As the words fell, a thunderous boom erupted. The Original Sin in the sky suddenly swept over, blotting out the heavens and earth like rolling black clouds pressing down with overwhelming ferocity.
Finally!
Old Ancestor Green Robe was beginning to get serious.
In response,
Xunfeng Patriarch did not continue speaking, but rather shook his head with a look of helplessness and sighed softly.
"Heh!"
Xuanyuan Hao, who had long grown impatient, wore a proud smile on his handsome face as he leaped up, shooting straight into the sky.
Originally resembling a sacred Great Sun, as he soared skyward, he was like a domineering sun rising slowly, radiating boundless, vast holy light—one beam after another, filling the sky like countless pillars of light, clashing against the rolling, pressing Original Sin.
Seeing this scene, Xuanyuan Tong was both anxious and deeply worried. However, this time she did not try to stop him, for she had already realized that if the Sacred Grounds wished to make their stance clear, a confrontation was unavoidable.
Beside her, Xunfeng Patriarch, perhaps sensing Xuanyuan Tong's inner worry, said, "This old man has said what should be said, and even what shouldn't have been said. But that is far from enough. Now it's up to Hao'er. Since our Sacred Grounds have shown ourselves, we must make all beings under heaven understand our Sacred Grounds' stance. Even without Old Ancestor Green Robe's provocation, our Sacred Grounds must still demonstrate our might!"
"I know. It's just..." Xuanyuan Tong frowned, saying, "I'm just...
somewhat worried."
"Worried?"
Xunfeng Patriarch asked, "Worried about what?
Worried that Hao'er won't know his limits?
Rest assured. Although Hao'er is proud and aloof, he absolutely knows how to keep within bounds."
Xuanyuan Tong shook her head slightly. She also knew Xuanyuan Hao could control himself. If not, the Sacred Grounds would not have arranged for him to take the lead. What worried her wasn't that. As for what exactly she was worried about, to be honest, Xuanyuan Tong herself couldn't articulate it.
Deep in her heart, she felt something terrible was about to happen. What exactly would happen, she did not know.
It was a strange, inexplicable worry.
Perhaps it was also a bit of unnecessary anxiety.
Xuanyuan Tong comforted herself with this thought.
Boom—!
The sacred and the sinful clashed once more.
This time, the power displayed by Xuanyuan Hao was truly eye-opening.
Here,
Xuanyuan Hao was like a Great Sun, draped in ten thousand zhang of sacred radiance, as if a heavenly god had descended. The white dot between his brows was like a vortex, or rather, a source of divinity, slowly rotating.
"Green Robe!
Your so-called Original Sin is but floating clouds before my divinity. If I wish, I can make this Original Sin vanish into thin air at any moment!"
Xuanyuan Hao's voice echoed through the void.
Though few had seen Xuanyuan Hao before, judging by his tone, he was clearly a proud and domineering character.
Indeed.
As the Ninth Holy Son of the Sacred Grounds, a disciple of the all-powerful Martial Sage Xuanyuan Wuji, one could easily imagine that Xuanyuan Hao had both the qualifications and the ability to be arrogant.
Sure enough.
As his words faded, Xuanyuan Hao's figure could no longer be seen within the arena. All that remained was a Great Sun.
A Divine Great Sun.
Previously, Xuanyuan Hao had been like a Great Sun, but he had not transformed into one. At this moment, he had become the Divine Great Sun.
When the sacred and the sinful had clashed earlier, everyone marveled at Xuanyuan Hao's strength, but it was merely marvel. Now, witnessing Xuanyuan Hao transform into a Divine Great Sun with their own eyes, their marvel bordered on breathlessness.
Was it an exaggeration?
No!
Not at all.
The experts hidden in the void—whether they were Great Dao Patriarchs from various grotto-heavens and blessed lands or Original Sin Patriarchs from the Guixu—all knew that the Great Sun was one of the most powerful sources of power between heaven and earth.
However, those capable of harnessing the Great Sun were exceedingly few.
Of course,
Exceedingly few did not mean none.
Legend had it that long ago, the Great Sun was dominated by nine Great Daos: the Heavenly Dao, the Sacred Dao, the Dao of Light, the Buddhist Dao, and five others.
These nine Great Daos could all harness the Great Sun and represent it, such as the Heavenly Sun, the Divine Great Sun, the Great Sun of Light, and the Buddhist Great Sun.
Hence, regarding the Great Sun, there was another saying: the Nine Suns, meaning the suns of the nine Daos.
However, of the nine Great Daos that dominated the Great Sun, some perished and others vanished during the Ancient Desolation Era. After the Ancient Desolation, only the Heavenly Dao, the Sacred Dao, the Buddhist Dao, and the Dao of Light remained.
Throughout ancient and modern times, there might have been many who could transform into a Great Sun, but most such transformations were merely superficial, lacking not only the spirit of the Great Sun but even its might. Some didn't even possess the true form of the Great Sun.
From antiquity to the present, truly few could transform into a Great Sun.
Firstly, whether it was the Heavenly Dao, the Sacred Dao, or the Dao of Light, each was considered a supreme Great Dao. Not just anyone could step into these paths, and even if one did, transforming into a Great Sun was not guaranteed.
For example, Xunfeng Patriarch here had stepped into the Sacred Dao as early as the Ancient Desolation Era and was now a half-sage, only a step away from full Sagehood. Yet even he could not transform into a Great Sun.
The reason was simple: he lacked divine bloodline and simply could not harness the Great Sun.
Similarly,
Throughout history, while Western Heaven Buddhas were not numerous, they were certainly not few. Yet, those capable of transforming into a Great Sun were exceedingly rare. Even some who had attained Arhat fruit or cultivated Bodhi as Bodhisattvas could not do it.
Upon careful thought, after the Ancient Desolation, only a handful of individuals could transform into a Great Sun.
The most well-known among them was the Great Sun Radiance Emperor of old, who transformed into the Great Sun of Light to illuminate the Nine Netherworlds.
Then there was Miao Rulai, hailed as the Buddha Emperor, who transformed into the Buddhist Great Sun to transcend the Nine Netherworlds.
As for the legendary Heavenly Sun and the Divine Great Sun, no one had seen them since the Ancient Desolation Era.
Today.
Right now.
Xuanyuan Hao, one of the Nine Holy Sons of the Sacred Grounds, transformed into a Great Sun, allowing everyone to witness the legendary Divine Great Sun as they had wished.
Terrifying!
Extremely terrifying!
Especially terrifying!
Far more terrifying than anyone had imagined.
This was everyone's first impression.
Although those Great Dao Patriarchs and Original Sin Patriarchs were hidden in the dark void, they all genuinely felt the terror of the Divine Great Sun.
Legend had it that
the Buddhist Great Sun transcended all things.
The Great Sun of Light purified all things.
And the Divine Great Sun judged all things.
Even hidden in the dark void, those Patriarchs facing Xuanyuan Hao in his Divine Great Sun form felt a sensation—a feeling of being judged.
Especially Tiger Strength Great Immortal and Green Wood Old Immortal. Earlier, when enveloped by the holy light, they had felt discomfort, but it was merely that. The impact was not significant, almost negligible.
But now, facing the Divine Great Sun and being bathed in its holy light, their expressions grew increasingly grim. The usually arrogant and domineering Tiger Strength Great Immortal's face alternated between green and white, his tiger-like eyes wide with a deep-seated fear.
Not only was he fearful in heart and uncomfortable in body, but he also felt suffocated. His terrified demeanor was like that of a sinner about to receive final judgment.