Translator: CinderTL
"Li Chunjun, do you truly believe we'll simply let you slaughter us without resistance?"
"As an innate divine being, you should have joined forces with us. Instead, you've become a lapdog of the Human Race, annihilating 688 of our clans in just sixteen years. Li Chunjun, you deserve to die!"
"Your reign of slaughter ends today. We'll show you why we've survived under the Human Race's oppression!"
The dao harmonization foreign races surrounding Li Chunjun roared in unison, manifesting fourteen distinct Grand Dao mysteries.
Indeed, several among them had mastered two Grand Daos each. With just one more, they could ascend to the realm of Supreme Sovereigns, equivalent to the Human Race's apex cultivators.
Although overlapping Daos meant only fourteen were ultimately displayed, these Daos exhibited rudimentary synergy. Unleashing a coordinated assault, they instantly enveloped Li Chunjun's figure.
"Truly... unwavering loyalty."
Li Chunjun understood the true identities of these dao harmonization foreign races perfectly.
Yet he felt no fear.
The moment he broke free from the Great Kun Realm, he had already activated the Source of Time.
He knew his true opponents weren't these thirteen Foreign Race dao harmonization cultivators, but the two Ultimate Powerhouses lurking in the shadows. To deal with the thirteen, he first needed to understand their methods, then eliminate any chance of intervention from the Ultimate Powerhouses.
He aimed to annihilate the thirteen Foreign Race dao harmonization cultivators with overwhelming thunderous force.
Thus, after activating the Source of Time, he didn't immediately close in to drag them into the abyss. Instead, leveraging his near-perfect comprehension of the forty-nine great daos, he brazenly welcomed their combined assault.
With the void great dao seamlessly coordinating with the other daos, the thirteen Foreign Race dao harmonization cultivators' collective strike vanished like a mud ox sinking into the sea, leaving only insignificant ripples and causing Li Chunjun no substantial harm.
"Daos," he murmured, "let me see just how far your mastery of the Dao has progressed."
Having withstood the combined assault of the thirteen Foreign Race dao harmonization cultivators, Li Chunjun retaliated with his Sovereign Dharma Manifestation, choosing to confront them head-on and fully displaying his formidable power, now bordering on the Great Unification Realm.
The scene caused Tian Wen and Gui Ling, two Ultimate Powerhouses who had arrived on the battlefield alongside the Foreign Race dao harmonization experts and concealed themselves using Immortal Artifacts, to simultaneously tense.
"Something's wrong," Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse said, his expression grave.
"Indeed. According to the data Li Chunjun gave me, the void great dao should allow one to minimize their presence, making it impossible for targets to lock onto them. This advantage would then allow him to assassinate his targets with impunity."
Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling's expression was equally grim. "Both our factions have reached similar conclusions based on our disciples who have mastered the Void Sword Momentum. But what is this? Immunity to dao technique attacks? Even if it's not complete immunity, it's likely blocking at least ninety percent of the damage."
Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse remained silent, his gaze fixed on Li Chunjun, who was clashing head-on with the thirteen Foreign Race dao harmonization experts without any flashy techniques.
His mind raced, drawing upon his vast accumulated knowledge. After a long moment, the Supreme Powerhouse declared solemnly, "It's not immunity."
A flicker of disbelief crossed his eyes. "It's annihilation!"
"Elimination?!"
"Beyond the void great dao, Li Chunjun possesses an impossibly profound understanding of all other great daos. When any dao unification expert attacks him using their Grand Dao Power, he can instantly devise the most effective method to neutralize and dismantle their attacks, rendering them as if they never existed..."
Even Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse, who claimed to be omniscient and omnipotent, seemed to doubt this hypothesis. "How is that even possible?!"
"Understanding all other great daos?!" Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling grasped his meaning.
But understanding only deepened his realization of the gravity of the situation.
"How could anyone achieve such a feat?"
Just moments ago, when Li Chunjun hadn't displayed the void great dao's evasive properties, Gui Ling had secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Perhaps the void great dao is a complete fabrication, he'd thought. A grand deception orchestrated by some hidden power, fooling the entire Cosmos—even nearly tricking us Ultimate Powerhouses.
But now...
"Though it seems unbelievable, this is likely the truth," Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse said gravely. "Just because we can't achieve it doesn't mean others can't."
He added, "Just because we can't achieve it now doesn't mean we can't in the future."
Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling instantly understood his meaning.
"You mean..."
"The Great Unification Realm!" Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse's eyes burned with fervor.
The Great Unification Realm—the ultimate state pursued by all dao unification, Supreme Sovereign, and Ultimate Powerhouse cultivators throughout their lives.
A realm they considered the pinnacle, capable of generating cosmic transformations.
A realm that, once mastered, would allow one to construct their own great dao light net, creating vast Great Worlds capable of sustaining billions of living beings.
Though the existence of the great dao light net had long convinced the world of the Great Unification Realm's reality, and some had even devised methods to reach it, no one had ever succeeded in putting these methods into practice.
This had led many to doubt whether the very direction of the Great Unification Realm was flawed.
Yet now, the void great dao power displayed by Li Chunjun before their eyes undoubtedly proclaimed the feasibility of the great unification realm to the world.
Especially since he himself had already nearly reached this realm.
"Dean Ling Hui of our Supreme Research Institute was among the first Supreme Sovereigns to recognize his potential," Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse said. "Even then, she sensed the unique nature of Li Chunjun as an innate divine being and saw him as the hope for breaking through the limits of Dao compatibility. Later, this suspicion was overshadowed by the 'progenitor divine being' theory. But now it seems... the true significance of the void great dao within Li Chunjun lies in its ability to harmonize all Daos, achieving Dao unification!"
"The great unification realm!"
Hearing Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse's words, Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling's thoughts surged.
Li Chunjun's identity as the progenitor divine being was a mix of truth and falsehood.
Gui Ling had once suspected Li Chunjun of deceiving him in their transaction, of tricking him.
But now it seemed the problem wasn't with the void great dao Li Chunjun had given him, but rather that unlocking its true power required reaching the great unification realm.
Could the legendary great unification realm truly be on the verge of becoming reality?
Could they find a new path forward through Li Chunjun?
What extraordinary fortune!
While the two Ultimate Powerhouses were filled with elation at glimpsing the great unification realm, Li Chunjun's clash with the Thirteen Venerables of dao harmonization gradually gave him the upper hand.
Foreign Race dao harmonization was, after all, still Foreign Race dao harmonization.
Especially those Foreign Race dao harmonization beings who had been secretly supported and nurtured by Human Race Ultimate Powerhouses. To prevent them from losing control, the Human Race Ultimate Powerhouses would never allow them to grow too powerful.
Exceptional cases like the Great Void Ancestral Dragon were exceedingly rare.
Given these circumstances, the Foreign Race dao harmonization beings in the arena possessed no truly remarkable combat power.
Their comprehension of the Dao might have surpassed Li Chunjun's in certain aspects, but only marginally.
As Li Chunjun adapted to their attacks and familiarized himself with their techniques, the threat posed by the Thirteen Venerables' combined void great dao diminished to an unprecedented low.
This shift prompted a subtle change in Li Chunjun's strategy.
He transitioned from a fiercely direct confrontation to a more conservative, opportunistic approach, biding his time until the moment was ripe to deliver a fatal blow to the Thirteen Venerables.
Unbeknownst to him, these subtle tactical adjustments quickly alerted Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling and Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse, whose vast experience allowed them to discern his intentions.
"He's discovered us," Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling declared.
"It's clear," Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse agreed. "Though he hasn't yet reached the Great Unification Realm, he's remarkably close. As Ultimate Powerhouses who wield nine great daos, we understand better than those in dao harmonization the synergistic effects that arise from the interplay between these daos."
Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse sighed in genuine admiration. "Our concealment methods might even fool a progenitor divine being, but they're no match for someone approaching the Great Unification Realm."
A hint of envy colored his tone.
"Approaching the Great Unification Realm... that surpasses even the Ultimate Powerhouse level. Based on our calculations, there should be at least one, perhaps two or three realms beyond the Ultimate Powerhouse level. The process involves mastering each of the forty-nine great daos individually, then harmonizing them into a unified whole. Li Chunjun's cultivation level is truly extraordinary..."
"I'm delighted," Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse said with a smile. "After all, he possesses only cultivation realm."
Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling nodded in agreement. "It's a pity my true form isn't here. I would have been ecstatic to witness the emergence of a practitioner nearing the great unification realm."
Tian Wen Supreme Powerhouse gave a slight nod. "Back then, the Path to dao harmonization benefited from the innate divine beings. I never imagined the great unification realm would also owe its existence to them."
"Now, only the final step remains."
As Supreme Powerhouse Gui Ling spoke, the two exchanged a knowing glance.
In the next instant, just as Li Chunjun finally seized an opportunity to unleash a desperate, all-out strike against the Thirteen Venerables of the Foreign Race, the two Ultimate Powerhouses moved simultaneously.
Ultimate Powerhouses.
Two against one.
And a sudden, treacherous ambush.
Such actions, which would shame ordinary people, were executed without hesitation by the two Ultimate Powerhouses.
In an instant, setting aside the three great daos shared by the two Ultimate Powerhouses, fifteen distinct Grand Dao Powers manifested simultaneously. Combined with the Dao-infused might unleashed by more than five Immortal Artifacts, they formed a great dao light net no weaker than one composed of twenty great daos, which crashed down upon Li Chunjun.
At that moment, Li Chunjun faced what felt like the Great World's most desperate and catastrophic backlash.
(End of the Chapter)
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