Pure Yang Ancient Venerable was an Ancient Venerable. In any core Great Thousand Realm, possessing such a guardian was the highest honor. Many Ancient Ancestor Grade cultivators even took pride in becoming an Ancient Venerable's disciple. However, Su Xiaobai, who had come into contact with those higher existences in the Ancient Domain, already knew that this was merely the first step of the Ancient Grade!
Above the Ancient Venerables were the Ancient Overlords. And beyond them, there might be even more powerful existences. Perhaps they were the source of this willpower. It was not something an Ancient Ancestor Grade cultivator could resist. Or perhaps one day, when Su Xiaobai could cross into the Ancient Grade in a single step and reach into the world of Ancient Grade powerhouses, he might have a chance to sense exactly where this willpower came from!
However, the differences between the Ancient Domain and the other regions did not end there.
Su Xiaobai had noticed something the moment he entered this place. Everything here seemed extraordinarily tough. It even gave him the impression that the strength of everything around him was approaching the physical strength of an Ancestor Grade cultivator.
He casually took out Black Blade · Shadow and slashed at the ruins in the distance.
His true strength was comparable to the Eight-Step Ancient Ancestor Grade, and he could fight a Ten-Step Ancient Ancestor Grade cultivator at full power. Now, this seemingly effortless slash could take the life of an Eight-Step Ancient Ancestor Grade cultivator. Its might could be called earth-shaking across the star domain, and destroying space was no exaggeration. 04
Yet when the slash landed, it merely severed a small section of the ruins, causing them to collapse with a thunderous roar and triggering a small-scale tremor. It had not directly destroyed