Chapter 415 - Meet the Great Devil Heavens Bane Again (2/2)

With fixed attention, Xiao Chen thought for a little while and then smiled. “I’m sorry. I will never become the eighteenth-generation Apostate of Heaven, not only now, but also in the future.”

“Why? The Annihilation Times has come in the world that you are in. Fighting against the Natural Law is your only way to save all living beings! Don’t you know that?” The Great Devil Heaven’s Bane went furious, just like last time.

Xiao Chen didn’t answer immediately. Instead, he was immersed in thought, thinking carefully. “Why would these people go to fight against Natural Law again and again? What exactly is the Natural Law that they are fighting with? Is it really because of what they said that the Natural Law is merciless and dictates the life and death of every being across all domains?”

Nowadays, Xiao Chen was no longer the muddleheaded boy who would believe whatever others said. Now he knew his own mind. But at that time, Fengxi told him something about the Annihilation Times and the battle against the Natural Law, plus he came across the Great Devil before him. Thus, he truly believed that all living beings were fighting against Natural Law only because it was merciless. But now, he didn’t think so.

No matter whether it was the seventeenth-generation Heaven’s Bane or the first-generation Heaven Exterminator, although their cultivation levels were high, they were still devils in the final analysis. Even if they gave up their surnames, they could not get rid of the trace of devil nature hidden deep in their hearts. Through the ages, rebels always had high-sounding reasons to fight. They said they were fighting for all the living things, for freedom, or for equality. But so what? In fact, because of them, countless living beings were dead, their blood flowing like streams. But the devils themselves finally managed to ascend to the throne.

Especially after Xiao Chen experienced the thing about the Corpse Refinery Sect, he became more and more skeptical about the words said by the Great Devil Heaven’s Bane. Red Sleeve could fool all the people in the Corpse Refinery Sect for thousands of years and made them believe in her with all their hearts. But then, what about the so-called Apostates of Heaven? Did they also fool all the living beings and these so-called Heaven-exterminating families?

“Junior, why don’t you say anything? Do you doubt what I said?” With his two sharp eyes, the Great Devil Heaven’s Bane looked sternly at Xiao Chen.

Raising his head, Xiao Chen replied calmly, “You keep on proclaiming that we should fight against the Natural Law. However, I don’t know what Natural Law is in your mind. What exactly the Natural Law is that your people have been fighting with generation after generation?”

“Hmm…” It appeared that the Great Devil Heaven’s Bane could not come up with an answer to this question, and there were two streaks of cold light shot out of his eyes. Also, he seemed to see that this junior before him was very different from others. So he asked in reply, “Then, what do you think the Natural Law was? In your opinion, why our lives are in the hands of Natural Law instead of ourselves?”

After taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen said word by word, “The Natural Law can feel everything, including each tree and flower. Everything in this world has its own laws—this is the Natural Law.”

“Keep talking,” the Great Devil Heaven’s Bane said in a low tone. Meanwhile, he released a stream of pressure as if he wanted to persuade Xiao Chen by coercion.

Xiao Chen continued, “The Natural Law is the law of this world. As a matter of fact, the Natural Law is exactly everything in this world. For everything, like each flower and each tree, there is a reason for being. If each flower, tree, grass, and stone also wants to become an Immortal and live forever, will this world go into a state of chaos? In this world, lots of living things grow in spring and wither in autumn. It’s Natural Law. May I ask if human beings can never die?”

Taking another deep breath, Xiao Chen went on, “After only a quarter, mayflies will become one year older. But for mortals, they need a whole year to be one year older. Well, it will take 1,000 years for the tree named Ming Ling growing in the south of Chu Country to get one year older. In ancient times, the tree called Da Chun will become one year older every 6,000 years. As for the stars and the universe, they take an eon as one year. However, everything will reach its end eventually. Nothing can be truly immortal. It is the Natural Law, which is also the law of all beings!”

The Great Devil Heaven’s Bane went into a rage already, and because of that, even the stars around him began to tremble. Then, there came his deep voice. “Who told you all of this…”

But Xiao Chen was not afraid of him. He smiled and said, “My master once told me that cultivators should take all the living things’ well-being as their top priority and view their life and death as secondary. However, you just told me to do the opposite and asked me to violent the Natural law of all beings. But only the devil will do these sorts of things, right?”

“You… How dare you!” The Great Devil Heaven’s Bane reproached Xiao Chen with a somber voice. All at once, an immense force came to attack Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was pushed back for many steps, feeling that his Qi and blood were surging violently. Xiao Chen knew that Heaven’s Bane ruled the space that he was now in, so he could not bear even a harsh reproach aimed at him.

The Great Devil Heaven’s Bane was still full of anger. “The first generation, who would say nothing wrong, told me that the Natural Law bounds all beings and dictates the life and death of all of them. But you said that the Natural Law is the law of all beings! You are unforgivable!”

“Hehe.” Xiao Chen sneered. “Senior, you don’t even know what the real Natural Law is, but you keep saying that you are going to fight against it. How can either of us understand even a little bit of the profound Natural Law? But you vainly attempt to revert it! Don’t you think that it sounds ridiculous? Every now and then, you want to fight against, attack, and terminate the Natural Law. But if there is even no Natural Law, how can you and I still exist in this world?”

“You… I can turn you into merely flying ashes in an instant. Don’t you believe that?” At this time, the Great Devil Heaven’s Bane was still controlling his great anger with difficulty. After all, the man before him was the only one who had reached the real Nirvana Realm. Only he had the chance to defeat the Natural Law.

Xiao Chen smiled a little. “But cannot you remember what you said just now? I came to this Dimension of the Frigid Void through my dream. As long as someone in my real world wakes me up, you cannot kill me.”

“You… You are bold enough! Since you are not willing to join us, I may as well kill you!” The Great Devil Heaven’s Bane berated and raised his palm. All of a sudden, a rolling devil’s haze appeared. At the same time, all the stars died out.

Xiao Chen looked up and laughed. “Haha! I refused to help you, so you come to kill me. You are a devil, after all. Your evil nature will never disappear! But I took you as a heroic senior!” Before Xiao Chen finished speaking, waves of devil’s haze already came at him. Instantly, Xiao Chen was startled with a chill because if he was killed at this moment, he could never return to his real world.

While he was seeking some strategies, the devil’s haze arrived before him. Just when Xiao Chen raised his palm to defend, he felt it would be tough for him to defeat the devil. Though he had reached the Nirvana Realm, he could not even bear a single attack from this Great Devil. His breathing became increasingly difficult, and his internal organs were splitting. Xiao Chen felt as if the skin all over him was being torn.

Only after a moment, blue veins began to throb on his face. Xiao Chen felt that he could not take it anymore. In a hurry, he suddenly started to run the Devil’s Three Turns. Immediately, he managed to inhale the waves of devil’s haze. Both his hair and eyes became bright red in an instant.

The Great Devil Heaven’s Bane shuddered. “You… who on earth are you? Why do you know the first generation’s cultivation method?”