Current Timeline — Aekrox Arrives
The scene begins in the current timeline.
The Twelve Ancestors of the Die Family have arrived at the Heavenly God Profound Sect. Among them is Aekrox Die, who has come to recruit the ancestor of the Heavenly God Profound Sect into the Die Family.
The moment Aekrox appears, the atmosphere inside the sect becomes extremely tense.
Almost everyone in the Heavenly God Profound Sect is prepared to fight him.
However, their Leader does not move.
He simply stares at Aekrox with a serious expression.
Something about Aekrox's spiritual energy feels extremely dangerous.
Just as the other elders are about to step forward, the Leader suddenly raises his hand.
"Wait."
Everyone stops.
The Leader's eyes remain fixed on Aekrox.
"Something isn't right. His spiritual energy... it's extremely dangerous. I have never felt anything like it before."
The elders look at each other.
The Leader continues:
"His aura almost feels like the level of our Founder."
The Great Elder immediately disagrees.
"No. I don't think he's actually at our Founder's level."
He looks carefully at Aekrox before continuing.
"I admit that this man is extremely powerful. But our Founder was on an entirely different level. Compared to him, I believe this man's cultivation is around Level 9, perhaps slightly above it."
The Great Elder's eyes become sharp.
"Even so, if all of us attack him together, I believe we still have a chance of winning."
The Leader remains uncertain.
"But my instincts are telling me that this man is much stronger than he appears."
The Great Elder answers firmly:
"Leader, we can't simply surrender without even fighting."
The Leader becomes silent for a moment.
Finally, he nods.
"Fine."
His expression turns serious.
"Then today, we'll show him the full strength of the Heavenly God Profound Sect."
The Great Elder smiles.
"Yes."
He looks toward Aekrox.
"After this battle, I believe the Die Family will become completely useless."
He pauses before adding:
"I have a feeling this man is the Die Family's trump card. Perhaps he is the strongest member of the entire Die Family."
Aekrox hears every word.
Instead of becoming angry, a faint smile appears on his face.
He seems completely unconcerned.
Meanwhile — Die Yuan's Power Test
The scene changes.
Far away from the Lower World, Die Yuan has traveled to a completely different domain.
He came here for one reason:
To test his current strength.
Previously, while Die Yuan was still in the Lower World, the System had sealed his true power.
There was a reason for this.
Because of the Laws of Dao, Die Yuan couldn't freely release his full power inside the Lower World and then travel between different domains without suppressing his aura.
Therefore, the System had temporarily shielded his cultivation.
Now that he has reached a distant domain, Die Yuan decides to remove the restriction.
"System, remove the power suppression."
The System immediately responds.
[Understood, Host.]
The restriction is lifted.
In the next instant—
BOOM!
A terrifying wave of spiritual energy explodes from Die Yuan's body.
His cultivation begins rising rapidly.
Level 1...
Level 2...
Level 3...
Level 4...
Martial Grandmaster...
Martial King...
Martial Emperor...
Martial Great Emperor...
Martial Supreme...
Pinnacle of the Lower Immortal Realm...
And finally—
Martial Saint!
The breakthrough stops.
At this moment, Die Yuan has officially returned to his true cultivation.
He is now a Martial Saint powerhouse—the strongest known existence in the Lower World.
Die Yuan looks at his hands and body.
He clenches his fist slightly.
"So this is my current strength."
After thinking for a moment, another idea comes to him.
"Why don't I use my Eight-Armed Demonic Transformation and see how powerful I've become?"
However, the System immediately interrupts him.
[Host can use this technique. However, there is a problem.]
Die Yuan raises an eyebrow.
"What problem?"
The System explains:
[Previously, using this technique did not consume your spiritual energy. However, your cultivation has increased significantly. At your current level, maintaining the technique will continuously consume spiritual energy.]
Die Yuan's expression changes.
"Then how long can I maintain it?"
The System answers:
[Not hours, Host.]
Die Yuan pauses.
"Then how long?"
[Approximately 15 minutes.]
Die Yuan's face instantly becomes ugly.
"Fifteen minutes?!"
He thinks for a moment before asking:
"What happens if I use it for longer than that?"
The System calmly replies:
[Your spiritual energy may become uncontrollable. If you forcefully continue, your body could suffer severe consequences and potentially collapse.]
Die Yuan's expression becomes stiff.
"..."
He then looks at the System.
"Why didn't you tell me this earlier?"
The System responds without emotion:
[Because your cultivation wasn't high enough before for this limitation to matter.]
Die Yuan's face twitches.
"Aaaahhh..."
The System Store
Die Yuan decides not to think about it anymore.
"Fine. Let me check the System Store. Maybe there's something useful."
He opens the System Store and begins searching.
After looking through several items, he suddenly finds something interesting.
It is an item that can help him control and stabilize his power for a limited amount of time.
Unfortunately, its effect only lasts for around 10 minutes.
Die Yuan considers it.
"Only ten minutes?"
He thinks for a moment.
"It's not much, but it'll be enough for now."
After all, Die Yuan is preparing to enter the Immortal World.
At the same time, a powerful treasure is about to appear in the Lower World, meaning trouble will soon arrive there as well.
Therefore, Die Yuan wants to increase his strength as quickly as possible.
Just as he is about to purchase the item—
Ding!
A System notification suddenly appears.
[Host does not currently possess enough System Coins to purchase this item.]
Die Yuan freezes.
His expression becomes extremely dark.
"What?"
He checks the notification again.
He is furious.
Very furious.
But after a few moments, he manages to regain control of himself.
"Fine. How many coins do I need?"
The price appears.
20,000,000 System Coins.
Die Yuan stares at the number.
His expression becomes completely blank.
"Twenty million...?"
His eye twitches.
"Twenty. Million?!"
He punches toward the System interface in frustration.
"Haaah... I need to control my anger."
He takes a deep breath.
"It's been a long time since I've become this angry."
He looks at the price again.
"Forget it. I'll just collect the coins myself."
A New Way to Earn System Coins
Die Yuan decides to test his strength first.
He looks toward a nearby planet.
Then he raises one hand.
His spiritual energy gathers around his palm.
His hand suddenly becomes enormous.
He reaches toward the planet.
BOOM!
His giant hand grabs the entire planet.
Then—
CRUSH!
The planet is completely destroyed.
A System notification immediately appears.
[Ding!]
[Host has destroyed a planet containing a Lower World civilization.]
[Reward: 200 Million System Coins.]
Die Yuan freezes.
He looks at the notification in disbelief.
"Wait..."
He looks toward the remains of the destroyed planet.
"I actually received System Coins for destroying that planet?"
The System explains:
[Correct, Host.]
[That planet contained an entire Lower World civilization. Its overall power was significantly weaker than the Host's Lower World.]
[Therefore, destroying it has generated System Coins.]
Die Yuan's eyes immediately light up.
"So... if I destroy more worlds, I can earn more coins?"
The System responds:
[Yes, Host.]
[The stronger the world, the greater the number of System Coins you can obtain.]
A strange smile slowly appears on Die Yuan's face.
His eyes narrow.
Then he reveals a wide, sinister grin.
"Now that's more like it."
His entire expression becomes frightening.
"Then I'd better finish this quickly."
Seven Martial Saint Clones
Die Yuan immediately begins creating clones.
Boom!
One clone appears.
Then another.
Then another.
Soon, seven clones are standing beside him.
Every single clone possesses the same cultivation as Die Yuan.
All seven are at the—
Martial Saint Realm.
Die Yuan looks at the seven clones.
"Seven..."
He then attempts to create an eighth clone.
Nothing happens.
He tries again.
Still nothing.
Die Yuan frowns.
The System explains:
[Host currently lacks sufficient spiritual energy to create another clone.]
Die Yuan sighs.
"So seven is my limit for now."
He looks at his clones.
"I need even more... but I don't have enough spiritual energy."
He shakes his head.
"My luck is really terrible today."
After a short pause, he smiles.
"But whatever. I need to hurry."
Back to the Heavenly God Profound Sect
The scene changes again.
Inside the Heavenly God Profound Sect, the Leader, Great Elder, and the other elders have already gathered.
All of them prepare to attack Aekrox together.
Their spiritual energy erupts simultaneously.
BOOM!
The entire area begins to tremble.
The elders rush toward Aekrox.
Aekrox simply watches them approach.
He doesn't look nervous.
He doesn't even take a defensive stance.
Instead, he slowly raises one hand.
A terrifying amount of power gathers in his palm.
Then—
BOOM!
Aekrox releases a single palm strike.
The elders immediately use their own palm techniques to counter it.
Several powerful attacks collide.
But the difference in strength becomes obvious almost instantly.
Their combined attacks look incredibly small compared to Aekrox's palm.
Aekrox's attack completely overwhelms them.
Their techniques are shattered one after another.
The terrifying palm force continues forward.
BOOM!
It tears through their combined attack and reaches the elders.
The Leader and Great Elder don't even have enough time to react.
One palm strike.
That is all it takes.
The Leader, Great Elder, and the other elders are sent crashing toward the ground.
BOOM!
The entire battlefield becomes silent.
Aekrox slowly lowers his hand.
However, instead of immediately leaving, he notices something.
His eyes narrow slightly.
He has detected something unusual.
Aekrox looks toward the fallen members of the Heavenly God Profound Sect.
For the first time, the faint smile disappears from his face.
"Interesting..."
He has noticed something that the others haven't.
This battle may not be as simple as he originally thought.