Chapter 363 The Heavenly Gate Finally Opens

Crack!

Ji Bo, who was on the verge of death after being washed by the power of heaven and earth, had just been saved by Xiahou Xi when he heard a tooth-aching sound of splitting. The Bright Light Gilded Armor, placed on the stone pillar by Emperor Wu Lie, Ji Hengjiang, to take his place, finally could no longer withstand the power of heaven and earth and shattered with a bang.

Boom!!!

The moment the Bright Light Armor shattered, a massive pillar of light suddenly erupted from the stone pillar. Like the Heavenly River pouring downward, it directly tore through the flashing thunder above and struck the endless Void Realm.

It was as if some barrier within the Void Realm had been broken. Layers upon layers of flowing light spread out in all directions, and a Heavenly Gate slowly emerged above.

A desolate, ancient, vast, and majestic aura emerged from within the gate, and the entire Tianzhu Mountain Blessed Land shook instantly because of it.

"It's the Heavenly Gate!! This is the Heavenly Gate!!!"

Everyone was in a frenzy.

Those who were just fighting each other for the nine cauldrons no longer cared about the struggle; they all transformed into rainbow lights and shot through the air toward the Heavenly Gate above.

Boom! Boom!!!

After the central Heavenly Pillar emitted a divine light that pierced the firmament, the entire Nine Extremes Returning to Origin Array lost its balance. Because no one came to his aid, the young man from the Cold Ice Holy Sect was directly crushed to powder by the world's power, and another beam of divine light shot straight into the sky.

On the other stone pillars, the nine cauldrons that had been put back could no longer be maintained. The unbalanced world power overturned the nine cauldrons, and one pillar of divine light after another pierced the darkness, striking the Heavenly Gate. That brilliant, hazy gate of light became even taller, its radiance illuminating the entire night sky.

Through that massive Heavenly Gate, everyone seemed to see layers of spiritual mountains and great rivers, the harmonious cries of dragons and phoenixes, and cranes soaring through the air behind the gate.

That was a completely different, vast world!

Swish!

The first to arrive beneath the Heavenly Gate was Ji Bo of the Hidden Dragon Clan.

Standing before the Heavenly Gate, his figure appeared incredibly tiny compared to the entire gate. At this moment, he couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"Hahahaha!!!"

"This old man is finally going to achieve Ascension!! Upper Realm! Here I come!!!"

Behind the Heavenly Gate, endless spiritual light washed downward. This was a world essence of a higher level than Origin Qi. It poured into every pore of Ji Bo's body, making him feel as if he had become hundreds of years younger. His recently heavily injured body recovered instantly, and his vitality became incredibly exuberant.

"Such rich world essence. Can this old man stand tall once again?"

A broad smile was plastered on Ji Bo's face.

He had already lived for over a thousand years. As early as a hundred years ago, his blood and Qi had begun to decline, and it had been a long time since he felt what it was like to be in his prime.

Now, that feeling of youth had returned to him.

From today on, he would change his name to Ji Boqi!

Without hesitation, he was the first to rush into the Heavenly Gate, disappearing from everyone's sight.

He still remembered what Gu Xingzhou had said not long ago—that only one person could successfully achieve Ascension this time.

Therefore, he directly seized the initiative and entered the gate.

After Ji Bo entered, no one else moved.

Everyone was watching. No one had ever seen what a true Ascension looked like with their own eyes, so they didn't dare to enter the Heavenly Gate lightly.

Time passed bit by bit. Just as the others were becoming restless and planning to enter, a sharp, miserable scream echoed from behind the Heavenly Gate.

"Ah!!! What are you... Pfft!"

This sound made the others jump in horror.

"There's someone behind the Heavenly Gate..."

In the next second, large sprays of blood poured down from within the Heavenly Gate, accompanied by a pile of severed limbs and broken arms.

Among them was half a face still wearing a look of lingering shock; it was precisely Ji Bo's old face.

He had barely stood tall for half a quarter-hour before ending up like this.

"Master!!"

East Sea Xiahou Xi cried out in alarm. With a 'keng' sound, the long sword in her hand was unsheathed, and a sword light capable of parting the sea and slashing waves struck toward the Heavenly Gate.

This strike fully revealed her Early Stage Yuantai Realm cultivation. Not even many Nine Nether Evil Spirits of the Ghost General level could block this sword.

But as the sword light slashed across, it was like a clay ox entering the sea. The rosy light radiating from the Heavenly Gate didn't fluctuate in the slightest.

"Gu Xingzhou, what is behind the Heavenly Gate? What tricks are you playing?!"

The Heavenly Gate for Ascension was clearly right before their eyes, yet Ji Bo, who entered first, had been tragically dismembered. Someone immediately glared at Gu Xingzhou in fury.

Gu Xingzhou had already pocketed the Imperial Cauldron from among the nine cauldrons.

He now looked at the solemn-faced Ji Hengjiang nearby:

"Your Majesty, don't you find the aura behind the gate very familiar?"

Ji Hengjiang remained silent, a look of deep wariness in his eyes. Gu Xingzhou continued:

"As the saying goes, a day in heaven is a year on earth!"

"Four thousand years have passed for us, but perhaps only ten or so years have passed in the Upper Realm. It seems the Cold Ice Holy Sect's wicked heart has not died!"

As his voice fell, the rosy light shrouding the Heavenly Gate suddenly dispersed. What everyone saw was finally no longer a hazy Chaos; they could clearly see the world on the other side.

It was an insurmountable, vast world.

In front of that world, everyone felt like frogs crouching at the mouth of a well. The world they were in was merely a deep well; they were looking at the sky from the bottom of a well, unable to perceive the full picture.

And at that moment, at the mouth of the well, a human face peered in.

Both eyes were filled with joy and greed.

"Hahahaha! This is a complete Small World!!"

That human face spoke, its voice rumbling throughout this world.

Seeing that hundred-zhang-tall human face, which was almost the same size as the Heavenly Gate, everyone felt a sense of oppression. Although they hadn't yet felt the other's aura, this manner of appearance alone marked them as a legendary figure.

Not to mention, the voice emitted by the other party was like thunder, directly drowning out the shock the Heavenly Gate had brought to everyone.

Wan Lifeng stood behind Princess Yaoxi and couldn't help but ask:

"Princess! Who is he?"

Princess Yaoxi shook her head, her beautiful eyes solemn:

"I haven't fully awakened my past life memories yet; I don't recognize this person!"

Everyone heard Princess Yaoxi's words, and their brows furrowed.

No matter how they looked at it, the person behind the Heavenly Gate did not seem like a good person.

At that moment, the gaze on that giant human face shifted around, seemingly looking down through the Heavenly Gate, yet it did not see the people in front of the gate.

In the next second, the entire human face began to squeeze in, disappearing from everyone's sight. However, a terrifying aura began to appear in this world, approaching from the rosy light-shrouded Heavenly Gate.

The existence behind the Heavenly Gate was about to descend upon the Tianzhu Mountain Blessed Land.

"Gu Xingzhou! What on earth is going on?!"

Cold light flashed on Li Jichuan's sword edge as he looked coldly at Gu Xingzhou.

An indifferent smile appeared on the other's face:

"You all wanted to shatter the void and achieve Ascension. Now that the Heavenly Gate is open, as for what to do next, please do as you wish!"

"I can offer you a piece of information as a bonus. This Heavenly Gate was originally a passage opened by the Cold Ice Holy Sect, not the true Heavenly Gate. Although the place it leads to is also the Upper Realm, it should belong to the territory of the Cold Ice Holy Sect."

After saying that, without waiting for everyone to react, he swept up his two Disciples and the two women, including Zhu Qingluan, and plummeted straight down, vanishing from sight.