Ten Suns Not Enough? Then How About a Hundred, a Thousand, Ten Thousand Suns!

Ancestor Ziyuan looked at Qi Yuan, still feeling as though everything were a dream. "That was a Root Demon Tribulation!" Yet that terrifying Root Demon Tribulation had been resolved by Qi Yuan with utter ease. The profound implications of this went without saying. Did this not mean... Among the Great Ultimate Principles of the Sixth Heaven, aside from the Supreme Venerables, who didn't dread the Root Demon Tribulation, fearing it like a venomous scorpion? If word got out that Qi Yuan could resolve Root Demon Tribulations, the consequences would be unimaginable. "Just how did you resolve it?" Ancestor Ziyuan asked, though in truth his heart was full of worry for Qi Yuan. He feared Qi Yuan had paid a steep price. Especially... devouring the Root Demon? That was truly terrifying. According to ancient records, a Root Demon was an exceptionally dreadful entity. It existed not only in this world, but in other universes as well. Even a Supreme Venerable appeared utterly insignificant in the eyes of a Root Demon. "I just drew my sword, used an origin divine ability, and swallowed it whole," Qi Yuan said with a shrug. "Don't worry, there's no danger." Qi Yuan never did anything without absolute certainty. His eyebrows could divine fortune and ward off calamity. When he devoured the Root Demon, his right eyebrow hadn't twitched. Factoring in his other considerations, he had proceeded with the devour. When formulating that grand, magnificent plan to exile the Great Sun into the ownerless universe, Qi Yuan had naturally used this superpower as well, putting it into action only after confirming no disaster would ensue. He would certainly never place Canary and Ning Tao in harm's way. As for the Great Sun encountering some miraculous stroke of fortune in that universe... that was pure wishful thinking. Ancestor Ziyuan looked deeply at Qi Yuan. Recalling something, he cautioned, "Having exposed the existence of the Gate of Ultimate Principle, you must beware those Supreme Venerables." Ancestor Ziyuan's worry was not without reason. The Gate of Ultimate Principle was enough to tempt even a Supreme Venerable. The Supreme Venerables were still alive, and as long as they lived, they had desires. If a Supreme Venerable were to take action, could Qi Yuan withstand it? "However, they probably dare not strike at you right now, because they don't know what happened to the Great Sun. "Whatever you did to the Great Sun, tell no one—not even me. "The abilities of Supreme Venerables are far too eerie and unfathomable. Any stray sliver of information leaking into this world might very well be captured by them," Ancestor Ziyuan warned. Having survived this Root Demon Tribulation, his strength had ascended another level. Yet the stronger he became, the more he understood the terror of a Supreme Venerable. The Sixth Heaven of the immortal realm possessed no future. The second layer of the Yang God realm was the limit of the Sixth Heaven, but not the limit of a Supreme Venerable. A Supreme Venerable remained at the second layer of Yang God only because the Sixth Heaven could produce nothing beyond that. Unless the immortal realm opened the Seventh Heaven—or even the Ninth Heaven—from the Sixth Heaven, only then could a Supreme Venerable potentially break through the shackles and step into the third layer of Yang God. Otherwise... there was no other way. "Relax, I know what I'm doing," Qi Yuan shrugged. How could Qi Yuan not know that those Supreme Venerables of the Sixth Heaven were perhaps all silently watching him right now? If given the opportunity, they wouldn't hesitate to strike him down with thunderous force. It was only the Great Sun's fate that made them wary and hesitant. Qi Yuan continued with a calm expression, "The Abyss Lord actually dared to use Root Demon Blood against you. To dare provoke someone under my protection... it seems he hasn't recognized his place." Ancestor Ziyuan sighed with emotion. "He fled to Taihuang Palace." The moment Sheng Wuming learned Qi Yuan had emerged from the Gate of Ultimate Principle, he had headed straight for Taihuang Palace without the slightest hesitation. He hadn't even relocated Black Demon Abyss. To Sheng Wuming, the entirety of Black Demon Abyss was not as important as a single one of his fingernails. "Taihuang Palace?" Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint flashing across them. "Just as well. It's time to pay Taihuang Palace a visit and settle the scores accumulated over all these years!" "You're... going to Taihuang Palace?" Hearing this, Ancestor Ziyuan fell silent. If this had been before, he might have tried to dissuade him. After all, even if the Great Sun's true body had vanished, the stellar projection in the Astral Realm remained, and Taihuang Palace still commanded formidable combat power—enough to make even a Supreme Venerable wary. Yet today, he had witnessed Qi Yuan's myriad miracles. He knew his own level was insufficient to offer Qi Yuan advice. It was just like on Blue Star, where a prodigy in his second year of high school was admitted into the gifted youth class of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, while his parents, having spent their whole lives toiling in the dirt with their faces to the earth and backs to the sky, advised him to keep attending his third year of high school. Everyone had their own strengths. In academics, those parents naturally fell short of their child, and the advice they offered might be thoroughly misguided. Ancestor Ziyuan would not offer such advice. Instead, he would lay the details of Taihuang Palace's military might before Qi Yuan and tell him to be cautious. ... Within the Ultimate Principle Society. Two mysterious figures lurked in hiding, their features obscured. Around their bodies, indescribable lines subtly twisted, resembling colossal, grotesque monsters. "He... went to Taihuang Palace," one Supreme Venerable spoke. A hand reached out from behind him and made a raking motion, snapping the twisting lines across his body and shattering them into fragments. "Strange. How did Ancestor Ziyuan survive his Root Demon Tribulation?" another Supreme Venerable remarked. Behind him stood Mount Wuliang. This mountain was far too majestic and massive; it had buried Great Ultimate Principles before, and had even brought down true stars, sending their stellar remains tumbling into the mountain ravines. "Too many enigmas shroud him. Could he truly be someone from beyond this realm?" the elder murmured, seemingly deep in thought. In that instant, countless strands of information poured into his mind. "If he is from beyond this realm and goes to seek trouble with Taihuang Palace, he will surely die. "His enemy is not Taihuang Palace. It is... the Will of the Immortal Dao!" The Supreme Venerable's voice was distant and profound, seeming to traverse eternity. In this realm, if Great Ultimate Principles were merely chess pieces, then the Supreme Venerables who had comprehended Supreme Ultimate Principles were the chess players. They had long since achieved a deep level of integration with the Will of the Immortal Dao. Without a Great Ultimate Principle Engraving, the Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable was a being from beyond this realm. "There are too many dark clouds; the outcome of this battle cannot be seen clearly, cannot be seen." "What are his hidden cards? What is his trump card?" On this day, countless pairs of eyes in the Sixth Heaven fixed upon that solitary figure departing Ziyuan Heaven. They wanted to see the outcome of this battle. They also wanted to see just how strong the Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable was, and where his true power lay. If he proved weak... Under the watch of countless eyes, a towering figure clad in blood-red armor swept across the Sixth Heaven. In the end, he came to a halt outside the brilliant, towering Taihuang Palace. In one hand, he held the Human Sovereign Banner, from which hundreds of millions of heroic spirits reemerged. The banner was exceedingly tattered and ancient, stained with ominous blood, as if it had borne witness to entire epochs and weathered world-ending battles. In his other hand, he held a bizarre, blood-colored sword. How eerily vivid was that crimson hue, appearing to concentrate the darkest sins from the depths of all beings across past, present, and future. The bizarre blood sword spanned the void, its blade-light reflecting across the heavens. The golden sheen of Taihuang Palace seemed to be drenched in blood, turning grim and horrifying. An unrivaled pressure made this sacred ground, which had stood through eternity, tremble to its core, striking dread into the hearts of Yang Gods. "He... has come!" An old man's gums chattered. "He's finally here!" A younger cultivator also exclaimed with excitement. Within Taihuang Palace, dormant beings awoke one after another. Across the myriad realms, countless eyes watched this battle. The blood-armored figure took a step forward. Heaven and earth convulsed, clouds scattered, and it felt as if he were crossing through eternity. "Today, Taihuang Palace shall be trampled flat!" His voice was razor-sharp, bearing not the slightest concealment. It was as though he had stepped out of hell itself to reap the departed souls of boundless living beings. "Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable, if you withdraw today, you still retain a glimmer of hope to survive," spoke a weathered old man—the Banner Lord. With a flick of Qi Yuan's wrist, the Human Sovereign Banner surged with unrivaled might, and hundreds of millions of beings roared, "Banner Lord, why have you not returned to your position?" These words carried bone-deep murderous intent, but also served as bare-faced humiliation. A look of humiliation flashed across the Banner Lord's eyes. Beside him, Sheng Wuming also stared darkly at Qi Yuan. He had never expected that the Root Demon Tribulation would actually be resolved by Blood Robe. A Root Demon... was an existence seemingly even more terrifying than the Will of the Immortal Dao. It existed not only in the Sixth Heaven; legends of it circulated in other universes as well. "Why must you do this?" A sigh drifted over, desolate and sorrowful. From within Taihuang Palace, Heavenly Venerable Zongtian, a Great Ultimate Principle of the second tier, stepped forth. His form was ethereal, appearing as though he did not truly reside in this realm. "Three Great Ultimate Principles possessing offensive Creation Treasures? No, two. Is this all Taihuang Palace has?" Qi Yuan's voice was frigid, seemingly laced with a hint of disdain. Inside Taihuang Palace, every Yang God and cultivator who heard his words erupted in fury. "Insolence!" "How audacious!" Across the Sixth Heaven, numerous Yang Gods were baffled. They had no idea where Qi Yuan derived such confidence. Within Moon Goddess Palace, Heavenly Venerable Yuehua looked on with a profound expression. "Whether he wins or loses... it will be a calamity." In White Dragon Abyss, the White Dragon Abyss Lord's gaze brimmed with greed. "I truly want to bear him a child before I grow old." Clad in blood-red armor, holding a banner in one hand and a sword in the other, that towering figure blocked the ancient, eternal Taihuang Palace all by himself. This sight was magnificent enough to be etched into the annals of history. "It seems this battle cannot be avoided." From Taihuang Palace stepped Heavenly Venerable Tairi, one of only two who had comprehended a Supreme Ultimate Principle. The aura on his body was not yet formidable, resting merely at the peak of the Ultimate Principle realm. Yet with every step he took, his aura suddenly skyrocketed, climbing frantically. "With my power, forge Tairi!" Heavenly Venerable Zongtian roared. Five-colored light swirled across his body, pouring into Heavenly Venerable Tairi. The Banner Lord, the Abyss Lord, Heavenly Venerable Zhenyuan, and other Great Ultimate Principles all roared in unison, frantically channeling their immortal spiritual energy into Heavenly Venerable Tairi. "Are they... attempting to artificially manufacture a Supreme Venerable?" "It's not enough, nowhere near enough! But this kind of... strength is nearly invincible beneath a Supreme Venerable!" "Those are four Great Ultimate Principles, and far from ordinary ones at that!" Streaks of immortal spiritual energy plummeted from the heavens like rainbow cascades piercing the sun, pouring relentlessly into Heavenly Venerable Tairi. Tairi's already burly frame grew even more imposing. It was as though he were shedding his mortal shell. The expression on his face turned cold and detached, and the colors representing him transformed into a Great Sun. The aura radiating from Tairi escalated to a terrifying level. Every gesture of his was enough to shake the hearts of second-tier Great Ultimate Principles. This caliber of strength was sufficient to draw the serious attention of a Supreme Venerable. Even Qi Yuan sensed an immense threat. At this moment, Tairi seemed to have become an entirely different person. From his bones to his soul, he had transformed completely, as though a strange new life had reignited within his vessel. This sight caught several Yang Gods off guard and plunged the Supreme Venerables into contemplation. "Majestic Great Sun, cast my true form!" The newly transformed Heavenly Venerable Tairi bellowed. At that instant, the Astral Realm convulsed. A terrifying phantom of the Great Sun descended from the heavens, crashing into Taihuang Palace and surging into Heavenly Venerable Tairi's body. Heavenly Venerable Tairi's aura surged violently once more. This elevation was even greater than the infusion of immortal spiritual energy from the four Great Ultimate Principles! "Infused by the Great Sun... he is a vessel!" a Great Ultimate Principle gasped in shock. "He was actually a vessel cultivated by the Great Sun Supreme Venerable!" another Great Ultimate Principle exclaimed, thoroughly shaken. A stellar projection in the Astral Realm could only be channeled into its original owner. Yet Tairi could seamlessly accept the stellar projection of the Great Sun Supreme Venerable. What did this signify? It meant he was a vessel forged by the Great Sun using his own flesh! For a mere vessel to comprehend a Supreme Ultimate Principle—how could this not shock everyone to the core? "The Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable is finished. The current Heavenly Venerable Tairi is infinitely close to a Supreme Venerable—one could even say he rivals a Supreme Venerable! Without a Great Ultimate Principle Engraving, the Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable is doomed!" a Great Ultimate Principle pronounced judgment. "As expected of a Supreme Venerable, with trump cards without end. This time... the Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable will undoubtedly lose!" However, even more Great Ultimate Principles and Supreme Venerables refrained from speaking, silently waiting for the battle's outcome. Infused by the star of the Great Sun, Tairi's aura climbed to a terrifying zenith. Stepping out of Taihuang Palace, he resembled a true deity. The brilliance of the Great Sun illuminated the heavens, allowing every living being across the Sixth Heaven to behold that blazing, dazzling radiance. "Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable, how will you battle me now?" Heavenly Venerable Tairi struck, his expression callous. A horrifying aura tore through everything, shattering the void. Strands of light plummeted downward, each seemingly potent enough to annihilate a Yang God. Qi Yuan's gaze turned chillingly grim; he felt an overwhelming pressure. With a slash of his sword, he unfurled the offensive Creation Treasure, the Human Sovereign Banner. He met Tairi's strike in his strongest posture. Yet that terrifying aura was simply too devastating, far too domineering. This was the first time Qi Yuan had faced an opponent of this caliber, confronting an attack so peerlessly overbearing. It seemed as if only that single Great Sun remained in all of heaven and earth. The Human Sovereign Banner trembled, and the blood-red longsword let out a shrill cry. Against this single strike, even at full power, Qi Yuan felt as though his body were on the verge of shattering. "Is this the power of a Supreme Venerable?" Qi Yuan's eyes remained calm, though blood trickled from the corner of his lips. It had been a very long time since he last suffered an injury. Yet the moment he clashed with Heavenly Venerable Tairi, he was wounded on the very first strike. If he had faced the Great Sun directly, how immense would the disparity between them have been? Against an expert of the Banner Lord's caliber, he could fight with ease, forcing him back step by step. Yet against Tairi, he was injured in a single blow. "How dare a mere firefly contend with the brilliance of the sun and moon?" Tairi's expression was frozen and detached. "Do you even know what manner of existence stands before you?" Tairi's soul had been replaced, making his voice far more caustic and chilling. "What you face is not merely a Great Ultimate Principle, but... the Will of the Immortal Dao! "You are not fighting me; you are fighting the Will of the Immortal Dao that represents the Sixth Heaven! "How can an immortal cultivator overturn the grand trend and contend with the Will of the Immortal Dao? "In this battle, your defeat is absolute!" If ordinary Great Ultimate Principles formed their Great Ultimate Principle Engravings by unconsciously uniting with the Will of the Immortal Dao, then a Supreme Venerable consciously merged with it, capable of borrowing a portion of its power. At this moment, Heavenly Venerable Tairi possessed towering might. The brilliance of the Great Sun illuminated the past, present, and future, as though only one Great Sun had existed throughout eternity—the sole and unique Great Sun. All the Yang Gods were shaken, their souls trembling. They had witnessed the battle between the Banner Lord and Qi Yuan. Qi Yuan had completely suppressed the Banner Lord. Yet now, a Qi Yuan so mighty seemed unable to withstand even a single clash against Tairi. Was this the true power of a Supreme Venerable? "Who gave you the confidence to challenge Taihuang Palace? "Was it the four thousand Yang Gods across the Three Thousand Realms at their peak? "Or was it the ten stellar projections of the Ten Suns Hanging in the Sky? "Ten suns suspended aloft, shaking the heavens—what a grand spectacle you made! "Little did you know that the heavens cannot brook two suns! Did a mere ten suns truly believe they could usurp the venerated seat of the Great Sun? "Only the sole Great Sun is the true sun. Numbers... are utterly useless!" Heavenly Venerable Tairi spoke impassively, his voice cutting and harsh. He looked upon Qi Yuan as if looking at a dead man. If Qi Yuan were facing an expert of the second tier of Great Ultimate Principles, he could teleport into Tiankun Curious Land at any moment to hide. Yet when clashing with an existence like him, Qi Yuan would never have the chance to teleport away. Thus, his doom was already sealed. The surrounding Great Ultimate Principles shared the exact same thought. A look of profound anxiety also appeared on Ancestor Ziyuan's face. He knew Qi Yuan could work miracles. Yet before an absolute disparity in strength, could miracles still exist? Ziyuan Xiaolu was filled with worry, staring anxiously at the fractured projection manifested by Ancestor Ziyuan in the sky. Ziyuan Daxue's expression was conflicted as she gazed upon that solitary silhouette. "If you kill the Great Sun, I'll become your concubine!" At this moment, Qi Yuan narrowed his eyes. Though he was at a disadvantage, his expression remained completely serene. He looked toward Heavenly Venerable Tairi, a flash of hearty amusement surfacing in his eyes. "Is this the power of a Supreme Venerable? "Or rather, a power infinitely close to that of a Supreme Venerable? "Formidable indeed. For a lowly Purple Mansion cultivator like me, it's truly difficult to triumph! "However... I am not merely a Purple Mansion cultivator. I am also an Origin Core cultivator, possessing a Stellar Golden Core! "Ten suns aren't enough? "Then how about a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand suns!" His voice was biting and cold, resounding across the four directions. For some inexplicable reason, every cultivator who heard Qi Yuan's voice felt their soul tremble uncontrollably at that instant. It felt as though something earth-shattering was about to occur. Within the Ultimate Principle Society, the expressions of the two lurking Supreme Venerables also shifted abruptly, as if sensing something monumental. Ancestor Ziyuan narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning profound as he involuntarily looked toward the Astral Realm—toward those ten suns. Crouching on the ground, Bing Jian felt a flash of bewilderment in his eyes. "Why... does it feel somewhat hot?" Had he laid too many ice eggs, letting the chill leak away? At this moment, as Qi Yuan's voice faded, countless gazes turned involuntarily toward the Astral Realm. The Astral Realm was vast and profound, filled with boundless starlight. It was also the highest place in the Sixth Heaven, standing even higher than the Ninth Heaven. Rumor had it that when the Ninth Heaven was opened and cultivators stood atop it, they could grasp the stellar projections of the Astral Realm in their hands, turning illusion into reality and gazing upon the future. At this moment, within the solemn and profound Astral Realm, a sudden tremor swept through. Every Yang God felt a sudden premonition, and even the Yin Gods who used Yang Gods to reflect across the heavens felt their minds shake violently. For their stellar projections were trembling at this very moment. Within the boundless, deep Astral Realm, it felt as though some terrifying catastrophe were brewing. Even Heavenly Venerable Tairi's originally cold expression betrayed a flicker of astonishment. How eerily familiar this scene was. Back then, when the ten suns hung aloft and ascended to their divine thrones, the Astral Realm had quaked, stirring the souls of all Yang Gods. Today, the Astral Realm was convulsing once more. And how many times greater was this upheaval compared to the last? Far more than tenfold, far more than a hundredfold! "This... I seem to see a Great Sun rising majestically!" a Great Ultimate Principle stammered in fear. "No, I possess a stellar projection, yet I feel a sense of utter insignificance!" "Could it be... the Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable possesses other stellar projections?" "Ten suns wasn't his limit? Could it be twelve... or twenty suns?" a Yang God boldly guessed. With every additional stellar projection, the Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable's power would grow by a fraction! If the Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable had another ten stars, then this battle... Yet before their speculations could finish, a scene that stunned every living being across the heavens unfolded. "This..." "This is..." Light! Boundless light! Crimson light! Across the pitch-black Astral Realm, the light of countless stellar projections was dyed crimson in this single instant. Within the boundless expanse of the Astral Realm, an indescribably massive, colossal stellar projection materialized. Magnificent and breathtaking! It struck terror into the hearts of all Yang Gods. "How could such a gigantic stellar projection exist?" "Is that even still a star?" All cultivators were dumbfounded, or rather, entirely unable to accept what they were seeing. This abruptly emerging blood-red stellar projection was simply too immense. Ordinary stellar projections appeared like tiny grains of rice or flickering fireflies before it. They were not on the same order of magnitude at all. Even entities as formidable as Great Ultimate Principles, who could easily devour entire realms, wore horrified expressions when confronting this terrifying stellar projection. A Supreme Venerable could hold a star in one palm or scatter dozens of stars with a single swipe. Yet those were ordinary stars. This blood-red star was simply too huge, too horrifying. "This is my largest Stellar Golden Core!" The blood-red light shone upon Qi Yuan's body, making him appear exceptionally otherworldly. "It is called a red supergiant!" The mass of this red supergiant might only be a few dozen times that of Blue Star's sun, but its volume... was a staggering ten billion times greater! This star had cost over a thousand divine arts before Ning Tao and Canary could successfully capture it. Bigger is stronger; bigger is more beautiful! The first star to descend into the Astral Realm was none other than this behemoth red supergiant. Heavenly Venerable Tairi's expression was grim. "Size does not represent everything!" This stellar projection was indeed horrifying, but it was still within a range he could accept. "Did you think... I only have one stellar projection this large?" Qi Yuan asked calmly. Yet to the ears of the Yang God Heavenly Venerables, his words sounded like a bolt from the blue. Could it be... don't tell me...? The teeth of every Yang God began to chatter. A stellar projection like this was already beyond imagination—could there actually be more? "My apologies. You guessed right. I only have one this big!" Red supergiants were rare treasures that could only be found by chance. For now, Qi Yuan had only managed to acquire one and condense it into a Stellar Golden Core. Hearing this, the other Yang God Heavenly Venerables let out a collective sigh of relief. One was already terrifying enough; if there were more... it would be inconceivable. If Qi Yuan didn't perish in this battle and such an immense stellar projection remained hanging in the Astral Realm, all the other Yang Gods would live in fear. It was simply too huge. Yet in the next moment, they realized they had sighed in relief far too early. "I truly only have one star this large, but... smaller ones... I have plenty! "Stellar Golden Cores, manifest for me! "Illuminate the heavens!" Following Qi Yuan's proclamation, the vast Astral Realm suddenly went completely dark for an instant. It was as though all the starlight had been stolen away. Countless Yang Gods trembled anew in sheer terror. For this familiar sensation was even more terrifying and intense than the emergence of the red supergiant just moments before! Everyone stared into the pitch-black Astral Realm. Dark, boundless, without a single speck of light! In a flash! Dawn broke! Stars across the heavens rose one after another. Grand and torrential! That was not one sun, nor two, nor even a hundred or a thousand! Ten thousand golden wheels of light arose, plunging the Astral Realm into darkness as the sun and moon sank. The myriad gods bowed their heads toward the red sun, while the silver river raised Kunlun upon its surging waves! At a single glance, the sea of stars stretched on without an end in sight! Tens of thousands—even tens of thousands upon tens of thousands—of stellar projections spanned the firmament. "Is this... enough? "The heavens cannot brook two suns, but how about ten thousand!" Clad in blood-red armor, Qi Yuan seemed to bear the entire Astral Realm upon his back as tens of thousands of stellar projections blazed across the firmament. He seemed like a true heavenly god, the stars mere ornaments adorning his armor. Before these tens of thousands of Stellar Golden Cores, all other stellar projections faded into dull obscurity, appearing utterly minuscule. With countless rays of starlight converging upon his body, he was peerless and invincible at this moment. This was a true shaking of the heavens! Countless pairs of eyes stared at Qi Yuan, trembling uncontrollably. "What Ten Suns Heavenly Venerable... this is... the Ten Thousand Suns... Supreme Venerable!" Ten suns could still be described as a Heavenly Venerable, but this was ten thousand suns! Across the Astral Realm of the heavens, those tens of thousands of radiant stellar projections left everyone shaken to their souls. Even the Supreme Venerables could never have imagined that all these stellar projections could belong to a single person! This was simply unfathomable—even more shocking than the emergence of the Gate of Ultimate Principle. "Stars of the heavens, converge upon me! "Blazing brilliance, illuminate the Nine Heavens forever!" With Qi Yuan's roar, countless stellar projections poured their power into him. Streams of daylight brilliance cascaded from the Astral Realm, crashing onto Qi Yuan's body. In an instant, Qi Yuan's aura erupted frantically. Vast, peerless, unfathomable... beyond description. "Now, do I possess the right to covet the venerated seat of the Great Sun? "Bigger is more beautiful; more is stronger! "Witness my Stellar Golden Cores—usurp it for me!" Accompanied by Qi Yuan's furious roar, an overwhelmingly colossal hand reached toward Tairi. In the Astral Realm, the tens of thousands of Stellar Golden Cores descended like celestial star monarchs, hurtling toward the stellar projection of the Great Sun. "Die!" This strike had nothing to do with Ultimate Principles! This strike was a manifestation of pure, beautiful strength! No matter how powerful the rules or how terrifying the Ultimate Principles, all were ripped to shreds before this unrivaled force. Tairi's horrifying form, which boasted combat strength comparable to a Supreme Venerable, appeared pathetically tiny beneath this blow. *Crack.* Within the Astral Realm, fractures appeared across the star of the Great Sun. Inside Tairi's body, countless beams of light ruptured outward. "In this Sixth Heaven, I alone am the sole Great Sun!" *Rumble!* The star of the Great Sun shattered! The venerated seat of the sole Great Sun was extinguished, then reignited anew. Tairi's body crumbled, his cold detachment vanishing. He reverted to the Tairi of old. "How is this possible..." he muttered in dazed confusion. "Die!" Qi Yuan struck out tyrannically once more, but this time, he aimed directly at the Banner Lord. The Banner Lord's face paled drastically. His body trembled, his expression filled with panic as he gritted his teeth and shouted, "I possess a Great Ultimate Principle Engraving! I cannot die!" Regrettably, that strike paid no heed to reason. Its unrivaled momentum caused even the Great Ultimate Principle Engraving merged with the Will of the Immortal Dao to crack. A single strike fell, and the Banner Lord perished. The heavens were stunned. This was a Great Ultimate Principle of the second tier, shielded by a Great Ultimate Principle Engraving. Under the operation of the Will of the Immortal Dao, not even a Supreme Venerable could slay him. Yet... he had been effortlessly butchered by Qi Yuan? The gazes of the Great Ultimate Principles turned to sheer terror as they looked upon Qi Yuan. Even the Supreme Venerables harbored deep apprehension in their eyes. This was a second-tier Great Ultimate Principle; even if his offensive Creation Treasure had been seized by Qi Yuan long ago, he remained an overlord of the Sixth Heaven. Yet Qi Yuan gave them no time to ponder. His gaze fell upon Sheng Wuming. "In the past, Ancestor Ziyuan pleaded with you thrice on my behalf. Today, I shall slay you with three strikes!" The towering figure struck forth, carrying unrivaled brilliance. "First strike: obliterate the body!" A palm struck out, shattering the physical body of the Black Demon Abyss Lord. "Second strike: extinguish the divine soul!" A second palm struck out, snuffing out the divine soul of the Black Demon Abyss Lord. "Third strike: sever the Great Ultimate Principle Engraving!" Three strikes landed, and the Great Ultimate Principle Engraving etched into the Will of the Immortal Dao... shattered. The heavens... were utterly shaken!