noffsinger Chapter 24: A Bell Emerges, Startling Heaven and Earth. The sun is the army, the stars the formation
Chapter 24: A Bell Emerges, Startling Heaven and Earth. The sun is the army, the stars the formation
Upon seeing this, Haotian remained calm and showed no fear whatsoever. Let alone a mere primordial spirit puppet, even if Donghuang Taiyi himself were to appear, he would not take him seriously.
"What you're saying is absurd." Haotian slowly shook his head. "Although Dijun occupies the Heavenly Court and dominates the prehistoric world, he has never been officially appointed. He has only proclaimed himself the Heavenly Emperor."
Even the Eastern King Duke is merely the "Head of All Male Immortals." And I—"
His gaze sharpened. "He is the first true Heavenly Emperor to be conferred the title by the Dao Ancestor and to wield the power of the Heavenly Emperor."
"Since you remain obstinate, I will take it as a rejection."
Haotian's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he said no more.
In its early days, the Heavenly Court lacked everything—treasures and talent. With Lu Ya's strength, he did indeed have a fleeting thought of recruiting them—but it remained just a fleeting idea.
Since the other party didn't know how to appreciate his kindness, he didn't bother to waste any more words.
"I am the Great Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Era."
With a thought, Haotian unleashed the power of the Heavenly Emperor.
The sun star suddenly shuddered, as if awakening from an ancient slumber.
The sun's true fire erupted from the depths of the star's core like a raging tide, its flames stretching for thousands of feet, scorching the heavens and destroying the earth.
The true essence of the Great Dao of the Sun has nowhere to hide; its Daoist essence flows and is fully revealed between heaven and earth.
The next moment, the enormous sun star, with its world-destroying power, crashed straight down on Lu Ya!
What are sun spirits and sun darlings? They are nothing before the authority of the Heavenly Emperor.
If we directly mobilize the sun itself to smash you, I'll just ask you one question—are you scared?
Imagine the terrifying power of striking someone with the Sun Star! The Sun Star was formed from the eyeball of the Great God Pangu, and its power is comparable to the full force of the Zhou Tian Star Array, no less than the action of a sage.
Why didn't the ancient demon race use such methods? The most fundamental reason is karma.
The importance of the Sun Star to the prehistoric world was no less than that of Mount Buzhou, and in some aspects, it was even greater.
Mount Buzhou separated heaven and earth, transforming the chaotic energy into primordial spiritual energy, benefiting all living beings in the prehistoric world. Even though Mount Buzhou was destroyed, and the prehistoric world lost the ability to transform spiritual energy, it could always find a substitute, and the world would not be destroyed.
But the Sun Star is different. Without the Sun Star, the primordial world is not far from its true end. No one dares to use the Sun Star to smash people; if something goes wrong, no one can bear the immense karmic burden.
Even if Di Jun and Tai Yi could mobilize the Sun Star, they would only dare to set up the Zhou Tian Star Array at most, using the essence of the stars to evolve their attacks. In this way, although the attack power would be somewhat weakened, the loss would only be a temporary loss of essence, which could be slowly recovered. Using the star's physical body to fight was something they wouldn't even dare to think about.
But Haotian is different.
He possesses the primordial primordial energy within him; let alone damage to the Sun Star, even if the Sun Star were truly destroyed, he could still replicate it. He doesn't care about karma or cause and effect at all.
Furthermore, by using the Sun Star to strike Lu Ya, he was also demonstrating his stance to the powerful figures secretly watching the battle—letting them know that this Heavenly Emperor was different from those of the past.
"You're insane!"
Lu Ya shouted loudly and immediately used the Golden Crow Transformation into a Rainbow Technique to flee into the distance.
But no matter how fast a rainbow can form, how can it be faster than the sun itself?
Just as the sun was about to crush Lu Ya, he gritted his teeth and suddenly summoned an ancient bell that hovered above his head.
clang--
The bell tolled loudly, echoing throughout the vast universe.
A terrifying suppressive force suddenly erupted, even freezing the sun star, which was comparable to a vast world, for a moment!
Taking advantage of this gap, Lu Ya fled frantically, but instead of heading towards the prehistoric continent, he went straight for the chaos beyond the heavens.
A glint flashed in Haotian's eyes: "This is an unexpected delight. Lu Ya, you really are a lucky star... but also a troublemaker."
He whispered something, and then the power moved again.
"Perfect timing! Let all living beings of the primordial world witness the new Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array of my Heavenly Court—"
"The Celestial Star Array, activate!"
With a single command, the power of heaven and earth was unleashed.
The countless ancient stars responded and moved, displaying all kinds of celestial Dao principles, and began to rotate along mysterious and unpredictable trajectories.
At the same time, the Thirty-Three Heavens also unleashed terrifying power—thirty-three mighty world forces poured directly into the Heavenly Court and into those palaces.
The Daoist energy contained within the palace was fully activated, resonating with the Zhou Tian Star Array.
In an instant, the entire Thirty-Three Heavens and the Primordial Starry Sky were completely sealed off.
The reason why Haotian went to such great lengths was simply that the little bell had a well-known name: Donghuang Zhong, also known as Chaos Zhong.
One of the three innate treasures of creation, and the companion treasure of Donghuang Taiyi.
They mysteriously disappeared during the Lich War, and no one expected that they would fall into Lu Ya's hands.
The moment Lu Ya revealed this treasure, he knew there was nowhere left for him in the primordial world. Even a sage would be tempted by such a treasure. That's why he desperately fled into the chaos.
In fact, he was right.
In the brief moment that the aura of the Chaos Bell appeared, all the great powers of the primordial world rushed towards this place. The six majestic figures had already appeared in the ancient starry sky.
This is also why Haotian activated the Zhou Tian Star Array.
The ancient starry sky and the thirty-three heavens are Haotian's stronghold, and every blade of grass and every tree here belongs to him. Even if a sage comes, he will not be able to take the spoils of war from him.
Of course, for Haotian, the Chaos Bell was merely a resource for cultivation; once he finished analyzing it, it would be of little use. But that was contingent on him being able to complete the analysis. If it were directly seized by a sage, this resource would truly be gone. Trying to snatch it back from a sage would be extremely difficult.
Since that's the case, why not have a great battle, and incidentally learn about the ways of the sages and observe the wonders of the supreme treasures during the fight? It's a win-win situation.
Since he has already merged with the Primordial Ancestral Qi and is not in any danger to his life, what is there to be afraid of?
At most, the Zhou Tian Star Array will be destroyed. It's destroyed, but we can rebuild it slowly.
Moreover, even sages might not be able to truly act freely. The karmic consequences of destroying ancient stars are no trivial matter. Sages may be able to resist, but this karma will ultimately affect their lineage.
Their disciples, lacking the abilities of saints, would not be surprised if they died and perished under such overwhelming karma.
"Haotian, how dare you!"
Zhunti was the first to jump out. He sensed that the Zhou Tian Star Array had locked onto him, and his expression darkened. As a "borrowing and lending" sage, this was the kind of karma he least wanted to get involved in.
Haotian smiled calmly and cupped his hands, saying, "Fellow senior brothers and sisters, the Primordial Starry Sky and the Thirty-Three Heavens are the lands of the Heavenly Court. You should just watch the show in peace."
He stood with his hands behind his back, his tone neither humble nor arrogant: "This is a personal feud between me and Lu Ya, and it is really not appropriate for you senior brothers and sisters to interfere."
Lu Ya was locked in by the great formation and had nowhere to escape. Haotian, on the other hand, was in no hurry to make a move. Even with the Chaos Bell in hand, Lu Ya had no chance of escaping from the Zhou Tian Star Array, which was jointly set up by the Thirty-Three Heavens and the Primordial Starry Sky.
"Haotian, how dare you disrespect a sage?"
The Celestial Venerable of Primordial Beginning's expression darkened, and his voice turned icy.