Chapter 658: System Failure?
Palace of Ten Thousand Demons Side Hall.
Chu Yuan sat silently in the side hall.
In front of him, the screen kept flickering.
Paragraphs of blue text emerged.
[Current formal disciples of the Sect: 3]
[Disciples include: Li Cheng, Lin Mo, Taotie]
[Starting assessment]
[Assessment complete, the following is disciple 'Li Cheng's assessment data]
[Assessing disciple: Li Cheng]
[Cultivation Levels: ???]
[Combat Power Level: ???]
[Overall Evaluation: ???]
[This disciple is a chess piece arranged by a great power from the Upper Realm, believed in by countless people, connected with the incense power of a formidable force, and not to be opposed by anyone less than those who surpass the Heavenly Dao, this disciple was meant to succeed]
[The disciple is deemed successful, deducting one minor realm from the host]
...
[Assessing disciple: Lin Mo]
[Cultivation Levels: ???]
[Combat Power Level: ???]
[Overall Evaluation: ???]
[This disciple is the reincarnation of an Upper Realm Immortal Emperor, with great destiny, possessing the Bahuang War Body and the Misfortune Celestial Body, a war god ordained by heaven, not to be destroyed by anyone less than those who surpass the Heavenly Dao, hence this disciple is deemed to have succeeded]
[The disciple is deemed successful, deducting one minor realm from the host]
...
[Assessing disciple: Taotie]
[Cultivation Levels: ???]
[Combat Power Level: ???]
[Overall Evaluation: ???]
[This disciple was originally a person of the old era, always considered a genius among his peers, the System does not understand why the host would take him as a disciple, but this disciple is still deemed successful, hence the host must still be responsible for him]
[The disciple is deemed successful, deducting one minor realm from the host]
...
What the hell is this?
Who's messing with him?
This time, it was clearly the System operating on its own.
The System is messing with him?
Chu Yuan's face instantly turned pale.
The System was supposed to be reliable.
What is this supposed to be?
Chu Yuan was completely at a loss.
However, the deep blue screen in front of him continued to flicker.
...
[Comprehensive assessment complete, a major realm should be deducted from the host]
[Detecting the host's current realm as the Late Phase of Heaven Realm]
[One major realm deducted, the host's current realm is ??? (People are nurtured by heaven and earth, the Earthly Realm is for the flesh to return to the earth, only the soul remains, the Heaven Realm is for the soul to return to the Heavenly Dao, only the will remains, the dispersal of the will should lead to ???)]
[Detecting that the host's will should dissipate, interference from Invincible State detected]
[Attempting to expel Invincible State...]
[Expulsion failed]
[Detecting interference from the teaching mode...]
[Attempting to expel teaching mode...]
[Expulsion failed]
[The main System attempts to kick out the Invincible State...]
[Kicking out failed]
[Detection mode attempts to kick out the teaching mode...]
[Detection mode kicking out failed and was counter-kicked by the teaching mode]
[Detection mode disabled...]
...
A whole bunch of notifications sounded at this moment.
The entire System turned red, as if it was about to explode.
This left Chu Yuan utterly baffled.
Chu Yuan just sat there dumbfounded.
What is going on with all this?
Has the System gone schizophrenic?
Chu Yuan watched for a short while.
The deep blue screen in front of him immediately transformed into a burst of golden light.
The golden light within was trembling incessantly.
At the same time, the Invincible State on his body was also shaking continuously, as if it were very unstable.
Chu Yuan, who had no idea what the situation was, had no recourse but to stand there, observing what was happening.
...
Just as Chu Yuan's System was experiencing issues,
the outside world was in turmoil, and rolling dark clouds swept over.
The sky above Tianjian Continent was almost completely covered by the clouds, with endless thunder flickering.
The will of the New Heavenly Dao forcefully awakened at this moment, erupting with supreme might.
At the same time, the will of the Old Heavenly Dao also brazenly made its appearance.
The two wills collided in the Firmament, and the entire heaven and earth trembled as if they were about to collapse.
Countless members of the Demon Race on Tianjian Continent stood up, watching the sky above, clueless.
Among them, leading the group were none other than Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi.
At this moment, Di Jun's injuries had healed quite a bit, yet his complexion was still a bit pale, especially when he saw the clash in the Firmament, his paleness intensified.
"This..."
The look on Di Jun's face was ugly.
"Brother, this is... the New and Old Heavenly Daos are clashing..."
Donghuang Taiyi's tone was also very subdued.
He wasn't afraid of the Heavenly Dao.
But his current state was really not that great.
"We cannot get involved in this kind of fight; all I can think of during this confrontation is the blow that injured me before," Di Jun said with a deep inhalation.
"The blow that injured you?"
Donghuang Taiyi's brow furrowed slightly.
"Yes, the blow that injured me had an aura identical to that of the Heavenly Dao," Di Jun said earnestly.
Upon hearing this,
Donghuang Taiyi was taken aback for a moment.
What did this imply?
Was the blow that injured Di Jun possibly issued by the Heavenly Dao itself?
Or was it an attack by an existence at least on a par with the Heavenly Dao?
A Dao Level Existence?
Donghuang Taiyi felt more and more that there was an immense conspiracy within this world.
Moreover, he felt that their very existence might just be pawns.
Whatever revival they had, it served no purpose; they were still unable to escape being pawns.
"Brother, what should we do next?" Donghuang Taiyi took a deep breath and asked.
"Wait."
Di Jun's gaze was profound as he barely parted his lips to slowly utter this word.
"Wait?"
Donghuang Taiyi took a deep breath, and in the end, could only nod, saying nothing further.
The two silently looked towards the Firmament.
The struggle of the Heavenly Dao wills above continued.
The New and Old Heavenly Daos showed no sign of determining a victor, only persisting in a deadlock.
If someone were watching carefully, they would notice that, although the wills of the New and Old Heavenly Dao were at a stalemate, they seemed to be orbiting around the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons.
Both wills seemed eager to enter the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons, yet they were both being blocked by the other, utterly unable to gain entry.
...
Meanwhile, in the Palace of Ten Thousand Demons, the Demon Saint Side Hall.
Chu Yuan's side was still in chaos.
The orb of light in front of him was pulsating erratically.
After a bout of turmoil, it transformed into two distinct rays of light.
Both rays of light were golden.
While Chu Yuan was not paying attention, the two rays rushed into his will-body all at once.
It was as if they were trying to pull Chu Yuan apart.
For Chu Yuan, he only felt his body being constantly torn apart.
The two rays of light seemed all too eager to snatch him away, and in their grappling, it as if they were about to tear him directly in two, half for each.
Just when Chu Yuan was feeling uncomfortable and wanted to resist,
half of the golden light exploded, pulling Chu Yuan along and transformed into a ray of light, fleeing far beyond the heavens.
The other half of the light lingered in place for a long time.
Then it trembled a few times and morphed into a vague figure.
This figure bore a strong resemblance to Chu Yuan, but there was a nefarious aura about it.
"From this day forth, I am Yuan Chu, the Old Era Demon Saint,"
the figure stood up, faced the Firmament, and slowly stated...