"Congratulations, Master, on slaying a powerful enemy!"
"Congratulations, Master!"
"Congratulations, Lord!"
"..."
At that moment, Mu Wan and the others stepped forward to congratulate Dao Lord Taichu and Bai Ling'er.
Source Venerable's might had indeed been terrifying, utterly beyond anything Dao Yuan they had faced before could compare to.
Though Dao Lord Taichu and Bai Ling'er had joined forces to kill him with what appeared to be a single strike, the battle had been extraordinarily perilous. A single misstep, and they might have been annihilated like ants in those worlds.
"Enough!"
"Recover quickly. The two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine beings Source Venerable mentioned are likely already stirring!"
As Dao Lord Taichu's voice fell, the vast Sea of Origin he and Bai Ling'er had condensed began to surge rapidly, enveloping everyone.
Within that Sea of Origin, traces of power emerged from countless worlds and flowed toward Mu Wan and the others.
This caused Mu Wan and the others' auras to rise continuously.
Yet at this moment, outside this space, the enormous tombs surrounding the thick realm barrier—tombs like the one housing Source Venerable's true body—began to tremble slowly.
Extremely profound power spread out from those tombs.
Immediately afterward, black phantoms emerged from every tomb. Their forms varied, yet all seemed similar to the black giant python Source Venerable had unleashed.
Every black shadow turned its gaze toward Dao Lord Taichu and the others.
"Fellow Daoist Source Venerable died at the hands of a junior?"
"Interesting. Truly interesting. This fellow shall be my blood food!"
"Nonsense! He is clearly my blood food!"
"Shut up, all of you! This brat called Taichu shall be This Seat's blood food!"
"..."
Voices that seemed to come from beyond endless time and space emerged from the mouths of those shadows.
At the same time, waves of