The various factions wore grave expressions.
Though the battle just now had been a probing exchange, the fighting strength the Heavenly Emperor displayed had sent a chill through every faction.
One palm strike drove Yang Sheng back; one breath broke the encirclement.
That was Yang Sheng, the Yang Family Saint King, synonymous with invincibility at the same level, yet even he could only retreat in defeat before the Heavenly Emperor's Chaos Origin Light.
Lei Sui let out a long breath of turbid air. "To think the Amaterasu Divine Clan in a mere Outer Domain produced an unparalleled Heaven's Chosen."
"I never expected the Heavenly Emperor to have already cultivated Chaos Origin Light and taken that crucial first step."
A heavenly chasm separated Heavenly Immortals from Golden Immortals.
And Chaos Origin Light was the first stepping stone across that chasm.
Youhu Yu Yao sighed softly. "Yes, it is indeed astonishing."
"Once one cultivates Chaos Origin Light, one can soon cultivate Chaos Origin Power."
"After cultivating Chaos Origin Power, one can use it to condense the legendary Heart of Primordial Chaos and attempt to become an Everlasting Golden Immortal."
Chaos Origin Light, Chaos Origin Power, the Heart of Primordial Chaos.
These three steps were the three heavenly gates on a Heavenly Immortal's path to everlasting life.
Taking the first step meant already having one foot across the threshold of everlasting life.
How many Heavenly Immortal Peak Stage cultivators had exhausted a million years without even touching the first step of Chaos Origin Light, only to exhaust their lifespans and perish with bitter regrets?
Yet the Heavenly Emperor already stood on the first stair.
Yu Yao's lifespan was approaching its ten-million-year limit, and counting this occasion, this was her third time participating in the Heavenly Immortal Championship Battle.
The second time she competed,