"You were always the... final piece of my return."
Return-to-Silence Heavenly Emperor's grand, icy voice pierced endless void and dimensions, detonating within Chu Tian's sea of consciousness. These words were far more than a mere psychological assault—they carried a terrifying power beyond the understanding of the laws of all realms, striking directly at the depths of Chu Tian's origin!
"Bzzzz—!!!"
Within Chu Tian's body, the newly reforged Hongmeng Calamity-Suppressing Pagoda, which embodied the perfect balance of creation and destruction, let out a violent wail as though it could no longer bear the strain. The violet-gold Hongmeng Origin became like a powder keg set aflame, instantly spiraling out of control and turning into a raging torrent of energy that crazily battered every limb and bone in Chu Tian's body.
"Argh!" Chu Tian let out a low roar, clenching his fists tightly as his dark-golden bones crackled like thunder. To his horror, he discovered that his Hongmeng Heavenly Path, the power he had always taken pride in, was actually responding on its own to Return-to-Silence Heavenly Emperor's aura!
At the center of his brow, the originally brilliant violet-gold Hongmeng mark seemed as though ink had been splashed over it, rapidly transforming into a bizarre ancient rune as black as an abyss, radiating an ancient Taiyi aura. This rune was identical to the pattern within the Heavenly King Emperor's single eye, exuding an absolute, inseverable bond born of the same source.
"Heavenly Lord!"
"Little Brother!"
Chu Yunshang, Chu Tianwang, and the others were struck with alarm and tried to rush forward, only to be violently hurled back by the repulsive force erupting from Chu Tian's body.
An even more dreadful crisis descended in the very next instant.
"Aaaaah—!"
Above the Myriad Heavens Divine Pass, the countless cultivators from all realms who had just