The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
In his final moment, he had driven the 5 Ancient Divine Swords—Jin Ni, Mu Xin, Qing Ying, Huo Wu, and Qian Chen—into the ground, waiting for their rightful inheritor to return one day. “If my guess is correct… the eye of the formation is the eyes of the Ancient Divine Being’s skeleton!” Standing on his flying sword, his hair fluttering in the wind, Tan Yun unleashed his spiritual energy downward, covering both the Sea of Blood and the Two Seas of Tears, before activating his highest-level spirit...
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Even though only a skeleton remained, the body of the “Ancient Divine Being” still stood tall and dignified, unwavering and majestic. It clearly showed that—until his very last breath, he had never fallen, not even half a step.
Tan Yun suppressed the sorrow in his heart and turned his gaze back toward the Sea of Blood.
At that moment, he saw 4 gigantic swords, each pinned around the area where the Ancient Divine Being’s skeleton stood. Each sword was over 10,000 zhang tall, radiating an ancient and overwhelming aura that caused heaven and earth to tremble.
The first sword, entirely golden—“Ancient Divine Sword of Metal: Jin Ni.”
The second sword, light azure in color—“Ancient Divine Sword of Wood: Mu Xin.”
The third sword, emerald green—“Ancient Divine Sword of Water: Qing Ying.”
The fourth sword, deep earthy brown—“Ancient Divine Sword of Earth: Qian Chen.”
“Jin Ni… Mu Xin… Qing Ying… Qian Chen!”
Tan Yun called out in a low voice.
In that instant, the 4 swords trembled faintly, emitting a soft humming resonance before returning to silence.
It was clear they had “recognized” Tan Yun’s voice, but their condition was so severely damaged that they could not respond further—much like how the sword “Huo Wu” once was.
“Don’t worry. Soon, I will bring you all back,” Tan Yun said firmly.
He then stepped forward slowly and extended a finger.
Since the black mist had been devoured, he intended to test the Sea of Blood itself, to see exactly what kind of forbidden formation the Ancient Divine Being had left behind.
At this point, Tan Yun was completely certain—this formation must have been created by the Ancient Divine Being.
It was designed to protect the “Ancient Divine Swords” from being seized.
As for why, 80,000 years ago, the founder of the Immortal Saint Huanfu Sect was able to take “Huo Wu” away, Tan Yun speculated that it was not because the formation was broken, but because it was forcibly resisted by overwhelming power, allowing them to extract it from the Sea of Blood.
And it wasn’t that the Ancient Divine Being lacked the ability to create a stronger formation…
Tan Yun had once heard from “Huo Wu” that the Ancient Divine Being had said he would meet her again one day.
Therefore, he was certain this formation had been carefully constructed to prevent excessively violent power from harming a future successor, leaving a loophole that allowed Huo Wu to be taken away by the ancestor of the Immortal Saint Sect.
Tan Yun stared intently, held his breath, and slowly extended his finger forward by just 1 inch.
“Whoosh!”
In that instant, the destructive power of the formation tore the flesh on his fingertip apart, instantly exposing white bone in a horrifying sight!
Tan Yun discovered that above the vast Sea of Blood spanning 10,000 zhang, an invisible storm was raging. Blood waves surged violently, while the forces of “space and time destruction” twisted and intertwined in the air, creating a terrifying phenomenon.
At that moment, he noticed faint ripples forming in the middle of the “two Sea of Tears” regions to the north of the Sea of Blood.
If one did not observe carefully, they would be almost impossible to notice.
Tan Yun frowned, withdrew his finger, and fell silent for a moment.
“Could it be…”
He murmured to himself.
Then, he stomped the ground, shot into the sky, and landed on the right shoulder of the Soul-Slaying Divine Ape.
After that, he stepped onto his flying sword and soared upward, reaching over 300 li in an instant.
Tan Yun released his divine sense, simultaneously covering the empty eye sockets of the Ancient Divine Being above, as well as the “two Sea of Tears” below within a radius of 300 li…
Tan Yun slowly closed his eyes and imagined himself standing before the eyes of the Ancient Divine Being.
The moment he did so, he immediately sensed it.
Before the Ancient Divine Being had perished, his body had tilted slightly—his head lowered as his gaze fixated on the “Two Seas of Tears,” unable to look away.
In that instant, a scene surfaced in Tan Yun’s mind, as if he had been transported back to an ancient era…
The heavily injured Ancient Divine Being, on the brink of death, had arrived at this place with a sword in hand. He pressed the sword into the ground, then gazed down at the remains of the Ancient Giant Race and the Wild Giant Race deep within the abyss.
Then, divine tears flowed from his eyes, forming the two “Seas of Tears” that still existed to this day.
Blood flowed from his wounds, forming the “Sea of Blood” beneath his feet.
In his final moment, he had driven the 5 Ancient Divine Swords—Jin Ni, Mu Xin, Qing Ying, Huo Wu, and Qian Chen—into the ground, waiting for their rightful inheritor to return one day.
And to prevent those 5 swords from being seized by cultivators on the Tianping Continent, he used the Sea of Blood and the Seas of Tears as the core to establish the “Blood-Tear Ancient Beast-Slaying Formation.”
This formation enveloped the entire Burial God Abyss. The black mist that surged upward was all part of the forbidden power of this formation, capable of completely blocking divine sense perception.
At the same time, the destructive power of the formation radiated from its core all the way to the entrance of the abyss.
And the most powerful source of energy… was the Sea of Blood itself.
As for why, 80,000 years ago, a certain powerful figure was able to descend and only encounter the “Banlong Guxie” without finding other beasts, Tan Yun still could not determine.
Tan Yun slowly opened his eyes.
At that moment, he had already discovered where the “eye of the forbidden formation” was located.
“If my guess is correct… the eye of the formation is the eyes of the Ancient Divine Being’s skeleton!”
Standing on his flying sword, his hair fluttering in the wind, Tan Yun unleashed his spiritual energy downward, covering both the Sea of Blood and the Two Seas of Tears, before activating his highest-level spiritual control technique.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!”
Suddenly, the waters of the two Seas of Tears shot up into the sky.
At the same time, a stream of blood-red liquid separated from the Sea of Blood, merging with the two streams of tears in midair. They fused into a strange “Blood-Tear Stream” stretching over 10 zhang long.
Then it split into two streams again, shooting directly into the empty eye sockets of the Ancient Divine Being!
“Voom—!”
In that instant, the space above the Sea of Blood violently trembled. The chaotic forces of time and spatial destruction that once twisted there… vanished in an instant.
Soon after, the black mist surging from the Sea of Blood, spanning over 10,000 zhang, came to a complete halt.
The Sea of Blood returned to calm.
After the Soul-Slaying Divine Ape stopped devouring the mist, it shrank back to its normal size and knelt respectfully behind Tan Yun.
Tan Yun took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the sorrow in his heart, and once again summoned his flying sword, preparing to rush toward the location of the 4 Ancient Divine Swords in the center of the Sea of Blood.
At that moment—
A wave of blood surged violently from the surface!
A massive shadow, over 100 zhang tall, slowly rose from the Sea of Blood and hovered in the air.
“Immortal…”
Tan Yun’s eyes widened, tears uncontrollably streaming down his face as his heart felt as though it was being torn apart.
He instantly understood.
The Ancient Divine Being had already perished. This figure was merely a remaining fragment of his divine will left behind before death.
At that moment, the divine will’s eyes locked onto Tan Yun, filled with deep contemplation before it spoke in a trembling voice.
“Master… is it you?”
“Have you… finally come for me?”
“Master… I know it well. Only you in this world could unseal me. So you must be my master, right?”
Tan Yun’s heart ached so intensely it felt like it was breaking apart. Tears would not stop flowing.
“Immortal… yes. I am your master…”
The Ancient Divine Will trembled violently, then spoke with overwhelming joy and relief.
“Good… at last… your subordinate has waited for your return.”
“Master… my time is running out. I know you must have many questions, so I will tell you everything about the ‘God War’…”