Chapter 573: Eventually We Will Meet Again

Ye Wuque slowly rose to a standing position, his gaze turning unprecedentedly firm and deep.

He no longer delayed; he sat down on his knees right there, beginning to preliminarily comprehend the just‑acquired "Ten Thousand Beasts Heavenly Dao Power".

The pure white radiance circulated slowly within his body, merging and resonating with the pale golden Blood Qi of his own "Undying Indestructible Divine King Art".

Countless pieces of information about the beast races, and shallow insights into the operation of the Beast Path of Ten Thousand Beasts, surged into his mind and spirit.

Though only skin‑deep, it was enough to open his eyes wide, giving him a deeper, more essential understanding of the "beast" path.

At the same time, that energy refined to the utmost began to nourish his wound‑riddled flesh, healing injuries, replenishing consumption, and pushing his cultivation, which had stalled at the Tongtian Third Realm, to loosen and ascend!

Time quietly passed within this isolated space.

No one knew how long—

Ye Wuque suddenly flung his eyes open!

Two shafts of brilliance, like solid swords, burst from his pupils, leaving faint traces in the void!

The wounds all around his body had essentially healed, and his aura was far stronger than before!

The pure energy contained in the Ten Thousand Beasts Heavenly Dao Power, combined with the final guidance of the void, allowed him, after this life‑and‑death blood battle, not only to avoid regression but to successfully breakthrough!

Leaping from the Tongtian Third Realm, he broke through two realms in one go, reaching the Tongtian Fifth Realm!

Feeling the ever‑greater, more majestic power within and the more condensed Dao Rhythm, Ye Wuque clenched his fist, a faint satisfied smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Though the gap to the true Immortal Kings, or even higher‑level existences, might still be enormous, he was closing it at the fastest possible speed!

"Tongtian Eighteen Realms… one realm per creation, one realm per defiance of heaven, one realm per metamorphosis…"

Ye Wuque whispered, his eyes steadfast.

"Void, I will tread this road step by step. When I become strong enough, that will be the moment of our reunion!"

He rose to his feet, his aura contracting, returning once more to that calm, untroubled state.

At that moment, the surrounding space began to tremble slightly, becoming transparent.

The isolated trial space, having fulfilled its purpose, finally started to dissipate.

Ye Wuque only felt a flash before his eyes, time and space swirling—

In the next instant, he reappeared outside the towering, magnificent Creation Heaven Hall!

Simultaneously, from other directions of the Creation Heaven Hall, figures equally powerful, radiant, and bearing obvious signs of metamorphosis stepped out one by one!

Boom—!

A succession of domineering, sharp, noble, or bizarre auras, like a hundred flowers blooming, suddenly exploded across this area!

Dazzling brilliance and multicolored divine rays intertwined into a spectacular and shocking scene!

Ao Huanggu, the young Emperor Fiend of the Golden Emperor Dragon Clan, stepped out from the Hall.

His surrounding golden light shone even more dazzlingly than before entering, and the "extreme of power" Dao Rhythm grew denser and heavier, as if it could crush the heavens at any moment.

His golden vertical pupils scanned the surroundings, a flash of satisfied light crossing his eyes, clearly having gained greatly and deepening his grasp of the "Great Power of the Dao".

Jian Guchen, the young Emperor Fiend of the Nine-Leaf Emperor Sword Vine Clan, stepped out accompanied by a clear, resonant sword sound.

The sword aura around him, once sharp and blinding, had now become much more restrained, yet the occasional stray sword intent left fine sword marks silently in the surrounding void, making it even more dangerous!

A faint glimmer passed through his icy eyes, evidently a new insight into the sword Dao.

Huang Fuyao, the peerless monster of the Undying Divine Phoenix Clan, emerged from the flames.

The seven‑colored fiery phantom behind her was more splendid and sacred than before entering; within the flames seemed countless phoenix phantoms reborn in Nirvana Rebirth, their life aura and sky‑burning power both elevated a notch.

A faint joy graced her exquisite face, clearly indicating her bloodline had been further stimulated and refined.

Chen Shimei, the monster of the Reverse Chaos Heavenly Demon Clan, also stepped out leisurely.

He still held a folding fan, his irreverent demeanor unchanged, but the "Reverse Chaos Dao Rhythm" around him grew even harder to grasp, as if his very existence now further amplified his ability to disrupt surrounding rules.

He lightly flicked his fan, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes, clearly having reaped a substantial gain.

Besides these Emperor Fiend descendants, top‑ranked feral spirits such as a surviving member of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Clan, Bi Fang, Lightning Bird, Heaven Trampling Divine Elephant and other strong figures of their races also appeared at this moment.

Each aura surged, their blood‑veins pressure far surpassing what it was before entering!

Some let out a sky‑piercing howl, venting the exhilaration of their evolved bloodlines!

Some had their blood‑veins boiling, manifesting a clearer, more powerful true form of their race!

Some auras flickered uncertainly, being in the critical metamorphosis stage of blood‑line reversion, their might even more terrifying!

Shouts, howls, and excited discussions rose and fell, echoing beyond the Hall!

"Hahaha! My bloodline… has reverted! I feel the power of the ancient ancestors!"

"I have broken through! The bottleneck that held me for a thousand years finally loosened here in the Creation Heaven Hall!"

"Regrettably… still didn't reach the ultimate reversion… but that's enough! Sufficient!"

"This trip to the Ten Thousand Beasts Archipelago was not in vain! Though I nearly died and vanished, the harvest was worth it!"

"Central Diguo! Creation Heaven Hall! Truly the greatest opportunity in the front segment of the Origin Ancient Road! No wasted journey!"

Ye Wuque stood among the crowd, his aura tranquil.

He did not flaunt his breakthrough deliberately, yet many gazes, bearing awe, caution, or complex feelings, swept over him.

Previously, his battle with Xuanyuan Zixi and the extermination of the opponent had already made all living beings remember him as this "taboo monster".

He scanned those excited beings with a detached expression.

As the last batch of beings left the Creation Heaven Hall, the towering hall doors began to emit a low rumble, slowly closing.

The beast‑carved light on the hall's surface gradually dimmed and contracted.

The opportunity of the Creation Heaven Hall came to an end.

The core journey of the Ten Thousand Beasts Archipelago thus concluded.

Many beings began to depart in small groups, either discussing their gains or preparing to return for rest.

Yet more turned their eyes toward the distant, more mysterious star‑filled depths beyond the Ten Thousand Beasts Archipelago—

The middle section of the Origin Ancient Road!

"The opportunities here have ended; it's time to go to the middle section…"

"I've heard the competition in the middle section is fiercer, the opportunities even more god‑defying! There are even earth‑shattering creations linked to the Ancient Path's rules!"

"Let's go! We can't fall behind others!"

Streams of flowing light began to surge skyward, racing toward the direction opposite the Ten Thousand Beasts Archipelago—toward the Chaos Star River that leads deeper and broader into the Origin Ancient Road.

Ye Wuque also looked up, gazing toward that direction.

The Origin Ancient Road stretched vast and boundless, like a Chaos Star River composed of countless Star Domains, ancient realms, and mysterious regions.

The front section is merely the earliest, most superficial region of this Star River.

What earth‑shattering secrets and opportunities might the deeper middle section, and even the later section, conceal?

"We should go."

Ye Wuque whispered softly, his eyes resolute.

He cast one last glance at the gradually quieting Creation Heaven Hall, and at the Central Diguo that still seemed to echo with the roars of ten thousand beasts and the surge of myriad spirits, and silently thought:

"Void… thank you."

"Your guidance, I have etched into my heart."

"Your gift, I shall make good use of."

"When I become strong enough…"

He did not finish speaking, but the light in his eyes already said everything.

With a shift of his form, Ye Wuque turned into an inconspicuous stream of light, following the countless departing silhouettes toward the deeper, more vast, and more unknown middle region of the Origin Ancient Road, speeding away.