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"This is the opportunity for a breakthrough? This is what we need to confront if we want to break through..."
The Supreme Emperor of the Void looked up with a complicated expression, filled with despair. He could see no hope of breaking through. Recalling his actions when he was affected by the power of transcendence, his heart turned to ashes.
"Keep it up, bro!"
The Thunder Emperor clenched his fists and shouted loudly, but in his heart he did not think that Yi Shuihan could withstand the power of transcendence. The loud shouting was just to vent his fear. Yi Shuihan's experience made him feel a sense of shared sorrow, which was even worse than that. Compared with Yi Shuihan, he was much weaker.
"It's all about timing and fate! No wonder the old thief of time didn't come in, even though I clearly saw the turning point of destiny."
The Emperor of Destiny murmured, seemingly with anticipation.
At this moment, all the Great Dao Emperors, regardless of their previous relationship with Yi Shuihan, sincerely hoped that Yi Shuihan could withstand the power of transcendence. This was not because they knew that if Yi Shuihan failed, they would be affected and fall into depravity by the power of transcendence again, but more importantly, they wanted to see hope.
Upon witnessing the existence of transcendent power, all the Great Dao Emperors instantly fell into despair. Faced with this power that surpassed their own levels by countless degrees, no matter how much they desired to break through, the reality was that it was simply impossible. They didn't even have the qualifications to attempt a breakthrough, let alone break through.
If Yi Shuihan fails to break through, these Great Dao Emperors will have no hope or anything to rely on. They will probably be like the Great Dao Emperors of the past, leaving behind some words like "It's a lie, it's all a lie" at the last moment of their lives, and then quietly waiting for death, or simply committing suicide.
For both emotional and rational reasons, they all hoped that Yi Shuihan could withstand the attack. If Yi Shuihan successfully broke through, they would still have a glimmer of hope. More importantly, they wanted to let him know that the power of transcendence was not completely invincible and could be resisted.
It wasn't just these Great Dao Emperors who cared about Yi Shuihan; throughout the myriad realms and even in Yi Shuihan's personal world, all beings connected to Yi Shuihan vaguely sensed his plight and began to pray for him.
“Great and infinite Lord! Your most faithful servant Raha is willing to give everything for you.”
"You are the embodiment of power, the source of light, the creator of all things, you have the authority to destroy, and nothing is beyond your destruction."
"Husband, please don't let anything happen to you, great God, please protect him."
"Brother Yi, if you die, I die."
"Why did I suddenly think of Fellow Daoist Yi? I wonder how he is doing. It's been many years since he came back to visit our Primordial World."
An invisible force pierced through all the heavens and myriad realms, attempting to contact Yi Shuihan, and even crossed endless space to enter the continent where Yi Shuihan resided. However, all of this was firmly blocked by the power of transcendence.
The seven-colored light emitted by the system has dwindled to a tiny dot, almost invisible unless you look closely. Everything is about to end, perhaps in the next instant.
So, is this really the end?
Chapter 1545, Anti-Assimilation
As the power of transcendence continued to grow, the seven-colored dots representing the system's power gradually dimmed.
"Host, it's time to part ways. I was born because of you, so let me help you one last time."
This is the voice of the system's holy spirit, but Yi Shuihan is destined never to hear it.
In the unknown area deep within Yi Shuihan's soul, the system area suddenly shone brightly, and the entire system shattered, transforming into an indescribably powerful shockwave. This shockwave was insignificant compared to the power of transcendence, yet it instantly expelled the green light from Yi Shuihan's body.
Outside, Yi Shuihan radiated a seven-colored light, which enveloped him and completely blocked the power of transcendence.
"What am I doing...."
Yi Shuihan looked blank, and then a stream of information rushed into his mind.
After 1 seconds,
"So that's how it is, Holy Spirit." He raised his hands, opened them, then clenched them tightly. "Let us transcend together! The power of transcendence, heh, so what!"
The power unleashed at the cost of the system's disappearance was astonishing. Although this power was not as strong as the power of transcendence in general, it was enough to render the power of transcendence completely ineffective against Yi Shuihan in the short term.
If this power were inexhaustible, Yi Shuihan would not need to transcend, because he himself, who controls this power, has already transcended.
"I can't waste any more time. Once this power dissipates and the power of transcendence strikes again, there will be no second Holy Spirit to help me."
The strongest moment for a Great Dao Emperor is when he burns the Dao River. However, at this moment, when facing the power of transcendence, the power of the Dao River is completely useless, because the power of transcendence contains the power of the Dao River thousands of times greater than that of a single Great Dao Emperor. It is absolutely impossible to fight against the power of transcendence with the power of the Dao River.
"How exactly do we transcend? How can we resist the power of transcendence? How can we bring that power back into our own hands?"
Ultimately, all problems boil down to just one thing: strengthening one's own power.
"Given the vast disparity in strength between us and the enemy, what is the key to defeating them?"
Overcome strength with gentleness, use one's strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, learn from the barbarians' superior techniques to subdue them...
"If you think of the power of transcendence as a computer with super computing power, then I am the virus, the existence that the computer tries its best to eliminate. In order not to be eliminated, what I need to do is..." Recalling the computer technology I learned when I was an ordinary human, "Hide myself, turn myself into a non-intruder, and then use its own power to create chaos, waste its computing power, and eventually cause a deadlock."
With the help of the burning system's power, Yi Shuihan accomplished something that was normally impossible. She gradually deceived the transcendent power, making it believe that Yi Shuihan had completely lost the ability to resist and was being completely assimilated.
"Okay, that's settled. Next, we need to find its vulnerabilities..."
Yi Shuihan was getting into a better state. The power of the system was even stronger than the power of the Dao River, comparable to the power of transcendence. It was precisely because of its existence that Yi Shuihan had the possibility of transcendence.
In fact, there is no so-called Great Dao in the myriad realms that is called the Dao of the System. Therefore, the power of transcendence does not possess the power of the Dao of the System. That is why Yi Shuihan was able to unleash such amazing power at this moment by relying on the power of the System.
The power of the system is a loophole in the power of transcendence. As a system that grew up with Yi Shuihan, the power it represents is beyond the power of the Great Dao, and its power belongs entirely to Yi Shuihan himself. In a sense, Yi Shuihan has already met one of the conditions for achieving the ultimate goal.
The reason why the person in the company studied the so-called system is because he had long anticipated the possibility of the system's power growing and transcending.
Of course, similar possibilities have occurred many times, and I have made many attempts, but none of them have succeeded. This time, Yi Shuihan came closest to success.
……
"It's incredible that he could hold on for so long under such immense power."
"If it were us, we would probably be assimilated in an instant."
"Perhaps, he really can succeed."
A month has passed, and the entire continent has vanished. The Great Dao Emperors float in the void, looking in the direction of Yi Shuihan, where the materialized transcendent power of the entire continent envelops Yi Shuihan.
On the very first day, the Great Dao Emperors were in despair. But after a few days, seeing Yi Shuihan still persevering, they rekindled their hope and emerged from the shock of the transcendent power.
Now, the Great Dao Emperors have increasingly high expectations for Yi Shuihan.
"If miracles can be considered a kind of Tao, then he must have comprehended the Tao of miracles."
"Doesn't the Infinite Dao of the Infinite Emperor itself contain miracles?"
The Great Dao Emperors gathered together occasionally cracked jokes, even though in the first few days they hadn't uttered a single word or moved an inch, as if they had been frozen in place.
A point of colored light flashed abruptly within the completely green power of transcendence. As the first point of light, different from green, appeared, one after another, points of colored light appeared without any pattern, replacing the original green light. Strangely, the power of transcendence did not notice this anomaly; perhaps it was unaware that its power was being corrupted.
Clearly, this colorful light was Yi Shuihan's doing; he had begun the counter-invasion.
The power of transcendence is supposed to assimilate me, isn't it? Fine, I'll resist assimilation and see who succeeds in assimilation in the end.
Assimilation is an internal process, and when the Great Dao Emperors saw that colorful light, Yi Shuihan's anti-assimilation was nearing its end.
At this point, Yi Shuihan's transcendence had reached its final stage, and success or failure hinged on this moment.
The system's power was completely exhausted shortly after Yi Shuihan entered the anti-assimilation phase, meaning that the subsequent anti-assimilation was actually completed by Yi Shuihan on his own.
The more anti-assimilation there is, the stronger the power that Yi Shuihan controls becomes. This power belongs entirely to him, not to an external force like the power of the Dao River.
"So you've finally figured it out? But it's too late. I already possess power that can rival you, no, power that surpasses you."
"Come on, let's settle this once and for all."
"You can't control me, and you never will."
Chapter 1546, Ultimate Transcendence, Eternal and Undying
Yi Shuihan's roar resounded through the void, accompanied by boundless power, a power strong enough to directly confront the power of transcendence.
By using another's shell to lay eggs, the power of transcendence was completely transformed into power under one's own control, and finally, the power was returned to one's own body.
At this moment, Yi Shuihan felt an unprecedented power, a feeling even more miraculous than that of a Great Dao Emperor, as if he could do anything, even resurrect someone or create anything he could imagine.
The Creator? No, that's a realm even more wondrous than the Creator.
The power of transcendence does not easily admit defeat. Even though Yi Shuihan is now strong enough to contend with it, or even stronger than it is now, it still gathers its remaining power and attacks Yi Shuihan without hesitation.
Indeed, it's an attack, not assimilation, a stark contrast to before. It has realized that assimilating Yi Shuihan is no longer an option.
The fierce battle began, and Yi Shuihan, who was well prepared, immediately gained the upper hand, with his colorful light completely suppressing the green light that represented transcendence.
Perhaps given enough time, the power of transcendence could turn the tide, because its power is constantly growing, and in terms of consumption, Yi Shuihan is slightly inferior.
Under the collision of these powers that surpassed the level of the Great Dao Emperor, countless mysteries arose. The mere clash of forces created countless spaces and countless worlds born from destruction, including many powerful ones, quite a few of which were comparable to those that had survived eight or even nine immeasurable calamities.
In such a situation, the only ones who could truly see it were the Great Dao Emperors present. Even if cultivating a world that had undergone eight immeasurable calamities was not impossible for a Great Dao Emperor, it would still require a great deal of effort. How could it be like now, where such a powerful world was born from the mere aftershocks of a power collision?
This world represents the power of a Great Dao Emperor, but in the clash between Yi Shuihan and the power of transcendence, it is merely a representation of the remnants of power.
Besides the birth and destruction of the world, countless natural phenomena that are seen as extinctions in the myriad realms have appeared, each capable of causing devastating disasters to the myriad realms, and even the Great Dao Emperors may not be able to escape them.
The Supreme Emperor and his group were completely annihilated in the aftershocks of the initial collision. They didn't even know how they died, because their deaths were so quick that they couldn't react at all.
"If you don't court death, you won't die." The fact that the Great Dao Emperors stayed here to watch Yi Shuihan fight against the Transcendent Power was itself courting death. Before, the Transcendent Power had a complete advantage and its power had not leaked out, so their lives were naturally safe. Now, both the Transcendent Power and Yi Shuihan were going all out and had no energy to consider anything else, so the Great Dao Emperors were doomed.
Of course, even if the Great Dao Emperors had foreseen all of this, there was nothing they could do. The power of transcendence was too vast. Even if the Great Dao Emperors had tens of thousands of years to run, they probably wouldn't be able to escape the range of this aftershock. They would still die, and perhaps they would die even more painfully because they ran far enough away, witnessing their own death with no way to help because of the distance.
Yi Shuihan originally brought the Extreme Void Emperor and the others out of the sinkhole to increase their survival rate, but he never expected the current situation. At this moment, he has no energy to think about the Extreme Void Emperor and the others.
Having staked everything, even causing the system to dissipate, it was a fight to the death. All Yi Shuihan could do was exert all his strength. As long as he had a sliver of consciousness left, he would fight against the power of transcendence to the very end.
Time passed slowly, one day, ten days, a hundred days...
It is unknown how much time has passed, but in the struggle against the power of transcendence, Yi Shuihan was sublimated, and his life form changed again. It was a completely new form that existed between existence and non-existence, without the distinction between life and death, and without the concept of time.
In a fleeting moment, Yi Shuihan sensed a door, and instinctively pushed it open. And so, everything ended. When he came to his senses, he had already undergone the rites of transcendence and become a Zhi, or rather, a transcendent being.
Before Yi Shuihan were five enormous figures. He recognized one of them; it was humanoid. The moment he saw it, Yi Shuihan knew its identity: the true founder of the company, the great Zhi.
"I am Hun. Congratulations on your successful transcendence and becoming an eternal being. Welcome to join us, Yi Shuihan."
His voice was filled with joy as he looked at Yi Shuihan, his junior, with kind eyes.
Hun was the fifth person to break through to the Great Dao Emperor level and become a Zhi, and he was the most powerful among the previous five Zhi. Now, the strongest one has become Yi Shuihan.
The more you give, the more you receive. Yi Shuihan's achievement was more difficult than theirs, and the power he gained was correspondingly stronger.
Of course, this does not mean that Yi Shuihan is completely superior to the others. It just means that in terms of individual strength, he has an absolute advantage. He might be able to win against two, but against three or more, the outcome is unpredictable.
All the beings have complete control over the power of transcendence, and their strength is constantly increasing. As time goes by, if Yi Shuihan himself does not make a major breakthrough, the gap in strength between them will gradually narrow. However, this time is calculated in units of chaotic years, and one chaotic year is about trillions of years.
Apart from Hun, the other four Zhi all welcomed Yi Shuihan and even seemed unusually happy.
This is not only because there are too few Zhi and they are too lonely, but also because the birth of each Zhi is a period of rapid development of transcendent power. The prerequisite for the birth of a Zhi is to defeat and control transcendent power and find the loopholes in transcendent power. When a Zhi is born, transcendent power will quickly fill the loopholes, and then transcendent power will become much stronger, much faster than normal growth.
"Go ahead and finish what you need to do before you come back to us. We have plenty of time."
After only a brief introduction, Hun considerately let Yi Shuihan handle the matter. After all, Yi Shuihan had many concerns; his purpose in wanting to break through and achieve enlightenment was not to chat with Hun and the others.
Chapter 1547, Beginning and End (The Finale)
"Is this what the myriad realms are?"
After achieving eternal immortality, Yi Shuihan could now encompass all the heavens and myriad realms, and even farther distances, with a single thought.
Transcendence, transcendence. Transcendence is the transcendence of all heavens and myriad realms. From this day forward, whether all heavens and myriad realms perish or not, it will not perish. It will be eternally eternal, truly eternal.
Logically speaking, becoming a True Saint means being eternally immortal, but that is only relative. It is eternally immortal relative to the birth and death of the world. When all the heavens and myriad worlds perish, True Saints will also perish, but most True Saints probably won't live that long.
Let alone a true saint, even a chaotic emperor or a great emperor, when all the heavens and myriad worlds perish, who can escape?
Their power ultimately comes from the myriad realms. Without the myriad realms, their power is like a rootless duckweed, destined to dissipate. Only by transcending, returning their power to themselves, and becoming an existence equal to or even superior to the myriad realms, can they disregard the myriad realms and watch all the changing winds and clouds.
It was only then that Yi Shuihan realized why Hun and the others didn't interfere much with the affairs of the myriad realms. In their eyes, perhaps only the complete destruction of the myriad realms would make them care, and even then, it would only be a matter of caring.
In Yi Shuihan's perception, the myriad realms of the heavens and the myriad worlds have a limit. Yi Shuihan once thought that the myriad realms of the heavens and the myriad worlds were constantly expanding, perhaps growing. But now he knows that the so-called growth is just unlocking a limit, and that his knowledge is insufficient.
After admiring the myriad realms for a while, Yi Shuihan's first stop was the place where the opportunity for breakthrough was located. Previously, due to insufficient knowledge, he thought it was outside the myriad realms because the distance of the teleportation was too far. Now he knows that this place also belongs to the myriad realms. However, compared to other places, this place can perhaps be called the core of the myriad realms.
What was visible to the eye was nothingness, but to Yi Shuihan it was a vast expanse of energy, brimming with transcendent power. Because Yi Shuihan had successfully transcended, this transcendent power was rapidly evolving and appeared somewhat volatile. Any non-eternal, non-indestructible being that came here would be instantly obliterated.
"The power of all the heavens and myriad worlds is gathered here. Once this place is completely destroyed, all the heavens and myriad worlds will also perish."
If Yi Shuihan has nothing but the power of transcendence, what is he here for?
"Found it, this is it."
Yi Shuihan took a step forward and arrived in a void. As he arrived, ripples appeared, revealing a desert. In the desert, the Great Dao Emperors that Yi Shuihan was once familiar with were slowly walking.
This is what happened here in the past. Yi Shuihan reversed time and revealed everything.
As time passed, Yi Shuihan saw one Great Dao Emperor after another break through the desert and arrive at the main hall, and then see how they broke through the main hall to enter the next scene.
One of the scenes depicts the very hall where Yi Shuihan once experienced the past. In the scene, the Emperor of Life is trying his best to attack the stone tablet, but he always falls just short.
In the final scene, the Emperor of Life is assimilated by the power of transcendence, which occurs when Yi Shuihan performs the transcendence ceremony.
Yi Shuihan's other master, the Creation Emperor, successfully broke through the Great Hall, but fell in another life, a world similar to Yi Shuihan's. However, he did not regain consciousness in the end, nor did he die a natural death, because he was a dragon. In the end, he was also assimilated. At that time, the power of transcendence took back all the power and used it to deal with Yi Shuihan.
With a slight smile, Yi Shuihan reached out and grabbed at the image. In the next moment, the Life Emperor and the Creation Emperor, who had only existed in the image, were pulled out.
"What's going on? Shouldn't I be attacking the stone tablet in the main hall?"
"You old scoundrel, I will fight you to the death!"
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