Translator: CinderTL
In the war between the two Great Worlds, Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators were relegated to secondary battlefields in Realm Regions and Lesser Thousand Worlds. Only Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators could participate in the main battlefield of the Great Worlds.
Yet even on the Great World's main battlefield, Primordial Spirits were considered insignificant—mere foundational units. The true determinants of victory and defeat lay with Void Refining, Dharma Manifestation, and Supreme Sage-level experts.
However, even clashes between Void Refining, Dharma Manifestation, and Supreme Sage-level cultivators couldn't ultimately sway the outcome.
The true arbiters of victory were the Dao Venerables—those who transcended Supreme Sages and Quasi-Tenth-Tier beings, shifting the battlefield beyond the Great Worlds themselves!
This didn't mean the battles within the Great Worlds and peripheral realm regions were meaningless.
The confrontations between Dao Unification cultivators often involved clashes within the great dao river. By mutually restraining and interfering with each other's progress within the great dao river, they delayed their opponents' advancement while allowing another Dao Venerable to ascend to the river's upstream. From this vantage point, the latter could then envelop and suppress the enemy from above.
Such battles often lasted for tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of years.
During these prolonged conflicts, victories in the peripheral Lesser Thousand Worlds and Realm Regions could sever the Great World's enemy's supply lines. Without fresh reinforcements, the losing side would gradually retreat.
Once completely driven out of the Great World, the victors would use the World Will to establish a Net of Heaven and Earth. Even if their own dao unification experts were defeated in the future, as long as this Net could withstand the Avatars of enemy dao unification experts, they could maintain their firm control over the Great World.
Therefore, wars in the Lesser Thousand Worlds, Realm Regions, and Great Worlds were equally vital.
No one could give a precise count of the number of cultivators in the Profound Yellow Great World.
But at this moment, as Li Chunjun transcended the void, his Primordial Spirit arriving at the front lines of the Great World of the Gods, their numbers were undoubtedly in the tens of billions!
Upon reaching the front lines and joining forces with the garrison forces of the War Commission's fortresses, the Human Race's deployed Primordial Spirits alone numbered in the hundreds of billions.
The number of Void Refining cultivators alone reached hundreds of thousands, even millions.
In addition to the million-strong Void Refining forces, tens of thousands of Dharma Manifestation Realm experts were mobilized. Even the Supreme Sages numbered over four hundred and sixty.
Furthermore, the Taixu Sword Sect and Profound Yellow Sect each deployed a Quasi-Tenth-Tier powerhouse: Heaven Origin Sword Master and Dao Lord Xu Yang, respectively.
The Celestial Qin Dynasty, Heavenly Principles Sect, War Commission, and Starry Sky Group each contributed a Quasi-Tenth-Tier combatant.
The scale of this mobilization was truly colossal.
Given the Human Race's massive troop movements, the Divine Race could hardly remain ignorant.
Even if the Believers already infiltrating Human Territory hadn't provided firsthand intelligence, the rumors of a Human assault on the Divine Race, circulating for over a decade, had already put the Divine Race on high alert.
Thus, when Li Chunjun led his millions of Void Refining, Dharma Manifestation Realm, and Supreme Sage forces to the front lines, the Divine Race had already assembled an equally massive army, fully armed and ready for battle.
"Dao Venerable Li!"
Xuan Jian, a Quasi-Tenth-Tier powerhouse from the War Commission, stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
In theory, all Quasi-Tenth-Tier cultivators should be preparing to break through to dao unification. However, Xuan Jian had clearly abandoned any hope of achieving this state. His sole ambition now was to accumulate as many military merits as possible before his Great Limit approached, hoping to leave a substantial legacy for his descendants.
Thus, despite his Quasi-Tenth-Tier status, he remained on the front lines of the war.
Before Li Chunjun arrived with reinforcements from the Profound Yellow Great World, Xuan Jian had served as the supreme commander of this forwardmost defensive line.
After all, with the two races sharing a border, battles and infiltrations had never truly ceased, varying only in scale.
"Has the God Above Gods from the Great World of the Gods yet to reveal himself?" Li Chunjun asked.
"Not yet," Xuan Jian replied, then inquired, "What are your plans for the next phase of the war?"
He added, "Before your arrival a year ago, we were engaged in combat across 14,031 regions with the Great World of the Gods. But since you announced your intention to personally lead the Profound Yellow Great World's elite forces against the Divine Race, their main forces have withdrawn to the Great World of the Gods."
He glanced at the data in his hand. "The last Dharma Manifestation Realm-level war occurred in Area 9921, three months ago..."
"They've withdrawn completely? They're abandoning the peripheral realm regions and the Lesser Thousand Worlds?" Li Chunjun asked, surprised.
"The Divine Emperors, equivalent to Supreme Sages, have mostly retreated. However, the God Emperors (Dharma Manifestation Realm) and the God-Kings/Divine Lords (Void Refinement Realm) have retained some forces, though in significantly reduced numbers," Xuan Jian explained, pausing. "The God Above Gods is being extremely cautious."
After a moment's thought, Li Chunjun issued his orders: "Launch a dimensional reduction strike against the Great World of the Gods! Deploy a portion of the Supreme Sages to engage the Dharma Manifestation Realm forces, then have the Dharma Manifestation Realm forces engage the Void Refinement Realm forces. The Void Refinement Realm cultivators will handle the Primordial Spirit Battlefield."
He continued, "As for the Divine Emperors in the Great World of the Gods who rival Supreme Sages... we'll station a contingent of Supreme Sages outside the Great World of the Gods to lie in wait, prioritizing defense for now."
Xuan Jian didn't fully understand the reasoning behind Li Chunjun's orders, but since he had been appointed Supreme Commander of the war against the Great World of the Gods, he would obey without question.
"Yes."
"Provide me with all available information on the Divine Emperors."
Li Chunjun said, "The God Above Gods knows I'm leading forces here, yet he hasn't revealed himself. Instead, he's withdrawn his elite troops to the Great World of the Gods. In that case, I'll force my way in and compel him to show himself."
"Yes."
Xuan Jian acknowledged the order and quickly transmitted the requested data to Li Chunjun.
After sending the information, he added a warning: "The God Above Gods likely withdrew his elite forces to lure you into the Great World of the Gods. This would allow him to observe you in secret while using Divine Emperors and even Quasi-Tenth-Tier Creation Gods to engage your Avatar, hoping to uncover your true trump cards."
"I understand," Li Chunjun replied with a slight nod.
In clashes between those who have achieved dao unification, understanding the opponent's true nature is paramount. Only by grasping their essence can one determine their position within the great dao river and devise targeted strategies to disrupt and restrain them.
Unfortunately, this approach, while not entirely ineffective against Li Chunjun, the "progenitor divine being," would yield results at an excruciatingly slow pace.
Before the birth of a new Void Dao Venerable, he was invincible.
Even after a Void Dao Venerable emerged, for a long time, as the one standing at the source of the Void Great Dao, he remained virtually unassailable.
Only after eons of accumulation, when the number of Dao Venerables of the Void Great Dao had multiplied, could one of them—a Supreme Sovereign who primarily cultivated the Void but also mastered numerous other great daos—restrain him, halting his progress in pioneering and developing the Void Dao.
By allowing other Void Dao Venerables to rapidly advance, surpass their progenitor, and stand before him, they could finally defeat and obliterate him.
But this process...
Would take at least hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of years!
Especially since he had never passed down the Void Great Dao. For other cultivators to achieve Void Dao Venerable status through observation and study of him, the difficulty would increase tenfold, even a hundredfold.
It wouldn't be surprising if no Void Dao Venerable emerged even after tens of millions or hundreds of millions of years.
"Especially since I haven't even become a Void Dao Venerable myself yet."
He murmured to himself inwardly.
Feeling the vast supplies—including the Source of Time—sent by the Creation Fortune Merchant Guild, the God Above Gods' attempt to "observe" the divine mysteries of his great dao was clearly a fool's errand.
For before this dao unification manifestation, he had possessed no power of the void great dao whatsoever.
As he pondered, Li Chunjun had already transcended the void with the data, arriving directly at the outer perimeter of the battle lines.
He glanced at the Profound Yellow Sect members who had accompanied him, as well as the Taixu Sword Sect members who had recently shown goodwill and sincerity. "Focus on opponents in the Dharma Manifestation and Void Refining Realms. Do not engage Supreme Sage-level adversaries directly; prioritize defense and attrition."
He paused. "This battle will not last long."
"Understood," Dao Lord Xu Yang, Huang Daozhen, Heaven Origin Sword Master, Qian Yuan, and the others replied in unison.
Having grasped Li Chunjun's planned tactics, they added, "Dao Venerable Li, be careful!"
Li Chunjun waved dismissively.
After a few final instructions, he stepped into the void and advanced toward the front lines.
As a perpetually war-torn frontline, establishing a Star Gate here was naturally impossible. Without a Star Gate, many warships couldn't even match Li Chunjun's speed.
Harnessing the profound mysteries of his innate void dao physique, he continuously traversed the starry sky. By resonating with and connecting to the great dao of the void and the great dao light net, he crossed the great dao light net of the Profound Yellow Great World in just one month, entering the coverage area of the Great World of the Gods' great dao light net.
Upon entering the Great World of the Gods' great dao light net, Li Chunjun immediately sensed something peculiar.
The great dao light net of this world...
Seemed to possess a faint consciousness.
This consciousness...
Resembled the collective will of sentient beings or the World Will of the True Dragon Great World, yet it wasn't entirely the same.
Nevertheless, there was a subtle similarity between the two, like different crafts serving the same purpose.
This sense of familiarity surprised Li Chunjun. "So, did the Human Race reference and learn from the Divine Race's cultivation system? Or did the Human Race's cultivation system spill over, giving rise to the Divine Race? Or perhaps this is simply the choice of the great dao of the soul?"
Earlier, he had briefly experienced the profound mysteries of the great dao of the soul through the Source of Time, but he had never truly achieved dao unification.
He couldn't determine what divine wonders one might obtain by delving deeper into the great dao of the soul.
"The Great World of the Gods is truly fortified like an impregnable fortress, especially given the unique nature of the Divine Race. Every living being in this world strives to fulfill the will of the god above gods as their ultimate purpose, making its World Will even stronger than that of the True Dragon Great World..."
After observing for a moment, Li Chunjun had already grasped the depths of this Great World.
It's impossible to conquer!
Even with conventional methods, even if three or five dao unification experts joined forces and deployed their Avatars, they couldn't hope to withstand the unified might of the Great World of the Gods.
Only by mobilizing a three-digit number of Quasi-Tenth-Tier beings, a four-digit number of Supreme Sages, and tens of millions of Void Refining and Dharma Manifestation Realm cultivators could one even begin to challenge such a formidable force. Otherwise, even dao unification experts would be helpless against the Great World of the Gods in this state.
But Li Chunjun...
Void Power swirled around him.
The great dao of the soul resonated silently with the Great World of the Gods.
Combining these two approaches, he quickly sensed the locations of numerous individuals with immense mental power, all while evading the Great World of the Gods' World Will.
Then, harnessing the profound mysteries of Void Power, he stepped into the Great World right under the nose of its fully alert World Will.
(End of the Chapter)
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