Chapter 629. Upheaval Across the Universe, Extracosmic Beings Descend

Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha had already sensed what had happened.

Anxiety gripped them. The two Starfield Lords had come to the Milky Way Starfield with Earth as their primary target. That could only mean the extracosmic beings' descent was connected to this place.

Their objective had been simple from the start. No matter the cost, they had to stop the Eternals' Starfield Lord and the Ji Clan's Starfield Lord.

They had been prepared to give their lives if necessary. Even if the two Starfield Lords had taken that half step and grown far stronger, Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha had believed their Supreme Immortal power would allow them to hold out for some time.

Reality proved otherwise. Neither had imagined that half a step could create such an enormous gulf. The Ji Clan's Starfield Lord alone suppressed both of them with power to spare. Only then did Jiang Taiyu understand that after reaching the limits of ultimate evolution, even half a step forward placed someone on an entirely different level.

There was no use dwelling on it now. What mattered was stopping the two Starfield Lords.

"Give it everything. Hold nothing back." Jiang Taiyu's aura erupted.

Immortal light circled him as endless law power surged outward in waves, making the surrounding space tremble.

The Present Buddha sensed Jiang Taiyu's resolve. His expression did not change. He only gently raised his palm.

Buddhist kingdoms unfolded within his palm. Ancient temples and monasteries stood within them, along with one Buddha after another. This was one of Buddhism's supreme divine abilities, the same powerful technique Lu Yuan had obtained long ago—Buddha's Palm Domain.

The two Supreme Immortals joined forces and unleashed their greatest power for one purpose and that was to break free from the Ji Clan's Starfield Lord's suppression.

"You've already done everything you can, but what difference will it make?" The Ji Clan's Starfield Lord regarded them with faint mockery. "You have no idea what taking that half step has done for us."

He stepped forward. Space shook as terrifying pressure swept outward, and immortal light mingled with black mist to blanket the entire galaxy. The techniques of Jiang Taiyu and the Present Buddha immediately collapsed beneath it.

Disbelief flashed through their eyes, but both quickly turned toward Earth.

The Eternals' Starfield Lord was already standing outside Earth. Brilliant divine light radiated from him as he gazed down upon the world below like a god.

He saw beams of light surging from Earth and extending into the farthest reaches of space. Ordinary people could not perceive them; only Supreme Immortals could.

Those beams concealed this universe from the extracosmic beings. They were clearly the final safeguard left by the sages of the past.

The Eternals' Starfield Lord only needed to sever them. Once he did, their final plan could begin.

"Once those beings truly descend, I will be able to take that step as well," he said softly, then stepped forward without hesitation.

Vast Supreme Immortal power surged forth.

His power swept across the entire starfield as he began shattering the beams of light.

Buzz.

The galaxy shook.

The light surging from Earth began to fade.

A strange power suddenly emerged, and the entire universe dimmed.

Even the stars seemed to lose their heat beneath the influence of that mysterious force. At the same moment, every being in the universe felt an indescribable sense of impending disaster.

Boom!

A tremendous roar tore through the silence.

Space fractured across the galaxy.

On Earth, enormous black cracks appeared in the sky. Black mist spilled from them and spread into the universe.

"That is... the presence of extracosmic beings." Jiang Ningxian had once fought them at Lu Yuan's side and recognized the power immediately.

Something had been shattered, allowing their power to pour through without obstruction.

Panic spread throughout humanity. After enduring the world's repeated revivals and the many upheavals that followed the Awakening, people had believed they had grown accustomed to anything. Yet the black cracks in the sky made their souls tremble. Beyond them, colossal figures strained to break through.

"It worked?" Excitement flashed in the Eternals' Starfield Lord's eyes.

Elsewhere, the Ji Clan's Starfield Lord also smiled. He sensed the familiar power of the Extracosmic Heavenly Demons as well.

"It's over. It's all over." A chill swept through Jiang Taiyu. Despite his every effort to stop them, the two Starfield Lords had still succeeded.

The terrifying presence pouring from Earth swept across the universe in an instant. The figures within the cracks drew closer until several colossal shadows finally stepped through.

Their arrival shook the world. Earth, once cut off from all transcendent power, now stood at the very center of the calamity. The pressure radiating from those shadows surpassed even that of Supreme Immortals.

"After countless eras, we have finally descended once again. This time, there is no Xuanyuan, no Shennong. So nothing can stop us," one powerful being remarked from within a shroud of black mist.

The mist was not deliberate. It appeared because the laws of its world were completely different from those of this universe, though that difference did nothing to diminish its strength.

"Now, we will remake this universe into a place suited to our kind and alter all its laws. As for the beings already here, there are far too many. Most need not survive." Another extracosmic being declared, every word promising destruction.