Yuan’s Ascension

Madness! Lunacy! This Wu Yuan has absolutely lost his mind.the Heavenly Domain Emissary observed from afar, witnessing the heart-stopping scene with disbelief.

Under normal circumstances, Legends of the River would awaken only periodically on the Path of Ancients, and only one at a time, granting challengers a sliver of hope.

Only when challengers failed to slay a Legend of the River, and the next one awakened, would a two-against-one situation arise.

Meanwhile, Wu Yuan deemed a single opponent too weak to provide sufficient pressure, proactively charging in with his saber and forcing the Path of Ancients to awaken three Legends of the River at once. Such reckless behavior wasn't merely rare throughout history—it was utterly unprecedented.

Even figures as mighty as Nüwa and the Heavenly Imperator of old, who firmly believed in their own invincibility, would not dare act so recklessly.

After all, one's opponents on the Path of Ancients were not Overlords from the same era, nor Perennials and Saints who had cultivated through numerous samsara cycles yet failed to break through. They were Legends of the River, each possessing Dao Zenithel potential. These were all top geniuses from the Primordium till now. How could they allow such brazen behavior?

Far too reckless. Wu Yuan, oh Wu Yuan...I don't know whether to call you bold and heroic, or simply crazy.The Heavenly Domain Emissary watched closely as things unfolded.Everything hinges on whether you fail or succeed.

Success? That would make him the mightiest Legend of the River since the Primordium.

Failure? It would prove Wu Yuan had overestimated himself.

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On the Path of Ancients.

Boom! Boom! Boom!The three Legends of the River each wielded world-shaking power, their self-created Daos radiating invincible auras.

They unleashed arcane arts or brandished divine weapons, demonstrating combat prowess that had once dominated an era. It was truly terrifying.

In stark contrast, Wu Yuan's qi refiner self hadn't even made a move. Clad in white robes with hands clasped behind his back, he followed behind his body refiner self, as if merely observing the battle.

Only his body refiner self charged forward with his saber, eyes blazing like two celestial bodies. Even three-to-one, he showed no fear.

Whoosh!The long saber slashed horizontally. The Great Dao roared once more as the blade's radiance streaked across the sky with world-shaking, awe-inspiring might, clashing with the three Legends of the River.

Boom! Crash!The battle raged on, ferocious beyond measure. This undoubtedly ranked as the most dazzling battles between Legends in recent samsara cycles of heaven and earth; such confrontations were exceedingly rare.

It took many samsara cycles of heaven and earth before a single Legend of the River emerged. Multiple Legends arising in the same era? It was almost unheard of.

However, if True Saints or even Dao Zenithels were to witness this scene, they would be completely astounded.

Wu Yuan's body refiner self hadn't pioneered a Dao, yet displayed overwhelming strength, single-handedly suppressing three Legends of the River.

The brilliance of his saber techniques was truly shocking. His heroic figure towered a hundred thousand li, each move interpreting the profundities of a thousand Daos and myriad Laws.

This was partly due to Wu Yuan's superior foundational strength, as being a Matter Overlord granted him extraordinary physical defense and strength, surpassing these Legends of the River in both offense and defense.

But at this level of combat, the operation of one's self-created Dao was the core of one's power. These Legends of the River each possessed the combat power of a fifth-stage Overlord. This was enough to demonstrate the power of Wu Yuan's ultimate techniques.

"Boundless Void." Wu Yuan finally employed his newly created ultimate technique. Instantly, the vast void seemed to descend, separating the three Legends of the River from each other and suppressing them even more severely.

Fortunately, there were three of them. If there had been only one, Wu Yuan likely would have slain them after just a few exchanges.

"Too weak. If not for wanting to comprehend the operations of your self-created Daos, I would have annihilated you all long ago." Wu Yuan's voice was cold, brimming with confidence.

He indeed had reason for such confidence. After fusing a thousand Daos and myriad Laws, his strength had already grown to a terrifying degree. Among sempiternal lifeforms, he could rightfully be called peerless.

"Ahhh!"

"Kill him!" The three unfamiliar Legends of the River grew increasingly furious. Possessing part of their true selves' memories, they refused to believe the scene before their eyes. They didn't think any sempiternal lifeform could be so heaven-defying.

Boom!A towering pagoda appeared, seemingly able to suppress spacetime itself. It hovered above Wu Yuan's body refiner self. A terrifying wave of pressure, capable of crushing a magnificent macrocosm, slammed down onto Wu Yuan. However, this pagoda only caused Wu Yuan's form to stagger slightly before he quickly regained his balance.

One pagoda suppresses the heavens! It's Immortal Eminence Jiu You.Wu Yuan's eyes blazed like torches as he spotted a white-robed man striding through spacetime. A series of powerful spacetime arcane arts sliced through the void, assailing him.

At last, he encountered a Legend of the River he recognized. How many samsara cycles of heaven and earth had passed since the Primordium? The long years had given rise to quite a few outstanding individuals and legends.

Yet as eons passed, many Legends of the River had already become Dao Zenithels. Their tales had mostly been lost to the tides of history, no longer sung by the denizens of the River of Universes.

Wu Yuan's knowledge was quite extensive, so he was aware of some of them. Immortal Eminence Jiu You was one he knew of—an expert in the Great Dao of Spacetime who had once shone brightly in an era.

"That makes four. Don't disappoint me. Only sufficient pressure can provide me with enough stimulation." Wu Yuan's long hair danced in the wind as he grinned. Wherever his saber pointed, it was unstoppable.

Long ago, when he comprehended Great Destruction and Great Creation in the Abyss, he had already embarked on an incredibly powerful path.

Later, he made further progress at Ancient Dream Mountain through a series of bloody battles and consistent cultivation. Then, on the Path of Legends, he gained insights into the profundities of the River of Universes' operation, allowing his comprehension of the cycle of destruction and creation to reach an astonishing level.

Finally, he fused the ultimate techniques of over a thousand Eternal powerhouses and his insights into fifteen Greater Laws into a single whole.

Wu Yuan's derivation of his self-created Dao had reached a bottleneck, but it was too complex, too vast. He wanted to thoroughly merge Great Destruction and Great Creation into one, but with his current cultivation level and insights, it was nearly impossible.

If he failed to succeed, these myriad insights would instead lead to backlash, causing his self-created Dao's radiance to implode.

Therefore, Wu Yuan boldly chose to charge forth proactively. He needed to temper his self-created Dao in battle, truly making the thousand Daos and myriad Laws his own. It was an extremely dangerous path. Yet it was the only viable path for Wu Yuan at present.

Battling the four Legends of the River gave Wu Yuan many insights. He felt himself resolving numerous points of confusion, allowing him to take another great stride forward.

It's not enough, still not enough.Wu Yuan made no attempt to slay any Legends of the River. He needed even greater pressure.

Boom!A heaven-shaking rumble resounded as someone arrived astride a great cauldron, their aura imposing. They swung the massive cauldron, smashing it fiercely towards Wu Yuan. It was another unfamiliar Legend of the River.

Wu Yuan swung his war saber. This strike seemed hazy and indistinct, imbued with an extreme destructive might. As the two artifacts collided, aftershocks blasted in all directions. The great cauldron was sent flying.

The fifth Legend of the River was certainly not the last. As time passed, the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth Legend of the River arrived. Counting the one Wu Yuan had initially slain, this made ten.

This was someone Wu Yuan recognized—Eldritch Progenitor Zhu Rong. He had dominated all the powerhouses of that era with the Fire Dao, unmatched in strength. Indeed, the power he displayed far surpassed the previous nine Legends of the River.

At last, he was beginning to face some pressure.

When eight Legends of the River joined forces to battle Wu Yuan, the pressure was great, but he had remained largely composed.

However, things finally changed when Eldritch Progenitor Zhu Rong appeared. His entire body seemed to embody the essence of fire. Every move appeared heaven-defying, each palm strike powerful enough to obliterate worlds.

This was a figure of shocking talent.

In his youth, many eternal powerhouses had placed great hopes in him, believing he had the potential to reach the level of Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu. Though he fell slightly short after endless years, he still stood at the pinnacle.

He was also a leader of the Eldritch Court, in no way inferior to the Four Imperial Majesties of the Immortal Court.

"This challenger is indeed extraordinarily powerful, no weaker than the Heavenly Imperator or Nüwa!"

"But on the Path of Ancients, no one can defeat the combined might of nine Legends."