Chapter 1722 : Ascension Amidst Heavenly Tribulation
"Boom!"
With a deafening roar, the entire Returning Abyss Great World began to tremble, then tore through Space-Time [the fabric of reality encompassing space and time], ascending towards the infinite dimensions above.
As the Returning Abyss Great World began its dimensional ascent, the boundless Dimensional Void [the empty space between dimensions] instantly erupted with a thunderous clamor. A blindingly brilliant Annihilation Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [a cataclysmic tribulation lightning of heavenly origin] cleaved through the void, striking directly at Eldrin Chen.
The power of this single strike rivaled the full-force blow of a Celestial Immortal [an immortal who has ascended to the celestial realm] at the sixth level, yet Eldrin Chen showed not a trace of fear.
He met the assault with his physical body, continuing to propel the Returning Abyss Great World upward in its thunderous ascent. In the blink of an eye, it had traversed an immeasurable expanse of the Dimensional Void.
"BOOM—!"
In that instant, it seemed as if the very Heavenly Path [the cosmic law or principle of the heavens] governing the dimensions within the boundless Dimensional Void was incensed.
Blinding, searing tribulation lights erupted one after another, each strand potent enough to annihilate a great world.
Eldrin Chen bathed in the endless cascade of Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [divine punishment lightning from the heavens]. He did not raise a hand to defend himself, relying solely on his Primordial One Indestructibility Body [a legendary physique of primordial origin, said to be unbreakable] to withstand the onslaught, yet he remained utterly unscathed.
Like a deity, like a demon, he stood bathed in boundless Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, propelling a magnificent Universe forward on its cosmic journey. Support the author by reading on audio-novel`com.
Unspeakable, indescribable.
This scene was reflected across the infinite worlds of the Myriad Heavens [the collective name for all realms and dimensions]. Countless living beings witnessed it, their souls trembling with an ineffable awe.
"It is Father."
Deep within the endless dimensions, within a shattered world, Worthy Pursuit Chen looked up in astonishment. Gazing at the figure whose image was cast across the Myriad Heavens from within the Dimensional Void [the chaotic space between stable worlds], he felt his heart pound violently.
His injuries were not yet healed, preventing him from joining the pursuit, yet a profound sense of pride swelled within him.
"Father's power has grown even more unfathomable."
"…"
"BOOM!"
Deep within the endless dimensions, the process of Universe [a complete, self-contained world or cosmos] ascension continued unabated.
Having achieved the boundless Path Fruit [the ultimate fruit of one's cultivated Dao, representing a fundamental attainment of power and understanding], Eldrin Chen's mastery over his own power could be described as unprecedented, a control of peerless magnitude.
Even while bearing the Returning Abyss Great World [a primordial world of immense weight and history] upon his back and being bathed in the Eight Desolations Annihilation Tribulation [a cataclysmic heavenly tribulation of ultimate destruction], not a single wisp of its power spilled over, nor did it inflict the slightest harm upon his person.
In a fleeting moment of clarity, he had already weathered sixty-three bolts of the Annihilation Heavenly Thunder Tribulation [the thunderous manifestation of the heavenly tribulation's destructive will].
"This Eight Desolations Annihilation Tribulation [a cataclysmic heavenly tribulation of ultimate destruction] cannot overcome me."
Eldrin Chen murmured softly, then with a sudden surge, he mobilized his boundless physical body, his vast reservoir of spiritual power, and his Path Fruit [the crystallized essence and achievement of a cultivator's chosen Dao], channeling them all into a final, earth-shattering push against the Returning Abyss Great World [a primordial world of immense weight and history].
"*Hummm—*"
In that instant of deafening resonance, the Returning Abyss Great World [a primordial world of immense weight and history] seemed to shatter an invisible barrier, ascending beyond the endless Dimensional Void [the formless expanse between worlds] and into the boundless Chaos [the primordial, undifferentiated state from which all existence emerged].
The moment the Returning Abyss Great World [a primordial world of immense weight and history] manifested within the Chaos [the primordial, undifferentiated state from which all existence emerged], countless Chaos Torrent [raging currents of primordial chaos energy] surged forth with overwhelming fury, seeking to annihilate the ancient world.
"Break for me!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Eldrin Chen decisively propelled the Returning Abyss Great World [a primordial world of immense weight and history] to shatter its Limit-Breaker [the ultimate boundary or threshold of a realm's potential].
In that fleeting moment, the entire Returning Abyss Great World [a primordial world of immense weight and history] expanded violently, drawing the countless Chaos Torrent [raging currents of primordial chaos energy] into the depths of the ancient realm itself.
As the boundless Chaos Torrent [a torrent of primordial chaos energy] swept forth, the vast Returning Abyss Great World finally completed its metamorphosis, transforming into a magnificent, nascent Universe.
During this process, the Returning Abyss Universe began to expand ceaselessly, its diameter surpassing thirty million light-years in a mere instant.
This expansion accelerated relentlessly, reaching forty million, then fifty million, and even sixty million light-years in the blink of an eye.
Only when its diameter exceeded one hundred million light-years did the growth rate of the Returning Abyss Universe gradually begin to slow.
Thus, with the passage of time, the Returning Abyss Great Universe ultimately grew to a staggering one hundred and thirty million light-years across.
"The Universe has successfully ascended. Its foundational essence has been replenished and has temporarily reached its limit," Eldrin Chen murmured softly at this juncture. Continue reading this story at audio-novel[dot]com.
He cast a glance at the magnificent Returning Abyss Great Universe, then channeled the full power of his cultivation base to stabilize the World Membrane [the dimensional boundary separating a universe from the primordial chaos] of the grand Returning Abyss Great Universe.
Once the Universe was firmly stabilized, Eldrin Chen gazed upon the vast expanse before him, a faint smile gracing his features.
"One hundred and thirty million light-years," he noted, a sense of profound accomplishment settling within him.
The monumental scale of the newborn cosmos was a testament to the journey's end and a foundation for epochs to come.
In the past, when the Myriad Spirit Patriarch [a powerful ancient patriarch] achieved the Celestial Immortal Realm [the realm of a true immortal] through the Triple Primordial Unity Foundation [a supreme cultivation art], the size of his Universe [his personal inner cosmos] was merely thirty million light-years. In contrast, the Universe [personal inner cosmos] currently being evolved by Eldrin Chen is at least ten times larger than that.
This is truly astonishing. One must know that for many beings at the Seventh Layer of the Celestial Immortal Realm [the seventh level of the Celestial Immortal realm], the size of their personal Universe [inner cosmos] is typically only around one hundred million light-years.
Yet Eldrin Chen has just broken through, and the size of his Celestial Immortal Universe [Celestial Immortal's inner cosmos] already rivals that of those at the Seventh Layer of the Celestial Immortal Realm [seventh Celestial Immortal layer], even ranking as large within that tier. This can already be described as utterly astounding.
"Moreover, I still have strength to spare."
Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly, then with a flick of his sleeve, he manifested his Innate Primordial One Indestructibility Physique [a legendary, nigh-unbreakable divine body].
He suddenly struck out with a palm. Surging Heavenly God [a powerful divine-level] force pierced through the Vast and Boundless Chaos [the primordial, formless expanse], cleaving open a vast, primordial Heavenly Domain [a layer of heaven within his cosmos].
"The fourteenth heaven."
As the fourteenth heaven was established, Eldrin Chen acted once more. He channeled the Primordial Unity Void Cosmos Sword Energy [a supreme sword technique born from primordial unity] to rend the Chaos [primordial chaos] asunder, forcefully opening the fifteenth heaven.
Immediately after, the Bulwark Earth Sovereign Bell [a divine bell embodying unyielding earth] and the Polarity Void Mirror [a mirror governing the void of polarities] behind Eldrin Chen erupted with dazzling Ancient Immortal [ancient immortal] radiance. Wielding their Innate [primordial, heaven-born] divine might, they struck horizontally into the Chaos [primordial chaos], carving out the sixteenth and seventeenth heavens.
To have opened seventeen heavens while still at the Early Celestial Immortal Realm [the early stage of the Celestial Immortal realm] is an unprecedented feat within the Endless Chaos [the boundless primordial chaos].
It must be understood that many beings at the Late Celestial Immortal Realm [the advanced stage of the Celestial Immortal cultivation realm] are likely only capable of forging fifteen or sixteen heavenly layers.
Those who can pioneer a cosmos of seventeen tiers are either Forbidden Imperial Scion [prodigies of forbidden lineage] at the Late Celestial Immortal Realm, or they are peerless prodigies who have reached the Great Perfection Celestial Immortal Realm [the pinnacle stage of the Celestial Immortal realm].
Yet, despite such an achievement, Eldrin Chen remained unsatisfied.
Gathering all his true power, he summoned forth two dazzling sword rays—his life-bound Slaughter [a divine ability focused on annihilation] treasures, the HeavenEarth Twin Swords [a pair of legendary swords capable of severing heaven from earth].
"*Clang—*"
In a flash, the HeavenEarth Twin Swords crossed and merged, transforming into a boundless sword radiance that cleaved through the Primordial Chaos [the formless, primordial state before creation]. In the blink of an eye, it had already split open one layer of heaven and earth.
Even then, with significant power to spare, Eldrin Chen urged the HeavenEarth Twin Swords to weave a crisscrossing pattern. He unleashed three supreme sword strikes in succession, each one sundering a tri-layered heaven.
"Two ten-layered realms now,"
Eldrin Chen murmured softly, sheathing his significantly damaged HeavenEarth Twin Swords.
He took a slow, deep breath. Instead of immediately continuing his world-forging endeavor, he first stabilized the newly formed Universe [a self-contained cosmos]. Channeling the boundless foundational power of this Universe, he utilized the Innate Spiritual Essence [the primordial spiritual substance of creation] to condense Innate Energy [the fundamental, uncreated energy of the cosmos].
In that instant, within the Universe [the boundless cosmos], endless streams of Heaven Earth Profound Yellow [the primordial essence of heaven and earth] converged, and one strand after another of Innate Energy [the fundamental, inborn energy of creation] slowly took form.
After consecutively condensing twenty strands of Innate Energy, Eldrin Chen discovered his own reserves of Innate Energy were not yet depleted.
This did not surprise Eldrin Chen. A Peerless Prodigy [a cultivator of unparalleled talent] who had cultivated a Forbidden Domain [a supreme, nearly mythical foundation realm] possessed a Universe origin far surpassing that of an ordinary Triple Primordial Unity Foundation [a foundational cultivation art focusing on the unity of the three primordial energies]. Naturally, they could also obtain a greater amount of Innate Spiritual Essence [the purest form of spiritual energy, born with the world].
A Forbidden Prodigy of the Ten Tribulations Domain could obtain three additional strands of Innate Spiritual Essence. One of the Eleven Tribulations Domain could obtain three more, while a cultivator of the Twelve Tribulations [the pinnacle of foundation realms] could obtain an extra nine strands.
A Path Tribulation Protagonist [a figure destined to challenge the heavens and reshape fate] who possessed a Twelve Tribulations Domain, upon breaking through to the Celestial Immortal [the first true tier of immortality], could condense at least over twenty strands of Innate Energy.
It was precisely for this reason that beings of the Path Tribulation Protagonist caliber could almost always cultivate to the Late Celestial Immortal Realm [the advanced stage of the Celestial Immortal realm].
For such existences, after their breakthrough to Celestial Immortal, they could directly enter secluded cultivation. They would face no shortage of cultivation resources until they reached the Late Celestial Immortal Realm. This chapter is provided by audio novel.com. Support the original.