Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 563: Setting Up the Killing Battlefield

All the envoys and representatives present at the celebration ceremony witnessed this operation firsthand.

Messages arrived from their own forces, revealing to them at the same moment the events happening within their groups.

Indeed, every individual from the independent space-times had been fully evacuated.

For numerous observers, this marked their initial real encounter with a Chaos Dominator's techniques. Unlike those under the Dao Venerable realm, it fully earned the name Dominator—utterly breathtaking in its might.

Having finished the initial phase of evacuating personnel.

All eight Chaos Dominators moved together, starting to shape the terrain and scenery across the Nine Stars Land.

The starry expanse got remolded, the ground solidified, with peaks and streams, chasms and gorges, diverse features strewn throughout the Nine Stars Land.

Chaos Dominators flung out countless treasures effortlessly, turning them into myriad chances for cultivators to hunt freely.

Su Yuan's moves stood out the most among them.

This sight ignited burning greed in everyone's gazes.

Countless cultivators yearned to track where the Chaos Jade Marrows fell, yet they spread too far and wide upon descent, blanketing everything. Plus, Chaos Jade Marrows could naturally hide heavenly secrets, rendering location tracking even tougher.

Still, it confirmed Su Yuan's claims weren't empty; he truly produced an astonishing horde of Chaos Jade Marrows.

Even Chaos Dominators such as Che Chi Old Man stared without blinking.

A considerable time elapsed.

The eight Chaos Dominators ceased their efforts.

Under their combined efforts, the Nine Stars Land had utterly transformed.

Su Yuan felt deeply pleased.

At that point, Che Chi Old Man declared, "Haha, now that the Killing Battlefield stands revamped, why not test its power right away?"

"Oh? Che Chi, what's your plan?" Wuyazi inquired.

Che Chi Old Man grinned faintly, "Each of us picks and sends forces into the Killing Battlefield, each bearing a special token as marker. After a fixed duration, whoever grabs the most tokens by slaying foes proves the mightiest! Fighters can trade tokens for rewards, and we'll set our starting resource shares by the rankings!"

The Stone Dominator's gaze shifted as he questioned, "Any cap on how many we dispatch?"

"None!" Che Chi Old Man replied, "More troops ease token gains, but heighten token loss risks too. Thus, big or small forces both demand strategy."

He turned to Su Yuan, "Fellow Daoist Seven Stars, your thoughts on this proposal?"

Su Yuan nodded, "Inside the Killing Battlefield, two modes emerge. One for regular slaughter, combat, treasure hunts, and fortune pursuits. The other for rivalry rankings, perfect for resource splits or settling Dominator disputes!"

Dominator Taixuan stated evenly, "With that settled, let's proceed thus! Per past schedules, a ranking round took ten thousand Yuan Assemblies. Now, in this compact new Killing Battlefield, shrink it to a mere hundred Yuan Assemblies!"

All nodded in consent.

Business wrapped, the feast's revelry, feasting, and amusements kicked off.

The grand celebration spanned a solid century, featuring spectacles and gourmet delights that etched lasting memories for all.

One hundred years on, the gathering ended.

News of these happenings rippled across the whole Chaos.

The Killing Battlefield's revamp stunned every force's cultivators. A colossal event engulfing all Chaos loomed imminent.

Meanwhile.

Su Yuan went back to his abode.

Face solemn, he flipped open the tome he held.

Its cover bore three bold words: "Taihao Biography."

This volume chronicled the epic tale of Taihao Dominator's life, ending right at his ascent to Chaos Dominator.

He'd gotten this casually from Dominator Jiemeng amid the banquet.

The aged tome showed time's wear. It held the authentic saga of Taihao Dominator.

Su Yuan's fingers brushed the Taihao Dominator's real name inscribed there—Li Hao—sensing its authentic pulse.

"He has truly fallen!"

Through this name's touch, Su Yuan gauged the other's status. Before, he'd felt Taihao Dominator alive.

Though ignorant of his survival spot in "Nothingness."

Yet now, probing the true name anew yielded no trace of life.

Su Yuan sighed, finger tapping to link the four Chaos realms' source lands, unleashing his True Name Dao Principle.

The [Tempering Heart in Mortal Dust] Chaos Trait stirred. Immortal, unbreakable true name essence descended on the tome.

True names in the "Taihao Biography" awakened, pulsing with vital Dao rhythms amid stale lines.

Myriad true name gleams burst from each, gathering over the "Taihao Biography," sketching a spectral form.

Taihao Dominator's faint visage emerged.

Then, Su Yuan wielded vast Dao Principles to forge True Spirit, soul, flesh, manifesting Taihao Dominator from nothing. True Name Power infused the form.

Living aura swelled gradually. At last, the figure's eyes fluttered open.

Taihao Dominator's mind, muddled, sharpened and revived.

He blinked, rose, face etched with survivor’s dread!

"Thank goodness, thank goodness—my self-explosion worked. Else, no resurrection for me!" Taihao Dominator grinned, "Fellow Daoist Seven Stars, your aid means the world. Without it, return via revival might've failed!"

"What befell you precisely?" Su Yuan asked then.

Taihao Dominator paused, "Can you shield from Nothingness probes?"

"Special methods already sever inside from out!" Su Yuan assured calmly.

[Stealth Walker] Chaos Trait hummed. An unseen veil cloaked them both.

Only then did Taihao Dominator recount, "I met a faction dubbing themselves [Scavengers]. Their origins elude me, but the horde that hunted me brimmed with freakish, overwhelming power!"

He exhaled, "Each [Scavenger] innately hides its being, wielding erasure of others' existences too. Powers differ among them. The top hunter matching my might troubled most with erasure gifts.

"Worse, as my followers died and knowers dwindled, that Scavenger's force swelled! Luck shone as I seeded Taihao Holy Hall in Chaos, broadcasting my name, staving erasure long-term."

"Then lately, huge swaths of my Taihao Chaos anchors vanished abruptly. I tumbled into peril, detonating self to endure."

Hearing Taihao Dominator's tale, Su Yuan pondered: Might slaying Venerable Yuanhao have severed Taihao Dominator's prime anchor, sealing his doom?