Living in the deep palace

The central divine court, the Lingxiao Palace.

The mythical Heavenly Dao, seated atop the supreme throne, suddenly trembled!
For the first time, emotions called "shock and anger" and "fear" appeared in His eyes, which were composed of pure "order" and "rules"!

"found it!"

"Thief of time! You were hiding there after all!"

"You really are a troublemaker! You damned bastard, you shouldn't have appeared in my era!"

He sensed it clearly.

Just now, His control over the entire universe has resulted in a tiny hole appearing in the easternmost part of the Azure Dragon Starfield, on the ancient star Jianmu, which He considers a "wasteland"!

A completely new "new way," beyond His control and filled with "self" and "variables," is growing wildly there! Spreading!

Like a deadly "virus," it began to erode His seemingly flawless "cosmic system"!
"Good! Good! Good!"

The divine order of mythology, enraged to the extreme, laughed!

"I thought you were going to be a coward for life! I never expected you to dare to step forward!"

"Do you think that by turning a bunch of ants against me and occupying a deserted planet, you can shake my rule?"

"Innocent!"

"Today, I will make sure that your so-called 'new path,' along with that filthy planet, is completely... wiped out of this universe!"

"I can have as many pseudo-fourth-realm experts as I want! If I can't kill you, I'll just bring in a batch of even stronger ones."

"I could even seek out ten more to kill you..."

The next instant, a "Heavenly Decree" that was colder than ever before and filled with endless killing intent descended with a roar!

"Reveal my decree!"

"Lord of the Azure Dragon Starfield—East Sea Dragon Emperor, heed my command!"

"I hereby command you to immediately muster all your dragon sons and grandsons, and your aquatic army!"

"Send troops to the ancient star of Jianmu!"

"I command you to completely purify that planet and all its inhabitants within seven days!"

"If you can capture and kill that 'Time Thief,' I can make an exception and bestow upon you a wisp of true 'Fourth Realm Origin'! This will help your pseudo-Fourth Realm offspring take that long-awaited... final step!"

"annihilate his new path! Leave not a trace of him!"

"That traitor Su can live!"

"The new path must be destroyed!"

boom--!!!!!!!!!!!!

The decree of Heaven, like ten thousand chaotic divine thunderbolts, resounded fiercely in the hearts of all the powerful beings in the entire Azure Dragon Starfield!

Especially the final promise of bestowing the "true origin of the fourth realm" caused countless pseudo-fourth realm old monsters who had cultivated in seclusion for countless millennia to instantly breathe rapidly, their eyes bursting with endless greed and fanaticism!

The true fourth realm!

Those are supreme beings who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the ten ancient deities, truly able to coexist with the universe and live as long as the Great Dao!

It is the ultimate dream that they have been unable to reach even after exhausting several eras!
And now this opportunity is right in front of them!

……

……

Deep within the Azure Dragon Starfield lies the "Crystal Dragon Palace," a magnificent structure forged from the cores of billions of stars.

A majestic figure, dressed in a nine-dragon imperial robe and wearing a flat-topped crown, exuding an aura so imposing that even Golden Immortals would bow down, slowly opened his enormous dragon eyes, which resembled two golden suns!

He is the supreme ruler of the Azure Dragon Starfield, one of the Ten Ancient Sovereigns!

—The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea!
An unparalleled ancestral dragon! A genuine, first-rate... Primordial Dragon Ancestor who has stepped into the fourth realm!
"Heaven's law... decree?"

"interesting."

"The Mythical Heavenly Dao is the transformation of a fallen Immortal Ancestor. He was once the master of all these universes, but after his fall, he fell to a level where he is on par with the ten of us..."

From this day forward.

"We've never wanted to associate with him again, but I never expected that the Mythical Heavenly Dao would actually make a deal with me today..."

"interesting."

"Just who is this so-called thief of time?"

The Dragon Emperor uttered a majestic voice, like the grand pronouncements of the Great Dao.

"but."

"The true... Fourth Realm Origin?"

A complex and enigmatic light flashed in his golden dragon eyes.

There was greed, there was desire, but more than anything, there was a deep... fear.

He is different from the other "pseudo-fourth realm" beings who were born after the fall of the Heavenly Dao.

He is an ancient being who witnessed the rise and fall of the mythological era!
He knew better than anyone how terrifying and how callous the supreme mythical Heavenly Dao truly was!
To make a deal with Him is like asking a tiger for its skin!
However, the allure of the "true fourth realm origin" is simply too great!

His only offspring has been trapped in this state for far too long...

He pondered for a long time.

Finally, the Dragon Emperor's majestic voice resounded throughout the entire Crystal Dragon Palace.

"Issue my... Dragon Emperor's decree!"

"Where are the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas?!"

"exist!"

The four auras, all equally powerful to the extreme and terrifying at the pseudo-fourth realm level, resounded from all four directions of the Dragon Palace!

"Gather all your dragon sons and grandsons, and even the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, above the level of True Immortal!"

The Dragon Emperor's voice was filled with unquestionable majesty.

"Target--"

"—Jianmu Ancient Star!"

"Leave not a blade of grass behind!"

……

……

A true star-domain level war, ten times more terrifying than the previous campaign by the Divine Court army, is about to begin!

This time, Su Chen will no longer be facing those "false gods" whose origins have been drained.

Rather, he is an ancient giant who truly survived from the previous glorious era and wields the complete Great Dao!
And under His command, there was an endless army of dragons, powerful enough to completely submerge an entire star field!
At this moment, Su Chen, who was at the very center of the storm, seemed to have anticipated this.

He stood above the City of Unyielding, his gaze calmly fixed on the distant starry sky. A cold, dangerous smile played on his lips.

"Finally, are they willing to send the real 'chess players' onto the field?"

"Mythical Heavenly Dao..."

"You think you can use a wisp of 'origin' as bait to make this old dragon risk its life for you?"

"You underestimate a true fourth-realm 'pride'."

"They've seriously underestimated the speed at which this 'seed' I just planted is growing."

Su Chen slowly turned around and looked down at the tens of thousands of cultivators below who were also feeling the terrifying pressure from the depths of the star field, their faces filled with tension and unease.

His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's hearts, instantly soothing all their...fear.

"No need to panic."

"Seven days from now, a torrential downpour will sweep across the entire star field."

"And you..."

A glint of madness flashed in Su Chen's eyes, a light powerful enough to make the entire universe tremble.

"...They will be the first to brave this 'torrential rain,' defying the heavens and transforming into 'true dragons'...the pioneers!"

After saying that, Su Chen's figure transformed into a stream of light and instantly disappeared into the interior of the "Jianmu Divine Tree," which had been dead for countless millennia.

Before the dragon army arrives, he will lay down a colossal array that will shock the entire mythological era for this planet long forgotten by the world and for these beings who have just rekindled their hope!
Su Chen's figure appeared in the core area of ​​the Jianmu Divine Tree, which had long been withered and even petrified.

This place was once the life center of this sacred tree, but now only desolation remains.

The air was filled with a dense, almost tangible "curse" power and the "destructive" Daoist aura left behind by the ancient demon god.

Any living being that dares to set foot in this place will be instantly corrupted by these two terrifying forces and turned into a pool of pus and blood.

however.

Su Chen, however, walked through this desolate place as if he were strolling leisurely.

Those curses and destructive powers that would make even a Golden Immortal pale in comparison, retreated meekly the moment they came within three feet of his body, as if they were subjects of a king.

"Good nutrients."

A satisfied smile curved the corners of Su Chen's lips.

He sat cross-legged, and his strange eyes, half chaos and half data, suddenly opened!

"In my name, the definition is altered!"

"A curse becomes a blessing!"

"Destruction is the prelude to rebirth!"

boom--!!!!!!!!!!!!

An invisible, lawless, and purely information-based "conceptual" power erupted from Su Chen's center!

The core of the entire Jianmu Divine Tree, which had been dormant for hundreds of millions of years and had long since turned into stubborn stone, suddenly trembled!
Then, an unbelievable scene unfolded!

The dark, ominous "curse" runes... began to shed their darkness and radiate a soft, vibrant emerald green light!

That violent, destructive Daoist aura, filled with the meaning of "end," began to reverse and evolve into the first wisp of "creation" representing "hope" at the beginning of the universe!
Click…click…

The long-dead Jianmu Divine Tree was emitting a powerful, heart-like throbbing sound from within!

A force so immense that it could make the entire "Tree of the True Self," in which Su Chen resided, serve as its "soul," while the "World Tree," which had been reborn by fusing the power of ancient gods and demons, served as its "body."

An unprecedented, all-encompassing, and even self-growing supreme divine array is beginning to take shape!
……

……

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

On the morning of the seventh day, as the first rays of sunlight illuminated this cursed land.

A terrifying demonic aura, so immense that it could make the entire starry sky tremble, swept in from the distant depths of the universe like a black tsunami!

coming!

Under the command of the Dragon Emperor of the East Sea, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas personally led an army of hundreds of millions of aquatic creatures...and they have arrived!
All that could be seen was the pitch-black cosmic sky.

Space, like a fragile mirror, was forcibly torn apart by an unreasonable and enormous force!
Four enormous, ferocious dragon heads, large enough to blot out the stars, slowly emerged from the crack in space!
Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Guang!
West Sea Dragon King, Ao Run!
Dragon King of the South Sea, Ao Qin!
Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the North Sea!
The four genuine pseudo-fourth realm supreme dragon kings, with their terrifying dragon might originating from the primordial era, unleashed their full power as they crushed down upon the tiny, seemingly vulnerable Jianmu Ancient Star below!

Behind them, within the endless spatial rifts, were countless aquatic armies clad in ferocious armor forged from deep-sea black iron, wielding various magical treasures that gleamed with cold light!

There are countless dragon sons and grandsons of true immortals!

There are countless crab generals and tortoise spirits of the Xuanxian level!

Even ancient giants at the Golden Immortal level, who control a sea eye, have come—dozens of them in total!

This is a destructive force capable of easily crushing any top-tier immortal sect!

"By the decree of the Dragon Emperor!"

"The remnants of the Jianmu tree, ignorant of the will of Heaven, dare to defy the will of Heaven; their crimes are unforgivable!"

The leader, Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, opened his huge dragon mouth and emitted a judgmental sound like billions of thunderbolts roaring in unison!
"Today, we act on behalf of Heaven to carry out the punishment!"

"—Flood!"

As he uttered his last word!

Boom—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Endless, the "Heavenly River Water," formed from the pure "Kui Water Law," poured out from the endless spatial rifts!

That's not ordinary water!
That is the Nine Heavens Weak Water, capable of extinguishing stars, obliterating celestial bodies, corroding all things, and even easily dissolving the bodies of Golden Immortals!
A massive aquatic army is simultaneously unleashing its power!

At this moment, the entire universe seemed to have transformed into a vast ocean composed of "destruction" and "end"!
They want to completely erase this planet, along with all its living beings and all its causes and effects, from this universe!
Above the ancient star Jianmu, within the city of Unyielding.

All the cultivators raised their heads, their faces filled with horror as they stared at the apocalyptic scene that seemed as if the sky were about to collapse!
Their faces were etched with fear that came from the depths of their souls!
Is this... the power of the Ten Ancient Venerables?
Is this... the majesty of the dragon race?
Faced with such an absolute natural disaster, enough to restart an era!
Their newly ignited flames of resistance seemed so... insignificant, and laughable.

However, just when everyone was on the verge of despair!
A calm, seemingly timeless voice emanated from the top of the Jianmu Divine Tree, which had long since turned entirely emerald green.

"I said."

Water flows downhill.

Buzz—! ...

In an instant!
Follow your words!
The torrent of "Nine Heavens Weak Water," which was powerful enough to engulf everything, suddenly stopped just as it was about to touch the atmosphere of the ancient star Jianmu!
Then, under the incredulous and horrified gazes of the Four Dragon Kings!

The endless Weak Water seemed to be governed by some more supreme and irreversible "physical law"!

They actually deliberately avoided the ancient star Jianmu!
Like a river that has encountered a strong dam!
They rushed past both sides of the planet and surged towards the even lower, darker vacuum of space behind them!
In an instant, the entire battlefield witnessed an incredibly absurd yet magnificent spectacle!
A verdant planet floats silently in the void.

And around it is a surging and roaring cosmic river composed of the "Nine Heavens Weak Water"!

The river flows endlessly!

The planet, however, remained completely dry! (End of Chapter)