Ascending the Heavens as an Evil God

Chapter 605: Advance and Retreat (END)

Gu Nan couldn't help but fall silent.

Before the appearance of people with the ability to produce the Origin World’s origin like Molag and himself, they really could only stumble about in the dark; it was impossible to find the origin.

Unless they were willing to cut themselves open or find the next transmigrator in advance, before that person used up their origin.

"Did you also see the future history before you transmigrated?" Gu Nan thought for a while and asked again. This was the Origin World’s strongest power.

Lu Wen seemed determined to join Gu Nan's side and answered all his questions.

"That’s right. Actually, I don't need to elaborate on this. You’ll see it when you continue to destroy the Wall of Laws."

Gu Nan raised his head and looked at the shattered dimensional wall. Suddenly, he saw something astonishing inside.

They were fragments of the future, some about the Myriad Heavens and others about the World of Gods, but the two sides seemed separate.

These fragments contained all kinds of information, including powerful cultivators like themselves, as well as insignificant characters like peddlers and servants. Everything was included, no matter how powerful.

There were even some contradictory fragment pairs, but over time, one of the two would fade away.

Gu Nan seemed to understand why the Origin World's predictions were extremely accurate and why they were only related to the future of a single world.

"The essence of the Wall of Laws is indeed a dimensional wall, and it’s connected to the dimensional walls of the two outside worlds." Lu Wen's voice continued, "But it has the power to predict the future and can deduce the future of the two worlds on its own. "

Once this kind of future was deduced, it would fall into the Origin World and be obtained by a few people in the form of memories. And some of these people then used it to produce films, television series, and literary works, which eventually spread to a wider audience.

"But this kind of prediction isn’t completely accurate. The power of foreknowledge will eventually lean to one side of the world, completely foretelling the future there, while the other side will disappear until the next reincarnation."

The next reincarnation is when the next transmigrator appears.

Gu Nan nodded slightly. He understood the essence behind these transmigrators’ appearances. In sum, it was caused by a special dimensional wall like the Wall of Laws.

Perhaps the Origin World was merely an ordinary plane a long time ago, but it was separated from the two worlds due to the influence of the Wall of Laws.

"The power of prediction…" Gu Nan's gaze landed on the gradually shattering dimensional wall, a faint smile on his face. "As long as it’s destroyed, there won’t be any more transmigrators in the future."

Lu Wen was stunned. But before he could speak, another voice called out, "No, it's mine."

Daoist Yellow Springs slowly materialized next to Lu Wen. At this time, only a thin layer of the Wall of Laws was left. Gu Nan could even make out blurry figures on the other side.

Lu Wen’s expression suddenly changed, and he immediately started to move away, but Daoist Yellow Springs didn’t even spare him a glance, instead staring at the Wall of Laws, transfixed.

He was the one who stayed by the Origin World the longest, as well as the one who understood the Wall of Laws best.

"It's mine!" Daoist Yellow Springs repeated. Though his face looked calm, his voice was very serious.

While saying this, he already activated his devouring power, targeting none other than the fragments of the Wall of Laws and quickly swallowing them inside his body.

Sensing the rapid origin consumption inside his body, Daoist Yellow Springs became more and more excited.

His devouring ability could swallow everything in the world. The only limitation was the lack of origin. Moreover, the more powerful the target, the higher the origin consumption.

Now, he finally had enough origin, and the origin consumed through devouring the Wall of Laws was far more than anything else he ever devoured!

Even when devouring Jiu Po’s extremely powerful earthen energy, the rate of origin consumption wasn’t even half as fast as right now.

After all, the Wall of Laws was the true source of the Origin World’s miracles, and it was also the reason why everyone present could stand here.

"Power… Now this is true power…" Daoist Yellow Springs' eyes flickered slightly, and the laws had begun to spread all over his body, continuing to extend outward.

His law was very special. It was the "solidification" law that made all things congeal.

Under the influence of the solidification law, not only did the void gradually stop flowing, but even the Wall of Laws was restricted, and the changes in the predictive fragments also slowed down.

Boom!

A muffled sound seemed to come from the void. Daoist Yellow Springs suddenly opened his eyes and saw Gu Nan smashing apart the Wall of Laws with a punch and slowly walking out of the Origin World.

At this moment, Gu Nan became the first person in history to leave the Origin World without being in soul form.

After cracks appeared on the Wall of Laws, it began to rapidly crumble and disintegrate and even caused a collapse phenomenon, dissolving swiftly like snowflakes.

"No… This is mine… Mine!" Daoist Yellow Springs glared furiously, veins popping up on his forehead as the law of solidification quickly surged towards Gu Nan.

Gu Nan threw a casual punch without even glancing in his direction. The almost-solid laws surrounding Daoist Yellow Springs' body fell apart instantly, and his whole body flew backwards like a cannonball.

Daoist Yellow Springs devoured most of Jiu Po's power, but even Jiu Po lacked the ability to face Gu Nan head-on, let alone him.

Gu Nan turned around and gripped the edges of the crack in the Wall of Laws with both hands. The law of shadow began to pour out abruptly, rapidly enlarging the crack until it covered twenty percent of the entire wall in the blink of an eye.

But his movements paused a little because he actually discovered a soul inside the Wall of Laws.

That was Fu Cheng's soul.

‘So she was fused into the Wall of Laws… Is it because she came out too early, and the previous transmigrator’s era hasn’t ended yet?’ With Gu Nan's current understanding of the Wall of Laws, he immediately deduced why Fu Cheng was here.

She was fused into the Wall of Laws. In a few hundred more years, she might even be the next Gu Nan. Unfortunately, she no longer had that chance.

As the Wall of Laws fractured, Fu Cheng's soul also dissipated entirely.

"Gu Nan!" Daoist Yellow Springs shouted again, having just run back from the void. His hair was disheveled, and he shot a cold glare at Gu Nan.

"Stop, or else you’ll definitely regret it," Daoist Yellow Springs yelled at Gu Nan, his power still devouring the Wall of Laws.

Gu Nan was never a person who could be swayed by words. He didn't even spare the opponent a glance and was still tearing apart the Origin World’s dimensional wall at an incredible speed.

One could well imagine the consequences. Once Gu Nan completely tore it apart, the Origin World would merge with the outside world, and there would be no such thing as transmigrators henceforth.

Daoist Yellow Springs' face darkened slightly, He suddenly turned around and shouted, "Eugene, how much longer are you planning to wait?!"

The void seemed to pause for a second, and then a golden light lit up from behind Gu Nan. It was Eugene, the Ruler of War who had been lurking for a long time.

Gu Nan’s form was originally perfect and had almost no weaknesses to speak of. Even the Exile incantation could only trap him temporarily.

But Austin and the greater gods created a weakness in him.

Gu Nan suddenly turned and punched out, directly piercing Eugene's heart. This Ruler of War didn't even have time to react.

However, he seemed to be expecting this; no surprise could be seen in his eyes. Instead, he grinned and sent the golden light in his hands straight to Gu Nan.

Four rays of light—each a different color—swam inside the golden cloud, consisting of mainly two parts, one black and one white, that exuded a mysterious aura.

"This is… the essence of the two major Divine Kingdoms?" Gu Nan raised his brow slightly and immediately understood what Austin had done.

No wonder the strength of the Exile incantation was weaker than Gu Nan imagined. It turned out that the two didn't use their full strength at all.

And inside the golden ball of light in Eugene's hand, the impressive auras of the four strongest greater gods were gathered together. The two largest Divine Kingdoms served as the bridge, truly integrating the four’s powers.

At this moment, the Stigma of Life and Death on Gu Nan's body—which was about to disappear—suddenly lit up again.

This was Austin's last resort, using the power of four greater gods to trigger the Stigma of Life and Death. The Exile incantation was just to mislead the opponent, so as to help them deal a fatal blow right now.

If Gu Nan still wasn’t dead after this blow, then the four greater gods who sacrificed themselves would have no chance of returning.

Daoist Yellow Springs gazed at this scene with cold eyes.

He’d been hiding near the Origin World and was aware of the major moves in both worlds. Naturally, Austin and the others’ plan couldn’t be hidden from him.

"Gu Nan, your power is still incomplete. You’ve yet to take that last step, have you?" Daoist Yellow Springs' voice slowly rang out, "If you hide in the Origin World and try to comprehend the Wall of Laws to take that step, you might still have a chance. But it’s a pity…"

As Daoist Yellow Springs' words slowly fell, the golden light in the void became more and more blinding, even to the point of scorching.

Immediately afterwards, the golden light quickly converged on the mark on Gu Nan's abdomen, severing all of Gu Nan's vitality.

"It's over…" Jiu Po's figure appeared next to Lu Wen, shaking his head slowly.

He originally thought no one could catch up to Gu Nan, who grew at a monstrous speed, but he didn't expect Yellow Springs and the greater gods to join forces to ultimately defeat this foe.

Eugene covered his chest with one hand. Gu Nan’s punch right before he died instantly dealt critical damage. He couldn’t even move right now.

But being able to kill the Evil God made everything worth it.

Daoist Yellow Springs continued to devour the Wall of Laws. No one could oppose him now. The only thing that made him a little dissatisfied was that a large part of the laws had already been destroyed by Gu Nan.

He only cast a glance at Gu Nan's completely lifeless body and stopped paying attention to it. No matter how valuable Gu Nan's corpse was, it wasn’t as important as his own strength.

However, at this second, Eugene's expression suddenly changed. His whole person seemed to be pierced from behind by a monstrous force, pulverizing his internal organs and tearing his body apart.

Pieces of Eugene's corpse instantly fell into the void. At the same time, Gu Nan walked out from behind him while cracking his neck, a sinister smile on his face.

"The stigma is alright, but the strength is a bit lacking." He touched the Stigma of Life and Death on his abdomen, whose power had almost completely faded.

Eugene gathered the power of four greater gods and finally triggered the stigma’s final blow. Although it was effective, it also completely exhausted the stigma’s power.

More importantly, the Stigma of Life and Death did not actually have the intended effect.

Daoist Yellow Springs stared at this blankly, as if he couldn't understand why Gu Nan, who was clearly dead, could still revive.

In his eyes, Gu Nan was undoubtedly completely dead just now. Even his soul was instantly destroyed; not even his astral world could save him.

Gu Nan slowly walked up Daoist Yellow Springs, then glanced at Eugene, who was torn to pieces, and couldn't help shaking his head.

"If Austin found out that you wasted the precious opportunity he used his life to create, maybe he’d be so furious that he’d come back to life again?" Gu Nan wondered with some amusement.

He finally understood Austin's plan. From the beginning, the Greater God of Light had bet that Gu Nan would clash with other powerhouses sooner or later.

He asked Eugene to take action at that critical second, hoping to activate Gu Nan's Stigma of Life and Death to completely destroy Gu Nan's body.

Normally, his prediction would be entirely correct. Daoist Yellow Springs would certainly make sure Gu Nan was truly dead, not giving him any opportunity to revive.

It's a pity that this wasn’t a normal situation. The Wall of Laws was right in front of him. How could Daoist Yellow Springs care about anything else?

And Austin also didn't expect that with Gu Nan's current power, even if he gathered the power of four greater gods, the forced state of death would only last for a short moment.

Only when Gu Nan came back to life did Daoist Yellow Springs stop his movements and retreat violently.

Gu Nan simply took one step forward, instantly stomping through the congealed space and appearing directly before him.

At this time, Daoist Yellow Springs' power-addled mind seemed to have recovered, and his face gradually calmed down.

"You… still need to take that final step, right? I have a way to help you,” Daoist Yellow Springs lowered his head and tried his best to keep his voice as calm as possible.

Gu Nan didn't say anything, and Daoist Yellow Springs continued talking to himself, "You may have transmigrated with an item like Jiu Po did, but it’s already destroyed now."

"So what if I did?"

"I can help you!" Daoist Yellow Springs' voice suddenly became louder, "I have the deepest understanding of the Origin World, and I know how to bring out the ability you want…"

"Don’t destroy the Wall of Laws, and you'll have a chance to take that last step. Just find someone who can bring out the same item you did. And you can always keep an eye on me, so you won’t have to worry about me being a threat!"

Daoist Yellow Springs became more and more fluent as he spoke. Towards the end, it seemed like he even convinced himself.

Having said this, he pointed at Lu Wen and Jiu Po over there. "They are the same! As long as you keep an eye on us and don't let us come into contact with the origin, you won’t need to take any risks!"

He stared into Gu Nan's eyes and said in a low voice, "Think about it, with your current realm, as long as you take one final step, you’ll be able to see this world’s apex, the pinnacle of truth and pow— Why?"

Towards the end of his speech, Daoist Yellow Springs finally realized that Gu Nan didn't seem to be listening. Before he could register what just happened, the law of shadows had already invaded the Wall of Laws and destroyed it completely.

"Well, how is it? Has your devouring ability disappeared?" Gu Nan turned around to look at him. Only when he saw Daoist Yellow Springs’ sudden change in expression did he reveal a satisfied smile.

The only reason he spared Daoist Yellow Springs was to verify this.

All the transmigrators’ special abilities came from the Wall of Laws, and this connection still existed even after they left the Origin World.

Only when Gu Nan fully destroyed the Wall of Laws were they completely freed from its control.

Even Gu Nan himself felt his body turn lighter, and the fragments of the Evil God Temple that had melted into his body seemed to disappear at this moment.

"Why?" Daoist Yellow Springs stared at him in disbelief. "You could have gone even further, so why…?"

"I've already won." Gu Nan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "The winner has no need to gamble any further."

 T/N: It's been a long ride, I'm grateful for all the support and encouragement. Thanks for seeing it through to the end :) Although the ending was a little abrupt, it was an enjoyable journey. Happy future reading!