A battle at the level of Supreme Immortals was naturally catastrophic.
Even though living beings across many star sectors sensed it, they had no idea what was actually occurring, only feeling that today was somehow fundamentally different from before.
For weaker creatures in particular, there was only a single foreboding intuition rising within their hearts—that the heavens and earth were on the verge of monumental upheaval.
Only powerful beings who had reached the Immortal Realm or even the Heavenly Position Immortal Realm and had begun to grasp the laws of heaven and earth could distinctly perceive that supreme powerhouses were locked in battle, holding nothing back.
The auras they unleashed were so immense that they blanketed the entire starry sky.
Those mighty Supreme Immortals across the cosmos also sensed it, all choosing this moment to rush toward the Milky Way Star Sector.
Meanwhile, within the battlefield,
immortal radiance churned as four silhouettes remained entwined in combat.
Although the Eternal Domain Lord and the Ji Clan Domain Lord had obtained the power of extraterrestrial beings and advanced half a step beyond the Supreme Immortal Realm, they had ultimately not yet completely transcended this level.
Throughout the clash, while the two held the advantage over Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha, defeating or slaying them within a short period remained impossible.
Just as now, all four had brought out their most formidable techniques, yet victory and defeat remained undecided.
Even so, the terrifying auras they radiated and the dazzling radiance unleashed by their collisions caused the entire Milky Way to flicker between brightness and shadow.
Because of this, back on Earth,
Jiang Ningxian, Zhu Qingyu, and the rest, along with all of humanity, witnessed an extraordinary sight.
Even though it was broad daylight, the river of stars shone incomparably bright in the sky. Despite the unimaginable distance, they could still clearly feel the horrific pressure exuded from within those celestial depths.
"It's Father's aura." Jiang Ningxian's expression was exceedingly grave.
She knew that only someone of the Ji Clan Domain Lord's caliber could compel her father to personally take the field.
She was therefore acutely aware that those two supreme beings had already returned from the cosmic borderlands. Their purpose in returning was exceedingly simple: to prepare for the arrival of extraterrestrial entities.
Now, the only ones capable of stopping them were powerhouses like her father.
"I wonder when he'll emerge from seclusion..."
Jiang Ningxian gazed into the distance, deep concern clouding her eyes.
She knew Lu Yuan had entered secluded cultivation this time specifically to assault the pinnacle of the Immortal Realm—the Supreme Immortal Realm.
Yet she also understood that the difficulty was astronomical. As far as Jiang Ningxian could remember, her father had already been a Supreme Immortal before she was even born.
Yet how much time had passed since Lu Yuan first embarked on the path of cultivation and evolution?
Attaining the Heavenly Position Immortal Realm was already peerless throughout the universe. To ascend further into the Supreme Immortal Realm would arguably make him the foremost figure in all of history.
Yet Jiang Ningxian held a persistent intuition that when the true catastrophe descended, the one who would ultimately quell it would be neither her father nor any of the Domain Lords of the Ten Great Star Domains.
It would be... Lu Yuan!
Yet the crux of the problem was when he would be able to break through, leave seclusion, and achieve the Supreme Immortal Realm.
For now, the most critical factor was how long her father and the others could hold out against the two Domain Lords.
In Jiang Ningxian's eyes, the longer they could buy, the better.
Rumble!
Right then, the heavens and earth trembled once more with a deafening roar.
Above the firmament, the starry sky grew ever brighter, appearing to outshine even the radiance of the blazing sun.
The humans of Earth and the myriad cosmic races all gazed up in bewilderment, none of them understanding what was transpiring.
At the borders of the Milky Way Star Sector,
the clash between the four Supreme Immortal powerhouses raged on.
Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha brought forth their greatest techniques, holding the line against the Ji Clan Domain Lord and the Eternal Domain Lord. Yet their overall strength was ultimately half a step behind.
As time wore on, the pressure bearing down upon the two mounted steadily, until at last, they were pushed to their absolute limits.
"Though we have advanced merely half a step, it will not take much longer to defeat the two of you," the Ji Clan Domain Lord declared. His aura grew increasingly suffocating, and black mist began to swirl around him as the power within his body surged to its peak.
They had already invoked the power of extraterrestrial beings, thoroughly suppressing Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha.
"I can already sense the path leading to the supreme realm beyond ultimate evolution."
"We cannot waste any more time. I must take that step!"
The Eternal Domain Lord spoke, his voice trembling with excitement.
He had lingered in the Supreme Immortal Realm for far too long and had grown thoroughly weary of it.
He had once assumed he would end up like countless predecessors before him, halting his journey right at this boundary.
Now, however, the Eternal Domain Lord saw new hope. He could not wait to take the next step and refused to delay any longer.
"Very well. I shall hold these two off. Head to Earth, undo the final seal, and let the entities beyond completely descend! Then we can truly take that final step, becoming the first beings across countless eras to dwell within that realm!"
The Ji Clan Domain Lord spoke with boundless anticipation burning in his heart.
Without hesitation, the moment the words left his mouth,
he thrust a palm directly at Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha.
In an instant, a river of stars materialized from his hand, boiling with terrifying might.
Sensing the colossal force crashing toward them, the two channeled every ounce of power within their bodies to strike back.
Boom!
The cosmic starry sky erupted in dazzling brilliance.
The Ji Clan Domain Lord had taken that half step, after all; in terms of sheer strength, he harbored no fear even against two Supreme Immortals at once.
His strike directly suppressed both of them, and the Eternal Domain Lord seized the opportunity to take a stride forward. In a flash, the river of stars seemed to reverse course.
"Not good! He's heading for Earth! Stop him!" Jiang Huanyun and the others shouted, their expressions changing drastically. They promptly unleashed their most formidable powers in a desperate bid to intercept him.
Regrettably, the disparity was simply too vast. The Eternal Domain Lord did not even care to engage them. Paying them no mind whatsoever, he vanished from the spot.
Though this was the outer border of the Milky Way Star Sector, traversing the distance to Earth required very little time for a Supreme Immortal.
Seeing this, Jiang Taiyu, the Present Buddha, and the experts of the various races felt their hearts sink to rock bottom. They all knew all too well—
the restrictions on Earth had already been completely unraveled.
There was no one there who could stop the Eternal Domain Lord.
"No, we must intercept him!" Jiang Taiyu shouted, preparing to give chase.
"Our battle is not yet finished. Before that, you are going nowhere!"
Yet the Ji Clan Domain Lord spoke, taking a step forward that shattered the starry river and caused the laws of heaven and earth to wail.
His might was simply too terrifying. As waves of immortal radiance surged forth,
he directly imprisoned Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha within the river of stars, refusing to let them take half a step away. Meanwhile, the two could already sense that the Eternal Domain Lord was rapidly closing in on Earth.
Chapter 584