Chang Li Yao floated above the Heaven-Defying Palace, golden aura blazing like a miniature sun. The Primordial World and Heavenly Realm were stabilized under his absolute control. Broken abilities, Primordial Integration, and Heavenly Dao mastery made him untouchable… yet, the pull of Hong Mang World was now unavoidable.
Ugh… I really don't want to deal with a world that's basically a cosmic void filled with loneliness, he muttered, adjusting his robes. But I guess it showed up first. Fine.
A ripple in the void appeared, black and oppressive, swirling like a whirlpool of despair. From it emerged the First Wave of Hong Mang Invaders creatures and cultivators unlike anything he had faced before. Their auras warped reality itself, radiating death and desolation.
Chang Li Yao yawned. "Oh, great… more annoying visitors. Really, can't you schedule a polite knock instead of tearing reality apart.
The First Wave charged. He didn't even raise his hands.
Reality Imprint: Left afterimages of himself across the battlefield, confusing their perception.
Time Echo: Allowed him to react multiple times before they even landed an attack.
Primordial Comprehension: Let him instantly copy and counter techniques, even ones completely unknown to him.
Primordial Override: Their power weakened automatically in his presence.
With a flick of his finger, he erased several dozen invaders at once, leaving behind perfectly formed craters where fragments of reality had been manipulated.
He groaned, holding his head. "Ugh… why do I have to fight first wave? Can't we just… talk? No?"
The survivors fled. Even saints watching from distant realms whispered in disbelief.
As the dust settled, Chang Li Yao noticed a faint distortion at the edge of the void a whisper in the laws that even his broken abilities struggled to fully interpret.
Wait… that's not just power, he muttered, frowning. That's… an entire world built to manipulate existence itself?
The whispers revealed something chilling:
Hong Mang World wasn't just a desolate prison; it was a cosmic crucible, testing beings who reached certain levels of power.
Every fragment, every invader, every ripple of energy was a trap designed to draw powerful beings in and mold them.
And now… the universe had marked him. Hong Mang World wasn't just coming it was preparing for him specifically.
Chang Li Yao's grin was faint but sarcastic:
"Seriously? You built an entire world to annoy me? Cute. I'll play your game… on my terms."
Knowing he couldn't ignore this, Chang Li Yao began reshaping the Heavenly Realm and Primordial World defensively.
He fortified the Heaven Defying Palace, embedding fragments of reality as traps.
He created multiple decoy realms using Reality Imprint, misleading Hong Mang's scouting waves.
With Time Echo, he simulated attacks in advance, preparing counter strategies for every possible maneuver.
He hovered above the new constructions, muttering:
"Alright, Hong Mang World… show up with your army. I'm ready. But remember… I'm Chang Li Yao. I don't lose. And I don't even try that hard yet."
Above the void, the first ripple of Hong Mang World's true force began to materialize a colossal, impossible mass of energy, twisting space and devouring light. The universe itself seemed to shiver under its presence.
Chang Li Yao, fully composed and sarcastically unimpressed, whispered to himself:
"Finally… a challenge worth mildly annoying me. Let's see what you've got, void."
Golden light blazed from the Heavenly Realm, reality bending under his command, as Chang Li Yao prepared for the first true battle against Hong Mang World itself.