Yuan's Ascension

"Retreat."

"Fall back!"

The numerous Astral Monarch incarnations in the hall all breathed sighs of relief, immediately conveying the order to every Astral Lord across the three battlefields.

With 99.9% of the billions of immortals and deities participating in the battle being mana or ether bodies, their fall wouldn't affect the foundation of the Voltari Temple.

However, recreating so many mana bodies and ether bodies would still consume vast resources. And no faction ever complained about having too many resources.

"Retreat quickly."

"This battle is lost."

"Flee! Flee! Flee! I don't want my mana body to perish." With the retreat order given, countless immortals and deities across the three battlefields, especially in the central battlefield, no longer had any reservations.

Battle array after battle array began to flee frantically. Some Astral Lords skilled in evasion techniques even broke away from their battle arrays to escape on their own.

But with monstrous prodigies like Wu Yuan and Mu Long making an appearance, this time was different.

"Kill!"

"Charge, slay the enemy, earn merits!"

"It’s like picking eldritch merits off the ground. How exhilarating!" Meanwhile, the Eldritch Court's army surged forward with unstoppable momentum. Under the command of Astral Monarchs, they launched attacks at will. The outcome was clear.

The hundreds of defensive arrays formed by Archimmortals that had originally shielded the Eldritch Court's Space Fortress dispersed, reforming into numerous battle arrays that actively pursued and killed the fleeing enemy.

At this stage of the war, there was no need for defense.

Splurch! Boom~ As they clashed and collided, waves of energy rippled outward.

The Eldritch Court's army continued to pursue and slaughter the enemy. Each additional kill would force the Voltari Temple to expend more resources, giving them a slight edge in future conflicts.

Though the impact was small, in this endless struggle between factions, advantages were accumulated gradually. It was difficult to achieve complete victory in a single battle.

Of course, the most dazzling and terrifying presence on the entire battlefield, without a doubt, was Wu Yuan.

His flight speed was too fast. After sweeping through the Immortal Court's forces in the central battlefield, destroying almost all apex battle arrays and a large number of elite battle arrays, he immediately turned towards the left battlefield.

In just over ten breaths, he arrived and immediately began another massacre.

This caused the Immortal Court's forces on the left battlefield, who had been retreating in an orderly fashion, to collapse completely. Casualties increased dramatically. 𝖗άƝÒＢĘ𝙎

"Invincible!"

"Wu Yuan! Wu Yuan!" Countless Eldritch Court powerhouses cheered excitedly. Wu Yuan's mass slaughter had reduced their casualties by an unimaginable amount.

Moreover, the emergence of such a super genius was a great boon for the future of the entire eldritch world.

"Kill!"

"Slay them all." Wu Yuan's eyes were cold as ice as he continued his frenzied slaughter, his vital ether constantly depleting.

He didn't know most of the countless immortals and deities he killed, let alone harbor any grudges against them, but he showed no mercy. This was a conflict between factions, a war between the Eldritch Court and the Immortal Court. It had nothing to do with right or wrong, only life or death.

Today, this so-called decisive battle is just a war between countless Archimmortals and Archdeities. Wu Yuan thought further ahead. If I want to end the war forever and bring peace to the Cang Feng Eldritch World, I must destroy the Voltari Temple.

Yes, destroy! To gain much, one must sacrifice much. Having received so much help from the Cang Feng Eldritch World, his Master, elders, seniors and friends, Wu Yuan naturally came to understand the responsibility he must shoulder as he grew stronger.

Finally, when over 90% of his vital ether was depleted, he stopped.

While the Eldritch Court's forces on the right flank were still advancing slowly, the armies on the other two fronts had already surged forward in an unstoppable tide, crashing against the defensive arrays of the Immortal Court's Space Fortress.

Powerful arrays stood resolute, each one manned by thousands of Archimmortals. Though not as perfectly unified as a battle array, their combined attack was still terrifyingly powerful. Hundreds of defense arrays stood ready to repel the invaders.

A great number of Immortal Court powerhouses had retreated into the Space Fortress, hastily activating teleportation arrays to escape.

"Die!"

"Kill!"

"Break through their arrays!" Countless battle arrays of the Eldritch Court's army pressed forward relentlessly, weathering the storm of attacks from the enemy arrays.

Vast numbers of Eldritch Court powerhouses fell, yet they charged on with reckless abandon.

It wasn't until thousands of ordinary and elite battle arrays had been obliterated that the Eldritch Court's forces finally swept aside the defensive arrays.

From that moment on, nothing could stand in their way.

With a thunderous roar, the combined might of millions of troops from the eldritch army shattered the towering Space Fortress, reducing it to rubble.

With that, it was over. This great battle ended in victory for the Cang Feng Eldritch World.

"We've won."

"At last, victory is ours."

"We lost the last major conflict, but this time we've triumphed—and with such ease!" Countless Eldritch Court powerhouses cheered and celebrated.

In a normal battle of this scale, both sides would fight to the bitter end. Even the victors would typically lose more than half their forces. Yet in this engagement, the Eldritch Court’s casualty rate was barely ten percent. Their losses were remarkably light!

"Wu Yuan!"

"It's Wu Yuan."

"High Deity Wu Yuan undoubtedly deserves the greatest credit for our victory. His strength is truly terrifying."

"To witness the rise of such a monstrous prodigy in battle—ha! It was worth coming just for this!" Countless Eldritch Court powerhouses turned their gaze to Wu Yuan, who hovered in the void above.

They etched his name, his appearance, and his aura into their minds.

A genius? The river of space and time was vast, and many monstrous prodigies had been born throughout the ages. These Archimmortals and Archdeities had heard tales of truly legendary geniuses over their long lives.

But hearing legends and witnessing them firsthand were two entirely different matters.

In this battle, Wu Yuan had proved himself invincible among millions of immortals, deities, and eldritches.

Such a display of power truly shook everyone to their core, earning the admiration and respect of countless Eldritch Court powerhouses!

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"Wu Yuan!"

"To think the Cang Feng Eldritch World could produce such a monstrous prodigy. What heights will he reach in the future?" Innumerable powerhouses among the Immortal Court's forces burned Wu Yuan's name into their memories.

…

Providence was an intangible, ephemeral thing.

For supreme beings who had transcended heaven and earth and broken free from the shackles of samsara, providence held no meaning.

But for the countless living beings still bound by the cycle of samsara, providence was of utmost importance.@@novelbin@@

The fundamental nature of providence was the collective will of innumerable lives and the rolling momentum of heaven and earth’s operation itself.

Those who were mortals in the broad definition had a limit to the providence they could bear.

Thus, being renowned throughout a macrocosm and remembered by countless powerhouses was an excellent method to divide its weight!

Wu Yuan had publicly defeated Mu Long and dominated the Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield, witnessed by millions of immortals, deities, and eldritch powerhouses.

For the next hundred million years, or at least until this generation of immortals and deities had passed on, his name would echo as a legend.

It wasn’t limited to the Cang Feng Eldritch World and Greenridge Macrocosm. Among the countless other factions and macrocosms, numerous immortal powerhouses would soon learn his name.

After all, such a display of power at barely ten thousand years of age seemed as if it had been drawn straight from the pages of myth and legend.

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"Let's return."

"We must report news of Wu Yuan."

"His potential is immense, and his strength is already formidable. He may shine even brighter on the Megaverse Crossroads." The spectating Sovereigns gradually departed. Many of them were high-ranking members of various Saintdoms.

Wu Yuan's strength, when compared to the countless High Immortals and High Deities throughout the Ling Jiang Universe, was already second only to the very best! It was enough to draw the attention of every Saintdom.

Even Saintdoms from other rivers of space and time would take note once they received this intelligence.

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The Immortal Court's forces scattered. Less than twenty percent escaped through teleportation arrays, while the rest were slaughtered.

The Eldritch Court's army, after celebrating their victory, methodically collected the spoils of war from the battlefield before withdrawing in an orderly fashion.

In the void above, several figures converged—High Eldritch Liu Hong, High Eldritch Wu Jian, Jiang Huan, and Wu Yuan.

However, the way Liu Hong and Wu Jian looked at Wu Yuan had completely changed.

"Daoist Wu Yuan."

"You are the greatest contributor to our victory, Daoist Wu Yuan." Both spoke with utmost politeness, clearly eager to foster good relations.

Wu Yuan's display of power had been truly terrifying, approaching the level of those Supreme Geniuses.

Wu Yuan casually responded with some niceties before saying, "We should return to the temple. The Sovereign is waiting for us."

"Mm, indeed."

"Let's head back to the temple."

The four transformed into streaks of light, swiftly returning to the Space Fortress. As they entered the hall, the assembled Astral Monarchs' incarnations all turned to look at Wu Yuan, their gazes filled with a mix of emotions.

Some were in awe, and others reverent.

Perhaps some Astral Monarchs felt jealous, but none dared to show it. Setting aside Wu Yuan's status as a Sovereign's disciple or his future potential, Wu Yuan was already among the top two of the several dozen Astral Monarchs present in terms of Dao comprehension.

Only Astral Monarch Xuan Yun, a quasi-Sovereign, could compare to Wu Yuan. Even Astral Monarch Hou Qu fell short, as he had yet to master any Sovereign-level techniques.

"Sovereign/Master," Wu Yuan, Jiang Huan, and the others bowed respectfully.

"The four of you have rendered great contributions.” Sovereign Kua Chi said, “The appropriate eldritch merits will be distributed through the Eldritch Court Voidrealm.

A great amount of providence has coalesced. As you continue your cultivation, you will sense its effects. Liu Hong, Wu Jian, once you return to the Cang Feng Continent, I will arrange for you two to return directly to the Ling Jiang Saintdom of the Eldritch Court."

"Thank you, Sovereign," High Eldritch Liu Hong and High Eldritch Wu Jian replied respectfully.

Soon after, accompanied by an invisible ripple of power, the Astral Monarchs' incarnations in the hall, along with Wu Yuan, Jiang Huan, and the others, all vanished.

Evidently, Sovereign Kua Chi had employed a powerful technique to transport them all back to the Cang Feng Continent.

The distance from the high-level Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield to the Cang Feng Continent spanned billions of light-years. Even for a Sovereign traveling through the Vacuum Spatial Layer, it would take a full day to arrive.