“The Deficient Primordial Realm’s flaws are truly too great. Not only is the Eternal Great Dao this year cursed by the Nine Eternal Heavenly Venerates, directly missing half, but many other aspects have corresponding defects as well. At the very least, the power cultivators of the Deficient Primordial Realm can wield is half as weak as cultivators of the same level in the Origin Land.”
Great Emperor Qingtian’s eyes shone with a profound light. He too had been completed, benefiting the most, and had come to understand some of these principles.
He sighed with emotion. If not for the protection left behind by Great God Pangu in the Deficient Primordial Realm, and if not for the curse placed upon it by the Nine Eternal Heavenly Venerates of the Origin Land, who viewed it as an abandoned land of exile, then once the Origin Land invaded the Deficient Primordial Realm, the power of the Deficient Primordial Realm would have been utterly unable to resist.
From the very foundation, their combat power was already half as weak.
However, as long as the current Great Emperor Qingtian unleashed his strongest combat power, he could still engage in a brief, peak-level battle against a Supreme Realm Overlord from the Origin Land.
“Let’s go, onward to the Origin Land!”
Having waited for an entire epoch, Ye Chen’s heart was also filled with anticipation—anticipation for the Origin Land, but even more so, anticipation for seeing his wives, children, and those close to him.
For this moment, he had already expended an epoch of waiting.
Chaotic light, countless layers thick, swirled around him, suppressing the formation of the Thirty-Three Heavenly Passes and the projections of the Nine Eternal Heavenly Venerates.
Leading the powerhouses, he charged into the Origin Land with overwhelming momentum.
Ahead, a place of nothingness appeared, infinite and boundless, even more endless than the Deficient Primordial Realm.
Right before their eyes, a world-land appeared, countless times vaster than a Chaos Ancient Universe, suspended in the center of the infinite nothingness.
Even separated by an immeasurably vast distance, measurable only in terms of entire domains, it was still unimaginably huge, occupying over two-thirds of their field of vision.
Infinite Great Dao power surged forth endlessly from this boundless great world before them.
The Origin Land!
The end point of everything!
Naturally, to reach the Origin Land, they still needed to advance.
Moreover, it was not as simple as just crossing the endless void.
Because such intense fluctuations had long since alerted the Eternal Heavenly Venerates of the Origin Land.
Among them were the two Eternal Heavenly Venerates who had previously attacked the Deficient Primordial Realm, the ones who had forsaken Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerate’s beloved. Their divine thoughts were present here. Seeing Ye Chen, who should have been on the verge of death, actually charging out with the powerhouses of the Deficient Primordial Realm, they were slightly taken aback, somewhat marveling at this junior’s tenacious vitality.
“Junior, you should not have, you absolutely should not have attempted to ascend to the Eternal Realm. You must know that we cannot allow you to succeed, even if you have reached the final stage of your tribulation.”
One of the Eternal Heavenly Venerates seemed somewhat regretful, but his tone was full of aloof indifference. Even though Ye Chen had reached the final stage of his tribulation and would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them as an Eternal Heavenly Venerate once he crossed it, he still looked down upon him from on high.
For the Eternal Realm, you either are or you are not. There is no such thing as ‘about to succeed’.
To them, Ye Chen was still not an Eternal Heavenly Venerate on equal footing; he still fell short.
Hearing this, the corner of Ye Chen’s mouth lifted into a cold, mocking arc. “If you want to kill me, just say so. What’s the point of this nonsense? Let’s fight.”
His battle intent boiled over. He had already reached the final stage of his tribulation. The great tribulation was no longer as terrifying as it had been in the early and middle stages. Moreover, with the Great Dao power of the Origin Land continuously supplementing his defects, his power was climbing steadily, becoming exceedingly powerful.
Even if they were true Eternal Heavenly Venerates, so what? He could still face them fearlessly in a peak battle.
“Determination is a good thing. Very well, we too have not engaged in a true battle for several Chaos Epochs.”
The two Eternal Heavenly Venerates spoke coldly. To them, aside from the other Eternal Heavenly Venerates, there was no one in this world, whether in the Origin Land or the Deficient Primordial Realm, worthy of crossing blows with them.
Before them, Ye Chen, this newly ascending Eternal Heavenly Venerate who was about to complete his tribulation, did indeed have the qualification to make them act.
As he spoke, one of the Eternal Heavenly Venerates made his move. He simply flipped over his palm—a simple move, yet it contained the supreme offensive power capable of easily slaying a Supreme Realm Overlord—and blasted it toward Ye Chen’s head.
The Great Dao returns to simplicity. How much more so for an Eternal Heavenly Venerate? Every gesture contained the strongest power in the world, not to be ignored.
This was also Ye Chen’s first peak-level confrontation with a true Eternal Heavenly Venerate. Even though he felt he possessed the power to sweep aside everything in the world, he did not let down his guard at this moment. With a great shout that shook the endless void, he swung that Immortal Saint Fist, which had been unbreakable since his weak beginnings, to meet the Eternal Hand descending from above.
Fist and palm collided. Eternal light, countless times more brilliant than the sun, illuminated the endless void.
Infinite destructive storms were born from nothingness, sweeping through the endless void, powerful enough to annihilate everything.
If not for Ye Chen’s protection, generating a layer of chaotic light to shield them, the powerhouses of the Chaos Sea would have been swept up by these destructive storms and turned to dust, with no survivors.
Ultimately, the gap between the level of an Eternal Heavenly Venerate and cultivators like Semi-Gods or Divine Transformations was too vast. Even the residual shockwaves of their battle were enough to annihilate them with ease.
The Origin Land, naturally, also had the protection of other Eternal Heavenly Venerates and would not be harmed.
Boom—
Ye Chen’s figure was sent staggering back over a dozen steps. Each step he retreated covered a distance akin to an entire domain.
His fist was also torn open, flesh rent, and blood appeared.
The other party, that Eternal Heavenly Venerate, stood firm as a mountain.
The first exchange revealed the difference in strength.
Clearly, the other party was stronger.
This caused the expressions of the Chaos Sea powerhouses to change.
“Don’t worry. Ye Chen simply hasn’t completed his final transformation yet. He is still undergoing his tribulation. Moreover, the other party is an Eternal Heavenly Venerate who has existed for countless epochs, and they are in the Origin Land, where everything is truly complete and perfect. It’s natural that Ye Chen is somewhat inferior.” Great Emperor Qingtian’s vision was sharp; he saw through everything. “However, you need not worry. It would also be very difficult for the other party to kill Ye Chen.”
Ye Chen raised his head to look at his opponent. That Eternal Heavenly Venerate was indeed strong. His strongest punch had not gained the slightest upper hand and had even been counter-injured.
Was that the strength of an Eternal Heavenly Venerate?
It truly far surpassed the Supreme Realm by an immeasurable degree.
However, the other party was also frowning.
With that palm strike, he had believed that even if he couldn’t kill Ye Chen, shattering him to pieces would not be a problem.
But this junior’s strength exceeded imagination. Powerful as he was, having mobilized true Eternal-level power, he had only managed to repel Ye Chen and inflict minor injuries, nothing more.
This result differed greatly from what he had imagined.
The Eternal Heavenly Venerate couldn’t help but sink his expression.
To be this powerful before even completely finishing his tribulation… once he successfully underwent the tribulation and his power fully settled, he would likely, just as imagined, possess the legacy of Pangu and a Chaos Eternal Great Dao akin to the Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s. He would probably become a true King of Heavenly Venerates.
He cannot be allowed to live!