"Alright, I've been waiting for you to say that."
Xia Dayu patted Wan Lei's shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.
Then, he transformed into a beam of light and entered the Creation God Disk, illuminating the gold rune.
"Wan Lei, well done."
She Yu smiled, entered the Creation God Disk, and illuminated the wood rune.
"No matter how long we wait, as long as the path is right and we reach our destination, it's good."
Han Xiaofeng, pulling Han Xiaoyu, entered the Creation God Disk and illuminated the water and fire runes.
"Wan Lei, for the Prime Plane, this world, and everyone we care about… it's up to you now."
Wan Yi was the last to enter the Creation God Disk, illuminating the earth rune.
Fang Xiaoyu looked at their actions and understood.
She turned to look at Wan Lei, smiled faintly,
"It's my turn now."
"...Yes."
Wan Lei spoke with difficulty.
"In the end, someone has to sacrifice, to give up their own will to fulfill others. You've done very well, much better than Han Fengxue, who devoured other demon lords. At least, we are willing to merge with you."
"I'm sorry…"
Wan Lei gently pulled Fang Xiaoyu into his embrace.
"Don't say sorry. Actually, the most painful one is you. After all, I was by your side all this time, and now I'm gone too. This world will truly only have you alone. Your mission is the greatest, your responsibility the ultimate, and your loneliness the most profound. As for me, I don't have to think about anything."
Fang Xiaoyu hugged Wan Lei tightly,
"I'm sorry, letting you do everything. I'm still so useless."
"Xiaoyu, you won't just disappear like this. I swear, I will definitely revive you, revive the five Immortal Venerables, revive everyone we care about, revive the entire world."
"Yes, I believe you. I… I'll be waiting for you."
"Okay."
Fang Xiaoyu let go of Wan Lei, smiled brightly, turned, and entered the Creation God Disk, illuminating the wind rune.
"Next… it's my turn."
Wan Lei's gaze was firm. He glanced at Han Fengxue outside the boundless void, then entered the Creation God Disk.
The lightning rune, illuminated.
The Creation God Disk was personally forged by the Five Great Immortal Venerables not just to create a universe, but to…
Create an artifact capable of merging seven great wills.
Now, having created the artifact, they had resolutely entered it, sacrificing themselves to become a part of someone else.
The Creation God Disk shone with a brilliant light, all seven runes illuminated and merged together.
The fusion of the seven great energy authorities, the completion of the Prime Plane authority, this earth-shattering event finally attracted Han Fengxue's attention.
Han Fengxue stood up, his gaze like a torch fixed on this direction, then took a step forward, arriving before the Creation God Disk.
At the same moment, Wan Lei's figure reappeared atop the Creation God Disk.
"Wan Lei?!"
Han Fengxue looked at the young figure before him, and a哑然失笑 escaped him,
"Heh heh, I never thought that after calculating everything, I would overlook an insignificant person like you.
I've truly fallen for your trick and that of those five losers."
Wan Lei sneered,
"Oh? Is that so? I recall that back when I was merely in the Tai Heng realm, you, the dignified Jealousy Demon Lord, didn't hesitate to deploy the Demon Emperor's elite legions to capture me.
You valued me so much back then, why are you saying you don't value me now?"
"Heh heh, I admit, after I became semi-transcendent, my eyes were only on the Prime Plane authority, and I became somewhat arrogant, not taking you seriously.
Even then, you could withstand one of my attacks, but that didn't make me see you as an equal. You, without authority and not an Immortal Venerable, were less significant in my eyes than that monkey."
"And now? Do you regret it?"
As Wan Lei spoke, he had already merged with the authorities of time, space, and matter. After all, these three authorities had been refined and merged by the Five Great Immortal Venerables before. Now, having merged with the Five Great Immortal Venerables, he could naturally incorporate the four supreme authorities of the Prime Plane into himself with ease.
He had become the sole deity of the Prime Plane.
And also… the last person in the Prime Plane.
"Regret? Why should I regret it? I'm ecstatic."
Han Fengxue laughed to the sky, his gaze towards Wan Lei growing increasingly delighted.
"Do you know? For tens of millions of years, I've been trying to contain all the authorities of the Prime Plane, but I discovered that Wan Yi was right.
As the supreme deity of the Negative Plane, possessing the supreme authority of the Negative Plane, I simply cannot contain any authority of the Prime Plane.
The Prime and Negative Planes are entirely different planar universes, two extremes that cannot be merged.
I was distressed. I tried every possible method. I annihilated all life in the Prime Plane and weakened it to its absolute limit, all in an attempt to contain the authority, but I couldn't.
So I started thinking, perhaps it was time to find another vessel for the authority of the Prime Plane, and then I could devour it.
Now, it's perfect. You've contained all these authorities. Excellent! I only need to devour you to obtain all the supreme authorities of the Prime Plane. It's truly heaven-sent!
Wan Lei, I've always liked you, and now, I like you even more."
Han Fengxue's smile suddenly turned sinister,
"You think I, who calculated everything, wouldn't anticipate a variable like you?
You think the Monkey King could let you go right under my nose? How laughable. I just said a few perfunctory words, and you actually believed them.
Really, if I hadn't been silent for tens of millions of years, I wouldn't even be bothered to play with you."
"But… you are semi-transcendent now, and I am also semi-transcendent. Are you so confident you can defeat me?"
"Defeat you? Hahahaha."
Han Fengxue laughed wildly,
"Defeating you is as easy as pie. My will comes from the Negative Plane, and your will comes from the Prime Plane.
However, look at your Prime Plane now. It's dead silent, devoid of life. The entire plane, apart from the authorities, has nothing. You want to fight me? What do you have to fight me with?
Do you know how weak you are right now?"
"So, Han Fengxue,"
Wan Lei smiled faintly,
"I actually never intended to fight you."
Wan Lei knew how much water was in his semi-transcendent state. Compared to a semi-transcendent like Han Fengxue, who had the backing of an entire Negative Plane, he was truly too weak.
It was too easy for Han Fengxue to devour him.
But was Wan Lei someone who would just offer himself up as food?
"So… you plan to surrender?"
Han Fengxue's gaze turned surprised and cautious.
"Heh heh, fool."
Wan Lei smiled faintly, and his figure suddenly vanished.
Han Fengxue's expression changed drastically. He unleashed his will completely, but throughout the entire Prime Plane, he could not find Wan Lei's whereabouts.
And Wan Lei…
Before him now stood a towering bronze gate.
The Gate of Transcendence.