Chapter 794: Chaos of the Eight Directions

Now, Zhou Huai was truly certain.

There really was some kind of entity resembling the will of heaven in this world.

Those purple thunders in the firmament that had not completely dissipated were the best proof.

They should also be the objects that Mr. Duan truly needed to resist.

This also corroborated some of Zhou Huai's previous guesses.

Mr. Duan, those Ancient Awakened Ones, and even this Human Emperor who had just been struck back into the abyss by the heavenly thunder, were all acting in a Heaven-Defying manner.

While he himself was acting in accordance with the heavens.

There was no help for it; from the very beginning, Zhou Huai had long stood on the opposite side of those people.

Because he sensed that the God-level Clone System in his mind was also very likely inextricably linked to that will of heaven.

Especially after the appearance of the Great Sage class.

This feeling became increasingly obvious.

He had long been chosen from the very beginning to become the spokesperson for the will of heaven in the mortal world.

Just at this moment, the System prompt in Zhou Huai's mind suddenly rang out.

It exactly corroborated Zhou Huai's thoughts.

[Ding! World-class challenge quest triggered: Chaos of the Eight Directions!]

[Quest Description: Remnants of the old era are awakening in the eight corners of the world, attempting to subvert the rules of the present world. Please go to the eight ancient ruins, quell the chaos, and maintain world order.]

[Quest Reward: For every successfully quelled chaos in a ruin, you will obtain a guaranteed SSS-rank class orb draw opportunity X1!]

Zhou Huai held his breath, and immediately afterwards, he couldn't help grinning, almost laughing out loud.

Good grief!

Good grief!

This truly is something else!

Quelling the chaos of the eight ruins—if he could handle all of them, wouldn't that mean he would obtain a full eight SSS-rank Clones?!

This quest was truly lavish.

"It looks like… the will of heaven is urging me to get things done." Zhou Huai stroked his chin.

He quickly calmed down, silently analyzing the information within the quest.

"Quelling the chaos of the eight ruins…"

"Does this mean that, besides this Abyss of Mist, top-tier powerhouses like the Human Emperor in the other seven ruins have already awakened?"

Zhou Huai put away his smile.

"Wait a minute… Could this quest be asking me to deal with eight Peak SSS-ranks?"

"What the hell… Isn't this joking way too much?!"

A Human Emperor who was barely repelled only after the will of heaven personally took the field was already terrifying to this extent.

If seven more of the same level came, would they still let people live?

To verify this guess, Zhou Huai decisively withdrew his consciousness from Hou Yi, directly crossing tens of thousands of miles, and transferred it to Insect Emperor Caesar, who was far away in Tokyo, Sakura Country, presiding over the headquarters of the Divine Dynasty.

…

The top floor of the Divine Dynasty headquarters.

Upon the throne formed by the convergence of countless Soldier Beetles, that majestic figure slowly opened his eyes.

The moment Zhou Huai descended, he heard a respectful and hurried knock at the door.

"Come in."

He spoke, his voice carrying the majesty of the Insect Emperor.

The door was pushed open, and Nakamura Shinichiro jogged in, his face full of panic.

"Lord!" He fell to his knees with a thump, his body trembling, "S-Something major has happened!"

Controlling Caesar, Zhou Huai looked down at him: "What happened? Take your time and speak."

Nakamura Shinichiro swallowed a mouthful of saliva, forcing himself to calm down, and reported at the fastest speed possible: "Report to Lord Caesar! Just a moment ago, a large expanse of unknown purple thunder appeared above the Ise Grand Shrine ruins!"

"Those thunders gathered into clouds, and the coercive pressure emitted made the garrison troops around the entire shrine unable to breathe; many low-strength soldiers even directly passed out!"

"Your subordinate… your subordinate was worried that something bad might happen, so I specially came to report to you!"

Zhou Huai secretly sighed, remaining calm on the surface.

It wasn't just Donghai City.

At the entrances of other ruins, this kind of purple thunder representing the will of heaven had all appeared.

Along with the awakening of the top-tier powerhouses in the ruins, the will of heaven had already descended; it absolutely would not allow these former overlords of the old era to return to the mortal world.

"Get up."

Zhou Huai said.

He controlled the huge throne formed by the convergence of Soldier Beetles, slowly flying out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Divine Dynasty headquarters, and hovering ten thousand meters above Tokyo.

His gaze penetrated through the clouds, looking towards the direction where Ise Grand Shrine was located.

Sure enough.

Beneath that corresponding sky, densely packed purple thunders gathered into a sea of thunder, emitting muffled thunderous sounds.

That thunderous sound was not loud, yet it struck deep into the Soul of every living creature, issuing a stern warning.

"Hmm?" Zhou Huai furrowed his brow.

He sensed that deep within the Ise Grand Shrine ruins, a powerful aura had similarly awakened.

The intensity of that aura was not inferior in the slightest to the Human Emperor from just moments ago.

However, unlike the arrogance of the Human Emperor who dared to contend against the heavens, this aura was extremely restrained and wary.

The powerhouse in the ruins did not show their face; the other party did not have the courage of the Human Emperor to face the will of heaven directly, and chose to go into hibernation.

"It seems that not every old antique has the spine of the Human Emperor who would rather die than submit."

Zhou Huai understood.

The unyielding nature of the Human Emperor was an exception.

Most powerhouses of the old era, after slumbering for endless years, faced with this unfamiliar world and that blazing heavenly might, still chose to observe and test the waters as their first choice.

For him, this was undoubtedly good news.

As long as they didn't rashly rush out, he would have enough time to develop and defeat them one by one!

Just as Zhou Huai was observing Ise Grand Shrine,

the switch for a chain reaction was pressed in this world.

Strange phenomena suddenly arose all over the globe!

…

Great Xia Country, northwest border, the former site of Ximeng City.

This had once been a prosperous border fortress town, but it was completely destroyed in the beast tide ten years ago, leaving behind only broken walls buried by yellow sand.

Yet right now, incredible changes were taking place in this ruin that had been deserted for a hundred years.

"Rumble——!"

The earth trembled violently, and beneath the yellow sand, countless emerald-green tender shoots broke through the soil!

They grew wildly at a speed visible to the naked eye, from seedlings to small trees, and then to towering giant trees, the entire process taking mere ten-odd minutes!

Giant trees standing a hundred meters tall rose from the ground, blocking out the sky and sun, while interlaced tree roots spread across the surface, shredding and devouring the broken buildings entirely.

In less than half an hour, the entire desolate desert Gobi had actually transformed into a vast, boundless primeval forest exuding a primordial aura!

From deep within the forest came a distant and ancient deer call, declaring the awakening of an ancient deity.

…

Ancient India Country, by the bank of the Holy River.

In front of a huge pyramid ruin, space shook violently.

Swirling yellow sand converged, and at the top of the pyramid, it condensed into a phantom of a pharaoh standing hundreds of meters tall.

That phantom wore a golden mask and held a scepter and a crook, its facial features unclear, but that majesty of ruling the world and judging all living beings caused all creatures within a radius of a hundred miles to prostrate on the ground, trembling with fear.

Above the sky, purple thunder likewise struck down, standing in distant confrontation with the pharaoh's phantom, the atmosphere tense to the extreme.