Zhang Fan was astonished. Senior Ye Chen had actually gifted him a single strand of hair. Though puzzled, he didn't question it, immediately dripping a drop of his essence blood to refine it.
The strand of hair fell into his hand, light as a feather, feeling utterly ordinary.
Thus, the karmic debt was settled.
"Let's go."
Ye Chen said to Barbarian Tiger.
"Yes, Senior. Please follow me."
Barbarian Tiger proactively walked ahead, covering a thousand zhang with each step. Ye Chen followed behind, easily keeping pace. The two gradually vanished into the distance.
Only after watching their figures disappear at the horizon did the crowd gather around, clicking their tongues in amazement at the strand of hair.
He had actually gifted a single strand of hair.
Yet they couldn't sense the slightest fluctuation from it.
Silently, the strand of hair slipped from Zhang Fan's hand and fell.
BOOM—
The entire earth shook violently, a terrifying giant crater appearing, spanning ten thousand zhang in radius, surrounded by numerous fearsome fissures.
The nearby lake, spanning ten thousand li, exploded, and countless mountains collapsed, the upheaval affecting an area of who knows how many tens of thousands of li.
Almost the entire Withered State could hear this tremendous noise.
Everyone nearly stumbled, staring in horror at the strand of hair that had caused such a commotion.
A mere strand of hair was this heavy?
Li Gu stepped forward and was horrified to discover that even when he mobilized his Half-Saint power, he absolutely could not lift this strand of hair, not even move it a fraction.
He recalled a legend.
A Heavenly King of the present age, a single strand of his hair could sever mountains and rivers.
But this strand of hair was likely far more terrifying than a Heavenly King's.
He didn't know that this strand of hair was still under a seal, its power suppressed. Otherwise, a single strand would likely be enough to flatten the entire Luoshui Mountain Range.
With Ye Chen's power, a single strand of hair could completely achieve this.
Zhang Fan picked up the strand of hair, yet still felt almost no weight.
It was like an ordinary strand of hair.
But when he gently waved it, he was horrified to discover that the very fabric of heaven and earth, of space itself, seemed unable to bear it, developing fine, thread-like cracks.
How could the word 'fearsome' alone be enough to describe it?
The crowd looked at Zhang Fan with both envy and jealousy. To receive a gift of a strand of hair from such a super-powerful expert... this single strand was likely equivalent to a supreme treasure. A flick of this strand, how many in the present age could withstand even a trace of its power?
Even a Saint would likely be smashed to dust if struck.
This kid had stumbled upon incredible luck.
But who could have known that many years later, precisely by relying on this single strand of hair, Zhang Fan would change his fate, stand out from the crowd, and become a legendary overlord of the Primordial Heaven Realm, reigning supreme across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths...
All of this was unrelated to Ye Chen. At this moment, he strode through the void. Even with his Dao techniques sealed, a single step still covered an immense distance.
Later, feeling Barbarian Tiger was too slow, he simply had him point out a direction and distance, grabbed the corner of his robe, and with a single step covering tens of thousands of li, sped like lightning towards the Barbarian Tribe.
...
Eastern Victory's Thirteen States, Cangxue State.
The superpower Cangxue Palace was located precisely in Cangxue State, a superpower that reigned supreme over Eastern Victory's Thirteen States, standing alongside the Barbarian Tribe as one of the two great overlords.
On this day, the entire Cangxue Palace was furious, for they had discovered that the soul life tablet of their heir, Ao Changkong, had shattered.
Ao Changkong was the strongest Heaven's Pride of this generation of Cangxue Palace, exceptionally talented, not yet forty and already a Half-Saint, regarded as the future heir of Cangxue Palace.
He was even representing Cangxue Palace in this era's Eight Realms Young Generation Battle for Supremacy, carrying their great hopes.
Now he had been killed. How could they accept this?
Furthermore, according to the information received, Ao Changkong's death was related to Barbarian Tiger of the Barbarian Tribe.
Many high-level members of Cangxue Palace were utterly enraged, immediately demanding to go to the Barbarian Tribe to demand an explanation.
At the very least, they wanted Barbarian Tiger's life; they could not let this pass.
Soon, news came from the higher-ups, suppressing all such actions.
Because now was not the appropriate time. The Palace Lord was in seclusion, impacting the Great Power realm, at a critical juncture.
If nothing unexpected happened, within these few months, he should succeed in breaking through.
Then, the Cangxue Palace Lord, having ascended to Great Power, would personally go. Not only would he demand an explanation, but he would also seize the opportunity to act against the Barbarian Tribe, allowing Cangxue Palace to completely dominate Eastern Victory's Thirteen States.
At the same time, news of the death of Cangxue Palace's heir, Ao Changkong, spread everywhere, shaking Eastern Victory's Thirteen States.
Rumors said it was related to the Barbarian King, Barbarian Tiger, of the Barbarian Tribe.
All eyes of Eastern Victory's Thirteen States were on this, everyone sensing that these two superpowers were bound to clash.
Eastern Victory's Thirteen States, even within the entire Qianwu Ancient Kingdom, was a top-tier vast region. But viewed against the entire Primordial Heaven Realm, it was but a drop in the ocean.
The death of a Half-Saint Heaven's Pride like Ao Changkong only stirred waves in the eastern part of the Qianwu Ancient Kingdom; beyond the Ancient Kingdom, it had no impact.
In the present age, with the mutual connection of the Rule Heavenly Passes of the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, the young generation's battle for supremacy had reached its most intense phase.
From time to time, one peerless Heaven's Pride after another would stand out, carving out formidable reputations, shaking the world, contending for the ultimate first place.
Not far from the Qianwu Ancient Kingdom.
An ancient battlefield, involving ruins from the Mythological Era, had only recently opened.
It was suspected to hold the legacy and treasures of a Quasi-Sovereign.
Naturally, this attracted the attention of major powers, and many Heaven's Prides came to contend, seeking to enhance their own strength.
There were natives of the Primordial Heaven Realm, and also super Heaven's Prides from the other six realms. Ranging from the weakest Divine Transformation realm to the Great Power realm, they took advantage of this ruin's opening to engage in fearsome, extremely fierce competition.
Among them was one person, exceptionally handsome and beautiful, far more beautiful than many so-called peerless women, possessing a peculiar, demonic aura.
He was supremely powerful, one of the handful of super Heaven's Prides in the entire ruin battlefield who had stepped into the Great Power realm.
In his hand, he held a ferocious giant scythe. At the top of the scythe blade was inlaid a dark ghost head, its mouth open, the half-zhang-long scythe blade extending out, wreathed in strands of dark, alien flame.
Swish—
The scythe, resembling that of a Death God, swept out. A Great Power-level super Heaven's Pride was easily cleaved in two, flesh, blood, and soul all devoured by the Death God Scythe, making it even more sinister and bizarre.
Shocking the entire ruin battlefield!
"The Death God appears! This Ming Xu from the Mysterious Realm is frighteningly strong, killing the Great Power Heaven's Pride from the Great Xia Ancient Kingdom with just one move."
"The super Heaven's Prides of the Mysterious Realm in this era are far more terrifying than imagined."
Ming Xu, wielding the Death Scythe like a Death God, drew the attention of the entire ruin battlefield.
Moreover, it was said Ming Xu came from the Mysterious Realm. Logically, although the Mysterious Realm was the Third Realm, its overall power was vastly inferior to the Primordial Heaven Realm. Yet it had actually produced such a powerful Great Power-level super Heaven's Pride, which was unexpected.
Sweeping his gaze over the numerous Heaven's Prides on the ruin battlefield, a dark, demonic light flashed deep in Ming Xu's eyes. He sneered inwardly, "Is this the so-called Heaven's Prides of the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds? Truly weak,not worth a single blow / utterly weak, far inferior to the All Heavens and Myriad Domains, let alone comparable to our Ancient Universe."
"Of course, if I can continuously devour the flesh and blood of these Pangu Universe Heaven's Prides, I can also rise to higher levels, even reaching Quasi-Sovereign is not impossible."
Licking his lips, the demonic youth Ming Xu revealed a greedy expression, looking at the many young Heaven's Prides present as if they were prey.
His strength surpassed that of all Heaven's Prides on this ancient ruin battlefield.
Moreover, he had an even more terrifying origin—he was of the alien race!
Thirty years ago, Ming Xu had followed super experts from the alien Ancient Universe to descend upon the Mysterious Realm.
Thirty years had passed. The Mysterious Realm had long been secretly controlled by the alien race. Any power with an Ancient God King presiding had been forcefully occupied by the alien race, but secretly enslaved, not killed.
All this was to avoid letting the other seven realms know of their alien race's descent.
With the connection of the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, they naturally entered the Primordial Heaven Realm, their goal being to go to the Desolate Realm to rescue the imprisoned Eternal Emperor, Dao Shishi.
It was said that rescuing Dao Shishi was a command personally issued by the Eternal Giants within the Universe Origin Ancestral Temple, to be accomplished by any means necessary.
Unfortunately, among the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, the other seven realms were interconnected, but they hadn't expected that thirty years ago, because a Dominator emerged from the Desolate Realm, the Rule Heavenly Pass had been maintained for many years by various experts of the Heaven Realm, preventing it from disappearing. Thus, they couldn't openly go to the Desolate Realm and could only remain in the Primordial Heaven Realm to wait.
Numerous alien super experts lay hidden in the Primordial Heaven Realm, while the younger generation of Heaven's Prides participated in the Eight Realms Young Generation Battle for Supremacy.
Because they learned that the ultimate victor could go to the Ancient Heavenly Court left by the Heavenly Emperor.
The two words 'Heavenly Emperor' suppressed all eras and the cosmos; even the alien Ancient Universe absolutely dared not ignore them.
The Ancient Heavenly Court left by the Heavenly Emperor, they naturally valued it greatly, hoping to enter and obtain the heaven-defying fortune left by the Heavenly Emperor.
Ming Xu vaguely heard that within this Primordial Heaven Realm, there were also supreme experts from the alien Ancient Universe who remained, and they seemed to be extremely powerful, having participated in the siege against the Desolate Realm's Heavenly Kingdom Dominator thirty years ago.
However, such secrets, even with his status, he didn't know too much about.
Then, he suddenly raised his head to look at the distant horizon, with intense trepidation and awe.
In a daze, it was as if he saw five awe-inspiring, heaven-and-earth dominating figures.
"With the existence of those five, I, Ming Xu, also cannot seize that title of number one among the young generation!"
Ming Xu's expression was complex.
Although the number of alien race members who truly descended upon the Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds was only a few hundred, one must not forget that they were at least at the Great Power level, with even Primordial Sovereigns, and one lofty Emperor, within whose bodies existed Origin World Heavens and Earths.
For a war of conquest, they carried these with them, not leaving them far away.
Therefore, quite a few alien Heaven's Prides had entered the Primordial Heaven Realm this time, including Ming Xu. Basically, they had emerged from the Origin Worlds of their respective Sovereign ancestors to participate in the Eight Realms Young Generation Battle for Supremacy, hunting Heaven's Prides for tempering.
But even someone as powerful as Ming Xu, who had long been a Great Power and an extraordinary one at that, was merely an average figure among the numerous alien Heaven's Prides.
Only those five were the undisputed true overlords among all alien Heaven's Prides who had entered the Primordial Heaven Realm this time.
They were even peerless Heaven's Prides capable of walking the Supreme Ancient Path, unrivaled geniuses who could be considered top-tier even within the alien Ancient Universe.
It was said two were Imperial Sons and Daughters, the other three were the strongest young supremes comparable to Supreme offspring.
The strength of these five far surpassed that of all alien Heaven's Prides.
In the past, Ming Xu had personally witnessed, on a battlefield in the All Heavens and Myriad Domains, one of them make a move, casually suppressing and annihilating a God King from the Pangu Universe side, body and soul destroyed, with ease and naturalness.
That level of cultivation, that demeanor, stood above all.
It was said those five were peerless figures in the All Heavens and Myriad Domains capable of contending with Primordial Sovereigns, even considered by many as potential rivals to the Pangu Universe's Battle Saint.
The five were hailed as the Five Young Overlords of the present generation, each heading to one of the eastern, southern, western, northern, and central regions of the Primordial Heaven Realm.
Ming Xu knew that ever since they descended from the All Heavens and Myriad Domains to these Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds, the so-called Eight Realms Young Generation Battle for Supremacy would ultimately become nothing more than a game for these five alien young overlords.
In the end, even the entire Eight Realms of the Myriad Worlds would inevitably fall into the hands of their alien race.
He sighed lightly, "I hope it doesn't end too quickly. I still want to devour more flesh and blood to enhance my cultivation."
"I just don't know who the young overlord from our Ancient Universe who came to the eastern region is. It's said that soon, a mythical ruin is suspected to emerge in that Qianwu Ancient Kingdom. He should head to that place."
...
Above the heavens, within the broken starry ruins, boundless darkness spread, sensing the traces of that Dominator battle from years past.
Silently.
Within the starry ruins, a pair of eyes larger than stars suddenly opened, revealing a torrential dark power, with the terrifying scene of billions of stars falling appearing.
It was a colossal figure comparable to a star river, hidden within the boundless dark starry ruins, invisible.
"I sense it. Among the residual auras here, there is not only the aura of experts from our Ancient Universe, but also the aura of the Battle Saint King."
"He actually came to the Primordial Heaven Realm too, and he is that Heavenly Kingdom Dominator who came from the Desolate Realm thirty years ago during the Dominator battle."
"Facing the siege of such terrifying super Sovereigns and peerless Sovereigns of the All Heavens, he could actually fight to this extent, even killing seven of them."
"Truly worthy of being a peerless figure who ascended like the Primal Ancestor and the Heavenly Emperor, Eternal Quasi-Sovereigns."
"His potential far exceeds our imagination."
"After the Dominator battle, he suffered the most terrible injuries, hovering between life and death for thirty years. He recovered not long ago and vanished from here. He should still be within the Primordial Heaven Realm."
"This is a great opportunity. No matter what, we must find the Battle Saint King. He suffered the most terrible injuries; we must kill him now!"
"If we truly let him grow up completely, I'm afraid he'll become the next Heavenly Emperor!"
RUMBLE—
The fearsome existence lurking within the broken starry ruins awakened, radiating boundless demonic majesty, like a Chaos Demon God who split heaven and earth.
Undercurrents surged!
...
Central Region.
Heavenly Ruins.
A supreme place.
As far as the eye could see, boundless dawn light gathered, vaster and deeper than a sea of stars, limitless.
This was the power of faith, unimaginably immense.
Silently, boundless darkness suddenly descended upon this place.
Bizarrely, except for this place, the various experts of the Heavenly Ruins could not sense any of this.
A cold voice came from the darkness: "The Heavenly Kingdom Dominator has not fallen."
After a long time, a voice came forth, devoid of joy or sorrow: "An ant, not worth mentioning."
If this spread, it would surely shake the world.
The mighty Heavenly Kingdom Dominator, a peerless figure who killed multiple Forbidden Zone Dominators, was actually regarded as an ant,not worth mentioning, in this person's eyes.
A cold laugh came from the darkness: "An ant? Perhaps to you it indeed counts as one. But his fearsomeness is such that even the Eternal Giants are wary. He is an Eternal Sovereign, his potential terrifyingly excessive,comparable to the Primal Ancestor Supreme One and the Heavenly Emperor."
"Multiple Eternal Giants personally issued the command: no matter what, kill this Heavenly Kingdom Dominator—hmm, also called the Battle Saint King."
"In that case, you act," came the response from within the endless faith power.
"He is a Chaos cultivator, moreover an Eternal Sovereign, impossible to deduce. We need you, to borrow your power to find his whereabouts," said the dark existence.
After a long silence, a voice came from within the endless faith: "Currently unable to extricate myself. The plan schemed for billions of years is about to be completed. Three years from now."
"Good!"
The darkness gradually receded...