Da Xuan Martial Saint Chapter 1503 - 722: The End of Tribulation Has Arrived!

"Finally."

Gazing at the numerical data displayed on his system panel, Chen Mu exhaled a long sigh of relief.

At his current level, having attained the rank of Dao Venerable and mastered the profound laws of Void Creation, he was effectively immortal; he faced no peril for at least six full cycles of universal reincarnation. Nevertheless, gaining insight into the Dao of Time before the inevitable silent annihilation of this current universe remained an immense advantage.

He harbored doubts about whether the system panel could guide him all the way to ultimate transcendence. Consequently, it was only logical to maximize his cultivation speed before making such an attempt. Fully grasping the Time Dao would provide a monumental surge to his overall power.

Of course,

Amassing a hundred million experience points did not equate to an instantaneous mastery of the Time Dao. Rather, it signified that he could now utilize the system panel to meticulously dissect its complexities, perceiving the essence of Time from an optimal perspective that maximized his comprehension efficiency.

At present, the universe's final silent annihilation drew dangerously close. Despite the assistance of the system panel, Chen Mu remained uncertain if he could master the Time Dao and reach the exalted status of a Triple Dao Venerable within the remaining window of time.

In this era, nearly every Space Seat and Space Domain throughout the cosmos had fallen into decay.

Even the Yellow Flame Void, positioned near the Primordial Domain at the very heart of the universe, was currently collapsing. Chen Mu had already executed another migration of the Da Xuan World, relocating every living soul within it to the safety of the Origin Realm.

Had he remained a mere Divine Monarch—even one at the Three Veins Perfection—he would have lacked the strength to move the entire population of the Da Xuan World into the Origin Realm during such a chaotic end-of-tribulation period. Though the Origin Realm was vast, it was crowded with internal factions, and as the end neared, every race was being driven to the brink of insanity.

Only a Dao Venerable possessed the absolute power to forcibly settle a lineage within the Origin Realm and hold a territory by force.

However,

Ultimately, this was nothing more than drinking poison to quench a thirst.

Chen Mu understood clearly that when the final tribulation struck, the Origin Realm would also crumble. At that moment, the inhabitants of the Da Xuan World and the last vestiges of the universe would vanish into silent annihilation. Even as a Dao Venerable, he lacked the means to shield an entire world from the total destruction of the universe's end.

Since he was born in the Da Xuan World, extending the lifespan of its people was the final service he could offer; at the very least, he could face the future with a peaceful heart, free of regrets.

After all,

Without his intervention, the Da Xuan World would have long ago fallen to the Demon Clan, leaving behind nothing but a desolate wasteland of nameless graves.

Because he had risen as a Dao Venerable, even if the Da Xuan World was destroyed and its souls returned to nothingness, the Human Race he belonged to would be reborn alongside the universe in the next cycle of creation.

From a certain point of view, a Dao Venerable had already reached a form of immortality. Even if they eventually merged with the Great Dao and were consumed by the Origin Dao, their bloodline and race would persist through eternity. This hope was what kept many Dao Venerables from descending into madness as the end approached.

Because,

Their entire race and lineage would dwell forever within the cycle of reincarnation.

Within those endless cycles and across the span of infinite time, if a single genius were to emerge from their bloodline and reach the realm of transcendence, everything could be changed.

Even if the Dao Venerable had lost their sense of self to the Origin Dao, the realm of transcendence held power so supreme it bypassed the fundamental laws of existence. Their capabilities were beyond description; they would surely act to rescue those who had been assimilated by the Great Dao.

Naturally, such a hope was quite tenuous. The path to the other side of transcendence was incredibly grueling. Throughout the countless, infinite cycles of the universe's rebirth, legends spoke of only two who had succeeded. While the universe teemed with gifted races and prodigies, this hope for resurrection was like a tiny flicker of light in a vast, dark cosmos.

"..."

Chen Mu stared fixedly at the information on the system panel for a moment before dismissing it with a thought. He then shifted his focus outward. Bathed in the radiance of Time, hundreds—perhaps thousands—of Divine Monarchs from the Nine Layer Heavens stood around him. Their faces were etched with solemnity, awe, and respect; some even knelt in deep veneration.

Observing this, a wave of emotion washed over Chen Mu. He remembered when he too had looked upon the Origin Dao with such reverence. Now, a multitude of Divine Monarchs looked up to him in the same way. Yet, even though he had climbed to the universe's peak, he was still looking upward, toward the goal of transcendence.

Swish.

Without another word, Chen Mu simply willed himself away, his form vanishing without a sound.

As Chen Mu disappeared into the shimmering light of Time, the gathered Divine Monarchs reacted with a mixture of complicated emotions.

"He has departed."

The Nanhua Divine Monarch watched the spot where Chen Mu had been with a conflicted expression.

He had followed Chen Mu’s journey since his rise in the Nanhua Void. At the time, believing Chen Mu to be the reincarnation of a Divine Monarch, he assumed the youth carried heavy karmic burdens from a past life. Consequently, he had initially chosen to keep his distance.

Later, when Chen Mu reached the Nine Layer Heavens, the Nanhua Divine Monarch had visited him again, but only as a peer. He had never seized the opportunity to forge a truly profound connection with him during his path of cultivation.

However,

Who could have possibly predicted that Chen Mu, originating from the minor and obscure Nanhua Void, would actually ascend to the rank of Dao Venerable?