"The Deathless Celestial Sovereign... he's still alive!"
While the common folk were bewildered, some extremely ancient existences, such as the Taishangs of the various heavens, or some old antiques who had survived from the era of the Multiverse Dusk to the present day, all revealed expressions of disbelief and shock.
Within Heaven-Mending City, Ye Chen looked at the visibly agitated Ten Tribulations Emperor Heavenly Lord and asked, "Who is the Deathless Celestial Sovereign? Among the Thirty-Three Supreme Heavenly Venerates, I've never heard of a Deathless Celestial Sovereign. Is he the reincarnation of one of the Supreme Heavenly Venerates who has returned to his heavenly position?"
The Lord of Heaven-Mending City was also quite puzzled.
Though somewhat surprised that Ye Chen, as a Great Venerable, did not know of the Deathless Celestial Sovereign, Ten Tribulations Emperor Heavenly Lord patiently explained at this moment, "Senior, the Deathless Celestial Sovereign is not a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. In truth, he is also an Ancient Great Venerable."
An Ancient Great Venerable, yet possessing the title of Celestial Sovereign?
Ye Chen couldn't help but feel astonished.
The title of Celestial Sovereign was not something even Ancient Great Venerables dared to claim lightly. Otherwise, immense karma would descend from the unseen workings of fate, something even Ancient Great Venerables greatly feared.
"Although the Deathless Celestial Sovereign is not a true Supreme Heavenly Venerate, in terms of strength, he is not inferior to one," Ten Tribulations Emperor Heavenly Lord said, his tone carrying a thick sense of admiration—an admiration he didn't even show when facing Ancient Great Venerables. "Before the Multiverse Dusk, the Deathless Celestial Sovereign was still the Deathless Great Venerable. Although he also failed to prove his way to becoming a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, he was the one among all Ancient Great Venerables throughout history who came closest to the Eternal Realm, missing only the final step. His foundation and accumulation were deeper and stronger than those of ordinary Ancient Great Venerables."
"Of course, even so, that was not the time when the Deathless Great Venerable came to possess the title of Celestial Sovereign."
"At that time, the Deathless Great Venerable still had an insurmountable gap compared to a Supreme Heavenly Venerate."
"However, the great battle of the Multiverse Dusk that occurred later completely transformed the Deathless Great Venerable into the later Deathless Celestial Sovereign."
"During the great war of the Multiverse Dusk, many Ancient Great Venerables formed groups to hunt Supreme Heavenly Venerates, wanting to complete their flawed Eternal origins, break through and establish themselves anew, becoming new Supreme Heavenly Venerates."
"Some Supreme Heavenly Venerates fell because of this. The leader among them was the Deathless Great Venerable. Back then, the Deathless Great Venerable led multiple Ancient Great Venerables to jointly besiege a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. They fought until the heavens collapsed and the earth split, gods wept and ghosts wailed, with phenomena surging to the heavens. The River of Time itself was almost completely shattered."
"In the end, the Deathless Great Venerable's side paid the heavy price of half their Ancient Great Venerables falling, but they ultimately succeeded in slaying that Supreme Heavenly Venerate. His Eternal origin was devoured by the surviving Ancient Great Venerables. Among them, the Deathless Great Venerable alone took half of the Eternal origin, becoming the greatest beneficiary."
"Although the other Ancient Great Venerables were jealous, they dared not attack the Deathless Great Venerable. Not only because he had been at the forefront during the battle of slaughtering the Supreme Heavenly Venerate, bearing the greatest risk and being the strongest, but also because his strength was supreme, and no one dared to try and seize it from him."
"After refining half of the Eternal origin, the Deathless Great Venerable's own Great Venerable origin greatly increased, and his power grew tremendously."
"During the Multiverse Dusk, multiple Supreme Heavenly Venerates fell one after another. The Deathless Great Venerable also took action time and again during that most terrifying period when the Origin Land was stained with blood, dealing with Supreme Heavenly Venerates and plundering their Eternal origins, his strength continuously surging. Although, in the end, the Deathless Great Venerable was still not a true Supreme Heavenly Venerate, it could be said that his true cultivation had reached a level comparable to one."
"Therefore, from then on, the world began to call the Deathless Great Venerable the Deathless Celestial Sovereign!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was greatly shocked. The Deathless Celestial Sovereign actually had such a background and history.
What was even more terrifying was that during the era of the Multiverse Dusk—a time when even Supreme Heavenly Venerates found it difficult to remain unscathed, and the vast majority of Supreme Heavenly Venerates perished—the Deathless Celestial Sovereign had thrived.
That battle had granted the surviving Ancient Great Venerables immense benefits. Basically, they all obtained portions of Eternal origin, greatly increasing their strength.
The most astonishing, naturally, was the Deathless Celestial Sovereign, the strongest among the Ancient Great Venerables. He alone had devoured the Eternal origins of numerous Supreme Heavenly Venerates, time and again, his power rising with each devouring.
Therefore, by the later stages, the Deathless Celestial Sovereign's strength had also skyrocketed, reaching a level that even Supreme Heavenly Venerates viewed with considerable caution.
By that period, the outside world had already changed his name to that of a Celestial Sovereign.
Ye Chen couldn't help but look at the Deathless Celestial Sovereign. This Ancient Great Venerable had actually step by step reached such a level—it was truly astonishing.
After all, even he was a true Supreme Heavenly Venerate, not an Ancient Great Venerable.
It had to be said, this Deathless Celestial Sovereign was practically a legendary-level existence.
The Deathless Celestial Sovereign faced the three Supreme Heavenly Venerates—Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerable and the others—his crimson beard flying, thick Eternal Heavenly Patterns rolling around him. He snorted coldly, "Wan Xuan, Tai Yuan, Gu Ming, you three old fellows, did you really think that with me not around, you could deal with a Great Venerable as you pleased? Today, I'll make this clear: if you truly dare to make a move, I'll be the first to head straight to your old lairs and raze your entire Eternal Heavenly Clans to the ground. Believe it or not?"
Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerable frowned, quite disgusted by the Deathless Celestial Sovereign's manner, which showed no respect for his elders. "Deathless, today the Great Venerables of the various heavens have violated the Heavenly Covenant first. I will inevitably take action. If you obstruct me, don't blame me for dealing with you as well."
The Deathless Celestial Sovereign sneered, "Wan Xuan, you still have such a big mouth, thinking yourself high and mighty, able to look down on everything. Since that's the case, go ahead and make your move. I'd like to see if you're still that formidable."
Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerable didn't waste any more words. He directly took action. Although his Original Body was clearly still in the Wan Xuan Tian Domain and hadn't arrived immediately, boundless Eternal Heavenly Patterns had already transformed into a terrifying giant hand, large enough to encompass an entire Eternal Tian Domain.
Faced with this Celestial Sovereign's giant hand, even Ancient Great Venerables would avoid itsedge / sharpness (figuratively, their power or threat).
The Deathless Celestial Sovereign's figure didn't move an inch. With a point of his fingertip, countless trillions of rules appeared, transforming into a magnificent, gigantic laser-like beam that shot out with extreme speed.
With a *whoosh*, it shattered the infinite void and then buried that terrifying Celestial Sovereign's giant hand into the endless realm of nothingness.
This move left the world aghast.
He had actually broken through Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerable's attack, making it hard to believe.
"Hmm?"
Wan Xuan Heavenly Venerable revealed a trace of surprise, then his tone grew slightly solemn. "No wonder you dare to act so boldly. So, after more than two Chaos Epochs have passed, your cultivation has actually risen to this step, Deathless. Truly worthy of being the first person in history who, despite being a Great Venerable, dared to be called by the world as a Celestial Sovereign."
The Deathless Celestial Sovereign coldly scoffed, "Scared now, aren't you?"