NOVPUBThe majestic Yang God Dharma Image, reminiscent of a present-day Emperor, stood proudly on this land, its right hand lifted to suppress the mountains ahead with an indifferent Imperial Edict.
"This barren land shall not possess the power of mountains!"
The simple words seemed to merely state the essence of this world. In an instant, the network of Incense Offering Divinity Paths that spread throughout the Primal Chaos Realm trembled slightly, as an incomparably supreme will silently loomed over the entire Divinity Path of the Primal Chaos Realm.
In the distant Heavenly Court, within the Immortal Officials Division that managed the promotion of gods and spirits, the Left and Right Heavenly Officials sensed something amiss and unconsciously looked towards the Donghua Emperor’s Seal enshrined within their division.
Everything seemed normal with the Emperor’s Seal, and, seeing this, the Left and Right Heavenly Officials withdrew their gazes.
All realms remained unchanged, unaware of what had transpired within the Desolate Far Region of the Primal Chaos Realm.
The towering mountain phantoms above the firmament instantly collapsed, and the trembling earth and fracturing ley lines also came to a halt, as if an invisible giant hand had suppressed everything.
Only the Giant Mountain Divine Venerable, watching the mountain power in his hand dissipate under the Divinity Path Edict, could no longer remain composed.
The scene before him made it clear that the Divinity Treasure wielded by Shen Yuan was far superior to his own; otherwise, it could not have so easily broken through his mountain-controlling Divinity Path Edict.
Not daring to be negligent any longer, the Giant Mountain Divine Venerable manifested a massive seal in his hand, as majestic as mountain ranges, and said in a deep voice,
"Your ability to suppress the Divinity Path ranking with an Edict is indeed extraordinary, but if you think you can overcome me this way, you are gravely mistaken.
I originate from Mount Tai’s branch line, born with Spiritual Wisdom due to the Daoist rhythms of the Lord of Mount Tai, granted life as a natural deity. The Lord found my cultivation challenging and bestowed upon me the name, Giant Mountain!
With the Lord’s blessing, I too am a Netherworld god, able to command the ghosts and deities of the dark Hell."
As he spoke, the Giant Mountain Divine Venerable lifted the seal high in his hand, his voice thundering across the land.
"In the name of Giant Mountain, I command the ghosts and spirits of all directions to seize this thief!"
As these words were spoken, the sunlight above the firmament dimmed suddenly, and water monsters from afar crossed thousands of miles to arrive, transforming the entire wasteland into a land of the Yin World.
The weakest of these ghosts were comparable to Ghost Kings at the Spirit Refining Stage, and the strongest among them were not a whit inferior to the Great Mountain Divine Venerable, their imposing presence revealed the moment colossal ghostly hands descended towards Shen Yuan.
"Control!"
The Sun God Dharma Image manifested the Edict once again, yet the ghosts and spirits, though touched by the pathways of the Incense Offering Divinity, were of the essence of the dark Netherworld, and the Divinity Edict struggled to fully restrain them.
The Edict was broken in an instant. Shen Yuan concealed himself in the void to avoid the ghostly hands that sought to crush him, reappearing dozens of miles away.
"Foolishness, a mere Divine Treasure cannot subjugate the ghosts of the Netherworld!"
The Giant Mountain Divine Venerable burst into booming laughter, stepping forward with the ghosts, as Shen Yuan even noted that the kingdom of Hell seemed to begin connecting with the Primal Chaos Realm. Shen Yuan could vaguely glimpse the immense phantom of a corner of the dark Netherworld.
Shen Yuan’s mind shook immediately. He had deep karma with the Netherworld and did not wish to expose himself under its scrutiny at this moment.
As thoughts flowed, the manifestation in front of him suddenly changed. The golden-red imperial clothing morphed into a profound black gold hue, and the will that once suppressed the gods now carried with it the infinite evolution of life and death.
The Unimpeded Netherworld Divine Power, Emperor Fengdu’s incorporeal persona, revived upon the Sun God Dharma Image.
Within the land of the Yin World, all the imposing ghosts were shocked, only to see the vague Yang God Dharma Image extending its right hand towards the entire land of the Yin World.
All the water monsters and Netherworld deities were utterly crushed in an instant, and without the power to resist, the Ghost Kings comparable to the Spirit Refining Stage were completely obliterated as the rules collapsed around them.
Subsequently, a majestic voice containing the Divinity Path Edict resounded through heaven and earth.
"Begone!"
An absolute towering will exiled all the Netherworld ghosts and deities, only the one comparable to the Giant Mountain Divine Venerable hesitated slightly.
With his power, he was fully capable of resisting the expulsion, yet the transcendental nature contained within the Sun God Dharma Image filled him with intense fear.
A moment of doubt, and the shattered space engulfed him. The desolate land once again returned to its original silence.
The Giant Mountain Divine Venerable stared blankly at everything before him, now finally filled with a tinge of fear.
The Divinity Path ranking, along with the Netherworld ranking displayed by the Falling Clouds Taoist, far exceeded Shen Yuan’s own realm.
If it was just a one-off occurrence, it could be considered the enhancement of a Divine Treasure, but such a phenomenon occurring repeatedly was undeniably out of the ordinary.
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"He must possess a great secret!"
In his heart, the feeling of unease towards the unknown made Giant Mountain Divine Venerable want to flee, but his dignity as a god of the Donghuang Divine System made him hesitate.
And it was during this moment of hesitation that Shen Yuan made his move.
Above the Sun God Dharma Image, the majesty of the robed emperor had faded, transforming into an ethereal figure in a Taoist robe. With fingers slightly curled, the Primordial Elemental Qi flowing between heaven and earth surged like tides, coalescing into a colossal palm print that pressed down, obscuring the sun.
The Innate Elemental Qi Big Palm Print!
"How daring!"
The facial expression of the Giant Mountain Divine Venerable turned furious, and Shen Yuan’s provocation propelled him to dismiss the thought of escape. The giant god’s body swung fists as large as mountains to meet the massive palm print head-on.
Upon collision, heaven and earth shook. The seemingly enormous Innate Elemental Qi Big Palm Print was easily torn apart by the giant godly form, and as vast amounts of Primordial Elemental Qi dispersed, the real lethal attack revealed itself.
The Great Earth’s Mysterious Weight, Swelling Sea Flowing Abyss, Nirvana Burning Wheel, and Ground Lung’s Melted Gold—four major powers of heaven and earth—erupted at that moment. Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire once again set the heavens and earth spinning, and the force of destruction engulfed hundreds of miles of wilderness.
In the Secret Realm Square-Inch, the four major powers of heaven and earth have the ability to open realms, but in the vast Primal Chaos Realm, they cannot shake the foundation of a realm, their might far inferior to what it is within the Secret Realm Square-Inch.
Even so, the revolving of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire was still not inferior to the might of top-tier Wondrous Tao Divine Power.
The destructive power tore apart vast swathes of space, constantly ravaging the gigantic divine form.
The thousand-zhang-tall divine form almost endured the full force of the four major elemental eruptions, with cracks starting to appear in its majestic mountain-like body.
"Dammit!"
An angry roar erupted from the mouth of the Giant Mountain Divine Venerable. The massive body tried to break through the encirclement of the four elemental powers, but the cycle of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire was perpetual and unending. And with the external oppression from the Divinity Path Edict, he couldn’t break free from his fetters.
"He wants to use these elemental powers of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire to grind me to nothingness right here!"
The Giant Mountain Divine Venerable felt terror at Shen Yuan’s tactics.
Ever since he started fighting Shen Yuan, his Incense Offering Divinity Path had been suppressed, his Power of the Netherworld restrained, and finally, his strongest giant divine form couldn’t even touch the opponent’s robe before being sealed here.
Despite having the advantage in realm and power, the battle was still so stifling, nearly making Giant Mountain Divine Venerable spit blood.
"Go!"
Casting away the last bit of hope, Giant Mountain Divine Venerable smashed the space before him with his fist, stepping into the unstable spatial passage.
Once out of this place, he could return to the Donghuang Divine System and ask the Eastern Glory Divine Monarch for assistance.
Before absolute power, no matter how many techniques Shen Yuan had, he could not compete.
But as the thought flickered, the unstable spatial passage under Giant Mountain Divine Venerable’s feet collapsed with a thunderous crash. The chaotic currents of space made him fall into a narrow space somewhere.
"Where is this?"
Giant Mountain Divine Venerable looked around. The space was merely tens of miles in size, and the huge divine body felt a sense of constriction in such a narrow place.
However, in the next moment, a familiar figure stepped confidently into this place—it was Shen Yuan.
"It’s a trap!"
"His seal forced me to enter the spatial passage voluntarily, then dragged me into this realm!"
Giant Mountain Divine Venerable instantly understood the causality, but it was too late.
In front of Shen Yuan, the Sun God Dharma Image in a Taoist robe slowly raised its right hand, as the both clean and turbid Qi descended and Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire moved in concert.
The world reverted to Turmoil, with only the Sun God Dharma Image standing at the pinnacle of this realm. Its right hand, holding the might of opening a realm, slowly pressed down.
The Seal of Opening Heaven with Talisman!
Under the mighty power capable of opening a realm, the mountain-like colossal divine form collapsed thunderously, and the True Spirit barely escaped the husk before being rubbed out by the boundless Turmoil.
Giant Mountain Divine Venerable, perished!
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