Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha had already sensed something amiss.
Anxiety began to grip their hearts. Knowing that the two Domain Lords had come to the Milky Way Star Sector and made Earth their highest priority meant the descent of those extraterrestrial beings was inextricably linked to this place.
Originally, their line of thinking had been very simple: stop the Eternal Domain Lord and the Ji Clan Domain Lord at any cost.
If necessary, they were prepared to lay down their lives without hesitation. Both Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha felt that even though the two Domain Lords had taken half a step beyond and vastly surpassed them in strength and every other aspect, in a true battle, using their own Supreme Immortal might to hold the enemy back for a time would certainly pose no problem.
Yet reality had turned out entirely different. They truly had not anticipated the sheer difference of that single half-step.
The Ji Clan Domain Lord alone was able to completely suppress both of them.
Moreover, he still appeared to have strength to spare, which shook Jiang Taiyu to the core.
He finally understood that after reaching the pinnacle of evolution, even being half a step stronger created a gulf that their current selves could not contend against.
Of course, dwelling on it now was utterly useless. The key lay in how to stop those two.
"Strike with everything we have—no matter the cost!" At this moment, Jiang Taiyu made his resolve, and the aura around him erupted violently.
Streaks of immortal light swirled around him as boundless laws began surging in churning waves, causing the entire starry expanse to shudder.
At the same time, the Present Buddha sensed his determination. His expression remained unchanged as he simply lifted a palm.
In an instant, Buddha Kingdoms materialized one after another, replete with ancient shrines, temples, and countless Buddhas.
Indeed, this was one of Buddhism's supreme divine abilities—the Buddha Kingdom in the Palm, a formidable art that Lu Yuan had also acquired long ago.
At this moment, the two Supreme Immortals joined forces and unleashed their greatest power with a single objective: to break free from the Ji Clan Domain Lord's suppression.
"You have tried your hardest, but what use is it?" Facing their onslaught, not a hint of surprise showed in the Ji Clan Domain Lord's eyes. With a faint sneer, he murmured softly, "You have no idea what kind of elevation taking this half-step truly brings."
With that, he took a stride forward. In that instant, the galaxy shook, and a terrifying aura permeated space.
Streaks of immortal light, accompanied by black mist, directly blanketed the entire starry river.
Immediately afterward, the techniques of both Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha failed completely, thoroughly suppressed.
Sensing this, shock and disbelief surfaced in their eyes. But soon, both could not help looking in another direction.
That was the direction of Earth. At this moment, the Eternal Star Sector's Domain Lord already stood just outside Earth.
Radiating peerless divine light from head to toe, he loomed like a deity looking down upon everything below.
In the Eternal Domain Lord's eyes,
streaks of light surged from Earth. They were impossible for ordinary mortals to detect, visible only to beings at the Supreme Immortal level.
Those lights stretched continuously from Earth, extending across vast, unimaginable distances. It was precisely this power that had shielded this universe from being discovered by extraterrestrial beings. Clearly, these were the final measures left behind by the ancient sages and forebears.
Now, what the Eternal Domain Lord had to do was sever and block all those lights. Only then could their ultimate plan be realized.
"As long as those extraterrestrial beings can truly descend, I too will be able to take that step."
He spoke softly, and then, without the slightest hesitation, took a stride forward.
Immediately, majestic Supreme Immortal power surged.
In just a split second,
a turbulent aura swept across the entire star sector as terrifying power steamed forth. The Eternal Domain Lord made his move, using his horrific might to shatter those lights.
Buzz—
At this moment, the galaxy shook.
The light that originally surged from Earth began to thin.
An inexplicable power suddenly welled up, and at the same time, the entire universe dimmed.
Stars seemed to lose their heat under the influence of that strange power. At this very moment, all living beings across the universe, regardless of what kind of existence they were, suddenly felt an indescribable sense of crisis grip their hearts, as if an impending catastrophe were looming over them.
Boom!
In an instant, a colossal roar sounded.
The starry river fractured, and space tore open.
Above Earth, massive black fissures appeared across the sky.
From within them, black mist began to spill out, spreading into the cosmos.
"That is... the aura of extraterrestrial beings." Jiang Ningxian had once followed Lu Yuan and fought extraterrestrial beings.
She fully understood where this power originated, so the moment she sensed it, she realized what was happening.
Something had definitely been shattered, allowing the power of the extraterrestrial beings to erupt directly from within, completely unobstructed.
On Earth,
all humans panicked as they sensed this.
They had thought that after experiencing multiple revivals and mutations, they were already acclimated. Yet seeing the black fissures in the vault of heaven, they felt their very souls tremble. Everyone could see that behind the fissures stood massive silhouettes, seemingly struggling to break free.
"Did it succeed?" Seeing this, a look of pleasant surprise surfaced in the Eternal Domain Lord's eyes.
On the other side, a smile could not help appearing on the Ji Clan Domain Lord's face, for he too sensed the familiar power of the Extraterrestrial Demons.
"It's over... it's all over." A chill ran through Jiang Taiyu's entire body. He knew that despite resisting with all his might, the two Domain Lords had still succeeded.
The terrifying aura spread out from Earth, sweeping across the entire universe in a mere instant. Inside the fissures on Earth, those figures began drawing closer and closer until finally, several gigantic silhouettes stepped out from within.
Terrifying auras resonated. This place, which had once sealed away all extraordinary power, had now become the very front line bearing the brunt of the descent.
Those several silhouettes stood there, the auras emanating from their bodies having already surpassed everything.
Even Supreme Immortals were eclipsed by them.
"After countless eras, we have finally descended once more. And this time, there is no Xuanyuan, no Shennong. Nothing can stop us now."
One of the mighty beings spoke, his entire body shrouded in black mist. This was not intentional; rather, the worldly rules of the realm they inhabited were entirely different from those of this universe. Yet naturally, even so, their strength was not impeded in the least.
"Therefore, what follows is transforming this universe into a land fit for our survival, altering all its laws. As for the living beings here, so very many of them... there is no need for them to remain." Another extraterrestrial being spoke, his words laced with the stench of destruction!
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