Chapter 1200: All Within My Hands

When the chaotic void tore apart, forming a spatial portal, the gazes of countless beings within that space immediately projected towards it. From the heavens, similar gazes converged on this spot.

Under the watchful eyes of countless gazes, the spatial portal took shape. The next moment, Genesis Qi fluctuations burst forth, and countless figures were forcefully ejected, like fish and shrimp swept along by a flood, scattering across the void.

“Are they the Heavenly Sun Stage cultivators from the Five Great Heavens?” As soon as these figures were unceremoniously ejected, powerful senses immediately spread out, identifying them.

Consequently, many powerful beings from the Five Great Heavens showed a hint of surprise and delight in their eyes, while the Saint Race side appeared somewhat bewildered. Something seemed amiss.

The powerhouses from the Five Great Heavens exchanged glances, somewhat confused. According to the Saint Race's previous statements, they should have prepared a formidable barrier at the Heavenly Sun Stage, capable of binding nine major ancestral qi mainlines. With the power of that barrier, they were highly likely to annihilate the forces from the Five Great Heavens! They had prepared for the worst, but now… why were the forces from the Five Great Heavens the first to appear?

Moreover, they soon discovered that after all the forces from the Five Great Heavens had emerged, and even as the spatial portal gradually dissipated, there was still no sign of the Saint Race's Heavenly Sun Stage cultivators.

A silence fell over the chaotic void. The Saint Race side had evidently not anticipated this situation; even their Saints were momentarily stunned.

“Many of our people have broken through to the Nascent Source Stage…” Amidst the silence, the Saints from the Five Great Heavens swept their senses across, immediately detecting that many among these Heavenly Sun Stage cultivators had advanced to the Nascent Source Stage.

“What exactly happened?” “Why are the Saint Race forces absent?” Faced with this situation, even the Saints of the Five Great Heavens exchanged bewildered glances.

“What transpired in your Ancient Source Heaven?” Finally, the booming voice of a Saint from the Five Great Heavens resonated in the ears of the many Heavenly Sun Stage cultivators who had just been ejected from the spatial portal.

Initially, these ejected forces from the Five Great Heavens were somewhat dazed. They hadn't expected to arrive at such a place immediately after leaving the Ancient Source Heaven. However, they soon sensed the terrifying auras around them. Although greatly shaken, they blinked, and their gazes, almost simultaneously, swept through the crowd, finally converging on a young figure.

“Hmm?” Following their gazes, beings from all sides also noticed the young figure, uttering soft exclamations of surprise. “Grand Nascent Source Stage?”

What surprised the Saints of the Five Great Heavens most was that these elite Heavenly Sun Stage cultivators from their domains treated this young man as their leader. It was known that these young people were all arrogant individuals in their respective heavens, and for them to display such a stance, it had to be a sign of genuine admiration.

That figure, naturally, was Zhou Yuan. However, at this moment, his expression was somewhat stiff. In fact, upon first appearing here, he had sensed something was amiss because of the overwhelming number of terrifying auras. So, he honestly hid within the crowd, intending to remain inconspicuous.

He could be arrogant in the Ancient Source Heaven because no one could truly stand against him, but here, it was different… Apart from their group of newcomers, the weakest here were at the Nascent Source Stage! There were even powerful figures at the Law Domain Stage and Saint Stage! Keeping a low profile was the wisest course of action!

What he hadn't expected was that these scoundrels would draw attention to him. “A bunch of troublemakers; I saved them for nothing.” Zhou Yuan felt helpless. He could only brace himself, enduring the gaze of those terrifying eyes. Heaven knew how much psychological pressure he was under at that moment… The Saints, even with a casual glance, made him feel enveloped by an invisible force. At that moment, it was as if the Genesis Infant in his Divine Dwelling trembled slightly.

“Junior Brother?” Just as Zhou Yuan's scalp tingled from the countless powerful gazes, a surprised voice rang out.

The void rippled, and two figures appeared: Zhuan Zhu and Chi Jing. “Senior Brother, Second Senior Sister!” Seeing them, Zhou Yuan quickly offered a smile.

Zhuan Zhu cast a curious glance at him, then spoke towards the depths of the chaotic void: “This is a direct disciple of my master, Cang Yuan.”

“Has that old fellow Cang Yuan taken another direct disciple?” “No wonder…” Some powerful thoughts swept through the void, exchanging communications.

“Zhou Yuan, what exactly happened?” Knowing the other Saints' confusion, Zhuan Zhu asked.

Zhou Yuan thought for a moment and said, “The Saint Race forces activated a barrier called the Grand Saint Evolution Realm Formation, intending to monopolize the nine mainlines. However, the barrier was incomplete, so I found a flaw and led the forces from the Five Great Heavens to charge in. After a period of struggle, we seized the core of the formation, and the Saint Race forces suffered a backlash from the barrier, with half of them dying or getting injured, and the other half escaping.”

Zhou Yuan's words were simple, yet the impact they carried was earth-shattering. Many Nascent Source and Law Domain stage cultivators stared at him, dumbfounded. The formidable auras in the depths of the chaotic void also emanated unusual fluctuations.

Because everyone present understood the Saint Race's methods, they could sense the immense difficulty and thrilling danger hidden beneath Zhou Yuan's simple words. The Saint Race side also fell into a silence, their powerful beings in a slight daze.

Zhuan Zhu and Chi Jing were similarly astonished. They exchanged a look, almost unable to process the information contained in Zhou Yuan's words.

Zhou Yuan looked at them and slowly said, “Simply put… our Heavenly Sun Stage forces from the Five Great Heavens defeated them.”

The void was silent, and even the heavens fell quiet. Countless gazes watched the projection in the void. They saw the young figure within it, and his calm words carried a hint of a bloody narrative.

Moreover, those words carried a deeper meaning: the Saint Race was indeed powerful… but not unbeatable. At this moment, in the heavens, countless people whose eyes were originally filled with pessimism and gloom now saw a glimmer of light. Perhaps Zhou Yuan's victory had many limitations, but regardless, it was not impossible for them to achieve victory…

“What about the final ancestral qi?” A Saint's voice, vast and ethereal, resounded.

Zhou Yuan calmly stated, “In the Ancient Source Heaven's Heavenly Sun Stage contention, our Five Great Heavens alone occupied all nine ancestral qi mainlines, and twenty percent of the ancestral qi is now in our Five Heavens’ possession.”

As his voice fell, a sudden uproar erupted within the Five Great Heavens.