Battle Through the Heavens: Harmony of Flame and Shadow

In the battlefield between the two realms, the heavens and the earth were filled with invading demonic energy. At this moment, beams of spiritual power descended from the sky, piercing through the vast demonic energy. In just a few moments, the demonic energy covering many continents was riddled with holes.

These beams of spiritual power were entirely different from ordinary spiritual power. They seemed to contain an incredibly formidable force that made many Supreme Beings and Demon Emperors tremble.

Northern Wastelands.

Under the Great Demon Formation of the Thousand Worlds, the Heavenly Evil God felt the changes in the outside world and suddenly opened his eyes. His enormous demonic pupils were filled with disbelief as he roared.

"Impossible! This is the power of the Celestial List. Without my threat, how could the world's will descend?"

The horrific demonic roar caused a violent tremor within the Great Demon Formation of the Thousand Worlds. The holy light that rained down penetrated the cracks, inflicting severe damage on the Heavenly Evil God, causing him to shriek in pain.

"Hahaha..."

"Heavenly Evil God, the heavens favor our Great Thousand World. Another character akin to an Immortal Emperor has emerged, and your end has come."

"For tens of thousands of years, our Great Thousand World has suffered greatly. It's time for revenge."

At this moment, an aged laughter echoed. The Immortal Lord appeared with a joyful expression, leading numerous Tomb Keepers to guard various nodes of the Great Demon Formation, unleashing their spiritual power to suppress the Heavenly Evil God.

"Damn it!"

Feeling the suppressive power of the Great Demon Formation above him, the Heavenly Evil God let out a roar of unwilling anger. After tens of thousands of years of meticulous planning, just as he was about to succeed, he once again found himself on the brink of failure.

He couldn't believe that Jiang Yun, that kid, was a benevolent person who would tolerate his existence.

But to fail just like this, to watch the crisis unfold helplessly, was something he couldn't resign himself to.

"Celestial List!"

Jiang Yun's eyes sparkled with countless lights. He looked up at the endless void, and at this moment, he vaguely sensed an infinitely vast power descending.

Spiritual light poured down like a cloud from the high sky, causing the heavens and earth to tremble, gradually converging. Everyone witnessed in shock as an endless spiritual light screen seemed to appear slowly in the void outside the Tianluo Continent.

The hazy light screen slowly unfolded in the void, seemingly inscribed with countless mountains and rivers, sun, moon, and stars, resembling a world. An overwhelming majesty emanated from it.

"No, it's still incomplete. It seems even 'you' are unwilling!"

Jiang Yun looked at the light screen in the sky, which was somewhat blurry. In one corner, there was a faint character, 'Ye,' which was the surname of the Immortal Emperor.

The current Great Thousand World hadn't encountered the same level of extinction crisis as before. The Celestial List remained hidden and wouldn't reveal its authority, no matter what.

This time, if not for Jiang Yun reaching that realm through his own extraordinary cultivation, the Celestial List, bound by 'rules,' wouldn't have descended. It would have let the Heavenly Evil God come out to feel the crisis before appearing.

Even now, the world's will was still holding back, unwilling to fully release its power.

With a cold laugh in his heart, Jiang Yun's soul began to slowly touch the Celestial List that represented the world's will of the Great Thousand World.

The moment he touched that will, a terrifyingly vast power descended onto a part of his body.

Jiang Yun closed his eyes, but he could clearly perceive the heavens and earth within a radius of millions of miles with his divine soul.

In the next moment, he left that state. His eyes flashed with inexplicable brilliance. The next moment, a white figure emerged from his body. The figure wore a white robe, was handsome in appearance, tall, and looked exactly like Jiang Yun.

"Leave it to me!"

The white-robed Jiang Yun chuckled and quickly made hand seals. Behind him, crystal light radiated, and an ancient light shadow appeared, emitting immense bright power.

Endless Bright Body!

With a thought, Jiang Yun's Endless Bright Body took a step forward, merging with his body. Instantly, crystal light burst from Jiang Yun's body, making his entire physique crystal clear, spiritual light flowing, and an indescribable spiritual power spreading out.

Seeing the enormous figure in the void, emitting endless bright power, even peak-tier Holy Rank experts like Xiao Yan felt immense pressure.

Under countless gazes, Jiang Yun slowly extended his finger and, with an extremely slow gesture, pointed towards the Celestial List.

"Buzz!"

At the moment of contact, the entire world seemed to tremble. Mysterious mist surged on the Celestial List, a mist that appeared thin yet possessed a mysterious power, blocking everything and preventing Jiang Yun from writing.

"Open!"

Jiang Yun roared, and an almost tangible torrent of spiritual power shot from his palm. Within that torrent, spiritual power condensed into stars, shining brightly.

"Buzz buzz!"

The mysterious mist outside the Celestial List fluctuated violently, seemingly blocking the approach of external forces. However, as Jiang Yun's surrounding spiritual power grew stronger, the obstruction was finally broken through.

Jiang Yun's finger swiftly pierced through the mysterious mist, and under the shocked gazes of numerous Supreme Beings, his fingertip touched the Celestial List.

An indescribable oppressive force erupted from the Celestial List, filling the heavens and earth.

Under this oppression, all Supreme Beings and extraterrestrial Demon Emperors found their expressions turning pale and discovered they couldn't even move a finger.

Simultaneously, in everyone's ears, an ancient sound wave resonated at this moment.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiang Yun's finger moved at lightning speed, writing smoothly. Everyone was stunned to see mysterious power gathering on the ancient Celestial List, and eventually, stroke by stroke, it gradually took shape.

Finally, when the last stroke was complete, a grand power swept out, and a "Jiang" character was deeply engraved on the Celestial List.

When the last stroke fell, Jiang Yun stopped. He assessed his condition. If he continued, his current doppelganger's power wouldn't suffice. However, he was confident that with the addition of his main body and another doppelganger, he could inscribe his full name on the Celestial List.

Even if the world's will of the Great Thousand World didn't permit it, he could still accomplish it. But there was no need.

Then, under the expectant gazes of the people, Jiang Yun waved his robe, and the giant finger in the sky disappeared into thin air.

Seeing this scene, the crowd couldn't help but feel regret. If Jiang Yun had gone further, he would have become the first person in the history of the Great Thousand World to fully inscribe his true name on the Celestial List.

That would have been a feat surpassing the Immortal Emperor!

Even so, it was still an extraordinary achievement. At this moment, Jiang Yun was no less accomplished than the Immortal Emperor, becoming the number one person in today's Great Thousand World.

Boom!

As he withdrew his spiritual power, the mysterious Celestial List seemed to emit a rumbling sound, and a mysterious aura spread out, entwining the freshly engraved surname.

At that moment, powerful experts around the world sensed it. They turned their gazes towards the Tianluo Continent, perceiving a mysterious and unfathomable power descending. It was a power that exceeded the Holy Rank Supreme level.

Even from afar, they felt an urge to bow towards that direction.

Simultaneously, people like Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and many other late-stage Holy Rank experts watched this scene with intense fervor and yearning in their eyes.

They had reached realms unattainable by regular people, but few knew there were even higher realms above. Until today, when Jiang Yun left his mark on the Celestial List, they realized their path was far from over.

Mysterious brilliance gathered at Jiang Yun's forehead, finally forming an ancient rune. At that moment, he felt a mysterious power within him — the power of the world.

At this moment, his gaze swept across the Tianluo Continent, his eyes emanating unfathomable power, resembling a world lord. Every gesture brimmed with boundless power, far surpassing the Holy Rank level and stronger than before.

Truly entering the Half-Step Sovereign realm, Jiang Yun now clearly understood the disparity between his previous self and his current self. He had reached this realm earlier, but without the world's power.

It was similar to the situation with Sovereign-level Mu Chen and the Heavenly Evil God. Both had the same realm, but with the world's power backing Mu Chen, he would suppress the Heavenly Evil God.

Now, he had taken the first step towards transcendence. Soon, he would perfect his two doppelgangers and fully reach this realm.

With Jiang Yun's successful breakthrough, the Celestial List returned to the heavens and earth. Even the supreme pressure surrounding Jiang Yun dissipated, making him seem like an ordinary person with no spiritual power fluctuation.

This did not affect the countless experts on the Tianluo Continent from gazing at him with fervent and reverent eyes.

"Congratulations, Heavenly Emperor, on your successful breakthrough."

At that moment, countless experts on the Tianluo Continent prostrated themselves, chanting his name wildly. If faith existed here, Jiang Yun could have forged a true body from the immense faith.

"Everyone, in seven days, the Ancient Heavenly Palace and the Scarlet Flame Divine Hall will gather their armies to invade the heart of the extraterrestrial evil race. Reclaiming our lost lands is imminent. Prepare yourselves!"

Hovering high above, Jiang Yun heard the calls of the people. With a solemn expression and tone, he declared.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Heavenly Emperor!!!"

The excited voices of countless experts merged and soared into the skies!

As the news of the Heavenly Emperor waging war against the extraterrestrial evil race spread, countless factions in the Great Thousand World began mobilizing their forces, converging towards the Scarlet Flame Continent, preparing to seize a share of this grand feast.

Simultaneously, a figure exuding dark aura silently arrived at the Northern Wastelands. The Tomb Keepers guarding the surroundings failed to notice a shadow entering the Great Demon Formation of the Thousand Worlds.

"Thud thud thud..."

Heavy footsteps echoed beneath the Great Demon Formation. A mysterious figure wrapped in a black robe walked through the air.

"Buzz buzz!"

Sensing the unfamiliar presence, the distant demonic energy began to compress rapidly. In the next second, the Heavenly Evil God's figure slowly emerged. He looked at the mysterious figure, feeling the vast demonic energy within, and was momentarily stunned.

Since when had the extraterrestrial evil race produced such a powerful figure, secretly infiltrating the Great Demon Formation? How did they manage it under the world's will, which was at its most active after Jiang Yun's breakthrough, and under Jiang Yun's watchful eyes?

"Who are you?"

Wary, the Heavenly Evil God eyed the mysterious person guardedly.

"Heavenly Evil God, it's only been fifty years, and you've already forgotten my aura. Seems like you haven't recovered well over these years."

The familiar voice of the black-robed figure reached the Heavenly Evil God's ears, causing his expression to change. He knew this voice all too well. It was the one who had taken a portion of his precious origin while he was weak.

"Jiang Yun!!!"

Seeing his nemesis face-to-face, the Heavenly Evil God's eyes burned with hatred.

The surrounding demonic energy surged, transforming into waves that rushed towards Jiang Yun. As the black robe fluttered in the wind, it revealed a familiar face — Jiang Yun, though his eyes were cold as thousands of years-old ice.

"Still so impatient."

Jiang Yun sneered, raising his hand lightly. Instantly, an enormous hand emerged from the void, enveloped in demonic energy, descending with an ancient intent of dominion and suppression.

"Boom!"

An overwhelming force struck the black waves, instantly severing the demonic energy stream and causing it to dissipate into thin air.

Simultaneously, a mysterious light pattern appeared above their battlefield, enveloping the bottom of the Great Demon Formation, preventing the disturbance from spreading.

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Witnessing this, the Heavenly Evil God's expression drastically changed. He recalled the recent strike, his black eyes fixated on Jiang Yun. "World's power. Your last strike had the world's power of the Great Thousand World. Did the world's will truly allow you to inscribe your full name on the Celestial List?"

"That's not for you to know. What you need to understand is that today is your end." Jiang Yun ignored the shocked Heavenly Evil God, walking towards him step by step.