Chapter 626. The Extreme Realm of Immortals, the Starfield Border

Ultimate evolution meant transcending one's innate limits and raising one's very existence to its most perfect state. Every aspect would reach its peak, with battle prowess undergoing the greatest transformation of all.

Lu Yuan had once assumed that advancing from Celestial Seat Immortal to Supreme Immortal was simply another realm breakthrough.

Now he understood how wrong that assumption had been, for he could sense every part of himself transforming.

The Celestial Seat laws had completely fused into his flesh and blood, and every power he had mastered before had condensed into his soul.

Within the space he had created, everything answered to a single thought. Apart from true living beings, he could create anything in an instant. In a sense, reaching this extreme realm placed him on equal footing with the laws themselves.

Endless divine light enveloped Lu Yuan as every aspect of his existence transformed.

While he advanced from Celestial Seat Immortal to Supreme Immortal, the situation across the cosmos was changing as well.

Within the Milky Way Starfield, numerous figures stood together, led by two great Supreme Immortals, Jiang Taiyu, the Jiang Clan's Starfield Lord, and the Present Buddha of the Sukhāvatī Starfield.

Every figure radiated imposing might. Their auras rolled outward in waves, making countless distant stars tremble and flicker.

Every one of them had reached the Immortal Realm. Even across the entire universe, they ranked among the strongest experts. A single movement from them could shift the stars.

However, every face was grave as they looked beyond the Milky Way Starfield. After a period of investigation, Jiang Taiyu and the others had confirmed that the Ji Clan's Starfield Lord and the Eternals' Starfield Lord had returned from the cosmic borderlands and were approaching.

Although their precise objective remained unknown, they clearly harbored ill intent. Lu Yuan's warning had already revealed that the two Starfield Lords had allied themselves with extracosmic beings and were preparing an assault upon the Xuanhuang Cosmos.

Traces of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons had already appeared throughout the universe's major starfields.

They were using their own power to influence this world, preparing for their descent.

Jiang Taiyu had united the experts of several great starfields to eliminate the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons, but that alone could not resolve the greater threat. The return of the Ji Clan's Starfield Lord and the Eternals' Starfield Lord meant their preparations were complete. Their next confrontation could decide the future of the entire universe.

"For now, we cannot go anywhere. Those two may descend at any time," a Jiang Clan expert said in a solemn tone. He knew that if they could block those two, what followed would be much easier to handle.

"We don't know how much stronger the Ji Clan's Starfield Lord and the Eternals' Starfield Lord have become after receiving the power of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons. If they remain within the Supreme Immortal Realm, we have nothing to fear. What concerns me is the possibility that they have surpassed the limits of evolution. If they have, stopping them will be difficult."

Jiang Taiyu did not fear battle. His actual concern was that if they failed to stop those two, nothing would remain to prevent the forces beyond the universe from corrupting the Xuanhuang Cosmos.

Without those two Starfield Lords, there would have been no need for such concern.

Who could have expected two Supreme Immortals to ally themselves with extracosmic beings?

On reflection, their decision was not difficult to understand. No one had surpassed the Supreme Immortal Realm in this universe for countless years. Desperate to advance, the two Starfield Lords had chosen this path.

Jiang Taiyu and the others could understand their motives, but understanding was not the same as approval. They remained at the Milky Way Starfield's border, awaiting the two men's arrival and the battle that would follow.

Time continued to pass.

Rumble!

After an unknown length of time, a tremendous roar sounded in the distance.

Immediately afterward, a bolt of lightning appeared, spanning countless stars, its length impossible to measure.

It resembled a radiant river of stars, its brilliance making even the nearby suns seem dim.

Of course, that was not important. What mattered most was the vast aura that emerged immediately after.

The instant this aura appeared, countless surrounding stars exploded.

Even the blazing suns among them were extinguished in an instant. The expressions of Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha of the Sukhāvatī Starfield changed as they looked into the distance.

Supreme Immortal power surged from them, making the surrounding universe rumble as dazzling radiance intertwined.

At last, they saw two figures wrapped in immortal light standing in the distant reaches of space. In the next instant, both appeared before Jiang Taiyu and the others.

Their auras were overwhelming. Wherever they passed, even the surrounding laws seemed on the verge of collapse.

Shock spread among the experts led by Jiang Taiyu. The power before them had surpassed the Supreme Immortal Realm.

"Jiang Taiyu, it has been a long time. Have you been well?"

The Ji Clan's Starfield Lord smiled as he spoke.

In ages long past, the Jiang Clan and the Ji Clan had once fought side by side. They had been true allies.

Yet over time, the two clans drifted apart. As conflicts arose among their younger generations, the former allies gradually found themselves on opposing sides.

The Ji Clan's Starfield Lord and Jiang Taiyu had grievances of their own. Now that they met again, both wore smiles, but their eyes were cold.

"Spare me the pleasantries. I already know that your Ji Clan and the Eternal Starfield have colluded with extracosmic beings. Whatever your objective may be, one thing is clear. I must stop you today."

Jiang Taiyu had no interest in exchanging pleasantries. The two men had come to the Milky Way Starfield to pave the way for those beings' descent, and he would never allow that.

"I knew you would say that, but neither of us cares. I will only say this. If you insist on stopping us, there can be only one outcome." Murderous intent saturated the Ji Clan's Starfield Lord's voice. "You will be annihilated."