and even the old man in its hand was not affected.
The captured white-haired old man became anxious. He activated all his Shentong Realm and Spiritual Sense to attack the soul entity, almost tearing space, but it had no effect.
Qi Huang’s heart grew heavier. This old man’s strength was at least at the peak of the Heavenly Punishment Realm, and unlike her, he was not a crippled cultivator. Yet, in the hands of the spirit entity, he was as weak and powerless as a chick.
“Hmph, ant!”
The spirit entity mocked contemptuously.
“How did you find me? I thought I had hidden myself very well.”
The old man asked while struggling.
“Do you think you can be safe just by sprinkling Heaven-Concealing Water on yourself? The entire universe is within the coverage of my Spiritual Sense. No disturbance can escape my eyes. In a place like this, what else could be moving if not a cultivator?”
The spirit entity smiled smugly.
“Who exactly are you? Why are you killing cultivators?”
The old man asked in anger, realizing he had backfired.
“Pathetic ah, you must be the last cultivator in this world, right? How boring!”
Disappointment showed on the spirit entity’s face, and then it muttered to itself, “I accidentally killed too quickly. If I go back now, they’ll think this world is easy to deal with.”
After saying this to itself, the spirit entity then said to the white-haired old man, “For the sake of performance, I’ll let you die knowing the truth. This venerable one is called a Heaven Slave.”
“Heaven Slave? What is a Heaven Slave?”
The white-haired old man asked doubtfully.
“Truly ignorant, but it does fit your dog-like persona.”
The disdain on the spirit entity’s face became even more obvious.
“What? You say I’m a dog?”
The old man was furious, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t stir up any significant disturbance.
“You don’t even know what a Heaven Slave is, what are you if not a beast?”
The spirit entity scolded unceremoniously, then explained, “Below the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, there are myriad worlds, divided into three levels. Worlds without spiritual qi are low-level worlds, while those with spiritual qi are mid-level worlds, such as the world you are in. Above this are the higher-level worlds where Heavenly Beings reside, which you call the Immortal Realm. And at the very top is the Heavenly Realm where the Heavenly Dao resides. We are the slaves of the Heavenly Dao.”
“Then why are you slaughtering cultivators? Because cultivators defy the heavens?”
The old man guessed.
“That’s right. The Heavenly Dao is supreme, and it tolerates your defiance?”
The Heaven Slave showed a respectful expression on its face.
“I don’t understand. The Cultivation World has existed for countless years, and cultivators of every generation have chanted the slogan of defying the heavens. Why are you only taking action now?”
The white-haired old man pressed on.
“Dogs naturally have the responsibility of guarding the household. And your responsibility as cultivators is to clear the Yin Energy from your respective worlds. Now that the Yin Energy in this world has been completely cleared, naturally, this venerable one must send you on your way.”
The Heaven Slave slightly raised the corner of its mouth.
“I see!”
Qi Huang’s biggest doubt was resolved by seeing this. She had always had a question: since cultivators defied the heavens, why could the Heavenly Dao tolerate it? It turned out that the Heavenly Dao wanted to rely on cultivators to clear the Yin Energy! Once the Yin Energy in a world completely disappeared, the cultivators would be eliminated!
“I understand. We cultivators are just tools of the Heavenly Dao.
Once the Yin Energy disappears, it’s time to discard the tools.
The white-haired old man also realized this.
“Indeed, it’s a pity you understand too late.”
The Heaven Slave mocked.
“It’s not too late, because this Alliance Leader has no regrets at all. As long as I can clear all the Yin Energy and allow ordinary people to live good lives, my death is worth it.”
The white-haired old man showed a calm smile.
“As expected of the Immortal Alliance Leader, noble in character. Unfortunately, this is worthless in the eyes of this venerable one.”
The Heaven Slave smiled contemptuously.
“Haha, a slave of the Heavenly Dao, yet you have the nerve to call yourself ‘this venerable one’. How shameless.”
The white-haired old man loudly mocked.
“Seeking death!”
The Heaven Slave was furious. The Spiritual Sense hand tightened suddenly, crushing the white-haired old man, along with his soul, into pieces.
All are from the Immortal Alliance, why is there such a big difference?
Seeing this scene, Qi Huang couldn’t help but feel pity.
After killing the white-haired old man, the Heaven Slave felt unsatisfied. After searching the universe for a long time, it flew to a spatial rift and respectfully reported into it: “Heavenly Servant, the cultivators have been cleared, and there is no need to keep the Five Elements Spiritual Qi of this world.”
“Mm!”
A voice came from within the spatial rift.
The next moment, the Cultivation World where the Heaven Slave was located began to undergo drastic changes. The Five Elements Spiritual Qi converged, forming visible “long rivers” that flowed into that spatial rift.
Not long after, all the Five Elements Spiritual Qi in this world was lost, and not a trace could be seen. This also meant that it had been downgraded from a mid-level world to a low-level world, and mortals could no longer become cultivators!
The Heaven Slave completed its cleanup mission and its figure disappeared into the spatial rift.
