Nexus Ascension: My Comprehension Defies the Heaven Chapter 465: Heavenly Dao’s Decension

"You have exceeded my expectations," Azathoth erupted into laughter.

"Not even a full year has passed since you embarked on your path of evolution. What demands centuries from others, you accomplished in just months. I must give you credit—you far surpass my expectations," Azathoth commended while dark energy swirled furiously around him.

Yet, Azathoth's casual remark reached the ears of everyone in the stadium.

"What? Just one year?!" Anderson leaped from his seat in utter astonishment.

David, Steven, Rigard, Joseph, Angela, along with the rest of the Arclight family, gaped in complete shock.

They weren't alone—the Emperors seated above them wore equally stunned expressions.

Began a year ago?

How could that possibly be feasible?

Upon hearing this revelation, the audience exploded into intense commotion.

[Chat: Is this Abyssal God just messing around? How could that even happen? Did anyone catch what he pulled off? He obliterated an Abyss army without even moving a muscle!]

[Chat: I'm really skeptical this is some staged feed, yet it's live-streamed by the official Pan-Cosmic Human Alliance channel. No option but to believe it.]

[Chat: Smells like blatant propaganda! A human hitting that insane level in under a year?]

[Chat: Doubting the Abyssal God’s statement for real?]

[Chat: Come on, isn't he basically the devil? Aren't we supposed to question him?]

[Chat: Nope! He's way more frightening than any devil. Ancient tales say if his true form entered our world, the universe itself would crumble just from his presence. That's his level of terrifying power.]

"..." Grey fixed a grim stare on Azathoth.

His golden eyes flashed as he scanned the surroundings. The ominous feeling lingered strongly, with the shadowy foreboding even denser around Alissa, Miwa, and Juli.

Should the situation persist, their doom was certain.

"Well, that reassures me. You're advancing quicker than any historical figure. Seems I won't wait long for you to hit the ultimate peak," Azathoth chuckled.

"But my only reason for appearing today isn't to encounter you or Tian Yuan." A cold smile crossed his face.

With a crisp finger snap, the devil army and corrupted entities Grey had just demolished sprang back to life instantly.

Moments later, they surged straight toward the lounges housing the tournament's young contenders.

At this sight, Grey merely snorted. Crushing pressure descended anew, pulverizing the creatures into mush once more.

Yet, the Abyssal God revived them just as swiftly.

"This won't work," Azathoth scowled. "You're proving extremely troublesome at the moment."

With those words, he waved his hand dismissively.

Boom!

An awesome force nearing 6th Rank erupted from Azathoth as he swept his hand sideways.

Like a ragdoll, Grey's body hurtled across the sky before slamming hard into the stadium ground.

"Grey!" Angela cried out upon witnessing it.

She yearned to dash to his side, but soon discovered her abilities were utterly sealed. Flight was impossible!

Her maternal drive overpowered any Null Zone restriction. On the verge of leaping from the VIP balcony physically, a dazzling golden radiance suddenly burst from Grey's impact zone.

Boom!

Transcendent might exploded from Grey, bringing the whole Origin Planet to an abrupt standstill. The heavens fractured while the earth quaked violently, as supreme divine radiance pierced upward into the sky.

Tian Yuan and the Abyssal God both paled dramatically at the sight.

So did the entire stadium crowd.

Cultivators at 4th Rank or higher recognized this dominating aura all too well.

"The Heavenly Dao!" Azathoth and Tian Yuan exclaimed in shocked harmony.

Thunder roared deafeningly across Origin Planet's skies as a colossal golden lightning spear plunged from above.

Boom!

When the divine spear hit the earth, both Tian Yuan and Azathoth stood frozen in heavy shock.

[How is it? I used your own powers against you, #####.]

A majestic voice thundered from the heavens. Weaker than 5th Rank individuals collapsed to their knees, shuddering without control upon hearing it.

The Heavenly Dao had descended forcibly into the mortal realm!

"Older Heaven," Azathoth furrowed his brow deeply. "How did you recover your strength? How is that feasible?"

"That's utterly impossible!" Tian Yuan appeared even more astounded than the Abyssal God. "How do you bypass the Heavenly One's supreme authority?!" Disbelief filled his gaze. "Unless... you hold the Heavenly Mandate?!"

[My current host is so extraordinary that he enables this supreme form. Neither of you can rival Grey in this regard. None can eclipse him!]

"The Heavenly Dao?" The Grand Arbiter, gazing skyward, trembled in sheer terror.

This oppressive aura couldn't be imitated. It was unmistakably the authentic might of the Heavenly Dao!

No—it was the Heavenly Dao in person!

Only Azathoth and Tian Yuan grasped the Fragment’s words now. In its current transcendent state, mortal language failed it. Transcendent entities shared intricate ideas via pure intent and the exalted Transcendental Expression.

No one else there could fathom it, save those two behemoths.

Amid heaven's surging fury, the tournament youths stood petrified in awe. Still, Alissa gazed radiantly at the sky, then at Grey’s crater.

"Has there ever been a time you've truly been defeated, Grey?" Alissa laughed lightly, a gentle smile blooming on her lips unbidden.

His resurgence sparked a sudden, powerful hope in her, calming her anxious heart right away.

The cosmos wasn't prepared for Grey’s authentic power.

[Grey, I'm sending you pure Origin Power. Try using it for a breakthrough now,] the Fragment communicated straight into Grey’s thoughts amid the turmoil.

But it soon noticed Grey had slipped into profound meditation. His form flickered wildly, as though glitching between realities.

The potent Nexus energy in his core, largely idle before, now raged chaotically. Merging with the supreme Chaos Lotus and Boundless Power of Ascendancy from his Endless Potential Physique, it propelled him toward a realm beyond normal existence or even the Heavenly Dao.

Grey’s awareness soared toward elevated dimensions.

The Nexus was calling out to him.