Chapter 570: Master of the Ancient Domain (6k)

The giant purple beast carried Li Yuan and flew at tens of times the speed of light, taking quite a while before flying out of that vast continent.

Following that.

Accompanied by a spatial fluctuation, the giant purple beast and Li Yuan disappeared into the starry sky at the same time.

Hum~

When Li Yuan could see the scene around him clearly again, he found that he was already in a magnificent palace.

"Here?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

"A hall of the Hundred Races Divine Palace," the giant purple beast said. "Just now, we flew out of the Sovereign Hall, and I used a void shift to arrive here."

"The hundred races of Heavenly Gods have all gone out to hunt down that outsider Heavenly God. I have already sent a message to them, ordering them to return as soon as possible."

"Wait until all the hundred races of Heavenly Gods have arrived, then we will go see them."

Li Yuan listened. Before obtaining those six Heavenly God puppets, they had mentioned the Hundred Races Divine Palace.

"Hundred Races Divine Palace."

"It is the holy land of the hundred races of the Ancient Domain, and also the core of the Ancient Universe Realm," the giant purple beast said. "You are now the leader of the hundred races, so naturally, you must enter the Hundred Races Divine Palace, and at the same time, you must have the confidence to make the hundred races of Heavenly Gods submit willingly."

"Confidence to make them submit willingly?" Li Yuan was puzzled.

"You shall see." The giant purple beast pointed to the void in the distance.

Clatter~

In this vast hall, the sound of flowing water appeared out of thin air, and following that, a river exuding seven-colored light appeared in the hall. The river was full of dreamlike colors and exuded a vast and grand fluctuation.

This river instantly covered the vast hall, completely enveloping Li Yuan and the giant purple beast.

"This is?" Li Yuan was shocked. His Realm was also very high now, and he could feel the special nature of this river.

Vast and endless, and containing a special power...

"It is the power of time." Li Yuan confirmed instantly. This was very similar to the strange power in the Time Cave Heaven.

But at this moment, the power contained in this river was much more vast and powerful.

"Holy Spirit, what is this?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask.

"The River of Time," the giant purple beast said softly.

Li Yuan's brain was dazed. The River of Time?

His soul will was strong enough to rival a Heavenly God, so he could sense the existence of the River of Time in the Divine Domain... But he had not mastered a complete law, so his consciousness could not fully enter it.

Only by completely comprehending a law and through the law origin could one's consciousness truly enter.

"This is the manifestation of the 'River of Time' of the Ancient Universe Realm," the giant purple beast said.

"The Ancient Universe Realm's?" Li Yuan realized instantly: "Could it be that every universe has a River of Time?"

"Correct! And also incorrect." The giant purple beast said.

Li Yuan revealed a look of confusion.

"The vast and endless universe has a most vast River of Time that runs through the entire universe and permeates every part of the universe. All life is shrouded by it. Even strong beings like God Emperors are within the scope of this River of Time. This River of Time is indestructible. From endless years to the present, it has always been there... Therefore, it is called the 'Eternal River'," the giant purple beast explained to you. "However, only God Emperors can sense the existence of the Eternal River."

Li Yuan listened, shocked.

Eternal River?

"The Eternal River permeates countless universes and even various dark regions of the universe... forming a large number of branch rivers," the giant purple beast said. "These branch rivers are what we commonly call the 'River of Time'."

"In other words, whether it is the River of Time of the Ancient Universe Realm or the River of Time of the Heart Dream Universe, they are all branches of the Eternal River?" Li Yuan thought thoughtfully.

"Mm."

"The River of Time is part of the universe origin," the giant purple beast said. "What you need to do now is to leave your life mark in this River of Time and initially recognize the master."

"Recognize the master?" Li Yuan was stunned.

Can the River of Time also be controlled?

The giant purple beast seemed to see his confusion and said: "The River of Time of a normal universe is extremely vast. Even strong beings like God Emperors cannot fully sense it, let alone control it... But the River of Time of the Ancient Universe Realm is, in essence, a segment that the Master intercepted from the Heart Dream Universe."

"It is equivalent to a branch of a branch."

"The connection with the Eternal River is extremely weak, and it tends more toward being a magic treasure."

"Therefore, it can be controlled."

"Moreover, right now, it is only letting you initially recognize the master," the giant purple beast said in a low voice. "If you want to completely control and carry it, you are still far away... Even if you reach the top of the purple mountain, it only allows you to start manipulating it."

Until this moment.

Li Yuan was shocked in his heart and finally understood somewhat why the trial of the Sovereign Hall was so difficult.

It turned out that he was attempting to control a River of Time. Even if it was a micro-universe's, it was somewhat incredible.

"Holy Spirit, what should I do?" Li Yuan said.

"Calm your heart and sense the fluctuations of the River of Time," the giant purple beast said. "Open your mental void world and sense the existence of the River of Time."

Li Yuan did as he was told immediately.

Hum~

His soul aura dispersed, and his mental void world was fully opened, sensing the surging river operating around him... The next instant.

Boom! In Li Yuan's mental void world, the 'Heart Divine Palace' that had been silent for a long time suddenly erupted with brilliant light. Those strands of light vaguely combined with Li Yuan's soul origin.

One had to know that ever since the five spiritual guidance, the Heart Divine Palace had been of very, very little help to Li Yuan.

But today, it showed its edge again.

Clatter~ The River of Time also seemed to be sensed by the special sensing of the Heart Divine Palace, instantly becoming boiling.

"That is?" Li Yuan's consciousness, under the guidance of the Heart Divine Palace, crossed time and space and finally sensed the deep-level fluctuations of the River of Time.

A vast and endless river.

It surged and rushed, and it couldn't sense the limit at all... It surged and rushed, instantly permeating from this hall to the endless, dark, and vast starry sky. This was the scope covered by the Ancient Universe Realm.

"The Ancient Universe Realm is vast and vast."

"Countless lives." Li Yuan peered through the River of Time and vaguely sensed the full picture of the entire Ancient Universe Realm.

Vast and vast... Even if it was a micro-universe, it was still a universe, far exceeding a star region.

The River of Time shrouded everything, but it was something that normal space could not touch... The two were as if they were two parallel spaces, never intersecting but constantly influencing each other.

And all life in the Ancient Universe Realm left traces in the River of Time.

"The river water washes, which is the influence of time," Li Yuan thought thoughtfully. "Every wash will make life weaker... until it completely dies and falls."

"And the stronger one is, the less one is influenced by the power of time."

"Those exceptionally huge figures should be the Heavenly Gods of the Ancient Universe Realm." Li Yuan vaguely sensed that there were more than a hundred very huge figures scattered in this vast river.

The traces left by the river water washing on them were very shallow. I'm afraid it would take hundreds of thousands of years to make them sink.

They were all Heavenly Gods.

"There is one more figure." Li Yuan peered at the very top of this vast river, as if there was a flat boat, and a purple figure stood on the boat. His aura was exceptionally vast.

He was not affected by the river water baptism at all.

"It is the Holy Spirit." Li Yuan confirmed the opponent's aura.

Hum~

At the same time Li Yuan sensed the full picture of the entire River of Time, silently, the Heart Divine Palace had established a faint connection with it... Li Yuan's true body's aura also became mysterious and unpredictable. 【5

……

Whoosh~ The River of Time, which had emerged from the deepest levels of spacetime, rapidly dissipated.

Everything inside the palace hall returned to normal.

After another long while, Li Yuan finally regained his clarity. A trace of astonishment flashed through his eyes: "This?"

"You sensed it?" the purple giant beast asked.

Li Yuan nodded slightly. Now, by slightly circulating his Mind Void World, he could sense a vast River of Time... the many mysteries of the river were also circulating within Li Yuan's mind.

"But it is only a sense; I have no way to manipulate the River of Time," Li Yuan added.

"Merely sensing the full picture is already extremely difficult. You want to manipulate it now?" The purple giant beast laughed: "Under normal circumstances, let alone that your strength is only comparable to a Heavenly God, even a great God Emperor would find it extremely difficult to control the 'Ancient Universe Realm'. This is, after all, a River of Time."

"You were able to initially acknowledge it as master because of the Mind Divine Palace... It is a medium that makes the Ancient Universe Realm's origin not repel you, and even embrace and cherish you." The purple giant beast revealed the truth: "It is precisely because of this that, throughout the long years, only candidates could come to attempt to take control of the Ancient Universe Realm."

Li Yuan held his breath.

Senior Meng had said that the Mind Divine Palace was extremely miraculous and that it took long ages to give birth to a single bearer... It turned out that behind the five spiritual guidance sessions, such a secret had been hidden.

"The Mind Divine Palace comes from the Eternal Divine Palace?"

"The Mind Divine Palace has a connection to the Ancient Universe Realm, so does the Ancient Universe Realm have any relationship with the Eternal Divine Palace?" Many thoughts flashed through Li Yuan's mind instantly.

He could never forget the scene he saw when his consciousness descended upon that mysterious place during the five spiritual guidance sessions.

"Right now."

"Through the Mind Divine Palace, you have initially branded your life imprint, which also has two major effects. The first is to conceal your own soul aura," the purple giant beast said: "With the trace of aura left on you by the River of Time, you can better disguise yourself as a Heavenly God; even a God Emperor would find it hard to see through."

Li Yuan's heart stirred, and his entire aura instantly became dim and unfathomable.

The greatest difference between a True God and a Heavenly God does not lie in the strength of their life aura.

It is because, having comprehended the Dao, their consciousness enters the River of Time, subsequently causing a special change in their soul.

Now, although Li Yuan had not become a Heavenly God, he possessed this very aura.

"In this way, even if you reveal your strength at will, the outside world will only think you are a Heavenly God," the purple giant beast said.

Li Yuan felt a surge of joy in his heart; this effect was indeed extremely important.

"The second effect is to cause the life forms of the Ancient Universe Realm to develop a sense of submission," the purple giant beast said: "Of course, it is limited to those below the God King level... If a Heavenly God of the Ancient Universe Realm breaks through to become a God King and masters the complete spatial laws, they have reached the extreme limit of the River of Time's constraints. Until you completely control the Ancient Universe Realm, you need not fear them."

Clearly, there is an essential difference between Heavenly Gods and God Kings.

"Among the contemporary Heavenly Gods of the Ancient Universe Realm, are there any whose law comprehension is near the twelfth stage?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

The purple giant beast smiled: "That, there is not. The strongest contemporary ones are only three Heavenly God Third-Stage experts."

……

The Hundred Tribes Yang Shengdian. Inside the main hall, more than a hundred Heavenly Gods had all gathered here.

The golden throne and black throne previously placed in this sacred hall had already been put away, and all the Heavenly Gods were standing.

Every Heavenly God's face was filled with shock and doubt, and they were all communicating via sound transmission.

"Xuanyang, Wu, do you know who the Sovereign's successor is?" the iceberg-like 'Ice Nether Heavenly God' asked via sound transmission.

"I don't know. Perhaps it is some True God from our world who passed the trial of the Sovereign's Hall? And obtained the Sovereign's approval?" Heavenly God Wu wore a gray robe; he had been inconspicuous in the past, and now he was even more low-key.

The Sovereign's Hall was divided into two parts.

One part was aimed at Li Yuan, while the other was a treasure land of opportunity left by 'God Emperor Heart Dream' for the life forms of the Hundred Tribes; naturally, it was also full of danger.

Heavenly God Xuanyang and Heavenly God Ice Nether looked at each other. Heavenly God Wu had passed the Sovereign's Hall when he was in the True God realm and had returned alive, so his words had high credibility.

"Hmph!"

"Who cares who it is," Heavenly God Xuanyang snorted coldly: "Although there is the Sacred Spirit's approval, who knows if it's true or false? This is our world. If the Sacred Spirit wants to force us to bow our heads, that is a pipe dream."

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"I also do not wish to be a servant," Heavenly God Ice Nether also nodded heavily.

Throughout the long ages, they had been the leaders of this world; how could they be willing to bow to others?

Only Heavenly God Wu remained silent.

"Wu, do you intend to submit?" Heavenly God Xuanyang looked at Heavenly God Wu.

Heavenly God Wu was very calm. Suddenly, his eyes brightened slightly: "They are here."

The many Heavenly Gods also looked out one after another.

Hum~

A mysterious fluctuation descended, followed by a beam of light shining from outside the hall onto the high platform at the end of the sacred hall. Immediately, a silver-robed figure exuding a vast aura slowly appeared on the high platform.

His aura was more vigorous than any Heavenly God present.

His aura was even more mysterious; vaguely, it felt as if he were the incarnation of this vast world, causing the many Heavenly Gods present to instinctively feel a sense of submission in their hearts.

"This is the Sovereign's successor?"

"What a powerful aura."

"Why does it feel to me as if the world itself is unshakable?" Most Heavenly Gods muttered to themselves. The thoughts of defiance they had held earlier dissipated invisibly.

In the dark, it felt as if that silver-robed figure was meant to be their leader.

"Him?"

"Is that the outsider True God we encountered earlier? His life aura is so strong."

"He has completely changed; I almost didn't recognize him. Could it be that he has become a Heavenly God?" The thirty-plus Heavenly Gods who had previously clashed with Heavenly God Xuanyang and Li Yuan were now somewhat bewildered.

Although Li Yuan's life aura had changed significantly, his soul aura remained unchanged.

He was an opponent and an enemy just a few years ago, yet in just a few years, the other party had leaped to become the Sovereign's successor?

"All Heavenly Gods, listen to my command." A low, cold voice suddenly echoed in the sacred hall.

It also rang in the hearts of the Heavenly Gods present, causing them to involuntarily tighten up.

"Heavenly God Li Yuan, having undergone many trials, has finally become the Sovereign's successor," the low voice continued.

The Sacred Spirit had only revealed its voice and consciousness before the Hundred Tribes of the Ancient Domain; its true form had never appeared.

Therefore, even those Heavenly Gods who had fought Li Yuan did not know that the purple giant beast was the Sacred Spirit.

"By the Sovereign's order, from today on, Heavenly God Li Yuan shall be the leader of our Hundred Tribes of the Ancient Domain," the Sacred Spirit's voice was cold: "Why do you not pay respects to the Domain Lord?"

The many Heavenly Gods were somewhat hesitant; they subconsciously looked at the three great Heavenly Gods.

Heavenly God Wu remained silent, while Heavenly God Ice Nether had a trace of struggle on her face.

Thump~

Heavenly God Xuanyang, who had been swearing earlier that he would not submit, suddenly knelt on one knee, his voice carrying a trace of excitement as he respectfully said: "Xuanyang, pays respects to the Domain Lord."

The group of Heavenly Gods was even more stunned, and Heavenly God Ice Nether was equally astonished.

That was not what Xuanyang had said just a moment ago.

Only Heavenly God Wu had an expression of 'I knew it would be you', and without further hesitation, he knelt on one knee: "Wu, pays respects to the Domain Lord!"

Clatter~ Seeing this, the other Heavenly Gods no longer persisted and knelt down one after another to pay respects: "Pay respects to the Domain Lord."

Heavenly God Ice Nether gritted her teeth and also knelt down to pay respects.

"Everyone, please rise." Li Yuan's voice was vigorous and powerful. Looking at the one hundred and thirty-three Heavenly Gods below, he also felt a trace of emotion.

Looking at the Divine Domain, below the God King level, those who could make so many Heavenly Gods submit and follow them were also a very small minority.

"I also relied on some luck to become the Sovereign's successor," Li Yuan said: "In terms of cultivation years, you are all much older than me. In the future, I am afraid I will have to rely on all of you for many things."

"The Domain Lord is joking." Heavenly God Xuanyang, wearing golden armor, smiled brightly: "When the Domain Lord was in the True God realm, his strength was already so powerful. Now that he has achieved the Heavenly God realm, I am afraid he has already far surpassed us."

"Correct," Heavenly God Wu also said with a chuckle: "It is our honor to be able to follow the Domain Lord."

They were willing to submit so quickly, at least on the surface they were already very respectful.

Apart from the Sacred Spirit's words, the most important thing was the mysterious aura emanating from Li Yuan, which made them instinctively willing to submit.

Furthermore, there was the powerful strength Li Yuan had previously displayed.

"Heavenly God Xuanyang, Heavenly God Wu, Heavenly God Ice Nether." Li Yuan's gaze swept over the three of them, and he smiled: "I have heard from the Sacred Spirit that the three of you should be the three leaders of the Hundred Tribes of the Ancient Domain."

"We dare not," all three said respectfully.

"You are still the leaders of the Hundred Tribes of the Ancient Domain, with status only below mine," Li Yuan said.

"Yes." Only then did the three great Heavenly Gods breathe a sigh of relief. What they feared most was that Li Yuan would purge the three of them upon taking office to consolidate his power.

But little did they know.

From beginning to end, Li Yuan had never taken them to heart, nor would he view them as opponents. Power? Li Yuan knew very well that in this vast universe, individual strength is what is truly paramount.

A powerful God Emperor can establish a Divine Court all by himself.

Like those God Emperors, why do they not bother with the trivial matters of their Divine Court territories? Because it is unimportant.

As long as the God Emperors are alive, the territory is naturally stable... If the God Emperors die, no matter how well the territory is managed, it is of little use.

What Li Yuan pursues in his heart now is to become a God Emperor, to become a great existence known as a 'Supreme God Emperor' like God Emperor Supreme Hong Ying.

And even... the legendary Eternal Realm!

With the Eternal Realm as his supreme pursuit, the Supreme God Emperor as his practical goal, and achieving the God King level as his target... his ambitions were high, yet he remained grounded.

"In addition, some of the rules and order within the Ancient Domain remain the same," Li Yuan said: "But in the future, I will arrange for some outsiders to enter the Ancient Domain world for trials. They will only be at the Demigod or Void God level; you should look after them a little."

In Li Yuan's plan, some young geniuses of the Seven Star Civilization could also have an extra place for trials in the future.

After all, it is not very convenient for the strong of the Seven Star Civilization to go to the Divine Domain for trials and cultivation.

And the 'Hundred Tribes Breeding Ground' of the Ancient Domain has a territory area exceeding thirty star domains, which is already incomparably vast for Demigods and Void Gods, more than enough for them to roam.

"Yes." Heavenly God Xuanyang and the others agreed readily.

Demigods? Void Gods? Even if ten thousand came, it would have no impact on the Ancient Domain world.

In reality, the Heavenly Gods present seemed harmonious, but they each ruled vast territories within the Ancient Domain, ordering the strong under their command to attack and wage war against each other; this was both to consume the excess population and to sharpen the strong into Heavenly God-level experts.

"One more thing."

"You should know that I come from the outside world and will not stay in the Ancient Domain for long; I will leave soon," Li Yuan said: "The outside world is incomparably vast, and I have affiliated forces, but also enemies. Are you willing to follow me to the outside world?"

"Battles in the outside world have risks, but I will help where I can..."

"This is the relevant information." Li Yuan waved his hand, and immediately, invisible fluctuations spread out, and a large amount of information flooded into the minds of these Heavenly Gods.

Time passed.

These Heavenly Gods immediately gained a relatively detailed understanding of the outside world; the vast Divine Domain, the various Divine Courts warring with each other... all made them feel shocked and emotional.

"So, the Domain Lord is a member of the 'Chaos Divine Court', the largest force in the outside Divine Domain. If we go to the outside world, we will also join the Chaos Divine Court?"

"In the outside world, there are actually so many God Kings? And even more Heavenly Gods."

"This is the world of the strong."

"With our strength, in the Divine Domain, we can only barely be considered to have crossed the threshold of super-experts." Many Heavenly Gods communicated with each other, and infinite fantasies arose in their hearts.

In the past, they only knew the outside world was vast, but they did not expect it to be this immense.

"You have all seen the data. Whether to go or not, decide for yourselves," Li Yuan said.

Although he could force these Heavenly Gods to follow, in his heart, Li Yuan did not want to force them.

Li Yuan has his own code of conduct.

"I am willing to follow the Domain Lord to battle in the Divine Domain," Heavenly God Xuanyang was the first to speak again.

"I am also willing."

"I am willing."

…… In the end, ninety-three Heavenly Gods were willing to follow Li Yuan to the outside world, including the two leaders, Heavenly God Xuanyang and Heavenly God Ice Nether.

Clearly, the outside world is vast and full of opportunities, but it is also fraught with crises, which made many Heavenly Gods feel afraid.

If they stayed within the Ancient Universe Realm, there would be no danger to their lives.

"Good!"

"You may continue to stay in the Ancient Domain for now and prepare. When the time comes for you to go to the Divine Domain, I will tell the Sacred Spirit," Li Yuan said.

Heavenly Gods cannot enter the mortal domain; this is the operating rule of the world. Even though the Ancient Domain is already within the North Hill mortal domain, it is difficult to violate this principle... These Ancient Domain Heavenly Gods cannot enter the North Hill mortal domain from the Ancient Domain.

Only at necessary moments would he have the Sacred Spirit teleport them directly to the Divine Domain... and then Li Yuan would pick them up from the Divine Domain.

"In addition, I must emphasize to you," Li Yuan's voice suddenly became solemn: "I do not force you to do anything while you are willing to stay in the Ancient Domain world... but after arriving in the Divine Domain, you must listen to my orders."

"If you dare to disobey, do not blame me for being ruthless," Li Yuan's voice carried a chill, and his whole body exuded a murderous aura.

This caused the ninety-three Heavenly Gods to feel a chill in their hearts, and they immediately said respectfully: "Yes."

(End of Chapter)