Beyond the Sea of Enlightenment, the energy gathering above Starry Sky Plaza had everyone present on edge.
It was a pure, destructive pressure, as if an invisible giant eye were slowly opening in the heavens, gazing coldly upon this star domain.
"This aura... Is it a heavenly tribulation?" Elder Lei of the Nine Heavens Palace turned pale, his voice trembling.
"You've got to be kidding! How could a Planetary Rank breakthrough cause a spectacle like this? This power is almost on par with a Star Domain Rank life-form's tribulation!"
"Has he lost his mind? Taking a tribulation beside the Sea of Enlightenment? The vengeful spirits in there can easily trigger an abnormal tribulation, multiplying its power tenfold! What idiot would choose a place like this?"
Everyone chattered among themselves, their faces full of confusion and fear.
Only Chen Yan remained in the Secret Realm, but the strength of this tribulation didn't look like something a human apprentice could possibly provoke. It seemed more like some primordial beast lurking deep in the universe was breaking through.
Inside the Divine Temple.
When the ancient rune was completely imprinted deep within his Chaos Dao Body, Chen Yan felt an unprecedentedly close connection forming between himself and the entire universe.
It was as if he had become the center of the Ten Thousand Daos, the vessel of the laws.
"What's going on?"
But the next second, Chen Yan froze.
Empty...
His body was completely empty.
His cultivation had indeed advanced, but all the cosmic powers he had painstakingly comprehended—the [Time Authority], [Life and Death]... were all gone!
They had vanished without a trace. He couldn't sense even the slightest bit of them.
What the hell? Was this the final result of the Dao Body inheritance? Had it failed?
A Starry Sky Life-form's power came