Dao Zenithel Fu You's battle axe cleaved through space as he charged, his momentum unstoppable as he flew toward the group of enemy Dao Zenithels. Wu Yuan's body refiner self transformed into a streak of azure light that towered trillions of li high. Nine Chaos Treasure sabers glinted in his grip, adding to the majesty of his aura. His speed was noticeably swifter than Fu You’s. While his qi refiner self could still assess the battlefield before taking action, his body refiner self had no choice but to engage with full force. Despite being outnumbered, the Eldritch Court surged forward with overwhelming momentum, seizing the initiative to attack. "I'll handle Fu You," Dao Zenithel Bai Lian declared, her form shifting as she stepped onto a shimmering lotus platform, charging directly at Fu You. With her strength, blocking him would pose little challenge. "Mo Wu, Nan Fa. Intercept Wu Yuan," Ancestral Saint Eastmoon commanded. He had brought all nine Dao Zenithels under his command to this battle, including two Peak Dao Zenithel powerhouses: Mo Wu and Nan Fa. By now, everyone recognized that Wu Yuan had become a Dao Zenithel. His vital aura radiated terrifying power, and he had acquired a Xuanhuang Dao Treasure. Just how formidable had Wu Yuan become? No one knew with certainty, making it essential to probe his strength. "Let's go. The Xuanhuang Dao Treasure he obtained must be an armor-type artifact, strong in defense but weak in offense." Dao Zenithel Mo Wu and Dao Zenithel Nan Fa charged without hesitation, their battle cries echoing across the void. Their assault immediately reduced the pressure on Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝓷𝓮𝓽 In a flash, Dao Zenithel Fu You and Dao Zenithel Bai Lian collided. Streaks of axe light soared skyward, Fu You's strikes rivaling Imperial Majesty Dong Huo's spear techniques in raw power, though slightly slower in execution. Yet Bai Lian blocked each fierce attack precisely. "You think you can stop me?" Wu Yuan roared as he advanced, glancing at Mo Wu and Nan Fa rushing toward him. His true targets remained Imperial Majesty Dong Huo and Ancestral Saint Eastmoon. His gaze locked on Dao Zenithel Mo Wu. "It was you who wanted to kill me earlier?" Wu Yuan's massive form, towering trillions of li high, darted forward with ghostlike agility, a sight that caused both Mo Wu and Nan Fa's expressions to falter. Such explosive speed. "Devil Mist Tides." Dao Zenithel Mo Wu gritted his teeth and swung his arm. His divine sword followed, slashing out misty light that surged like tidal waves toward Wu Yuan. "Die!" Dao Zenithel Nan Fa lowered his head, his form resembling a colossal water buffalo as he swung an enormous war hammer. He radiated savage energy, smashing his hammer toward Wu Yuan with brutal force. As a Peak Dao Zenithel, Nan Fa was renowned for his violent attacks. Every combatant—Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu, Dao Zenithel Fu You, Ancestral Saint Eastmoon, Dao Zenithel Wan Yu and the others—despite being locked in their own fierce battles, diverted some attention to this confrontation. All wanted to witness the true strength of Wu Yuan, this newly ascended Dao Zenithel armed with a Xuanhuang Dao Treasure. The scene that unfolded defied the expectations of everyone present. Whoosh! Wu Yuan dodged a few of the frenzied attacks unleashed by Mo Wu and Nan Fa, but faced the remaining sword lights and divine hammer blows directly, making no attempt to evade. "Those are Peak Dao Zenithel attacks, yet he's not blocking them with his weapon?" Many Dao Zenithels watched in bewilderment, unable to comprehend Wu Yuan's strategy. The seemingly devastating misty light and divine hammer struck Wu Yuan's towering body but merely caused his form to sway slightly before having no further effect. The attacks utterly failed to injure him; even his divine body's vital aura remained undisturbed. Wu Yuan shifted slightly, using the impact from the two hammer blows to accelerate his advance, closing in on Dao Zenithel Mo Wu with frightening speed. This? Dao Zenithel Mo Wu stared in disbelief, shock roiling through his mind. Impossible! He completely ignored my attack? My divine hammer landed on his body, yet he withstood it effortlessly? Dao Zenithel Nan Fa stood dazed. His physical defense has reached such a heaven-defying level? In the entire cosmic sea, perhaps only Great Emperor Yan Tuo could achieve this. Peak Dao Zenithel attacks were far from weak. Beings like Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu and Dao Zenithel Wan Yu could neutralize such attacks, but through counterstrikes, not by tanking the blows. Even Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu and Eldritch Progenitor Di Jiang, despite cultivating Xuanhuang Bodies, would still be affected by such fearsome impacts. In the entire cosmic sea, only Great Emperor Yan Tuo could achieve such invincibility. He was renowned for his impenetrable defense, having battled the Heavenly Imperator and fought Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu to a standstill. He had once single-handedly confronted dozens of Dao Zenithels, with none able to harm him. Invincible defense! An undying body! These attributes had forged Great Emperor Yan Tuo's supreme reputation, earning him the third position on the Eternal Rankings. Now, Dao Zenithel Mo Wu and Dao Zenithel Nan Fa realized that another Great Emperor Yan Tuo was emerging—Wu Yuan! He just broke through, yet his defense already rivals Great Emperor Yan Tuo's? Dao Zenithel Mo Wu's heart trembled with shock. "What an unbelievably strong defense!" Dao Zenithel Fu You, Eldritch Progenitor Zhu Rong, and Eldritch Progenitor Gong Gong watched in astonishment. Has Wu Yuan already fully comprehended the second level of the Creation Origin Armor? Even Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu was shocked as she witnessed the scene from afar. He grasped it so quickly? With her discernment, she easily deduced that only the full power of a Xuanhuang Dao Treasure battle armor could provide such incredible defense. "This Wu Yuan's defense is simply too outrageous." "Another Great Emperor Yan Tuo?" Dao Zenithel Wan Yu, Ancestral Saint Eastmoon, and Dao Zenithel Bai Lian were thoroughly stunned, unease arising in their hearts. They finally understood why Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu remained confident despite being outnumbered. Wu Yuan had given her that confidence. All sides stood astounded, yet Wu Yuan remained inwardly calm. He hadn't fully comprehended the second level of the Creation Origin Armor’s controls yet; that would be impossible in such a short time. However, his body refiner self's ether was vast and profound, with 3000 times a True Saint's ether power, far surpassing other Dao Zenithels. With the circulation of this tremendous ether, combined with having grasped most of the Creation Origin Armor's Dao essence profundities, he had forcibly activated its second level. My Eternal Psyche has reached the limit of Dao Zenithels. Even Great Emperor Yan Tuo, Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu, and the Heavenly Imperator cannot surpass me in this regard. The Creation Origin Armor has been fully activated. My body refiner self has also cultivated a Xuanhuang Body. Thoughts flashed through Wu Yuan's mind. In terms of pure physical defense, no one in the entire cosmic sea can match me. Perhaps others thought his defense was similar to Great Emperor Yan Tuo's, but Wu Yuan firmly believed it surpassed his. "Two Peak Dao Zenithels? And you think you can harm me?" Wu Yuan's battle intent soared to the heavens. "Forget two—even if all twenty-seven of you Dao Zenithels attacked together, you still couldn't kill me." In the entire cosmic sea, when it came to physical defense, he took the number one spot. Ignoring the attacks from Mo Wu and Nan Fa, Wu Yuan swung his nine battle sabers. Nine dazzling blade rays sliced through space, striking directly at his opponents. "Such strong defense! His Xuanhuang Dao Treasure must be battle armor." "His attacks aren’t necessarily strong," both Mo Wu and Nan Fa thought as they desperately fended off Wu Yuan's onslaught. Blade rays, sword lights, and divine hammers intertwined and collided, clashing hundreds of times in a blink. Then, the blade ray's power erupted violently. Initially, Wu Yuan had maintained his mana at merely one thousandfold of the True Saint level, seeking to gauge his attack prowess. Finding he had already subdued the two, he unleashed his full might, no longer concealing his three-thousand-fold True Saint mana. His saber ultimate technique, The Primordium In A Thought, had transcended the Peak Dao Zenithel level. "That saber technique!" Mo Wu and Nan Fa's expressions changed dramatically. Boom! In a single collision, a terrifying impact force reverberated through Dao Zenithel Mo Wu. His divine sword nearly slipped from his grasp as he was sent flying backward. The power of the nine dazzling blade rays sent both Peak Dao Zenithels hurtling backward, their vital qi churning violently, hairline fractures appearing on their Eternal Psyches. "Dao Zenithel Mo Wu and Dao Zenithel Nan Fa were defeated in just two exchanges?" The other Dao Zenithels grew increasingly astonished. Together, Mo Wu and Nan Fa had approached the Full Dao Zenithel level. Yet they were defeated with such ease. "Wu Yuan's attack surpasses even the Ancestral Saint, at least rivaling Imperial Majesty Dong Huo," Mo Wu and Nan Fa communicated telepathically. Having crossed blades with him personally, they understood Wu Yuan's terrifying power. His saber technique might not match Imperial Majesty Dong Huo's spear technique in swiftness, but it seemed subtly stronger. To think it's so difficult to wound them? Wu Yuan furrowed his brow slightly, dissatisfied. Though a Dao Zenithel's self-preservation ability was formidable, this revealed some deficiencies in his saber technique. The Creation Origin Armor, while primarily augmenting defense, also greatly enhanced physical attacks when fully activated. The fact that this, combined with his three-thousand-fold True Saint ether, merely allowed him to unleash power rivaling Dao Zenithel Wan Yu's, indicated that his saber technique wasn't refined enough. My ultimate technique's eighth move, The Primordium In A Thought, might point toward the ultimate end, but it still remains in its nascent stages. Compared to the ultimate moves of other Full Dao Zenithel powerhouses, it still lacks refinement. Wu Yuan realized. Given more time, he would perfect this move, and his physical attacks would reach new heights. But while Wu Yuan remained unsatisfied with his attack power, the might he had displayed had already shocked everyone present. "How long has he been cultivating?" "To become this powerful already?" Even Dao Zenithel Wan Yu and Ancestral Saint Eastmoon could scarcely believe it. Every powerhouse had their specialties. Dao Zenithel Wan Yu excelled in divining destiny and spacetime evasion, but in direct combat and physical defense, he was only slightly stronger than a Full Dao Zenithel, on par with Imperial Majesty Dong Huo. Mighty beings like Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu and the Heavenly Imperator were formidable in attack but relatively weaker in physical defense. Great Emperor Yan Tuo possessed unparalleled physical defense, but his offensive capabilities paled in comparison—stronger than Imperial Majesty Dong Huo but far from matching Eldritch Progenitor Di Jiang. In the eyes of the various Dao Zenithels, Wu Yuan had only recently broken through, yet his physical defense was already this extraordinary. Surely his attack power couldn't be as astonishing. Yet, in defense, he rivaled Great Emperor Yan Tuo. In offense, he matched Imperial Majesty Dong Huo. In flight speed, though not yet reaching Ming Jian or Dao Zenithel Wan Yu’s level, he still surpassed ordinary Dao Zenithels. He seemed to have no weaknesses. Continuing this battle is pointless. Dao Zenithel Wan Yu shook his head slightly. Dao Zenithel Wu Yuan is essentially a replica of Great Emperor Yan Tuo, similar in all aspects...Even if the Eldritch Court doesn't intervene, we couldn't subdue him if we all attacked together. He no longer wished to continue the fight. This Wu Yuan is already so formidable? Imperial Majesty Dong Huo kept an eye on Wu Yuan while battling Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu. Moreover, his previous exploits in the Tenth Chaos Void were all accomplished with just his ether body? The Heavenly Imperator always said that there was no need to target him specifically, that eliminating him was hopeless. Could he have known about this all along? Various thoughts raced through Imperial Majesty Dong Huo's mind. But one fact became increasingly clear: another apex powerhouse had risen in the cosmic sea, and this powerhouse belonged to the Eldritch Court. In past Immortal-Eldritch wars, Eldritch Progenitor Di Jiang had always been difficult to handle. And now, they had Wu Yuan too. Boom! Wu Yuan's saber technique flowed ceaselessly, sending Mo Wu and Nan Fa flying. He flashed past them like lightning, charging toward the gathering of over twenty Dao Zenithels. Blade rays blossomed as he cut through their ranks. "Wu Yuan, that’s enough arrogance." A low roar resounded as strands of moonlight unfurled to block Wu Yuan's blade rays. "Ancestral Saint Eastmoon?" Wu Yuan turned to the approaching figure, killing intent flashing in his eyes. "It’s you who wanted to steal my treasure, wasn't it?" "So what if it was me?" Ancestral Saint Eastmoon replied coldly. "Then die!" Wu Yuan's killing intent soared to the heavens. With a mere thought, a figure in white robes appeared silently in the distant void. Above this figure's head, a vast heaven and earth seemed to split open, revealing a pitch-black divine sword within. As a sliver of sword radiance emerged, the entire void fell silent, the hearts of all Dao Zenithels filled with waves of despair.