Gods Vanish on a Cloudy Day
Chapter 25 The Dao-Bearing Dragon Girl (6000)
Beyond the multiverse.
The Realm of Heavenly Light.
A streak of gold and white light wandered wretchedly through the vacuum, passing through the gaps between stars, dragging a long trail in the nebula.
This trail had already crossed hundreds of light-years. If quantum leaps were included, that distance would probably increase a hundredfold. Even such a long escape could not completely shake off the enemy's pursuit.
Behind this trail, massive gravitational distortions were emerging, ripples caused by a large-mass interstellar fleet warping space-time and traversing endless light-years.
Within the gold and white light, one could vaguely see a giant dragon forged from steel. The dragon’s body was jagged and uneven, like a patchwork creation assembled from countless gears, levers, and bizarre mechanical structures.
At first glance, it looked like a being pieced together by a god from various mechanical parts.
And in reality, this was not far from the truth—it was indeed a creation god, a new god assembled from the parts of many Machine Gods.
Its name was 'Bearing the Dao Dragon,' a powerful 'Innate Machine God' that had recently emerged from the Ruins of Creation.
The speed of the gold and white stream was slowly decreasing. It felt weary. Even a Machine God, hailed as immortal and indestructible, would feel mentally and physically exhausted after dozens of consecutive battles and nearly a hundred attempts to break free.
This was not true exhaustion—not even a million battles would cause a Machine God to suffer metal fatigue or reach its lifespan limit like ordinary machines.
It simply felt that there was no hope of escaping its current predicament, and so despair gradually crept into its heart.
The Realm of Heavenly Light, a world under the jurisdiction of the [World of Genesis], belonging to the [Dao of Creation], was vast and boundless, the fundamental stronghold of the Genesis God system.
The World of Genesis was an extremely rare higher-level world in the void of the multiverse, endlessly vast, where countless races of living beings multiplied and thrived, nurturing civilizations and extraordinary powers.
Since the distant Mythic Age, ten great god systems had each occupied one end of the universe, ruling over billions of star systems and time-spaces, governing all living beings.
[Dark Abyss], [Nirvana], [Apocalypse], [Reincarnation], [Solemn End]
[Supreme Heaven], [Karmic Extinction], [Genesis], [Equilibrium], [Magnificent Radiance]
The ten great god systems governed the heavens and star fields, and all were citizens of the god domains beneath them.
In addition to these, there were also four forbidden zones: [Ruins of Creation], [Burial Grounds of Myriad Forms], [Vortex of Strife], and [Tower of Utmost Heaven], which existed outside the god domains, imparting their doctrines to countless beings.
The Bearing the Dao Dragon was an Innate Machine God born from the [Ruins of Creation], one of the four forbidden zones.
The Ruins of Creation was an endless ruin realm located in subspace within the World of Genesis. It contained the ruins left behind after the apparent shattering of the entire universe, with endless fragments of worlds, corpses of gods, relics of civilizations, and debris of planets. Anyone, even the [Creator Gods] of the ten great god systems, would become a drifting divine corpse within this incredible time-space ruin if they entered without preparation.
But strangely, the Ruins of Creation refused anyone to pry into its interior, yet it would occasionally give birth to powerful beings that seemed to come from other universes, beings that were strange, inexplicable, and difficult to describe.
The weakest of these powerful beings were 'Spiritual Machine Gods,' and the strongest even reached the peak of 'Creation Machine Gods,' second only to the 'Dao-Integrating Armaments' of the main gods of the ten great god domains.
Because they had the same origin, these powerful beings united to form one of the four forbidden zone forces that existed outside the ten great god systems.
The [Bearing the Dao Dragon] was one of them.
The reason this giant dragon, which resembled countless Machine God remains pieced together, appeared in the small universe of the 'Genesis God system' was not because it had provoked the other side, but because the other side had gone crazy and forcefully attacked it while it was wandering in the star field, trying to capture it.
Pressing and pursuing all the way, the Bearing the Dao Dragon even went in the opposite direction to avoid being encircled and suppressed, breaking into the 'Realm of Heavenly Light.'
If it were not for the Bearing the Dao Dragon's special 'Bearing the Dao Power,' its super adaptability and evolution ability that could adapt to any attack and environment, it would probably have been captured by the ten great god systems long ago.
In the Realm of Heavenly Light, the central supergiant star 'Heavenly Light' quietly rotated, its gravitational vortex stirring the central galaxy of this universe. The Bearing the Dao Dragon stayed far away from it, as it was the core stronghold of the Genesis God system.
Even though it was now trapped in the deepest pitfall, its heart almost in despair, the Bearing the Dao Dragon still did not give up.
Recently, there had been movements in the ten great god systems.
For some unknown reason, the ten great god systems, which had been silent and stagnant like a pool of dead water since the 'Great Extinction' seven million years ago, had been increasingly active recently.
They seemed to be awakening from their decay, beginning to re-govern the territories they had long forgotten for countless ages. These ancient gods once again raised their eyes, gazing into the void of the universe, as if they had once again glimpsed something they had long yearned for in the endless, vast, and empty darkness.
At the same time, many strange 'transmigrators' had also appeared throughout the World of Genesis, and even in its numerous affiliated worlds.
Transmigrators were not a particularly rare occurrence. It generally referred to the space-time displacement and soul leaps between the various small universes and the main universe of the World of Genesis, a special cosmic phenomenon.
Generally speaking, transmigrators would cause a near-impossible, miracle-like interaction between civilizations at opposite ends of the universe, leading to leaps in civilization.
Many seemingly ordinary small civilizations had also given birth to 'Machine Gods' because of transmigrators.
Of course, transmigration would also cause some great strife. The original equilibrium would be broken by this miraculous phenomenon, causing a chain reaction, which could even lead to the replacement of a galaxy overlord civilization, resulting in the death and injury of trillions of living beings.
Miracles and strife were always one, like intertwining vortexes.
The 'Vortex of Strife,' one of the four forbidden zones, was a forbidden zone force that presided over and managed this phenomenon. Their headquarters were not even located within the great universe of the World of Genesis, but at the 'Vortex Termination Point' outside the universe.
However, the transmigrators who had appeared recently were different.
They had a common origin and an extraordinary power system. Those power systems originating from outer universes had always been despised by the ten great god systems of the World of Genesis, regarded as 'inferior and heretical paths.'
However, after a Machine God of the 'Dao of Apocalypse' was killed by that group of transmigrators calling themselves 'Adventurers,' and even its divine corpse was dismantled and separated, the silent ten great god systems seemed to have been slapped with a non-painful but extremely humiliating slap, and then awakened from their eternal slumber, watching all this with annoyance and incomprehension.
The Bearing the Dao Dragon knew all this, but had always felt that this kind of trivial matter had nothing to do with itself, which had only been born a few years ago.
Who knew that the Genesis God system, which had begun to resume its activities, would actually take it as a target!
——What should I do?
At this moment, the gold and white stream passed through a high-density star belt. The composite nebula produced by the explosions of many supernovas was extremely dense, and even new stars were being born within it. The incredibly vigorous negative entropy vitality overflowed like a gushing spring.
The dragon sensed this extremely precious opportunity and immediately took the initiative to approach, plunging into this star field, not only to replenish its consumption, but also because this complex celestial system could disrupt its mass traces, so that the pursuers would not catch up immediately, allowing it a period of respite.
Soon after the dragon plunged into the nebula.
In the space behind it, hundreds of massive spiritual energy ripples arose, oscillating through space-time.
In an instant, thousands of fleets, along with twenty-one Machine Gods of various sizes and shapes, appeared out of thin air.
[Bearing the Dao Dragon, truly resilient. It has been hunted by us for so long and still shows no signs of decline. No wonder it has established such a great reputation in the main universe in less than five years since its emergence from the Ruins of Creation.]
The leading Machine God, whose main body was a sphere with rhombus-shaped halos rotating around it, spoke in a solemn tone. It had indeed lost the first trace of the dragon, so it had already begun to perform deduction scans, determining the current location of the Bearing the Dao Dragon.
At the same time, it also praised the opponent's strength seriously: [If it weren't necessary to explore the Ruins of Creation, which requires these Innate Machine Gods that emerge from the ruin realm, I really wouldn't want to provoke these strange and powerful fellows.]
[Listen to my orders, reorganize the military formation. We must be prudent and never allow the opponent to sneak attack and reduce our strength!]
Afterward, this Machine God gave the order, causing the Bearing the Dao Dragon, hidden in the dense nebula, to feel a chill in its heart: [Even with absolute strength, they are not careless in the slightest... Could it be that I am really going to be captured by these damned evil gods and become their exploration tool?]
At this moment, the Bearing the Dao Dragon had already dissolved its massive war armor, hiding in the vicinity of a nascent star inside a nebula in a humanoid form, cautiously absorbing nebula matter to heal its wounds.
The long, white-gold heat dissipation strips, like long hair, were smooth and supple, scattering and flying behind it down to its ankles. The solemn Divine Dragon transformed into a snow-white-skinned being, its appearance beautiful and ethereal, like a celestial god.
Unlike the hideous and terrifying Machine God body, although Innate Machine Gods had no gender and were too barren in figure, the humanoid body of the Bearing the Dao Dragon was indeed a spirited girl who seemed petite and weak, difficult to distinguish the gender, with two metal horns standing tall and sharp on her head.
However, that seemingly weak shell was actually cast from white dwarf star matter, and the heat dissipation strips, like light bands, radiated heat exceeding 1.9 million degrees. Hiding behind a massive cloud of dust, it bit its finger, racking its brains for a countermeasure.
"No, I can't break through head-on. My 'war armor' has been severely damaged, and the core engine has been overloaded. It won't be able to operate at full power again without cooling down for several dozen days."
"And without being able to operate at full power, it means that I can't beat a 'true god' with slightly stronger strength—and the Genesis God system's pursuit team is led by twenty-one true gods! I was chased like a cosmic mayfly even in my prime, let alone now!"
"I can only hide... but where can I hide?"
For a time, the Bearing the Dao Dragon could not think of any way—theoretically speaking, it should seek help from other Innate Machine Gods in the Ruins of Creation. As one of the forbidden zones, the Ruins of Creation was full of old monsters that had existed for more than millions of years, even before the Great Extinction.
Those powerhouses with 'Dao-Integrating Armaments' were certainly willing to help their juniors slap the faces of the ten great god systems, these nominal controllers of the universe, but now... it's impossible to contact them!
The Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl knew that because of the recent cosmic disturbances, not only the ten great god systems, but also many forbidden zones had become active.
Not to mention anything else, the 'Burial Grounds of Myriad Forms' was said to have contacted many 'fellow travelers' from other universes, and seemed to be plotting some major event.
Although no one knew what these nihilists, who were committed to burying everything, wanted to do, it was definitely not good news for all living beings in the entire universe.
In fact, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl's keen intuition could sense that the Genesis God system's desire to capture her might be related to the plans of the Burial Grounds of Myriad Forms recently.
At this moment, the patrol trajectory of the pursuit fleet was spreading to the entire nebula. They did not let go of even a single corner for analysis. Even if there were nascent stellar clouds being nurtured, these incredibly powerful Machine Gods would dismantle them all, checking whether there was anything hidden inside.
Now, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl had given up on her illusions. She already knew that battle was inevitable, and it was basically impossible for her to break through again.
Closing her white-gold eyes, taking advantage of this last moment, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl began to adjust her skills. Even if the end was destined to be captured, she would fight to the very end!
She sank her spirit into her spiritual machine core, which was also the place where all 'Innate Machine Gods' replaced the combination point of ordinary Machine Gods and 'God Ascendants,' preparing to exert her last bit of strength.
The Bearing the Dao Dragon... and even all Innate Machine Gods, had no origin of their own.
They were born naturally, possessed unparalleled power, but could not find their origin, nor did they know where their power originated from, or how to exert it.
Most Innate Machine Gods were extremely weak in their first few decades, far less powerful than ordinary Machine Gods.
But the Bearing the Dao Dragon was an anomaly: although its power system was complex, it had a clear advancement system, level by level. Even if its initial consciousness was ignorant, under the guidance of that overly detailed hundred-level cultivation system, it quickly learned how to control its own power and became a mature god.
Even so, every time the Bearing the Dao Dragon immersed her mind to the deepest level, she could still occasionally hear some concise techniques and cultivation methods, which could quickly improve her strength.
This was the reason why its strength advanced by leaps and bounds, and was favored by many powerful gods and many old monsters in the Ruins of Creation.
[I didn't want to rely on the divine voice that emerged in my heart, because I knew that I should take my own path in order to move towards a higher and farther place. Therefore, except in times of crisis, I would rather think for myself and deduce for myself.]
The white-gold-haired Dragon Girl sighed softly: [But now, it is indeed a crisis that could not be more critical.]
[I hope... it will be helpful.]
At this moment, she began to listen.
Thus, the engraved sound transmitted from the distant multiverse, because of the same origin, unfolded a wonderful resonance!
——Buzz——
Like a sudden flash of light in a dark heart, dazzling cyan-purple radiance flickered, illuminating the deepest darkness of the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl's heart.
In an instant, at the moment when the Dragon Girl was astonished and unable to figure out what was going on, a huge, round egg that released endless light emerged from the void, standing in the very center of her soul space, releasing the light of the scorching sun.
[——Candlelight——]
Such a name appeared directly in the soul.
One could see that there was a chaotic crack on the Candlelight egg, but this small matter was quickly ignored by the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl.
Because, she could sense that this giant egg, hanging in the center of the soul space like the sun, had unknowingly connected her soul, and a large amount of information was being transmitted.
If a pioneer space explorer could see this scene, they would definitely have hallucinations.
Because at this moment, the appearance of the giant egg was exactly the same as the Great Light Sphere floating in the pioneer space.
In fact, what a shameless and vile borrower did was indeed similar to the Great Light Sphere.
In that instant, bathed in the radiance, infinite mysterious knowledge and secrets seemed to be emerging in the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl's bewildered heart, and materialized in front of her as an extremely modern light screen.
If it were a pioneer space explorer, they would definitely have hallucinations again—this scene was almost exactly the same as the 'Exchange List' they were most often in contact with, almost to the point of plagiarism.
However, a primordial Candlelight who had his bloodline whored and was unwilling to reveal his name believed that this was just a reciprocal exchange.
Moreover, what he did was indeed different from the pioneer space.
[——All Heavens Candlelight Mutual Aid System——]
Boom!
At this moment, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl felt her soul space vibrating violently, the sound booming, like a great bell. Endless radiance and information links poured into her heart, causing even those who were considered strong in mind among the Machine Gods to be恍惚 for a moment.
[This, this is?!]
With suspicion and uncertainty, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl saw, saw ten thousand and ten thousand things.
She saw a great universe, divided into the Heavenly Realm, the Human Realm, and the Abyss. The Heavenly Realm and the Abyss fought a bloody war for hundreds of millions of years. The Human Realm was caught in the middle, suffering from the pain of gods and demons. A divine bird, born from the five virtues of the human heart, calling itself 'Dawn,' sheltered all living beings, first fought against the demons of the abyss, and then retreated from the probing of the heavenly gods, protecting the peace of the various kingdoms, but was always trapped, unable to break the situation.
She saw a great realm, with high mountains and distant clouds, immortal mountains standing in the endless ocean. Above the sky, at the end of the dome, the Primordial Spirit operated the myriad Daos. The Dao of Cause and Effect firmly locked the fate of reincarnation. Everything in the mortal world was destined. Whether it was joy, suffering, or struggle, the ending had already been written. Even the gods and Buddhas of the heavens had heavenly rules and precepts and could not overstep them.
The Great Free Demon King emerged from the endless resentment of all living beings, using great terror to do great compassionate things, intending to break the Heavenly Court, strike horizontally at the sky, and smash all destined fates.
She also saw that in the astral world, thousands of planes沉浮, endless civilizations flourished like fire, pioneering towards the end of the endless void. The most powerful central empire, however, because of the emperor's breakthrough and the expansion of desire, intended to rule everything, interrupted this endless pioneering, and intended to include all life within its territory, only allowing the empire to pioneer the distance and control endless resources.
In the various countries and among the people of the empire, countless people were愤慨 by this, but were afraid because of the power of the empire. However, one person raised the banner, started an uprising from a humble position, vowing to 革鼎 the world and return it to the light of day.
Too much, too much. In that instant, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl saw countless lights and shadows and oaths.
Some of them were strong, some were weak, some were as澎湃 and浩瀚 as the sea of stars, and some were just ordinary mortals.
But the same thing was that they were all 'Candlelight' in a certain sense.
In the darkness, a ray of illuminating light!
After the illusions, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl concentrated on looking at the light screen in front of her. This light screen was not an exchange list. On the contrary, it was more like... a chat group, a forum.
Of course, there were not many people in this chat group, only less than twenty people, but in a sense, this was already a lot.
A dozen or so existences with strange IDs and familiar auras were posting requests and communicating with their comrades here. It seemed that they had existed for quite a long time. The Dragon Girl was just a later接入者.
[Newcomer?]
Because there were indeed very few people, the appearance of a new existence was quickly noticed by the original members.
Immediately, a profound aura released information, presented on the light screen in front of the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl: [Since this is the case, then don't talk nonsense. Newcomer, what trouble are you encountering now? Just say it.]
[We are all Candlelight, we should help each other.]
——What exactly is Candlelight?
The first thing that emerged in the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl's heart was this question, even surpassing the doubt of 'What exactly is this light ball and light screen? What exactly happened to my soul space?'
But now was not the time to be puzzled—outside, the search fleet of the Genesis God system was still巡视, where was there time to墨迹 and疑惑.
Since someone asked, then she would say.
[I have indeed encountered trouble. I am currently being hunted down by a group of people from the Genesis God system.]
Biting her teeth, she input in this way, in great detail: [... In short, the situation is like this. I now need a method to escape the predicament, break through, and leave this small universe.]
After saying it, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl suddenly felt amused—what was the use of saying it? Whether the other side was Candlelight or whatever, would someone really be able to help her?
Even if they could really help, how could they immediately answer the solution?
However, after saying it, her originally anxious state of mind had improved a lot. At this moment, the Dragon Girl felt that her mind was much calmer, and when fighting, she could exert three points more strength.
However, something unexpected happened.
An ID called [I'm Not the Free Demon King!] quickly replied in just a few seconds: [Get rid of the chase? It's simple.]
[I have a method here that can help you get through the difficulties!]
After this message was sent, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl sensed that a massive and宏大 information stream, containing some kind of great神通, was transmitted.
Without hesitating for even a thousandth of a second, she immediately chose to accept.
——Who cares if there is a trap, anyway, the worst thing that can happen is that I will be caught and brainwashed into an exploration tool!
But I have to say, the Bearing the Dao Dragon Girl was thinking too much.
After accepting this information stream containing great神通, she was stunned in place.
[It can actually be like this?!]
A bit of 卡文, please forgive me.