Xu Yuan had rehearsed countless ways of dealing with Heavenly Will in his mind.
Using creations born of human wisdom to stage a grand nuclear explosion against the overlord of this old era.
Or standing before an army of a million, declaring to the eyes of the world, "Raise the formation and strike down Heaven."
Or else, amid the ruins of war, using cultivation beyond that of a Saint to battle Heavenly Will alone, deciding with that predecessor who would steer the future.
But unfortunately, none of those futures came to pass.
Xu Yuan had never imagined the ending would be this.
But then, who could have imagined it?
That everything would end with the Eternal Night Calamity becoming the vessel for Heavenly Will's mandate.
Xu Yuan felt that he had been somewhat impulsive.
What came next was a direct confrontation with Heavenly Will's possession.
His experience of being possessed by Mu Nuo during the Western Desert upheaval had made Xu Yuan keenly aware that the process of possession depended largely on the cultivation of both sides.
It was indeed not entirely impossible for the weak to defeat the strong.
Back then, he had held a certain advantage against Mu Nuo through the Yantian Divine Soul, but what he now faced was the very creator of the Yantian Divine Soul.
No matter how he thought about it, he would be the one at a disadvantage.
Not to mention the gulf-like disparity in their cultivation at this moment.
Yet replacing Tianye and becoming the vessel for Heavenly Will truly had been the optimal solution in that instant. Once Heavenly Will completely replaced Tianye, unless he chose to believe in the power of belief and trust that the Imperial Faction would extend a helping hand, the story would inevitably march toward defeat