Yuan’s Ascension

Chapter 1191: Attacking The Immortal Court Saintdom (4)

“What…?”

“This…?”

“Is that?!” Sovereign Xue You and Sovereign Hei Dong were dumbstruck, their minds blank with disbelief. A primal fear gripped their hearts.

That towering figure… It utterly transcended heaven and earth. It stood beyond the realm of Daos and Laws.

“An Eternal?!” Both Sovereigns trembled in terror.

And they were not alone. At that moment, tens of thousands of Sovereigns across the Immortal Court’s Saintdom—whether standing on the continent, hiding within secret grotto-heavens, or dwelling in independently created worlds—witnessed the black-robed figure looming in the distance.

When Wu Yuan descended upon the Immortal Court’s Ling Jiang Saintdom, his will unfurled across all spacetime dimensions in a single thought. He became omnipresent.

There was nowhere to hide.

“Fall.” Wu Yuan’s voice was calm, yet his gaze carried the weight of absolute power. The moment his eyes swept across the Saintdom, an unbearable pressure surged forth, crashing through myriad spacetimes.

“No!”

“Ahh!”

A silent, all-encompassing force spread out. Across the entire Immortal Court’s Ling Jiang Saintdom, tens of millions of Astral Monarchs and trillions of Archimmortals and Archdeities perished in an instant.

Only a rare few, shielded within impenetrable forbidden halls or concealed inside Xiantian artifacts, barely managed to survive.

The rest? Erased.

This was the Eye of Eternity, an innate ability of Wu Yuan’s Eternal Matter Body. The sheer presence and aura of his deity body obliterated all opposition.

As for the countless mortal lifeforms scattered across the continent? Wu Yuan didn’t even bother with them. They weren’t worth killing.

And among the tens of thousands of Sovereigns, many simply crumbled—wills disintegrating under the mere pressure of his presence.

Such was the power of an Eternal! For most, Eternals were beings of legend, spoken of but never seen. Yet when an Eternal descended, ordinary sempiternal lifeforms did not even have the right to look upon them directly.

“What?!”

“No!”

Panic erupted among the remaining Sovereigns of the Immortal Court’s Ling Jiang Saintdom. Their minds reeled in horror.

They had felt it—just a single gaze, and trillions had been wiped from existence.

“It’s Wu Yuan!!”

“It’s the Eldritch Court’s Overlord Wu Yuan!” Someone finally recognized him.

“He actually dares to attack our Saintdom headquarters?!”

“Run!”

Fear shattered their composure. Tens of thousands of Sovereigns turned and fled for their lives.

Most of these Sovereigns had never laid eyes on Wu Yuan, only hearing tales of his legendary exploits. Today, they finally beheld him with their own eyes. The sight was utterly terrifying, like a nightmare made flesh.

Faced with such an overwhelming disparity in power, even these mighty Sovereigns felt no better than insignificant ants.

Though it seemed to unfold slowly, Wu Yuan shattered the outer arrays of the Saintdom and extinguished trillions of sempiternal lifeforms with but a single thought.

“Wu Yuan, how dare you!”

“You’re courting death!”

“How dare you assault our Immortal Court’s Saintdom? Who gave you such audacity?” A chorus of enraged shouts rang out as figures radiating immense power soared into the sky.

They were over a dozen Overlords from the Immortal Court’s Ling Jiang Saintdom. Yet for all their bluster, each of these Overlords was gripped with dread, though they dared not flee. After all, they had received orders from True Saint Xiao Yao.

Rumble~ The vast Immortal Court’s Ling Jiang Saintdom finally began to stir, as countless Xiantian qi streams surged forth and myriad streams of light crisscrossed the heavens, warping the very fabric of spacetime.

The auras of the Overlords in the void swelled dramatically.

At last, the defense array of the Immortal Court’s Ling Jiang Saintdom activated – this was the true trump card that allowed the various Saintdoms to stand inviolable.

Hum~ As the array sprang to life, its immense fluctuations enveloped the entire Saintdom, subtly lifting the terrifying pressure emanating from Wu Yuan.

The tens of thousands of Immortal Court Sovereigns felt some relief, the crushing weight on their spirits easing noticeably.

“The array!”

“The legendary Saintdom defense array, said to be impenetrable even to eternal lifeforms.”

“It’s sure to hold back Wu Yuan.” Amidst their panic, the crowd of Sovereigns breathed sighs of relief, regaining a measure of security.

However, the power Wu Yuan had displayed was so terrifying that these Immortal Court Sovereigns didn’t dare hope it could slay him for real. As long as the Saintdom was protected, it was enough for them.

“An array? Without this array, killing you lot would take nothing more than a thought from me.” Wu Yuan’s voice echoed through spacetime as he gazed down upon the group of Immortal Court Overlords, utterly unconcerned.

Instantly, these dozen-odd Immortal Court Overlords felt deeply vexed, yet had no way to refute his words. After all, nearly a hundred thousand years ago, thousands of Immortal Court Overlords had perished at his and Ming Jian’s hands, all of them at least third-stage Overlords. How could they hope to fare better, being mostly second-stage Overlords with only two at the third stage?

“Wu Yuan, you are indeed powerful.”

“But this is the headquarters of our Immortal Court Saintdom. A mere sempiternal lifeform like you has no hope of breaching it.”

“Slaughtering trillions of sempiternal lifeforms is utterly despicable.” The group of Overlords shouted angrily, their voices reverberating in all directions.

Wu Yuan’s expression remained impassive, completely unmoved.

In truth, if he so wished, he had every chance of destroying True Saint Xiao Yao’s anchor point before he could arrive.

But to do so would likely frighten True Saint Xiao Yao, costing him the opportunity to slay True Saint Xiao Yao forever. So Wu Yuan continued to wait.

Hmm? Is he here? A glimmer flashed through Wu Yuan’s eyes, followed by a slight frown. A Saint?

Whoosh~ A vast, eternal aura arose from the depths of the Immortal Court’s Ling Jiang Saintdom, immediately followed by spacetime distortions that caught the attention of every Immortal Court Sovereign and Overlord.

“What’s happening?”

“What’s going on?” Tens of thousands of Sovereigns felt bewildered.

“An Eternal has descended.” The dozen-odd Overlords, however, showed excited expressions.

If they were to confront Wu Yuan? It was completely futile.

Whoosh! A stream of light cut across heaven and earth, finally coalescing into a blue-robed figure. His mere presence exuded a vast, eternal aura that blanketed heaven and earth, far surpassing the group of Immortal Court Overlords.

“We pay our respects to Saint An Liu.”

“Greetings, Saint.” The dozen-odd Overlords bowed respectfully, inwardly sighing with relief.

In their view, with a Saint and the array’s support, they had hope of not only stopping Wu Yuan but even slaying him.

“An eternal powerhouse.”

“Our Immortal Court’s eternal powerhouse?”

“A legendary Saint?” Tens of thousands of Immortal Court Sovereigns perceived that blue-robed figure at the edge of the void, as vast as heaven and earth itself.

No! He seemed to transcend even heaven and earth.

“With an eternal powerhouse on our side, we’re sure to defeat Wu Yuan.”

“We might even be able to kill him.”

Countless Sovereigns shared such thoughts.

Their optimism wasn’t unfounded. Though Wu Yuan had created a Legend of the River, eternal powerhouses were equally renowned. Moreover, this was the Immortal Court’s Saintdom – they held the home ground advantage.

At the edge of the void, in the Spacetime Intersection Layer.

“Wu Yuan, you’ve got some nerve,” Saint An Liu’s voice was frigid. “How dare you run amok in our Immortal Court Saintdom.”

Yet he merely observed Wu Yuan’s aura, not daring to strike rashly.

There was good reason for his caution. Wu Yuan’s infamy was widespread – even Saint Zhu Guang admitted inferiority, and that was nearly a hundred thousand years ago. Now, who knew what heights Wu Yuan’s strength had reached?

Saint An Liu was only at the Peak Perennial level after returning to the River of Universes. Even with the array’s enhancement, he was just slightly stronger than True Saint Zhu Guang back then.

“Not Xiao Yao? What a pity!” Wu Yuan, standing in the void, shook his head slightly, a trace of regret on his face.

“Hmph, as if you’re worthy of True Saint Xiao Yao’s personal attention. I, An Liu, am more than enough to…” Saint An Liu shouted angrily while secretly communicating with True Saint Xiao Yao, reporting his observations.

“No need for introductions. After today, you’ll be nothing but a dead man. I only want to see Xiao Yao. Any other Saint who shows up shall die.” Wu Yuan’s cold voice interrupted An Liu’s words. His frigid voice echoed through infinite spacetime, stunning countless Immortal Court Sovereigns and Overlords.

A flicker of anger crossed Saint An Liu’s face, but in the next instant, his expression turned to shock.

Whoosh! Whoosh! As Wu Yuan drew his saber, an overwhelming tide of blade rays blossomed forth, nine rays of light sweeping across all of heaven and earth in an instant.

An endless aura of destruction erupted, countless blade rays transcending spacetime to engulf the mainland of the Immortal Court’s Ling Jiang Saintdom completely.

Rumble~ The mighty array, impenetrable moments ago, began to crumble in an instant.

“No!” Saint An Liu’s face twisted with shock and fury as he unleashed his full power. Several Xiantian artifacts flew forth, channeling the array’s power in an attempt to resist Wu Yuan’s strike.

But before Wu Yuan’s blade rays, all his struggles seemed futile. Like a tidal wave, layer upon layer of arrays shattered, and the vast mainland of the Saintdom began to collapse under the blade rays.

Spacetime itself fractured, and at least ten thousand Sovereigns perished in the wake of this single strike.

“No!!!” Saint An Liu let out a despairing howl.

Schlik~ The main force of this strike was concentrated to an extreme degree, piercing through the array and spacetime—eliminating Saint An Liu in an instant.