Chapter 2064: Order (IV)

The western void wasn’t a place completely devoid of anything. There were many barren islands floating around. Here, they were called chaos way stations.

People gathered at them to discuss dao. While it was far from being as convenient as Li Hao’s Allheaven Hall, this was a solid prototype. Chaos Sky simply didn’t have the young man’s methods to call upon, or he would’ve already built the same Allheaven Hall.

Li Hao... actually hesitated in this moment.

Indeed, he was indecisive.

This is actually a very nice place. Everything is well thought and laid out. I’ve always considered myself a wandering hero of the martial world. If this place was dark and dismal, I can naturally seize it and liberate it according to my own morals.

But here... this region is prosperous and the people live safely.

What I’m about to do is to enter the heart of their region and break this order. I will seize their main world and turn this place... into a zone of mass confusion again.

Li Hao stopped in his tracks. He was always merciless to his enemies, but he paused for an instant after entering the western region today. If I smash this peace and throw this place into turmoil, making people homeless and unable to feed themselves... will I still be the wandering hero that I see myself as?

The young man... dithered with what he should do.

If I want to strengthen myself, establish a chaos, and complete my dreams, then Chaos Sky will absolutely stand in my way. He wants to conquer everything and unite it all as one dynasty, including us!

Therefore, we are destined to be enemies.

But...

Li Hao was typically decisive, but it took only one look today for him to start doubting himself.

Should I continue? Do I break the order of this place?

The young man grappled with the decision. It wasn’t a matter of if he could do so or not, but whether he should do so.

If Chaos Sky’s ambitions didn’t center on conquering the chaos, but just on consolidating his own status, then the west would be a great place. Li Hao would have no reason to consider it enemy territory.

And yet... Chaos Sky wanted to create a dynasty that spanned the entire chaos...

This was Li Hao’s first time coming face to face with the existence of actual order in the chaos.

There might be some flaws to it as it wasn’t fully perfected or complete, but it far exceeded his expectations.

“I... might be able to set up order like this too!” The young man set his jaw after a momentary struggle. “Someone else’s order is theirs alone in the end. What I build will belong to me alone!”

I said this before, I just hadn’t known that order in the western region was very complete. Today... I’m hit with new reflections. However, Li Hao clenched his teeth. The order that he saw was only splendid for a moment. Chaos Sky is destined to find it very difficult to continue onward. He might have more enemies than me. Any who do not submit to his rule will become his enemy.

“I will build an order that is even more complete than his. I will!” Li Hao comforted himself. This was his new excuse, otherwise... he would not bear to smash the order in front of him.

This region of order might also be... suited to establish his chaos with. It could be the base of operations for the false chaos. The people here could enter the false chaos, thereby maintaining better conditions there.

Yep, this logic made sense.

Li Hao convinced himself in the end. Remember... you don’t bow your head to anyone. You’re breaking the order here to build a better one...

Chaos Sky’s order is his alone!

Li Hao instantly became part of the western region and rushed toward the ninth layer without hesitation. He slipped past the barrier and concealed his presence, heading for Chaos Sky major world.

He would... try to kill fewer people on this trip. That might be the only thing he could do.

Chaos Sky...

You and I share no grudge, we just simply have a clash in philosophy. It’s not even philosophy, but that your grand enterprise inherently conflicts with my carefree existence.

Li Hao stopped thinking so much and continued forward.

The entire western region was very peaceful as there were relatively fewer conflicts here. However, there were still some. It just wasn’t in such a jumble. Wars between worlds still existed, but they seemed limited to a certain range.

Chaos Sky’s military was still expanding. Many exalted emperors filled out its ranks, making for a far more formidable force than appeared from the outside. Chaos Sky had many more powerhouses under his banner than people thought!

......

At this moment, within Chaos Sky major world.

This was the only world within the ninth layer. Cultivators traveled to and fro from it.

Within the Hall of Order.

Various powerhouses observed the worlds. The entire western region was under their observation. They were fully aware of where conflict and wars were breaking out. Mirrors dutifully reflected everything happening in the west.

Peng Cheng was patrolling. Chaos Sky had not taken the chaos beast with him. Peng Cheng wasn’t even aware that his world master had left. The voices of cultivators at work traveled out of the Hall of Order when he passed it.

“A hot conflict is taking place in sector 37 of the sixth layer. Two sixth rank worlds are fighting. Do we send the Chaos Sky Guards out to intervene?”

“A fight is breaking out in the third layer. Two third ranks have taken their brawl into the void. Do we stop them?”

“......”

This was the core of enforcement in the western region. The existence of this place was the reason for order existing in the region. Countless exalted emperors worked here for Chaos Sky, forming the foundation of the Chaos Sky Dynasty.

It wasn’t the dynasty of a human being, but a dynasty of a god! It would be a domineering, divine dynasty!

Eighth rank Peng Cheng was one of the supervisors of this site. He was involved in any fights between premier heavyweights as one of the mediators or law enforcers.

The outside world thought that the western region only had a handful of eighth ranks. Only Peng Cheng knew that they possessed far more than the outside world thought. There were four in the Hall of Order alone!

The hall handled all conflicts in the seventh layer and below. Those above the seventh layer involved major worlds, which was the jurisdiction of the Nine Layer Guard. That was a very mysterious organization that Peng Cheng didn’t know much about.

Their headquarters was the heart of Chaos Sky major world.

“Exalted Emperor Peng Cheng is to visit the Nine Layer Guard!” A voice rang in the chaos beast’s ear at this time.

He looked around, seeing that the other eighth ranks in residence had also received word. They quickly took to the air.

......

Multiple eighth ranks arrived in short order, landing in front of another hall that seemed exceedingly ancient and simple.

The doors were shut tight. A cultivator sat cross-legged outside of it and cut straight to the chase.

“Since everyone has arrived, I’ll keep it short. The dao master is away on business and has taken a large sum of powerhouses with him. Currently, our defenses might be the weakest they’ve ever been. For the moment, there are only six eighth ranks holding down the fort, including me!”

Only six.

Peng Cheng repressed a sigh at those words. The other regional overlords didn’t have many eighth ranks that directly answered to them. Those who did were subordinates in name only and wouldn’t really take commands.

But Chaos Sky still had six eighth ranks after mobilizing many of their heavyweights. That’s a lot, alright?

The chaos beast was familiar with the person in front of him. He’d seen this person a few times. This was the very domineering second-in-command of the guard. As for their captain... he was rarely seen as he served at the dao master’s side.

The captain had kept a very low profile the few times that they’d met. Thus, Peng Cheng didn’t know how strong he was. All he knew was that this second-in-command... might already be stronger than him.

He was a chaos beast of four thousand dao rules and his battle strength was on par with some who wielded five thousand. But he felt a certain sense of pressure in front of this person. In his eyes, the guy rivaled Reincarnation! ℯℯ𝑙.

Chaos Sky major world was frightfully strong, which was one of the reasons why Peng Cheng didn’t think highly of Long Zhan’s chances. There was no helping it. Reality was cruel!

“The dao master’s departure means that we need to safeguard the order that he has painstakingly wrought,” said the old man in front of them. “You eighth ranks will have to exert yourselves to even more effort starting today.

“You will take up positions in the various key locales in the world. Exalted Emperor Peng Cheng will personally defend our world gates! He is the strongest here, apart from me. If the dao master is successful in his endeavor and returns safely... then our hopes of conquering the chaos will take a massive leap forward!”

Peng Cheng accepted his posting, but was wondering where the dao master had gone. Had he... gone to kill one of the overlords?

There would be no need to mobilize so many powerhouses otherwise, and even empty out the Nine Layer Guard. That was the only reason why the guard had summoned the eighth ranks to stand guard over the world. That was usually their mission.

“So who... are we to keep watch for?” asked Peng Cheng. “We do have some movement reports of the other overlords. Aside from Spring Autumn’s whereabouts being slightly unknown, the Human King is busy capturing the east, the Silver Moon king is in closed door cultivation, the Dragon master is strengthening the four regions’ defenses and reviving Coiling Dragon...”

There was nothing to defend against, was there?

Well, the northern region was a possibility, just that Peng Cheng didn’t think much of it. Even he looked down on that region.

“I don’t know who we’re guarding against, so we’re guarding against all possible enemies!” said the old man. “From this moment on, no high rank is to enter or leave Chaos Sky major world without the dao master’s express order!

“With the six of us working together and staying on the world, we’ll be able to hold on for a while, even against an overlord. Pay close attention to surveillance operations at the Hall of Order. In addition, proactively intervene in fights between exalted emperors these days, even the high ranks. We need to take precautions!”

The eighth ranks were dismissive of these instructions, but nodded their acceptance since the old man had spoken. Peng Cheng sped for the world gates.