All laws are treacherous, I am the Spirit Lord

Chapter 489 The Sovereigns' Appointment: Lord of Calamity

Opportunities and timing seem to always come together.

Li Yu's fiftieth bubble of truth had just been completed, and he hadn't even had a chance to formally meet the strongest ancient immortal yet.

His true form, which had been hiding in the Demon Star Space, suddenly felt a strange sensation.

It's nothing else.

It was precisely the time when everything had accumulated to perfection, and the time had come for the Spirit Venerable Path Sequence 20, the Immortal Lord of Ten Thousand Laws and Myriad Businesses, to ascend.

It exceeded the limit to the maximum, and even if Li Yu wanted to suppress it, he couldn't.

In particular, his promotion this time was aided by the entire [Spirit Lord Camp].

Compared to the previous sequences, or compared to the advancements of other ancient immortals and spirit lords.

This time, Li Yu's actions were incredibly grand, far exceeding any imagination.

In comparison, even a ruler couldn't achieve his current level of prestige.

At this moment!

Throughout the myriad realms, countless dimensions, countless beings, countless civilizations... all have begun to extol the esteemed name and deeds of Li Yu.

His reputation was already considerable; he originally had titles such as Demon of Change, Calamity of Evil Gods, and Overlord of Chaos. Now, he has added titles such as Guide, Mentor of All Heavens, Ancient Immortal Transmitting the Law, and Immortal Lord of All Businesses.

The entire boundless spirit realm was in an uproar because of Li Yu's advancement.

Thanks to the assistance of the Spirit Lord's camp, coupled with his own accumulation, the scope and quantity of this transmission of teachings and creation of karma are almost greater than the sum of all his predecessors.

It's easy to imagine the uproar this will cause.

There was no precedent for this in the past.

This is a miracle formed by a combination of coincidences and unexpected events.

Although the creators of this miracle are not yet aware of what is happening.

Even more unimaginable is that Li Yu, together with all his predecessors, and with the help of the Demon Star Token, completed the transmission of the Dharma and the creation of karma throughout all the heavens and myriad realms.

To some extent, his promotion was achieved by stepping on the [Boundless Gods].

Therefore, while Li Yu felt his power growing stronger, he also sensed intense danger, even a premonition of death.

An overwhelming and terrifying malice surged forth from all corners of the boundless spirit realm.

Inside lies the will of the gods.

The gods all know what's going on with the Spirit Lord faction, and they even know exactly how to advance through the Spirit Lord path.

They already loathed Li Yu, this "suspected reincarnation of a Spirit Lord," and after realizing that he was advancing beyond the limit every time, and that he was almost always stepping on them to rise, they became even more maliceful.

Starting from Sequence Three, many sovereigns and powerful deities attempted to prevent Li Yu from advancing.

Now that Li Yu has stepped into Sequence Two, this group is growing larger and larger, and even some neutral divine entities have been drawn into it.

When he completed his promotion with great fanfare.

The vast and boundless spirit realm was swept up in a wave of counterattacks, with the most prominent figures being the rulers and other powerful divine entities.

"Everyone! We can no longer compromise. We must not allow the arrogant [Spirit Lord] to return to the Boundless Realm."

"The reincarnation of the Spirit Lord has returned to Sequence Two. We all know what will happen next."

"That damned troublemaker, that thief of the law, should not come back. And those crazy rats in the Spirit Lord's camp should not come out again."

"This time, we will completely exterminate them."

“Those thieves, big and small, under the command of the Spirit Lord are even more disgusting than those righteous gods hiding in that new multiverse. I support their complete elimination.”

“They hid very well in the past, but now is the best opportunity.”

“That’s right. In the past, we’ve failed time and again because of that old thing, the Spirit Lord. Now that the Spirit Lord has perished and his reincarnation has not yet reclaimed his position, this is the best opportunity in countless eras. Let’s join forces and wipe out all these endless worms.”

"it is good!"

"agree!"

"kill!"

At this moment, Li Yu, who was already the powerful "Immortal Lord of All Laws and Karmas", could clearly feel the will of the boundless gods in all the heavens and myriad realms.

Sovereigns, powerful divinities, ordinary divinities... one after another, there are too many to count.

Li Yu even suspected that more than 60% of the divine entities in the boundless spirit realm had been provoked at this juncture, including many gods who were originally neutral or were in a slumber.

They all seemed to be in a state of stress.

An unimaginable, overwhelming malice permeated every universe and dimension.

It was entirely aimed at Li Yu, and at the entire Spirit Lord camp.

This unprecedented scene shocked even Li Yu, who gradually came to understand what was happening.

he!
It seems we've made a huge mistake?
What seemed like a simple promotion may have unexpectedly caused a huge mess.

In order to get a bargain and experience the feeling of having a powerful backer, he awakened the entire [Spirit Venerable Camp], digging out a large group of ancient immortals who had been asleep for many years. He also used the authority of the Demon Star Token to ensure that none of the seniors were awakened and would be harmed.

The Ten Thousand Punishments Cage, which the Sovereign and the other gods had jointly created, appeared ridiculous and laughable due to Li Yu's intervention.

And the rewards from his predecessors were indeed generous; they helped him rise to the top rank by stepping over countless gods.

But what followed was this scene before our eyes.

In Li Yu's vast perception, the scope of the malicious killing intent was still expanding. Many evil gods who had been dormant for many years began to awaken in anger after realizing that the Spirit Lord's camp had reappeared in its entirety.

That highly targeted, endless howling and shrieking.

This gave Li Yu a fleeting illusion:
He, and the Spirit Lord's faction, are the true villains of the Boundless Spirit Realm.

The boundless gods even united to besiege them.

For a moment, the scene even became somewhat heated.

"...Sure enough, there's no such thing as a free lunch. I got a great deal, but I'm about to run into big trouble."

"What is this? Just how many sins did the Spirit Lord faction commit in the primordial and ancient eras that they could achieve such a status as the 'target of public criticism' and the 'ultimate demon king' in the boundless spirit world filled with all sorts of monstrous evil gods?"

"At first, I just wanted to take advantage of some small things and experience what it felt like to be protected by someone powerful. How did I suddenly end up being pushed into the position of the villain leader?"

"What merit do I possess? Let alone the strongest ancient immortal who hasn't even shown himself yet, I'm not confident I can defeat any one of the nine ancient immortals before him."

Even Li Yu, who was so powerful at this moment, felt utterly absurd.

Since he was born into this world.

He always gets the benefit while others take the blame.

Who would have thought?

Their first major mishap happened on their own turf.

However, it's not like there's no chance to salvage the situation.

Perhaps because this advancement was so immense and its effects so extraordinary, Li Yu directly entered the perfect state in the second position of Sequence [Immortal Lord of All Laws and Karmas].

At this rank, there's no need to use points to exchange for the secret medicine or promotion ceremony for the next sequence.

In fact, the Demon Star Token does not contain any hidden knowledge related to the first sequence of the Spirit Venerable path.

When Li Yu completed his promotion, he automatically sensed everything and saw the path ahead.

Just now, one of the rulers roared: "We all know what will happen next."

That's right, Li Yu knew about it too.

His previous guesses have come true.

"The first sequence of the Spirit Venerable path is indeed the [Dao Lord]."

"Getting promoted is very complicated and difficult."

"But if it is described in a very simple and crude way, it means that the cultivator needs to complete a 'oppression' of the boundless gods and all the spirits of the heavens. You can call it bullying, but the point is to make the whole world acknowledge his 'Dao'."

"The ten ancient immortals under the command of the Spirit Lord, who can be described as heaven-defying and monstrous, are all at this stage."

"And I am facing a choice."

“I can choose to fully agree with the Spirit Lord’s camp and now join forces with my predecessors to replicate the previous operations and start bullying the boundless gods. With the heaven-defying abilities of my predecessors, my current authority, and the fact that all the gods are involved in the Demon Star Order, I can actually do it with a sneak attack, although the consequences will be very serious.”

"Another option is for me to leave the Spirit Lord camp and pursue other advancement paths."

"The latter is permitted and will not incur any cost or side effects."

"With my abilities, I don't need to worry about retaliation from the Spirit Lord's camp, not to mention that they won't retaliate at all."

“In other circumstances, being a traitor is bound to be despised and is not a wise choice.”

"But given the current situation, even most gods would consider being a traitor the best option. Otherwise, why would they join the Spirit Lord's camp to fight against the entire Boundless Spirit Realm and then be wiped out?"

At this juncture in the boundless spirit realm, spiritual energy is at its most vibrant, and countless divine entities are watching closely.

So there's no need to dwell on it; as long as a trace appears, it will resonate.

The moment Li Yu realized he had "other options" and "another way out," he simultaneously received spiritual responses from the sovereigns such as the Curtain, the Myriad Changes, and the Yellow Robe, urging him to surrender.

Moreover, the conditions offered were increasingly tempting.

Any mentally sound practitioner with a functioning brain would most likely agree.

“Son of the Spirit Lord… no, perhaps it should be called the Lord of Calamity, your only way out has appeared.”

“As long as you abandon the Spirit Lord camp, we can forgive everything you have done in the past, and even allow you to travel through all the multiverses as a righteous god. We will not hunt you down.”

“Although you may very well be the reincarnation of a Spirit Lord, you can choose not to be. As long as you switch to other paths, you already possess many divine powers. You can choose countless paths. As long as you are not a Spirit Lord, we are willing to help you advance to become another ruler.”

"How about the Lord of Calamity? If you are willing, we can persuade fellow Daoists such as the Lord of Calamity, the Rotten Father God, the Goddess of Chaos, and the Lord of Natural Disasters to relinquish a portion of their authority to you."

“Your faction has absolutely no chance of winning. The ancient immortals do indeed possess extraordinary authority, but in our faction, there are only sovereign-level entities, which are in numbers you cannot even imagine. Without a Spirit Venerable, even if there were ten times more ancient immortals, they would still be no match for us.”

“By giving up our status as Spirit Lords, we can avoid destroying the Demon Star Token and instead share this King of Divine Artifacts together.”

"Under the above conditions, we can sign an eternal contract with you that no one can break."

……

Who would have thought?

The rulers who intimidate all the heavens and myriad realms would actually offer such incredibly tempting conditions to Li Yu, a powerful being of divine caliber, at this critical juncture.

Simply incredible.

This could easily give Li Yu the illusion that he was on the table.

Moreover, it was a one-time event, played on the game table of the masters.

Even more astonishingly, at this moment, he seemed to have become a pivotal chosen one, capable of deciding the future of the boundless spirit realm.

This was precisely the goal that Li Yu had always pursued through his spiritual practice and endeavors.

As the rulers had predicted, Li Yu fell silent, seemingly beginning to weigh the pros and cons.
at the same time!

Li Yu could also sense it.

The Spirit Lord's camp is "watching" him.

The ancient immortals were well aware of these developments and conditions.

But they didn't intervene, nor did they impose any reverse conditions, moral blackmail, or admonitions—nothing at all.

All the ancient immortals were simply waiting silently.

Even though they all knew that if Li Yu, the candidate for Spirit Venerable and one-fifth of the Demon Star Lords, chose to abandon them, the Spirit Venerable camp would be wiped out without a doubt.

And what was Li Yu, who was the focus of everyone's attention, doing?
He did indeed fall silent, and at the same time, he was filled with intense doubt.

(End of this chapter)