The condensation of this Western Continent's core seed appeared in the hands of the Barbarian High Priest. Without a doubt, the Demon Ancestor and Heavenly Yi Demon Lord had vanished from this world.
The Barbarian High Priest, an outsider from beyond the heavens, was likely a powerful being from a higher dimension who had expended immense effort and cost to forcibly descend into this realm, all for the purpose of collecting the origin of this lower plane to mend the deficiencies in his cultivation path.
The Cangyuan plane was under the rule of the higher plane's Sea God Island. To snatch food from the tiger's mouth in front of Sea God Island, this Barbarian High Priest, in his prime, must have been a formidable figure.
Now, with the top powers of the Cangyuan plane vanishing one by one, and two of the four continental core seeds in the Barbarian High Priest's grasp, the final battle for the Cangyuan world was about to commence.
Yang Hao closed his eyes, his divine sense sweeping across the entire Cangyuan plane. At a certain spatial node, he found Xu Chu traversing the void within the Mikang Dao.
"Xu Chu, to the far west of the Western Continent's western seas!"
His voice boomed like a bell, reverberating through space. Xu Chu, with a grave expression, quickly looked up, gazing at the distant, golden light-filled space, and bowed in greeting.
...
"Hoo..."
As Yang Hao's divine sense swept over him, the High Priest slightly raised his head, his eyes showing a hint of surprise. However, recalling the nine cauldrons of Han's destiny he had seen on the day the Great Han ascended, a destiny worthy of an evolution immortal artifact, his surprise vanished.
"I truly never imagined that something that shouldn't appear in a lower plane would manifest so fittingly upon this plane."
"Tsk, tsk, who is behind the Great Han Imperial Dynasty?"
"Sea God Island?"
"No, no, no. Sea God Island has ruled and nurtured this Cangyuan plane since its very inception. For countless epochs, nothing has changed. It cannot be Sea God Island!"
"Is it the Long River Sect, or the Water Moon Heaven?"
The High Priest frowned, looking up at the nine heavens. "The human faction within the Long River Sect is quite powerful, even capable of influencing all matters within the Long River Sect at times. Could it be that someone within the Long River Sect wishes to interfere with Sea God Island and contend for control of this lower plane?"
"If not, how can the nine cauldrons, with their quality of ascending immortal artifacts, be explained?"
"Hmph, hmph, hmph~!"
"Hahahaha!!!"
The High Priest suddenly let out a cold laugh, a killing intent flashing in his eyes. "Great Han Imperial Dynasty, Emperor of Han, whether you are backed by the Long River Sect or the Water Moon Heaven, in Cangyuan, the only one who can control this world is I!!"
"No one else can!"
"Boom!"
At this very moment, above the island where the High Priest stood, the void erupted with a colossal thunderous roar, lightning flashing. A golden spatial channel, spinning, appeared, and the boundless, potent yuan qi fluctuations completely stunned the High Priest, his eyes bulging as he stared at the intensely yuan qi-rich passage.
"Impossible!!!"
"How can this be?"
"The condensation of the continental core seed has almost drained the plane of its yuan qi. The yuan qi is scarce here, how can there be such abundant yuan force? This is impossible!!"
"Bang!"
From within the golden passage, waves of heavy, desolate, and ancient energy, as if from a distant primeval era, swept across the four directions.
A sturdy figure, faintly emanating a crimson hue, flickered in and out of existence within the golden passage. Powerful auras erupted, causing the High Priest's eyes to tremble. He instinctively tightened his grip on the continental core seed in his hand.
"Who are you? To make the Emperor of Han come to see me!"
The High Priest's expression was grim. The Great Han in front of him, clad in crimson armor, exuded the aura of a top-tier Venerable, making him tremble. Such a hero could dominate a region even in the upper realm!
Such a powerful human expert was countless times stronger than the Barbarian Emperor he had previously favored. Even he, facing this expert, could not confidently claim a significant chance of victory.
This Great Han held the Fire Cloud Saber tightly, its fierce flames distorting the surrounding space, further solidifying his belief that the Great Han Imperial Dynasty was backed by powers from the upper realm.
Otherwise, how could such powerful individuals emerge one after another from a lower plane, filled with countless ants!
The Emperor of Han, a being he dared not even look directly at. Before the Great Han's ascension, it was manageable. But after its ascension, it astounded him, making him unable to discern the Emperor of Han's true depth. With every movement, he wielded immense power, and with a lift of his hand, the entire world's destiny seemed to surge along.
"This is impossible!"
The High Priest murmured softly, watching the Great Han emerge. He had chosen to support the Barbarian Emperor not merely for his cultivation talent, but what had convinced him to do so was that the destiny of the entire Cangyuan plane had been revolving around the Barbarian Emperor at that time.
Even a few days prior, this aura still permeated the heavens and earth, unchanged. But recently, this aura had vanished, along with the Barbarian Emperor's presence, which had dispersed throughout this world.
The destiny of the Cangyuan plane had changed, by a force so powerful that even the world's destiny could not contend with it.
If the Great Han Imperial Dynasty was not protected by powers from the upper realm, how could all of this be explained?
"You?"
Xu Chu, holding the Fire Cloud Saber, narrowed his eyes, looking at the somewhat surprised High Priest. He let out a cold laugh, his gaze profound, as if he could see through the High Priest.
"Not worthy!"
"You..."
The High Priest's face was filled with rage. Who was he? He had once been a being exceedingly close to divinity. If not for making some mistakes, losing the opportunity to acquire the origin of this lower plane and mend the deficiencies in his cultivation path, he wouldn't have reached this desperate state.
Having voluntarily lowered his cultivation realm, coupled with the suppression of the Cangyuan plane, how could he have fallen so far? Now, he was being looked down upon by an ant he could have easily annihilated with a single breath in the past.
Looking at those arrogant, overbearing eyes that could not tolerate him, his voice was thick with killing intent: "The pinnacle of martial arts in a low-level plane, a mere trivial path, yet you dare stand before me and act so arrogantly."
"Even in this plane, I can slay all of you!"
"Is that so?"
"High Priest, the strength you are so confident in is, before my Emperor, but a single blow away from annihilation. If it weren't for tempering my saber intent, would you even have the chance to spout such nonsense here?"
"However, speaking of which, are you even qualified to have my Emperor personally act against you? To kill you, I alone am sufficient!"
"At the pinnacle of this plane, who dares to act presumptuously before me, Xu Chu!"
"Even if you have touched upon higher cultivation methods, even if you are a deity from the nine heavens, in Cangyuan, I, Xu Chu, can still slay you with a single saber!"
"In short, your life!"
"I, Xu Chu, have claimed it!"
"Brave indeed!"
"Even a deity here would not dare utter such arrogant words!"
The High Priest put away the continental core seed in his hand. A long sword floated above his head, tearing open space, and streams of void energy flowed out.
"Battle!"
Xu Chu roared.