Chapter 1282: White Clouds and Changing Days

Almost two years passed in the blink of an eye. During these two years, the All-Heavens were far from peaceful.

First, the news from Dragon Spirit Heaven created an uproar among the All-Heavens. The Holy Race had been increasingly active over the years, causing growing concern across the All-Heavens. All major powers in the All-Heavens understood that conflicts and opposing stances were ever-present, much like the Human Race and the Genesis Beast Race, who had hunted each other. However, on a broader scale, both sides maintained a degree of restraint and were able to keep each other in check.

Yet, such restraints could not be imposed on the Holy Race. Their very purpose was to annihilate all life in the Heavenly Origin World, making them the sole rulers and elevating their Holy God to an existence akin to the Ancestral Dragon.

Therefore, this was a life-or-death struggle.

Although the Holy Race had retreated to the Four Heavens after the Great World-Annihilation War and caused no further disturbances, the various forces within the All-Heavens never lowered their guard or ceased to be wary, for they were well aware of the Holy Race's power. Many, including even some Saints of the All-Heavens, held a pessimistic view regarding their ability to contend with the Holy Race. In the ancient World-Annihilation War, had it not been for the sudden emergence of the Ancestral Dragon's will, which severely wounded the Holy God, all other races in the Heavenly Origin World would likely have been subjugated and bred like livestock by the Holy Race, slaughtered at will.

The Ancestral Dragon's will could protect them once, but not a second time. If the Holy God were to reawaken and regain power, what could the All-Heavens use to resist?

It was precisely because of these concerns that the Return to Ruins Temple was established in the All-Heavens, tasked with constantly monitoring the Holy Race's movements. Now, with the Holy Race beginning to scheme for the suppressed Holy God's blood marrow, it became clear they were preparing for the Holy God's reawakening. Once this news spread, it caused a massive stir within the Return to Ruins Temple. After deliberation, the Saints of the All-Heavens unanimously decided to issue the first All-Heavens Battle Order since the temple's inception.

The All-Heavens Battle Order signified the mobilization of all forces in the All-Heavens, initiating a state of war preparedness.

Following the issuance of the Battle Order, the Return to Ruins Temple dispatched Saints to explore the Chaos Void. This region contained countless spaces constantly being created and destroyed, an area rarely ventured into by either the various races of the All-Heavens or the Holy Race. The Chaos Void was inherently unstable, fraught with numerous dangers, and even Saints could occasionally become lost within it.

When the Ancestral Dragon severely wounded the Holy God back then, some of the Holy God's blood marrow and other substances that had been separated from its body were sealed and suppressed within the Chaos Void. The Return to Ruins Temple now intended to locate these sealed areas and reinforce the seals as much as possible. It is worth noting that this sealing reinforcement technique originated from Yao Yao.

During the nearly two years Zhou Yuan and Tun Tun spent training in the God-Ancestral Mountain, Grand Venerable Cang Yuan was dispatched as an envoy by the Return to Ruins Temple to personally invite Yao Yao, hoping she would contribute to the All-Heavens' struggle against the Holy Race. After a day of silent meditation, Yao Yao agreed.

In response to the All-Heavens' actions, the Holy Race quickly implemented countermeasures. Large numbers of Holy Race experts flooded into the Chaos Void, leading to renewed clashes between the two sides in this void, after thousands of years. It was during these clashes that the All-Heavens, as expected, truly felt the terrifying power of the Holy Race. Since the "Primordial Chaos Saint Punishing Formation" did not cover the Chaos Void, the Holy Race could send their experts and armies without restraint.

In the initial series of confrontations, the All-Heavens' forces suffered complete defeat. Setting aside the Saint stage, the Holy Race clearly held a significant advantage in other cultivation stages. Thus, after the initial crushing defeats, the All-Heavens abandoned large-scale direct confrontations and adopted a strategy of evasive maneuvers. They first identified the spatial coordinates of some seals, then sent large numbers of small, covert teams, using feints and real attacks, to reinforce the seals. After all, the Chaos Void's extremely complex environment provided excellent cover, making it unlikely for the Holy Race to track every one of their operations.

Faced with the All-Heavens' approach, the Holy Race indeed had few options, only able to dispatch teams during monitoring patrols hoping for a chance encounter. Simultaneously, the Holy Race was also locating the sealed areas, striving to retrieve more of the Holy God's substances as quickly as possible. Consequently, in the Chaos Void, the All-Heavens and the Holy Race continuously clashed. Cold and brutal fighting gradually filled the once serene Chaos Void with a bloody aura. This place, after thousands of years, had once again become a true battlefield between the All-Heavens and the Holy Race. Both sides referred to it as the Void Battlefield.

As this atmosphere spread, tensions within the All-Heavens gradually intensified. For the time being, Saints were not directly involved in the clashes on the Void Battlefield. This was because their power level was too immense; they were essentially strategic weapons, constantly monitoring each other. Therefore, most of the conflicts in the Chaos Void were primarily sustained by Dharma Domain experts, supplemented by Origin Infant practitioners. Experts at these two levels temporarily became the primary combatants representing the All-Heavens.

Consequently, over the past two years, all major powers in the All-Heavens began dedicating their full resources to cultivating the exceptional talents within their Origin Infant stage. Even Saints personally guided and trained them, as this stage offered greater potential for growth compared to Dharma Domain experts. Of course, the Origin Infant prodigies who received such direct guidance from Saints remained a minority.

Under these unprecedented circumstances, the power of Origin Infant stage cultivators in the All-Heavens experienced a sudden, explosive surge. In just two short years, numerous prodigies emerged at an unimaginable pace, achieving remarkable feats in the Void Battlefield. They instantly became renowned throughout the All-Heavens, drawing widespread admiration. Many said these two years had brought about earth-shattering changes.

Among them, the Three Prodigies of Primordial Chaos Heaven shone the brightest:The Son of Devour, Zhao Muyao.The Yin-Yang Master, Su Youwei.The Martial Imperial Princess, Wu Yao.

Two years prior, these three were merely ordinary Origin Infant stage cultivators. However, after two years of intensive cultivation by their respective factions, they all displayed astonishing talent and potential. Subsequently, they even entered the Return to Ruins Temple and received guidance from the Saints. With such opportunities, two years later, all three of their Origin Infants had reached nine inches! At the same time, each of them had personally slain a Holy Race Pseudo-Dharma Domain expert! Such speed and achievements caused immense shock. Everyone understood the incredible potential represented by a nine-inch Origin Infant. Furthermore, after reaching nine inches, every incremental step was like a new world, something ordinary people could neither imagine nor attain. Some asserted that the three of them possessed the potential to become Saints! Therefore, even in these two years when prodigies emerged in droves and monstrous talents appeared frequently, these three were considered the most brilliant.

And speaking of these three, people would naturally recall someone who had made a considerable name for himself in the All-Heavens two years prior... Zhou Yuan of the Heavenly Abyss Region. However, after two years of disappearance, coupled with the rapid changes in the world and the continuous emergence of new prodigies, Zhou Yuan's name was rarely mentioned anymore. Some even lamented that this once-brightest star of the Origin Infant stage in the All-Heavens had ultimately dimmed, replaced by successive waves of new talents, which was a cause for sighing. Yet, such lamentations lasted only for a moment before being quickly forgotten. In the current tense atmosphere of the All-Heavens, there was no time to dwell on someone who had been missing for years. Instead, it was the prodigies fighting for the All-Heavens on the Void Battlefield who truly inspired admiration and aspiration.

Thus, as time passed, Zhou Yuan's name gradually faded.

And just as he was being forgotten, deep within the Dragon Spirit Heaven, which had also been sealed for two years...

The God-Ancestral Mountain, standing silently on the ground, suddenly trembled slightly. A crack appeared at its base, and then, with a low thud, a foot kicked out from within, instantly sending rocks flying. Amidst the scattered rocks and dust, a somewhat dishevelled young figure, accompanied by a dusty, dog-like creature, slowly emerged from the opening.