The seven Heavenly Books opened one after another, each radiating brilliant light!
At that moment, the Heavenly Dao seemed to sense Shi Yongheng's will and began to recognize him as its new master. Even the sky tore open, and boundless power surged toward him as the Divine Kingdom passed into new hands.
The setting sun lit the sands, and the heavens opened in reverse. The seven Heavenly Books had foretold it all.
Already a Mahayana cultivator, Shi Yongheng received the power of the Heavenly Dao and the Divine Kingdom, pushing him toward an even higher realm. He was stronger than Haotian had been on Peach Mountain, for he now wielded the power of the Divine Kingdom—enough to destroy every living being in the world.
Within the Divine Kingdom, Haotian's power rapidly waned. She lost her divine realm of cultivation and began changing from a god into a mortal. Once the Heavenly Dao no longer acknowledged her, she could only live as an ordinary person.
Of course, her talent for cultivation remained extraordinary. Becoming powerful again would merely take time. Fuzi had cast her down to the mortal world.
In the Human Realm, a faint apparition appeared before Shi Yongheng: an elderly man with white hair and beard, bearing the air of an immortal.
"Congratulations. You defeated Haotian!"
Shi Yongheng shook his head. "And congratulations to you. You're free!
"Come. Let's head into the stars!"
Shi Yongheng and Fuzi vanished into the starry sky. Shi Yongheng took out the Little Bell, and a tremendous force drew the entire Haotian World inside.
At the same time, heaven and earth across Shenzhou Haotu underwent a vast transformation. The sky rose higher, the earth grew deeper, the mountains towered higher, and the rivers ran deeper.
A continent appeared out of nowhere in the