Chapter 1364: Yang Realm Mutation

At this moment, Number Nine's face contorted, his eyes either rapidly shrinking in horror or coalescing into two symbols out of excitement. His entire body trembled and shook, as if he had witnessed something utterly unbelievable, convulsing uncontrollably. It was impossible to tell if it was from extreme fear or intense excitement.

Though sparse, the scattered ashes that fell here formed a dense fog, completely engulfing the First Mountain and obscuring its terrain from view. The sky had split open and was still dripping blood! Only a few scattered specks of ash fell, yet they led to truly terrifying consequences.

The yellow paper burned completely to ash, drifting over the battlefield and covering the path connecting to the Soul River.

Boom!

At this very moment, the world underwent a shocking upheaval, as if it were turning upside down and about to invert itself. In this area, countless field symbols erupted with immortal brilliance, shooting upwards. The entire underground ancestral脉 of the Yang Realm seemed to be stirring. It was as if billions of tons of weight were crashing down from beyond the heavens, threatening to sink the three battlefields. People were horrified, barely able to believe what they were seeing.

Just a few ashes, yet they caused such a bizarre transformation! A substance that seemed as if it could be blown away with a single breath now… formed a mountain upon landing! This transformation was truly astonishing. What was the origin of that yellow paper? Who left it behind, and who wrote it? Now, after burning to ash, it could achieve such a feat?!

An boundless mountain rose from the ground, incredibly magnificent, stretching endlessly, vast and awe-inspiring. It was entirely black, massive and imposing, its peaks piercing into the clouds. It suppressed the area, completely covering the broken path of the Soul River, pressing it beneath, out of sight. The towering black peaks stood there, imparting a sense of oppressive and boundless majesty. They were so vast that their end could not be seen. A speck of ash had transformed into a colossal mountain, suppressing everything, appearing so abruptly.

On the battlefield, powerhouses from various races were stunned and speechless. Whose work was this? Only the Envoy race trembled. They strongly suspected this might be from the Heavens above; otherwise, how could such a thing occur? Of course, they also believed that beings of such power existed among the myriad heavens. Otherwise, how could the Soul River endure, and ultimate evolvers bleed?

The continuous black mountain range vibrated violently. Invisible pressure was released between its main peaks, and with one final tremor, the massive mountain range completely suppressed the battlefield. The area grew quiet; all anomalies were swept away! It was as if no anomaly had ever occurred, yet everyone knew that the Yang Realm was different. There was a pervasive feeling that the world had grown vastly more magnificent.

"In this world... the Great Dao has become clearer. I can now see order arrays and chains of rules stretching across the sky, suspended beyond the firmament!" A mighty being was horrified, his pupils contracting, and a pang of dread filled him with an intense sense of unease. He found that his decaying body was now increasingly strained, and he dared not act rashly, fearing that if he damaged the world, he would be injured by the Yang Realm's backlash.

"The world's rules have been restructured; order has grown stronger!" In the far northern reaches of the Yang Realm, a deep voice resonated. The Martial Maniac awoke, revealing a pair of eyes in the darkness more terrifying than the sun itself. That oppressive aura was felt by all his disciples and followers, who trembled as if their bodies were about to explode. Even Heavenly Venerates could not bear it.

"Is Ancestral Master about to reach an even higher level?!" someone exclaimed involuntarily.

"Has this world's grand environment matured not to bless all beings, but to give birth to ultimate evolvers?!" As the Martial Maniac's eyes opened and closed, time itself was disrupted. In this area, numerous massive stellar cores floated in the void, all resonating. With a single thought, some fragmented stars rotated, rumbling and creating terrifying waves of the Great Dao that covered the far north, then expanded to envelop the boundless oceans.

"Is Ancestral Master about to become invincible across heaven and earth?!" Some people stared blankly, then became both shocked and excited. If the Martial Maniac could transcend antiquity and modernity, achieving an invincible form and becoming unparalleled in the world, then his followers would also be able to roam freely, and who would dare to disrespect them?

"The heavenly secrets are unclear, and the Great Dao is obscure. It's hard to say who can rise and transform into an invincible being. My master has a destiny, and I too will contend for it, or perhaps beings from other lineages are about to evolve?" The Martial Maniac murmured to himself, then his eyes, like immortal swords, emitted clanging beams of light.

At this moment, some powerhouses across the Yang Realm developed a special intuition: was someone about to achieve the supreme fruit status, contending soon to step into that highest domain?

In Eastern Yong Province, amidst a mountain intertwined with lightning and fire, vast amounts of heavenly tribulation ashes rose. This was the former reclusive cultivation site of the Yong Province Overlord. In ancient times, he had once disintegrated, struck down by a chaotic heavenly tribulation. Even in that era, he had unified vast regions of the Yang Realm, and in this life, he had made a comeback. In fact, he had never truly died. When he was struck into charcoal by the strongest heavenly tribulation back then, he merely went into dormancy and retreated, never fully perishing.

Now, golden mist diffused from his mouth and nostrils, then enveloped his entire body. His aura surged, incredibly terrifying. However, he also let out a sigh. Although he remained an overlord in this life, his martial uncle had emerged, renowned as the Undefeated Feather Emperor. Moreover, not long ago, the Feather Emperor had taken action, killing the overlord of Southern Zhan Province, and achieving a double kill by eliminating those two fellow cultivators.

"I'm still not entirely resigned; I want to become an ultimate evolver, and I still have a chance!" he murmured to himself. Blood qi permeated, and his bones crackled. In an instant, he transformed into a robust young man, his vital essence like a sea, at the absolute peak of his life. For a moment, the world grew dark, and the stars dimmed. His body was enveloped in the light of the Great Dao, but it gradually receded inward, absorbing all energy.

At this moment, similar terrifying phenomena occurred in Western He Province. Several legendary ancient temples, which had never reappeared since prehistoric times, began to emit sounds of Buddhist chanting and scripture recitation today. Ancient monasteries seemed to be returning from chaos, carrying a distant Daoist charm, gradually approaching the mortal world and re-entering the Yang Realm.

"Ultimate evolvers will no longer be mere legends; they are destined to appear. It will be the reincarnated body of our Buddha!" A peaceful voice emanated from one of the ancient temples. This sound wave resonated in the hearts of all members of the Buddhist race, like the booming vibrations of a grand bell, cleansing their soul light and awe-inspiring the entire era.

Similar events also unfolded among the famous mountains and great rivers. In the Yang Realm, all famous mountains and great rivers were secret lands, forbidden and highly important areas. Some regions were so terrifying that even the most powerful races in the Yang Realm dared not approach them. This was because old monsters might be lurking and slumbering in any extraordinary terrain. Some beings didn't even belong to this era, their dwellings not of this realm, merely connected to the Yang Realm by paths formed from Great Dao runes!

At this moment, as expected, famous mountains and great rivers began to glow, their brilliant symbols illuminating the vast ranges. Among them, after several powerful auras emerged, the entire Yang Realm resonated faintly. These included mythical beings from prehistoric legends and unknown supreme entities. Additionally, there were beings buried from the same era as the Heavenly Emperor. Furthermore, Great Evil Spirits, the Fallen Immortal King Clan, and others, who had remained in the Yang Realm from ancient times, also reawakened in certain secret lands!

On this day, unrest spread throughout the Yang Realm as various unimaginable anomalies appeared. A grand transformation of the world had begun! The Soul River, the yellow paper ashes... scene after scene, as various changes successively appeared, many evolvers keenly sensed that something momentous was about to happen.

On that very day, a colossal beam of light erupted between heaven and earth, as if creating the world, causing the entire sky of the Yang Realm to shimmer with mist and steam, and the rules of the Great Dao to intertwine ceaselessly. Many watched in horror as various Dao marks intertwined and rules merged, coalescing into a human form, as if to manifest a supreme Dao body. Later, it transformed again: the various Great Dao symbols became a four-headed, eight-armed being, facing the four directions, suppressing the eight wastes. As its eyes opened and closed, divine light pierced through the four seas.

Next, it changed once more, transforming into a phoenix, spreading its wings to take flight. Its feathers fluttered, descending like chains from heaven, penetrating the six directions. The next moment, the phoenix vanished, and those rules transformed into a gray mist, within which a ghastly, agonizing wail could be faintly heard.

Soon, the Fallen Immortal King Clan appeared, emanating black light. The sacred aura of the immortal race merged with darkness. As their eyes opened and closed, the immortal race's unparalleled energy surged, threatening to pierce through eternity.

On this day, the Great Dao in the sky continuously manifested, transforming into various beings, all formed by condensed Dao traces. "Ultimate evolvers are about to appear! The races that just manifested, those formed by Dao traces, all have the potential to merge with the Dao and achieve the ultimate leap." All races trembled. Any lineage that had manifested in the Great Dao, formed by Dao traces, could potentially give birth to a supreme being. For a time, the entire world was astonished. Many grew envious, their hearts stirred, then their blood boiled with excitement. Were ultimate evolvers, mere legendary beings, truly about to appear? Some harbored anticipation, hoping for an ancient ancestor from their own race to rise and become an ultimate being.

Many things happened on this day. It was much later that people learned the First Mountain's location was entirely covered by mist and could no longer be seen. Two days later, the dense fog there dissipated, revealing a magnificent mountain range that pierced the clouds and merged into the sky. Most of the previously shattered parts of the First Mountain's area were now covered.

"Was the First Mountain destroyed?!"

"Or did the First Mountain regrow?!"

People were filled with doubt and confusion. Some said the First Mountain was finished, targeted by the Heavens and completely leveled. Others claimed the First Mountain had regenerated, its previously broken peaks reformed, growing from underground and standing once more in the world. People became increasingly certain that a grand transformation of the world had begun, with many events exceeding expectations and becoming more unfathomable.

The envoys from the Heavens above hastily departed that day to report to their clans that a monumental event was about to unfold in the Yang Realm, perhaps bringing great opportunities. Disturbances occurred across the myriad heavens. Some forbidden lands and ancient paths, capable of connecting to realms beyond, allowed certain individuals to transmit news.

"The Yang Realm has changed! All Great Universe-level beings and powerhouses aspiring to the ultimate path from across the heavens are welcome to contend!" A blood-stained letter, eerily fluttering amidst fragments of time, was sent to those beyond the realm, even conveying information to beings from other branches of evolutionary civilization!

However, all of this was temporarily irrelevant to Chu Feng. He had successfully left the three battlefields amidst the chaos. At this moment, he was in a highly modern city, with skyscrapers rising one after another, reaching into the clouds. At night, the city lights flickered, making the colossal metropolis incredibly dazzling. All its buildings were made of special composite materials; some gleamed with metallic luster, while others had a simple, unadorned, back-to-basics appearance. However, no matter what, it couldn't hide the fact that this was not a city of gods and devils. Spaceships appeared and disappeared, carving brilliant beams of light across the sky. Furthermore, various flying saucers, small spacecraft, and other vessels, glinting with metallic luster, were docked on many buildings.

Chu Feng felt a moment of disorientation. Having been in the Yang Realm for so long, he had almost forgotten that this vast land harbored both divine and demonic evolution civilizations, as well as various human technological civilizations. In fact, the weapons developed by the latter possessed immense power, capable of slaying gods and devils. However, due to the Yang Realm's exceedingly complex terrain, some areas were simply unsuitable for battleships to traverse; they would inexplicably fall. The three battlefields, for instance, had such terrain, making it impossible to deploy these weapons there.

At this moment, Chu Feng entered a building radiating with iridescent light. Its interior was vast, combining technological and divine-demonic civilizations, making it both magnificent and practical. This place was known as the most complete archive of Yang Realm history, containing the accumulated efforts of generations, and it was open to the public. He had come here to research some information, as he planned to go somewhere to rapidly enhance his strength. Now, he needed to thoroughly study and plan using the resources available here.

Suddenly looking up, Chu Feng's pupils contracted as he saw an image on a large screen.

"Ziluan?!"

It was Ziluan, his maid from the Lesser Netherworld, the timid, frightened, yet sometimes very haughty woman he had captured. She was now forced back into her original form, a purple luan bird, trapped in a birdcage! Chu Feng's gaze was profound. He remained silent, staring at it for a long time.

Meanwhile, over the course of several days, news of the changes in the Yang Realm and the potential emergence of ultimate evolvers had spread, and beings from outside realms had begun to arrive.

"From beyond the heavens, five mythical beings have descended; five exceptionally gifted individuals, hailed as myths, have arrived in the Yang Realm." A secret was revealed.

"The Yang Realm is quite good; its rules are complete. Indeed, ultimate evolvers are about to appear. We won't aspire to that, as we are still too young, but we must contend for a great opportunity." On that day, a forbidden land stirred, connected to an extraterrestrial path, and beings traversed this passage, entering the Yang Realm.

"From the Pure Lands of the Heavens, where the Demon Lord is universally revered, the Seven Great Sages of the demon race have arrived. Although we are but juniors, following our elders, we too wish to witness how ultimate evolvers are born in the Yang Realm." Not long after, people from outside realms also borrowed a path from another forbidden land, entering the Yang Realm. These were several great divine kings, yet they were merely juniors, arriving ahead of the old masters from that ancient land, full of vigor and highly arrogant. Beings began to appear on some long-desolate paths. Among them, some even mentioned Cao De, already knowing that name, and not in a friendly manner!