[{"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-903":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},2283452,4466,"Chapter 903: The Great War Begins","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-903",903,"\u003Cp>Tianzun is both a realm and a real existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao could feel that among the Eight Martial Realms, the Tianren Realm was the most mysterious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ultimate realm is transformation into an immortal; yet, at its peak, one can touch this elusive, intangible existence known as Tianzun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When touching this Tianzun, Li Hao, who had fully merged with heaven and earth, seemed to slowly fuse with it, sinking into its emotionless shell, into its body, becoming one of its parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that majestic, supreme body as a vessel, Li Hao felt a terrifying perception: all laws, all things in heaven and earth, seemed under his control, all could be summoned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ultimate realm… is merely a realm, yet it allows one to touch a certain existence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao felt this Tianzun’s existence was terrifying—it seemed another entity equal to the Dao of Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, under the Voidheart Mindstate, Li Hao’s Celestial Immortal Body dissolved into countless particles, seeping deep into the Tianzun’s shell; in that intimate fusion, his understanding of heaven and earth’s power became clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to control the Tianzun’s body, but it remained motionless—as if another force, steadier and vaster, governed this vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many thoughts flashed through Li Hao’s mind; suddenly, he gained a more complete understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is a realm? A realm is where a certain power crystallizes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All things in heaven and earth are the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mountains, rivers, rocks, life—all are composed of condensed matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My own refinement of the Dao Source Immortal Seal is also a power and a realm; this Tianzun seems similar to the Dao Source Immortal Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet, I wonder who first opened this ultimate realm…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao murmured inwardly, sensing that the one who forged the Tianzun ultimate realm must have been an extraordinarily terrifying Immortal Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body withdrew from the Tianzun’s shell, condensing slowly in the void, shaping itself into a miniature Tianzun based on the original form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master of all laws, ruler of all Dao, law not bound by fate, Dao not bound by heaven, transcending the Dao realm—this is Tianzun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As this ultimate realm formed, Li Hao stood in the mountain spring atop the peak, his entire body radiating light—as if standing in the present, yet also in the distant past and future, unbound by time and space, untouched by all laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is… the Tianren ultimate realm: mastery of all laws, invulnerable to all Dao!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Li Hao perfected his fifth ultimate realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, his other four mastered ultimate realms were: Tongli Ultimate Realm, Divine Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Tian Ultimate Realm, Celestial Star Meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shenyou Ultimate Realm, True God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>San Bu Xiu Ultimate Realm, Eternal Immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the San Bu Xiu Ultimate Realm was opened by the Dao Source Immortal Emperor through the Heavenly Dao Blood granted to Li Hao, granting him an extraordinary survival ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the True God Blood condenses into ten thousand drops, the True God realm will be complete, and Li Hao’s survival and combat power will reach an absurd level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True God is hard to destroy, eternally immortal, body and soul both reaching their peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, in the mortal world, Li Hao had merely borrowed a fraction of Tianzun power to crush several of the Void Saint’s disciples; now that he had perfected the Tianzun ultimate realm and could freely command all Dao forces, he finally understood how terrifying the Tianzun ultimate realm truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Invulnerable to all Dao… even an Immortal Lord can unleash every technique, yet still cannot harm me in the slightest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earlier in battle, that Divine King was a reborn Pretender Emperor, yet he had not perfected the Tianzun ultimate realm; otherwise, I could never have touched him at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power controlled by Immortal Lords remains rooted in Dao realms and Immortal arts—yet all such forces are nullified, immune to harm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal Kings, besides Dao realms and Immortal arts, wield domain power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even domains themselves are constructed from Dao realms and the myriad laws; strip away the Dao realms and myriad laws, and the pure domain force weakens drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Domain force is strong, yet it requires an original driving force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With this Tianzun state, an Immortal King’s attack—no matter how many layers—can be reduced by ninety percent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao had a clear understanding: the Tianzun ultimate realm was terrifying—invulnerable to all Dao, transcending the very concept of Dao; any force rooted in Dao realms could not affect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianzun merges with heaven and earth, yet transcends them; to harm him, one must wield domain power—or higher, Emperor Dao power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An Immortal King of the same realm, with power reduced by ninety percent, cannot harm me at all; even an Immortal King two or three levels higher, with ninety percent of their killing power stripped, poses me negligible threat—unless they are a high-tier Immortal King, they might barely wound me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao thought inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was still only at Immortal King Realm Level One, with the Tianzun ultimate realm, he could now contend with high-tier Immortal Kings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianzun ultimate realm was like a shield granting ninety percent immunity—pure cheating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every ultimate realm was uniquely extraordinary, nearly cheating in nature: the Celestial Star Meridians granted infinite Immortal energy, allowing one to fight alone against an army without ever exhausting—equally absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The True God realm need not be said; even the weakest ultimate realm, Divine Blood, had once allowed Li Hao, newly entered into the Wenda Realm, to survive the pursuit of a Saint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never expected the Voidheart Mindstate would let me unlock the Tianzun ultimate realm—two breakthroughs at once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao exited the Tianzun state, returned to soaking in the spring, and couldn’t help smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The border skirmishes he had endured—even for one as detached as him—had created a desperate hunger for power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In chaotic times, how could one survive without a three-foot sword at one’s side?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he finally possessed true self-preservation power on this border battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We should celebrate—call Shi Miao to eat ancient demon meat!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao shifted his thoughts and sent a message to Shi Miao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Shi Miao had been accompanying him on his floor, but had quietly left due to certain events; upon receiving Li Hao’s message, she swiftly arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What good news?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao flew to the spring’s edge, saw Li Hao smiling, and her lingering worries vanished; she laughed and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just unlocked my third world heart!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao grinned: “And by chance, I unlocked the Tianzun ultimate realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Shi Miao, Li Hao concealed nothing; after all, she had been willing to stand up for him before the Supreme One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had risked her life for him—Li Hao had no secrets from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third world heart?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao froze, then gasped in shock: “You say you unlocked the Tianzun ultimate realm?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her past life, as a Pretender Emperor, she had been one step away from forging her own Emperor Path; having drifted through the long river of time, she knew better than anyone the power of the Tianzun ultimate realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since ancient times, those who had opened the Tianzun ultimate realm were exceedingly rare—even many Pretender Emperors had failed to achieve it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once opened, it rendered one immune to Dao realm and law attacks; only special forces could harm you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, mastering the Tianzun ultimate realm dramatically accelerated Dao realm comprehension, enabling lightning-fast progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she, in her past life, had barely unlocked the Tianzun ultimate realm—only then had she earned the chance to kneel before a Tianzun and beg for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Li Hao unlocking his third world heart, the opening of the Tianzun ultimate realm stunned and delighted her far more; its difficulty was immense, nearly equal to unlocking a Sovereign Domain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving Li Hao’s confirmation, Shi Miao was ecstatic; she knew he never lied—this meant Li Hao could now fight freely on the border, especially given the recent news that had filled her with dread, even making her consider taking him away to avoid this war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though such behavior was shameful—she had never avoided battle in her past life, let alone this one—she could not bear to see him harmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your cultivation speed is too fast; it won’t be long before you catch up to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao said joyfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao smiled, took out the ancient demon flesh from his space, and began roasting it beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ancient demon meat strengthened the spiritual soul, with remarkable effects; outside close allies, Li Hao had no intention of revealing it, to avoid attracting unwanted disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the myriad races of the heavens were not united.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve condensed your third world heart—have you found a way to make three world hearts coexist?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao sat beside him, her movements graceful and ladylike, joyfully asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao shook his head: “Not yet. I need to experiment first; currently, that world heart… is sealed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sealed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao was startled—could a world heart be sealed? But seeing Li Hao’s expression, she realized she had touched upon his secret and did not press further, only saying: “You must train more—this Emperor Path is far from simple!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the aroma of the ancient demon meat filled the air, they ate and chatted; Shi Miao naturally brought up recent events in the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have bad news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao froze, his heart sinking; on this border battlefield, anything labeled “bad” by Shi Miao was no ordinary matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jianlong Pass has fallen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao said gravely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s chewing stopped instantly; the ancient demon meat in his mouth suddenly lost all flavor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils contracted slightly; a thunderous sensation echoed in his mind—Jianlong Pass had fallen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the place guarded by his fifth senior brother, Long Qingge—how could it fall?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the first line of defense in the Eastern Region, standing for countless ages—how could it be breached so suddenly?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Hao reeled, Shi Miao did not pause: “But your fifth senior brother is unharmed—he and the remaining troops have retreated to the second line of defense, Zulong City. He sent word recently, instructing us to leave the Eastern Region. I knew you were in a critical moment of enlightenment, so I didn’t disturb you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao quickly regained his composure, his eyes icy calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to your fifth senior brother, the ancient demon tribes of the Eastern Region have allied.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao’s face was troubled: “After the great war of the past, and ten thousand years of internal demon infighting, the ancient demons are now dominated by ten royal clans, each controlling different regions of the True World.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For these past years, stability across the True World’s regions has been maintained only because of the ancient demons’ internal chaos. Back then, that great war—Master and several other Immortal Emperors joined forces to shatter the ancient demons’ Wheel of Rebirth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That was the core of the ancient demons—whomever controlled the Wheel of Rebirth became their leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Wheel’s destruction shattered the ancient demons, but now they seem to have reunited. I knew this day would come eventually, but I never expected it so soon—if only we had another ten thousand years, until your Emperor Path was forged and you reached the highest realm, we could have faced it together…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand years ago, she and her master had stood together against the ancient demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, after countless eons, she had long foreseen it—the ancient demons would unite again, and the great war would rise once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, although the Ancient Demon race is embroiled in internal strife, they will never sit idly by while the myriad races of the True Realm continue to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had assumed she would wait until Li Hao had grown strong, until she herself had regained her peak cultivation from her past life, and could once again face the Ancient Demons to end the unresolved conflict from ten thousand years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never expected this conflict would arrive early, and that both she and Li Hao were still at the Immortal King realm, far from reaching perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Immortal King realm can hold sway over a region, countless such beings perished in that great war, so many that even their names are forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ancient Demons have united?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao froze. The Ancient Demons, silent for eons, had somehow united—it was far too sudden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he knew that perhaps signs of their gathering had long existed; he simply had cultivated too briefly to have encountered them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, that great war from long ago will soon rise again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao’s heart sank. That was a war engulfing the myriad races of the True Realm, where life was slaughtered everywhere, and under an overturned nest, no egg remained whole—no place was untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right now, they probably haven’t fully united; otherwise, more than just Longqing Pass would have fallen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao shook her head and said, “But the Eastern Region will most likely become the first battlefield of this second great war. Your senior brother advises we leave the Eastern Region first—it’s no longer suitable for trials. Let’s go elsewhere, and return only when our cultivation has matured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can we afford to wait?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao looked up and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao froze, suddenly speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The initial Ancient Demon war had been utterly sudden, sweeping across every region of the True Realm in an instant, catching the myriad races completely off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the great Emperors had all intervened, using Emperor Roads to teleport troops from every race to the battlefield and swiftly organize defense and counterattacks, the terrifying strength of the Ancient Demons caused many fronts to collapse rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless lives perished in that catastrophe. Even when the myriad races finally recognized the existential threat and formed a last-ditch united defense, they still failed to fully hold back the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after sacrificing several Immortal Emperors were they barely able to halt the Ancient Demons, creating a ten-thousand-year stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does our master know this news?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Miao nodded: “He likely knows. What he will do next, however, remains unknown.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao nodded silently, saying nothing. The joy he had felt from his recent breakthrough had vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Hao’s silence, Shi Miao knew he needed time to process it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he stay and fight here, or abandon the Eastern Region for the greater good, enduring humiliation and hardship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Eastern Region was now in dire peril—Long Qingge was fighting on the front lines, yet Li Hao was about to abandon it and flee elsewhere…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sighed inwardly, said nothing, and made no move to influence him. After eating the Ancient Demon flesh, she quietly left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Hao sat alone atop the peak, silent for a long, long time.\u003C\u002Fp>",2466,"2026-06-20T02:15:44.384Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f5509cb7cb03dc3c7e8be2e26285554ba3dd19021573edcb9f0a916b4d402561","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-904","the-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-chapter-902",929,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-name-that-echoes-through-eternity-cover.jpg"]