The spiritual energy, formless and shapeless by nature.
Yet on this day, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth had taken on the shapes of magical beasts.
All of them, magical beasts.
Perhaps… more so, it was the Great Daos that originally belonged to the race of magical beasts.
Were they celebrating?
Celebrating the return of magical beasts sealed for countless millennia.
Magical beasts, too, were a race, just like human races.
Every race should have its Great Daos; the race of magical beasts had been sealed, and now… they had returned once more.
It was as if the heavens and earth rejoiced.
Even the rules of heaven and earth seemed to be leaping with joy.
"Rumble."
Spiritual energy churned.
A hazy mist filled the space between heaven and earth, and the concentration of spiritual energy continuously increased.
...
"Boom."
Suddenly, a tremor echoed across the entire continent of Damelia.
The Far North of the Northern Territory.
Between heaven and earth, an incomparably thick chain materialized, truly piercing through heaven and earth.
At this moment, it was constantly collapsing.
The Gate of Space, the seal held in Wusheng's hand, was collapsing at an alarming rate.
From the Far North, it crumbled all the way to the celestial dome.
"They are here."
Chen Fan's figure instantly vanished from his spot.
Camel Peak, Chen Fan appeared.
He was alone.
His fingers touched the stone, and he once again saw the familiar sealed chain that pierced heaven and earth.
However, this sealed chain was now devoid of mysterious, bizarre markings.
Those markings had originally been the supreme suppression Daos of the Boundless Supreme.
The moment Chen Fan comprehended the suppression Dao, all traces vanished, leaving only a complete chain of divine gold.
Bang!
Spiritual energy fluctuated, and the chain began to collapse.
A second chain materialized between heaven and earth.
The first and third… two seals were collapsing.
The second shattered face appeared, but this chain was not collapsing.
A single ancient character appeared between heaven and earth.
Seal!
The sealed chain controlled by the Hall of Gods was strengthening the seal.
"Hmph."
A cold snort resonated through heaven and earth from the direction of the Hall of Gods.
Simultaneously, a pair of eyes, as radiant as the sun, pierced through the spatial barriers and gazed towards Wenlan City, towards the Far North of the Northern Territory.
...
Chen Fan and Wusheng exchanged calm gazes.
Two against one, the Seal Gate was on the verge of breaking.
Above the celestial dome, the Gate of Space, hidden within the folded space, appeared.
The immensely large, luminous gate let out a 'creaking' sound, its portal slowly being pushed open.
"Roar."
An earth-shattering roar emanated from behind the Gate of Space.
Creak, creak.
The portal opened wider and wider.
With the Hall of Gods alone, it was no longer possible to prevent the opening of the Gate of Space.
"Everyone, assemble."
In the Hall of Gods, all under Zeus gathered on the Divine Mountain.
At the same time, a cold voice spread across the continent of Damelia: "You are playing with fire. Since that is the case, this land will be left to you. My Hall of Gods has guarded Damelia for countless years; now, we seal the mountain."
—The Hall of Gods retreated.
Faced with an unchangeable reality, they chose to compromise.
However, they did not wish to play with fire alongside lunatics, thus preserving their strength for the future.
"Hum."
The 'Seal' character chain did not collapse but was slowly disappearing.
The next moment.
Bang.
The 'Seal' character chain that spanned heaven and earth broke.
A large segment fell from the sky, landing in the Hall of Gods, transforming into a sealing array that enveloped the Divine Mountain.
Rumble!
Heaven and earth trembled.
The 'Seal' character chain left the Gate of Space and sealed the Divine Mountain.
The Hall of Gods sealed themselves.
"Boom."
A deafening roar echoed through heaven and earth.
No one paid attention to the affairs of the Hall of Gods. At this moment, the luminous gate in the sky, with all three seals shattered, finally opened.
Instantly, torrents of demonic energy surged out from within the Gate of Space.
Also flying out were countless rules and Daos.
These rules and Daos were stripped from heaven and earth by the Boundless Supreme and sealed within the Gate of Space.
Now, the luminous gate opened, and the rules returned to heaven and earth.
In an instant, the rules were re-etched across the land, and the sturdiness of heaven and earth continuously increased.
Old Demon Chu casually threw a punch.
Bang.
A ripple of space spread out.
"It's sturdier."
Old Demon Chu's expression was solemn.
Previously, his punch could easily shatter space.
But now, it only produced a ripple of spatial distortion.
Beside Old Demon Chu, Tinuk said in a deep voice, "The Great Daos have returned to heaven and earth; this land can now bear the power of the Supreme."
Immediately, Tinuk sat down cross-legged.
With the rules returning to heaven and earth, this was the best time to comprehend them.
Fire Demon and Old Demon Chu saw this and quickly sat down to meditate.
No one was willing to miss such a prime opportunity.
Not only them but all cultivators in the four cardinal directions began to comprehend the incredibly clear rules.
"Hum."
The half-step Supreme who had recently joined Wenlan City was instantly enveloped by a misty aura.
Vaguely, a trace of illusory Dao rules enveloped him.
Lan Kuang's eyes snapped open: "So fast..."
Yes, it was too fast.
This person, Tuomi, was on the brink of death, his lifespan at its end.
If he couldn't break through to the Supreme realm, he wouldn't live for more than three months.
And now, he was the first to comprehend the Supreme Dao.
Above the celestial dome, a Dao materialized.
That Dao was incomparably thick, and the old man's aura was instantly imprinted on the Dao rules.
"Boom."
At this moment, the old man's aura broke through.
Like surging waves, it rose infinitely high, but something was still missing.
"Imprint a heavenly oath."
At this moment, Chen Fan's voice reached the old man's ears.
Heavenly oath?
The old man startled awake from his enlightenment and quickly said, "I only wish to live longer..."
Chih.
Tuomi's aura spread across the Dao, but it stopped after less than ten meters.
This oath was too small.
The heavenly oath, also known as the Heart of Enlightenment.
With heaven and earth as witness, it manifested the true heart of martial arts.
Of course, this was not the end.
That rule connected to the old man's head, and the power of the rule began to pour in.
...
"Roar."
An even more furious roar erupted from behind the Gate of Space.
Following that, a monstrous beast that blotted out the sky appeared.
"Fire Demon?"
The first ancient magical beast to appear was from the Fire Demon clan.
A colossal flame lizard, filled with immense ferocity.
Its cold, gigantic pupils scanned downwards, radiating killing intent.
However, the flame lizard did not move recklessly. Instead, it stood beside the Gate of Space, guarding it.
"Swish."
In the Far North of the Northern Territory, a sword light shot up into the sky.
It was Wusheng.
The sword light was like a radiant sun, piercing the heavens.
"Scram."
The flame lizard roared in anger, whipping its massive tail, sweeping through the void.
Chih.
The sword light flashed.
The flame lizard's tail fell directly.
"Ah..."
The flame lizard cried out in pain.
Its scream was cut short as it began.
"Boom."
The colossal flame lizard fell silent, its corpse plummeting from the sky like a mountain crashing down.
Wusheng stood by the Gate of Space and looked towards Camel Peak.
He said nothing, and with just one glance, he plunged into the Gate of Space.
"Swish."
Sword light reappeared, this time from Camel Peak.