Chapter 3221: The Original Timeline (Six)

Ah!

Ye Chen sighed softly, turned around silently, and entered the Wei Zhi.

All beings had perished, but this space-time still existed, and he wanted to see what happened next.

Xiao Wa was still there, sleeping alone.

Ye Chen watched for a long time, but the little one showed no reaction. He only saw the Xing character on its forehead flicker for a moment, which must have been the seal causing Xiao Wa to sleep.

This sleep lasted for many years.

And Ye Chen guarded it for many years as well. He had to keep an eye on this greedy creature, to see when it would leave and what it would do next—that was the purpose of his visit.

One day, Xiao Wa awakened.

Just like before, it sniffed around with its nose, like a hunting dog, until it caught Ye Chen's scent at his feet. Only then did its big eyes light up.

Ye Chen did not move.

But Xiao Wa was not polite at all. With its little hands, it hugged one of his legs and bit down roughly. He could clearly feel the pain.

"Ignore everything," Ye Chen murmured.

No matter which space-time, the Xiao Wa with the Xing character transcended the Heavenly Dao. Once it entered the Wei Zhi, it became the ruler, the king. Not even a Quasi-Emperor Great Accomplishment Holy Body, let alone an Emperor, the Heavenly Dao, or eternity, could escape being eaten.

A creature like this would bring catastrophe as soon as it went out.

And this Wei Zhi domain might have once been a universe, but everything in it, including the cosmos and its rules, had been completely devoured.

Boom! Rumble!

Because Ye Chen had been bitten, the altered space-time suddenly erupted with thunderous noises.

The various emperors looked up, baffled.

Only the Empress had deep, profound eyes. The problem wasn't in this space-time—it was in the original one. As she suspected, Ye Chen must have been injured. Even the slightest wound would affect this space-time, because he was connected to its cosmos. His flaw meant a flaw in this space-time.

Ye Chen was unaware of all this.

After being bitten, he turned and left the Wei Zhi, then returned.

Hee hee hee!

Xiao Wa laughed joyfully, toddling after Ye Chen in circles. This greedy thing seemed determined not to stop until it devoured him. During this time, it showed unusual behavior multiple times—changing forms, howling at the sky, sometimes falling asleep, sometimes sitting blankly, and other times bursting into loud cries.

In some year, it left the Wei Zhi.

Ye Chen's eyes flashed, and he followed like a shadow, waiting for this very day.

Many years later, it emerged for the first time.

The outside world was still pitch-black, with no light at all. Demonic energy surged and roiled, with lightning flashing and thunder booming everywhere, and destructive omens manifesting one after another.

Boom! Rumble!

Coincidentally, someone was undergoing a tribulation, and it was an Emperor tribulation.

The one tribulating was Qi Huan.

Ye Chen still had a strong impression of her. She was once the greatest god on the Ancient road. If you considered the altered space-time, Qi Huan was his aunt-in-law. He still remembered the tragic beauty of her demise, a holy demon trapped by love, who had turned herself into a puppet, yet believed in all beings at the end.

History was different here.

In the original space-time, Qi Huan was undoubtedly the ultimate villain.

Hee hee hee!

Xiao Wa laughed innocently and dashed straight toward Qi Huan as soon as it left the Wei Zhi.

"What on earth is that thing?"

This was the implied meaning in the eyes of the three Emperors. They didn't know where Xiao Wa had come from or its origins; they only knew it was strange, completely ignoring the Emperor tribulation. The destructive thunderbolts couldn't harm it and were even swallowed by it.

Ye Chen looked up and glanced at the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao of the original universe seemed unaware of the Xiao Wa with the Xing character.

Pfft!

Qi Huan suffered because of it. She was in the midst of her tribulation, but Xiao Wa's interference caused her to lose focus and be struck into the Nine Hells Void Space. When he looked again, she was engulfed by billions of thunderbolts.

She perished, dying in the Emperor tribulation.

This turn of events caught Ye Chen off guard. Her death was far too unjust.

"Interesting."

Heavenly Demon Emperor, Evil Demon Emperor, and Holy Demon Emperor all sneered. They didn't care about Qi Huan's demise at all. What interested them more was Xiao Wa.

The three Emperors joined forces and cornered Xiao Wa in the Heavenly Wasteland.

Evil Demon Emperor struck first, covering the entire starry sky with one palm.

Pfft!

The Emperor was hammered, sent flying by Xiao Wa's palm, disoriented and unable to tell directions. The Holy Demon Emperor, who followed, also had its holy body shattered by a single palm. The most miserable was Heavenly Demon Emperor, whose physical form was stomped to pieces by a foot.

This scene stunned all the demons in the universe.

Even the Heavenly Dao rumbled, likely in shock at how incredibly powerful this was.

The most bewildered were the three Emperors themselves.

Damn it, had they just been beaten? Beaten by a little baby?

Though bewildered, they felt even more horrified.

They were Emperors, on par with the Heavenly Dao, yet they had been defeated so utterly.

"Join forces to suppress it."

The three Emperors all snorted coldly, sweeping in overwhelming demonic energy as they attacked from three sides.

What followed was an exceptionally bloody scene.

Xiao Wa took on the three alone, utterly dominating them. The slightly weaker Evil Demon Emperor had its imperial body torn to pieces, with black demonic blood splattering across the starry sky.

"Refreshing."

Ye Chen stood with his hands behind his back, a loyal spectator. Seeing the three Emperors being brutally beaten by Xiao Wa was indescribably satisfying. Just moments ago, they had been so arrogant, but now they could barely stand. There was no worse fate than this.

In contrast, Xiao Wa was completely unharmed.

It was just a glutton, devouring whatever it caught, with an appetite that knew no bounds. Its mouth was covered in blood, yet it laughed joyfully, a sight that was chilling.

Boom! Rumble!

The Heavenly Dao could no longer stay calm, with lightning flashing and thunder booming across the universe.

A terrifying scene unfolded next.

Heavenly Demon, Evil Demon, and Holy Demon, along with all their kind, exploded into pieces—or rather, returned to the Heavenly Dao. This included the Quasi-Emperor Great Accomplishment Holy Demon Tian Xing, Hong Yan, and the three Emperors, all vanishing from the world and merging back into the Heavenly Dao.

In that instant, the entire universe became incredibly empty.

Ye Chen looked around and saw no one left, only rolling demonic energy.

Boom!

The Heavenly Dao manifested, taking the form of a colossal giant. Each step it took caused the cosmos to collapse. Its face was indistinguishable, just a mass of chaos. Every movement it made affected the entire universe, with countless omens appearing, lightning flashing, visions of the world's creation, and the evolution of all things.

"This is the first time I've seen the complete form of the Heavenly Dao."

Ye Chen murmured lightly, instinctively looking up.

The Heavenly Dao was incredibly massive.

If Emperors had levels, then the Heavenly Dao was at the pinnacle of completion. Emperors could stand on equal footing with it, but never surpass it, for it had absorbed all the demons, including the three Emperors. It was the will, the ruler.

"How did you manage it?"

Ye Chen took a deep breath, his "you" referring to the Ancient Heavenly Court Empress.

In the altered space-time, the Heavenly Dao could absorb all the demons.

Once it did, even the Empress at her peak would be no match.

So, why didn't the Heavenly Dao absorb them?

There was a reason: because of a generation of Holy Demons, the Empress had forcibly restrained the Heavenly Dao, preventing it from absorbing. That was why all beings held the Ancient Desolation at all costs—if it remained, there was a chance to turn the tide; if it fell, the era would end.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Bang after bang followed, slow and rhythmic—the Heavenly Dao's footsteps. They were so heavy that the entire universe shook with each step.

Ye Chen averted his gaze from the Heavenly Dao and looked toward Xiao Wa.

Xiao Wa also lifted its little head. In front of the Heavenly Dao, it was like a tiny grain of sand. Its eyes showed confusion, and the Xing character on its forehead still flickered with eternal light.

Boom!

Accompanied by a rumble, Xiao Wa changed form. Originally a tiny thing, it instantly grew to match the Heavenly Dao's size, surrounded by chains of order and eternal light that enveloped the universe, dispelling patches of darkness. Its large eyes shone brighter than the sun, making Ye Chen's eyes ache.

Xiao Wa and the Heavenly Dao went to war.

The two colossal beings fought with world-shattering force. The already fragile universe collapsed further, becoming fragmented and on the verge of explosion.

That wasn't important; what mattered was the battle.

The Heavenly Dao was being hammered. From the start, it couldn't hold its ground, taking one palm after another from Xiao Wa, its essence scattering across the universe. The rules shattered in an instant, and the cosmos exploded. The Heavenly Dao of an entire universe was reduced to nothingness.

With the Heavenly Dao's destruction, the universe turned to chaos.

This was the original state of the universe—pure chaos that, over time, would give birth to a new Heavenly Dao. The first Heavenly Dao would be fair, deriving all things and nurturing all spirits. This would be a history of evolution.

Hee hee hee!

Xiao Wa returned to its original form and began hopping around in the universe without the Heavenly Dao, devouring everything in its path. This chaotic cosmos was eaten away until it became a blank void, transformed into another Wei Zhi domain.

"So that's how it is."

Ye Chen murmured to himself. His earlier guess was finally fully confirmed. Though he had been prepared, witnessing it still made him tremble.

History ended here.

This was the original space-time: the heavens destroyed all beings, Xiao Wa devoured the Heavenly Dao, and everything became dust unseen in the Wei Zhi.

In the end, Xiao Wa was the true winner.

Ye Chen did not leave; he continued following Xiao Wa, observing it.

The little thing yawned all the way.

Perhaps it was tired, or sleepy, or maybe the Xing character seal was secretly at work, repeatedly glowing and pulling it into endless slumber.

Zing!

As it walked, a sudden sound of a zither echoed—ancient and beautiful, like an eternal immortal melody, seeming to come from the end of time, resonating through the Wei Zhi Ling Domain again and again.

Ye Chen stopped abruptly.

The zither music was eerie; even he felt dizzy listening to it and couldn't trace its source, as if it appeared out of nowhere. The music carried deep emotions—perhaps sorrow or grief—that made even him shed tears.

Xiao Wa stopped yawning.

It stood frozen, its eyes, which should have been clear, gradually filling with confusion, slowly being overwhelmed by it.

It took a step out of the Wei Zhi.

Clearly, it was heading toward the source of the zither music.

Ye Chen moved as well.

Unfortunately, he could not leave the universe that had become the Wei Zhi.

"An eternal immortal melody."

Ye Chen murmured lightly, his eyes growing profoundly deep as he listened to the zither music.

Of course, this trip wouldn't be in vain.

After witnessing the initial history and the universe's decline, he had finally found what he wanted: that eternal melody. With it, he could track Xiao Wa.