295: Dao Lord Descends

Lin Yuan felt the deep pulsation emanating from the sealed Universe within him, a call from the Origin of Creation, like the heartbeat of the Universe. Each tremor spoke of a desire to break free from its Seal. He looked up towards the forbidden depths of the Hongmeng Divine Domain. On the key, the coordinates of the ten-star Creation Secret Realm, “Hongmeng Origin World,” emitted a dazzling glow, like the core of a Universe about to be born.

“In another hundred years, this Secret Realm will be fully mature in the heart of the Divine Domain.” He lightly traced the dao patterns flowing on the star map, a sharp glint of determination flashing in his eyes. “These hundred years will be my final time to assault the Peak of the Hunyuan Realm. And that Hongmeng Origin World… it will surely be mine!”

The supreme Creation contained within that Secret Realm was enough to drive any powerful being mad. But Lin Yuan knew even more clearly that the Secret Realm would open a hundred years later, and the barriers of the Hongmeng Divine Domain would be completely open to Saint Realm Martial Artists. At that time, not only would local Saint Realm experts flock there, but Saint Realm powerhouses from other planes would probably also come upon hearing the news. This place would transform into the most brutal Asura Field.

“But what of it?” Lin Yuan’s lips curled into a cold arc. The sealed Universe within him seemed to sense his thoughts, emitting a muffled hum. “Once I step onto the Peak of the Hunyuan Realm, what does it matter if they are Saint Realm? A hundred years from now, at the Hongmeng Origin World, let’s see who emerges victorious!”

“The Hunyuan Realm is truly the beginning of wielding the Cosmos and creating and destroying! And my Grandmist Universe will draw its final nutrients for formation from this nascent Divine Domain!”

Ten thousand feet of golden light tore through the firmament of the Hongmeng Divine Domain, like billions of burning divine judgment swords, fiercely piercing through the thick clouds. The light was overwhelmingly tyrannical, carrying an irresistible Dao pressure that instantly covered a vast territory. The sky groaned, space twisted, and hideous spatial cracks spread like a spiderweb, only to be forcibly mended and pierced through by an even more violent golden torrent.

“Rumble—!”

The deafening roar was not thunder, but the groan of the spatial barrier being forcibly squeezed and crushed by an enormous entity. At the core of that suffocating golden light, ancient warships of various forms, like primordial beasts sailing from the other end of the River of Time, shattered the firmament of the Divine Domain and descended with overwhelming force!

These warships were unimaginably vast; the smallest were as towering as mountains, while the largest few almost obscured several continuous floating divine mountains below. Ancient Sect emblems, family totems, or marks purely condensed from Dao runes were branded on their hulls. Some were entirely forged from astral refined gold, flowing with a cold metallic luster; others seemed to be formed from living, gnarled ancient trees, exuding a majestic life aura; and even more, some were completely enveloped in Chaos Qi, resembling cruising giant whales, each slight movement causing violent fluctuations in the spatial tides.

Terrifying pressure, like a tangible tsunami, accompanied the descent of the warships, fiercely crashing towards the earth. Mountains bowed low, rivers ceased to flow, and powerful exotic beasts inhabiting the divine mountains and ancient forests let out terrified wails, prostrating themselves on the ground and trembling.

“That… that is… the aura of the Myriad Dao Realm! And… in groups!” A Prodigy at the Peak of the Feather Transformation Realm, who was collecting spirit fruits on a perilous Peak, was pressed firmly against the cold rock by this sudden pressure. He struggled to lift his head, his pupils constricting to pinpricks due to extreme fear, his voice hoarse and broken, “Have the Divine Domain barriers opened to the Myriad Dao Realm today?!”

“It’s over… it’s all over…” At the edge of another newly discovered Spirit Spring Secret Realm, several Prodigies exploring together turned pale. They watched helplessly as a warship shaped like a giant sword, emblazoned with the “Tian Que” divine emblem, cut through space not far in front of them like a sharp blade. The violent airflow instantly shredded the Secret Realm entrance, which had just revealed a shimmering treasure light. Their months of hard work, and the Opportunity they had found through countless dangerous battles, were reduced to nothingness by the aftershocks of the warship’s descent, without even a trace of resistance. Despair, like a cold viper, coiled around their hearts.

The sky of the 903 Divine Domain had completely changed. This stage, which should have given these new-generation Prodigies who chose the path of adventure a year to fight and grow, was brutally taken over and ravaged by higher-dimensional beings in less than half a month. The golden light, symbolizing the Peak of power, now appeared as dazzling as a doomsday judgment in their eyes.

In a certain gathering place, numerous Feather Transformation Realm Prodigies who chose to be adventurers discussed animatedly!

“What is that Lin Yuan?!” A young man in a Fire Cloud Robe with an arrogant face suddenly threw a punch, veins throbbing on his forehead, his crimson eyes glaring at the outlines of the several slowly moving, suffocating warships in the distant sky outside the window. “Feather Transformation Realm! He’s just a Feather Transformation Realm! Why should we all bear the consequences of the commotion he caused?! Look outside! Look! Those old monsters, those old Myriad Dao Realm geezers, have rushed in like sharks smelling blood! What about us? Every one of us is the most powerful Prodigy in our respective worlds! This first year of the new epoch was supposed to be the best time for us to build our Foundation and seize Opportunities. With those Myriad Dao Realm great beings entering, what are we Feather Transformation Realm? Ants? Stepping stones?”

“Brother Lin is absolutely right!” A man with a sinister expression, wearing a Xuanming Heavy Water Robe, interjected, his voice squeezed from between his teeth. “I expended a huge price to deduce that the ‘Nine Nether Cold Soul Eye’ would manifest in a desolate abyss three thousand miles away in three days. That is crucial for me to comprehend the ‘Xuanming Great Dao’! But now? Myriad Dao Realm aura permeates, Dao principles are chaotic, and heavenly secrets are a mess! Whether that Cold Soul Eye can even condense successfully has become an unknown! Even if it condenses, facing those old monsters who could descend at any moment, what can I do? Snatch food from a tiger’s mouth? A joke!” He took a large gulp of strong liquor, the spicy taste rushing to his throat, yet it couldn’t suppress the chill in his heart.

“It’s more than just Opportunities!” A beautiful female Martial Artist, now pale with fright, cried, tightly clutching a warm jade pendant in her hand. It was the token she had just exchanged with all her savings from another Prodigy, preparing to enter a Secret Realm with altered time flow. “That Time Secret Realm… the fluctuations at the entrance of the Time Secret Realm are completely disturbed by the Myriad Dao Realm aura! I can’t sense the coordinates anymore! My savings… my crucial moment to Break through my Bottleneck… it’s all over!” The light of the jade pendant in her hand dimmed, as if it too felt its owner’s despair.

Complaints spread like a plague.

“My Natal Dao Artifact needs to be tempered with the ‘Primordial Magnetic Divine Iron’ from the depths of the Mingyuan Sea Eye for its final Divine Restriction! Now the Mingyuan Sea Eye region has been locked by three Myriad Dao Realm Divine Thoughts; I can’t even get close!”

“And that Merit Ranking! Look at the top spot! It’s actually hidden. His merit was six hundred million before… now it’s probably more than a billion, right? That Lin Yuan is making a fortune, climbing up by stepping on the heavenly dao announcement! But what about us? Those of us ranked lower, we can’t even get a sip of the soup! Once the Myriad Dao Realm enters, will there be any high-value tasks, Secret Realms, left for us?”

“He must have entered the Creation Secret Realm and caused earth-shattering events there, forcibly accelerating the Divine Domain’s evolution! Otherwise, why would the Heavenly Dao lift the Myriad Dao Realm restriction early? He gained immense benefits, but he blocked the path for all of us! Selfish! How utterly selfish!”