Chapter 4017: Schemes
The Beast Emperor's fall immediately sparked speculation among those on the Outer Great Dao. After sensing it, a Dao Lord announced, "It really is the Beast Emperor the Beast Emperor has also fallen!"
"So it's truly related to Lin Moyu. What exactly is he trying to do?"
"I really want to ask him what he's up to, why he's creating these fake Dao Lord deaths."
No one could figure out Lin Moyu's motives. Not only the current era's powerhouses even Dao Lords from the previous two eras couldn't understand him. They couldn't make sense of his actions, but they could feel that Lin Moyu was up to something significant.
Now, they had two choices: handle it themselves, or try to awaken the world will early and let it deal with the problem. But awakening the world will came at a huge cost something only to be done as a last resort.
A group gathered on the Outer Great Dao to discuss the matter, not realizing that Lin Moyu was watching everything they did. There were seven in total: three insect race Dao Lords and four Buddhist Dao Lords. These included the two who had been underground outside Yuedao City, three on the Outer Great Dao, and two who had been guarding the Beast Emperor's avatar. The ones who had tried to block Mo Hei's departure were among them. After failing to stop Mo Hei, they realized something was truly wrong, otherwise only sending two would never have been enough to stop a Dao Lord.
Lin Moyu didn't know if these seven were all of them, but since they'd appeared, he decided to deal with them first. If there were more, these seven could serve as bait.
A Space Elemental Lich appeared at his side, and Lin Moyu provided coordinates. The Space Lich opened a spatial channel and sent the newly crafted formation plate directly to the group.
The three insects and four Buddhists were still discussing when, suddenly, the formation plate appeared and a powerful light swept over them. It all happened too fast for them to react before the formation swallowed them. The formation became a cage, trapping all seven inside, and then a drop of Great Dao origin energy exploded in the array, sweeping through like a hurricane and injuring them all.
Dao Lords are powerful, but against Great Dao origin energy, they were still lacking. If Lin Moyu hadn't held back, a bit more origin energy could have killed all seven on the spot.
Lin Moyu then took out two items given to him by the Emperors Zhongchen and Mugong projections of innate origin treasures. Though much weaker than the real thing, and even less effective in the real world, they were more than enough to deal with seven wounded Dao Lords.
The morning bell and evening drum sounded together, time and space merging into a force that surged within the formation. With time and space in chaos, the seven heavily injured Dao Lords couldn't resist and were instantly engulfed, their souls thrown into confusion and knocked unconscious.
The bell and drum continued to resonate, maintaining the time space power and keeping the seven Dao Lords in a state of suspended animation. As long as the bell and drum didn't stop, they wouldn't wake up.
Against Lin Moyu's schemes, these seven Dao Lords were nothing. Besides the bell and drum, Lin Moyu had several other ways to control them, but this method was the most effortless.
Lin Moyu stayed on the Origin Continent for a while, confirming that the world will's agents hadn't sent any new people, before returning to the Soul Void. The soul body that entered the Soul Void was the main one fused with the Immortal Jade; the part left in the real world was fused with the Heaven Covering Stone.
Lin Moyu discovered another use for the Heaven Covering Stone and Immortal Jade: after splitting his soul, both parts could exist simultaneously in the real and virtual worlds, allowing for synchronized information between the two. The benefit was that the third of his soul left in Yuedao City could control his physical body, act, and even fight. Thanks to the Heaven Covering Stone, no one could tell his soul was incomplete not even the world itself.
The downside was the confusion caused by existing in both worlds at once, which could lead to soul disorder. Ordinary Dao Lords couldn't maintain this state for long ten days to half a month at most before their souls would be torn apart, never to merge again, resulting in severe loss of cultivation or even death. Only someone like Lin Moyu, whose soul had reached the world's limits, could barely manage it.
Lin Moyu returned to the Beast Emperor's side. The Beast Emperor, now dead, was being revived by the Immortal Jade, and Lin Moyu stood guard. Meanwhile, his soul in Yuedao City watched the world, especially monitoring the seven Dao Lords he had trapped.
A year after the Beast Emperor's self destruction, his soul had fully reformed and he was completely revived. Now truly free, his true spirit imprint in the Origin Continent was erased.
Lin Moyu smiled, "Congratulations, Beast Emperor, on your freedom." Though his power was greatly diminished, he remained a Dao Lord, and true freedom was what he valued most.
A few days later, his soul world arrived, and the Beast Emperor returned to it. In the Outer Great Dao, the Beast Emperor awakened and appeared in the void. According to Lin Moyu's plan, he didn't immediately leave but revealed himself to let everyone know he was alive. At the same time, Lin Moyu's soul in Yuedao City kept watch. The Beast Emperor was bait if any survivors from previous eras remained, they might show themselves. After waiting a day with no one appearing, he left at Lin Moyu's signal.
Lin Moyu thought to himself: seven isn't many, but it's not too few either. The Origin Continent now had over twenty Dao Lords, with more than thirty at its peak. But this was the third era, the world will's peak. In the first and second eras, the continent wasn't as strong, and there were fewer Dao Lords maybe six or seven in the first era, and a bit more, but not over fifteen, in the second. So, the total number of Dao Lords who became the world will's puppets wouldn't be too high. These seven could very well be all of them, though perhaps a few more were hidden.
After helping the Beast Emperor nurture a world spirit and teaching him the Spirit Control Art, Lin Moyu contacted the World Sealing Dao Lord. The World Sealing Dao Lord had already found his own world and fought many battles there. The world's formation skills were impressive, and the World Sealing Dao Lord hadn't gained the upper hand. He had set up many formations in the Soul Void, attacking the world like a fortress, but couldn't break through its defenses.
When Lin Moyu arrived, the formation battle was in full swing, lighting up the Soul Void in a spectacular display.
"You finally showed up, kid! I thought you'd forgotten about me!" the World Sealing Dao Lord shouted, drinking loudly.
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