260: 670 God Realm Lords

Outside the not-yet-fully-stabilized "boundary wall" of the newborn 903 Divine Domain, in an absolute Void Realm forcibly opened by the mighty power of the Heavenly Dao and isolated from all Chaos storms and prying eyes, a meeting capable of deciding the future structure of the Divine Domain was silently taking place.

No magnificent palaces, no complex rituals. Only six hundred and seventy blurry and majestic projections, like frozen stars, floated in various positions within this Void Realm. Each projection radiated a desolate and vast aura that suppressed a Divine Domain and spanned billions of years.

They were the true Dominators of the 670 existing Divine Domains on the Taichu Divine Continent—the Divine Domain Lords! Naturally, this included the Supremes of the Immortal Imperial Dynasties, such as the Lords of the Tianyuan Dynasty, the Cangqiong Imperial Dynasty, and the Eternal Dynasty, as well as the projections of the Hall Revered Masters of the ten Supreme Temples, and even the leaders of deeply-rooted ancient Holy Lands and Ancient Clans.

After a brief silence, a steady and grand voice carrying the Supreme Imperial Dao Dragon Majesty rang out first, breaking the stillness:

"The 902nd Era ends, and the 903 Divine Domain begins. Due to the restrictions of the spatial barriers, only Feather Transformation Realm Martial Artists are allowed to enter during the first year of the New Divine Domain's formation. One year later, the restrictions on Myriad Dao Realm Martial Artists will be lifted! In our Taichu Divine Continent, the new generation of Divine Domain Leaders for the Feather Transformation Realm has already been born, dominating the current age and sweeping through all rivals."

The projection of the Lord of the Tianyuan Dynasty was like a dark-gold Chaos divine mountain, radiating the vast Luck of ruling sixty-nine Divine Domains. "This individual, named Lin Yuan, belongs to my Tianyuan Dynasty and is the Divine Domain Leader of the Feather Transformation Realm from the Heavenly Feather God Domain! On the Chaos Abyss Battlefield, he ascended the supreme throne, received the baptism of the Heavenly Dao, and obtained the primal divine seal! This is a blessing for my Tianyuan and a blessing for the Divine Continent! In the pioneering of the new era, he shall be the vanguard!"

The voice resonated through the Void Realm like a great bell, carrying an unquestionable tone of proclamation. The gaze of the Lord of the Tianyuan Dynasty was like a physical sword, sweeping across the projections of several old rivals, such as the Lords of the Cangqiong Imperial Dynasty and the Eternal Dynasty.

"Hmph!" A cold sneer rang out, sounding like the grinding of ten-thousand-year-old ice. The projection of the Lord of the Eternal Dynasty was like a dim, nether moon radiating a cold and deathly aura.

"Leader? Old man Tianyuan, you're celebrating too early. This brat Lin Yuan is nothing more than the first shrimp to step into the boiling oil vat of this New Divine Domain! A tenth-grade mark? Favored by the Heavenly Dao? Ha... that is precisely the most conspicuous target pinned on his back! This world has just opened, Chaos is disordered, and the Dao is in riot! Since that planar war hundreds of eras ago, every time a New Divine Domain is born, there is always an endless tide of exotic beasts. What does his so-called 'invincible' prestige matter before truly high-level exotic beasts!"

He paused, his voice carrying a grim trace of schadenfreude: "This seat would like to see how long this so-called 'vanguard' of his can remain 'sharp' in this man-eating Divine Domain hunting ground. Let's hope he doesn't become a snack for exotic beasts or... the 'top prize' for someone's hunt right at the start!"

"Eternal old ghost, keep your sour words to yourself!" A clear and majestic female voice rang out, carrying a sharp edge. It was the Lord of the Heavenly Feather God Domain, Revered Master of Yu Nishang, and the current Clan Chief of the Feather Tribe—the Feather Emperor! Her projection was like a Supreme Divine Phoenix with wings spread, ready to fly, flowing with nine-colored divine radiance.

"In the Chaos Arena, Lin Yuan destroyed my disciple Nishang's Divine Phoenix True Body with a single finger. This seat witnessed his power and ability firsthand! Lin Yuan is likely a legendary controller of the Chaos Great Dao, encompassing all laws and evolving the heavens. He is the perfect solution for dealing with the chaotic Dao and the power of exotic beasts in this realm! The so-called 'Era Prodigies' under your banners are nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs before him! Instead of barking here, you'd better think about how to restrain your own disciples, lest they be casually crushed to death by Lin Yuan in this New Divine Domain again, making themselves a laughingstock!"

"You!" The light of the Eternal Dynasty Lord's projection flared, and his deathly aura surged.

"Enough." A hazy and indistinct phantom, seemingly woven from countless threads of destiny, spoke. Its voice was calm yet carried a decisive power. That was the Hall Revered Master of the Destiny Temple.

"The leader has been decided; arguing is useless. Lin Yuan bears a tenth-grade mark and is uniquely endowed; this is the will of the Heavenly Dao. However, the fortunes of the New Divine Domain cannot be monopolized by one person. The tide of exotic beasts is also not something one person can withstand. The priority now is to establish the framework of the 'New Divine Domain Exploration Covenant' to restrain all parties from large-scale internal strife before the exotic beasts are cleared and the Divine Domain's Origin is stabilized. As for personal grudges and resource competition... once the Divine Domain's barriers have stabilized slightly and the restrictions are lifted, Myriad Dao Realm experts will enter. At that time, it will depend on the fortunes of these juniors themselves."

"Agreed." "Acceptable." "Good." Several projections representing neutral or powerful forces sent out their thoughts. The Lords of the Tianyuan Dynasty and the Eternal Dynasty snorted coldly and spoke no more, signaling their tacit agreement.

A brief confrontation, fraught with undercurrents and concerning the structure of the new era, finally came to an end. The gazes of all the Divine Domain Lords, some overt and some hidden, were cast toward the core of the 903 Divine Domain, where Chaos had just begun to open.

Just as the projection meeting of the Divine Domain Lords reached a preliminary consensus, not far from the entrance of the massive spatial vortex that was slowly rotating and about to fully form the 903 Divine Domain, a magnificent scene unfolded in a Void Realm temporarily stabilized by the power of the Heavenly Dao.

Countless streams of light, like a reversed galaxy, converged from every corner of the Taichu Divine Continent, cutting through the Chaos Void Realm to finally manifest their forms here. Their auras were varied and their strengths differed, but without exception, a "primal gold seal" of varying light flickered on the back of their hands!

From the basic 1st-grade glimmer of the top hundred in the Star City Feather Transformation Realm Prodigy rankings, to the 3rd-grade representing a Star Continent leader, the 4th-grade for a Heaven Realm leader, the 6th-grade for the first in a Profound Realm... and even the six hundred and fifty-four 8th-grade marks representing Divine Domain Leaders and the fifteen most brilliant 9th-grade marks known as Era Prodigies!

These were all the Feather Transformation Realm Prodigies from the Taichu Divine Continent who had obtained the qualification to enter the New Divine Domain! As many as 610 quadrillion Prodigies, like stars across the sky, floated in the Void Realm, illuminating this temporarily stabilized area with a kaleidoscope of colors. Their combined Battle Intent, anticipation, tension, and curiosity formed a grand torrent of will capable of shaking Chaos.

At the very front of all the Prodigies, floating like stars surrounding a moon, were the fifteen most dazzling figures. Around Mr. Yuan Mie Xu, the Chaos Return to Ruin aura was as deep and heavy as an abyss; Azure Heaven Emperor was surrounded by a galaxy, his Imperial Dao Tyrant Intent restrained; beside Constant Inability, the phantom of the River of Time flickered; Mia's holy light was pure, while Ink Shadow's darkness was profound; Xuanyuan Wuji's Imperial Dao Dragon Qi was held in check... these were the fifteen Era Prodigies who had undergone the baptism of the Heavenly Dao! They were like stabilizing pillars, drawing countless gazes of awe and envy from behind.