200: Chapter 200 The Protectors of the New World, the Chosen One

The moment that figure opened its eyes, the entire Void Realm trembled.

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao knelt in the Void Realm, holding up three talismans with both hands as golden, silver, and azure lights surged from them.

Like three giant Dragons, they coiled around the cross-legged figure.

The light grew brighter and more dazzling, completely dispelling the surrounding grayish-black mist.

At the edge of the fissure, the churning mist began to retreat, as if sensing the power of some nemesis.

Guardian Lin Jingyun awoke.

His body was still faint, almost transparent, but his eyes were open.

In those eyes, the golden, silver, and azure lights flashed and vanished, finally settling into a profound blackness.

Yet within that blackness seemed to contain endless starlit skies, endless years, and endless Karma.

He lowered his head, looking at the young man kneeling before him, looking at the three talismans, and looking at the retreating mist.

"Ten thousand years have passed." His voice was very soft, light as a sigh, yet it clearly entered Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao's ears.

"Ten thousand years, you all have guarded well."

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao's tears burst from his eyes as he kowtowed deeply, his forehead touching the Void Realm.

"Guardian, this Disciple is incompetent and let the Seal shatter."

Guardian Lin Jingyun shook his head and smiled slightly, "It is not your fault."

No Seal can be eternal.

Ten thousand years is already long enough.

He raised his hand, and the three talismans flew from Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao's hands, suspending before him.

The light on the talismans merged with the tricolor light on his body, transforming into an even more dazzling pillar of light that soared straight into the sky.

Within the pillar of light, countless tiny runes could be vaguely seen circulating; that was the Origin Power of the Three Great Spirits and the most ancient power of the Universe.

"Chaos, Space-Time, Karma, the Three Spirits as one." Guardian Lin Jingyun's voice grew solemn, as if chanting some ancient incantation.

"In my name, with your heart, Legacy!"

The pillar of light suddenly contracted from a height of ten thousand zhang down to a mere zhang, then transformed into three beams of light that submerged into the three talismans respectively.

The talismans lit up, then slowly drifted toward Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao, suspending before him.

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao was stunned, "Guardian, this is—"

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked at him, his eyes filled with expectations, "This is the Legacy of the Three Great Spirits."

Chaos, Space-Time, Karma—the power of these three Laws shall be inherited by you starting today.

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao trembled all over.

The Legacy of the Three Great Spirits? Wasn't that a power that only a Guardian could inherit?

He was just an ordinary Guardian Patriarch, a Cultivator with only three hundred years of cultivation base; how could he possibly…

"I cannot do it." He shook his head, his voice carrying a trace of trembling.

"Guardian, I only have three hundred years of cultivation base, I haven't even touched the surface of the Three Great Spirits, how could I possibly…"

Guardian Lin Jingyun raised his hand, interrupting his words.

"Do you know how I obtained the Legacy of the Three Great Spirits back then?"

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao shook his head.

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked into the distance, toward Yongning City, toward the Monument of Heroes, and toward the direction of those who had already departed.

"Back then, I was also only a few hundred years old."

Back then, I didn't understand anything either.

Back then, I also thought I couldn't do it.

But the Patriarch told me that the most important thing for a Guardian is not power, talent, or wisdom, but the original aspiration.

Do you have your original aspiration?

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao was silent for a moment, then nodded solemnly, "I do."

To guard the Star Sea, to guard the common people, to guard everyone who needs to be guarded.

This is my original aspiration.

Guardian Lin Jingyun smiled with utmost gratification, "That is enough."

He raised his hand, and the three talismans lit up simultaneously, transforming into three beams of light that submerged into Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao's body.

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao only felt a majestic surge of power pouring into his limbs and bones; his Meridians were expanding, his Dantian was swelling, and his Sea of Consciousness was churning.

Those Laws he had never touched before, those powers he had never comprehended, poured into his consciousness like a tide.

The tolerance of Chaos, the flow of Space-Time, the connection of Karma.

Every Law was incomparably profound, every insight incomparably precious.

He closed his eyes, quietly absorbing these powers.

He opened his eyes after an unknown period of time.

In his eyes, the golden, silver, and azure lights flashed and vanished, finally settling into a profound blackness.

Yet within that blackness seemed to contain endless starlit skies, endless years, and endless Karma.

He lowered his head and looked at his own hands.

In the palm of his hand, a cluster of tricolor light was beating; that was the power of the Three Great Spirits, the power of the Guardian.

Guardian Lin Jingyun looked at him, his eyes filled with gratification, "Starting today, you are the new Guardian."

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao knelt in the Void Realm, kowtowing deeply to Guardian Lin Jingyun, "This Disciple will definitely not fail the commission."

Guardian Lin Jingyun nodded, then looked toward the huge fissure.

Deep within the fissure, the grayish-black mist was still churning, and the roar was still echoing.

The power of destruction was still gestating.

"Although the Seal is shattered, the abyss is still there."

The power of destruction is still gestating, and new threats are approaching.

You must reseal it.

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao stood up and looked at the fissure, "How to Seal it?"

Guardian Lin Jingyun raised his hand, and the green lotus jade talisman floated up from his hand, suspending before Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao.

The green lotus on the jade talisman was glowing, and its soft light enveloped Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao.

"This is the power left behind by the Patriarch, the original aspiration of the Guardian."

With it, the Seal can be reinforced.

But relying solely on the Patriarch's power is not enough.

You need the power of the Three Great Spirits, the power of the Guardian Academy, and the power of the entire Star Sea.

He looked toward the direction of the Star Sea, where a million Realm Guardian Army soldiers were waiting.

"Go, lead them, and reseal the abyss."

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao took the green lotus jade talisman, feeling that familiar warmth.

That was the power of the Patriarch, the original aspiration of the Guardian, and the conviction forged with the lives of countless heroic martyrs.

He put the jade talisman into his bosom and turned to face the direction of the Star Sea.

Behind him, Guardian Lin Jingyun's figure was slowly dissipating.

Starting from his feet, little by little, he turned into golden specks of light, drifting away in the Void Realm.

"Guardian!" Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao turned back, wanting to catch those specks of light, but could grab nothing.

Guardian Lin Jingyun smiled slightly, a smile of utmost relief, "My mission is complete."

The ten thousand years of guarding should end.

His body grew fainter and more transparent, until finally only a blurred outline remained.

"Latecomer, the Star Sea is handed over to you."

As his voice fell, his figure completely dissipated, turning into golden specks of light filling the sky.

Drifting toward the Star Sea, toward Yongning City, toward the Monument of Heroes, merging into one with that eternal golden halo.

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao knelt in the Void Realm, kowtowing deeply toward the dissipating light.

"Guardian, farewell on your journey."

He stood up, wiped away his tears, and turned to face the direction of the Star Sea.

There, a million Realm Guardian Army soldiers were waiting.

There, all domains of the Star Sea were preparing for battle.

There was everything he swore to guard.

He took a deep breath, turning into a tricolor stream of light, flying toward the direction of the grand army.

Three days later, Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao returned to the grand army.

When the million soldiers saw him, they cheered in unison.

They did not know what had happened, did not know that Guardian Lin Jingyun had completely dissipated, and did not know that a new Guardian had been born.

They only knew that the Patriarch had returned, returning with even more powerful strength.

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao stood at the front of the star skiff, his gaze sweeping across the million soldiers.

"Soldiers, the Seal is shattered."

The power of destruction in the abyss is overflowing.

But Guardian Lin Jingyun has handed over the Legacy of the Three Great Spirits to me.

Starting today, I am the new Guardian.

The million soldiers shouted in unison, their voices shaking the clouds.

"Guardian! Guardian! Guardian!"

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao raised his hand to signal silence.

"Now, we must reseal the abyss."

This is not just my personal matter, nor is it the matter of the Realm Guardian Army alone; it is the matter of the entire Star Sea.

Everyone must participate.

He raised his hand, and a tricolor light surged from his palm, condensing into a huge formation in the Void Realm.

The formation was circular, with a diameter of a full thousand miles, woven entirely from golden, silver, and azure runes.

Those runes circulated slowly, emanating a terrifying pressure.

This was the Sealing Formation of the Three Great Spirits, even sturdier and longer-lasting than the one Guardian Lin Jingyun had set up back then.

Because this time, there was not only the power of the Three Great Spirits, but also the power of the Patriarch, the power of the Guardian Academy, and the power of the entire Star Sea.

"Soldiers, follow me to set up the formation!"

The million soldiers struck simultaneously, spiritual power surging out like a tide, pouring into that formation.

The formation grew brighter and more dazzling, completely dispelling the surrounding grayish-black mist.

Deep within the fissure, the roars grew weaker, and the churning mist began to retreat.

Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao stood in the center of the formation, holding his hands high.

Tricolor light surged from his body, merging into one with the formation.

His body began to glow, starting from his feet, little by little turning into tricolor specks of light.

But he did not dissipate; those specks of light drifted over the formation, intertwining with the runes and fusing with the spiritual power, becoming a part of the formation.

He was merging his body with the formation.

It was not dissipation, not sacrifice, but Fusion.

He merged into one with the formation, with the Seal, and with the abyss.

He could perceive every rune of the Seal, every pulsation of the abyss, and every breath of the Star Sea.

He became the Seal.

The tricolor light grew brighter and brighter, illuminating the entire Void Realm.

The fissure was contracting, the mist was dissipating, and the roars were fading away.

The Seal was being recast.

I do not know how much time passed, but the light gradually dimmed.

In the Void Realm, a huge Seal spanned across, woven entirely from golden, silver, and azure runes.

In the center of the Seal, a blurred figure could be vaguely seen.

He sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, his expression calm.

In his hand, he held a green lotus jade talisman.

On his body, tricolor light circulated.

He was sleeping, and he was also guarding.

He was waiting, and he was also eternal.

The million soldiers knelt in the Void Realm, kowtowing deeply toward that figure.

"Guardian!"

In the distance, before the Monument of Heroes in Yongning City, beside that golden halo, an additional tricolor light appeared.

That was Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao's power, the last gift he left to the Star Sea.

Director Su Yun stood at the top floor of the tower, gazing at the tricolor light on the star map as tears silently slid down.

"Patriarch, please rest assured."

The Investigation Department, I will guard it well.

On the Martial Arts Arena of the Guardian Academy, young Disciples were practicing swordplay.

They did not know what had happened, nor did they know that the new Guardian had already merged his body with the formation.

They only knew that they had learned new sword moves today and had to continue working hard to Cultivate tomorrow.

A young Disciple stopped his sword and looked toward the direction of the edge of the Star Sea.

"Senior Brother, you say, where are all the Patriarchs?"

His Senior Brother thought for a moment and slowly said, "They are all in the sky, in the Star Sea, in every place that needs to be guarded."

The young Disciple seemed thoughtful, then clenched the sword in his hand and continued practicing swordplay.

The sword light was like a rainbow, illuminating the Martial Arts Arena and also illuminating the sky of Yongning City.

As the setting sun went down, the golden afterglow sprinkled on the Monument of Heroes.

On the monument, those names shone brilliantly in the sunlight.

Patriarch Bai Yunzhou, Guardian Patriarch Ling Shuang, Realm Guardian Grand General Zhou Zhiting, Investigation Department Chief Song Xinghe, Guardian Lin Jingyun, Guardian Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao…

And countless unfamiliar names, countless sacrificed soldiers.

Their stories were carved on the monument, recorded in books, and praised in every corner of the Star Sea.

In the Scripture Pavilion of the Guardian Academy, three thousand volumes of Legacy quietly lay on the shelves.

Every volume recorded the comprehension of a Law, from entry-level to mastery, from superficial to profound.

Anyone, as long as they had sufficient Comprehension Ability and Dao Heart, could learn from them.

This was the most precious wealth Guardian Lin Jingyun left to the Star Sea, the proof that the flame of guarding the Dao would never be extinguished.

On the tower of the Investigation Department, that star map was still shining.

On the star map, the situation of various domains of the Star Sea was clear at a glance.

At the edge of the Star Sea, a tricolor light was slowly circulating.

That was the direction of Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao, the direction of the Seal, the direction of guarding.

Inside the Alliance Grand Hall, the new Guardian Patriarch—Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao's Disciple, a young man named Patriarch Lu Chen—stood at the main seat, facing representatives from various domains.

He took a deep breath, and his voice spread across the entire venue.

"Starting today, the Star Sea Alliance enters a permanent state of alert."

The Investigation Department expands monitoring scope, the Realm Guardian Army maintains full-strength combat readiness, and the Guardian Academy accelerates talent cultivation.

Guardian Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao merged his body with the formation to suppress the abyss forever, securing another ten thousand years of peace for the Star Sea.

But ten thousand years later, new threats will still descend.

We must be prepared.

Representatives from various domains responded in unison, and no one raised objections.

Because everyone knew that peace does not come easily, and guarding is endless.

Patriarch Lu Chen walked out of the hall and came before the Monument of Heroes.

On the monument, Path Guardian Ancestor Qin Hao's name was at the very bottom, juxtaposed with Patriarch Bai Yunzhou and Guardian Lin Jingyun.

He looked at that name as tears silently slid down.

"Teacher, please rest assured."