Above the Divine Firmament, the heavens split open once more, and the Bronze Celestial Gates appeared again.
A figure charged into the Bronze Celestial Gates, battle blade in hand. All laws merged as one, erupting with power that spanned heaven and earth.
Blade light swept across the sky, cleaving through the thick black mist and forcing it to part to either side like waves.
Radiance bloomed, and a great path reaching to the heavens condensed, stretching endlessly into the distance as though it sought to connect to that incomparably mysterious realm.
Countless people gathered once more, gazing up at the lofty sky.
Lin Xuan's figure, clad in the Golden Thread Armor, was deeply etched into their hearts.
"The Asura Great Emperor has opened the immortal path again. He has grown stronger."
"Half-Step Ascension—he is absolutely at Half-Step Ascension! How did he do it? Could this be the legendary self-ascension?"
"Terrifying. Not only did he achieve self-ascension without relying on Ascension Divine Fire, his combat strength is extraordinary. He is countless times stronger than those Half-Step Ascension figures of legend."
The discussions continued without end.
"Will this newly born immortal path collapse again?"
Someone voiced the question, thoroughly stirring everyone's emotions.
Gazes converged upon the newly formed immortal path.
Very quickly, they discovered the difference from last time.
This time, the immortal path was more solid. Waves of pressure crashed down, not only pressing upon the immortal path, but also crushing toward Lin Xuan.
Yet the immortal path shone brilliantly, completely unaffected by that pressure.
Sparkling light emerged around Lin Xuan. The descending pressure seemed to be transformed, then unexpectedly bestowed upon the immortal path, making it even more stable.
"The strength of the individual allows the Will of Heaven to accomplish more. The immortal path has already taken shape as