In truth, the World Pearl had reached the level of a Primordial Supreme Treasure mainly because of Pantian's handiwork.
It had been formed by merging the Chaos Pearl and the Hunyuan Pearl. On the surface, both pearls were merely Chaos Supreme Treasures, nowhere near the level of a Primordial Supreme Treasure.
But the merged World Pearl was, in fact, a miniature Chaos World.
Like the World-Ending Millstone, it could grow in rank as its world evolved.
The world Li Xinghe had nurtured continued to grow. It incorporated the Chaos World of old and the thriving Primordial World, uniting three worlds into one. Li Xinghe then poured countless resources into it, creating the Star Realm of today.
As the vessel that held the Star Realm, the World Pearl naturally possessed the power of a Primordial Supreme Treasure.
If the Star Realm became a Greater Thousand World, the World Pearl's power would multiply, perhaps even far surpassing the Ten Primordial Supreme Treasures.
After all, the Ten Primordial Supreme Treasures had merely been born from a Greater Thousand World. The World Pearl was the vessel for one.
"It seems we all underestimated you," the Ancestor of Cause and Effect said grimly.
Had he and the Lord of Destiny known Li Xinghe had such potential, they would never have allowed him to grow.
But then again, they were among the Primordial World's greatest powers. Who would have cared about a little ant like Li Xinghe?
That little ant had simply grown too fast. By the time they realized what was happening, it was too late to stop him.
Elsewhere, two figures tried to slip around unnoticed. The Dragon Emperor and Feng Jiutian appeared at once and blocked their path.
"Creation, Destruction, do you really think you deserve the opportunity on the Path of Transcendence?"