The Grand Empyrean can fathom the currents of the heavens and earth, drawing upon the strength of their will to manifest these ephemeral sensations into tangible reality, creating something from nothing.

Yet, this ability is limited to transforming the illusory into the real. They cannot, like Wang Lin, seize the very fabric of reality and forcibly bend it to their will. This is not mere borrowing, but a higher plane of existence – dominion over the laws of the cosmos!

Song Tian could not achieve this, only the Grand Empyrean Gu Dao was capable of such a feat, which Song Tian witnessed during a visit.

“This cannot be!” cried Song Tian, a sliver of his divine sense embedded within the gargantuan Ancient Demon. He refused to believe what he beheld: Wang Lin, a being he once considered insignificant, now wielded such awe-inspiring power over the celestial laws.

The Ancient Demon’s form emerged from the rift in the sky, utterly dumbstruck. Its mind was a void, devoid of all thought save for the image of Wang Lin’s hand grasping at the heavens, and the subsequent maelstrom of cosmic principles.

Wang Lin paid no heed to the arrival of the Ancient Demon, not even a fleeting glance. His attention was solely focused on the rapidly dissolving head of the Immortal Ancestor. Bathed in his lifeblood and intertwined with the celestial laws, the head was now but a dwindling remnant.

The essence of the dissolving head was absorbed into Wang Lin’s Grand Empyrean Sun, intensifying its golden radiance. The Tri-Colored Grand Empyrean Sun shimmered with an otherworldly glow in the firmament.

The Immortal Ancestor’s head shrunk at an alarming rate, golden rays piercing through its diminishing form. Soon, only a sliver remained, no longer resembling a head but a blinding orb of light.

As it dwindled, the colors within Wang Lin’s Grand Empyrean Sun grew richer, coalescing into a palpable presence. When the Immortal Ancestor’s head was completely consumed and the Tri-Colored Grand Empyrean Sun had fully absorbed its essence, the sun would become a true Grand Empyrean Sun, and Wang Lin, a true Grand Empyrean!

Moreover, he would stand as the second most powerful Grand Empyrean in the Immortal Astral Continent, second only to Gu Dao!

Far away, within the Ancient Demon, Song Tian gasped, roused from his trance. He desperately wished to deny what he had seen, but the reality before him forced him to accept the impossible. His mind reeling, he retreated without hesitation.

Seeing that Wang Lin ignored him, he fled with all haste towards the celestial rift he had arrogantly torn open, seeking escape.

For a Grand Empyrean to resort to such an act was rare. To flee before battle, a testament to fear, stood in stark contrast to his boastful arrival.

Yet, just as the Ancient Demon’s form neared the rift, ready to plunge into its depths, an icy voice echoed through the heavens and earth.

“Leaving so soon?”

The voice sent the Ancient Demon, and the fragment of Song Tian’s soul within, into a frenzy, pushing its speed to its utmost limits.

But the moment the voice resounded, Wang Lin’s gaze turned, his eyes piercing the Ancient Demon’s form. Instantly, ethereal strands manifested from the surrounding cosmos, wrapping around the demon’s body, binding it, freezing it in place.

The Art of Immobilization, a technique Wang Lin had long suspected was tied to the laws of the universe. Now, with his elevated cultivation and understanding, he no longer needed incantations. A single glance was enough to unleash its power.

Not only was the Ancient Demon frozen in place, but so was Song Tian’s divine sense within, his spirit quivering, unable to move.

Far away, on the Primeval Mountain outside the Imperial City of the Primeval Ancients, Song Tian, who was sitting in the lotus position, suddenly opened his eyes. His face was pale, and his eyes revealed a trace of horror. His divine sense was frozen, and even his soul was faintly affected.

“Activate the Primeval Formation!” Song Tian roared without hesitation. His shout galvanized the Primeval Ancient powerhouses who followed him on the Primeval Mountain. In astonishment, they rose into the air and quickly arrived at the formation to deploy it with all their strength.

“Master…” Huang Man stood behind Song Tian, unaware of what had transpired. Seeing his master’s dark visage, he felt a heavy sense of foreboding.

“Silence! Do not disturb me now! If not for your claim to the throne, why would I need to activate the Primeval Formation!” Song Tian spun around and glared at Huang Man, his voice cold.

“I have done all I can this time. If we fail, the Primeval Ancient Emperor in a hundred years will be Ji Du, not you!” Song Tian, filled with pent-up rage, finished speaking and shot straight into the sky. Reaching into the void, he seized a gigantic battle-axe!

The battle-axe was covered in rust and didn’t look outstanding, but when Song Tian grasped it, there were screams coming from it. These sounds turned into green remnants of a soul which floated around Song Tian. The reflection of the green light upon Song Tian’s face was grotesque.

As Song Tian prepared with all his might, Wang Lin, in the realm of Luo Yan, issued a thunderous roar towards the heavens.

His cry shook the foundations of the world. The sliver of the Immortal Ancestor’s head, now a blinding golden orb, began its final dissolution.

Growing smaller and smaller, the head soon dwindled to the size of a fist. Then, the Grand Empyrean Sun fully solidified, surpassing even other Grand Empyreans in its density.

Fixated on the fist-sized golden orb, Wang Lin’s eyes blazed with intensity. He raised his right hand and grasped at the void above his palace. Immediately, Wang Lin’s three core Essences – Life and Death, Karma, and Truth and Illusion – burst from the secret chamber, hurtling towards Wang Lin and merging with his being.

With all his Essences reunited, Wang Lin resonated with explosive power. His hair danced without wind, radiating an aura of overwhelming might. With a stern expression, he exhaled a breath of his own Essence onto the fist-sized remnant of the Immortal Ancestor.

This breath, invisible to all but Wang Lin, touched the remnant, causing it to tremble violently before it began to dissolve!

Completely dissolving, vanishing entirely, absorbed into Wang Lin’s Tri-Colored Grand Empyrean Sun! The Sun had become a true entity!

To complete the Grand Empyrean Sun, it must be sent to the heavens of the Immortal Astral Continent, adding one more sun to the sky, this is the true mark of a Grand Empyrean. Wang Lin was not yet a complete Grand Empyrean until then!

In the instant his Grand Empyrean Sun was fully solidified, Wang Lin raised his hands, his eyes fixed on the sky. The Tri-Colored Grand Empyrean Sun beside him rose, as if carried aloft, slowly ascending towards the highest reaches of the firmament.

As his Grand Empyrean Sun soared towards the heavens, Wang Lin recalled his first glimpse of the Immortal Astral Continent’s sky, with its nine suns, when a wisp of his consciousness had arrived from the Cave World.

“Grand Empyrean…” Wang Lin murmured, his gaze fixed on his Grand Empyrean Sun as it unleashed a torrent of tri-colored light in the celestial heights.

Throughout the Immortal Astral Continent, from the lands of the Immortals to those of the Ancients, the ascension of Wang Lin’s Grand Empyrean Sun stirred the energies of all Grand Empyrean Suns!

In the Immortal territories, the Way Sect, Northern Continent, Purple Sun Sect, and the Imperial Mountain in Ancestral City all witnessed the rise of immense suns into the sky, illuminating the Immortal Astral Continent.

The Imperial Palace in Ancestral City saw a golden sun rise above the heavens, the fifth sun belonging to the Immortals!

Simultaneously, in the Ancient territories, the Great Empyrean Sun belonging to Xuan Luo ascended from the sky where he was in retreat, while within the Imperial City of the Ancient race, the mysterious Ancient Great Empyrean conjured his own Sun in the sky!

Even the Great Empyrean Sun belonging to the Primeval Ancient Song Tian, against his will, was yanked out and went straight to the sky.

And then it was the turn of the ancient Taoist mountain, the Sun that belonged to the ancient Taoist Great Empyrean. Suddenly, there were ten suns in the sky!

The appearances of the other nine Grand Empyrean Suns were not the result of conscious control but a spontaneous manifestation triggered by the ascension of Wang Lin’s Sun, as if drawn together by an invisible force.

All Grand Empyreans were familiar with this phenomenon. It was a celestial manifestation that occurred when anyone other than the Immortal Ancestor lineage became a Grand Empyrean!

The conjuring of all the Grand Empyrean Suns in the sky stirred the very fabric of the Immortal Astral Continent, allowing the other Grand Empyreans to perceive the aura of the newly-ascended Grand Empyrean.

The ten suns in the heavens were of varying sizes. The largest was undeniably that of Grand Empyrean Gu Dao, nearly encompassing the size of all the other eight suns combined, except for Wang Lin’s tri-colored sun.

Next in size was Wang Lin’s Tri-Colored Sun, though smaller than Gu Dao’s, it held almost half its size and radiated light that was not inferior to that of Gu Dao.

“Father…Grand Empyrean…” In his palace within Luo Yan County, Prince Ji Du stared, his eyes filled with unprecedented elation as he burst into joyous laughter.