133: Chapter 133 Extorting Heaven's Dao

This was a space of pure, boundless whiteness.

There was no up or down, left or right, no passage of time, not even the concept of existence.

Su Yun's consciousness slowly coalesced within this pure white space, still clad in his profound-black brocade robe.

"Where is... this?"

Su Yun first surveyed his surroundings with confusion, but a high level of vigilance soon surged in his heart.

To be able to forcibly pull his consciousness into such a godforsaken place without him noticing, the opponent's strength absolutely exceeded his imagination.

Just then, endless points of light ahead began to converge.

Slowly, those points of light condensed into a blurred humanoid figure woven entirely from fragmented chains of Law.

The aura of this light figure was as vast as a sea of stars, yet it carried a sense of decay and a deathly silence that was about to be extinguished.

Su Yun's pupils constricted slightly.

From this light figure, he felt a familiar aura.

That was... the aura of the world's Origin!

"Are you... the Heavenly Dao of this world?" Su Yun asked tentatively, though he already had the answer in his heart.

The humanoid light figure made no sound, but a grand yet weak thought echoed directly in Su Yun's mind.

【You are very clever, Successor.】

Successor?

Su Yun raised an eyebrow and sneered inwardly.

That sounds nice, but isn't it just looking for some unlucky bastard to take over a mess?

The Heavenly Dao Incarnation seemed not to notice the disdain in Su Yun's heart and continued to transmit information with that emotionless thought.

【As you can see, this world is dying.】

【For endless ages, it has been like a patient covered in tubes, having its Origin and Luck sucked away incessantly by the Upper Realm and other high-dimensional planes.】

【Now, its Origin is exhausted, its Laws are fragmented and incomplete, and it is about to collapse completely and return to nothingness.】

As the Heavenly Dao Incarnation spoke, images flickered before Su Yun's eyes.

He saw the world from its vibrant birth to its discovery by the Upper Realm, which forcibly interrupted its path of ascension.

Then he saw it being treated as a "Spiritual Qi mine" to be exploited at will, its last drop of value sucked dry, until it finally became the riddled wreck it was today.

【Forcing the world heart crystal core into existence was my final struggle.】

The thought of the Heavenly Dao Incarnation grew even weaker.

【I need to find an "anchor" capable of carrying the world's Origin, an agent who can replace me, support this world, and prevent its total destruction.】

【And you are the only one who has merged with the world heart without being blown apart.】

Hearing this, Su Yun finally couldn't hold back anymore.

At the thought that he and Luo Bingyan had almost died because of this fellow's schemes, his anger flared up uncontrollably.

He let out a cold laugh and showed his true colors without hesitation.

"So, you intentionally left flaws and watched idly as the people from the Upper Realm came in to set their traps, scheming against Luo Bingyan and forcing me to take that bullshit world heart crystal core?"

"You want me, a Mortal body, to help you shoulder this massive scapegoat of world destruction?"

Su Yun's voice was full of mockery and displeasure.

"Sorry, but I have zero interest in being some savior. This mess, whoever wants to clean it up can go ahead!"

He thought his rebellious words would draw the thunderous wrath of the Heavenly Dao.

However, the humanoid light figure fell into a long silence.

Inside the pure white space, there was a deathly silence.

After a long time, the weak thought of the Heavenly Dao Incarnation sounded again.

【I had no choice.】

【This was the only way.】

【As compensation, I can give you the most complete 'World Origin Mark' of this world.】

【And, I will grant you the authority to preside over a portion of this world's life, death, and Reincarnation.】

【From now on, you will be the only... God of this world.】

Painting a rosy picture?

Su Yun's internal sneer deepened.

It sounded nice, the only "God," but wasn't it just being a "Proxy Chairman" with no subordinates?

The company was about to go bankrupt and be liquidated; what use was the title of Chairman?

Wouldn't he still have to spend his own money to fill the holes?

Moreover, he was already being targeted by the Heaven Burial Palace of the Upper Realm.

Taking over this mess was equivalent to tying himself completely to this sinking ship; the trouble would only increase in the future.

If it weren't for the fact that his women and Luo Bingyan were all on this ship, he would want to walk away right now.

But...

Su Yun's eyes darted around as he began to calculate rapidly in his mind.

Since the Heavenly Dao needed something from him, the initiative was in his hands.

It would be a disservice to his identity as a villain if he didn't take the chance to extort it.

"God? Authority?"

Su Yun curled his lip in feigned disdain.

"This broken place of yours has thin Spiritual Qi and fragmented Laws; what's the point of being a God here? If you give me a mountain of gold that's actually full of brass, do you think I'm stupid?"

"And don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

Su Yun's gaze became sharp.

"If you give me this mark, when more people from the Heaven Burial Palace come, won't they come straight for me? You'll have escaped like a cicada shedding its skin, dumping all the Karma onto me?"

The Heavenly Dao Incarnation fell into silence again.

It hadn't expected this Mortal to be so shrewd and... shameless.

He had no reverence for the Heavenly Dao at all; instead, he was like a calculating merchant, figuring everything out to the last detail.

【...What do you want?】

Finally, the Heavenly Dao Incarnation compromised.

It no longer had time; if it delayed any longer, it wouldn't even have the power to maintain this Incarnation.

"Now we're talking."

Su Yun snapped his fingers, a profiteer's smile appearing on his face.

"My demands are simple."

"First, I want the World Origin Mark and that bullshit authority. But you must help me completely conceal all my auras, so that not just the Heaven Burial Palace, but anyone from the Upper Realm, can no longer easily track my location."

"Second, if I want to kill someone in the future, you have to cooperate with me. I'm going to set up a death trap here, and you have to help me set the stage and provide technical support. I want those things that think they're gods to come here and never be able to go back!"

"Third..." Su Yun thought for a moment, "Let's stick with those two for now; I'll add more later if I think of them."

"..."

The Heavenly Dao Incarnation was completely speechless.

Throughout the billions of years of this world's history, it had seen countless beings—pious ones, arrogant ones, and Heaven-Defying ones.

But it had never seen someone like Su Yun, who treated extorting the Heavenly Dao as righteously as a business deal.

【...Fine.】

Ultimately, under the immense pressure of the world's impending destruction, the Heavenly Dao Incarnation chose to compromise.

Its light figure, woven from Laws, began to decompose rapidly.

It transformed into a crystal-clear polyhedron mark, as if composed of countless facets, with billions of stars flowing inside.

【The deal is struck.】

As the final thought fell, the mark turned into a streak of light, piercing directly through Su Yun's consciousness and branding itself in the deepest part of his Soul.

Boom!

The moment the mark merged, Su Yun's mind felt like it was exploding.

Countless pieces of information, Laws, and insights flooded in frantically.

At this moment, Su Yun officially became the true "Proxy Heavenly Dao" of this Lower Realm.

With a single thought, he could clearly "see" the mountains and rivers of the entire Lower Realm.

He could feel the joys and sorrows of every living being, and even control their fragile threads of life and death.

This feeling was far more intoxicating than a simple increase in power.

Just as Su Yun was preparing to properly experience this feeling of being a "God."

The surrounding pure white space shattered like a broken mirror.

His consciousness was pulled back into his Physical Body by a massive force.

Su Yun snapped his eyes open.

Before he could even feel the newly acquired power within him,

He felt himself being tightly entangled by a soft, smooth, and naked body, like a spirit snake.

A refreshing fragrance drifted into his nostrils.

Then, a warm and obsessive whisper sounded in his ear.

"Senior Brother... for my sake, you didn't even care for your life..."

"In this life, don't even think about... leaving nickname again... From now on, nickname will protect Senior Brother."