Supreme Being Unsealed, Two Enemies Arrive

The moment the ancient seal shattered, a terrifying pressure that suppressed the Heavens and spanned the ages descended like a vast ocean overturning the sky, ruthlessly crushing the entire altar plaza.

The world fell into absolute silence.

The Ancient War Spirits that had been rampaging and slaughtering just moments ago froze in mid-air; their pitch-black baleful aura ceased to churn, and all their ferocious intent bowed in submission. The bones of the surviving experts on the plaza creaked, their blood flowing in reverse. Even as they exerted their full strength to manifest protective divine abilities, their bodies were uncontrollably forced to kneel and sink into the ground.

No one dared to look up; no one dared to move a muscle.

This was a suppression of hierarchy originating from an Ancient Supreme, an absolute chasm of cultivation and time. It was like ants facing the firmament—a natural, insurmountable gap that left no room for resistance.

The pitch-black abyss crackling beneath the earth expanded frantically: a hundred meters, a thousand meters, ten thousand fathoms... The fissures spread across the entire Ancient Altar. Ancient divine stones crumbled layer by layer, and the debris suspended in the void was ground into dust under the Supreme's pressure.

A towering, indistinct figure slowly rose from the pitch-black abyss.

It lacked a complete physical body, its form woven from dark, heavy mist and ancient golden runes. It stood tall enough to touch the sky, obscuring all light in the secret realm. Its tattered armor was etched with the mottled cracks of ancient wars, every line saturated with the terrifying, murderous aura of ages past. Its features were invisible, save for a pair of blood-red pupils spanning a hundred yards, cold and dead, overlooking this newly born world of the Heavens.

It was merely a remnant soul, yet it carried a supreme tyranny that suppressed the ages.

"An Ancient Supreme's remnant soul... it has truly manifested."

The black-robed elder collapsed onto the shattered divine stones, drenched in cold sweat, his voice filled with utter despair. He had roamed the secret realms of the Heavens for ten thousand years and had seen countless life-or-death perils, yet he had never experienced such a suffocating sensation originating from the depths of his soul. The entity before them was a top-tier powerhouse who had lived in the ancient era, a Supreme figure who had once traversed the myriad worlds and held the heavens in his palm. Even as a mere remnant soul, it was not something the cultivators of the current age could contend with.

The surrounding surviving alien experts and evil-path cultivators turned pale, completely losing the courage to resist. They had all rushed to the core of the secret realm solely to compete for the Dragon Ball fragments and seek supreme fortune; none had expected that they would end up awakening a world-ending, forbidden existence.

The only one standing calmly in the entire area was the mysterious black shadow at the top of the altar.

It remained silently suspended in the shadows, its presence undisturbed, as if even the manifested Supreme remnant soul could not move it in the slightest. Only its cold eyes remained locked firmly onto Lin Chen in the center of the battlefield. The words from before—"Dragon Ball reincarnation, ancient seal, opened because of you"—still echoed clearly in everyone's ears.

Lin Chen's heart sank to the bottom.

In this moment, he fully understood the cause and effect.

From the moment he stepped into this savage secret realm, the Dragon Ball origin flowing within him and the reincarnated Dragon Soul awakening in his body had been subtly drawing upon the ancient seal beneath the earth. It was not a coincidental mutation of the secret realm, but his own origin aura that had become the key to breaking the seal.

The prying eyes that followed him all the way, the inexplicable energy fluctuations in the depths of the realm, and the abnormal flickering of the runic restrictions were never accidental.

It was he who had personally unlocked the cage that had suppressed the ages, releasing this terrifying Ancient Supreme remnant soul.

"So, the target was me from the very beginning." Lin Chen whispered to himself, a flash of realization crossing his eyes.

That mysterious black shadow had followed him the entire way, never launching a sneak attack, never revealing itself, and never interfering. It had watched from the sidelines from start to finish, watching him venture deeper into the realm, watching him use the Dragon Ball origin to continuously strike at the seal's barrier, until he finally triggered this world-ending crisis.

Son Goku's Super Saiyan aura fluctuated violently, the azure light struggling to resist the massive Supreme pressure, veins bulging slightly on his forehead. He turned to look at Lin Chen, his tone firm: "Lin Chen, this isn't your fault. This seal was already on the verge of breaking; it would have manifested sooner or later!"

Vegeta's brows were locked in a deep frown, his dark blue battle aura shielding his body tightly, his proud eyes filled with gravity. He knew better than anyone the terror of the Supreme level; the foundation of an ancient powerhouse was not something a common Realm Lord could fathom.

"Enough talk." Vegeta said in a low voice, "It has come to this; there is only one choice: fight."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Supreme remnant soul hovering in the void suddenly moved.

The blood-red pupils spanning the sky narrowed slightly, and the endless black mist churned violently. A terrifying energy, condensed to the extreme, instantly locked onto Lin Chen. There were no fancy techniques; with just a casual strike, a pitch-black pillar of destruction descended from the void, carrying the momentum to crush all things, and slammed directly toward Lin Chen.

Its goal was pure—to execute the reincarnation of the Dragon Ball.

The ancient seal was set because of the Dragon Ball. Now that the reincarnation had appeared, as long as it erased Lin Chen and severed the bond of the Dragon Ball's origin, it could completely break free from the shackles of the seal, devour the scattered Dragon Ball fragments, reshape its remnant soul, and return to its peak.

"Don't even think about it!"

Son Goku roared, his figure exploding outward instantly. His aura burned to the limit, golden and blue light intertwining as he pushed his combat power to the peak. He pulled his hands together rapidly, massive amounts of vital energy gathering frantically, and an azure energy sphere formed in an instant.

"Full Power Kamehameha!"

The brilliant beam of light tore through the air, clashing head-on with the pitch-black pillar of destruction.

The two extreme energies collided with a deafening roar that tore through the space of the secret realm. Violent energy ripples swept across the area; the already ruined altar crumbled completely, and the surviving cultivators nearby were swallowed by the aftermath before they could escape, turning into fly ash.

The azure beam held for only a moment before shattering inch by inch.

Son Goku's body trembled violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backward like a kite with a broken string. He slammed heavily into the ruins, his aura dimming significantly in an instant.

A mere casual strike had severely injured Son Goku, who had already broken through to the Super Saiyan level.

This was the absolute strength of an Ancient Supreme.

Vegeta's eyes sharpened, and he stopped holding back any trump cards. A blinding white light erupted from his body, and extreme energy gathered in his palms.

"Final Flash, Full Power!"

A destructive torrent of white light surged into the sky, following closely behind to strike the Supreme remnant soul's energy pillar, attempting to forcibly block the offensive.

But the gap in cultivation was like an insurmountable chasm.

The white light dissipated instantly. Vegeta let out a muffled groan, the armor on his shoulder shattered, and blood trickled down his arm. He staggered back several steps, the webbing between his thumb and forefinger torn apart, his combat power severely compromised.

The two Super Saiyan powerhouses had joined forces, yet they could not even withstand a casual strike from their opponent.

Everyone present fell into total despair, their eyes filled with nothing but dead silence.

Lin Chen looked at the two injured men flying backward, his heart filled with a mix of fury and gravity. He no longer held anything back; all the Dragon Ball fragments in his palm hovered before him, seven-colored origin light surging into the sky, and the vast, gentle power of the Dragon Soul swept through his entire body.

Golden runes instantly covered his skin, the violent Saiyan bloodline and the supreme origin of the Dragon Ball merging perfectly, and a brand-new power erupted from within him.

Since the seal was opened because of me, and the crisis began because of me, then I shall be the one to stop it!

Lin Chen's eyes were clear and firm. He stepped into the air, facing the destructive pillar of light head-on. His hands moved rapidly, forming seals, and thousands of golden light swords condensed, weaving layer upon layer into a dense Origin Barrier. Simultaneously, the Dragon Soul power within him surged, pouring into every inch of his meridians and flesh.

The sky full of light swords crashed into the black pillar.

Crack, crack—

Countless light swords shattered in succession, the Origin Barrier trembling violently as cracks spread rapidly across its surface. The berserk power of destruction washed over the barrier, drawing ever closer to Lin Chen's body.

Agonizing pain swept through his meridians, his internal organs churning as the metallic taste of blood surged into his throat, yet Lin Chen's figure remained as steady as a rock. He gritted his teeth, frantically squeezing every ounce of power from within his body and mobilizing every wisp of Dragon Ball essence to hold back this strike from the Ancient Supreme.

The stalemate lasted only a few seconds, yet it felt like an eternity.

In the end, under the extreme eruption of the Dragon Ball essence, the power of the pitch-black beam of light was whittled away layer by layer until it finally collapsed into the void with a thunderous roar.

Lin Chen's body shuddered violently, and he retreated more than a dozen steps before stabilizing himself. His face was as pale as paper, his breathing ragged, and his vital energy was nearly exhausted.

To withstand a strike from the remnant soul of an Ancient Supreme while still at the Realm Master level was already an act that defied the heavens.

The mysterious black shadow atop the altar finally showed a subtle movement.

It leaned forward slightly, its blurred gaze fixed intently on the iridescent light of the essence that had yet to dissipate from around Lin Chen. The aura that had been silent for eons began to ripple with an imperceptible tremor.

Above in the void, the Ancient Supreme's remnant soul flashed with surprise in its blood-red pupils, which immediately transformed into extreme violence and greed.

"Dragon Ball essence... a complete Dragon Soul..."

A hoarse, ancient voice echoed across the heavens and earth, filled with endless madness and longing. It could clearly sense that the power hidden within Lin Chen was enough to allow it to completely break free from the shackles of its remnant soul and even surpass its former peak.

The next moment, black mist surged around the Ancient Supreme's remnant soul, and all the baleful energy in the secret realm converged upon it. A destructive force, several times stronger than before, began to coalesce. This time, it was no longer a casual strike, but the activation of a true Supreme divine ability, sworn to kill Lin Chen in one blow and seize the Dragon Soul essence.

The pressure filling the sky surged once more, the air between heaven and earth freezing completely as the shadow of death loomed over everyone's hearts.

Son Goku and Vegeta endured their injuries, struggling to stand as they tensed their bodies once more, prepared to fight to the death to intervene. Everyone knew that if this strike landed, no one would survive.

Yet, at the very moment the Supreme divine ability was about to take form, in the instant of life and death, the mysterious black shadow atop the altar suddenly moved.

Ignoring the erupting Ancient Supreme's remnant soul and the overwhelming destructive pressure, it flickered, instantly crossing hundreds of feet of void to appear above the battlefield. There was no earth-shattering offensive; it simply extended a slender, pitch-black hand, aiming one palm at the enraged Ancient Supreme's remnant soul and the other at the exhausted Lin Chen, who was unable to dodge.

In this moment, two terrifying existences locked down the situation simultaneously.

The world-ending divine ability of the Ancient Supreme's remnant soul roared into existence, while the pitch-black palm of the mysterious shadow concealed an unknown mystery.

Lin Chen looked up, his pupils constricting sharply. He was shocked to discover that the power swirling in the palm of the black shadow was of the same origin as the Dragon Ball essence, yet it carried an ancient, desolate power that stood even above the Dragon Ball!

A double crisis descended upon him. He had never imagined that after breaking the seal, he would face not only the awakened Ancient Supreme but also this terrifying existence that had remained hidden until now.

And the true purpose of this black shadow was far more chilling than that of the bloodthirsty and tyrannical Ancient Supreme's remnant soul!