The convergence of half the Dao Might from the three thousand six hundred Dao Stars to form the Imperial Star drew the attention of the entire Emperor Star Secret Realm, gathering the winds and clouds.
"The Imperial Star has appeared! The Supreme Treasure lies within it!"
In an instant, numerous figures soared into the sky from the Dao Stars. There were Divine Kings, and Divine Kings using their divine light to carry other cultivators—all were powerhouses from their respective forces.
Although countless powerhouses, an untold number of Divine Kings among them, were heading for the Imperial Star this time, it wasn't necessarily true that the stronger one was, the greater the chance. There was also a certain probability that the opportunity could fall into the hands of the weaker. Therefore, bringing enough powerful subordinates might increase the odds of contention.
Countless figures charged toward the lofty Imperial Star. Because half the power of the three thousand six hundred Dao Stars was concentrated within the Imperial Star, the starry void was no longer filled with that terrifying oppressive force, allowing for more leisurely traversal across the cosmos. Even those who were not Divine Kings could now cross the starry void.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Innumerable beams of light shot over from all directions. However, they soon encountered a terrifying obstacle.
Outside the Imperial Star, the three hundred and sixty Great Daos surged violently, manifesting layer upon layer of fearsome Great Dao Storms that swept across the boundless expanse, containing absolutely terrifying destructive power.
The ferocity of these Great Dao Storms made the powerhouses of the heavens tremble. They contained the might of numerous Great Daos, fused together, making them extraordinarily dreadful.
Not long before, a Great Power had attempted to traverse them, but that generation's Great Power was directly engulfed by the rising Great Dao Storm and turned to dust within just two or three breaths, body and soul annihilated.
This made many hearts pound with fear.
Even many super-powerful beings frowned, secretly speculating about the level of destructive power contained within the layered Great Dao Storms outside the Imperial Star.
Finally, a Super Great Power of the seventh heaven or above made an attempt. Naturally, it wasn't with their true body, but by sacrificing a Great Power Dao Soldier, which radiated powerful Great Power might, to traverse the storm.
Crack!
The Great Dao Storm swept over, various Dao powers emerging, directly destroying this Great Power Dao Soldier—which could serve as a heritage treasure for a ten-thousand-year-old force—easily turning it to dust.
However, the Super Great Power did not stop trying. That was just an ordinary Great Power Dao Soldier, valuable though it was. Now, they sacrificed their own Dao Soldier, a Super Great Power Dao Soldier.
Boom!
The Super Great Power Dao Soldier fully awakened, carrying the might of a Super Great Power as it charged into the Great Dao Storm.
Rumble!
In the end, it did not shatter and could barely traverse the storm. However, after entering, this Super Great Power Dao Soldier, made of extraordinary materials, developed numerous cracks, its divine nature greatly dimmed.
Subsequently, more attempts were made. Divine Kings had multiple Great Powers of different realms try, and some Divine Kings personally took action.
Super Great Powers could barely enter!
This was the result of the experiments.
Boom!
A startling streak of light flashed.
It was an Ancient Divine King. Entering the Great Dao Storm, he erected a layer of Divine King light around himself, traversing it. All laws remained indestructible, the Great Dao unable to invade. Finally, he safely crossed the Great Dao Storm and successfully entered the Imperial Star.
"Hahaha, this Divine King is off!"
With a loud laugh, that Ancient Divine King shot like lightning toward the Imperial Star.
First come, first served. The earlier one arrived, the greater the chance of finding the Supreme Treasure.
"Hmph! How can I let you get the jump on me!"
"Let's go!"
At the same time, the other powerhouses were naturally unwilling to let others obtain the Supreme Treasure first. They all moved to cross the Great Dao Storm and enter the Imperial Star.
Many Divine Kings also erected sufficiently large Divine King light, protecting their other subordinates as they entered the Imperial Star together.
For a time, numerous super-powerful beings at the Super Great Power level and above crossed the Great Dao Storm and entered the Imperial Star.
All powerhouses below the Super Great Power level could only watch helplessly, unable to enter.
On the eighth-level Earth Dao Star, the ten-thousand-zhang-tall Quasi-Monarch also stood up, gazing into the distance at the Imperial Star, revealing a faint smile. "After waiting for so many years, I've finally waited for your appearance."
The ten-thousand-zhang-tall figure suddenly shrank, eventually transforming into normal human size. Then, the Quasi-Monarch moved, also charging toward the Imperial Star.
The layered, terrifying Great Dao Storms seemed so gentle before his eyes. With a wave of his hand, he easily parted the Great Dao Storm, creating a passageway, and entered effortlessly.
This scene naturally shocked countless powerhouses, each one astounded.
"The Lord of the Earth! It's him! I never expected a Quasi-Monarch of his level to appear. It seems the Imperial Star is indeed incredibly tempting!"
Those people naturally recognized this person's identity: the Lord of the Earth, a Quasi-Monarch of the Supreme Ancient Domain, a truly peak-level powerhouse whose status far surpassed that of Divine Kings by an immeasurable degree.
"Lord Xutian has also come! It's said he was injured contending for the fourth Supreme Secret Realm in the Two Realms Battlefield, but now he has recovered and emerged!"
Elsewhere, other Quasi-Monarchs entered the Imperial Star, all causing a stir.
Far away, many tens of thousands of miles distant, on a ninth-level Dao Star whose Dao Might had been halved, a figure of peerless domineering aura appeared, standing tall against the firmament like the master of the Heavenly Dao, his imposing majesty unparalleled as he gazed into the distance at the Imperial Star.
This person was none other than Shen Dizi.
During the two-year period, even without the Imperial Star devouring over half the Dao Might, he had already absorbed and refined nearly half the power of the ninth-level Cang Tian Dao Star. At this moment, that Cang Tian majesty grew even more intense, carrying an overbearing, peerless imposing aura that looked down upon the heavens, fearless of all.
Boom!
He moved. The ninth-level Cang Tian Dao Star beneath him, which had long since lost ninety-nine percent of its Dao Might, violently shook, unable to bear it any longer. Numerous cracks appeared, and then it suddenly exploded, transforming into a belt of shattered stars.
Shen Dizi moved, traversing the void. In an instant, he crossed countless tens of thousands of miles, arriving directly before the Great Dao Storm outside the Imperial Star, forcefully barging in.
Boom!
Under the countless horrified gazes, the layered Great Dao Storms directly exploded, creating a massive void that pierced through both sides.
Shen Dizi, like an Ancient Great Emperor with unparalleled majesty, charged toward the Imperial Star.
"Shen Dizi's cultivation is indeed peerless!"
Many exclaimed in admiration. That kind of divine majesty stood above all else.
However, many powerhouses also seized this opportunity to charge toward that black void, taking advantage to enter the Imperial Star.
On another ninth-level Dao Star, flames soared into the sky, eventually transforming into numerous Fire Monarch Rules that encircled the figure of peerless grace and beauty, setting her off as supremely supreme.
"This time, the Supreme Divine Crown will definitely belong to me!"
Huang Yao emerged. She too had become stronger, all Fire Monarch Rules withdrawn into her body as she charged toward the Imperial Star, similarly piercing through the Great Dao Storm.
Vast immortal light bloomed.
Chu Shenjun also arrived, as ethereal and transcendent as ever, untouched by worldly dust.
Yet he was also forceful, blasting through the Great Dao Storm, creating a massive void, displaying world-shaking Great Dao cultivation.
Yu Wudi arrived...
Beihuang Xie Di arrived...
Finally, a figure with silver hair like snow appeared, standing alone, with a countenance of imperial grace and peerless elegance. His warm, jade-like face wore a faint smile, appearing so gentle, so calm, yet also so aloof.
"Silver Moon Divine King!"
Many exclaimed in surprise, solely because Silver Moon Divine King was far too famous—the only supreme powerhouse of the current era to have slain an Imperial Son.
Silver Moon Divine King's figure flickered, also entering the Imperial Star...
Far away on the various Dao Stars throughout the Emperor Star Secret Realm, super-powerful beings awoke one after another, rapidly rushing from their respective locations toward the Imperial Star to seek the Supreme Treasure.
Outside, news of the Imperial Star's appearance naturally spread quickly. Even the many powerhouses far below the Immortal Heavenly Pass learned of it, including the three Quasi-Monarchs and numerous Divine Kings. At this moment, they all set out for the Emperor Star Secret Realm.
It could be said that a great storm was brewing, about to sweep through the Emperor Star Secret Realm...
Meanwhile, on the ninth-level Dark Gold Dao Star.
The immortal Dark Gold Dao Star exploded at this moment, accompanied by boundless golden light.
A peerless figure rose, surrounded by numerous supreme war weapons: war swords, great halberds, long spears, war lances, ancient cauldrons, heavenly pagodas, paired maces... Yet each war weapon was dark gold in color, containing extremely fearsome Monarch might—they were all clearly war weapons condensed from Metal Monarch Rules.
There were as many as fifty-eight such war weapons.
It could be said that over seven years, Ye Chen had basically completely refined this ninth-level Dark Gold Dao Star, transforming it into numerous Monarch Rules.
To date, the number of Monarch Rules he had mastered reached a full one hundred and eighty. If he were to encounter Tai Cang Quasi-Monarch again now, it wouldn't be so difficult. Without relying on others, he would be sufficient to overpower him.
He raised his head to look at the lofty Imperial Star at the highest point of the Emperor Star Secret Realm, sensing the vast, majestic Dao Might that surpassed that of the ninth-level Dark Gold Dao Star by who knew how many times. At this moment, how could he not understand? This must be that most mysterious Imperial Star he had been painstakingly searching for.
"Searching for it a thousand times in the crowd, suddenly turning back, there it is in the dimming lantern light."
Ye Chen chuckled lightly, took out his communication jade token, and contacted the others with just one sentence: "Gather at the Imperial Star!"
Swish!
Ye Chen soared into the sky, crossing the endless void. It didn't take long before he arrived outside the Imperial Star.
Not long after, Yu Qing, A Beinu, Di Wushuang, and others appeared one after another.
Shen Rong, Ye Cangqiong, and Angel Imperial Son were still on their way, as the Dao Stars they were on were quite remote, so they needed a bit more time.
However, Ye Chen and the others weren't overly anxious. They waited silently outside the Imperial Star, looking down from a high vantage point at the vast Imperial Star...
By this time, basically all powerhouses at the Super Great Power level and above had long since crossed the Great Dao Storm one after another, entering the Imperial Star to search for the Supreme Treasure.
Those remaining were all ordinary Great Powers, Heavenly Kings, and even quite a few Saints below the Super Great Power level, unable to cross the Great Dao Storm and thus left behind.
Although their own abilities were insufficient, these people were silently waiting for a suitable opportunity, hoping for a chance to enter the Imperial Star and contend for that elusive sliver of opportunity to obtain the ultimate Supreme Treasure, or even the Supreme inheritance.
In contending for the Great Dao, one fights for every sliver of opportunity and hope. Only in this way can one truly climb to the peak of the Great Dao and become a supreme, immortal existence.