Chapter 388: Chen Xiao’s Servant

When Chen Xiao saw Solomon about to leave, he raised his hand and sent a flash of light toward him.
Yet, this divine light, capable of trapping everything in an instant, failed to hold Solomon back, allowing him to escape.
“I said you must die—there’s no way you can escape.”
A fierce glint appeared in Chen Xiao’s eyes, and instantly, his body vanished as well.
“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! All this time, I’ve remained low-key and patient, building up strength for a big strike—only to realize it was all for someone else’s benefit! If I don’t avenge this, I’m not King Solomon!”
“Human ways are meant for me; even the laws of heaven and earth must serve me!”
Amidst the endless voids, King Solomon’s body was surrounded by the shadow of a magnificent gate, moving at great speed.
“It’s the Gate of Destruction, the destination of all things. No wonder you could gain the recognition of the gates of the heavens and unite countless gates under your control.”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao appeared in front of King Solomon, blocking his path.
“Originally, I wanted Xianxian to handle this personally to understand our karma. But it seems I’ll have to do it myself.”
With his hands behind his back, Chen Xiao looked at King Solomon calmly.
“Chen Xiao, actually, the moment you established human ways, I should have devoured you. That way, there wouldn’t be any changes like today!”
King Solomon glared at Chen Xiao, his eyes flashing as he figured out what to do next.
“You did have a chance back then,” Chen Xiao nodded. “But even if you had devoured me, my mother would have severely injured you, leaving you at the mercy of others.”
Chen Xiao established human ways while imprisoned in the Crystal Palace of the Celestial Lord. At that time, the Celestial Lord’s strength was already close to that of a Dao Lord, though her hidden power went far beyond that.
The Celestial Lord’s origin was a Princess of the Spirit Realm, comparable to those in the Dao Realm!
The Spirit Realm, the Dao Realm, the Ghost Realm, and even other worlds in chaos—all were eternal and unbreakable, protected by mighty beings.
“Hmph!”
Solomon gritted his teeth and glared viciously at Chen Xiao.
“Chen Xiao, if you turn around and leave now, I’ll pretend nothing happened. From now on, we go our separate ways. I won’t try to harm you or those around you anymore.”
Suddenly, Solomon said, “Karma has already been formed. It can’t be undone just because you say so.” Chen Xiao shook his head. “Today, you must die. Your Gate of Destruction is extremely useful to me. Even if we have no hatred today, I still have to kill you and take your Gate of Destruction.”
“So, you’re committing murder and robbery?” King Solomon suddenly laughed.
“Just incidental,” Chen Xiao shrugged indifferently.
“Hehehehe… Very well, then I’ll show you why I possess the Gate of Destruction…”
At that moment, King Solomon suddenly turned, and the shadow of another gate appeared behind him.
The atmosphere of this gate was completely different from that of the Gate of Destruction, but it shared many similarities with the Gate of Human Ways.

“The Gate of Origin!”
Chen Xiao stared at the newly appeared shadow of the gate, his body trembling violently.
“That’s right, it is the Gate of Origin.” Solomon laughed triumphantly. “I have already integrated the Gate of Origin and the Gate of End into my body. And I am the embodiment of both origin and end!”
The way of origin and end!
This was the true path that Solomon had comprehended—the essence of his being. Under this path, everything has a beginning and an end. The way of origin and end was the highest path after Chen Xiao’s Way of the Instant.
Chen Xiao’s Way of the Instant was clearly superior to the Way of Origin and End, as it encompassed the path itself, with its manifestation even being eternity in an instant.
Yet Chen Xiao’s Way of Instantaneous Eternity mainly described the truth of existence and the way things exist. Every moment, even this existence, this chaos, existed for just an instant.
Absolute instant, relative eternity!
Even the path itself followed this principle.
However, the destructive power of the Way of Instantaneous Eternity was not strong; it was more about sealing and restraining.
But the Way of Origin and End was different. It was even more terrifying than the Way of Reincarnation. The Way of Reincarnation incorporated everything into a cycle of endless rebirths. But the Way of Origin and End imposed a forced beginning and end!
As for the destructive power of the Gate of End, it ranked second among all paths. Yet, just like the rule of life and death, either the end or the beginning alone was not a complete path and had little use.
But when origin and end were combined, they could instantly unleash the unparalleled destructive power of the Way of Origin and End—everything has a beginning and an end!
Chen Xiao saw the Way of Origin and End slowly coalescing within Solomon’s body, eventually forming a massive gate that gradually took shape.
The gate formed from the Way of Origin and End—the Gate of Origin and End.
“Chen Xiao, you are strong. You’ve comprehended the Way of the Instant and combined it with the water-based treasure within your body. Among the Path Lords, your strength may not be at the top, but you are still a powerful figure. Yet, I, who has formed the Gate of Origin and End and wield the divine artifact of the path, am by far beyond your reach.”
The colors above the Gate of Origin and End kept changing—sometimes like newly grown trees, full of vitality, sometimes like a twilight sky, utterly desolate. This gate fully embodied the Way of Origin and End.
“But you never revealed your Gate of Origin and End from the start.”
At this moment, although Chen Xiao’s expression was solemn, he did not lose his courage. With a firm gaze, he faced Solomon from afar.
“This is my last trump card. Relying on the path of devouring heaven and earth to become the supreme path, I originally didn’t want to use it so early. But I never expected to be forced into this situation by you.”
Hatred flashed in Solomon’s eyes.
“King Solomon, the peerless powerhouse among the Path Lords, has always remained low-key and patient, building strength slowly while pretending to be incompetent and frivolous on the surface… Little do you know, what you pretend to be might very well be your true nature.”
Seeing Solomon’s behavior, a hint of disdain flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes.

“Hmph! Whether it’s true or not, we’ll find out soon! Today, I’ll devour you and seize the Water Element’s ultimate treasure and the Way of Moments!” With that, the massive gate soared into the air and rushed toward Chen Xiao. “If you don’t die, Xianxian will remain bound to you. A great karmic cycle will persist—only when you die can Xianxian truly transcend all things and exist independently!” “A moment is eternity; even your existence is bound by moments!” Chen Xiao waved his hand, and a silver-white beam of light shot toward Somenro’s Gate of Eternity. Yet, an aura as grave as a tomb emanated from the gate, filled with deathly stillness. The light of ultimate existence instantly scattered that beam of light. Unimpeded, the Gate of Eternity rushed forward and pressed down heavily on Chen Xiao’s body. Chen Xiao bent his knees slightly, and a faint blue glow spread from his body, holding back that gate imbued with a sense of ultimate destruction. “Chen Xiao, this Gate of Eternity is the culmination of my life’s efforts as the young master of the Primordial World, Somenro. With just you, you can’t even compete with it. Surrender and let me devour you!” Somenro let out a loud roar and suddenly appeared beside Chen Xiao, delivering a punch at him. If that punch landed, Chen Xiao would be severely injured and instantly swallowed by the Gate of Eternity. “The brilliance of moments! Though fleeting, I act within those moments! In an instant, all things are bound by moments!” Chen Xiao’s eyes suddenly grew deep, and an ancient, desolate aura spread from his body, as if some supreme being was slowly awakening. Somenro’s punch neared Chen Xiao’s chest yet never touched it. In that brief instant, the distance between them seemed like an unbridgeable chasm—seemingly close, yet worlds apart! “The accumulation of years… Damn it! Your rise has only taken a dozen years, most of which you’ve been toyed with by the Chaos Beings. How could you possibly have such accumulated experience? Are you the reincarnation of some fallen ancient being?!” Somenro’s face showed panic. He tried desperately to pull back his fist, but it seemed to be far away, as if stuck in mud, unable to be withdrawn. “If you had stayed at a distance and fought me through the Gate of Eternity, I really couldn’t have done much to you. But you chose to engage in close combat with me, who has mastered the Way of Moments… You’re just asking for trouble!” “Since you’ve come to me, I won’t be polite! Moments as eternity, eternity as imprisonment!” Boom! After a loud explosion, a silver-white light spread from Chen Xiao’s body, enveloping, devouring, and sealing the oppressive gate above him. “Eternity within moments, destruction in an instant!” Another loud explosion followed as the silver-white light shattered once more—annihilation in a single moment! In one moment, an entire world, a realm of chaos, or even an existence can be encompassed. And destruction in that moment—on a small scale, it brings ignorance; on a large scale, it shatters chaos!

At this moment, the moment created by Chen Xiao was instantly shattered, and the Gate of Eternity within it also broke apart. Immediately afterward, another moment appeared, only to be destroyed once again. Layer after layer of moments, destruction after destruction—ultimately, this gate, which symbolized the beginning and end of all things, was completely destroyed.

Pfft!

King Solomon spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning extremely pale in an instant. The moment the Gate of Eternity shattered, 99% of his cultivation was utterly stripped away.

“These fragments of the Way of Eternity are of great benefit to the people of Xianxian. I won’t be polite.”

Chen Xiao reached out with one hand, grabbing those fragments of the Way of Eternity sealed in the next moment, and slapped them through the air directly into Mo Xian’s body.

“You!”

King Solomon flew into a rage, and another mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

“Solomon, now, you can die!”

Chen Xiao waved his hand, and a beam of silver light shot toward King Solomon’s body.

Boom!

But just then, a large black-and-white hand suddenly appeared in the void, blocking Chen Xiao’s light of moments. Immediately afterward, that hand lifted King Solomon’s body and vanished into the void.

“I will kill him! No one can stop me!”

A fierce look flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes. His hands moved swiftly in the void, firing wave after wave of light of moments, creating one moment after another to seal that large hand.

“Chen Xiao, show mercy where you can,” said a female voice from that black-and-white hand. “My son may indeed be at fault, but you’ve also destroyed his cultivation, reducing him to an ordinary man. Spare him, so that we can talk in the future.”

“Do you think just because of your words I’ll spare him?” Chen Xiao stood motionless in the void, a scornful sneer on his lips.

“He is my son, my flesh and blood. Even if he’s wrong, I will defend him firmly.” A flash of light appeared in the void, and a woman in black clothes with white hair, of unknown age, slowly took shape.

Seeing this woman in black and white, Chen Xiao frowned. Her strength was terrifying—even Chen Xiao wasn’t sure he could defeat her outright. Yet, killing Solomon, whose cultivation had been reduced to 99%, was not a problem for him.

But the consequences of this matter demanded careful consideration from Chen Xiao.

“Chen Xiao, I am a mother. In my eyes, my son is everything to me. If you kill him now, I’ll bring him back from nothingness, even if it means he’s controlled by the wrath of the Dao. And you’ll undoubtedly incur two terrifying enemies: the Primitive World and the World of Doom!”

King Solomon’s mother, the ruler of the Primitive World, was an ancient power—a mighty being who existed from the dawn of the new chaos, at the birth of all things. The Primitive World she created, along with the World of Doom created by King Solomon’s father, the King of Doom, could even rival the primordial realm of chaos in ancient times. The current Dao Realm simply couldn’t compete with these two worlds.

Chen Xiao lowered his head and ultimately nodded.

“I can spare him.”
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, the Eye of the Primordial Lord lit up.
“But your Primordial World and the World of Doom must stand in my camp when Dao Yuan truly invades!” Chen Xiao raised his head and looked at the Eye of the Primordial Lord.
“When Dao Yuan invades, everything in chaos—even the Dao itself—will be threatened. Naturally, my Primordial World and the World of Doom will not back down.” The Eye of the Primordial Lord nodded.
“What I mean isn’t whether you can resist Dao Yuan or not. What I want is for you to join my camp, my forces under Chen Xiao.”
Chen Xiao sneered.
As soon as Chen Xiao finished speaking, the Eye of the Primordial Lord fell into deep thought. “Which camp to join isn’t important. Do you really trust us that much? You destroyed Somenro’s Dao power—aren’t you afraid we might turn on you and stab you in the back?”
“What I trust isn’t the Eye of the Primordial Lord, but Somenro’s mother. I trust what a mother says.”
Immediately afterward, Chen Xiao turned and disappeared.
In truth, the karma between Mo Xian and Somenro had already been resolved when Mo Xian received the Eternal Dao and perfected the Human Dao…
…
“Mother, avenge me! Tell Father to kill that Chen Xiao! I want to take back everything mine! I’ll make sure Chen Xiao, Mo Xian, and both the Spirit Realm and the Ghost Realm suffer!”
After Chen Xiao left, Somenro screamed frantically.
Slap!
Suddenly, a loud slap echoed, and Somenro let out a pained cry. His physical body was shattered, and his soul stood frozen in the spatial gap, utterly confused.
A tall and imposing middle-aged man slowly appeared before Somenro—the father of Somenro, the King of Doom.
“Father… you…”
Somenro couldn’t believe it. His physical body had been shattered by his own father. After all, that body was formed from fragments of the supreme Dao. Even if his Dao foundation was destroyed and his powers vanished, he could still rely on that body to fight against ordinary Dao Lords. But the King of Doom had shattered his body with just one slap, taking away everything from him.
“It’s because I was in seclusion. I never expected you to come out and almost kill Mo Xian, and even offend Chen Xiao. Are you trying to drive me mad?”
With that, the King of Doom raised his hand again, ready to strike Somenro’s fragile soul.
“Stop!” The Eye of the Primordial Lord suddenly stepped in front of Somenro’s father.
“A kind mother spoils her child!” the King of Doom spat angrily.
“Father, Mother! You are the rulers of the World of Doom and the Primordial World, supreme warriors among the Dao Lords—figures almost on par with the Dao itself! How could you fear that Chen Xiao? How could you destroy my body just because of my feud with him?” Somenro’s father roared wildly, his tone even more frantic than when Chen Xiao had destroyed his powers.
Hearing Somenro’s words, the two fell silent for a moment.
“Sigh… Actually, maybe even Chen Xiao doesn’t know… Without Chen Xiao, there would be no me or your father. In the end, your father and I are just servants of Chen Xiao.”

Seeing Somonro’s expression of disbelief, the King of Doom sighed.
“Some things are better left unknown to you. In any case, the bond between you and Moxian has been severed. But your mother, you, and even I all owe Chen Xiao a great debt and must not offend him again. Otherwise, not only will the Prime World and the World of Doom be utterly destroyed, but everything else as well!”
The King of Doom took a deep breath. “As for your physical body, during my seclusion, I have fully perfected the Mysterious Yellow Body. How can your Dao Body compare to it?”
Hearing the King of Doom’s words, Somonro’s expression trembled.
“Prime Dao… memories… destruction, traces shattered!”
Suddenly, the Prime Lord waved his hand, destroying all of Somonro’s past memories, leaving not even a trace behind. Now, Somonro was still the son of the Prime Lord and the King of Doom, but he had reverted to his childhood state.