A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 583 A World in Twilight, A Life in Struggle

"A martial arts tournament?"

Guan Luoyang was a little curious. "I remember that after the war between the Supreme Battle Groups started, all the members of the [Most Ferocious] headquarters had already been deployed to various battlefields."

"Where are you guys right now, that you still have the time to hold a competition?"

Although he has now cultivated to the peak of the eight-star level and made considerable progress in the Dao of Cause and Effect.

He can see the past and future of things within a single universe at a glance. If he were to deliberately deduce them, it wouldn't be impossible to trace back to the beginning of the universe and look towards its end.

However, when it comes to matters concerning the Great Void Sea, his calculations become less clear. Moreover, the other person connected to him by this causal thread is also a top-tier eight-star individual, making it even more difficult to deduce.

To find out the truth, you have to ask Yan Kuangtu directly.

"Are we waiting until the Supreme Chapters start their battle before we join the fray?"

Yan Kuangtu laughed, "Since I achieved the Seven Stars, I have basically never left the battlefield. It's just that sometimes I fight in this world and sometimes I go to another world to fight."

"After the Supreme Chapter started the war this time, I was actually constrained. I had too many companions around me, and there were people stronger than me above me to manage me. So I had a lot more free time."

There seemed to be a hint of regret in his tone, as if he felt somewhat uncomfortable with this leisurely time.

"However, the upcoming martial arts tournament is just a tournament in name only; it's not the kind of friendly internal sparring you're thinking of."

"In essence, this tournament is also a continuation of the war."

He explained, "Our group was responsible for fighting against a group from the Chaos Tide. We fought for a long time, chasing each other across several different world groups."

"The leader on the other side had already been suppressed by our leader, and the situation was very favorable."

"But who knew that just when we were preparing to give the enemy a good beating, a nine-star foreign aid arrived on the other side, who called himself a half-god."

Yan Kuangtu chuckled, "This half-god is interesting. He says he's not a reincarnator, but came at the invitation of a friend. If we continue to entangle him in a life-or-death battle, it will only deepen our enmity."

"So he suggested that we hold some kind of martial arts competition, with each person putting up some of their savings as prizes. After the competition, the loser would automatically leave and swear never to provoke the other again. Anyway, he said a bunch of rambling things."

"We old buddies all felt that if someone makes such a suggestion, they must have some kind of scheme going on behind the scenes. In this situation, the best option is to ignore everything else, charge straight at them, and start fighting."

"Unfortunately, our original superior felt that suppressing one opponent was already too much of a strain, so in order to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, he simply applied to take his prisoners with him for a rotation."

"The one who came in is our most famous and kind-hearted person, the Baosheng Emperor. He hit it off with that half-god at first sight, thought the other party's suggestion was very friendly and wouldn't hurt feelings, so he agreed on the spot."

Even though it was just a whisper of cause and effect transmitted through his voice, Guan Luoyang could still feel the deep resentment emanating from the old man when Yan Kuangtu finished speaking.

Clearly, this battle maniac was quite dissatisfied with the decision of the God of Life.

However, the course of this incident is indeed somewhat debatable.

Whether it's the "Most Ferocious" or the "Chaotic Tide," they've essentially changed commanders on this battlefield.

Although the war between the strong should not be subject to too many worldly concerns.

However, the two coaches who were brought in were a pure foreign player and a person whose style was completely different from that of his subordinates, which was probably a somewhat reluctant choice.

It seems that even an organization like the Supreme Battle Group is starting to feel the pressure in coordinating its personnel after the start of the full-scale war, which also means that the overall intensity of this war is constantly increasing.

Guan Luoyang's mind was filled with many thoughts.

Moreover, if the overall battle situation is becoming increasingly intense, then it is understandable that the Emperor of Life Protection would agree to the suggestion of the half-god to temporarily ease the tension in certain areas.

"Since it's a competition with a betting element, can I join?"

"sure."

Yan Kuangtu replied, "Both sides are still discussing the specifics. The competition will officially begin in a while."

"Until then, it doesn't prevent either of us from continuing to find help."

After listening, Guan Luoyang considered it carefully for a while.

The Rainbow Sea is a tremendous treasure, not only because of the boundless resources it contains, but also because of the profound mysteries of the Dao revealed by the special state of the "Ten-Star Remnants".

Compared to a ten-star powerhouse who can be communicated with and whose true body is intact, a ten-star remnant might actually be a better teacher.

It is relatively easy for others to understand, learn from, and verify what they have learned.

Guan Luoyang recently vaguely sensed that even after breaking through to the nine-star level, he could still gain a lot from comprehending the Rainbow Sea.

However, while there can be gains at eight stars and at nine stars, it is precisely because he is currently stuck at the threshold of nine stars that it is difficult for him to extract anything useful from the Rainbow Sea.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have woken up abruptly and recounted the causes and effects of his actions.

"good!"

Guan Luoyang made a decision: "Then I'll make some preparations and head over. If I can't make it in time, simply being a spectator during the event should also be a good experience."

Yan Kuangtu said repeatedly, "We'll definitely make it in time. At worst, I'll just go and say something to them and ask them to start the competition a few days later. Anyway, a great battle has turned into a competition, so a few days' delay won't matter."

Since he had said so, Guan Luoyang slowly and deliberately finished practicing his encrypted causal supernatural power.

The essence of this supernatural power is equivalent to using one's true demonic form to block all the aftershocks that might lead to these causal lines.

From then on, as long as he himself had not been killed, these causes and effects would not be exposed prematurely.

After finishing, he had Yan Kuangtu sense it himself to test the effect and make sure it was the best he could do at the moment before leaving the Rainbow Sea and spending some time returning to the universe.

Participating in this martial arts competition may bring some opportunities, but it will certainly also be dangerous.

History books must still be useful, but Guan Luoyang is not a convenient place to use them.

The quantum armor isn't a true nine-star artifact; its power will likely be diminished after leaving this multiverse.

In the end, Guan Luoyang sought the help of the Supreme Dao Sect to suppress Lan Daotianwu and the Beyond Demon Dragon into the Origin Fire Divine Furnace, thus freeing his Thousand-Petal Lotus Earth Treasury Golden Bowl.

The Source Fire Divine Furnace is now drawing energy from the Rainbow Sea every day through the Great Black Hole. With Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus guarding it, Blue Path Heavenly Martial will never have a chance to turn the tables until he is completely refined into a pill.

"I really like this one, which surpasses even the Demon Dragon."

Guan Luoyang felt a little regretful, "Unfortunately, before I left this time, I didn't have the chance to erase its original mark and subdue it again."

Optimus Prime said, "Fellow Daoist's Human Immortal Dao Seed has gradually spread throughout this universe. The changes in the human way reflect the heavenly way, and the resulting laws are becoming more and more profound. In the future, it will surely manifest directly as your embodiment of laws."

"After we have destroyed Lan Daotianwu, we will imprint your Dharma avatar into the body of the Transcendent Demon Dragon. Then, let it go to the Chaos to find you."

Guan Luoyang thanked them a couple of times, chatted and laughed with them, and was taken by Optimus Prime and the others all the way to the outer reaches of the universe.

For those below the tenth star level, even if they have seen or come into contact with the Rainbow Sea's remains, it is impossible for them to actively deduce its exact location within the Great Void Sea.

Therefore, when they prepared to sever the connection between the Rainbow Ocean and the local universe, they were prepared to never find the Rainbow Ocean again.

However, now that the connection between the native universe and the Rainbow Sea does not need to be severed, Guan Luoyang can easily find his way back by following the causal traces between himself and this universe if he wants to return in the future.

With his current cultivation level, once he controls the Thousand-Leaf Lotus, the simple turbulent currents of the Boundary Sea, while they may cause him some twists and turns on his journey, will not cause him to completely lose his way.

The membrane of the native universe, pieced together like gemstones, has a crimson-gold lotus quietly blooming near it.

The petals, layered with restrained light, had their outermost petals swaying slightly while the innermost petals remained almost still. They drifted onto the sea of ​​the Great Void Realm and sailed away.

Guan Luoyang glanced back and saw that the Rainbow Sea Universe was already far above the surface of the Great Void Sea, much higher than when he first arrived.

After a stable connection to Rainbow Sea Energy was established, this universe has become more prosperous and vibrant.

Above the Great Void Sea, there is no sun or moon, no cold or heat, and even the order of time is created by themselves. Originally, they could not calculate the time they experienced or the proportion of time in other worlds.

However, Guan Luoyang was now pursuing the cause-and-effect relationship between him and Yan Kuangtu. He was able to use this cause-and-effect perception to expand his own spacetime order into the Boundary Sea as much as possible, speeding up the time sequence in this area and indirectly achieving the effect of accelerating the journey.

However, the area of ​​the Boundary Sea that he could cover was ultimately limited. Nearly a month had passed by Yan Kuangtu's side before he could finally see the outline of his destination in the distance.

It was also a beautiful universe, like a deep red curtain of light, without a single wrinkle on its surface, naturally enveloping the cosmic spacetime inside and protecting billions of galaxies.

However, more than half of this crimson universe has sunk below the "surface" of the Great Void Sea, leaving only a small portion above the surface.

Moreover, upon getting closer, Guan Luoyang immediately noticed that a thick, gloomy aura was swirling around this universe.

If we compare this universe to a lotus seed, then the surrounding gloom is like a withered lotus pond, where countless lotus leaves, lotus flowers, lotus roots, and lotus seeds have decayed, withered, and turned into mud.

Guan Luoyang seemed to hear the dying sigh of the universe. His brows furrowed, his left hand pressed to his chest, and he couldn't help but cough.

With his current cultivation level, he actually felt a tightness in his chest just because he wanted to observe the scene here in detail.

Compared to the timeline that Ponzi and his group had cleverly created, the twilight before us truly reveals the vastness and grandeur of the entire multiverse's historical changes.

The lifespan of the universe is also finite.

This multiverse is nearing the end of its life. In the branches of time, one universe after another ages and dies.

Of the entire universe cluster, only this one universe remains. The hopes of all other universes have become a burden for this one.

Thousands upon thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions of layers of cosmic light and twilight lingered, enveloping the surroundings and bringing this final world ever closer to its end.

"Have you chosen this world as your battlefield?"

"It's not a battlefield, it's a competition venue."

Yan Kuangtu's voice came over, "This used to be the base of a small battle group under our command. By the time we arrived, that battle group had been almost completely wiped out by the forces of [Chaos Tide]."

"However, there is also this clause in the bet between Baosheng Dadi and the demigod: if we win, the other side cannot interfere when Baosheng Dadi revives that small battle group."

There are generally two ways to make a bet between nine-star powerhouses.

One method is to swear an oath by operating the nascent form of one's own Dao Fruit. If one breaks the oath, one will suffer severe backlash. However, it is not uncommon for people to break such oaths.

Secondly, the contract is established with the witness of a stronger party.

In the gambling among all the high-level powerhouses in the Reincarnator group, the leader of one of the supreme battle groups, the [Eternal Life] battle group, is the witness to the contract.

The [Eternal Life] chapter is the most mysterious of the supreme chapters, but the fact that their leader is used as a witness to the covenant is something that even the leaders of [The Most Ferocious] and [Chaos Tide] acknowledge, demonstrating the high level of their credibility.

Some even jokingly refer to the leader of the "Eternal Life" battle group as the Lord of the Reincarnation Contract, believing that the Great Dao philosophy of that being might be something like a contract.

Although the demigods are not reincarnators, it is said that this time, their bet, at the suggestion of the Great Emperor of Preserving Life, was also made with the leader of the [Longevity] battle group, so the validity of the contract is very guaranteed.

Guan Luoyang asked, "How many betting agreements have you made?"

"I haven't counted them myself, but the total amount of prizes wagered by both sides is so much that it would tempt anyone to part with it!"

Yan Kuangtu clicked his tongue in disapproval.

After learning that Half-God had actually been persuaded to make a bet with the leader of the [Eternal Life] battle group, Yan Kuangtu was less resentful. In recent conversations with Guan Luoyang, he talked more about the prizes that both sides had bet on.

"Hey, you're almost here, let's chat in detail when you come in."

Guan Luoyang took another look at the entirety of the red universe before putting away the Thousand-Petaled Lotus and stepping into it.

In this universe, there is only emptiness and desolation. Looking around, you can hardly see any stars. Space is just space; it can hardly be called the starry sky.

However, in this vast and desolate universe, there is a boundless land that surpasses the scale of countless celestial bodies, radiating a clear light that illuminates the dark space.

That place is the center of the universe.

It will also be the venue for this martial arts competition.

(End of this chapter)