Chapter 1615: 425: The Dawning Chaos of a Great Epochal Catastrophe_2

Chapter 1615: Chapter 425: The Dawning Chaos of a Great Epochal Catastrophe_2

“Many thanks for the Sovereign’s grace!” Voices like this resounded from every corner, incessant to the ear, shaking the thirty-six hundred realms.

Subsequently, Gu Chen took a tour around the current Upper Realm. Although many cultivators and beings revered him and wished for an audience with him, if he were to meet them all, it would be an excessive waste of time.

This point, indeed, left many people greatly disappointed.

Gu Chen journeyed throughout the Upper Realm, and in three days, eradicated all the hidden heavenly demons within the thirty-six hundred realms.

These were all due to the spread of netherworld forces and were transported over because, with Gu Chen’s current dominance, not a single heavenly demon dared to act rashly, thus they all went into hiding.

But to their surprise, they were still discovered by Gu Chen, who then exterminated them all.

Once again, tranquility was restored in the Upper Realm.

Thus, as the years went by, time constantly passed, a new generation of powerful beings rose and began to pledge fealty to the Eternal Sovereign’s Court.

Every so often, Gu Chen would emerge from his seclusion to preach, strengthening the entire Upper Realm’s power. The reason he did this was to rapidly enhance the strength of the Upper Realm, causing all cultivators to make remarkable leaps in their cultivation.

Time flew by; before long, another hundred years had passed.

The time had come to the 210th year of the Sovereign’s epoch.

It is worth mentioning that the Sovereign’s epoch is the calendar that was recognized by the entire Upper Realm with the arrival of a new era, after Gu Chen reached the pinnacle realm.

In this past century, talents continuously emerged in the world, and with Gu Chen preaching from time to time, the strength of the Upper Realm grew tremendously, with a total of nine beings reaching the pinnacle realm!

As for Tianyuan Taoist and the other four Nine Heavens inheritors, as well as Ao Xuan and the other four great immortals, they also reached the grand culmination of the Visitation realm, only one step away from stepping into the pinnacle domain.

This was all because Gu Chen would personally appear to preach every few years; otherwise, their cultivation progress would not have been so rapid.

This shows just how difficult it is to break through to the pinnacle realm.

Even among the original dozens of seasoned cultivators at the Visitation realm of the Upper Realm, with Gu Chen’s assistance, apart from the Void King Clan leader Nie Gu and the Purple-blood Sky Dragon Clan leader Ao Tian, only seven others managed to break through to the pinnacle domain.

One day, Gu Chen, who was in deep seclusion in a place beyond the world, suddenly opened his eyes, his expression incredibly serious.

If others were to see this, they would certainly be extremely surprised. Why would the peerless sovereign of the Eternal Sovereign’s Court, the supreme being of the heavens, who dominated the Upper Realm for over two hundred years, reveal such an emotion?

Gu Chen’s demeanor was such because it meant that something major was about to happen, and it was to an utmost severe degree.

And the only thing capable of making him like this, after searching through the myriad heavens and worlds, is the Epochal Cataclysm!

“Are the two hundred years of peaceful days finally about to be broken?” Gu Chen murmured softly, his sword-brows slightly furrowing.

Because of his unity with the Heavenly Dao’s origin, he was the first to sense the violent surge of netherworld forces, invading the Upper Realm with an even more intense force.

This naturally indicated that the Epochal Cataclysm was imminent!

Sure enough, soon after Gu Chen sensed this, numerous heavenly demons began to emerge in various places of the Upper Realm, starting to wreak havoc.

Fortunately, to prepare for the Epochal Cataclysm, the Eternal Sovereign’s Court had made early preparations, dispatching patrol teams to inspect different regions of the Upper Realm, specifically to handle such sudden crises.

Quickly the other nine individuals at the pinnacle realm sensed this change and immediately sought out Gu Chen.

“Sovereign of the Court, the Epochal Cataclysm is likely upon us!” Led by Nie Gu of the Void King Clan and Ao Tian, the chieftain of the Purple-blood Sky Dragon Clan, the current nine pinnacle beings of the Upper Realm came to Gu Chen’s secluded abode.

They had solemn expressions and deeply furrowed brows, clearly worried to the extreme.

Because, the Upper Realm has always been flourishing and growing stronger, and if given more time, it might truly be able to overcome the Epochal Cataclysm and destroy the Netherworld.

But now, Nie Gu and the others feel that their power may not be sufficient.

After all, in the last great epoch, there were a good dozen or more supreme celestial beings, but they perished nonetheless.

But this era is different, for they have Gu Chen. Thus, in the hearts of Nie Gu and other supreme beings, there’s still some confidence.

Therefore, they sought out Gu Chen immediately to inquire about his opinion.

“The Epochal Cataclysm has arrived; let everyone below be prepared,” Gu Chen’s eyes were deep, as if he pierced through the heavens and saw a vast cold universe, with power overflowing and spreading towards all worlds.

“Yes!”

Nie Gu and the others felt a shiver in their hearts and, upon receiving Gu Chen’s confirmation, they dared not feel an ounce of relief and quickly relayed the commands.

In an instant, the entire Upper Realm entered the highest state of combat readiness.

At the same time, upon hearing the news that the long-talked-about Epochal Cataclysm had truly arrived, the whole world was in an uproar.

“What, the Epochal Cataclysm is upon us, is the Netherworld about to invade us all?”

“We just had a peaceful two hundred years, and now the chaos is to start again?”

“With the start of the Epochal Cataclysm, will we perish just like those in the previous great epochs?”

“Are we going to die? My journey has just begun, damn it!”

For a while, upon hearing of the coming of the Epochal Cataclysm, many creatures were in utter panic.

Then someone stood tall and called out, “There’s no need to worry, in this era, we have the strongest being of all time—the master of the Imperial Court—by our side; we will surely get through this safely!”

“The master of the Imperial Court is invincible under the heavens. Once he takes action, the Epochal Cataclysm itself will be vanquished!”

“What’s the Netherworld to fear? Weren’t those demon emperors forced to flee with their tails between their legs by the master of the Imperial Court hundreds of years ago? This time it’s the same, we’ll slaughter as many as come!”

Because of the existence of Gu Chen, the creatures of the Upper Realm certainly regained a lot of confidence, but those who knew better understood that the Epochal Cataclysm was not so easily overcome.

After all, although Gu Chen is strong, there is still an Ancestor in the Netherworld, who rises above all the demon emperors, and might not be inferior to Gu Chen, perhaps even stronger!

“The Ancestor of the Netherworld.” At this moment, Gu Chen’s gaze was deep, piercing through everything, seeing the Netherworld, and faintly, he seemed to sense a pair of extremely cold eyes staring back at him.

That coldness exceeded any evil demon or demon emperor he had ever seen, as if it was the concentrated essence of the deepest evil in all the myriad worlds.

“A terrifyingly strong being,” Gu Chen said with a grave expression.

Over two hundred years have passed since Gu Chen’s breakthrough to the supreme realm, and even he himself does not know how strong he has become.

He only understands that the combined strength of the nine supreme beings of the Upper Realm couldn’t withstand a single finger of his.

And yet, merely from gazing upon that Ancestor of the Netherworld from an immeasurably distant space, he felt a chill like never before. It’s simply unimaginable!

If that Ancestor were to take action, no one in the Upper Realm apart from himself could withstand it!

“Can I defeat that Ancestor?” At this moment, even Gu Chen couldn’t help but question himself, seeking an answer!