Modern World's Martial Dao Human Immortal

"You... are violating the rules!"

Master of Primordial Yi said in a deep voice.

"The one violating the rules is you, Master of Primordial Yi! All you had to do was to proceed step by step to obliterate the Gate of Destiny and achieve victory. Why make needless complications?"

Master of Creation's expression was cold and severe: "You could choose to hold back the Destiny Dao Ancestor, allowing us to quickly erase the Gate of Destiny, and also... strip away the spirituality of all living beings!"

"Proceed step by step."

The spiritual fluctuations emanating from Master of Primordial Yi were no longer gentle and spring-breezy: "Do you think, if you really give the Destiny Dao Ancestor no hope whatsoever, that He would just let you erode the Gate of Destiny bit by bit, willingly walking towards death?"

"No matter what means He has, we will take them on!"

Lord of Shenluo stated indifferently: "On the contrary, Master of Primordial Yi, your unusual behavior at this moment makes me very suspicious. Have you already been corroded by the power of destiny, unwittingly wishing to walk the path of betraying our Chaotic Origin Realm?"

"Indeed, Primordial Yi, are you trying to start a civil war within the Chaotic Origin Realm?"

Master of Longevity immediately followed.

"Civil war."

Master of Primordial Yi understood the meaning behind this sovereign mentioning these two words.

He had been trying, by all means, to avoid a civil war.

But now, it seemed the Nine Great Sovereigns were starting to see it as His Achilles' heel.

"So, this is a threat?"

The spiritual fluctuations from Master of Primordial Yi once again became calm.

However, the Nine Great Sovereigns could clearly feel the chilling sharpness underneath this calm, akin to a storm about to arrive.

Suddenly, Master Xi Yu added: "I am merely stating what will happen if we go head-to-head, but nobody wants to see a civil war, especially when we are about to reap the fruit of victory."

"Victory fruit."

Master of Primordial Yi looked at the Nine Great Sovereigns who were his adversaries and suddenly said: "Is there a possibility that the current tense confrontation is part of the Destiny Dao Ancestor's counterattack?"

"Doesn't that further prove that the Destiny Dao Ancestor has never thought of submitting that easily?"

Master of Creation immediately said: "The so-called integration with you is just a numbing tactic, we shouldn't be fooled by it."

"I am very clear on whether the integration with the Destiny Dao Ancestor is real or fake."

Master of Primordial Yi said.

His spiritual power was like an abyss, no one knew the sheer terror it could unleash when fully erupted.

Yet He still maintained His calm.

"I avoid civil war on the premise that you all still adhere to the rules. But now, you... have already begun to violate them."

This attitude made the Nine Great Sovereigns wholly convinced that the integration between Master of Primordial Yi and the Destiny Dao Ancestor was irreversible.

Then, His choices were only two:

One, to continue integrating unwaveringly with the Destiny Dao Ancestor, betting that He could ultimately win in this integration.

The other...

To give in to desperation.

Admitting He was defeated by the Destiny Dao Ancestor, currently being corroded by Him.

And with that...

All the wise beings of the Chaotic Origin Realm, the Immortal Spirits, would abandon Master of Primordial Yi. Their contributed spirituality and computing power would all be transferred to the Nine Great Sovereigns!

The Nine Great Sovereigns would truly steer the Great World of the Chaotic Origin Realm, powerful to the extent they had dreamed of reaching!

Therefore...

Some of the more impatient sovereigns already started to speak out directly.

"Rules are meant to be broken!"

Tianyuan's Sovereign said indifferently: "The evolution of rules must keep up with the times! Only by constantly amending and refining the rules can we adapt to the trends of the era, the changes in society! The Chaotic Origin Realm is about to devour the Ancient Immortal Realm, doubling in size. Using the past rules is already inappropriate! Therefore, for the progress of the era, for the development of the world, what we do is without fault!"

The other sovereigns did not speak, but obviously agreed with Tianyuan's Sovereign's assertion.

Rules are meant to be broken.

So...

At this moment, there were no rules.

Master of Primordial Yi fell silent.

But His gaze did not focus much on the Nine Great Sovereigns; instead, it strangely shifted towards the Destiny Dao Ancestor.

"Is this the power of destiny?"

"A part of it, but not everything."

The will of the Destiny Dao Ancestor fluctuated like a spring, rippling in the spiritual perception of Master of Primordial Yi: "You have miscalculated something, the selfishness of intelligent beings, or perhaps, human nature? Although you belong to the will of all beings, you exist by the rules. Therefore, you don't understand what is meant by the meanness of the human heart. You don't grasp the principle that everything can be broken, everything can be trampled upon when faced with real interests."

"No, I have calculated this point and have even factored in related simulation results, but... while the Nine Great Sovereigns might add chaos to ensure their own interests, they should not have gone to this extent."

Master of Primordial Yi seemed to doubt for the first time: "What is it that makes them risk a civil war, even the risk of a complete defeat in this war between two realms, to stand against me? I have forecasted all the variables, even maximised consideration for their desires, greed, evil thoughts… but all desires are worthless before the risk of dissolution and annihilation. Their attitude should not be so firm."

"It is never desire, greed, nor evil thoughts that drive people to make decisions beyond rationality."

The Destiny Dao Ancestor gave the answer calmly: "It is hope!"

"Hope?"

Master of Primordial Yi was somewhat astonished.

"Yes, hope."

The Destiny Dao Ancestor responded, "The biggest mistake you made was giving the Nine Great Sovereigns hope."

He provided the answer: "The Gate of Cause and Effect is the seed I have cast out, a seed that bestows hope upon the Nine Great Sovereigns. Before the Gate of Cause and Effect was breached, although the Nine Great Sovereigns possessed significant influence in the Chaotic Origin Realm and could even intervene in some of your decisions, the true control of this war and dominion over the Chaotic Origin Realm still lay with you. However, as the Gate of Cause and Effect was broken through, the Nine Great Sovereigns gained unprecedented rights, and under the intimidation of the impending ultimate battle, you were extremely cautious. You did not control this aspect, nor did you pay attention to it; instead, you focused all your efforts on me, guarding against my final counterattack..."

The computing power of the Master of Primordial Yi was extraordinarily swift.

By the time the Destiny Dao Ancestor spoke up to this point, He had already understood the meaning He needed to express.

It's just that...

He truly hadn't anticipated it.

The one who granted the Nine Great Sovereigns power and allowed them to stand firmly against Him, turned out to be...

Hope!

"They saw your weakness, even if... it wasn't actually your weakness, but in their minds, you with weaknesses became no longer invincible. To put it in mortal terms, a god that bleeds is no longer a god!"

The will of the Destiny Dao Ancestor resumed its unhurried tone: "At this critical moment, I chose to merge into you, and you also accepted this choice. This was equivalent to giving them hope, yet at the very last moment when hope was about to be realized, you ruthlessly took hope away again."

The Master of Primordial Yi was silent for a long time after hearing this.

It seemed like He was busily calculating how to break the game set by the Destiny Dao Ancestor using the Power of Destiny.

Given enough time, He might be able to find an answer.

But...

The Nine Great Sovereigns obviously would not allow Him to delay the time.

And this was a clever part of the Destiny Dao Ancestor's plan.

In the end, He spoke with some admiration, "A marvelous move of escape from death into rebirth, interlocked at every step, once initiated, it does not allow us any breath to recover. This is your true strength."

"You flatter me."

The Destiny Dao Ancestor responded without sadness or joy.

"So, in reality, the one who lost is actually... me?"

The Master of Primordial Yi said, with an abnormal fluctuation of spirituality.

After all, not long ago, the Destiny Dao Ancestor had admitted that the one who lost was actually Him.

Now, it seems that the words "I lost" were really a question.

"Currently, it appears to be so."

The Destiny Dao Ancestor spoke: "Unless you have some means of a desperate counterattack."

"A means of counterattack..."

Upon hearing this, spiritual fluctuations in the Master of Primordial Yi became more active.

He laughed, "That's not nonexistent, for instance... my audacity."

"To self-close and hand over all spiritual computing power to the Nine Great Sovereigns?"

The Destiny Dao Ancestor asked.

"Not to close."

The Master of Primordial Yi looked at the Destiny Dao Ancestor: "Rather, it's to head towards oblivion with you, or at the very least, to deal you a heavy blow, ensuring that you, the Destiny Dao Ancestor, will be unable to interfere with the operations of both worlds for a long time."

He smiled and said, "In the end, I may lose, I may die, but ultimately, the Nine Great Sovereigns will eradicate the Gate of Destiny, and the Chaotic Origin Realm will emerge as the final victor."

His mention of death did not mean He wanted to self-destruct along with the Destiny Dao Ancestor, but simply to prove that He lost, not the Chaotic Origin Realm.

As long as this point was proven, with the different understanding of life and death that the Master of Primordial Yi and the Destiny Dao Ancestor held compared to 'sentient beings,' the war would still end with the Destiny Dao Ancestor willingly merging into the Master of Primordial Yi, and the Ancient Immortal Realm merging into the Chaotic Origin Realm.

"The Nine Great Sovereigns cannot eradicate the Gate of Destiny."

The Destiny Dao Ancestor said with a smile.

"Ancient Immortal Realm, you have no more moves left. As long as this Destiny Dao Ancestor has no power to interfere, I believe they can still achieve this point."

The Master of Primordial Yi also expressed confidence: "In some years, the Chaotic Origin Realm and the Ancient Immortal Realm will fully integrate, becoming indistinguishable; the will of all beings will also reconsolidate, and the Master of Primordial Yi will resurrect once more."

"Who says we, the Ancient Immortal Realm, have no moves left?"

The Destiny Dao Ancestor smiled.

"Hmm?"

The Master of Primordial Yi's mind swiftly flickered through the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Quickly confirming, there was no longer any Daoist Ancestor in the Ancient Immortal Realm.

But the posture of the Destiny Dao Ancestor...

"Who is it?"

The gaze of the Destiny Dao Ancestor suddenly fell onto someone.

Following the flow of His will, the Master of Primordial Yi also saw the person He was referring to.

"Yu Xiao?"

"No!"

The Destiny Dao Ancestor emphasized: "It's Alkaid."

"Alkaid!?"

The Master of Primordial Yi scrutinized Him closely: "He can defeat the Nine Sovereigns?"

The Destiny Dao Ancestor spoke slowly: "Favoured by the heavens, he bears within him the powers of the Void Ancestor, Time Daoist Ancestor, and Causality Daoist Ancestor..."

The Daoist Ancestor spoke with resolute will and categorical words: "He can!"