From Zhao Cheng's perspective, the force crashing down upon him was indeed formidable. Had his swordsmanship not already entered the realm of creation, he likely would not even have been qualified to fight it—or rather, he would have been utterly unable to track its whereabouts.
Yet at this moment, he held the home-field advantage. Moreover, this power had come from beyond the universe and had no point of support within it. Thus, although this tribulation force was immensely powerful and the life level of its source far surpassed his own, it still failed to do anything to him in that instant.
Even so, this tribulation force was extraordinary. Its understanding of higher dimensions far exceeded Zhao Cheng's, though it was subject to layer upon layer of restrictions.
In truth, at present, the most powerful force in this world was neither the universe itself nor Zhao Cheng, but that fluctuation which had created the Sword Seed. It had merged with the universe; merely a trace of its aftershock had produced countless sword-path geniuses, showing just how terrifying it was.
Even in the Ancient Cosmos, only races that had produced a Grand Sovereign would have their talents elevated. This was a connection between origins. Even a Grand Sovereign could not unravel its mysteries and proactively raise a race's lower limit.
Zhao Cheng wielded the Dao and could command the Sword Seed's power, but he merely possessed the authority. How much he could make use of depended entirely on himself.
This tribulation force had entered by exploiting a loophole in the system. It could only succeed the first time; the second time, that fluctuation would target it.
This showed just how formidable the things the Sword Ancestor had left behind were.
The other supreme powerhouses had already gained greatly merely from sensing the