408: Thunder takes action and exits

"Give my command!" Cao Xiaochuan's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable majesty, "Order the Elder Council to dispatch fifteen True Immortals to flatten the Seven-Colored Pagoda! Support local forces to take control of the Hundred Pagoda Realm!"

The Cao family steward below respectfully received the order, his figure flickered, and he instantly disappeared beyond the courtyard.

The Elder Council, led by Yuan Tian, White Phoenix, and Dark Thirteen, was the core institution that governed Immortal Realm powerhouses within the boundary realm, specifically handling crucial matters requiring top-tier combat strength.

Aside from these three Old Ancestors, all other members were Cao family elites who had passed the Immortal Ascension Tribulation and become newly promoted True Immortals over the past decade.

Excluding Xiao Zhuo and his three Personal Disciples, the current Zizai Realm already had twenty-four True Immortals stationed!

Its profound foundation had long surpassed the Hundred Pagoda Realm, which only had a few True Immortals, by an unknown margin.

In an ordinary Middle Thousand Realm Domain, it was difficult for even one True Immortal to emerge in tens of thousands of years, yet under the nourishment of the Zizai Realm's vast Origin, more than twenty emerged in just a decade!

If not for the short amount of time, given another ten thousand years, Heavenly Immortal and Profound Immortal would not be an illusion for the Zizai Realm.

Destroying the hegemonic power of a mere Hundred Pagoda Realm?

For the Zizai Realm at this moment, it was as easy as flipping a hand.

"These years, Senior Brother has prioritized harmony, engaging in equal trade with the surrounding boundary realms, which has given them the misconception that our Zizai Realm is weak and easily bullied." Wang Xianzhi sipped his immortal tea lightly, a cold smile playing on the corner of his lips.

"No matter." Cao Xiaochuan shook his head slightly, a cold glint appearing in his eyes, "Previously, there were insufficient Immortal Realm powerhouses; besides the three of us, there were only Uncle Yuan and his two companions. Now that our clansmen have successively ascended to immortality, it is time for this Star Domain to know that our Zizai Realm... also has fangs!"

A trace of unbearable sadness flashed in Wang Xianyu's eyes, but she ultimately said nothing.

One month later.

A shocking piece of news, like a violent hurricane, swept through the surrounding Star Domain:

The Hundred Pagoda Realm's boundary realm wall was forcibly torn apart! Fifteen mysterious powerhouses with terrifying auras drove straight in, directly striking the headquarters of the Seven-Colored Pagoda!

Seven colossal pagodas, symbolizing the supreme majesty of the Seven-Colored Pagoda, collapsed with earth-shattering roars!

The six True Immortal Old Ancestors, upon whom the Seven-Colored Pagoda relied for its dominance, along with a foundational existence with half-step Heavenly Immortal combat power forcibly awakened by secret methods, were all executed, their Souls Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!

The overlord that had shaken the surrounding hundred light-years of Star Domain—the Seven-Colored Pagoda—was overthrown in a single day!

Its Legacy secret texts and rare treasures accumulated over millions of years were swept clean.

The subordinate force originally affiliated with the Seven-Colored Pagoda, the "Myriad Soul Pagoda," rapidly took control of the Hundred Pagoda Realm's authority with the support of mysterious power, and publicly declared allegiance and offered tribute to the Zizai Realm!

Immediately after, the lairs of dozens of boundary realm pirate groups that had previously plundered Zizai Realm merchant fleets were uprooted, none spared!

The Zizai Realm—this "outsider" that had appeared in this desolate Star Domain for only a little over a decade—displayed its ferocious fangs for the first time, crushing the old overlord with thunderous force!

Its ruthless and decisive methods plunged all surrounding boundary realms into unprecedented terror!

Two slightly weaker Middle Thousand Realm Domains were so frightened that their Souls Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and had already begun preparations for a complete realm migration!

The other four Middle Thousand Realm Domains, hearing the news, moved swiftly, dispatching envoys with heavy gifts to rush to the Zizai Realm at the fastest speed, offering mountains of Heaven And Earth Treasure, going to great lengths to flatter and show goodwill.

A potential storm, under the Zizai Realm's merciless iron-blooded deterrence, instantly vanished.

Time flew by, and another seventeen years passed.

Finally, in the twenty-seventh year of Xiao Zhuo's secluded cultivation, a terrifying aura, originating from the core of the boundary realm and as vast as a collapsing sea of stars, suddenly erupted, instantly sweeping across the entire Zizai Realm!

Heaven and earth shook violently! Myriad Laws manifested as illusory figures, bowing remotely towards the core of the world, as if worshipping a monarch!

A dazzling, silver-bodied, gold-patterned colossal pillar of light violently broke free from the earth's shackles, piercing straight through the Nine Heavens, its momentum so grand that it even penetrated the boundary realm barrier, distantly connecting to the profound and boundless boundary realm sea!

"Revered Master... is about to emerge from seclusion!" Wang Xianzhi gazed at the pillar of light that pierced through heaven and earth, feeling the terrifying pressure it contained, which made his Soul tremble, his eyes filled with shock.

"This light of the Great Dao... possesses both the ethereal uncertainty of the Great Dao of Space and the ancient vicissitudes of the Great Dao of Time..." Dilamon's figure quietly appeared atop a solitary peak, his gaze fixed intently on the pillar of light, his voice filled with unbelievable excitement, "Could it be... the legendary Great Dao of Time and Space?!"

Zizai Hall core.

Xiao Zhuo, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly opened his eyes, a helpless bitter smile on his lips.

On his brow, a complex and profound rhomboid mark, emitting a faint silver glow, was slowly receding.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the runes of the two main cultivation Great Daos, Thunder and Great Dao of the Soul, which originally occupied the core position, had now completely vanished without a trace!

"This Great Dao of Time and Space... is truly overbearing!" Xiao Zhuo murmured softly, with a hint of understanding and relief, "The moment the Time Dao Seal and Space Dao Seal completed Fusion, they actually forcibly dispelled and annihilated the Thunder and Soul Dao Seals..."

"The supreme Great Dao truly lives up to its name! Other Great Daos simply cannot exist in parallel with it!"

"So be it!" Xiao Zhuo quickly adjusted his state of mind, "Fortunately, I can control all Daos by virtue of the Dao Principle of Freedom. Let these two Dao Seals dissipate; consider it making way for this supreme Great Dao."

However, to his pleasant surprise, with the dissipation of the Thunder and Soul Dao Seals, leaving only the Time and Space Dao Seal in his Sea of Consciousness, his own perception of other Great Daos not only did not weaken but became clearer than ever before!

If he were to use the Dao Principle of Freedom to command all Daos to cast Divine Ability techniques, its speed was actually faster than when he previously cultivated three Daos, and its power had subtly increased by a notch!

With the dissipation of his main cultivation Dao Seals, the Great Dao imprints corresponding to the Thunder and Great Dao of the Soul that Xiao Zhuo had left in the Origin of his zizai world naturally also vanished, leaving only the imprint of the Great Dao of Space.

With a slight thought, a Dao Seal flowing with dreamlike silver radiance and imbued with endless profound mysteries of time and space flew out from his brow, ascended from the Zizai Hall, and instantly merged into the depths of this realm's Void Realm.

This was to entrust the Dao Seal of the Great Dao of Time and Space that he had comprehended to the Law of Time and Space within the Origin of the zizai world!

After briefly perceiving the current state of the zizai world, especially noticing that the destiny golden dragon had actually recovered to about seventy percent of its state before refining the Great Thousand World Origin, a glimmer of surprise flashed in Xiao Zhuo's eyes.

His consciousness sank into the world's Origin, beginning to read the bits and pieces that had occurred during these twenty-seven years.

"Hmm? Nine core great cities, one hundred and eight medium-sized cities dominating the four directions? The layout and planning are quite good!"

"Population... has actually expanded to a massive six billion?!"

"Oh! The Zizai City treasury... when did it become so full? This is definitely not what I left behind!"

As he read the memories fed back by the Origin, Xiao Zhuo was surprised to find that his zizai world had undergone earth-shattering transformations in these past two decades!

Not only were cities scattered like stars and the System complete, but the population had also exploded.

What surprised him most was that the treasury had been expanded several times, and the various rare treasures accumulated inside were dazzling; if their value were converted into Attribute Points, it would probably be enough to exchange for tens of millions!

"Could it be that Xiaochuan and the others ransacked all the surrounding boundary realms?" A hint of doubt flashed through Xiao Zhuo's mind, but he immediately smiled, not delving deeper.

Confirming that everything was thriving in a positive direction, the last trace of worry in his heart vanished.

He collected his thoughts and cast his gaze towards the depths of the boundary realm sea.

At this moment, his mind was singularly focused, with only one goal—to condense the Dao Fruit!

To condense the supreme Dao Fruit using the Dao of Time and Space!

The method of condensation, he had already perfected to the utmost with the help of the System panel.

If there were no accidents, it would be a natural process.

He formed an abstruse ancient seal with his hands.

The faint silver rhomboid mark that had just receded from his brow suddenly reappeared, radiating boundless Divine Light, illuminating the entire Zizai Hall like a divine kingdom!

Outside, the myriad illusory figures of Daos that had just dissipated once again condensed and manifested above the firmament! The Great Dao of Time and Space, like the monarch of all Daos, sat high in the center, emitting a vast Divine Might that made even the stars of the heavens dim!

This magnificent and wondrous scene was witnessed by billions of beings in the Zizai Realm.

A sense of insignificance and reverence, originating from the very essence of life, naturally arose, and all beings involuntarily prostrated themselves, gazing up at the Great Dao of Time and Space suspended in the sky, as if looking at a creator deity, utterly unable to directly behold its true form!

And at this very moment, Xiao Zhuo's figure stepped out of the Zizai Hall!

His entire being seemed to have transformed from within into pure light!

Sacred and unparalleled silver radiance enveloped his whole body, and within the silver radiance, tiny golden specks flowed and shimmered like stars.

He stepped on the Void Realm, walking step by step towards the Great Dao of Time and Space suspended in the center of all Daos.

With each step he took, the space beneath his feet rippled with visible, profound waves—that was time and space itself pulsating in response to his footsteps!

Each ripple, upon reaching its maximum expansion, would re-condense and collapse, eventually transforming into runes flowing with silver Divine Radiance, silently imprinting themselves deep into the earth below.

Xiao Zhuo's gaze was like a torch, firmly locked onto the manifested Origin of the Great Dao of Time and Space.

The form of the Great Dao shifted unpredictably: sometimes transforming into a pillar of light piercing through heaven and earth, sometimes collapsing into a brilliant star, then evolving into a giant bird covering the sky, a Divine Dragon soaring through the Nine Heavens, a Qilin treading auspicious clouds... Finally, it solidified into a majestic Dharma form, identical in appearance to Xiao Zhuo, flowing with silver radiance throughout!

"To condense the Dao Fruit, one must first completely subdue this Great Dao of Time and Space!" A confident arc, controlling everything, slowly curved at Xiao Zhuo's lips.