Chapter 1366: Yaoyao's Changes

The struggle for the Stone Dragon Secret Realm concluded with Yao Yao’s astonishing arrow. The retreat of the Sacred Race army effectively handed over the Stone Dragon Secret Realm completely.

At this moment, the armies of the Heavens erupted in earth-shattering cheers. The experts from the Heavens who had participated in the Stone Dragon struggle were so overwhelmed with emotion that they wept tears of joy. After all, the war had been incredibly tumultuous, truly difficult for an ordinary person to bear. Fortunately, they had emerged as the ultimate victors.

Gazes filled with deep respect turned towards Zhou Yuan. Everyone understood that Zhou Yuan was the primary contributor to this war's success. If he hadn't ultimately turned the tide and defeated the almost invincible Taixuan, not only would the Heavens have failed to secure the Stone Dragon Secret Realm, but perhaps all of them would have been slaughtered by Taixuan, becoming stepping stones for his ascension to Sainthood.

And everyone also understood that after this battle, Zhou Yuan's name would resound throughout the Heavens. He would likely become the true undisputed greatest expert below the Saints in all the Heavens.

Outside the Stone Dragon Secret Realm, the Saints stood suspended in the air. Venerable Jin Luo and Cang Yuan stood side by side, watching the enormous stone dragon drawing ever closer to the Dragon-Relocating Array.

“The Sacred Race’s foundation is indeed beyond what our Heavens can match. If not for the Third God’s intervention this time, our Heavens might have fallen into disadvantage again,” Venerable Jin Luo sighed, a hint of helplessness on his aged face. During the first World Extermination War, many Saints of the Heavens perished, including several Three-Lotus Venerables. Although they had recuperated for thousands of years, the gap compared to the Sacred Race remained vast.

In the Genesis Shrine, there were only three Venerables, whereas the Sacred Race had a full seven. If not for the constant need for several Ancient Saints to guard the Sacred Mountain, drawing power for their sleeping Sacred God, then if all seven of their Saints were to emerge, the Heavens might not even dare to set foot in the chaotic void, forced to cower and survive under the protection of the 'Primordial Saint-Slaying Array'.

Hearing this, Cang Yuan’s eyes also showed a heavy expression. Below the Saint stage in the Heavens, people might only know that the Sacred Race was powerful, but they didn’t know the extent of that power. Only these Saints truly understood the gap. Furthermore, this was under the premise that the Sacred God of the Sacred Race was still asleep. For thousands of years, the Sacred Race had truly suffocated the Saints of the Heavens.

“There’s no need to be too pessimistic. This time, the Heavens have the Third God, and as the great change in the Heavens approaches, the lingering will of the Ancestral Dragon in this world will also stir. Under such circumstances, our Heavens might yet produce individuals with great fortune. Perhaps then, our Three-Lotus realm in the Heavens will be able to catch up,” Venerable Jin Luo said with a smile, comforting Cang Yuan after seeing his silence.

Cang Yuan nodded. Whenever the great change of the Heavens approached, individuals of great fortune would emerge. For instance, during the ancient World Extermination War, the number of Saints born in the Heavens was unprecedented. If not for the Sacred God's final intervention, the Heavens might not have lost to the Sacred Race on the front lines.

As the two spoke, the massive stone dragon had already made contact with the Dragon-Relocating Array. Immediately, the array burst forth with dazzling light, so intense that it illuminated every corner of the entire space.

The experts from the Heavens who were still on the stone dragon were lifted by a gentle force, then carried out of the array and set down in the surrounding void.

Looking down, they could see the stone dragon, as vast as a continent, rapidly shrinking. More than ten Saints simultaneously worked to compress it. In just half an incense stick's time, the continent-sized stone dragon was reduced to merely half a *zhang* in size, appearing incredibly lifelike and exquisitely crafted.

Countless gazes radiated with fervor. Within this half-zhang stone dragon lay an extremely concentrated Ancestral Dragon remnant soul. If refined into an Ancestral Dragon Pill, it would undoubtedly benefit countless experts from the Heavens. Wasn't this opportunity precisely what the Heavens' experts had risked their lives for here?

Venerable Jin Luo waved his hand, and the half-zhang stone dragon floated before him. He gazed gently at the armies of the Heavens and announced, “After the Ancestral Dragon remnant soul is extracted from this stone dragon, it will be refined into Ancestral Dragon Pills. These will then be distributed according to each individual’s contribution in battle. For those who fell in combat, their families will receive the share, granting it to their children as a compensatory allowance.”

The armies of the Heavens immediately erupted in thunderous cheers, like a mountain collapsing or a tsunami roaring.

Zhou Yuan, however, remained calm. He had already reaped the greatest reward. Having established his own Law Domain, his power was now considered at the peak among the Law Domain experts in the Heavens. What he would pursue next was the path to Sainthood, which had thwarted countless prodigious talents. For this, even Ancestral Dragon Marrow would likely be of no help to him.

“After helping Yao Yao refine these Ancestral Dragon remnant souls into Ancestral Dragon Pills, I should also make a trip back to the Cangxuan Heaven.” Zhou Yuan’s gaze was profound. Unconsciously, so many years had passed since he left Cangxuan Heaven. The young Divine Dwelling stage practitioner who departed back then had now become a prominent figure whose name echoed throughout the Heavens in the eyes of others.

Within Cangxuan Heaven, there was still a lingering grievance awaiting his resolution: The Sacred Palace, and Palace Master Sheng Yuan. The existence who, in his eyes back then, was almost insurmountable, was no longer so unattainable now.

As he thought of the past, a glint of cold light appeared in Zhou Yuan's eyes. He clearly remembered the culprit who caused Yao Yao to fall into a several-year slumber. If this vendetta remained unsettled, his mind would never be at peace.

As thoughts swirled in Zhou Yuan’s mind, Tuntun’s figure flickered and appeared above his head, lazily yawning.

He smiled as he looked at the Stone Dragon Secret Realm, which was now concluding, and said, “Let’s go, it’s time to head home. Yao Yao is still waiting for us.”

After greeting Su Youwei and the others, he directly soared towards the spatial passage in the void that led to All-Heavens City. No one stopped him; the Saints merely glanced at him before withdrawing their gazes. They all knew what Zhou Yuan intended to do and were content with it. After all, for the Heavens now, appeasing the Third God was arguably the most crucial matter. And considering all the Heavens, if there was anything that truly interested the Third God, it was likely only Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan returned to All-Heavens City through the spatial passage. Without any delay, he headed directly to the quiet courtyard deep within the city.