Consuming Earths, Devouring Skies Chapter 325
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The woman's fanatic tone of excitement caused Yan Zaizen to frown. In truth, the concept of creating an avatar and establishing another dao was theorized even in the Anima Syndicate, but it was deemed irrelevant or impossible.
Due to the records, it was hard to tell.
Anyhow, it explained the concept of creating two differing daos and merging them post-establishment to create an improved dao. For example, the Dao of Sovereign's Ascension's foundations originated from multiple lower and middle-tier daos. Unfortunately, the records state that each attempt was a failure, regardless of the outcome.
Regardless of whether it's a clone of one's soul or two different people attempting to interconnect their daos, all failed unquestionably.
As for how Yan Zaizen was capable of achieving this feat, there were two core reasons: Firstly, he sobered up and regained his sense of self. Secondly, and most importantly, he was a Non-Entity.
The second reason was the most crucial.
Why?
Because a Non-Entity wasn't born with a soul. His soul was artificially constructed or created through some unique, unfathomable means. Considering he already experienced two or three lives, completely uncertain, he had already achieved creating multiple daos.
An ordinary soul, even when placed in another body, given another life, and led a similar life experiences with similar circumstances such as him, they would never be able to create a replica of their dao. It was, to put it bluntly, impossible because similar was never 'exact,' and 'exact' was never 'real.'
"Even though it took me thirty-seven billion years, I succeeded." Her words caused Yan Zaizen to halt his thoughts. Thirty-seven billion years?
Holy…
Yan Zaizen knew that Heavenly Monarch's could live for tens of millions of years, such as Xiha, but what was the concept of tens of billions of years? That was like comparing a human who could only live one year to one who could live one hundred!
That very concept of the time caused Yan Zaizen's heart to lurch in shock.
"So that's why...you're long since dead." Yan Zaizen looked at the shadowy female figure with a little bit of pity.
"Correct, I have likely died." The woman spoke, but her voice was casual, and her previous excitement had yet to fade, making it seemed as if her death was irrelevant.
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Furrowing in response, Yan Zaizen reached his hand outwards and felt the space around him, but soon shook his head. This woman wasn't real, and she was no more than a message left behind. They could not converse; therefore, he could not ask her why. Why the need to clone himself, why create an actual world, and why destroy it.
"However, my belief never died," the message continued, "to create the same dao from different souls isn't hard, and often done, but to replicate the same dao from the same soul...that was deemed impossible. I do not believe in the impossible, only a problem without a solution."
"My name's Yri, a disciple of the Indomitable Dao Palace, wielder of the Dao of Absolute Obsession. As the one who completed my Dao Trial within this Heavenly Space, I bestow you the title and prestige of a disciple of the Indomitable Dao Palace."
Yan Zaizen's eyes grew sharp, "I, Yan Zaizen, refuse." His words were ice-cold, imperious, and unyielding. Even if he took her inheritance, he, Yan Zaizen, Sovereign of his fate, would never accept an invitation from someone so eccentric and cruel. Despite his words, this was a message, and thus the woman only continued without caring of his refusal.
"What is the dao? What is the heart? What is the soul? Why is the dao, the heart, and the soul synonymous?" The woman's gaze turned profound, and even Yan Zaizen felt drawn by her questions. These were questions that he had asked before. For example, why was the Dao within the soul? Why is the Dao a reflection of one's ethereal heart that contains their sense of self?
"The Dao, The Origin, The Essence. The three paths of the omniverse, but they all start from one root! The SOUL!" Her words were like thunder, even in the darkness of this world, it was as if thunder and lightning were rumbling about all around.
Yan Zaizen's eyes blazed fiercely with light. If the Dao was the manifestation of individuality and belief, then Origin was the manifestation of self and existence, and Essence was the manifestation of function and the building blocks of all things! In other words, Essence was laws!
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As a cultivator of the Herculean art and law, essentially the law of physicality and someone who comprehended Samsara, a portion of existential life and spirituality, and possessor of the black hole...the devourer of all things, he had an incredible understanding of these concepts.
However, the woman's words seemed to clear up a dust cloud of confusion. The Dao, Origin, and Essence all interact with the soul!
"However...it was deemed impossible for a soul to become any of those things. The Dao exists within the soul, the Origin hides within the soul, and the Essence must exist within the soul! Yet, the soul has never, never has it ever!!" Her words became so intense that the sheer degree of fanaticism within her tone was evident and nearly delirious.
Yan Zaizen's eyes widened further, his heart racing in anticipation and the sheer emotions ravaged his mind. When he thought of what she was going to say next, he felt it was impossible, but after considering her intent of creating two daos, two lives, its possible!
Is it possible?!
Should it be possible?!?!
She finished her words, her eyes as wide as a maniac in climax, "Exist within them!"
"My...memories…" Yan Zaizen visible shook. He had memories that were his but wasn't his, and his soul was special and miraculous, being independent but connected to other 'existences.' Could it be...his soul was created by others hiding or merging their 'souls' into his existence?
He didn't know if it was true, but if so, it made perfect sense how the black hole came to be. It was hidden within his soul, his existence, and as it continued to display its strength by necessity, such as Ezekiel's invasion and intent, it molded his soul into 'it.' The figure with the crown, the black hole, and even the woman…
Was their souls inside his very origin?
However, the more he thought about it, the more ludicrous it sounded.
"So, I created a Divine Art! The art is called the Dao Heart, Grand Soul! The merging of one's entire soul into one's dao! Dao Become Soul, Soul Become Grand!" At the end, she was nearly laughing maniacally even in this message.
"It's not just an art, no, but a path! A soul cultivation path! To cultivate the soul, to cultivate the dao!"
In this world, the Dao Path is the only path without cultivation realms. There were only two levels, and no way to change or strengthen after establishment. There was the Mortal Dao and the Grand Dao. A Mortal Dao is created with the help of the heavens and self, it can be lower, middle, or upper-tier but upon creation, cannot be increased in strength or changed.
The Dao was set upon the first step, forever existing.
A Grand Dao was the merging of one's True Origin with the Mortal Dao, but even now, Yan Zaizen barely had any idea how this was done. He only knew that his False Grand Dao formed due to obtaining a trace of his True Origin thanks to Xiha's item. However, if the Mortal Dao was the true Dao, then a Grand Dao merged Dao and Origin. If so, it's possible that there was a third form of Dao, one fused with Origin and Essence.
"A Divine Art that cultivates the soul to cultivate the Dao...this woman is either incredibly mad or unimaginably brilliant, maybe even both!" The concept wasn't as simple as creating a new path, but far, far more profound.
"Here. I hope that you cultivate this art with the tools you have. To achieve and travel a path never traveled before, to cultivate the dao! I, Yri, have long created my own path beneath the heavens, but I have always wished to defy the heavens, and to forge my own path above it!" The ambition in her words was infectious, as even Yan Zaizen started to pant heavily in response, his eyes red in madness. She waved her hand sending a beam of light into Yan Zaizen's soul.
He didn't reject. The beam of light contained the entirety of the Divine Art: Dao Heart, Grand Soul!
The initial requirement of it was already extremely insane! To commit suicide and merge one's soul into one's dao! Unlike Absolute Dao Merge, this was permanent!
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Rise Of The Heavenly King
At the start of the 20th Century, 10 meteorites fell all over the world carrying within it boundless power that would shake the entire planet. From that moment, some people started to gain abilities and use them for good and evil, waging wars all over the world. With this event, 10 kings would rise and rule the entire world. These kings were the strongest of all, each carrying massive amounts of power. One day, a war that affected the whole world had erupted. Because of it, countless people died both weak and strong. New people arose, taking over the old rule. After the worldwide massacre, all people who wielded these magical abilities disappeared. This century was secretly known as the "Battle Of The Kings" and was regarded as a highly classified information. Now, the old century has passed and a new one came with the power of technology. Living in this era was a 30 years' old man, Lucas Riel. He was commuting to home when suddenly, a meteorite fell over close to his location and since he was a curious person, he went ahead to check it out. When he got close, he accidentally inhaled the smoke coming out from the meteorite, started hearing whispers then passed out. One day, he discovered that he gained an ability after hearing those silent whispers. With his new ability acquired, watch as he slowly rises and becomes feared all over the world. He is known as the Heavenly King. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I HAVE ALSO POSTED THIS STORY FROM OTHER WEBSITES UNDER THE SAME AUTHOR/TITLE. HERE ARE THE CURRENT WEBSITES YOU CAN READ FROM: - RoyalRoad- ScribbleHub Author's Note: This is the first novel that I have posted EVER. Atleast try out the first 3 chapters and see if it's to your liking. Sorry if there are any grammar/spelling mistakes that I might have made as English is not my first language and I am only writing this novel to relieve my boredom. - This story will have some R-18 scenes but there will be only a few of them as the story is not focused on sexual content. - Lastly, feel free to leave a review and your suggestions so that I could see if you like the story or if there are any mistakes that I have made. That's all and enjoy reading :)
8 127Spheretesia, a Wanderlust Fantasy
The world just started to produce mana and the magic era begins... at least that's what suppose to happen. Normally it takes time for humans to adapt and develop mana, but before they can even discover it, monsters that are already familiar with mana appear out of nowhere and start to overrun the human population. Follow our protagonist as he does his best to survive against the monsters that invade his homeworld. But is this world really where the journey begins? --------------------------- I just wanted to mention that this is the first light novel that I’ve ever worked on and I’m also just doing this for fun, so I apologize in advance if it isn’t up to par. I also drew the cover myself because I wasn’t sure which pictures were okay to use and I didn’t want to bother with it. So yea, sorry about the amateur drawing (・.・;) In any case, feel free to give feedback and thank you for reading.
8 132Over Protective Much? (Michael Myers X Journalist Reader)
𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣, 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘫𝘰𝘣, 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳! 𝘉𝘶𝘵..... 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦..𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳..𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨? (More info on Authors Note!)
8 114Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (Vitaly X Y/N)
After Africa, Alex, Marty, Melman, Gloria, and Y/N, Alex's sister, they leave to go get the penguins so they can go back to New York. Once done, they end getting the attention of Captain Chantel Dubois, the head of animal control in Monte Carlo. On their journey, they come across a European circus, where Y/N and the Russian tiger, Vitaly, instantly connect. But they realize that the circus they bought, well, sucks. They make a comeback, but they're still on the run from Dubois. Will they go home or realize the circus is where they need to be?
8 177Re:Ferret
A person died and is reborn as a ferret.He didn't choose it. It just happened as he couldn't chose how he would look like as reborn.The hardneships of being a newborn once again and the figthing for survival as he chose his own destiny.[Some similarities to Re:Ham in the beginning, but it is a completely different story]
8 147RE: DIVINE
(Mature story with language, with possible sexual situations and gore later on) Partially a parody for people who complain of the influx of op reincarnated mc's. The main character died and won a prize for doing so. The prize? Divinity! Follow our main character in a realm where he is absolute!
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