"I never imagined the Heavenly Pass would harbor so many powerful beings, with twelve Heavenly Kings among them. Truly fearsome, unbelievable," the various Heavenly Kings sighed softly.
"The Heavenly Pass is unfathomable. Who besides a Great Power could shake it? We should follow the orders of the Venerable One."
One Heavenly King swept his gaze over the allied army. It wasn't piercingly bright, yet carried a pressure that made all the overlords submit. He said, "We will hold off the Heavenly King-level powerhouses of the Heavenly Pass. You must block the other guardians and ensure the spatial gate is maintained, allowing the Venerable One to descend into this realm and prepare to attack the Heavenly Pass."
"Yes!"
The allied army roared in unison. They deeply understood that only by borrowing the power of a Great Power could they truly assault the Heavenly Pass at this moment.
Regarding what lay beyond the Heavenly Pass—whether the legendary Primordial Immortal Realm truly existed—they were all eager to find out.
"It's been a long time since I've truly fought. I truly hope to slay a Heavenly King here and fulfill my lifelong ambition!"
A Heavenly King spoke softly, yet his words were filled with peerless, domineering spirit.
His grayish-white hair flowed freely, and he wore only a simple gray robe. He appeared tall and imposing, his majestic bearing awe-inspiring. No divine halos adorned him, yet his aura could subdue even Saint Lords.
He strode forward just like that. A slender hand produced a divine sword. With a gentle shake, terrifying sword light suddenly shot into the heavens, tearing through vast swathes of the void, its sharpness fully revealed.
"Kill!"
Only one word was uttered—simple, yet sharp and overbearing. He stepped forward to engage a Heavenly King-level guardian holy spirit in battle. Heaven and earth crumbled, stars trembled, and the fight was exceptionally fierce.
"That's the Solitary Sword Heavenly King from the imperial Ye clan! Like Ye Gucheng, he specializes in the sword path!" someone recognized the identity of this gray-haired Heavenly King, who hailed from the imperial Ye clan and was, like Ye Gucheng, a supreme expert in the sword path.
Moreover, he was far stronger than Ye Gucheng, having progressed much further on this path, transcending Samsara, immensely powerful. Sword light shot through heaven and earth, scattering clouds and clearing the sky, terrifying beyond measure.
Without a doubt, he was astonishingly powerful. And curiously, he bore some resemblance to Ye Gucheng, making one suspect a relationship between the two.
However, Ye Gucheng remained silent, offering no answer, merely watching everything unfold with calm eyes.
"Hahaha, I'll also test myself against one of them!"
Another Heavenly King laughed heartily, appearing very wild.
He was tall and majestic, with black hair flowing freely, laughing loudly. Yet he was extremely powerful, his laws boundless and overwhelming, violently shattering the nine heavens as he directly swept through that area to engage a Heavenly King-level guardian in battle.
"I never expected the great deity, the Wild Dye Heavenly King, to have come as well!"
The world recognized him. This person was none other than the Wild Dye Heavenly King, who shook the Myriad Domains, hailing from the Myriad Realms Academy—the number one academy of the supreme sacred lands. An extremely powerful, invincible Heavenly King who had personally slain a true Heavenly King, renowned far and wide, had now also appeared.
He was wild and domineering, fighting with wide, sweeping movements. From the outset, he unleashed annihilating great dao laws, dragging a Heavenly King-level existence from the Heavenly Pass into a great duel, destroying space-time, disturbing heaven and earth, terrifying beyond measure.
There was another person, a delicate-looking youth who appeared only fifteen or sixteen, very young. Above his head floated a gray, mottled ancient mirror, similar to the immortal ancient weapon of the Immortal Empire's Zhao Kingdom.
He looked young, yet he could tread upon the long sky, stepping on void stairs. From his body emanated peerless divine might that belied his youthful appearance, layer upon layer of the void being torn apart. He, too, was a fearsome Heavenly King-level existence.
A clear cry rang out. The young Heavenly King shouted, operating the hazy ancient mirror to take action. It shone with vast heavenly light, sweeping away several Saint Lord-level beings and engaging a Heavenly King-level creature in a terrifying battle that set heaven and earth boiling.
"It's the Heavenly King Wangchen! I never thought that Heavenly Gate would also dispatch a supreme Heavenly King."
All the overlords were shocked. Heavenly Gate was a superpower that had risen in recent years, emerging with lightning speed and unstoppable momentum, standing proudly at the center of the Myriad Domains, looking down upon all major forces.
Even immortal powers regarded it with extreme caution.
Although this power had not risen for long—only a few decades in total—everyone knew what terrifying, boundless power this emerging force concealed. Established personally by the most mysterious Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord, it dominated seven great domains, forcing all powers within those seven domains to bow their heads.
Everyone understood just how powerful that Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord was. He had once suppressed and slain a Heavenly King-level existence in the forbidden battle forty years ago, and later shook the ages, resonating through the ages, powerful beyond comprehension.
Some even said that mysterious Heavenly Gate's Gate Lord might very well have already become a generation's peerless Great Power, his rise to power unbelievably fast.
Boom—
The heavens shattered, and even stars from beyond the domains were affected, several of them exploding into nothing but dazzling light shooting skyward.
A phantom figure appeared beside the Primordial Female Saint Lord. It was none other than a clone of Heavenly Gate's Heavenly King Wangchen. While engaged in battle, he had split off a dao body to come to her side.
"Greetings, Senior Wangchen." The Primordial Female Saint Lord had always been proud, but facing a Heavenly King from Heavenly Gate, she was respectful—a respect that came from the heart.
This peerless Heavenly King's eyes held a depth of experience that didn't match his young, delicate face. He nodded lightly to her and said, "Don't be too impulsive. We all know you want to find out if his remains are within the Heavenly Pass and bring them out. But the Gate Lord has everything under control. You must be patient."
The Primordial Female Saint Lord nodded gently. "Jingruo understands."
"When you have time, return to Heavenly Gate. Xi'er misses you very much, and Chen'er hasn't returned for a long time either," Heavenly King Wangchen sighed softly.
The Primordial Female Saint Lord said, "Tell Xi'er not to worry. Once the Heavenly Pass is breached this time and his remains are found, I can return."
Wangchen said nothing more, only shook his head and sighed softly—this poor, love-stricken woman.
Ye Chen watched the two from afar, feeling a strong urge to rush forward, but he understood now was not the time.
...
Heavenly Kings from the myriad realms and Heavenly King-level guardians from the Heavenly Pass engaged in fierce battles, reopening the nine heavens above. Endless divine radiance erupted, stars trembled, and one celestial body after another shattered, vanishing into nothingness.
"Use the immortal ancient weapons to help the Venerable One shatter the law chains, allowing him to descend more quickly," came the command from the Heavenly Kings high in the firmament.
Apart from a portion of the overlords battling Saint Lord-level guardians, seven immortal ancient weapons were carried by the overlords as they charged toward the spatial gate, heading for the gate of light at the first pass. They spared no effort in bombarding the thick divine chains of heaven and earth extending from the void.
From within the spatial gate, the vast fluctuations transmitted grew increasingly terrifying and powerful. Each wave was like a raging storm, crashing against the nine heavens, making people pale.
The ancient Great Sage about to descend was also severing the rules of the ancient path, tearing through all obstacles.
Rumble—
Suddenly, immense divine might abruptly descended. Heaven and earth shattered, the ground crumbled for who knew how many miles, and even the distant Heavenly Pass seemed to be shaken. Stars fell chaotically, truly terrifying beyond measure.
The spatial gate exploded, supreme aura blooming—
The Great Power had descended!