Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 288 - 285: Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Net, Heavenly Register

Chapter 288: Chapter 285: Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Net, Heavenly Register

The two who had entered the Myriad Phenomena Hall were too overwhelmed to worry about the sorrows or joys of the big shots from both sides.

They stared wide-eyed, deeply shocked by the spectacular sight before them.

Before them was not the bronze hall they had imagined, but a vast and boundless landscape of the Sun and Moon Mountain, flying birds and running beasts, colorful clouds, and the Cycle Stars...

It was as if an entire world had been packed into this space, countless times larger than the entire Pengxuan Grotto Heaven.

They couldn’t help but exclaim,

"Is this the foundation of the Nine Soldiers, the Innate Treasure ’Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Net’ formed after being activated by ’Slaughter Science’?"

Before entering, Xu Zhenzhi had already explained to Wang Yuan that the essence of seizing a divine position was—registering in the Heavenly Records.

In the past, "Slaughter Science" was the first to be activated, eventually transforming into a treasure on the same level as the ’Small Book of Life and Death,’ also known as the ’Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Book.’

It is the carrier of all the ’knowledge’ controlled by the Nine Soldiers.

Its true form is actually an infinite net that, when unraveled, becomes a whole virtual world encompassing every conceivable entity.

According to what Wang Yuan knew, its main function was to communicate with their own regular Heavenly Dao and to monitor the entire Red County Shenzhou’s movements, allowing for timely discovery in case of any alerts.

This ability of the treasure should not be limited to this, but he was not high enough level to know more for the time being.

It is said that the Taoist Inheritance Artifact that doomed the entire All Appearances Dao—the ’All Appearances Treasure Mirror’—originally mimicked the ’Myriad Phenomena Heavenly Net.’

Unfortunately, ’Myriad Phenomena’ refers to all the things in the world themselves, while ’All Appearances’ refers to the outward appearances of all things.

One is the substance, and the other is the surface; an attempt to paint the tiger not only failed but led to contamination by monsters and Weird, eventually causing all its disciples and disciples to mutate into demons and monsters.

Even the famed ’Seventy-Two Strange Arts of Xiangshan’ had all turned into harmful toys, almost dragging Wang Yuan down with them when he had just started on his path.

With a gust of strong wind suddenly rising, the whole world began to feel even more remote and profound.

A dense pressure also pressed in from all directions towards them.

"It has begun."

The ’Immortal Official’ system based on their own Heavenly Dao, although not as strict as Boss Wang’s ’Yin Official’ system, still had its restrictions.

One hundred thousand Yin Morality was the first safeguard, something no demon or weird immortal could possibly possess as a natural identity marker.

Without pledging allegiance solely based on faction, it would embrace every one of its kind with a heart for humanity.

Like Qingyan, Long Shao, Huang Wu, even Nie Renxiong, though none of them could be considered human, as long as they eventually joined the Nine Soldiers, they could also receive divine positions here.

On the contrary, evil demons who arrived here would find it nearly impossible to proceed.

Simultaneously, Wang Yuan and the nearby Cui Baiyu both unleashed their ’Yin God,’ transforming into two large fish in the sky, one gold and one blazing white.

The more Yin Morality one had, the stronger the evil and Weird beings one had slain, the stronger the support from ’Slaughter Science,’ and the larger the size of the transformed fish.

The White Sturgeon that Cui Baiyu had transformed into was about to forcefully leap into the air, but was suddenly thrown flying by the strong current caused by a giant whale nearby.

It took considerable effort to stabilize its form; when it looked up again, it saw the other transforming into a thunderous ’Jade Mansion Thunder Pivot,’ roaring up into the clouds.

Gritting its teeth, the White Sturgeon followed closely behind.

Eventually, the much slower Cui Baiyu headed towards a roiling thunder cloud, where the manifestation of the divine positions of the Thunder Department Immortal Officials lay.

Wang Yuan, after swiftly passing through the thundercloud, continued upward, and after an unknown period of speeding, he plunged into a brightly dazzling galaxy.

This was the stronghold of the Dou Department Immortal Official and the cluster of Star Battle divinities.

Five-Star Group, Jiyao Evil, Twenty-Eight Constellations, Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang, Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends, Nine Luminaries Star Officials... all good and evil were present here.

But Wang Yuan merely glanced briefly before he found himself deeply frowning.

In this galaxy, the majority of the stars were neutral, which was expected.

But there was a large section of the starry sky that was particularly filthy, extremely eye-catching.

This filth was not the haziness of clouds and mist, nor the pollution of thick smoke.

It was like a colorful dye spilled on a piece of paper; colors mixed chaotically, forming an extremely irritating muck.

The stars distributed in this area flickered like the bloodshot eyes of some enormous beast, constantly blinking.

The light they emitted was not bright but moldy, like disgusting fungal strands.

Even on the Sun and Moon, guarded by the stars, ugly spots in shades of black, yellow, or gray had emerged.

Even though the spread was very slow, it was relentlessly progressing.

Even from Wang Yuan’s perspective,

he could see a white rabbit with a blood-covered mouth, seemingly tireless, running wildly on the moon, as if constantly chasing something.

Just watching a little longer made Wang Yuan feel as if someone had split open his skull and was forcefully injecting mud inside, an overwhelmingly nauseating feeling that was almost vomit-inducing.

Shaking his head vigorously, he flicked his tail and swam towards another part of the sky that was bursting with bright clear light.

Upon arriving, the artistic style finally returned to normal.

Above him, a bright star was shining brilliantly, representing the leader of this ’Immortal Official’ lineage—the Fate Star Lord ’Great Fate’!

The other stars around either had floating auspicious clouds, dancing cranes, or streaming auspicious vapor, instantly bringing forth an atmosphere of immortality.

However, he initially only passed by some minor stars of the Yellow Department.

Apart from affecting mortals, it wasn’t of much help when confronting other cultivators.

The deeper one ventured into the star river, the greater the pressure, and naturally, the rank of the "Immortal Official" divine positions would also be higher.

At this point, the only reliance for the newcomers of "Nine Soldiers" was his cultivation and the enhancement of "Slaughter Science."

There was no way to take shortcuts through other means anymore.

For Wang Yuan, who had transformed into a giant whale, he felt no pressure whatsoever, ignoring the divine positions of the Mystical Department and Yellow Department, passing through two invisible boundary membranes, and charging directly towards the deepest part of the star river.

Hualu, Huaquan, Tuoluo, Ling Star...

Wang Yuan had just passed several occupied Earth Department divine positions when he suddenly felt a strong attraction to a certain star.

It meant that their compatibility was extremely well-matched, naturally creating a response.

The next moment, a star ahead transmitted a message to him.

"Sky-Reaching Star? ’Sky-Reaching Star Lord’? This title is not bad, very imposing!"

Sky-Reaching Star, also known as Sky-Reaching Acupoint, one of the Cycle Gods, is a bane of all Evil Gods!

Whether building, burying, opening mountains, establishing directions, or correcting feng shui, if blessed by an auspicious star, it can counteract influences of Tai Sui, the Three Evils, official symbols, Great Generals, and other evil omens.

This ’Sky-Reaching Star Lord’ is not constrained by year, month, day, or hour. Its presence is always auspicious and is also extremely special among the 92 Auspicious Gods.

If he were to take this divine position, once encountering any of the Evil Gods under Tai Sui’s command, easily overpowering enemies beyond one’s level would not be a dream.

In a scenario where the seven slots of Douzhai Star Gods were already filled, this was already a very rare and favorable divine position.

The only pity was that although this ’Sky-Reaching Star Lord’ was fine, and the title sounded very impressive, the "Earth Department" it belonged to was far from reaching Wang Yuan’s limit.

Regrettably, he shook his head at it and continued to ascend.

Not until he had left the seven Douzhai Star Gods far behind and pierced through the last layer of the boundary membrane.

Wang Yuan finally felt the pressure here, but also quickly identified a particularly bright star among the few sparse Heavenly Department divine positions.

It could be said that besides the Sun and Taiyin, this star was the brightest among all the stars.

A single glance felt like seeing the hope in the night sky, instantly cleansing the spiritual pollution he had just endured.

Before Wang Yuan could discern which Star Lord this was,

this bright star had already actively transformed into a person with a blurred face, wearing a star crown, stepping on red shoes, dressed in a robe of pure crane and dawn clouds, holding a Jade Scroll and a Seven Star Sword, and wearing a pendant of white jade.

Then it transformed into a white-gold starlight, suddenly pouncing onto Wang Yuan.

The compatibility between the two of them had reached the point where the divine position actively sought him out.

Clang! Clang! Clang!...

As the echoes reverberated through space, distant heavenly music resounded nine times from outside the palace, and in an instant, Wang Yuan returned to human form, with a unique and ancient star trace already emerging on his forehead.

It was the mark of the Cycle Star God.

This star trace engulfed the original "White Tiger Saint Seal" and evolved into an even more complex divine decree.

Unless Wang Yuan died in battle, this Heavenly Department divine position was destined to accompany him forever.

It took him a long while to recover from the massive amount of information.

Unable to help himself, he touched the star trace on his forehead, his expression bizarrely muttering:

"Head of Heavenly Court’s recruitment, Gold Star Taibai...Wang Qianshan?!

Me? Gold Star Taibai? This style doesn’t match at all!"

Comparing the two, Wang Yuan inexplicably felt that the ’Sky-Reaching Star Lord’ was not unacceptable after all.

After all, being strong is temporary, but maintaining dignity is for life!

However, in terms of compatibility, it indeed matched very well.

Gold Star, visible in the east at dawn as the morning star, and in the west at dusk as Gold Star.

Astronomical Records: "When Gold Star passes through the sky, a change is imminent, signifying a change in the mortal realm and royalty!"

When Gold Star appears, it signifies dynastic changes.

Heavenly Official Divination states: "Gold Star, the essence of metal from the west, son of the White Emperor, embodies the Upper Duke and the image of the Great General."

Being of the metal element, Gold Star Taibai is also a Martial God, governing matters of war and slaughter.

Whenever Gold Star appears during special times and regions, it symbolizes a ’change in the heavens,’ indicative of sudden revolutionary events or changes in the dynasty.

In the assembly of celestial stars, its position is pivotal, scarcely inferior even to the ’Fate Star Lord’!

It is a superior divine position that he could use all the way to becoming a ’Corpse Dissection Immortal.’

Yet, Wang Yuan’s journey in the register of the Heavenly Records was not yet over.

As he was still worried about how to introduce himself in the future,

suddenly,

a great force emanated from beneath his feet, pulling him sharply downward, and in the blink of an eye, he had entered another dim and murky world.

It was the Underworld!