Chapter 1848 - 1847: Dao Fusion and Void Refinement (Abnormal)

"Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, Three gives birth to all things."

He Ao looked down at his palm, then raised his head to gaze at the boundless plains around him.

This feeling was no different from when he looked at his own palm.

Heaven and Earth, all things in nature, were a part of him.

He took a step forward, traversing the endless land in an instant and arriving at the ocean’s edge.

A towering tree appeared in his field of view at the sunrise, standing thousands of meters high, obscuring the sky like a mountain.

The fiery sun rose up from the giant tree at sunrise, illuminating the entire tree and emitting dazzling rays.

The monkey clinging to his shoulder leapt to the ground as he stopped, scratching its head, looking around, seemingly puzzled, but quickly darting into the forest.

It was as if it had just been a gust of wind that swept through it, crossing the vast land.

This land was already teeming with life, with numerous animals roaming amidst the grass and forest trees.

Across the sea, atop the giant tree, faint figures of birds and beasts seemed to reside.

Along with the birth of vitality in this world, some intangible things naturally came into being.

That was destiny.

The destiny intertwined among all beings in this world.

Using the original Martial Arts World as the ’underlying world’ had an additional effect, which was that the extraordinary powers of this world could function normally.

Because after death, souls would automatically enter the Martial Arts World to begin a new cycle, preventing mutations resulting from the transcendence.

Since He Ao did not introduce any Talent Sequences into this world, there were no bizarre or grotesque powers, and the whole trend of transcendence leaned more towards Martial Arts strength.

Of course, the exploration of Martial Arts in this world by its lifeforms was still shallow; the strongest extraordinary life was only at the D-level.

He Ao turned his head to the north.

He took a step forward, and the sky around him changed in an instant.

The rising sun was still high above in the firmament, but the earth below was completely covered in ice and snow.

He didn’t intend for this world to produce such snowy regions.

Yet this world did, based on his subconscious cognition of the world.

In this world, he was everything and everything was him.

He was nature, he was the ’Dao.’

And on these vast snows, a giant white tiger was tearing at a great eagle that had fallen to the ground.

Meanwhile, the eagle frantically pecked at the white tiger with its sturdy beak.

The evolution of animals in this world leaned towards what He Ao subconsciously thought animals should be like.

He raised his hand.

The morning sun in the sky started to fall at a visibly discernible speed.

The two beasts tearing at each other also swiftly separated and retreated as the sun descended.

The wounds resulting from their biting quickly healed during their withdrawal.

Soon, the great eagle soared into the sky, and the white tiger lay prone on the snowy field.

The time of the whole world reverted in that moment.

Then He Ao took a step forward, traversing the gap between the two beasts, and behind him, the sun rose again as usual, with the two giant beasts grappling with each other again.

In the next moment, He Ao’s body crossed the boundless snowy plains, reaching the deepest part of the ocean.

The sky was a pristine blue, the sea an endless deep expanse, with fierce waves surging and rolling, stirring the sea into hills, then crashing heavily, sending a spray of water bursting high.

A vague barrier, resembling an aurora, draped down from the sky, falling onto the sea, as well as into its depths.

This was the end of the world.

This world was an overall structure of a round sky and square earth.

A vast ring-shaped sea encircled the continent, and the sky covered the land like a dome.

He Ao didn’t create spherical stars and galaxies because the framework of this world couldn’t bear such a deep and vast universe.

Normally, when life in this world explored to this point, they would be blocked by an invisible barrier; if they were ’lucky’ enough, they’d slip through gaps in the world barrier and fall into the Martial Arts World below.

As he pondered, He Ao raised his hand and gently slid it along the edge of the world’s barrier.

The invisible barrier underwent a kind of ’mutation,’ becoming clearer and gradually turning transparent, reflecting the image of a vast ocean.

Flecks of aurora shimmered faintly in the firmament, like a curtain hanging in the sky.

He Ao connected the spaces between the barriers, turning them into a ’space gate.’

Now, if someone reached this barrier and passed through it, they would directly appear on the other side of the world’s diagonal.

Entering from the north, they would emerge from the south.

This achieved a kind of ’circular’ spherical effect in terms of spatial perception.

He Ao raised his head to look at the sky, and his body suddenly shattered, dissolving into chaotic dust.

Simultaneously, in the sky above, amidst endless clouds, his body reformed, reborn from the fog.

Above these clouds were immense stars hanging in the sky.

The largest among them was the blazing sun suspended above, emitting intense light that overshadowed all star glows, illuminating the clouds below brightly.

Of course, these stars couldn’t compare to real stars in the universe; they were some kind of ’background props’ hanging from the firmament, moving according to certain laws.

And these laws of operation were also some projection of He Ao’s subconscious.

He Ao raised his hand, his fingertip tracing over these stars.

Space around these stars began to mutate.

He did not enlarge the size of these stars but instead mutated the space around them, shrinking the bodies of all life that came in contact with these stars.

This way, if they entered these stars, they would feel that the stars were vast and boundless.

After completing all this, He Ao looked up again, taking another glance at the scorching sun hanging above.

The whole world had now entered a fully operational state.

Perhaps he should give this world a name?

He Ao lowered his head, seeing the clear water-like sky below, a transparent viridescence illuminated by the sunlight.

Biqing Sky.

Let’s call it Biqing Sky.

As he settled on a rough name in his mind, a wisp of cloud fog drifted past under He Ao’s feet.

His gaze stayed on this cloud fog, and He Ao’s body paused slightly.

Vaguely, he felt this scene was somewhat familiar.

On the second last page of the Martial Arts Manual, it seemed to depict such scattered clouds.

But those clouds had no human figures.

Or rather, the book depicted the scene of a martial artist merging into the clouds of Heaven and Earth.

What the book pointed to was the path he was on now?

No, harmonizing with the Main World should also enable similar power and effects.

The future path, I’m afraid, still needs to be explored by myself.

Although the previous path also seemed to be one I explored myself.

He Ao withdrew his hand, his entire body paused slightly, and disappeared from the current world.

This world seemed to have undergone some sort of change, and yet, it seemed unchanged.

A crisp call sounded between heaven and earth, as a noble giant bird spread its wings and glided across the sky.

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Main World

He Ao’s body floated in the vast expanse of the Gobi Desert.

He raised his head, looking at the desolate world around him.

Thanks to the previous Establishing Dao, he could still draw upon the power of the Martial Arts Angel from the Main World.

But this time, the mobilization of power was no longer as smooth as before, with the entire Main World seeming to faintly reject him.

At the same time, he felt a slight ’touch’.

This touch felt like his hand pressing against an object and then being rebounded by that object.

In fact, this touch came from the ’collision’ between Biqing Sky and the Main World.

Accompanying his entry into the Main World, Biqing Sky also formed a certain ’connection’ with the Main World.

It was like two objects being embedded together.

At this moment, the flow of time within the Biqing Sky also formed a connection with the Main World due to this relationship.

While He Ao was in the Main World, the time flow in Biqing Sky was almost synchronized with the Main World.

He Ao tried to forcibly adjust the time flow rate of Biqing Sky, but it had little effect, at most changing the time flow rate to 1:6.

Without such embedding and collision, when He Ao’s main body was within Biqing Sky, he could adjust the time flow rate in Biqing Sky at will, even passing millions of years in an instant in the Main World.

Upon the contact of the two worlds, the rules seemed to interfere with each other, causing each to lose part of its independence.

This was an unprecedented experience.

He Ao, holding the ’Barrier Wood’, watched as the surroundings slowly changed, and the massive rule framework that made up the Main World appeared in his field of view again.

He once again entered the depths of the Main World, but this time, he felt a rejection he had never experienced before.

Even as he tried to grasp a rule’s light, he felt like he was making very little progress, as if a 300-pound giant was trying to squeeze into a one-meter-high hole.

An invisible resistance was hindering his movements, nearly preventing him from approaching any rule of the Main World.

He attempted to project his Void Consciousness into the Main World’s rules, only to find that his Divine Sense couldn’t approach the Main World’s rule framework.

This ’rejection’ from the Main World was clear and direct, like a person instinctively protecting themselves.

Very quickly, He Ao’s consciousness fell downward towards the ’Starry Sky’.

In the depths of the Starry Sky, a vast ancient gaze shot upward rapidly.

He Ao clutched the Barrier Wood, quickly floated up, returning to the vast Gobi Desert.

He lowered his gaze, observing everything around him.

In the world’s depths, the Main World’s ’rejection’ seemed more apparent.

However, this rejection didn’t seem to be conscious, rather a sort of unconscious rejection.

This rejection also indirectly proved that his creation had indeed succeeded, and he had indeed reached the next step in Martial Arts through creation.

However, he didn’t know what awaited him on this path.

He Ao shifted his gaze, glancing at his personal attributes panel.

[He Ao]

[Authority Level: Advanced Player]

[Physical Fitness: 102954823+?]

[Skills: Talent Sequence 272: Super Memory (A-level) (Abnormal), Basic Firearms Mastery, Talent Sequence 216: Secret Wizard (A-level), Mysterious Academic Style Intermediate]

[Mechanical Modification: None]

[Martial Arts: Refining Void and Harmonization (Usurper God) (Abnormal)]

Martial Arts transitioned from God Refining and Returning to the Void to Refining Void and Harmonization.

Harmonization, Harmonization Method, it seems the system recognized the next step in Martial Arts as indeed Harmonization.

Or rather, in the rules of the entire universe, the universally acknowledged next step in Martial Arts is Harmonization with the world?

A Martial Artist at the Harmonization Realm becomes equivalent to the world itself, able to call wind and rain, manipulate rules, and wield the world’s power against enemies.

Within the world, such Martial Artists are stronger than Usurper Gods in certain aspects, and as long as the world exists, based on the Martial Arts Angel’s case, a Harmonization Martial Artist should also be immortal.

The lifespan of the world is the lifespan of the Martial Artist.

Of course, as a trade-off, the Martial Artist is also trapped within the world.

Leaving the world after Harmonization would rapidly diminish the Martial Artist’s power and position, possibly even less than a regular Angel.

In a sense, this also aligns with the fundamental principle of Martial Arts cultivation.

Martial Arts is fundamentally about refining the power of heaven and earth, ultimately merging with them into one.

And judging by Harmonization as the standard, promoting Martial Arts to Usurper God is possibly far easier than the Talent Sequences.

The path to becoming a Martial Arts God is clear and distinct, and toward the end of this path, one might even receive assistance from the world itself.

For instance, in the Main World, He Ao had no doubt that even without the Barrier Wood, the Main World would aid in his cultivation, gradually making him aware that there is a path called ’Harmonization’.

Of course, this requires a long time.

But for a Martial Arts Angel, as long as there are no external enemies, time is practically infinite, and if favored by the world, he will eventually reach the step of Harmonization.

However, the path of Harmonization is inherently exclusive; one world has one victor who can ultimately harmonize with it, while other Martial Arts Angels should stop at being Angels.

Of course, how this path unfolds doesn’t really concern He Ao too much.

The system also thoughtfully marked his ’Refining Void and Harmonization’ state with ’Abnormal’.

The other ’Abnormal’ label was on Super Memory.

The method He Ao used to promote to Super Memory Angel was inherently non-compliant, which is why Super Memory’s state is abnormal, still having a clear tendency towards madness, albeit controlled by He Ao.

By analogy, the path He Ao walked wasn’t the mainstream one.

Of course, sometimes taking an unconventional path isn’t without any benefits.

He Ao raised his hand, and an invisible force surged around him.

The boundless Gobi Desert appeared to ripple, as invisible mountains seemed to be drawn from another space, descending upon this Gobi Desert.

In those mountains, one could vaguely see beasts and birds moving among them.

The ethereal mountains extended at a visible pace, spreading outwards, but the further they expanded, the slower they spread, as if pressured by some force in the void.

Eventually, this expansion came to a complete halt.

He Ao raised his hand, gently erasing those invisible mountains.

The surroundings returned to the appearance of the Gobi Desert once more, yet the whole world seemed to have undergone some kind of change again, as if enveloped by some invisible and vast power.

This was the ability he obtained after taking an unconventional path.

He Ao named it ’World Domain’.