SWDnovel Chapter 2859 The Birth of the Dao Stele
Chapter 2859 The Birth of the Dao Stele
Chapter 2859 The Birth of the Dao Stele
As the white mist trembled, the human head sneered, "It's about time. The Swarm's Shepherd-class... are almost all dead!"
The Void Healer sounds like a single entity, but it isn't.
Although cultivators are unwilling to provoke the Void Shepherds, over the years, they have accumulated a general understanding of the situation.
Void Shepherds are complexes composed of Shepherd-level insects, embodying the collective will of the swarm.
Individual will certainly have some influence, but not much.
When a Shepherd-level insect is killed, a replacement will immediately emerge, rapidly increasing its own level to temporarily fill the gap.
However, even among "quasi-shepherd-level" insects, there aren't many.
With eight True Lords attacking the Zerg swarm, their priority will undoubtedly be the Void Healers, focusing their damage output on the swarm's main force.
It takes time for a substitute to improve their skills, and there aren't many substitutes who can improve rapidly in battle.
The swarm persisted until it could no longer hold on, which triggered a superdimensional fluctuation.
This may not be a voluntary choice, but rather a coping mechanism—the swarm was severely damaged, triggering a corresponding response.
If there truly is a powerful, independent shepherd, it is very likely that a single thought could trigger fluctuations in the superdimensional space.
Instead of giving cultivators a certain amount of warning and reaction time, as is the case now.
In short, it has some characteristics of a giant celestial phenomenon, but it's not that slow, nor is it fast enough to be considered a magical event.
"Then prepare to withdraw," Wen Shi gave the order. He was the main force in the battle and also the commander.
It's not that he's the strongest, but rather that he excels at comprehensive consideration and has a strong overall perspective.
Just like Baiqiao's strength, it may not be able to match Qingkong, but the latter can only be the Great Protector, but cannot be in charge of Lingyun.
Before long, a strong spatial fluctuation descended; it wasn't very intense, but its tearing force was extremely strong.
Moreover, the fluctuations were exceptionally deep and profound, with a penetrating feeling that seemed to reach the very end of the void.
Almost instantly, the void before them was cleaved into countless small pieces, which rapidly spread into the distance.
Fortunately, the True Lords all possessed excellent perception abilities and received early warnings, allowing them to avoid potentially dangerous areas.
There were quite a few True Venerables watching the battle – after all, it was a very rare scene, and they couldn't possibly not open their eyes to it.
Everyone is still following their own boss, so just follow suit and give way.
Qu Jianlei may not have any powerful figures, but there are far too many people concerned about his safety.
Seeing that he had been placed in a separate space with only True Monarch Kongyu by his side, the old woman quickly sent out her divine sense, "You can consider it."
Unfortunately, the spatial rift was so strong that even divine sense could not penetrate it.
Although there was a warning, the fluctuation still came quite suddenly. Qu Jianlei didn't have time to do any divination and directly released the aura of the Dao Stele.
It was the aura of complete unsealing, which could lead to extremely serious consequences. However, at the same time, he also unleashed his giant axe!
The ritual implements have recently seen a significant improvement, and even in such a chaotic situation, they can at least provide temporary relief.
However, as soon as the aura of the Dao Stele was released, the spatial rifts that were spreading into the distance were instantly halted.
Immediately afterwards, an endless stream of chaotic energy surged toward him.
There was so much energy that he couldn't possibly discern it in a hurry, and... a massive amount of inspiration!
With such immense energy, the giant axe might have a tough time dealing with it!
Crucially, countless inspirations continue to burst forth into the void!
The aura of the Dao Stele was already strong enough, but this wave of high-dimensional elements spread even more fiercely!
That's right, Qu Jianlei has confirmed that the spatial fluctuations that have erupted mainly come from higher dimensions!
The Dao Stele is responsible for protecting the lower-dimensional order, but the void is not entirely a lower dimension; it can be understood as a buffer zone.
So the suction force emanating from the aura at this moment is mainly targeted at spiritual energy and related elements.
Unfortunately, this time the high-dimensional eruption was too intense, and countless spiritual energies were swept away by other elements and fled into the depths of the void.
The Daoist stele inside the cave was no longer as detached as before; it was now frantically darting back and forth in the air!
"Boss, the Dao Stele wants to leave!" Jing Yuexin could feel its emotions—they were too strong.
In fact, not only she felt the Dao Stele's emotions, but Qu Jianlei did too.
So he made a tough decision—since it's no longer his, he'd fix it first.
The next moment, without a sound, a huge Dao stele appeared in the void.
It was truly silent and without any sound or movement, as if it were an illusion, appearing out of thin air.
The moment the monument appeared, it was already over 10,000 kilometers high and was still expanding rapidly.
Wherever the illusory image of the Dao stele passed, the cracks that cut through space seemed to have no existence at all, and were directly pierced and cut off by the illusory image!
That's right, it was cut off. There were cracks in front of the cut and behind the stele, but they disappeared in an instant!
The stele itself was damaged... or rather, not entirely intact, with a large crack in the middle that everyone could see.
The rough edges and gaps are magnified and clearly visible at this moment.
However, the damaged monument does not diminish its majesty, grandeur, depth, vastness, and... weightiness!
A huge character for "luck" slowly swirled in the void, rapidly expanding along with the Dao stele.
Countless scattered spiritual energies surged back at an even faster speed, rushing directly towards the Dao Stele!
"Holy crap..." At this moment, the most surprised person was none other than the Twin-Winged True Monarch, "A... a complete Dao Stele?"
Thinking of its previous little scheme, it raised its wings and slapped itself twice in the face!
Damn it, am I out of my mind... trying to scheme against this kind of guy?
Jiu Ping was also a little dazed, muttering softly, "That unfilial son... thankfully I personally buried him."
"From now on, who's going to protect whom?" Seven Leaves True Monarch said with a frustrated expression. "This karma is going to be hard to repay!"
"Ha, I knew it," the man laughed heartily, "The Haoran Sect has no bad ones!"
Her eyes and brows were full of springtime joy. "Xiao Heng's judgment was right. This is exactly how it should be."
The monument continues to expand wildly, its height exceeding ten million kilometers, then one hundred million, then one billion kilometers in the blink of an eye…
Countless wildly swirling inspirations were absorbed into the body of the monument.
And in the broken part of the monument, in the rough edges, there was a faint glimmer of light.
It can be considered a repair, but it feels... almost the same as not being repaired at all.
"It's still... a bit slow," the old woman muttered softly. "It's really too difficult to repair."
"This treasure, this treasure..." Even Qingxia Zhenjun's eyes were a little wary. "Disciple, you can't lose to Hanli!"
Only the young woman muttered softly, "Wasn't that a bit hasty?"
Another unusual behavior was that of the High Priest, whose focus remained solely on the giant axe.
Seeing that the Dao Stele had overshadowed the giant axe, he frowned and touched his nose. "Was this... a mistake?"
The appearance of the Dao Stele phantom completely released Qu Jianlei's pressure; nothing could exert any more pressure on him.
However, he was not feeling particularly well at this moment, because the immense power displayed by the Dao Stele was merely a projection of itself.
While projection and the original body can be mutually transformed, there is still a fundamental difference between projection and the original body manifesting.
This transformation and exchange of higher-order energy is highly penetrating, requiring little from the channel and having minimal impact.
However, there is no doubt that there still needs to be a channel.
The current bottleneck in the passage is Qu Jianlei's personal cave dwelling, whose defense mechanisms have created an obstacle.
Qu Zhenzun has been trying his best to loosen restrictions, but it is impossible to be completely unguarded.
The Dao Stele was also careful not to damage the cave dwelling, and the high-level energy exchange itself had a negligible impact on the passage.
However, to talk about toxicity without considering dosage is to be frivolous. Look at the power of the Dao Stele now, how powerful it has become!
Qu Jianlei had completely refined the cave dwelling, so inevitably, he himself was affected by the energy transmission.
Strictly speaking, the aura of the Dao Stele was also protecting him.
However, the frenzied transformation of energy is impacting the cave dwelling and the connection between it and the cave!
If he doesn't want his cave to collapse, he has to do his best to maintain it. This is a different mechanism from the protection provided by the Dao Stele!
Before such overwhelming divine might, what is a small, ethereal cave? It's nothing more than a speck of dust!
Qu Jianlei didn't seem to be struggling too much, but it's impossible to say he wasn't under pressure—it was just a different direction.
As the Dao stele grew larger and larger, his pressure gradually increased, but fortunately... he could still bear it!
The old woman's consciousness finally reached her, "Why are you projecting something? Is it hard to maintain?"
Qu Zhenzun's current underhanded pretense is not easily understood by True Venerable cultivators, but it is normal for True Monarchs with years of experience to be able to guess it.
"It's not too hard," he replied. "What else can I do?"
"I suggest you just watch," Seven Leaves True Monarch's figure and divine sense arrived together, "The Dao Stele has its own spirit!"
A small archway appeared, and the powerful suction force emitted by the Dao stele projection caused a very violent reaction in the void.
Such chaos is enough to have a certain impact on the True Lord. Although the young lady can withstand it, why should she stubbornly resist?
By revealing our true forms, we can survive this period of chaos with minimal cost.
This alone demonstrates just how powerful the Dao Stele is!
In short: the surge of high-dimensional elements that even eight True Monarchs dared not directly withstand was intercepted by the projection of the Dao Stele!
The effects and damage caused by higher-dimensional fluctuations to the void are also being rapidly eliminated.
What's especially crucial is that the actual Dao stele projected onto the screen... is actually damaged!
Everyone already knew that the Dao Stele was extremely powerful, but who could have imagined that it would be so powerful?
The young woman's divine sense faintly transmitted, "Little Qu, you must be careful of Dao transformation!"
While others saw her overwhelming power, she was the only one who immediately considered the potential dangers.
Such a powerful entity often has a subtle and gradual impact on its surroundings.
Daobei had no reason to be hostile towards Xiaoqu; power itself was the source of hidden dangers.
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