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"The four great dao venerables can hold their own against a Supreme Sovereign, unless they happen to encounter someone who counters them," one of the Dao Venerables stated.
The other Dao Venerables nodded in agreement.
Upon receiving the message from the God Above Gods, they had indeed mobilized their forces.
However, since Li Chunjun hadn't yet severed ties with the Nine Great Institutions, they couldn't deploy the Institutions' own Dao Unification experts against him. Instead, they had to summon foreign Dao Unification beings from the Human Race's periphery, such as the God Above Gods and the Progenitor of All Demons.
This naturally caused some delay.
"Based on the deployment schedule, the Netherglow Demon Ancestor will arrive at the Great World of the Gods in three years. The Primordial Ancestor of Black Night will take a bit longer, arriving in five years," Director Han Lan said with a smile. "There's no need to rush."
The Dao Venerables calmed their minds.
Dao Unification battles rarely yield swift conclusions.
Moreover, their instructions to the Divine Race's Dao Unification expert, relayed through the Explorers Guild, were to stall Li Chunjun as long as possible while uncovering the secrets of the void great dao.
This meant the conflict could drag on even longer.
Perhaps they had been overly anxious when facing Li Chunjun's remarkable efficiency.
"The fact that this Li Shengsheng can command the attention of so many Dao Venerables is unprecedented, by any measure," Xu Yun remarked with a smile.
"A progenitor divine being certainly deserves such treatment," Professor Tian Heng remarked, then paused as if struck by a thought. "Over the years, we've sent agents to the Profound Yellow Great World to directly examine records pertaining to Li Chunjun. However, the Profound Yellow Great World lacks a World Will, making any search exceedingly difficult. It could take centuries to yield results."
The Dao Venerable sighed regretfully. "Moreover, Li Chunjun had already shown glimpses of the void great dao while in the Profound Yellow Great World, making it impossible for us to pinpoint his origins. If only Two Realms Mountain and the Azure Star Minor Realm still existed..."
"Two Realms Mountain was shattered in the Starquake, leaving nothing to investigate," Dao Venerable Tai Chu explained. "As for the Azure Star Minor Realm, though Li Chunjun preserved it, his deep cunning led him to fear we might use its World Will to trace his origins. He simply claimed the Lesser Thousand World and carries it with him, making it inaccessible to us."
"Even if Two Realms Mountain still stood, it would be too late," Void Cloud Dao added. "I've analyzed data from the False God Realm as well. Li Chunjun already possessed techniques resembling the void great dao while at Two Realms Mountain. Unless we can access information from the Azure Star Minor Realm, further investigation would be futile."
Dao Venerable Tai Chu nodded in agreement.
As the Dao Venerables relaxed and chatted, Dao Venerable Xu Yun of the False God Hall suddenly froze, as if he had received some urgent news.
His posture straightened involuntarily, and he activated his mental power, seemingly listening intently to a rapid report. After a moment, his expression turned solemn, and his gaze swept across the other Dao Venerables in the False God Realm.
"What's happened?" Dao Venerable Tai Chu asked immediately, then added, "Is it related to Li Chunjun?"
In the current situation, he couldn't think of any other reason that would cause such a noticeable shift in a Dao Venerable's demeanor.
"More or less," Xu Yun replied quickly. "I've received reports from below: after half a year of relative calm, many Quasi-Tenth-Tier creation gods and ninth-tier divine emperors in the Great World of the Gods are rapidly vanishing and perishing."
He glanced at another intelligence report. "News from the Demonic Race and Myriad Transformations Race has also arrived. Their Quasi-Tenth-Tier and ninth-tier members are dying at an equally alarming rate! The speed suggests the attacker must be at the Dao Unification realm!"
"Massive ninth-tier casualties across the Divine Race, Demonic Race, and Myriad Transformations Race?"
"What about the Dao Unification experts of the Divine Race and Demonic Race? Why didn't they intervene?"
"Could this be part of their plan?"
The Dao Unification experts voiced their concerns in turn.
"I don't know, but this trend... it feels ominous," Xu Yun said gravely.
"Ominous?!" Professor Tian Heng couldn't help but recall the Great Void Ancestral Dragon's "light-speed" demise. His expression turned equally solemn. "You don't mean to suggest that the two great Dao Unification beings of the Divine and Demonic Races have already fallen, do you?"
The moment he spoke the words, he was startled by his own suggestion.
He wasn't alone. Xu Yun, Tai Chu, Han Lan, and the others simultaneously paled.
Because...
Professor Tian Heng's reminder had jolted them into sudden realization.
When they realized that the Ninth-Tier experts of the Divine, Demonic, and Myriad Transformations Races were dying at an alarming rate, clearly slain by a Dao Unification being, they hadn't immediately considered that the Divine and Demonic Races' Dao Unification beings might have already been defeated. Instead, they had pondered whether there was some deeper meaning behind it, or if it was part of the Divine and Demonic Races' grand scheme!
This instinctive oversight...
Instantly reminded them of the Great Void Ancestral Dragon's fall.
The sensation they had felt after that Dao Unification Divine Sage's demise was exactly the same!
"The Void Great Dao!"
"The Divine Race's God Above Gods and the Demonic Race's Progenitor of All Demons have been annihilated by the Void Great Dao!"
"This... how is this possible?! It's only been half a year! How could the Dao Unification War have reached a conclusion so quickly?!"
The Dao Venerables exchanged glances, each seeing disbelief in the others' eyes.
Xu Yun swiftly turned to Tai Chu. "Quick, contact the Explorers Guild! Have them use their special methods to observe the condition of the Divine Race and Demonic Race dao unification experts in the great dao river and confirm their fate!"
"The message has been sent!" Dao Venerable Tai Chu replied immediately, his expression grave.
If the Divine Race and Demonic Race dao unification experts had truly fallen so quickly...
That would undoubtedly prove that Li Chunjun's void great dao was far more powerful than they had imagined!
All their carefully crafted plans, everything...
These crude plans would have to be scrapped and completely reworked!
Otherwise, when Li Chunjun abandoned their tacit agreement and sought retribution, everyone would face unpredictable consequences.
Time flowed swiftly as they waited.
However, before the Explorers Guild could respond, new information arrived from the Profound Yellow Great World.
Li Chunjun had ordered the Profound Yellow Great World, along with the combined forces of the Immortal Alliance and the War Commission, to launch a full-scale assault on the Great World of the Gods.
This meant...
The battle for the Great World of the Gods had already concluded.
"Even if not all of the Divine Race, Demonic Race, and Myriad Transformations Race Quasi-Tenth-Tier and Ninth-Tier experts were killed, very few remain."
Dao Venerable Tai Chu's eyes flashed with deep apprehension. "Throughout this entire process, neither the Divine Race nor the Demonic Race, both in a state of dao unification, intervened to stop him."
"Not only did they fail to intervene, but Li Chunjun's slaughter efficiency..."
Director Han Lan's eyes widened with horror. "It was too fast! How long has it even been?!"
"Our Supreme Research Institute has already analyzed this," Professor Tian Heng said gravely. "Based on our current understanding of the void great dao's profound mysteries, this Dao not only allows one to遁入虚无, vanishing without a trace, but also enables them to evade the World Will and even the detection of the great dao light net."
He took a deep breath. "In other words, even if he enters a Great World in his dao unification true body, there's a high probability he won't trigger the Great Dao backlash!"
"Entering a Great World without suffering the Great Dao backlash... This makes him fearless in one-on-one combat against any Dao Unification Divine Sage or even a Supreme Sovereign. To kill him, they would first have to destroy the great dao light net of his world—in other words, destroy the entire Great World itself."
Dao Venerable Tai Chu quickly added, "Destroying a Great World requires either a prolonged, gradual transformation of the World Will or violent destruction. The backlash from violent destruction could instantly kill a Dao Venerable and severely injure a Supreme Sovereign..."
As the two Dao Unification experts spoke, an indescribable solemnity filled their eyes.
Based on their current assessment, Li Chunjun, the progenitor divine being, was leveraging the extraordinary properties of the void great dao...
Only an Ultimate Powerhouse could confidently defeat him.
For other Dao Unification experts...
Even two or three of them would risk annihilation.
The progenitors of the Divine and Demonic Races served as stark warnings.
At that moment, the Dao Venerables gradually began to grasp the true weight of the title "progenitor divine being."
Just then, Xu Yun received a message and suddenly announced, "Chairman Zi He is coming... I can't refuse him!"
The Dao Venerables exchanged glances.
If Vice Guild Master Zi He of the Explorers Guild was personally intervening, something truly catastrophic must be unfolding!
Soon, a luminous projection materialized within the False God Realm space.
The vice guild master of the Explorers Guild, whose entire being seemed composed of violet light, Supreme Sovereign Zi He, wielder of five great daos, swept his gaze across the assembled figures with overwhelming pressure.
"Where are Yuan Yin, Yuan Xi, Ling Hui, and Zhenli?"
The vice guild master's displeasure was palpable. "We lent you two chess pieces for your use, and you've already broken them? Do your respective factions intend to compensate the Explorers Guild for this loss?"
The moment these words were spoken, even the great Dao Venerables, who had been mentally prepared for the deteriorating situation in the Great World of the Gods, couldn't help but gasp.
Dao Venerable Xu Yun couldn't resist asking, "Chairman Zi He, does this mean the progenitors of the Divine and Demonic Races have already..."
"Died!" Zi He replied coldly, his rigid expression fully conveying his current state of mind.
"Summon your superiors to speak with me!" the vice guild master demanded. "Or are you planning to sweep this matter under the rug?"
"Chairman Zi He, please calm yourself," a mental power suddenly manifested.
Immediately afterward, Vice Dean Ling Hui of the Supreme Research Institute, Vice-Alliance Master Zhenli of the Immortal Alliance, and Yuan Xi of the War Commission appeared simultaneously.
"The situation has indeed developed beyond our expectations," Vice Dean Ling Hui said. "However, the most crucial task now is to ascertain the precise circumstances of the Divine and Demonic Races' Dao Unification failures, so that their deaths may serve a purpose."
"These beings bore imprints left by a boundless supreme expert, forged from the fusion of nine great daos," she continued. "These imprints transmitted their final moments through the power of the great dao light net. I wonder if this data contains any insights into the workings of Li Chunjun's void great dao?"
The question caused Zi He, the vice guild master of the Explorers Guild, to pause momentarily, his icy demeanor faltering.
After a long silence, his expression turned solemn. "If I told you that the supreme powerhouse's imprint, left by the guild master after uniting the nine daos, failed to activate and was similarly annihilated by the void's power, would you believe me?"
(End of the Chapter)
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