"Wei Chen thanks Your Majesty."
Rong Sen laughed loudly.
Shen Lian also smiled slightly and continued:
"I know you. You've been here all these years, watching Xuanba, Yuan Ye, and the others step into the Quasi-Emperor realm one by one, only to fall. That must've made you uncomfortable."
"Your Majesty, I didn't…"
"Really not?" Shen Lian asked rhetorically.
Rong Sen gave an "uh," then smiled dryly. "There is a point."
"Well, that's right. There's nothing to be ashamed of in admitting it. This only proves that you still have the heart to become stronger. If you truly felt nothing, that would mean your path had ended here."
Shen Lian nodded with a smile, then extended his finger and lightly touched Rong Sen's forehead.
"Your Majesty?"
Rong Sen was stunned, just about to move.
"Do not move."
Shen Lian's voice was calm.
"Right now in the Great Universe World, the Quasi-Emperor positions are full. The remaining laws are either too weak to support your breakthrough, or they'll allow you to barely reach the Quasi-Emperor stage as the weakest. The path ends there."
"Now I will transmit to you the source principle of the Three Thousand Great Daos. You can select the origin law that resonates most with you and use it to achieve the Quasi-Emperor realm."
Boom!
The source essence of the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws that Shen Lian acquired in the Nichen Realm surged directly into Rong Sen's mind.
"This is…"
Rong Sen's eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
After a long while.
Shen Lian withdrew his hand.
"These Three Thousand Great Dao Laws don't originate from the universe's current law system. You can reference them, choose one to master, and step into the Quasi-Emperor realm."
Finally.
Shen Lian gave Rong Sen a deep glance and said:
"Perhaps it won't be long before the most brutal war in history breaks out across the world."
"Take care."
Bang.
In that instant, Shen Lian took a single step, transformed into a stream of light, and vanished into the Boundary Sea.
Rong Sen watched the direction Shen Lian disappeared into and knelt down heavily.
"This minister, Rong Sen, thanks Your Majesty for the gift of the Dao and swears to guard the Boundary Sea!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty."
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Back at Daluo Divine Mountain.
Shen Lian sat alone in lotus position atop the summit.
The Nine Heavens wind gently blew across his black hair.
He stared toward the Boundary Sea. His expression was calm, as still as an ancient well.
He had visited the earthly battlefield of the heavens and the heavenly battlefield of the Nichen Realm.
He had already predicted that the great universe would eventually be invaded by myriad realms and turned into another battlefield of the heavens.
He just didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Was he nervous?
He, Shen Lian, had faced countless enemies throughout his life and fought through thousands of battles.
When he was weak, he often staked his life in desperate exchanges for opportunities. Just the mere invasion of myriad realms wasn't enough to make him nervous.
If anything, the so-called Invasion of Ten Thousand Realms only made the blood in his veins, long since frozen, begin to boil again.
He had been alone for too long.
For far too long, there hadn't been a single worthy opponent across the entire universe.
Even in the Nichen Realm that he later entered, no one could reignite his fighting spirit or awaken his battle will.
Despite the so-called Great Heavenly Venerates and the World-Destroying Ancients.
None of them truly moved Shen Lian.
But this time, stepping across time and space to fight beings from the ends of the world — it rekindled his will.
He hoped that in the world at the edge of the realm, stronger foes than those he just fought awaited him.
He hoped to finally meet a worthy opponent.
"Of course, before that, I still have to grow stronger."
A smile rose on Shen Lian's lips.
Though he longed for battle, he wasn't blindly arrogant.
The invasion of the myriad realms loomed, and he needed to prepare.
"System."
Shen Lian summoned mentally.
In an instant, he entered the Battlefield of the Heavens website.
Though the system was still preparing for the rankings of all worlds, that didn't prevent him from using its daily functions.
Suddenly.
Five or six windows showing worlds under invasion appeared on the interface.
Shen Lian glanced through them.
The World of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.
The Condor Heroes World.
The Peerless Twin Pride World.
Mr. Zombie World.
—
Liao Zhai World.
Shen Lian only gave them a cursory glance before activating the refresh function.
Worlds like Liao Zhai, which were merely four-star battle realms, didn't interest him.
With his refresh, the list reshuffled immediately.
"Oh? The Dou Qi World? A five-star world?"
Shen Lian frowned.
"Although it's only a five-star realm, its cultivation system seems to revolve around some kind of battle aura. Quite interesting."
"This will do."
He tapped the screen.
Beep.
Immediately, the image of the Dou Qi World began to ripple like water disturbed by a falling stone.
A black hole vortex gradually materialized before Shen Lian.
With a flicker, Shen Lian's figure vanished from Daluo Divine Mountain.