Chapter 1942 : The Forge of Heroes and Chaos

Furthermore, within the region surrounding the Three Thousand Immortal Domains, dozens of new Chaos Demon Gods have recently ascended, their number even surpassing that within the Three Thousand Immortal Domains itself by a significant margin.

This development was within Eldrin Chen's expectations. After all, compared to the Vast and Boundless Chaos Sea, the Three Thousand Immortal Domains constitute but a small part of it.

The Chaos Demon Gods have always been the race with the greatest number of Great Encompassing Golden Immortals within the Chaos. However, the Chaos Demon Gods are themselves divided into countless sub-races, lacking unity. Were it not for this internal discord, how could the Three Thousand Immortal Domains possibly withstand these Chaos Demon Gods?

After the Kalpa Tribulation concluded, Exquisite Jiang, reviewing the intelligence reports in her hand, remarked with a sigh, "The number of newly ascended Great Encompassing Golden Immortals in this Kalpa Tribulation ranks third among the last hundred such cycles."

Eldrin Chen nodded. The Kalpa Tribulation during which he achieved his own Dao had been a golden age, birthing dozens of Great Encompassing figures, a legacy largely bestowed by the grace of the Purple Seal Immortal Lord.

Though this recent cycle could not compare to that legendary era, it was nonetheless a period of remarkable brilliance.

"Though war and turbulent times are cruel, they are also the forge where heroes are tempered," Eldrin Chen mused with a sigh.

He then set down the intelligence report and inquired, "Has the war on the front lines resumed?"

"It has," Exquisite Jiang affirmed with a nod. "However, the intensity of the conflict has diminished considerably."

Eldrin Chen nodded once more, having anticipated this development.

This war, ignited by the Primordial One Imperial Lord [a supreme ruler among cultivators], was destined to see its ferocity diminish as the Primordial One Imperial Lord's will to fight proved less than resolute.

After all, even if a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [an immortal of the highest order] does not fall into Reincarnation [the cycle of death and rebirth], the Ancient Immortal [immortals from ancient times] and Celestial Soldiers and Generals [heavenly warriors] beneath them are living beings with their own lives. Even the Chaos Beast King [kings of primordial beasts] possess intelligence no lesser than that of ordinary men.

Many of the fallen Immortal [ascended cultivators] were disciples and followers of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal, and the lost Celestial Soldiers and Generals had been painstakingly nurtured by the Great Encompassing Immortal Lord [a lord among high-ranking immortals].

They had all achieved Longevity [eternal life], attaining carefree existence, yet now countless familiar Immortal had perished in the conflict. Even a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal could not remain unmoved by such loss.

In such circumstances, realizing the two Primordial One Imperial Lord lacked the resolve for a fight to the death, they naturally would no longer recklessly throw themselves into the fray.

The Immortal of the various Immortal Domain [realms governed by immortals], merely defending their homes, could maintain a somewhat firmer will to fight.

However, the Chaos Beast King and Chaos Saint Spirit [primordial holy spirits] launching the offensive likely lacked such unwavering resolve. It was doubtful even that Primordial One [the foundational principle of existence] Demi-Ancestor could compel them to continue fighting with utter disregard for their lives.

Exquisite Jiang also assessed the situation and, after a long silence, spoke. "The tide of war is settling into a deadlock, a state of grinding attrition."

"Once both sides can fight no more, the Chaos Demon God [primordial fiend-gods] will likely withdraw their forces."

Eldrin Chen studied the map for a moment before shaking his head. "For the Departing Flame Demon God [a fiend-god of parting flames] to achieve victory, to truly drive the Blazeflame Imperial Lord [an imperial lord of blazing flames] from his home like a whipped cur, he must systematically weaken the Human Race's power within the Eastern Departure Flame Domain [the eastern domain of parting flames]."

"If I were the Departing Flame Demon God [the supreme ruler of the demonic forces of the Departing Flame lineage], and found myself unable to breach the defenses after a prolonged siege, I would leave a portion of my main army to encircle the core forces of the Thirty-Six Immortal Domains [a grand alliance of thirty-six celestial realms]."

"Then, I would divide my remaining troops to assault the other, more isolated Immortal Domain [celestial realms]. By shattering these domains and slaying their Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [masters of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm, the pinnacle of immortal cultivation], or at the very least forcing them to abandon their Path-Field [the sacred territory that anchors an immortal's power and cultivation base], they would be compelled to flee from the heart of the Eastern Departure Flame Domain [the vast demonic territory ruled by the Departing Flame lineage]."

Having said this, Eldrin Chen drew a deep breath and pointed towards the strategic map of the Eastern Departure Flame Domain.

Exquisite Jiang glanced at it, and her countenance shifted slightly.

She suddenly realized that with the Donghua Immortal Domain [the celestial realm of the Donghua Immortal Lord] joining the Thirty-Six Heavenly Constellations Immortal Domains [the alliance named for the thirty-six heavenly constellations], the periphery of the Returning Abyss's Seven Immortal Domains [the seven celestial realms under the protection of Eldrin Chen] was now bereft of any powerful neighboring Immortal Domain for support.

Considering this, Exquisite Jiang could not help but inhale sharply. "If they were to mobilize a significant force to surround us, then wouldn't that mean..."

Eldrin Chen nodded, then spoke calmly. "Fortunately, we have been concealing our true strength all these years. Our adversaries remain unaware of our actual power."

"If they were to discover our real capabilities, they would likely dispatch multiple top-tier Chaos Demon God [ancient and immensely powerful demonic entities born from primordial chaos] of the Eighth Heaven of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [the eighth and penultimate sub-realm within the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal stage] to besiege us."

At this point, Eldrin Chen gave Exquisite Jiang's shoulder a reassuring pat. "You need not worry overmuch. With our current forces, and by relying on our grand defensive formations, we can hold our ground with ample margin—so long as no Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Great Perfection [a cultivator who has reached the absolute pinnacle of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm] personally intervenes."

Only then did Exquisite Jiang nod, her tension easing slightly after carefully weighing the strengths of both sides once more.

Although the Departure Flame Demi-Ancestor commands over two hundred Chaos Demon Gods, he possesses only two cultivators at the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Great Perfection realm. These two would be completely pinned down by the Human Race's own pair of Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Great Perfection experts, leaving them no room to maneuver.

Furthermore, considering the forces required to besiege the Thirty-Six Immortal Domains, the number of Eighth Heaven of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal experts he could realistically spare likely amounts to only three or four.

Without knowing the true strength of the Returning Abyss's Seven Immortal Domains, it is highly improbable he would dare commit all his available Eighth Heaven of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal forces to assault the Returning Abyss Immortal Domain.

Having reasoned this far, Exquisite Jiang spoke, "What should our next course of action be?"

"We must seize every moment to cultivate and prepare for battle," came the reply.

With these words, Eldrin Chen returned to the heart of the Returning Abyss Immortal Domain and sought out the Heaven Soul Fruit Tree [a supreme-grade innate ancient tree whose fruit nourishes the Primordial Spirit] located within the Netherworld Heavenly Domain.

The Heaven Soul Fruit Tree is a Supreme Grade Innate Ancient Tree [a primordial tree of the highest innate quality] specializing in the cultivation of the Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and highest essence of a cultivator's being]. For refining one's Primordial Spirit, it stands as a peerless, supreme treasure without equal.

Currently, Eldrin Chen possessed resources for Fleshly Body Sanctification [the art of refining the physical body to a sacred state] in the form of the Indestructibility Golden Fruit Tree and Great Encompassing Immortal Pills. For his Great Path [the fundamental cultivation of one's Dao] advancement, he had the Innate Spiritual Root Enlightenment Tea [a tea brewed from a spiritual root that aids in profound comprehension]. The only area lacking a suitable Innate Spiritual Root [a primordial root of spiritual power] was the cultivation of his Primordial Spirit.

After careful deliberation, he concluded that the Heaven Soul Fruit Tree remained the optimal choice.

He now retrieved the Primordial Energy Vase of Heaven and Earth [a mystical vase containing the primordial energies of creation] and directly nourished the Heaven Soul Fruit Tree with Primordial One Qiankun Water [the primordial water embodying the essence of Heaven and Earth]. This infusion helped the Heaven Soul Fruit Tree shatter its own bottleneck, allowing it to ascend and become a Great Encompassing Ancient Tree [an ancient tree whose power encompasses the vastness of the cosmos].

After completing all this, Eldrin Chen exhaled a stream of Innate Indestructibility Spirit Light [a fundamental, unbreakable light of pure spiritual essence], and as was his custom, supplemented it with a wisp of Innate Primordial Chaos Violet Aura [the primordial violet energy from the dawn of creation]. He guided both to merge with the Heaven Soul Fruit Tree [a divine tree bearing fruits that nourish the soul], aiding it in its ascension to become an Innate Spiritual Root [a spiritual plant of the highest, heaven-born grade].

Once the Heaven Soul Fruit Tree had advanced to a low-grade Innate Spiritual Root, it became capable of bearing three 'Heaven Soul Fruit' [fruits that profoundly strengthen the cultivator's soul essence] per Kalpa Tribulation [a grand cosmic cycle spanning billions of years]. Furthermore, it could be accelerated to maturity nine times within a single such cycle.

Eldrin Chen harvested the Heaven Soul Fruit Tree, then immediately performed the ninefold acceleration ritual. In the end, he obtained a total of thirty Heaven Soul Fruit.

Considering that a great battle could erupt at any moment, Eldrin Chen saw no reason for frugality. He summoned the eight Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [Golden Immortals who have comprehended the Great Encompassing Dao] of the Chen Immortal Clan, distributing three of these Heaven Soul Fruit to each.

Eldrin Chen kept six for himself, then drew a deep breath and declared, "With this batch of Heaven Soul Fruit, my Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core and highest form of a cultivator's consciousness] cultivation should also break through to the mid-stage of the Great Encompassing [the realm of comprehending and wielding the fundamental laws of the cosmos] in, at most, the time of one Kalpa Tribulation."

Hearing this, the members of the Chen Immortal Clan all allowed faint smiles to touch their lips.

Similar to the Indestructibility Golden Fruit [a fruit that grants a form of bodily indestructibility], only three Heaven Soul Fruit can be refined per Kalpa Tribulation. Yet, refining even a single one is equivalent to the cultivation progress the Chen Clan members would achieve over an entire such cycle.

It must be understood that the foundations of the Chen Clan's Great Encompassing Ancient Sect [an ancient sect whose members have reached the Great Encompassing realm] are profoundly deep. Furthermore, they perpetually refine their cultivation with the aid of Great Encompassing Rare Treasure [treasures of immense rarity from the Great Encompassing realm] like the Soul Nourishing Wood [a mystical wood that gently nourishes and strengthens the soul]. Their cultivation speed within one Kalpa Tribulation rivals that of ordinary Great Encompassing Golden Immortal over several such cycles.

Considering this, Verdant Consort, who had broken through to Great Encompassing Golden Immortal relatively late, also smiled and said, "It seems breaking through to the mid-stage of the Great Encompassing for both our Primordial Spirit and our Great Encompassing Physique [a physique tempered by the laws of the Great Encompassing realm] shouldn't take too much longer either."

Eldrin Chen chuckled in response. Although Verdant Consort had only broken through to Great Encompassing Golden Immortal a single Kalpa Tribulation ago, the cultivation resources at her disposal were even more abundant than what Eldrin had access to in his early days. Currently, both her physical body and Primordial Spirit cultivation were not far from reaching the third level of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm.

After distributing these Rare Spiritual Wonders [precious natural treasures imbued with potent spiritual energy], Eldrin Chen sent everyone off to refine and cultivate them, then returned to his own secluded cultivation chamber to continue his closed-door meditation.

He first refined three Heaven Soul Fruit [fruits that nourish and strengthen the soul essence], then retrieved and began refining a Great Encompassing Immortal Pill [a supreme-grade elixir that expands one's foundational cultivation potential].

During the previous Chaos War [a cataclysmic conflict that shook the heavens], they had slain seven Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [powerful immortals who have mastered the Great Encompassing Dao]. Seizing the opportunity, Eldrin Chen had refined a total of thirty-six Great Encompassing Immortal Pill from their essence.

As was customary, Eldrin Chen had distributed three of these Great Encompassing Immortal Pill to each person, leaving nine pills remaining in his possession.

Now that Eldrin Chen had broken through to the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Mid Stage [the middle stage of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm], he began refining another Great Encompassing Immortal Pill. To his surprise, he discovered his capacity to absorb the pill's power had increased once more.

Previously, before his breakthrough to the mid-stage of the Great Encompassing Physique [a legendary body constitution capable of encompassing all things], Eldrin Chen could only safely refine three Great Encompassing Immortal Pill within a single Kalpa Tribulation [a cosmic cycle of fate and tribulation]. Refining any more would risk destabilizing his cultivation foundation.

Yet after this recent breakthrough, Eldrin Chen refined three pills in succession and found no signs of instability in his foundation. It was clear his tolerance for the Great Encompassing Immortal Pill had grown significantly stronger.

Thus, Eldrin Chen continued the refinement process. It was only after he had fully absorbed the sixth pill that he faintly sensed he had reached his new limit.

"With the Great Encompassing Physique reaching its mid-stage, can I now refine six Great Encompassing Immortal Pill per Kalpa Tribulation?"

Eldrin Chen murmured to himself, a faint smile gracing his lips.

Yet, after a moment of sensing, a slight frown creased Eldrin Chen's brow, and a trace of solemnity surfaced in his expression.

He examined his own condition and discovered that after breaking through to the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Mid Stage, continuing to refine Ten Revolutions Immortal Pill [a potent pill that can rapidly restore one's energy and vitality] had become utterly ineffective. At most, they could only be used to Recovery [restore] his stamina, offering no increase in power whatsoever.

This meant that from now on, to further enhance his physical body, he would have to refine Great Encompassing Immortal Pill [a supreme-grade pill for cultivating the Great Encompassing Physique] or consume rare spiritual treasures like the Indestructibility Golden Fruit [a legendary fruit that grants immense durability and strength].

Furthermore, after this breakthrough, the resources required for Eldrin Chen's cultivation to advance another step had become even more staggering.

He had just refined six Great Encompassing Immortal Pill in succession, yet the foundational essence of his Primordial One Indestructibility Body [a supreme physique renowned for its near-unbreakable durability] had only been filled by one and a half tenths.

In other words, if Eldrin Chen wished to swiftly break through to the fifth layer of the Great Encompassing Physique [a supreme body cultivation art that encompasses all things], he would need to consume at least forty Great Encompassing Immortal Pill. This was equivalent to the spoils from slaying over a dozen Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a powerful immortal realm cultivator]!

"It seems that unless we achieve even more astonishing gains, the supply of Great Encompassing Immortal Pill can no longer be distributed evenly in the future. They must be prioritized for my own cultivation,"

Eldrin Chen murmured inwardly before slowly exhaling a deep breath.

The resources he had allocated to the members of the Chen Clan were sufficient for them to cultivate to the peak of the third layer of the Great Encompassing Physique. Beyond that, whether they could break through quickly would depend primarily on obtaining Innate Indestructibility Spirit Light [a primordial spiritual light that fortifies the body's foundational essence].

With this thought, Eldrin Chen took a deep breath and entered the Chaos Heavenly Domain [a primordial pocket dimension within his dantian]. He harvested the ripe Indestructibility Golden Fruit, then used his powers to accelerate their growth nine more times in succession. Finally, he collected thirty of the golden fruits.

Subsequently, Eldrin Chen entered seclusion once more to refine the Indestructibility Golden Fruit. After refining another six of these fruits, he felt the accumulation within his fleshly body increase by another fifteen percent, reaching a state where thirty percent of his foundational essence [the primordial life force and potential of a cultivator] had been replenished.

It was only at this point that a trace of helplessness could not help but surface on Eldrin Chen's face.

His Great Encompassing Physique was indeed formidable, but the resources it consumed were truly staggering.

One must understand, for an ordinary Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Mid Stage cultivator with Indestructibility-grade foundations, consuming such a quantity—twelve Great Encompassing Immortal Pill and Indestructibility Golden Fruit combined—should have been sufficient for their fleshly body to break through to the Fifth Heaven of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm.

Yet, an ordinary Great Encompassing Golden Immortal Mid Stage cultivator, if they could not secure victory in at least one or two Chaos War, might not accumulate this many resources even over a hundred Kalpa Tribulation [immense cosmic cycles spanning billions of years].

However, Eldrin Chen had consumed twelve in succession, yet his foundational essence was only one-third replenished. This indicated that Eldrin Chen would require the resources of at least three Kalpa Tribulation to advance a single minor layer in cultivation.

"At this rate," he murmured, "for the Great Encompassing Physique to reach the peak of the Sixth Layer Great Encompassing Golden Immortal would take at least ten Kalpa Tribulation and consume close to two hundred Great Encompassing Immortal Pill and Indestructibility Golden Fruit."

Eldrin Chen spoke these words softly, a slight frown creasing his brow.

The path of Fleshly Body Sanctification [the art of refining and purifying the physical body to an immortal state] demanded resources far beyond Eldrin Chen's initial expectations, filling him with a sense of gravity.

Two hundred portions of Great Encompassing Immortal Pill would require slaying dozens of Chaos Demon God to gather. Even if half that amount were substituted with Indestructibility Golden Fruit, it was by no means a small figure.

Of course, Eldrin Chen's Great Encompassing Physique rivaled that of a Seventh Layer Great Encompassing Golden Immortal. If one were to convert this vast amount of resources into what would be consumed to advance the Great Encompassing Physique from the seventh layer to its great perfection, it seemed a rather reasonable equivalence.

"Resources... resources are never enough."

After a long while, Eldrin Chen drew a deep breath.

He lifted his head, gazing into the vast and boundless Depths of Chaos. It seemed he had gained a faint, dawning comprehension regarding the distant campaigns waged within those chaotic depths.

"Be it mortal or immortal,"

"as long as one desires to break through to higher realms, one will forever face the predicament of insufficient resources and inevitably become entangled in strife and conflict."

"To be a carefree Immortal who seemingly remains aloof from the Mortal Dust... yet as long as conflict exists in this world, can such a carefree Immortal truly remain carefree forever?"

Eldrin Chen shook his head, ultimately reining in all such wandering thoughts.

In the years that followed, Eldrin Chen once again Recovery into a life of secluded cultivation. On one hand, he refined the Heaven Soul Fruit and Great Encompassing Immortal Pill and other such nourishment within his body. On the other, he consumed Enlightenment Tea to contemplate the profound mysteries of the Great Path.

Simultaneously, he used the Root Origin Treasure to temper his physical body and Primordial Spirit [the spiritual core of a cultivator] unceasingly, awaiting the opportune moment for his cultivation to make its next breakthrough.

In his leisure time, Eldrin Chen would expound upon the Dao [the fundamental truth and path of cultivation] for the members of his clan, assisting disciples and bloodline descendants in tempering their foundations.

On another front, perhaps due to the diminished intensity of the battlefield, Blazeflame Imperial Lord ceased issuing edicts summoning Eldrin Chen to war. Furthermore, with the precedent set by Crimson Wolf King of Chaos and others, the remaining Chaos Demon God dared not make another move.

Thus, it seemed everything was progressing favorably, settling into a state of serene tranquility.

In the blink of an eye, twenty million years slipped away like grains of sand through an hourglass.

For Eldrin Chen, this span of time was not overly long. Yet for the Immortal [a being who has achieved immortality through cultivation] of the Returning Abyss Realm, these twenty million years constituted an epic of unimaginable length.

Save for those Immortal under the protection of Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [the highest known realm of cultivation], such as members of the Chen Immortal Clan and the Returning Abyss Immortal Alliance, the vast majority of Immortal could scarcely hope to live through such an immense epoch.

Even among Earth Immortal Patriarch [a patriarch who has attained the Earth Immortal realm], those who could survive for twenty million years were exceptional, possessing cultivation at least at the Late Stage Earth Immortal level.

In the eyes of Eldrin Chen, the Chaos War loomed perilously close, a tempest ever-ready to unleash terrible fury upon the Seven Great Immortal Domains and bring with it the risk of Oblivion [complete annihilation, the end of all things].

Yet to these Immortal, that same Chaos War seemed immeasurably distant, a tale so ancient it had faded into legend.

What you perceive as looming on the horizon, others see as beyond the edge of the world.

In my eyes, it was as close as if it were right before me.

This was a stark contrast. Only the constantly active formation patterns of the seven great Heavenly Domain served as a reminder that this war, spanning tens of millions of years, was still not over.

It was not until the third millionth year after the end of the Kalpa Tribulation [a cataclysmic cosmic cycle] that shocking news spread from within the Chaos [the primordial, formless void from which all things emerged].

Facing the Thirty-Six Immortal Domains, the Chaos Demon God [primordial demons born from Chaos] had long failed to breach the defenses. They ultimately decided to split off nearly half of their forces, planning to circle around and attack dozens of the Human Race's Immortal Domain [realms governed by immortal powers] from the rear. Their aim was to weaken the strength of the Human Race within the Eastern Departure Flame Domain.

"You guessed correctly, as expected."

Exquisite Jiang looked at the intelligence report in her hand, took a deep, solemn breath, and said, "This time, Departure Flame Demi-Ancestor has dispatched over sixty Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [immortals who have attained the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal realm, encompassing all within their grasp], and among them are at least four who have reached the Eighth Heaven of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [the eighth and penultimate stage of the Great Encompassing Golden Immortal realm]."

Verdant Consort also furrowed her brow slightly before speaking, "Currently, within the Eastern Departure Flame Domain, including us, there are sixty-two Immortal Domain. On the surface, that makes a total of sixty-five Great Encompassing Golden Immortal."

"From the very beginning of the Chaos War, Departure Flame Demi-Ancestor dispatched an equal number of Chaos Demon God to contain us. Now, with these additional sixty sent by him, their numbers have already doubled ours."

Eldrin Chen nodded thoughtfully, his gaze fixed on the map and intelligence reports before him as he sank into deep contemplation.

Seeing this, Ethan Chen beside him could no longer contain his anxiety and asked, "Uncle Eldrin, what should we do?"

Eldrin Chen did not answer immediately. Instead, he continued to study the map of the Eastern Departure Flame Domain, his gaze tracing its contours. After a long while, he finally spoke. "If you were a Chaos Demon God [a primordial demon deity born from the chaos of creation], how would you deploy your forces at this moment?"

"Concentrate our might and sweep forward with overwhelming momentum,"

declared Ethan Chen, his voice firm and his gaze resolute.

Eldrin Chen offered a faint smile, then shook his head. "Concentrating forces is indeed the most prudent course. Yet, we are not fools who would stand head-on against such a tide."

"Our backs are not far from the Three Thousand Immortal Domains. If they truly charge forward in such a manner, we need only retreat our Immortal Domain [a realm governed by immortal laws] back into the heart of the Three Thousand Immortal Domains. In time, we can reform the Immortal Domain Grand Formation [a colossal defensive array linking multiple Immortal Domains] and sally forth once more."

Upon hearing this, a slight frown creased Ethan Chen's brow. He was well aware of the power of the Immortal Domain Grand Formation.

If dozens of Immortal Domain were used as anchors to establish a Chaos Grand Formation [a supreme formation harnessing primordial chaos energy], resisting even a Primordial One Imperial Lord [a supreme cultivator who has unified their path and attained imperial authority] would be a trivial matter.

However, such an arrangement would force the Immortal Domain to cluster as closely as those within the Three Thousand Immortal Domains. Their individual hunting grounds would shrink drastically, and the resources they could harvest would diminish accordingly.

Yet, when faced with true existential peril, sacrificing hunting range to erect an impregnable defense was not an impossible choice.

At that point, for the Chaos Demon God to breach an Immortal Domain would be nothing but a fool's fantasy. Even if their numbers swelled threefold or fivefold, it would still be insufficient.

Therefore, if the Chaos Demon God were to band together and launch an assault, it would inevitably provoke the various Immortal Domain [vast realms governed by immortal powers] to unite in response.

Contemplating this, Ethan Chen fell into a brief, thoughtful silence before speaking. "Yet, if they were to divide their forces, a Great Encompassing Golden Immortal [a supreme immortal who has attained the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal realm] backed by their Immortal Domain could likely withstand the assault of three to five opponents of equal strength."

"Unless..."

Eldrin Chen nodded in agreement. "He could indeed split his forces. By concentrating a portion of his power, he could seize several of the more formidable Immortal Domain. The other domains not under direct attack might very well choose not to come to their aid."