Han Yi used the Escape Technique to fly north, swaying past the North Pole Immortal City and entering the Void. He continued onward, far from Penglai, crossing the Netherworld, and fled into the Void.
Last time, Han Yi had spent nearly half a year traveling from the Great Luo to Penglai, then through the Netherworld, finally reaching the Ferocious Realm.
But this time, his speed was more than ten times faster, now at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, approaching the Immortal Monarch realm. In just half a month, he arrived at the void beyond the Ferocious Realm.
The Ferocious Realm remained unchanged from his previous visit, radiating an aura of extreme ferocity that permeated the infinite distance, coiled at its center. Han Yi knew that within the realm, alongside the 'Ferocious' entity—a being more formidable than most Heavenly Venerables—lurked countless Ferocious Beasts.
These were not the Ferocious Beasts of the Jade Balance Realm's Demon Race, but rather massive, evolved creatures that had transformed under the influence of the 'Ferocious' entity's aura from mere Wild Beasts.
During his last visit, Han Yi had repeatedly been attacked by these Ferocious Beasts.
However, he had been only a Profound Immortal at the time—a mere Veteran Profound Immortal. Now, as a Golden Immortal with formidable skills, he was virtually invincible within the Golden Immortal realm, unless he encountered someone like Qin Yi, a Half-Step Immortal Monarch.
Even in the Ferocious Realm, most ferocious beasts would be no match for him.
Upon entering the realm, Han Yi didn't conceal his aura. Instead, he transformed into a True Immortal Realm ferocious beast—a hundred-meter-tall white ape.
Riding the clouds, the white ape soared through heaven and earth, heading toward the Land of Divine Revelation where he had once endured the Great Truth Divine Tribulation.
After six hours, Han Yi encountered a colossal turtle, half the size of the Primal Art Dao Field, emitting an aura that chilled his heart. The turtle was devouring a kilometer-long barbaric serpent.
Sweating profusely, the white ape turned and fled.
The turtle's aura was far more terrifying than that of any Pure Yang Dao Ancestor he had ever encountered—it was undoubtedly a Dao Ancestor.
Han Yi lowered his profile, flying at lower altitudes and altering his course at the slightest hint of a ferocious aura. He avoided slaughtering even low-tier beasts to prevent attracting more attention.
Seven days later, he finally reached the Land of Divine Revelation, a place he had visited once before.
Four massive mountain ranges intersected, forming a colossal 'well' shape when viewed from above.
After climbing the mountain range and entering the true Land of Divine Revelation, Han Yi was greeted by countless palaces and stone platforms of varying sizes, scattered throughout the interior of the mountains in a harmonious arrangement. They emitted an aura of ancient yet enduring mystery.
Having returned to this sacred land after centuries, Han Yi felt a complex mix of emotions. Since his last visit, the Immortal Realm had been plagued by turmoil, each upheaval involving increasingly higher levels of power. He felt utterly powerless, forcing himself to cultivate relentlessly until the present day.
As these thoughts surged through his mind, it took several breaths for Han Yi to gradually regain his composure.
Instead of immediately attempting the Tribulation Crossing, he manifested his thousand-zhang True Body, as he had before. This was a fundamental characteristic of this Land of Divine Revelation: regardless of whether an Ancient God belonged to the Supreme Truth, Void Extremity, Immeasurable, Creation, or any other realm, their True Body would be suppressed to a thousand zhang upon entering this sacred land. There had never been an exception.
The palaces and stone platforms built into the surrounding mountain walls were all constructed to accommodate the cultivation and meditation needs of these thousand-zhang Ancient Gods.
After manifesting his thousand-zhang True Body of an Ancient God, Han Yi descended onto a stone platform and settled into a meditative posture.
As he sat down, Divine Marks began to emerge beneath the stone platform, radiating faint waves of Divine Might.
Han Yi sat cross-legged, and before him flickered a series of blurry images—the experiences of the Ancient Gods who had once meditated on this stone platform.
This phenomenon had occurred when he came here to undergo the Great Truth Ancient God Tribulation years ago, so Han Yi was no stranger to it.
Half a month later, he stood up and moved to another palace, where he sought enlightenment from the Primordial Ancient Gods who had once cultivated there.
From then on, he would periodically choose a different palace, stone platform, or ruined residence of an Ancient God at random, seeking to understand the experiences and realms of the Primordial and even Primordial Ancient Gods.
In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.
Unconsciously, Han Yi had settled at the very center of the Land of Divine Revelation.
This central position was where the Master of the Land of Divine Revelation had once sat. Its stone platform was not merely a thousand feet wide, but ten thousand.
At a certain moment, Han Yi opened his eyes, and a faint golden light shimmered and flowed, coalescing into tangible divine power that radiated outward.
Then, he slowly rose into the air, hovering in mid-air.
As golden light overflowed from his eyes and divine power surged, subtle changes began to occur in this abandoned Ancient God's Holy Land.
It began with massive palaces and stone platforms near the mountain ridges, where faint divine light emerged. The light spread, forming complete Divine Marks, which then converged into more intricate and potent patterns.
Gradually, the illuminated palaces expanded downward across the Land of Divine Revelation, like lamps lighting up one by one. Finally, they converged at the core of the four mountain ranges. By then, the entire Land of Divine Revelation was flooded with divine light, its Divine Might overwhelming.
Then, countless strands of divine light peeled away and gathered above Han Yi's head, forming a sea of Divine Marks that transformed into thunderous Divine Tribulation lightning.
In truth, this transformation had occurred hundreds of years ago when Han Yi first ascended to the Supreme Truth Realm. However, this time the change was far more intense and complete.
Moreover, the entire Land of Divine Revelation seemed to tremble, as if the Holy Land itself were on the verge of collapsing.
But Han Yi, now completely focused, paid no attention to these signs. His entire attention was concentrated on the thunderous Divine Tribulation lightning above him.
This thunder was even denser and more expansive than in his previous ascension to the Supreme Truth Realm, its range now extending beyond the mountain ranges.
Boom!
Divine Lightning struck, sending Han Yi plummeting. But with a thunderous roar, he braved the lingering might of the lightning and charged into the Divine Tribulation Thunder Sea, bathing in the Divine Lightning as he embraced his rebirth.
In the Primordial and Primordial Eras, every Divine Tribulation for an Ancient God was a metamorphosis, a rebirth.
In those ancient ages, the Divine Tribulation was not a Death Tribulation, but a Tribulation of Life.
And now, countless millennia later, the ancient rules had changed. If the Divine Tribulation was summoned outside the Land of Divine Revelation, it became a Death Tribulation. But within the Land of Divine Revelation, one could harness the residual Divine Marks to successfully cross the Tribulation.
Terrifying fluctuations of Divine Might continued unabated.
This Divine Might drew countless ferocious beasts from thousands of miles around. Some, instinctively fearing the Divine Might, fled into the distance. Others, coveting the power, rushed madly toward the source, lurking in ambush.
The thunderous roar of Divine Lightning persisted for three full days.
Three days later, the last trace of Divine Mark dissipated into the air.
The Land of Divine Revelation was now devoid of divine light.
All that remained was a colossal figure, seated cross-legged in mid-air, his golden Divine Blood coursing across his body.
This figure was none other than Han Yi. Though he didn't summon his Proficiency Panel, he already knew he had crossed the threshold, ascending from the Supreme Truth Realm to the Void Extremity Realm.
The True Realm dissolves into void, the pinnacle of the Ancient Gods.
Now, the Ancient God Power within him began to transform from tribulation into rebirth. Within mere breaths, the injuries he sustained during the Tribulation Crossing were already beginning to heal. Given more time, he would have swiftly recovered and rapidly advanced.
But he knew that he couldn't afford to recover peacefully.
For beneath his feet, the entire Land of Divine Revelation began to tremble and collapse.
This Holy Land, which had existed for countless millennia, had fulfilled its purpose: to nurture a new Ancient God of the Void Extremity Realm.
As the Divine Might within the Land of Divine Revelation faded and the sacred ground headed toward destruction, the countless Ferocious Beasts outside grew restless and surged inward.
These beasts were the reason Han Yi couldn't afford to linger and further enhance his cultivation.
Of course, he had anticipated this long ago.
The reason he had safely crossed the Supreme Truth Realm last time was because the Land of Divine Revelation's might still held sway, preventing the Ferocious Beasts from daring to enter. This had given him the time to stabilize his cultivation. But now, years later, the patience of the surrounding beasts had worn thin. With fewer beasts remaining, Han Yi chose a direction and fled using his Escape Technique.
Han Yi had calculated beforehand that the Divine Mark's Divine Might within the Land of Divine Revelation was sufficient only for him to cross the Void Extremity Divine Tribulation. After that, the weakened Holy Land would be unable to withstand the ferocious beasts, leaving him to face them alone.
This was the most perilous moment of his entire journey, Han Yi anticipated.
He stood up, the scabbed Divine Blood flaking off and falling like ash.
Though his Divine Eyes showed fatigue—exhaustion from the exertion of the Tribulation Crossing—even this weariness couldn't dim the excitement and exhilaration within.
"Void Extremity Realm."
"Finally, I've achieved it."
In the next moment, his body began to swell, reaching ten thousand zhang in an instant. With the Holy Land's power diminished, it could no longer restrain the True Body of an Ancient God.
At ten thousand zhang, Han Yi halted. This was sufficient; any larger, and his massive form might attract other powerful ferocious beasts. Yet at only a few thousand zhang, he wouldn't be strong enough to withstand the Yueguang Divine Spear.
Ten thousand zhang was the precise size he had calculated beforehand.
Indeed.
Han Yi's solution to break through this impasse was simple and brutal: using an Ancient Divine Artifact to clear the way with a single, devastating strike.
Facing the surging tide of ferocious beasts, this was the most direct and effective method.
As his 30,000-meter True Body manifested, the smaller beasts turned and fled in terror at Han Yi's Ancient God aura. Only those equivalent to Golden Immortals or higher, their eyes gleaming with ferocity, charged forward to attack.
Han Yi let out a low roar and raised both hands, grasping the Yueguang Divine Spear within his Divine Aperture World.
His entire being suddenly descended, landing at the heart of the shattered Land of Divine Revelation below.
This scene echoed a primordial event that had unfolded here in the distant past.
During his previous confrontation with the Black Realm Star Lord in the Void, Han Yi had exhausted himself, his Three Forces drained, ultimately serving only as a pivot to drive the Divine Spear downward.
But now, having reached the Ancient God Void Extremity Realm and with his Immortal Dao cultivation advanced to the Golden Immortal realm, his overall strength had increased by more than tenfold compared to that battle with the Black Realm Star Lord.
Even so, he could muster only a single sweeping strike.
Burning divine power surged into the Divine Spear first. Before the spear could react, Han Yi instinctively drew upon Immortal Power from his Immortal Dao cultivation, demonic power from the Heartstone of the Ancient Demon Desolate Glutton within the Demon Sea, and infused them all into the Divine Spear.
In the next moment, the Crimson-Gold Battleaxe Light Divine Spear lit up, emitting an intensely dazzling radiance that dyed the surrounding hundreds of miles into a crimson-gold space.
Whoosh!
Han Yi swung the Divine Spear in a sweeping arc.
The Golden Immortal-grade ferocious beasts were crushed as easily as paper, while those nearing Immortal Monarch-grade were sent flying. Three Immortal Monarch-grade beasts exploded backward, their ferocious eyes trembling violently. Without hesitation, they turned and fled.
It wasn't Han Yi's strength they feared, but the Divine Spear itself, which posed an overwhelming danger. If it were to fully awaken, they wouldn't even be able to escape.
Ferocious beasts are not devoid of spirit or wisdom; in fact, they are even more cunning than the Demon Race, naturally knowing how to seek advantage and avoid harm.
With a single sweep of the spear, countless ferocious beasts exploded into dust.
Han Yi swiftly stored the Yueguang Divine Spear in his Divine Aperture World. Fighting against the tearing sensation in his True Body, he rapidly shrank back to human size and fled in a chosen direction.
In truth, this swing with the spear, though better than the previous strike, still left him with hidden injuries. After fleeing dozens of miles, Han Yi transformed into a one-armed white ape. The ape's aura was that of the True Immortal Realm, and its wretched escape led other ferocious beasts to mistakenly believe it had fled the terrifying battle in the Land of Divine Revelation.
Only after fleeing hundreds of thousands of miles did Han Yi finally stop. It wasn't because he felt safe, but because a familiar figure had appeared before him.
"Senior Li?" Han Yi asked, both surprised and puzzled.
The figure before him was none other than Li Qiankun, the man who had rescued him from the Primordial Boundary Wall and returned him to the Penglai Immortal Domain years ago.
After achieving the Ancient God Supreme Truth Realm and returning to the Sui Zhu Immortal Court, Han Yi had heard rumors about Li Qiankun. It was said that the Immortal Venerable Chonglou of the Kunlun Immortal Realm had been relentlessly pursuing him, even into the Ferocious Realm. There, he had drawn the attention of the Ferocious, a being that lurked within that realm. When the Ferocious struck, Immortal Venerable Chonglou fled back to Kunlun, bloodstained and defeated, while Li Qiankun vanished without a trace.
Some claimed the Ferocious had devoured him, others that he had died at the hands of Immortal Venerable Chonglou, and still others that he had escaped, hiding somewhere to recover from his injuries, destined to return one day.
Han Yi had noticed these rumors at the time, but could only sigh inwardly, his feelings inexplicable.
Whether it was Li Qiankun of the Dao Ancestor Realm, Celestial Venerable Chonglou of the Heavenly Venerable Realm, or even the legendary "Ferocious," said to be among the most formidable even among Heavenly Venerables—all stood at the pinnacle of the Primordial Era, far beyond his reach. Even observing them from a distance would be fatal, let alone interfering.
He recalled the terrifying phenomenon he had witnessed in the Void when he first left the Ferocious Realm. If he guessed correctly, it must have been the residual aftermath of a clash between Celestial Venerable Chonglou and Li Qiankun.
By sheer accident, he had glimpsed a Heavenly Venerable in action. Overwhelmed with fear, he had fled immediately. At that time, Li Qiankun must have been using his full power, his aura so intense that even Han Yi couldn't detect it.
Yet now, here he was, encountering Li Qiankun again within the Ferocious Realm.
Moreover, Li Qiankun seemed to be in a precarious state.
At that moment, Han Yi shed his White Ape form, revealing his True Form and suppressing his aura completely. Three hundred meters ahead, at the foot of a cliff, Li Qiankun trudged through the mountain stream, his face expressionless, moving as if he were merely a Mortal.
His aura flickered erratically, fluctuating wildly. At its peak, it reached the terrifying heights of the Dao Ancestor Realm, enough to make Han Yi's heart race. At its lowest, it dipped to a mere Qi Refining Stage aura.
Han Yi descended and followed Li Qiankun, keeping pace.