"So that's how it is, I understand..."
Within the battlefield of the gods.
Ling Fan's eyes shone with unparalleled wisdom. The Heavenly Demon Eye imprint appeared, piercing through all origins, revealing the secrets of the entire Nether Ancient Gods Era and the mystery of the Samsara Divine Cauldron.
"The Samsara Divine Cauldron I obtained in my previous life was not complete, which is why I couldn't fully comprehend its mysteries or find the sole path to godhood, no matter how many eons I spent. Now that I've returned to the battlefield of the gods, I finally see that hope." Kuai Shu Ge
Ling Fan gazed out at the vast and boundless battlefield of the gods.
The colossal corpses of countless ancient pseudo-gods were scattered across the land.
With a thought, his mind moved.
The Samsara Divine Cauldron floated out, expanding with the wind, growing larger and larger until it reached a size that could swallow the heavens and encompass all, as if intending to absorb the entire Nether Ancient Gods battlefield.
The corpses of countless ancient gods began to tremble, drawn towards the cauldron's opening by an irresistible pulling force.
Even the battlefield of the gods itself began to disintegrate, transforming into countless fragments and origins, like a mighty, surging river, falling into the Samsara Divine Cauldron.
The Samsara Divine Cauldron then blazed with light, emitting an increasingly sacred and majestic pressure that swept across billions of spatial realms, extending beyond the battlefield of the gods and towards the endless frontier.
It was unclear how long this process lasted.
Suddenly, a voice filled with ecstatic joy erupted from a temporal turbulence.
"Hahaha, I've become a Celestial Venerable too! I've really brought honor to the Food-Devouring Golden Toad clan! From now on, the Food-Devouring Golden Toad clan is also a supreme Celestial race, and our bloodline inheritance will undergo a transformative metamorphosis starting with me!"
The toad's body flickered with light, changing from pale purple to deep purple, then to multicolored, and finally returning to its original pure gold, flawless, like a golden toad crafted from the purest gold.
A majestic Celestial Venerable pressure emanated from its mountain-sized body.
The toad excitedly hopped up and down, supremely proud.
"Hey, you there... Little Ma, get your butt over here for Mo-ye! Today, I've become a Celestial Venerable, and I'll teach you how to be a demon. From now on, I'm the number one subordinate under Boss Ling, you have to step aside!"
"Who are you calling a dead toad?"
A faint voice echoed from above the toad's head.
The toad slanted its eyes and looked up arrogantly, seeing a magnificent demon horse with blood-red hooves, grinning and baring its teeth, its face filled with disdain as it looked down at the toad.
The toad was furious.
Now that it had become a Celestial Venerable, this demon horse dared to defecate and urinate on its head. This was truly unbearable!
"Who the hell are you calling 'you'?"
The toad spat out a torrent of saliva.
Celestial Venerable pressure permeated all directions.
"Today, I'll show you the might of this Food-Devouring Celestial Toad."
The toad leaped into the air.
A wide avenue materialized.
A strong and powerful toad leg kicked out.
"Bang!"
The demon horse disdainfully raised a hoof.
It fiercely imprinted it onto the toad's arrogant face.
"Ouch! Damn it!"
The toad let out an incredulous scream.
It flew backward at an even faster speed.
A huge hoof print was clearly visible on its face.
"You! Damn it, Little Ma, you've also advanced to Celestial Venerable? This is outrageous!" The toad was greatly alarmed.
"Who are you calling 'you'? Who are you calling Little Ma? It seems I need to teach you some manners again." The demon horse smiled maliciously.
It had just advanced to Celestial Venerable.
It was itching for a fight.
It wanted to find someone to battle for three hundred rounds.
Unexpectedly, this foolish toad had come to its doorstep begging for a beating. It would be a violation of natural law not to oblige.
The demon horse grinned, its hooves stepping majestically as it flew towards the toad.
"Ah! Don't come near me!"
"Go easy, Old Ma, I was just joking! Are you trying to kill me..."
"Damn it! Do you really think I'm afraid of you? I'm also a Celestial Venerable!"
"I was wrong, truly wrong, stop! That's enough!"
"Ah, help!"
The toad's screams were incessant.
Yan Xi, Han Xiaoya, Lu Jiuwen, Old Man Gu, and others who had successively emerged from seclusion couldn't help but chuckle.
"Huh... The Secret Treasure of the Gods' Battlefield... it's gone!"
Everyone was surprised.
They looked around.
The battlefield of the gods, which was originally littered with the corpses of countless gods, was now empty. Even the entire battlefield space had vanished.
"Look, it's Ling Fan!"
Old Man Gu pointed.
Indeed, Ling Fan was seen seated amidst the endless temporal turbulence.
Beneath him, an ancient, simple cauldron suppressed all directions, emitting an immense and majestic pressure.
Light flowed across the cauldron's body, becoming increasingly brilliant and sacred.
"Ling Fan, we've all become Celestial Venerables. What do we do next? Should we go help you get revenge!"
Lu Jiuwen shouted.
"The time is not yet right."
Ling Fan said faintly.
He looked at everyone.
Lu Jiuwen had become a Three-Dao Celestial Venerable, with significant potential, and should soon reach the Four-Dao Celestial Venerable level or even stronger.
Old Man Gu was only a Two-Dao Celestial Venerable, and his potential was essentially exhausted. For him, breaking through to Celestial Venerable was already a stroke of incredible luck, and Old Man Gu was content and happy.
The demon horse's strength was far greater than the two of them, reaching the level of a Five-Dao Celestial Venerable. This was not surprising, given its Bloodline of the Bo Long Steed, which was even more formidable than the Dragon race, and with the Great Dao of Celestial Venerable Giants bestowed by Ling Fan, this achievement was only natural.
The toad was slightly inferior to the demon horse, comparable to Lu Jiuwen.
Its daring to provoke the demon horse was simply asking for a beating.
What surprised Ling Fan was.
Han Xiaoya had advanced to the level of a Six-Dao Celestial Venerable so quickly, and was on the verge of challenging the Seven-Dao Celestial Venerable level, rivaling some Celestial Venerable giants.
Yan Xi was even more remarkable.
She was the reincarnation of a powerful pseudo-god from the Nether Ancient Era. Now that she had recovered her divine spark and received several Great Daos of Giants from Ling Fan, she had reached the level of an Eight-Dao Celestial Venerable and would soon recover her peak strength from her previous life.
Ling Fan nodded with great satisfaction.
Just then.
A massive opening appeared in the endless deep sky above everyone's heads, and a voice filled with boundless authority rang out: "Congratulations, Emperor Qingyun, on your great cultivation advancement. Recovering your full strength is imminent, but time is of the essence. Hurry to the Nether Ancient Void God Realm. Dao Yi has already found the location of the Divine Gate. If he is allowed to break open the Divine Gate first and become a god, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Ling Fan's gaze was profound as he looked up into the endless deep sky, as if he could see a boundless dragon occupying an entire world in another distant, vast realm.
"No rush. The Divine Gate is not so easily broken open. In my previous life, I also found the location of the Divine Gate, but without the proper way to enter, it was all in vain. You may go first; I still need to recover more strength."