Chapter 42: with translation of chapter title

The Asura warship shuttled through the vast starry sky, after several months it finally reached an ancient star domain teeming with myriad phenomena, where the laws roared like thunder.

Here the stars seem to contain endless battle intent; the spiritual energy is violent yet pure; in the Void, fierce Divine Sense occasionally sweeps across, filled with scrutiny and competition.

Countless streams of light converged from all directions, all rushing toward a certain spot at the center of the Star Domain.

It is an extremely prosperous starry sky, a colossal ancient platform hovering above a myriad‑year star burning with eternal war‑fire!

The platform stretches boundlessly, spanning tens of millions of kilometers, its entire surface paved with dark‑gold divine stone, etched with countless ancient battle markings, exuding an indestructible, eternally enduring, majestic aura!

This is the final venue of this Grand Competition of the Vast Heaven Myriad Domains—the War God Platform!

At this moment, the starry sky around the War God Platform is already packed shoulder‑to‑shoulder, teeming with countless Dark Cultivators and forces from the myriad domains of the Vast Heaven.

Spectacular flying treasures, feral star‑domain mounts, and powerful elders are everywhere; the clamor, discussion, and intertwining Divine Sense fuse into a boiling sea!

One after another, youthful yet powerful figures, like brilliant stars, descend from all directions onto the War God Platform.

Some are aloof and cold, some exude domineering aura, some are inscrutable, some have blood and qi soaring to the heavens!

Without exception, they all emit a powerful fluctuation that makes the heart palpitate; even the weakest among them is an outstanding figure in the Vast Heaven Divine Realm, and there are plenty of young Supremes who have already stepped onto the Immortal Staircase!

The Vast Heaven Myriad Tribes' stunning Heavenly Prides, hidden tigers and dragons, all gather here!

Ye Wuque and Duan Xiuoluo step out of the Asura warship, tread through the void, and land at the edge of the War God Platform.

Feeling the myriad fierce, sharp, competition‑filled auras around him, Duan Xiuoluo's battle intent rose, his blood and qi slightly boiling.

Ye Wuque calmly surveyed the entire field, like an emperor inspecting his domain, taking in all the myriad Heavenly Prides at a glance.

"Indeed, a gathering of heroes—surpassing even the Dao God Main Road." Ye Wuque remarked lightly.

"After all, it is the essence gathered from the entirety of the Vast Heaven Myriad Domains!"

Duan Xiuoluo took a deep breath, his expression solemn, "Look over there—the one surrounded by nine ice‑crystal stars is a successor of the Ice God Star Domain; it is said he bears the ancient Ice God bloodline, extremely formidable!"

"And that one, bearing a bronze ancient coffin, is a freak of the Corpse Puppet Star Domain, wielding mysterious and unfathomable corpse‑controlling secret arts!"

"And furthermore..."

Duan Xiuoluo, as if counting his own treasures, pointed out several Heavenly Prides with exceptionally strong auras, all renowned young titans in the Vast Heaven.

Just then——

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Five terrifying auras, impossible to describe in their vastness and majesty, like five Ancient Divine Mountains, suddenly descended, suppressing the entire starry sky above the War God Platform!

The boiling clamor was instantly silenced!

All Dark Cultivators, young and old, felt their souls sink, involuntarily arousing reverence as they lifted their heads to gaze upward.

Only then, in the Void above the War God Platform, five towering figures appeared, standing like deities, looking down upon all beings.

On the far left was an old man clad in tattered battle armor, his hair and beard white yet his stature burly like a Demon God.

His visage was ancient and simple, his face bearing several ferocious scars; as his eyes opened and closed, visions of clashing weapons, Xue Hai, and mountains of corpses seemed to rise and fall!

Mighty! Domineering!

He is precisely the old general from the War God Star Domain's ruling power, the War God Manor—Bian Xingyu!

His aura was deep as an abyss, vast as the sea, boundless and majestic—at least that of an Immortal‑realm titan!

Next to the general stood a middle‑aged man wearing a star‑blue Fate robe.

His visage was blurred, as if shrouded in layers of mist; only his eyes were clear and profound, reflecting the flow of destiny of countless beings, exuding an air of indifference and transcendence.

A powerhouse from the Fate Star Domain's ruling force, the Fate Divine Mountain, his aura, though not as overbearing as the general's, is even more enigmatic and unfathomable, sending chills down one's spine.

The third is a graceful middle‑aged beauty clad in flowing cloud‑feather robes.

Her visage is exceedingly beautiful, yet she bears an untouchable ethereal fairy aura; mist and clouds swirl around her, appearing and disappearing, her breath serene and natural, yet perfectly in tune with the laws of heaven and earth.

A powerhouse from the Ethereal Star Domain, his realm is unfathomably deep.

The fourth is a burly man nearly three meters tall, his build like a humanoid tyrant dragon!

His skin is ancient bronze, his muscles knotted; he wears only a simple beast‑skin skirt, his exposed upper body covered in tattoos of ferocious beast totems, his tiger eyes blazing with wild battle‑fire!

A powerhouse from the Primordial Overlord Tiger Clan of the Wasteland Star Domain, his blood and qi are as vigorous as a primordial fire furnace, scorching the Void!

The last is an old man completely enveloped in a wide gray cloak, hunched over, his face obscured; only a pair of withered, ghost‑clawed hands protrude, their fingertips entwined with chilling death ripples.

A powerhouse from the Boundless Star Domain, his aura is yin‑cold and deathly silent, as if connected to the netherworld.

These five are the titans representing the five Supreme Star Domains, come to oversee this Myriad Domains Grand Competition!

Their very presence is an unsurpassable deterrent and impartiality!

"Silence!"

The old general of the War God Manor, Bian Xingyu, spoke; his voice rang like a great bronze bell, shaking the starry sky and instantly silencing all clamor.

His gaze like lightning swept over the hundreds of thousands of youthful Heavenly Prides on the War God Platform below, his voice shaking the universe: "The Vast Heaven Myriad Domains Grand Competition begins here today!"

"The rules are simple! The War God Platform is the battlefield! The first ten thousand who can still stand on this platform will earn the right to enter the Eternal Divine Tomb!"

"Any means are permitted, life and death… each to his own fate!"

"Now… begin!"

Without further ado, General Bian Xingyu directly announced the start of the competition, blunt and decisive, brimming with a military iron‑blooded style!

Boom!!

Almost the instant the word "begin" fell, the entire boundless War God Platform instantly turned into a boiling vortex of slaughter!

"Kill!"

"The quota is mine!"

"Get out of the way!"

Hundreds of thousands of Heavenly Prides erupted almost simultaneously!

Those who can come here are none other than the outstanding dragons and phoenixes of each star domain, the leading figures of the younger generation, proud and high‑spirited, with formidable battle prowess—who would submit to whom?

In an instant, countless divine abilities blazed forth, torrents of law collided, and the clashing of Divine Weapons rang deafeningly!

Terrifying energy fluctuations swept forth like a tsunami; if not for the ancient powerful formation guarding the War God Platform, they would have been instantly sunk!

The area where Ye Wuque and Duan Xiuluo were located naturally also instantly fell into the melee!

Seven or eight powerful attacks almost simultaneously came from different directions, bombarding the two!

There were claw marks that tore the starry sky, icy chills that froze the soul, and fist seals as heavy as mountains!

"Good timing!"

Duan Xiuluo roared angrily, and his Asura bloodline instantly boiled!

A terrifying iron-blooded slaughter aura shot up into the sky; dark gold Asura battle patterns appeared all over his body, his fists like two war hammers, he directly blasted the left-side attack, his fist stance overbearing and rigid, instantly shattering the two attacks!

As for Ye Wuque, facing the several attacks coming from the right, he showed not the slightest tension; instead, a hint of interest appeared on his face.

"Warm-up exercises……just right."

His casual remark instantly provoked the dissatisfaction and mockery of several nearby Heavenly Pride who were attacking with all their might.

"Heh, you sure have a big mouth! Facing our siege, you still dare to speak arrogantly?!"

"You don't know life or death! First I'll cripple you!"

"Let's see if your strength matches your words!"

Those several Heavenly Pride were not weak in aura, all being at the realm of climbing the Immortal Ladder; in their anger, their attacks became even more vicious, each divine ability radiant and dazzling, astonishingly powerful!

Ye Wuque was not startled but delighted, not retreating but advancing!

He didn't even use any divine abilities, just taking a simple step, and his body suddenly burst forth with brilliant, pure yang golden radiance!

Undying Indestructible Imperial Golden Body, seventh transformation!

Extreme Overbearing Vast Yang, activate!