World’s End: My Keyword is One More Than Others
Chapter 590: Dao Ancestor of Thunder and Wind

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Although the Central Extreme Continent was shrouded by the shadow of the Jianmu tree, it couldn't block Du Ge's perception. He was fully aware of everything happening inside. The legacy of the Human Emperor had taken root, and the people were genuinely enjoying its benefits.

This wasn't something that could be influenced by shouting a few slogans or making empty promises to the upper echelons in a day or two.

Long-term propaganda had brainwashed the people into seeing the Celestial Emperor as a vile and sinister figure in the human world.

Having already rebelled, who would dare trust that he wouldn't settle scores later?

Therefore, the more the Celestial Court tried to smear Du Ge, the more united the people of the Central Extreme Continent became against a common enemy.

Seeing this, Du Ge even suspected that the Alien Star warriors on the other side were deliberately holding back.

This was normal. After so many battles on the Alien Star Battlefield, he had accumulated enough prestige. Anyone with sense would leave themselves a way out; only a fool would be dead set against him.

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The Celestial Court's army was divided into twelve parts, commanded by the remaining nine Heavenly Lords and the Three Officials of Heaven, Earth, and Water.

The nine Heavenly Lords and the Three Officials held power and combat strength second only to the Celestial Emperor and the Queen Mother in the Celestial Court, having survived several great calamities.

Gao Ming and others were only nominally the highest commanders.

In reality, if it weren't for the need to expand influence and ensure survival, Gao Ming and the others would have preferred to remain behind the scenes.

Even though they knew opposing Du Ge was for his own good, facing him head-on in battle still brought a suffocating pressure that weighed heavily on everyone.

They feared Du Ge might kill them, yet they also worried that going too hard might ruin Du Ge's plans...

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In the central command tent.

The nine Heavenly Lords, the Three Officials, and Gao Ming took their seats according to rank to discuss the upcoming battle.

"Marshal, Du Ge's coalition is gathering at Mount Sumeru. They are likely planning a major move next. According to previous tactics, the Demon Emperor will probably use the Primordial Banner to split our forces and defeat us piecemeal. How should we respond?" asked Yuan Sheng Heavenly Lord.

He was an experienced Heavenly Lord, and even when the Celestial Emperor gave him orders, it was done with consultation. Naturally, he held little respect for Gao Ming, who was clearly a pawn pushed forward by the Dao Ancestor.

Not only him, but every Heavenly Lord present was also pondering the Dao Ancestor's intentions.

The Dao Ancestor was a sage; his actions were never without purpose.

After coming to the human world and understanding Du Ge's actions, this feeling grew even stronger.

Whether it was the method of becoming a saint spread by Du Ge as an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao or the Pan-Universal Entertainment Company behind the Alien Star warriors, they all gave the Heavenly Lords, who had been stuck in their realms for many years, hope for a breakthrough.

Perhaps.

The Dao Ancestor wanted to use this war to fully unleash the potential of either Du Ge or the Alien Star warriors.

"How many can the Primordial Banner split off at once?" Gao Ming asked.

"If the Demon Emperor goes all out, he can take away three hundred thousand troops," Yuan Sheng Heavenly Lord replied.

"Only three hundred thousand?" Gao Ming pondered for a moment and said, "It's better to break one finger than to injure ten. Since Du Ge intends to have a decisive battle with us, we should not play into his hands. I originally planned to besiege the Central Extreme Continent to lure Du Ge into attacking. Since he has such means, why don't we first target the human coalition in the Central Extreme Continent?

Du Ge is good at blitzkrieg, so we should disrupt his rhythm. Use three hundred thousand troops to draw the main force of the three-race coalition, then split our forces to raid the other continents, annihilating the remaining human forces, making them realize that the Human Emperor cannot protect them, and take the opportunity to weaken the fortune that protects the Human Emperor.

If Du Ge's three-race coalition returns to aid, they will have to split their forces. The high-end combat power of the three-race coalition is inferior to the Celestial Court. Once they split their forces, the Celestial Court can defeat them one by one."

Unexpectedly, a somewhat reliable idea came from Gao Ming!

Yuan Sheng Heavenly Lord was taken aback and said, "Please give the order, Marshal."

"I am from another world and not very familiar with the Celestial Court's tactics. The Heavenly Lords can arrange it themselves," Gao Ming waved his hand and said, "I only have one request: try to capture the Alien Star warriors alive. They possess various skills, and bringing them into the Celestial Court might prove effective in the upcoming war.

If you encounter peculiar skills that cannot be countered, you may retreat first and plan later."

"Understood," Yuan Sheng Heavenly Lord nodded, "Will the Marshal accompany the army on the expedition?"

"We will hold our position for now, stationed in the Central Continent. If any battlefront suffers a setback, we can respond in time," Gao Ming said.

Only a fool would charge into battle.

If it weren't for the fear of the Dao Ancestor's schemes or the worry about being unable to defeat the Celestial Emperor, Gao Ming would have considered taking down the Celestial Emperor directly.

Then.

He could truly play a game of house with Du Ge using the Celestial Court's million-strong army.

They were merely passing through this world; how many died had nothing to do with them.

To take a step back, even if they escaped the control of Pan-Universal Entertainment in this world, the more these powerful and influential people died, the more stable their lives in this world would be.

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That day.

Yuan Sheng Heavenly Lord and Ying Hua Heavenly Lord launched an attack on the three-race coalition stationed in Taixuan Cave Heaven.

With the support of the Jianmu shadow, the three-race coalition was utterly defeated, unable to organize effective resistance.

After all, the emergence of the Literary Heart and Martial Courage was too recent. Even if they weren't affected by the Jianmu, without a Literary Saint or Martial Saint who could decisively influence the battlefield, a first-grade Literary Heart was only equivalent to a Golden Immortal's cultivation level. Even if war poems had some unexpected effects, they couldn't win against the combined forces of two seasoned Heavenly Lords.

This battle was a one-sided massacre, and the Alien Star warriors played a negligible role.

The reason was simple: first, the keywords were useless, and second, they were too fragile. Large-scale spell coverage meant they would die almost instantly if they were even grazed.

Du Ge sensed this slaughter but made no move. He could teleport into the battlefield, but without understanding the situation on the Celestial Court's side, he didn't want to risk it alone.

Mercy doesn't command soldiers; wars have victories and defeats, and casualties are inevitable.

Just as Yuan Sheng Heavenly Lord launched a surprise attack on the three-race coalition in the Central Extreme Continent, the Demon Emperor successfully activated the Primordial Banner, moving over three hundred thousand celestial soldiers and generals from under the Jianmu shadow directly into the encirclement at Mount Sumeru...

The three-race coalition immediately began slaughtering the celestial soldiers transferred by the Primordial Banner, but the celestial soldiers were well-trained, and the Primordial Banner transferred them by area.

One of the ten Heavenly Lords, Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord, was directly cut over. Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord had more than a dozen Great Golden Immortal disciples under him, and his weapon was the Yellow Luo Umbrella.

The Yellow Luo Umbrella opened immediately, blocking the first wave of attacks for the celestial soldiers. Then the celestial soldiers formed a defensive formation. Having experience fighting the demon race, they naturally knew how to respond to sudden situations!

However, even with Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord overseeing, the celestial soldiers' defensive formation was quickly breached.

After all.

On Du Ge's side, besides two quasi-saint-level emperors, there was also a Heavenly Lord who mastered thunder magic.

Pu Hua Heavenly Lord and Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord were evenly matched, and the battle between them showed no immediate victor. However, the Alien Star warriors joined the fray.

During the clash between the two Heavenly Lords, Demon King Bai Da protected the Northern Sacred Continent's legion commander, Che Shouchun, with a silk ball and charged into the battlefield.

Then, Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord and several of his Great Golden Immortal disciples had their vision forcibly blocked. Losing sight and perception didn't significantly impact the battle.

The terrifying part was the second skill, Pure White Flawlessness. On the battlefield, blood was bound to splatter, and even Great Golden Immortals couldn't avoid getting stained.

When the Pure White Flawlessness skill was activated.

Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord, in the midst of battle, uncontrollably used a cleansing spell on himself. In a contest between masters, even the slightest error could be fatal.

First losing sight, then suddenly using an irrelevant cleansing spell at a critical moment in battle.

Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord's combat rhythm was disrupted.

In less than five exchanges, Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord, who was originally on par with Pu Hua Heavenly Lord in cultivation, was knocked down and captured alive. Even as he was being captured, he couldn't stop himself from using another cleansing spell on himself.

Not only was Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord affected, but the Alien Star warriors' skills weren't limited by mana. Under Demon King Bai Da's protection, Che Shouchun quickly circled the battlefield.

Then.

The celestial soldiers and generals fell in droves.

This scene left the demon race soldiers dumbfounded. When had fighting the Celestial Court ever been this easy?

The most shocked were the Demon Emperor, Underworld Emperor, and others who witnessed this. They knew a keyword would randomly awaken two skills, but they hadn't expected that a mere "cleaning" keyword could have such a strong effect on the battlefield...

If they weren't still hoping Du Ge could conquer the Dao resonance and allow them to replicate the keyword laws without loss, they would have considered immediately possessing the Alien Star warriors.

By possessing the Alien Star warriors, they could break through the limitation of two skills per keyword and fully utilize the keyword laws, making a breakthrough in their current realm within reach.

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Damn it!

At this rate, it won't be long before the Celestial Court's army is completely wiped out.

Seeing the scene before him, Du Ge was speechless.

According to the Demon Emperor's previous statement, using the Primordial Banner to shift the battlefield didn't yield good results, and reinforcements from the Celestial Court would arrive in just a quarter of an hour.

But this battle, from start to finish, didn't even take five minutes!

The combined skills of the three-race coalition and the Alien Star warriors were too effective in battle...

However.

The three-race coalition in the Central Extreme Continent, shrouded by the Jianmu, seemed unable to hold out much longer under the attack of two Heavenly Lords...

At this rate, how can they buy any time at all?

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The Celestial Emperor, Queen Mother, and Dao Ancestor were also secretly observing the battlefield.

Their realms were high enough that as soon as the Demon Emperor used the Primordial Banner to transfer people, they followed closely. Then they witnessed Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord being effortlessly captured.

Seeing Che Shouchun, who had made great contributions in battle, a sharp glint flashed in the Celestial Emperor's eyes.

A bolt of lightning danced in his palm, as if it would strike down on Che Shouchun at any moment.

"Your Majesty," the Queen Mother shook her head at him and said, "The Demon Emperor and Underworld Emperor are present. If we don't kill him on the spot and get entangled with them, we'll be at a disadvantage. Du Ge has gathered hundreds of Alien Star warriors around him; who knows what strange supernatural powers they might have!"

"With this tactic, it won't take many days for the Celestial Court's army to be completely defeated," the Celestial Emperor said. "Such trash, I can easily kill hundreds of them. Are we just going to let them ride on our heads?"

"The Dao Ancestor sent Duan Ze and others to deal with them," the Queen Mother frowned and said, "Without the Dao Ancestor's guidance, the Celestial Court's rash action would truly suffer a great loss."

"What exactly does the Dao Ancestor want to do?" The Celestial Emperor stared at Du Ge below, "This headless approach is truly baffling!"

"Perhaps he wants to use this calamity to uncover the mysteries of the keywords, or maybe he wants to further his own goals through Du Ge," the Queen Mother sighed softly, "Since he became a saint, he no longer cares about the three realms and all beings."

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"Fellow Daoists, this is the power of the keywords," Du Ge stood beside the Demon Emperor and Underworld Emperor, pointing at Che Shouchun. "Imagine if someone with quasi-saint cultivation had not just one, but two keywords, unlocking four skills. They could dominate a region in this world."

"Indeed, the keywords are truly powerful," the Underworld Emperor nodded in agreement and asked, "Human Emperor, with your abilities, can you still not replicate the keywords using Dao resonance?"

Du Ge shook his head, "For now, there's no way. I'm just an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao. If I could merge with the Dao in this world and gather the power of the Heavenly Dao, perhaps I could replicate the Dao resonance."

"What do we do next?" The Demon Emperor pointed to Che Shouchun and said, "With his help, as long as the Celestial Emperor and Queen Mother don't intervene, and with the Primordial Banner, we should be able to take down the Celestial Court's army within three days."

That's exactly what's giving me a headache!

Du Ge was speechless.

Suddenly, he made a decision and said, "Then let's take them down! First, arrange the various races properly. When the time comes, I'll use the power of my words to see if I can replicate the keyword Dao resonance. If not, then everyone will follow the path of body possession, leave this world with me, personally experience the keywords, and maybe we'll find another way.

Demon Emperor, just use the Primordial Banner to capture more people. I'll go talk to Qing Sheng Heavenly Lord and take his cultivation technique to perfect my own cultivation..."

Du Ge never hesitated on a single path. Seeing that defeating the Celestial Court was too easy, continuing the act would be too fake. It was better to simply subdue the Celestial Court, force the Celestial Emperor, Dao Ancestor, and others to come out, and discuss body possession together, then move to the next Alien Star Battlefield to see if he could fully restore his soul.

Pan-Universal Entertainment had clearly agreed to his plan.

As long as the Demon Emperor and others delayed body possession, he might be able to buy a few more days for development.

The demon race, Celestial Court, human world, and underworld, gathering the power of everyone in the world, might be able to fully unleash the power of his words.

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"Body possession?"

The Dao Ancestor, hidden in the shadows, heard Du Ge's words, his brow twitching slightly, and instinctively looked toward the Central Extreme Continent.

Then, a nearly transparent avatar suddenly emerged from his body.

The avatar took a step forward.

As if traversing time and space, it instantly appeared beside Gao Ming and the others.

Gao Ming and the others were unaware.

The Dao Ancestor's avatar circled around Gao Ming and the others, then directly entered Feng Chang's body. When he reopened his eyes, a fleeting aura of transcendence flashed across Feng Chang's face.

Sensing the changes in his body, the Dao Ancestor's avatar reached out to open the personal interface in front of him. Looking at the data, he thought to himself, so that's how it is!

"Feng Chang, what's wrong?" Gao Ming looked at Feng Chang in surprise and asked.

"Check if we're missing a few people," Feng Chang turned to Gao Ming and said naturally, "Old Gao, I think we might have misunderstood. Maybe Du Ge never intended to escape Pan-Universal Entertainment in this Alien Star Battlefield. Perhaps he plans to unify the world and end this Alien Star Battlefield quickly!

Maybe that old Dao Ancestor wants to use us! How about we find a way to contact Du Ge and ask for his opinion?"

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