Might

By now, it was common knowledge that Yaoguang had inherited the legacies of both the Time Dao Ancestor and the Void Dao Ancestor. Even if he displayed methods far surpassing ordinary Immortal Kings in certain aspects, it would not arouse much suspicion. People would even take it for granted, automatically assuming it was simply the profound mystery of a Dao Ancestor's inheritance. Thus, he had no need to hold back his power as he had done before. While he could not display methods at the Dao Master level of the Void or Time, using the Grand Dao of Time to amplify his speed and channeling the power of nearly five thousand shares of the Grand Dao of the Void to cast the Great Void Art was entirely reasonable. Under these circumstances, when his Great Void Art crashed down, its sheer might was in no way inferior to a pinnacle composite immortal art. In particular, when the three pursuing Immortal Kings exhausted their respective means to block Yaoguang's first Great Void Art, only for a second Great Void Art to come crashing down immediately after, their expressions shifted drastically. "The power of Time! He is using the power of the Grand Dao of Time to boost his casting speed!" "They ambushed and killed Immortal King Tianyu beforehand and refined his three thousand-plus shares of the Grand Dao of the Void. Combined with his own void shares, his strength is already on par with any chairman!" "As rank-nineteen privilege holders, the chairmen cannot fully unleash their strength without the computational amplification of the Lord of Yuanxi. With his attainments in the Void, his combat prowess right now is already no weaker than that of any chairman—and on top of that, he can use the Grand Dao of Time to accelerate his casting speed... How are we supposed to block this?!" The three Immortal Kings' divine senses churned in turmoil. They brought forth every trick at their disposal, even deploying trump cards meant for life-or-death struggles, before they barely managed to withstand the second Great Void Art. Yet at that very moment, a third Great Void Art came crashing down at an even faster speed. "We can't block it! Fall back, quickly!" "Our objective is only to harass him so he cannot focus on comprehending the power of the Gate of Karma. Do not engage him head-on!" "The four major groups—Tianyuan, Shenluo, Star Sun, and Changsheng—have mobilized in full force, fielding thirty-eight Immortal Kings in total! In contrast, among Fortune, Xiyu, and Dusk, only Xiyu has mobilized in full force. The other two have either suffered heavy losses or are holding back. Trying to hold the line with only sixteen Immortal Kings won't be that easy! The longer we drag this out, the more reinforcements we will have. Time is on our side!" The three Immortal Kings instantly shifted their strategy. Naturally, this was also because they did not dare to fight Yaoguang to the death. If the three of them staked their lives... They would lose them. Yet even though they chose to focus on delaying tactics, the outcome of the battle remained unchanged. Seeing the three swiftly pulling back to avoid a direct confrontation, Yaoguang clenched his hand in empty air. Instantly, the void centered on him began to contract rapidly. He seemed to transform into a black hole, swiftly dragging the surrounding void toward himself like rushing water. In merely a breath, the three Immortal Kings who had been retreating and flashing about were caught like beams of light trapped by a black hole, plunging rapidly toward its depths and drawing closer and closer to the center. "Not good!" "Using the void as a mirror, grasping heaven and earth! Has Yuxiao's mastery of the Void reached such a height?!" "What he is using is definitely not his own power, but the realm of the Void Dao Ancestor! No matter how formidable we Immortal Kings may be, how could we contend against a Void Dao Ancestor capable of threatening Dominators?! Chairman, please lend us a hand!" Sensing themselves drawing ever closer to Yaoguang, the three Immortal Kings immediately called for aid. Around Yaoguang, the Grand Dao of the Void stirred once more, on the verge of condensing a new Great Void Art. Once this strike landed, even if the three Immortal Kings still possessed life-saving measures, they would inevitably be driven to their wit's end. Seeing this, Immortal King Yuankun barked in a low voice, "Tie them down!" Several Immortal Kings acted at once, intercepting Immortal King Taiyi. Meanwhile, Immortal King Yuankun leaped into the air. Amidst the tremors of the Grand Dao of Chaos, he seemed to transform into a torrent of chaos sweeping straight toward Yaoguang. Under the erosion of chaotic power, all things in the world grew disorderly and turbulent. Whether immortal arts or composite immortal arts, every structure was thoroughly disrupted. If an Immortal King without sufficient comprehension of their own Grand Dao fell into it, they would not even be able to cast a Dao art, leaving them to be battered passively until they perished. Unfortunately... This Great Chaos Art, which possessed immense suppressive power against ordinary Immortal Kings, melted away rapidly like snow exposed to a blazing sun the instant it collided with Yaoguang's void power. No matter how the Grand Dao of Chaos surged within his Great Chaos Art, the moment it was about to envelop Yaoguang's void power, it scattered and vanished into nothingness. As one of the four supreme Grand Daos, the Grand Dao of the Void served as the foundation for the existence of all Grand Daos. At this moment, Yaoguang utilized this very characteristic to strip the Grand Dao of Chaos of its opportunity to exist. As a result, whenever Immortal King Yuankun's Great Chaos Art crashed into the domain of the void governed by Yaoguang, it dissolved immediately, incapable of shaking the world of the void under his control in the slightest. This sight caused Immortal King Yuankun's face to fall instantly. "How is this possible?! For millions of years, I have continuously used the power of rank-nineteen privilege to deduce the profound mysteries of the Grand Dao of Chaos. To this day, my comprehension of it has exceeded eighty percent. It is only because I lack sufficient shares that I cannot display might approaching that of a Chaos Dao Ancestor. Yet now... when I drive the Grand Dao of Chaos with such an astounding realm to strike this void, I cannot shake it in the slightest! Just how profound has Yuxiao's realm in the Grand Dao of the Void become?!" Disbelief filled the eyes of this Tianyuan Group Chairman. Ninety percent comprehension of the void's power?! Ninety-nine percent?! Or... on par with the Void Dao Ancestor?! But how could that be?! Could obtaining a Dao Ancestor's inheritance allow one's realm in that Grand Dao to directly soar to a level rivaling the Dao Ancestor? How could such an easy bargain exist in this world?! "Chairman!" The terrified divine sense of an Immortal King jolted Immortal King Yuankun from his shock. Having weathered the impact of his Great Chaos Art, Yaoguang had already condensed a new Great Void Art and sent it crashing downward. This time, one of the Immortal Kings, having exhausted his life-saving trump cards, could no longer withstand the onslaught. As the space around him shattered and fractured like a mirror, his immortal body crumbled to pieces along with it. Having pulverized this Immortal King's immortal body, Yaoguang condensed yet another Great Void Art without the slightest hesitation. Moreover, augmented by the power of Time, the Great Void Art formed at an unimaginable speed, poised to crash down once again. Beyond a doubt, this strike would not only obliterate that Immortal King's remnant soul, making him the first Immortal King to fall since the war between the seven major groups began, but would also smash the immortal bodies of the other two Immortal Kings to dust. "Yuxiao! Stop!" Seeing this, Immortal King Yuankun bellowed in fury, his divine sense echoing through the void like thunder. Behind him, a streak of light shot forth, seemingly carrying a pinnacle immortal artifact. Combining with both the Grand Dao of Chaos and the Grand Dao of Flowing Light, this pinnacle immortal artifact resembled a spear destined to tear through the void and shatter the heavens as it slammed violently into the "black hole" Yaoguang had become. Its terrifying force brought the black hole's rotation to an abrupt halt. Taking advantage of this opening, an intense desire for survival surged within the remaining two Immortal Kings. Each of their immortal bodies contained one to two thousand, or even two to three thousand, shares of the Grand Dao. If they perished, those shares would inevitably be seized and carved up by others. The price they would have to pay in the future to reclaim those shares and ascend to the throne of an Immortal King once more was simply unimaginable. More critically, once an immortal body was destroyed and only the soul remained, if the soul was also obliterated, everything they had invested in the Ancient Immortal Realm—including their privilege ranks bound to their souls—would be wiped clean. When that happened... They would be reduced back to square one. Although their true bodies remained in the Hunyuan Realm and could stage a comeback, reclaiming their former glory without their privilege ranks would be easier said than done. It would be like a bankrupt chairman of a massive conglomerate; even if he possessed abundant ability, trying to build from scratch and expand the enterprise back to its previous scale was practically a pipe dream. Under such circumstances, the two Immortal Kings no longer cared about harassing Yaoguang or disrupting his comprehension of the Gate of Karma. They only wanted to flee as fast and as far as possible. As for the task of dealing with Yaoguang... Leave it to the chairman-level Immortal Kings. *Buzz! Buzz!* At that very moment, the black hole that had nearly ground to a halt beneath the chaos spear suddenly began spinning once more. In an instant, it ground the chaos spear—centered on a pinnacle immortal artifact—into fine dust. The Grand Dao of Time! At this moment, Yaoguang had applied the Grand Dao of Time to this coiled, black-hole-like world, multiplying its rotational speed countless times over. With the speed of the Grand Dao of the Void skyrocketing while the chaos spear's power was left like duckweed without roots, the spear was naturally obliterated in an instant under the clash. And after obliterating the chaos spear hurled by Immortal King Yuankun, Yaoguang's Great Void Art crashed downward. The two Immortal Kings, who had thought themselves on the verge of escaping to safety, watched helplessly as the power of the Great Void Art slammed them back into the shrinking world that spun like a black hole. "No!" The two Immortal Kings let out unwilling roars. Meanwhile, the Immortal King reduced to merely a soul, deprived of his immortal body's protection, did not even have the chance to voice his despair before being crushed into nothingness beneath the Great Void Art. Amidst the resounding roar of the Grand Dao, he became the very first Immortal King to perish since the clash among the seven major groups began. "Yuanshi!" Fury blazed in Immortal King Yuankun's eyes. Immortal King Taiyi, on the other hand, burst into hearty laughter. "Hahaha, well done!" His divine sense swept across the battlefield like a tempest. "Did you truly believe Chairman Yuxiao was made of soft clay, someone anyone could extort at will?! Look at yourselves first!" Immortal King Nizhuan's divine sense erupted as well: "Chairman Yuxiao received the inheritances of both the Time Dao Ancestor and the Void Dao Ancestor. His comprehension of these two Grand Daos has reached the pinnacle of perfection, barely falling short of a true Dao Ancestor! Not long ago, he acquired Immortal King Tianyu's void shares, bringing the power of the void shares under his control to over five thousand!" His gaze swept over everyone present with overwhelming intimidation. "Five thousand shares of the Grand Dao of the Void, coupled with two thousand shares of the Grand Dao of Time! Without the empowerment of the Lord of Yuanxi, calling him the foremost Immortal King of the Ancient Immortal Realm would not be an overstatement! Yet you lot... were foolish enough to make an enemy of such a supreme Immortal King?! Who gave you the audacity?!" He waved his sleeve fiercely. "Tianyuan, Shenluo, Changsheng, Star Sun—why have you not retreated at once?!"