The true obstruction had appeared.
"It's the Realm Beast, the gate-guarding beast. It has finally appeared."
Even the eight ancient Great Sages, powerful as they were, wore expressions of extreme gravity. This Realm Beast was inconceivably huge and equally inconceivably powerful. Merely a small section of its body extending from the starry sky blotted out the heavens and the sun, blocking the path before the Profound Ancient Gate. It sought to guard the Profound Ancient Gate and the Immortal Heavenly Pass, preventing others from attacking.
"To think this Realm Beast has not perished even after so many tens of thousands of years. We survived to this era by sealing ourselves away, but it has lived through it all. Truly worthy of being a Realm Beast."
Anyone would marvel. The lifespan of a Realm Beast was so long it would make countless people envious, almost comparable to the immortal Emperors and Sovereigns.
Only a Great Power from an imperial clan spoke up, "It is a Realm Beast left behind by our clan's Imperial Ancestor to guard the Profound Ancient Gate. It is said to originate from the boundless Chaos Sea beyond the universe, born from nurturing within primordial chaos. It is not restricted by this universe. Its usual slumber is akin to self-sealing, and it is not drained of lifespan by the power of time."
The Realm Beast had a startling origin; it was not a living being from this universe but hailed from the Chaos Sea.
It must be known that the Chaos Sea was an extremely dangerous place, composed of endless chaotic energy. Beings born from this Chaos Sea were naturally exceptionally powerful.
This Realm Beast was a prime example.
"Let us act. We must block the Realm Beast, drive it back into the starry sky. We cannot waste even a sliver of the Gods' Era fortune on it. That must be reserved for breaching the Tai Sheng Sovereign's seals."
The eight ancient Great Sages acted once more, shattering the heavens as they attacked the Realm Beast.
They aimed to repel it before it fully descended from the starry sky, for they all knew that slaying the Realm Beast was too difficult and would consume vast amounts of divine power—a cost not worth paying.
Their goal was solely the Profound Ancient Gate.
Boom—
The eight ancient Great Sages joining forces was truly heaven-defying. One must understand that they were among the mightiest existences in the world. In this epoch where Emperors did not exist and Sovereigns did not emerge, they were truly peerless, supreme beings revered across the myriad realms.
Each possessed the genuine ability to split heaven and earth. Now, joining forces, how utterly heaven-defying it was! It was as if seven ancient great worlds were manifesting. Boundless Great Dao essence was drawn over, and endless Great Dao laws bombarded the gate-guarding Realm Beast.
Infinite radiance exploded at the farthest reaches of the Divine Realm, overwhelming heaven and earth, surpassing the terror of the earlier assault on the Myriad Dao Waterfall by a significant margin. To be precise, this was their true, matchless combat power. Each was capable of destroying a true world, let alone eight ancient Great Sages together—it was terrifying beyond measure.
The people of the world could not witness the battle there, for it was isolated by the Myriad Dao Waterfall, which also blocked all the destructive force. Otherwise, even with the five Divine Kings of the Divine Realm and the multitude of living beings blocking, it would be difficult to withstand all the attacks, and the entire Divine Realm would be affected.
Boom—
It was a shower of brilliant, dancing light rain, like swirling cherry blossoms, dazzling to the extreme. Yet, if a Saint Lord here were touched by even a drop, they would turn to ash, ceasing to exist.
For it contained the most fearsome laws of the Great Powers.
In the heavens, scales shattered. That sky-shrouding giant claw was riddled with countless holes by the attacks of the Great Powers. Great swathes of blood rain fell, dyeing the world's farthest reaches crimson and causing many areas and the void itself to explode.
This was the blood of the Realm Beast. Every drop contained surging divine energy. So much of it falling could shatter heaven and earth.
The Realm Beast in the starry sky roared and bellowed, causing stars to explode one after another and causing entire swathes to fall from the sky, crashing down upon the earth.
But all of this was utilized. The eight ancient Great Sages displayed heaven-reaching methods, seizing the falling stars, directly refining them, and then launching them forth, transforming them into astonishing beams of light that struck the Realm Beast, causing even more parts of its body to explode in a flurry of blood rain.
In the Divine Realm, the old knight from the Demon God Ruins had also entered. The five Divine Kings were somewhat wary but did not obstruct him.
The old knight did not enter the passage within the Myriad Dao Waterfall but remained in the distance, his gaze sharp, constantly observing the great battle there.
As the eight ancient Great Sages were attacking the Realm Beast, simultaneously, a tremendous boom suddenly echoed from the starry sky of the Ancient Emperor Realm, shaking the vast cosmos and drawing the attention of the world.
Deep within the starry sky, a massive gate appeared, larger than stars, flickering in and out of existence, as if it might appear or vanish at any moment.
From behind the gate came a series of terrifying booms, causing the stars of the heavens to tremble and the Ancient Emperor Continent to quake, drawing intense scrutiny from the world. It seemed as if some extremely fearsome existence was about to cross over.
The five Divine Kings looked over, their expressions turning grave.
The Primordial Times Barbarian Divine King sighed softly, "Have they finally decided to appear as well?"
No one answered. The four Divine Kings of the Divine Realm and the Primordial Times Barbarian Divine King exchanged glances, knowing the situation was irreversible. Another group of equally terrifying, formidable figures was preparing to cross over, coordinating from within and without with those inside the Myriad Dao Waterfall to attack the Profound Ancient Gate.
Divine King Jiu Xu looked at the Primordial Times Barbarian God and said solemnly, "Barbarian Divine King, take this opportunity to quickly immerse yourself in the Spring of Life for recovery. Now is not the time for rash actions. You should know how severe the consequences would be if something were to happen."
The Primordial Times Barbarian God remained silent for a moment, then nodded. He turned and charged into the Divine Realm, where the Divine King Palace was located—the Spring of Life was there.
Then, Divine King Jiu Xu looked at the other Divine Kings and the multitude of Divine Spirits, saying, "We must act as well. The Divine Realm will be affected. We should take all living beings away, relocating them to the Ancient Emperor Continent. One person should stay to guard the Barbarian Divine King during his cultivation."
The powerhouses of the Divine Realm all sprang into action, intending to take all living beings from the Divine Realm away from this place of conflict.
Each of them was a terrifying existence, especially the several Divine Kings, who employed techniques like 'sleeve containing the cosmos,' sweeping away vast swathes of divine halls and living beings with a wave of their hands.
Boom—
The gate of light in the starry sky grew increasingly radiant. The fearsome existences from beyond the Ancient Emperor Realm were crossing over.
Their footsteps could even be heard now, rumbling like prolonged thunder. The gate of light developed thick cracks, faintly revealing torrents of overwhelming Great Dao laws pouring forth, roaring like thunder, shattering all obstacles as they surged forward.
Later, the gate of light flickered, allowing a glimpse of the scene on the other side. Towering, majestic figures stood within endless spatial turbulence, accompanied by world-shaking dharma manifestations and phenomena, as if they were the masters of the heavens.
And the Central Imperial City remained in a state of silence, flooded with Faith Power like an ocean, submerging the Imperial City.
Faintly, the people sensed an aura within the Imperial City that seemed to suppress the myriad Daos of heaven and earth, as if an ancient, supreme menace was about to awaken and display its peerless might.