Chapter 2038 : Blazing Heart Chaos Realm

Beneath the sword-light's radiance, chaos crumbled into dust, all realms fell into silence, and everything dissolved into motes of powder, vanishing without a trace.

"Not good, he's about to unleash his full power to slay a Great Emperor and establish his authority."

Everyone’s hearts trembled in shock, a trace of terror flickering across their faces.

But the Great Wilderness Emperor Sword was unstoppable, descending with an unstoppable edge as it cleaved downward, intent on completely severing the Immortal Emperor.

Just as the Immortal Emperor was about to be severely wounded, the world suddenly fell into a brief, profound stillness.

Yet before the Eternal Sovereign stood a snow-robed figure, poised in tranquil defiance. With serene composure, he extended 2 fingers and caught the undying sword radiance between them.

Though the Great Wilderness Emperor's Sword radiated peerless sharpness, it could not harm the man in the slightest.

"Hmm?"

The Great Wilderness Emperor was taken aback for a moment before he finally turned his gaze upon the man, his pupils abruptly contracting.

But behind that snow-white figure, the boundless power of the Great Dao laws surged forth from the Primordial Wilderness Realm in an overwhelming tide.

These Great Dao laws were sublimely beautiful, like a pair of eternal wings inserted behind him, bestowing upon him nearly limitless power.

With such power bolstering him, he showed not the slightest intention of retreating even when facing a full-force strike head-on.

"With the Mandate of Heaven empowering you, are you the new Realm Lord of the Great Barrens?"

The Great Wilderness Emperor spoke, a trace of wariness flickering in his pupils.

Eldrin remained utterly composed, flicking away the Great Barren Emperor's Sword with a casual tap of his finger. In a tone of detached serenity, he spoke, "Since you, fellow Daoist, have already departed, what purpose compels your return?"

"Ha ha ha."

The Great Wilderness Emperor laughed heartily and quickly spoke, "This old man has merely heard of the Ancient Realm's revival and has come to protect the Great Wilderness Ancient Realm."

"I never imagined the Great Barren Ancient Realm already has a Realm Lord. It seems my journey here today was in vain. In that case, this old man should take his leave."

With these words, the Great Wilderness Emperor cupped his hands in salute and departed with unwavering resolve.

Everyone present was somewhat stunned. After the Great Wilderness Realm Master departed, Emperor Lingxi could not help but remark, "For him to leave so abruptly—isn't this too much of an anticlimax?"

"He is a clever man."

Eldrin spoke, his voice carrying a measured tone, "His Great Dao manifests only 5 divine forms, making his combat prowess relatively weak even among those in the Quasi-Sage realm."

"If you dare to charge into the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, I have a 50 percent chance of completely trapping you there."

"Withdrawing now is simply knowing when to retreat when the tide turns against us—a strategic retreat in the face of overwhelming odds."

In that moment, Eldrin finally grasped why the Great Barren Realm Lord had dared not breakthrough to the Celestial Emperor Realm all those years ago.

The success rate is simply too low. Having cultivated only 5 Great Dao divine forms, the chances of breaking through the Chaos Great Dao are likely no more than 20 percent. If the breakthrough truly holds little promise...

With this thought, Eldrin realized that the 3 Extremes Primordial Realm was far from simple.

The Tri-Polar Primal Domain was not merely a large-scale primal domain, guarded by 7 Chaos Heavenly Emperors; even the 9 legendary Fate Divine Sovereigns of the past had all cultivated and mastered 9 great Dao Divine Forms.

Such a figure stands a great chance of breaking through to become a Celestial Emperor. In contrast, these minor primordial realms possess incomplete Great Dao, and the Chosen Ones nurtured here have far weaker foundations, with little hope of attaining the Chaos Celestial Emperor realm.

In truth, not a single 1 of the 7 primal domains across the Southern Abyss was ever simple.

After all, it was no small feat to carry an entire primordial realm across the vast Chaotic Desolate Sea, reaching the gathering place where primordial realms converged to form a thriving chaotic domain.

To achieve this, 1 would require at least a Chaos Heavenly Emperor presiding over the realm.

Of course, prosperity and seclusion are but relative concepts.

Compared to those prosperous primordial realms, the 7 Domains of Southern Abyss were but a remote village amidst the chaos—a mere backwater land.

However, primordial domains like the Primal Wild Expanse, which didn’t even have a single Chaos Heavenly Emperor, could only drift in solitude within the Chaotic Desolate Sea. Such places could not even be considered a mountain village.

Across the vast expanse of the desolate sea, stretching over countless untold miles, this was the sole establishment to be found—not a single neighboring place to visit for miles around.

The Chaotic Desolate Sea is boundless; perhaps ancient realms as solitary as the Primal Domain of the Great Desolate are the most common.

"The Primordial Domain of the Eternal Elder from ages past was likely much the same."

The Eternal Elder traversed the vast chaotic primordial sea, much like an old hermit descending from his mountain peak to visit a bustling village, seeking opportunities for further advancement.

Eldrin's thoughts flickered briefly before he reined them back in.

Seeing this, the Sword Abyss Emperor at the side couldn't help but ask with concern, "Will this Undying Elder still covet the Great Desolate Ancient Realm?"

"Even if he returns, we should be able to handle him with our current strength."

Eldrin (Person Name) spoke slowly, adding, "Our top priority now is to focus on enhancing our strength."

"As long as our strength is formidable enough, then all the demons and monsters will cease to be a concern."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, their resolve to accelerate their cultivation growing even firmer.

Meanwhile, the Great Wilderness Emperor, carrying the Nascent Soul of the Pioneer God General, was traversing the vast and boundless Chaotic Desolate Sea.

The Reclamation God General gazed at the Great Wilderness Emperor before him and asked with concern, "Your Majesty, are we truly abandoning this matter just like that?"

"Hmph—"

The Great Wilderness Emperor snorted coldly, then declared, "That man is blessed with the Authority of the Heavenly Dao, his combat prowess nearly rivals that of a supreme Quasi-Sage."

"Could it be that you wish to battle against it?"

The Pioneer God General was momentarily speechless, but still couldn't resist saying, "Yet within the Great Desolate Ancient Realm, there remains a single Great Desolate Sacred Tree, along with 2 Innate Supreme Treasures."

"If we can capture it, your power is certain to advance yet another step."

Hearing this, a flicker of interest ignited in the Great Barren Emperor's eyes.

Seeing this, the God of Reclamation General spoke once more, "Relying solely on our own strength, we truly have no certainty of conquering the Great Desolate Ancient Realm."

"But if we agree to Emperor Nie's proposal and assist Him in seizing the authority over the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial Imperial Extremes Domain, I am certain He will extend His aid upon our success."

The Great Wilderness Emperor Lord’s pupils faintly brightened upon hearing this, yet he still hesitated and said, “But if Emperor Nie takes control of the Primordial Realm of Imperial Zenith, we will forever live under another’s roof from then on, losing the tripartite balance of power.”

"Why care about the Imperial Primordial Domain?"

The Pioneer God General sneered coldly before speaking. "Once this is accomplished, we shall return to the Great Barren Ancient Realm, never again having to live under someone else’s roof."

"That makes sense."

The Great Wilderness Emperor nodded, then spoke, "However, the strength of the 'Extreme Emperor' is not to be underestimated. Moreover, he wields partial authority over the Heavenly Dao."

"Even if I join forces with Emperor Nie, we have no absolute certainty of completely defeating it. We must make considerably more preparations—I fear we cannot capture it within a short time."

The schemes of the Great Wilderness Emperor remained unknown to Eldrin.

He was currently in the Great Wilderness Divine Palace, discussing forthcoming matters with the various Great Emperors under his command.

Within the great hall, Eldrin’s gaze swept over the assembled crowd before he spoke, “The crisis has been temporarily averted. Next, I intend to depart from the Primordial Wilderness Domain.”

"This journey is to sever a karmic tie."

"During this period, I shall leave my Samsara Avatar to wield the authority of the Heavenly Dao. Should any urgent matters arise, you may directly report to my incarnation."

Hearing this, everyone grew somewhat concerned. Imperial Lord Lingxi could not help but asking, "When will the Imperial Lord return?"

"If all goes as expected, he shall return within 30 kalpas."

Seeing this, Eldrin spoke up thoughtfully.

This time, he intended to seek out the Primordial Domain of Imperishability to aid Elder Imperishable in completing his revival.

If this venture succeeded, Eldrin would likely gain an ally at the invincible Half-Saint realm. By then, Chen would have greater confidence—whether in confronting the Great Barren Emperor or slaughter his way back to the 7 Domains of Southern Abyss.

And no matter how unfavorable the situation, it could be considered as fulfilling the promise made all those years ago.

With the trail left by the Undying Elder, Eldrin had a substantial chance of locating the Primordial Realm of Undying.

The reason it required 30 kalpas was due to the boundless expanse of the Primordial Desolate Sea, where perilous chaotic tides and storms could emerge at any moment, likely causing significant delays.

At this moment, realizing that Eldrin (Person Name) had made up his mind, everyone fell silent.

Only Eldrin (Person Name) took a deep breath and couldn't help but speak: "Go and return swiftly, remember—safety comes first."

"Hmm."

Eldrin nodded and said no more, immediately activating the Abyssal Pearl of Returning Ruins before vanishing into the vast, chaotic expanse of the desolate sea.

After leaving the Great Wilderness Ancient Realm, Eldrin activated the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss several times in succession. Only when he was vast distances away from the Primordial Great Wilderness Domain did he cease channeling the artifact.

Then, he immediately sensed the location of the Primordial Domain of Undying through the Undying Battle Garb and his undying blood.

The Indestructible Battle Garb and Indestructible Blood were profoundly connected to the Primordial Indestructible Domain. Even across the vast expanse of the Chaotic Desolate Sea, Eldrin could faintly sense the direction of the Primordial Indestructible Domain.

Thus, he continuously traversed the chaotic primordial sea, following the resonance toward the Undying Primordial Realm.

The Chaotic Desolate Sea stretched into infinity, its boundless expanse untouched by the passage of time. Eldrin knew not how long he had been flying, having weathered 1 terrifying peril after another along the way.

There were Chaos Sea Tempests, terrifying Chaos Storms, and even Chaos Behemoths that devoured all things—each capable of reducing even Great Luo Golden Immortals or even Primordial Chaos Emperors to dust.

Fortunately, Eldrin's current strength was extraordinary, allowing him to either withstand the attacks through his formidable defense or seize opportunities to evade them in advance.

Until 1 day, Eldrin suddenly found himself crossing the turbulent Chaotic Wild Sea and arriving at a vast, tranquil expanse of the Chaos Realm.

"This is..."

Eldrin (Person Name) froze momentarily, his face brimming with astonishment as he uttered, "Another thriving Primordial Domain?"

Eldrin raised his head, gazing at the vast expanse of the Chaotic Sea before him, and was astonished to discover that this sea of chaos was far more expansive than the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss.

Amidst this chaos, Eldrin detected 30-7 majestic auras, each 1 seemingly a vast and primordial domain.

A primordial realm of unparalleled prosperity, far surpassing even the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss.

Eldrin was inwardly astounded. He lifted his gaze toward the heart of the Endless Primordial Domain, where an aura blazed like a celestial sun dominating the heavens—an indescribable, supreme presence emanated from its core.

That aura was the most powerful Eldrin had ever encountered in his life, sending a chill of unprecedented dread even through him.

An unparalleled supreme expert, suspected to be at the second realm of Chaos—the supreme existence of the Harmony Dao Realm.

Eldrin murmured inwardly, swiftly locating a Chaos Fiendgod.

After gathering information from the other party and deducing based on the aura of this primordial realm, he finally grasped partial traces of this chaotic domain's essence.

Blazing Heart Chaos Realm.

Eldrin's thoughts raced, his heart instantly seized by profound astonishment.

The Blazing Central Chaos Realm was an immeasurably vast domain, composed of 30-7 Primordial Domains and Celestial Extremes, where over a dozen Chaos Heavenly Emperors wielded their power.

Here, there were hundreds of Sub-sages, nearly a 1000 Great Emperors, and Mixed Origin Emperors were as numerous as the stars in the sky.

What was most terrifying was that within the Blazing Central Chaos Realm, there existed a Dao Unity Supreme at the second level of the Chaos Realm.

It could be said that the core of the Blazing Central Chaos Realm, situated at the very heart of this surrounding Chaotic Barren Sea, was far more prosperous than the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss.

In comparison, the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss seemed as insignificant as a remote mountain village.

"What a formidable Chaos Domain."

Eldrin murmured inwardly, astonished to discover that compared to the 7 Domains of Southern Abyss, the cultivators of the Blazing Central Chaos Realm actually possessed some knowledge about the 7 Domains of Southern Abyss.

A topographical map was located here, marking the positions of several dozen chaotic domains in the vicinity—including the approximate coordinates of the 7 domains of the Southern Abyss.

However, this coordinate was somewhat outdated, recorded a full 1 1000 kalpas ago. Relying on this celestial map to find the way back would entail considerable risk.

Even a powerhouse at the Great Emperor realm could easily become lost in the vast, chaotic desolate sea due to such coordinate inaccuracies.

What truly astonished Eldrin was that every 1 of the 7 Chaos Heavenly Emperors from the Southern Abyss had, to varying degrees, visited the Blazing Central Chaos Realm and carved out a reputation there.

For in the Blazing Central Chaos Realm, a grand chaos-level trading assembly is convened once every 1,000 kalpas.

At that time, only the most supreme Paramount Sages or experts at the level of Chaos Heavenly Emperors were qualified to participate in the Exchange Assembly.

At the Grand Bartering Assembly, 1 could find not only rare treasures of the Chaos Realm, but even exceedingly rare Chaos Spirit Artifacts. On occasion, even Refined Primordial Chaos Qi would make an appearance.

Nearly every Grand Barter Convention would see the attendance of 1 or 2 Chaos Heavenly Emperors from the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss.

Eldrin soon came to the same realization. After all, there were only 20 Chaos Celestial Emperors across the 7 Domains of the Southern Abyss, making it exceedingly difficult to trade for suitable treasures among themselves.

The Barter Convention of the Primal Ember Realm never failed to draw dozens of Chaos Heavenly Emperors from neighboring territories.

For the Chaos Celestial Emperor, traversing the Chaotic Desolate Sea posed no difficulty, and his attendance at the Exchange Assembly was only to be expected.

At this thought, Eldrin carefully examined the geomancy chart once more and couldn't help but feel a wave of relief.

Compared to the 7 domains of the Southern Abyss, the influence of the Great Desolate Ancient Realm was far too insignificant. Drifting endlessly through the chaotic primordial sea, its location remained nearly impossible to pinpoint.

Hence, the location of the Great Barren Ancient Realm was not recorded on any geomancy charts.

Not only that, but this geomancy chart didn't even mark the Primordial Domains individually—all recorded Primordial Domains were depicted as a single Chaotic Domain.

Generally speaking, at least 3 or more primordial realms would converge, each guarded by a Chaos Heavenly Emperor. Through grand formations, they would suppress the vast chaotic domains formed by the turbulent primordial sea.

However, the recorded path markers were not precise ones.

Because the Chaotic Barren Sea is in perpetual motion, a single chaotic tsunami could alter the course of these chaotic domains.

Unable to deduce their direction, relying solely on the waymarks left behind hundreds or even thousands of kalpas ago, locating these chaos domains would be exceedingly difficult.

After all, the Chaotic Desolate Sea was far too distant. Even a mere millimeter's deviation on the navigational chart could translate into an error of hundreds, if not thousands, of desolate leagues when traversing the skies.

Without constant tracking, pinpointing the exact location of a Chaos Domain could be described as searching for a needle in a haystack.

Not to mention, in this vast and chaotic expanse of the Primordial Sea, with the means at the Chaos Heaven Emperor's disposal, obscuring the precise spatial coordinates of the Chaos Domain was hardly a difficult feat.

To return to our story, after learning the intelligence about the Blazing Central Chaos Realm, Eldrin immediately grew cautious.

He carried the precious treasure, the Gui Xu Pearl, and if it were discovered within the Chi Yang Chaos Realm, its origins would likely be recognized.

"Without sufficient strength, as an outsider, I do my best to avoid contact with the local people."

With this thought in mind, Eldrin decided not to linger any longer. He immediately retreated from the Chaotic Desolate Sea, then detoured to continue his journey toward the Primordial Undying Realm.

Skirting past the vast Blazing Central Chaos Domain, Eldrin traversed the boundless chaotic desolate seas until he unknowingly arrived at the outskirts of an expansive primordial realm.

"This must be the Primordial Immortal Realm, I presume?"

Gazing upon the Primordial Domain before him, a faint smile graced Eldrin’s lips. Through the resonance of the Indestructible Battle Garb and the Indestructible Blood, he felt certain—this was none other than the Indestructible Primordial Domain.

With this thought in mind, he immediately flew forward. Yet just as he approached the Primordial Immortal Domain, Eldrin (Person Name) furrowed his brow slightly, a trace of cold indifference flickering in his expression.

He discovered that within the Eternal Primordial Realm at this moment, a surge of overwhelming blood energy was rising, as if an extremely brutal battle was erupting.

He hurriedly stepped into the Primordial Immortality Domain, only to witness countless flesh-sanctification lineage immortals soaring through the heavens. Mounted on divine steeds, they swept across the firmament, clashing with a host of celestial soldiers descending from the highest heavens.

And those celestial soldiers, their entire bodies exuding a chilling aura, seemed as terrifying as the dead returned from the underworld.

"Kill, kill, kill! This Heaven-Conquering War is our final chance."

"All immortals, heed the command! The defense of the Eternal Primordial Realm begins at this very moment. Follow me as we slaughter our way to the Ninth Heaven!"

Eldrin looked up and saw a supreme expert at the Emperor Realm roaring between heaven and earth, mounting his steed as he soared skyward to engage in a world-shaking battle against unfathomable powerhouses from the 9 Heavens Above.

Countless immortals roared with fury as they charged toward the heavens, their boundless killing intent piercing the skies. A desperate cry erupted from their very souls: "We, the undying legion—even in death, our spirits shall endure!"

"Even if I must shed the last drop of blood today and become a Netherworld wraith, I shall never let that demon sacrifice the heavens and earth with blood."

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Countless immortals roared as they soared into the sky, rising with overwhelming killing intent.

Eldrin was utterly baffled by the situation. He immediately stopped an immortal flying past him and inquired, "Young friend, might I ask what has transpired here?"

What is the matter?

The immortal was momentarily taken aback before replying, "Senior, how long have you been in seclusion? The Blood Sea Great Emperor, in his pursuit of breaking through to the Saint Realm, would not hesitate to sacrifice all living beings to elevate his cultivation."

"Now that we are marching to our deaths in defiance, we have no choice but to make this final, desperate stand."

"Blood Sea, that treacherous disciple dares?!"

(End of Chapter)