A divine light channel unfurled across the sky, stretching forth from the distant horizon.
A luxurious carriage, grand as a palace, appeared, drawn by nine genuine Saint-rank demonic flood dragons. Its presence was extraordinary, as if an ancient sage had emerged, or a peerless Heavenly King was arriving in state.
Its majesty was boundless, with Dao patterns flowing, auspicious colors streaming, and immortal light shimmering brilliantly, drawing all eyes.
Regardless of who resided within the carriage, the mere fact of nine Saint-rank demonic flood dragons serving as draft beasts was a level of grandeur few among the younger generation in this world could match. Even the travels of a peerless Heavenly King would likely be no more impressive.
"Just who is making such an entrance? Could it be a Heavenly King?"
At the mountain gate, many young elites were filled with astonishment, both shock and awe. Each of the nine flood dragons pulling the carriage was a true demonic Saint, a flood beast infused with dragon blood, stronger than the vast majority of young prodigies present.
Only a select few, like the Sun God, the Sky Roc King, and Ye Chen, wore solemn expressions. They knew exactly who it was—
Yuan Yao Divine King!
Sure enough, one of the flood dragons transformed into a gray-haired elder who stepped forward to open the carriage door, his demeanor respectful. "Master, we have arrived."
From the palace-like carriage emerged a tall, heroic figure, his entire body shimmering with flowing light and divine splendor. Even each strand of his hair glowed with radiant brilliance, making him appear supremely divine and holy, like a child of light.
"It's Yuan Yao Divine King. He has come too." Many exclaimed in admiration. Here was another peerless Heaven's Pride with the body of a True King across two lifetimes, a powerful contender on the path of the Human Emperor, and immensely strong.
Around Yuan Yao Divine King's body, layers of divine halos enveloped him—exactly ten in number. Apart from the tenth, which appeared slightly dimmer, the other nine were dazzlingly brilliant.
The ten divine halos were like ten great worlds bestowed upon him, or as if they connected to ten ancient and mysterious great universes. The heavens seemed to rest upon him, granting him an ethereal, near-immortal transcendence, like an Immortal Emperor descending from the primordial immortal realm, utterly captivating.
Yet, upon these ten divine halos, vague images of mysterious lands seemed to flicker, as if countless subjects were prostrating themselves in worship towards him. Standing at the center, he resembled a supreme deity descending to the mortal world, or an unparalleled Sovereign or Emperor arriving, inspiring reverence in all who beheld him.
"Faith Power!" Some discerning individuals changed expressions. They could see that Yuan Yao Divine King was actually governing ten heavens and earths, having opened up ten domains of faith to gather the Faith Power of living beings. He too had embarked on the path of those ancient Great Sages.
In this world, every supreme holy land was presided over by an ancient Great Sage, and these ancient Great Sages all gathered Faith Power, studying and cultivating it.
Generally, only those who reached the Heavenly King realm and could establish an immortal legacy would do so. Yet Yuan Yao Divine King had achieved this ahead of time, taking that small half-step. He had already begun gathering Faith Power and opened ten faith domains. His Faith Power was incredibly potent, astonishing to behold.
Although the amount was not yet vast, over time, as these ten domains continuously expanded, the Faith Power would surge exponentially.
It had to be said that Yuan Yao Divine King was not only extraordinary in his own cultivation but had also embarked on the path of researching Faith Power, making him a formidable, peerless enemy.
Even Ye Chen had to secretly sigh. This great adversary from his past and present life, Yuan Yao Divine King, was truly terrifying. Not only was he gathering Faith Power, establishing a great sect on the spot, but one could also see that his Supreme Law was nearing completion. The tenth divine halo represented the achievement of his Supreme Law, shining countless times brighter than it had three years ago, on the verge of success.
This person was indeed fearsome—not just in the past, but in the present and future, he would remain a formidable rival.
The Sun God, enveloped in a blazing sun-like radiance of unparalleled brilliance, couldn't help but let out a soft sigh at this moment. "Yuan Yao, it's been a while. You've grown stronger, able to gather Faith Power, and your Supreme Law is nearing success. Truly powerful."
Yuan Yao Divine King was transcendent and flawless, his aura near-immortal, supremely divine and holy. He was a heroic Heaven's Pride; his presence was not overwhelmingly oppressive, yet it inspired a sense of reverence and self-inadequacy in others.
He was exceedingly handsome, each strand of his hair flowing with flawless divine light, the divine halos adorning him. Now, he revealed a light smile that carried an ethereal sense of ascension. "You flatter me, Sun God. You are the same. You've established a faith-based great sect in another domain, called the Sun Holy Sect, and you too are about to take that final step, achieving Great Perfection and becoming a Supreme Heaven's Pride."
Both were Immortal True King Heaven's Prides from a past generation, having undergone reincarnation to attempt the mysterious Supreme Law, all to achieve personal Great Perfection and fully attain the Tenth Heaven in this era where the Tenth Heaven had vanished.
Everyone present was astounded. Just what level had these two True King Heaven's Prides reached? It was a height they all had to look up to.
Boom—
Another hazy figure stood in the void, demonic energy billowing like an abyss or a prison, resembling a humanoid tyrannosaurus rex emerging into the world. His entire body pulsed with overwhelming demonic might.
Behind him, endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood manifested in the mortal realm—white bones piled like hills, blood flowing like an ocean, forming a bloody Dao diagram imprinted upon heaven and earth. This person stood upon it like an immortal Supreme One, causing hearts to tremble.
This person was another True King—the Primordial Demon God!
Another Immortal True King Heaven's Pride from a past generation had appeared, also a practitioner of the Supreme Law who had advanced far along the path, with his Supreme Law nearing Great Perfection, just like the Sun God and Yuan Yao Divine King.
Subsequently, several more Immortal True Kings appeared one after another: the mysterious True King Cang Jitian of the Cang Clan, Ye Gucheng of the Ye Family, the peerless Phoenix Dancer, Prince Noxus of the Angel Race...
Some were from past generations attempting the Supreme Law, others were contemporary Immortal True Kings. In total, the number reached a shocking twelve individuals.
"Heavens! Twelve Immortal True Kings have appeared at once! This is unprecedented, rare in this era."
Many were stunned. This number was too astonishing, for True Kings were truly scarce. Even combining past and new generations, there wouldn't be many, yet almost half seemed gathered here now.
This was an unprecedented event. Since the beginning of this era, so many Immortal True King Heaven's Prides had never gathered before; the most in any previous gathering had not exceeded ten.
Each Immortal True King was like an ancient deity, their divine might like a prison, their auras shaking heaven and earth. Each stood in their own domain, releasing their terrifying divine might freely.
It was as if a million great mountains were pressing down, preventing other young elites from daring to approach. Even the various kings felt a fearsome pressure.