Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 1141 - 1139: Life and Death

Under the narration of the Dutian Great Spirit Officer, Zhou Bai came to know that the Heavenly Court which had initially arrived on Earth brought a large number of mortals, and now, the oldest celestials in Supreme Heaven all grew out from these mortals.

And all the celestials from the Heavenly Court who descended on Earth back then have disappeared, except Supreme Heavenly Venerate.

Zhou Bai further questioned what disappearance meant, but the Dutian Great Spirit Officer could not explain, only saying that they simply disappeared, and he did not know where those celestials had gone.

"Except for Supreme Heavenly Venerate, they all disappeared? This is too much of a coincidence."

Filled with immense doubt, Zhou Bai continued to delve deeper but regarding information about the situation of the Spiritual People from beyond the skies, the Celestial Plan of Nine Disasters, and the Heavenly Yan Beast Plan, back then the Dutian Great Spirit Officer, who was merely a mortal, knew nothing.

Zhou Bai sighed and asked one final question: "Is there something wrong with your Dao techniques? Are they weaker compared to the celestial beings from the outer skies?"

This was a phenomenon Zhou Bai increasingly sensed in the past few months of fighting against the celestials.

That is, compared to the memories in the Five Divine Skills, the memories of Ji Wufan, and those supreme beings who could easily cause galaxies to shift, the celestials from the Heavenly Court on Earth seemed significantly weaker.

The Dutian Great Spirit Officer asked with confusion, "Really?"

Zhou Bai frowned and thought: "This guy knows too little; is it related to Supreme Heavenly Venerate?"

Just then, a communication from Qian Wangsun came: "Were you looking for me?"

Zhou Bai cursed: "Who told you to call over Xuan Nu?"

Qian Wangsun replied helplessly: "I didn't call her; she went over on her own."

"Don't play dumb with me, furball. Do you want to eat shit? Next time we meet, I'll shove your head into Zhu Long's ass..."

After another round of cursing, Zhou Bai suddenly asked seriously: "Am I still not a match for Tai Shang?"

After a brief silence, Qian Wangsun slowly said: "No."

Zhou Bai exhaled a breath, somewhat incredulous, and asked, "Then how did I lose?"

Qian Wangsun replied: "One finger."

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Within Supreme Heaven, a city that was once bustling and crowded has now turned utterly quiet.

A boundless ocean of lush, green trees spread throughout the city.

In this desolate city, occasionally a tree trembled slightly, issuing soft cries for help, but no one heeded them, ultimately leading to silence.

In Yuqing Heaven, Li Tai slowly walked towards the massive tree transformed from the Divine Emperor and saw that the tree had now reached over a thousand meters in height, with branches full of bright red leaves, as if blood flowed within them.

Li Tai looked at Supreme Heavenly Venerate under the tree, respectfully saying: "Heavenly Venerate, the seeds have already been planted in the lower realms, budding and growing in the twelve cities."

Supreme Heavenly Venerate slowly opened his eyes, the pure white eyes without any fluctuation: "You have done well."

Li Tai looked devotionally at Supreme Heavenly Venerate and said: "This is all my duty."

Supreme Heavenly Venerate looked at him mildly and asked: "Then why did you awaken the Immortal Extinguishing Sword?"

Li Tai's expression changed, and his Primordial Spirit power suddenly burst forth, taking a step forward, intending to traverse space and attack Supreme Heavenly Venerate.

But time seemed to pause for just a moment.

When Li Tai came to his senses again, the light of Zi Wei Dao's Immortal Light had already appeared from the void, instantly locking onto Li Tai's entire body.

Supreme Heavenly Venerate said indifferently: "To awaken oneself from my lies, you truly are the genius of that generation among the Wise Men."

Li Tai's figure flickered, wanting to break free from Tai Shang's confinement, only to feel the space around completely immobilized, like an insect trapped in amber, with even 200% Dao Transformation unable to offer any resistance.

Tai Shang said: "To have already restored to 200% Dao Transformation? Just one step short, and beyond 200%, you could have become a Dao Ancestor."

Li Tai asked grimly: "How did you discover it?"

"From the moment I regained my divine position, I have been omnipresent." Supreme Heavenly Venerate stated: "And you? Why do you resist me? Cultivating Dao arts, pursuing the ultimate power, isn't that your philosophy? By continuing to follow me, this goal is within reach."

Li Tai coldly said: "You've lost your mind… Sacrificing twenty billion people of the lower realm? That's pure insanity."

"They have not disappeared; they just exist in another form," Supreme Heavenly Venerate sighed: "Moreover, the number of Wise Men you have sacrificed far surpasses this, yet you speak of me this way, truly disappointing."

"The downfall of the Wise Men to you is an established fact; I was merely trying to preserve a spark." Li Tai clenched his teeth and said: "But you're different, Tai Shang… I have seen the Dao techniques within your Bodhi tree, you intend to devour all life within the solar system."

Supreme Heavenly Venerate shook his head: "Li Tai, when you expand your vision to encompass the entire universe, you'll understand that whether it's tens of billions or hundreds of billions, life is insignificant in this cold universe…

And the realm I will soon reach holds exceptional significance for this universe, far surpassing all civilizations within the solar system."

Li Tai sneered: "If the whole race has already disappeared, then what's the point of being invincible in the world? I want to become a strong person who follows the Heavenly Dao, but I have never thought of killing everyone."

The Supreme Heavenly Venerate slowly said: "Death is not the end. Sometimes the extinction of all things can bring a new beginning. Life and death are not the only standards to measure greatness."

Li Tai kept shaking his head: "You've gone mad, Supreme."

The Supreme Heavenly Venerate looked at Li Tai with disappointment: "Li Tai, you disappoint me too much. Perhaps I shouldn't have expected a frog in the well to understand the greatness of the universe..."

Before the Supreme Heavenly Venerate finished speaking, a beam of red light suddenly pierced out from the back of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate's head, shooting through the brain and out from the brow.

"What difference does Time Pause make? As long as you don't activate it, this ability is as good as nonexistent."

"Give me all your Divine Skills."

With Li Tai's words, another Li Tai emerged from behind the Supreme Heavenly Venerate, the Immortal Extinguishing Sword in his hand bursting out with the power to shatter space, coldly smashing the entire head, sea of consciousness, and Primordial Spirit of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate into pieces.

But after doing all this, Li Tai's expression was grave, showing no signs of relief because he felt it was too easy to kill, and many of his follow-up moves hadn't even had a chance to be used.

As he expected, the Supreme Heavenly Venerate's voice came from all directions: "To counter my current Instant Stone, you used Divine Splitting and Shadow Transformation, then used Immortal Artifacts to conceal your aura?

Indeed, it is a useful tactic. As long as I can't discover you in advance, I won't perform time-stopping, and time-stopping without initiative is meaningless, so you can attack me."

Li Tai looked at the fallen corpse in front of him and asked in confusion: "Who is this? Your substitute?"

The Supreme Heavenly Venerate said: "This is me." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Li Tai frowned: "Impossible..."

The Supreme Heavenly Venerate said: "I said, life and death are not the only standards to measure greatness. Unfortunately, the connection between Immortal Dao, aberration, and void is something you cannot understand."

Li Tai shouted lowly, the Immortal Extinguishing Sword in his hand bringing up a myriad of Sword Qi, directly sweeping towards the great tree transformed by the God Emperor, churning the entire giant tree into pieces in an instant.

In his view, this Precious Tree of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate, even if not the original body, was an important foundation of the opponent.

The Supreme Heavenly Venerate calmly said: "Changes in form make no difference to me, whether dismembered or turned to ashes. It's just the difference between lying down or sitting in my eyes."

As he spoke, the shattered giant tree recombined, once again returning to its original form.

The headless corpse also rose up, growing the head of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate once more.

Li Tai wanted to attack with the Immortal Extinguishing Sword in his hand again, but saw that the once indestructible Immortal Artifact, capable of slaying gods and exterminating immortals, had shattered, disintegrating and dissipating into the air.

Li Tai felt incredulous in his heart: 'Even the Immortal Artifact...'

Then, under the entanglement of Zi Wei Dao De Immortal Light, Li Tai's true form was unable to move in an instant.

The Supreme Heavenly Venerate slowly said: "You have already missed the best opportunity."

"I don't think so, to prevent me from escaping, you have sealed the space of Yuqing Heaven, haven't you?" Li Tai, wrapped in purple light, suddenly grinned: "Since I didn't succeed, let's twist together! Supreme!"

Various twisted objects, books, and secret strategies originally sealed by the heavens erupted from Li Tai's body, turning the entire Yuqing Heaven into a twisted zone in an instant.

Li Tai's flesh gradually began to mutate, and the void's cracks unfolded as if to completely devour the entire Yuqing Heaven.

But the Supreme Heavenly Venerate before him remained unchanged, instead extending his palm, smoothing out the twisted phenomena one by one.

Even the Supreme Heavenly Venerate pointed at Li Tai's forehead, and the originally chaotic and turbulent flesh gradually returned to its original form.

Li Tai said incredulously: "You... you reversed the twist and mutation? This is impossible..."

The Supreme Heavenly Venerate spread his hands, and the power of the void gathered in his palms like a docile pet.

Listening to the various meaningless hissing sounds from the void, he calmly said: "Do not fear the twist, for our universe is constructed upon the void, and distortion is our true face, only madness and mutation are the real methods to contact the Heavenly Dao."

Looking at the incredulous Li Tai, the Supreme Heavenly Venerate smiled slightly: "Do you want to see the true face of the universe?"

Li Tai asked in confusion: "What do you want to do?"

The Supreme Heavenly Venerate pointed at Li Tai's brow: "You'll understand when you see it."

Li Tai's body trembled, his eyes showed an expression of immense fear, but after a moment the fear disappeared, and his eyes gradually showed a trace of understanding, relief, peace...

"So, I understand now."

With an immensely satisfied smile, Li Tai slowly closed his eyes.

Accompanied by his mental change, tentacle-like branches grew from under his skin, and Li Tai gradually transformed into a large tree growing in the space of Yuqing Heaven.