Chapter 554 The Art of Transcendence

Boundless, colorful light enveloped the equally boundless starry sky.The Heaven Thief stood tall, his hands raised, supporting the heavens.All the powerful beings in the myriad realms witnessed this scene.The decaying old man, hidden for millions of years, possessed the power to support the heavens; even Mu Tianyi's expression changed slightly.Suddenly, the heavens and earth trembled.The colorful light intensified by three times, like an endless sea surging across a starry ocean.Today, the Heaven Thief witnessed all living beings, attaining the fourteenth level of the Dao.His expression was neither joyful nor sorrowful as he savored the source of the Great Dao flowing between his hands.This power flowed from his body to the earth beneath him.Only then did people notice that after the Heaven Thief activated the formation, a continent had appeared beneath him.On the continent, there lies a mysterious ruin, its color pale, emitting a white light that shimmers and flickers on the ground, appearing and disappearing.This ruin is not bound by time and space; it seems to exist, yet it seems not to exist.The Source of the Great Dao flows into the ruin, like paint, coloring it.Ming Yan, witnessing this scene, was utterly shocked.This guy is actually stealing the power of the Source of the Great Dao!How dare he?Even if he were the strongest warrior in the mortal realm, he should have been instantly crushed to dust by this celestial power.But not only is he unharmed, he can also control the Source of the Great Dao.Ming Yan's gaze swept across all directions, finally clearly seeing the massive array that had already appeared.The array radiated a magnificent, mystical light, actually gathering the aura of a Celestial Realm expert.A Transcendent Array in the Human Realm.As the name suggests, an array that transcends limits.Once the array is formed, it can bestow even greater power upon those within it.This is a treasured artifact, its power originating from the celestial beings who descended like rain three thousand years ago.Zhuge Tianming actually offered it to the Heaven Thief.However, this formation has a fatal flaw.Or rather, this formation cannot defy the rules set by the heavens.The myriad realms simply do not allow the aura of a celestial being to appear.Once it appears, it will be suppressed by invisible rules. If one uses special methods, such as the current Transcendental Formation,to forcibly maintain the power of a celestial being, then one will be obliterated by the rules.Therefore, this formation is powerful, yet also utterly useless. Once activated, it can indeed illuminate the heavens, but it is only a fleeting spark, quickly extinguished.But why isn't he dead yet?That's right.At this moment, he holds the Source of the Great Dao in his hand.The rules of the heavens cannot pinpoint his coordinates, his location!It's like a person cannot lift themselves up.As long as the Source of the Great Dao is within the Heaven Thief's body, he will not die. But then a new problem arises.Even the king of the Celestial Realm cannot digest the Source of the Great Dao, only utilize it; the Heavenly Thief certainly cannot devour it either.If the Source of the Great Dao could truly be digested, the Celestial Realm would have long since lost its Heavenly Net, and the true form of the Heaven would have been devoured by those power-hungry Sons of Heaven.Sure enough, the Heavenly Thief did not attempt to digest this power.He was merely a transit point, using the form of the Heavenly Thief to grasp the Source of the Great Dao and channeling this power into the ruins below.The Source of the Great Dao flowed within his body.But this supreme power is finite; once it all escapes, he will be exposed and obliterated by the rules.Unless, he can find a way to prevent the rules of Heaven from locking onto him.Such methods are extremely rare, even throughout history.But today, everyone present knows he has another method.The well-known truth—the art of transcendence.Once this spell is complete, a true upheaval will occur in the heavens.For the true purpose of this spell is—to create the heavens.To transcend and become heaven itself.Metal, wood, water, fire, earth; wind, ice, thunder; light and darkness; time and space; life and death; the source of the Dao.These are the fundamental elements that constitute a world!Without the final source of the Dao, what is created is a small world, a small space still dependent on the celestial realm.But the thief of heaven stole the source of the Dao.He stole the foundation of the heavens, this edifice of existence, and plans to build his own next to it.That will be a—new world!The new world will have absolutely no connection to the old world of the celestial realm.Therefore, the Underworld Kingdom is making such a fuss, determined to stop the thief of heaven's actions.Otherwise, this land will be completely irrelevant to him, and the fortune here will be forever severed from their control.But the King of the Underworld never dreamed that the source of the Dao needed for the new world would be provided by himself.Everyone subconsciously assumes that the source of the Dao must have come from the tyrant.Three thousand years ago, he conquered the Heavenly Realm and seized a corner of the Heavenly Net. It's likely that a portion of the Source of the Great Dao was brought back to the mortal world by Zhuge Tianming.But no.As a lowly thief, the Thief of Heaven taught the arrogant, high-ranking gods of the Heavenly Realm a lesson through his thieving methods—true masters only steal from the wealthy.The highest master only steals from the wealthiest person.This is the secret of the art of theft, but unfortunately, many don't understand it.How much money do the poor have?And precisely because they have little money, the poor guard their money fiercely, making it difficult for thieves to succeed.The wealthy are different.They have too much money, more than they can spend. Often, they don't even know if they've been robbed, or if they do, they probably don't care.The wealthy simply don't consider thieves a threat.The most crucial condition for a successful theft is thus met—no defenses.The King of the Underworld couldn't understand until his death how the Source of the Great Dao could be stolen.By this time, he had already summoned the Imperial Advisor back.Cang Fu was somewhat surprised, wondering if it would be so quick.After understanding the situation, he realized that Ming Yan's stupidity far exceeded the limits of his imagination.He was no different from a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered in front of Zhuge Tianming.One strike, and it was over.The two didn't exchange a single blow; it was a one-sided massacre.The massacre was so easy that it naturally didn't take long.As a sorcerer, he used his Heavenly Eye to see the situation in the lower realm and immediately offered a solution."To complete the Transcendence Technique, many divine realms requiring passage through ruins are needed, including this newly erected Dao Source Ruins.""Currently, we still have three ruins in our hands, and no one has yet set foot in this Dao Source Ruins.""All the conditions for completing the technique have not been met.""But time is limited.""Once the Source of the Great Dao completely separates from that thief, he will die.""So the method is simple."The King nodded and said, "Occupy the ruins?""Hide the ruins and wait until that damned thief's death is near?"Cang Fu lowered his head and said calmly, "Simply destroy the three ruins we have."