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In the depths of chaos
When that gaze from the deepest part of the galaxy fell upon him, the Heavenly Demon God Lord felt his blood, spirit, and even the foundation of his Dao tremble violently.

That wasn't the sense of crisis I felt when I encountered the chaotic beasts before.

Rather, it is a deeper kind of oppressive force, as if an ant were gazing up at the sky, or a mayfly facing the vast ocean.

He even had a kind of illusion.

If the owner of that gaze so desires, without any action required, a single finger would completely erase him from existence, leaving not even a trace.

"Much more terrifying than that chaotic beast!"

The Heavenly Demon God was horrified.

If the chaotic beast that was half-immortal was a raging storm of destruction, then the owner of this gaze was a silent abyss.

It is unfathomable and unfathomable.

The former's strength level can be perceived, but the latter is like facing chaos itself, vast and boundless, beyond measure.

In the face of such a being, any hesitation is fatal.

The Heavenly Demon God suppressed his instinctive fear and, without the slightest hesitation, immediately channeled his divine power and spoke loudly.

"The Immortal God Kingdom's Lord, Heavenly Demon, has come to request an audience with the Heavenly Punishment God Lord on the orders of the Immortal God Lord's illusory form!"

The sound spread out in the form of ripples on the Great Dao, every word was crystal clear, and no one dared to speed up or slow down, for fear that if they made even the slightest mistake, they would bring about their annihilation.

After he finished speaking, he held his breath and waited for a response.

Before actually meeting the Heavenly Demon God, the Heavenly Demon God actually harbored doubts in his heart.

Indeed, those who can leave their names on the Immortal Stele of Longevity are all the strongest beings below the Immortal level of the Evil God Clan.

But just how strong is it?

Whether it's really as the legends say, he has no personal experience with these things.

After all, although he had seen the same Taixu God Lord who left his name on the Immortal Stele, it was only a distant glimpse, and he did not have a real feeling about it.

But at this moment—

When they truly faced the gaze of the God of Heavenly Punishment, all doubts vanished.

This is a fundamental difference.

The Heavenly Demon Lord had no doubt that if the Heavenly Punishment Lord wanted to kill him, he wouldn't need to go through any trouble; with just a finger, he would vanish like dust.

Even a top-tier god, with countless years of cultivation, appears utterly laughable before such an existence.

"Is this truly an existence at the level of the Immortal Stele of Immortality?"

He smiled bitterly in his mind.

I used to think that although there were differences in strength between the gods, they were ultimately on the same level.

Only today do I realize that some gaps are insurmountable, chasms, the distance between mortals looking up at the stars.

He even thought of the Supreme God of the Void.

That powerful figure, who also dominated the endless immortal realm, possessed a terrifying aura, but compared to the Heavenly Punishment God Lord before him, he seemed to be far inferior.

The thought startled him, but it also made him more certain.

The Heavenly Punishment God Lord might truly have the power to suppress that Xuan Tian Immortal Emperor.

……

The void fell into a brief silence.

It felt like an endless period of time had passed, yet it also felt like only a moment had elapsed.

Finally, that gaze shifted slightly, and the ancient voice rang out again, devoid of any emotion.

"God Lord of Virtual Appearance——"

The moment the words left his mouth, the void at the center of the galaxy began to tremble.

It was not a violent tremor, but a very subtle ripple that penetrated deep into the origin of the Dao.

The starlight flickered and faded, and the chaotic energy silently reformed, as if the entire galaxy was welcoming the manifestation of its master's will.

next moment.

Three zhang in front of the Heavenly Demon God, the void silently cracked open.

A figure dressed in black robes stepped out of the void and stood steadily amidst the chaos.

The newcomer was strikingly handsome, almost otherworldly, with skin as pale as ancient jade and eyes as deep as a chaotic abyss, seemingly reflecting the birth and death of an endless galaxy.

He was not tall, and even a little thin, but the natural presence he exuded made the surrounding billions of miles of void sink, as if it could not bear his weight.

What made the Heavenly Demon Lord most uneasy was that his aura was obscure and restrained, just like that of a mortal.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, if the source of that terrifying gaze hadn't been right in front of him, he would hardly have believed that this was the Heavenly Punishment God.

There was no overwhelming pressure as one might have imagined, no booming of the Great Dao as one might have imagined, only an extreme stillness, as if he had merged with chaos into one, inseparable from it.

The Heavenly Demon God Lord felt a chill run down his spine.

To be able to conceal one's presence to such an extent, one must either have lost all cultivation or have reached the supreme realm of returning to simplicity.

Clearly, the Heavenly Punishment God Lord belongs to the latter category.

At this moment, the Heavenly Punishment God Lord's gaze fell on the Immortal Token in the Heavenly Demon God Lord's hand.

He didn't reach out to take it, but simply watched quietly.

The token seemed to sense the same aura, its celestial light swirling slightly, and it faintly emitted a soft ringing sound.

half an hour.

The God of Heavenly Punishment spoke slowly, his voice still indifferent.

"The immortal decree will not be acted lightly."

He paused, then his gaze finally turned to the Heavenly Demon God Lord.

"Could something earth-shattering have happened to our clan this time?"

That gaze was calm, yet it seemed to see through all pretense and look straight to the source.

The Heavenly Demon Lord dared not conceal anything and immediately bowed and spoke.

"Reporting to the Divine Lord, tens of millions of years ago, a peerless prodigy was born in the human realm, named Gu Qingfeng."

This person's rise to power was unprecedented in history, and he later founded the Xuantian Immortal Dynasty, proclaiming himself the Xuantian Immortal Emperor.

"Since its founding, it has waged wars in the east and west, destroying many of our people's evil god kingdoms."

The number of evil gods who fell at his hands is no less than several hundred million.

At this point, the Heavenly Demon God's voice deepened slightly.

"Our race was shaken. The Immortal Divine Kingdom sent troops to conquer us several times, but all our efforts ended in defeat."

Later, the Immortal God Lord requested the help of the Void God Lord, who was also inscribed on the Immortal Stele of Longevity, in an attempt to suppress this fiend in one fell swoop. Ultimately, however, it was the Void God Lord who was defeated.

"Failed?"

The Heavenly Punishment God's eyebrows twitched slightly.

"Yes."

The Heavenly Demon God nodded emphatically.

"The Supreme God Lord was suppressed by Gu Qingfeng. Although he managed to escape by chance, he was severely injured and is still in seclusion to heal his wounds."

The void fell silent.

The expression on the face of the God of Heavenly Punishment finally changed slightly.

It wasn't shock or anger, but rather a kind of intriguing reflection.

After a moment, he spoke slowly.

"I am well aware of Taixu's strength. Even among those who have left their names on the Longevity Immortal Stele, he is not weak. To be able to suppress and severely injure him, this person is quite interesting."

Seeing that the Heavenly Demon Lord seemed interested, the Heavenly Demon Lord felt somewhat reassured and continued speaking.

"Now that our immortals have made an agreement with the human immortals, it is inconvenient for us to take action ourselves. Therefore, the Void God Lord ordered me to come and ask the Heavenly Punishment God Lord to take action to suppress Gu Qingfeng and enhance the prestige of our Evil God Clan!"

He finished speaking in one breath, then bowed again, awaiting a response.

……

The God of Heavenly Punishment did not answer immediately.

He stood with his hands behind his back in the void, gazing into the depths of chaos, as if retracing the endless years.

a long time.

He suddenly spoke, his voice carrying a rare hint of emotion:

"After tens of millions of years, it reached a level where it could suppress the void."

"Interesting... In that case, this young man is even three points stronger than Xiang Chu, the Overlord of yesteryear!"

A look of great interest appeared on the face of the God of Heavenly Punishment.

The Heavenly Punishment God Lord had also heard of the existence of Xiang Chu, the Overlord.

Unfortunately.

Back then, he was in seclusion deep within the chaos. When he emerged from seclusion, that overlord had already perished.

In this regard.

The Heavenly Punishment God Lord also regretted not being able to fight against such a supreme human powerhouse.

Unexpectedly, following the Overlord, another monstrous talent has emerged among the human race.

As someone who is also listed on the Longevity Immortal Stele, how could the Heavenly Punishment God not know the strength of the Great Void God?

The fact that the other party was able to defeat the Taixu God Lord was enough to pique his interest.

The God of Heavenly Punishment smiled calmly, and a long-lost fighting spirit gradually ignited in his eyes.

The fighting spirit wasn't intense, but it was like a flame at the bottom of an abyss, cold and pure.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Demon God Lord quickly seized the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot:
"The immortal once said that this child's prodigious talent surpasses even that of the Overlord of yesteryear."

Throughout the history of the Endless Immortal Realm, among all the prodigies of the human race, none can compare to him.

He paused and lowered his voice.

"If it weren't for the fact that the Human Race's Ziwei Heavenly Emperor was still alive, deterring all sides, our race's immortals would have already taken action to nip this child in the bud."

"A prodigy surpassing even the Overlord..."

The God of Heavenly Punishment repeated softly, a smile suddenly appearing on his lips.

The smile was faint, yet it sent a chill down the spine of the Heavenly Demon Lord.

That wasn't murderous intent, but rather a cold interest, like seeing an interesting toy.

"I have been in seclusion for too long, so long that I have almost forgotten what battle tastes like."

The God of Heavenly Punishment slowly raised his hand, his five fingers loosely clenched.

In an instant, the chaotic air currents within billions of miles around him suddenly stopped, and then began to slowly rotate around his palm, forming an invisible vortex.

At the center of the vortex, the illusion of stars being born and dying, and time flowing backwards, vaguely appeared.

"In that case, I will go out of seclusion and see if this person is really as powerful as you say."

At this point, he suddenly turned his head, his gaze falling once again on the Heavenly Demon God Lord.

That gaze remained calm, yet it sent a chill down the spine of the Heavenly Demon God.

"but--"

The voice of the God of Heavenly Punishment was slightly cold.

"When I went into seclusion, it was because I no longer wanted to get involved in worldly disputes. Even if it is an immortal decree, it has no right to order me to act."

"This move is not for the sake of the divine kingdom, nor for the illusion, nor for the so-called prestige of the evil god race."

He took a step forward.

With just one step, the fundamental laws of the entire galaxy seemed to be rewritten.

Countless star trajectories shifted, chaotic energy reversed, and an invisible field spread out from him, completely enveloping the Heavenly Demon God.

"I simply want to see just how amazing this most brilliant person of our time has become."

"but--"

The tone of the Heavenly Punishment God suddenly turned cold.

"If I discover that anything you said today is even slightly false, or that you deliberately exaggerated in an attempt to use me to achieve some purpose..."

He didn't finish speaking.

But the next moment, the void of the galaxy trembled violently!

It was not a tremor at the physical level, but a shudder at the level of the Great Dao.

Countless laws of the Great Dao were stretched taut like harp strings, emitting mournful cries of unbearable strain.

The Heavenly Demon Lord felt that every inch of his flesh and blood, every wisp of his soul, was imprisoned by an invisible force, and the aura of death surged in like a tide, almost completely engulfing him.

It was a fear more profound than facing a chaotic beast; it was the despair of an ant facing the might of heaven and earth, stemming from the instinct for survival.

The Heavenly Demon Lord gritted his teeth and forced out these words, his forehead already beaded with cold sweat.

"Rest assured, Divine Lord, everything I have said today is true. If there is even a single falsehood, I am willing to suffer the backlash of the Great Dao and have my true spirit forever plunged into the abyss of chaos!"

He said it with absolute certainty.

Because this is the truth.

The pressure suddenly dissipated.

The God of Heavenly Punishment withdrew his gaze, as if nothing had happened.

He nodded slightly:
"If that's the case, then let's go."

"In that case, let's go!"

With a single step, the Heavenly Punishment God Lord traversed billions of miles of void.

See this scene.

The Heavenly Demon God Lord dared not hesitate and immediately followed closely behind, fearing that if he slowed down even slightly, he would lose sight of the Heavenly Punishment God Lord.

……

The return journey was completely different from the way we came.

With the God of Heavenly Punishment in front of them, the entire chaos seemed to quiet down considerably.

The chaotic beasts lurking in the shadows seemed to sense some terrifying aura and avoided them from afar, not daring to approach.

Occasionally, some foolish beasts would attempt to ambush them, but before they could even get close, they would be crushed by an invisible force.

It was as if the area spanning billions of miles around the Heavenly Punishment God had become an absolute forbidden zone.

Any being below a certain level that enters it will be like an ant entering lava, instantly reduced to ashes.

The most shocking scene for the Heavenly Demon God Lord occurred in the 30,000th year of the return journey.

A ferocious beast resembling a giant ape with wings on its back lunged out from the depths of chaos.

Its height was 30,000 feet, and every step it took shattered stars. Its wings spread out and covered half of the star system. Its aura was so strong that it had reached the level of a Nine Tribulation Celestial Venerable.

result.

However, he was instantly killed on the spot by the Heavenly Punishment God Lord.

"The gap is too big..."

The Heavenly Demon Lord thought bitterly.

At the same time, he was even more excited.

What would it be like if the Heavenly Punishment God Lord were to face off against that Xuan Tian Immortal Emperor?

At the same time, the Heavenly Demon God Lord actually harbored a secret expectation.

He hoped to encounter that half-immortal chaotic beast that resembled a real dragon again.

If we can use the Heavenly Punishment God to kill it, we will not only avenge our great grudge, but also obtain the corpse of a ferocious beast that is half-immortal.

However, fate did not seem to be on his side.

For a full 60,000 years, they traveled through countless star systems and traversed countless chaotic and perilous lands on their return journey, but they never saw the true dragon beast again.

It was as if it had completely disappeared from this area.

"Consider yourself lucky..."

The Heavenly Demon Lord thought to himself that he felt a little regretful, but not much.

……

Years pass.

As the familiar outline of that vast divine kingdom shrouded in immortal divine light gradually emerged from the depths of chaos, the Heavenly Demon God Lord's mind, which had been tense for many years, finally began to relax.

An indescribable weariness welled up in my heart.

This journey has been too long.

Sixteen thousand years.

For ordinary living beings, this is the complete cycle of civilization from its birth to its peak and then to its decline.

For the Celestial Venerable, this is normally nothing.

But the real key is the sense of desolation in the void.

That is not a simple emptiness, but a desolation at the level of the Great Dao.

There, time seems to lose its meaning, space becomes blurred, and even existence itself is questioned.

If one's resolve to follow the Dao were not as firm as iron, one would likely have already lost oneself and become part of the chaos.

"Finally home."

The Heavenly Demon Lord let out a long breath and looked at the black-robed figure in front of him.

The God of Heavenly Punishment stood silently in the chaos, gazing in the direction of the Immortal God Kingdom, his eyes deep and unfathomable, lost in thought.

After a moment, he spoke slowly.

"Lead the way."

"I am going to see the illusory form."

The voice was calm, yet it seemed to contain a will powerful enough to change the world.

The Heavenly Demon Lord bowed and replied:

"Yes." (End of Chapter)