The Protagonists' Chat Group: Beyond the Boundaries — Chapter 386

Chapter 386: First Time Group Members Deal with an Earth Compatriot

Hongjun’s strength was, without a doubt, utterly terrifying. After gaining the absolute authority of the Heavenly Dao, his power reached an unprecedented Perfection.

He was the first to move, flying straight towards the desolate Chaos Sea, intending to wage the final, great battle in this isolated space.

The members of the chat group and Li Changshou followed closely behind him.

Within the Primordial World itself, the Taiqing Saint, Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Cult Master, and Nuwa also revealed their true, peerless forms.

Then, they too ascended and headed towards the vast, dark expanse of the Chaos Sea.

An Aura of endless, fundamental destruction enveloped them all like a tidal wave.

“This final battle, I sincerely hope you can make it enjoyable for me!”

A majestic voice echoed from the highest, darkest point of the Chaos Sea. Hongjun slowly spoke, his voice like the deafening shaking of ten thousand celestial bell towers, an endless, oppressive might intimidating the very soul!

The myriad stars floating in the Chaos Sea silently swayed, like dazzling pearls embedded in a calm, dark ocean.

As a piece of Heaven and Earth, the entire area was completely confined by Hongjun’s will.

Everyone felt as if they were trapped in a dense, crushing swamp, unable to break free and move naturally!

Torrential divine light emerged from the endless void. Surprisingly, the Go-King—Li Changshou—was the one who made the first move this time.

His Killing Intent surged, a rare sight for the cautious planner. He stepped across space, his eyes alight with resolve. “The Heavenly Dao has fallen into personal desire; you deserve to be destroyed!”

“Six Paths of Reincarnation!”

Li Changshou swiftly slid his hands, performing an absolute sealing gesture, and the entire Chaos Sea violently trembled. Starlight continuously intertwined to form six enormous black holes.

The six black holes seemed to possess the power to devour everything in existence, rushing instantly towards Hongjun’s colossal form.

The people in the group momentarily gasped at the sight. Damn, the sun must have risen from the west today. Li Changshou was actually the primary attacker?

“It’s time to end everything!”

“Let a new Reincarnation cycle begin, one free of your corruption!”

Hongjun simply waved his hand, and a massive Yin and Yang grinding disc—a wheel of cosmic proportions—appeared in his hand. This was the World-Grinding Disc, representing his absolute authority over Heaven and Earth after controlling the Heavenly Dao!

Wherever the World-Grinding Disc passed, Heaven and Earth seemed to be ground away, collapsing into primal dust.

Endless cracks appeared in the fabric of the Chaos Sea. It instantly shattered Li Changshou’s Six Paths of Reincarnation attack.

A destructive, irresistible Aura surged towards everyone in the alliance.

“Kill!”

Seeing this display of absolute power, the people in the group no longer hesitated and simultaneously launched their ultimate attacks!

Yang Qi’s Nethergod Spear swept invincibly, striking straight towards the terrifying Yin and Yang grinding disc.

“This place does not enter the Three Realms and Five Elements! It does not enter the Primordial Heaven and Earth! It does not enter the actual true realm! Any existence that interferes with its operation, the Great Dao will abandon!”

The Killing Intent of the weapon in his hand blossomed. He uttered words of fundamental destiny, actively setting the rules for this temporary realm.

He intended to strategically weaken Hongjun’s Heavenly Dao Power by isolating its source connection!

Fang Han stood majestically between Heaven and Earth, unleashing the power of the Three Thousand Great Daos of his own world.

“Here, the Three Thousand Great Daos, heed my command! Rise according to my Law!”

He expertly used the Great Destiny Art. He was taking control of the Three Thousand Great Daos of this specific world.

The Heavenly Dao authority of the Primordial World was originally born from the Three Thousand Great Daos itself.

The plane level of the Primordial World was slightly lower than Fang Han’s original world (Eternal Life). Correspondingly, the Three Thousand Great Daos of this world were also fundamentally inferior to Fang Han’s own perfected Three Thousand Great Daos.

Now, Fang Han instantly unleashed his supreme Divine Ability, which was equivalent to a super-user logging in from a different, higher-authority location.

When the Three Thousand Great Daos of this world sensed the existence of Fang Han’s more powerful, perfected Three Thousand Great Daos, they immediately became obedient, awaiting the “big brother’s” command!

With the absolute authority of the superior Three Thousand Great Daos blessing him, the Dao Rhyme emanating from Fang Han’s body was in no way inferior to Hongjun’s!

Li Qiye calmly took a single step, and the entire Chaos Sea violently trembled in response to his Dao. He looked at Hongjun with quiet, ancient eyes.

“This is the Heavenly Dao?”

“It seems to be nothing more than this…”

Calm, utterly arrogant words came from his mouth. His tone seemed to carry a hint of profound, ancient disdain for the concept of a finite Heavenly Dao.

“Heavenly Dao World Power…”

“I have it too!”

Luo Feng (Swallowed Star) and Lin Feng (Peerless Martial God) also immediately activated their massive, independent inner worlds. They then unleashed raw World Power, displaying great Divine Abilities.

Their raw combat power was naturally a step behind the fused Hongjun. However, in terms of controlling the pure Heavenly Dao essence and wielding World Power, they were in no way inferior to Hongjun.

After all, their unique Cultivation Technique Systems involved creating and mastering a universe. They were also existences that fundamentally controlled a world.

The Earth Compatriot (Xu Que) Arrives

Looking at these diverse and terrifying attacks—one from Fate/Destiny (Yang Qi), one from Dao Authority (Fang Han), one from World Supremacy (Luo Feng/Lin Feng), and one from Experience/Arrogance (Li Qiye)—Hongjun was momentarily stunned.

Did these people also Transmigrate to other worlds like I did?

If so, why—why could they establish contact with each other and gather for a party?

While he, Hongjun, had experienced such a long period of crushing cosmic loneliness, these people formed a vibrant, supportive group.

Hongjun felt a spike of genuine, bitter envy for Li Changshou and the chat group members. They were fundamentally different from him; they were not lonely!

If Li Changshou could have come earlier, if these people could have come earlier… Perhaps he wouldn’t have fallen to the point of merging with the flawed Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun was in deep thought, a moment of profound, regretful humanity surfacing.

However, the World-Grinding Disc spun even faster, and blinding, destructive light filled the sky, like lightning, striking fiercely towards everyone one by one.

Hongjun roared to the sky, his voice now a vast, echoing chorus: “Haha, let me see, today, will you be destroyed, or will I perish!”

His body suddenly shook, and then transformed into a huge, blinding ball of chaotic light!

He was no longer maintaining the recognizable appearance of Hongjun, but instead transforming into the primal form of the Heavenly Dao itself.

His body suddenly became too vast, containing the conflicting thoughts and will of all beings, and the entirety of the Three Thousand Great Daos.

A massive, world-destroying Aura spread out. The entire Chaos Sea began sinking, tearing apart under the pressure…

“Fuck!”

A figure violently escaped from the collapsing Chaos Sea in a sorry state.

“Damn it, he didn’t even say hello before transforming! That’s not fair!”

The figure—the Exploding Heavens Gang’s Xu Que—cursed furiously at Hongjun, who had transformed into the Heavenly Dao!

He held a brick in one hand and the King of Bragging Purple Gold Rod in the other. He had just successfully snuck up on Hongjun from behind, ready for a surprise assault.

The brick and sneak attack rod in his hand were no ordinary items; they were System-produced artifacts.

They possessed underlying code that guaranteed a chance of stunning even the most powerful entities. As long as a critical hit occurred, even the Heavenly Dao could be temporarily knocked out.

Xu Que was just about to launch his righteous sneak attack, but Hongjun suddenly transformed, almost swallowing Xu Que into the vast ball of light.

Now Xu Que looked at this massive, spherical ball of light and was faced with a critical dilemma!

He turned into such a vast ball of light. How am I supposed to hit the back of its head now?

The brick and sneak attack rod had a high percentage chance to cause stun, and the underlying code was just that powerful and absolute.

However, the rigid rule of the underlying code required that he must hit the back of the head to trigger the stun effect.

Now that Hongjun had turned into a vast ball of light, there was no physical way to find the back of his head. Xu Que cursed under his breath.

Hongjun, who had transformed into the Heavenly Dao, was slightly speechless at the sight.

He looked at Xu Que, who was holding a brick and a sneak attack rod with righteous anger.

Damn it. Was it more shameless for me to transform without saying hello, or for you to sneak behind someone and ambush them with a brick?

While speechless, Hongjun also felt an undeniable, profound sense of familiarity.

This was indeed a compatriot. Someone who knew how to use such tools. So skilled with a brick…

Hongjun had Transmigrated during the early, chaotic days of the internet. That era was still a bit lawless.

Hongjun had also been a self-proclaimed “hooligan” back then. Bricks and sneak attack rods were always reliable tools in hand!

“Hello, compatriot!”

Hongjun’s vast, echoing voice spread out from the ball of light. Endless oppressive might, mighty and vast, and destructive divine light enveloped Xu Que’s body with special, focused attention!

“Good fellow, calling me ‘compatriot,’ but you’re not holding back on the power!” Xu Que sneered, feeling the focused attention.

“Coincidentally, I also want to see if your Heavenly Dao is stronger, or if my System’s proxy is stronger!”

Xu Que didn’t hesitate. He directly activated the System Proxy mode—a forbidden state that granted temporary, absolute power drawn from the System Lord.

His own base combat power could exchange blows with Hongjun, but he truly wanted to know the ultimate answer.

In an instant, Xu Que’s eyes became cold, calculating, and absolutely powerful. His Aura instantly surged to a level comparable to Hongjun’s vast, fused power.

He charged straight into the chaotic Heavenly Dao light, wielding the King of Bragging Purple Gold Rod with formidable power, unleashing ten thousand dazzling Divine Techniques…

It was a clash between the Strongest Pretending and Face-Slapping System versus the Primordial Heavenly Dao itself.

“Strange, absolute power!”

The World-Grinding Wheel violently blasted towards Xu Que to suppress the strange surge of power…

The Final Dao Battle

The others, seeing Hongjun transform into the vast, targetless Heavenly Dao, also didn’t hesitate and directly plunged into the large ball of light!

This large ball of light was Hongjun. This large ball of light was the Heavenly Dao.

By directly killing their way into it, they could collapse the core power structure from within.

This fighting style was incredibly complex, entirely different from previous direct combats.

Everyone plunged into the Heavenly Dao to engage in a profound Dao Battle with Hongjun’s will.

This kind of Dao Battle almost encompassed everything: pure energy confrontations, comparisons of Physical Body strength, and a foundational struggle for the authority of the Three Thousand Great Daos…

Yang Qi’s Nethergod Spear swept invincibly, each strike carrying the destructive power of countless Hell demons, raising monstrous waves of Nether energy!

Each of his strikes was an energy clash with Hongjun, or rather, the Heavenly Dao’s energy core.

Besides the energy clash, he simultaneously unleashed the Wheel of Destiny. He wanted to speak the ultimate Law and curse Hongjun to death by twisting his fate line.

Hongjun was also desperately trying to seal Yang Qi’s ultimate destiny and suppress his ability to command fate.

As for Fang Han, he used the Art of Destiny, forcibly activating the Three Thousand Great Daos from his world. Within the core of the Heavenly Dao, he contended with Hongjun for the absolute authority of the Three Thousand Great Daos!

Many figures appeared here within the core light. There were the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the Primordial World, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the Ten Marshals of the Demon Court…

All sorts of historical characters appeared. These were all supreme beings who had achieved certain accomplishments on the Three Thousand Great Daos. They represented the very existence of the Daos themselves.

However, these figures only occupied a portion of the Three Thousand Great Daos. The remaining vast majority were occupied by Hongjun.

He possessed the Jade Disc of Creation and controlled far more of the Three Thousand Great Daos than others. His authority surpassed everyone else.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to successfully replace the true Heavenly Dao.

However, in his attempt to master everything, he learned much but was not proficient in all Daos. Some of the Great Daos he cultivated had not reached Perfection.

But in the entire Primordial Realm, on those specific Great Daos, no one was stronger than him. Therefore, he could still maintain control!

In the original narrative, Li Changshou used the Balance Great Dao to engage in calculated American-style bullying, directly changing the system code to hold a “party” in Hongjun’s house but not inviting Hongjun himself.

By using the Balance Great Dao, Li Changshou contended for control over the Three Thousand Great Daos without direct combat.

Fang Han, however, didn’t plan on calculated, American-style bullying.

Instead, his way was direct—he would fight and seize the control.

He saw a contested Great Dao: the Great Dao of Poison. The current spokesperson for this Great Dao was Hongjun’s projection.

Fang Han didn’t hesitate for a moment. He immediately unleashed the corresponding Great Dao of Poison from his own world’s Three Thousand Great Daos, and ruthlessly slapped Hongjun’s projection with a burst of immense power.

Hongjun’s projection was instantly scattered.

The Great Dao of Poison quickly condensed a new, powerful projection: Fang Han!

Fang Han didn’t stop for a second, immediately walking towards the next contested Great Dao.

Another big, powerful slap. Familiar, efficient operation, familiar, irresistible formula…

Another Great Dao immediately submitted to Fang Han’s feet, granting him its authority.

Hongjun watched as one Three Thousand Great Dao after another was completely controlled by Fang Han, and he was utterly bewildered.

Damn it. How does this guy also know the Three Thousand Great Daos? And his level of control is even higher than mine?

Huh? How is the Yin and Yang Great Dao also being controlled by him? Aren’t the Taiqing Saint and his allies on the same side? Why is Fang Han snatching power from his own people?

No. Taiqing and Fang Han were both at the level of Perfection in Great Dao control. Why would the Yin and Yang Great Dao follow Fang Han?

Hongjun felt a profound sense of collapse.

Your control over the Great Dao is deeper than mine. If you take the Great Dao authority, I won’t say anything. But we have the same level of control! Why can you still take the Great Dao authority from me?

Hongjun expressed his utter defeat.

If the other people in the group knew Hongjun’s thoughts, they would definitely ask him a simple question:

If both people earn one million, can someone from an ordinary, small company be the same as someone from a Fortune 500, world-spanning company?

The developmental potential and the underlying Origin are completely different, brother!

Luo Feng and Lin Feng, on the other hand, competed with Hongjun using raw World Power, which was a Dao Battle on a completely different, cosmic level—a clash of personal universe sizes.

Li Qiye strolled leisurely within the large ball of light that Hongjun had transformed into the Heavenly Dao.

While resisting Hongjun’s destructive power, he quietly experienced the fundamental difference between the power of the Heavenly Dao and the ultimate power of humans—power that comes from the true Origin.

He wanted to understand some fundamental characteristics of the Heavenly Dao structure to prepare for his future, ultimate goal of slaying the heavens in his own reality.

Shi Jian, on the other hand, unleashed his formidable Dominator Domain, using it to contend with the vast energy of the Heavenly Dao.

At the same time, countless densely packed Grotto-Heavens emerged from his body, forming various complex Formations. The power of these Formations converged to form an enormous, shimmering Heaven-Punishing Grand Formation!

Lu Sheng, who had just joined the group, was even more excited than the others.

The raw energy of this chaotic Heavenly Dao was immensely beneficial to his Deep Blue system.

While resisting the Heavenly Dao, he secretly absorbed Hongjun’s essence and raw power, fueling his deduction engine.

“First layer Cultivation Technique upgrade!”

“Second layer Cultivation Technique upgrade!”

“…”

“Hundredth layer Cultivation Technique upgrade!”

There was no hint of battle tension on Lu Sheng’s mechanical face, only the overwhelming excitement of picking up free money, and the anticipation of the number of Cultivation Technique layers he would soon be able to deduce and add.

Xu Que, on the other hand, started a direct, staged competition with Hongjun.

Hongjun manifested a strong figure to compete directly with Xu Que in a parallel space.

To be precise, he was competing with Xu Que in his System Proxy mode.

Their cultivation levels constantly fluctuated, sometimes high, sometimes low, but they almost always maintained a similar level of raw power.

Then they engaged in various complex Dao Battles and Pretending competitions.

One side was controlled by the Heavenly Dao’s will, the other was controlled by the absolute, cheat-like System’s will.

It was a truly strange sight to behold.

Xiao Yan and Lin Dong performed rather ordinarily in comparison, mainly focusing on destroying the Heavenly Dao’s chaotic energy, but they weren’t particularly outstanding among the crowd of monsters.

The Taiqing Saint, Yuanshi Tianzun, Tongtian Cult Master, and Nuwa—these original Saints of the Primordial World—also plunged into the Heavenly Dao’s large ball of light, then sought to collapse the underlying Heavenly Dao structure.

It must be said: Hongjun, after fusing with the Heavenly Dao, was indeed unbelievably strong.

One person transforming into the Heavenly Dao could actually simultaneously deal with so many supreme opponents on multiple, complex fronts.

The way everyone fought against the Heavenly Dao was profoundly complex because the power of the Heavenly Dao was inherently very complex; it couldn’t be simply summarized by the word “combat power.”

Everyone’s assault on the heavens involved both life-and-death struggles, Law confrontations, and strategic resource seizure.

This kind of confrontation could not be explained by a simple Magic Treasure, Divine Ability, or Physical Body alone.

All in all, Hongjun, facing so many powerful, high-level enemies at once, even though he had fully fused with the Heavenly Dao, was still no match for the combined will of the Myriad Worlds.

The large ball of light gradually dimmed, its energy core collapsing.

“Hahaha, to die at the hands of so many different supreme beings, I can be considered to have died in my rightful place,” a vast, melancholic voice echoed from the light.

“No loss, no loss. To be feared by so many people, my long journey here was not in vain!”

The large ball of light trembled slightly, then strangely transformed into a sad, contorted face. This face carried loss, a final, wistful smile, and a plea.

He looked at the chaotic Chaos Sea where the battle was taking place.

“Brother… the Chaos Sea is also very free…”

Hongjun.

He had burned out his entire existence. The Heavenly Dao was free.