The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
Tears welled up in Zhuge Yu’s eyes as she gently stroked Nangong Yuqin’s white hair and said in a trembling voice: “My foolish disciple… the deaths of the disciples from the Spirit God Hall were not your fault… not even the slightest bit your fault… why did you blame yourself to the point of destroying your own mind…” “You are still so young… yet your hair has already turned white…” Zhuge Yu had no idea that all of Nangong Yuqin’s changes… were ultimately caused by “Tan Yun.” --- Two months late...
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At that moment, what Zhuge Yu saw before her eyes was—
Nangong Yuqin’s face was as pale as paper, lying motionless on the bed. Even her breathing was so faint it was almost undetectable.
What struck Zhuge Yu’s heart even harder was that Nangong Yuqin’s jet-black hair… had completely turned snow-white, covering her entire head like frost.
She quickly stepped forward and carefully examined her disciple’s condition in detail.
After a thorough inspection, she discovered that the whitening of her hair was caused by extreme emotional grief—her mind had suffered a devastating shock beyond its limits, causing her to fall into unconsciousness.
Tears welled up in Zhuge Yu’s eyes as she gently stroked Nangong Yuqin’s white hair and said in a trembling voice:
“My foolish disciple… the deaths of the disciples from the Spirit God Hall were not your fault… not even the slightest bit your fault… why did you blame yourself to the point of destroying your own mind…”
“You are still so young… yet your hair has already turned white…”
Zhuge Yu had no idea that all of Nangong Yuqin’s changes… were ultimately caused by “Tan Yun.”
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Two months later…
Inside an ancient pavilion within the Spirit God Hall—
Nangong Yuqin stood silently by the window, her beautiful but dim eyes staring blankly in the direction of the Huangfu Sacred Sect.
At the same time—
Tan Tai Xuanzhong had already controlled the flying ship and brought the 9 core disciples and all surviving disciples of the trial back to the Huangfu Sacred Sect safely.
When news of their return spread throughout the sect, both inner sect and immortal sect disciples learned that although this trial in the Eternal Secret Realm had suffered heavy losses, compared to the Immortal Eternal Sect and the Spirit God Hall, it was still considered a “great victory.”
At the same time, another important piece of news spread—
Tan Yun… had not come out of the Eternal Secret Realm.
To everyone, this meant he had already died in the beast tide of the secret realm.
The Spirit God Daoist was filled with sorrow upon hearing the news of Tan Yun’s death.
He had always intended to personally kill Tan Yun to avenge his grandson, “Linghu Changkong.”
But he never expected that Tan Yun would die in the secret realm first.
In any case… the enemy was already dead, and the long-held grudge had finally come to an end.
As for Murong Hong, who had been demoted to caretaker of the Beast Spirit lineage by Tan Tai Xuanzhong, upon hearing the news, he could only sit drinking heavily, clutching a wine jar and muttering in resentment:
“How hateful… that brat killed my grandson, yet I never had the chance to kill him myself!”
The grandson he referred to was Murong Kun, who had been killed by Tan Yun back when they were in the outer sect.
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News of Tan Yun’s death spread throughout the entire Huangfu Sacred Sect—both inner and immortal branches alike.
The Alchemy lineage disciples mourned in sorrow…
While the Spirit God lineage, Five Souls lineage, and Beast Spirit lineage all recalled the Nine-Lineage Trial where Tan Yun had killed many of their people, and instead felt a sense of satisfaction.
In the eyes of these three lineages… Tan Yun deserved to die.
Even if he had not died then, once he entered the immortal sect, he would still have been eliminated by their disciples sooner or later.
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Six months later…
Half a year ago, Mu Mengyi, Zhong Wu Siyao, and Xue Ziyan had returned from the Immortal Eternal Sect to the Huangfu Sacred Sect. In order to heal their emotional trauma, they chose to enter seclusion.
Now, all three had stepped into the “Soul Refinement Realm, Stage 1,” and had officially entered the immortal lineage, becoming true immortal sect disciples.
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At the same time, within the Eternal Secret Realm—Deep Abyss of the Divine Tomb—
Tan Yun sat cross-legged on the head of the Golden Dragon Lion, continuously absorbing high-grade spirit energy from peak-level spirit stones while maintaining a protective energy barrier around his body.
He and the Golden Dragon Lion had already penetrated 190,000,000 li deep into the abyss. The surroundings were deathly silent, so quiet it felt as if the entire world had no life left.
Without the constant supply of high-grade spirit stones, he would have long since exhausted his strength and died under this terrifying pressure.
Tan Yun frowned deeply and cursed in frustration:
“Damn it… does this abyss have no end at all?!”
Suddenly!
Tan Yun’s expression changed drastically. His pupils constricted as he whispered in a low voice:
“Big guy… there’s something ahead. Slow down.”
The Golden Dragon Lion nodded in understanding and gradually reduced its speed, carefully pushing forward through the thick black mist deep within the abyss.
Soon, Tan Yun’s gaze locked onto a pale white figure more than 100 li away. His heartbeat quickened like never before.
Amid the swirling black mist, a gigantic skeletal figure could be seen—hundreds of zhang tall—sitting cross-legged on the dark gray ground.
As they drew closer, the Golden Dragon Lion carried Tan Yun directly above the remains.
With just a glance, Tan Yun could immediately tell—based on its structure, this skeleton… belonged to a “female”!
Her head had been cleanly severed. It seemed that while she was still sitting in meditation, a massive blade had struck down, cutting her head off instantly.
Tan Yun carefully examined the remains. His sharp eyes, like stars in the night sky, turned slightly cold.
From the skeleton alone, he could confirm that this woman was neither an ancient primordial giant god nor a barbaric giant god.
There was only one possibility—
She was an ancient foreign deity, one of those who once tried to invade and destroy the “Tianpeng Continent.”
An enemy of theirs as well.
“Serves you right… dying like this is good enough.”
Tan Yun muttered coldly before urging the Golden Dragon Lion to continue deeper into the abyss.
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Over the next 5 days, the Golden Dragon Lion carried Tan Yun forward more than 2,000,000 li.
Suddenly, a shocking scene appeared before his eyes!
Ahead—countless gigantic skeletons stretched endlessly across the ground, each as massive as a mountain. Some were over 1,000 zhang tall, scattered everywhere without end.
Some skeletons had broken limbs, some were cut in half, and others showed clear signs of being killed by overwhelming power before they could even react.
Tan Yun stared at the scene with an expression devoid of pity or sorrow—only an ever-growing, boundless rage.
He immediately concluded that all these remains belonged to “gods” who once attempted to invade the Tianpeng Continent.
They were not the remains of primordial giant gods or barbaric giant gods.
Because he knew very well—both the primordial giant gods and the barbaric giant gods were among the 9 giant god races of the myriad worlds, each of them standing at least 10,000 zhang tall.
ROOOOAR—!
Suddenly, the Golden Dragon Lion let out a deep, sorrowful roar. Its eyes were filled with tears the size of fists, streaming uncontrollably.
Tan Yun paused slightly. He extended his spiritual sense more than 300 li ahead, but found nothing unusual except the massive skeletons.
He asked softly:
“Big guy, what’s wrong?”
“ROOOOOW—!”
The Golden Dragon Lion let out a mournful cry and then shot forward at high speed, heading deeper into the abyss for another 3,000 li.
Soon, it came to a halt in mid-air, its tear-filled eyes staring down at a shattered skeleton on the ground.
Even though the lower body was gone, the upper torso alone still stood over 5,000 zhang tall!
Tan Yun’s entire body trembled. Tears flowed down his face without him realizing it.
From the dark crimson bone patterns, he could immediately confirm that this was indeed the skeleton of a “Primordial Giant God.”
Around its body lay thousands of other skeletons—some hundreds of zhang tall, others reaching up to 1,000 zhang.
In sorrow, Tan Yun suddenly realized something—
This Primordial Giant God must have fallen while being pursued by tens of thousands of enemies.
And the skeletons he had seen earlier… were all enemies that this single giant god had slain alone before dying!