Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Shen Yuan couldn’t even clearly discern the beast’s movements, only seeing the vision of the palace and the divine figures in the sky collapse thunderously, followed by the appearance of an Immortal exuding an ancient aura, manifesting the true form of the ferocious beast.

In stillness and motion, the 18th floor of the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda seemed to tremble along with it, a creature surely not of a world where ordinary beings could exist.

Yet such a beast, one that had already stepped into the Immortal Realm, now lay submissively at Shen Yuan’s feet, docile as an oversized cat.

“Zeng?”

With just one look, Shen Yuan recognized the identity of this beast—it was the Zeng, a ferocious beast species that had long vanished from the Primal Chaos Realm since Ancient Times, a true primordial mutant type.

In this later world, if a ferocious beast possessed even a trace of the Zeng’s bloodline, it could be deemed to have limitless potential, let alone this pure-blooded Zeng which had already entered the Immortal Realm.

Such a primordial mutant species could likely only be found in the Upper World.

However, what truly caught Shen Yuan’s attention was not the species of the Zeng, but the title he had just uttered.

“Donghua Emperor?”

Subconsciously chanting this name in his mind, Shen Yuan suddenly felt his Spirit Soul shiver, and the flame resulting from the Gods Purging Divine Power Seed in his chest flickered erratically.

Shen Yuan’s consciousness began to ascend and transcend this world, as if he witnessed a splendid palace sitting amidst the Great Sun above the 33 Heavens.

The palace had nine levels, with Universal Divine Generals and River Han’s Stars taking their seats, and five steps leading up to it, where only those with a Heavenly Court Decree could even qualify to tread upon them—Canonical Gods of the Eight Bureaus and the Navagraha Star Monarchs were coming and going.

At the highest point of this nine-tiered palace, an Emperor clad in a golden red imperial robe and wearing a pearl-veil Crown sat on the throne, his body merging with the Great Sun to become the Sun Star, illuminating the ten directions of all worlds; his will extending along the Divinity Path to numerous worlds, with countless gods praising his revered name.

“Donghua Zifu Shaoyang Emperor!”

As Shen Yuan’s consciousness settled on that Supreme Emperor who merged with the Great Sun, somewhere in the unknown, that Emperor seemed to sense something, with eyes almost opening from his ethereal seat.

Shen Yuan felt a tremor in his mind and quickly retracted his consciousness back to his body.

At the same time, the Universal Divine Generals stationed in front of Taiyang Palace seemed to sense something too, their gazes collectively turning towards the palace upon the highest tier.

At that moment, an Immortal crowned with an exalted headdress and holding the Golden Scroll approached the Taiyang Palace, only to be stopped by the Universal Divine Generals guarding the palace.

“Left Heavenly Officer of the Immortal Officials Division seeks an audience with the Donghua Emperor!”

The Left Heavenly Officer, brandishing the Golden Scroll, said solemnly,

“In a small domain within the Primal Chaos Realm, someone bred a Great Sun and appointed it as a local deity.

Since the Ancient Times, it has been forbidden in all worlds to bestow the God-appointment Imperial Edict on innate deities, let alone the Great Sun with such unique divine standing. I am here to seek the Donghua Emperor’s command!”

A divine general clad in golden armor, with the glimmer of myriad stars flickering all around, spoke with a deep voice,

“The Emperor has not awakened from roaming the worlds, please Left Heavenly Officer, choose another day to return.”

The Left Heavenly Officer was startled upon hearing this and quickly asked,

“Since when has the Emperor been roaming the worlds?”

The Universal Divine General frowned upon hearing this query, as this matter concerned the Emperor and was almost impertinent.

However, the Immortal Officials Department was also directly under the Donghua Emperor, and the Left Heavenly Officer managed the promotions and reassignments of the Heavenly Court Canonical Gods, thus even Universal Divine Generals ought to show him some courtesy. He could only respond,

“Approximately 18 lunar cycles ago.”

Upon hearing this, the Left Heavenly Officer’s face showed a sudden understanding.

As far as he knew, the timing of the Donghua Emperor’s divine travels exactly corresponded with the nurturing of that Great Sun.

Given that the Donghua Emperor presided over the Sun Star and the divine enshrinement of myriad gods, the Sun Deity conferred in the Primal Chaos Realm was very likely his own doing.

“That makes sense, among all the realms only the Jade Emperor, the Four Sovereigns, and the Emperor have the power to appoint a Sun Deity.

The Jade Emperor and the Four Sovereigns have long abstained from worldly affairs for many years, thus the only answer could be the Emperor.”

“If the Emperor roamed to the lower world to confer the Sun Deity, he must have other plans in mind, and it’s not appropriate for me to broadcast it recklessly.”

With this thought, the worry on the Left Heavenly Officer’s face disappeared, and he then bowed to the Universal Divine General,

“If the Emperor is traveling among worlds, I shall take my leave.”

After saying this, the Left Heavenly Officer rode the cloud and drifted away from Taiyang Palace.

…

Within the Primal Chaos Nifty Pagoda, after glimpsing the majestic Taiyang Palace and the profound figure of the Donghua Emperor, Shen Yuan almost immediately understood the cause and effect.

“The Donghua Zifu Shaoyang Emperor, indeed, wields the Gods Purging Divine Power and is the origin of the Incense Offering Divinity Path for all the heavens—the Supreme Emperor!”

Beyond that, Shen Yuan’s fleeting glimpse also affirmed another critically important matter.

The Supreme Emperor to whom the gods paid homage, seated at the highest level of Taiyang Palace, though intertwined with infinite Divinity Path, did not possess the true force of the Incense Offering Divinity Path Origin.

The implications of this realization struck Shen Yuan like thunderous revelation echoing in the depths of his sea of consciousness.

“Earthly Destroyer Divine Power, unique to this world!”

A solemn look crossed Shen Yuan’s face.

Ever since Shen Yuan had purchased the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power Cultivation Method in the Lingxu Market, he began to deepen his comprehension of the concept of the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power’s uniqueness to this world.

Especially now that Shen Yuan already possessed three Earthly Destroyer Divine Skills, he became even more cautious about the potential consequences bound with them.