Follow the path of Dao from infancy Chapter 1748 Chapter 446: Peering into Fate, Chaos Infinite
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The vast chaos resembled a primal egg, its interior filled with mottled chains of laws that looked like pulsating veins.
These law chains were intricately interwoven, stretching out from twenty-four massive pillars rooted within the chaos.
Li Hao was intimately familiar with twenty-three of those pillars; he had already condensed and merged twenty-one of them long ago. However, among the remaining ones, there was a single pillar that Li Hao had never encountered before.
Standing at the very epicenter, that pillar appeared to be the core of the entire chaos. Its law chains spanned the breadth of existence, connecting the past, present, and future, and reaching into both the microscopic inner realms and the external world through subtle, shimmering threads.
Watching this, the concept of "fate" manifested in Li Hao’s mind.
Fate is elusive and constantly shifting.
That specific pillar was not another standard chaos law, but fate itself—a power Li Hao had never witnessed until this moment.
Fate was entwined with the other twenty-three chaos pillars, its delicate threads of law permeating every single one and reaching into every hidden corner.
“The Nine Orders of Space-Time, the Ten Thousand Dao Laws… Without fate, no path can exist!”
Li Hao whispered to himself.
Glimpsing the nature of fate allowed him to understand just how terrifying it truly was.
Every one of the Ten Thousand Dao Laws was subject to the influence of fate. If those laws were the flesh and the Nine Orders were the skeletal structure, then fate was the pulsing heart! Only by mastering fate could the Ten Thousand Dao Laws be truly animated, allowing one to navigate the past and future with limitless mystery and change.
At that instant, Li Hao’s consciousness cleared as he reached a state of absolute enlightenment.
[Chaos Dao has advanced to the Sixth Stage]
Li Hao shut his eyes. Though the insights flooded his Sea of Consciousness in a mere heartbeat, it felt as though his mind had wandered through a thousand years of time.
When he opened his eyes once more to look at the swirling vortexes in the Chaos River, he perceived them differently. They were no longer chaotic; they were orderly, governed by the rhythm of fate.
“Chaos Laws...”
Li Hao’s thoughts shifted. Previously, he had only managed to fuse twenty-one chaos laws. Now, empowered by his Tao Realm enlightenment, he willed the remaining two laws to merge with his own. By integrating fate, he reached the ultimate boundary, successfully fusing all twenty-four chaos laws, including fate itself!
“Hmm?”
Di Lingshu, standing right beside Li Hao, suddenly sensed a strange tremor vibrating from the young man. Her expression flickered with surprise as she turned her gaze toward him.
Externally, Li Hao looked the same, yet his eyes had become more transparent and unfathomable, as if they possessed the clarity to peer through the fabric of space and time.
In that brief window of time, her junior apprentice seemed to have transformed.
Could he have been stimulated by the environment as well? Di Lingshu wondered silently.
By now, the number of figures arriving had increased. As they stepped forward, the Dao Heart Thunder Dragons circling them sank into their bodies and vanished, leaving the crowd gathered along the banks of the Chaos River.
Many eyes were fixed on Li Hao.
Even the elders of the Immortal Monarch Realm, who had been indifferent before, now observed the youth with a newfound sense of gravity.
As the platform grew crowded, the protective barrier surrounding it suddenly evaporated, startling everyone present.
“It’s starting!”
“Move!”
Realizing the opportunity had arrived, many cultivators lunged toward the Chaos River.
As the figures dove in one by one, the whirlpools within the Chaos River turned violent, ensnaring those who entered.
“Why is the Chaos Power so overwhelming?!”
A few who had jumped in early were only at the stage of condensing chaos laws. They thought they could gain an advantage, but they quickly realized their mistake. The Chaos Power began to corrode them, nearly dragging them under.
“In the Chaos River, the waves grow more ferocious and the Chaos Power more lethal as more people enter. Those with lower cultivation bases should wait for the crowd to thin before attempting it.”
Di Lingshu sighed as she watched several figures disappear beneath the surface of the river.
Cultivation is a struggle against the current, yet it possesses a natural fairness. While there were no rules regarding who entered first, the vanguard faced the greatest peril. Only those who had fused a significant number of chaos laws could hope to swim against such a violent tide.
“Hmph, a pack of fools. Do they really think they can compete?”
“Our turn has come.”
The elites from various powerful factions watched with cold, unsympathetic eyes.
“Zhexuan, let’s go.”
Within the Chaos Sea, Luo Ningshuang, dressed in green, spoke to Lin Zhexuan.
She invoked her chaos laws to shield him before they both plunged into the river’s depths.
“We should make our move as well.”
Nearby, a brawny man led the Su Family sisters, the Ghost Tribe sisters, Di Lincen, and several others into the water.
The waves of the Chaos River surged higher as the numbers grew. The Chaos Power thickened until those who thought they were being clever earlier were swallowed by the intensifying currents, meeting their end within the chaos.
Seeing this, others who had hoped to race ahead abandoned the idea. They didn't dare challenge these monstrous geniuses and chose to wait for the river to calm.
“Let’s go.”
Li Hao prepared to lead Di Lingshu into the water when he felt several chilling stares. He turned to find one coming from a youth of the Chaos Red Demon Clan.
Sensing Li Hao’s gaze, the Red Demon youth smirked provocatively.
Li Hao’s expression remained indifferent. He ignored the taunt, though he decided that if the other party sought trouble, he would show no mercy.
Whoosh!
Li Hao grabbed Di Lingshu and leaped into the Chaos River.
The waves now towered hundreds of feet high. The crashing chaos water seemed to transform into heavy chains and jagged blades, relentlessly battering everyone trapped within the current.