179: Chapter 179 There are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people.

The plane barrier rift over the Soul Realm lasted for seven full days. Golden Source Qi, like an inverted celestial river, poured down from the shattered sky, dyeing the entire land of the Soul Realm with a faint golden glow.

During these seven days, all experts in the Soul Realm above the Dou Zun level sat cross-legged in the plaza, greedily absorbing this power of the Origin of Heaven and Earth that had not descended for ten thousand years.

Lights of Dou Qi breakthroughs rose and fell one after another; at every moment, someone was breaking through the bottlenecks that had troubled them for years.

The rift finally closed slowly at dusk on the seventh day, and the sky returned to normal.

However, a faint golden trace still remained where it had been torn open, like the only link between this continent and that distant world.

Hun Feng stood in the center of the plaza, with Hun Tiandi and Void Swallowing Flame behind him, and further back were the leaders of various clans such as Gu Yuan, Zi Yan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Feng Tianyu.

Their gazes all fell upon him, carrying the same question.

"Young Master, the plane barrier has been broken, and Source Qi has entered the Fighting Qi Continent. When shall we step into the Great Thousand World?" Yan Jin spoke first. This Yan Clan chief, who had lived for over a thousand years, was now acting like an impatient youth.

Hun Feng looked at the flame in Yan Jin's eyes and then swept his gaze over everyone present—their gazes were identical to Yan Jin's.

The Great Thousand World, that place where the ancient Dou Dis went, that world which had only existed in legends for ten thousand years, was now within reach. Who would not want to take a look?

"No rush." His voice was not loud, but it caused everyone present to quiet down. "Although the plane barrier has been broken, the passage connecting the two planes can currently only be safely traversed by Emperor Realm experts. Without reaching the Emperor Realm, stepping into that passage will result in being torn to pieces by the spatial turbulence. I only perceived this after breaking through the barrier."

Gu Yuan frowned slightly. He had been at the peak of Nine-Star Dou Sheng for many years and was only one step away from the Emperor Realm. But he dared not guarantee how long this final step would take.

Zi Yan gripped her Dragon Bone Sword and asked how many Dou Dis would be enough.

"The more, the better. The cultivation system of the Great Thousand World is different from ours—there, the Emperor Realm is called Heavenly Supreme. And Heavenly Supreme is divided into three grades—Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign, Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme, and Saint-Rank Heavenly Sovereign."

Hun Feng paused, weighing his words. "I can perceive the fragments of information that seeped over from the Great Thousand World when the barrier shattered. This is not my baseless conjecture, but something I naturally realized when the Source Qi infused my body. Just like how I could perceive the existence of the Source of Emperor Qi back then—when an Emperor Realm Soul comes into contact with higher-level energy, it spontaneously captures those scattered rule fragments. Based on those fragments, I estimate that my current mid-stage Emperor Realm is roughly equivalent to the peak of Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign, and the Clan Chief is at the late stage of Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign."

The plaza was silent. Heavenly Supreme—this was the first time everyone present had heard this term.

Ancient texts had never recorded such detailed realm divisions after the Emperor Realm, and no one knew that the Emperor Realm was merely the starting point of another cultivation system.

"Above the Spirit Grade Heavenly Sovereign, there is the Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme. Based on my current estimation, the strength of an Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme is at least several times that of a Spirit Grade. And above the Immortal Grade, there is the Saint-Rank Heavenly Sovereign—that is a hegemon-level existence in the Great Thousand World, capable of destroying a continent with a casual strike. And above the Saint-Rank Heavenly Sovereign, there is the legendary Sovereign Realm. That is the true peak of the Great Thousand World; throughout the ages, very few people have been able to step into that realm."

Hun Feng's voice was calm and solemn. "With our current strength, if we rashly step into the Great Thousand World, once we encounter an Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme, it would be a matter of a flip of the hand for them to annihilate us."

The atmosphere in the plaza became heavy. The black flame pupils of Void Swallowing Flame constricted slightly; having lived for thousands of years, this was the first time he had heard such a clear division of realms.

Hun Tiandi's fingers holding the teacup paused slightly. It was one thing for an Emperor Realm Soul to perceive those fragments, but it was another thing entirely to say it out loud.

Gu Yuan asked if these were all perceived from the Source Qi infusion. Hun Feng nodded, saying that an Emperor Realm Soul could indeed capture some scattered rule fragments when coming into contact with higher-level energy. Since he could perceive these, the Clan Chief should have also sensed something.

Hun Tiandi nodded slightly. He had indeed perceived some vague information fragments, but not as clearly as Hun Feng—the ten-fold increase in talent allowed Hun Feng to far surpass those of the same rank in the perception of an Emperor Realm Soul, which even Hun Tiandi, also in the Emperor Realm, could not compare to.

"Therefore, before more people step into the Emperor Realm, we will not go to the Great Thousand World for the time being." Hun Feng's gaze swept over everyone present. "It is not just for safety, but also to gain a firm foothold. The power structure of the Great Thousand World is far more complex than that of the Fighting Qi Continent. Which of the forces under those Saint-Rank Heavenly Sovereigns hasn't been passed down for tens of thousands of years? Although our Hun Clan is the ruler of the Fighting Qi Continent, upon arriving in the Great Thousand World, we are but a young clan that has just broken free from its cage. Our foundation is insufficient, and the number of our experts is insufficient; rushing in rashly will only result in us being swallowed until not even our bones remain."

Yao Yao stood by his side, her peach-blossom eyes swirling with thoughtful light. She rarely thought about such long-term matters, but she had listened to every word Hun Feng said. The Great Thousand World was not a playground; it was a shura field countless times more cruel than the Fighting Qi Continent.

Medusa held Hun Feng's hand, a glimmer of understanding flashing in her purple eyes. Gu Xun'er softly said that they still needed to become stronger.

"Correct. Currently, the Hun Clan only has two Dou Dis, but you all are already Nine-Star Dou Shens, only one step away from the Emperor Realm. Father-in-law has accumulated a thousand years of experience; if he can take one more step, he will reach the Emperor Realm. Zi Yan possesses the Dragon Emperor bloodline; it is only a matter of time before she steps into the Emperor Realm. If Lord Void can break through to the Emperor Realm, the Hun Clan will have one more Emperor Realm expert. When we have three, four, or five Dou Dis—only then, when we step into the Great Thousand World, can we truly have some confidence."

Hun Feng said this, a faint smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. "No rush. We have plenty of time. Source Qi has already entered our bodies, and the cultivation environment of the Fighting Qi Continent will only get better. The time it takes for everyone present to break through to the Emperor Realm will be several times shorter than before. The Great Thousand World will be ours sooner or later. But before that, let us first make our fists hard enough."

He looked at everyone in the plaza and finally said, "We are not going to the Great Thousand World to be refugees; we are going to conquer. And the first step to conquest is to make oneself strong enough."

Tens of thousands of people in the plaza were silent for a moment, then erupted with earth-shaking shouts of agreement. Conquering the Great Thousand World—when these words were spoken by Emperor Shitian, it was no longer a fantasy, but the future.

Hun Tiandi held his teacup, watching the back of Hun Feng as he left, surrounded by his wives and daughters, a faint smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. This kid was more like a clan chief than he, the actual clan chief, was.

Gu Yuan, Zi Yan, Yan Jin, Lei Ying, and Feng Tianyu dispersed. Everyone had a fire burning in their hearts—the Emperor Realm; they must step into the Emperor Realm. Not to go to the Great Thousand World to sightsee, but to follow that man to conquer that vast expanse of heaven and earth.