Beyond the Peak Lies Another Peak, Chen Xun Joins the God Domain!

"W... where am I?"

Chen Xun felt his heartbeat. Everything around him was shrouded in hazy white mist, and he felt as though he were in a dream.

He only remembered that he had died long ago.

Back then, in order to break through to a higher realm, he had gone to the Clear Sky Sect to spar with Tang Chen. After his defeat, he sealed away his sword and retired into the mountains, never again involving himself in worldly affairs.

Suddenly, a voice rang beside his ear.

"Chen Xun, now that you have awakened, why have you not yet opened your eyes?"

The voice rang clearly beside Chen Xun's ear.

Chen Xun slowly opened his eyes.

Before him stood a hazy, indistinct figure.

He could not make out the other party's appearance. He could only sense an invisible power around them, transcendent and detached from the mundane, inspiring reverence.

"Wasn't I already dead?"

"And who are you?"

Chen Xun looked at Chen Luo with a puzzled expression.

Seeing Chen Xun's question, Chen Luo brought out the explanation he had prepared long ago.

"I am the Lord of the God Realm. By chance, I caught a trace of you in the river of time. I found it a pity that someone of your exceptional talent had fallen into decline and died because of a single defeat, so I revived you and returned you to this world."

A look of shock flashed across Chen Xun's face upon hearing Chen Luo's words.

"L-Lord of the God Realm... revival?"

These unfamiliar terms violently challenged everything he knew.

If someone had said such things to him before, he would have certainly thought that person was insane.

But the facts lay before him.

He had a heartbeat, consciousness, and control over his body. He had truly been revived.

With such means, there was no need for the other party to deceive him.

Moreover, there was something else that made Chen Xun believe the man's words even more.

Back then,

Chen Xun, at the peak of Level 98, could be said to have stood among the continent's very strongest. Even Golden Crocodile Douluo of Spirit Hall had been suppressed by him for an era.

In pursuit of a breakthrough, Chen Xun had chosen to go to the Clear Sky Sect and challenge Tang Chen.

If Chen Xun was the peerless genius of that era, then Tang Chen was the peerless genius of the Douluo Continent for the past ten thousand years.

A Level 99 Peerless Douluo, he had created all kinds of secret techniques for the Clear Sky Sect and raised it to the position of the world's number one sect through his own power.

His strength had always been regarded as the pinnacle of mortal Douluo.

Naturally,

after his battle with Tang Chen, Chen Xun's sword heart had shattered. From then on, he had lost all desire to cultivate, sealed away his sword, retired into the mountains, and died in despondence.

A generation's Level 98 Peak Douluo, hailed as a genius among Sword Masters, vanished just like that.

It was a regret of the Douluo soul master world.

Three generations of the Chen Clan could all be called geniuses. Across the entire continent, there were few inheritances like those of the Chen Clan's three generations.

Grandfather Chen Xun was a Level 98 Peak Douluo who retired after losing his challenge against Tang Chen.

Father Chen Jianjun was a Level 97 Peak Douluo who suffered grievous injuries after challenging Qian Daoliu and ultimately met an unfortunate end.

Sword Dao Chen Xin was a one-armed Level 97 Titled Douluo who faced Rakshasa God Bibi Dong atop Jialing Pass, ultimately perishing as his sword broke.

The Seven Kill Sword martial soul had been passed down through the family line.

For three generations, they had brought the Seven Kill Sword's brilliance to its fullest, truly living up to the name Seven Kill.

Chen Luo's words could not help but stir the hazy memories Chen Xun had sealed away for so long.

Back then, his presence had been sharp and imposing, and his ambitions had soared higher than the heavens.

Yet he had never been able to surmount the towering mountain that was Tang Chen.

How tragic. How lamentable.

Seeing Chen Xun's dazed expression, Chen Luo slowly spoke.

"After your death, your son Chen Jianjun also walked the same path as you. In pursuit of a higher realm of the sword, he took the initiative to seek out Qian Daoliu, another swordsman, for a spar."

"As the Great Worship of Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu's strength had long since reached the peak of Level 99."

"Chen Jianjun suffered grievous injuries during their spar and ultimately left this world because his wounds were too severe."

"But he had no regrets. Even before his death, he warned his son Chen Xin never to seek revenge, because he had fallen on the path of pursuing a higher sword dao, without grievance or regret."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xun's expression went blank once more.

After a long silence,

he did not speak.

"Jianjun... he was stronger than me."

A complicated look flashed through Chen Xun's aged eyes.

At least,

Chen Jianjun had never thought of giving up.

But he had chosen to give up after a single defeat in his spar with Tang Chen.

Perhaps,

that was why his sword had been unable to break through for so long.

Chen Xun slowly closed his eyes. His mind had never been so clear.

Did he regret it? Perhaps.

At that moment, Chen Luo saw that the time was right and curled his lips into a faint smile.

"They say there is no medicine for regret in this world, but with me, anything is possible."

"Now that you have been revived, Chen Xun, you can once again embark upon the path of the sword, carrying your son Chen Jianjun's desire to pursue a higher sword dao."

In an instant,

Chen Xun's aged body trembled violently.

The Seven Kill Sword that had long been sealed within him even let out a faint tremor!

It was a yearning for greater heights, and it was also the pursuit that had always dwelled in his heart!

To be revived and return to the world, to seek a higher realm of the sword.

To him, there was nothing in this world more tempting.

Of course, Chen Xun was not blinded by the desire in his heart.

He raised his head to look at the indistinct-faced man before him, his tone becoming respectful.

"Senior, you revived me and spent so much time on a lowly man like me. I fear it was not merely to tell me this, was it?"

Chen Luo chuckled upon hearing this.

"Of course not."

"I am the Lord of the God Realm. The God Realm's influence spans countless worlds, large and small, and even now it continues to develop."

"I crossed the river of time and set foot in countless worlds at great cost in order to bring every genius who yearns for a higher realm into the God Realm, creating a perfect world where everyone progresses together!"

"In the God Realm, everyone can come into contact with realms they once could not reach, and thus advance toward that goal."

"Beyond the peak lies another peak. Whether it is martial dao or sword dao, you need only remember..."

"There is no end."

Those four words exploded beside Chen Xun's ears like thunder!

The blood that had long fallen silent within him began to boil and burn once more.

"A higher realm of the sword dao..."

Chen Xun took a deep breath, his expression incomparably solemn.

He clasped his fists with both hands and bowed deeply to Chen Luo before him.

"I, Chen Xun, am willing to serve the God Realm, even if it means dying once more!"

"Realm Master, please allow me to join the God Realm!"

Seeing Chen Xun voluntarily ask to join the God Realm, Chen Luo felt immensely pleased.

The art of sweet-talking really was useful.

Chen Luo had originally been prepared to send Chen Xun back into the grave again.

"Very good. I admire you greatly."

"Since you are willing to join the God Realm, accept this item."

As he spoke, Chen Luo took out an object resembling a lens and handed it to Chen Xun.

"This is called the Myriad Laws Mirror. It is a communication tool used by those of the God Realm. You need only channel Soul Power into it to register your identity account."

"Not only that, the Myriad Laws Mirror contains a mission forum. You can accept missions there, and upon completing them, you will receive the corresponding points."

"Those points can be used in the Myriad Worlds Mall built into the Myriad Laws Mirror to purchase the treasures you need."

"For example, the divine-grade True Understanding of the Sword Dao, Great Dao sword techniques... or even the revival of the dead. It has everything you could want, with limitless possibilities."

Chen Xun had already been exceptionally excited upon hearing of the divine-grade True Understanding of the Sword Dao. The instant he heard that the dead could even be revived, he was so shocked that he could not speak.