Lin Chen stood atop the Heavenly Domain Divine Hall, his white robes snapping in the wind, his gaze sweeping calmly across the entire Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain. Across billions of territories, myriad realm lords and countless venerables lay prostrate beneath the ninety-nine celestial steps, not daring even to breathe too heavily. The invincible sight of him crushing the Profound Yellow Realm Lord with a single finger and cowing the Eastern Domain Venerable had already branded itself deep within every Heavenly Domain expert's soul, becoming a reverence that could never be erased.
The Heavenly Domain Origin Pearl slowly rose and fell in the center of the hall, radiating a gentle yet boundless light. The rules, fortune, and vitality of the entire Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain pulsed faintly with Lin Chen's presence. Without deliberately controlling anything or employing any means, he was already the undisputed supreme imperial sovereign of this highest of realms.
Beneath his feet, the Heavenly Domain Divine Hall spontaneously shone with a sacred brilliance unseen through the ages. Countless ancient runes awakened and flowed across its structure, transforming into divine chains of order that descended around the celestial steps, like ministers guarding their monarch. Those runes were supreme Dao laws that had existed since heaven and earth were first sundered. Even successive Heavenly Domain Supremes had struggled to stir them, yet now they willingly submitted, offering Lin Chen the utmost reverence.
"Supreme One..."
The Eastern Domain Venerable knelt at the very front, his body trembling slightly, his forehead pressed against the ground, his voice so respectful it verged on abject humility. He had lived for nearly a hundred million epochs and ruled the eastern territories for countless years. He had witnessed the Heavenly Domain collapse and realm lords fall, yet he had never seen an existence like Lin Chen, capable of crushing the entire Heavenly Domain with nothing but his will.
Before Lin Chen, the venerable cultivation he took such pride in amounted to less than dust.
Lin Chen lowered his eyes, looking over the densely packed kneeling figures below, his tone utterly flat. "This place is dull."
Those words rang throughout the entire Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain like the sovereign voice of the Great Dao.
Every expert's heart jolted, and none dared breathe loudly.
Even the exalted Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain amounted to nothing but "dull" in this Supreme One's eyes. What sort of world could possibly catch his eye?
Lin Chen looked at them no longer. His white robes stirred as he turned to step into the depths of the Heavenly Domain Divine Hall. He had no desire to occupy this place; he merely wanted somewhere quiet to rest briefly. He was already invincible throughout the heavens, Chaos had bowed its head, and the Heavenly Domain had submitted. Nothing in this world could move him anymore.
But just then!
Humm-!!!
An indescribably terrifying fluctuation suddenly erupted simultaneously from the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds and the depths of Chaos!
This fluctuation was neither killing intent nor pressure, but a sound of worship arising from the very origin of the epochs!
First came the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Above the nine heavens, the stars sang together; beneath the earth, all living things resonated.
The Heaven-Burning Great Emperor, the East Sea Great Emperor, and the Devil Abyss Great Emperor, rulers of the three great imperial realms, led the myriad races of the heavens and countless holy lands in kneeling within their respective territories, bowing respectfully toward the Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain.
"We offer our congratulations to the Supreme One on ascending to the pinnacle of the Heavenly Domain and taking command of the order of the heavens!"
The Eternal Dao Domain, the Mystic Heaven Holy Land, the Four Seas Dragon Palace, the Primordial Dragon Clan, the Ancient Phoenix Clan... every force that had witnessed Lin Chen's invincibility bowed in worship. Their voices pierced the barriers of the heavens, reaching straight into the Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain.
Next came boundless Chaos.
Within the Chaos Divine Hall, the Chaos Heavenly Venerable led the Eight Great Dharma Protectors of Chaos and billions of Chaos beings in kneeling before the hall's raised platform, worshipping Lin Chen with the highest rites of Chaos.
"All beings of Chaos respectfully welcome the Chaos Ancestor of the Heavens! May the Supreme One's Dao endure through all ages, eternal and undying!"
Ancient Chaos beasts roared, divine Chaos light blossomed, and all of Chaos celebrated Lin Chen.
After that came the Primordial Divine Ruins, the God-Burying Abyss, the Nine Heavens Forbidden Land... in every perilous place Lin Chen's presence had once enveloped, remnant spirits scattered and savage baleful forces subsided. They spontaneously became places of worship, offering their respects to that invincible existence.
The heavens!
The myriad races!
Chaos!
The forbidden lands!
Billions of beings, countless races, and every expert bowed in worship!
Their voices layered upon one another, piercing time and space and crossing realm barriers, converging into a boundless torrent of faith that surged straight into the Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain and poured into the Heavenly Domain Divine Hall, making Lin Chen appear ever more sacred, majestic, and inviolable.
The sight shook the entire Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain!
The Eastern Domain Venerable, the realm lords, and the venerables stared dumbfounded at the torrent of faith pouring in from the heavens and Chaos, their minds utterly overwhelmed.
They had originally thought Lin Chen was merely a secluded expert from a lower realm.
Only now did they understand-
This white-robed Supreme One already ruled the heavens and held Chaos in awe. He was a supreme existence revered by the myriad races of the heavens and the beings of Chaos alike!
To think they had previously dared harbor even the slightest disrespect toward this Supreme One. They had simply been courting death!
"We pay our respects to the Heavenly Domain Supreme!!"
"We pay our respects to the Chaos Ancestor of the Heavens!!"
"May our sovereign endure eternally, invincible throughout the heavens!!"
Every expert in the Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain kowtowed again, their voices even more respectful, more devout, and more fervent than before.
Lin Chen paused briefly. Sensing the worship and faith from the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds, his expression remained entirely unruffled.
A hundred thousand years ago, he had already collected countless sources of faith, Great Dao merit, and epoch fortune. To him, this little power of faith was nothing more than a passing breeze, dispersing as it blew by, unworthy of mention.
"Noisy."
Lin Chen spoke indifferently.
As his words fell, an invisible will gently spread.
Instantly, the worship throughout the heavens fell silent, the Chaos Dao echoes subsided, and the cries in the Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain cut off abruptly. They had not been suppressed. Rather, the thought that they must not disturb the Supreme One arose spontaneously in every being's heart. They quieted, worshipping with their minds instead, making no further sound.
Silence instantly returned between heaven and earth.
Only then did Lin Chen nod in satisfaction and walk into the Heavenly Domain Divine Hall.
The hall's doors slowly closed behind him, shutting out every gaze from outside.
The interior of the Heavenly Domain Divine Hall was far vaster than it appeared from outside.
There were no pillars or furnishings within, only an endless sacred space. At its center, the Heavenly Domain Origin Pearl hovered, radiating a gentle light that illuminated the entire hall. Countless Great Dao runes were engraved upon the floor, each containing the mysteries of the creation of heaven and earth.
This was the core of the Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain, and the place where the Great Dao was most concentrated.
One day of cultivation here for an ordinary venerable equaled a hundred years outside; a realm lord contemplating here could easily break through their shackles and touch the threshold of the venerable realm.
Yet Lin Chen lost interest after a single casual glance.
These Dao laws, runes, and origins were far too low-level for him.
The Chaos Supreme Dao Attainment, Eternal Heavens Method, and Epoch Nirvana Art he had mastered over the preceding hundred thousand years had long since surpassed the limits of this heaven and earth, far exceeding what the Heavenly Domain's origin could bear.
Lin Chen casually sat in midair within the hall, his white robes hanging down, and closed his eyes to regulate his breathing.
Though called regulating his breathing, he was really only resting with his eyes closed.
His cultivation was already perfect, his body already eternal, and his soul already undying. He had no need to cultivate, comprehend, or break through.
His present state was ultimate perfection, eternal invincibility.
Time slowly passed.
A day outside was an instant within the hall.
After an unknown length of time, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes.
No divine light blossomed in them, nor did the Great Dao flow, yet they seemed to contain the stars of the heavens, the epochs of Chaos, and the Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain, so profound that none dared look directly into them.
"Time to go."
Lin Chen murmured to himself.
Fine though the Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain was, it was still not where he belonged.
Throughout the heavens, Chaos, and the Heavenly Domain, he was already invincible.
Then he would go somewhere more distant, more ancient, more unknown, and see what lay beyond this world.
He rose without alerting anyone or leaving any words. His white robes stirred, and he took a single step.
This step no longer shrank the land to inches or crossed territories. Instead, it directly tore through the realm barrier of the Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain and carried him into a Realm of Nothingness that even the Heaven Domain Venerables had never known of or entered.
The Realm of Nothingness had no sky, no earth, no light, no darkness, no time, no space, no principles, and no living beings.
This was the ultimate place transcending all realms, the beginning of every epoch and the end of all life.
Throughout the ages, no living being had ever been able to enter this place.
Even supreme rulers of the Heavenly Domain, sovereigns of Chaos, and great emperors of the heavens could only hear of the Realm of Nothingness in legends. They were not even qualified to approach it.
For here, there was nothing to bear them, no Dao to support them, and no power upon which to stand.
Any living being entering would instantly be ground away by the power of nothingness, leaving not even a trace.
Yet Lin Chen walked through the Realm of Nothingness as though treading level ground.
Within three feet of him, a small world spontaneously evolved, resisting the erosion of the power of nothingness. Beneath his feet, eternal Dao lotuses spontaneously bloomed, bearing him slowly forward.
His white robes remained unstained by dust, his figure steady and unwavering.
No matter how perilous the place or how forbidden the realm, before him, it was as peaceful as his own back garden.
At the very moment Lin Chen entered the Realm of Nothingness.
The Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain, the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds, and boundless Chaos all sensed it at once!
The doors of the Heavenly Domain Divine Hall thundered open!
The Heavenly Domain Origin Pearl trembled violently, releasing billions of rays of light that illuminated the entire Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain!
The Eastern Domain Venerable, the realm lords, and the venerables instantly rushed out of their territories and knelt once more before the Heavenly Domain Divine Hall, their minds trembling.
"The Supreme One... has left?"
"Where has the Supreme One gone?"
"That is... the direction of the Realm of Nothingness! The Supreme One has actually entered the Realm of Nothingness!"
Some knowledgeable veteran venerables sensed the direction in which Lin Chen had departed and cried out involuntarily, their faces filled with disbelief.
The Realm of Nothingness was a land of death, a forbidden realm, a place where death was certain and survival impossible!
Yet that Supreme One had stepped into it without so much as a frown.
Such boldness, such strength, such an invincible bearing had already exceeded the limits of their understanding!
"The Supreme One is an eternal existence. Even the Realm of Nothingness cannot hold him!"
The Eastern Domain Venerable drew a deep breath, suppressed his shock, and spoke slowly.
At his words, all the experts nodded, the reverence in their hearts deepening.
They firmly believed that wherever that white-robed Supreme One went, he would rule there, invincible in the world!
Within the Realm of Nothingness.
Lin Chen slowly advanced, his gaze sweeping casually over his surroundings.
Nothingness stretched vast and silent.
He spread his divine sense, yet could not reach its end, sense any living beings, or discover any realms.
This place was vaster than the heavens, Chaos, and the Heavenly Domain combined.
"Somewhat interesting."
For the first time, a faint smile appeared at the corners of Lin Chen's mouth.
His long invincibility had left him bored. His long years of looking down upon all had left him weary.
And this Realm of Nothingness had finally given him a hint of novelty.
He could vaguely sense an extremely ancient, extremely mysterious, and extremely powerful existence hidden in the depths of the Realm of Nothingness.
That existence was no weaker than him!
This was the first time since emerging into the world that Lin Chen had sensed an existence capable of standing alongside him.
"At last... an opponent."
An almost imperceptible trace of anticipation flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.
A hundred thousand years of signing in, invincible the moment he emerged.
The heavens bowed their heads, Chaos submitted, and the Heavenly Domain worshipped.
He had thought there were no opponents or pleasures left in this world.
He had never expected that this Ultimate Void would conceal an existence capable of stirring his interest.
Lin Chen quickened his steps, his white robes fluttering as he sped toward the depths of the Realm of Nothingness.
He no longer strolled as though through a quiet courtyard, no longer remained indifferent and casual. For the first time, the thought of going to investigate arose within him.
Meanwhile, deep within the Realm of Nothingness.
Upon an ancient continent suspended in nothingness.
The continent stretched endlessly, forged entirely from Chaos divine metal and eternal jade. Mysterious ancient trees never seen in any realm grew upon it, and supreme Dao streams transcending all principles flowed across it.
At the continent's center, within an utterly plain and ancient stone hall.
A figure clad in gray cloth robes slowly opened his eyes.
His face was ordinary, devoid of majesty or any trace of presence. He looked like the most commonplace old man in the mortal world.
Yet the instant he opened his eyes, the entire Realm of Nothingness trembled violently!
"He has come..."
The old man spoke softly, his voice calm, yet seeming to pierce through the time and space of all ages, resounding throughout nothingness.
"A hundred thousand years of signing in, nurturing an eternal body, gathering an invincible Dao... at last, someone has reached this step."
"Since the epochs began, you are the first."
The old man rose, lightly lifted his foot, and stepped out of the stone hall. Standing atop the ancient continent, he looked toward the direction of Lin Chen's approach, a trace of anticipation, a trace of gratification, and a long-absent fighting spirit appearing in his eyes.
"I am here, waiting for you."
"Waiting for you to join me in exploring the end of this Ultimate Void."
"Waiting for you to join me in attaining this true eternal Great Dao!"
His voice echoed through nothingness and reached Lin Chen's ears.
Lin Chen paused, the smile at his lips deepening.
"Waiting for me?"
"Good."
"I'm coming."
His white robes unfurled, and Lin Chen's speed surged once more. He became a streak of eternal white light, cleaving through nothingness and racing straight toward the ancient continent!
The Heaven Beyond Heaven Domain, the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds, and boundless Chaos.
At the same moment, every living being sensed a resonance of the Great Dao arising from the ultimate place.
The Heavenly Domain Origin Pearl blazed with light, the stars of the heavens shone together, and the Chaos Dao echoes rang out once more.
A verse spontaneously appeared in every expert's heart:
The Supreme One enters nothingness, the first foe through all ages; the Great Dao at last reaches perfection, and eternity is born henceforth!
They knew that the invincible Supreme One they worshipped was heading toward the ultimate place, setting foot upon the true path of eternity.
And as Lin Chen stepped into the void, his legend, too, would spread through every realm, every epoch, and every stretch of spacetime.
After signing in for a hundred thousand years, he emerged into the world invincible.
The myriad heavens were his subjects, chaos his servant, the heavenly domain his child, and the void his road!
His invincible journey had never ended.
His eternal legend had only just begun!
From that moment onward, no one in the world could be called his opponent. Lin Chen alone stood atop the Great Dao, looking down upon spacetime through the ages, holding dominion over eternal epochs!