Chapter 61: Shenzun Takes Action

What?! Shenzun?! This is impossible!!

The Immortal of the desolate Heaven Realm let out a startled cry, his face filled with horror and absurdity.

The scriptures record that that supreme being… hadn't already… already fallen in that terrifying "Source Great War" that swept across the Zhutian Wanjie? Soul Annihilation, Dao Fruit no longer exists! How could… how could it reappear?!

General Bian Xingyu and the ethereal beautiful lady did not exclaim, but the intense fluctuating aura and the unmasked tumult in their eyes unmistakably showed their equal shock and disbelief!

Facing the awe and doubt of the four Immortal great powers, the Chaotic Void Shadow seemed to emit an extremely light and faint sigh, a sigh that seemed to contain eons of loneliness and vicissitudes.

Hehe… fallen?

The shadow's voice still carried that laziness and indifference, yet it struck each Immortal's heart like a heavy hammer.

"Even time has not yet erased my name; a mere war can do nothing to me?"

"You juniors… still recognize my former title; that's not… completely blind."

With those words, it was undeniably the most direct acknowledgment!

Boom!!!

The brains of the five Immortal great powers were struck as if by Chaotic Divine Thunder, instantly going blank!

Although they had already speculated in their hearts, when the truth was confirmed, the impact was still so powerful that beings like them felt suffocated!

Shenzun!

It truly is the legendary one who, before the ages, had already reached the Absolute Peak, toppled an invincible era, and was even rumored to have touched the forbidden existence of that supreme, unspeakable realm!

He actually… truly never completely fell!

After ten thousand ages, returning from his tomb…?!

Although his condition appears extremely unusual, not a complete True Body, that supreme pressure emanating from the essence of life and the depths of the soul cannot be mistaken!

"We… pay respects to the senior Shenzun!"

In the next moment, led by General Bian Xingyu, the four Immortals, regardless of their thoughts, all restrained their aura, suppressed their shock and doubt, and together, with utmost respect and a hint of fear, bowed and paid homage toward the direction of the Chaotic Void Shadow!

Their voices were uniform and filled with heartfelt reverence!

"Pay respects to senior Shenzun!"

In the starry sky, the various Heavenly Pride and Dark Cultivators who could barely recover from the shock, upon seeing even Immortal great powers bow so respectfully, dared not stay standing; they instantly fell to their knees in a massive wave, shouting together, their voices merging into a tide that shook the starry realm, each face filled with excitement, awe, and disbelief!

They actually… saw the living legend!

The ancient myth reappears in the world!

General Bian Xingyu, even more excited, respectfully began:

"Senior Shenzun, your achievements shape creation, shaking ancient and dazzling the present! To witness your return today is truly a blessing of the Zhutian Wanjie! Our clan's old War God has often spoken of your grandeur, holds you in utmost reverence, recounting your glorious deeds of striking the Other Shore and pacifying turmoil, which remain the Immortal myth of our Nine Heavens Ten Lands!"

At this moment, the entire starry sky's atmosphere completely reversed!

From the original Fate judgment and murderous chill, it turned into witnessing myth and ten thousand spirits worship!

Ye Wuque felt all pressure leave his body; he looked at the Chaotic Void Shadow, his heart also roiled, utterly shocked.

Although he had once encountered Shenzun in the ancient hall, and to prevent the chaotic demon lord's consciousness from fully awakening and wreaking havoc across the Nine Heavens Ten Lands, he gave him the Nine-turn Yin-Yang Reincarnation Pill, he never expected that this supreme being could, in such a short time, recover to this level, even each move capable of stirring the Zhutian laws, forcing Immortal great powers to bow respectfully!

With him stepping forward, today's deadly stalemate seems able to pass peacefully.

That divine pill truly proved its worth.

However, just when everyone thought that with Shenzun's appearance, the Immortals of the Fate Heaven Realm would lower their banners and Ye Wuque's crisis would be completely resolved—

"Buzz!!"

From deep within the distant starry sky, a sudden, extremely violent spatial boom echoed!

A massive ancient warship, its hull forged from some mysterious black divine wood, etched with countless intricate Fate Runes, exuding a towering Force of Fortune, tore through the Void and boldly descended!

At the prow of the warship, five figures stood tall!

Each figure was surrounded by Immortal radiance, their aura vast and grand, all of them Immortal-level beings!

Especially the leader, cloaked in a star-fate robe, wearing a high crown, with an ancient rugged face, eyes cold and merciless, seemingly containing the supreme will that drives the Zhutian Fate Current!

The pressure he exuded was countless times more terrifying than that of the Fate Heaven Realm Immortal who just struck Ye Wuque!

This is clearly the arrival of the true top-tier powerhouse of the Fate Heaven Realm!

Obviously, the fall of Yun Changkong must have alarmed them; they have come directly here to demand an explanation for Yun Changkong's death.

The high-crowned Immortal leader's gaze instantly swept the crowd, first coldly glancing at Ye Wuque, his murderous intent unmasked, then falling on the Shenzun shadow, his brows furrowed, followed by a bone-chilling hum, a sound like Fate judgment resonating through the starry sky:

"Lao Ba! Worthless thing! Still not waking up! Don't let such trickery cloud your mind!"

"Shenzun has long been Body and Spirit Annihilation, the ages turned to void! This is known to all Zhutian! How could a mere unknown lingering shadow impersonate him?!"

"I, the heir of Fate Divine Mountain, bearing great Fortune, destined to wield the reins of Fate, how could I fall so frivolously?! The majesty of the Fate Divine Sect tolerates no desecration!"

"No matter who he is, what means he has, daring to kill Yun Changkong is to defy Fate! Destined to be shattered in the Fate Current, becoming cosmic dust!"

"This child... must die! No one can protect him! I say!"

The newcomer turned out to be the Grand Elder of Fate Divine Mountain, a dominant force of the Fate Heaven Realm, whose status is lofty and power unfathomable; even at the Fate Divine Sect headquarters he is a renowned great power! His temperament is extremely domineering and fierce!

He outright refused to believe the Shenzun resurrection, labeling the Chaotic Void Shadow as 'trickery'!

The Eighth Elder hurried to convey an explanation: "Grand Elder! Choose your words carefully! The matter is far from what you think, this senior…"

"Shut up!"

"Hmph! I see you're frightened by this display!"

"The dead have already turned to dust; how could they frighten the true self!"

"Moreover!"

"Even if Shenzun truly returns, my Fate Divine Sect, overlooking the ages, with thunder and lightning exhausted yet Immortal, heaven hard to contest, earth hard to extinguish, the headquarters houses many ancient great powers, its foundation unfathomable! How could we still fear that Shenzun?!"

The Grand Elder of the Fate Heaven Realm rudely cut him off, giving no chance for explanation; murderous light flashed in his eyes as he raised his hand, a colossal palm, covering the starry realm, formed from endless Fate rules, materialized, ten times more terrifying than the previous Judgement Blade, and slammed down fiercely on Ye Wuque!

"Ants! Let Yun Changkong be buried with you!"

This palm, infused with the Grand Elder of Fate Divine Mountain's absolute will and murderous intent, was of unparalleled power, clearly intended as a one‑hit kill, caring not at all for the so‑called 'Shenzun shadow'!

The massive stone that had just fallen in everyone's hearts suddenly rose again, and it was even heavier than before!

Fate Divine Mountain is determined to slay Ye Wuque at any cost!

Not even Shenzun's face is given!

It can be said to be daring and madness to the extreme!

Yet, faced with this sudden, overwhelmingly domineering assault, the Chaos void shadow did not seem angry; it merely shook its head slightly, as if sighing, and a murmuring voice laden with endless laziness and a faint hint of mockery sounded softly again, clearly drowning out the thunderous roar of the massive palm breaking the air:

"Stubborn and dull…"

"Enough…"

"It seems ages of dead silence have passed, and the world has forgotten… what reverence is."

"Fine then…"

"Today, let the Zhutian Wanjie, billions of living beings, recall once more… my true name."

"Those old monsters deep within the Fate Divine Sect Headquarters, when the former Shenzun still existed, had to lower their brows and nod, giving me three degrees of courtesy…"

"Now, it's your turn, you youngsters… to howl here."

The moment the words fell, the Chaos void shadow slowly… raised a finger.

It was a finger, vague and indistinct, formed from condensed Chaos Qi, with no terrifying energy fluctuations nor any astonishing law anomalies.

It simply, with a light brush, casually traced a gentle stroke toward the Fate massive palm that pressed across the starry universe, and the arrogant, domineering Fate warship behind it.

It is this seemingly utterly casual stroke—

Boom！！！！！！！！！

At this moment, a terrifying scene beyond any description occurred!

The vast, boundless cosmic starry sky seemed to have been paused at this instant!

Time, space, laws, energy, light, thoughts… everything was completely frozen!

In everyone's perception, the whole world, the entire universe, was left with only this… a subtle, faint Finger Spear, as if woven from the primordial light and ultimate darkness!

It is as fine as a hair, yet seems to contain the ultimate Great Power that both creates Open Heaven and Split Earth and ends everything!

The moment it appeared, the terrifying massive palm, unleashed by the Great Elder of the Fate Sky Realm with enough force to easily crush countless star systems, could not endure even a ten‑thousandth of a moment, silently… vanished!

Immediately after, the Finger Spear, appearing slow yet actually surpassing the concept of time and space, surged straight toward the ancient warship that embodied the supreme authority of the Fate Sky Realm.

On the warship, the five Immortal Great Powers of the Fate Sky Realm, including the Great Elder, had their domineering, murderous, and indifferent expressions completely disappear the instant the Finger Spear appeared!

In their place came an unprecedented, soul‑instinct‑born, ultimate terror and horror!

Their pupils instantly contracted to needle‑tip size, hair stood on end, and their souls screamed wildly in warning!

They tried to roar, to struggle, to lay out all their trump cards in resistance, but found everything around them suppressed and solidified by that invisible, supreme will!

They couldn't even move a single finger!

They could only watch helplessly as the subtle Finger Spear, like the gentle caress of Death, lightly… brushed past.

"You…"

"Ahhhhhh!"

"Ha!"

"No—!!!"

In the hearts of the five Immortal Great Powers, a silent scream of utmost despair rang out simultaneously!

Yet, to no avail.

Before that subtle Finger Spear, their immortal bodies, their vast and magnificent Immortal Great Power, the supreme law that communicates the Fate River, the dozens of protective Divine Weapons and life‑saving talismans that spontaneously ignited with immortal radiance on their bodies… everything seemed so laughably fragile!

Like striking a stone with an egg, like dust meeting a torrent!

Snort…

A sound so faint it was almost negligible.

Under countless stunned, bewildered, terror‑stricken gazes, that Fate warship bearing the five Immortals, indestructible, along with the five Immortals on board, simply… out of thin air, completely… turned into nothingness!

Not even a speck of ash or a wisp of smoke remained.

As if they had never existed in this world, never appeared beneath this starry sky.

With a single finger, the five Immortals… Body and Spirit Annihilation!

The starry sky, Line: Dead Silence like an ancient tomb garden.

All living beings, including Bian Xingyu, Piao Miao Meifu, Mang Huang, and the eight Elders of the Fate Sky Realm, were all like frozen statues, rigidly standing in place, their brains completely crashed, losing all ability to think.

And what terrified them even more was still to come!

Then the subtle Finger Spear that annihilated the five Immortals, after completing all this, retained its full vigor, as if possessing its own spirit, tearing through the endless Void, racing at extreme speed toward the direction of the Fate Sky Realm…!