The moment the heavens spoke, the entire world descended into panic.
Cars crashed across highways as drivers lost control in fear. Planes requested emergency landings after pilots heard the terrifying voice echo inside their minds. Across countless cities, people flooded streets in confusion while emergency broadcasts interrupted every television channel globally.
The silver eye above the heavens continued watching the mortal world coldly.
Emotionlessly.
Like humanity itself meant nothing beneath its gaze.
"All lower world inhabitants… Prepare for heavenly purification."
Those words repeated endlessly across social media, news broadcasts, and livestreams. Every language translated the meaning differently, but the terror remained the same.
The heavens had declared judgment on the world.
Inside military headquarters across multiple countries, emergency meetings erupted instantly.
"What exactly is that thing?"
"Can satellites lock onto it?"
"Deploy every surveillance system immediately!"
But none of their technology could properly analyze the giant eye above the clouds.
Because it wasn't fully physical.
It existed partially beyond the mortal plane.
Meanwhile, hidden cultivation forces throughout the world fell into even greater chaos.
Unlike ordinary humans—
They understood the true meaning behind heavenly purification.
Mass extermination.
The upper realms were preparing to erase resistance before descending completely.
Inside the Lin Corporation rooftop, violent spiritual winds continued howling around Su Chen while the giant eye stared directly at him from above the heavens.
Silver lightning illuminated the sky endlessly.
The atmosphere felt apocalyptic.
Yet Su Chen remained calm.
Too calm.
Golden traces flickered faintly beneath his skin as ancient authority slowly spread around him instinctively. Even the rooftop beneath his feet had started transforming slightly after the Ancient Court formation awakened earlier.
Golden patterns permanently covered the ground now.
Ancient.
Divine.
Alive.
Xu Mingshan stared toward the silver eye with visible tension on his face.
"That's not a Watcher anymore."
Yan Ruoxue narrowed her crimson eyes.
"No."
Her voice became colder.
"That's an Observer."
The surrounding atmosphere became heavier after those words.
Lin Yanyan looked toward them immediately.
"What's the difference?"
Xu Mingshan answered slowly.
"Watchers monitor lower worlds."
A pause.
"Observers decide whether those worlds deserve to survive."
Silence followed instantly.
Even Zhao Ren felt cold sweat form behind his back.
"…Why does every new enemy sound worse than the last one?"
Nobody answered him.
Because everyone knew he was right.
Above the heavens, the giant silver eye suddenly pulsed once.
BOOM.
A wave of terrifying pressure descended over the planet instantly.
Ordinary humans collapsed unconscious by the millions.
Hidden cultivators below Nascent Soul Realm coughed blood immediately.
Even Spirit Transformation experts felt their souls tremble violently beneath the overwhelming pressure.
The Observer's voice echoed once more.
"The Primordial Bloodline has violated heavenly law."
Silver lightning exploded across the clouds.
"Judgment begins now."
Then—
The sky cracked open completely.
Massive silver gates slowly emerged above the heavens themselves.
Ancient symbols burned across their surface while chains larger than skyscrapers dragged behind them endlessly through the clouds.
The entire world watched in horror.
Because something was opening.
Something beyond the mortal world.
Inside the rooftop atmosphere, Xu Mingshan's expression finally changed completely.
"They're forcing the descent early…"
Yan Ruoxue's face darkened.
"That shouldn't even be possible."
Su Chen's golden eyes remained fixed on the opening gates calmly.
Then suddenly—
The black ring on his finger began burning hot.
BOOM.
Golden light exploded outward from the ring violently.
Ancient symbols spread across Su Chen's arm instantly while the rooftop formation beneath him activated again.
This time—
Much stronger.
The city trembled violently as golden pillars of light erupted upward from seventeen different locations across the mortal world simultaneously.
Mountains split open.
Ancient ruins hidden beneath oceans awakened.
Deserts cracked apart.
And from each hidden location—
Ancient Court formations activated together.
The synchronization voice echoed deeply inside Su Chen's mind.
Ancient Court network restored: 17%
Emergency defense protocol activated.
Primordial successor recognized.
Then—
A new voice appeared.
Different from before.
Older.
Colder.
And infinitely more powerful.
"Command authority granted."
The moment those words fell—
The seventeen golden pillars across the world connected directly to the heavens.
BOOM.
The entire planet shook violently.
Countless hidden cultivators stared upward in disbelief.
Because the golden pillars weren't merely reacting.
They were resisting heaven itself.
Above the rooftop, the giant silver eye narrowed slightly for the first time.
As if surprised.
Then suddenly—
One of the heavenly gates began opening fully.
A giant silver hand slowly emerged from the crack between realms.
Massive.
Ancient.
Covered in heavenly law chains.
The moment the hand appeared—
Entire city districts collapsed from pressure alone.
Humanity screamed in terror worldwide.
The Observer spoke coldly.
"Lower world resistance will be erased."
Then the giant hand descended toward the mortal world.
Toward Su Chen.
Space shattered around it instantly.
Even Xu Mingshan's face turned pale.
"That attack can destroy an entire continent…"
Lin Yanyan instinctively stepped closer toward Su Chen despite knowing she couldn't stop something like that.
Yet Su Chen simply looked upward calmly.
Then—
He raised one hand slowly toward the descending heavenly hand.
Golden light ignited within his eyes completely.
And behind him—
For a single second—
A massive phantom appeared.
An ancient figure seated upon a golden throne beyond countless worlds.
The Primordial Emperor.
The moment the phantom appeared—
Every hidden cultivator across the world froze in horror.
Even the Observer's silver eye contracted slightly.
Then Su Chen finally spoke.
His voice carried ancient authority powerful enough to shake heaven itself.
"Kneel."
BOOM.
The world exploded.
The descending heavenly hand suddenly stopped midair.
Cracks spread across it instantly.
One.
Ten.
Thousands.
Then—
Under the horrified gaze of the entire planet—
The giant heavenly hand shattered completely.
The shockwave from its destruction spread through the heavens themselves.
And for the very first time—
The Observer's emotionless voice changed slightly.
Because now—
It sounded angry.
"You dare…"
High above the rooftop, golden light burned within Su Chen's eyes while the phantom throne behind him slowly faded back into darkness.
Then he answered calmly.
"Yes."