Though clearly only at the Heaven-Connecting Realm Supreme level, his every movement radiated strands of Great Void Level dao principles, capable of destroying heaven and earth, terrifying and immeasurable.
The Upper Realm was shattered in an instant, broken into two segments.
Without a doubt, Taiyi was truly powerful, hailed as a peerless Heaven's Pride whose talent ranked among the top three of the Taiyuan Heavenly Race in this Chaos Epoch, overshadowing the many Epoch's First Heaven's Prides within his clan—his strength was truly excessive.
A stone bell appeared between his eyebrows, ringing with an extraordinary sound. Each chime could shatter the myriad heavens and worlds, shaking down billions of stars.
It was said this bell was forged from leftover materials after the Taiyuan Heavenly Venerate refined an Ancient Heavenly Venerate weapon, making it exceptionally extraordinary.
Taiyi advanced with the stone bell, shattering the starry sky as he strode forth to kill Ye Wudao.
With every gesture, billions upon billions of Great Dao laws surged forth, all converging to attack Ye Wudao.
Though clearly only a Heaven-Connecting Realm Supreme, the divine might he displayed was comparable to the Great Void Level, unbelievably powerful.
Ye Wudao naturally had his own battle weapon. Different from the weapon of his First Life, in his Second Life he had refined a second weapon—a stone hammer, its entire body pitch black like ink. The moment it appeared, it swelled with the wind, instantly blotting out the sky and sun, covering the infinite expanse of the starry sky.
He swung the giant hammer against the stone bell. Each collision could collapse boundless starry skies, nearly punching huge holes through the vast universe—truly fearsome.
One could imagine how terrifying and immeasurable the clash between the two was.
"So strong! Both possess Celestial Venerable Aptitude!"
"Taiyi is the Taiyuan Heavenly Race's strongest Heaven's Pride of this epoch—no, of this Chaos Epoch—ranking firmly in the top three. He possesses Celestial Venerable Aptitude, having stepped into the Eternal Domain while still in the Monarch Realm. Imagine, now merely at the Heaven-Connecting Realm, he already possesses Great Void Level combat power. If he reaches the later stages, who knows how terrifying he'll be."
"Ye Wudao is the same. He's the youngest son of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, rumored to cultivate a supreme Great Dao and have lived out a Second Life, though the Dao fruit of his First Life is hidden deep within him. Otherwise, he would already be a Great Truth Level Half-Step Overlord."
"Is it only because Ye Wudao is a Heavenly Venerate's descendant, possessing the most powerful and pure Heavenly Venerate bloodline, that he can be so heaven-defying?"
"Wrong. Even if Ye Wudao weren't a Heavenly Venerate's descendant, he would be no weaker than Taiyi. Long before the Chaos Heavenly Emperor became the Supreme Heavenly Venerate, he had already lived out a Second Life. His First Life's Great Truth Level Dao fruit is no illusion."
"Unimaginable. They are only at the Heaven-Connecting Realm, yet already possess Great Void Level combat power. If they break through to the Heaven-Penetrating Level, wouldn't they possess Supreme Realm combat power?"
"Impossible. Their ability to possess Great Void Level combat power at the Heaven-Connecting Realm is only at the most basic Great Void Level. Once they truly reach the Three Greats Realms, each realm is a world apart. In the future, even if they step into the Heaven-Penetrating Level, they will at most only master high-level Great Void Level combat power. They cannot reach Supreme Realm combat power."
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While observing the battle, the various supreme powers continuously exclaimed in awe and discussed.
Both Taiyi and Ye Wudao could absolutely be counted among the strongest within the Heaven-Connecting Realm in the entire Origin Land, possessing the terrifying offensive power to battle across multiple realms.
Present here, though there were also many Heaven-Connecting Realm Supremes—those brought to participate in the Chaos Heavenly Mansion's feast were undoubtedly the most outstanding batch of Heaven's Prides from various major forces, all destined to shoulder the responsibility of leading a major force in the future—compared to Taiyi and Ye Wudao, the gap was significant.
These two were both Heavenly Venerate seeds possessing Celestial Venerable Aptitude.
Ordinary Heaven-Connecting Realm Supremes simply could not participate.
However, the various Eternal Heavenly Races, Ancient Great Venerates, and some peak powers all knew that so-called 'defying the heavens to slay immortals' was only limited to the early stages. By the later stages, the gap was too vast, impossible to bridge by talent alone.
For instance, anyone capable of reaching the Supreme Realm was truly a stunningly brilliant individual, possessing some hope of impacting the Supreme Heavenly Venerate realm.
Just as in Heaven-Mending City, even a Heavenly Venerate seed like Wan Tai Huangzun, who also possessed Celestial Venerable Aptitude, at his peak in the Heaven-Penetrating Level only achieved Great Void Level combat power at most, never truly possessing the combat power of a Great Truth Level Half-Step Overlord.
Boom—
At this moment, Taiyi, aware of Ye Wudao's fearsomeness, knew that defeating him through ordinary exchanges would be nothing but wishful thinking.
Therefore, he unleashed an even more terrifying attack. The stone bell soared into the sky, containing interwoven terrifying rule dao patterns—some of Great Void Level, some of Great Truth Level, and even some of Supreme Realm level. Over billions of years, during his trials, Taiyi had ventured through countless perilous realms, refining the stone bell to this stage.
Now, all the dao patterns within the stone bell revived, radiating strands of terrifying power surpassing the Great Void Level, striking directly at Ye Wudao.
This strike was enough to blast apart a Great Void Level giant.
Outside the universe, the supreme powers of the Taiyuan Heavenly Race revealed smug expressions. This was Taiyi's trump card; once used, few below the Great Truth Level could withstand it.
However, the experts of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion showed not a hint of worry.
Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged, with no intention of intervening.
Within the cosmic battlefield, Ye Wudao let out a long roar that shook the starry river.
Facing the stone bell's most fearsome strike, he fiercely swung his giant hammer, annihilating myriads of starry rivers as he smashed it hard against the stone bell. With a deafening clang, heaven collapsed and earth split, the universe shattered.
The stone bell was blocked. Though blood trickled from the corner of Ye Wudao's mouth, he did not explode; he withstood it.
Within his body, his Heavenly Venerate bloodline surged tumultuously, manifesting unparalleled Heavenly Dao might that dissolved his injuries.
This shocked the various powers. Ye Wudao was truly strong, actually neutralizing that strike like this.
Taiyi's expression turned gloomy, as if he too hadn't expected Ye Wudao to be so powerful, somewhat beyond his expectations.
Logically, even a Heavenly Venerate's descendant shouldn't have emerged unscathed.
"That's right. A Heavenly Venerate's descendant's physical body is innately peerless in the world. Moreover, Ye Wudao's First Life was at the Great Truth Level. He merely lived out a Second Life, but his physical body remains peerless in the world. Through continuous reincarnations and rebirths, his physical body will only grow stronger!"
A Taishang saw the truth. Ye Wudao's cultivation was only at the Heaven-Connecting Realm, but his physical body was that of a Great Truth Level. Even an attack from a Great Truth Level Half-Step Overlord would find it difficult to blast apart his physical body, let alone a mere stone bell—the gap was far too great.
Boom—
At that moment, Ye Wudao moved instantly, forcefully confronting the stone bell with metallic clangs. He struck out like lightning, slapping palm after palm madly against the stone bell, like the tolling of a great bell, sending out waves of invisible ripples.
Those were sonic ripples, effortlessly annihilating space-time.