Mitian Shaozun looked at the blood pool and said, "Brother Ye, this is the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool. Don't be fooled by its small size; its interior holds a universe within. Of course, you'll need to experience it for yourself to truly understand. Moreover, there is no time limit for your entry into the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool this time. As long as you can endure it, even an epoch or a chaos epoch will not be restricted."
"Thank you for the guidance, Brother Mitian."
"Alright, I'll take my leave. You can find me directly when you come out."
Mitian Shaozun then departed, once again sealing off this expanse of cosmic space, isolating it from the world and leaving Ye Chen alone.
Ye Chen raised his head, looked at the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool, and then soared into the air.
The Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool was located at the center of the cosmic space. It seemed close, but in reality, the distance was incalculable, spanning countless trillions of li.
Of course, for a Supreme One of the Great Void like Ye Chen, it wasn't particularly far. His physical body pierced through the void, tore through the cosmos, and he soon arrived at the location of the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool.
The pool was three zhang in length and width, not very large. The water appeared a deep crimson, seemingly ordinary.
As Ye Chen reached the edge of the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool, he immediately saw the pool, which should have been as calm as a mirror, inexplicably begin to boil.
On the surface, droplets of blood splashed up.
Yet, he clearly witnessed that each drop of blood erupted with a terrifying bloody aura capable of submerging the vast cosmic space, causing the stars of the heavens to tremble as if they were about to explode. It was unbelievable.
The entire cosmic space trembled, on the verge of shattering, unable to bear the pressure.
Standing before the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool, Ye Chen felt an overwhelmingly terrifying aura assaulting him. Even though he was now a Supreme One of the Great Void, capable of contending with a half-step Overlord of the Great Truth realm, before the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool, he still felt incredibly insignificant and fragile. His immensely powerful physical body felt as if it were about to explode.
This was the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool, containing the true blood of a genuine Heavenly Venerate.
It was said that a single drop of true blood from a Supreme Heavenly Venerate was enough to slay a Taishang realm Overlord.
They were the true Supreme Heavenly Dao, possessing supreme and unparalleled might.
The Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool contained the true blood of a Heavenly Venerate, wielding a power that could drive even a Taishang realm Overlord to despair.
However, soon, although Ye Chen felt the blood energy within his body boiling and his flesh on the verge of splitting apart, as if about to be crushed to dust, his soul remained surprisingly calm. It seemed that no matter how violent the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool before him became, it could not threaten him.
He didn't understand the reason for this. At this moment, he actively stepped into the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool.
Boom—
Instantly, he was submerged within the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool.
The pool appeared to be three zhang long and wide, but beneath the water's surface, it was vast and boundless, as if it were another cosmic space.
It also possessed an unparalleled power that instantly surged from all directions.
In less than the blink of an eye, it tore apart Ye Chen's supreme physical body—a body that even a Great Void King like Wansheng could do nothing against—and completely crushed it to dust.
However, Ye Chen did not die.
His soul separated from his physical body, remaining within the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool. Even though the pool contained the incredibly violent might of a Heavenly Venerate, enough to instantly crush even a Taishang realm Overlord to dust, it could not affect his soul in the slightest.
His soul calmly observed the vast, endless blood pool water. Ye Chen only felt that deep within his soul, surges of profound, mysterious, and supreme power were emerging, very similar to the power within the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool that had annihilated his physical body.
"The might of a Heavenly Venerate..."
Ye Chen instinctively thought this. His origins were suspected to be related to a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
In the past, during his weaker period when he was not yet a Supreme One, even a Giant of the Tong Tian realm could not withstand him merely bowing slightly.
Within the Zhen Tian Que, he was able to battle the Zhen Tian War God at the same realm and suppress him.
Within the Heaven-Mending Hall, he caused time to accelerate and absorbed the traces of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate within the hall.
All these circumstances indicated that he himself must have a significant connection to a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Perhaps he truly was the offspring of a Heavenly Venerate.
Ye Chen believed this, but unable to unlock the memories sealed deepest within his mind, he could not learn the truth.
"You... have finally come..."
Suddenly, Ye Chen heard an ethereal, elusive voice. Not far in front of his soul, a mysterious, supremely majestic figure appeared, calmly looking at him as if his arrival was not unexpected at all.
Ye Chen looked at him, revealing a look of shock. "Heaven-Mending Venerate!"
Having stayed in the Heaven-Mending Clan for so long, he had seen many statues and murals of the Heaven-Mending Venerate within the clan, identical to this majestic figure before him. It was indeed the Heaven-Mending Venerate.
But hadn't the Heaven-Mending Venerate perished?
Why would he appear here?
"I didn't expect that person to be you..." The figure of the Heaven-Mending Venerate looked at Ye Chen with a complex expression, which startled the latter. A Supreme Heavenly Venerate could deduce all things and events in the world; could he not deduce Ye Chen's arrival?
But he quickly understood: a Heavenly Venerate could not deduce another Heavenly Venerate.
And he was very likely the offspring of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, bearing the traces of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. Therefore, even a Heavenly Venerate could not deduce anything about him.
However, the Heaven-Mending Venerate seemed to have been specifically waiting for his arrival.
"I pay my respects to Senior Heaven-Mending Venerate..." Ye Chen was about to bow to the Heaven-Mending Venerate, but the latter stopped him, sighing, "You need not bow to me."
Ye Chen was stunned. What did these words mean?
The Heaven-Mending Venerate said, "Come with me. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Before Ye Chen could react, an irresistible force acted upon him, immediately carrying him into the deepest part of the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool.
The Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool was infinitely vast, yet it still had an end.
Under the guidance of the Heaven-Mending Venerate, Ye Chen arrived at the end.
Before him was a mass of blood the size of an infant's fist. Facing this mass of blood, he suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness, as if confronting the entire Heavenly Dao itself.
Supreme and unparalleled, insurmountable!
Heavenly Venerate True Blood!
This entire mass was Heavenly Venerate True Blood!
Ye Chen was astounded!
It was said that a single drop of Heavenly Venerate True Blood was enough to slay a Taishang realm Overlord.
How many drops of Heavenly Venerate True Blood were contained in such a mass?
"Go, fuse with this mass of Heavenly Venerate True Blood. It will allow your physical body to surpass the invincible state more quickly!" Under the control of the Heaven-Mending Venerate, this mass of Heavenly Venerate True Blood immediately shot toward Ye Chen's soul.
At the same time, the Great Void Supreme One physical body that had been shattered was now completely reconstructed.
Boom—
The moment the physical body fused with the Heavenly Venerate True Blood, the true blood instantly transformed into an endless blood flow, surging toward his limbs and bones.
Immediately, surges of unimaginable, infinite might erupted.
Almost in the blink of an eye, Ye Chen's physical body exploded once again.
Moreover, his soul could not withstand it and directly fell into unconsciousness.
However, the moment it exploded, the physical body began to reconstruct, also reabsorbing the soul.
Boom—
The moment it was fully reconstructed, it exploded again.
After exploding, it reconstructed again in an instant.
Reconstruct, explode, reconstruct, explode...
This process continued in an endless, persistent cycle, with no telling how long it would last.
However, with each reconstruction, it could be felt that Ye Chen's physical body was enhanced, and the Heavenly Venerate True Blood was correspondingly depleted by a tiny amount.
Without a doubt, this was the process of Ye Chen fusing with the Heavenly Venerate True Blood.
The Heavenly Venerate True Blood was simply too powerful. Even a single drop was enough to slay a Taishang realm Overlord, let alone such a mass containing unimaginable Heavenly Venerate might.
The Heaven-Mending Venerate looked at Ye Chen, who had fallen into unconsciousness within the endless cycle of explosion and reconstruction, and said, "I have perished long ago. Most of my contingency plans were prepared for my reincarnated self. However, back when the great god Pangu pierced through past and present, many learned that you inherited Pangu's will and would be a key figure in resisting the Quantitative Calamity in the future. They each prepared corresponding contingencies for you in the future timeline."
"This is the contingency I prepared for you. Within it, contains a wisp of my Heavenly Venerate origin and the Heaven-Mending Eternal Heavenly Dao that I comprehended."
"Your path of proving the Dao through the physical body in this life, aiming for Eternity, follows the concept of 'the sea accepts all rivers, for its capacity is great,' consistent with the Chaos Heavenly Dao you cultivate. In the future, you are destined to impact the Heavenly Venerate King realm with dual Eternal Dao Fruits."
"I hope this can help you, and I hope you can find other Fellow Daoists. This will greatly shorten the time needed for your physical body to prove the Dao of Eternity."
"The Quantitative Calamity is now less than three epochs away."
"This is all the help we can offer you. The rest depends on yourself, Chaos..."
...
Ye Chen fell into the endless cycle of shattering and reconstruction.
Both his physical body and soul were the same.
With each shattering and reconstruction, his physical body was enhanced, and his soul was also strengthened.
More importantly, his physical body and soul became more compatible, as if two originally unrelated entities gradually became inseparable through this process of shattering and reconstruction.
No one knew what was happening within the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool.
In the Heaven-Mending Domain, although the appearance of Ye Chen, a Supreme One of the Great Void, had once caused quite a stir, attracting the attention of many kings on the Great Void List who wanted to know just how powerful this Great Void Supreme One was—whether he was truly invincible in the Great Void realm as the Wanxuan Heavenly Race claimed—Ye Chen's seclusion and lack of emergence left the many Great Void Kings who came seeking him with no recourse.
The matter of the Great Void Supreme One also reached the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
Not because of the prestige of a Great Void Supreme One—after all, even a Great Void Supreme One only caused slight surprise in the currently flourishing Chaos Heavenly Mansion, not enough to cause a stir.
The Chaos Heavenly Mansion had a genuine living Heavenly Venerate presiding over it. Even a Taishang Supreme One like Hun Wuji had no capital to challenge a true Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Without becoming a Heavenly Venerate, one could never contend with a Supreme Heavenly Venerate.
Even an Ancient Great Venerate, referred to as a flawed Heavenly Venerate, was the same.
However, this Great Void Supreme One was also named Ye Chen, the same true name as the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, and he purely cultivated his physical body. This drew some attention within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
The higher-ups of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion knew that although the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had proven the Dao of Eternity and joined the ranks of the supreme Heavenly Venerates of the present era, he was not satisfied. He aspired to go further, to stand shoulder to shoulder with the legendary two Heavenly Venerate Kings. After visiting a Supreme Heavenly Venerate like the Desolate Heavenly Venerate, who had proven the Dao of Eternity through the physical body, to understand the path of physical body proving Eternity, he had been in seclusion ever since his return.
Therefore, they felt that this Great Void Supreme One, who was currently unrivaled in the outside world, bore some similarities to the Chaos Heavenly Emperor.
Of course, no one would connect the two.
Because that Great Void Supreme One Ye Chen purely cultivated his physical body but did not resemble the Chaos Heavenly Emperor in the slightest, nor did he cultivate the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's Dao. Thus, they did not believe the two were related.
They considered it merely a coincidence.
After all, the world held countless living beings, and the name Ye Chen was relatively common. Having the same name was nothing unusual.
Moreover, for a Supreme Heavenly Venerate like the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, a single seclusion could last hundreds of thousands of years, even an entire epoch, which was not surprising at all.
"This Great Void Supreme One has good aptitude. Purely cultivating his physical body, yet he swept through the Great Void realm invincibly, even forcefully defeating the Great Void King Wansheng of the Wanxuan Heavenly Race. If Father weren't in seclusion, he might be pleased and take him as a personal disciple."
Ye Junlin spoke within the Chaos Heavenly Hall.
On the other side, an exceptionally beautiful woman with a cool and transcendent aura—Ye Jing, the daughter of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor—smiled gracefully and said, "You could take him as a personal disciple yourself. For Father, he would be a grand-disciple."
Ye Junlin shook his head. "I don't want to be distracted now. I only wish to swiftly sweep through the Taishang List invincibly and become a Taishang Supreme One!"
Over the past many years, he had become increasingly profound and unfathomable, having inherited the legacies of two Supreme Heavenly Venerates: the Chaos Heavenly Emperor and the Heavenly Emperor Haotian. Even in this era where the offspring and personal disciples of Heavenly Venerates were emerging one after another, he still shone brilliantly.
In fact, many in the world believed Ye Junlin was a second Chaos Heavenly Emperor, possessing the potential to prove the Dao of Eternity.
Only a few years after entering the Taishang List, Ye Junlin had forcefully fought his way onto the contemporary Taishang List, becoming a terrifying Chaos Taishang King.
Ye Junlin's long-term goal was naturally to prove the Dao of Eternity like his father, while his short-term goal was to become a Taishang Supreme One like Hun Wuji, sweeping through the Taishang List invincibly, then accumulating strength to impact the Supreme Heavenly Position.
"The Wanxuan Heavenly Race remains incorrigible, wanting to suppress the Heaven-Mending Clan to indirectly suppress our Chaos Heavenly Mansion!"
War God Huang Qianxun suddenly sneered. Having learned about the challenge the Wanxuan Heavenly Race initiated in Heaven-Mending City, they could see through the Wanxuan Heavenly Race's intentions.
In the past, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, in his anger, directly caused the top experts of the then-flourishing Wanxuan Heavenly Race to be exterminated in battle. He even slew Qingtian Great Venerate, the chief disciple of the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate, causing this Eternal Heavenly Race, which had overlooked the world for endless eons, to plummet to the depths.
If not for the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate still being alive, the Wanxuan Heavenly Race would likely be among the weakest Heavenly Races, not much stronger than the Heaven-Mending Clan.
The Wanxuan Heavenly Race had always held immense resentment toward the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. But even after the emergence of Wan Zhan, the strongest Heavenly Venerate offspring, they still dared not openly challenge the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. Instead, they picked on the weaker target, starting with the Heaven-Mending Clan.
The enmity between the Wanxuan Heavenly Race and the Heaven-Mending Clan had existed since the Twilight of the Heavens.
Thus, they intended to use the pretext of a challenge to suppress the Heaven-Mending Clan.
And the Heaven-Mending Clan was closely related to the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. Many even believed the Heaven-Mending Clan was almost a vassal of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion. If they could suppress the Heaven-Mending Clan's prestige, they could also somewhat suppress the flourishing prestige of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion.
Unfortunately, they ultimately failed.
Of course, regarding the Wanxuan Heavenly Race's actions, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion couldn't be bothered to deal with them. If they truly dared to provoke the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, the Chaos Heavenly Mansion would directly visit them and teach them how to behave.
It must be known that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had always been extremely forceful. In the past, he even directly attacked the Wanxuan Heavenly Realm and, in front of the Wanxuan Heavenly Venerate, moved out a magnificent Heavenly Venerate palace.
As the mansion ruled by the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, how could they fear the Wanxuan Heavenly Race?
Moreover, they believed that if they were truly suppressed, the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, who had always been watching, would certainly take action, forcefully visiting their doorstep and leaving the Wanxuan Heavenly Race helpless.
However, one matter did catch the attention of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion's higher-ups.
The Calamity Organization, Tribulation Executors!
As close associates of a Supreme Heavenly Venerate, the several Mansion Mistresses and Young Mansion Lords who currently wielded the authority of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion on behalf of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor naturally knew of the existence of such individuals. Learning from the Heaven-Mending Clan that Tribulation Executors had appeared, they immediately contacted familiar Eternal Heavenly Races and Heavenly Venerate-level forces like the Heavenly Court and the Ten Tribulation Imperial Clan.
This was to inform them that before the Quantitative Calamity descended, the Calamity Organization was also executing tribulations, seeking to eliminate all people or matters that obstructed the Quantitative Calamity.
"Has that mysterious Calamity Organization finally begun executing tribulations?"
Within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, various supreme giants spoke. As a Heavenly Venerate-level force, they deeply understood the terror of the Calamity Organization. Behind it were Tribulation Executors of the Supreme Heavenly Venerate level.
Currently, Tribulation Executors of that level had not truly taken action, and no one knew who was in the Calamity Organization.
Because the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had previously mentioned that it was suspected that a Supreme Heavenly Venerate was also a member of the Calamity Organization. Using Heavenly Venerate methods, they concealed all information about the Tribulation Executors, making it impossible for even Supreme Heavenly Venerates to deduce.
But from the Heaven-Mending Clan, they learned that king-level figures on the Origin List were already involved.
It was thus conceivable that the Calamity Organization's infiltration of the Origin Land was deep.
Therefore, they needed to be very cautious regarding the Calamity Organization.
However, the Calamity Organization hid too deeply. They had only acted once within the Heaven-Mending Realm before vanishing without a trace.
"When will Father be able to return?"
Suddenly, Qianxun spoke.
Within the Chaos Heavenly Hall, there was silence.
In fact, all of the highest echelon of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion knew that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had gone out into the world to train and comprehend the Dao many years ago.
Many knew the Chaos Heavenly Emperor wished to advance further, to become stronger.
But he was already a Supreme Heavenly Venerate of the present era. If he wanted to become stronger, only one path was feasible: becoming a Heavenly Venerate King.
However, according to unverified and unreliable rumors circulating in the world, to become a Heavenly Venerate King, one must have two Great Daos reach the Eternal level. The most reliable method was proving the Dao through Dharma and proving the Dao through the physical body.
The Chaos Heavenly Emperor had already proven the Dao of Chaos to Eternity. Thus, it was speculated that he was walking the path of proving the Dao of Eternity through the physical body.
Moreover, they all knew that before the Chaos Heavenly Emperor left for seclusion, he had visited the Desolate Heavenly Venerate, further confirming this idea.
However, although they knew the Chaos Heavenly Emperor was traveling the mortal world, seeking to prove the Dao of Eternity through the physical body, no one knew exactly where he was. Not even his closest family members like Yi Wu, Zhao Jingruo, and Qianxun knew.
The Goddess had always been recognized as the eldest sister among the several main mistresses, not only because of her cultivation but also because of her character. She implicitly held the title of Heavenly Empress. At this moment, she said, "He wishes to walk the path of proving the Dao of Eternity through the physical body, which will inevitably consume endless time. He is still on that path now; there is no need to worry about him."
Naturally, within the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, no one worried about Ye Chen's safety.
In the vast world, he was a Supreme Heavenly Venerate. Who could kill him?
Even if Ye Chen was not present, as long as he lived, he was the greatest deterrent to the heavens.
The Golden Age continued. In this unprecedented flourishing era jointly promoted by all the Heavenly Venerates, over the past hundred thousand-plus years, countless Supreme One figures had been born. But the time was still short. As time passed, an explosive surge was bound to occur.
Unknowingly, three hundred thousand years had passed in the world.
Three hundred thousand years—not long, but not short either.
During this period, a group of peerless geniuses truly emerged. Even the names on the six Origin Lists were frequently replaced.
For example, from the Desolate Heavenly Race emerged a generation's peerless genius, Desolate Heaven, who broke through realms, stepped into the Tong Tian realm, and within a mere hundred thousand years, fought his way onto the Tong Tian List, becoming a Tong Tian King.
It was said this Desolate Heaven had already been taken as a nominal disciple by the Desolate Heavenly Venerate, receiving personal guidance. He became a highly influential figure within the Desolate Heavenly Race, hailed as the Heavenly Venerate seed with the greatest hope of proving the Dao of Eternity within the next three epochs.
Another example was Qian Wentian of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion, the heavenly grandson of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor, who had already ascended to the Great Void realm and become a king on the Great Void List.
His cultivation speed was astonishingly fast, and his combat power was terrifying, shocking people and making them marvel at the fearsomeness of the Chaos Heavenly Mansion lineage.
Moreover, Qian Wentian was just one example. The other children of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had long since fought their way onto the Origin Lists.
Among them, the most outstanding had to be Qian Xun, Ye Junlin, and Yaya. These three children of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor were all on the Taishang List, and their rankings were not low.
Geniuses rose and fell, the competition for the Origin List was unceasing, and the contention of the great era grew increasingly fierce.
However, one matter also silently loomed over everyone's hearts.
The mysterious organization, the Calamity Organization, had long since ceased to hide. Silently, over the past three hundred thousand years, it had entered the world, spreading information about the Quantified Tribulation, causing unprecedented and immense panic among the world's cultivators.
Moreover, it had persuaded a large group of peerless powerhouses to join the Calamity Organization, becoming Tribulation-Bringers.
Although the various Eternal Heavenly Races and Heavenly Venerate-level powers had also taken action, killing a batch of Tribulation-Bringers, they still could not stop the panic.
These Tribulation-Bringers were too mysterious, their identities unknown. There were Supreme Heavenly Venerates who had taken action, concealing their auras.
Even though a Supreme Heavenly Venerate had personally spoken, declaring to the world that the Quantified Tribulation was nothing to fear, that it had been blocked once in the boundless ages past and was still sealed beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, unable to descend.
Panic remained, because the rumors spread by the Calamity Organization stated that this was no longer the era of the past Heavenly Epochs, which had thirty-three Supreme Heavenly Venerates.
When the Quantified Tribulation descended, no one would be spared.
One day, Hun Wuji took action, forcefully slaying a Taishang-level Tribulation-Bringer. With absolute power, he shocked the mortal world, proclaiming to the outside world that the Quantified Tribulation was not to be feared. His master, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate, was the King of Heavenly Venerates and had slain several Heavenly Venerate-level Tribulation-Bringers in a row.
Now, the various Heavenly Venerates were promoting the Golden Age of Prosperity, guiding the cultivators of the present era precisely to resist the Quantified Tribulation.
When the Quantified Tribulation descended in the future, the Supreme Heavenly Venerates would naturally stand at the forefront to block it.
Furthermore, this was an unprecedentedly great era, with the Ten Thousand Daos flourishing and no longer distant and unreachable. There was a chance to prove the Dao and become a Supreme Heavenly Venerate within the next three epochs.
Without a doubt, the Supreme Heavenly Venerate was the ultimate dream of countless cultivators throughout the ages. Under Hun Wuji's rhetoric, the world's panic regarding the Quantified Tribulation was greatly suppressed, and new hope was born anew.
...
Heaven-Mending Realm.
Heavenly Venerate Mountain.
Ever since Ye Chen entered the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool, the hall doors had been closed for a full three hundred thousand years.
Unprecedented!
No one had ever been able to cultivate within the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool for three hundred thousand years; even ten thousand years were few and far between.
Therefore, many within the Heaven-Mending Clan were worried whether something had happened to Ye Chen, and of course, they were even more worried that something had happened to the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool.
However, as long as someone was cultivating within the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool, the inner universe where the pool was located could not be opened.
Not even the Heaven-Mending City Lord, honored as the contemporary Patriarch of the Heaven-Mending Clan, could open it.
Boom—
On this day.
The doors of the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool hall opened. A terrifying, peerless blood qi suddenly soared into the sky, flooding the vast territory of the Heaven-Mending Realm for who knew how many billions of li.
It shook the entire Heaven-Mending Realm!
The two Heaven-Mending Clan Great Truth half-step Overlord elders guarding the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool simultaneously revealed expressions of shock and awe. They even sensed an incomparably terrifying pressure slowly spreading, suppressing the mortal world.
A tall, strong, and heroic figure walked out from within. His black hair was loosely scattered, he had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and his heroic bearing was vigorous, making him appear very young.
But his gaze was incomparably profound, as if containing the vicissitudes of countless ages.
He strode out, his body naturally emanating a terrifying blood qi that flooded nearly half of the Heaven-Mending Realm. It even alarmed the Heaven-Mending City Lord, a Taishang of the Heaven-Mending Clan, who looked towards this direction with a trace of astonishment. "Such blood qi..."
The Heaven-Mending City Lord was shocked. Such blood qi was even more terrifying than that of him, a Taishang-level Overlord.
His figure flickered and vanished.
The next moment, he arrived before the doors of the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool hall. Looking at this pure body cultivator from the Southern Wilderness who had been called the Great Void Supreme One, even he, a Taishang-level Overlord, felt an intangible sense of oppression.
Generally speaking, only other peerless figures who were also Taishang-level Overlords could give him such a sense of oppression.
This Great Void Supreme One before him seemed to have undergone an unprecedented, tremendous breakthrough after secluding himself in the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool for three hundred thousand years.
"Ye Chen!" the Heaven-Mending City Lord spoke.
"City Lord!" With a thought from Ye Chen, the boundless blood qi that had spread out instantly retracted. Not a trace of the terrifying fluctuation that had suppressed the heavens remained, as if it had never appeared.
The Heaven-Mending City Lord gritted his teeth slightly, feeling that Ye Chen's breakthrough after this cultivation session in the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool seemed somewhat outrageous.
Originally, although he was a Great Void Supreme One, there was still a huge gap between them. Otherwise, in the Heaven-Splitting Abyss, the Taishang-level Tribulation-Bringer of the Calamity Organization would not have posed a life-and-death threat to Ye Chen.
But now, the Heaven-Mending City Lord actually felt as if he were facing a peer.
Vaguely, Ye Chen's strength seemed no less than that of a Taishang-level Overlord.
"You broke through?" the Heaven-Mending City Lord asked.
Ye Chen nodded, sincerely thanking him, "Thank you, Heaven-Mending Clan, for granting me this opportunity. I feel that I have now reached the Great Truth Realm."
The Heaven-Mending City Lord immediately felt at a loss for words.
Because he had heard from his youngest son, Mitian Shaozun, that after emerging from the Heaven-Mending Hall, this Ye Chen had broken through from the Transcendent Realm to the Great Void Realm and became a Great Void Supreme One in one fell swoop.
Now, after cultivating in the Heavenly Venerable Blood Pool for three hundred thousand years and emerging, he had actually broken through again, reaching the Great Truth Realm.
Moreover, with the intelligence-gathering capabilities of the Heaven-Mending Clan, they had learned that before Ye Chen even arrived in the Heaven-Mending Domain, he was only a Quasi-Monarch. Yet within a short ten thousand years, in the legacy secret realm left behind by the Heaven-Suppressing War God, he had reached the Transcendent Realm in one go.
Thinking about it, what an incredibly heaven-defying cultivation speed! From an ordinary person to now, in less than four hundred thousand years, Ye Chen had suddenly become a Great Truth half-step Overlord.
Even the Supreme Heavenly Venerates in their youth had not been so heaven-defying.
Suddenly, the Heaven-Mending City Lord's expression changed as he looked up.
Because he felt a sense of oppression, as if a world-destroying great tribulation was about to descend, putting even him, a Taishang-level Overlord, on high alert.
Ye Chen also looked up, having already sensed that the heavenly tribulation for his physical body's Great Truth breakthrough was about to arrive. He said, "City Lord, I'll leave the Heaven-Mending Realm for a moment and go to the outside world to undergo the tribulation."
The Heaven-Mending City Lord naturally knew that the Great Truth heavenly tribulation for such a heaven-defying individual would inevitably be terrifyingly boundless. With a wave of his hand, he opened a heavenly gate leading to the outside world ahead. "Go."
"Thank you!"
Ye Chen was not surprised that the Heaven-Mending City Lord could open a passage between the Heaven-Mending Realm and the outside world with a wave of his hand, as he was, after all, the Patriarch. He thanked him and left through this heavenly gate.
With a single step, he had already vanished. His speed was so fast that even the Heaven-Mending City Lord, a Taishang-level Overlord, was somewhat unable to react.
Soon, he sensed an aura of heavenly tribulation brewing above the Heaven-Mending Domain, one that even he felt was incredibly oppressive.
Heaven-Mending Domain.
Domain Outer Starry Sky.
Vast and boundless.
Deep within the starry sky, countless billions of li away from the ground, as Ye Chen's figure appeared, an unprecedented, terrifying heavenly tribulation instantly manifested.
It was so sudden, so utterly without warning.
The heavenly tribulation was so terrifying that it directly flooded vast stretches of starry domains, even directly reducing tens of thousands of surrounding starry domains to dust, utterly annihilated.
Naturally, many within the Heaven-Mending Domain could sense the heavenly tribulation fluctuations from the depths of the starry sky. Because it was too terrifying,could be called / deemed unprecedented, it caused panic among the people.
Powerful individuals one after another looked up towards the depths of the starry sky, an endless sense of oppression shrouding their hearts, impossible to suppress.
Who exactly was undergoing tribulation?
It was very likely someone was breaking through to the Taishang Realm.
The heavenly tribulation was immeasurable, just like the Great Void heavenly tribulation three hundred thousand years ago. The figures of Desolate Heavenly Venerate and two Supreme Heavenly Venerates who had proven Eternity through their physical bodies appeared.
They manifested within the heavenly tribulation, as if real bodies, all at the Great Truth Realm, incredibly lifelike, killing towards Ye Chen.
Ye Chen engaged in fierce battle with the three figures of Supreme Heavenly Venerates who had proven Eternity through their physical bodies, all at the same realm.
However, this heavenly tribulation was far more terrifying than the Great Void heavenly tribulation. Besides these three, the figures of other Supreme Heavenly Venerates actually began to manifest one after another, killing towards Ye Chen.
Even with Ye Chen's invincible and undefeatable confidence, he now felt a nearly despairing state of mind.
The heavenly tribulation was too ruthless. Of the thirty-four Supreme Heavenly Venerates throughout history, ten had manifested at once.
Ten was the number of completion, transcending the ultimate number of nine.
Ten Supreme Heavenly Venerates descended, all killing towards Ye Chen.
As powerful as Ye Chen was, having received a Heavenly Venerate True Body and a trace of Heavenly Venerate Origin left behind by the Heaven-Mending Venerate over the past three hundred thousand years, undergoing a cycle of continuous shattering andreassemble for three hundred thousand years, his physical body had been greatly strengthened, far surpassing his Great Void Realm self by who knows how much.
He even had the confidence to fight a peak battle against a Taishang-level Overlord.
But facing the encirclement and slaughter by ten figures of Supreme Heavenly Venerates from their Great Truth period, even he felt despair.
Supreme Heavenly Venerates were the absolute, invincible strongest existences within the same realm. Throughout history, no one could surpass them.
Even the two Kings of Heavenly Venerates, during their periods below the Heavenly Venerate Realm, were not much stronger.
Ye Chen truly did not understand why, during his tribulation, he had attracted the manifestation of the figures of Supreme Heavenly Venerates throughout history within the heavenly tribulation, coming to encircle and slaughter him.
For anyone, this would be despair.
But Ye Chen's will remained unextinguished. He fought them fiercely, also searching for an opportunity to survive the tribulation.
Boom—
Three Supreme Heavenly Venerates came to attack. Under the forceful collision, even his indestructible physical body exploded with a bang.
However, Ye Chen also utilized the terrifying power of his physical body's explosion to heavily injure the three attacking Supreme Heavenly Venerates, leaving them covered in blood, coughing blood from their mouths.
But this was far from enough.
Ye Chen let out a deep sigh, then madly attacked. In his mind, he recalled the various legacies he had obtained in this life: from Great Emperors, from Giants, from Great Void List Kings of the Heavenly Epochs, from the Heaven-Mending Venerate... One supreme technique after another came to mind, along with his own concept of proving Eternity through the physical body: 'The sea accepts all rivers; its greatness lies in its capacity.'
Gradually, he appeared increasingly profound and unfathomable. Wisps of chaotic light radiance emerged from his body. In this life, he had never cultivated any Dao or technique, yet he could mysteriously unleash similar power.
Boom—
The figure of Desolate Heavenly Venerate attacked. Ye Chen clashed head-on with it.
At the same time, the figures of three other Supreme Heavenly Venerates simultaneously attacked like lightning.
Ye Chen let out a great roar, fighting them all simultaneously. In the end, he was sent flying, his powerful physical body pierced through by multiple bloody holes, blood flowing out uncontrollably.
But he focused on fighting Desolate Heavenly Venerate, engaging in close-quarters, forceful clashes.
Naturally, because he was attacked by the other three Supreme Heavenly Venerates, he was heavily injured. His chest was pierced by Desolate Heavenly Venerate, but he also traded injury for injury, making the figure of Desolate Heavenly Venerate bleed.
The key point was that Ye Chen's body bore multiple fist imprints from Desolate Heavenly Venerate. Each fist imprint contained a special Supreme Dao charm, an indestructible intent.
"Desolate Heavenly Venerate's proof of Eternity through the physical body... could it be 'Indestructibility'?" Ye Chen muttered to himself. His own concept of proving Eternity through the physical body was 'The sea accepts all rivers; its greatness lies in its capacity.' He actively endured Desolate Heavenly Venerate's fist imprints to absorb the indestructible intent within them, then digest it.
Unconsciously, his physical body repaired itself and gained an additional trace of indestructible intent.
Although the attacks from the other Supreme Heavenly Venerates still injured him, the injuries were slightly lighter.
Yes, this was the heaven-defying aspect of Ye Chen's concept of proving Eternity through the physical body. Even the proof-of-Dao power of Supreme Heavenly Venerates could be analyzed and integrated into his own body, becoming his possession.
Of course, Ye Chen could not completely master Desolate Heavenly Venerate's Indestructible Heavenly Dao power; he could onlybarely decipher a few aspects, but that was enough.
With Indestructible Power added to his body, flowing over his surface, Ye Chen's defensive power greatly increased. When facing the attacks of other Supreme Heavenly Venerates, even if injured, it was not as severe.
Naturally, within the Great Truth heavenly tribulation, with the manifestations of the various Supreme Heavenly Venerates throughout history, Ye Chen seized this opportunity. Utilizing the special characteristic of his own proof-of-Dao concept, 'The sea accepts all rivers; its greatness lies in its capacity,' he imprinted the proof-of-Eternity power of one Supreme Heavenly Venerate after another.
Of course, this process was incredibly painful. Even though he had analyzed and imprinted a trace of Desolate Heavenly Venerate's indestructible intent, making his physical body more powerful and indestructible, he was still forcefully blown apart by thenumerousHeavenly Venerate time and again,reassemble time and again.
Fortunately, as a pure body cultivator, his vitality was even stronger than that of other Supreme Heavenly Venerates who cultivated Dao techniques during the same period. Therefore, within this Great Truth heavenly tribulation that would be utterly despairing for anyone, he stubbornly endured it.
During this period, in pain and joy, his gains were great.
Unconsciously, during the prolonged peerless heavenly tribulation and fierce battles against the various Heavenly Venerates throughout history, Ye Chen's physical body captured one type of Eternal Heavenly Dao power after another. Although each type was not much, just a trace or wisp, it invigorated him.
The various Supreme Heavenly Venerates' Eternal Heavenly Dao profound meaning powers flowed over his body's surface, causing Ye Chen to evolve, sublimate, and break through in all aspects.
It also gradually reduced the number of times he was blown apart while resisting so many figures of Supreme Heavenly Venerates throughout history.
Boom—
Finally, after a terrifying heavenly tribulation lasting ten days and ten nights, everything finally ended.
Heaven-Mending City.
The Heaven-Mending City Lord, who had been closely watching all along, let out a long sigh of relief. The tribulation was finally over.
That heavenly tribulation was truly too terrifying. Although someone as powerful as him could not completely see through everything within that tribulation, he could sense a hair-raising sense of crisis.
If he hadn'twitnessed with his own eyes Ye ChenUndergo Tribulation, otherwise, he would have thought there was a high probability Ye Chen would perish within the heavenly tribulation.
"Good, the heavenly tribulation has dissipated." The Heaven-Mending City Lord was about to move, to bring Ye Chen back.
After the tribulation, he would inevitably be heavily injured and need to heal and recover.
Rumble—
Suddenly, a vast, shocking aura appeared, suppressing the entire Heaven-Mending City, causing the Heaven-Mending City Lord's expression to stiffen.
He looked up. The voiddistorted, and a tall, burly, and majestic male figure walked out. His black hair was casually scattered,towering and robust, standing there as if representing the entire world.
A pair of purple, demonic eyes possessed terrifying deterrence, making people dare not look directly at them.
Within Heaven-Mending City, countless powerhouses were on high alert. Even multiple Giants felt a terrifying sense of oppression as if Mount Tai were crushing down.
This person appeared, smiling slightly towards the Heaven-Mending City Lord, yet containing a special, overbearing momentum. "Heaven-Mending City Lord, long time no see."
The Heaven-Mending City Lord's expression, however, was unusually grave. "Cangtian Overlord, I never expected you to come."
"Cangtian Overlord!"
"It's actually him, that peerless Taishang on the current Taishang List!"
"One of the strongest Taishang Kings of the present era, why has Cangtian Overlord come?"
Exclamations of shock rang throughout the city.
Cangtian Overlord, his might renowned, was among the King ranks on the current Taishang List. Being called Cangtian Overlord spoke volumes.
However, no one knew why this most supreme Taishang King, second only to the Great Venerates, had come to Heaven-Mending City.
Cangtian Overlord said, "It's been many years. This time, I've come specifically to pay a visit to the City Lord."
"Apologies, wait a moment. This City Lord needs to go bring back a friend," the Heaven-Mending City Lord spoke, preparing to walk past Cangtian Overlord when the latter suddenly blocked his path. "City Lord, don't be in such a hurry to leave. He will be brought back by others; it won't be a problem."
The Heaven-Mending City Lord's pupils instantly contracted as he looked at Cangtian Overlord...