Chapter 158: Fifth Reincarnation, Destiny's Ultimate Villain!

Li Changan had been quietly lurking in the shadows of the screen all along.

Upon realizing the collective gaze had shifted entirely toward the arena tournament, and that the whispers about him had finally withered away, a silent breath of relief escaped his lips.

The regional arena tournament was a matter well within Li Changan’s ken.

Strictly speaking, it served as nothing less than a grand assessment by the Reincarnator Association to gauge the fluctuating might of the reincarnators across various territories.

Through this crucible, it became glaringly evident which cities harbored rising tides of strength, and which were mired in stagnation and decline.

It could also

urge Tiansheng to seek out Gu Tianxue and win her back once more, a pursuit that, for her, loomed no less monumental than a war of the century.

Across the vast expanse of millennia, Daoist Qiankun had at last gathered the immense reserves required for the ascension of the Qiankun World; nurtured by the primal, innate spiritual energy, the celestial stars, the six realms of reincarnation, the world-sustaining Buzhou Immortal Mountain, and the absolute laws of the universe had all achieved a state of flawless equilibrium, signaling that the hour to begin had arrived.

"A multitude of masters from the Ancestral Realm have already begun to stir restlessly; their true purpose in descending upon the myriad heavens and earths this time is far from innocent," many a powerhouse murmured in secret counsel within the Ethereal Realm.

For a man of Chen Xuantong’s exalted stature, auxiliary martial techniques were neither unheard of nor unseen, yet one so profoundly, monstrously potent left him utterly suspended in disbelief.

They had weighed countless eventualities, even factoring in the dark possibility that Chen Xiao might utterly annihilate the Xuan family and seize absolute dominion over Xuanwu with his own hands.

It was akin to a grand clash of warlords, where one still drenched in blood fought desperately for an empire, carrying the heavy expectations of the world yet still uncrowned, while the other had already ascended the throne, anchored the realm, established legitimacy, and held the entire world firmly within his grasp.

In a fleeting heartbeat, several mighty members of the dragon clan shattered the mental shackles imposed by Xiao Yi, tearing through the air to slaughter the humans within the city walls.

If the innate true qi of Chen Xiao’s peak Embryonic Form stage in his past life could be likened to a vast, churning river that never ran dry, then his current qi was, at best, a fragile rivulet, perpetually on the verge of fading into dust.

"Brother Bai Xuan, let them come; I harbor absolute faith in my own strength," Xiao Yi remarked, his countenance a mask of serene calm, devoid of the slightest tremor of anxiety, as though the entire cosmos moved precisely according to his design.

When the evening hour arrived, Peng Mo entered the chambers of Lady Peng, keeping her company through the recitation of the final verses of the Buddhist sutra before they partook of the simple vegetarian meal together.

"Yes, Ling'er understands," Xue Ling murmured, nodding with gentle grace. She was ever thus, embodying absolute understanding whenever the moment demanded it.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!" As though treading upon a dense field of landmines, the Daoist of Yin Ghosts continuously unleashed explosive zombies as mere cannon fodder, relentlessly bombarding Dong Zhanyun and the Shadow Hawk-Sparrow. Yet Dong Zhanyun resembled a piece of resilient driftwood in turbulent waters; no matter how fiercely the Daoist blasted him, it only reduced him to temporary dishevelment before he instantly regained his footing.

The disciples of the Wanpeng Sect found their spirits stifled by the overwhelming, mountain-toppling roars of the Sword God Sect; their faces turned grim as they lowered their heads and bit their lower lips, desperately waiting for Wang Zhen to vanquish the so-called Great Elder of the Sword God Sect and restore the tarnished honor of their clan.

"What do you mean, your President Shi's domain? You people can go to hell with your president, nothing but insufferable bullies, humph," Shi Yi spat in furious exasperation, though her cheek burned with a sharp, stinging heat.

"Men are simple creatures, really, falling into just two kinds: those who strike out in the open, and those who scheme in the dark; your precious brother Fei Liangyan happens to be the hidden sort, and only when you deploy your snares flawlessly will he willingly take the bait," Peter remarked, looking at the suddenly enlightened Liu Linshan.

Amidst this suffocating, motionless vigil, unbeknownst to anyone, a fragment of stone suddenly broke free from a sheer rock wall at the absolute depths of the stone lake, causing the dark waters to tremble with a subtle ripple.

Cui Feng now understood with agonizing clarity that when one stood within a realm governed entirely by another, lacking the absolute, shattering might to break the heavens, the only path to survival lay in absolute submission to the master's decree; otherwise, a single stray thought could instantly summon a fatal storm upon one's head.