The Thirty-Three Tian Domains represented thirty-three celestial domains, and also thirty-three Dao Domains at the core of the Eternal Heaven Realm. Each Dao Domain was incomparably vast.
Take Heavenly Venerate Bai Mu's Tian Domain, for example—it was no less than the Ancient Immortal Realm, and the Eternal Power it contained surpassed that of the Zhu Tian Divine Domain by more than tenfold.
The boundless Bai Mu Tian Domain was infinitely magnificent, with myriad races flourishing and experts as numerous as trees in a forest. Even Emperors numbered over a hundred, a truly astonishing figure.
However, despite the vastness of the Tian Domains and their ethereal, immortal-like environments—extraordinary cultivation paradises—few Supreme Ones could be seen.
Ye Chen knew that Tian Domains were primarily dominated by Heavenly Venerates. Unless permitted by a Heavenly Venerate—be it relatives, close associates, or disciples—even Supreme Ones were not allowed to reside within a Tian Domain, lest they siphon off the Eternal Power.
Eternal Power was greatly beneficial even for Heavenly Venerates at the level of Ancient Titans.
A Heavenly Venerate essentially monopolized the Eternal Power of an entire Tian Domain, using it for cultivation to advance to higher realms.
But at the Supreme One level, only those with close relationships like offspring or personal disciples were permitted to cultivate within a Tian Domain. Generally, one had to leave the Tian Domain and seek a new Dao Domain outside the Thirty-Three Tian Domains to absorb Eternal Power.
Zhu Tian Ancient Venerable and the other few Supreme Ones had a fiery gleam in their eyes. "Truly worthy of being a Tian Domain. The concentration of Eternal Power indeed far surpasses any Dao Domain outside the Tian Domains. If one could occupy a Tian Domain for cultivation, there might be hope of attaining the Heavenly Venerate fruit within three epochs."
Even for Quasi-Giants, becoming a true Ancient Titan was extremely difficult. Throughout history, countless Quasi-Giants had remained confined to this level their entire lives.
To say one could become an Ancient Titan within three epochs was considered quite fast in terms of cultivation speed. After all, not everyone was a monstrous talent like Ye Chen, the strongest prodigy of all time. The higher the realm, the more difficult it became to advance further.
A glint of light also flashed in Ye Chen's eyes. For him, if he could devour the Eternal Power of an entire Tian Domain, it would also provide a significant boost toward the Great Perfection of his Chaos Great Dao. He couldn't help but transmit a voice message: "How does one become a Heavenly Venerate?"
A Heavenly Venerate was the master of a Tian Domain; only then could one be called a Heavenly Venerate. Otherwise, an Ancient Titan without a Tian Domain could not bear that title.
Zhu Tian Ancient Venerable wasn't surprised. Within the Eternal Heaven Realm, a cultivator who didn't aspire to become a Heavenly Venerate wasn't a good cultivator—this included Supreme Ones and Quasi-Giants alike. He responded, "In the past, becoming a Heavenly Venerate wasn't difficult. Any Ancient Titan or Immortal King could directly take over a Tian Domain and proclaim themselves its master. But now it's not possible. There are only thirty-three Tian Domains, each already occupied by a Heavenly Venerate. To become a new Heavenly Venerate, one must defeat the original Heavenly Venerate and replace them; only then can one become the new Heavenly Venerate."
Ye Chen nodded. This was as he had thought.
As for the original Heavenly Venerate, after being defeated, they would withdraw from the Tian Domain, but few left the Eternal Heaven Realm. They usually immersed themselves in bitter cultivation, hoping to one day become a Heavenly Venerate again.
Of course, Heavenly Venerates were generally similar in strength, making it difficult to defeat one another. Disputes over dominion of a Tian Domain often required life-and-death battles to decide the outcome, frequently resulting in both sides being severely wounded, with one narrowly victorious and seizing the Heavenly Venerate position.
When such situations occurred, it was easy for other Ancient Titans to take advantage of the weakness, seizing the opportunity while both sides were injured to occupy a Tian Domain and proclaim themselves master.
Therefore, throughout the history of the Eternal Heaven Realm, peak-level battles triggered by competition for Heavenly Venerate positions were not common; more often, other forms of contests were used.
Naturally, if one possessed overwhelming, peerless combat power, a direct battle would often ensue.
Ye Chen was already contemplating whether to seize a few Tian Domains. After all, the Eternal Power within Tian Domains was indeed dense and greatly beneficial for cultivation. At this moment, the Dark True Dragon and Dark Demonic Tiger also revealed eager expressions.
Soon, he made a decisive decision and transmitted a voice message to the Dark True Dragon and Dark Demonic Tiger: "When the time comes, you two find an opportunity to each seize a Tian Domain."
Hearing this, the two Dark Giants agreed, their eyes burning with fervor.
Both were essentially Ancient Titans of the Body Attainment path, with extremely powerful physiques but very poor Dao Principles, far inferior to Ancient Titans of the same level. This also limited their strength to the Ancient Titan level.
Otherwise, ordinary Body Attainment experts could be considered invincible within the same realm, with form and spirit united, suppressing all peers.
Previously, in the Eternal Night Domain, it was difficult to cultivate Dao Principles due to the great restrictions of that land. But in the Eternal Heaven Realm, there was no such worry. On the contrary, because of the Eternal Power, they could cultivate powerful Dao Principles more favorably than in the Chaos Sea. Once they supplemented their Dao Principles and both form and spirit reached the Ancient Titan level, their strength might even have a chance to rival that of First-Generation Giants.
Of course, now was not yet the opportune moment. They would wait until they reached the venue for the Supreme One Grand Competition before having the two secretly depart.
The thirty-three Tian Domains were arranged in a four-layer structure. The first layer consisted of one Tian Domain, also the most core one.
The second layer: four Tian Domains.
The third layer: ten Tian Domains.
The fourth layer: eighteen Tian Domains.
The closer to the core, the fewer the Tian Domains, but the stronger the Heavenly Venerates who ruled them.
And the five core Tian Domains were undoubtedly dominated by Great Heavenly Venerates at the First-Generation Giant level.
Especially the central Tian Domain at the very core—it was undoubtedly the territory of the strongest being among the Thirty-Three Tian Domains.
Soon, Ye Chen, Zhu Tian Ancient Venerable, and their group traversed the outermost Bai Mu Tian Domain and arrived at the edge of a third-layer Tian Domain. With permission from that Tian Domain's Heavenly Venerate, they continued inward.
This Supreme One Grand Competition's venue was set within a Tian Domain under the jurisdiction of a Great Heavenly Venerate from the second layer.
The Immortal Tian Domain, one of the four great Tian Domains of the second layer of the Thirty-Three Tian Domains, was a vast domain ruled by the Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate. This session's Supreme One Grand Competition was set within the Immortal Tian Domain.
When Ye Chen and the others arrived, they saw from afar an Ancient Divine City, as vast as a continent, floating in the sky. It was the Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate's origin Divine City—the Immortal Divine City—radiating infinite might and suppressing all heavens.
The group descended from the sky, landing directly within the Immortal Divine City.
The city was bustling with activity, with many people coming and going.
This was a rare grand event within the Eternal Heaven Realm. Each time it was held, the hosting Tian Domain would allow guests from all sides to bring a certain number of people into the domain to experience its dense Eternal Power and seize the opportunity to cultivate.
Of course, the time was short, limited only to the duration of the Supreme One Grand Competition. Those below the Supreme One level couldn't absorb much Eternal Power, and even Supreme Ones and Quasi-Giants dared not excessively absorb it. This could be considered an act of benevolence by the host.
Within the Immortal Divine City were clansmen of the Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate's lineage, as well as Supreme Ones of this lineage who had returned to personally welcome Supreme Ones from all sides.
Ye Chen and the others were invited by clansmen of the Immortal Great Heavenly Venerate's lineage to rest in a certain Heavenly Palace. This Heavenly Palace was one of the core Eternal Power convergence points of the Immortal Tian Domain, with concentration more than ten times greater than the outside.
Not long after settling in, Ye Chen had the two Dark Giants—the Dark True Dragon and Dark Demonic Tiger—leave to prepare to seize Tian Domains and become new Heavenly Venerates.
Naturally, Ye Chen also gave them corresponding trump cards. Once a protracted battle occurred, using these trump cards could directly suppress the opponent.
Thus, the Dark True Dragon and Dark Demonic Tiger departed.
Ye Chen sat cross-legged within the Heavenly Palace, his Chaos Divine Sense spreading out.
It was said that each Supreme One Grand Competition attracted Heavenly Venerates from other Tian Domains to personally attend and watch, and even other Great Heavenly Venerates might come. Therefore, Ye Chen wanted to find Donghuang as soon as possible.