Zhou Bai listened to the rapid succession of words from the other party, feeling as if there were very important information hidden within, yet it was like scratching an itch through his boot—unable to get to the heart of the matter.

Dr. Zhuang thought for a moment, then continued to speak, "You've already obtained Dao Scripture 07, and mastering it is only a matter of time. But I hope you remember, unless absolutely necessary, do not abuse the power of the void, for it is the root of chaos."

"I know you still have doubts in your heart, you mistrust me, and you are hugely curious about the history of intelligent beings..."

As he spoke, the world in front of him began to collapse and disappear, and the figure of Dr. Zhuang also started to break apart and fade away.

"I don't have much time left, and these matters cannot be explained in a short while. Even if I did tell you, you wouldn't be able to verify the truth and might not believe me, so let's try a different method."

The last of Dr. Zhuang's voice came through, "You should visit the library of the Dao School in Donghua and borrow a book called 'Miscellanea of the Four Seas' using Level 7 access. I've hidden the location of Dao Scripture 08 and some information inside it.

"What the truth is, you will have to judge for yourself with your own eyes."

"But in the end, you will understand that 'Sealing Heaven and Earth' is humanity's only way out."

Watching as Dr. Zhuang disappeared before his eyes, Zhou Bai murmured, "It's changed again..."

The hiding place of Dao Scripture 07 was written directly on Dao Scripture 06; all he had to do was get there and summon it with Dao Scripture 06.

But now, it seemed the hiding place of Dao Scripture 08 was different.

Zhou Bai silently thought, "With each Dao Scripture I find, when I encounter the consciousness Dr. Zhuang left behind, I can strongly feel... As Dr. Zhuang went through the process of sealing the Dao Scriptures, his plans, his thoughts, his goals are probably changing over time as well."

Zhou Bai understood that the Dr. Zhuang who buried each of the Dao Scriptures was from different points in time, so naturally their thoughts would differ.

"Just don't know if the current Dr. Zhuang still wants to pursue 'Sealing Heaven and Earth'."

Suppressing a trace of doubt in his heart, Zhou Bai no longer dwelled on Dr. Zhuang's affairs and instead activated the power of his Primordial Spirit, starting to visualize the Dao Scripture 07 before him.

"Do you want to spend 3.5 million laziness points to learn Dao Scripture 07?"

Zhou Bai was slightly stunned, "3.5 million laziness points? That's not enough..."

He looked at his current laziness points, and due to the consumption for healing his injuries, he now had just over 3.1 million left.

...

On the Heavenly Arena, Xiang Tiandi's offensive grew increasingly fierce, bringing more and more pressure to Zhou Bai.

It seemed as if he was constantly probing, and seeing that Zhou Bai was just taking the hits head-on, Xiang Tiandi's attacks became more arrogant and unrestrained, incessantly forcing Zhou Bai to use his hidden moves and trump cards.

The entire arena was now completely enveloped by thunder and blade light, with Zhou Bai's figure becoming gradually blurred, eventually disappearing completely.

However, Xiang Tiandi did not relax in the slightest, because he knew that Zhou Bai must still have some cards up his sleeve, but he also had the confidence that he could surely decipher the opponent's trump cards and win the battle.

'Whether it's the preparation before the battle, my own strength, my combat experience, or the weapons I possess, I am superior to Zhou Bai in all aspects. As long as I am careful and strategic, taking it step by step, not giving Zhou Bai any chance to turn the tables with a small stroke, then this battle will surely be mine.'

Xiang Tiandi thought calmly, "What I need to consider... is simply how to win gracefully."

He looked at Zhou Bai standing tall and slightly frowned.

"A standing human is indeed too eyesore."

Xiang Tiandi's thoughts flowed as if he recalled the countless years when humans faced Immortals, faced the true gods, even when faced with powerful demons, that prostrating figure begging for protection, begging for forgiveness.

And when humans grew stronger, they sought greater rights, stronger power, never knowing satisfaction, never knowing gratitude.

Xiang Tiandi said indifferently, "Zhou Bai, I always remember how you humans knelt and begged for our protection in your weakness and insignificance. But once life is protected, and desires surge in the heart, humans always want more the more they receive."

"Now, you even dare to rebel against the Immortals, to replace our rule. Have you forgotten who has been protecting you all these years?"

"The birth of desire, the unreasonable ambitions have clouded your minds."

Boom! Bolts of thunder transformed into blades of light, striking directly at Zhou Bai's chest, sparking a series of electric sparks, blasting Zhou Bai and sending him flying.

In the spectator area, the Demon Slaying God said, "Zhou Bai's sheer strength is far too inferior to that of the Immortals. If it wasn't for his body that simply won't die no matter how much it's beaten, he would have lost long ago. In a head-on fight, he can't even hurt a hair on Xiang Tiandi's head, it's just embarrassing."

Li Xiuzhu frowned and didn't speak, but he had to admit to himself that the Demon Slaying God was right. Without depending on special abilities, just in this sword-to-sword, spear-to-spear frontal combat, Zhou Bai was still far behind those Immortals who had cultivated for hundreds or thousands of years.

It wasn't just them who thought so. At this moment, anyone watching the situation on the arena would see Zhou Bai as completely suppressed, powerless under Xiang Tiandi's onslaught.

Everyone in the world thought that Zhou Bai's defeat was just a matter of time.

And on the Heavenly Arena, Christina shouted in Zhou Bai's mind, "Zhou Bai! What do we do next?"

Zhou Bai had completely stripped the last trace of green destiny from Xiang Tiandi's head, devoured it and digested it, adding the final gleam of green light to his star point. The shared defensive power of Greedless - Greed Defense had also reached a full thirty percent.

Infused with the power of the Primordial Spirit, the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor started to emit an even more profound and mysterious light. The entire armor grew sturdier and weightier, slightly resisting the tempest of Xiang Tiandi's assault.

"Short by 400,000 points of lazy energy," Zhou Bai thought to himself. "Then I have no choice but to do this..."

He opened his mouth and spat out the Red Heavenly Armor that had been inside Elsa's belly. This armor from the Dao School, bestowed upon Zhou Bai, gathered the lifeblood of countless cultivators and was personally repaired by the Chief Elder, granting a great enhancement to speed.

But since the breastplate of the armor had been utterly destroyed, Zhou Bai had kept it stored inside the King's Star Throne. It was previously dismantled to transform the Heavenly Demon.

At this moment, to gather enough lazy energy points to step into the 7th realm on the Heavenly Arena, Zhou Bai chose to sell this piece of armor.

As the damaged Red Heavenly Armor disappeared, 600,000 points of lazy energy instantly credited his account.

Elsewhere, the Twisted Shadow's eyes flashed, directly spending 3.5 million lazy energy points to learn the Primal Dao Repository 07, leaving only 200,000 points.

Endless texts, images, and thoughts streamed ceaselessly into Zhou Bai's mind. They were profound, yet indescribable, unspeakable.

Zhou Bai too found himself struggling to articulate just what he had learned.

"Finally learned it," Zhou Bai (Twisted Shadow) sighed with a hint of relief, the power of the Primordial Spirit entwined around the Primal Dao Repository 07 before him. Everything was so naturally skilled, as if he had practiced it thousands of times, he began to ponder on the Primal Dao Repository 07.