Chapter 1688: 1398: Unity-Path Proves Half Immortal (7k)_2

Chapter 1688: Chapter 1398: Unity-Path Proves Half Immortal (7k)_2

Roar!

Amid the excruciating roar of the small Tian Beast, its four limbs fell to the ground.

“Hasten!”

Li Fan harnessed the Power of Heaven and Earth within the Xuanhuang World, fusing the Tian Beast’s four limbs into the Four Heavenly Pillars.

Having absorbed a portion of the Immortal Domain Laws, the endurance of the Tian Beast’s limbs far surpassed anything from the World of Mortal Cultivation. The descent of the heavens continued for some time. Finally, when the Tian Beast’s limbs fully integrated with the Xuanhuang World’s Heavenly Pillars under extreme external pressure—

They just barely managed to hold up the collapsing skies.

Li Fan exhaled softly, his gaze landing on the Wooden Sword’s Heaven’s Wonder in his hand.

Indeed, he could have leveraged its sharpness and unstoppable Sword Dao properties to forcibly sever the Tian Beast’s limbs. However, cutting through the limbs, imbued as they were with Immortal Domain Laws, inflicted unimaginable harm on the Wood Sword itself.

The Wood Sword shattered inch by inch, dissolving into streaks of radiance and dissipating into Heaven and Earth.

One of the Sword Paths ceased to exist in the Xuanhuang World.

Its natural restoration might take millions of years.

With the support of the Tian Beast’s limbs, the urgent crisis of the Xuanhuang World subsided significantly.

Although the overall size of the region still continued to shrink, at least the distance between Heaven and Earth no longer decreased.

However, the fundamental issue remained unresolved.

The transformation between Immortal and Mortal realms consumed too much energy. Even with the combined vitality of the Earth’s crevices and the dual infusion of Star Sea Power, supply still fell far short of demand.

Li Fan realized it was not that the energy required for the Xuanhuang World’s elevation to the Immortal Domain exceeded the infinite power of the Star Sea, but rather that Qiu Shui’s individual efficiency in drawing energy was far too low.

Infinite power lay in wait, untapped entirely.

As thoughts flickered in his mind, Li Fan already had a plan.

He bent slightly, his coronet hanging low and obscuring his face. Li Fan’s voice resonated through the Xuanhuang Heavenly Earth: “I summon the Great Heavenly Sovereigns of past ages!”

His words, like decrees of law, became reality upon utterance.

In the violent tremors of the shift between Immortal and Mortal realms, one void image after another began manifesting within Heaven and Earth.

The current Great Heavenly Sovereign, Nameless, ascended voluntarily, taking the final position.

Starting from Nameless, the void images of the Great Heavenly Sovereigns grew increasingly indistinct the further back in time they hailed from.

The first void image, Mr. Bai, could still vaguely be discerned by his brows and eyes. Earlier ones, however, showed only their forms, their faces shrouded in emptiness.

The figure standing before this faceless void was immediately recognizable to Li Fan—King of Mystic Sky had left this impression behind.

Beyond King of Mystic Sky, four more figures stood.

Each grew more ephemeral, with the First Generation Great Supreme Lord Xuan Huang reduced to little more than a faint outline.

These eight void images, each representing a past Great Heavenly Sovereign, had, despite their differing fates, left indelible marks on the Xuanhuang Heavenly Earth.

Once, Heavenly Dao Bai had borrowed Li Fan’s Sacred Embryo to briefly return to the world.

Now, Li Fan—who had nearly claimed full command of the Xuanhuang World—took advantage of its life-and-death peril to forcibly summon the eight Great Heavenly Sovereigns together.

“The Xuanhuang World faces grave danger. I beseech the Great Heavenly Sovereigns to lend a hand.”

Li Fan’s expression was solemn as he bowed deeply to the eight figures once more.

Then, the Taija Divine Art roared to life.

As though sensing the cataclysmic changes unfolding in the Xuanhuang World, the Star Sea Consciousness intentionally evaded them, failing to respond to Li Fan for a time.

Undeterred, Li Fan simultaneously infused the Taija Divine Art into the Great Heavenly Sovereigns of past eras.

One by one, the eight figures joined the ritual to connect with the Star Sea.

To become a Great Heavenly Sovereign of the Xuanhuang World was to possess unparalleled brilliance. The First Generation Heavenly Sovereign was even of True Immortal Physique.

Though departed, their marks retained fragments of their essence. Their combined ritual forced the Infinite Starry Sea to connect, even against its will.

“Balanced Heaven!”

Under Li Fan’s guidance, the eight figures simultaneously deployed the Balanced Heaven Divine Art upon the Star Sea Consciousness.

In that instant, immeasurable, dazzling starlight illuminated the Xuanhuang World.

The stagnation caused by the ascension to the Immortal Domain momentarily resumed its flow.

“I ask the Great Heavenly Sovereign to sacrifice the Dao!”

Li Fan’s face was grave as he paid his respects to each.

First was Nameless.

Without hesitation, Nameless became a conduit, absorbing the infinite power of the Star Sea and channeling it into the Xuanhuang World.

Next came Heavenly Dao Bai.

One by one, the Great Heavenly Sovereigns’ void images flew to the various corners of the Xuanhuang World, guiding the Infinite Star Sea Power.

Last came the First Generation Great Supreme Lord Xuan Huang.

The indistinct outline morphed into radiant blue light under the infusion of Infinite Star Sea Power. The Starlight Giant did not immediately ascend to its destined position.

Instead, seemingly inexplicably, it turned its gaze toward the stone tablet Li Fan had been holding.

The Heavenly Sovereign’s void image did not linger long.

In an instant, it advanced, appearing directly beside Li Fan.

It extended a single finger, gently pointing at the stone tablet.

The entire sequence happened so swiftly.

The First Generation Heavenly Sovereign’s speed caught Li Fan—despite being empowered by the Xuanhuang World’s might—completely off guard.

Alarmed, he instinctively summoned the Hai Zhen Interface to guard against any subsequent changes.

Yet, to his surprise, the First Generation’s void image made no further moves after touching the stone tablet with a single finger.

No anomalies occurred either.

After a few breaths of tense standoff, the void image retracted its finger. Its form seemed to shed its lingering thoughts as it moved toward its proper place.

Li Fan was momentarily stunned, then quickly reflected, coming to an understanding: “This is not the original stone tablet of the Ascension Platform’s Key of the Dao from the past, but merely a replica left behind by King of Mystic Sky.”