Ten Thousand Great Emperor Phantoms appeared, one finger shattered the firmament, and all heavens bowed

The Black Prison Demon Bear's crimson eyes instantly locked onto Chu Xuan and Zhao Shanhai.

To this Saint-level fierce beast's senses, the two insignificant humans before it had presences as feeble as candles guttering in the wind, utterly beneath notice. It had guarded the Heavenly Evolution Secret Realm for endless years, devouring prodigies, elders, and even Saints who dared intrude, long since developing a savage nature of towering ferocity. In its eyes, Chu Xuan and Zhao Shanhai were merely snacks delivered to its door.

"Lowly humans, entering this bear's territory means certain death!"

Its deafening roar resounded through heaven and earth. The Black Prison Demon Bear stamped its mountain-sized body down, instantly splitting the earth into thousand-zhang ravines as rubble and dust shot skyward. Its enormous paw, covered in pitch-black demonic scales, slammed toward the two with the force to tear apart the firmament! Wherever the wind from its paw swept, the void warped and Spiritual Qi shattered. Even space was torn with fine cracks, enough to easily crush ordinary Saints.

Zhao Shanhai's face turned white as paper. His entire body stiffened, and even his courage to circulate Spiritual Qi vanished.

He was merely in the Grandmaster Realm. Before a Saint-level fierce beast, he did not even count as an ant.

"Mr. Chu..." Zhao Shanhai's voice trembled, his eyes filled with despair.

He did not fear death, but he feared dragging down this existence unrivaled in the world before him.

Yet Chu Xuan remained standing quietly in place, his white robes untouched by dust, his expression as indifferent as ever. It was as though what descended before him was not a killing move capable of annihilating an entire great domain, but merely an insignificant breeze.

[Ding! Detected: the Saint Realm fierce beast Black Prison Demon Bear has launched a lethal attack against the host!]

[Ding! Enemy cultivation: Sage First Level. Combat power rating: speck of dust!]

[Ding! Available counterattack options: kill with one finger, crush with your presence, refine its soul, casually slap it away!]

An indifferent thought stirred in Chu Xuan's mind; he could not even be bothered to read the system notifications closely.

After a hundred thousand years of signing in, he had long since risen above all heavens and myriad Daos. A Saint-level fierce beast did not even qualify to make him take it seriously.

Chu Xuan raised his gaze slightly, gave the Black Prison Demon Bear a faint glance, and uttered just one word.

"Retreat."

The word was spoken lightly, yet it seemed to carry the supreme majesty of primordial chaos first opening and the decrees of the Heavenly Dao!

Humm-!!

A terrifying pressure, invisible and formless yet supreme above all heavens and myriad worlds, erupted like a tsunami!

This pressure held not a trace of killing intent, yet it was more frightening than the most extreme Dao of Slaughter in existence, as though heaven itself looked down upon all living beings and the myriad Daos bowed in submission!

The next instant.

Rumble-!!

The Black Prison Demon Bear's enormous paw, powerful enough to shatter stars, abruptly froze in midair, unable to descend another fraction!

Its massive body shook violently. The ferocity in its crimson eyes instantly vanished, replaced by fear that penetrated to the marrow! It was submission and reverence from the depths of its bloodline and soul, the despair of facing a supreme existence without even being able to conceive of resistance!

"This... this is... the might of a true god..."

"A supreme existence above Great Emperors..."

"This junior... this junior deserves ten thousand deaths..."

With a thud, the Black Prison Demon Bear's enormous body dropped to its knees, its head pressed firmly against the ground, without even the courage to look up. It trembled all over, its hoarse voice filled with utter terror and pleading.

"Senior, spare my life! This junior had eyes but could not see, and offended heavenly majesty! Please show mercy and spare this junior's life! This junior is willing to serve as your slave for eternity, at your command!"

Before Chu Xuan, a Saint-level fierce beast was as lowly as dust!

The cultivators hiding in the distance to watch were already frightened out of their wits, their eyes wide and mouths agape, their minds utterly blank.

They had witnessed with their own eyes a secret realm fierce beast that even Saints treated with considerable wariness being frightened into kneeling and begging for mercy by a single word from this white-robed young man!

Such strength had already surpassed everything they understood about cultivation!

"That... that's the Black Prison Demon Bear... a Saint-level fierce beast..."

"One word... just one word... and it fell prostrate..."

"What terrifying existence is this white-robed senior? A Great Emperor? Or a legendary supreme true god?"

Countless cultivators broke into cold sweats and prostrated themselves, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Chu Xuan's eyes were indifferent as he looked down at the kneeling Black Prison Demon Bear, his voice calm and unruffled.

"The Heavenly Evolution Secret Realm is not a place for you to run rampant. From now on, guard this place and harm no more living beings."

"Yes! This junior obeys! This junior will uphold your decree for eternity!" The Black Prison Demon Bear hurriedly kowtowed in response, its voice respectful to the utmost.

Without another glance, Chu Xuan turned and continued deeper into the secret realm.

His robes were whiter than snow, his steps unhurried. With each step, space folded on its own, and he crossed a thousand zhang in an instant.

Zhao Shanhai hurried after him, the shock in his heart already beyond words.

He realized with increasing clarity that this Mr. Chu he followed was no worldly powerhouse, but a supreme true god awakened from an eternal slumber!

Wherever Chu Xuan passed, all the lurking fierce beasts, exotic beasts, and demon spirits of High Antiquity within the secret realm sensed that pressure above the myriad Daos. They fell prostrate, trembling, as ten thousand beasts paid homage and the myriad Daos bowed.

The Heavenly Evolution Secret Realm, once riddled with murderous intent, was as peaceful before Chu Xuan as his own back garden.

At the deepest point of the Heavenly Evolution Secret Realm lay a forbidden ground enveloped in currents of Chaos Qi.

This place was called Emperor's Fall Abyss.

It was where a Great Emperor of High Antiquity had passed away in meditation. At its bottom lay a Great Emperor's Dao resonance, remains, divine weapons, and the entire secret realm's most central fortuitous opportunity-the Emperor Source Immortal Lotus.

The Emperor Source Immortal Lotus flowered once every ten thousand years and bore fruit once every ten thousand years. Its fruit contained the power of a Great Emperor's source. Whoever consumed it could directly forge the foundation of a Great Emperor and was certain to become a Great Emperor in the future!

Such a supreme treasure was enough to drive all heavens and myriad worlds mad!

At this moment, all the Azure Mysterious Domain's foremost powers had already gathered around Emperor's Fall Abyss.

The Xuanyuan Aristocratic Clan of High Antiquity, the Primordial Jiang Clan, the Ice and Snow Goddess Palace, the Ten Thousand Demon Domain Imperial Clan, the Confucian Sacred Land, the Buddhist Ancient Temple, and the foremost demonic sect, the Blood Devil Hall...

Dozens of Saint Realm ancestors and over a hundred peak King Realm prodigies gathered here, their presences soaring skyward, their fighting spirit boiling, and the atmosphere stretched taut to the limit.

Everyone stared fixedly at the immortal lotus blooming with seven-colored divine light at the abyss's bottom, their eyes filled with utmost greed and fervor.

"The Emperor Source Immortal Lotus is about to mature! This is our supreme fortuitous opportunity!"

"Whoever seizes the immortal lotus can become the Azure Mysterious Domain's first Great Emperor!"

"Everyone, there's no need to hold back any longer! Attack!"

As those words fell, battle instantly erupted!

Saints' Divine Abilities streaked across the sky, prodigies' ultimate arts collided, billions of rays of divine light blazed, and thunderous booms shook the nine heavens!

Xuanyuan Hao, young master of the Xuanyuan Aristocratic Clan, held a sacred sword of High Antiquity. With one slash, he cleaved the firmament apart;

Bing Yao, the holy maiden of the Ice and Snow Goddess Palace, unleashed the Great Dao of Ice and Snow, freezing ten thousand miles with bone-piercing cold;

Jiang Taixu, ancestor of the Primordial Jiang Clan, activated his bloodline power and transformed into a primordial divine dragon, roaring through heaven and earth;

Xue Wuya, Hall Master of the Blood Devil Hall, brought forth the Devil Artifact Blood Soul Pearl, devouring living beings' Essence Blood with towering ferocity.

The entire Emperor's Fall Abyss seethed. Battle swept in all directions, countless cultivators fell, and blood stained the earth red.

Everyone fought madly for that single Emperor Source Immortal Lotus.

Just as the battle reached its fiercest point.

A white-robed figure slowly appeared at the entrance to Emperor's Fall Abyss.

Chu Xuan had arrived.

His appearance was like an invisible hand instantly pressing down upon the entire battlefield!

Every cultivator fighting paused at once, their gazes turning toward Chu Xuan in unison, their eyes filled with shock and confusion.

"Who is this man? Why does his presence seem so ordinary, yet fill my heart with fear?"

"He has no idea what death means, daring to enter a deadly place like Emperor's Fall Abyss!"

"Looks like another piece of cannon fodder coveting the Emperor Source Immortal Lotus. Just crush him!"

Xue Wuya, Hall Master of the Blood Devil Hall, wore blood-red robes and had a sinister face. His cultivation had reached Sage Third Level, making him one of the Azure Mysterious Domain's foremost powerhouses. He stared coldly at Chu Xuan, his voice filled with killing intent.

"Where did this wild brat come from, daring to snatch a fortuitous opportunity here? Die!"

Xue Wuya swept his hand out. The Blood Soul Pearl erupted with billions of rays of bloody light, transforming into a blood devil that devoured heaven and earth and lunged viciously at Chu Xuan!

Wherever the blood devil passed, living beings perished and all things withered. It was terrifying beyond measure!

"Mr. Chu, be careful!" Zhao Shanhai's expression changed drastically as he cried out involuntarily.

Yet Chu Xuan remained calm, not even pausing in his steps.

He merely raised one finger gently.

There was no divine light, no extraordinary manifestation, no earth-shattering might.

Just a casual tap.

Pfft!

The charging blood devil instantly shattered into nothingness!

The Blood Soul Pearl in Xue Wuya's hand exploded outright, turning to ash!

Xue Wuya himself was sent flying backward as though struck head-on by a primordial divine mountain. Blood sprayed wildly from his mouth, every bone in his body broke inch by inch, and he slammed into the rock wall at the abyss's bottom, losing consciousness!

One move!

Just one move!

The renowned Hall Master of the Blood Devil Hall, a Sage Third Level powerhouse of the Azure Mysterious Domain, was utterly defeated!

Dead silence fell over the scene!

Every fighting cultivator instantly stopped, staring wide-eyed and slack-jawed at that white-robed figure. Their minds went blank, their bodies chilled, and their scalps tingled!

"One move... he defeated Xue Wuya at Sage Third Level in one move?"

"How is that possible?! Xue Wuya is one of our Azure Mysterious Domain's foremost powerhouses!"

"Who... who in the world is this man?!"

Xuanyuan Hao, Bing Yao, Jiang Taixu, the Jiang Clan prodigies, the Myriad Demon Domain's imperial prince... every foremost prodigy and ancestor underwent a drastic change of expression, their eyes filled with utmost solemnity and fear!

They finally understood that this seemingly ordinary white-robed young man was a supreme existence they were not even qualified to look up to!

Holding his sacred sword of High Antiquity, Xuanyuan Hao stepped forward, his expression respectful yet still carrying a trace of arrogance.

"This junior, Xuanyuan Hao of the Xuanyuan Aristocratic Clan, greets you, Senior. Your strength reaches the heavens, and this junior admires you immensely. But the Emperor Source Immortal Lotus is a supreme treasure of heaven and earth, belonging to the virtuous. Could it be that you intend to bully the weak with your strength and seize our fortuitous opportunity?"

Chu Xuan's indifferent gaze swept over Xuanyuan Hao. His voice was calm, yet carried unquestionable majesty.

"Belonging to the virtuous?"

"You think yourselves worthy of virtue?"

"Before me, these so-called fortuitous opportunities and supreme treasures-if I want them, they are mine."

Arrogant!

Arrogant to the extreme!

So arrogant that every prodigy and ancestor was left speechless!

Jiang Taixu's beard and hair bristled as he shouted angrily, "You are far too arrogant! With dozens of us Saints joining forces, we may well be able to suppress you!"

"Join forces?" A faint, disdainful curve touched Chu Xuan's lips. "You are not qualified."

[Ding! Detected: dozens of Saint Realm cultivators have developed hostility toward the host!]

[Ding! Overall enemy combat power rating: a swarm of ants!]

[Ding! Recommendation: unleash Ten Thousand Great Emperor Phantoms, intimidate all heavens, and display your invincible might!]

A thought stirred in Chu Xuan's mind.

Since these people had no idea what death meant, he would let them see what true supreme divine might was.

Chu Xuan slowly raised his right hand and gently closed it.

Humm-!!

A Great Emperor's pressure originating deep within primordial chaos, supreme above all heavens and myriad worlds, erupted!

Immediately afterward, immensely towering, majestic phantoms, radiating a presence that suppressed the ages, slowly emerged behind Chu Xuan!

One!

Ten!

A hundred!

A thousand!

Ten thousand!

A full ten thousand Great Emperor phantoms stood in the firmament, looking down upon all living beings!

Every phantom was a supreme Great Emperor whose might shook the ages!

Ten thousand Emperors appeared together, the myriad Daos paid homage, and all heavens trembled!

"That... those are... Great Emperor phantoms!"

"Ten Thousand Great Emperor Phantoms... a full ten thousand Great Emperors!!"

"This... this is the legendary manifestation of ten thousand Emperors paying homage to a god!!"

Every cultivator was frightened out of their wits. Their legs went weak, and they dropped to their knees with a succession of thuds, trembling all over, their faces ashen, without even the courage to look up!

Saints?

Prodigies?

Ancestors?

Before the Ten Thousand Great Emperor Phantoms, they did not even count as dust!

Xuanyuan Hao, Bing Yao, Jiang Taixu... all these foremost existences who had once stood high above others now lay prostrate, shaking, their very souls trembling!

Chu Xuan stood amid the Ten Thousand Great Emperor Phantoms, his white robes fluttering like the lord of ten thousand Emperors!

His gaze was indifferent as he looked down upon the kneeling crowd. His voice resounded through the entire Emperor's Fall Abyss like the Heavenly Dao pronouncing judgment.

"Today, I will make you remember."

"The world's so-called prodigies, so-called Saints, and so-called Great Emperors."

"Before me, all are ants!"

"I am the supreme sovereign of heaven and earth. After signing in for a hundred thousand years, I emerged invincible!"

"All heavens and myriad worlds, all races and myriad Daos, must bow!"

His words fell.

Chu Xuan gently pointed one finger toward the bottom of Emperor's Fall Abyss.

Rumble-!!

One finger shattered the firmament!

The countless restrictions of High Antiquity, Great Emperor killing formations, and chaos barriers enveloping the Emperor Source Immortal Lotus instantly shattered into nothingness!

The Emperor Source Immortal Lotus, blooming with seven-colored divine light, rose on its own and slowly settled into Chu Xuan's hand.

[Ding! The host has seized the secret realm's ultimate supreme treasure: Emperor Source Immortal Lotus!]

[Ding! Ultimate mission completed: sweep through the Heavenly Evolution Secret Realm and suppress the powerhouses of all heavens!]

[Ding! Reward obtained: Chaos Great Emperor Origin ×1!]

[Ding! Reward obtained: Number One Physique of All Ages · Chaos Supreme Physique (Perfected)!]

[Ding! Reward obtained: Full sign-in access across all heavens and myriad worlds!]

[Ding! Reward obtained: Great Emperor-level Divine Ability · One Finger Shatters the Ages!]

[Ding! New map unlocked: God Realm · Nine Heavens Divine Domain!]

The system notifications rang out one after another in Chu Xuan's mind, like music from the heavens.

Holding the Emperor Source Immortal Lotus, Chu Xuan felt the immense Great Emperor origin within it, his expression as calm as ever.

To him, this supreme treasure that drove all heavens mad was merely an insignificant speck of dust on his path of signing in.

His gaze swept over the kneeling crowd once more, his tone calm.

"From this day forward, in the Azure Mysterious Domain, my word alone decides life and death."

"The Heavenly Evolution Secret Realm is mine to command."

"None of you may ever set half a step in this place again."

"We humbly obey your decree, Senior!!"

Everyone answered in unison, their voices trembling, their reverence at its utmost.

Chu Xuan said no more. He turned and walked toward the exit of the secret realm, his white robes fluttering.

The ten thousand Great Emperor phantoms slowly dissipated.

Yet that supreme pressure that suppressed the ages was forever branded into the depths of every person's soul.

Zhao Shanhai followed closely, trembling inwardly with excitement.

He knew that, from this day onward, the history of the Azure Mysterious Domain had been completely rewritten.

And the architect of it all was the man beside him-the supreme True God who had signed in for a hundred thousand years and emerged invincible!

Outside the Heavenly Evolution Secret Realm.

Heavenly Evolution Ancient City had long since become the focus of everyone's attention, with countless cultivators craning their necks in anticipation.

Holy Lord Tianyan stood respectfully before the entrance, his expression tense and reverent.

The moment Chu Xuan emerged unhurriedly from the secret realm, his white robes fluttering.

Holy Lord Tianyan dropped to his knees with a thud and bowed respectfully.

"This junior, Tianyan, respectfully welcomes your triumphant return, Senior! Your divine might is unrivaled, Senior, the greatest of all ages, before whom all heavens bow!"

Every cultivator in the city fell to their knees, their cries resounding through the clouds.

"Senior is invincible!"

"Senior is the greatest of all ages!"

"A hundred thousand years of signing in, invincible upon emerging!"

Chu Xuan gazed into the distance, toward the endless void beyond the Azure Mysterious Domain, toward the vast and mysterious heavens and myriad worlds.

After a hundred thousand years of signing in, he had long since become invincible.

The tiny Azure Mysterious Domain could no longer contain him.

His journey lay across all heavens and myriad worlds, the Nine Heavens Divine Domain, and endless chaos!

Chu Xuan lightly lifted his foot and took a step forward.

His white robes fluttered, and his figure vanished beyond the horizon in an instant.

Only a voice remained, resounding through heaven and earth and suppressing the ages, echoing throughout the Azure Mysterious Domain, echoing across all heavens and myriad worlds.

"A hundred thousand years of signing in, invincible upon emerging."

"All heavens and myriad worlds, here I come!"

The voice lingered long without fading, becoming a legend unchanged through the ages.

From then on, the world had one more invincible True God.

From then on, all heavens and myriad worlds trembled because of him!