txolops Chapter 538 A Special Chosen One, A Tragic End
Chapter 538 A Special Chosen One, A Tragic End
This person, with unparalleled talent and overwhelming combat power, was the most amazing person of this ancient era, comparable to the sages of the past. He moved between good and evil, secretly cooperating with Dugu Potian in his schemes.
This era also gave birth to the Path to Heaven, connecting the human realm and the immortal realm, becoming a passage for all living beings to ascend, but in reality, it was a trap set by the Heavenly Dao to harvest the strong.
In ancient times, the forces of Heaven carried out another great purge.
Both sides suffered heavy losses once again.
The world underwent dramatic changes after the war: spiritual energy was depleted, the immortal path declined, the martial path fell into ruin, the great world collapsed, and the overall level of the world dropped.
After the war, all the surviving powerful rebels reached a consensus: everyone would silently endure and lie low, secretly plotting and waiting for the chosen one they were waiting for to awaken and return, at which time they would join forces again to destroy the heavens.
Some powerful beings established the Cemetery of Gods and Demons to bury the gods and demons who died in battle throughout the ages, and at the same time, it served as a place for sleeping, sealing, and nurturing those destined for heaven.
The supreme techniques, divine weapons, and primal power are sealed away and left to future generations of inheritors.
Today, the cemetery industry is barely surviving.
The Heavenly Dao slowly recovered from its severe damage, and the shadow of destruction once again loomed over the earth.
With spiritual energy waning and natural disasters occurring frequently, a new wave of destruction is imminent.
In the depths of the Eastern Mountains, in the Cemetery of Gods and Demons, an ancient tomb stands silently, protected by layers of forbidden formations.
"What a cruel world."
Jiang Hao once again urged the Heavenly Emperor to step on time. The bronze bell hummed above his head, and the bell waves vibrated. Another tributary of the river of time unfolded before his eyes—a tributary of the future, a possibility that had not yet occurred in the Tomb Realm.
The screen began to flicker, and he saw a person, a special young man, a young man who walked out of the Cemetery of Gods and Demons, named Chen Bei, the son of the ancient overlord Chen Ba.
Yeah, this guy was betrayed by the one he loved, and his cultivation was completely destroyed. It's that melodramatic.
Of course, this is only the surface reason. The real reason involves the schemes of his current father, Chen Ba, and his former father, the Ancient Forbidden God, two heaven-defying beings.
The moment Jiang Hao saw this young man, he had a different feeling.
This young man possessed exceptionally strong fortune, and several supreme experts had also placed their plans on him.
"This must be what they call the chosen one."
Judging from Chen Bei's various circumstances, he fits the description of a so-called chosen one.
With a mysterious background, betrayal by her loved one, and her father's mysterious disappearance, she's practically blessed with a full stack of advantages.
"As expected, the chosen ones love to play this game: betrayal, family disappearances, and torturing the mainstream."
Jiang Hao was speechless. He had seen many similar stories in the Origin Realm that was constantly being developed in Da Luo Tian.
Jiang Hao commented that leveling up, fighting monsters, and collecting treasures are all outdated methods, and the Cave Academy Auction is no longer relevant.
I'm sick of stories about finding your father, finding your mother, and revenge against your ex-girlfriend.
"Can't we have a story about a chosen one without love, betrayal, or parental interference, and without any melodramatic clichés?"
As Jiang Hao had expected, the young man's experiences were indeed full of twists and turns, and he had the air of a chosen one.
He rose through the ranks, fighting his way up from humble beginnings, defeating geniuses and beheading giants, treading on the corpses of countless powerful figures.
In this process, he met brothers who shared life and death, a lover he would never forget, and allies who inherited the ancient will.
Yes, and there are also cute and sarcastic pets.
He carried the expectations of the eternal rebels and the fate of the entire tomb realm.
He eventually became one of the strongest people in the world, the so-called "heaven-defying" level, and the young man eventually became one of the main forces of the heaven-defying army.
Yes, he is just one of the main forces, not the only one, nor the strongest one. This is different from the chosen one in many stories.
"It's still a little short."
Jiang Hao looked at the young man's figure, and a complex mix of emotions welled up in his heart.
Chen Bei is the chosen one, the savior of the world, and the core of an eternal scheme.
He was indeed amazing, indeed powerful, after all, he ultimately reached that level.
But this chosen one is different from many other chosen ones in the story; he is not the only one who stands out, nor is he showered with all the glory and honor.
On the contrary, compared with people like Dugu Potian, the Great Demon King, and Chen Ba, this chosen one's brilliance seemed somewhat dim.
Generally speaking, the chosen ones in stories are showered with glory and eventually become the most amazing and strongest people in the world, but Chen Bei is different; his brilliance is not that intense.
This time, Jiang Hao's view of the life of the Chaotic Ancient Heavenly Emperor was somewhat different. The Chaotic Ancient Heavenly Emperor was truly radiant, showered with all the glory of the entire era.
He became the strongest being of his entire era, and even of all the heavens from ancient times to the present, ultimately dominating all ages.
It perfectly matches everything described in many stories about the chosen one.
Compared to him, Chen Bei seemed nothing like a chosen one.
However, Jiang Hao could understand all of this, because the so-called chosen one was just a special genius with exceptional luck in this world.
It is not unique, nor is it uniform; rather, it is diverse.
So it's normal for someone like Chen Bei to exist. It's not that Chen Bei isn't strong enough, but that his father and the others are too outstanding.
Dugu Potian, with his own strength, saw through the truth of the Heavenly Dao, created the Eight Reversal Techniques, and laid out plans for eternity. Even in death, he was still scheming against the Heavenly Dao.
The Great Demon King, also known as the Demon Ancestor, said, "Who rules the vast land? Only I, the Demon Ancestor, do." This statement alone reveals just how amazing this Demon Ancestor was.
Chen Ba, an ancient madman, later succeeded him, surpassing a group of sages, and in a short time became one of the strongest people in the world, with a performance even more exaggerated than his son Chen Bei.
They were all protagonists of their respective eras, pioneers on the path of defying fate, and suns that illuminated the darkness.
Their brilliance remains undiminished even across the vast expanse of time.
It's already quite remarkable that Chen Bei was able to achieve that much, given the aura and immense pressure he faced from these people.
Chen Bei has done a great job. He has taken over everyone's legacy and shouldered everyone's expectations, carving a bloody path out of a desperate situation.
He did not let down those sleeping predecessors, nor did he let down the devoted upbringing of his two fathers, nor did he let down the beings of the cemetery.
He became one of the strongest, and in the end, he sacrificed everything, including his life, for the cause of destroying the heavens.
He is a hero.
Having seen this possibility of the future on the timeline, Jiang Hao had at least come to accept him.
At the end of the timeline, the final battle breaks out. The ancient forbidden god awakens from his eternal slumber, the Great Demon King returns against all odds with the Command Platform, Chen Ba's phantom appears in the sky, and countless sleeping rebels return from reincarnation.
Everyone came; they rushed toward the corrupt Heavenly Path.
"kill!"
An unprecedented and earth-shattering battle erupted, led by the Four Heavenly Souls, with everyone giving their all.
With flesh and blood, with spirit and soul, with burning life, we will tear open the shackles of Heaven's Way.
Stars fell, the void collapsed, the Great Dao wailed, and one figure after another fell, turning into a rain of light that filled the sky.
No one retreated, no one was afraid.
Finally, all fell silent. Chen Bei perished along with the Heavenly Dao, the Tomb Realm collapsed, and all things returned to nothingness.
All the struggles, all the blood and tears, all the sacrifices, came to an end at that moment.
Everyone died, and the Fallen Heavenly Dao was finally destroyed, but the Tomb Realm also disappeared.
They won, but they also lost.
Seeing this final outcome, Jiang Hao remained silent for a long time. The scenes from the river of time still echoed in his mind: those fallen figures, those unwilling roars, those burning lives.
It was too tragic. Throughout history, all those who defied fate paved a path to the light with their own flesh and blood, only to fall before reaching the end.
They did not lose; they won. They broke the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and prevented the creatures of the Tomb Realm from being harvested.
But they lost, they lost everything. Do they regret it?
Jiang Hao felt they wouldn't. He took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart. He felt only admiration for these people.
Dugu Potian, the Demon Ancestor, the Ancient Madman... each one is a stunning existence throughout the ages.
Their talent, their brilliance, their will—they would be top-tier in any era.
The qualities of a Celestial King are insufficient to describe them.
They should have shone brightly in a wider world, and should have become Celestial Kings, or even surpassed them.