That single dragon roar was merely an ordinary bellow from the ancient Golden Dragon within the Mountains and Rivers World.
Yet in an instant, it shattered the Mysterious Realm’s laws and birthed a new one of its own.
It was as if gods and demons retreated before its supreme dominance.
To Ling Xiao, the roar was deafening and terrifyingly powerful, but martial artists below the Heavenly Human Realm couldn’t sense it at all.
Even Heavenly Human Realm experts only vaguely felt something had changed, without grasping what.
In the Mysterious Realm, only a handful of supreme powerhouses could clearly perceive the fracturing and rebirth of the laws.
At the heart of the Tianlong Continent, a towering pillar stood, its surface flickering with inscriptions exuding an ancient, boundless aura.
Legend held that each of the thirteen continents had such a structure, known as the “Law Pillars.”
These thirteen pillars were the foundation of the Mysterious Realm’s laws.
No one knew what material they were made of, but no one had ever left a mark on them.
Not Heavenly Human Realm experts.
Not even Grotto-Heaven Realm experts!
Whenever a law shattered, the Law Pillars would sound an alarm, turning crimson and emitting a signal only Heavenly Human Realm experts could sense.
At this moment, the Law Pillar on the Tianlong Continent glowed a fiery red, as if molten, its inscriptions flashing rapidly.
Urgent alarm signals reached the ears of every Heavenly Human Realm expert and above.
“The Law Pillar is sounding an alarm! Has a law been broken?”
“The last time a law shattered, the Mysterious Realm faced calamity, nearly wiping out the human race. What disaster is it this time?”
“Is the Mysterious Realm facing another catastrophe?”
Near the Law Pillar, figures began to gather.
Their terrifying auras made nearby creatures tremble.
These were all Heavenly Human Realm experts, rarely seen, now assembled here.
Boom~~
Suddenly, an overwhelmingly powerful aura swept over, far surpassing all the Heavenly Human Realm experts.
Behind this figure was a radiant sun wheel, emitting an awe-inspiring, vast presence.
Even peak Heavenly Human Realm experts knelt to greet it.
“Pay respects to the Great Sun Realm Master!”
“Realm Master” was the title for Grotto-Heaven Realm powerhouses, akin to “Master” or “Heavenly Venerable.”
“Rise!”
The Great Sun Realm Master descended slowly, standing before the Law Pillar. He extended his right hand, the sun wheel behind him spinning, its blazing light merging into the pillar.
Buzz~~
The Law Pillar trembled, its inscriptions flashing even faster.
The Great Sun Realm Master frowned, sweat beading on his forehead.
Even for a Grotto-Heaven Realm powerhouse, the Law Pillar was dauntingly formidable.
The sun wheel’s light grew brighter, and he closed his eyes, focusing on communing with the pillar.
Its searing radiance enveloped the area, forcing Heavenly Human Realm experts to retreat and watch respectfully from a distance.
He was like an incarnation of the sun, a ruler of heaven and earth, his every move sending shivers through the Heavenly Human Realm experts.
More experts arrived but stayed on the periphery,不敢 disturbing him.
“The Great Sun Realm Master truly exists. I thought he was just a legend.”
“Indeed, if not for the Law Pillar’s alarm, he wouldn’t have appeared.”
“But what’s the alarm about? Has the Mysterious Realm’s laws been shattered by an external force again?”
This question stemmed from ancient records stating the Mysterious Realm’s first calamity was caused by an external force breaking its laws.
“No idea, but the Great Sun Realm Master should figure it out. His Grotto-Heaven Realm strength is terrifying.”
The Heavenly Human Realm experts spoke in hushed tones, wary of disturbing the Realm Master.
After about half an hour, the Great Sun Realm Master weakly withdrew his sun wheel. Without glancing at the others, he muttered, “The Mysterious Realm’s laws were indeed shattered, but not by an external force. It came from within, and after breaking, they were reshaped.”
His voice was soft, but the Heavenly Human Realm experts heard it clearly.
“From within the Mysterious Realm? Impossible! Who could break its laws?”
“Exactly! The Mysterious Realm’s laws are sturdier than the Law Pillars!”
The Great Sun Realm Master was equally shocked.
During his communion with the Law Pillar, he’d glimpsed a massive shadow.
It resembled a golden divine dragon, bearing an ancient aura even more terrifying than the Law Pillar.
“A primordial beast?”
The ancient era had three periods.
The first was the Chaos Period, when heaven and earth were formless, containing only energy.
The second was the Primordial Period, when primordial beasts emerged, each wielding its own law.
The third was the Human King Period, when humans arose, and the Human King ruled the Mysterious Realm, forging the thirteen Law Pillars to establish its laws. Though humans dominated, species flourished, so it was also called the Myriad Races Period.
Each primordial beast from the Primordial Period had the strength of a Human King. If this was indeed a primordial beast, it was terrifying.
Roar~~
A dragon’s cry suddenly echoed in the Great Sun Realm Master’s mind.
His face turned ashen, and he spat blood, growing even weaker.
“A primordial beast has awakened!”
With a anguished cry to the heavens, his voice, amplified by the Law Pillar, reached every Heavenly Human Realm expert and above in the Mysterious Realm.
…
On the Yutian Continent, in the Yutian Dynasty.
This was the continent farthest from the Tianlong Continent.
The Yutian Dynasty was its most prosperous realm.
Its rulers were not human but the Immortal Clan!
One of the myriad races from the ancient era, with exceptional talent.
The Yutian Dynasty’s palace floated above the nine heavens, perched among the clouds.
Roar~~
Chirp~~
Growl~~
Hiss~~
Around the palace, divine dragons, phoenixes, white tigers, black tortoises, qilins, vermilion birds, and azure luan circled and soared.
These creatures had long vanished from the Tianlong Continent.
Outside the palace gates, nine dragons pulled a majestic chariot radiating boundless aura.
A man and a woman sat atop it.
The man wore a crown, the woman a phoenix coronet.
Their auras exuded royal dominance and majesty, standing as if they were gods of heaven and earth.
The auspicious clouds and radiant light shrouding the Yutian Dynasty were suddenly dispersed by a strange dragon’s cry, exposing the palace’s location to many eyes.
