Translator: CinderTL
"Hahahaha!"
Li Chunjun watched the four streaks of light descending from the Heavenly Vault and let out a hearty, unrestrained laugh.
He laughed at himself for killing so many people in his pursuit of a higher Life Level.
More importantly, he laughed at the realization that his so-called killing of many people paled in comparison to the actions of these Void Refining cultivators and Venerables. He realized that he had been carrying a moral burden for nothing!
Because those who had ascended to become Void Refining cultivators had done far crueler and more ruthless things than he had!
His laughter was the sound of moral shackles shattering completely, a cathartic release, a genuine expression of joy from deep within his heart.
"Void Refining! Divine Lord! Demon Lord! Seventh-Rank!"
He raised his longsword high, and a Sword Qi Long River materialized.
His formidable Mind Power, his profound foundation at Life Level 36, and the Scarlet Sky Sword—though not fully refined, still a Superior Dao Artifact—left him utterly fearless in this moment.
He felt no moral burden whatsoever.
All he had to do was what these people were doing...
"Kill!"
The Sword Qi Long River tore through the sky!
Heart Manifestation, carrying the Sword Qi Long River formed by the Scarlet Sky Sword, surged toward the clouds with overwhelming force. Supported by his powerful foundation, it expanded into a majestic spectacle spanning tens of thousands of miles.
The tens of thousands of miles long river, composed of countless Sword Qi, carried an endless chill and killing intent as it crashed against the dao techniques unleashed by the four Foreign Races.
His vision was limited.
He couldn't discern the dao techniques or Mystical Powers unleashed by the Void Refining, Divine Lord, and Demon Lord powerhouses.
All he was doing was steeling his resolve, pouring all his strength into his most powerful strike. He would use this Sword Qi to cleanse the heavens and earth, this long river to purify the universe!
In the next moment, the Sword Qi Long River collided with the attacks of the Four Races' powerhouses.
In an instant, the ten-thousand-li-long Sword Qi Long River was crushed like dry wood, collapsing for three thousand li!
Countless Sword Qi stars were shattered and dispersed like rain, scattering across the vast sky.
The spectacular sight that unfolded in a flash left the Fifth-Tier Foreign Races and Human True Monarchs on the Profound Yellow Vast Land below staring in disbelief.
The Sixth-Tier Foreign Races and Human Cosmic Lights, in particular, had their pupils constrict in shock.
Through direct communication with the Void Refining and Dharma Manifestation Venerables behind them, they knew clearly that the mysterious Celestial Sovereign who had unleashed the Sword Qi Long River, soaring straight into the clouds to confront the four Void Refining, Divine Lord, and Demon Lord powerhouses head-on...
was not a Void Refining cultivator!
He was a Primordial Spirit!
Though his Mind Realm had reached the Fourth Layer, placing him on the verge of Void Refining, he was still not a true Void Refining cultivator.
In other words, he was now attempting to achieve a feat never before accomplished in history—using the power of a Primordial Spirit to defy and defeat Void Refining cultivators!
And he was doing it one against four!
Regardless of the outcome of this battle, this mysterious Celestial Sovereign was destined to leave a profound mark on the history of the Human Race, the Divine Race, the Demonic Race, and the Myriad Transformations Race!
It would be akin to opening a new milestone in the cultivation era, a feat that would be celebrated and discussed for countless generations to come!
Boom!
Their advance was unstoppable!
The thunderous assault of the Four Races' powerhouses shattered the first Three Thousand Li of the Sword Qi Long River with unstoppable force.
It was as if a majestic, sweeping tsunami had been forcibly halted and suppressed by an unparalleled power, momentarily brought to a standstill!
But...
This momentary stagnation lasted only a fleeting moment.
After the first Three Thousand Li of the Sword Qi Long River shattered, the Four Races' assault noticeably slowed!
Though the next Four Thousand Li, Five Thousand Li, and Six Thousand Li of Sword Qi were similarly shattered and dispersed, they could no longer achieve the same overwhelming momentum as before.
This sight caused the faces of the Four Races' powerhouses to simultaneously darken.
But it triggered a burst of unrestrained laughter from Li Chunjun, who controlled the Sword Qi Long River.
"Hahaha!"
Mind Power, so potent it seemed to materialize, manifested around him. He poured every ounce of his strength into driving the Sword Qi Long River forward. The river, which had seemed to stagnate and struggle to advance, suddenly surged forward with renewed vigor!
"Break through!"
The river surged forward!
Forward!
Forward! Forwa!
Boom!
Blinding light filled the sky!
The collision between dao technique and Sword Qi tore apart the Void across tens of thousands of li!
The world-destroying brilliance and flames were visible to every cultivator on the Profound Yellow Vast Land.
If this force had erupted within a Lesser Thousand World, it would have utterly annihilated it!
Lesser Thousand Worlds merely two or three thousand li across were instantly torn to shreds!
Yet amidst this vast, violent torrent of energy, the remaining three thousand li of the Sword Qi Long River endured the impact, shattering the destructive zone and forcibly tearing open a chasm.
Then, the surviving three thousand li of the Sword Qi Long River surged forward, engulfing the Four Races' powerhouses.
This sudden reversal of fortune caused the Human Void Refining, the Divine Lord of the Divine Race, the Demon Lord of the Demonic Race, and the Seventh-Rank cultivator of the Myriad Transformations Race to all change color.
"This is bad!"
"Retreat!"
In the next moment, escaping light flashed from each of the four powerhouses as they scattered in different directions.
However, except for the Human Void Refining, the other three, lacking sufficient skill, were noticeably slower. They were swept into the three-thousand-li-wide Sword Qi Long River.
Countless strands of Sword Qi crashed against their bodies like waves, tearing and shredding them.
The Divine Lords, Demon Lords, and Seventh-Rank beings immediately unleashed their Mystical Powers and techniques to resist the Sword Qi Long River's crushing force. Yet they couldn't withstand its power. They were swept away by the river, flung countless miles away.
No one knew what injuries they had suffered.
Thus, the combined assault formed by the Four Races' strongest warriors was utterly defeated by the Sword Qi Long River's onslaught.
Li Chunjun, riding the remnants of the Sword Qi Long River's power, followed closely behind. He broke through the Four Races' blockade, roaring with laughter: "Hahaha! Void Refining!? Divine Lords!? Demon Lords!? Nothing more than this!"
"Whoosh!"
As he broke through the blockade and escaped the Profound Yellow Vast Land, the lingering ripples of the Sword Qi Long River gradually dissipated.
Myriad sword lights returned to Li Chunjun, merging into the Crimson Sky Dao Sword.
Then, power surged within him once more. Void Power filled the air, shattering the surrounding space. Amidst the rainbow-colored light, the power of the Void Bridge was about to be reactivated.
This obvious sign of disengaging from battle finally pushed the Void Refining and Dharma Manifestation Venerables above the Profound Yellow Vast Land to their breaking point.
"How dare you!"
"No matter who stands behind you! The Profound Yellow Dao Fruit is not yours to claim! Leave it behind!"
Mixed with a trace of fury, even more violent power began to descend from the war fortresses above the Profound Yellow Vast Land.
Like divine punishment from the nine heavens, even before it fully descended, the momentum of its formation had already begun to shake the heavens and earth.
Not only Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, but even Void Refining Heavenly Monarchs who merely sensed it felt as if disaster was imminent, as if the sky were about to collapse and the earth to crack.
Dharma Manifestation!
This was the power of a Dharma Manifestation Venerable!
The pinnacle of offensive power within the Third Stage of Void Refinement!
Venerables possessing top-tier Dharma Manifestations were so powerful they could even directly engage Supreme Sages in combat!
However, before these already enraged Dharma Manifestations could fully unleash their attacks, Li Chunjun seemed to sense something.
In the next moment, the space around him rapidly twisted.
Li Chunjun himself made no attempt to resist this distortion of space.
His form simply followed the Void Power, vanishing from the sky above the Profound Yellow Vast Land in an instant.
This sudden change caused the Dharma Manifestation Venerables above the Profound Yellow Vast Land, who had believed they held the situation firmly in their grasp, to abruptly change color.
"Who is it!?"
"Stop!"
"Show yourself!"
Amidst their shouts, various powers designed to seal off the Void surged forth simultaneously.
There was a divine mirror that illuminated the surroundings, a mystical light that froze the laws of the world, and a giant hand that descended, as if trying to grasp the entire Void where Li Chunjun stood.
But no matter what methods these Dharma Manifestations employed, they were utterly ineffective against the power that twisted the Void.
Once the Void began to warp, the two forces existed in entirely different dimensions.
In this situation, the Dharma Manifestation Venerables who had rushed to intervene could only watch helplessly as that power swept Li Chunjun away, vanishing completely from the sky above the Profound Yellow Vast Land.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Li Chunjun's form completely dissipated, terrifying auras rapidly descended.
Within the war fortresses, indistinct, towering shadows, each reaching a hundred thousand miles in height, manifested through the fusion of Mind Power and the power of the Dao.
They hadn't had time to envelop this Void with their Dharma Manifestation power, but their Divine Senses and wills crisscrossed the area constantly.
Among these Divine Senses and wills, the most prominent undoubtedly belonged to the Nine Heavens Universal Transformation Venerable of the Heavenly Palace.
The Profound Yellow Vast Land held immense strategic value.
Within the Immortal Alliance, various factions took turns, with a few factions at a time sharing the benefits of the Profound Yellow Dao Fruit.
This time, the Heavenly Palace and several secondary powers were in charge.
Within the Heavenly Palace itself, different factions took turns as the users of the Profound Yellow Dao Fruits.
This time, it was the turn of the Nine Heavens Universal Transformation Venerable and the lineage of the Great Longevity Emperor behind him.
With such a major accident occurring—all eight Profound Yellow Dao Fruits slipping through their grasp—the Immortal Alliance would certainly not offer them any compensation.
In other words, this was equivalent to their lineage losing eight Profound Yellow Dao Fruits.
Of course, theoretically, they might not have ended up with all eight even if things had gone smoothly. They usually only managed to secure three or four. But even a small harvest was better than nothing.
This...
How could the Nine Heavens Universal Transformation Venerable not be enraged?
"Who dares to directly challenge the authority of the Heavenly Palace!?"
The Dharma Manifestation Venerable quickly summoned a High-Grade Dao Artifact, its light illuminating the surroundings as he tried to capture any traces left in the Void.
But...
The one who struck clearly understood the Dao of Void to the pinnacle of mastery.
Even with the Dharma Manifestation Venerable's Dao Artifact reflecting the surroundings, no trace of the attack remained.
Not only that, but a God Emperor of the Divine Race, a Demon Emperor of the Demonic Race, and an Eighth-Tier Life from the Myriad Transformations Race seized the opportunity to strike.
"This is all a staged performance by your Heavenly Palace, isn't it? Your goal is to seize all eight Profound Yellow Dao Fruits!"
"Heavenly Palace, you've violated the rules! You must give us an explanation for today's events!"
"Indeed! We've maintained a tacit understanding with the other Human Race factions for so many years, yet your Heavenly Palace arrives and causes such a massive blunder! That Celestial Sovereign is clearly one of your own! You must explain yourselves!"
They pressed their accusations relentlessly.
But Universal Transformation Venerable wouldn't remain silent under such accusations!
In an instant, the sky above the Profound Yellow Vast Land became a battleground as the Immortal Alliance's Heavenly Palace clashed with the three major races. The conflict quickly escalated, and soon they were on the verge of open warfare.
(End of the Chapter)
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