This day, the successful activation of the Realm-Protecting Grand Formation marked the Eternal Realm’s complete defensive system, capable of keeping enemies outside the gates.
This honor belonged to Old Taixuan, belonged to every Formation Hall member who participated in the research. Their names were destined to be recorded in the Eternal Historical Records for future generations to worship and revere.
But.
How strong was it?
According to rigorous scientific calculations, the Realm-Protecting Grand Formation should be able to withstand bombardment from dozens of upper-tier Heavenly Secret Realm cultivators.
“That exaggerated?” Jun Changxiao asked in surprise.
“Not exaggerated.”
Old Taixuan spoke earnestly: “What’s exaggerated is the Eternal Realm’s origin.”
What determined the Realm-Protecting Grand Formation’s strength was precisely the origin used as the formation core. Having already fused with two other first-class realm origins, its strength and supply were truly explosive.
In other words.
Without the three-in-one realm origin’s support, such a massive Realm-Protecting Grand Formation fundamentally couldn’t be supported.
“Let me test it.”
“Whoosh—”
Jun Changxiao left the Eternal Realm, standing in cosmic space. The latter floated like a grain of sand.
Because the Realm-Protecting Grand Formation had a concealment function, it looked no different from usual.
“Clang!”
Jun Changxiao summoned the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, his spiritual sense locking onto that grain of sand. He slashed at it without hesitation. The result was just a muffled ‘boom’ sound upon contact, and he was nearly knocked back.
Eternal Realm.
Despite receiving external attack, there was no disturbance whatsoever.
“Swoosh!”
“Swoosh!”
Jun Changxiao wielded his blade, sword qi spanning thirty thousand miles, bombarding the sand grain from different angles. The result was that none of it caused the slightest ripple in the internal formation.
“Weapon Spirit!”
“Unite with me!”
“Whoosh—”
Xi Jingxuan merged with the Xuanyuan Divine Sword in soul form, thereby enhancing the weapon’s power.
With his combat power explosively increased, Jun Changxiao slashed again. Still unable to shake the Realm-Protecting Grand Formation, he finally had Hua Meigui possess him and awakened his Stone Golem bloodline.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
After revealing all his trump cards, there was finally an effect. Visible ripples spread across the Eternal Realm’s firmament, feeling like plastic wrap being shaken.
However.
That was all.
Even when Jun Changxiao in full power continuously bombarded for several hours, the Realm-Protecting Grand Formation’s feedback remained weak fluctuations, not even materializing visibly.
“Huff huff!”
Dog Sheng bent over, standing in the cosmos, gasping for breath: “Too strong!”
With various trump cards unleashed and various girls enhancing him, this counted as fully revealing his capabilities. His strength was definitely above upper-tier Heavenly Secret Realm, yet he still couldn’t shake the Realm-Protecting Grand Formation—it had certainly passed the quality test.
“Safe now.”
Jun Changxiao’s face showed satisfaction.
Though the Eternal Realm could be concealed, who knew if it might be discovered by the Heavenly Demon Emperor? Now, having preemptively set up the Realm-Protecting Grand Formation, even if discovered, they had some confidence.
“What’s the next step?” Hua Meigui asked.
“I’m thinking…” Jun Changxiao paused briefly: “We should bring out the Eternal Realm and establish it in the upper cosmos.”
Hua Meigui said: “That’s equivalent to exposing ourselves before the Heavenly Demon Emperor.”
Actually, with the Eternal Realm’s current defenses, no realm in the entire upper cosmos could break through, but the greatest threat remained the demon plaguing all living beings. Truly revealing themselves meant being discovered and targeted.
“Don’t want to hide here and there anymore.”
Jun Changxiao said: “Want to fight him openly and honorably.”
Hiding was only temporary.
Given his personality, he preferred relying on hard power to defeat the final BOSS.
Moreover.
Jun Changxiao had an idea.
Using the Eternal Realm as a base, rally various star systems, various realms, various forces, and lead them together in resisting the Heavenly Demon Emperor.
“This is very dangerous.”
Hua Meigui said: “But I trust my husband, trust the Grand Elder’s researched Realm-Protecting Grand Formation.”
Originally still hesitating, Jun Changxiao, seeing her support him so firmly, immediately slapped his thigh: “No more hiding, cards on the table!”
“You’re terrible.”
Hua Meigui blushed.
Why? Because Dog Sheng had slapped her thigh.
…
“Are you certain?”
“You must think this through carefully!”
In the Eternal Sect’s great hall, the high-level members learned the Sect Master wanted to reveal the Eternal Realm and stand proudly in the upper cosmos. They all spoke up to dissuade him.
Not that they didn’t trust the Realm-Protecting Grand Formation, but hiding in the shadows was always better than standing in the open.
“The Heavenly Demon Emperor plagues the cosmos, causing suffering among the people, making life unbearable.” Jun Changxiao spoke earnestly: “At this time, there needs to be a lighthouse illuminating the darkness, guiding lost lambs.”
Everyone understood.
The Sect Master wanted to use the Eternal Realm as that lighthouse.
“Correct.”
Jian Guixu agreed: “The current upper cosmos is chaotic and disorderly. Many realms and forces fight separately. They urgently need a sufficiently powerful realm to lead them in jointly resisting the Heavenly Demon Emperor!”
Hiding in the shadows was indeed good.
But since they intended to fight the demon to the end, an open base of operations was essential.
“Everyone.”
Jun Changxiao asked: “Any other opinions?”
“No objections!”
Everyone responded in unison.
“The day after tomorrow, the Eternal Realm will establish itself in the upper cosmos. Its radiance will drive away all darkness!” Jun Changxiao declared resolutely.
Why choose the day after tomorrow?
Not because of any auspicious calendar date, but according to calculations, the Eternal would arrive at the targeted destination.
Tianye Realm.
A first-class realm secretly controlled by the Heavenly Demon Emperor.
If Star Spirit Realm was compared to a contractor for warships and equipment, then Tianye Realm was a supplier of various martial dao resources.
That’s right.
This realm was vast with abundant resources.
According to the Commander’s confession, the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s army came to Tianye Realm for supplies at regular intervals. Star Spirit Realm had also had trade relations with it.
“Vast with abundant resources?”
Jun Changxiao asked: “How vast, how abundant?”
…
The day after tomorrow.
The Eternal arrived at Tianye Realm as scheduled.
This realm was indeed very large—at least one full circle larger than Star Spirit Realm.
“Sorry.” Jun Changxiao sat in the pilot cabin, right hand gently swirling a wine glass filled with tea: “Since you chose to aid the tyrant and assist the wicked, all resources inside will belong to my Eternal Sect.”
No pretense anymore.
He was here to plunder!
“Who goes there!”
Suddenly, a resonant voice rang out from Tianye Realm.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!”
One after another, martial artists with formidable auras flew out from within.
Clearly, this realm had set up some kind of monitoring equipment outside. The Eternal had just stopped when they discovered it.
No matter.
Jun Changxiao came this time with no intention of hiding.
“I am.”
He said indifferently: “The Eternal Sect’s Sect Master.”
“The Eternal Sect’s Sect Master?”
The Tianye Realm experts’ expressions changed immediately.
Not long ago, they received news from the Heavenly Demon Emperor’s side saying Star Spirit Realm had been destroyed, and the culprit was the Eternal Sect.
“Trouble!”
“Quick, enter first-level alert!”
The Tianye Realm martial artists panicked.
“Everyone.”
Jun Changxiao said: “This star region is claimed by my Eternal Realm. Your realm is claimed by my Eternal Sect.”
With that, he snapped his fingers.
“Boom!”
Instantly, the realm origin deep underground flashed with scorching light, then automatically disabled the sand grain transformation effect.
“Crack crack crack!”
“Crack crack crack!”
Outside, cosmic space trembled.
“This…” The Tianye Realm martial artists’ eyes widened—more precisely, their eyeballs nearly popped out—because the trembling space was being torn apart, and an enormous realm slowly emerged.
How enormous was enormous?
Once the realm fully manifested, the not-small Tianye Realm standing beside it looked like a several-year-old child facing an adult.
At least five times the difference!
This.
Was the true form of the Eternal Realm after two origin fusions!
Without exaggeration, in the entire upper cosmos, finding another realm of such massive size would be impossible!
“Kekeke!”
Witnessing the Tianye Realm martial artists standing dumbfounded in space, gazing with shock and awe as the Eternal Realm slowly appeared, Jun Changxiao leaned back covering his face with a maniacal laugh, emitting a madman’s voice: “Tremble before me, fear me!”
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