Chapter 716: Luring, Manifestation (4K)

This Golden Phoenix Divine Emperor clearly did not achieve the source through a single great Dao principle.

Perhaps he walked the path of proof.

His source qi is extraordinarily vast and magnificent.

Continuously unleashing that heaven-shaking, earth-moving source-level Dao technique, vast swaths of void shattered, chaotic qi scattered and collapsed, then was differentiated by that magnificent golden light Taiji Dao diagram into the five elemental material foundations.

However, during the collapse of chaotic qi, countless chaotic entities and chaotic qi collided, from which earth, water, wind, and fire emerged—extremely unstable factors that kept raging, shaking and unsettling the five-element material foundation's sediment.

At this moment, after swinging his sword dozens of times in succession, even borrowing the divine power of Heaven and Man, the Golden Phoenix Divine Emperor still felt his source cultivation draining heavily, especially the fatigue upon his primordial spirit, as if his primordial spirit had reached a certain degree of exhaustion and could no longer bear the power of the Heaven and Man wills.

The nine Divine Emperors also noticed this scene and all chose to act.

As Danque Divine Emperor waved his hand, the boundless earth origin from the depths of the void gathered, instantly forming eighteen magnificent, vast divine mountains, like pillars holding up heaven, continuously recombining the chaotic qi to prevent heaven and earth from reuniting.

Those dozen or so magnificent divine mountains appeared to be a set of fifth-rank eternal immortal treasures refined from divine materials, with the core several mountain ranges being postnatal spirit treasures.

Facing the terrifying power of heaven and earth reuniting, such immortal treasures still seemed somewhat inadequate.

Under the pressure of chaos, the eighteen divine mountains clearly creaked under the force of heaven collapsing and earth sinking, utterly unable to completely suppress the earth and heavens.

Seeing this, Danque Divine Emperor was not surprised; she turned her palm, and from deep within her palm emerged an ancient zither.

Innate divine light burst forth from the zither, slightly undulating, and instantly a vast surge of divine power erupted from her palm, as if there were a layer of divine power capable of annihilating boundless earth, water, wind, and fire, shattering the heavens and earth.

Layer upon layer of divine light burst forth like a storm, shattering clinging fragments and raging earth, water, wind, and fire.

Hundreds of millions of kilometers of clinging earth, water, wind, and fire were rapidly cleared away.

Not far away, Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon the seven-stringed ancient zither in Danque Divine Emperor's hand; with his natural eyesight, he could tell it was a precious innate spirit treasure.

It should be an innate spirit treasure naturally nurtured in the Golden Origin Heaven Realm.

The other Divine Emperors also all began to act in turn.

Jinxī Divine Emperor's entire being resembled a blazing sun, and in his hand appeared a primordial treasure wheel formed from interwoven boundless divine light.

Boundless solar true fire burst forth from the treasure wheel.

This seemed to be the Sun Essence Wheel, an innate spirit treasure from myth and legend!

These two Divine Emperors each produced part of their signature techniques; compared to them, the other Divine Emperors' backgrounds were clearly far inferior.

Among them, the Tianfeng Divine Emperor, Cangming Divine Emperor, and Chihuang Divine Emperor each merely took out one or several postnatal spirit treasures and waved them, divine light flowing around their bodies, and beneath the radiance, they scattered most of the earth, water, wind, and fire, transforming them into yin-yang and five-element qi.

The Netherworld Purgatory Divine Phoenix and the Nine Purity Lord Minghuang Divine Emperor were clearly much better off.

The Purgatory Divine Phoenix's body surged with boundless netherworld qi, vast and swelling, faintly manifesting a magnificent reincarnation phantom.

It was a colossal reincarnation divine tower, similarly surrounded by circulating innate divine light.

Although the true form of the innate spirit treasure had not descended, its power was still immense.

Clearly, this Purgatory Divine Emperor held an innate spirit treasure in hand.

The Nine Purity Lord appeared even more experienced, with numerous special Kai Tian spirit treasures manifesting in his hand.

For example, the postnatal spirit treasure Taiji Yin-Yang Diagram, the postnatal spirit treasure Xuanyuan Po Yu Banner, another set of Hunyuan Divine Pearls, each a postnatal spirit treasure, his wealth astonishingly great.

"With such wealth, there's probably hardly anything else for immortals and gods to do..."

Zhang Jian thought to himself, but he didn't care.

He wasn't purely here for this opening heaven fortune; at this moment, magnificent eternal will radiated outward, capturing the unfolding of the chaotic world's creation, the formation of boundless heaven and earth great Dao principles.

At this time, from the perspective of ancestral qi, he seemed to see magnificent ancestral qi crisscrossing through the void, destroying boundless chaotic void, suppressing earth, water, wind, and fire; then various powerful ancestral qi formed in the void the initial ancestral qi wheel, then following the great Dao principle of one gives rise to two, two gives rise to three, three gives rise to all things, evolving various ancestral qi, ancestral Dao qi network, finally layer upon layer of ancestral qi and Dao qi intertwining and colliding, forming the light path of boundless heaven and earth great Dao laws, gradually constructing the initial prototype of the human realm's domain.

This domain prototype was no different from other domains—it seemed initially created from a simple template.

Zhang Jian keenly seized the opportunity; he did not join in shattering chaos or suppressing earth, water, wind, and fire, but transformed into a 'master craftsman,' wholeheartedly repairing part of the heaven and earth great Dao law network damaged by chaos and the destruction of the four symbols.

This was also what he loved most; in this process, his understanding of various heaven and earth great Dao principles seemed to be gaining practice, many omissions and errors were being corrected.

Zhang Jian greatly enjoyed this process.

Only to see his body flash and move, instantly flying into the ever-higher celestial gate, his entire body surrounded by paths of eternal immortal light flowing and transforming into strings of golden runes like galaxies, implanted into the heaven and earth great Dao law.

Wherever there was a loophole, there was his presence.

With his help, the heaven and earth great Dao law network stabilized at a visible-to-the-naked-eye speed.

The nine Divine Emperors also witnessed this scene, their expressions varied.

Observing the subtle to know the significant, from this they could also feel Zhang Jian's accumulation upon the heaven emperor great Dao law; it seemed he had dabbled in all three thousand great Dao laws, and it was not mere 'knowing,' but mastery, even possessing his own 'ideas'!

Such accumulation, even some Divine Emperors secretly felt alarmed.

"It seems he indeed wishes to walk the path of the strongest?"

Above the void, the Minghuang Divine Emperor still had spare energy to cast his gaze upon Zhang Jian.

He had long noticed the anomaly on Zhang Jian's body.

Earlier, in the depths of the boundless earth's lungs, Zhang Jian had clearly reached the edge of beheading the three corpses, indicating he actually possessed the foundation to tread the other shore, merely suppressing his realm temporarily, or perhaps limited by the opportunity of innate spirit treasures.

The Minghuang Divine Emperor also vaguely guessed the other might prefer walking the path of the strongest.

Now Zhang Jian's partial foundation had surfaced; likely just as she had anticipated.

"I just don't know whether his background is truly creation, or whether he concealed his true foundation..."

In the depths of the Minghuang Divine Emperor's eyes, there was no ripple at all.

Between them, there was temporarily no conflict of interest, so she naturally had no intention of targeting Zhang Jian.

"The foreign domain demon gods are coming, you all be careful!"

At this very moment, the master of the Dao庭, Yuanhuang Divine Emperor, who had remained motionless until now, slightly opened his mouth.

Boom—!

Instantly, boundless demonic qi surged forth from the depths of the heavens, demonic mist surged outside the void, and in more distant regions of spacetime, colossal dark bubbles could be seen drifting over; upon close inspection, those bubbles resembled vast demon realm worlds, boundless foreign domain demon gods manifesting from within.

First appearing before the gods' eyes were countless strange black qi, each a fiery red meteor streaking from the void, though within those fiery red meteors carried intense destructive demonic power.

"The Innate Five Great Demon Gods!"

Zhang Jian stood above the heavens, he distantly witnessed this scene, seeing those fiery red meteors containing thousands of strange and terrifying demon gods, his expression remained calm.

He knew that was a common demonic creature among the outer realm demon gods, born from a terrifying demon lord who evolved from the innate Five Extremes, an innate demon god specifically created to correspond to the calamity of heaven and earth's creation, a highly targeted biological demon god troop.

When heaven and earth first opened, their defenses were equally fragile, yet the primordial qi was exceptionally intense, making the heavenly and earthly law net highly sensitive to destructive qi and also highly repellent to it.

The innate Five Extremes demon gods were nurtured and formed from the source of the innate Five Extremes, containing within them a portion of the primordial opening power, in a sense making them a kind of opening demon god, greatly aiding their infiltration into newly opened realms to trigger destruction's descent, facilitating the subsequent arrival of the Four Symbols demon gods, Five Elements demon gods, and ultimately the Annihilation demon god, Void demon god, and other biological demon god troops.

Among them were also some demon gods Zhang Jian had seen before, such as the Gluttony demon god, the Stellar Calamity Giant, the Yin demon god, the Five Poisons demon god, and the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Assembly descending from the void above.

The gods must stop these demon gods from flooding into the nascent mortal realm, or else this realm cannot be established.

"Kill!"

Above the void, at this moment, one Dao Lord after another witnessed this scene, their faces stern, they had long prepared—either in pairs or trios supporting each other as they ascended, instantly manifesting upon the firmament great, mighty eternal divine powers, or eternal divine techniques, wherever they passed, numerous crimson divine lights falling like meteor showers were instantly severed by divine technique radiance.

Seeing the first batch of deployed innate Five Extremes demon gods collapsing one after another, endless beastly roars echoed from above the void.

Hearing this wave of terrifying beastly roars, the Phoenix God Emperor's visage twitched slightly.

"Well, an old acquaintance has arrived!"

A mysterious light flashed in her eyes, and her form flickered before vanishing suddenly above the void.

Yuan Huang witnessed this scene, her expression unchanged.

Above the firmament, at this moment, accompanied by the bursting forth of immeasurable magnificent starlight, it seemed as if countless terrifying starlights condensed from the firmament, instantly shattering boundless spacetime, a terrifying mythical entity comparable in scale to the boundless heavens and earth flowed forth from the depths of immeasurable spacetime—a colossal Kun fish covered in boundless black scales and armor.

It was a Cloud-Swallowing Giant Kun.

A descendant of the primordial divine beast Kunpeng, though this Cloud-Swallowing Giant Kun was truly massive in form, radiating an extraordinarily magnificent light, as if possessing the power to swallow the heavens like a whale.

And at this moment, upon this beast's body, sat a magnificent demonic shadow cross-legged atop its head, enveloped in immeasurable demonic light, its aura unmatched.

The Cloud-Swallowing Giant Kun drifted forward, then suddenly lunged voraciously toward the mortal realm's dimension, seeking to devour entirely the primordial creation essence of the mortal realm's boundless heavens and earth in one gulp, like a whale swallowing.

But just then, a blazing golden divine light burst forth from the hand of the Golden Radiance God Emperor, transforming into a razor-sharp stream of light that shot swiftly through the void.

This was the innate spiritual treasure, the Sun Essence Wheel.

Above the firmament, Zhang Jian's gaze fell upon the Cloud-Swallowing Giant Kun that obscured the heavens and covered the earth.

"It seems to be the Myriad Beasts Demon Lord!"

Zhang Jian's brows furrowed slightly.

Above the heavenly court, there exists a tome called the Demon Strategy, recording most named great demon gods of the six major demon realms; the Myriad Beasts Demon Lord entered the top ten, yet he is also an exceptionally formidable demon god.

He himself originated as a qi practitioner, and through great fortune, he captured a juvenile Cloud-Swallowing Giant Kun, accompanying it on the path to enlightenment—only to suffer ill fate, ultimately falling into the demonic path, and becoming one of the demon lords under the Black Abyss Demon Ancestor of the Black Abyss Demon Realm.

As for how his ill fate came about, rumors say he offended a disciple of a certain Dao Lord before attaining the Dao, ultimately forced into the demonic path against his will.

There are many such rumors, true or false, no longer worth pondering.

It is only heard that the Dao Lord who once persecuted him was ultimately slain by him, becoming the foundation for his advancement.

In Zhang Jian's divine gaze, deep within the void, another fragment of terrifying aura flickered faintly hidden and hidden within the countless demonic mists—he knew there must still be an extremely terrifying demon lord manifesting in the void, concealing murderous intent within.

To open a realm is not so easy.

Although Zhang Jian has had few dealings with powerful demonic cultivators, he also knows how formidable these demonic powerhouses are.

The six major demon realms are gradually devouring the unknown outer regions of the heavenly realm, rapidly expanding.

Yet every so often, the heavenly court unites with the gods to launch a cleansing sweep against the six major demon realms, suppressing their power beyond the neutral zone, establishing vast buffer regions, thus making the heavenly court immortals and gods feel that war forever stays distant from the gods.

But in truth, it is not so—within remote borderlands, every moment sees dangerous slaughter.

Zhang Jian glanced upward; at this moment, he merely continued focusing his attention on the formation of the heavenly and earthly law net, assisting the Golden Phoenix Holy Emperor in stabilizing the mortal realm, awaiting the natural formation of the mortal realm's heavenly and earthly great Dao laws, after which these outer realm demon gods and extraterrestrial heavenly demons will naturally depart.

At this moment, personally participating in the formulation of the heavenly realm's heavenly and earthly great Dao laws, for Zhang Jian, the stirring is immense—his inner three thousand great Dao laws seem to continuously resonate with the outer realm's heavenly and earthly great Dao laws, allowing him to feel as if he could easily dwell within them, easily seize the authority of this newborn realm.

Zhang Jian suppressed this special sensation, resonating.

This is merely a minor gain from participating in the opening of one realm—he naturally looks down upon it.

At this moment, his entire mind is immersed in the profound mystery of the boundless heavenly and earthly great Dao laws' evolution.

He knows that once he fully comprehends these profundities, he may perhaps possess the same mighty power as the ancient holy primordial heavenly king, capable of single-handedly cleaving heaven and earth!

But to actively shape the three thousand great Dao laws by one's own power—such ability must surely be earth-shattering.

Moreover, the heaven and earth he opens will far surpass the present mortal realm, perhaps even comparable to one heavenly realm.

Such Dao attainment—even if he has not yet set foot upon the other shore, perhaps still surpasses it.

At this moment, he can sense within the Map of Mountains, Rivers, and State that during this process, various heavenly and earthly great Dao laws are rapidly perfected, or directly condensed into the illusory form of source qi.

Eternal immortal light continuously expands around him, and the aura radiating from his body silently climbs step by step.

But just then, Zhang Jian's brows twitched—he actively opened his eyes, only to see a magnificent, radiant divine radiance suddenly burst forth from the central region of the Golden Origin Heavenly Realm, nine-colored divine light shooting straight into the firmament.

At this moment, above the outer realm void, Yuan Huang, who had been facing off against one of the outer realm demon lords, turned her gaze toward the depths of the Golden Origin Heavenly Realm.

"Finally revealed yourself!"

For this scene, she seemed to have long anticipated it.

The next moment, her form vanished directly into the outer realm void.