Di Tian Receives Merit! Yuan Feng Finally Takes Form!

After collecting the Four Swords of Zhuxian, the Zhuxian Formation Diagram, and the God Slaying Spear, and abducting Luo Hou's True Spirit,

Di Tian had no reason to remain on the Primordial Land.

He turned and headed straight back toward the Extraterritorial Starry Sky.

As for Yin Yang, whose fate remained unknown, Di Tian had originally intended to squeeze out another profit.

But because the earth veins Luo Hou had detonated had not unleashed much power,

Hong Jun, protected by the All Heavens Celebration Cloud, had not suffered much harm.

It was only when the Demonic Path later emerged, amid the Ghostly Eerie Sound echoing between heaven and earth, that he became dizzy and murderous.

His face twisted like that of a man-eating demon.

To avoid becoming an outlet for his rage,

Di Tian gave up on the idea of looting.

And as the Demon Realm completed its evolution and the Demonic Path concealed itself within heaven and earth,

the Dao-Devil Conflict finally came to a complete end.

Heaven and earth's reward then emerged from the void.

Yet Hong Jun had never expected

that, by his estimation, even if it could not compare to the massive Merit Ocean rewarded when Shen Ni was destroyed,

it should at least have amounted to more than eighty percent of that!

But when the Merit Ocean manifested, it contained only sixty percent of the original amount!

Had that been all, it would have been fine.

Five Elements was dead, Qian Kun had perished, and Yin Yang had supposedly "died of his injuries." Hong Jun alone should have received at least seventy percent of the Merit Ocean.

Altogether, that would not have differed much from his estimate.

However, just as the Merit Ocean was being distributed,

something happened that left him utterly baffled and stunned!

After twenty percent of the Heaven and Earth Merit split into countless portions and descended upon the Ten Thousand Races that had participated in the extermination,

another forty percent of the Heaven and Earth Merit unexpectedly split from the Merit Ocean and flew toward the Extraterritorial Starry Sky!

He had plotted for more than a dozen Eons, promised countless benefits, recruited three powerful experts, and risked his life to painstakingly kill Luo Hou.

Yet he had only received forty percent of the Heaven and Earth Merit!

Had Star Radiance Divine Court not merely issued the Devil Race Death Warrant and incited the Primordial Myriad Races to exterminate the Demon Race?

They had not participated in the war at all. Even the number of Demon Race members they had personally slaughtered was pitifully small.

Why were they able to claim forty percent of the merit!

Already seething with killing intent and burning rage, Hong Jun's reason completely collapsed.

He pointed at the heavens and roared madly, demanding an explanation for this Cause and Effect!

Unfortunately, heaven and earth were responsible only for rewards and punishments. They would never explain the specific reasons behind Cause and Effect.

Nor would they spare Hong Jun punishment simply because he had rendered merit, despite his questioning and curses.

As his furious interrogation ended, five bolts of Azure Thunder suddenly appeared and struck Hong Jun directly.

The fury in his eyes instantly vanished, leaving them incomparably clear.

Realizing whom he would have to rely on in the future,

he hurriedly kowtowed to heaven and earth for the time it took to drink a cup of tea.

Only after sensing that the unseen threat had faded

did he stop worrying about why Star Radiance Divine Court had received merit.

He hurriedly gathered the remaining forty percent, then fled all the way back to Jade Capital Mountain, sealing his cave abode shut and not daring to emerge again.

The reason Star Radiance Divine Court had received forty percent of the merit was actually quite simple.

What Hong Jun had said accounted for only a small part of it.

The true reason was that Di Tian had indirectly prevented Luo Hou from destroying the entire Western Region.

That was why the total merit Star Radiance Divine Court received this time

could rival that of Hong Jun, who had labored for more than a dozen Eons, exhausting both mind and life.

Di Tian himself had not expected this outcome either.

As he hurried back toward the Extraterritorial Starry Sky,

he saw a Merit Ocean spanning tens of millions of miles chasing after him.

At first, he was puzzled.

What had Wang Shu and the others done?

How had they drawn down such an immense amount of merit?

But as the Merit Ocean approached, roughly two-thirds of its merit split away and shot toward him.

Only then did he realize that this merit was heaven and earth's reward for ending the Dao-Devil Conflict.

As for why there was so much of it, he had a general guess.

It was nothing more than changing the destined outcome of the Western Region's destruction.

He immediately fed all the Heaven and Earth Merit into the Merit Auspicious Cloud beneath his feet.

Then he returned toward the Ziwei Emperor Star.

He had now proven the Dao of Mixed Origin through both body and law.

Traveling at full speed, he returned to the Ziwei Emperor Star in just over two thousand years!

"Welcome back, Star Emperor!"

Amid the resounding cries, Di Tian nodded slightly and arrived where the All Heavens Stars Fruit Tree stood.

"You're finally back."

"Greetings, Lord Star Emperor." ×2

Seeing him return, the Wang Shu Three Sisters rose to greet him.

"Xi He, Chang Xi, I already told you—just call me Di Tian like Wang Shu does. There is no need to be so formal."

Di Tian smiled and brushed through the two women's hair before pulling Wang Shu into his arms.

"As expected of the Taiyin Star God among the All Heavens Stars whose foundation is second only to mine, your talent and potential are both unparalleled."

"I was gone for only a few thousand years, yet you have already broken through to Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Late Stage."

"At this rate, Star Radiance Divine Court's first Grand Luo of Hunyuan will certainly be you."

At Di Tian's teasing, Wang Shu's cheeks flushed crimson, and her eyes curved into crescents.

"You're exaggerating."

"I only reached this point so quickly because I cultivate the Great Dao of Yin Yang alone, along with the Jade Tablet of Creation's assistance."

"In terms of actual combat strength, I still need the advantage of a higher realm to compare with you."

"And at this pace of cultivation, once I break through to Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Perfection, that will likely be my limit."

"To step into the Grand Luo of Hunyuan, one must use the Great Dao one cultivates to contain the Three Thousand Great Daos and carve out a path belonging solely to oneself."

"Only then can one prove the Dao of Mixed Origin through Proving Dao with Strength!"

"I have not even cultivated my own Great Dao to perfection yet."

"Not to mention comprehending the mysteries of other Great Daos, unifying them within myself, and creating my own path."

While the two talked and laughed, they slowly arrived beneath the All Heavens Stars Fruit Tree.

Looking at Yuan Feng, who had reverted into a crimson bird egg within the scene of the Earth's core reflected upon the fruit symbolizing the authority of the sun,

Di Tian's eyes revealed a trace of satisfaction.

A World Creation Fire Spirit fused with the Great Japanese Source!

Only such a foundation was worthy of the position of Sun God!

Those two scruffy birds, Di Jun and Taiyang, were merely lucky enough to have been born on the Sun Star.

Had they been born upon the lower world's land,

forget receiving a trace of imperial Fortune and relying on the Great Japanese Source to transform into one of heaven and earth's exceedingly rare Three-legged Golden Crows.

Even being born into the Fire Crow race would have counted as heaven and earth's favor!

"If there is a chance, the Great Japanese Source within those two scruffy birds must be completely stripped away as well."

"They accept the gifts of the All Heavens Stars while acting against their own benefactor."

"If they were not still of some use,"

"then merely for the crime of disrespecting me, they would deserve to be sent to the Spirit Severing Platform and flayed alive for ten thousand years!"

At that thought, a cold glint flashed through Di Tian's eyes.

"During this descent to the lower realm, I reclaimed the Heaven and Earth Cauldron and gathered quite a few Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."

"I need to enter seclusion for some time to digest these gains."

"While I am in seclusion, you will continue acting in my stead as Star Emperor."

"I understand."

Wang Shu nodded lightly, her eyes utterly calm.

She had long grown accustomed to such matters.

Ever since Star Radiance Divine Court had been established,

Di Tian had been a hands-off ruler most of the time.

Other than controlling the general direction, she and the Wenqu Star God handled everything else through discussion and execution.

"I'll be going."

Knowing that she could manage everything well, Di Tian said no more and transformed into a rainbow, flying toward the mountain peak blazing with Ziwei Heavenly Fire!