[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity":3,"chapter-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-876":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Name That Echoes Through Eternity",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2283425,4466,"Chapter 876: The Chaos Elder","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-876",876,"\u003Cp>“Don’t come closer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-haired girl was about to step forward and hold an umbrella for the young lady, when the snow-haired woman immediately stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other side comes over, they’ll only be a burden—and real trouble will follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, her expression was extremely grave; she felt the gaze of three Chaos Dao Seeds, and her hair stood slightly on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Roar!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a low roar, the two Chaos Dao Seeds on the lake’s surface suddenly emitted overwhelming pressure, surging Chaos energy flooding out like a tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the massive shadow swimming deep beneath the lake slowly revealed itself—its body resembled a dragon or a jiao, yet it had no scales, only an unnaturally smooth surface pockmarked with countless tiny holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These holes were round and damp; as its upper body lifted, every hole trembled faintly, as if an ancient, blind sound swept outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lake’s surface erupted in a thousand layers of waves; the snow-haired woman’s face changed instantly, her pupils turning silver-white like glassy snow crystals, emitting a hollow, ancient aura. Her body rapidly grew taller, her nails sharpened, her skin lost its former smoothness and suppleness, turning a dark bluish hue, and her face gained a hint of ferocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the manifestation of the Ancient Immortal Body, which in the primordial Chaos era had battled countless Chaos ancient clans and lived among extraordinary beings; the Ancient Immortal Clan’s appearance naturally carried a fearsome, monstrous aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dao Source Immortal Seal appeared on her forehead, followed by a web of Chaos laws intertwining around her like chains, covering the void above the lake. She stood at the center of these interwoven Chaos chains, like the King of All Laws, raised a finger—and the countless law-chains fused instantly into a single silver-white sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Subdue the World.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She softly uttered those two sharp words; the sword qi, condensed from twenty-three Chaos laws, roared forth, unleashing a terrifying sonic wave across the lake’s surface as it slashed toward the Chaos Dao Seed rising from the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Chaos Dao Seed was the largest and strongest; if it could be slain, the pressure on the other two would diminish greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the sword qi surged forward, the Chaos Dao Seed’s holes and mouth simultaneously contracted, then roared violently, emitting a piercing divine sound that sliced the air like a water blade, slashing directly toward the sword qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two forces collided with a boom—the lake’s surface shook violently, and the surrounding terrain trembled fiercely. The Chaos Dao Seed’s body recoiled slightly, then surged forward again, stabilizing its stance, and together with the other two, charged toward the snow-haired woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snow-haired woman’s face flushed with blood surge; seeing the Chaos Dao Seed had suffered little impact, her eyes widened in shock—this power was enough to slow even her, yet its physique was this formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression darkened, but also hardened with lethal intent; she formed hand seals, activating the Ancient Immortal Clan’s secret art. Dark bluish veins surfaced on her face, her aura surged violently, and under the refinement of twenty-three Chaos laws, her power climbed again. At the instant the Chaos Dao Seeds charged, she raised her hand—silver lightning coalesced in her palm, and from the glow emerged a killing sword, which she brought down with crushing force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave echoed from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s hearing was extraordinary, his spiritual sense spanning thousands of li, allowing him to catch this residual tremor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he was deep within the landmass of the Ninth Heaven Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected that the Ninth Heaven Realm contained only one landmass, yet from afar in the starry void, its area dwarfed the combined size of the nine landmasses of the Eighth Heaven Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, here, both spiritual sense and vision were severely restricted, compressed even further, shrinking the range he could perceive—and making the world feel vastly larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like others have arrived too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao thought to himself; this must be the commotion from others entering the Ninth Heaven Realm. But such a loud disturbance would surely awaken other Chaos Dao Seeds within several thousand li. Within his spiritual sense’s range, three Chaos Dao Seeds had been roused by the tremor and were heading toward that great lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, these Chaos Dao Seeds’ auras are weak—nothing compared to that one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s gaze fixed on the Chaos Dao Seed fleeing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Chaos Dao Seed resembled a giant wolf, with ashen-gray fur, towering ten zhang high, its eyes glowing dark azure. The Chaos aura it emitted far surpassed that of the three small beasts in the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was comparable to the four Chaos Dao Seeds previously ambushing beside the Chaos River, yet even stronger—especially in speed. Despite chasing here, he couldn’t catch up to it in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was also because he refused to unleash his full power; otherwise, with all his abilities—including the Age-Sharp Blade realm of the Carving Dao—he could sacrifice his lifespan to gain greater power boosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Chaos Dao Seed is the gatekeeper of the Ninth Heaven Realm. If there’s such a thing as a Beast King here, this one qualifies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he chased, he also carried Di Lingshu. While penetrating deeper into this landmass, he observed the surroundings and spotted many Chaos Dao Seeds—but none within his spiritual sense matched this one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s time to end this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao watched the distance rapidly closing, his eyes turned cold, and he suddenly accelerated. In his palm, the power of Cause and Effect coalesced; the Fate Sword Qi formed a crimson blood-light, poised to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant wolf Dao Seed sensed imminent danger, its eyes filled with panic, and it let out a mournful howl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fate Sword Qi slashed forth—like the fated blade foretold, unavoidable. Once locked, no speed could evade it; it pierced straight through the River of Time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it was locked, Li Hao believed the Fate Sword Qi’s power could kill in one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a force descended from above, striking the Fate Sword Qi—the crimson blade instantly vanished, dissolving like a bubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao froze, pupils shrinking in shock as he scanned his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his spiritual sense’s range of thousands of li, no other figures appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet a chill surged through Li Hao’s body, his hair standing on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young friend, could you spare my little dog? It has accompanied me for many years—I simply cannot bear to see it perish here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Hao stared in disbelief, a withered voice suddenly echoed in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao paused, startled. He looked around; the voice carried no malice, even seemed communicative. His tension eased slightly, and he said firmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“May I ask your reverence’s name, and where you are? If I have offended, I beg your pardon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I haven’t seen a living soul in ages. Come here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The withered voice said, calm and even. As it spoke, a void passage suddenly appeared beneath the giant wolf Dao Seed’s feet—a winding path extending into a bamboo grove, its sides flickering with bamboo shadows, yet the faint, sweet scent of bamboo seemed genuinely wafting through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao froze. He watched the giant wolf Dao Seed shrink down, transforming from a fearsome beast into a dog half a person’s height, sprinting toward the bamboo shadows without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there a hermit here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao was stunned; he couldn’t imagine it. Even Immortal Emperors couldn’t enter the Infinite Heaven Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there be beings stronger than Immortal Emperors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao felt bewildered, staring at the misty bamboo grove, then gritted his teeth and charged inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that if the other party harbored ill intent, with such power, killing him would be effortless. But if the other party was truly bound by the Infinite Heaven Realm’s laws and wasn’t an Immortal King, then even if stronger than him now, he could still boost his combat power by adding points to Chaos Dao Stage Seven—he refused to believe Chaos Dao Stage Seven couldn’t be invincible among Immortal Juniors!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that if he truly reached Chaos Dao Stage Seven, he might even suppress Immortal Kings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only a vague feeling, he was utterly certain—and thus made his decision decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, as Li Hao stepped onto the bamboo path, the mountains and rivers he had chased through vanished. He entered a narrow bamboo grove—his spiritual sense, once spanning thousands of li, suddenly compressed to mere hundreds of meters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the air grew unnaturally dense; even teleportation became impossible. The Ultimate Void Extreme was sealed here too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s heart pounded in shock—this restriction made him realize he had vastly underestimated the danger here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked forward and saw, hundreds of meters ahead at the path’s end, a thatched cottage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the cottage sat two figures facing each other across a chessboard. The giant wolf, now shrunk into a large dog, had run to one of their feet and was nuzzling their pant leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Li Hao was stunned—there truly were people here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People had come to a place even Immortal Emperors couldn’t reach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not just one—two!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood frozen, hesitating—but since he’d already come, retreat was impossible. He forced himself forward, silently readying to add points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many years have passed? Another young one who’s awakened the power of Fate—especially under the absence of Heavenly Dao. Truly rare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Li Hao reached them, the elder being nuzzled by the dog looked up. He sat facing Li Hao, smiled warmly, revealing a set of snow-white teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large dog Dao Seed also looked up at Li Hao, eyes wary, nuzzling the elder’s hand and whimpering twice—as if complaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder patted its head, chuckling: “There, there. It’s rare to find someone bold enough to enter the Ninth Heaven Realm. Didn’t you just want to eat every outsider who came? Too bad your teeth aren’t strong enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dog whimpered louder, glaring at Li Hao with resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had truly intended to guard the entrance to the Ninth Heaven Realm’s landmass, devouring every outsider who dared intrude. But it never expected to meet such a hard bone—it couldn’t bite through, and nearly got itself swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s expression remained wary as he approached, yet he sensed no aura from the two elders—only faint Chaos energy swirling around them, inscrutable, like a breeze that vanishes upon touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is your reverence’s name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao bowed, asking cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elder, seeing Li Hao’s caution, chuckled: “Call me Seventh Elder. He’s Eighth Elder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed with his finger toward the withered figure seated before the chessboard, back turned to Li Hao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao glanced—the Eighth Elder sat motionless, hunched like a turtle, utterly still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventh Elder? Eighth Elder? Li Hao murmured the names—strange. They didn’t sound like proper names at all, more like titles. But even titles felt too casual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The titles of Immortal Emperors outside were legendary, shaking the heavens and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reverence, I heard Immortal Emperors cannot set foot here. Are you… beyond Immortal Emperors?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao couldn’t help asking—this was his greatest question. His heart pounded. In the True Realm, Immortal Emperor was the ultimate realm—this was the truth preserved through countless eons and hidden lore. No being surpassed Immortal Emperors. Yet here, deep within the Ninth Heaven Realm’s landmass, stood two such strange elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lived here, untouched, where Immortal Emperors couldn’t even enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Immortal Emperors could be like them, wouldn’t cultivating their own disciples be effortless?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wouldn’t the Infinite Heaven Realm’s greatest fortune be theirs to control?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beyond Immortal Emperors?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventh Elder chuckled at Li Hao’s question, then shook his head: “Immortal Emperor is the ultimate, invincible realm. How could one surpass it? Compared to them, we are inferior.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Inferior to Immortal Emperors?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao was stunned. These elders were inferior to Immortal Emperors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Hao’s bewilderment, Seventh Elder chuckled: “Indeed. If we were to fight outside, those children would defeat us. They’ve forged brilliant Dao paths of their eras, refined myriad Dao into their bodies, carved their own Imperial Paths through Heavenly Dao—we cannot match them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Hao was stunned, then puzzled: “But Immortal Emperors cannot enter here. Those above Immortal King cannot enter. Yet you two—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to ask: You surely aren’t Immortal Juniors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventh Elder smiled faintly: “We are merely discarded, forgotten relics of an age. Our cultivation path differs from yours. Thus, this Heaven Realm imposes no limits on us—for this is our home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao was bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His master had said the Infinite Heaven Realm was where Heavenly Dao was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could these two elders be Heavenly Dao itself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Immortal Emperor’s two paths— one is to prove oneself to the Heavenly Heart, thereby becoming an Immortal Emperor; in other words, to gain the Dao’s approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This alone proves that the Dao is supreme, higher than the Immortal Emperor; yet the other claimed he was inferior to the Immortal Emperor—so he could not be the Dao, unless he was lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the old man before him had no reason to deceive him—he could simply have chosen not to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the Ancient Era, before the myriad laws had split, chaos was one whole. Back then, how did the beings of heaven and earth cultivate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Elder saw the youth’s confusion and smiled as he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words struck like thunder on wood, shattering Li Hao’s doubts; his pupils widened slightly as he stared at the old man before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You—you mean you were born from chaos, a being from the very beginning of chaos?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Elder smiled without answering, as if silently affirming Li Hao’s guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s heart trembled, and countless thoughts surged through his mind: now, they fused the chaotic laws, returning the Great Dao to oneness—including the cultivation realms, which were later opened by countless Immortal Emperors and Emperors of each epoch, including his Master, who forged the Ultimate Dao Source Realm… yet the path they walked, in truth, was all paved by other Emperors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what came before these Emperors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao suddenly understood: the old man before him was a being who existed before any cultivation system had been established.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, no Immortal Emperor existed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had claimed kingship!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That era, without doubt, was impossibly distant—the very dawn of chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man before him had likely lived through countless ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seven Brother, it’s your turn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a voice interrupted Li Hao and the Seven Elder’s conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man facing away from Li Hao looked up and spoke to the Seven Elder; his voice was equally aged, yet carried a hint of urgency, as if his nature was impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seven Elder glanced down, his eyes flickering with surprise, then nodded and smiled: “You’ve given me quite the challenge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Hao also turned his gaze to their chessboard—but the moment he looked, the world spun violently around him, as if he had fallen into an endless starry void, arriving in a boundless, infinite starry expanse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This starry expanse seemed to hold vast, endless gridlines, countless stars rising and sinking, drifting along strange trajectories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s pupils contracted slightly; his chess skill had already reached the peak of Level 12, his experience fully accumulated—yet even now, a single glance at this chessboard filled him with the depth of a galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>",2574,"2026-06-20T02:15:44.384Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","73a1c926eccdbeba29f545fbd928fc9fdcdf534dabbb4082fd1ec0c4ce7faaeb","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-877","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-875",929,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-cover.jpg"]