Destiny is ashes

Chapter 1038 Heavenly Punishment Fist and Sword, the Birth of the Candle Dragon (77, Thanks to pay for the Alliance Leader!)

The Heavenly Punishment Fist and Sword were unleashed.

This punch shattered space and time.

This sword strike severed the principles of law.

This punch severed all spiritual energy.

This sword strike even severed the light!

The blazing white orb of light from the Sun Candle, capable of destroying everything, was like a bubble in the sunlight, or as fragile as paper, before this invisible sword and tangible fist. It was pierced through silently without causing the slightest ripple.

Its momentum was unstoppable, piercing the very core of the sun's candle with unparalleled precision.

In that instant, An Jing vaguely sensed a surge of 'joy'.

Immediately afterwards, the enormous divine body of Sun Candlelight collapsed at that moment, turning into countless fragments of the purest light particles.

All of His core energy, along with the true talisman belonging to the Sun, was absorbed by the invisible fist sword in An Jing's hand and eventually entered the Heavenly Punishment Cave within his body.

The whole world fell silent at that moment.

Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene.

Yue Qingge, Mo Kongche, Yong Zhizhen... these defeated geniuses, who had briefly fallen into a coma, are now struggling to stand up from the shattered earth.

Their injuries were still severe, but there was no longer any resentment or anger in their eyes. Instead, there was an unprecedented understanding.

—So that's how it is...?
—I understand now, how powerful…

He's right... We need to revise our cultivation path...

Without a doubt, An Jing's final words, and that punch that proved his new immortal career and severed all existence, were like a thunderclap, cleaving through the fog in their hearts.

indeed.

With the discerning eyes of these top geniuses, they had long ago realized that the destiny bestowed by the gods is essentially a kind of 'crutch'.

The divine mandate and the destiny above it are less of a help and more of a 'duty'.

In the Realm of Emptiness, countless seeds of the Great Dao were indeed planted using destiny, guiding them onto the path of the Dao.

They gradually grew from infants into real people.

and so……

Perhaps, I should try to truly live as a human being, without crutches.

Abandon destiny, abandon spiritual roots, and face this world with your most authentic self...

To understand, to fight, and to forge your own true path through repeated clashes and battles!

"Although I don't know how to absorb spiritual energy without a destiny, there are always more solutions than problems. Compared to comprehending immortality and the Great Dao, this is much easier to solve."

"Truly worthy of being called... a Nature Master."

The group exchanged glances, their eyes revealing the same shock and heartfelt admiration.

Immediately, they ignored everything around them on this devastated battlefield, sat down cross-legged, and fell into deep contemplation.

"What the hell?"

On a distant mountain, the jade slip recording Hui Tianyu held shattered with a snap, unable to withstand the impact of the laws dissipating from the battle just now, turning into dust that slipped from his fingers.

He was completely unaware, staring dumbfounded at the figure standing between heaven and earth.

"Really?! A breakthrough in the heat of battle, comprehending immortal arts?!"

He swallowed hard, countless classic texts and pieces of information flashing through his mind as he tried to find a reasonable explanation for the incredible scene before him.

Of course, such a thing does not exist.

Hui Tianyu racked his brains but still couldn't understand: "Could it be because of the Natural Master? No, no, no, this is not the Natural Master at all! According to the records of the Ancestor, the Natural Master is the 'Way of Law,' the Seven Fiends Calamity is the 'Way of Spirit,' the Lord of the World is the 'Way of Nature,' and only [Creation from Nothingness] is the 'Way of Destiny'!"

"Could it be that An Jing... was actually created out of thin air?!"

At that very moment, the world changed dramatically!

With the fall of the last of the seven luminaries—the sun Candlelight—the entire Realm of Radiant Scales began to tremble violently.

In the center of the vast lake, a colossal pillar of light rose from the ground, its brilliance even surpassing that of the sun that had previously fallen.

Endless spiritual energy condensed around the pillar of light, transforming into a series of tangible white jade steps. This heavenly ladder spiraled upwards, extending all the way to the top of the cloud-shrouded Ancestral Dragon Mountain, reaching the Ancestral Dragon Scales!
The road to Zushan officially begins at this moment!
"An Jing won." "No surprise, no surprise. If it was An Jing, it wouldn't be surprising..."

"This is so exhilarating! Such a battle between powerful figures is something I'll enjoy for the rest of my life!"

The many martial artists who were watching also relaxed completely, no longer worried about being affected by the aftershocks.

However, You Ruhui suddenly frowned.
"wrong!"

A strange premonition gripped her, and she muttered to herself, "Where did that dragon shadow go?"

That is, at this very moment.

Just when everyone thought everything was about to settle down, the mysterious dragon shadow that had been watching all along moved.

He descended silently before An Jing, his dragon eyes, which seemed to contain the endless flow of time and resembled pointers, quietly gazing at An Jing.

An Jing, I see through your past, your present, and all your future.

His voice resounded throughout heaven and earth, ethereal yet majestic, like an echo of time itself: "Is this the purpose for which the Ancestor sent me here?"

So that's how it is... He wanted me to find the opportunity to hatch.

Before he finished speaking, his figure began to change drastically as time passed.

Zhulong.

The Candle Dragon of the Great Wilderness Realm is a peculiar creature.

They existed in the past and the future from the moment they were born.

Their birth, in turn, depends on the birth of the previous Zhulong.

Therefore, when the previous Zhulong had the idea of ​​creating 'descendants', the 'possibility' of the little Zhulong already existed.

However, that is merely an existence.

It's just an egg.

He has not yet been born.

The Shadow of the Candle Dragon needs to collect time for himself, observe all the forms he desires in this world, comprehend his own laws, and cultivate, live, and comprehend like other living beings.

Of course, they are not invincible. They will experience death, lose all their memories, return to the side of the old Candle Dragon, become eggs again, and embark on their journey once more.

Until one day, having accumulated perfect resources, they sensed an opportunity.

I chose this time.

I will be born at this moment.

Then, at that moment, at the most perfect instant when Zhulong felt he could be born.

They can then truly break through their eggshells and be born into the world.

Then, they will receive the talents they desire, the physical bodies they want, and all the accumulations of their past.

To attain true life.

Then, one can truly die.

Just like it is now.

Under An Jing's furrowed brows and watchful gaze, the slender dragon body slowly contracted, transforming into a human form amidst the interplay of light and shadow.

That face bore a striking resemblance to An Jing, about seven or eight points. Only the features were softer, and the demeanor more aloof.

Her long, golden hair cascaded down like melting sunlight, and on her fair forehead stood a pair of magnificent white jade dragon horns, signifying her inhuman identity.

She transformed into a dragon girl.

One, in dragon-human form, is a more graceful 'Anjing'.

[Nice to meet you, or perhaps, it's been a long time.]

A smile, identical to An Jing's yet carrying a different meaning, curled at the corners of her lips.

My other half.

The moment she finished speaking, she didn't linger. She turned around and transformed into a golden streak of light, rushing along the towering white jade steps towards the Ancestral Dragon Hall atop the Ancestral Mountain!

(End of this chapter)