The Secret of Heaven's Will
"Boom--!"
The nine governors of the Nine Provinces, reshaped by the power of the Investiture of the Gods and completely imprinted with the mark of the Qi Yun, attacked simultaneously without hesitation the moment the Qi Yun command was issued!
Holding the Great Seal of Mountains and Rivers, the Governor of Yong Province drew upon the immense and unparalleled power of the nation 'Central Land will, transforming it into a dragon of ancestral lineage stretching across heaven and earth. With its head held high and a long roar, carrying the grand aspirations of "national prosperity and peace" and "an everlasting foundation," it was the first to crash into the sea of rules in the high heavens!
The governor of Han Province held up a dark blue ice crystal in his palm. The power of winter and conquest was no longer scattered, but condensed into billions of frost-covered swords and snow blades, forming a world-destroying, freezing array that cut through the void and froze the Principle of nature!
Yan Province, Jin Province, Lin Province, Ze Province, Feng Province, Lei Province, and Cang Province —the seven governors each displayed their abilities.
The blazing fire of the heavens transformed into a demon-refining phoenix, the sharp energy of Geng metal condensed into a chaotic guillotine, the ever-growing Yi Wood formed a net that imprisoned the heavens, the vast marshland was stirred up by a world-shattering tidal wave, the formless Xun wind transformed into a divine wind that cuts through the Dao, the magnificent heavenly thunder gathered into a thunder pool to slay evil, and the boundless ocean rose up a divine mountain to guard the realm!
The nine different but equally pure and vast, state-level Incense and Fire Prayer Power, all originating from the same source, did not conflict with each other under the unifying influence of the golden light of the Investiture of the Gods.
Instead, it subtly forms an incomparably profound and mysterious Nine Provinces World-Subduing Grand Array!
The formation shifted, causing the mountains and rivers of the Lingyong Nine Provinces to resonate. The prayers of hundreds of millions of believers in the the Unseen converged into a human torrent that shook the heavens, rushing against the sky and fiercely crashing towards the sea of rules and the world-destroying calamity clouds that represented the will of Heaven's Will!
This is the ultimate manifestation of the Incense and Fire Divine Dao, a magnificent spectacle of using the faith of billions of living beings to fight against the will of the cold heavens and earth!
"An ant trying to shake a tree—it's overestimating its own strength!"
Faced with this fierce counterattack that gathered the incense offerings of humanity from across the world, the aura emanating from Heaven's Will grew increasingly cold and bone-chilling.
It was an extreme rage and indifferent murderous intent stemming from being devoured by one's own "creation".
At the highest point, amidst the churning, world-destroying clouds, a pair of eyes—indescribably vast, ancient, and icy—slowly coalesced and opened!
His eyes held no pupils, only the ever-changing Principle creation, evolution, and collapse of the universe, and an absolute indifference that looked down upon all things and regarded all living beings as mere straw dogs.
The gaze of those eyes signifies that the "heaven" of this world is watching, a manifestation of the highest rules.
"Your divine positions, authority, and even the very foundation upon which you stand, are all bestowed by this Heaven!"
It is thanks to the blessings of Heavenly Dao that we have what we have today!
You lot—how dare you use the power bestowed upon you by Heaven to commit such a rebellious and anti-Heavenly act?!
The clear, heavenly voice, each word as heavy as a star, crashed into the void, stirring up ripples, attempting to directly shatter the Incense and Fire Prayer Power gathered by the governor of the nine provinces, and even to shake the very foundation of his existence.
As the heavenly voice roared, countless invisible and intangible chains of rules, representing "stripping" and "reclaiming" the origin, suddenly shot out from those icy eyes!
The chains, composed of the most fundamental Principle of heaven and earth, disregarded time and space, ignored defenses, and directly coiled around Qi Yun and the core of the nine Shepherd Lords' Divine Soul.
The target was the "divine talisman" within their bodies, which represented Divine Dao authority!
This is the most direct and terrifying way for Heaven's Will to strip someone of their divine position!
They forcibly reclaimed the power bestowed upon them by heaven and earth, knocked them off their pedestals, and forced them back to the mortal realm.
They even suffered a complete collapse of their Divine Soul due to the loss of their divine position!
Chains of rules descended upon him, binding Qi Yun's purple-gold divine robes and touching the dharma images of the nine Shepherd Lords' vows.
However, the anticipated scene of divine disintegration, divine power dissipation, and the collapse of the divine form did not occur.
The chains of Principle, which contained the power of "stripping," seemed to have struck an invisible yet indestructible barrier the moment they touched Qi Yun and the nine Shepherds!
The chains twisted and tightened frantically, trying to penetrate, analyze, and reclaim that "divine position," but it was all in vain, like trying to catch the moon's reflection in water or picking flowers from a mirror!
Qi Yun and the nine Shepherds remained firmly standing in the void.
Apart from her robes being slightly fluttered, her hair being gently tossed, and her body being filled with divine power and surging with the power of her will, she was completely unharmed!
That "Heaven's Will deprivation," which would instantly bring down any Lingyong deity of Lingyong, was like a gentle spring breeze to them!
"That's impossible!"
Those icy eyes, suspended high in the center of the sea of rules, froze in an instant, a fraction of a billionth of a second!
The runes of the Principle of heaven and earth, which had been flowing indifferently and constantly changing in his Central Plains, experienced a brief period of disorder and stagnation.
The next moment!
A cold, suppressed voice responded, "You're not from Lingyong!"
Heaven's Will has finally noticed the most fundamental anomaly!
Hehehe----
A clear, gentle laugh came from Qi Yun's mouth.
On this desolate and oppressive battlefield, filled with the overwhelming power of Heaven, the sound was exceptionally clear and jarring.
He slightly raised his head, his gaze calmly meeting those cold, Heaven's Will eyes, a faint hint of mockery on his lips. "Only now do you realize? These heavenly eyes" are certainly large enough.
Unfortunately, my old eyesight is failing, and I can't see things clearly.
"Presumptuous!"
"BOOM--!!!"
Qi Yun's almost blasphemous words completely ignited the wrath of Heaven's Will!
Those icy eyes suddenly narrowed, and the disintegrating Principle within them transformed into the purest light of destruction!
The entire Lingyong Great Realm, accompanied by the wrath of Heaven's Will, let out a mournful cry of unbearable burden!
The sky was completely swallowed up by the boundless, leaden cataclysmic clouds. The clouds were no longer pitch black, but turned into a gray color like the uncreated chaos. Within them, billions of bolts of lightning of different colors, all exuding the aura of ending all things, rolled, roared, and gathered like ancient thunder dragons!
The destructive pressure caused the mountains and rivers of the Nine Provinces to tremble, all living beings to prostrate themselves, and the space itself to crack extensively, as if the world were about to completely collapse and return to chaos at any moment!
"Insects! How dare you insult Heaven!"
This realm has been cultivated for countless years, its Incense and Fire Divine Dao and divine paths established, its order maintained. How could you, a mere extraterrestrial, steal and usurp this order?
No matter how eloquent you are, today I will surely annihilate your Divine Soul and condemn your spirit to eternal damnation!
The roar of Heaven's Will's will transformed into a tangible chaotic thunderstorm, exploding amidst the gray, calamity clouds. Each sound wave contained a terrifying power capable of destroying Divine Soul.
Faced with this world-destroying power that seemed Heavenly Capital threaten the entire realm, Qi Yun remained completely oblivious, his face showing no sign of seriousness.
Only the hint of mockery grew ever more pronounced.
He gently brushed aside his fluttering sleeves, his demeanor as composed as if he were strolling leisurely in his own courtyard.
"Your business? Your Incense and Fire Divine Dao?"
Qi Yun shook his head and chuckled, then his tone suddenly turned stern. He raised his finger to the sky, his voice like the clanging of metal, piercing through the rumbling thunder. "Open your eyes and see clearly!"
The Incense and Fire Divine Dao you painstakingly created and maintained for countless years, the faith and aspirations of billions of people, are now all in my hands and at my command!
You, which I cherish as a treasure and are the foundation upon which this world is maintained, now have only one use: to help this scroll of the Investiture of the Gods in my hands absorb resources and reach the minor completion stage!
With a flick of his wrist, the golden light of the Investiture of the Gods of the Gods, which stretched across the sky, flickered, as if echoing his words, radiating an increasingly profound, ancient, and majestic aura.
The words "Investiture of the Gods" on the list shone even brighter.
"And you one"
Qi Yun's gaze was like lightning, piercing directly into those angry and cold eyes. He spoke slowly and deliberately, his words filled with endless mockery and pleasure, "At this moment, besides being powerless and furious, invoking this world-destroying divine punishment, and making a gesture of mutual destruction, what else can you do to me?!"
"Impotent rage?! Insolence! Bullshit!"
This Heaven is the master of this realm, the will of Heaven and Earth!
You are but a mere Great True Person, yet you dare to speak so arrogantly before this Heavenly Emperor!
This roar was powerful enough to shatter stars and obliterate true spirits.
However, just when the word "Jue" was about to blurt out, the deafening roar that could overturn the world stopped abruptly, as if an invisible giant hand had strangled the throat!
Suddenly, an eerie, deathly silence descended upon the world.
Only the chaotic clouds of calamity still churn, and the destructive thunder still gestates.
But the roar that represented the wrath of Heaven's Will mysteriously disappeared.
Those cold eyes remained fixed on the horizon, but the "gaze" within them seemed to have undergone a subtle change. The anger was still there, but there was now a hint of—an indescribable sense of astonishment.
This sudden, illogical silence stood in stark contrast to the previous devastating clamor.
Upon hearing Heaven's Will's immediate utterance of "Great True Person"—
Qi Yun, who had maintained a calm and even mocking expression, slowly revealed a bright smile that said, "Just as I thought."
He raised his head slightly, looking at the sky with an almost eye-level gaze, a gaze that held both amusement and insight, and at the seemingly "stuck" eyes of Heaven's Will within the sea of rules.
Calm words slowly escaped his lips, each syllable echoing clearly across the suddenly silent battlefield of destruction. "Stop hiding it. We've already said it all, what's there to hide?"
You're right, aren't you, Lord True Lord?