Chapter 1667 : The Unfathomable Deep-Seated Foundation

Upon hearing this, the gazes of all present grew heavy with solemnity.

The combined strength of two Grotto-Heaven forces, their Deep-Seated Foundation [the profound and accumulated power of a faction] is likely not to be underestimated.

Nyssa Qu pondered for a moment before speaking. "To defeat the forces of two Grotto-Heaven, should we not devise some strategy, Valerius?"

"It would be futile. We are fighting on their ground this time. Even if we wished to scheme, there is no time for preparation. Overwhelming force is the only true path."

With those words, Eldrin Chen waved his hand, signaling the army to advance towards the encampment of the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven.

The Western Qi Grotto-Heaven was the foremost powerful Grotto-Heaven [a superior realm of cultivation] within the Western Qi Divine Abyss Sea, having existed for over two hundred million years. Its Deep-Seated Foundation was truly unfathomable.

The Divine Race [a race of powerful beings] forces gathered at this Western Qi Grotto-Heaven encampment were, at a glance, nearly countless. Among them, the number of Ascendant Immortal [a high-level immortal cultivator] Divine Spirits [powerful spiritual entities] alone exceeded four hundred thousand. There were also several thousand Earth Immortal Progenitor [an earth-bound immortal progenitor], and more than thirty half-step Celestial God [a deity of the heavens] standing firm.

"The strength of this Western Qi Grotto-Heaven seems even greater than we anticipated,"

Lyra Jiang remarked, a slight frown creasing her brow as she observed the scene.

Nyssa Qu also nodded, her expression growing grave. "The Deep-Seated Foundation of these Divine Spirits is extraordinary. I fear the army under our command may not be able to suppress them." This chapter is part of a larger work available at *audio-novel.com*.

Seeing this, Eldrin Chen felt a slight weight settle in his heart. He then said to Divine Lord Glaze, "To prevent heavy losses among our clansmen and soldiers, we must leave a few Half-Step Celestial Immortal [cultivators who have nearly ascended to the Immortal Realm] to hold the rear and command the troops."

Divine Lord Glaze understood his meaning and looked towards the five women beside them. "This task," she said, "I entrust to the five of you."

"Rest assured, leave it to us."

The five women nodded, immediately accepting this duty.

These five women were five rare variants of the Immortal Clam Race [a race of spiritual beings who take the form of divine clams], having taken human form from the Frost Soul Immortal Clam [a clam imbued with the essence of frost and soul], the Wind Soul Immortal Clam [a clam imbued with the essence of wind and soul], the Violet Lightning Immortal Clam [a clam imbued with the essence of violet lightning], the Golden Radiance Immortal Clam [a clam imbued with golden radiance], and the Ren Water Immortal Clam [a clam imbued with the essence of the Ren Water, one of the Heavenly Stems].

Their innate talent and foundation were in no way inferior to the three women, Solara and her sisters, who were born from the Solar God Clam, Moon Goddess Clam, and Starry Clam. They represented the profound and accumulated potential that the Immortal Clam Race had amassed over countless eons.

Seizing the opportunity presented by the Dao Tribulation [a great cosmic calamity and trial], all five had broken through to the Half-Step Celestial Immortal Realm. Furthermore, each had refined more than one Supreme Grade Dao Source [a supreme treasure containing the pure source of the Dao]. Their current combat prowess was not weak even among those with a Single Taiyi Foundation [a foundational cultivation level representing a significant degree of power].

According to Eldrin Chen's estimation, after they blocked the two Grotto-Heaven [a blessed realm or pocket dimension] powerhouses who were at or above the Half-Step Celestial Immortal level, having these five women commanding the rear would be enough for the Immortal Alliance army to contend with the enemy forces on both fronts.

With this thought, Eldrin Chen flicked his sleeve and tossed the Triad of Wonders Ancient Pearl [an ancient pearl treasure with triple wondrous properties], obtained from the Dragon King of the Western Abyss, to the three Immortal Maiden [a title for a powerful female cultivator] of Frost Soul, Wind Soul, and Violet Lightning. "The battle will be perilous," he said. "For now, you three should refine and attune to this treasure."

"If the situation turns dire, the three of you combining your power to activate this set of Formation Tool [a magical treasure designed to form or empower a defensive or offensive formation] should be sufficient to withstand attacks at the Celestial Immortal Level [the level of power of a true Celestial Immortal]."

The three women accepted the Triad of Wonders Ancient Pearl [a legendary pearl containing the condensed essence of three primordial wonders]. They nodded slightly, their expressions turning solemn as they said, "Our thanks."

These three Grand Unity Immortal Treasure [supreme treasures embodying the principle of primordial unity] had been refined multiple times by Eldrin Chen using his Primordial Chaos Limitless Dao Principle [the supreme law of boundless chaos]. This made the current process of attunement remarkably straightforward. The trio swiftly gained control over them.

Once the three had achieved preliminary attunement, Eldrin Chen wasted no time. He directly led his forces in a surprise assault against the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven [a celestial realm and powerful faction] army.

However, the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven had long received intelligence. This surprise attack was fully within their expectations, and thus they were already prepared, arrayed in battle formation and awaiting the onslaught.

"BOOM—"

Faced with this, Eldrin Chen showed not a moment's hesitation. He charged forth at the very forefront, the Chaos Heaven Halberd [a divine halberd capable of sundering heaven and chaos] in his grasp, and brought it crashing down in a mighty strike.

In that fleeting instant, a Chaos Heaven Halberd phantom spanning countless Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters] swept across the battlefield. It churned with currents of Boundless Chaos [the formless, primordial state before creation] and smashed downward, instantly cleaving through the entire warfront. Countless Divine Spirits [powerful beings who have ascended to a divine state of cultivation] and their Ancient Vessel [venerable warships and fortresses from antiquity] were utterly annihilated, reduced to dust and ashes beneath that single blow.

"How dare you!"

At that very moment, a roar of fury thundered from the Void Heaven [the highest, most ethereal layer of the heavens].

A majestic figure clad in resplendent armor, his presence Illuminating All Heavens [a divine aura so radiant it lights up the celestial realms], strode forth through the void. With each step, he churned mountains and rivers. Raising a palm, he brought it down to suppress Eldrin Chen with overwhelming force.

"Hmph—"

Eldrin Chen's gaze turned frosty. He manifested his Innate Primordial Indestructible True Body [a legendary, indestructible physical form], which towered for countless Zhang-lengths [one Zhang-length equals three point three three meters], and directly threw a punch towards the newcomer.

As fist met palm, a shockwave of unimaginable grandeur erupted across the Void Heaven [the highest, most ethereal layer of the heavens].

In that instant, heaven and earth trembled, and mountains and Ronan [a person's name] were overturned.

A terrifying shockwave swept across the eight directions, churning the skies for millions of Li-lengths [one Li-length equals five hundred meters]. It cleaved through the boundless Firmament [the vault of heaven], leaving a fissure that refused to heal for a long, long time.

After this clash, Eldrin Chen took half a step back, while the newcomer was forced back three full steps. Your portal to cultivation novels: audio-novel[dot]com.

The armored figure regarded Eldrin Chen with a grave expression, drawing a deep breath before speaking. "What a formidable Innate True Body [a supreme physical constitution granted at birth]."

"With your power, you could ascend to the Cosmos [the primordial universe] and break through to the Heaven Immortal Realm [the realm of celestial immortals] right now, achieving Fleshly Body Sanctification [the state of having one's physical body purified and sanctified]. Why must you wade into these troubled waters?"

Eldrin Chen offered no reply. He cast a placid glance at the newcomer and then spoke. "It is said that within the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven [a blessed realm of profound spiritual energy], there are eight great Celestial God [deities of immense power, a high cultivation realm]."

"Among them, only Western Qi Celestial God has reached the late stage of Celestial God. There are merely three at the mid-stage. Of the remaining four, two are at the third layer of Celestial God, namely the Wei River Celestial God and the Netherwater Celestial God. I wonder, which one are you?"

Hearing Eldrin Chen speak thus, the armored Celestial God [a deity who has ascended to a high level of divine power] declared, "I am the Wei River Celestial God."

"So it is you. My apologies for not recognizing you sooner."

Eldrin Chen gave a slight nod, though this revelation was within his expectations.

From what he knew, within the Western Qi Grotto-Heaven [a celestial realm of profound spiritual energy], there were three Flawless Celestial God [deities who have achieved a perfect, unblemished divine foundation]: the Western Qi Celestial God, the Vast Sea Celestial God, and the Netherwater Celestial God. All three possessed the potential of an Innate Divine Spirit [a being born with the inherent nature of a deity, possessing immense latent power].

In comparison, this Wei River Celestial God was merely a Flawed Celestial God [a deity whose divine foundation is imperfect or tainted] with a Dual Innate Foundation [a foundational cultivation stage combining two innate elements]. Eldrin Chen was utterly confident he could handle him.

Upon reflection, this was to be expected. The Netherwater Celestial God, with his Innate Divine Spirit potential, was an existence possessing Great Luo Potential [the destiny to potentially reach the apex of cultivation, the Great Luo realm].

His potential ranked among the top three within the entire Western Qi Grotto-Heaven. How could such a figure be easily risked by stepping into a Dao Tribulation [a catastrophic heavenly trial that tests a cultivator's path and resolve]?

With this thought, Eldrin Chen gripped his Celestial Halberd [a divine polearm of immense power] and stepped forward. "With just you alone," he stated, his voice calm yet carrying immense weight, "I fear you cannot bar This Sovereign's [a title used by powerful cultivators to refer to themselves] path."

"Arrogant fool!"

The Wei River Celestial God roared in fury, his eyes turning icy cold.

As a Celestial God [a deity who has ascended to the Celestial God realm, a high level of divine cultivation] who had cultivated the Dao for tens of millions of years, and a Divine Spirit [a cultivator whose spirit has been refined to a divine level] of the third layer within that realm, he was wary of Eldrin Chen's power, but that did not mean he truly feared him.

Now that Eldrin Chen was launching such a fierce and arrogant assault, how could he possibly endure it?

Clad in battle armor and gripping the Nine Heavens Divine Spear [a divine spear said to channel the power of the nine celestial heavens], he thrust forward, and a great battle erupted instantly.

Combat at the Heaven Immortal Realm [the realm of Heaven Immortals, a supreme level of cultivation] and above was fundamentally different from the battles of lower-realm Immortals [cultivators who have achieved a foundational level of immortality].

Most powerhouses at this level had cultivated an Innate Physique [a primordial, heaven-defying physical constitution], reducing their reliance on Immortal Treasures [powerful enchanted artifacts used by immortals] and Divine Abilities [miraculous supernatural powers]. Their physical strength alone held the power to shatter Cosmoses [universes or vast expanses of reality].

Now, the two clashed with their Celestial Halberd [a divine polearm] and battle spear. One wielded a primordial Celestial God-grade spear, the other grasped the Peerless [a supreme grade of treasure] Supreme Unity Heavenly Halberd [a halberd embodying the supreme unity of heaven]. Both weapons possessed the might to pierce the Dimensional Void [the empty space between dimensions], each strike unleashing world-shattering force capable of annihilating the heavens.

"Die!"

In mere moments, their clash had already pierced through the Void [empty space or a void technique] of the Immortal Domain [a realm inhabited by immortals], carrying them deep into the Endless Void [the boundless, empty expanse beyond all realms].

And in the next instant, they shattered the Void once more, returning to the space between Immortal Domains. Terrifying Chaos Currents [turbulent flows of primordial chaos energy] and fragments of shattered Void churned in all directions from their fierce struggle, forcing every watching Immortal to retreat with expressions of utter shock. Find thousands of chapters at *audio-novel.com*.