In Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate's hand, the true Eternal Stone Halberd appeared, displaying its peerless sharpness, tearing apart everything in the world as it carried the most fearsome power of Eternity, forcefully smashing against that layer of light membrane resembling egg white.
BOOM—
This was the light membrane that protected the Deficient Primordial Realm, which even a Supreme Realm Overlord could not breach no matter how they attacked. Yet now, after the true descent of Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate, it took only three strikes.
It shattered with a thunderous crash!
An unparalleled Eternal Heavenly Might instantly swept through the entire Deficient Primordial Realm.
Nearby, countless Realm Domains crumbled!
All living beings trembled in fear!
Ye Chen, who was undergoing his tribulation, changed expression.
He had never expected that to deal with him, an Eternal Heavenly Venerate would go so far as to personally descend here with his true body.
This was unprecedented.
In the Origin Land, that Eternal Heavenly Venerate who had annihilated two drops of Wan Xuan's Eternal True Blood was about to make a move.
However, from two directions within the Origin Land, two supreme forms that suppressed heaven and earth appeared, causing even the ten wheels of Eternal Suns to tremble.
They prevented this Eternal Heavenly Venerate from taking further action to provide aid.
That sword-wielding Eternal Heavenly Venerate, with tribulation light boiling around him, looked towards the direction of the Universe Great Emperor and said, "Fellow Daoist, I request your assistance!"
The Universe Great Emperor sighed, yet still resolutely stepped forward. His figure transformed into a simple, ancient axe capable of cleaving heaven and earth, shattering the void as it instantly appeared in that Eternal Heavenly Venerate's hand. He said, "As a fellow member of the Deficient Primordial Realm, and the second to possess a Primal Universe after myself, as well as the successor of Great God Pangu, it is only right to assist."
"Pangu's Axe!"
When the two Eternal Heavenly Venerates saw the appearance of this peerless battle axe that Great God Pangu once relied upon to suppress the Origin Land, their expressions also changed.
It was because they recalled that era when Great God Pangu was incomparably divine and brave, wielding Pangu's Axe to fight his way out of the desolate Primordial Realm, achieving the status of Eternal Heavenly Venerate with unparalleled combat power that suppressed many Eternal Heavenly Venerates.
Only the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Venerate, who had reigned supreme and invincible among Heavenly Venerates for endless eons, could stand as his equal.
Now, with Pangu's Axe reappearing, the two Eternal Heavenly Venerates had no choice but to be wary, knowing full well that this axe had drunk the heavenly blood of many Eternal Heavenly Venerates; it could almost be called the number one murderous weapon of all heavens.
The Eternal Heavenly Venerate, holding Pangu's Axe, said not a word and simply swung it forward.
A simple strike!
BOOM—
Heaven collapsed and earth split; even the Origin Land seemed as if it would be cleaved in two.
The two Eternal Heavenly Venerates changed expression and moved to block it.
Each unleashed Eternal-level methods, coldly snorting, "Even if you have Pangu's Axe, so what? You are not the true Pangu after all. We fear you not!"
Meanwhile, beneath the Origin Land.
Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate, sensing the events unfolding above in the Origin Land, said coldly, "The more you care about this kid from the Deficient Primordial Realm achieving the Eternal Dao, the more it proves he is Pangu's successor. He absolutely cannot be allowed to remain. This Venerate will surely kill him!"
He took a single step, directly charging into the Deficient Primordial Realm. Vast Eternal Heavenly Might swept through everything, boundless and far-reaching, causing numerous Chaos Ancient Universes to tremble and quake.
The Stone Halberd transformed into a pillar that held up the heavens, immeasurably huge, spanning the skies above countless Realm Domains as it carried a peerless destructive force capable of annihilating Chaos Ancient Universes, cleaving down towards Ye Chen who was undergoing his tribulation below.
Ye Chen was covered in blood, with tribulation light surging wildly. Sensing that peerless halberd strike tearing through the void towards him, he let out a great roar.
He threw a punch.
A punch containing the strongest power of his entire life, clashing head-on with the Stone Halberd.
BOOM—
Countless Realm Domains suffered great collapse; the entire Deficient Primordial Realm experienced an unprecedented, massive tremor.
Blood light also erupted, tearing apart the heavens.
The Stone Halberd retreated, but Ye Chen was covered in blood, staining numerous Realm Domains crimson. His body was tattered and broken, skin torn and flesh rent, with countless parts exploded and even his indestructible Chaos Bones fractured in many places.
Ye Chen suffered injuries even more terrifying than the Eternal Tribulation, nearly being completely pulverized.
But he had withstood it.
"Master!"
"Chaos Heavenly Emperor!"
Within the Pangu Universe, the experts of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion watched the Chaos Heavenly Emperor in such a state, their hearts aching terribly.
He had it too hard. Finally achieving the Dao, yet suffering such a horrifying tribulation.
Ye Chen sat cross-legged within the Chaos Sea, covered in blood, with tribulation light constantly annihilating his flesh, blood, and even his soul.
He gasped for breath, desperately drawing endless Chaos Qi into his body to repair his wounded form.
But it was difficult. That strike was a peerless blow from a true Eternal Heavenly Venerate in a state of Great Perfection, far surpassing a Supreme Realm Overlord by who knows how much. Striking Ye Chen, who had not yet fully become an Eternal, it had nearly killed him.
Thump-thump-thump—
Ye Chen struggled to make the Pangu Heart, fused into the position of his own heart, beat faster, surging forth with more Eternal Blood to allow his injuries some recovery.
But this treated the symptoms, not the root cause, only barely maintaining him for a moment.
Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate looked down from on high. Seeing that Ye Chen had not been killed, a trace of surprise flickered in his eyes. "Somewhat beyond this Venerate's expectations. I didn't expect you to withstand it. Not bad at all. If not for you being a denizen of this Deficient Primordial Realm, this Venerate would be reluctant to kill you."
BOOM—
The Stone Halberd cleaved down once more.
BOOM—
Ye Chen could no longer withstand it. He directly exploded, his body shattered to pieces, his blood dyeing half of the Chaos Sea crimson.
The myriad beings of the Chaos Sea mourned.
How ruthless Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate's heart was, actually seeking to completely strangle the only Eternal Heavenly Venerate of the Deficient Primordial Realm on his path of ascension.
"Perish completely. Being within the Deficient Primordial Realm, there should be no birth of a new Eternal Heavenly Venerate."
Just as Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate prepared to continue his attack, to utterly annihilate all of Ye Chen's soul and true spirit, completely resolving this future threat...
Suddenly, he looked into the distance.
RUMBLE—
The River of Time manifested.
Vaguely, at the starting point of the vast, boundless River of Time, an exceptionally tall and powerfully built figure appeared. Bare-chested, wearing a beast-skin battle skirt, holding a simple, ancient battle axe, he traversed the ages to arrive.
Seeing this figure, who else could it be but Great God Pangu?
Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate looked at Great God Pangu, who had appeared treading upon the River of Time, and for the first time revealed an unprecedented look of gravity.
Even though this man before him had completely passed away for endless eons, the him of that bygone era was still the one who brought about the Twilight of the Heavens, and the only man capable of contending with the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Venerate for the position of King of Heavenly Venerates.
Great God Pangu looked at him and sighed softly. "Wan Xuan, you should not have come."
Although Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate felt some apprehension, it was merely that. Because the man before him had passed away for more than a single Chaos Era; it was impossible for him to still be alive. He couldn't help but sneer coldly, "Pangu, you have long since perished. This Venerate has personally come to strangle the junior you cultivated. How will you stop this Venerate now!"
As his words fell, Eternal Heavenly Might instantly surged and exploded, flooding the entire Deficient Primordial Realm.
Beneath the heavens, all are but ants!