TL: Etude
The victory of the Void Sky True Nation had inspired many forces within the Dao Mountain Domain. Initially, it boosted the morale of the Dao Mountain Domain, allowing them to suppress the forces of the Vast Sea Domain for a ti.
However, as ti went on, the Vast Sea Domain dispatched its true powerhouses. Nearly every battlefield saw the participation of nurous Pinnacle True Ancestors, with even Invincible True Ancestors stepping in.
Unlike the Void Sky True Nation, other forces lacked the sa solid foundation, suffering defeat after defeat, barely holding on with their own True Ancestors in a desperate struggle.
But soon, a thunderous shock rippled through their ranks.
One of the five transcendent forces of the Dao Mountain Domain—the Starhorn Beast Clan—had defected to join the Ninth Heaven force, the Myriad Domains Divine Hall.
This news represented an alarming signal, foretelling the imminent collapse of the Dao Mountain Domain. After all, the Starhorn Beast Clan was one of the five transcendent forces. With even a transcendent force choosing to defect, other top-tier powers lost their will to continue fighting.
One by one, they began seeking stronger backers.
Within re centuries, the Dao Mountain Domain collapsed entirely.
In the midst of this chaos, the Forbidden Palace Master, Dao Ancestor Void Sky, and several other Dao Ancestors gathered outside the territory of the Starhorn Beast Clan.
“Dao Ancestor Starshine, what are you Starhorn Beasts trying to do? Why did you defect to the Myriad Domains Divine Hall? We—the five transcendent forces—agreed to advance and retreat together, but you’ve now broken that agreent!” the Forbidden Palace Master roared.
With a flash of starlight, the leader of the Starhorn Beast Clan, Dao Ancestor Starshine, appeared.
Though he was slightly weaker than the Forbidden Palace Master, the Starhorn Beast Clan had a number of Fourth Heaven Dao Ancestors, so he did not fear the Forbidden Palace.
Dao Ancestor Starshine replied, “Palace Master, I did agree to advance and retreat with you all, but what good is it to resist the forces of the Vast Sea Domain? Honestly, the so-called domain divisions are aningless. They’ve co to the Dao Mountain Domain, which effectively makes them part of the Dao Mountain Domain.
The strong survive, and the weak are exploited. This is an eternal truth.
They are powerful, and we are weak. Do you truly believe the Profound Void Ancient Realm has confined those Dao Ancestors? They’re simply unwilling to pay the price, but that doesn’t an they can’t co out.
They have Eighth Heaven Dao Ancestors, Ninth Heaven Dao Ancestors, and possibly even Half-Step Domain Ancestors! And what do we have? Even Dao Ancestor Dao Mountain is rely a Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor with little potential!”
The Forbidden Palace Master and Dao Ancestor Void Sky had no rebuttal.
Dao Ancestor Starshine was right; the Dao Mountain Domain was too weak, only managing to contend with them because their Dao Ancestors were unable to erge, leaving them to battle solely at the True Ancestor level.
In truth, their strength was not on the sa tier at all.
“I understand your intentions. You wish to nurture your strength through war, cultivating True Ancestor-level power, and gradually seizing inheritances and resources from the Vast Sea Domain to elevate yourselves to higher levels.
But how long would it take to reach the Fifth Heaven, Sixth Heaven, or even Seventh Heaven Dao Ancestor realm? Even if you reach Seventh or Eighth Heaven Dao Ancestor strength, once you kill too many True Ancestors from the Vast Sea Domain, their Ninth Heaven Dao Ancestors will erge and still annihilate you!” Dao Ancestor Starshine said coldly.
“What’s more, our Starhorn Beast Clan can’t afford to keep fighting! When your True Ancestors fall, you can recruit more talents and foster future True Ancestors.
But our Starhorn Beast Clan is a race-based force; we can’t recruit talents from outside. We can only rely on ourselves to slowly raise new talents. If we continue fighting like this, our Starhorn Beast Clan’s foundation will be destroyed!” Dao Ancestor Starshine added helplessly.
“Dao Ancestor Starshine, what did the Myriad Domains Divine Hall offer you? I don’t believe you abandoned everything just for this!” the Forbidden Palace Master demanded in anger.
“What did they offer ? Hahaha, see for yourselves!” Dao Ancestor Starshine laughed heartily, his aura surging.
In that instant, Dao Ancestor Starshine’s power erupted—not as a Fourth Heaven Dao Ancestor but as a Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor!
“What? You’ve advanced to a Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor?!” The Forbidden Palace Master and Dao Ancestor Void Sky were utterly stunned.
Breaking through from Fourth Heaven to Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor was no easy feat. Otherwise, in the long history of the Dao Mountain Domain, Dao Ancestor Dao Mountain wouldn’t have been the only one at the Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor level.
Dao Ancestor Starshine, an ancient Dao Ancestor, had lived only slightly later than the Forbidden Palace Master and was far more senior than Dao Ancestor Void Sky.
For such an ancient Dao Ancestor, advancing was nearly impossible. Even with the countless opportunities and inheritances in the Profound Void Ancient Realm, many Dao Ancestors had found their paths forward, but it took considerable ti to break into the Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor realm. Yet, Dao Ancestor Starshine had managed to break through in such a short ti.
“Unbelievable, isn’t it? The foundation of a Ninth Heaven force is far beyond what you can imagine. The Myriad Domains Divine Hall granted a treasure that purified my bloodline. Our Starhorn Beast Clan values bloodlines, and I thought mine had reached its peak. But after refining that treasure, my bloodline improved significantly, allowing to break past the bottleneck and ascend to the Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor realm in one stroke!” Dao Ancestor Starshine’s excitent was palpable.
Becoming a Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor had been his dream for countless years.
Now, he had achieved it. Soon, he might even reach the Sixth Heaven Dao Ancestor level—a feat that the Forbidden Palace Master, Dao Ancestor Void Sky, and others would struggle to achieve within their lifetis. His advancent was indeed substantial.
“Do as you wish!” Dao Ancestor Void Sky said before leaving.
They had co seeking answers, not to battle the Starhorn Beast Clan, which would be far too costly.
Now that Dao Ancestor Starshine had ascended to a Fifth Heaven Dao Ancestor, he would be even harder to contend with.
Dao Ancestor Void Sky realized there was no changing the Starhorn Beast Clan’s decision, so he chose to leave.
The Forbidden Palace Master and the others also departed without clashing with the Starhorn Beast Clan.
As ti passed, more and more Dao Mountain Domain forces defected to the Vast Sea Domain’s Upper Three Heavens forces. The weaker forces, unqualified to join Upper Three Heavens forces, sought backing from Middle Three Heavens forces, becoming subordinate forces of the Lower Three Heavens.
On this day—
Hundreds of forces—including the Void Sky lineage, War God Tower, Giant Axe City, Chaos Trading Firm, rcenary Alliance, and Immortal Gate—resolved to form an alliance. They opened teleportation channels within the various True Nations of the Profound Void Ancient Realm, uniting the True Nations.
This alliance, led by the Void Sky lineage, was called the Great Divine Hall, with Dao Ancestor Void Sky as its Hall Master. Five Vice Hall Masters were appointed: the Tower Master of the War God Tower, the City Lord of Giant Axe City, the Head of Chaos Trading Firm, the Alliance Master of the rcenary Alliance, and the Sect Leader of Immortal Gate.
Once the Great Divine Hall was established, its power was imnse, with nearly ten thousand Dao Ancestors alone.
The unified True Nations under the Great Divine Hall were incredibly powerful, enough to crush any Seventh or Eighth Heaven force.
With such strength, other forces within the Dao Mountain Domain also began to form alliances.
However, the Forbidden Palace and Dao Mountain did not join any alliance.
Before long, news spread that the Forbidden Palace had pledged allegiance to the Limitless Sky Sect, and Dao Mountain to the Heavenly Sea Sect.
anwhile, the Chaos Life Alliance joined the Eighth Heaven force, Vajra City. Although they sought the support of a Ninth Heaven force, they were deed unworthy.
This was because the creatures under the Chaos Life Alliance were few in number. In the Divine Heaven Domain, Chaos lifeforms were often used as mounts and held little status.
Upon joining Vajra City, the Chaos Life Alliance received minimal benefits, a stark contrast to the favorable treatnt granted to the Starhorn Beast Clan.
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Human Race.
Ye Tian, after receiving the latest intelligence from the True Ancestors of the Nine Limits Legion, sighed.
From the current situation, it seed the forces of the Dao Mountain Domain had collapsed completely, with alliances like the Great Divine Hall rely trying to survive for the ti being.
Ye Tian noted that most of the Profound Void Ancient Realm had already fallen under the control of Middle and Upper Three Heavens forces. These forces could recruit nurous talents from countless True Nations, developing at a pace far beyond that of alliances like the Great Divine Hall.
What surprised Ye Tian most was how quickly the Forbidden Palace and Dao Mountain had aligned with the Ninth Heaven forces.
“It seems the Ninth Heaven forces offered the Forbidden Palace and Dao Mountain rewards substantial enough that the Forbidden Palace Master and Dao Ancestor Dao Mountain couldn’t refuse,” Ye Tian murmured.
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