Chapter 703: The Might of the Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection!

This leaves the Dark Overlord no option but to be amazed.

Those massive pupils, perched in the Endless Darkness like two vanished stars, suddenly contracted violently for an instant.

Originally a cold, disdainful stare, looking down from a lofty height.

In an instant, it stirred up a terrifying surge.

Even the Darkness Mist that permeated his body, capable of corroding the Zhutian laws, rippled with strange layers due to his momentary agitation.

Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection is not an ordinary Soul realm.

Rather, it is the ultimate pinnacle of Soul cultivation across the Zhutian Wanjie.

It is a supreme secret realm that countless soul cultivators spend a lifetime, even exhaust countless cycles of Reincarnation, yet never dare to hope for.

It represents the infinite greatness and transcendence of Soul power, and is a lofty realm that transcends the mundane and touches the very origin of the Soul.

Surveying the Zhutian Wanjie, spanning from ancient to present, from the opening of Chaos and the birth of myriad spirits to now, the beings who can step through the countless perils of Soul cultivation and finally reach the realm of Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection are few enough to count on the fingers.

Each one is a peerless Heavenly Pride who can leave a bold, colorful mark on the annals of eternity.

Each one's birth is enough to shake an entire era, making all races bow and the Zhutian tremble.

This Dark Overlord himself, whose martial cultivation has already broken the limits of the Zhutian, has reached the Absolute Peak of Supreme Boundless Great Perfection, and can tear the Zhutian and annihilate eternity with a raised hand.

He is the supreme being at the apex of the Dark Clan's pyramid, wielding the Dark Origin, deterring all races for countless millennia.

Yet even though his cultivation reaches the heavens, on the path of the Soul he has never achieved a breakthrough.

No matter how many endless years he spends, devouring countless beings' souls, comprehending the Dark Soul Dao, the gap to Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection remains as vast as a Heavenly Moat.

It is a chasm that seems but a step away, yet actually spans billions of Star Rivers, causing his countless attempts to end in sighs of helplessness.

Yet the being before him, seemingly ordinary and only a generation younger than a Human, after merely a few hundred years of cultivation—less than even a fraction of his own years—has already attained the Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection that he has long dreamed of but could never reach in a lifetime.

This talent, this defiance of Heaven, this incomprehensible feat, from any angle, is an utterly astonishing event that overturns perception and shatters the age-old norms.

Even though he has long been accustomed to the strange beings and events of the Zhutian Wanjie, having weathered countless Epochs of turmoil, at this moment he cannot hide the shock and disbelief deep within his heart.

And the Nine Heavens Dragon Emperor beside him, whose surrounding Nine Heavens Dragon Qi suddenly became chaotic at this moment, had his dragon visage—normally as steady as a mountain and weathered by countless ages—filled with extreme astonishment.

Those golden Dragon Pupils stared wide and round, while his dragon whiskers trembled uncontrollably.

Even though he has long witnessed Ye Wuque's many defying-Heaven feats and monsters, from his triumph of the weak over the strong, cutting enemies across realms, to his comprehension of the supreme Tiandao and mastery of the Space-Time Origin, each time reshapes his understanding of the term 'Heavenly Pride'.

But when he heard the Dark Overlord's exclamation, uttered with ultimate shock, proclaiming that Ye Wuque possessed the terrifying Soul cultivation of Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection, he could not help but shudder all over, his dragon body quivered, and he let out a startled cry, his voice full of disbelief and horror.

"What? It's the terrifying realm of Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection? How is that possible!"

The Nine Heavens Dragon Emperor's voice, trembling with an unhideable quiver, echoed in this Void of Dead Silence.

He suddenly stepped forward, and the Nine Heavens Divine Radiance surrounding him flickered, dim and bright, due to his agitated spirit.

His gaze locked tightly on Ye Wuque, as if to see him through and through.

"Across the Zhutian Wanjie, countless veteran soul cultivators, lurking in the abyss of secret realms, have contemplated countless ages, exhausted their lifelong effort, and exhausted every opportunity, yet cannot reach this great level."

"Even countless astonishingly talented soul Dao prodigies, in the process of striking the Soul Exalted realm, find their souls unable to bear the weight of Tiandao, shattering instantly, dimly turning into disaster ash, leaving not even a Remnant Soul, ending in a fate where their soul flies away and their spirit scatters!"

"And Ye Xiaoyou, he is merely a young Human, his cultivation years so brief, yet... yet he ascended in a single step, directly reaching the Absolute Peak of Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection!"

The Nine Heavens Dragon Emperor grew increasingly excited as he spoke, his Dragon Tail gently sweeping the Void, causing subtle Liewen to ripple in the surrounding Space Tiandao; he inhaled deeply, suppressing the surging emotions within, his tone full of sentiment and awe.

"As far as I know, in the recorded and heard ages of the Zhutian Wanjie, the previous being who achieved the Reverse Heaven Realm of Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection dates back beyond endless ages, that legendary figure who pushed all races, entered the Dao through alchemy, and was revered by all races... Dan Tian Di!"

"That Dan Tian Di was the foremost alchemist of all ages, his alchemical arts unrivaled across history, capable of forging supreme divine pills that could turn living flesh and dead bones, and could also enter the Dao through pills, comprehend the Soul Dao, and ultimately ascend to Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection, receiving worship from all races; even after countless ages have passed, his legend still spreads throughout the Zhutian Wanjie, revered by countless soul cultivators and alchemists as the ancestor!"

"Yet even Dan Tian Di, as powerful as he was, is said that when he reached Soul Heavenly Venerable Great Perfection, he had already endured many years, his cultivation immensely deep, his years of refinement far beyond ordinary people; whereas Ye Xiaoyou, at such a young age, with such brief cultivation time, has achieved this defying-Heaven feat, such talent, such insight, such opportunity—perhaps even Dan Tian Di, at the same realm and age, was far from having such a defying-Heaven accomplishment!"

The Nine Heavens Dragon Emperor kept expressing admiration, his gaze toward Ye Wuque having shifted from initial appreciation and recognition to complete, ultimate reverence and awe.

In his heart he was even more certain: if this child can grow safely, he will surely surpass all Heavenly Prides of all ages, become a new legend of the Zhutian Wanjie, and even break the shackles beyond the Beyond Supreme Realm, achieving the supreme myth.

And the Dark Overlord, after the initial shock, slowly subdued the turbulence in his eyes; those massive Dark Pupils fixed on Ye Wuque, their gaze cold and sharp, as if to pierce his flesh and Soul, probing all his secrets to the end.

At this moment, he truly saw Ye Wuque, the young Human, no longer the junior he once regarded as an ant he could crush with a hand, but a being who could genuinely threaten him, even cause him apprehension.

Within those massive pupils, the original contempt and disdain had completely vanished.

In their place was a deep solemnity and gravity, a weight as if dark clouds covered the entire Zhutian, heavy enough to nearly solidify the surrounding Void, undeniably showing that at this moment his attitude toward Ye Wuque had undergone a complete, earth-shattering change.

No longer like earlier, lofty and looking down on all beings, treating Ye Wuque and the Nine Heavens Dragon Emperor as lambs to be slaughtered at will, but truly setting aside all contempt, seeing Ye Wuque as a peer who could stand beside him, even one who might one day threaten his life—a core adversary worth eliminating by any means.

The Dark Overlord slowly raised a massive hand formed from Endless Darkness, its fingertips entwined with threads of Dark Origin Power; the motion was slow yet exuded endless pressure.

He spoke coolly, his voice no longer casual but tinged with cold gravity, yet deep within his tone still bore the arrogance and tyranny belonging to the Supreme Boundless Great Perfection:

"Young Human, I have roamed the Zhutian for billions of years, have seen countless Heavenly Prides, have slain countless strong foes; today, I must admit, I have utterly underestimated you."