Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 2649: Chapter 2649: What Is the Heavenly Dao

The two beams of light were simultaneously severed; whether from the Human Emperor Stone Tablet or the Divine Principle, all the light retreated.

At the same time, two illusions appeared above the Human Emperor Stone Tablet and the Divine Principle.

It seemed like two figures stood with arms behind their backs, coldly watching the illusion behind Su Yang.

Meanwhile, the illusion behind Su Yang was not to be outdone, transforming into a colossal figure, gripping the Heaven-Slaying Blade, its eyes overlooking all living things, and it stared afar at the other two.

Below, the Divine Servant and Emperor Slave had stopped their battle, both were stunned by the scene on Su Yang’s side. No one expected that within Su Yang, there existed a powerful presence capable of confronting the Human Emperor Stone Tablet and the Divine Principle!

Su Yang stood at the scene, but he felt no sense of participation. Because everything was being led by the illusion, and he had already lost control of his physical body.

The three illusions faced off for a while, the illusion above the Divine Principle suddenly turned around and withdrew. Then, the Divine Principle transformed into a mass of clear energy, swiftly descending to sweep up the Divine Servant, and in the blink of an eye, they left this place.

The illusion on the Human Emperor Stone Tablet also slowly retreated back into the tablet, and as for the illusion behind Su Yang, it did not linger either, following them in dissipating.

It seemed as if nothing had happened, but Su Yang and the Emperor Slave were both in shock.

Su Yang was shocked by the illusions on the tablets and wondered if those were remnants of the consciousness of the First God and the Human Emperor. If there were still remnants left, wouldn’t that mean they could have the hope of revival?

And the Emperor Slave was shocked by the illusion behind Su Yang. What kind of heaven-defying presence was this illusion, capable of contending with the First God and the Human Emperor?

The Emperor Slave flew to Su Yang’s side, puzzled: "Just now... what was with that illusion?"

"That was the Heaven Slayer illusion!" Su Yang replied.

"Heaven Slayer illusion?" The Emperor Slave was even more puzzled: "What is that?"

"You don’t know about the Heaven Slayer?" Su Yang suddenly recalled something, the Heaven Slayer was the most powerful person of Ancient Times, and since the Emperor Slave had been sealed in that Great World during the Ancient era, he naturally didn’t know about the great figures of the Ancient Times.

Su Yang immediately recounted the story of the Heaven Slayer, leaving the Emperor Slave stunned.

"He actually severed the Heavenly Dao?" The Emperor Slave uttered in shock: "This... how is this possible? Even the Three Great Ancients couldn’t sever the Heavenly Dao, how... how did he manage it?"

"Uh, with just... just one strike he cut it," Su Yang replied.

"One strike to cut it?" The Emperor Slave murmured, and after a long pause, sighed: "Truly, great talents appear in every generation, new people replace the old. Who would have thought that in future generations, such a heaven-defying presence would emerge. With one strike, he severed the Heavenly Dao, and the fate of the Guardian God is truly at an end!"

"With the Heavenly Dao severed, the fate of the Guardian God is at an end?" Su Yang was surprised: "Why?"

"Because that is the foundation of the Guardian God!" the Emperor Slave said: "Without the Heavenly Dao, the Guardian God is merely an ordinary person, though they may command more resources than us!"

"Oh?" Su Yang was amazed: "Without the Heavenly Dao, the Guardian God is just an ordinary person? That can’t be right, can it?"

The Emperor Slave glanced at Su Yang: "Why not? What do you think the Guardian God is? They were originally just members of the Human Clan, only beguiled by the Heavenly Dao, so they became part of the Guardian God Clan. Do you understand what they are really guarding?"

Su Yang shook his head; he had always been puzzled about what exactly the Guardian God was protecting.

"They are guarding the Heavenly Dao!" the Emperor Slave said: "In fact, they are just the slaves of the Heavenly Dao. They merely act on behalf of the Heavenly Dao to manage all life, so they call themselves gods. Initially, they were not called Guardian Gods, but rather Guardian Slaves, the slaves guarding the Heavenly Dao. The term Guardian God is just a face-saving way they invented for themselves."

"Oh, I see!" Although Su Yang understood this, his heart was filled with even more questions.

"What exactly is the Heavenly Dao?" Su Yang couldn’t help but ask: "Is it just a stone tablet?"

"The Heavenly Dao is certainly not just a stone tablet," the Emperor Slave said: "The Heavenly Dao, to explain, is quite complicated. It’s not considered a form of life, but rather a principle established when all things in the world were born, a cosmic rule over everything in existence."

Su Yang was even more astonished: "The Heavenly Dao is not a form of life, so why does it have a conscious mind, and why does it recruit Guardian Gods as its slaves?"

The Emperor Slave glanced at Su Yang: "When did I say the Heavenly Dao has a conscious mind?"

"Huh?" Su Yang was confused, "But it recruits Guardian Gods as slaves, isn’t that having a conscious mind?"

"I just told you, the Heavenly Dao is a principle established when the world and all things in it were born. But this principle, you can abide by it or not," the Emperor Slave said: "Guardian Gods abide by this principle, so we call them slaves of the Heavenly Dao, the slaves guarding the Heavenly Dao. And we, the Human Clan, do not abide by this principle, so we are called Heavenly Warriors."

"Uh..." Su Yang still didn’t understand, stating blankly: "If the Heavenly Dao has no conscious mind, why can the Guardian Gods still receive the Heavenly Dao’s protection?"

"If you abide by this principle, naturally you can receive the benefits of this principle. If you do not abide by it, you cannot gain its benefits," the Emperor Slave shrugged: "For instance, the Heavenly Dao controls Heavenly Level Spiritual Energy; if you follow the Heavenly Dao’s principle, you can absorb Heavenly Level Spiritual Energy, which counts as the protection of the Heavenly Dao. If you don’t follow the principle, you can’t absorb Heavenly Level Spiritual Energy and thus receive no protection."

"Huh?" Su Yang was surprised: "So, does that mean Heavenly Warriors cannot absorb Heavenly Level Spiritual Energy?"

"That’s right!" The Emperor Slave nodded: "However, fortunately, Heavenly Warriors are protected by the Earth Principle!"

Su Yang immediately asked: "Then what is the Earth Principle? Also, if Heavenly Warriors cannot absorb Heavenly Level Spiritual Energy, isn’t there a vast difference in cultivation compared to the Guardian Gods? Heavenly Level Spiritual Energy and Earth-level Spiritual Energy are a whole realm apart!"

The Emperor Slave shook his head: "Young one, I think you misunderstand. There is no hierarchy between Heavenly Level Spiritual Energy and Earth-level Spiritual Energy. Whether you absorb Heavenly Level or Earth-level Spiritual Energy, the speed of cultivation is the same, and the realm you achieve is the same. The Earth Level and the Heavenly Level are just differences in boundary, but regardless of whether you absorb Earth-level or Heavenly Level Spiritual Energy, the result of cultivation remains the same."

"Is that so?" Su Yang was surprised; this was the first time he had heard of such a thing. He never knew about these matters before. So, with this being the case, things aren’t too bad; Heavenly Warriors can absorb Earth-level Spiritual Energy, at least in cultivation, they aren’t much different from the Guardian Gods.