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Chapter 1988 - 878: Hongjun Returns, Donghuang Ascends to Honor_2

Chapter 1988: Chapter 878: Hongjun Returns, Donghuang Ascends to Honor_2

"Who would’ve thought, I just broke through to Heavenly Sovereign, and encountered such a scenario."

"These two beings are immensely powerful. I feel that with just a wave of their hand, they could kill me."

"Truly..."

The face of the Eastern Emperor Unique was extremely grave, yet there was a hint of helplessness in her heart.

After striving to achieve the breakthrough to Heavenly Sovereign, she found herself surprisingly weak among the higher tiers of cultivators, leaving her feeling rather melancholic and conflicted inside.

At the highest point of Extreme Ancient, as the Daoist Immortal Great Venerable merged with the Purple Sky Palace and the Origin Land, his presence began to grow immensely. This immense presence swiftly spread until it enveloped the entire Extreme Ancient World, including the continents and the void.

In the midst of chaos, the Hongjun Great Heavenly Venerate, who had been treading forward, stopped in his tracks.

Though his injuries had healed and his strength had improved, he still realized that he couldn’t leave the Extreme Ancient World and prove himself as a Realm Venerated outside it.

So, he came.

As Hongjun halted, the Daoist Immortal Great Venerable also slowly stepped out from the Extreme Ancient World. The mighty force entwined with him made it seem as if he were the Master of Extreme Ancient.

Their gazes met, both knowing that the winner of the upcoming battle would become the true Master of Extreme Ancient.

The Ancient Great World was about to welcome its master.

The Daoist Immortal Great Venerable suddenly sensed something and looked in another direction. There, a cultivator in a black robe, with a long sword on his back, approached with an unremarkable aura, yet the power within him made the Great Venerable’s eyebrows twitch.

To the Daoist Immortal, ordinary Heavenly Sovereigns were mere ants; only high-level Heavenly Sovereigns warranted some attention.

And this approaching figure, not only was he high-level, but the cause and effect between them were substantial.

The one approaching was naturally Han Yi.

Ever since sensing the changes in Mount Kunlun and Hongjun’s appearance, Han Yi had set out from the Great Wilderness Dao Palace, heading towards Extreme Ancient.

In this battle, he believed he had the strength to participate. Though not as a main player, he could assist.

Seeing Han Yi, Hongjun’s eyes flickered. The last time he saw him, Han Yi was still a middle-stage Divine Sovereign, and if he wasn’t mistaken, he had just stepped into that stage. But in less than twenty thousand years, he had already advanced to high-stage Divine Sovereign, and judging by his aura, it wasn’t a recent breakthrough.

Such a rapid advancement surprised even Hongjun, who had long been a Peak Venerable.

If it hadn’t been for the explosion of the Tao Tomb, a cultivator like Han Yi would have had the potential to become a Realm Venerate.

However, the path from high-stage Divine Sovereign to Realm Venerate was much more arduous than from a mortal to high-stage Divine Sovereign, requiring a much longer time.

If he could survive the Tao Tomb and live to the next Chaos Era, Han Yi had a chance to advance further.

But if he fell within the Tao Tomb, no matter how talented or extraordinary, it would all be in vain.

Hongjun took out a dark Tao Stele and tossed it towards Han Yi, who caught it steadily.

This Tao Stele was the Chongxuan Stele that Hongjun had borrowed from Han Yi.

Hongjun had promised to return it, and so he did not break his word.

Han Yi’s divine thoughts probed the stele, and his eyes lit up.

This stele, which had been borrowed by Hongjun, now contained countless specks of bright light, each representing a world. And these worlds, no longer all low-level, now included some with Immortals and Immortal Realms.

Moreover, beyond these worlds, in the void appeared thin strands of chaotic power. Although this chaotic power was incomplete, if given time to replenish it, it would eventually form a true Chaos Realm.

The recovery progress of this stele had greatly improved.

Without time for further inspection, Han Yi promptly stored it within his Divine Aperture World.

Ahead, after returning the stele, a seven-colored auspicious cloud appeared beneath Hongjun’s feet, and he took out a dust whisk.

The seven-colored auspicious cloud and the dust whisk both surged soundlessly towards the Daoist Immortal Great Venerable. The whisk, with a gentle sweep, floated towards him.

These two attacks seemed weak, but standing not far away, Han Yi felt a pang of intense anxiety.

At the Chaotic Ancient Immortal Mausoleum, Han Yi hadn’t witnessed Hongjun’s battle against the Mausoleum Master firsthand.

Back then, the seven-colored auspicious cloud beneath Hongjun’s feet and the whisk in his hand easily suppressed three Peak Venerable cultivators.

Such terrifying combat prowess led the Mausoleum Master to resurrect and personally confront a single Venerable as a Realm Venerated.

Moreover.

In the subsequent battle against a Realm Venerated, Hongjun managed to escape despite being injured, yet none were lethal.

His power was incredibly close to Half-step Transcendence.

As such, the Daoist Immortal Great Venerable acted cautiously, absorbing the Extreme Ancient Origin, gathering immense power, and stepping into chaos to confront him.

However.

If he remained within Extreme Ancient, his advantage would be greater and his chances of victory higher, but the world might collapse and be destroyed in the battle.

With his understanding of Hongjun, this outcome was highly likely.

Years ago, Hongjun watched the Interception Sect’s downfall, even killing his junior brothers, indicating that besides the ultimate pursuit of the Great Tao and the quest to become a Realm Venerated, everything else was meaningless to him.

Such a person would not be swayed by any threat.

More importantly.

Actually, the Daoist Immortal Great Venerable had additional arrangements that would be ineffective within the Extreme Ancient World but advantageous in a battle within chaos.

Seeing the seven-colored auspicious cloud and whisk approaching, the Daoist Immortal Great Venerable’s expression turned icy. With a flip of his hand, an ancient seal appeared. This nine-colored seal contained a world within it.

This world was the Origin Land of Extreme Ancient. Though some of the origin had been lost, its essence remained, more precious than a world heart.

From the origin land, the Daoist Immortal Great Venerable spent several Chaos Eras refining it into this ancient seal.

He named it the Origin Tao Seal.

The Daoist Immortal cast the Origin Tao Seal, which expanded rapidly, covering tens of thousands of kilometers, releasing boundless Taoist aura. This aura even repelled chaotic power, revealing the deep space beneath.

The power of the whisk and the seven-colored auspicious cloud, upon meeting the Origin Tao Seal’s aura, got stuck in a stalemate. At the aura’s edge, myriad lights shimmered, looking brilliant but were actually a Tao millstone where countless Tao principles silently perished.

At this moment, any passing high-level Venerable would not survive but a moment under the conflicting attack.

Han Yi, not far away, tensed up.

Though silent, the two Venerables’ attacks were real and from the first move, they were not testing strikes but almost full force.

Seeing the Origin Tao Seal block the seven-colored auspicious cloud and whisk, Hongjun Great Heavenly Venerate gently nodded and began speaking:

"Heavenly Dao Manifestation, Origin Cast Tao Seal!"

"Daoist Immortal, it seems you’ve indeed made significant progress in my absence over these thousands of years."

Hongjun’s face remained calm, showing no surprise at the Daoist Immortal’s strength.

However, the Daoist Immortal Great Venerable’s cold face showed a slight frown of his eyebrows, and an unusual emotion of tension arose within him.

This tension was rare in his cultivation, occurring only once, over forty thousand years ago in the Chaotic Ancient Dao Domain, during the plotted battle among the Immortals of the Immortal Mausoleum and Extreme Ancient.

In that battle, he intercepted the fleeing Hongjun but failed as Hongjun noticed and despite inflicting the destructive power of the Heavenly Dao into him, couldn’t claim victory.

From then, the Daoist Immortal Great Venerable knew there was no retreat, resulting in the sealing of Mount Kunlun upon return and executing a plan spanning countless eons.

This tension was due to knowing from Hongjun’s words that he would unleash immense power next.

Indeed, in the next moment, he saw Hongjun produce a large black ax.

The appearance of this ax in Hongjun’s hand seemed odd as the Daoist Immortal knew Hongjun wasn’t an ax-wielding cultivator.

What shocked him more was the ax’s presence resonating with and causing a tremor in the Extreme Ancient Great World behind him.

"This is... the ancient artifact of a fallen Great World Master!!"

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