Chapter 378: Star Sky Ancient Road Opens

"Dark Universe Lord?"

Ye Wuque's gaze fixed.

It was the first time he had heard this honorific, yet merely hearing its name, he could sense a completely different, mysterious and domineering aura.

"Not bad." Seven Yu Elder nodded. "That 'Dark Universe Lord'—his cultivation, power, even some of his ideas—are vastly different from the current Universe Lord, even opposite. The conflict between their Dao lasted an extremely long time, eventually turning into factional strife and bloody purges that affected almost all Heavenly Dao of the Great Thousand Divine Universe."

"What you describe—Rift Heaven Dao hunting All Heavens Dao, Beast Heaven Dao hunting No Heaven Dao…—is merely a microcosm of that massive struggle, a cruel method by which different factions eliminate dissenters and strike at the opponent's potential seeds."

"There is jianghu wherever there are people; wherever there is profit and power, conflict is inevitable. Even a power like the Great Thousand Divine Universe that seeks transcendence cannot escape internal open and covert struggles, blood and rain. That period can be called one of the darkest and most chaotic since the founding of the Great Thousand Divine Universe."

"Fortunately, in the end, the Universe Lord achieved victory and established legitimacy. That 'Dark Universe Lord' and his core followers either perished, went into hiding, or fled far away… Only after that turmoil gradually subsided did the mutual hunting among the many Heavenly Dao get expressly prohibited, and order slowly returned."

Upon hearing this, many of Ye Wuque's doubts were resolved, but new questions arose.

Especially Seven Yu Elder's final words—"either perished, hidden, or fled"—seemed not to state outright that the 'Dark Universe Lord' had been completely destroyed?

He was about to ask again, but saw Seven Yu Elder wave his hand, a hint of deep secrecy appearing on his face, and his tone grew vague:

"Among those details, the scope is vast, involving many hidden and undecided causalities; I am not at liberty to speak further. Perhaps, if the chance arises in the future, you will learn more yourself."

"All you need to know is that this matter has long settled, the position of Universe Lord is unshakable. As for the ultimate fate of that 'Dark Universe Lord'…"

Seven Yu Elder shook his head, saying nothing more, but the weight and apprehension in his eyes sent a chill through Ye Wuque.

Indeed, this matter is more complicated than imagined!

Even beings like Seven Yu Elder keep their mouths sealed, clearly indicating higher‑level secrets are involved, perhaps… still not truly concluded?

For some reason, Ye Wuque suddenly felt an intuition.

The original 'Universe Lord Struggle' that swept the Great Thousand Divine Universe likely concealed truths and layers far beyond a simple 'power grab'!

Does the title 'Dark Universe Lord' and the Dao it represents… have some unsettling connection with the 'Darkness' and 'ill omen' the Universe Lord mentioned?

But this is merely baseless speculation; Ye Wuque knows now is not the time for deep investigation.

Since Seven Yu Elder is unwilling to speak further, he no longer presses, and respectfully says, "Thank you, Seven Yu Elder, for the clarification; I understand now."

"Hmm, understanding is enough. The past is past; seizing the present is the proper way." Seven Yu Elder nodded, ending the topic.

Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen said farewell again, this time truly leaving the highest level of Tai Gu Shen Yu Ta, each turning into streams of light and returning to their own cultivation realms—Ye Wuque's "Tai Chu Silent Void Heaven" and Feng Caichen's "Ten Thousand Swords Heaven".

Time slipped by, silently passing during their tense and focused cultivation.

Ye Wuque, in the silent, chaos‑filled environment of Tai Chu Silent Void Heaven, continued to deepen his insight into the Extreme Path Space's Human King Extreme Realm, to sort out the prototype of the inner universe, and also familiarized himself with and mastered the resources and permissions he could wield as the Saint Son of Great Thousand Divine Universe and Ye Clan Young Master.

Feng Caichen, in the endless sword intent and sharpness of Ten Thousand Swords Heaven, continuously tempered his own sword heart, honing the sword Dao to ultimate purity, pushing the true meaning of the Human King Extreme Realm's sword Dao to deeper levels.

Both knew that the forthcoming Star Sky Ancient Road would be a battlefield of life and death to test their cultivation results and to vie for further opportunities, requiring flawless preparation.

A few months, for a cultivator, are but a blink of a finger.

One day—

"Boom—!!!"

A massive roar, indescribably grand, ancient, and majestic, seemed to erupt suddenly from the deep Primordial source of the Zhutian Wanjie, from the far end of the endless space‑time, resonating through the Nine Heavens Ten Earths and shaking the Zhutian Huanyu!

That roar was not merely sound waves, but a proclamation of Tiandao, a resonance of the rules!

No matter where one is, no matter one's cultivation level, as long as a being lives under the rules of this Zhutian Wanjie, at that instant, deep in the soul, they "heard" this Open Heaven and Split Earth‑like thunder!

Within the Great Thousand Divine Universe, in Tai Chu Silent Void Heaven.

Seated cross‑legged, Ye Wuque suddenly snapped open his eyes; a silver vortex of space‑time flashed deep in his pupils and vanished. He sprang to his feet, stepped out, already leaving the secluded meditation chamber, appearing beneath the gray sky of Tai Chu Silent Void Heaven.

At the same time, in Ten Thousand Swords Heaven, a brilliant sword light surged skyward, and Feng Caichen's figure appeared with it.

The two gazed at each other across the void, each seeing excitement and a hint of uncontainable fiery battle intent in the other's eyes.

They looked up, beyond the sky of this "Above the Nine Heavens" world, toward the depths of the endless chaotic void.

There, the previously empty, desolate void was now undergoing earth‑shaking changes!

Endless chaotic qi churned and converged, myriad Tiandao laws manifested as if summoned, weaving into dazzling, indescribable radiance and runes! Space rippled, stretched, and expanded like a violently agitated water surface!

Under countless gazes that shook the eyes, a road's ethereal shadow—beyond words to describe its antiquity, grandeur, and mystery—slowly yet resolutely emerged from the void!

It was not a solid stone slab nor a paving of starlight, but was drawn and condensed from countless shattered world images, drifting ancient stars, fragments of the flowing river of ages, and the imprints and fortunes of myriad races and civilizations!

The road's width was unknowable, its length endless; one end seemed rooted in a mysterious node of the endless Star Domain of the Zhutian Wanjie, the other stretched toward the unknowable depths where Chaos remained unopened and Fate undecided!

The entire ancient road exuded a vast, desolate aura that spanned ages, connected the Zhutian, and gathered endless opportunities and lethal strife!

Even its mere manifestation caused the surrounding billions of miles of chaotic void to retreat, the laws to give way, as if it alone were the sole "Reality" and "Eternity" within the endless void!

Star Sky Ancient Road!

This legendary supreme trial road gathers the endless fortunes of the Zhutian Wanjie, buries countless Heavenly Pride corpses, and also crowns countless Supreme legends as the ultimate stage…

At this moment…

Formally opened!

The grand ancient Dao resonance seemed still to echo in every corner of the Zhutian Wanjie, the ancient road's ethereal shadow crossing the chaotic void becoming clearer and more solid, an intangible summons and attraction spreading from its depths, stirring the hot hearts of countless young Heavenly Pride, Ancient Freaks, and Forbidden Bloodline beings across the Zhutian Wanjie who refuse mediocrity and yearn for the pinnacle!

Storms will rise, the Heavenly Pride of all realms will eventually converge here, launching a sweeping contest across the Zhutian that will decide the future's fortune— the ultimate showdown!

Ye Wuque and Feng Caichen stood shoulder to shoulder in the void, gazing at the gradually clarifying Star Sky Ancient Road; their eyes were as sharp as heavenly swords, their battle intent like a volcano suppressed for ages, now beginning to boil and erupt.