Chapter 717
He Chases, He Flees
"Wait till I dig a big hole for you~"
Xu Chen pushed open another portal to a magical space and sensed the aura behind it.
As soon as I pushed it open, I felt a familiar aura.
Xu Chen wanted to go inside, but a vague feeling prevented him from taking that step.
Although he didn't step out, he made contact with that aura.
"Didn't I tell you not to come over?!" A stern voice rang in Xu Chen's ears.
"Master, I came here by other means and haven't entered yet," Xu Chen immediately replied telepathically.
"How has the human race fared in the Ten Thousand Stele territory these past years?"
"This is not good. Without your support, the territory and power we expanded have now shrunk back."
"But it's alright, we can barely manage."
"The Myriad Dao Monument is becoming increasingly active, and it has more and more ways to control this area. In order to advance to the Great Dao, do not come over." Wuhen's concerned voice rang out.
"Master~"
“My master is in trouble, I can’t just ignore it.”
"Although my true body cannot go to the area of the Myriad Dao Monument, I can create an avatar with 30% of my combat power to help my master stabilize the territory there."
A beam of spiritual light, imbued with Xu Chen's essence and soul, flew out from his body and transformed into a clone with thirty percent of Xu Chen's strength, which then entered the spatial gate.
As Xu Chen connected with Wuhen, the sense of impending crisis drew ever closer. When it reached a critical point, Xu Chen immediately closed the spatial gate.
"Lord Ye Ming..."
Xu Chen murmured the name of a powerful figure on the Great Dao, who was the one who controlled the Myriad Dao Stele behind the scenes.
This was the information he learned while playing chess and chatting with Zunhai.
"Continue exploring."
Xu Chen put the magical spatial portal aside and began exploring the next one.
Unaware of the passage of time, Xu Chen explored another three thousand supernatural spatial gates.
Just when everyone thought they had gained nothing, they pushed open another magical spatial gate, and an extremely unfamiliar aura of the Great Dao flowed out from behind the gate.
Just by sensing this aura, Xu Chen could determine that the territory behind the door did not belong to the Star Sea Domain.
Moreover, this aura of the Great Dao is extremely perfect, and it can completely rival the Dao essence of the Star Sea Domain.
Let's get ready first~
A mysterious protective force filled Xu Chen's body.
He took a step and entered the magical spatial portal.
Countless stars transformed into a rainbow-like galaxy, hanging in this star field, while a completely unfamiliar aura of the Great Dao swirled around Xu Chen.
Sensing this completely unfamiliar aura of the Great Dao, Xu Chen seemed to have a sudden enlightenment. His previous insights into the Great Dao were now mixed with this unfamiliar Dao essence, leading to new understandings.
"Great place!"
Just as Xu Chen was preparing to find a place to comprehend this Great Dao, a giant hand, seemingly formed from ten thousand Daos, appeared from the star field and reached out to grab him.
"How dare you, you alien madman, invade the Celestial Starfield! Die!"
A terrifying aura emanating from the Great Dao instantly pulled Xu Chen from his profound comprehension of the Great Dao, causing him to split into countless clones and flee in all directions.
"If you have the means, lock him up!"
The surrounding star field, spanning billions of miles, was sealed off by a peculiar divine script.
Space, time, fate—any path that could help him escape this territory was blocked.
Golden chains pierced through the void, trapping Xu Chen, who had just entered this star field, and dragging him into this space-time.
In an instant, entangled by cause and effect, Xu Chen was pulled back by an irresistible force and merged with the Xu Chen of his past life.
A void throne appeared, and sitting on the throne was a figure that Xu Chen could not see clearly.
"You've got some skills. No wonder you dared to come to my Sky Dome Starfield. If I hadn't been here guarding it, you would have really succeeded."
The powerful figure on the Great Dao, radiating white light, looked at Xu Chen with considerable interest.
"Senior, would you believe me if I said I stumbled into this star system by accident?"
Xu Chen, chained up, looked at the powerful figure on the Great Dao with an extremely innocent expression.
"Whether I believe it or not, you've come anyway~"
"Remember this in the next cycle: do not come to my Sky Dome Starfield."
A deathly force locked onto Xu Chen, slowly draining the life force from his body.
"Why do the star regions ahead not welcome outsiders? I am willing to follow the rules of this star region of yours."
Upon hearing Xu Chen's words, the powerful figures on the Great Dao, shrouded in white light, displayed strange expressions.
"Are you really stupid or just pretending? There's only plunder, no cooperation, between star systems."
"Judging from the 3000 Dao essences on you, your star field must have developed to the middle stage, but this strength is not enough in front of my Sky Dome Star Field."
"You madman, just accept your death and don't come back in the next reincarnation."
A longsword formed from the power of the Great Dao of Death appeared between Xu Chen's eyebrows, and then suddenly stabbed.
In an instant, Xu Chen's body collapsed and dissipated into this star field.
The powerful figures on the Great Dao who had just executed Xu Chen looked rather grim.
"They got away!"
On a strange planet, a little boy of the half-spirit race, dressed in tattered hemp clothing, held a broken bowl in his hand, looked at the pedestrians on the street, and finally let out a pitiful whimper.
Some well-dressed women on the street saw the little boy's appearance and threw coins into the broken bowl.
As the bowl filled with more and more coins, the little boy's eyes grew increasingly pitiful.
Just as the little boy was feeling delighted with his day's harvest, a strange glint flashed in his eyes before he returned to normal.
Having taken over the little boy's body, Xu Chen searched the boy's memories, skillfully putting the coins from the broken bowl into a cloth bag and walking out of the city.
In a dilapidated courtyard near the city wall, a little boy carrying a bag of wheat cakes pushed open the door and entered.
The child, even smaller than him, quickly came out of the dilapidated house and stood in front of the little boy.
"Supporting you bunch of brats, I don't know how many times a day I have to apply for cards."
As the little boy spoke, he divided the bread from the bag among the younger children, and finally put the last two into his pocket.
The night sky is ablaze with stars.
The little boy sat on the roof, looking at the starry sky, his every move just as usual.
Just then, a figure quietly appeared behind the little boy.
"Although you have concealed it well, the aura of the Great Dao on your body is too unfamiliar. The traces you leave behind are impossible to erase."
The figure didn't rush to make a move, but sat down next to the little boy.
"What brings you to my Celestial Territory?" the figure asked.
"I offended the top-tier experts on the Great Dao within my star field, so I had no choice but to seek a way out in other star fields."
"Senior, please give me a chance. I want to stay in this star system."
Xu Chen knew he could escape for a while, but not forever.
"I'll say it again, be careful in the next reincarnation." The figure said, reaching out to grab Xu Chen.
"One last question, senior!"
"What use are you to a powerful figure from another realm?" Xu Chen did not resist and looked at the figure.
“Of course it will be useful. After I kill you, a portion of the Dao essence of your star field will fall into my hands. I can use it to comprehend and deduce the coordinates of your star field, and with the help of this Great Dao, I will also have a certain strength in your star field.”
"As for the rest, you wouldn't understand even if I told you, so just go and be good."
A large hand landed on Xu Chen's head.
"Senior, I feel like I can still struggle a little longer."
Xu Chen doesn't want to leave yet. The Dao principles and essence of the Sky Dome Star Domain happen to be able to mutually verify some of the three thousand Daos he has been comprehending. When he comprehends these Daos, his realm will see significant progress.
"Go ahead and struggle, let's see how long you can last!"
The powerful figure on the Great Dao said he was about to make his move, but the next moment he discovered that the little boy in his hand had recovered to his previous state, with no damage to his soul or body, and even a slight enhancement.
"Interesting, I'd like to see how long you can keep running, you little mouse!"
In an unfamiliar star field, Xu Chen transformed into an ordinary piece of waste rock and drifted through the star field.
"This star field is like the universe of my previous life, full of various planets, unlike the world of the Star Sea Field."
A pile of debris drifted across the sky above a planet, then followed a specific trajectory to the next planet.
At this moment, a massive divine thought swept across this star field, also passing over the waste rock that Xu Chen had transformed into.
Almost instantly, a giant finger, seemingly capable of easily crushing a planet, emerged from the void.
At that moment, Xu Chen also instantly changed his hiding place.
"It's not hidden well enough; you need to comprehend more of the great principles of this star field."
In the time that followed, Xu Chen dodged while simultaneously comprehending the Great Dao.
Only after comprehending and sublimating the Great Dao of Time, Cause and Effect, and the Forest of Destiny in this star field could one barely hide in one place for a longer period of time.
Inside a secluded cave, Xu Chen activated the grand array he had set up in the surrounding star field, concealing himself within it.
"This grand formation can only remain hidden for a maximum of 500 years. Hurry up and cultivate!"
Just as Xu Chen was about to enter meditation, his expression suddenly changed.
The grand formation he had set up was instantly shattered, and a unique causal force instantly locked onto Xu Chen, pinpointing all the backup plans he had left in this star field.
Sensing this, Xu Chen sighed slightly and instantly returned to the Star Sea Domain from the spatial gate.
Two figures emerged from the void from a shattered cave dwelling.
"You actually managed to find this little mouse; it must be quite troublesome." One of the figures smiled slightly.
"This kid is proficient in the principles of time and cause and effect, but he is not within the Heavenly River, so he cannot be grasped at all."
"So I have no choice but to ask you for help."
"But it seems that even if you intervene, it won't work. This kid still managed to escape." The other figure said, his voice filled with resentment.
"He's escaped, but I've already left my mark on him. If he comes back again, I'll be able to block him."
"At that time, we will use the Dao essence within him to pinpoint the coordinates of their star system."
"A mid-stage ordinary star field is just right for those juniors who have just advanced to practice on."
"Don't be so confident. If this kid has the means to escape from you, the star system behind him must be quite powerful. Let's proceed with caution."
"Besides, whether this kid will come again or not is another matter."
In the main realm of the Great Stream Sect, Xu Chen returned to the Holy White Space, immediately self-destructed to re-condense and return to his original body.
"Indeed, the ability to escape is still very important."
Just as Xu Chen was preparing to continue searching for other star regions, a thought descended upon Xu Chen's cave.
"Hey kid, come over here and let's talk."
A spatial passage appeared in front of Xu Chen, and at the other end of the spatial tunnel was Zun Hai's temple.
"Greetings, senior."
Xu Chen bowed upon arriving at the temple.
"Come on, let's play a game first, and we can talk as we play!"
A grand game of chess slowly unfolds.
After Zun Hai started with a bolt of lightning, Xu Chen followed closely with a Saint Soul Dao chess piece.
"Has the person behind you contacted you?" Zun Hai asked mysteriously.
"I've met you. You are indeed as cold and domineering as you said, senior," Xu Chen replied.
"Did he put something on you?"
Zun Hai's expression became curious.
"What news did you hear, senior?" Xu Chen asked directly, intending to skip the intermediate steps.
"The person behind you has become stronger. He sparred with one of the top three experts on the Great Dao in the border region and won in the end."
"Based on the deductions of my friends, the only thing that could make that person's strength improve so much is probably to comprehend a new Great Dao, or rather, a Great Dao that is different from that of the Star Sea Domain."
“I called over a friend who is well-versed in the Dao of Time and Cause and Effect, and we did some deductions. He said there was a key point that was hidden, and that’s when I thought of you.” Zun Hai chuckled.
At that moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Xu Chen's mind.
"Senior, is the Dao essence that is different from that of the Star Sea Domain very important to you?" Xu Chen knew this was a pointless question, but he still had to get to the point.
"That's for sure. The veteran experts on the Great Dao have almost all comprehended all the Great Daos in the Star Sea. The difference in combat power lies in their understanding of these Great Daos."
"If one can discover more new Great Daos, the more one comprehends them, the more one can complete one's own Great Dao realm."
Zunhai looked at Xu Chen expectantly as he spoke.
"If I had coordinates from other star regions, would my strength also increase, senior?" Xu Chen looked at Zun Hai and made a decision in his heart.
Although he now has the means to get rid of the powerful figure behind him, the human race is still within this star sea region, and Xu Chen still wants to protect the human race unless absolutely necessary.
Since the coordinates of that underdeveloped star field have already been known by the person behind us, it would be better to release them directly so that all the powerful figures on the Great Dao of the Star Sea would know. And the person in front of us is the best channel for spreading this information.
Wait a minute~
Zun Hai waved his hand to stop Xu Chen and communicated with several friends through his divine sense.
In an instant, three auras that made Xu Chen's soul tremble spread out from the void.
Then three figures appeared in the main hall.
"Help us seal it off, and you'll get something out of it afterwards," Zun Hai said bluntly.
"You're doing this again!"
After the leader finished speaking, he joined forces with the other two to seal off this area of the Star Sea.
In an instant, Xu Chen sensed that this temple had been isolated and cut off from everything.
"The person behind you shouldn't be able to sense it now."
"I will continue to answer your question. A powerful being who has transformed the Great Dao of Space into a fundamental divine art can descend upon this realm as long as there are coordinates."
"However, the price to pay for descending into other star systems is very high."
"If you have the coordinates, I can contact a powerful figure on the Great Dao to go there." (End of Chapter)