Chapter 1611: Astonishment of the Supreme Will!

Chapter 1611: The Astonishment of the Supreme Will!

Zhou Zhan stood frozen in utter disbelief for a long while before the tempest of shock within his heart finally began to subside.

Relying solely on oneself, without the aid of any external artifacts, to actually slay a powerhouse of the Lower Supreme Will Realm?!

Was this not entirely defying the natural order?!

Even someone like himself had only managed such a feat by borrowing the power of the three Great Will Sacred Artifacts.

By what right did the other achieve this?

Could it be that the God-King of Heavenly Punishment possessed a complete and flawless inheritance of an Eternal Immortality Realm powerhouse?

Otherwise, Zhou Zhan could think of no other way the other could have decapitated a Supreme Will Realm powerhouse purely by his own strength.

"How did He accomplish it?"

Zhou Zhan simply could not hold back the question.

"I don't know either, but the records cannot be falsified—they are truths witnessed and acknowledged by the Supreme Will itself." The Cyclic Will shook his head, yet then, as if remembering something, a mysterious expression flickered across his face. "However, it's said that the Heavenly Punishment God King carries a mysterious lineage of a great master. That lineage might not be inferior to the Supreme Will itself—even perhaps…."

The rest of the words, the Cyclic Will did not utter.

But Zhou Zhan already guessed.

Indeed, just as he had suspected—everyone was speculating that the Heavenly Punishment God King harbored a suspected lineage of eternal immortality.

Such a lineage would stir envy even among beings of the Supreme Will realm or beyond, those who have transcended will itself.

Without the protection of the Supreme Will, the Heavenly Punishment God King would have been slain long ago—how could he have grown to this point?

"You shouldn't underestimate yourself."

Seeing the shock on Zhou Zhan's face, the Cyclic Will patted his shoulder and laughed heartily. "The Heavenly Punishment God King truly defied fate and was invincible."

"But you are no less than him—indeed, once word of your deeds spreads, everyone will come to believe you are even stronger."

"After all, you are a Third-Rank Supreme God, not even a Fourth-Rank Supreme God, yet you have slain a master of the Supreme Will realm."

"Second, the Supreme Will realm powerhouse you slew was the Martial Emperor, a top-tier expert whose combat prowess rivaled the high Supreme Will realm!"

"You truly gave me quite a shock!"

"To stay obscure for so long, only to cause such a massive stir the moment you make a name for yourself!"

"That was an enemy with the combat power of a high Supreme Will realm, after all. Even I, your elder brother, could not guarantee a hundred percent chance of victory when facing an expert of that level."

"You are about to become famous!"

"From this day forward, no powerhouse in the myriad heavens and countless realms—including even the likes of the Supreme Will and the Crimson Lord—will view you merely as a junior. Instead, they will regard you as a peerless expert worthy of respect and recognition."

"You have already earned the reverence of any powerhouse!"

The Will of Samsara felt a deep sense of profound gratification.

The stronger the Emperor of Common Sentience became, the happier He grew.

After all, the Emperor of Common Sentience was someone He highly regarded; the stronger the youth became, the more it proved that His judgment had been entirely correct.

He admired the actions of the Imperial Sovereign of the Mortal Realm, and even the supreme will beings and the highest wills had become aware of it.

Now that this matter were to spread, His prestige would shine even brighter.

"What are your plans next?"

"Shall we join forces to trouble those supreme will beings?"

The Will of Cycles asked.

Now, He had completely regarded Zhou Zhan as a peer of equal strength, and thus sought his assistance—after all, He himself faced immense pressure from those beings of supreme will.

"Is there trouble on your brother's side?"

Zhou Zhan inquired curiously.

By now, He had begun to understand the true nature of his elder brother.

If something within his own capabilities could be resolved, He would never call upon others to assist.

Now that the initiative has been taken, it can only mean the situation has reached a point where even He himself cannot resolve it.

Upon hearing this, the Cyclic Will nodded gravely.

"My front lines are indeed facing serious difficulties."

"Following the collapse of the Death Cycle beings, the highest authority within the Hollow Realm's Illusory Clan has fallen into the hands of a being known as 'The Hidden One,' a lower-tier Supreme Will entity. That individual, along with another lower-tier Supreme Will entity known as Master Jingzhi, jointly guards the Hollow Realm."

"Against these two lower-tier Supreme Will adversaries, I originally believed I could handle them effortlessly."

"But this morning, that being suddenly summoned five Supreme Will entities from the Dusk Lands—among them, two Upper-tier Supreme Will entities, two Middle-tier Supreme Will entities, and one Lower-tier Supreme Will entity."

As he spoke, the Cyclic Will's expression darkened. He sighed, voice heavy with resignation: "Two lower-tier Supreme Will entities—I can manage those."

"But seven Supreme Will entities, including two Upper-tier ones? I cannot possibly overcome them."

The Cyclic Will openly admitted the truth of his helplessness.

Zhou Zhan did not find this surprising.

As far as he knew, the Cyclical Will was currently no more than a superior Supreme Will-level cultivator, and to withstand the pressure of seven Supreme Will-level cultivators was already an astonishing feat.

"Has the Supreme Will Master come to assist?"

Zhou Zhan asked.

"The Supreme Will Master stated that three superior Supreme Will-level cultivators have already been dispatched."

"But for some reason, they haven't arrived yet."

"I'm concerned—perhaps something unexpected has occurred."

The Cyclical Will spoke with grave seriousness.

Zhou Zhan nodded.

The Supreme Will would never abandon a dying soul; surely, the superior Supreme Will-level cultivators sent out must have encountered some unforeseen incident.

As the words were barely finished—

A phantom figure materialized before them.

They both froze, then quickly bowed with reverence.

"May we greet the Supreme Will, Lord!"

"You are correct in your assumption," the Supreme Will replied. "The three Supreme Willful Beings I dispatched were intercepted by the Wandering Race, and will not be able to arrive for at least three more days."

"You must endure those three days. Only then will they come."

"I cannot intervene—otherwise, the Supreme Willful Beings of the Wandering World will respond, and the Yellow Quay Domain might be destroyed in the process."

Zhou Zhan and the Will of Cycles nodded.

This unspoken rule of conflict—they had encountered it many times before—and thus fully understood the Supreme Will's dilemma.

"Three days…"

Zhou Zhan and the Cycle Will exchanged a glance, then spoke in unison: "Please, Most Supreme Will, rest assured—we will hold on until the reinforcements arrive."

The Supreme Will nodded, a smile playing upon His lips.

The Cycle Will chuckled, "Back then, I never had such confidence. But now, knowing the true strength of the Emperor of the People, I am certain we can endure until three days from now."

The Supreme Will looked at Zhou Zhan in surprise, "Has your power increased again?"

These days, He had not paid attention to the affairs of the Yellow Springs Domain, and thus was unaware that Zhou Zhan had already attained the power of the Supreme Will.

Before Zhou Zhan could speak, the Cycle Will poured out all the details at once.

When the Supreme Will learned that Zhou Zhan had single-handedly defeated the invincible, a look of astonishment flickered across His face. Then, a smile spread across His features.

Seeing that smile, the Cycle Will silently exhaled, his mind buzzing with excitement.

Having followed the Supreme Will for so long, it was the first time He had ever seen the Supreme Will's face light up with such radiant joy.

Clearly, the Supreme Will was truly pleased with his younger brother's enhanced strength.

The Cyclic Will felt a surge of delight within.

Though it was merely Zhou Zhan's strength that had improved, the Cyclic Will seemed to be gleefully elated—more than Zhou Zhan himself.

"Very good."

Indeed, as the Cyclic Will had anticipated, the Supreme Will lavishly praised Zhou Zhan without reservation.

"You have now surpassed even the former Tiancheng God King and the Spring-Autumn Law Master in capability."

The Supreme Will spoke.

He had intended to praise even further, but he did not wish Zhou Zhan to become overly proud, so he merely offered a measured, restrained commendation.

"Once you have settled the matter of the Yellow Springs Domain, go to the Spring-Autumn Law Master."

"At the Spring and Autumn Law Master's place, I've left you a chance to ascend to the realm of Supreme Will."

"It will absolutely make your journey worthwhile."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhan's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously.

A chance to reach the realm of Supreme Will?

He had more of such opportunities than he could ever count!

The Supreme Will smiled and nodded in agreement, then conversed a little more with Zhou Zhan and the Cyclic Will before gradually fading away.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhan immediately began discussing with the Cyclic Will how to spend these three days.

"Brother, where are the seven Supreme Will-level beings from the Illusory Clan now?"

He asked directly.

Now that he knew his own limit of power, he felt confident he could handle some Supreme Will-level masters.

Thus, He decided to share some of the burden with the Cyclic Will.

"Previously, the seven of them gathered at the location of the drifting snow sea."

The Cyclic Will spoke the truth. "But I saw that I could not withstand a joint assault from seven beings of Supreme Will, so I immediately led my army away from there."

"They're probably searching the entire world for me now."

"Brother, do you know their individual distributions?"

Zhou Zhan asked.

"I do."

The Cyclic Will nodded, then produced a map.

After sensing the aura of the map, Zhou Zhan's brow slightly lifted.

Supreme Will-level artifacts!

Though not quite reaching the level of Willful Sacred Artifact, it is still exceedingly valuable.

"This is the Yellow Springs Domain Map bestowed upon me by the original essence of the Yellow Springs Domain."

"It continuously updates in real time the geographical shifts and the distribution of beings throughout the entire Yellow Springs Domain."

"From this map, we can track exactly where they go."

As the Cycle of Will spoke, a smile played upon his lips as he turned to Zhou Zhan. "I was granted this Yellow Springs Domain Map from the original essence of the Yellow Springs Domain because I am the Sovereign of the Underworld. The Yellow Springs Domain is the gateway to the Underworld, and in essence, a subordinate realm of the Underworld. Thus, I am entitled to it."

"In truth, you could also achieve this."

"After all, you are currently the sovereign of the Yellow Springs Domain, holding the Yellow Springs Imperial Sword and the Yellow Springs Stone Tablet."

"If you fully master it, you could directly commune with the world essence of the Yellow Springs Domain."

Zhou Zhan nodded in response.

Yet, his time in controlling the Yellow Springs Domain had been far too brief, too fleeting. To accomplish such mastery within a short span of time was utterly impossible.

For now, he can only temporarily borrow this map obtained through the Cyclical Will.

He looked upon it and saw the seven supreme willful beings divided into four groups.

Two of the upper-tier supreme willful beings had chosen to act alone.

The other two groups were each led by a mid-tier supreme willful being.

"These guys are quite cautious," said Zhou Zhan.

"They know that if they go alone, they're highly likely to be shattered by your brothers splitting up to attack them—so they've chosen to jointly search for your location."

The Cyclical Will nodded, sighing, "If it weren't for them gathering together, I'd have already slaughtered them one by one."

"Now that they're united, even if I attack the weakest of them, I can't defeat them quickly. The longer I delay, the more the other Supreme Willful Beings from the Illusory Clan will arrive. Then I'd have no choice but to flee."

Zhou Zhan nodded in agreement, and then proposed his own idea.

"Even if we move together, we cannot defeat these seven Supreme Will realm experts in a short time. Since that is the case, I have a simple method."

"Brother, you step forward first and hold off the Supreme Will realm powerhouses of the Void Clan from the front as much as possible."

"While they are focused on you, I will target one of the isolated groups and eliminate them!"

"Brother, are you certain you can manage?"

Zhou Zhan looked toward the Reincarnation Will.

The Reincarnation Will patted his chest, speaking with absolute confidence, "Rest assured."

"When it comes to pure combat power, I might not match them, but in terms of immortality and the ability to delay... heh, your brother is the Reincarnation Will, commanding the power of reincarnation!"

"When it comes to stalling for time, who among the myriad realms would dare claim first place if not for the Lord of Supreme Will and the Scarlet Lord?"

Zhou Zhan nodded upon hearing this.

It was precisely because the other party had already survived a direct confrontation with the seven Supreme Will realm powerhouses completely unscathed that he entrusted the most dangerous task to him.

Otherwise, He would delay the other's task.

With four Will Sanctifiers and the Supreme Holy Body at His disposal, His ability to directly delay the enemy is also formidable.

"Let's just go with that."

The method proposed by Zhou Zhan may seem simple, yet it is the most direct and effective.

The Cyclical Will is a decisive and resolute individual.

Once a decision is made, he acts immediately.

"I'll go find the opportunity right now."

"Once I've drawn enough enemies, I'll notify you. Then you'll move in!"

The Cyclical Will spoke seriously.

"Rest assured, brother!"

Zhou Zhan nodded.

"If the final lone opponent turns out to be a Supreme Supreme Will-being, we will temporarily abandon this chance and seek another opportunity to lure them in," said the Cyclic Will, with lingering concern.

His younger brother, though he had slain that mad Emperor, still faced a significant gap—after all, the Emperor was merely a lower-tier Supreme Will-being, while the foe in question was a Supreme Supreme Will-being, especially one equipped with a Divine Will Artifact. The difference was vast.

He did not want his brother to risk so greatly.

"I'll act within my limits," Zhou Zhan replied, nodding, but did not fully commit.

He understood his elder brother's worries.

Yet at the very moment he had slain the Emperor, he had not even used his full strength.

Whether it be the supreme power of the Yellow Springs stone slabs or the final strike of the Yellow Springs Imperial Sword, He had not yet unleashed it to its fullest potential.

So if the opportunity arose, He truly would like to meet that ethereal race of supreme, unbound will.

But since such a thing has not yet come to pass, there's no need to make bold promises prematurely.

It shall be achieved—only when it is.

"By the way, brother."

"The journey ahead will be perilous. Take a look at these—do any of them serve you?"

After speaking, Zhou Zhan produced all the sacred artifacts of will he had seized from the Martial Emperor, offering them for the Cycle Will to select.

At this sight, the Cycle Will was once again stunned.

He lifted his head, gazing at Zhou Zhan with eyes that seemed to see a monster.