Da Xuan Martial Saint Chapter 1525 - 732: Universe Creation

In a particular spot inside the slowly fading Source Sea.

A group of Dao Venerables had assembled in this place, where one figure sat at the forefront, legs crossed amid the emptiness, enveloped by three forms of Origin Daos that appeared as phantom streams mirroring one another, radiating beams of dazzling light.

This individual served as the Hall Master of the Vast Divine Palace, having ascended in this era, positioned equally with the Primordial Palace Master and the Primordial Lord.

"Supreme."

All at once, one Dao Venerable snapped open his eyes, fixing them on the Vast Venerable with a hint of shock flickering in his gaze.

The Vast Venerable lifted his eyebrows gradually, shot a look at the speaker, his expression serene, and remarked coolly, "I know already; everyone possesses their own destiny, so no reason to get too shocked. Throughout the immense cosmos, over infinite epochs and endless rounds of rebirth, plenty of even more exceptional figures may emerge."

Chen Mu's ascent was truly staggering, surging from a fresh Dao Venerable to Supreme Venerable status in mere moments, outpacing even my own speed. Yet as I've noted, amid the boundless cosmos and limitless rebirth cycles, remarkable talents always appear. I count myself among them, and Chen Mu does too.

The nearby Dao Venerables from the Vast Divine Palace traded looks, shock lingering in their stares, despite the Vast Venerable's steady demeanor toward Chen Mu's abrupt rise; inside, their emotions churned wildly.

After all,

A majority of these were Dao Venerables who emerged in this era, old associates of the Vast Venerable, their timelines stretching far back before Chen Mu's arrival. Still, certain ones among them hadn't yet seized a second Origin Dao.

While faces displayed a range of reactions and minds buzzed with ideas, the Vast Venerable directed his sight into the emptiness, where a faint outline of Chen Mu's form shimmered, and he whispered inwardly.

"Chen Mu..."

"Climbing to such peaks in barely any time, you surely encountered an extraordinary destiny."

"Within this era's cosmos, the Time and Space Island Master weakens steadily, the Primordial Palace Master grows frail with age. When they both merge into the rules, our trio will command the cosmos. But which of us might achieve transcendence?"

Prior to Chen Mu's explosive arrival, the Vast Venerable had soared to fame as the universe's most striking Supreme Venerable, owing much to his unique advantages.

An ancient Supreme Venerable, fused wholly with the rules, passed down his legacy to him. He claimed the Primordial Treasure that Supreme Venerable bequeathed, wielding it to subdue and rule the nascent Origin Realm, quelling countless races, forging his path as a Venerable, and skyrocketing to Supreme Venerable heights.

Such legacies from Supreme Venerables actually abound in number.

However,

These legacies typically lurk far inside the Dao or beyond the cosmos's bounds, slipping past even Dao Venerables' grasp, since those Supreme Venerables essentially didn't die but let their essences fully blend into the Dao, turning into components of the Origin Dao's rules.

As a result, their Primordial Treasures stay "claimed" and resist capture by outsiders. Numerous ones even dissolve back into the Origin River, merging seamlessly with it.

The Vast Venerable proved incredibly lucky, hailing not from this cosmos but an alien domain. His entry stirred a minor disturbance in this universe's Origin Dao, sparking a sequence that let him stumble upon a full inheritance from an ancient Supreme Venerable.

It appears at present,

that the similarly ascending Chen Mu could have gained a similar grand boon.

Still, he planned no immediate probing. An extensive path lay before them; as fresh Supreme Venerables, he and Chen Mu would tower over the cosmos for dozens or hundreds of rebirth cycles. Inevitable encounters awaited, leaving no urgency to converse with Chen Mu right away.

...

Over the Origin River.

Chen Mu's Life Star drifted atop the river, resembling a glowing lotus seat, holding various old friends from the Da Xuan World alongside key rising stars of the new generation.

The bulk had shut their eyes, positioned cross-legged at the core, anticipating the cosmos's fresh awakening. Meanwhile, Chen Yue, Chen Yao, and fellow Nine Layer Heavens Divine Monarchs watched the shift from Silent Annihilation toward Revival.

Via their vision, they sensed the grand, sweeping transformations unfolding in the Source Sea.

Right then,

the Source Sea, once immense and limitless at its birth, now appeared to dwindle steadily, much like ocean waves shifting from fluid state, gradually evaporating, their glow fading markedly.

Its borders especially started pulling back toward the center.

However, not even Dao Venerables could glimpse the Source Sea's inner realms from afar, much less Chen Yue, Chen Yao, and their group. They merely caught the broad shifts as the cosmos transitioned from total destruction to renewed genesis.

In such a phase,

an indeterminable stretch of time elapsed.

Abruptly, across the full Life Star, all—from Chen Yue and Chen Yao monitoring the Source Sea's alterations, to Xu Hongyu quietly awaiting the cosmos's rebirth—widened their eyes, faces etched with wonder.

In their sight, the Source Sea showed no major shifts, yet the steady shine from Chen Mu's Life Star, bearing them along, halted suddenly then flared into intense brilliance.

Buzz!!!

A blinding luster exploded from the Life Star, stirring the Origin River's rolling currents into sprays, while threads of deep Dao encircled the Life Star, forming pulsing designs.

Within this shining burst, the entire Self Life Star swelled swiftly, like a celestial body expanding, and in little time, it ballooned over fourfold, its radiance outshining all other Life Stars adrift on the Origin River.

As this Self Life Star blazed forth, its location shifted, climbing upstream along the Origin River, defying the current. Creation, Void, and Time failed to influence this splendid Self Life Star, merely rippling nearby.

Ultimately,

After an unknowable interval, Chen Mu's Self Life Star arrived at the Origin River's terminus, a shadowy singularity—or "shadowy" fell short, as no hue could capture it; this marked the river's close, the finale of existence, the cosmos's boundary of time and space.

At this spot, beyond the innermost supreme origin, four other grand and luminous Life Stars hovered.

Xu Hongyu and the rest instantly recognized these four imposing Self Life Stars as those of the cosmos's foremost four Dao Venerables: Primordial Palace Master, Primordial Lord, Cang Mang Venerable, and Time-Space Island Master!

And presently,

Beneath their watchful eyes, Chen Mu's Self Life Star broke free of the Origin River's bonds, soaring to the river's conclusion, joining those four monumental Self Life Stars!

"Brother's cultivation has progressed once more..."

Chen Yue's gaze gleamed, her spirit abruptly pure and insightful.

"Did Father seize an opportunity in the Source Sea? The Life Star flowing reverse to the origin's close means commanding all three Origin Daos, pushing deeper into Supreme Venerable realm."

Chen Yao's eyes sharpened too, waves stirring within; from infancy, she'd absorbed endless tales of Chen Mu's exploits, even beholding his ascent stage by stage.

And now,

She witnessed Chen Mu once more affirming his Dao as a Venerable at the Universe's End of Tribulation, pulling them from the crumbling cosmos, and in the passage from End of Tribulation to Creation, he grasped a breakthrough in the Source Sea, surging ahead to the Great Dao's zenith!

Henceforth, for the coming Universe Creation, the Vast World's leading powers gained another pillar.

Beyond Chen Yue and Chen Yao, Hua Nongyue, Qin Mengjun, and others gazed in awe at the spectacle. After some undefined span, Chen Yue, Chen Yao, and various Nine Layer Heavens Divine Monarchs abruptly glanced downward once more toward the Origin River below, where the Source Sea flickered like candles against the gale, nearing its end.

"The Source Sea nears its demise."

"The Universe stands on the brink of rebirth."

These notions surfaced in Chen Yue, Chen Yao, and their companions' minds, prompting deep inhalations as they fixed their sights intently.

Boom!!!

The instant after, the Origin River unleashed a tremendous drawing force, swiftly pulling in the waning essence of the Source Sea, making the fading expanse collapse and disappear rapidly.

At the same time, from the Source Sea's depths, beams of light shot out, some thrust forcibly, others tumbling out in disarray, embodying the horde of Dao Venerables delving within.

With every Dao Venerable ousted from the Source Sea, just a tiny remnant lingered.

Right then,

In the hushed void, a few hundred Dao Venerables lingered, all eyes locked on the Source Sea's final traces.

The Origin River descended from the Nine Heavens, devouring the Source Sea's last bits until it fully vanished, whereupon the Great Dao's glow from the Origin River withdrew, pulling back skyward.

As the Origin River shrank inward, the site of the former Vast Universe stood empty, reduced to sheer void, stripped of time, space, or any substance.

"It's arriving."

Chen Mu positioned himself quietly at the void's brink, eyeing the ever-receding Origin River, then with a mental shift, his form dissolved soundlessly.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!!!

Dao Venerables' forms blinked away one after another, dissolving their Great Dao bodies, retaining only their pristine Self Will as Self Life Stars, bobbing on the Origin River's face.

The Origin River kept compressing from its ancient, cosmos-spanning breadth into a lucid stream, then condensing further to a lone point.

Time blurred onward in this manner.

At last,

From that point, an unfathomable searing light detonated, a potency eclipsing heaven-shattering might, beyond mortal grasp, surpassing even Dao Venerables' feats.

Chen Mu himself, a Supreme Venerable, couldn't endure this force—the Origin River's total compression under ultimate rules, amassing peak energy, then erupting transcendent power across time and space!

Beneath this inconceivable, ultimate, and limitless force, the void realm shattered wide, emptiness blooming and surging outward. Time streamed forth, Creation gathered, birthing trillions of substance bursts.

Universe Creation!

The prior Universe Era concluded utterly, ushering the subsequent Universe Reincarnation into its primal shift!