Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1623 - 437: Clash of Light and Darkness, No Cheating Allowed (6k)

At the bottom of the deep sea, the Ancient God kept trying again and again, yet He probably understood that it was impossible to alter it.Initially, He thought about trying to alter the inception, but after a short while, He gave up, as making an already existing Dao disappear was nearly impossible.

Then He opted for the next best thing, not hoping to stop the emergence of the Dao, but wishing that after the Dao's emergence, no one could tread its path.

At worst, as long as no one could proceed too far on this path, that would be fine, too.

Just like the Vast Dao on the Immovable Continent, from its emergence to now, a Tenth Tier has never appeared.

The Ancient God didn't spend too much effort on that side, as whether it was the humans or demons on the Immovable Continent, they neither bore the word of bearer nor reached the Tenth Tier, so it was just like that, not worth too much effort.

If He had the leisure, taking a glance once in a while suffices. Over countless years, truly nothing could make Him wary.

No matter how wonderfully talented a person was, upon treading the Vast Dao, they would end up the same; the best outcome was dying of old age and depletion of life span.

What truly mattered to Him was the Four Divine Dynasties on this side.

One Four Divine Dynasties was troublesome enough, and now another Dao had emerged.

Furthermore, it wasn't a branch line of the Qi Refining Dao but an entirely new Dao.

He couldn't ignore it even if He wanted to.

With things becoming this way, as Jiu Nian prepared to make moves, He dedicated some energy to handle Jiu Nian's matters.

The Divine Kings among the Gods were immutable existences, which previously was a benefit far outweighing the detriment.

But now, it may not be the case.

For example, Cha Wang's death was a fact that couldn't be altered by anyone, a determined, immutable fact.

No matter what He did, the great trend always resulted in Cha Wang's death.

Hence, He began to take action, to prepare, regardless of how one views Jiu Nian or their relationship, now the bigger picture had to be considered.

He traversed countless nodes, searching for that place where the first ripple could arise, continuously assisting Jiu Nian from the sidelines, paving a path for Jiu Nian.

Judging from recent outcomes, things indeed seemed relatively smooth, Jiu Nian also understood forbearance, without directly exposing their identity, and that was all very good.

But this time, as time advanced, the places that couldn't be altered increased day by day.

When such situations typically occur, it signifies that things are slipping out of His control.

It also signifies that more and more people, who cannot be altered, started getting involved.

The degree of their involvement also deepened, their range of influence expanding ever wider.

Even if it was unclear who or which unalterable figures had gotten involved, a large amount of information could still be gathered indirectly.

At least now it could be confirmed, more than one immutable figure had surely gotten involved.

In these few days, the situation took a sudden turn, and based on the Ancient God's previous experiences, there surely must have been a significant upheaval making Jiu Nian's plan much harder.

Moreover, from the experiences He summed up previously, there was likely to be a major pitfall, an eighty percent chance.

He began to stir up small waves from the periphery, from much earlier, to gather into a larger momentum to influence the ongoing issues.

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The enormous Abyss Rift Valley spanned the earth, and every few dozen miles, there was a place where the aura of a Great Devil would appear.

These Great Demons moved slowly, their bodies enormous, yet the aura and power they carried were far beyond what ordinary hungry ghosts could contend with, large groups of hungry ghosts could only retreat.

As they made way, a massive amount of devilish cannon fodder would rush out with them.

The hungry ghosts began retreating, giving up the position of the Abyss Rift Valley, and as they did, even more devils surged out like a tide.

Those diversely shaped Great Demons charged out and immediately selected directions to rush toward.

Their goal was clear: not to occupy the Abyss Rift Valley, but to spread as far as possible, pollute the land, and then scatter the devils into smaller units; even if they didn't gain a strong footing, they aimed to leave enough seeds behind.

Several thousand-yard-tall Great Demons crawled out of the Abyss Rift Valley, immediately targeting Almsgiving Town.

They exuded thick Demonic Qi, and one of them, eyeing Almsgiving Town from afar, began to gather substantial amounts of Demonic Qi in its mouth and spewed it out, converging like a black torrent rushing towards Almsgiving Town.

The roaring torrent halted abruptly outside Almsgiving Town as a layer of spirit light rose, transforming into a massive reef, blocking the Demonic Qi surge, diverting them to either side.

Dali's Duke Lin stood with a somber expression, looming in mid-air, as one after another black Devil Suppressing Cone appeared around him.

Almsgiving Town was nominally Duke Lin's territory; the Dali court hadn't even sent officials, practically, Duke Lin barely managed the affairs there aside from a few personal shops.

The real decision-maker was the Hungry Ghost Trading Company.

Now that Duke Lin took the initiative, it was most appropriate, also indicating the powerful ones of Dali made their move.

One after another, the dark Devil Suppressing Cones spun into streams of light, instantly flying out of Almsgiving Town; Duke Lin clasped his hands together as the aura around him began to soar, killing intent blazing in his eyes.

"Suppress."

With a loud shout, the streaks of light flying out instantly transformed into more than a dozen beams of light descending from the sky; those beams, as if tangible, directly pierced through the vital points of a Great Demon's body, nailing it to the ground.