Chapter 1366: Heavenly Venerable Yuan (Grand Finale Part 3.1)

At last, Wu Yuan's perception expanded to encompass the true appearance of the Nine Megaverses Spacetime. Before him spread countless megaverses and exploration sites of the cosmic sea—Realm of Destruction, Yonder Cliff, Azure Saint Tomb, and Chaos Voids. The Eternal Realms and innumerable living beings lay distinct and clear within his heightened awareness.

He sensed even the eternal powerhouses dwelling within their Saint Realms and Eternal Realms, their presences sharp and defined in his mind.

Yet some places remain impenetrable to me.

Wu Yuan realized.

The innermost core of the Azure Saint Tomb. The Chang Feng Spacetime in the depths of the cosmic sea, where Daoist Tian Xu resided. The deepest reaches of Yonder Cliff. The heart of the Chaos Voids.

These locations were governed by special rules and forces that blocked the Primordium’s perception.

The Daos of the Grand Supremes.

Wu Yuan understood.

Perhaps I might be able to destroy them, but I cannot pry into or control them.

Acknowledging this limitation, Wu Yuan chose not to disturb these areas, merely skimming their surfaces before continuing his exploration.

He began to sense the complete Primordial essence permeating everything, composed of the combined power of many Daos.

Reality and Void.

The ten Great Daos, preliminarily merged, form a near-perfect Dao that maintains the cycle of Great Destruction and Great Creation, allowing the entire Nine Megaverses Spacetime to operate with stability. But it's not absolute perfection, a tiny flaw remains.

Void. The interweaving of Ordered Void and Disordered Void laws forms the cycle of samsara, allowing countless souls to be born continuously throughout the Nine Megaverses Spacetime.

The Primordial Rules encompassed all Daos. Every insight, every trace of every Dao could be found within them, their operation maintaining the stability and power of the Nine Megaverses Spacetime.

However, the Daos encompassed within the Primordial Rules have not truly surpassed the level of Grand Supreme.

Wu Yuan realized.

The Dao of a Grand Supreme existed on the same level as the Primordium. Each Grand Supreme's Dao was unique, transcending ordinary profundities. But the Primordial Rules excelled in their vastness and completeness, encompassing all.

The so-called Three Supreme Divine Objects are not truly divine objects, but creations, yet not purely creations either. In a sense, they are all keys to controlling the Primordial essence.

Wu Yuan detected special imprints within the Primordial essence.

By right, the Three Supreme Divine Objects should never have been revealed to the world. The Primordial Rules should have remained uncontrollable by anyone. Someone had used their supreme divine abilities to alter certain operations of the Primordial essence.

Was it Lord Hong and the others?

Wu Yuan recalled the Heavenly Imperator's words.

𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

His consciousness’s perception continued to expand, faintly extending beyond the Nine Megaverses Spacetime to the Realm of Darkness. At the edge of Yonder Cliff, he vaguely detected a special source of power originating from an even more mysterious and vast realm.

No rush to explore that.

Wu Yuan decided.

First, I must resolve the current problem, then fully master the Primordial essence. To wield the Original Sword, one must comprehend the ultimate form of destruction by combining Disordered Void with the profundities of Great Destruction; essentially, the fusion of Void and Reality.

The Heavenly Imperator's Dao is already very close. Having mastered the Original Sword, he's obtained the key and stands only a hair's breadth away from perfectly controlling the source of destruction.

What the Heavenly Imperator lacked was insight into Disordered Void, though he had been constantly working towards compensating for this deficiency. After the battle in the Realm of Destruction, he had taken a significant leap forward.

Similarly, fully controlling the Heavenly Cauldron required combining Ordered Void with Great Creation. Once mastered, one could control half the Primordial essence within the Nine Megaverses Spacetime, possessing nearly invincible power far surpassing a normal Grand Supreme.

However, whether wielding the Original Sword or the Heavenly Cauldron, one can only be considered an Enforcer under the operation of the Primordial Rules. Only by mastering the Ancestral Pagoda can one qualify to become the true Primordium Controller, one who can even strip away an Enforcer's authority.

Wu Yuan's eyes gleamed,

Fully controlling the Primordial essence meant commanding all power within the Nine Megaverses Spacetime. Yet achieving this was also the most difficult feat.

Wu Yuan possessed two true selves. His body refiner self had pioneered its Dao as a mortal, allowing him to comprehend Great Destruction and Great Creation. Later, at the Dao Zenithel stage, he grasped the path that led to the Perfect Dao, gradually integrating the ten Great Daos into Great Destruction and Great Creation, approaching the Perfect Dao step by step.

His qi refiner self kept on deducing the law profundities of Disordered Void and Ordered Void. Simultaneously, both of Wu Yuan's true selves had pushed their comprehension of pure matter profundities to extreme heights.

Four paths to apex strength.

Wu Yuan understood.

One must reach a level approaching Grand Supreme on all four paths, or even truly break through. Then, finally, they must be integrated into one. Only then can one qualify to decipher the Ancestral Pagoda’s controls and fully control the Primordium.

Sufficiently complete. Sufficiently powerful. Not a single aspect could be lacking if one wished to become the controller of the Ancestral Pagoda.

Let's begin.

Wu Yuan decided.

First, break through to the Grand Supreme stage with my divine body. With stronger consciousness, I can then fully decipher the Primordial essence.

His thoughts stirred, already drawing upon the power of the Primordial essence, channeling it directly into his Eternal Psyche.

Though he had not yet fully deciphered the Primordial essence, merging with the Ancestral Pagoda was equivalent to gaining partial authority over the Primordial, allowing him to summon vast amounts of essence power.

...

In the dim void of the Eldritch Court Universe, Wu Yuan was battered repeatedly by the Heavenly Imperator, his vital aura steadily diminishing.

"Saint Yuan, have you already given up on resisting? How disappointing," the Heavenly Imperator sighed.

He had hoped Wu Yuan would fight him to the bitter end. But inexplicably, Wu Yuan had seemingly abandoned all defense, allowing the Heavenly Imperator to strike him at will.

"Has Wu Yuan truly given up?" The Dao Zenithels of the Eldritch Court watched with ashen expressions, utterly despairing.

Suddenly, a calm voice cut through the silence. "Heavenly Imperator, I'm afraid I must disappoint you."

A hand swept through the sky—one palm strike.

Clang!

Wu Yuan's palm collided with the Original Sword. His hand seemed to contain a strange power, easily blocking the incomparably sharp blade.

The Heavenly Imperator was sent flying backwards by this single palm strike, his body hurtling through space.

Impossible!

The Heavenly Imperator's eyes bulged in disbelief.

“What?”

In the distant void, whether from the Eldritch Court or the Immortal Court, all Dao Zenithels stared dumbfounded at this scene. One moment ago, Wu Yuan was completely defenseless, unable to stop the Heavenly Imperator’s attacks. The next instant, the Heavenly Imperator was sent flying by a single palm strike. The situation reversed far too quickly.

Is my power beyond that of a Grand Supreme?

Wu Yuan murmured to himself. He had perfectly concealed his aura, so the Dao Zenithels could not sense anything; not even the Heavenly Imperator could detect it.

In reality, within Wu Yuan's body, after his Eternal Psyche had dissipated, a vast and boundless world was opened under Wu Yuan's mental guidance. This perfect and real world drew its power from the Primordial Rules. This power poured into it endlessly as if by instinct.

As this world was born and expanded, vast and mysterious powers constantly emerged within it, flowing into every corner of Wu Yuan's body. The mighty Xuanhuang Body, nourished by this strange power, improved a thousandfold, a hundredfold, constantly ascending to higher levels. It was an astonishing metamorphosis in the order of life.

The frenzied strengthening of his divine body also rapidly nurtured Wu Yuan's soul, spirit and consciousness. The magnitude of this transformation far exceeded Wu Yuan's imagination, giving him a vague sense that a normal Grand Supreme was likely not this powerful.

“This shouldn't be possible!" The Heavenly Imperator struggled to accept what he was seeing. "My strength already rivals a Grand Supreme. Even if you've had a breakthrough, you shouldn't be able to block so easily." He swung the Original Sword in his hand once more.

Trillions of sword silhouettes converged, coalescing into a black line imbued with endless destruction, striking towards Wu Yuan.

Pah!

Another palm strike swept out, causing the black sword light to dissipate instantly. The Heavenly Imperator was once again sent flying, his body faintly beginning to rupture, already gravely wounded.

The Heavenly Imperator was utterly dumbfounded. In the next instant, he made his decision.

Flee

. He instantly retreated, transforming into a streak of light, fleeing like lightning towards the distant void. Under the pressure of life and death, his speed surpassed all previous limits.

How is this possible? How can he be so strong?

The Heavenly Imperator’s thoughts raced frantically.

Even if he broke through to become a Grand Supreme, it shouldn't be like this. However, though his power is terrifying, his speed may not necessarily be faster than mine. As long as I escape and return to the Realm of Destruction, even a Grand Supreme won't be my match.

All the Dao Zenithels were silent, staring in astonishment at everything that unfolded. Wu Yuan's sudden surge of power, the Heavenly Imperator's frantic escape...All of it shook them to the core.

If the two had engaged in a fierce battle, leading to the Heavenly Imperator’s defeat, they could have understood it. But this?

"We won! We really won." Though Eldritch Progenitor Di Jiang didn't understand what had happened to Wu Yuan, his heart swelled with excitement beyond measure. Eldritch Progenitor Zhu Rong, Eldritch Progenitor Xuan Ming, and the others all felt the same way.

"A Grand Supreme? Has Saint Yuan broken through to become a Grand Supreme?" Great Emperor Yan Tuo, the Blood Emperor, and the others who had already fled a great distance couldn't help but stop and turn in bewilderment.

"No!" Imperial Majesty Dong Huo exclaimed. "He's likely even more powerful than the legendary Grand Supremes." He exchanged glances with Dao Zenithel Wan Yu and the others, their eyes filled with terror.

The situation had taken a sharp turn for the worst. Imperial Majesty Dong Huo, Dao Zenithel Wan Yu, and even those Dao Zenithels from the Immortal Court faction suddenly transformed into countless streaks of light, rushing in various directions through the void. They fled in a frenzy.

"Stop! Block them!" Eldritch Progenitor Di Jiang, Dao Zenithel Fu You, and the others shouted angrily, trying their best to intercept these fleeing Dao Zenithels.

"There's no need to block them." A faint voice resonated in the spirits of all Eldritch Court members. It was Wu Yuan.

Immediately, Eldritch Progenitor Di Jiang, Dao Zenithel Fu You, Eldritch Progenitor Zhu Rong, and the others stopped, looking at each other in confusion.

"There's no rush," Wu Yuan said calmly. "None of them will escape."

Wu Yuan offered no further explanation but closed his eyes, silently sensing the changes within his body. It was an unprecedented metamorphosis.

Rumble~

The seemingly endless power from the Primordial essence fully opened the newborn world within Wu Yuan's body. Following that, the immense and vast Primordial essence seemed to weaken slightly.

The power within my internal world should rival the power of the entire River of Universes' spacetime.

Wu Yuan understood clearly.

This was purely the power under his control, and the mana nurtured by such a world was already more than a hundred thousand times greater than True Saint mana.

Nurtured and nourished by such powerful mana, Wu Yuan's divine body had become indestructible.

Even normal Grand Supremes are probably far inferior to me now.

Wu Yuan realized, as his newly nurtured, incredibly powerful consciousness once again entered the Primordial essence. This consciousness, over a thousand times stronger than before, instantly deciphered the entire Primordial essence completely. He faced no difficulty whatsoever.

Boom!

In an instant, the powers scattered throughout the Nine Megaverses Spacetime converged. Those Primordial Rules, previously operating on mere instinct, now united as one.

Previously, the Nine Megaverses had once resembled scattered grains of sand. But the moment Wu Yuan fully controlled the Primordial essence, the entire cosmic structure began to revolve around him as its nucleus. The system had finally found its center.

Like a divine sword that had been merely heavy without true edge, capable only of crushing with its weight, it had now been sharpened to perfection.

Primordium Controller

. Wu Yuan thought, sensing how he could empower himself with the Nine Megaverses Spacetime. The power exceeded his own by more than ten thousand times, truly vast and seemingly endless.

What lies at the end of this endless void?

He wondered.

Where exactly are Lord Hong and the others?

Standing in the void, Wu Yuan let his consciousness spread through the Primordial essence. As the power of the Nine Megaverses Spacetime converged around him, he effortlessly broke out of the Realm of Darkness—that vast, boundless cage that had once contained him.

In that moment, Wu Yuan perceived that the entire Realm of Darkness was actually an immense, boundless array.