That vast expanse of amber-colored space had turned into a frozen, dead silence. The myriad martial artists of the four clans were locked in place, their souls and divine bodies utterly solidified; between heaven and earth, it seemed no force remained capable of setting them free.
The racial war that should have raged on was bizarrely paused, and even the clash between the Ten Great Ancestors fell silent and static. All eyes, at this juncture, were fixed upon that one spot, focused intently on Shi Yan and Mantis.
A deep, intense tremor resonated through the chests of the Dragon Lizard Ancestor, Guy, and others, spreading through every fiber of their flesh and bone marrow. They secretly breathed sighs of relief, thankful they had managed to flee first.
Corpses of living martial artists, vibrant and full of life just a moment before, were now petrified statues.
That space acted as a cage sealing heaven and earth, locking all things into an eternal stillness. Life, consciousness, remnants, and shards of flesh were frozen, unable to shift even a single iota!
This included Beverly, who had reached the second heaven of the Ancestor Realm!
“What happened? How is this possible?” Watching the millions of martial artists frozen, even Xiluo was utterly bewildered. He probed the situation deeply, his expression changing drastically. “Such an overwhelmingly powerful sealing technique—even my soul and consciousness cannot penetrate it! Gods!”
“Eternal sealing of time and space; this level of power is beyond our comprehension,” Dracula’s eyes glowed with a faint, eerie light. His white bone structure creaked as he moved, the sound of his joints perhaps the only proof that he was not shackled, that he could still move freely.
Tianxie and the powerhouses of the God Clan, along with Judy and Hantian of the Xuantian Clan, were also stunned, their faces shifting between suspicion and uncertainty.
They had been relatively fortunate...
When Shi Yan’s consciousness reached them, they had sensed his urgency and anxiety amidst the violent upheaval. They had chosen to trust him, pushing their clansmen to move with the utmost speed.
They had done so even at the cost of damaging their divine bodies!
The result proved their trust in Shi Yan was well-placed. The vast majority of the Xuantian Clan, Bone Clan, and Tianxie’s people had escaped. A few thousand who hesitated momentarily, along with the clansmen of the Scythe Clan, were frozen solid.
Overall, their losses were significantly smaller and, thankfully, acceptable.
For Youyu, Rupert, and Ega, this outcome was unacceptable. So many powerful figures under their command were sealed; how could the battle possibly continue?
Looking at Beverly among the frozen, they could scarcely believe their eyes. She, who had reached the second heaven of the Ancestor Realm, was sealed too. How?
After several tense seconds of silence, Ega and Youyu hardened their expressions. Forsaking Hantian and the others, they suddenly charged toward the sealed space.
“Break for me!”
Thick, congealed blood coated Ega’s head, transforming into a massive blade wielding the will of despair and utter destruction. The blood blade stretched for thousands of miles, broad as a wide river, gleaming fiercely as it swept toward that area between heaven and earth.
“Boom!”
The blood blade, capable of shattering stars, struck the amber, solidified space, unleashing a muffled, explosive roar that erupted violently.
The blood blade disintegrated inch by inch!
The light in Ega’s eyes instantly dimmed. Unable to stop himself, a mouthful of blood surged up, which he forcefully suppressed from spraying out.
Youyu’s face changed dramatically, a profound terror rising within him. He hesitated for a moment, then spat out countless souls. These spirits intertwined into a net, covering the amber space, as he immediately activated his profound laws, attempting to shake the area.
“Whoooosh… whooosh…”
The cries of countless spectral ghosts echoed through the sea of stars. Youyu’s divine power surged out like a rolling torrent, pouring into the spectral forms.
Alas, even he could not budge the space by even a hair, unable to retrieve his trapped clansmen.
Seeing Ega and Youyu fail, Rupert’s eyes grew dim. He did not attempt another strike, instead saying darkly, “It seems the three of us must join forces…”
Youyu and Ega’s expressions sharpened; they felt the strategy was viable and prepared to try together.
Just then, two beams of divine light emanated from within that space, coalescing into the figures of Shi Yan and Mantis once they broke free.
The two stood side-by-side, their expressions profoundly complex. They did not look at Youyu or Ega, but instead gazed down at the amber, solid space below, the light in their eyes flickering, growing increasingly strange...
The sealed, solidified space below had been formed by the convergence of their souls, consciousness, profound laws, and divine power—a seal locking heaven and earth, permanently imprisoning the mighty ones. Yet, looking down now, they felt an ineffable sense of unfamiliarity, as if the space beneath them had nothing to do with them anymore.
Even for them, re-entering it now seemed impossible.
Shi Yan mused for a moment, transforming into a spatial light blade, attempting to pierce inside and liberate some of the trapped Xuantian Clan and Bone Clan members.
A peculiar thing happened: as he struck the space, it reacted like a massive inflated ball, pushing him back again with a soft yet overwhelmingly vast repulsive force!
His face changed, horror flashing in his eyes, and he looked toward Mantis.
Mantis also tried once, attempting to enter using the power of time. Similarly, she was repelled. She could not penetrate it either.
“What is going on?” Judy arrived silently, stopping proactively tens of meters away from the pair.
“We merged the profound laws of Time and Space to cast a seal here. The effect was obvious, but the terrifying degree of its power has exceeded our expectations. Even the two of us cannot enter or exit that space now. It is as if it has become eternally sealed, impossible to tear open by any force,” Mantis regained her composure, pondering as she quietly revealed the truth. “This forbidden art is too bizarre; merging the seals of time and space resulted in something so terrifyingly miraculous. Everyone inside might exist like this forever, unless some power manages to destroy that space, otherwise, they can never emerge...”
“No seal is eternally unbreakable!”
At that moment, a roar echoed from the void above everyone’s heads—it was Yuan Zu.
“Boom!”
The soul altars of everyone present shuddered violently. Then, a black ocean materialized, and Yuan Zu’s Primordial Body suddenly plunged down. The monstrous turtle form, larger than several life stars, violently crashed toward the amber space, intending to shatter it in one blow.
His true form was the Primordial Being Yuan, a formidable existence at the third heaven of the Ancestor Realm—arguably the apex presence in the current Star Sea.
Across heaven and earth, the boundless cosmos, at the edge of the mysterious abyss, those who could truly contend with him were only the few at the same level: Shi, Huang, and Zi Yao. In addition, there was the elusive Solon, who also counted among them—these were the true ultimate beings who had broken through to the peak of the third heaven Ancestor Realm.
Even during the Primordial Era, they stood at the pinnacle of power; none could resist them.
He struck with his true body, the surging black seawater coalescing with it. This impact generated a terrifying, earth-shattering force, seemingly capable of destroying an entire natural domain world!
All the powerhouses in the vicinity felt fear and unease. Even Rupert, Youyu, and Mantis saw their expressions change slightly, forced to retreat a short distance.
Only Shi Yan remained cold-faced. With a slight snort, he concealed himself within a tear in space, watching Yuan Zu’s body bear down.
“Rumble! Rumble…”
The Yuan Zu, in its giant turtle form, gathered the immense weight of countless domain world oceans and slammed violently against the solidified amber space. The shockwave from this single impact caused many powerhouses to bleed from all seven orifices; even Rupert and the others felt their flesh and blood violently tremble, their meridians quivering.
Yet, the solidified void, fused from time and space, that amber-like celestial seal, remained utterly unmoved!
Those gathered, the strongest in the Star Sea, friend and foe alike, displayed expressions of extreme shock, staring dumbfounded at Mantis and Shi Yan.
A miracle! Truly a divine miracle!
“Impossible! There is no space I cannot break, no seal I cannot tear!”
Yuan Zu roared, unleashing the desperate fury of a dying, primordial beast. Its massive turtle-like form shook violently, the resulting energy waves expanding outward, causing the very heavens and earth to change color!
Far in the distance, as its energy relentlessly permeated the void, many shattered stars began to sink like fireflies into the cosmic abyss, vanishing into the unknown underworld.
Even farther away, the domain worlds permeated by its energy began to collapse, leading countless living beings to their doomsday.
“Absolutely impossible!”
It continued to strike, using its profound laws and physical power, tearing, blasting, and twisting, desperate to open this sealed realm.
Alas, it was all in vain. The domain infused with the souls, laws, will, and divine power of Shi Yan and Mantis had achieved eternity, transforming into an incorruptible miracle of this world. It seemed that from the moment of its formation, no power could alter it, no force could undo the sealed heavens.
“Absolute time and absolute space sealed together—if they can achieve resonance, perfect integration, it is rumored they can imprison the universe, bringing an entire epoch to an eternal halt. Countless beings will remain fixed in their forms, like insects in amber, never to be changed again…”
Deep within the swirling mists, Zi Yao sat atop the head of the Celestial Serpent, looking down and marveling, “Even in our Primordial Era, no powerful being could merge time and space so wonderfully without flaw. I never expected someone in this era to achieve it. Fortunately, you two did not reach the peak of the Ancestor Realm; otherwise, not only this region but perhaps the entire Void Sea would have been frozen!”
At these words, all the powerhouses displayed expressions of utter disbelief, having never imagined that the ultimate merging of time and space could seal the entire primordial universe!
“Yuan Zu, you cannot tear that space, and neither can I, nor can even the War God Huang!” Zi Yao coldly looked at the giant turtle below and stated indifferently, “Unless one can transcend the Ancestor Realm, reaching the progenitor level of all beings… that ultimate state of the Primordial Era, capable of opening the heavens with a single thought, can truly undo the eternal seal of time and space.”
Her words silenced every powerhouse present; none could refute them. Even Yuan Zu was shaken awake, muttering, “So, the legends... the legends are true...”