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Chapter 730: The Fifth Highest Supreme of the Universe
Chapter 730: The Fifth Highest Supreme of the Universe
Boom!!
Amidst the ongoing chaos, the black volcano at the center of the abyss finally erupted with a deafening roar.
A surging, vast Primordial Chaos Force erupted from within the black volcano, like a true dragon's roar. This unfathomable supreme power shattered the Void, Creation, and Era Pathway forces.
The moment this power unfolded, the numerous Great Way Sovereigns who were engaged in fierce battles all paused in their actions.
Then,
whether from afar or nearby, everyone’s gaze turned to the volcano.
In the next instant, a terrifying torrent accompanied by a dazzling light emerged from the erupting Primordial Chaos flow, shooting towards the sky with the volcano's eruption.
The divine aura contained within the dazzling light was not just a single Pathway force but a blend of Creation, Void, and Era Pathway forces, forming a distinct Primordial Chaos Force!
A Primordial Chaos Artifact!
This was an artifact containing the forces of three Pathways!
Almost all the Great Way Sovereigns immediately recognized this.
Subsequently, all the Great Way Sovereigns in the abyss went berserk. In the Void, streams of light raced frantically towards the Primordial Chaos Artifact erupting from the volcano, trying to seize it!
"Primordial Chaos Artifact! It is indeed a Primordial Chaos Artifact!"
The eyes of Wu Tian Sovereign and others also blazed with intense fire, all rushing forward madly.
A Primordial Chaos Artifact, especially one that blends the forces of three Pathways, almost holds the supreme secrets leading to the realm of Transcendence. How could the Great Way Sovereigns not go mad over it?
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
However, one by one, the Great Way Sovereigns who approached the stream of light were all repelled by the surging Primordial Chaos Force.
The fierce stream of light, carrying the Primordial Chaos Artifact, tore through the sky, shattered the universe, and annihilated the Pathways. Wherever it went, whether it was a dozen Great Way Sovereigns acting together or an extremely powerful Sovereign wielding the three fundamental Pathway forces, none could stop it. They were all thrown back one after another.
In the field,
the only person who did not chase after the ascending torrent was Chen Mu.
Amidst the hundreds of Great Way Sovereigns who went mad and rushed forward, he alone stood firm, looking up at the sky, his gaze fixed on the Primordial Chaos torrent and the artifact it contained.
His eyes held a hint of scrutiny, curiosity, and contemplation, but none of the fiery passion or the mad desire to possess it that the other Great Way Sovereigns displayed.
At this moment,
as if following some predestined path,
the light enveloped by the Primordial Chaos torrent, after piercing the heavens and shattering the Pathways, finally seemed to exhaust its power. It drew a long parabolic arc at the edge of the Source Sea sky and began to fall back down.
During its descent, the rolling Primordial Chaos Force still repelled one Great Way Sovereign after another who tried to seize control of it.
It fell from the ninth heaven like a brilliant meteor, ultimately landing straight before Chen Mu, who stood firm.
Boom!!
The Primordial Chaos Artifact erupted with its last burst of fierce light, repelling the final dozen Great Way Sovereigns who rushed forward. The Primordial Chaos Force it had stored finally dissipated, and it quietly landed on Chen Mu’s head.
"Only by not contending can one be unbeatable?"
Chen Mu looked up, his gaze fixed on the translucent Primordial Chaos Artifact that had lost all its power and quietly drifted to him. He was momentarily stunned, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, but also a hint of contemplation.
There is no such thing as luck; everything is predestined. Chen Mu roughly understood why the Primordial Chaos Artifact had ultimately fallen to him. It was not because he did not compete, but because he had already seen through the path to Transcendence and the root of the fusion of the three Pathways. Even though he had not yet reached that step, some subtle changes had already occurred in him.
These subtle changes subtly drew the Primordial Chaos Artifact to him.
However,
even though the Primordial Chaos Artifact had landed before him and had dissipated all its Primordial Chaos Force, Chen Mu felt only immense calm, without any fiery passion, desire, or urgency. He simply gazed calmly at the artifact.
"Brother Chen!"
"Quick, take it!"
At this moment, Wu Tian Sovereign and others, who had been scattered by the Primordial Chaos Force during the chase, saw the artifact fall near Chen Mu. They were all overjoyed and, seeing Chen Mu’s delayed action, became extremely anxious, even transmitting their thoughts from a distance.
"This Primordial Oddity..."
Chen Mu received the urgent thoughts from Wu Tian Sovereign and others, his gaze fixed on the Primordial Oddity, a sigh welling up in his heart.
The path of martial arts, the path of immortality, is one of constant contention. Even reaching the rank of Great Way Sovereign, one must still compete. However, this final step towards transcendence is no longer about contention but rather non-contention. From perfection, one returns to emptiness. Any contention leads one towards the 'existent,' moving further away from 'emptiness.'
Buzz!!!
Just as Chen Mu was observing the Primordial Oddity, a few moments of hesitation passed before the nearest Great Way Sovereign finally arrived. This was a Sovereign who mastered the Void and Creation Pathways, hailing from the previous cycle of the universe. He wielded a Blackmagic Blade, a Creation Divine Weapon, and with a swift swing in the air, he fiercely cleaved towards Chen Mu!
This strike was not to kill Chen Mu but to push him back, preventing him from touching the Primordial Oddity!
"Stand aside!"
"This is not something you can possess!"
Heiren Sovereign growled deeply.
He knew that Chen Mu was a newly ascended Sovereign in the current cycle, with the shallowest foundation. In his eyes, even if Chen Mu allied with Wu Tian Sovereign and others, forming a team, they still had no right to possess this Primordial Oddity.
Chen Mu's decision not to immediately claim the Primordial Oddity was absolutely correct. Otherwise, even if he managed to snatch it, he would not be able to keep it. Excessive greed could ultimately result in a loss.
However,
Facing Heiren Sovereign's attack, Chen Mu's gaze remained as calm as water.
He simply watched Heiren Sovereign approach without any additional movements. He merely raised his right hand and waved his sleeve forward. Instantly, a surging and overwhelming power of the Great Way erupted, like a brilliant light piercing through the universe.
In this light, the forces of the Void, Creation, and Time Pathways all appeared, subtly interconnecting and merging into one. They converged at a single point, forming a terrifying power that pierced through the vast universe, colliding with the black magic blade that Heiren Sovereign had swung to split the Source Sea.
Crack!!!
With just one strike, the black magic blade wielded by Heiren Sovereign instantly shattered!
Heiren Sovereign himself was momentarily halted in the air and then blasted backward, flying like a streak of light that pierced through the heavens, traveling trillions of miles to crash into the edge of the Source Sea Abyss. The impact caused the outer shell of the abyss to shatter and explode, sending a wave that spanned trillions of miles.
In that instant,
Everyone was stunned!
Hundreds of Sovereigns rushing towards this area, including Wu Tian Sovereign and Shoushen Sovereign, all paused, their eyes filled with disbelief.
Even Wu Tian, Shoushen, and Canyang, the Great Way Sovereigns who had accompanied Chen Mu, stopped in their tracks, their faces a mix of shock and uncertainty.
"This..."
Shoushen Sovereign's eyes were filled with disbelief.
Who was Heiren Sovereign?
He was a Great Way Sovereign from the previous cycle of the universe, having long mastered the Creation and Void Pathways, an ancient and powerful Sovereign. He wielded a Blackmagic Blade, a supreme treasure of the Great Way, making him incredibly strong.
Yet, with such strength, Heiren Sovereign was casually swept away by Chen Mu's simple wave of the sleeve, flying trillions of miles and being forcibly expelled from the abyss in the depths of the Source Sea!
How was this possible?!
Moreover, the power Chen Mu displayed with his wave of the sleeve was not just the Void Pathway but also the Creation Pathway and the Time Pathway. It was the combined might of three fundamental Pathways!
No, it was even more than that. If it were merely the combination of three fundamental Pathways without a supreme treasure of the Great Way or a Primordial Oddity, it would be impossible to overwhelm Heiren Sovereign in a single move, creating such a vast disparity.
The supreme power Chen Mu exhibited was not just the combination of three fundamental Pathways but also, to some extent, the initial fusion of these three Pathways. Only this could produce such an almost unfathomable and terrifying power!
For a moment,
Wu Tian Sovereign, Canyang Sovereign, and others were stunned, their minds filled with a single question.
How did Chen Mu do this?
Wasn't he a newly ascended Great Way Sovereign in the end times of the universe?
The scene fell into a dead silence.
Many Great Way Sovereigns who were closest to Chen Mu and had been preparing to attack all halted. Many of them were not as strong as Heiren Sovereign. Seeing Chen Mu's unpredictable divine power, they knew he had surpassed them, reaching a level beyond their reach, one they could not challenge!
Having initially mastered the partial power of the fusion of three Pathways, this might already reached the pinnacle of the Great Way Sovereigns, undoubtedly placing him on par with the four supreme Sovereigns: Yuan Shi Lord, Primordial Lord, Cang Mang Supreme, and the others.
Even if they all combined their efforts to repel Chen Mu, it would be meaningless.
At this level of strength, Chen Mu could calmly retrieve the Primordial Artifact and leave, and even if someone offended him deeply, they might face his retaliation afterward.
The most ancient and supreme Sovereigns, like the Yuan Shi Lord and Primordial Lord, are extremely formidable. Although Great Way Sovereigns are already immortal and indestructible, even figures like the Yuan Shi Lord cannot kill the weakest Great Way Sovereign. However, they can use their supreme power to permanently suppress a Great Way Sovereign! The Yuan Shi Lord has used the Eternal Vessel to suppress more than one Great Way Sovereign, keeping them suppressed for several cosmic cycles until they were completely eroded by the Way, becoming part of it.
The chaotic Source Sea Abyss, which was once tumultuous, has now returned to a peaceful state.
In this tranquility,
a slightly aged yet authoritative voice, like a drop of water falling into a calm lake, quietly spread out.
"It has been a long time since I ventured into the world; I have truly become dull and shortsighted. I didn't expect that in this cosmic cycle, not only did a fellow Daoist like Cang Mang emerge, but another Daoist Chen has also ascended to this realm. I thought Cang Mang was a prodigy unparalleled across countless cosmic cycles, but now Daoist Chen has appeared, even more astonishing to the world."
As the voice faded,
Chen Mu saw the space-time ahead of him become blurry and distorted, and then a simply dressed, weathered old man slowly walked out from the distorted space-time, his eyes carrying a hint of surprise as they looked at Chen Mu.
Just by seeing his figure, Chen Mu knew who had arrived.
"Daoist Yuan Shi."
He looked at the old man with a calm expression.
It is said that in many cosmic cycles ago, during the era when the Yuan Shi Lord rose to power, the universe did not have the vast, boundless void. Instead, there was an endless Primordial Continent.
In that cosmic cycle, although there were countless races, all of them followed a so-called 'Immortal Path.' Regardless of what they called their cultivation, whether it was the Immortal Realm, the Great Ethereal Golden Immortal, or any other name, they all ultimately sought the same goal: the three Primordial Ways and ultimate transcendence.
The Yuan Shi Lord is the only ancient Sovereign from that cosmic era who still exists; the others have all perished.
Looking at the young Sovereign who rose in the current cosmic era, who comprehended the three Primordial Ways in a short time and even managed to initially integrate them, the Yuan Shi Lord felt a moment of daze.
Cang Mang Supreme's rise was already astonishing, and now there is Chen Mu. What is happening?
Is the Primordial Way so easy to grasp?
Is the integration of the three Ways so simple?
He had spent countless efforts to master the three Ways, and it took him nearly ten cosmic cycles, on the brink of his own will's extinction, to finally integrate the Creation and Era Ways.
But Cang Mang Supreme and Chen Mu seem to have achieved this with ease.
Is it that his path was deviated?
Or have they understood the true essence of the Primordial Way?
The Yuan Shi Lord fell silent for a moment, then looked at the Primordial Artifact in front of Chen Mu, bowed to him, and said, "This poor Daoist is Yuan Shi. I greet you, Daoist Chen. May I have the honor of examining this Primordial Artifact? In exchange, I can allow you to study the Primordial Treasure, the Eternal Vessel, which I refined using two Primordial Artifacts as the foundation."
"Daoist Yuan Shi, there's no need for such formalities. Please examine it."
Chen Mu, after hearing the Yuan Shi Lord's words, did not hesitate much and calmly flicked his finger.
Ding!
The Great Way Artifact, which had been fiercely pursued by hundreds of Great Way Sovereigns, flew from his front, traced an arc, and landed in front of the Yuan Shi Lord.
In the vast universe, countless Great Way Sovereigns crazily chase Great Way Artifacts and Primordial Artifacts, but Chen Mu did not care much about them. To him, it was just a trivial object. Of course, this Primordial Artifact was not entirely useless to him. After observing it closely, he understood its structure in just a few moments.
He had not yet initially integrated the three Primordial Ways; he simply used the most natural state to simulate the structure of the Primordial Artifact with the three Primordial Ways and casually released it, causing the terrifying strike that sent the Black Blade Sovereign flying.
With the guidance of the transcendence treasure and a clear understanding of the essence of the Way and the path to transcendence, Chen Mu's perception of the universe, the Primordial Way, and everything else had changed. Mountains are still mountains, and water is still water.
There is no need for forced integration; it will happen naturally and smoothly.
Primordial Artifacts, or even Primordial Treasures, have little use for him now.
(End of Chapter)
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