"A new Eternal Heavenly Venerate is being born within the Deficient Primordial Realm?"
At the same time, the other Eternal Heavenly Venerables in the Origin Land also sensed this phenomenon.
Back in the day, the Deficient Primordial Realm had been jointly sealed by several Eternal Heavenly Venerables. Now, they naturally sensed that terrifying breakthrough fluctuation.
"Originally, the Primordial Realm should have completely fallen into silence. However, the birth of Pangu—an Eternal Heavenly Venerate, and one with the strength to contend for the title of Heavenly Venerate King—ultimately led to the slaughter across the heavens, causing the fall of more than half of the 'Heavens.' Now, it has become the Deficient Primordial Realm. We thought it could never give birth to another 'Heaven,' yet unexpectedly, someone is on the verge of succeeding, about to attain the position of Eternal Heavenly Venerate."
"We absolutely cannot allow it!"
"We must not permit the rise of a second Pangu!"
The several Eternal Heavenly Venerables exchanged glances and reached a decision.
They would not allow a new Eternal Heavenly Venerate to be born within the Deficient Primordial Realm.
Many years ago, the Great God Pangu born from the Primordial Realm had caused a massive shift in the structure of the Origin Land.
Now, even though the Primordial Realm had been shattered and reopened, it remained deficient. Yet, someone had actually reached that step, on the verge of success, about to charge through the barrier of Eternity and stand as their equal.
They would never tolerate it.
They could not forget the immense changes Pangu had wrought upon the Origin Land.
Boom—
How supremely powerful were the Eternal Heavenly Venerables? With a single thought, endless Eternal Power converged outside the Deficient Primordial Realm.
The Deficient Primordial Realm, though separated by infinite distance, was vast and boundless, located directly beneath the Origin Land.
Since time immemorial, the Origin Land had been suppressing the Deficient Primordial Realm.
Now, the several Eternal Heavenly Venerables released their Eternal Will, gathering boundless, endless Eternal Power that descended upon the Deficient Primordial Realm.
Outside the Deficient Primordial Realm, there was an intangible, formless radiance like egg white, enveloping this deficient realm.
Upon closer inspection, it was clearly endless Eternal Power and densely packed Eternal Profound Meanings, transformed into layer upon layer of terrifying seals that locked down the Deficient Primordial Realm.
And this was precisely the joint seal imposed upon the Deficient Primordial Realm by the Nine Eternal Heavenly Venerables back then!
Now, the Eternal Will of no less than three Eternal Heavenly Venerables had appeared—though not their true bodies.
Their true bodies remained within the Origin Land.
However, powerful as they were, even if not their true forms, they were still terrifyingly boundless, far surpassing the projections and the like that Shi Dai and others had encountered when venturing on the Origin Ancient Path.
At this moment, dealing with someone charging towards the Eternal Realm was more than enough!
Their gazes pierced through everything, seeing Ye Chen within the Deficient Primordial Realm, charging towards Eternity.
"So it's him, that little fellow from back then."
One Eternal Heavenly Venerate recognized him—that little fellow from before, already a Half-Step Overlord, quite strong indeed, but ultimately unable to enter the Origin Land.
Who would have thought he was so astonishingly talented? Only an epoch had passed, and now he could actually break through and prove Eternity within the Deficient Primordial Realm!
But this was destined to be impossible, because Eternal Heavenly Venerables like them would never allow anyone to attain the position of Eternal Heavenly Venerate within the Deficient Primordial Realm.
At this moment, they acted against the Deficient Primordial Realm.
Within the Chaos Sea, Ye Chen was charging towards Eternity, but it was obviously impossible to leap to completion in a short time; it required a considerable period.
Moreover, terrifying calamities continuously manifested within his body.
It was the Eternal Tribulation, erupting from within.
Either he would succeed in transcending the tribulation and achieve Eternity.
Or he would be annihilated by the tribulation, reduced to ashes.
Throughout the ages, there had once been as many as thirty-three Eternal Heavenly Venerables, and naturally even more at the Supreme Realm.
But why were there only thirty-three, with no more added?
The difficulty of taking that step was one reason, but another major reason was the Eternal Tribulation itself, which exterminated all who sought to advance into the Eternal Realm.
Amidst the tribulation, Ye Chen's entire body was enveloped in terrifying tribulation light, destroying every inch of his physique, excessively horrifying.
His pores were oozing blood, turning him into a man of blood.
The world could hardly imagine that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, so peerless and matchless, could appear in such a state.
Furthermore, it also illustrated just how terrifying the tribulation he was undergoing was!
Thump—
Suddenly, powerful, rhythmic heartbeats echoed from within Ye Chen's body.
It was Pangu's Heart beating.
With each beat, it gushed forth vast amounts of Eternal Blood and Eternal Power, washing over Ye Chen's limbs and bones, also bringing infinite vitality that filled his body.
This also effectively provided Ye Chen with powerful support to resist the Eternal Tribulation.
Advancing to the Eternal Realm within the Deficient Primordial Realm was too difficult. One wrong step led to further missteps; Ye Chen could not afford to err.
Even someone as powerful as him felt that advancing to the Eternal Realm would be arduous, so Pangu's Heart was his trump card.
Now, Pangu's Heart pulsated, swallowing infinite Primordial Chaos Qi, transforming it into a continuous stream of Eternal Power, providing him with strong and vigorous support.
Sure enough, Ye Chen's Eternal Tribulation was somewhat restrained, easing considerably.
Relying on Pangu's Heart, he endured, with half his body already stepping into the Eternal Realm. His vitality surged dramatically, and his injuries began to recover to a certain extent.
Boom—
Suddenly, a hand of unimaginable size appeared above the Chaos Sea.
To call it sky-shrouding and sun-blocking was insufficient, for it encompassed an unknown number of Realm Domains.
Even Primordial Chaos Universes appeared as tiny pellets before this hand, which spoke volumes.
Now, imbued with the power to annihilate all, it fiercely slammed towards Ye Chen, who was striving through the Eternal Tribulation.
The moment the great hand emerged, its imposing might was the supreme, paramount Eternal Heavenly Might. Under the vast sweep of this heavenly might, multiple Realm Domains directly crumbled and perished.
Along with them, the infinite living beings within those Realm Domains—including Emperors, Quasi-Giants, and even Ancient Giants—were instantly reduced to ashes, dead beyond dead.
Even powerful figures like several First-Generation Giants felt fear in their hearts before such a hand, devoid of any will to resist, their minds trembling as if about to explode.
"It's Eternity!"
"The supreme Eternal Heavenly Venerables have actually made a move!"
"The Eternal Heavenly Venerables from the Origin Land have sensed the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's advancement and are acting to disrupt it!"
They all knew that great hand must have been struck by an Eternal Heavenly Venerate; otherwise, no one could be so terrifying.
How could the world have imagined that, to stop the Chaos Heavenly Emperor from advancing to the Eternal Realm, the Eternal Heavenly Venerables of the Origin Land would act without regard for consequences?
It was unimaginable.
Previously, the Eternal Heavenly Venerables the world had seen were merely imprints or projections they had left at the end of the Origin Ancient Path.
But now, this was clearly an action close to their true bodies making a move.
Although Ye Chen was enduring the destruction of the Eternal Tribulation, a tiger's might remained even in death, let alone during his ascension phase. To a certain extent, most of his body had already squeezed into the Eternal Realm, making him incomparably powerful.
He raised his head to look at that Eternal Hand covering numerous Realm Domains. Even covered in blood, he now sneered coldly: "Eternal Heavenly Venerables making a move? Ridiculous. It's merely Eternal Heavenly Will mobilizing Eternal Rules to act, not even their true bodies, yet they dare to kill me? How laughable!"
"Since that's the case, I shall sever it and make it nourishment for my ascension to Eternity!"
A Chaos Sword Light that illuminated the entire Chaos Sea appeared, severing eternity, and chopped down that Eternal Hand.