Chaos First Palace, a radiant sea of clouds quietly unfolded, with ninety-nine floating palaces slowly rotating around the main hall, and waterfalls of light cascading down like an inverted Milky Way. This was the temple's usual serene state—but today, this tranquility was suddenly shattered.
On the front line of the cloud sea, a hundred miles away from the temple, the two disciples guarding the mountain suddenly sensed fluctuations in the void.
The first disciple looked up in astonishment. "Look quickly—what's that up ahead?"
The second disciple activated his divine sense, his expression instantly changing drastically. "No! That's not Elder Liu's aura! And... there's the fluctuation of a demonic beast there!"
Deep within the sea of clouds, a vast and chaotic demonic force is approaching, like a shadowy tide tearing through the clouds and surging towards the Chaos First Palace.
The first disciple's voice trembled. "Quickly! Report to the Palace Master! I'll activate the mountain-guarding alarm array!"
The next instant—BOOM!!!
The entire sea of clouds and sky trembled, and a golden defensive pattern rapidly lit up from the bottom of the temple, enveloping the entire Chaos First Palace. That was the Chaos First Palace's Mountain Gate Warning - Annihilation Radiance Heaven-Locking Formation.
Alarm runes shot into the sky, transforming into countless pillars of light that erupted with a soul-shaking roar above the sea of clouds.
Enemy attack. Extreme realm monsters approach. Cultivator teams follow.
Chaos First Palace - Main Hall
Inside the inverted golden main hall, Hall Master Yun Yanwan and Deputy Hall Master Yun Yanxi stood before the "Pillar of Return to the Abyss," discussing the aftermath of the Blood Blade Hall's fallout.
At that moment, a disciple flew into the hall, his expression changed drastically, and he knelt down, urgently saying:
"Reporting to the Palace Master! An unknown demonic beast has appeared in the sea of clouds a hundred miles ahead! And a large group of cultivators are approaching from behind!"
Yun Yanxi's gaze turned cold and sharp. "A demonic beast? Are you sure?"
"Confirmed, this disciple has locked onto it with his sea of consciousness... that aura is at least at the Annihilation Dawn Realm · Peak!"
Before the words were even finished—BOOM—!!!
The entire defensive array of the Chaos First Palace resounded simultaneously, and the talisman wheels on the ninety-nine floating palaces lit up in unison, as if ninety-nine Annihilation Star had awakened at the same time, their golden radiance dazzlingly bright.
Yun Yanxi's expression changed drastically. "The defensive formation has been triggered! The enemy is here!"
Another elder flew in rapidly. "Palace Master! A large-scale spatial distortion has occurred in the southeast cloud veins, clearly a characteristic of the Asura Divine Hall's magic!"
Yun Yanxi said in a deep voice, "Palace Master, they are... about to attack our Chaos First Palace!"
Yun Yanwan's gaze turned Ultimate cold, each word spoken with the weight of heaven. "--This is bad."
Elder Liu Xu led his army to wipe out the Blood Blade Hall, leaving fewer than three thousand disciples in the main palace.
"We've fallen for the Asura Divine Hall's 'luring the tiger away from the mountain' trap."
The next second—more than a dozen light gates tore open in the void, and fifteen Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme descended in unison before the hall.
"Lord! The defensive formation is shaking violently! We fear we've encountered a formidable enemy!"
Yun Yanwan said in a deep voice, "It's the Asura Divine Hall. There's no time to hesitate—all elders, follow me to the front of the mountain!"
Yun Yanxi shouted, "Summon all disciples!! At all costs—defend the Chaos First Palace!"
Boom------!!!
Ninety-nine runic star wheels on the main hall's sky curtain rotated simultaneously, and magnificent waves of light spread across the sea of clouds. A great battle powerful enough to shatter the Source of Epochless · Middle Layer was about to erupt outside the sky curtain of the Chaos First Palace.
Outside the gates of the Chaos First Palace, the sea of clouds churned violently, the sky was cleaved open by purple-gold lightning, and a colossal purple-gold divine tiger, capable of blotting out the sun and covering the sky, stepped out from the depths of the void.
The tiger's body was ten thousand feet long, with cracked, luminous wings on its back. With each breath, it caused the clouds and seas to shatter over a thousand miles.
On the back of the divine tiger sat a man clad in black and red divine armor, his eyes radiating a cold, destructive aura that seemed otherworldly.
--Qi Kun, the Second Elder of the Asura Divine Hall, cultivation level: Void Emanation Realm, Supreme.
Behind him, 100,000 disciples of the Asura Divine Hall surged forward like a tidal wave.
The powerful cultivators from the Only Book Realm and the Severed Observation Realm stood in neat formation, their killing intent piercing through the sea of clouds, turning the entire sky blood red.
The Palace Master and Elders of the Chaos First Palace arrived at the mountain gate.
Yun Yanwan arrived in mid-air, flanked by more than ten Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme Elders.
The two forces clashed above the sea of clouds, their auras colliding and causing the entire suspended divine realm to tremble.
Yun Yanwan's gaze was cold and deep. "Qi Kun, what brings you to my Chaos First Palace today?"
Qi Kun's lips curled into a chilling smile, his sneer echoing through the sea of clouds:
"What is it? Hall Master Yun, you're really playing dumb."
The golden tiger raised its head and roared, its voice like thunder splitting the sky.
Qi Kun's tone suddenly turned icy. "A few days ago, that little girl from your temple, along with someone at the Severed Observation Realm, dared to look down on my Asura Divine Hall!"
"They stole my temple's sacred treasure—and that's not all," "they even Annihilation my temple's Silent Mystery Realm · Supreme, [Venerable Yuhuang]!"
His gaze was like a knife, pointing at the gate of the Chaos First Palace. "Yun Yanwan, tell me—why have I come?"
Yun Yanxi angrily denounced it as "utterly absurd!!"
Yun Yanxi shouted coldly, causing the entire sea of clouds to tremble. "It is clearly your Asura Divine Hall and the Blood Blade Hall of the Nine Alliances Gang who colluded to steal my temple's sacred treasure!"
"They even joined forces with the Blood Blade Hall to slaughter Nan Lan, an elder of my Chaos First Palace Return to One Hall!"
Her gaze was icy. "Now you're turning the tables? How shameful!"
The Asura faction's Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme expert spoke.
Beside Qi Kun, an Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme, clad in black and gold battle patterns, stepped forward, his gaze cold and ruthless:
"Stop talking nonsense." "We're not here to argue with you."
"Entering the Chaos First Palace —you must give me an explanation for what Asura Divine Hall."
His tone grew colder, a murderous intent emanating from him like a churning abyss: "Hand over the sacred treasure and leave this place." "Otherwise—"
He raised his hand, a wisp of black-gold annihilation lightning flashing in his palm. "Kill without mercy."
An elder from the Chaos First Palace scoffed, retorting to one of the Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme Elders, "Hahahaha, truly shameless!!"
"The Asura Divine Hall has been bullying others for years, and now it dares to clamor in front of my Chaos First Palace?"
"Go ahead and try if you dare!"
Qi Kun's face turned completely cold. He raised his hand, and the sea of clouds beneath the Purple-Gold Divine Tiger instantly shattered, creating a thousand-foot abyss.
The voice, sharp as a blade slicing through the world, said, "Yun Yanwan, I advise you to obediently hand over the sacred treasure."
"Then—get out of this sea of clouds as fast as you can." "I, Qi Kun, don't yet intend to—wipe out your Chaos First Palace in blood."
Yun Yanwan's eyes suddenly darkened, her coldness freezing the entire sky. "Qi Kun, you're quite the schemer."
"A series of schemes were used to deliberately lure tens of thousands of my Chaos First Palace disciples away from the palace to annihilate the Blood Blade Hall." "The Blood Blade Hall was used as bait..."
"Your Asura Divine Hall took advantage of this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on my sect!" "Well done!" "Truly brilliant!"
Finally, Qi Kun narrowed his eyes slightly, "Hmph. Today—your Chaos First Palace —must hand over the Sacred Treasure."
Dark clouds obscured the sun, and 100,000 Asura disciples pressed forward in unison, their killing intent overwhelming like a natural disaster. A storm suddenly arose in the suspended divine realm.
Before the gate of the Chaos First Palace, a "Pillar of Return to the Abyss" with a golden radiance stretching for hundreds of millions of miles descended from the main hall, colliding head-on with the blood-red killing intent of the 100,000-strong army of the Asura Divine Hall.
The moment the two forces collided, the entire Source of Epochless · Middle Layer trembled.
Qi Kun slowly raised his hand. The Purple-Gold Divine Tiger roared to the sky, its sound waves like cracks shattering the world, tearing open a thousand-foot-long rift in the black mist.
Immediately afterwards, 100,000 Asura disciples stepped forward in unison.
That one step—mountains and seas shattered. Clouds rolled back. Spatial tectonic plates exploded in all directions like broken mirrors.
One hundred thousand men roared in unison, "Kill!!!"
The entire sky was stained blood-red. Countless "Asura Killing Marks" spread across the sky like thick ink, transforming into giant beasts, blood armies, ghosts, and tearing blades that danced wildly in the air.
The sheer scale of the event was as if a world were rampaging through it.
Yun Yanwan a step forward, and the sky was instantly ignited by golden light.
Behind them, more than a dozen Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme simultaneously rose into the air, their bodies transforming into billions of feet of light and shadow, their true forms covering the entire suspended divine realm.
They shouted in unison, "Disciples of the Chaos First Palace —form the formation!"
Three thousand disciples ascended into the sky like three thousand streaks of starlight. "Chaos Nine Luminaries Defensive Formation - Activate!!"
Boom!!! Nine golden stars rose from the sea of clouds and slowly revolved around the three thousand disciples.
Starlight poured down, forming a giant light array ten thousand meters long, enveloping the disciples at its core.
In the instant the formation began—the weight of the entire world tilted towards the Chaos First Palace.
Qi Kun raised a finger. Suddenly, a giant black and red hand appeared in the void, covering dozens of miles.
With a gentle grip, 100,000 Asura disciples simultaneously unleashed their first attack!
A wave of blood surged skyward, like a blood-stained tide from the abyss crashing against the heavens, crushing towards the Chaos First Palace!
Five Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme from the Chaos First Palace flew out simultaneously, standing in a line.
Behind each person emerges a different supreme true form:
Some people carry a golden wheel ten thousand feet long on their backs
Someone is stepping on fragments of time
Someone holds the Mudra of Annihilation in their palm.
Someone carries the stars on their shoulders
Ancient celestial patterns appeared between the eyebrows of some people.
The five elders roared in unison, "Chaos Silent Light - Five Laws Descend Simultaneously!!!"
Five beams of holy light exploded in the sky, clashing head-on with the blood waves of ten thousand Asura. Boom!
At that moment, the entire sea of clouds was torn apart.
Golden light and blood tide devoured each other, sparks erupting like stars exploding.
The gale tore through space, the cosmic currents reversed, and the sky was like a tattered piece of cloth being constantly torn apart and stitched back together.
Countless disciples were sent flying backward by the shockwave, their heartbeats, like war drums, echoing above the sea of clouds.
Qi Kun's eyes were cold. "A mere Annihilation Dawn Realm cultivator dares to try and stop me?"
With a flick of his finger, the Purple-Gold Divine Tiger roared, its back radiating black light.
"Asura Divine Hall - Second Sequence Fierce Slaughter Formation, activate." In an instant—
Black flame patterns appeared on the bodies of the 100,000 disciples behind him, and their spiritual power doubled!
Ten thousand auras surged simultaneously, as if a world had been forcibly lifted to its Limit.
Qi Kun gently pushed down with his palm. "Get lost." -- The world shattered.
When that palm struck, it was as if the timeline was compressed into a straight line, and all the scenes instantly turned red with blood-red light.
The five Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme were blasted back ten thousand meters, the starry river roared, and golden light scattered everywhere.
Yun Yanwan saw her disciple being attacked, and the golden mark between her brows lit up.
"Qi Kun, you will die today." She raised her hand and waved it—the aura of the Chaos Realm erupted.
The sky collapsed. The clouds vanished. The entire starry sea came to a standstill.
With a single palm strike, she shattered the sky like glass, creating countless cracks.
That palm strike wasn't an attack, but rather the reaction force of the entire world against Qi Kun!
For the first time, Qi Kun's expression turned serious. "The Chaos Realm · Extremity... you've finally made your move."
Yun Yanwan and Qi Kun's palms collided.
At that moment—the sky was torn in two.
On one side was golden chaotic light, as vast as the beginning of the world.
On one side, a black and red tide of destruction surged, like a rift in an abyss swallowing up light.
The impact point exploded with billions of rays of light, forming an enormous "annihilation black hole" that sucked away the sea of clouds, mountain winds, and spiritual energy.
The disciples were so shaken that they were forced to retreat, barely able to stand.
The Asura Legion's Blood Wave Formation was also torn in half.
Yun Yanwan's long hair danced in the wind, her gaze as cold as heavenly punishment. "Qi Kun —you dared to enter and break into my Chaos First Palace, you will not leave today."
Qi Kun licked his lips: "Very good..." "Then let Source of Epochless see—" "Which is stronger, the Asura Divine Hall or the Chaos First Palace?"
The heavens and earth seemed to be torn apart. The Pillar of Return to the Abyss trembled violently under Qi Kun's power, and at that very moment—
From the black mist beside him, a figure that was "almost impossible to observe" slowly emerged.
It was a powerful Asura warrior draped in a black robe and wearing a blood-red bone-patterned mask.
The moment he appeared—the entire Chaos First Palace went cold.
A thought suddenly arose in everyone's mind, "This aura... Chaos Realm... Supreme?!"
Yun Yanwan's gaze froze. The elders of the Annihilation Dawn Realm changed their expressions drastically.
Yun Yanxi instantly raised her protective chaotic energy.
Qi Kun chuckled softly, "Hall Master Yun, did you think... I would come here alone today?"
The black-robed Chaos Realm · Supreme expert raised his head. Even through the mask, one could feel the chilling aura of "destroying an era" emanating from him.
He only said one sentence, "The Chaos First Palace... will remain here today."
Yun Yanwan's long hair danced wildly. Behind her, the power of chaos unfolded a structure resembling an "inverted world."
Sea of Form cascaded down from above; shadows from all realms flowed upwards against the current, making the entire sky appear inverted.
She shouted coldly, "Chaos, Overturn Heaven!" Boom!!!
The golden light pressed down on the black-robed figure. But the black-robed figure merely raised a hand—
A blank space appeared in his palm. The instant Jin Hui touched that blank space...
The entire golden world seemed to be swallowed into an invisible abyss, disappearing without a trace.
Yun Yanwan's pupils constricted sharply. "Void-level Chaos... You don't belong to this realm."
The black-robed man's voice was icy. "Killing you... is enough."
Yun Yanxi roared, "Leave Qi Kun to us!"
The figures of the three Annihilation Dawn Realm · Supreme exploded into three beams of annihilation light:
One person stands on the Wheel of Annihilation, their hands transforming into chains of severed causes.
One person's brow radiated a pattern of Annihilation, wielding the power to Realm Breaking.
Behind one person, a river of ten thousand souls manifests, granting them the power to judge souls.
The three roared in unison, "Annihilation - Triple Severance!" It was as if three celestial beings of Annihilation were swooping down, striking directly at Qi Kun.
Qi Kun, holding the blood-stained gun in one hand, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, shouted, "You think I'm alone?!"
He roared, "Asura's Third Order - The Prison of Ten Thousand Calamities!"
His entire body was engulfed in blood flames, which instantly transformed into an abyss that swallowed the three Annihilation Dawn Elders.
The sky instantly transformed into a blood-red hell.
Every inch of air was filled with the infernal sounds of Soul Rend.
The three elders forcibly broke through the Blood Prison; one coughed up blood, and another had half of his soul burned away.
Qi Kun sneered, "In front of me, even struggling is a crime."
Ten Asura Void Emanation Realm elders stepped forward simultaneously, causing the void to collapse into nine layers of spatial shattered mirrors.
The black dotted lines, like a spider web, blocked out the sky and earth.
Yun Yanxi's long hair billowed, and the chaotic mark between her brows shone Ultimate: "You dare to challenge me?"
With a gentle flick of her sleeve, the entire battlefield was ignited by chaotic flames.
The ten Void Emanation Realm experts roared in unison, "Void Evolution Ten Forms - Step-Folding Heavenly Screen!!!"
Ten different Flow of Void Emanation erupted into the sky, causing space to fold layer upon layer, like a giant piece of cloth being repeatedly folded in half, attempting to crush Yun Yanxi.
Yun Yanxi raised the Chaos Sword with one hand, its light piercing the heavens. "Get out of my way!!!" Boom!!!!!!!!!
The ten Void Emanation Realm elders were blasted dozens of miles away by the sword light, but they continued to advance.