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To verify what kind of realm is necessary to survive in this cosmic rift, Lu Chen subsequently created another physical body, this time at the Great Emperor Second Realm.

Once the physical body was created, Lu Chen carefully controlled the Great Emperor Second Realm's body towards that cosmic rift.

As expected, just like before, the Great Emperor body immediately felt a massive gravitational pull upon entering the vicinity of the rift. However, this time, Lu Chen immediately deployed his Origin Power to stabilize himself and prevent his body from being pulled in.

Yet, Lu Chen barely held on for a moment. The pull was incredibly terrifying, and in mere moments, the Great Emperor Second Layer body was unable to resist and was sucked in immediately.

Just like the Quasi-Emperor body before it, once the Second Layer body fell into that dark abyss, it too lost its connection to Lu Chen's Divine Soul instantly.

This...

What exactly lies beneath this abyss that even a Great Emperor Second Realm body cannot withstand?

To explore what was in this abyss, Lu Chen then attempted to send a Great Emperor Fifth Layer body inside, but the result was the same, as if this abyss was a forbidden zone of life where any life entering would instantly perish.

Realizing the danger of this cosmic rift, Lu Chen promptly issued a notice, advising everyone in the Great Sum Empire to steer clear of this cosmic rift.

Lu Chen looked up at the void once more. At that moment, the large hand in the void had completely disappeared, indicating that the person behind it had realized the Great Sum Empire couldn't be isolated from the universe and thus had given up.

Whether it was a permanent or temporary abandonment remained unknown.

Lu Chen was highly wary of the entity behind the hand, knowing full well he was no match for them at this point.

Simultaneously.

Emperor Taikang arrived at the cosmic rift with the Immortal Boat from the Qingyue Holy Land, and upon seeing this cosmic rift, which separated the Great Sum Empire from the universe, Emperor Taikang was utterly astonished.

On their way to the Great Sum Empire, they had sensed that terrifying power and realized the Great Sum Empire was moving away from this universe. At that time, they thought the Great Sum Empire intended to completely separate from the universe.

Just witnessing from afar was enough to make one tremble, and seeing the rift up close was even more shocking.

Emperor Taikang frowned and said, "What kind of terrifying power could separate the Great Sum Empire from the universe?"

At that moment, an emperor next to Emperor Taikang said, "Could it be Lu Chen's doing?"

Emperor Taikang replied, "According to the information I've gathered, Lu Chen's main body has already taken many Great Emperors from the Great Sum Empire to the Outer Domain."

Although they hadn't encountered the Great Sum's fleet along the way, Emperor Taikang had been closely monitoring the events in the Central Star Domain and was aware of everything happening there.

Clearly, Lu Chen had used a high-tier Transmission Array to directly teleport those Immortal Boats of the Great Sum Empire to the Central Star Domain, so it was not surprising they hadn't encountered them.

As Emperor Taikang finished speaking, another emperor next to him said, "If it's not Lu Chen, then who else possesses such power?"

"Only the Heavenly Emperor might be capable of all this, right?"

At that moment, Lu Chen's clone said, "Could it be that the Cosmic Laws are rejecting the Great Sum Empire?"

Upon hearing this explanation, Emperor Taikang was enlightened, "It's not impossible. The Great Sum Empire is flourishing, and with Lu Chen suspected of being a reincarnated Heavenly Emperor, if allowed to continue expanding, the accumulation of Dynast Qi Fortune would accelerate Lu Chen's growth. Once Lu Chen grows, he might threaten the universe's supreme Heavenly Dao, so the Heavenly Dao wishes to completely sever the Great Sum Empire."

Saying this, Emperor Taikang gazed at the distant cosmic rift once more, "Nevertheless, it seems to me that the Heavenly Dao has failed."

Though a massive rift appeared between the Great Sum Empire and the universe, it isn't expanding further.

In fact, not only hasn't it expanded, but it's also shrinking continuously. At this rate, it won't be long before the Star Domain, where the Great Sum Empire resides, will re-fuse with the universe.

Doesn't this mean that the Heavenly Dao has failed?

Can the Heavenly Dao fail?

One emperor asked, "Then what should we do now? Even the Heavenly Dao can't handle Lu Chen and the Great Sum Empire, so how could we be their opponents?"

Emperor Taikang directly said, "Stay and rest here."

"Now there's such a grand chasm between us and the Great Sum Empire, preventing us from crossing. Even if we were to attack the Great Sum Empire, we must wait for the Great Sum Star Domain to connect with this universe."

As soon as Emperor Taikang finished, a hurried emperor approached him and said, "Saint Heir, the Holy Master has sent someone!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Taikang's face darkened immediately.

Sending someone at this moment clearly meant supervision of the battle.

The next instant, everyone present felt a terrifying pressure. Only Emperor Taikang could easily withstand it, while the other emperors showed discomfort, sweating under the strain.

Then a voice emerged from the void, "Saint Heir, why linger when we've already arrived at the Great Sum Empire?"

Right after, a middle-aged man in a purple robe appeared above them, scanning the emperors before finally fixing his gaze on Emperor Taikang.

Upon seeing the visitor, Emperor Taikang's face turned even more unpleasant, never expecting it to be Emperor Guangze, an emperor long thought lost.

With a frown, Emperor Taikang asked, "Why you? Weren't you already lost?"

Emperor Guangze smiled and said, "I have the Ancestor's secret technique to thank, which allowed me to break into the Ninth Layer of Realm and bypass my limitations."

"We'll discuss my affairs later; the Saint Heir should consider how to attack the Great Sum Empire, instead."

"The Ancestor commands that since Lu Chen's main body is now in the Outer Domain, it's the best time to destroy the Great Sum Empire."

Emperor Taikang chuckled lightly, "The best time to destroy the Great Sum Empire? Doesn't the Ancestor know that even a Ninth Layer Realm Great Emperor can't break through the Great Sum's barrier?"

Emperor Guangze calmly said, "This isn't my concern; it's something you ought to consider. I'm just here to deliver the message."

Emperor Taikang realized that the Lord of Qingyue had anticipated his thoughts and deliberately sent Emperor Guangze to supervise him, also as a warning.

After all, Emperor Guangze was once a candidate for the Saint Heir of Qingyue Holy Land, but since he couldn't breakthrough to the Great Emperor's Ninth Layer and suffered some Dao injuries, his time was up. Eventually, the Saint Heir position went to Emperor Taikang.

Now, sending this former Saint Heir candidate clearly signaled Emperor Taikang that if he disobeyed, Qingyue Holy Land might as well choose another Saint Heir.