"Heavenly Dao!"

"Have you decided?"

"I have decided!"

"You have ultimately made your decision... You are the first Flawless Divine Body ever born in this realm! Since you’ve decided, let’s begin!"

"How do we start?"

"Give up control of your body and comprehend and operate the Heavenly Dao Laws I guide within you."

"Alright..."

Yang Yan, protected by ten swords behind him, with countless lower-level demons trailing, seemed moved by the words of the ten swords at this moment, floating immobile in the starry sky.

Before Yang Yan, the Demon Emperor who charged at him was temporarily blocked by the ten swords.

The numerous mid- and low-level demons behind him were intimidated by Yang Yan’s aura, not daring to move forward.

So no one noticed the faint light emerging from Yang Yan’s still body suspended in the starry sky.

The battle had transitioned from its initial clash to a heated exchange, and now to the total disappearance of the human battle zone.

Struggling in the vast Demon Sea, only a small segment of the battle zone around Yang Yan remained!

All 10,000 or so hidden world experts who fought alongside Yang Yan had perished.

On the other hand, the numbers in the Demon Race showed no signs of dwindling.

Instead, more continued to fly out from thousands of colossal ships.

The few thousand strong ones remaining in the Hidden World could only witness the endless Demon Race, with waves of despair rising in their hearts.

Just when everyone felt the utmost despair, the sky above the Hidden World suddenly became tumultuous.

Massive pure white clouds gathered from the summit of Xu Mountain, with spatial tremors resonating.

Power of Rules crisscrossed around Xu Mountain, their might was astounding!

"This... What is this?!"

An elder on the summit of Huashan stared incredulously at the unfolding scenes, momentarily speechless.

"Heaven... Heavenly Dao?!"

Another strongman couldn’t help but open his mouth wide, struggling to speak.

Another elder standing beside him swallowed nervously and remarked:

"Isn’t this our Hidden World’s Heavenly Dao? Silent for countless eons, why does it suddenly manifest today?"

"Could it be that someone is transcending into an immortal? Does someone as powerful exist in our Hidden World?!"

The first elder who spoke seemed to have realized something, spoke with a face full of shock.

From ancient times, a legend was left in the Hidden World:

The Heavenly Dao exists, but to cause its manifestation requires an extraordinary great power or someone to transcend into immortality!

But does such a great power exist in the Hidden World?

If there truly is, then what does this catastrophe even mean?!

Mere clown-like minor demons.

Those capable of transcendence could, with a wave of a hand, bring rivers of blood and turn them to ashes.

"No! It’s not. Quickly, look! Look!"

A bald man excitedly pointed to a spot in the outer space of the Hidden World.

In the direction the man pointed was a slender figure, standing high above all the Demon Race with a commanding presence.

After the white clouds gathered atop Xu Mountain, they shot a white beam straight towards that man.

One end of the beam connected to the summit of Xu Mountain, the other to the man.

It was as if the man was drawing the strength of the entire Hidden World through Xu Mountain.

"Moonlight, it’s Moonlight!"

Someone shouted joyfully after vaguely recognizing the man’s appearance.

"Yes, it’s Moonlight! The Heavenly Dao is actually bestowing Heavenly Dao Laws on him!"

"Heaven has not forsaken our Hidden World! Heaven has not forsaken our Hidden World!!"

The ten swords continued to form the Immortal Slayer Sword Array, striving to block the Demon Emperors before Yang Yan, but the endless demon army kept advancing towards them.

Even the Immortal Slayer Sword Array was on the brink of collapse.

At this moment, all the demons suddenly halted.

The Demon Emperors in the midst of their attack revealed expressions of terror, hurriedly abandoning the ten swords and retreating backward.

The ten swords found themselves looking towards Yang Yan.

They naturally understood the strange phenomenon occurring around them.

But, being trapped in the relentless attacks of the demons, they had no time to care.

At this moment, the ten swords glanced back and saw Yang Yan in the starry sky, eyes closed, hands seemingly unconsciously placed by his sides.

Star Night seemed to gain awareness, hovering protectively in the air, continuously circling Yang Yan.

Yang Yan’s appearance was peculiar, but in the eyes of the demons, that was all it seemed.

Could they really be scared off by him?

Or were the demons terrified by the sudden rule fluctuations appearing in the Hidden World?

Of course not!

They feared someone else!

Yang Yan had inadvertently connected with the Heavenly Dao of the Hidden World long before, for reasons as simple as his Flawless Divine Body.

He knew the power of the Heavenly Dao was formidable, but there was only one path to using that power to protect the Hidden World—

To merge himself with the Heavenly Dao!

Indeed, after merging with the Heavenly Dao, Yang Yan would become incredibly powerful, but the downside was that he would have to become a guardian spirit of the Hidden World!

Shortly after Yang Yan reached an accord with the Heavenly Dao, and the laws of the Hidden World trembled, a massive wheel came from the starry sky.

It seemed to traverse the space, or perhaps its speed was simply that fast.

In the blink of an eye, that gigantic wheel had arrived behind Yang Yan from tens of light-years away.

The giant wheel was as large as a small planet.

There were no flags on it, but three large characters were engraved on both sides of the wheel—Ancient Abyss Sect!

On the prow of the wheel stood a person clad in a blue robe, with wide sleeves.

A hair bun adorned with a Daoist crown was on his head, a duster was held in his right hand, and his hair and facial hair were both white, looking no more than fifty or sixty years old.

Yet an enduring righteous aura emanated from him.

As this person appeared, it seemed the starry sky dimmed.

The person all the demons saw, and feared, was precisely him!

It’s as if they encountered a natural predator; demons of lesser power wanted to flee as far as possible.

"Master Gudu, what is peculiar about this forgotten relic? Why did we change our course midway?"

A person dressed in luxurious attire, with a Jade Pendant at their waist, accompanied by two disciples, approached him and asked.

The elder glanced at him, habitually stroked his beard with his left hand, and once more set his eyes upon the endless demon horde before him.

His voice slightly hoarse, he said:

"This Forgotten Land can nurture a singular Heavenly Dao, indicating it should not perish, capable of cultivating cultivators."

"So what? It’s but a forgotten land. Without Spiritual Qi and resources, cultivating here might not even produce Inner Sect talents."

The disciple in luxurious attire wore a gentle smile, appearing dignified, yet a faint hint of disdain could be discerned from his expression.

Since the arrival of the giant wheel, people at the summit of Xu Mountain, along with countless demons, had already focused their gaze upon them.

Yang Yan alone was the exception.

He continued trying to communicate with the Heavenly Dao, comprehending the laws.

Once successful, he could merge completely with the Heavenly Dao.

By then, driving these demons away to protect the Hidden World would not be difficult.

Thus, the once tumultuous war outside the Hidden World suddenly fell silent.

Tens of thousands of demons collectively held their breath, while the Spider Queen, protected by hundreds of Demon Emperors, couldn’t conceal her frightened expression.