Living in the deep palace

"who?!"

The Black Sand Dao Master's movements suddenly froze! He frantically swept out his "mid-stage fourth realm" divine sense, but found nothing!

"Playing tricks!" He thought they were accomplices of the dragon clan.

The rest who slipped through the net are also those who have strayed from the right path!
As long as they are suppressed by Xinghai, even if they are in the late stage of the fourth realm, they will still be suppressed to the middle stage of the fourth realm, or even the early stage of the fourth realm. They will not be able to defeat the three fourth realm experts working together.

however.

"it's here."

The voice sounded again.

This time, it was between his two subordinates who were at the "early stage of the fourth realm"...!
"What?!" The two demonic space pirates turned around in horror!

Suddenly, a figure dressed in a blue robe, with long black hair and a calm expression, stood silently between them! It was as if he had been there all along!
"East China Sea."

Su Chen ignored the three space pirates who were on high alert. He simply glanced calmly at the East Sea Dragon Emperor, whose aura was weak and whose dragon scales were shattered.

"Su... Su Zun!!"

The moment the Dragon Emperor of the East Sea saw Su Chen, his previously despairing dragon eyes burst forth with boundless joy and shame!

“Su Zun…I…I…”

He, the mighty Dragon Emperor, was actually driven to this point by three petty thieves!
"It doesn't matter."

Su Chen waved his hand. "Your crime is not one of fighting. It is one that Heaven and Earth cannot tolerate."

"It's the suppression of the Great Dao!"

"Once the adjustment period is over, you can easily wipe out these three clowns!"

His calm gaze finally landed on the three space pirates.

"Oh?"

After the initial shock, the Black Sand Dao Master swept his divine sense over Su Chen, and his face instantly revealed extreme astonishment and absurdity.

"Ha...haha...hahahaha!" He seemed to have heard the funniest joke of his life!
“One… a ‘lost one’… and another pair of ‘third-realm’ ants who aren’t even at the ‘fourth realm’?! Are these your accomplices, you big bug?!”

He could clearly sense the aura emanating from Su Chen, which belonged to the "Perfected Taiyi Golden Immortal" level! Even the form of the Law hadn't yet materialized!

"Big brother! Kill him! That kid's soul smells so sweet!"

The two demons at the "early stage of the fourth realm" revealed greedy eyes! They sensed the Taiyi soul fragrance that only a fifth-realm seed of the Heavenly Domain possessed from Su Chen!

"kill!"

The two demons, one on the left and one on the right, transformed into two streaks of black light and pounced on Su Chen!

They couldn't even be bothered to use the Great Dao! In their eyes, a "lost Dao" at the "Third Realm" didn't even qualify them to use the laws!

"Su Zun! Be careful!" the Dragon Emperor of the East Sea roared in horror! He wanted to help, but he was severely injured by the "Annihilation Divine Light" and it was too late!
However, Su Chen didn't even lift an eyelid when faced with the two "fourth realm" demons attacking from both sides.

He didn't even use the physical strength that would have killed "Cang Daoren" with three punches.

He simply uttered two words.

"Kneel down."

"Om-!"

These two words seemed to contain the most inviolable law of heaven and earth! Su Chen used the [Spirit] Origin that had already "changed" after fusing with the "Ten Great Origins"!

That was a will that transcended the "fourth realm" of divine sense and touched the threshold of the "fifth realm"!

"Wha...what?!"

The two demons, who were frantically attacking, suddenly froze with their ferocious expressions! Immediately afterward, an absolute fear originating from the deepest part of their souls and from the very source of their true spirits erupted!

At this moment, they seemed to see not an ant in the "Third Realm," but an ancient god-king who held the life and death of all beings in his hands! He was their creator! He was their mortal enemy!

"No...no...my path...my body..."

"do not want!"

To their utter horror, they discovered that their proud "Fourth Realm" demonic bodies, and their Great Dao tainted by the laws of the mortal world, were completely out of control in the face of these two words!
"thump!"

"thump!"

Under the incredulous gazes of the East Sea Dragon Emperor and the Black Sand Dao Master, the two arrogant "Fourth Realm" demonic star pirates actually collapsed to their knees in the starry sky, prostrating themselves on the ground! Trembling with fear, they didn't even dare to raise their heads!

"..."

"..."

The Black Sand Dao Master's movement, which was about to strike, suddenly froze on the spot! His withered eye sockets twitched violently!

"Sorcery...spells?! No! It's words becoming law?! You...who exactly are you?!"

He finally realized something was wrong! One "Third Realm" cultivator had caused two "Fourth Realm" cultivators to kneel down?! This was beyond his comprehension!
"Me?" Su Chen slowly raised his eyes, his calm gaze falling on the Black Sand Dao Master.

"I'm someone you can't afford to mess with."

"Your immortal ancestor, no, your creator—the Holy Lord of the Underworld Lotus—doesn't dare to be so arrogant as to kill me at will. Do you even deserve to know my true name?"

"ridiculous!"

Su Chen raised a finger and pointed it at the two demons kneeling on the ground, trembling.

"【force】."

He didn't even bother to use the Great Dao, only mobilizing the pure power of his physical body.

"Boom."

"Boom."

Two soft popping sounds, as if two bubbles had been crushed.

The heads of the two kneeling "Fourth Realm" demons, along with their divine soul fruits, exploded at the same moment, turning into two clouds of blood mist.

"..."

The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea slowly opened his enormous mouth. He froze.

He was an emperor in the mythological era! He was on the same level as those two demons! He was attacked by three people, and his Dao Fruit shattered!

And Su Chen...

He simply said two words: "Kneel down."

Then he moved a finger.

Two "Fourth Realm" experts... gone?!

Is this... is this "dream" too unreal? Or is this "real world" too surreal?!
"Demon...devil! You are a demon!"

At this moment, the Black Sand Dao Master finally collapsed! His Dao Heart, which was at the "mid-stage of the fourth realm," shattered completely in the face of this incomprehensible terror!
"escape!"

He didn't even dare to entertain the thought of revenge! He slammed his staff down! "Black Sand Escape Technique!"

His entire body exploded, turning into billions of black quicksand, about to disappear into the spatial rift of this shattered star field!
"Did I let you go?"

Su Chen's icy voice rang out again.

"【Tomb】." (Tomb represents stillness or sealing off.)
Om-!
The still, primordial Dao descended with a deafening roar! The billions of black quicksand that were about to flee suddenly froze in mid-air! Time seemed to have been paused at that moment! Every grain of quicksand was forcibly imprisoned in place!
"No...no...what...what kind of Great Dao is this?!" The Black Sand Dao Master's will, filled with terror, emanated from the quicksand! "My Dao...has been suppressed! This is impossible!"

Su Chen took a step forward, ignoring the distance in space, and instantly arrived in front of the still quicksand.

He stretched out a hand and slowly pressed it against the core of the quicksand.

"You seem quite familiar with this sea of ​​stars? Then..."

"[Spirit]." (Consciousness) "[Kui]." (Devour)

"Search for souls."

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!"

The Black Sand Dao Master's shrill, painful screams, yet he was unable to move due to being imprisoned, echoed throughout this star field!
……

……

Su Chen's hand, like the most precise "surgical scalpel," pierced the Black Sand Dao Master's soul core. The [Spirit] Origin forcefully suppressed his will, while the [Kui] Origin frantically devoured his memories!
A massive, chaotic torrent of information, filled with bloodshed and cruelty, instantly flooded into Su Chen's mind!
"Black Sand Starfield"... "Heavenly Fiend Star Thieves"... "Nether Lotus Territory"... "Supreme Saint Lord - Nether Lotus"... "Nine Nether Demon Abyss"... "Ruins Domain"... "Heavenly Domain"...

One by one, unfamiliar and terrifying terms flashed through Su Chen's mind.

a long time.

Su Chen slowly released his grip.

"Boom."

That still, black quicksand completely lost all will and vitality, turning into the coldest dust in the universe.

A Dao Lord at the "mid-stage of the fourth realm" in the present-day Star Sea... has fallen!
Su Chen slowly closed his eyes, processing the massive amount of memories.

"I see."

He finally had a preliminary outline of this present-day starry sea.

This can no longer be considered a starry sea.

It is not a place called "Ruins" but a desolate border region!

During his absence, Tian'e conquered countless powerful forces in the Star Sea, including his Taiyi Dao Palace.

Tian'e broke free from its restraints.

It opened up the passage within the inner universe of the Holy Lord of the Underworld Lotus, and also merged a portion of the Void Domain with the five major star domains of the Star Sea, attempting to pull the Star Sea into the Void Domain and assimilate it.

The star sea where he is located is called the "Nether Lotus Territory"! Its ruler is none other than the "Nether Lotus Saint Lord"! It is the territory ruled by the Nether Lotus Saint Lord in the Ruins Domain.

No wonder there are so many unfamiliar fourth realms; it turns out they have already stepped onto the land of the Ruins.

The Holy Lord of the Underworld Lotus is the supreme god of this realm, commanding hundreds of space pirate groups and demonic worlds. The Black Sand Space Pirates, however, are merely the most insignificant pawns among them!

"What a 'dark forest'..."

Su Chen opened his eyes. He looked at the East Sea Dragon Emperor, who was still petrified.

“Su… Su Zun…”

The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea trembled, not from pain, but from shock! He finally understood the insurmountable gap between himself and Su Chen!

Su Chen shook his head. He stepped in front of the East Sea Dragon Emperor and extended a hand.

The essence of life slowly flows through the palm of your hand.

"Buzz!"

That pure life force, imbued with the Dao of Reincarnation, instantly surged into the body of the East Sea Dragon Emperor! The Dao injury that should have been irreversible melted away as quickly as ice and snow before this higher-level Dao!
The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea's dull dragon scales once again shone with dazzling golden light! His aura was rapidly recovering!

"This this……"

The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea felt the power he had regained within him. His dragon head, which had stood proudly for countless eons, slowly lowered.

"thump!"

His enormous dragon body coiled up in the starry sky in front of Su Chen! The dragon head bowed respectfully!

"Eastern Sea! I pay my respects to...my lord!"

This time, it's no longer "Su Zun," but "My Lord"! This is the highest form of submission from the Dragon Clan!

Su Chen calmly accepted his bow.

"Get up. Donghai, do you know your mistake?"

The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea trembled, his voice bitter: "East Sea... I know I was wrong. I was wrong in my arrogance... wrong in not recognizing the height of the heavens, nor the depth of the earth. I was wrong in taking a dream as reality..."

Su Chen shook his head: "You're not wrong. It's this world that's wrong."

He gazed at the cold, dark starry sea of ​​the present world: "The Great Dao of Dreams is rejected here. You possess the realm of the 'Fourth Realm,' but lack its substance. In this realm, you are 'those who have lost the Dao,' the 'flesh and blood of Tang Sanzang' in the eyes of all native cultivators."

The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea felt a chill in his heart: "Then... my lord... what should we do?"

Su Chen smiled slightly: "I have already prepared the path for you."

He slowly raised his hand, and the azure light of "Jianmu Universe" slowly emerged in his palm.

"Firstly, enter my universe. There, the Great Dao is under my control, and you will be safe and sound."

"Secondly," Su Chen's gaze deepened, "I will observe the true Dao that I have plundered from this world within my own universe. And then..."

"Change!"

"Change course?!" The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea trembled violently!
“Not bad.” Su Chen nodded. “Abolish your false dream-like Dao! Use the Jianmu tree as your foundation! Use the laws of the mortal world as your bricks! Reshape your true Dao Fruit! This is your only way to survive! It is also the qualification for you to truly set foot in this star sea in the future!”

The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea fell silent.

"Abolish" the Great Dao? That's worse than killing him!
But... he remembered the helpless despair he had felt just now, and the terrifying power of Su Chen's words!
He finally understood.

"No destruction, no construction! No old dreams, no new beginnings!"

"My lord!" The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea's golden dragon eyes erupted with unprecedented resolve! "The East Sea is willing to change course! Please, my lord... grant my request!"

"Alright." Su Chen smiled with satisfaction. "Then, you will be the first person to transfer the Dao in my 'Jianmu Universe'."

He opened the entrance to the "Jianmu Universe": "Go in. Your companions... are still waiting for me in this dark forest."

"Yes, my lord!" The Dragon Emperor of the East Sea no longer hesitated. His ten-thousand-foot-long dragon body transformed into a golden light and respectfully flew into the "Jianmu Universe".

……

"call……"

The starry sky returned to its deathly silence.

Su Chen floated alone in this shattered star field. He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Nether Lotus Territory"... "Black Sand Starfield"...

The star map he had just retrieved from the Black Sand Dao Master flashed into his mind.

"Nineteen people... Tianyi, Xinghe, Dayan, Wanjun... you were randomly teleported to various corners of this territory by that great formation..."

Su Chen's divine sense expanded once more.

The laws of the present world are heavy, but they are also real. His Taiyi Dao Fruit, which has integrated the "Ten Great Origins," seems to be thriving in this real world, like a fish in water!
"My path does not belong to dreams. This... is my battlefield!"

"Buzz!"

Under the tempering of the laws of the mortal world, his divine sense became even more refined!
"found it!"

Su Chen's gaze suddenly shot towards another direction on the star map! That was a chaotic place known as the entrance to the "Nine Netherworld Demon Abyss"!

There, he simultaneously sensed two familiar presences!

"The Heavenly Venerable of Ten Thousand Jun!"

"Great Evolution Celestial Venerable!"

"Very good, they're still together." (End of Chapter)