CRAAAAACK!!
The Heaven Suppression Seal shattered into countless fragments.
Golden shards rained from the heavens like a broken decree.
The entire battlefield froze.
Even the Heaven Executors stopped moving.
Because Heaven's authority
had just been rejected.
Not circumvented.
Not endured.
Rejected.
The Heavenly Marshal stared at the falling fragments silently.
Its cold golden eyes narrowed.
For the first time
there was no indifference in its gaze.
Only disbelief.
Far above, the Heavenly Eye darkened further.
The silver heavens trembled violently.
The pressure across the battlefield multiplied.
Countless cultivators were forced to their knees.
Mountains cracked.
Rivers reversed direction.
The world itself seemed unwilling to endure the anger of Heaven.
Yet
Lin Feng remained standing.
Azure dragon aura flowed around him calmly.
The nine dragon heads hovered behind him like ancient rulers overlooking creation.
The Gold Dragon of Sovereignty gazed upward without fear.
The Crimson Dragon of Dominance radiated overwhelming pressure.
The Blue Dragon's Sword Intent cut through the suffocating atmosphere naturally.
Lin Feng looked toward the Heavenly Marshal.
Then took a single step forward.
BOOOOOOOM!!
The surrounding air exploded.
The Heavenly Marshal immediately reacted.
Its aura surged.
A giant golden halberd manifested in its hand.
Ancient heavenly runes spread across its surface.
The weapon's appearance alone caused space to distort.
"Heavenbreaker Halberd."
Commander Yue's face tightened.
"That's one of Heaven's execution weapons."
Xu Tian's gaze remained fixed on the battlefield.
"Not the original."
"But dangerous enough."
The Heavenly Marshal raised the halberd.
Golden lightning gathered around its blade.
The surrounding Heaven Executors immediately retreated.
Even they were avoiding the attack.
The Marshal spoke coldly.
"Then perish with your rebellion."
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!
The halberd descended.
The heavens split apart.
A gigantic golden arc crossed the battlefield, carrying enough force to destroy an entire region.
Yet Lin Feng did not retreat.
The Void-Black Dragon opened its eyes.
Destruction authority surged through his body.
The Azure Sword remained sheathed.
Instead
Lin Feng raised both hands.
Dragon Sovereign Body Art.
Forbidden Form.
The surrounding dragon aura darkened.
Golden scales mixed with black destruction energy.
The pressure around him intensified dramatically.
Xu Tian's eyes narrowed.
"He's combining authorities."
Lin Feng clasped his hands together.
Then pulled them apart.
A gigantic dragon claw formed between them.
Half golden.
Half black.
Dominance and Destruction.
Dragon Sovereign Art!!
"Void Emperor Claw."
ROOOOOOOOOAR!!
The dragon claw shot upward.
Then collided directly with the descending halberd strike.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!
The battlefield disappeared beneath light.
Golden lightning exploded everywhere.
Mountains collapsed.
The silver heavens cracked repeatedly.
When the explosion cleared
the Heavenbreaker Halberd's attack had vanished.
The dragon claw remained.
And it was still advancing.
The Heavenly Marshal's expression changed.
It immediately raised defensive barriers.
Too late.
BOOOOOOOM!!
The dragon claw struck directly.
The Marshal was blasted through multiple layers of heaven-derived formations before crashing into the distant battlefield.
Golden blood sprayed through the air.
Silence.
Complete silence.
The defenders stared upward blankly.
Lin Feng had overpowered a Half-Step Heavenly Marshal head-on.
Not through tricks.
Not through inheritance.
Through strength.
The Gate Lord suddenly laughed from below.
A deep, thunderous laugh.
"He resembles him more with every battle."
The Heavenly Eye immediately turned toward the Gate Lord.
"Silence."
The Gate Lord's crimson flames burned brighter.
"No."
The battlefield grew still.
Then the Gate Lord slowly rose to its full height.
Its gigantic form towered over mountains.
Golden chains remained wrapped around its limbs.
Yet now
many of those chains were cracked.
The Gate Lord looked toward Lin Feng.
Not with hostility.
Not with reverence.
Recognition.
"Azure heir."
Its voice shook the battlefield.
"You are still weak."
Several cultivators twitched hearing those words.
Weak?
After everything that had happened?
But Lin Feng remained calm.
The Gate Lord continued.
"Yet your will..."
"...is correct."
The Heavenly Eye erupted with killing intent.
Golden storms spread across the silver heavens.
The Heavenly Voice thundered.
"Enough."
BOOOOOOOOOOM!!
The Heavenly Gates opened wider than ever before.
Every cultivator felt their soul tremble.
Because something was descending.
Something vastly beyond the Heaven Executors.
Xu Tian's expression finally became grim.
Truly grim.
Commander Yue noticed immediately.
And her heart sank.
"Senior Xu..."
Xu Tian slowly exhaled.
"Heaven has lost patience."
The golden clouds parted.
Then
a throne appeared.
Ancient.
Gigantic.
Forged from endless heavenly laws.
And seated upon that throne
was a figure.
Humanoid.
Golden robes.
Long silver hair.
Its face remained hidden behind shifting divine light.
Yet the pressure emanating from it surpassed every Heaven Executor combined.
The moment it appeared
the remaining Heaven Executors knelt.
The Heavenly Marshal knelt.
Even the Heavenly Hand paused.
The battlefield became utterly silent.
The Gate Lord's laughter vanished.
Its crimson eyes narrowed.
For the first time since emerging
it looked cautious.
Xu Tian slowly tightened his grip around his sword.
"The First Heavenly Regent..."
Commander Yue's face turned pale.
"One of the Regents is descending?"
The figure upon the throne finally opened its eyes.
Golden.
Ancient.
Emotionless.
Its gaze swept across the battlefield.
Past Xu Tian.
Past the Gate Lord.
Past the Heaven Executors.
Until it landed on Lin Feng.
Then
it spoke.
A single sentence.
Yet the moment those words echoed across heaven and earth
every living being felt their soul shake.
"So."
The Regent rose from its throne.
Its gaze remained fixed upon Lin Feng.
"The Azure lineage survived."
Far within the Azure Sword
the Sword World trembled.
The Azure Sovereign Soul Flame erupted violently.
And for the first time in countless chapters—
the familiar will Lin Feng had met inside the Azure Sword World spoke clearly.
Not as an echo.
Not as a fragment.
But with unmistakable seriousness.
"Lin Feng."
A brief silence followed.
Then
"Be careful."
The Azure Sovereign had finally acknowledged the enemy before them.