Boom—
Far away on the Ancient Divine Continent, the heavens collapsed and the earth split. A tremendous sound that shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths erupted, causing the entire vast Ancient Divine Continent to tremble. Dazzling radiance shot into the sky, shaking this world.
Everyone on the Ancient Divine Continent was shocked, looking towards the beam of light at the distant horizon. It was incomparably thick, piercing through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, illuminating the thirty-three layers of heaven. The stars of the myriad realms trembled, and some even exploded, as if the world was about to be destroyed.
That was the most terrifying forbidden land, the Demon God Ruins. Usually silent and unknown, it had erupted with such a fearsome commotion at this moment, truly striking awe into everyone's hearts.
"Has the master of the Demon God Ruins, the strongest from ancient times to the present, finally awakened from his eternal slumber?"
"That is a legendary peerless existence who was invincible since the Primordial Era. He lay dormant for countless ages. We thought he had long since passed away, but to think he is still alive... it's truly astonishing."
"The master of the Demon God Ruins has awakened. What is he planning to do?"
The whole world was shocked, with all eyes watching.
This day felt like the end of the world. Everyone on the Ancient Divine Continent was extremely tense. Even the powerhouses within the Ancient Divine Palace were affected by that most terrifying pressure.
The atmosphere was too oppressive, almost suffocating, making it hard to breathe.
Within the Demon God Ruins, a figure suddenly appeared.
It was an aged knight, so old he was almost unrecognizable. His white hair was sparse, with only a few strands left, his face full of wrinkles. He wore tattered armor and held a broken stone spear that was snapped in half.
The old knight rode a lame horse, which also appeared emaciated and weak, carrying the old knight forward with a limp.
Under normal circumstances, this would be an utterly unremarkable pair, ordinary to the extreme. But in the eyes of the world, it caused a great shock.
Because some ancient forces had records from the past. Fifty thousand years ago, there was a generation's Human Race Heavenly King, Ao Ling, who dominated his era and sought to trample the Demon God Ruins with his steed. In the end, he was slain by an old knight.
More detailed information indicated that the old knight had merely thrown his broken stone spear, piercing through that supremely powerful Human Race Heavenly King and pinning him to the cliff of a divine mountain within the Demon God Ruins. His Great Dao blood stained that cliff red.
To this day, the corpse of that Human Race Heavenly King still remains on that cliff, warning the world that the Demon God Ruins must not be violated.
If the guess was correct, this old knight was at the very least an ancient Great Power. Otherwise, how could he, in his aged and frail state, so easily pin and kill a supremely powerful Heavenly King?
"The old knight who hasn't died in fifty thousand years has emerged, and the even more terrifying master of the Demon God Ruins is also emerging. What is all this for?"
The world speculated. And at this moment, although the old knight was aged and the horse was lame, they erupted with divine might that shook past and present. Their majestic aura spread for a hundred thousand li. Even with part of their aura restrained, it was still so terrifying and intimidating.
The whole world trembled. This aura spread, overwhelming heaven and earth, making the world quake and the Great Dao rumble. All living beings shuddered.
A long time later, the old knight rode his lame horse away from the Demon God Ruins and disappeared.
"Quick, search! Where did the old knight who emerged from the Demon God Ruins go?"
Soon, the world discovered that the old knight had come to the ocean, at the edge of the Chaotic Sea. He appeared somewhat hazy, entwined with Great Dao aura, Dao marks spreading, becoming increasingly world-shaking and terrifying. His dormant essence, energy, and spirit were all reviving.
"The great change of the world has truly begun..."
The old knight's dim, aged eyes became clear, yet also profound, as if they could pierce through the vast Chaotic Sea and see the Ancient Emperor Continent on the other side.
Then he turned to look at the Demon God Ruins and let out a complex sigh. "My master has slumbered for so many years, all to wait for this time."
After a long while, the old knight's eyes suddenly shone with brilliant light. With the broken war spear in his hand, he slashed through the barrier of the Chaotic Sea, took a step inside, and vanished.
But within the Demon God Ruins, that dazzling pillar of light that illuminated half of the Ancient Emperor Realm did not disappear. Instead, it continued to blaze brilliantly, causing the sun in the sky to completely dim.
On the other side of the Chaotic Sea, in the unreachably high starry sky, a vast Divine Realm appeared. No longer blocked by the Ancient Emperor Continent's rule power, no longer hidden, it now completely connected to the outside world.
There, continuous heavenly palaces and treasure halls floated, one majestic and unreachable immortal mountain after another, divine cities, divine islands, and blessed lands of caves and heavens hanging in the firmament, appearing extraordinary.
Within, shadowy figures of powerful beings emerged, all true powerhouses, including no small number of Heavenly King realm Divine Spirits. Their numbers were beyond the imagination of the world, truly astonishing.
That was the Immortal Divine Realm of the Ancient Emperor Realm. It was the gathering place for all Heavenly King realm beings from the Ancient Emperor Continent who had ascended throughout the ages. It also housed their descendants. Among them, several terrifyingly powerful auras surged forth, no weaker than the owners of those beams of light from the outside world.
"The rule power has finally dissipated. This era has ultimately arrived. The Way rises a foot, the demon rises ten. They have all won. I only hope it does not involve the common people; they are innocent..."
In the world, a faint, ethereal voice seemed to sound, filled with regret and helplessness, causing sorrow.
"In this very era, after slumbering through one epoch after another, waiting for countless ages, we have finally waited for this time. The Divine Realm has descended, the Profound Ancient Gate has also appeared. It should be the best time for us to charge in."
On the Ancient Emperor Continent, a grand voice resonated between heaven and earth, filled with majesty and boundlessness, making the stars of the myriad realms tremble and countless mountains and valleys crack.
Among the Human Race, Demon Race, Beast Race, the vast and uninhabited borderlands, and the boundless starry sky, those beams of light became even more blazing, instantly shining much brighter. Accompanied by the most terrifying Great Dao heavenly might, they began to spread and erupt.
The eternal chess game was about to be fully revealed on this day.
Amidst thunderous roars, accompanied by immortal light, divine radiance, laws, and Dao marks dancing wildly between heaven and earth, shaking the world, one after another heavenly phenomenon appeared and floated—such as the phantom shadows of deities from the myriad realms appearing, millions of great demons roaring, and other world-shaking phenomena.
Within the Demon Domain's Demon God Hall, from the majestic pillar of divine light, a figure of unimaginable size appeared. It was the Primordial Times Demon God, the Flying Serpent, completely revived and emerged, ten thousand li long, covering the firmament.
In the Beast Domain, an incomparably huge figure also appeared, tearing open the vast earth and charging out. It was a White Tiger, similarly enormous, capable of swallowing stars, powerful beyond belief.
At the same time, in other regions and the starry sky, several more of the most terrifying figures appeared one after another.
Each of them was an invincible being standing at the very pinnacle of heaven and earth. Not to mention within the Ancient Emperor Realm, even looking across the myriad realms, they were lofty and supreme, truly ancient Great Powers who dominated the rise and fall of the myriad domains. Each of their dharma manifestations shook heaven and earth, towering into the starry sky, with the stars of the myriad realms swirling around them.
Each person was like a great world, with unparalleled pressure spreading, tearing through the sky.
The invincible aura of the Primordial Times Great Powers erupted, sweeping across the vast world, making the stars of the myriad realms seem on the verge of collapse.
They were all rapidly reviving themselves, repairing their invincible Dao fruits, aiming to appear in their most supreme state to charge at the Profound Ancient Gate.
Boom—
The ancient Great Powers devoured the boundless essence energy of the Ancient Emperor Realm. The endless essence energy of the entire Ancient Emperor Continent was swept over. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth instantly became many times thinner. Even the spiritual energy of many blessed lands of caves and heavens dried up, devoured.
Many spiritual veins deep within the earth completely dried up.
Even in the vast starry sky, countless stars dimmed, their stellar essence energy devoured by them, leaving a large area of the starry sky forever darkened.
Moreover, one ancient Great Power after another erupted with their Great Dao, their Great Dao imprints spreading across the firmament, suppressing the myriad Daos of the Ancient Emperor Realm.
The people of the world felt as if the Ancient Emperor Continent was about to step into an era of Dharma Decline, with the Great Dao suppressed, making cultivation difficult again.
Furthermore, all living beings felt a terrifying sense of oppression. The people of the world felt suffocated, the Great Dao wailed, as if doomsday had arrived.
Boom—
Within the Demon God Hall, the Flying Serpent Demon God was the first to charge into the firmament, entering the starry sky. Originally ten thousand li long, its dharma manifestation was even more terrifying. The stars of the myriad realms revolved around its dharma body. Its demonic might shook the world as it charged towards the Divine Realm.
But it did not charge in. Instead, it stopped before the Divine Realm, coldly gazing at it.
On the other side, from the Beast Domain, aura surged into the starry sky. The White Tiger Beast God broke into the starry sky, also manifesting its heaven and earth dharma form, looking at the Divine Realm from afar.
Boom, boom, boom, boom—
Between heaven and earth, the figures of one ancient Great Power after another appeared, all arriving before the Divine Realm. Each trembled with Great Dao divine marks, their divine might shaking the world. But they were still waiting, not immediately breaking into the Divine Realm.
Moreover, several terrifying figures appeared within the Divine Realm. If Heavenly Kings were Divine Spirits, then they could be called true Divine Kings—not the Nine Ministry Divine Kings conferred by the Holy Domain, but individuals each possessing the matchless combat power of ancient Great Powers, truly qualified to be called Divine King-level Great Powers.
Behind them, a group of Heavenly King realm Divine Spirit powerhouses followed. They were Divine Spirits who had ascended from the Ancient Emperor Realm throughout the ages, as well as some Divine Spirits who survived the Age of Gods, were sealed, and had been unsealed and emerged in this era.
The number of Divine Spirit-level powerhouses in the Divine Realm was not small, close to a hundred. This number truly surpassed imagination, but upon careful thought, it was reasonable. After all, it was an accumulation over countless ages, including some remnants from the Age of Gods and later rising talents who grew up within the Divine Realm.
And most importantly, the Divine Realm was different, its cultivation environment far superior, with several Divine Kings there to guide them.
It could be said that the Divine Realm was almost equivalent to another Age of Gods.
The several Divine Kings led the multitude of Divine Spirits to the portal of the Divine Realm facing the Ancient Emperor Continent, blocking the Divine Realm's entrance.
One white-haired Divine King spoke. He was very majestic, with a cinnabar dot between his brows. He swept his gaze over the ancient Great Powers gathered in the starry sky, especially the Primordial Times Demon Gods, Beast Gods, and others. "Flying Serpent, White Tiger, Wu Xu, I never expected the three of you to still be alive, not fallen in the final battle of the gods. It truly surprises me."
The Primordial Times Demon God Flying Serpent snorted coldly. "Nine Void Divine King, I also never thought that after so many years, you still haven't died. In that battle back then, you suffered very serious injuries, almost dying. Now it seems your injuries have recovered. It appears the Life Spring within the Divine Realm is truly effective, having nourished you, allowing you to fully revive, and also preventing the others from falling."
"But you are also quite ruthless. How the Life Spring was condensed, you should know better than anyone. Back then, that old fellow Barbarian Divine King was severely wounded and on the verge of death but was unwilling to use the Life Spring. Yet you actually used it. You speak of great righteousness, but in private, you're just a bunch of hypocritical old fellows."
Hearing this, the several Divine Kings of the Divine Realm fell silent, their expressions slightly complex. Among the other Divine Spirits, only a few showed understanding, while the others were somewhat bewildered.
The Flying Serpent Demon God just gave a cold, sneering laugh but did not continue speaking, not exposing further.
"All of this was merely out of necessity. I believe even if they knew, they would forgive us." The white-haired Nine Void Divine King shook his head, carrying a trace of helplessness.
Then he looked at the other ancient Great Powers. "You should all know that the Profound Ancient Gate is a seal left by Tai Sheng Huang. It must not be moved. What lies within might not be a heaven-defying opportunity, but could be a world-shaking great evil. Otherwise, Tai Sheng Huang would not have personally sealed it. Why, after countless ages, are you still so persistent?"
"Whether the Profound Ancient Gate contains a heaven-defying opportunity or not, neither you nor I know clearly. Only Tai Sheng Huang truly understands. But the Primordial Ancient Stele has records, proving it is possible. Behind the gate lies the land of opportunity, said to connect to heaven, to the profound, to spirits, to past and present. One can obtain the eternal, immortal opportunity, and it can also bring the dead back to life. We must try."
The White Tiger Beast God spoke indifferently, with a hint of disdain. "Nine Void, Gu Xuan, Lang Ya, and you, the newly advanced Divine King of the Divine Realm—four Divine Kings here, along with a group of Divine Spirits. Indeed, it is an extremely powerful force. But you should all know that with just you people, you cannot stop us."
Because it wasn't just the three ancient Great Powers; behind them were several other terrifying ancient Great Powers, their shadows hazy and world-shaking, their numbers far exceeding the Divine Kings within the Divine Realm.
Even in the starry sky, the Great Powers of the Imperial Clan and the three Holy Lands had arrived.
The number of overlord Great Powers on the other side was astonishing, beyond imagination.
The Divine Realm had many powerhouses, but the true Great Power-level figures numbered only four. The other powerhouses were at most Heavenly Kings, a whole great realm apart—as if separated by a world. As the White Tiger Beast God said, they simply could not stop them.
Their delay in taking action now was not out of fear of the Divine Realm's Divine Spirits, but because they were waiting for something.
Boom—
A supremely powerful figure appeared, traversing the sky and landing within the Divine Realm. It was none other than the Primordial Times Barbarian God.
He was burly and robust, holding a wolf-toothed club, extremely powerful, not inferior to any Great Power. Standing shoulder to shoulder with the Divine Realm's four Divine Kings, he looked towards the Primordial Times Demon God Flying Serpent and sighed lightly. "Flying Serpent, you are indeed fearsome, having lived out another life. It is beyond my imagination."
"Likewise," the Flying Serpent Demon God sneered coldly. "But as for you now, without Nine Void and the others using the Life Spring to nourish you, you most likely only used that half of the World Heart to seal yourself until this era, forcibly reviving to your peak state. You probably won't last much longer before falling. Do you still want to stop us?"
The Primordial Times Barbarian God fell silent. He also knew he could not stop these ancient Great Powers, each with such terrifying strength.
And as the Primordial Times Demon God said, he simply could not live much longer.
"We are sorry. We used the Life Spring," Nine Void Divine King sighed lightly.
The Primordial Times Barbarian God shook his head. "You have guarded the Divine Realm, guarded the Profound Ancient Gate, throughout the ages. It was necessary. Those fallen brothers would not blame you."
Boom—
At this moment, another figure appeared, striding out from the edge of the Chaotic Sea and arriving in the starry sky. He was burly and heroic, his Dao might shaking the world.
"I never expected you to come too, Gu Changsheng."
An ancient Great Power spoke. If Ye Chen were here, he would be greatly shocked to discover that this person not only shared the same name as the Ancient Divine Palace's strongest genius of all time, Gu Changsheng, whom he had killed in the past, but his appearance was also almost identical. Only, he appeared more mature and majestic, more incomparably powerful, capable of tearing apart the endless starry sky with a mere move.
He was peerlessly powerful, surpassing the Heavenly King realm. He was an ancient Great Power from the Ancient Divine Palace of the past, not yet passed away, having lived to this era.
In the past, this Great Power Gu Changsheng had crossed the Chaotic Sea, come to the Ancient Emperor Continent, and successfully returned, saying some very mysterious things.
Such as legends of true longevity, immortal medicines of deathlessness, supreme legacies of Emperors and Sovereigns, supreme existences overlooking past and present, and rumors of mysterious slumbering beings, suspected to be from the Primordial Immortal World, and so on.
All of this came from his mouth, and it also filled the powerhouses of the Ancient Divine Continent with yearning for the Ancient Emperor Continent. Throughout the ages, countless powerhouses from the Ancient Divine Continent had followed him over.
Now he had also appeared. To speak truly, he was also one of the initiators of the eternal chess game. Because the era he lived in was the same as the Age of Gods. He was one of the peerless overlords who had appeared in that era and had made plans.
Now everything was coming to the surface.
"Ancestor Changsheng!"
At this moment, someone within the Divine Realm suddenly exclaimed in shock. It was actually the two Heavenly King Elders of the Ancient Divine Palace who had escaped from under Ye Chen's hand in the past. They had recovered and, seeing the ancient Great Power ancestor of the Ancient Divine Palace from the past emerge, were very excited.
Great Power Gu Changsheng's expression shifted slightly. He nodded towards them and, drawing them back, shattered the void and sent them to the other side—to the divine ship where the Ancient Divine Palace Master and the other Heavenly Kings were.
Suddenly, everyone's expressions changed slightly because they saw a distant figure at the edge of the sky—an aged figure, an old, frail knight on a lame horse, gazing from afar.
"It's that person. Even he has crossed the Chaotic Sea and come over. Does this mean that in this era, even that supreme existence is going to emerge?"
Even the ancient Great Powers changed color, because that was a true invincible being who had participated in the Primordial Battle and the World-Destroying Battle. That Great Power-level old knight was merely the old servant guarding the Demon God Ruins for that supreme existence.
The old knight did not come over, merely gazing from the starry sky, motionless. Yet no one dared to attack him, knowing what he represented.
"No need to wait any longer. They come from the myriad realms; wanting to enter the Ancient Emperor Realm is somewhat difficult and requires a certain amount of time. Let us act first, eliminating all obstacles." The Primordial Times Demon God spoke. Suddenly, in the starry sky, aura and might shook the world.
The Great Powers moved!