233: The Ruins of Guixu have opened, and all the powerful forces have gathered.

Tide-Falling City, Southern District Immortal Cave.

The stone door was tightly shut, isolating everything outside.

Half a year had passed since Shen Yuanmo killed Alliance Master of the Four Seas Alliance Ao Zhan with a single finger strike.

In the past six months, the dynamics of the Endless Sea had undergone earth-shattering changes.

The collapse of the Four Seas Alliance left behind a huge power vacuum, driving countless forces into a frenzy.

The old order was brutally torn apart, but the new overlord had yet to emerge from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Killing battles occurred daily, and once prosperous shipping routes turned into Asura fields.

But none of this concerned Shen Yuanmo.

Deep inside the Immortal Cave, Shen Yuanmo sat cross-legged.

In front of him, two treasures that seized the creation of heaven and earth floated quietly.

One was the [sea-calming divine pearl], obtained from the Jade Wave Palace, entirely azure, dreamy and illusory, like a concentrated heart of the ocean.

The other was the broken blade of the half-section [Cracked Sea Dark Dragon Halberd], which he had casually collected after Ao Zhan's demise. Even broken, the black halberd body still emitted terrifying Evil Qi.

Shen Yuanmo's eyes were tightly closed, but his vast Divine Sense, comparable to the Late Nascent Soul Stage, had long transformed into billions of invisible tentacles, simultaneously probing these two treasures for the deepest level of analysis.

[Insight into Origin]!

[Perfect Deduction]!

He pushed his two innate Divine Abilities to the extreme.

The core of the [sea-calming divine pearl] was a mass of pure life and purification Dao charm, gentle as water, endlessly vital.

It seemed like the source of all life; every circulation of the Dao charm elucidated the supreme truth of creation from nothingness and life from death.

The half-section broken halberd, however, trended towards the other extreme.

The Law of Water contained within it was domineering and violent, filled with the will to destroy and tear apart.

What it demonstrated was how to transform a single drop of water into endless torrential waves capable of tearing continents apart.

Shen Yuanmo's consciousness was immersed in it, eagerly absorbing these two completely different insights into the Great Dao.

The life Dao charm of the sea-calming divine pearl completed his understanding of "life."

The Cracked Sea Dark Dragon Halberd, conversely, elevated his comprehension of "destruction."

Time quietly flowed by during this deep seclusion, losing all meaning.

Until this day.

Boom! Rumble—!

A violent tremor, impossible to describe in words, came without warning from the deepest part of the Endless Sea!

And instantly swept across the entire vast and boundless sea!

Shen Yuanmo, who was in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes, two flashes of divine light quickly disappearing.

He could clearly feel the ground beneath him shaking violently, the stone walls of the Immortal Cave groaning under the strain, and the entire Tide-Falling City, fortified by Formations, was tottering under this mighty force originating from the Origin of Heaven and Earth!

His figure flickered, and he had silently appeared outside the Immortal Cave.

He looked up.

He saw that the boundless, cloudless azure sky above Tide-Falling City was being violently stirred by an invisible giant hand, forming a massive azure vortex covering thousands of miles!

The vortex rotated slowly, and every turn caused the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth to run rampant and the Laws to become chaotic.

A vast, ancient, primordial Aura, seemingly from the very beginning of the world's birth, spread out from the depths of the vortex.

That Aura was heavy as a mountain, suffocating all living beings; those with weaker cultivation even collapsed directly onto the ground, trembling.

Guixu Divine Palace!

The Secret Realm that opens every three thousand years has finally opened!

"It's open! Heavens, it's really open!"

"The great Opportunity of returning to heaven that happens once every three thousand years! It's today!"

Tide-Falling City, which had been silent for half a year, was completely ignited at this moment, plunging into a frenzy!

Countless Auras, strong and weak, shot up into the sky from Immortal Caves, secret rooms, and taverns throughout the city.

They transformed into streaks of multicolored light, their eyes filled with uncontrollable greed and fanaticism, shooting toward the giant vortex in the sky like madmen!

Among them were long-established Golden Core True Persons, Nascent Soul Ancestors from various factions, and even some Foundation Establishment Cultivators who believed they were blessed by Luck and wanted to try their fortune.

But these people were merely insignificant appetizers for this grand feast.

The true protagonists are only just now making their entrance.

Boom! Boom!

In the east and north of the city, two powerful and overbearing Soul Transformation Divine Mights, far exceeding ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators, erupted almost simultaneously, causing the entire sky to change color!

To the east of the city, a black warship, entirely forged from ten-thousand-year Mysterious Iron, with countless giant wave patterns inscribed on its hull, smashed through the clouds. Like a moving steel mountain, it sailed toward the vortex with an Aura capable of crushing everything.

At the bow of the ship, a large black banner embroidered with the characters “Fu Hai” flapped loudly in the wind, emitting dense bloodlust and Evil Qi.

Sea Overturning Sect!

To the north of the city was a magnificent palace constructed from countless crystal corals, reflecting a dreamy brilliance under the sunlight.

The palace was pulled by nine massive Flood Dragons. Their roars echoed, and their speed was in no way slower than the Sea Overturning Sect's warship.

It was the Jade Wave Palace's carriage.

Besides these two behemoths, dozens of warships of various designs, all radiating powerful Auras, gathered from all directions, representing the named top forces of the Endless Sea.

Everyone's goal was the same—Guixu Divine Palace!

At this moment of intense attention and tension, no one noticed.

A figure in green robes silently appeared above Tide-Falling City, manifesting high up in the vast sky.

Shen Yuanmo did not ride any Magic Treasure, nor did he unleash any heaven-shaking Aura.

He simply walked step by step in the Void Realm, as if treading on invisible stairs.

His speed seemed slow, yet each step spanned several miles. In just a few breaths, he arrived first despite starting later, positioning himself before the entrance of the giant vortex, blocking the path of all the factions.

At the vortex entrance, the violent spatial turbulence was enough to easily tear apart the Physical Body and Divine Soul of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

However, the three feet around Shen Yuanmo formed an absolute Domain, impervious to all Laws. No matter how chaotic or collapsing the external Laws were, they could not encroach upon him even slightly.

His appearance instantly drew everyone's attention.

The world, which had just been noisy and frantic, fell into instantaneous silence.

"It's... it's him! It's that One-Finger Immortal Venerable!"

"He is also going to the Guixu Divine Palace!"

"Heavens! With such a God of Slaughter entering, do... do we still have a chance?"

The fanaticism on the faces of countless Cultivators was instantly extinguished by cold water, replaced by bone-deep terror and despair.

Aboard the Sea Overturning Sect's black warship.

At the bow, an old man wearing a gray Daoist robe, with a withered face but eyes bright as stars, stood with his hands clasped behind his back.

Just standing there, ripples of Law naturally spread around him; his entire being seemed integrated with the world, his Aura profound as the sea, impossible to fathom.

This was none other than True Monarch Fu Hai, the Old Ancestor of the Sea Overturning Sect who had been in seclusion for many years, at the peak of the Mid-stage Soul Transformation!

When he saw Shen Yuanmo's figure, his eyes—which were usually calm as an ancient well and had witnessed vast changes—suddenly constricted!

So strong!

This person was clearly just standing there, yet he gave True Monarch Fu Hai the illusion of facing an endless abyss!

His proud Divine Sense, at the Peak Mid-stage Soul Transformation, probed toward Shen Yuanmo, yet it was like a clay ox entering the sea.

His Divine Sense at the Peak Mid-stage Soul Transformation probed toward Shen Yuanmo, yet it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without even the slightest feedback!

This feeling was a hundred times more terrifying than what he had seen in the image crystal that day!

Further away, in a seemingly empty stretch of sea, space slightly twisted.

A massive Deep Sea Giant Beast with a single horn on its head was quietly lurking.

Standing on its back was a young man with Dragon horns, clad in blue scale armor, whose Aura was as violent as an ancient Vicious Beast.

This was Ao Jie, the Prince of the Deep Sea Dragon-Human Clan.

The several Sea Race guards behind him were all powerhouses in the Nascent Soul Initial Stage.

"Prince, is that the killer who slew Ao Zhan?" a guard asked in a low voice, his tone filled with barely contained shock and doubt.

"Hmph, just a Human Race who killed a piece of trash. What's so great about that?"

Ao Jie's face was full of disdain, but a hint of solemnity flashed deep within his proud, golden vertical pupils.

He could feel a sense of threat emanating from that Human Race that made his Bloodline feel uncomfortable.

Just as the various factions harbored their own schemes and were filled with doubt and apprehension.

Shen Yuanmo paid no attention to anyone's gaze.

He merely glanced calmly at the bottomless azure vortex, which radiated endless temptation and the Aura of death.

Then, under the disbelieving gaze of everyone present, he stepped forward without the slightest hesitation.

He was the first to walk into the entrance of the Guixu Divine Palace.

His figure was instantly swallowed by the violent azure vortex, vanishing without a trace.

"Hiss..."

Seeing this scene, everyone gasped sharply, their scalps tingling.

He just went in like that?

Didn't even summon a single defensive Magic Treasure? Didn't even activate a Protective Spiritual Light?

Didn't he know that the spatial turbulence at this entrance was enough to crush a Soul Transformation Cultivator?!

On the Sea Overturning Sect's warship, True Monarch Fu Hai's pupils contracted to pinpricks!

He saw it clearly!

The moment that person stepped into the vortex, the terrifying spatial turbulence, which was enough to tear apart Nascent Soul Cultivators, automatically dissipated, disintegrated, and turned into nothingness when it approached within three feet of his body!

It was as if the area where he stood was the absolute forbidden zone for spatial turbulence!

What a terrifying Physical Body! And what terrifying control over the Law of Space!

"Pass... pass down the order."

For the first time, True Monarch Fu Hai's voice carried an uncontrollable hoarseness.

"After entering the Palace, everyone must avoid this person at all costs!"

"If he takes treasure, let him take it! If he kills someone, we retreat!"

"This person is absolutely not someone we can afford to provoke!"

The several Nascent Soul Elders beside him were greatly shocked and immediately bowed to receive the command.

Although the leaders of the other factions couldn't fully grasp the underlying principles, they were completely stunned by Shen Yuanmo's shocking and unconventional action.

They exchanged glances, the greed in their eyes replaced by deep apprehension.

But the three-thousand-year temptation of the Guixu Divine Palace ultimately overwhelmed everything else.

After a brief hesitation.

"Charge!"

Someone, using all their strength, shouted, breaking the suffocating silence.

All the warships and all the Cultivators rushed in like migrating fish, transforming into streaks of light across the sky, following closely and frantically pouring into the massive azure vortex.

A struggle for treasure, destined to cause rivers of blood and shake the entire Endless Sea.

Had officially begun!