Chapter 1995 : Eighth Layer of the Great Dao Body

The Starry Abyss was vast and boundless, a realm of endless emptiness as silent and profound as the chasm itself, devoid of any trace of life or the presence of stars.

Eldrin stepped directly into the Star Abyss, and when he looked back across the 8 directions, he saw that the 2 great foes—the Howling Moon Celestial Kun—had already closed in upon him.

"Let this Emperor test your skills!"

Xiaoyue Emperor spoke, thrusting forward with the Eternal Divine Spear in his grasp. Where it passed, the void congealed and shattered, torn asunder by an overwhelming, peerless sharpness.

Eldrin's gaze sharpened slightly, not daring to be negligent. With a sweep of his sleeve, he summoned the Primordial Qi Grasping Hand to suppress the opponent, resulting in a cataclysmic collision of unprecedented magnitude.

Boom—

At that very moment, Emperor Tiankun seized the opportunity to strike. With a parting of his lips, he expelled a radiant azure treasure pearl, pressing down with overwhelming force.

In that instant, countless divine chains of the Great Dao interlaced as they descended, bearing annihilating divine power that sought to utterly suppress and eradicate Eldrin.

"This is..." Eldrin's expression shifted slightly as he immediately channeled the Primordial Chaos Qi to defend himself. Yet the impact still sent him flying backward.

At that moment, the Heavenly Kun Emperor sneered coldly and spoke with an air of icy detachment, "This Profound Pearl of the Vast Sea of mine is 1 of the 9 primordial pearls condensed from the North Sea's oceanic abyss when the Primordial Immortal Realm first took form."

"Do you truly believe that defeating the Eldritch Infernal Deity qualifies you to stand against this venerable 1?"

Upon hearing this, Eldrin's pupils involuntarily constricted slightly. The North Sea Mystic Pearl in the hands of the Heavenly Kun Emperor turned out to be a 3-ring innate supreme treasure embryo.

It is essential to understand that Primordial Chaos Embryos are exceptionally rare treasures, and the Primordial Beginning Qi required to refine them is even more elusive. For this reason, beings at the early to middle stages of the Primordial Unity Emperor Realm seldom divert their Primordial Beginning Qi to refine such embryos.

Only a being at the late stage of Hunyuan Imperial Monarch possessed sufficient strength to acquire surplus Primordial Genesis Qi, which could be utilized to refine embryonic Primordial Treasures for transcending cultivation realms.

Even so, many existences at the Great Emperor level were refining 7-veined innate supreme treasure embryos.

The vast majority of late-stage Chaos Primordials typically possessed Primordial Treasure Embryos with only around 4 divine patterns at most.

At the Mid-stage of the Primordial Chaos Emperor Realm, those who possessed Primordial Chaos Embryonic Treasures were relatively few. Most could only refine up to the first 3 runes of such embryonic treasures at most.

In the early stages of the Primordial Chaos Emperor Realm, cultivators generally lacked surplus Primordial Genesis Qi to refine embryonic forms of Primordial Treasures. Thus, it was exceptionally rare to encounter an early-stage Primordial Chaos Emperor who possessed a single-mark Primordial Treasure.

Under such circumstances, it was truly extraordinary for Emperor Tiankun to possess a 3-ring Innate Supreme Treasure Embryo.

"As expected of the Kunpeng Imperial Clan, a direct lineage Imperial Lord from the Quasi-Saint bloodline."

Eldrin's thoughts raced, and he instantly realized that victory in this battle was likely beyond reach.

Generally speaking, the power of a Primordial Chaos Treasure Embryo would be twice that of a 20-4-ring supreme-grade Primordial Spirit Treasure.

On this foundation, each additional rune increased its power by another 30 percent. A 3-rune Innate Numinous Treasure embryo, when activated by the Heavenly Kun Emperor, unleashed a force comparable to that of a mid-stage Primordial Chaos Emperor.

At this thought, Eldrin decisively harnessed the power of the Sacrificial Dao, pushing all his cultivation to its absolute limit. He began a tactical retreat while locked in fierce combat against the 2 Primordial Chaos Emperors.

After thousands of consecutive fierce exchanges, Eldrin soon found himself at an overwhelming disadvantage.

Fortunately, it was nearly impossible for Mixed Origin Emperors to determine a clear victor. Moreover, the 3-Rune Primordial Chaos Treasure Embryo consumed an immense amount of energy, making it difficult for Emperor Tiankun to sustain its use in battle. Thus, the conflict reached a stalemate.

Eldrin had been locked in fierce combat with 2 formidable foes for tens of thousands of years. Though he found himself at an absolute disadvantage, he remained confident in his ability to ensure his own survival.

Thus, the war persisted for hundreds of thousands of years. Only when Lyra (Person Name) and others retreated from the front lines did Eldrin (Person Name) pierce through the heavens and vanish beyond the Star Abyss.

"He's quite the swift runner!"

Watching Eldrin depart, the Moon-Howl Emperor's eyes glinted with a trace of frost, a chilling intent shimmering within their depths.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Kun Emperor withdrew the Northern Ocean Profound Pearl and sneered coldly, "Even if he escaped, it's futile. Had I not wished to avoid alerting the snake, I would have either captured him today or at the very least inflicted severe injuries upon him."

Moonhowl Sovereign nodded, then spoke, "For years, we have prepared to seize authority over the Southern Dipper's 6 stars. Compared to this, all else is trivial."

At this point, Moonhowl Sovereign couldn't resist asking with pointed implication: "As the direct disciple of a Demi-Sage, you must know more than I do. Might I inquire if that particular rumor holds any truth?"

The Celestial Kun Emperor shook his head, his expression turning grave as he said, "This matter is of utmost importance—unspeakable, utterly unspeakable!"

Now, Eldrin returned to the Celestial Beam Star Domain and immediately made his way to the sector guarded by Lyra and the others. To his surprise, he found Lyra and the entire group gathered there, each seemingly bearing injuries of varying severity.

Seeing Eldrin return wounded, Lyra asked with concern, "How did it go?"

"My injuries are of no concern," Eldrin spoke, then added with some gravity, "How fare the rest of you?"

Seeing this, Qing Ji couldn't help but remark with gravity, "The demon race has reinforced their ranks with over a 100 Great Luo Golden Immortals. Our forces are stretched thin, and we've already endured another siege. Fortunately, no 1 has fallen."

Eldrin nodded and said, "I shall return to the Celestial Pillar Imperial Star to see if I can rally reinforcements for our aid."

Hearing this, a glimmer of joy flickered across their faces.

Seeing this, Eldrin immediately returned to the Celestial Pillar Imperial Star, only to find the Celestial Pillar Emperor, the Luo River Emperor, and the Xuanli Emperor all gathered there.

Among the 3, both Emperor Tianliang and Emperor Luohe bore some injuries, clearly having endured a fierce battle.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but ask, "How are you all holding up?"

"I was ambushed by 2 Monarchs. They brought with them an innate treasure embryo specifically designed to counter me. While I escaped without critical harm, I sustained considerable injuries."

Celestial Liang Emperor spoke, his expression tinged with a trace of solemnity.

Luo River Emperor also revealed a trace of a bitter smile, his gaze growing slightly solemn as he said, "I encountered the Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) Heavenly Dragon Emperor. His Crimson Flame Qi (Spiritual Root) heavenly flames heavily countered my techniques, and I suffered a significant defeat in this battle."

Seeing this, Emperor Xuanli spoke up, "Just as I anticipated. Had you followed my strategy from the start, holding our ground and awaiting reinforcements would have been far simpler."

Hearing this, the Celestial Pillar Emperor fell silent without a word, sinking into deep contemplation.

Eldrin cast a glance at Xuanli Emperor without further comment, merely inquiring, "With the demon clan gaining 2 additional Emperors and over a 100 Great Perfection Golden Immortals as reinforcements, they now hold an overwhelming numerical advantage."

"For now, our best course of action is to send word back to the rear and request troop reinforcements."

"I'm afraid it will be quite difficult."

Xuanli Emperor spoke, then said, "This time, the demon clans have united 10 1000 races and are concentrating their forces to attack the Taiwei Enclosure. Our military strength there is stretched far too thin—I fear it will be difficult to spare too much additional support."

Upon hearing this, Eldrin (Person Name) slightly furrowed his brow, a trace of solemnity washing over his expression.

He understood that Emperor Xuanli's words were not without reason, for the demon race was not only the foremost of the 3 Great Overlords, but also the most colossal race in the Primordial Immortal Realm.

It must be understood that the demon race is not a single lineage, but a coalition of hundreds of millions of distinct clans.

When the Sun Celestial Emperor first established the Demon Race, he gathered nearly all clans from across the 3 1000 Immortal Domains. Apart from the 100 Immortal Clans and the Divine Race, virtually every lineage joined the ranks of the Demon Race.

Even as the divine races gradually regained their strength, the 100 immortal clans grew increasingly powerful, and humanity rose to prominence in full force, they still found it difficult to match the staggering foundation of the demon race.

To this day, with the establishment of the Immortal Domain Law, there are over 80,000 Great Luo Golden Immortals across the 3 1000 Immortal Domains. Among them, the demon race accounts for approximately 60 percent of these Great Luo Golden Immortals, amounting to a staggering 50,000 Great Luo Golden Immortals.

From this perspective alone, without the intervention of the Divine Sovereign and Dao Ancestors, the strength of the demon race already surpasses the combined might of both humans and gods. Even with the addition of the 100 celestial clans, it would still pale in comparison.

Of course, the bloodlines of the demon race varied greatly in quality, often restricting their own potential. While there were a great many demon cultivators at the Great Perfection Golden Immortal level, those capable of breaking through to become Chaos Origin Emperors were exceedingly rare.

Thus, from the perspective of high-level Primordial Chaos Eldrin (Cultivation Realm), the combined strength of the human and deity races was not far inferior to that of the demon race.

The current situation was rather awkward. After all, throughout this war, the 7 Chaos Heavenly Emperors had yet to intervene. Yet, the Demon Clan’s number of Da Luo Golden Immortals already surpassed that of both the Human and Deity Clans combined. Subtly but undeniably, this had cast an immense pressure over the 2 allied races.

At this thought, Eldrin couldn't help but feel somewhat troubled.

The disparity in the number of Great Luo Golden Immortals between the 2 sides was vast, with the Chaos Emperor Monarchs of the demon race even surpassing those of the human and divine races by a significant margin.

Amidst the collisions of such supreme races, even Eldrin, whose status now equaled that of an emperor, could not help but feel a sense of powerlessness.

"Alas."

Eldrin let out a soft sigh, then spoke with a trace of gravity: "Once we lose the formation arrays of the subsidiary stars and rely solely on the Celestial Pillar Imperial Star's grand formation, the demonic tribes need only dispatch several mid-stage Chaos Unity Emperors to breach our defenses."

"Thus, unless absolutely necessary, we must never abandon the Celestial Pillar Imperial Star."

Hearing this, a slight frown creased the River Lord of Luo’s brow as he found himself in agreement with Eldrin’s (Person Name) perspective.

As the number of high-ranking Chaos Emperor experts among humans and deities was no less than that of the demon tribes—indeed, the count of Great Emperors was even somewhat greater.

However, there remained a notable gap between the early and middle stages of the Primordial Chaos Emperor Realm. They could still mobilize a number of mid-stage Primordial Chaos Emperors as reserve forces.

Once the demonic tribes discovered this, dispatching just a few mid-stage Chaos Origin Emperors would be enough to breach the defenses of Tianliang Imperial Star by force. In that case, Tianliang Imperial Star would most likely be unable to hold its ground.

After all, the late-stage Hunyuan Emperor was constrained by both human and divine races, yet dispatching several mid-stage Hunyuan Emperors remained effortless.

At this thought, the River Luo Emperor spoke: "We cannot abandon the subsidiary stars. Once we forsake them, the Eldrin Star of the Heavenly Beam will surely be lost."

At that time, the Southern Dipper would lose 1 of its 6 stars, greatly diminishing the power of the 6 Stars Grand Array. This would likely lead to the complete collapse of the Southern Dipper's defense.

Seeing this, the Celestial Liang Emperor couldn't help but nod in approval.

As the master of Tianliang Imperial Star, he was naturally unwilling to abandon them either, since both Eldrin (Person Name) and the Riverlord of Luohe advocated sheltering their subsidiary stars.

Thus, in this meeting, the vote remained 3 against 1, and the proposal of Eldrin (Person Name) was once again rejected.

After the meeting concluded, the 3 departed 1 after another to tend to their wounds. Only Eldrin (Person Name) remained seated in the great hall, the smile in his eyes suddenly clouded by a shadow of gloom.

He remained seated in place for a long while, a flicker of struggle crossing his features, before ultimately reining it all back into stillness.

"Enough, there is no longer any path of retreat."

After returning to the palace, Eldrin immediately began restoring his injuries.

After his injuries had healed, he once more stepped into the starry expanse to cross blades with the various Monster Race Emperors.

In the years that followed, Eldrin engaged in numerous decisive battles against the great emperors of the demonic tribes. Each confrontation nearly shattered the Star Abyss to its very foundations.

Yet the Primordial Emperor had nearly perfected the Primordial Indestructible Body, and achieving an Indestructible Divine Soul was but a trivial matter for him. Thus, battles between cultivators of this realm rarely ended in death.

Eldrin (Person Name) clashed with the Celestial Monarchs amidst the starry expanse, unleashing dozens of earth-shattering duels in succession. At his most desperate, he merely retreated in defeat to the heart of the Celestial Pillar Imperial Star.

In response, the demon emperors did not pursue the attack, nor did they strike at the Human Race’s Great Luo Golden Immortals.

After all, the Great Perfected Immortals of the demon race had already gained an overwhelming advantage. These peerless emperors, blessed with longevity and near-immortality, saw no need to stoop so low as to strike against juniors at the Great Perfected Immortal realm.

He could make a move, but there was no need—doing so would only invite ridicule from fellow cultivators.

Thus time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, another kalpa's worth of years had passed.

The long passage of a kalpa was but a fleeting moment to the Primordial Emperor.

During this period, Eldrin continuously engaged in fierce battles against formidable foes, honing his skills through each confrontation. After consuming another dose of Soul-Nourishing Treasure Elixir and a Chaos Origin Immortal Pill, he finally accumulated sufficient cultivation base to reach the threshold of impacting the Great Perfection Body and the eighth layer of the Great Perfection Primordial Spirit.

This time, after Eldrin recovered from his injuries, he did not immediately emerge to confront his enemies. Instead, he began to charge toward the eighth level of the Primordial Chaos Emperor realm.

"It's time to break through."

That day, Eldrin slowly retrieved the final Chaos Immortal Pill. After regulating his condition, he swallowed it to advance into the late stage of the Chaos Emperor Realm.

The potency of the Primordial Chaos Elixir was truly astonishing. As a treasure cultivated by the Primordial Chaos Emperor to forge his Primordial Chaos Emperor Body, breaking through the bottleneck to the Great Realm of the Golden Immortal was naturally effortless.

After consuming this Primordial Chaos Elixir, Eldrin immediately sensed an astonishing medicinal potency surging through him, feeling the immense foundation accumulated within his body suddenly stirred.

"Boom—"

With a deafening roar, the boundless origin power within Eldrin surged through his entire being, every cell radiating with eternal immortal light.

In that instant, Eldrin seized the opportunity, guiding this overwhelming primordial energy through every acupoint in his body before channeling it into the chaotic cells within. Every single cell shattered its limits.

In a daze, Eldrin felt as though every cell within his body erupted like a universe bursting forth, unleashing an eternal power.

"What formidable physical strength."

Eldrin murmured, a flicker of astonishment gleaming in his eyes.

He withdrew his focus from cultivation, and only after fully consolidating his foundation did he immerse himself in sensing the power flowing within. A faint smile unconsciously graced his lips.

After this breakthrough, his physical strength had directly doubled, making it an almost monumental leap forward.

It is known that when Eldrin was at the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, each breakthrough increased his power by approximately 20 percent.

Even if he were to break through the bottleneck of the mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, the increase in his physical body's strength would only amount to around 50 percent or so. (End of Chapter)