TL: Etude
“Impossible! How could the Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws become a True Monarch on the True Monarch Ranking?”
In Giant Axe City, True Monarch Berserk displayed an expression of disbelief upon learning that Ye Tian had ascended to the True Monarch Ranking. He couldn’t believe it.
Back in the day, he had been the first in this universe to achieve the rank of True Monarch, and at that time, he had been incredibly prestigious.
But now, although he had reached the later stages of the True Spirit Realm, his strength was mediocre. In the quasi-Dao Realm, countless True Monarchs surpassed him in power.
To him, those on the True Monarch Ranking were figures he could only dream of reaching. Each of these True Monarchs had accomplishments such as fighting on par with or even slaying weaker True Ancestors. As for the Dao Child of Ten Thousand Laws? Ye Tian had been stuck at the Heavenly Monarch level for hundreds of millions of years. Many Heavenly Monarchs had surpassed him, and True Monarch Berserk had long since looked down on Ye Tian, believing that Ye Tian’s potential had been exhausted. Compared to the personal disciples of other Dao Ancestors, Ye Tian held no advantage and was completely unworthy of being a personal disciple of a Dao Ancestor.
But now, Ye Tian had become a True Monarch on the True Monarch Ranking, surpassing him by countless magnitudes.
This huge disparity left him struggling to accept it, even feeling a hint of jealousy.
In the Void Sky Hall.
True Monarch Peng Yu and True Monarch Tun Yue, upon hearing the news of Ye Tian becoming a True Monarch on the ranking, were both excited. After all, they shared a decent relationship with Ye Tian. His rise to the True Monarch Ranking brought them only benefits and no drawbacks.However, they were still shocked by Ye Tian’s rapid growth. It was simply too fast! Initially, they believed that Ye Tian had been cursed and surpassed by others, potentially never to rise again. But unexpectedly, after breaking the curse, Ye Tian had quickly caught up to others and even far surpassed them.
Such a genius defied all description. It was simply heaven-defying.
At True Monarch Dragon Sea’s domain.
True Monarch Dragon Sea, too, had just learned that Ye Tian had ascended to the True Monarch Ranking, and he was quite surprised.
Though Ye Tian had just entered the ranking and his strength was far inferior to his own, the fact that Ye Tian had managed to do so in such a short time of cultivation still astonished him.
“Master once said that this junior brother had great talent, surpassing even me. I didn’t believe it at the time, but now it seems this junior brother is truly extraordinary!” True Monarch Dragon Sea remarked.
However, in his eyes, this junior brother was only “extraordinary” and not yet at the level that would shock him.
Having a fast cultivation speed was nothing special. Growing quickly was nothing special either. If Ye Tian surpassed him and the other True Monarchs to become number one on the True Monarch Ranking, that would truly be shocking. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be that impressive.
As a personal disciple of a Dao Ancestor, True Monarch Dragon Sea had seen many outstanding geniuses. Some geniuses’ fortuitous encounters were so remarkable that even he and many True Ancestors were envious and jealous.
For instance, there were geniuses who, with the help of a great opportunity, had leaped from the ranks of Heavenly Monarch to True Monarch in just tens of thousands of years, directly becoming a True Ancestor. And not just an ordinary True Ancestor, but one with an incredibly solid foundation.
There were even peerless heavenly prides who, not long after becoming a True Ancestor, used an Ancestral Stele to instantly ascend to the rank of Dao Ancestor.
He had seen or heard of many such cases. In comparison, rapid progress like Ye Tian’s was not that uncommon. Moreover, this time, Ye Tian had obtained a large amount of innate origin resources. With no lack of resources, such progress was not entirely unexpected.
True Monarch Dragon Sea didn’t dwell on it much and continued his cultivation.
This time, although he hadn’t acquired an Innate Origin Lifeform, he did obtain many top-tier innate origin treasures. These cultivation-related innate origin treasures were also beneficial to his budding Great Dao.
He wanted to attempt breaking his current shackles and cultivate a Great Dao that spanned 100,000 meters.
After Ye Tian became a True Monarch on the True Monarch Ranking, he made a visit to the Void Sky Hall. This time, the way many True Monarchs looked at him had completely changed.
Previously, many of them had gazed at Ye Tian with contempt and jealousy, but now their eyes were filled with respect and fear.
A True Monarch on the True Monarch Ranking was incredibly powerful. Although the Void Sky Hall housed millions of True Monarchs, most of them had no hope of ever reaching the ranking. After all, out of so many True Monarchs, only a handful could make it onto the True Monarch Ranking.
Before Ye Tian joined the ranks, the Void Sky Hall had only three True Monarchs on the ranking.
True Monarch Dragon Sea was the most powerful in the Void Sky Hall, followed by True Monarch Morning Light, and the last was True Monarch Vast Origin, who ranked in the eight-hundreds on the True Monarch Ranking.
The ranking had only 1,000 positions, so for the Void Sky Hall to claim three spots was already quite impressive.
In the quasi-Dao Realm, countless powerful forces existed, and many didn’t even have a single True Monarch on the ranking. Of course, the Void Sky Hall wasn’t the strongest power—forces like the Chaos Merchant Guild and Giant Axe City were far more powerful, and naturally had more True Monarchs on the ranking.
But now, with Ye Tian entering the True Monarch Ranking, the Void Sky Hall suddenly had four True Monarchs on the ranking, greatly enhancing its overall strength. More importantly, most True Monarchs on the ranking had cultivated for countless ages and had little room for further improvement. Ye Tian, however, was a newly ranked True Monarch, having just reached the level of True Monarch not long ago. He still had vast potential for growth.
Anyone could see that Ye Tian’s limit wasn’t at the lower end of the True Monarch Ranking—he was destined for the top.
This time, Ye Tian left seclusion for two reasons: to relax and to assess the state of humanity.
By now, humanity had grown quite strong, with several new True Monarchs emerging. Although these True Monarchs were relatively weak, they still provided a more respectable front for the race.
With the immense resources Ye Tian had accumulated, both Xiao Yue and Ye Yu had also reached the peak of the mid-stage True Spirit Realm. However, although their cultivation levels had risen, they were still lacking in other areas.
Ye Tian spent a long time among the human race, guiding the cultivation of the higher-ups and leaving behind resources, before returning to seclusion.
However, not long after he began his seclusion, a major event shook the quasi-Dao Realm.
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In the chaotic region outside the quasi-Dao Realm.
Several Dao Ancestors had avatars hidden here, constantly observing the situation within the quasi-Dao Realm. To them, leaving an avatar to watch over the quasi-Dao Realm required little effort or attention.
Most of the time, these avatars were in a dormant state, with only a trace of their consciousness active. But whenever a major event occurred in the quasi-Dao Realm, these avatars would awaken one by one.
Suddenly.
In the void of space, the Dao Ancestor avatars simultaneously opened their eyes and turned their attention to the quasi-Dao Realm.
In their perception, an unusual aura had appeared within the quasi-Dao Realm.
“The aura of the Domain Realm has emerged—what’s going on?” Dao Ancestor Void Sky was shocked.
Previously, the Dao Ancestors had scoured the quasi-Dao Realm many times without finding any trace of the Domain Realm’s aura. Though the quasi-Dao Realm had been formed from a fragment of the Domain Realm, its domain spirit had already fused with the quasi-Dao Realm, causing it to lose the aura of the Domain Realm entirely.
But now, the aura of the Domain Realm had resurfaced, and it was not the aura of the domain spirit, but the genuine aura of Domain Realm Fragments.
This meant that something related to the Domain Realm—whether a relic, building, or some other object capable of stirring the Dao Ancestors’ hearts—had appeared within the quasi-Dao Realm.