Chapter 1

In a continuous mountain range, a dragon's roar resounded throughout the heavens and earth. A pair of wings that blotted out the sky unfolded, swirling with black lightning.

In the next moment, a black dragon exceeding a hundred meters roared and took flight. With a flap of its massive wings, a gale swept through a radius of several kilometers, uprooting rocks and vegetation.

"Jura, set up the barrier!"

Just then, a loud shout came from within the mountains.

"Yes!"

At the same time, another voice replied. Almost simultaneously, another mysterious and ancient incantation sounded. As the voice faded, a massive magic circle appeared in the high sky, covering a hundred-li radius (approximately 31 miles). In addition, four magic circles rose from the earth.

In an instant, the five magic circles seemed to resonate with each other, drawing in endless magic power, transforming into barriers that directly isolated the space where the black dragon was located.

"Beretta!"

"Understood!"

In the void, the mysterious and ancient incantation rang out again.

"Boom--"

Immediately afterward, a massive storm spanning dozens of *li* appeared out of nowhere. Visible to the naked eye, countless gales either spiraled like tornadoes or raged like sharp blades, seemingly capable of cutting through anything!

"Peng!"

The terrifying storm swept toward the black dragon, leaving nothing but barren land in its wake. Even tall mountains were leveled, and even boulders and large trees were shattered into powder by countless wind blades.

"Roar!!!"

The dragon's roar shook the heavens and earth, causing the void to tremble. The black dragon was also incredibly powerful, its black scales swirling with lightning, gleaming with a metallic sheen, resisting the terrifying storm.

At the same time, it opened its bloody maw, and black lightning gathered within, transforming into a lightning roar that instantly pierced through space, evaporating all matter and sweeping through the mountains. One after another, the tall mountains were easily sliced open like paper.

The aura of destruction filled this world, and even the massive barrier covering a hundred *li* was now trembling slightly due to the terrifying energy.

"Light Guardian!"

Brilliant light shone, and a sacred angel appeared between heaven and earth. Four pairs of wings were engraved with light patterns, then slowly folded together, reflecting all power!

"Forbidden Spell—Absolute Zero!"

"Peng!"

A crisp sound fell, and ice crystals began to condense in the sky, spreading as quickly as lightning. In just an instant, it froze the vast sky, and even the roaring black dragon that soared through the firmament, wreathed in lightning, now had half of its body frozen!

"Dimensional Blade!"

A large amount of wind element gathered, and a terrifying light cyan wind blade nearly twenty meters long appeared in the void.

"Chi chi--"

As soon as this wind blade formed, it continuously cut through space, then quickly flew out, like a giant bladed wheel. Wherever it passed, gaping holes appeared in space.

"Chop."

If there were experts here, they could clearly feel the countless wind blades rotating inside the Dimensional Blade, some fast, some slow, forming the "Dimensional Blade." Even space was being cut open; it could cut through anything.

"Roar!"

The black dragon roared, but several forbidden spells bloomed in the void. Even a creature as powerful as it could not resist. Half of its body was severed by the Dimensional Blade, and it fell into the mountains.

"Phoenix Transformation!"

A loud cry rang out. Red wings with a hint of gold, crown-like feathers, cold and arrogant eyes, fully dozens of meters in size, wreathed in golden flames, swooped toward the black dragon.

"Chi chi" sounds continuously rang out in the heavens and earth, as if the entire space was burning. The black dragon was already severely wounded, and now another forbidden magic attacked, carrying the terrifying temperature of a great sun, melting all things. In an instant, it devoured the dragon.

Miserable roars rang out in the heavens and earth. The black dragon struggled, but it was meaningless. All the attacks against it were forbidden-level magic. Each one had the power to destroy the heavens and the earth. Now that they were all united, even though it was very close to the level of a god, it was still difficult to resist.

A few breaths later, the charred body fell from the sky, and several figures flew in from several directions.

"It's really resistant to beatings. Several of us used forbidden spells with all our strength, and we almost didn't kill it." A creature twenty centimeters tall with a pair of transparent wings on its back, covered in light, said.

"Yeah, I used Destruction Storm with all my strength, and it was still blocked." This was a near-humanoid life form, like the legendary birdman, hovering in the air, saying with some emotion.

"Ah~ I almost couldn't hold on either. That guy's roar was too terrifying; the barrier almost collapsed." A slime looked weak. It didn't even have the strength to transform now, and just wanted to go back and rest as soon as possible.

"No matter what, we finally killed this black dragon, and the world-class mission is considered complete. We have a chance to compete for the opportunity to become a god." The last one to speak was a demon covered in ice. The Absolute Zero forbidden spell just now was released by him.

"Yes, let's quickly dig out the black dragon's dragon crystal and then go back to hand in the mission." The last to speak was a human youth wearing a moon-white mage robe.

"Hey, Fan, it seems like you can't wait."

The slime, "Jura," laughed. The human youth in front of him was Lin Fan. However, he had also cultivated in the Tongtian之地 (Land of Reaching Heaven) for many years, and had even ascended to the third level of heaven.

If calculated according to magician levels, he was now also a Saint Domain peak magician. In the original world, he had already stood at the peak and was the world's number one magician.

However, what he was most looking forward to now was the opportunity to become a god, which was also the greatest opportunity on the third level of heaven in the Tongtian之地. It was said that there was only one chance every hundred years, and he was naturally very much looking forward to it.

"Okay, let's clean up quickly."

Lin Fan smiled and then began to clean up the battlefield. Although the mission only required submitting the dragon crystal, this black dragon was also a creature close to a god, and its whole body was a treasure. Apart from the parts destroyed in the battle, the rest had considerable value.

Several Saint Domain-level beings took action, and naturally, the aftermath was quickly cleaned up. Valuable materials were taken away, and then they returned to the Tongtian之地.

They also found it very strange, because according to their initial understanding, the Tongtian之地 was not entered by their main bodies, but they could enter other universe spaces through here, and even have bodies. They could not understand the means involved, so they could only silently accept it.

"Now the news on the third level of heaven is all about the battlefield of the gods."

The birdman "Beretta" laughed. The battlefield of the gods was where the opportunity to become a god would appear. This was also a grand event that occurred once every hundred years, and all major cities would pay attention to it.

Now, they had also reached the Saint Domain level, and had also learned a lot of information related to the Tongtian之地.

For example, there was not only one city; each level of heaven had countless giant cities, and even the cultivation systems in many cities were different.

For example, the giant city they were in was mainly focused on magic. They had also encountered creatures who cultivated martial arts, or creatures who cultivated immortality, and even creatures from the technological side...

The battlefield of the gods was an unknown place on the third level of heaven. Countless explorers had gone to search for it before, but they had always found nothing, not even a trace.

Only during the grand event of the battlefield of the gods once every hundred years would large arrays rise in each city, guiding them to the battlefield of the gods.

"That's natural. Who doesn't want to become a god?" The light elf, Elaine, also agreed. Creatures from any universe space wanted to become gods, and they were no exception.

"The easiest way for magicians of our lineage to break through the Saint Domain and become gods is to obtain a godhead. It is said that during the last descent of the battlefield of the gods, godheads of every type appeared. It should be the same this time, right?"

Jura said that magicians were also divided into many lineages. For example, their branch mainly cultivated seven elemental systems: earth, wind, water, fire, lightning, darkness, and light. Each element's magic had its own wonders, and the Saint Domain realm was the limit that a material-level universe could reach.

In addition, they had also heard of stellar magic, white magic, black magic, dimensional magic, and other systems, and had even exchanged for corresponding system methods.

Of course, they were only using them for reference. With their strength, it was already difficult to improve in one area, so where would they have time to be distracted?

"But it's also very difficult to obtain. Experts from the entire third level of heaven will appear, and there may even be alliances of life forms from different systems. It won't be easy to seize the opportunity."

The demon "Ming Yu" said that their team was considered one of the top teams in this city. Moreover, they were not a temporary team; they had experienced many adventures together, and their relationship with each other was deep.

However, it was said that there were millions of cities on the entire third level of heaven. Even if only a few life forms in each city could compare to them, that would still be tens of millions of life forms!

With such a huge number competing for the scarce opportunities to become gods, no one dared to say that they had absolute certainty.

"It's not like we don't have anyone we know. We can contact Zhou Ze and Xuan Kongzi. Our opportunities to become gods are different, so maybe we can cooperate." Lin Fan said that they were not blindly confident. If there was an opportunity to unite with experts from other systems, they would naturally be willing to do so.

The other teammates also nodded. The opportunity to become a god was difficult for anyone to take down alone. Those who could truly do this had already reached a higher realm.

...

"Dang!"

On this day, the heavens and the earth roared, and a sound like a great bell swept across the entire third level of heaven in the Tongtian之地, resonating for who knows how many thousands of miles, crossing who knows how many desolate rivers!

Mysterious arrays suddenly appeared in ancient cities, weaving and outlining mysterious runes in the void.

A few breaths later, endless runes transformed into a light gate that pierced through the heavens and the earth, spewing out rich energy, as if crossing endless universes, leading to a mysterious and unknown ancient land.

In each giant city, all the life forms who wanted to compete for the opportunity stepped into the light gate. In the next moment, the stars shifted, the void flew by, and in just an instant, they arrived in an unknown ancient land.

This was a desolate land, very vast, with no end in sight. All kinds of energy became violent here. At the same time, they could see countless corpses, as if they had just died, lying in pools of blood. Some were still bleeding!

The earth was dyed crimson red, and blood flowed like rivers. Moreover, most of these creatures had never been seen before. Each one was huge, mostly holding weapons, but all were broken.

This was a battlefield, a vast place for a decisive battle between gods. However, now there were only corpses everywhere, and the crimson blood dyed the earth red. But, what was strange was that so many terrifying creatures were buried here. Even if it was just their auras merging together, it would be enough to tear apart the universe, but it was very quiet here.

However, even so, the life forms standing at the Saint Domain level did not dare to act rashly. Some even felt their souls trembling. Only those at their level could detect the storm beneath the calm.

This battlefield of the gods was undoubtedly a dangerous place with too many unknowns.

Boom—

Just as many life forms were shocked, wind and thunder suddenly rose in the heavens and the earth. Immediately afterward, auspicious light descended from the sky, sweet springs gushed from the earth, and the sounds of dragons roaring and phoenixes singing were endless. A green lotus even grew in the void, surrounded by a strange fragrance, fragrant and refreshing. This world was colorful, filled with auspicious qi.

A golden avenue spread down, landing in front of everyone. A figure walked down from there, majestic and solemn, tall and sacred, like a true god patrolling the sky. With every breath, the entire world was rhythmically pulsating. He seemed to be the master of this battlefield of the gods, overlooking the gods and deciding the fate of all living beings.

"The will of the battlefield of the gods?"

Countless people exclaimed in their hearts. They had also learned some information from the life forms who had participated in the battlefield of the gods before. The most mentioned was this existence known as the incarnation of the will of the battlefield of the gods.

Of course, they didn't actually know what this being was, only because he completely controlled everything in the battlefield of the gods, so they believed that he was the incarnation of the will of this battlefield.

However, some people speculated that this existence might be related to the creator behind the Tongtian之地, a supreme god, but no one could know the truth.

After all, this existence was too invincible. Even life forms who had already become gods were like ants in his hands.

In the void, Jiang Xuan's incarnation overlooked the hundreds of millions of life forms below. These life forms came from various material-level universe spaces, and there were many different races. He had already seen them in the previous few times when the battlefield of the gods was opened.

So he was not surprised. However, there were mysterious patterns evolving in his eyes. The fate trajectories of countless life forms below were deduced by him. Everything from birth to the future was seen by him.

This was the Law of Fate. When Hongmeng created immortal-devil level universes, he would drive the power of Hongmeng to create several supreme rules, such as the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Fate, Destruction, Life, Death, Reincarnation, and so on. This was the Heavenly Dao in the immortal-devil level universes.

However, in the short few hundred years that the Reincarnation Tower had covered the heavens, Jiang Xuan had already comprehended many supreme rules and deduced them to the God King level. This Fate Rule was one of them.

Through this rule, Jiang Xuan could see through the fate of a living being's life. Even if there were many variables, he could deduce them, unless... this living being was a person with uncertain fate.

"Another person with uncertain fate?"

A few breaths later, Jiang Xuan had already deduced the fates of hundreds of millions of life forms. However, there was one person whose fate was very vague, as if shrouded in a mist, and even he could not deduce it.

In this situation, there was a high probability that he was a person with uncertain fate in the Hongmeng universe. Of course, it was also possible that his future could reach the same level as the current Jiang Xuan.

However, no matter which one it was, it was of great benefit to Jiang Xuan. Even if it was just the latter, the Dao attainment process and insights of a Heavenly Venerate was a priceless treasure, and he would naturally value it.

In fact, three hundred years ago, he had discovered a demon race that he could not deduce the fate of. At that time, he thought of cultivating these life forms, so he planted a Dao seed in that demon race and bestowed a technique upon it.

Now, that demon race was already one of the top experts in the sixth level of heaven, and was even not far from ascending to the God Realm. From this, it could be seen that it was extraordinary.

And today he discovered another life form whose fate could not be deduced, and it was still a human race, so Jiang Xuan began to ponder in his heart, preparing to give this person a little opportunity to see how far he could go.