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, one figure positioned at the forefront, sitting cross-legged amid the emptiness, enveloped by three types of Origin Daos that appeared as ethereal streams mirroring one another, radiating beams of splendor.

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, a Dao Venerable snapped his eyes wide open, fixing them on the Vast Venerable, surprise flickering in his gaze.

The Vast Venerable lifted his eyebrows gradually, shot a look at the speaker, his expression steady, and remarked coolly, "I know already; each individual possesses their own destiny, so there's no reason for excessive shock. Across the immense cosmos, through infinite epochs and prolonged rounds of rebirth, countless even more exceptional figures might yet emerge."

Chen Mu's ascent was truly staggering, surging from a fresh Dao Venerable to Supreme Venerable status in mere moments, surpassing even my own speed. Yet as I mentioned, within the expansive cosmos and limitless rebirth, remarkably talented beings will always appear. I count myself among them, just as Chen Mu does.

The nearby Dao Venerables from the Vast Divine Palace traded looks, astonishment lingering in their stares, despite the Vast Venerable's calm demeanor toward Chen Mu's abrupt rise—their inner worlds churned with unrest.

After all,

The majority of these Dao Venerables emerged in the present era, once familiar to the Vast Venerable, their timelines far outstripping Chen Mu's. Nevertheless, certain ones among them hadn't yet seized a second Origin Dao.

While faces displayed diverse reactions and minds buzzed with reflections, the Vast Venerable directed his sight into the emptiness, faintly capturing an image of Chen Mu, whispering inwardly with a gentle tone.

"Chen Mu..."

"Achieving such elevations in such brief moments means you encountered an extraordinary destiny."

"Within today's cosmos, the Time and Space Island Master wanes, the Primordial Palace Master grows old. Should both merge into the rules, our trio shall command the cosmos. But which of us might transcend?"

Prior to Chen Mu's explosive arrival, the Vast Venerable had soared to fame, emerging as the most remarkable Supreme Venerable across the boundless cosmos, owing to his unique chances.

An ancient Supreme Venerable, fused with the rules, bestowed upon him an inheritance. Through the Primordial Treasure that this Supreme Venerable abandoned, he subdued and ruled the nascent Origin Realm, quelling countless clans, eventually validating his Dao as a Venerable, and skyrocketing to Supreme Venerable rank.

Such legacies from Supreme Venerables abound in truth.

However,

These legacies typically lurk profoundly inside the Dao or beyond the cosmos's bounds, slippery even for Dao Venerables, since those Supreme Venerables essentially didn't die but saw their consciousnesses fully absorbed by the Dao, integrating into the Origin Dao's regulations.

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

The Vast Venerable proved immensely lucky, originating not from this cosmos but a distant 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 Chen Mu, ascending similarly, could have claimed a similar vast boon.

Still, he plans no immediate probing. With endless years stretching forward, he and Chen Mu, fresh Supreme Venerables, shall tower at the cosmos's apex through dozens or hundreds of rebirth cycles. Inevitable clashes await, rendering hasty talks with Chen Mu unnecessary.

...

Over the Origin River.

Chen Mu's Life Star drifted atop the river, resembling a glowing lotus throne, harboring many old companions from the Da Xuan World alongside select rising stars of the youth.

The bulk kept their eyes shut, 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 Resurrection.

Via their vision, the grand, sweeping transformations of the Source Sea unfolded before them too.

Right then,

The Source Sea, immense and limitless in its birth, now appeared to dwindle steadily, akin to ocean waters shifting from fluid state, gradually pulled away, growing markedly fainter.

Particularly along its borders, where shrinkage pulled everything toward the center.

However, not even Dao Venerables could glimpse the Source Sea's inner vistas from afar, much less Chen Yue, Chen Yao, and their group. From a broad perspective, they merely witnessed the overarching shifts as the cosmos transitioned from total destruction to renewed genesis.

In this condition,

uncountable durations might have elapsed, impossible to measure.

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

To them, the Source Sea showed no major shifts, yet the steady glow of Chen Mu's Life Star, bearing them onward, halted suddenly then exploded into vivid luminescence.

Buzz!!!

Blinding radiance erupted from the Life Star, stirring the Origin River's rolling waves into sprays, while threads of deep Dao encircled the Life Star, forming harmonious weaves.

Within this luminous outburst, the entire Self Life Star swelled swiftly, like a celestial body enlarging, and in little time, its volume exceeded fourfold, its luster outshining all other Life Stars adrift on the Origin River.

As this Self Life Star blazed forth, its location shifted, ascending counter to the Origin River's current. Forces of Creation, Void, and Time failed to divert this glorious Self Life Star, merely rippling harmlessly around it.

Ultimately,

Following an indeterminable span, Chen Mu's Self Life Star arrived at the Origin River's terminus, a shadowy singularity—though 'shadowy' falls short, as no hue captures this realm—the conclusion of the Origin River, of existence itself, of the cosmos's time and space.

In this spot, beyond the profoundest supreme origin, four grand and dazzling Life Stars hovered as well.

Xu Hongyu and companions 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 from the Origin River's bonds, climbing to its conclusion, aligning with those four monumental Self Life Stars!

"Brother’s realm has advanced again..."

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

"Did Father seize an opportunity in the Source Sea? Reversing the Life Star to the origin's close indicates command over all three Origin Daos, propelling deeper into Supreme Venerable tier."

Chen Yao's gaze mirrored clarity, stirring with inner tides; from infancy, she'd matured amid endless tales of Chen Mu, even beholding his stepwise ascent.

And presently,

Once more, she beheld Chen Mu validate his Venerable Dao at the Universe’s End of Tribulation, extracting them from the crumbling cosmos, and amid the passage from Universe’s End of Tribulation to Universe Creation, he grasped a breakthrough in the Source Sea, surging onward, attaining the ultimate heights of the Great Dao!

Henceforth, during the forthcoming Universe Creation, the Vast World's elite powers gained an extra pillar.

Beyond Chen Yue and Chen Yao, Hua Nongyue, Qin Mengjun, and associates also gazed in awe at the spectacle. After some undefined interval, Chen Yue, Chen Yao, and various Nine Layer Heavens Divine Monarchs abruptly peered downward once more toward the Origin River beneath, where the Source Sea, faint like candles guttering in gales, neared oblivion.

"The Source Sea is about to perish."

"The Universe is about to be created again."

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

Boom!!!

The instant after, the Origin River unleashed a tremendous drawing force, swiftly inhaling the waning essence of the Source Sea, compelling the feeble Source Sea to swiftly gather and disappear.

At the same time, from the Source Sea's depths, beams of light streamed out—some thrust forcibly, others tumbling out in awkward retreat—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 mere few hundred Dao Venerables remained upright, all fixated on the Source Sea's final traces.

The Origin River descended from the Nine Heavens, devouring the Source Sea's dregs until total absorption, whereupon the Great Dao's glow tied to the Origin River withdrew, pulling back skyward.

As the Origin River shrank inward, the vast expanse once housing the Universe stood barren, reduced to utter void, stripped of time, space, or any substance.

"It’s coming."

Chen Mu lingered wordlessly at the void's brink, eyeing the steadily withdrawing Origin River, then with a mere notion, his form dissolved soundlessly.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!!!

Successively, Dao Venerables' forms blinked away one after another, dissolving their Great Dao bodies, retaining solely their pristine Self Will, embodied as Self Life Stars bobbing atop the Origin River.

The Origin River persisted in compressing—from an ancient-spanning torrent across the immense Universe—into a lucid stream, then condensing to a lone speck.

Time unmeasured slipped by in this manner.

At last,

From that speck, inconceivable scorching brilliance detonated, a potency eclipsing heaven-shattering might, eluding mortal grasp, surpassing even Dao Venerables' feats.

Not even Chen Mu, a Supreme Venerable, could endure this potency—the Origin River's total compression, steered by ultimate rules, amassing peak force before exploding transcendent power across time and space!

Beneath this unfathomable, ultimate, limitless force, the void domain shattered apart, emptiness blooming and swelling at breakneck pace. Time surged river-like, Creation amassed, birthing trillions of substance bursts.

Universe Creation!

The prior Universe Era concluded utterly, as the subsequent Universe Reincarnation ignited its primal shift!