During these days, Great Sage Hong Tian had experienced much within the Void Heaven Domain, learning many things about the myriad realms. He had also come to deeply understand the true fearsomeness of the myriad realms, broadening his horizons considerably. In Huatian City, he had even met and conversed with several other Divine Spirits, gaining much understanding.
All of this was shared with them, leaving the five Divine Spirits—the Martial God Hall Master, the Old Academy Head, and others—utterly astonished.
Who could have imagined that the Void Heaven Domain contained the complete Great Dao of the myriad realms? Cultivating here could make one's own Great Dao complete, repair defects, and truly become powerful.
Nor did they expect there to be so many matters within the myriad realms. The major cultivation realms they practiced—after Xiantian, Demigod corresponded to Martial God, Divine Transformation corresponded to Heavenly God, and Saint Vault corresponded to Divine Spirit—were just the beginning. They had never truly understood this before. Moreover, the path of cultivation extended far beyond these few realms. The myriad realms were vast and immense, having long since produced many peerless experts who surpassed Divine Spirits. They had transcended Divine Spirits, transcended Samsara, and stood above all.
There were even true, world-shaking existences who could be called Great Powers, capable of plucking stars and seizing the moon with a mere gesture, their might boundless. Beings as powerful as Divine Spirits, who were invincible on the Tian Du Continent, could be considered regional powers within the myriad realms, but they were not even worth mentioning when faced with such Great Powers.
Naturally, this type of world-shaking Great Power was also exceedingly rare, akin to Divine Spirits on the Tian Du Continent; it was impossible for too many to be born.
However, the strength of the myriad realms far surpassed theirs by countless times; it was a truly magnificent and boundless great heaven and earth, a great world.
On another front, the five domains under Huatian City in the Void Heaven Domain were in an uproar. All major forces were boiling over, and even many nearby great domains were alarmed, turning their attention there.
It wasn't just because Donghua Haoyi was a descendant of the Donghua Clan. If that were all, it would never have attracted such great attention. The more crucial point was that, as a descendant of the Donghua Clan, he was also a true Young King.
What was a Young King?
It was an existence that could claim kingship among the younger generation, having cultivated to an extremely high level in all aspects—Primordial Spirit, physical body, divine techniques, speed, attack, and more—before they could be called a Young King.
This was an extremely lofty title among the younger generation, a title of kingship among peers. No one in the younger generation dared claim it for themselves; it required the recognition of the world to be obtained.
The myriad realms were so vast, with countless races and innumerable living beings of all kinds. The living beings in any single great domain were often counted in the billions, and far more than that.
With so many living beings in the myriad realms, the younger generation in just one great domain alone was countless. The number of outstanding talents who could be considered geniuses was like grains of sand on a beach, but how many could truly be called Young Kings?
Often, a single great domain might not even give birth to one; it might even take several great domains to produce one or two.
Take the five domains corresponding to Huatian City. Each domain was far more vast and immense than the Tian Du Continent, yet the only ones who could claim kingship among the young were Donghua Haoyi of the Donghua Clan and Liu Qinghua, the disciple of Liu Mingwang—just these two. This spoke volumes.
'Kings are invincible'—this was the most widely circulated saying among the younger generation in the world, representing their extreme strength and matchlessness.
Especially Donghua Haoyi, who was hailed as a prodigious king who could follow in the footsteps of that peerless king from ancient times, Donghua Taiyi, and walk the path of the Human Sovereign. He carried the great hopes of his clan, and his strength was likewise first-rate.
His fame was not limited to just the five domains; it had spread to the dozens, even hundreds, of great domains centered around them. He was a truly formidable kingly figure.
But no one expected him to be defeated so quickly.
And it was worth mentioning that when that mysterious Young King 'Yue' appeared for his final confrontation with Donghua Haoyi, he actually recreated the duel between that clan's ancestor, the peerless king Donghua Taiyi from ancient times, and the peerless divine being who defeated him.
The same Heaven-Summoning Art versus the Invincible Finger!
The same defeat.
Everything was exactly as it was in ancient times, not changing in the slightest.
Yue—the name of the mysterious Young King seemed somewhat delicate, like a girl's name, but the strength he displayed was terrifying. He became a rising supreme kingly star in the five domains and even nearby great domains, capturing the attention of many, especially the prodigious talents among the younger generation, who ignited with blazing fighting spirit.
Because now, with the Human Sovereign competition once again commencing, all outstanding talents with aspirations on this path would become his enemies. The appearance of the mysterious King Yue naturally counted as one of them, and a powerful great enemy at that.
"Yue? He defeated Donghua Haoyi. Although it's said he used a boosting secret technique, he is indeed extraordinary. Another brilliant kingly star is rising on the future Human Sovereign path."
Many people sighed with emotion, as if witnessing the rise of a peerless expert.
It was just a pity that after this battle, that mysterious Young King Yue completely vanished from the world's sight, like a meteor flashing by, shining with brief, blazing brilliance before disappearing forever.
Even though the major forces of the five domains spent countless means to investigate, they surprisingly found no trace or other information about this person. This mysterious Yue seemed to have suddenly appeared in the world and then suddenly disappeared, giving rise to many groundless rumors.
Meanwhile, after Ye Chen returned, he secluded himself for a full ten days before recovering.
That battle had involved using the Battle Saint Art, which should have been the strongest divine technique usable only by the Battle Sacred Body, a forbidden-level Great Dao divine ability. His Primordial Spirit was still somewhat weak, making it difficult to bear when using it. Combined with the aftereffects of the Battle God Seal, it took ten days of recuperation to fully recover.
Naturally, he had no idea how much of a fluctuation he had caused in the Void Heaven Domain. But after this time, he never set foot in the Void Heaven Domain again.
Time flowed on, years passed, and the Great Dao shifted.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
Three years was neither long nor short, enough for too many things to happen.
During this period, the Trial Gate became a permanent residence for several Supreme Divine Spirits. Great Sage Hong Tian, the Martial God Hall Master, the Ancient Ancestors of the three great empires, and the Supreme Old Academy Head all successively asked the Ancient Talents for help to open the Trial Gate, entering the Void Heaven Domain in batches.
They were exploring, learning about the myriad realms, and, more importantly, using the Void Heaven Domain with its complete ten thousand Daos to supplement the defects in their own Great Daos, beginning to make them complete.
Without a doubt, this led to a leap in their strength. After each completed their Great Dao, their realms improved, their power refined, and they became stronger.
It could be said that the Void Heaven Domain was a treasure land for them.
They were all figures who had achieved sainthood under incomplete ten thousand Daos, each worthy of being called true peerless talents with stunning aptitudes. Throughout history, once such individuals left small worlds or special heavens and earths like the Tian Du Continent and entered the myriad realms with complete ten thousand Daos, they would receive tremendous improvement. Their potential was fearsome, their futures limitless.
Because in the myriad realms, this type of person was akin to an ascendant, representing brilliance. History had many peerless experts who were ascendants. They even learned that there was a massive, ancient, and dominant force that stood among the strongest powers—the Myriad Worlds Palace—which was the strongest organization composed of ascendants.
During these two years, their strength had grown fearsomely. Although they hadn't yet advanced to a major realm, their power was much greater than before. The potential of achieving sainthood in an incomplete world had erupted.
Moreover, they had mastered some powerful divine techniques from the myriad realms, cultivated true profound arts, and their cultivation had grown stronger. Every Divine Spirit was more powerful than before.
Similarly, during these three years, the foreign realm experts persevered relentlessly. More than once, they paid a great price to open several cross-realm passages, attempting to descend upon the Tian Du Continent. Accompanying them were numerous Heavenly God realm and Martial God realm experts.
The entire Tian Du Continent was thrown into turmoil, filled with terror. However, the foreign realm Divine Spirits failed to succeed even once; on the contrary, they suffered heavy losses. This was because, over these three years, the several Tian Du Continent Divine Spirits had truly grown powerful. Furthermore, they had passed on the scriptures and divine abilities obtained from the myriad realms to the various Heavenly Gods of the Slaying the Heavens Alliance, increasing their strength.
Unfortunately, giving birth to a new Divine Spirit Saint was too difficult, especially within the sealed-off Tian Du Continent, which was further suppressed by the heavens. The world simply did not allow too many to be born.
The people had a premonition that the Slaying the Heavens War was drawing ever closer. Even the decennial Dragon Phoenix Alchemy Gathering was suspended. Everything was in preparation for the Slaying the Heavens War.
Yang Wushuang, Long Gu'ao, Yuan Jiu, and the others had truly grown powerful, far surpassing their former selves. They had completely digested the insights from their millions of years of slumber.
But they did not advance their realms. Instead, following Ye Chen's advice, they were consolidating, beginning to undergo Extreme Sublimation in all aspects.
Because Ye Chen had once told them that to become a Young King like Donghua Haoyi, realm was not the key point. The key was to thoroughly excavate the potential within each realm, starting from all aspects, constantly improving, breaking through limits, and undergoing Extreme Sublimation. This was the true source of a king's strength.
A high realm could only bring temporary strength. But by pushing the power of a realm to its extreme—that is, by excavating all the potential of each realm and reaching its limit—when facing others at the same realm, one would reveal true fearsomeness.
This was how Young Kings were forged.
It was precisely by understanding this from Ye Chen, a Young King himself, that the five Ancient Talents found their direction. They were all brilliant; otherwise, they wouldn't have been seen as hopes to surpass Divine Spirits. They quickly attained enlightenment. Instead of breaking through to the Divine Transformation Realm, they remained in place, undergoing Extreme Sublimation in all aspects, breaking through limits, seeking to become kings of the current era.
The world now did not know exactly how strong the five Ancient Talents were. They only knew that now, even without using Heavenly God Dao Weapons, they could engage top experts of the Heavenly God realm and retreat unscathed.
There were even rumors claiming they could defeat great experts who had newly stepped into the Heavenly God realm, causing an uproar throughout the world.
As for the young great demon king, he had not been seen truly making a move in these three years.