Chapter 897 (END) - Achieved Eternity (Ending) (1/2)

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“Congratulations to my Fellow Taoist for becoming the Omnipotent Sage!” Looking up at the huge figure towering above in the sky, the Nine-headed Fierce Beast Sage beamed with pride. He saluted Zhou Bao by cupping his fists together in front of his chest.

“I really appreciate you for taking good care of me, senior!” Zhou Bao smiled and returned his salute. His immense body began to shrink to normal size. He came up to the two Celestial Immortals and turned back to look at the severely devastated Immortal Realm. “However, the matter is not over yet. My becoming the Omnipotent Sage is something of a fluke. In other words, I am merely cannon fodder!”

“Hehe, we are all cannon fodder to the Dominators who think they are superior to us. The only difference is that as Celestial Immortals, we only need to be treated as cannon fodder once; if we survive, everything will be just fine, but if we fail, we have to bear the consequences!”

“Yes, that’s all we can do!” Zhou Bao said helplessly. He fixed his eyes once again on the Immortal Realm that was gradually recovering. “I wonder, what the hell did Cundi do back then to arouse such widespread indignation and discontent, that even after so many eras, the big shots still refuse to let him go!”

The two Sages shook their heads in unison. “Both of us became Celestial Immortals during this era, so we don’t know much about this ancient matter. We’ve completed our mission. Please forgive us for taking our leave first!”

Zhou Bao nodded his head. He understood that they did not want to get involved. They were far from fools and were very clear about the fact that the battle between Dominators, which had lasted for countless eras, was not something they could interfere in.

Zhou Bao wanted to withdraw from the battle as well, but he had no way out!

He was a variable, the Omnipotent Sage of this era. But it was not because of his strong willpower, his ample fate, or his kindheartedness that he was so successful. It was because he had evolved from Cundi’s Separated Hun, he had cultivated the Seven Wonderful Techniques and robbed Cundi of his name. He had become the Dominators’ trump card and the most suitable person to harm Cundi.

Therefore, the Dominator with the deepest hatred toward Cundi would not hesitate to support him at any cost. With his assistance, Zhou Bao had mastered the Four Immortal-killing Swords and the Six-spirit Dark Sword, crossed the Celestial Immortal Tribulation, and become the Omnipotent Sage. With the Dominator backing him, he accomplished all this smoothly. However, there was no such thing as a free lunch. He had to pay a huge price for getting such a great benefit.

He only had to do one thing: be the hatchet man and slay Cundi.

Why had the Dominators made him the hatchet man?

It was very simple. Restricted by their own rules, the Dominators were unable to act at will. Given Cundi’s current condition, it was by no means certain that they could kill him in one go. They could only find a hatchet man and give him their utmost to enhance his strength so that he would be qualified to fight against Cundi.

Even though Zhou Bao had earned himself the title “Omnipotent Sage”, he was still inferior to the ancient Dominator Cundi, both in strength and experience. Nonetheless, Cundi was in distress. As the old saying goes, even a tiger will be bullied by a dog when it’s in a difficult position. Even if Cundi was likened to a dragon and Zhou Bao a shrimp, the latter definitely had the ability to make him suffer.

Zhou Bao raised his hand, and the Tree of Seven Wonders appeared in it, with all its radiance restrained. He frowned slightly. The Tree of Seven Wonders was giving him a totally different feeling.

“Show yourself, Cundi. There is no point in playing tricks at this point!”

“You’re a cocky brat!” No sooner had the voice trailed off than a fist suddenly emerged from the void, slamming toward Zhou Bao’s face.

Zhou Bao wielded the Tree of Seven Wonders and a cluster of White Lotuses rose, forming into a shield in front of him.

“Boom!”

The fist shattered the shield and hit Zhou Bao in the face.

Zhou Bao flew backward as if he had been hit head-on by a mac truck.

“How dare you attack me using the Tree of Seven Wonders! I assume you must be tired of living!” There was a touch of sarcasm and anger in Cundi’s voice.

Cundi had reason to be angry. Zhou Bao was merely a fragment of his Separated Hun. And yet, Zhou Bao not only opposed him but also fought him using his greatest pride, the Tree of Seven Wonders. How could Cundi restrain his anger in this scenario?

“I won’t let you die so easily, brat. I will engrave your primordial spirit on the edge of the ninth layer of the vacuum and make you suffer an eternity!”

“That’s probably the reason why so many people want to kill you!” Zhou Bao stabilized himself and said indifferently, “Your breath really stinks!”

“You are digging your own grave!” Cundi finally appeared before him like a gust of chilly wind. He gathered all the surrounding power into his Tree of Seven Wonders and brandished it downward.

“Crack…!”

A sound similar to beads falling on a jade dish resounded throughout the world. Zhou Bao’s glittering Tree of Seven Wonders was crushed by the power Cundi’s Tree of Seven Wonders released.

Zhou Bao flew backward once again. He felt a sharp pain all over his body. He even felt like his spirit was going to be utterly destroyed from this blow. The blood inside his body was squeezed out under the great pressure, turning into a golden blood fog that spread in the void.

There was a huge gap between them in strength!

With just a single blow, Cundi had destroyed Zhou Bao’s newly-built confidence from becoming the Omnipotent Sage.

“Hmph, Omnipotent Sage! Even if you’ve earned this title, you only obtained the fate of this era. Even though you’ve placed your primordial spirit in the fourth layer of the vacuum, you are just a junior amidst all Celestial Immortals. Do you really believe you can fight against me?”

“Cough, cough, cough—!”

Zhou Bao was overcome by a terrible coughing fit. He was astounded by the fact that he was severely injured.

Before becoming a Celestial Immortal, he had been able to resurrect on site. Now that he had achieved the Karmic Rank of the Omnipotent Sage, he was capable of recovering instantly even if he was crushed to powder under someone else’ attacks.

However, one single blow from Cundi and all this no longer worked. Zhou Bao suffered serious injuries and could only recover very slowly.

Fortunately, he was a Celestial Immortal, the Omnipotent Sage to boot. He finally realized what had happened.

“You sealed time and caused it to stop elapsing!” Zhou Bao shot Cundi an incredulous look. “No, it’s not that simple. You sealed the essence of time!”

“You’re insightful, but it’s useless!” Cundi said coldly. Showing no emotion, he wielded the Tree of Seven Wonders once again and added, “Brat, even though you put your primordial spirit into the vacuum, your body will dissipate, and you will fall into a deep sleep after this attack, just like I did. But don’t worry, I promise you, I’ll never give you an opportunity to wake up. You’ll sleep forever!”

Cundi swung the Tree of Seven Wonders downward once again.

Zhou Bao took a deep breath. Just as the Tree of Seven Wonders was about to hit him, a huge black shadow emerged in front of him and charged at the Tree of Seven Wonders!

It was the Black Pearl!

It was his Supreme Fairy Weapon. When he became a Celestial Immortal, it had also undergone the Divine Tribulation and gained tremendous benefits. Even so, it still could not resist the attack from the Tree of Seven Wonders.

It turned into nothingness together with the Azure Big World inside it before it could buy Zhou Bao any time.

All that was left was a fragment!

The fragment of the Ancient Sacred City!

Nevertheless, it also came to the same end as the Black Pearl did after a millionth of a second!

But this span of time was enough.

Zou Bao disappeared almost instantaneously.

“What a cheap trick!” Cundi frowned slightly. His Tree of Seven Wonders swept across the surroundings and the space was torn open. Traversing in the countless spacetimes, Zhou Bao found himself exposed once again.

“F*ck!” Zhou Bao cursed. He saw Cundi with the Tree of Seven Wonders in his hand and had an idea.

Nothing was worth mentioning in front of absolute power; even tricks were like jokes.

The most horrible thing about Cundi’s Real Body was his method of attack. Simple as it was, with a wave of the hand, the Tree of Seven Wonders eliminated everything in its path.

Any resistance was futile and ridiculous under the light of the tree.

Zhou Bao possessed a Tree of Seven Wonders too. However, because he was so young and his success had been a fluke, it would take him several eras of practice if he wished to reach Cundi’s level. He was far behind Cundi in terms of strength!

He had no choice but to try his best to escape Cundi’s strike.

Nonetheless, this proved to be futile as well.

Zhou Bao was in a state of sheer despair as he noticed that the Tree of Seven Wonders was moving downward above his head. Surprisingly, out of nowhere, a giant golden staff broke the sealed spacetime and hit the Tree of Seven Wonders violently.

“Bang!”

Mighty as Cundi was, he failed to hit Zhou Bao and his Tree of Seven Wonders sunk as well after this blow. Furthermore, apparently, he was severely hurt.

His ruddy cheeks turned pale. Furiously, he roared, “Naughty ape, how dare you!”

“Hahaha…!” The giant staff disappeared now that its mission had been completed, leaving only roars of laughter echoing throughout the spacetime. “What do you think? I already did it!”

Before the voice died away, a giant golden ape appeared in the spacetime.

Cundi’s face darkened. “How dare you neglect the rules and fight me with your incarnation!”

“I am just a junior who has pinned my primordial spirit in the seventh layer of the vacuum. How dare I ignore the rules made by Dominators like you? I’ve finished with my attacks and my incarnation did not come for you!”

“Huh?” Cundi’s expression changed. He sneered and swung the Tree of Seven Wonders toward the incarnation with a sudden wave of his hand. “You want to help him? Can you do that?”

“That will depend on his luck!” The incarnation did not dodge the attack. As the Tree of Seven Wonders brushed across its body, a great deal of dazzling golden light enshrouded it. The light shone for an instant and then turned into an abstruse piece of Star Map. But that was all. The map vanished when the Tree of Seven Wonders shook gently.

“This ape evolved from my Separated Hun 300 eras ago, just like you did. I had high hopes for it, but unfortunately, I failed to occupy its body in the end. I wonder if you will be as lucky as it was!” After exterminating the incarnation, Cundi did not spring into action immediately. He sighed with emotion as if recalling something.

Over the countless eras as he was in a state of sleep, he had tried many times to make use of the loopholes in the Dominators’ rules and wake himself up, using a variety of methods. But alas, what really worked, and what was likely to bring him back to life, was the method he was adopting now. Unfortunately, even so, it was still impossible for him to completely escape the Dominators’ plots. He had suffered defeat on the verge of victory the first few times. What he regretted most was the giant golden ape who had appeared just now. It had been the first time he was able to create a powerful and perfect Celestial Immortal using this method. However, he failed at the last moment. He could not occupy the giant ape’s body and incurred violent resistance, just like the situation he was facing now. Finally, the ape had separated itself from him and he had once again fallen into a deep sleep.

He had learned his lesson. Using a living Real Body and his primordial spirit, he planned to suppress Zhou Bao and annihilate him. Only in this way would he have an opportunity to succeed in occupying Zhou Bao’s body.

Yes, occupy!

Although he appeared mighty and arrogant, he had bitterness buried deep within his heart. His body was indeed immeasurably powerful, and it enabled him to fight Dominators with all his strength. Yet it had long lost its vitality and its current state would not last long. His current condition could be likened not so much to resurrection as to the sudden movement of a corpse.

So he was eager to kill Zhou Bao and take over his body. After that, he planned to absorb all the essence of his body. This was the best and also the most reasonable solution.

Both he and Zhou Bao were very clear about this point.

But all this meant nothing to Zhou Bao because as Cundi’s Real Body made an appearance, he found himself simply unable to resist against him at all. He was completely at a disadvantage and couldn’t even fight back.

“I’d like to see who else dares to intervene in this matter!” Cundi looked at Zhou Bao, a sorry figure, with a mocking smile flashing across his face. “My body, though temporarily revived, can maintain this status for one hour. You are the ‘Omnipotent Sage’, can you survive my attacks for even three seconds?”

Zhou Bao panted heavily. He had to admit that what Cundi said was true. Even though he had earned the title “Omnipotent Sage”, he was not certain that he was still alive then. However, this was by no means unsolvable.

The solution lied in the incarnation of the giant ape.

When he saw that Cundi had easily destroyed the incarnation, Zhou Bao knew that it was not here to cause Cundi trouble. It was here for him.

He realized something when the Star Map appeared after the incarnation broke apart.

Nonetheless, it was far from enough.

If Zhou Bao had not had his previous experience; someone had secretly implanted a thought in his Sea of Consciousness, perhaps he would have been desperate now.

Now, however, he knew he still had a chance. Although the odds were slim, he still had a certain power to fight against Cundi. After all, he had gathered all the fate of this era.

“I was able to do it before, I can certainly do it now!” he thought. He took a deep breath and his mind entered into a state that was absent of joy or sorrow. He looked extremely calm. A clear picture of the Star Map that had appeared as the giant ape vanished showed itself in his spirit. A detached Qi Power began to ferment within his body.

“Hmm?!” Cundi was terror-stricken. He had not thought much of Zhou Bao before, but now, the Qi Power Zhou Bao was emanating suddenly sent a chill through him.

“Is it fist intent?”

Zhou Bao had abandoned the Tree of Seven Wonders and was focusing his attention on activating his Internal Qi and Real Essence.