Chapter 853
The Gaze from the Depths of the Ancestral Sea
at the same time.
In the realm of immortality, deep within the Supreme Emperor's Palace.
Unlike the bloody and cruel scene of building walls outside, the imperial palace was filled with a peaceful, profound, and seemingly transcendent Daoist charm of the "Return to Truth" realm, which seemed to transcend all worldly existence and destruction.
Su Chen sat cross-legged on the Origin Emperor Throne, which was made of Chaos Divine Iron, with his eyes slightly closed and his appearance solemn.
In the battle of Canglan Yuanting, he not only devoured the three supreme beings of the ninth realm—Xuanlei Yuandi, Jibing Yuandi, and Canglan Tingzhu—but also uprooted the [Mother Spring of the Great Luo Yuanhai], which was known as the foundation of creation of the Great Luo Yuanhai, and planted it in his own inner universe.
At this moment, Su Chen was undergoing an ultimate process of sedimentation, the most profound since the beginning of time.
"Rumble..."
Within his [Origin Inner Universe], the Nine-Colored Mother Spring has completely merged with his Dao Foundation. The Primordial True Mother Qi is like a vast ocean, nourishing the three thousand Daos within his inner universe.
The complex laws that were originally plundered from all the heavens and myriad worlds were completely stripped of their impurities and transformed into the purest [Original Truth] under the cleansing of this primordial energy.
In the deepest part of the inner universe, the two extreme concepts of "creation" and "destruction," representing the first cause, also achieved perfect harmony of yin and yang under the harmonization of the Mother Spring.
"call--"
Su Chen slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, which transformed into a purple-gold dragon within the Imperial Palace. After circling and dancing three times, the dragon disappeared into the void.
He slowly opened his eyes.
In that instant, the entire Longevity Imperial Palace seemed to lose all its color, with only his eyes becoming the sole and absolute core of this world. No stars vanished, no black holes swallowed them; his eyes were as clear as a pristine mountain spring.
But this "clarity" is because he has stood at the pinnacle of all rules and seen through all the illusions of this multiverse system.
"Ninth Realm - Late Stage Peak of Returning to Truth".
Su Chen lowered his head and looked at his fair, slender, and untouched hands.
"The accumulation of power has reached the limit that this Great Luo Origin Sea can contain. Even if I devour ten or a hundred more Canglan Origin Courts, I will not be able to make any substantial breakthrough in my realm."
Su Chen frowned slightly.
Once you reach his level, there is no road ahead.
The so-called "Tenth Realm" has been a vague and elusive concept throughout countless eras of history, even in the memories of the Grand Elder and the First Cause. No one knows what that realm is, nor how to enter it.
"The Ninth Realm is where I am the world, I am the truth."
"What about the tenth realm? Is it transcending truth? Or breaking through the Great Luo Yuan Sea that nurtured truth?"
Su Chen stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked to the edge of the imperial palace.
His gaze pierced through the newly built Great Wall of Ten Thousand Bones, through the rolling purple-gold waves, and looked straight at the deepest, oldest, and most remote point of the Great Luoyuan Sea, a point from which even light could not escape.
That is the true core of the Great Luo Source Sea, known as the absolute forbidden zone of the Great Luo Ancestral Sea.
"The Azure Origin Court is nothing more than a watchdog on the edge of the Great Luo Origin Sea. Those ancient monsters that have truly lived through countless eras and even participated in the suppression of the 'First Cause' are all lurking in the deepest part of the Great Luo Ancestral Sea."
A deep, unfathomable fighting spirit and ruthlessness flashed in Su Chen's eyes.
"Since seclusion can no longer lead to a breakthrough, the only way is to forcefully tear open the door to the tenth realm while fighting to the death and absorbing the oldest and most powerful resources!"
Su Chen knew that his actions of removing the Mother Spring of the Great Luo Source Sea and destroying the Canglan Source Court could not be hidden from the old monsters deep in the Ancestral Sea.
The Mother Spring is the spiritual energy node of the entire Great Luoyuan Sea. Now that the node has been severed, it's tantamount to stealing meat from the bowls of those old monsters.
"Come on, let me see just how strong the true foundation of the Great Luo Origin Sea really is!"
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at the same time.
Deep within the Great Luo Source Sea lies the Great Luo Ancestral Sea, shrouded in endless chaotic mist and time fractures.
If the outer source sea is a turbulent ocean, then the Great Luo Ancestral Sea is a piece of solidified purple amber.
Here, even the concept of "time" is frozen. The space is so solid that even a powerful being of the eighth realm would be instantly compressed into a sheet of paper by this terrifying spatial density.
At the very center of the Ancestral Sea, nine enormous and indescribable "Primordial Origin Mountains" float.
Each source mountain was compressed from the remnants of a completely destroyed "ancient era." At the very peak of each of these source mountains sits an ancient figure, like a sculpture, motionless for countless eras.
They are the most senior, most terrifying, and truly supreme beings in this multiverse system who established the hidden order of the Origin Sea—the [Nine Supreme Beings of the Ancestral Sea]!
These nine supreme beings have all reached the Great Perfection of the Ninth Realm, or even the Half-Step Tenth Realm, where one foot has already crossed the threshold! They once coexisted with the First Cause of All Things, witnessing the birth and rise and fall of all the heavens and myriad worlds.
"Buzz————————!!!!!"
On this very day, this ancestral sea, which had been silent for countless billions of years, suddenly trembled violently!
On the nine ancient mountains, the sculptures that were originally like inanimate objects slowly... opened their eyes at this moment!
In an instant, a destructive storm, powerful enough to tear apart all laws of returning to truth, swept through the Ancestral Sea. Nine terrifying gazes, representing the ultimate origins of different eras, converged violently in the void.
"The Mother Spring... has been cut off."
On the first Origin Mountain, an ancient figure shrouded in primordial yellow energy slowly spoke. His voice was hoarse and hollow, yet it carried an undeniable and supreme majesty. This person was the leader of the Nine Supreme Beings—the Primordial Daoist.
“It’s not just the Mother Spring that’s broken. The Nine-Colored Mother Spring that connects to the Earth Vein of the Source Sea has been uprooted, and even the energy it emitted has completely disappeared from the causal network of the Great Luo Source Sea.”
On the third source mountain, a demon god, his entire body gleaming with a dark gold hue and covered in eerie eyes, spoke coldly. He was the [Myriad-Eyed Demon Lord], whose gaze could see through all illusions of the past and future.
"That good-for-nothing Canglan, I said long ago, he is not worthy to guard that Mother Spring. Now even the Mother Spring has been taken away, he has truly disgraced us Ninth Realm!"
On the fifth source mountain, a female deity bathed in the flames of calamity let out a disdainful snort.
"Gentlemen."
The Primordial Daoist slightly raised his hand, interrupting the crowd's discussion. His deep, unsightly pupils pierced through the mist of the Ancestral Sea, directly locking onto the newly established [Eternal Life Origin Realm] in the distant sea.
"Although Canglan is crippled, he is still at the late stage of the Returning to Truth realm. With the support of the Origin Court Formation and the Mother Spring, even if we were to take action, it would take some effort to completely eliminate him."
The tone of the Primordial Daoist became more solemn than ever before.
“But according to my deduction of the heavenly secrets, the transcendent being who emerged from the sinking area not only instantly annihilated Canglan, but also, with a mere gesture, uprooted the Mother Spring with his bare hands. Such methods… have already exceeded the scope of ‘returning to the true nature’.”
Upon hearing this, the other eight Supreme Beings fell silent.
They had lived too long, so long that they had lost all reverence for everything. But at this moment, they sensed a "variable" from that distant figure in green robes that made them extremely uneasy.
"Tai Chu, you mean... that variable named Su Chen, has he already touched that realm?!" The voice of the Myriad-Eyed Demon Lord carried an undisguised astonishment. "No, he hasn't."
Tai Chu Dao Zun shook his head. "The threshold of the tenth realm cannot be crossed by brute force. But the origin of his body... is extremely strange. I sensed the aura of the 'First Cause' after its fall on him, and even the death aura of that old monster from the previous era, the Lord of the Withered Profound Abyss."
"He devoured the First Cause?! He devoured the Withered Profound?!"
At this point, the nine supreme beings could no longer remain seated.
The primary reason lies in the underlying logic of this multiverse: the Lord of the Withered Profound Abyss is a remnant of prehistoric times from the previous era. These two forces should be irreconcilable and mutually exclusive. Yet this variable named Su Chen has perfectly fused them together?!
"This child must not be allowed to live!"
The female deity, her body bathed in the flames of calamity, suddenly stood up, and an overwhelming killing intent instantly sealed off the entire Great Luo Ancestral Sea.
"The Mother Spring is the foundation upon which we draw upon the Origin Sea's fortune and sustain our epochal lifespan. If we allow him to refine the Mother Spring, his inner universe will inevitably evolve into a supreme dimension surpassing the Great Luo Origin Sea. At that time, we will all become fish on his chopping block!"
"Huo Yu is right."
Another supreme being, like an unparalleled sword, coldly spoke, his sword energy tearing through the sky: "A newly emerging variable, since it dares to break the order we have established, then we have no choice but to completely annihilate it. Extract its Dao Fruit and reclaim the Mother Spring!"
The Primordial Daoist nodded slightly, his deep gaze flashing with an extremely cold light.
"This Origin Sea has been calm for far too long. So long that people have forgotten who is truly in control of this world."
The Primordial Daoist slowly raised a black and yellow jade staff in his hand.
"Issue the decree of the Venerable One—[The Ancestral Sea Assembly Order]!"
"Ring the [Century Annihilation Bell]!"
"Awaken the 'Thirty-Six Ancient Heavenly Venerables' and the 'Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Emperors' who are slumbering deep within the Ancestral Sea!"
"Activate the seal on the Great Luo Ancestral Sea!"
The voice of the Primordial Dao Venerable, like a supreme decree of the Heavenly Dao, instantly spread to every corner of the Great Luo Ancestral Sea.
"Your Excellencies are supreme."
He looked around and saw the eight supreme beings who had also stood up, radiating an aura of world-destroying power.
"Since that variable wants to challenge our bottom line, then we will show him what the true essence of the Origin Sea is!"
"The army marches forth! Smash the Eternal Life Realm! Slay Su Chen!!!"
"Boom boom boom boom boom ————————!!!!!"
With a command from the Primordial Daoist.
The Great Luo Ancestral Sea, which had been silent for countless epochs, was now completely boiling over!
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On the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Bones in the Realm of Immortality.
The Demon Lord of Chaos was inspecting the newly built defensive line. The Great Wall, forged from the blood and bones of billions of Canglan soldiers, emitted a chilling dark red light, resembling a world-destroying poisonous dragon coiled in the Origin Sea.
"My Lord Demon Lord, all the array points have been set up. As soon as any external enemy approaches, the Resentment Array on the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Bones will be activated instantly, and even a powerhouse at the early stage of the Ninth Realm can be held back for a moment," a Longevity Demon General respectfully reported.
"Hmm, well done."
The Demon Lord of Chaos nodded in satisfaction. He stood on the towering city wall, gazing at the tranquil Purple Gold Origin Sea.
however.
In the very next breath.
"Thump—————————————!!!!!"
An ancient, desolate bell tolling, filled with endless destruction and death, resounded from the deepest and most unknowable point of the Great Luo Source Sea!
This bell tolls differently from the alarm bells of the Azure Origin Court and the death knell of the Heaven-Slaying Alliance.
This is a [Sound of Annihilation of an Era] that seems capable of directly shattering the underlying logic of multiple universes!
"puff--!"
As the first chime rang out.
On the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Bones, countless low-level Immortal Demon Soldiers didn't even have time to scream before spitting out blood and collapsing to the ground. The seventh-realm Great Dao Laws within their bodies showed signs of faint collapse under the sound of that bell!
"What's going on?!"
The Demon Lord of Chaos's expression changed drastically. His cultivation at the half-step eighth realm suddenly erupted as he desperately resisted the destructive Dao rhythm contained in the bell's sound.
"Boom!!!"
The second chime rang out.
This time, even the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Bones, which was made of immortal source gold and billions of bones, made a tooth-grinding "crack" sound, and countless tiny cracks appeared on the surface of the wall!
"Not good! Enemy attack! An incredibly powerful enemy is approaching!!!"
The figure of the Skeleton Lord appeared instantly beside the Demon Lord of Chaos, his empty source eyes burning with an unprecedented flame of horror.
The two of them looked towards the end of the Yuanhai Sea.
next moment.
Their breathing stopped completely.
At the edge of their vision, the once purplish-gold Origin Sea had been completely swallowed up by a vast, boundless black chaotic tidal wave!
That was not a tsunami, but an invincible army so vast that it defies anyone's imagination!
Ahead of this massive army, there were no warships, no flying boats.
Because they don't need those external things at all!
Leading the way were 108 terrifying demonic figures, each hundreds of millions of feet tall, exuding an aura of ancient primordial chaos! With each step they took, large sections of the Great Luo Origin Sea would collapse.
These are none other than the Thirty-Six Heavenly Venerables and the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Emperors who have slumbered in the Great Luo Ancestral Sea for countless years!
Each one is an unparalleled powerhouse at the peak of the early stage of the Ninth Realm of Returning to Truth or even the middle stage of Returning to Truth!
A full 108 Ninth Realm experts appeared!
With such a lineup, let alone flattening a Longevity Origin Realm, they could easily turn the entire Great Luo Origin Sea upside down!
Behind these 108 ancient powerful beings.
They are nine unparalleled overlords riding in an imperial chariot pulled by nine colossal dragons from the primordial sea.
They stood high above, enveloped in an indescribable divine radiance. Simply by sitting there, the laws of the Origin Sea around them converged upon them like subjects paying homage to a king.
[The Nine Supreme Beings of the Ancestral Sea]! !! (End of Chapter)