The Heavenly Demon Lord sighed and stopped explaining to Yuan Yuan. If he didn't believe it, then so be it - the outcome wouldn't change anyway.
Through his delaying tactics, he had already created sufficient combat opportunities for the others. Even if they couldn't eliminate the enemy, it would be enough to drive them out of the God Realm Sea.
After the Epoch Primordial Dragon broke through, he immediately joined the Tai Chi Realm battlefield.
He wisely chose to join Demon Lord and Youhe Demon Venerable in their group assault against the external enemies.
With three against one, their advantage became overwhelmingly greater.
At this moment.
Although Yuan Yuan's consciousness remained deep within his mind, he still separated a sliver of awareness that could barely perceive the situation within dozens of light years around him.
He had indeed received the distress signals from his Primordial team members, and he already knew that all his teammates had fallen.
But he wasn't anxious. As long as the Tai Chi Realm combatants remained stable, delaying for a while would allow him to recover to peak combat power. By then, relying on Tai Chi Realm strength, they could still complete the mission.
Yet only five years had passed.
He received the first distress message from the Tai Chi Realm combatants.
"Captain, I'm being besieged by three Tai Chi Realm experts! I've suffered significant injuries, and now other team members are being restrained by Tai Chi Realm opponents. I can't hold on much longer - at most five more years, and I'll have no choice but to retreat beyond the God Realm Sea!"
This message shook Yuan Yuan to his core.
Doing a quick count, he realized the number of Tai Chi Realm experts in the Immortal-Demon Realm Sea had reached as many as seven!
This number far exceeded his expectations.
Could it be that the Heavenly Demon Lord hadn't been deceiving him after all?
With the situation so dire, the existence they were tasked to find still hadn't shown even a trace of appearing.
Each team member carried a jade token that would sense the target's presence if they appeared nearby, thus completing the mission.
But now, with seven Tai Chi Realm experts already present, the jade tokens showed no reaction, which greatly frustrated Yuan Yuan.
However, he wasn't an indecisive person either. Having confirmed that this particular God Realm Sea would be difficult to conquer.
He decisively ordered: "Everyone converge on my position! We'll break out of the God Realm Sea together!"
"Understood!" *4
Four responses came through.
Subsequently, the half-step Tai Chi Realm combatants fought while retreating, gradually converging toward Yuan Yuan's location.
The Tai Chi Realm powerhouses of the Immortal-Demon Realm Sea detected their intention and desperately tried to prevent their convergence.
But the outsiders possessed far too much combat experience at the Tai Chi Realm level, making it impossible for Zhuyuan Great Emperor and the others to stop them.
Soon, four teammates appeared around Yuan Yuan.
Seeing this situation, the Heavenly Demon Lord immediately disengaged first to avoid being surrounded and attacked.
Yuan Yuan looked into the distance where a full seven Tai Chi Realm experts were watching them with predatory intensity.
Yuan Yuan said in a deep voice: "Withdraw!"
The five of them joined forces to tear through the spatial barrier, escaping beyond the God Realm Sea.
Zhuyuan Great Emperor and the others quickly followed to the edge of the God Realm Sea, watching as the figures disappeared into the chaos. They all sighed in disappointment.
"What a pity we couldn't keep them here!" Zhuyuan Great Emperor lamented with a sigh.
"Tai Chi Realm experts aren't so easy to kill. If we had pushed them too hard, they might have taken several of us down with them!" Immortal Lord shook his head calmly.
Demon Lord asked curiously: "Why didn't Seven Stars Dao Sovereign take action? If he had intervened, we could have kept at least two or three of them!"
Tianji glanced at him: "My master is in seclusion. Do you have a problem with that?"
"That's not what I meant, it's just regrettable." Demon Lord's tone betrayed no particular emotion, but there was definitely some blame implied.
Tianji explained: "My master is refining treasures. Immortal Lord, don't you have an order with him? My master is currently working on it. If he left midway, all those resources would be wasted!"
Hearing this, Immortal Lord immediately nodded: "Indeed, Seven Stars Dao Sovereign happens to be refining treasures. The sudden appearance of outsiders from beyond our realm was unexpected, so it's perfectly understandable that he couldn't leave. Besides, Tianji already came to assist! That counts as Seven Stars Dao Sovereign taking action!"
Demon Lord remained noncommittal: "Do you really believe he can refine Tai Chi Supreme Treasures?"
Immortal Lord smiled faintly: "I naturally believe so."
Just as they were speaking.
Suddenly, everyone turned to look toward the Primordial Isle.
They sensed a strange fluctuation of Great Dao will.
They quickly approached and soon arrived outside the Primordial Isle.
Looking inside the Primordial Isle, they saw a terrifying tribulation cloud gathering.
"Chaos Heavenly Tribulation!"
Immortal Lord exclaimed in surprise.
The other Tai Chi Realm experts were equally shocked.
"It's actually Chaos Heavenly Tribulation! This calamity only appears when heaven-defying objects emerge!" The Heavenly Demon Lord marveled, "Could he really be refining treasures!"
Everyone gazed into the distance.
They saw nine flying swords flying out from the Primordial Isle, soaring straight into the clouds.
The smile on Immortal Lord's face immediately froze.
"Those look like Star Rule Tai Chi Supreme Treasure sets, don't they?" Youhe Demon Venerable gave a peculiar smile.
Immortal Lord's expression returned to calm as he said: "So Seven Stars Dao Sovereign was refining star treasures. He could have used my order for practice, yet he chose to attempt with his own treasures first. What tremendous risk did he take? Such righteousness from the Dao Sovereign!"
Tianji smiled with satisfaction: "Don't worry, master will definitely help you refine Tai Chi Supreme Treasures later!"
Immortal Lord nodded with a smile.
Meanwhile, Demon Lord showed a trace of embarrassment on his face as he began contemplating how to build friendly relations with Su Yuan. He hadn't had any substantial conflicts with Su Yuan, at most just making a few disparaging remarks.
Tianji glanced at him and sneered inwardly - his master could detect everything! Speaking ill of him would surely bring Demon Lord some suffering!
On the other side.
Su Yuan looked up, standing with his hands behind his back. He didn't intervene to help, simply watching as the Nine Stars Linked Pearl Sword underwent tribulation on its own.
The nine flying swords moved like swimming dragons amidst the chaos lightning.
The baptism of chaos lightning didn't weaken the flying swords but instead made them stronger!
Chaos lightning served as both trial and opportunity.
The Great Dao will of the God Realm Sea condensed chaos essence into lightning for purification - a rare great opportunity within the God Realm Sea.
Watching the continuously striking chaos lightning, Su Yuan had a thought and reached out to intercept a tiny strand.
The Great Dao will seemed to sense his interference and turned its attention to him, but since this tiny strand of tribulation lightning was truly insignificant.
The Great Dao will paid it no further mind.
Su Yuan placed it into the [Tear of Eternity], where it transformed into a stellar-level teardrop.
Though just a tiny strand of chaos lightning, its essence was extremely high, directly reaching stellar level - equivalent to Tai Chi Realm - standing alongside other supreme treasures.
Su Yuan continued watching silently.
Only after chaos lightning had struck down exactly 108 times did it finally recede and dissipate.
The nine star supreme treasures shone with endless stellar radiance, illuminating all realms within the God Realm Sea, spreading stellar blessings that allowed all living beings to share in the joy of the Tai Chi Supreme Treasure's birth.
The moment the Nine Stars Linked Pearl Sword successfully advanced.
Su Yuan also successfully proved his Dao at the Tai Chi Realm!
Two great suns rose behind him as the Star Rule and Creation Rule simultaneously proved their Dao at the Tai Chi Realm. Twin suns spanned the sky, creating the phenomenon of dual suns appearing across all realms of the God Realm Sea!
Su Yuan sensed that eight more phenomena would emerge one by one, but he erased them himself - he was past the age of showing off.
Su Yuan smiled cheerfully as he looked at the seven people outside the island, saying calmly: "Fellow Daoists, shall we converse inside the island?"