Whoosh!

The spaceship landed, and there, out in the open, was a man with long black hair and a grin on his face.

He was the current patriarch of the palace, Zheng Xuan.

The instant Xia Qingyue saw him, her blood began to rapidly boil.

"Calm down." Grey turned to look at Xia Qingyue.

"We are killing that dude in a minute." Grey smiled mysteriously.

Xia Qingyue currently had her appearance changed to match an elf. So did Grey and the others, so Zheng Xuan shouldn’t recognize anyone here.

"We are pleased to meet the patriarch."

The elven elders and the talented high elves bowed towards the patriarch.

Beside the patriarch were his right and left hands, and all around them were immortal cultivators exhibiting the aura of the 5th and 6th ranks.

Xia Qingyue looked at the scene with a sense of desolation. Her anger was visibly growing seeing the place completely intact. This was the place that once destroyed her and her parents!

And the person behind it was none other than the man standing in front of her.

"We are pleased to meet the Elf Council Elders and the talented kids of the elven alliance," Zheng Xuan said with a small smile.

"We were waiting for your arrival, but... who are they?" Zheng Xuan asked while pointing at Grey and his group.

"They are also winners of the tournament," one of the elders said with a thin smile.

The other elven talents hearing this wore confused expressions. They knew something suspicious was going on, but with the elders lying, they frowned. Soon, however, the elders communicated telepathically, and they all kept quiet.

"Is this so?" Zheng Xuan broke out into a smile. "Welcome, welcome, young talents from afar."

However, they didn’t reply. Right now, Grey was staring at the man on Zheng Xuan’s right without blinking.

[It’s Leon, the priest of the high order. So this bastard landed in the Immortal Sovereign Palace.] Fragment said with a look of interest within the Lesser Heaven space inside Grey.

’We are pretty lucky, aren’t we, Fragment? And it looks like this guy managed to merge with the Lesser Heaven and reach the 6th rank.’ Grey stared deadpan at the guy.

Not far from them, there was a burly man Grey was familiar with, Valeria’s uncle Ben, the former federation general that once kidnapped Alissa, Valeria, and Werner while he was absent.

Alissa was staring daggers at him as they spoke.

[Are we doing it? Grey? Right now, right here? The 8th rankers might come.] Fragment asked, growing visibly excited.

’Do we care about that?’ Grey said with a grin slowly forming on his face.

[We are doing it then!] Fragment shot out of Grey with excitement, catching everyone’s attention, especially the people with him. They looked at him with confusion and alertness.

Eve and Eterna tried to communicate with him, but he cut off the telepathic link.

"What is that?" Zheng Xuan’s expression changed drastically.

Boom!

The next moment, Grey unleashed all his powers as the Beast of Finality and his 1,000,000 Nexus Angels descended upon the Immortal Sovereign Palace.

Boom!

A terrifying presence, crushing enough to defeat a 7th ranker, immediately enveloped the entire planet. The elven elders went pale, the immortal cultivators in the Sovereign Palace grew alert, and Zheng Xuan’s eyes visibly darkened.

The disguise around Grey disappeared; Grey walked up in his original appearance, complete with his crown and saintly halo.

"Nice to meet you. I’m Grey Lockhart. From the Blue Star of the Milky Way Galaxy," Grey introduced himself.

"What?!" Former General Ben and Priest Leon’s expressions began to visibly change.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Seeing this, the others behind him also began to reveal their true appearances.

They didn’t know why Grey just summoned his entire army, but he must have a plan!

"Y-You... Xia Qingyue?!" Zheng Xuan’s eyes went wild.

"What? Xia Qingyue?" The atmosphere in the Immortal Sovereign Palace visibly changed as several lights shot towards their location with immense speed.

They were the elders of the Sovereign Palace.

However, before they could take a step forward, the Beast of Finality acted.

Boom!

Their powers temporarily collapsed, and they all fell to the ground like flies.

"The Soul Nourishing Jade." Zheng Xuan’s face was filled with horror. "So it was with you after all."

"It’s her... Priest Leon. It’s that woman from the Blue Star that I kidnapped!" Ben screamed in disbelief as he eyed Alissa.

Boom!

Leon’s face distorted into anger. "Who are you, bastard? How did you find us?!"

"You might not remember me, but you might remember this power." Grey smiled as he unleashed the power of the Chaos Lotus into the world.

Boom!

A crushing pressure enveloped everyone, the elven elders, the elven talents, even the people with him wore stunned expressions. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

What was this crushing pressure?

"This... that lotus." Leon was stunned.

"Precisely." Grey smiled coldly as Nexus Overclock surged to the maximum 600%, his Saintly Halo began to fully buff him, and the Primordial Human Combat Amplifier also activated.

Boom!

His aura shot past the barrier of the 4th level into the 5th level of the 6th rank.

"Zheng Xuan. I am back." Xia Qingyue stared at Zheng Xuan, who was visibly panicking.

"Everyone, what the fuck are you doing?! Attack this bitch! Attack him! Attack the elves! Don’t spare anyone. Summon the ancestors! We must purge them!" Zheng Xuan exclaimed as he unleashed his power; it was at the peak of the 7th rank.

At the same time, Leon also acted.

His body began to visibly grow as he transformed into a Lesser Heaven.

"Leon, kill them!" Zheng Xuan ordered with intense bloodlust.

"Hey, Grey, they are kinda gonna kill you guys?" Even Eve panicked.

"Brother..." Julie called out.

But Grey heard none of it.

He smiled, and the following moment, his voice glitched out like a final verdict. "Xia Qingyue, hold onto my hand if you want to kill that man. It’s time to unleash my domain."

Boom!

The Lesser Heaven Leon’s powers erupted, the immortal cultivators shot towards Grey at once, and the elders of the Sovereign Immortal Palace that had recovered got back on their feet and also rushed forward.

All power locked onto one sole place.

Then, the words fell.

"DOMAIN EXPANSION!"

The Beast of Finality roared as it unleashed its power to fuel the domain.

Boom!

It covered every enemy in an instant, and reality broke like glass.

"ARGGGH! What is happening to me?!"

"I’m dying... is this my injury from the past?! How can it appear now?!"

Shrieks and screams echoed as Grey landed in front of the Lesser Heaven, and Xia Qingyue in front of Zheng Xuan.

"I will leave you to him. The Beast of Finality has locked his cultivation. Do whatever you want with him." Grey spoke as he eyed Xia Qingyue, who wore an expressionless face with immense bloodlust radiating from her.

All her bottled-up despair and sadness erupted at once; she screamed like a madwoman as she plunged her hand into Zheng Xuan’s face.

Grey shook his head as he turned towards Leon, who was visibly panicking.

"You... you monster, just what are you? Why are you in the way of the High Order?"

"The High Order? Does A##### even know it exists?" Grey chuckled coldly. "You are just a doggy with no role in this world. You once antagonized the Blue Star. Yet look at you now."

As he spoke, his hands flashed, and a severed head with blood oozing out appeared in his grasp; it belonged to Ben, his eyes wide with horror and despair.

He tossed it towards Leon, who shrieked in disbelief.

"Rot in hell, doggy. Because your favorite god doesn’t even know you exist. He won’t come to save you." Grey smiled as he clutched Leon’s neck tightly.

As a 6th ranker currently, Leon shouldn’t feel anything, but right now he felt like he was a weak mortal losing his breath under Grey’s hands.

He trembled, clutching and scratching at Grey’s hands in despair. "ARRRRGGRHRHR!"

Excruciating pain erupted from him as Heavenly Flame and the Flame of Entropy combined and destroyed him completely.

As soon as that happened, a fragment shot out from him.

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"WHO DARES TO MAKE TROUBLE IN THE IMMORTAL SOVEREIGN PALACE?!"

Two voices boomed in the outside world, which had grown empty thanks to Grey absorbing everyone into his domain.

Julie, Eve, Eterna, Alissa, and the other elves were the only ones left out; the elves were shaking in their boots.

"N-Not good, it’s 8th rankers."

The presence was unmistakable; it was two 8th rankers!

"Grey cannot win against that." Eterna spoke with danger. "Quick, call the Yellow Ancestor or we should use the escape talisman given by him."

Alissa and Julie also panicked as their energetic bodies began to shake rapidly from the descension of two 8th rank experts.

"Call the Yellow Ancestor and escape? Hmph, don’t think you can leave. Don’t look down on the might of us 8th rankers!"

A crushing pressure descended, and Grey’s domain was easily crushed. His companions fell to their knees as the overwhelming force hit them.

"No... Brother." Julie’s eyes went wide.

She had already imagined the worst.

However, the exact following second, the entire world froze.

Boom! Whrmmm!

A terrifying golden light erupted from the ground, shooting into the sky. Within seconds, it covered all of the planet and spread into the entire starry sky.

For a split second, those of the 5th rank and above keenly felt its power across the infinite universe as ancient Dao chants and Buddhist noises begin to echo throughout the world.

The Heavenly Dao had descended.

"W-What?!" The two 8th-ranking immortals’ eyes went wide like saucers.

"This power... HEAVENLY DAO? AGAIN?!" Eve stood up from the ground in disbelief, her figure digitally glitching. "Fck, is this guy related to the heavenly dao?!"

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"It was me who dared to make trouble in the Immortal Sovereign Palace." A figure shot out from the cracked domain and stood in the air with boundless power protecting and empowering him.

His voice wasn’t just limited to the world; it rang out into the entire universe.

"This voice... That kid. It’s him." The Yellow Ancestor and others were already on high alert at the edge of the world; hearing his voice, they confirmed it with a look of disbelief.

Behind him, the Beast of Finality roared. The power of finality erupted like a boundless river, rushing towards the 8th rankers. They both panicked and altered timelines, but...

Boom!

The instant they tried to use time, a terrifying pressure crushed all their access to the time of the universe.

"You two immortal dogs were seen colluding with the Crystal Zerg race, who is with the Abyss and most importantly, you hurt my benefactor, Xia Qingyue, Yes this is personal. Hence, today you shall die"

With those words uttered, Grey waved his hands.

Boom!

The sky cracked as the boundless power of heaven erupted from the firmament, and a gigantic sword surpassing the concept of existence itself shot into the mortal plane.

The 8th rankers couldn’t even blink as their existences vanished into nothingness.

Eve, Julie, Alissa, and Eterna stared in disbelief as the Beast of Finality stood behind Grey, who was covered in the boundless power of heaven, with the Heavenly Dao itself directly above him.

Today, Grey Lockhart had slayed two 8th rankers.