Chapter 0028

Chapter 28: I Will Ignite the Sea!

Zhou Tong unleashed his might as the Joyous Union Heavenly Art ran at full power and pierced a hidden barrier.

In an instant the world changed color. Thunder rolled. A heavy pressure crashed down like a mountain and left the people on the altar pale with shock.

The youth spoke with firm resolve and a calming confidence: “Hold your ground. You will be fine. I will bear all the cause and effect.”

In his last life, right before he died, he had created Array Arts that could touch the laws of the great Dao. Today, he could finally use them.

“Boom!”

Lightning raged and dropped a vast Lightning Tribulation, trying to destroy everything below.

Zhou Tong defied the heavens and was about to be punished.

He laughed and shouted: “Come on then. Show me what you can do. Grandfather will beat you into submission!”

The altar shone with bright light that wrapped around him like a shield.

Zhou Tong leaped, and as cries of alarm rose from all sides, he jumped into the sea of thunder.

He carried anger in his heart. In his last life, the Heavenly Dao had targeted him and pressed him down at every step, until he died a terrible death. [I will break the limit, find the source, and ask why fate chose to curse me.]

With that thought, he fought harder. Using flesh and blood, he collided with the Heavenly Tribulation and tore apart bolt after bolt of lightning.

He roared. Blood poured, yet an unyielding will poured from him.

His body kept cracking open and healing. In that cycle it grew tougher, until he suddenly crossed a certain limit.

“Boom!”

All at once Zhou Tong shone with light. His body turned crystal bright like jade and could not be broken.

Flesh and blood rose to a higher state and broke through its bounds.

Right after, a tidal wave of spiritual power surged out and coiled around him. He had it fully under control.

Just then the thunder paused, and a streak of flowing light shot across and struck his body.

Zhou Tong froze. A bright road appeared under his feet and stretched far into the distance.

He saw what happened after he died in his past life: Tang Qi became an emperor and still was not satisfied. He even joined with a Heavenly Devil from beyond the realm, planning to blood sacrifice the whole continent to grasp immortality.

To stand against him, countless heaven’s chosen shed blood. Countless heroes turned to white bones and blocked his path to their last breath.

Blood ran like a long river. Heroic souls filled the world. One group fell, then another rose to fight. They fell one after another, but never let Tang Qi get his wish.

It was a scroll dyed in blood, endless and full of grief.

At the end of the scroll, Zhou Tong saw people kneeling to his statue. They called out with devotion, hoping his heroic soul would return.

He said with tears streaming down his face: “I understand. I understand it all!”

He realized he had been reborn because those people’s faith broke through time and space and protected his soul and spirit.

Light flashed and the scene changed again. Countless people stood before Zhou Tong.

His heart ached. He knew they were the strong ones who had died under Tang Qi’s hand, cut down at the height of their youth.

He whispered with guilt: “I am sorry. I could have stopped all of this, but I chose to sink and give up. I let disaster fall on you.”

Warmth wrapped around him. Those people glowed and looked at him with gentle eyes. They did not speak, but they gave him endless strength.

He lifted his head and swore: “To make up for my sins, and to let your heroic souls rest, I will make Tang Qi pay with his life!”

“Boom!”

Zhou Tong no longer hesitated. He punched through the flowing light and reached up to grab a mark above his head.

It was the Heart of Heaven Law, bearing the operation of all things. Normal people could hardly touch it, but Zhou Tong carried countless blessings and had no taboos.

He cursed and laughed coldly: “Cursed fate, raise the wind for grandfather!”

…

In the sky above Enforcement City, countless people stared toward Zhou Tong’s direction. The only sound in the air was people swallowing.

In a blink, six hours passed. Rosy clouds caught the light of the setting sun. Dusk had come.

A voice in the crowd mocked with relief: “See, he was just putting on a show. He played us all for fools.”

Tang Qi let out a breath, his face smug and petty.

The crowd grew noisy. Many showed clear displeasure.

Among them were quite a few lord level figures with famous names. Being toyed with by Zhou Tong today burned them with anger.

Chen Ling’er’s palms were slick with cold sweat as she prayed in silence: “What should we do? Please let nothing go wrong.”

Long Ling Yun and the little demoness were also very tense. They both moved closer to Shang Guan Wu Gou without a word.

If Zhou Tong failed and Shang Guan Wu Hui turned against them, they would not hesitate to seize Shang Guan Wu Gou and force him to calm down.

Farther away, a figure in snow white clothes drifted in the wind, like an immortal maiden standing apart from the world.

Mo Liu Su lifted the corner of her lips and spoke with cold pride: “Rebellious disciple, I told you that playing with fire will burn you. Now you are finally backfired upon. Soon you will understand that in this whole world, only at my side can you be safe and sound.”

For once, calm eyes that were usually still water showed true joy.

At that exact moment, heaven and earth changed.

“Whooo… whooo…”

A sharp, wild wind rushed in like a primeval Monstrous Beast and let out a roar that made hearts tremble.

In a blink the gale swept the ground, shattering rocks and snapping giant trees. The air tore with a ripping sound that stabbed the ears.

The people in the sky went stiff with shock. The people on the ground felt no fear. They leaped up and ran like mad.

They cried and laughed and shouted as they ran: “Wind! Wind!”

They waved their arms and yelled: “The wind! The great wind!”

When they saw a hint of green within the wind, their faces twisted with the force of their cries.

Shang Guan Wu Hui looked and trembled with joy as he said: “The wind has risen. It really is the Vital Wind!”

The usually steady sect master now shook like a sick cat that might faint at any time.

He shouted with wild relief: “My daughter can be saved!”

He picked up Shang Guan Wu Gou and rushed toward the source. The little demoness and Long Ling Yun followed right behind him.

As soon as they neared, Shang Guan Wu Gou reacted. Her whole body rose into the air and flew toward Zhou Tong.

Endless Vital Wind poured into her. Moments later, a ball of deep blue light was forced out of her body. It was the deadliest poison of water.

“Boom!”

The ground split. Ground fire burst out and baked the water poison, trying to burn and steam it away.

But the water poison was fierce. In an instant it turned into a vast ocean like surge. It pressed down the ground fire and even tried to return to Shang Guan Wu Gou’s body.

Shang Guan Wu Hui’s face changed as he moved to stop it: “Not good!”

A thick pressure fell from above and made even him stiffen.

Wound in the roaring wind, Zhou Tong stood like a god of the wind, holding the power over everything here.

He swept his hand. Green Vital Wind condensed in his palm and formed a long spear.

He declared with blazing eyes: “I will ignite the sea!”

The spear dropped and blended with the ground fire. Borrowing the force of wind and fire, the flames grew a hundred times stronger.

“Whoosh!”

In a burst of gorgeous light, the fire swallowed the poisonous sea and cleansed every stain.

This was not a fire of destruction. It was the Fire of the Dao, the Fire of Life.

Everyone who walked in that sea of flames received a baptism.

The little demoness, Long Ling Yun, Shang Guan Wu Hui, Shang Guan Wu Gou, and the disciples on the altar from the Upper Clarity Sect all gained a huge benefit. Their cultivation rose sharply.

When one gains the Dao, even the chickens and dogs ascend.