I Have A Sword-Chapter 1282: Submit and Live, Defy and Die

However, this time, he had become even stronger than before. He followed the Dao, but he was stronger than the majority of Dao Followers. It was all because he was following the Ancestral Dao, the origin of all Supreme Great Daos.

He had responded to the Ancestral Dao's call and went to the Guanxuan Universe to stop the True God. Although he was no match for her, he still decided to go there.

His decision allowed him to receive great rewards from the Ancestral Dao, and his strength rose to a whole new level as a result.

The sudden appearance of the Nine Continents Master caught the Supreme Great Dao.

The Supreme Great Dao was familiar with the Nine Continents Master. It knew that he was someone personally chosen by the Ancestral Dao—someone with a special status and great power.

The Supreme Great Dao hadn't expected him to show up here. Had this matter alarmed the Ancestral Dao?

Just as the Supreme Great Dao was contemplating over it, the Nine Continents Master turned to it and said, "That young man is Ye Guan, and he walks the Dao of Order, which makes him a Dao Defier.

"He has a unique identity, so you'd best not underestimate him."

The Supreme Great Dao's expression darkened. "Did you come here on the Old Ancestor's orders?"

The Nine Continents Master nodded. "Yes."

The Supreme Great Dao was visibly surprised. "He caught the attention of the Old Ancestor?"

The Nine Continents Master shook his head. "He's an extraordinary individual. Unfortunately, it's not something that can be explained in a few words."

Then, the Nine Continents master turned to the Upper God and said, "Upper God, as far as I know, while you and your people do not follow the Dao, you have never openly resisted the Ancestral Dao.

"The Ancestral Dao has given me the following instructions—he is willing to offer you a chance. Submit to him today, and he will help you ascend to greater heights."

The Upper God stared at him and chuckled. "Submit?"

"This is your last chance. Otherwise, not even the Heavenly Tomb Master can protect you."

"You're known as the 'Nine Continents Master,' right?"

The Nine Continents Master nodded.

The Upper God laughed. "Nine Continents Master, I've heard that you're a formidable figure, and I never expected you to become the Ancestral Dao's lapdog. At your level, you should understand what the Ancestral Dao is doing."

The Nine Continents Master was unfazed.

"Keep stalling for time if you want," he replied.

The Upper God narrowed his eyes slightly, and his smile faded away. His opponent was too confident. Clearly, he had something else up his sleeve.

The Nine Continents Master added, "Upper God, this is your final chance."

The Upper God chuckled. "Nine Continents Master, if we had any intention of submitting, we would have done so a long time ago. Why would we wait until now?"

The Nine Continents Master glanced at him and said, "To you, walking the path of the Dao is submission. But to me, following the Dao is to align with the natural order. It is maintaining the balance of the vast expanse by upholding the Dao among the myriad beings."

"Hahahaha!" The Upper God burst out into a peal of laughter. "Nine Continents Master, you truly have been kneeling for too long. Let me ask you something—do you follow the Ancestral Dao because you seek to break through the limits of civilization, to escape both fate and karma as well as the so-called 'Great Dao'?

"That is clearly the case, so let me say something. With your level of strength, you should know that we can rely on our strength to surpass the limits of civilization, to transcend fate and karma, and attain the Dao.

"However, the Ancestral Dao has severed everyone's path to enlightenment, established a hierarchy, and declared that all beings must follow its will.

"Those who refuse to obey him are branded as Dao Defiers and must be executed. That's already despicable enough, but what's even more revolting is that, every so often, it resets a civilization, claiming it's for the sake of 'balance.'

"In truth, its real goal is to ensure that no experts capable of threatening it would ever appear. The one truly feeding off the vast expanse isn't its countless living beings...

"It's the Ancestral Dao!"

Ye Guan looked at the Upper God in shock.

The Upper God continued, "Nine Continents Master, those who walk the path of the Dao will never surpass the Great Dao. The Ancestral Dao has already sealed your path. It allows you to follow its path not because it wants to help you rise above the Dao but to enslave you.

"Us, Dao Defiers, are the reason you're still alive. Once we're gone, I really want to see whether the Ancestral Dao will still tolerate your existence."

The Nine Continents Master glanced at the Upper God and calmly replied, "Upper God, my Dao heart is unwavering. Your words cannot shake me. I will tell you one last time. Submit, and you'll live; defy, and you'll die.

"Will you choose to live, or will you choose to die?"

The Upper God burst into laughter. "I'd rather die standing than live kneeling to someone else. Come on then! I heard you're the strongest in the Nine Continents Domain. Let me see that strength for myself!"

With that, the Upper God stepped forward. A colossal Great Dao Manifestation appeared behind him, and the starry skies trembled beneath its presence.

The Nine Continents Master didn't back down. He, too, stepped forward, clenching his right fist. His Nine Continents Fist Intent erupted like a raging storm.

His strength had increased exponentially, and the force of his fist could easily annihilate countless star fields.

"C'mere!" the Upper God roared.

The next moment, the colossal Dao Manifestation behind him threw a powerful punch at the Nine Continents Master. The sheer force of it was apocalyptic; swathes of star fields collapsed under its power, disappearing into oblivion.

Yet, the Nine Continents Master remained unfazed. His right hand was clenched tightly as countless strands of Nine Continents Fist Intent gathered in his palm along with the power of the Great Dao.

As the Dao Manifestation's punch came crashing down, the Nine Continents Master shot forward like a bolt of divine lightning, launching a punch of his own straight at the Dao Manifestation.

His punch was boundlessly powerful, unyielding, and absolute.

It carried the power to obliterate all things, and then—

Boom!

The two punches clashed head-on.

A terrifying shockwave of fist energy erupted across the battlefield.

The fat monk, being the weakest among them, was instantly blasted hundreds of thousands of meters away.

Ye Guan was also forced to retreat repeatedly, but he held his ground through sheer willpower.

As for the Supreme Great Dao, it didn't take even a single step backward. Its gaze remained coldly fixed on the Upper God, occasionally glancing at Ye Guan in the distance.

Upon seeing that the Upper God was holding his own, Ye Guan immediately focused on the Supreme Great Dao. Without any hesitation, he charged forward with his sword, launching a direct assault.

Fight! He needed to fight! Otherwise, the Evil Dao Seal within him would grow even stronger.

When Ye Guan dared to attack it first, the Supreme Great Dao's face turned ice-cold. It pointed a finger forward, and a divine Dao light bloomed, making a beeline for Ye Guan.

Ye Guan's sword light shattered, but he transformed into another streak of sword light that flew toward the Supreme Great Dao with unrelenting ferocity.

The Supreme Great Dao was indeed stronger than Ye Guan. However, Ye Guan had the Qingxuan Sword, allowing him to break through the Supreme Great Dao's power.

Thus, while the Supreme Great Dao could suppress Ye Guan, it was struggling to kill the latter.

Not far away, the fat monk watched the battle unfold, and his face reflected both shock and terror. He was powerful in his own right, but he knew that he was nothing compared to these experts. This battle was far beyond his level.

Yet, he did not leave. He was waiting for an opportunity to snatch the Qingxuan Sword away from Ye Guan's hands.

After all, a being of the Supreme Great Dao's level wouldn't care about a mere artifact.

Boom!

Ye Guan was blasted away once again.

Although he was being suppressed, the Supreme Great Dao still couldn't kill him.

Ye Guan was feeling frustrated. The Qingxuan Sword could resist the Evil Dao Seal, but the sword was incomplete, so it was impossible for it to annihilate the Evil Dao Seal.

If Ye Guan wanted to restore the Qingxuan Sword, he would need to use his Order Sword Intent, but even that was sealed, too.

It was an awkward and frustrating predicament.

As for Master Pagoda... Well, he wasn't in great shape either. He was beaten up badly by the Evil Dao.

Boom!

A terrifying aura suddenly swept across the battlefield.

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Ye Guan instantly felt relieved, thinking that they were the Upper God's reinforcements.

"No, don't let your guard down," the Upper God said, "They aren't one of us..."