Chapter 537 – World Consciousness
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Under the tall Golden Dragon Tree, Chen Heng fell into deep thought.
Leaving was extremely difficult. Based on the situation revealed by the Trajectory of Destiny, the entire Hechi Star was already being monitored by an invisible force. Even if he left, he would be found very quickly.
In reality, the moment when the Five Knights were about to descend, Chen Heng had already sensed that something was wrong and made plans to leave. However, this decision did not lead to a corresponding result in the end.
Through the teleportation of the magic formation, they quickly retreated from Hechi Star, but they were quickly caught up by the Five Knights. In the end, a terrifying battle broke out. The Five Knights fought against Chen Heng and the others, and blood splattered everywhere.
Chen Heng suffered heavy injuries and fell into silence. His clone Philip was directly annihilated, dying together with the Blue Knight. Only Lu Yao was sent away early because she had made preparations beforehand.
From the current situation, the time difference was not too big. If she chose to leave, the outcome would not be too different. Instead of thinking about how to leave, it was better to think about how to deal with the upcoming battle. “The Five Knights, four peak fifth rank knights…” Chen Heng thought as he looked at the tall Golden Dragon Tree before him.2
This time, four of the Five Knights were about to attack. Other than the Twilight Knight who was still in the process of transforming and whose strength was comparable to a king, the other four of the Five Knights would all be present. The Blue Knight and Crimson Knight, who had both fought with Chen
Heng were also present.
Strictly speaking, although this lineup was terrifying, it was not necessarily impossible to fight. After all, the strength gathered on Hechi Star was not weak. The Black King and Chen Heng both had a sixth rank battle strength. They could still fight against a Five Knight. As for Philip, he could even fight against a Five Knight at the peak and would not be at a disadvantage. With such strength, even though he was at a disadvantage, he might not necessarily lose.
After all, they had the geographical advantage in the Hechi Star and various advantages of their own. “The Black King…’ Chen Heng thought of the key to this battle. ‘The Black King could not be in trouble. Being in the Hechi Star, if they gathered the strength of three people, they might be able to fight against the four Five Knights. However, the prerequisite was that they could not let anything happen to the Black King.
The Five Knights did not immediately expose their tracks when they arrived near Hechi Star in the initial trajectory. Instead, they deliberately waited until the Black King went to the location of the Evil King, Only then did they attempt to devour it through a sudden attack. They managed to take down the
Black King in one go.
After that, only Chen Heng and Philip were left in Hechi Star, and they were at an absolute disadvantage. Now that he had understood what would happen, he naturally had to be careful. At least the Black King could not be in trouble again. ‘But strength is still the most important thing…” The breeze from the outside world blew up Chen Heng’s hair, and he looked into the distance. This thought flashed through his mind.
After all, the battle with the Five Knights was a strength competition. Why would he be afraid of the so-called Five Knights if he had enough strength? He could just fight with them directly and take them down. ‘It seems that I have to speed up the progress at the initial gate…’ Chen Heng thought as he recalled the current situation.
Far away, Philip also felt his will as Chen Heng’s thoughts became firm. In response, he lowered his head slightly as if he was nodding. “Have you finally decided?”
In the spacious hall, Philip sat alone on the throne. He seemed a little lonely and was making soft sounds at this moment. His expression was still indifferent, so calm that it was frightening. He sat up from his throne and looked out at the outside world.
Spring was in full bloom in the outside world, and everything was revived. A beautiful and prosperous scene appeared.
Occasionally, there would be Red Lotus Disciples walking around. They looked very excited, as if they had been injected with stimulants, which was the case. It had not been long since the previous big battle. Many Red Lotus Disciples had seen Philip’s heroic bearing that day and engraved his image in their hearts.
These Red Lotus Disciples were so excited that they became active in their daily activities. However, these effects were not too significant for Philip and would not affect him much.
He stood up from his throne and walked casually. Following that, his line of sight gradually changed. Light blossomed, and a resplendent golden radiance illuminated everything. Like a radiance that illuminated the entire greater world, it shed off all the darkness in the surroundings. It was so resplendent and beautiful.
A golden gate slowly opened under the resplendent and beautiful radiance, releasing a dull sound. It was just a gate, but it looked sacred and extraordinary, making Philip’s heart palpitate instinctively, and an inexplicable feeling emerged.
This gate was nothing else but the initial gate. If one looked carefully, one could see that the initial gate had changed somewhat. Compared to before, it opened much wider than before, almost entirely open. The initial gate would be wholly opened with just a bit more power, and Philip could enter the golden gate.
Philip had been able to do this step a long time ago. However, he hadn’t done it yet because he was concerned about some things. Before this, Philip had an extraordinary premonition. His situation was exceptional. It was a unique example compared to those Kings who had come into contact with the initial gate.
Once he opened the initial gate and entered the world behind it, some unexpected things would happen, although he could obtain mighty strength.
Chen Heng had his thoughts about this, so he did not want to go to this step before completely understanding it. However, based on the current situation, he had to do this. The arrival of the Five Knights was right before him, He would only die if he did not try his best to gather the maximum power.
Therefore, Chen Heng did not hesitate and directly gave Philip the order, “Open the initial door entirely and enter the world behind the door.”
This was also a curious thing for Philip. What would happen after entering the world behind the door? This made him curious and confused.
According to the Black King, under normal circumstances, a King would be able to use his initial stone tablet to form a sufficient connection with the initial gate, allowing his brand to enter the world behind the gate. However, this was only a brand, and he did not enter it himself. The initial stone tablet withstood most of the power and pressure, so he did not need to bear much.
However, if it were Philip, he would not have such good conditions. He did not have the initial stone tablet to leverage on. Hence, he could only enter it by himself, using his main body. Under such circumstances, what would happen was also something that made people curious.
Arare curiosity rose in Philip’s heart. He wanted to know what would happen next. Thus, the golden door before him began to shake under his gaze. Then, it slowly opened.
Bang!
It was as if there was the sound of thunder. At this moment, the entire world seemed to shake. An inexplicable force was growing in the world.
In the Oriel family’s manor, Chen Heng suddenly looked in the direction of Philip. “This is? His eyes revealed an uncertain emotion. ‘What exactly is it?
He could feel that with the complete opening of the initial gate, there seemed to be an inexplicable change happening in the world. As if the world had suddenly come to life, an invisible force began to gather and gradually headed in the direction of Philip. ‘What on earth is this…’ An inexplicable sense of familiarity surfaced in Chen Heng’s heart, giving him an unexplainable feeling.
Feeling this vaguely familiar feeling, he carefully recalled for a long time before he finally found the source. He felt a similar world once, on Blue Star when he was in that apocalyptic world.
The consciousness of the world ‘Could it be…’ Chen Heng’s eyes widened as this thought flashed through his mind.
Awarm and comfortable feeling emerged from his entire body. When the golden initial gate was opened entirely, Philip’s body seemed to have been affected by some unknown influence and began to transform on its own. He could feel a consciousness emerging behind the initial gate.
That consciousness was hazy and very weak. It didn’t seem wholly self-conscious but seemed only to have its instincts.
However, even so, its power was still so powerful and terrifying. As the origin of the world, that power was terrifying, In the past, this consciousness also existed, but it had always been in this space and was silent. When the initial door opened once again, this consciousness recovered and gradually woke up at this moment. A joyful emotion emerged from it.
Behind the initial gate, that consciousness sensed Philip’s existence and instinctively became happy. An inexplicable attraction spread. He was calling for Philip’s arrival.
Philip’s expression was indifferent feeling this call. He directly took a step forward without any hesitation. His footsteps were steady. Step by step, he slowly walked along until he reached the front. Finally, under the illumination of the Golden Light, his body entered the initial gate and disappeared from the outside world.
Boom! ‘The moment Philip entered the initial gate, the change seemed to have begun. The energy was whistling and gushing, Behind the initial gate was a space as if nothing existed or everything existed.
The surroundings were chaotic and hazy. It was like the scene before the world was created, extraordinarily beautiful and magical. The powers of creation appeared in this area, followed by the power of laws and runes, appearing one by one.
If they were in this area for a long time, they wouldn’t need to do anything but only feel the aura of this area to transform their bodies to the extreme.
Philip’s body felt like this at this moment. Under the effect of the power of this space, he instinctively began to transform, feeling like he had taken a step forward. Philip had a faint understanding in his heart, feeling the transformation of his body. It seemed that this space was the core of this world.
The legendary initial stone tablet born after the world’s creation was born from this place. Because of this, the initial stone tablet had a trace of connection with this place, which is enough for him to leverage and absorb part of the power of this space to grow.
Philip understood these things almost the moment he entered this space. After entering this place, Philip understood more things. This space was the core and the origin space of this world.
That chaotic consciousness that occupied this space was this world’s world consciousness. It was him who was calling for Philip’s arrival. Sensing this, Philip looked at that chaotic world. “Come…” He muttered calmly to himself. As his words fell, an inexplicable scene appeared in the distance.
A powerful force surged out, and the unrivaled power rushed towards Philip. With a rumble, this space seemed to have an earthquake. A drastic change was happening. A wave of joy surged forth, and Philip keenly sensed it. His body began to change rapidly. The outer appearance of the initially aged body quickly faded away, and then it changed, finally turning into a handsome young man. This was Philip’s former appearance, and it had recovered once again.
Densely packed runes appeared on his body, and the King’s marks appeared one after another, covering his entire body. They were densely packed, giving off an extraordinary feeling at a glance.
Philip’s expression did not change. He was still as indifferent and calm as ever. However, his eyes had unknowingly turned golden, and he seemed to have gained a trace of supreme majesty, causing people to feel stunned.
Once that kind of noble and sacred aura was released, it was enough to cause people to feel terrified. Without a doubt, this was a terrifying change. And when Philip began to fall into metamorphosis, the distant Chen Heng immediately sensed it..