Da Xuan Martial Saint Chapter 1531 - 735: Transcendence (Finale) (2)

He is the stars, he is the Human Race, he is the Giant Beast, he is the Demons, he is the Creation, he is the Void, and even in Time, his shadow endures. However, his Self Will lies in deep slumber, exerting no influence on the Universe’s mechanisms. His mind and volition scatter, breaking into endless fragments that fuse with the Star Dome Universe.

He has woven himself into the laws, blended into every corner of the Star Dome Universe; truly, he now forms an essential piece of this Star Dome Universe, an element of its highest rules.

The toll for such integration leaves him without the power to rouse himself on his own.

The Great Dao gradually corrodes his Self Will, and since he slumbers, this erosion persists endlessly, halting only when the Universe nears its ultimate conclusion, drawing close to quiet destruction, where he can stir amid the ruin.

By diving into the Origin River and joining the flow of rules, once this choice is made, reversal proves impossible, requiring at minimum one full Universe Reincarnation to withstand—even as a Supreme Venerable, he manages just this single cycle.

After withstanding once,

should he fail to transcend, the damage to his will might even match the most ancient Island Master of time and space.

Such secrets remain the domain of Dao Venerables alone; the creatures of the Vast Universe know nothing of it, not even Chen Yue, Chen Yao, or Xu Hongyu.

They recall only that since Chen Mu built the Heavenly Venerate Hall and claimed a domain for them on the Primordial Star, he vanished entirely, beyond even Xu Hongyu's ability to reach him.

One epoch, two epochs, three epochs...

One tribulation, two tribulations, three tribulations...

This budding universe possesses a vast and resilient ’lifespan’.

After enduring untold myriad tribulations, as this universe hits its central phase—its zenith of glory—a shaft of the Great Dao’s radiance bursts from the Heavenly Venerate Hall that Chen Mu raised, slicing across the cosmos.

Chen Yao carries forward his intent, forged through endless ordeals, and at the universe’s midpoint, she ascends to the Dao Venerable realm!

Within the hall,

having reached Dao Venerable, Chen Yao at last grasps Chen Mu’s location and the extent of his deeds.

A flicker of intricacy shades her eyes, yet admiration dominates; this is her father, a mythic supreme venerable spanning thousands of universe cycles, a figure enthroned above the cosmos.

On the Primordial Star.

Over these endless years, the legacy of Chen Mu's Heavenly Venerate Hall has bloomed tremendously, and despite his long absence, few powers dare provoke it.

With Chen Yao's attainment of Dao Venerable, the Heavenly Venerate Hall's expansion flows even more effortlessly, ranking among the elite forces on the Primordial Star—lacking the Time Temple's ancient roots, yet honored by countless races.

Chen Mu remains oblivious to it all.

No,

in truth, he comprehends everything, his consciousness merged into the Vast Universe's core; but it is exactly this merger that keeps his Self Will dormant, aware of all while acting through non-action.

...

Time sprawls endlessly, drifting ever onward.

At length, after countless tribulations, this Star Dome Universe draws near its final tribulation.

Within the Heavenly Venerate Hall.

Chen Yao’s avatar positions itself at the main hall's core, her vision sweeping the boundless universe; having traversed nearly a full Universe Reincarnation and claimed Dao Venerable status, she sheds all traces of youthfulness.

From her emanates only boundless dignity and splendor.

Though she has advanced no further since becoming a Dao Venerable, lingering at mastery of a single Dao, she still looms over the universe, her sight traversing the entire Star Dome Universe.

Now, she senses this Star Dome Universe, after infinite ages, starting its decline.

"The end of tribulation approaches."

Chen Yao detects the universe's faint alteration, a subtle wave passing through her profound eyes.

The coming of the universe’s end tribulation stirs no emotion in her heart; she has endured one before, and as a Dao Venerable, she wields the strength to conquer it alone.

After whispering softly to herself, Chen Yao tilts her head upward slightly, fixing her gaze on the nine heavens, toward the Origin River's end.

This time,

a faint trace of concern finally stirs in her eyes' depths.

At present, scarcely anything across the Star Dome Universe troubles her; the lone worry is Chen Mu’s present condition.

At this moment,

peering toward the Origin River's terminus, five colossal and imposing Self Life Stars are plainly visible, hovering at its edge; yet two of them, still vast and grand, show early hints of fading.

Among those two Self Life Stars, one is the Island Master of time and space's, the other Chen Mu's!

"Great Dao erodes, Life Star dims..."

Chen Yao’s gaze intricate, murmuring anxiously within, "The path you chose is too perilous."

Dao Venerables cannot die, but once the Great Dao fully erodes their Self Will, their Self Life Stars dim utterly, then drop into the Origin River, merging back into its currents.

The Island Master of time and space nears his close, a truth recognized by every Dao Venerable in the universe.

But Chen Mu...