The residual will of the Azure Sovereign stood upon the rising Primordial Azure.
He did not release any overwhelming aura.
He did not shout.
He simply existed.
And that alone was enough to make the silver heavens bleed light.
The First Heavenly Regent's expression finally lost all composure.
"You… should not exist."
The residual Sovereign looked at him with mild curiosity, as though examining an insect that had learned to speak.
"I died once," he said calmly. "Yet death was never the end of my will. You of all beings should understand that."
He raised one hand.
The Primordial Azure trembled.
A single strand of pure azure sword intent drifted downward like a falling feather.
The moment it touched the battlefield, every Heaven Executor within a thousand miles froze.
Their golden laws cracked.
Their divine bodies began to dissolve from the inside, as if the very concept of "Heaven's authority" had been rejected by something older.
Screams never left their throats.
They simply turned to ash.
The residual Sovereign lowered his hand.
"Too noisy."
Lin Feng felt the Fourth Seal resonate violently inside him. The ancient memories flowing through the Seal of Truth suddenly became clearer. He saw fragments of the original war the first time the Azure Sovereign had raised his blade against Heaven, the day the Primordial Azure was forged, and the moment the nine seals were created to hide the truth from the current order.
The residual Sovereign's gaze fell upon Lin Feng.
"Come."
It was not a request.
Lin Feng stepped forward without hesitation. The nine dragon heads roared behind him as he rose into the sky, stopping a short distance from the ancient figure.
The residual Sovereign studied him for a long moment.
"Your bloodline is pure… yet incomplete. The tenth head still sleeps."
Lin Feng met his eyes.
"Then I will wake it."
A faint smile touched the ancient figure's lips.
"Good."
He raised two fingers and lightly tapped Lin Feng's forehead.
BOOOOOOOM!!
An ocean of pure azure will poured into Lin Feng's soul.
It was not power in the ordinary sense.
It was inheritance.
It was memory.
It was the original intent of the first rebellion.
Lin Feng's body trembled. Blood leaked from the corner of his mouth, yet his eyes only grew sharper. The Fourth Seal spun faster. The incomplete tenth dragon head behind him twitched for the first time, releasing a low, distant growl that made the entire First Battlefield shake.
Below, the First Heavenly Regent could no longer remain still.
"Enough!"
He raised both hands.
The Heavenly Eye above them fully opened.
A golden pillar of absolute judgment, thicker than any mountain, descended from the silver heavens with the clear intent of erasing both Lin Feng and the residual Sovereign in a single strike.
The residual Sovereign did not even look at it.
He simply spoke one word.
"Kneel."
The Primordial Azure released a soft hum.
The golden pillar of judgment stopped in mid-air, as though an invisible hand had caught it. Cracks spread across its surface. Then, with a sound like breaking glass, the entire pillar shattered into countless fragments of golden light that scattered harmlessly across the sky.
The residual Sovereign finally turned his gaze toward the Regent.
"You are still using the same tricks Heaven used against me in the first war. How disappointing."
He stretched out his hand.
The Primordial Azure left the ground completely and flew into his grasp.
The moment the ancient sword settled in his fingers, the silver heavens themselves began to scream.
On the ground, the Gate Lord laughed so hard that the earth cracked beneath its massive body.
"Yes… YES! This is the war I have waited for!"
Xu Tian's expression was complicated. He gripped his sword tighter, clearly torn between duty and the truth unfolding before his eyes.
Commander Yue could only stare upward in silence, her face pale.
The residual Azure Sovereign pointed the Primordial Azure toward the First Heavenly Regent.
"Come. Let me see how much Heaven has improved after so many eras."
The Regent's golden robes fluttered as pure heavenly law condensed around him. His face was cold, but there was no longer any arrogance in his eyes only grim determination.
"As you wish… traitor."
Both figures vanished.
The sky exploded.
Lin Feng floated in the center of the chaos, still absorbing the residual will that had been poured into him. The Fourth Seal continued spinning. New azure runes appeared across his skin, and the incomplete tenth dragon head behind him opened one eye for the first time.
It was pitch black, filled with endless void.
The Azure Sovereign's voice echoed faintly in his mind once more.
"The Fifth Seal is near. But first… survive this."
Lin Feng wiped the blood from his lips and raised the Azure Sword.
His eyes burned with calm, terrifying clarity.
"I never planned on dying here."
Far above, the residual Sovereign and the First Heavenly Regent clashed, each exchange shattering layers of the silver heavens. Ancient ruins from the First Battlefield began falling into the mortal world like meteorites of forgotten history.
The true war had only just begun.
And Lin Feng was no longer merely a participant.
He was becoming the next reason Heaven would one day tremble.