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

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"But a mere pseudo-Highest Heaven from the Heavenly Court, how dare you be so arrogant?"

Amidst the boundless void, stars converged to manifest a throne, and a noble goddess concealed within the starlight was seated upon it.

As the questioning voice rose, stars from the surrounding constellations seemed to cross infinite time and space to fall here, revealing the goddess to be none other than a powerful expert of the Highest Heaven Realm.

Shen Yuan's response to Zhen Yuanzi had thoroughly enraged these innate deities, and in this boundless void of the Land of Taoism Impartation, it seemed as though a battle of the Highest Heaven might erupt at any moment.

However, Shen Yuan merely looked at the several innate deities and said indifferently:

"Was I not clear enough in what I said to my fellow Taoist Zhen Yuanzi?"

"Nothing but a bunch of fools who will soon be forsaken by the major forces of the Heavenly Dao, do you really think the heavens are still a barbaric realm?"

The incarnation of the Aquatic Tribe, an Eternal Golden Immortal, could no longer tolerate Shen Yuan's provocation, and materialized its true form, a monkey-like appearance with golden eyes and snow-white fangs, striding towards Tao Achievement's Great Seat.

"It's the water goblin!"

"This is one of the innate deities who contended with the Water God for the mighty position of Water God, still among the top few even at the peak of the Eternal realm."

"Although the water goblin cannot contend with Highest Heaven, on the Path of the Water, it has reached the utmost peak. Facing a pseudo-Highest Heaven of the Divinity Path who has achieved something significant, it may well have the power to fight."

Many recognized the identity of this peak-stage, eternal deity, and began to discuss among themselves.

"Water goblin, after so many years, you remain as foolish as ever!"

Shen Yuan paid no mind to the threat posed by the peak-stage Eternal Golden Immortal, his voice still echoing in the void.

"After the death of Water God, you thought you could occupy the grand seat of Water God and ascend to the Highest Heaven Realm. However, tens of thousands of years have passed and you are still trapped in the realm of immortality.

Have you not realized from the beginning that the essence of the Path of the Water has become the authority of the Water God, scattered among the Aquatic Tribe in the heavens?

Unless you can unite the Aquatic Tribe to converge the Path, you will never ascend to the Highest Heaven Realm, no matter how strong you are.

So-called Huai-Guo Water God, you are nothing but a foolishly schemed pawn, clueless."

Enraged, the water goblin's footsteps halted, his face filled with astonishment.

He opened his mouth to retort but was horrified to find that everything Shen Yuan said was true.

The source of the Path of Water he had been seeking had already been imperceptibly stripped away, which was indeed the real reason why he had been stuck in the realm of immortality for tens of thousands of years and had been unable to claim Tao Achievement's Great Seat.

The Huai-Guo Water God no longer lingered over Shen Yuan's provocative words, his massive body of an innate deity turned and stepped into the mists of history, seeking the truth.

Dismissing a renowned Eternal Golden Immortal with a nonchalant remark made everyone see the Donghua Shaoyang Emperor in a new light.

"He's sharp-tongued indeed; it's just that I don't know how much of Xihe's Divine Skills he has inherited."

Luo Hou's brutal voice resounded, clearly unconcerned with Shen Yuan's dismissal of the water goblin.

Shen Yuan's gaze brushed past Luo Hou as he said coldly:

"The water goblin is a fool, but you Luo Hou, are no better.

Presuming you hold sway over slaughter, desiring to stir up a war between the Heavenly Court and the innate deities to ascend to the Highest Heaven?

Yet, you have failed to see that the so-called Path of Slaughter has long been dismembered, Almighty Emperor Gouchen shouldering the world's warfare and slaughter, already sitting atop the Path of Slaughter, should a war between the Heavenly Court and the innate deities occur, the true intent of that path would still belong to Almighty Emperor Gouchen.

You're merely making a wedding dress for another; what makes you think you're qualified to sit on Tao Achievement's Great Seat?"

"You!!!" Luo Hou was initially furious, but after a moment of contemplation, his eyes were already replaced by fear.

"Almighty Emperor Gouchen!"

"Almighty Emperor Gouchen!"

The unseemly behavior of these two innate deities had finally made the powerful expert of the Highest Heaven Realm lose patience.

The noble goddess surrounded by stars demanded coldly:

"Is this all the petty tricks the Lord of the Gods Path of the Heavenly Court is capable of?"

"Petty tricks?"

Shen Yuan looked meaningfully at the goddess, his mouth uttering waves of light laughter:

"If Doumu Yuanjun thinks these are merely petty tricks, feel free to ignore them."

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"Even if the water goblin cannot ascend to the great position of Water God, as long as he can bend his knee, he remains the Huai-Guo Water God, a deity at the pinnacle of the Path of the Water in the heavens."

"Luo Hou, even though he may not ascend to Highest Heaven because of serving Almighty Emperor Gouchen, is still the master of the Navagraha, one of the most important star lords in all the heavens."

"But Doumu Yuanjun might not be so fortunate."

"What did you say?"

These few short sentences instantly enraged the Ancient One, who held dominion over the stars of the Highest Heaven. The view of the celestial stars replaced the boundless void, as if pressing down to crush the very vacuum itself.

Within those stars, projections of star gods from the past and future manifested, displaying the supreme authority of the master of the stars.

Doumu Yuanjun took a step forward, and immortals and gods made way, except for the nine seats of Tao Achievement which remained stable amidst the void.

Confronting the pressure of a Highest Heaven being, Shen Yuan replied with a breeze-like ease, yet with profound significance:

"The water goblin, Luo Hou, they have all invisibly lost their opportunity to advance further, but compared to Doumu Yuanjun, they are indeed fortunate."

"As the most ancient master of the stars, once commanding the Path of the Stars under your domain, with Navagraha submitting to your leadership, you were the entity closest to the Great Exalted One."

"But now, among the Navagraha, the twenty-eight lunar mansions, the Heavenly General-Earthly Destroyer, and the stars of River Han, exactly how many are still under your control?"

As Shen Yuan spoke, all deities looked up at the celestial tapestry and were shocked to find that many stars within what had seemed a glittering expanse had dimmed and lost their light.

Nearly half of the Navagraha had vanished without a trace, and the twenty-eight lunar mansions were almost completely dimmed, with one star hanging high above all, like an Emperor.

Ziwei Emperor Star!

At this moment, everyone thought of Emperor Ziwei of Central Heaven North Pole.

Born within the stars, yet subtly usurping the role, overshadowing Doumu Yuanjun, the mother of all stars.

"As the master of the stars, you don't dare to flip the chessboard, having to watch helplessly as your dominion over the stars fades away."

"When you finally realized something was amiss and wished to salvage everything, you found yourself powerless, how tragic this is!"

A heavy silence fell across the void.

Many deities had thought that Doumu Yuanjun, as the most ancient master of the stars, even surpassed Zhen Yuanzi in status and did not vie for Tao Achievement's Great Seat simply because she did not need the support of the Great Exalted One's Tao.

However, Shen Yuan's words tore apart all illusions, revealing the harsh truth.

The true reason Doumu Yuanjun did not contend for Tao Achievement's Great Seat was that she had fallen behind in her Tao and could not gain recognition from the Great Exalted One.

Although the crowd could not see the reactions beneath the divine radiance of Doumu Yuanjun, one could guess that her expression must have been extremely unbecoming.

The stars of the vault of heaven flickered uncertainly with Doumu Yuanjun's emotional turmoil, mirroring Shen Yuan's mood as well.

Shen Yuan understood that he had now taken his place upon Tao Achievement's Great Seat, and before these Eternal Golden Immortals and Highest Heaven Exalted Ones, any concession could invite further threats, thus revealing his own depth.

If concession was impossible, then he might as well thoroughly muddle the situation.

Shen Yuan, with information from a future life, knew the secrets of the Heavenly Court and its dominion over all the heavens, including the fall of many innate deities, with the water goblin, Luo Hou, and Doumu Yuanjun among them.

First, he pointed out their weaknesses, and then he leveraged the majestic trend of the future and his position in Tao Achievement's Great Seat to press his advantage!

This move might cause these Eternal Golden Immortals and Highest Heaven Exalted Ones to back down, but it also risked infuriating them completely.

But for Shen Yuan, this was the only solution.

Furthermore, Shen Yuan had considered this and chosen his targets with confidence.

The impetuous water goblin would undoubtedly seek the truth once his authority as Water God was revealed to be a sham.

Luo Hou, with no foundation for enlightenment and no hope for Highest Heaven, would not dare to provoke Shen Yuan, the Divinity Path Emperor.

Doumu Yuanjun seemed majestic, but from the rise of Emperor Ziwei of Central Heaven North Pole it was clear that Doumu Yuanjun was indecisive and unlikely to achieve great things.

Without the advantage of initiative, she wouldn't risk provoking the Great Exalted One's wrath by taking action in the Land of Taoism Impartation.

As the stars of the firmament disappeared, Doumu Yuanjun and Luo Hou vanished into the boundless void.

Gazing once more at the White Robed Emperor, whether innate deities, Taoism Golden Immortals, or the gods of the Heavenly Court, a sense of reverence arose in their eyes.

Tao Achievement's Great Seat, settled!

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