32: Awakening Realm Top

Lin Yuan stepped into the Eighth Heaven, and the scene before him instantly swallowed him—a boundless, vast Void Realm, with only a towering ancient stele in the center, standing like the spine supporting heaven and earth!

The stele was ink-black, covered with erosion marks that billions of years could not erase. A terrifying pressure, originating from ancient times and capable of crushing stars, permeated the area, making the space around Lin Yuan groan under the burden.

Beside the stele, a light curtain spanning the void floated silently, flowing with dense, shimmering names, like a river of Bloodline of geniuses from countless eras. The large characters at the top contained Supreme majesty:

"Throughout the ages, Awakening Realm Ultimate Realm Experts — God-Sealing List of combat power!"

Lin Yuan's gaze swept like lightning, instantly locking onto a familiar name deep in the list—

8,653,000th place: Bai Li — combat power: 11,080 stars

"So she left a mark here before heading to the Ninth Heaven." A faint, imperceptible smile curled Lin Yuan's lips, but a fiercer fire ignited in his heart. The pursuer of the past and the target of today converged here!

Just then, a cold, vast, grand voice, seemingly originating from the Universe's Origin, suddenly exploded in the silent Void Realm, every syllable carrying irresistible Law power:

"Pour your Ultimate Realm power into the God-Sealing Stele!"

"Rank in the top million, and be bestowed the Foundation of Basic combat power!"

"Enter the top hundred thousand, and be bestowed the Radiance of the Mental Energy Sea!"

"Enter the top ten thousand, and be tempered by the power of heaven and earth!"

"Enter the top hundred, and open the door to Law comprehension!"

"Enter the top ten..." The voice showed a rare, imperceptible fluctuation, "...be bestowed the opportunity for Law baptism!"

"Those who ascend to the absolute Peak..." The voice suddenly rose, like a great bell, shaking the entire Eighth Heaven, "...be bestowed a wisp of Luck power!"

"Hoo—" Lin Yuan's chest heaved deeply; in his eyes, it seemed as if Chaos was opening and stars were collapsing! He held nothing back. With a thought, his data panel unfolded with a boom—

Basic combat power: 14,960 stars

Equipment Bonus: +30,300 stars

Purple-Gold Body: +5,550 stars

King of the Extreme Realm Title: +4,488 stars

Mental Energy Bonus: +5,000 stars

Martial Skill Boost: +17,952 stars (Chaos · Nine-Turn Reincarnation Slash comprehended in the Sword Tomb, 1.2x Basic combat power boost)

Taixu Body Refining: +4,500 stars

Five Elements Law: +50,000 stars; Law of Thunder: +140,000 stars; Law of Sword: +150,000 stars; Wind Law: +20,000 stars.

Peak combat power: 442,750 stars!

"This strike shall make the eternal silence remember my name—Lin Yuan!"

Hands gripping the hilt of the chaos heavenly extreme sword, the billions of star patterns dormant on the blade suddenly lit up, as if a miniature universe was burning! The nine blood-red runes branded deep in the spine of the sword, like nine ancient malevolent stars, simultaneously erupted with scarlet light that tore everything apart!

"Chaos · Nine-Turn Reincarnation Slash!"

Boom-crack—!!!

The sword was drawn! It was not a simple slash, but the beginning of Chaos and the reversal of time and space!

The violence of thunder, the peerlessness of the Law of Sword, the vastness of the Five Elements' birth and destruction, the piercing speed of the Wind Law... Under the command of Lin Yuan's will, the eight Law powers were no longer simple additions but merged into one, transforming into an ultimate gray sword aura that tore through everything tangible and intangible!

Behind Lin Yuan, the void twisted and collapsed, and a blurry but towering figure of a Sword Cultivator Supreme, seemingly walking from the source of the river of time, slowly emerged, perfectly overlapping with the sword stance he unleashed! The figure's gaze seemed to pierce through eternity and land on the God-Sealing Stele!

Ksh-la—!!!

Where the sword aura passed, the sturdy void barrier of the Eighth Heaven was torn apart like fragile fabric, creating a massive rift spanning billions of miles, bottomless and deep!

Destructive turbulence gushed out from within, but was instantly smoothed over by the remaining power of the sword aura!

"Hum—!!!"

The towering God-Sealing Stele, under this sword, let out a painful and shocking cry, the likes of which had never been heard since the creation of the world! The stele body shook violently, its light flickering uncertainly, and a tiny yet blindingly bright crack appeared on the eternally indestructible surface!

On the light curtain, billions of names flickered, jumped, and annihilated crazily! The ranking of the entire God-Sealing List was like a lake surface hit by a giant boulder, stirring up monstrous waves and beginning an unprecedented reshuffling!

The light finally settled.

A brand new name, carrying the Supreme power to crush all pasts and end all legends, with an indisputable and unquestionable absolute posture, fiercely ascended to the position symbolizing the Supreme glory of the Awakening Realm in all the heavens and worlds—

The Absolute Peak!

First Place: Lin Yuan — combat power: 442,750 stars

Second Place: Yan · Wuzhong — combat power: 215,689 stars!

Rumble—!!!

The entire Eighth Heaven, as if unable to bear the weight of this result, let out an earth-shattering roar! The Laws in the void were disordered and boiling!

The cold, grand voice appeared for the first time with uncontrollable, violent trembling, carrying disbelief, as if the foundation of the Universe was shaking:

"Awakening... Awakening Realm... Eternal... Absolute Peak! Ancient... Number One!!!"

"Bestowed—Supreme Glory!

Obtain Basic combat power reward +50,000 stars

Obtain Mental Energy reward +5,000 stars

Reward: One tempering by the power of heaven and earth.

Reward: One opportunity for Law comprehension.

Obtain one opportunity for Law baptism.

Obtain one wisp of Primordial Luck power."

A golden torrent, pure to the extreme, poured down from the top of the stele, violently pouring into Lin Yuan's limbs and bones; his muscles and flesh let out explosions like popping beans, and power roared crazily in every cell! Basic combat power: +50,000 stars!

Seven-colored rosy clouds, like nectar from the Nine Heavens, ignored spatial barriers and sank directly into the center of Lin Yuan's brows!

Deep in the Sea of Consciousness, Mental Energy stars were ignited and lit up one by one, and finally, five unprecedented, dazzling new stars condensed, their starlight illuminating the Sea of Consciousness! Mental Energy: +5,000 stars!

Tempering by the power of heaven and earth! The Spiritual Qi of an entire void was instantly drained, collapsing into a Chaos furnace that swallowed everything, completely enveloping Lin Yuan!

The Purple-Gold Body automatically manifested, the star map on the body surface flowed crazily, greedily devouring the purest Origin of heaven and earth!

The purple-golden patterns underwent metamorphosis, turning into rotating, dazzling nebulae, and all previous accumulations of Body Refining were completely smelted and sublimated! [Purple-Gold Body → Star Radiance Body (50%)]!

Just as Lin Yuan wanted to check the combat power bonus of the Star Radiance Body, the God-Sealing Stele shone brightly, and nine towering pillars of Law light descended with a boom!

The silver pillar representing the Law of Sword was the most intense, with billions of Sword Cultivator phantoms evolving infinite Sword Dao truths within it!

Lin Yuan sat cross-legged, his consciousness instantly pulled into the depths of the Law River... When he opened his eyes again, Law runes appeared and disappeared in his pupils: [Five Elements Law: 3%], [Wind Law: 3%], [Law of Thunder: 18%], [Law of Sword: 20%]!

"Law baptism begins!"

The God-Sealing Stele let out a roar like the creation of the world! Spiderweb-like cracks instantly covered the surface of the stele!

The seven-colored Law torrent was no longer a pillar of light, but turned into a huge Chaos vortex that swallowed the galaxy, completely engulfing Lin Yuan! The spatial structure of the Eighth Heaven began to twist, fold, and collapse!

Endless thunder roared out from the abyss of the void, condensing into a towering Thunder God General phantom behind Lin Yuan!

Violent thunder patterns were branded all over his body, finally condensing into a lightning divine pattern containing destruction and vitality between his brows!

[Thunder Origin Talent activated! Law of Thunder comprehension degree: 30%!]

The Star Radiance Body collapsed! Flesh and blood turned into billions of particles shining with immortal golden light! The particles crazily reorganized, optimized, and evolved in the Chaos vortex!

Every reconstruction caused his physical strength to skyrocket geometrically! The cells seemed to have life, possessing the will to evolve autonomously!

[Eternal Evolution Body Talent activated! Law of Physique awakened: 10%, obtained "Indestructible Body" characteristic: Physical recovery +1000%!]

Subsequently, all Law torrents suddenly collapsed inward, turning into a singularity that swallowed all light and existence!

The next moment, the most primitive, most original Chaos aura erupted, staining the entire God-Sealing Stele a dead gray-white!

Lin Yuan's pupils turned into rotating Chaos nebulae, his hair moved without wind, and strands of primitive dao rhyme that made ten thousand Daos submit drifted from the ends!

[Primordial Dao Body Talent activated! Chaos Law awakened: 10%! Chaos Law characteristic awakened: Law Fusion; Law Suppression Immunity]

Just as this earth-shattering baptism was nearing its end, and the entire Eighth Heaven fell into a strange absolute silence where even the Law turbulence solidified—

"Clang—!!!"

A clear dragon roar, enough to pierce the Nine Heavens and the Universe, containing a Supreme and noble aura, came from the end of the unknown and immeasurable void!

A dragon-shaped Luck, purely condensed from immeasurable golden light, only the thickness of a finger, yet exuding a brilliant heavenly might that made the God-Sealing Stele tremble, broke through all spatial barriers and descended!

[Primordial Luck, bestowed upon the body!]

The golden dragon circled Lin Yuan nine times, and with each circle, it split into a solid dragon shadow.

The nine dragon shadows, carrying the blessings of ten thousand worlds and the Luck of all heavens, submerged into Lin Yuan's limbs and bones, the center of his brows, his Sea of Consciousness, and his Dantian Qi Sea!

Finally, at the core of his heart, it condensed into a lifelike dragon-shaped mark exuding an eternal and immortal aura!

"This is... Primordial Luck... actively acknowledging a master?!" The voice in the void was completely out of control, carrying unprecedented shock and awe.

Lin Yuan felt his whole body lighten, as if he had severed billions of invisible shackles imposed upon himself in the dark! Golden text flowed before his eyes:

[Luck value: +30]

0.03% chance to trigger "Primordial Critical Strike" (ignore defense, ten times damage)!

Comprehension Ability greatly improved!

Obtain "Heavenly Mandate Protection": Immune to one fatal calamity (automatically triggered)!

Hum—!

The chaos heavenly extreme sword at his waist suddenly trembled autonomously, emitting a joyful, clear sound to the extreme!

The ancient dragon-shaped pattern on the hilt suddenly opened those dragon eyes that looked down upon eternity!

On the sword body, countless fine, complex golden veins flowing with Luck power emerged, and the whole sword seemed to have life, possessing the will to devour the heavens!

[chaos heavenly extreme sword · Evolution! combat power bonus: 100,000 stars!]

Zing—!

The chaos heavenly extreme sword did not need Lin Yuan to control it and automatically unsheathed! The tip of the sword pointed to the end of the void, and a golden avenue paved purely with Law Origin aura, exuding endless temptation and Supreme majesty, instantly pierced through the barrier of the Eighth Heaven, leading directly to the final place—the Ninth Heaven!

...

The Ninth Heaven, the white jade palace on the top of the clouds.

Bai Li's slender jade fingers were unconsciously brushing the strings. Suddenly, she felt something, and her fingertips trembled violently.

The next moment, a beautiful smile that could make the galaxy pale blossomed on her lips. Her fingertips flowed, and what she plucked was not ordinary fairy music, but the song that had been passed down from the ancient times in the Yuqing Palace—

"Seeking the Phoenix"!

The clear and melodious piano music, containing endless affection and expectation, echoed in the Supreme Ninth Heaven.

"Lin Yuan..." She whispered, her eyes crossing the endless space and landing at the end of the newly opened golden avenue, "In these heavens and worlds, besides you... who else could make me welcome them with this song?"

Amidst the piano music, the Laws of the Ninth Heaven were slightly resonating, welcoming the one who walked from the eternal absolute Peak—the Awakening Realm Supreme!

Data Panel

Basic combat power: 64,960 stars

Equipment Bonus: 100,300 stars

Star Radiance Body 50%: 300,000 stars

King of the Extreme Realm Bonus: 19,488 stars

Mental Energy Bonus: 6,000 x 5 = 30,000 stars

Martial Skill Boost: 77,952 stars

Five Elements Law 3%: 150,000 stars; Law of Thunder 30%: 300,000 stars; Law of Sword 20%: 200,000 stars; Wind Law 3%: 30,000 stars; Physique Law 10%: 100,000 stars; Chaos Law 10%: 500,000 stars (Supreme Law five times ordinary Law bonus)

Peak combat power: 1,872,700 stars

evolution points: 65,233

fate dice: Available rolls x 2