Chapter 1666: Breakthrough to Supreme Will Realm!

Chapter 1666: Breaking Through the Supreme Will Realm!

After the Flame Sovereign fell, every powerful being across the myriad realms fell utterly silent.

They stared at Zhou Zhou, then at the fallen Flame Sovereign, their faces filled with disbelief.

Had he truly fallen?

A master of transcendent will—so effortlessly, so completely, vanquished by a mere pseudo-supreme will being, one who had not even reached the Supreme Will Realm?

What nonsense!?

Could such a battle truly be a leap beyond one's level?

This transgression of ranks—this breach of the natural order—has not merely shattered the laws of the myriad realms; no, it has forged a new epoch, one that redefines the very fabric of the Ultimate Void Cosmos!

They were certain beyond doubt.

Zhou Zhou was the first being in the entire Ultimate Void Cosmos to defeat a transcendent will master using a power level below the Supreme Will Realm.

The one and only, the absolute first!

A posture of transcendent will!

An absolute posture of transcendent will!

Within the hearts of all the mighty powerhouses, this was the solitary thought that remained.

If anyone dared to claim that a being capable of such a battle record lacked the posture of transcendent will, the sheer volume of profanity-laden spit they would unleash could drown the fool who said it.

They suddenly recalled how they had all previously declared it impossible for the Emperor of the Living Souls to triumph over this lower-stage Transcendent Will Realm powerhouse, and their faces instantly burned with a scalding heat.

As it turned out, it was not a case of someone overestimating their own strength, foolishly dreaming of proving themselves superior to the God-King of Heavenly Punishment and the Dharma Master of Spring and Autumn.

Rather, he truly possessed the power to prove it, and so he had gone forth to do so openly, honorably, and without pretense.

To think they had behaved like clowns, whispering sarcastic remarks from the sidelines, claiming he lacked the strength and was merely forcing a grand display?

How wonderful this turned out; the reality had just delivered a resounding slap right across their faces!

They felt shame within, yet simultaneously an endless reverence and admiration for Zhou Zhou.

No other words need be spoken.

Now this Third Reserve of the Supreme Sovereign, in his performance at the same tier, has utterly surpassed both Tian Cheng God King and Chun Qiu Law Master, rising to become the undisputed number one potential among all beings of that level!

Back then, neither Tian Cheng God King nor Chun Qiu Law Master had ever defeated a Will-Transcendent master before attaining the Supreme Will Realm.

The Earthly Emperor Sovereign, however, had done so.

This is what true power truly is!

Thus, one can see clearly that the Supreme Will's selection of its heir apparent is without flaw.

Who could help but envy such a successor?

These thoughts flickered through the minds of countless observers across the myriad realms, vanishing instantly before they could linger. Immediately, they prepared two congratulatory letters.

One was sent to the Earthly Emperor Sovereign, celebrating his triumph over the deluded clan of Will-Transcendent beings, removing a great threat from the Supreme Cosmic Realm, and establishing himself as the number one potential among all beings—his future ascension to Will-Transcendence now within reach!

Another letter of congratulations was sent to the Supreme Will, celebrating the emergence of such an outstanding heir and heralding the possibility of master and disciple both transcending beyond the bounds of existence!

No being beneath the Supreme God or below the Supreme God could send such a congratulatory letter to the Supreme Will.

Only those who had reached the realm of Supreme Will were permitted to send this message of joy.

The Supreme Will, rarely, responded personally to each one of these letters, leaving the Supreme Will cultivators deeply astonished. They had never imagined that the cold, distant Supreme Will would so willingly reply to them.

This act only strengthened their conviction of the immense standing the Celestial Sovereign held in the Supreme Will’s heart.

On the other hand,

The Heavenly Punishment God King and the Spring-Autumn Law Master exchanged glances, each seeing the other’s eyes alight with astonishment.

"Still unattained the realm of Supreme Will, and his will-layer only barely crossed into it—yet he already employs the Transcendent Divine Artifact beyond its tier?"

"Let us not even question the origin of this Transcendent Divine Artifact. Simply to use it one tier above its designated level is enough to send chills down one’s spine."

The Spring-Autumn Law Master murmured in awe.

Heavenly Punishment God hesitated, "This method... I've seen something like it before. Ah, it comes to me now—back then, the Chaos Will itself carried a similar aura."

"Third Brother must have mastered the inheritance technique of the Chaos Will, which is why he can bypass ranks and wield the Transcendent Artifact."

"So it was the very technique of the Chaos Will back then—now it makes perfect sense."

Chunqiu Lawmaster murmured, somewhat awed.

The Chaos Will was the creator of the Supreme Will and the Crimson Master. At its peak, even the combined might of the Supreme Will and the Crimson Master could not destroy it. How terrifying the inheritance of the Chaos Will truly was!

And now, with Zhou Zhou possessing the inheritance of the Chaos Will, being able to bypass ranks and wield the Transcendent Artifact seemed not only plausible—but entirely understandable.

"I can bypass ranks and wield the Transcendent Artifact because I possess the Future Body as well. With the power of the Future Body, I can forcibly take control of the Transcendent Artifact ahead of time."

"My elder brother can bypass ranks and wield the Transcendent Artifact because his will is so overpowering that he can forcibly subdue the Transcendent Will within the Artifact—thus enabling him to wield it beyond his rank."

"Now even the third brother has reached that level."

"Hmph."

"Now among our three brothers, we are all prepared to become supreme lords whose will transcends mere combat power."

Spring's Lawmaster did not feel envy at this development; rather, he was deeply satisfied.

Only such a Zhou could stand alongside Him and the Heavenly Punishment God-King.

If the Celestial Sovereign of the People were not stronger than Him and them, and yet stood beside them, one might argue that their rise was too recent, lacking sufficient cultivation time to bridge the gap.

But over time, if their strength still failed to catch up with Him and the Heavenly Punishment God-King, then even without words, the relationship between them would inevitably grow distant.

It was not that He and them looked down upon the weak.

It was simply that beings from different levels were never meant to stand together.

Maintaining distance is the wisest choice.

This is precisely why the Lord of Ten Thousand Evil Demons and the Heavenly Punishment God-King, along with the Spring-Autumn Law Master and the others, though all designated as potential supreme rulers, maintain such cold and distant relations.

The absolute chasm in strength caused the Lord of Ten Thousand Evil Demons to naturally withdraw from these two elder brothers, and these two elder brothers, in turn, did not attempt to stop it, but instead silently acknowledged the existence of this gap.

Such a result benefits both parties.

At that moment,

the Heavenly Punishment God-King suddenly sighed,

"Brother Three has now perfected his Dao Fruit, his heart flawless and pure. He is now ready to ascend seamlessly into the Supreme Will Realm without a single flaw."

"He has already been capable of decisively defeating a lower-tier Will Transcendent realm master before even reaching the Supreme Will Realm."

"When he finally ascends into the Supreme Will Realm, his power may grow even stronger."

"Perhaps."

"You can now defend yourselves against even the strongest beings at the Mid-Will Transcendence stage."

Upon hearing this, Chongqiu's Master of Law immediately turned to look.

Indeed.

After slaying the Flame Sovereign, Zhou Zhou had no time to extract the body—only managing to hastily gather the corpse and immediately return to the Palace of Cycles to begin his breakthrough.

Boom, boom, boom...

At that very moment, every star across the highest realm of the cosmos, and even in the neighboring Crimson Cosmos, dimmed simultaneously. Only the two Sovereign Stars—Sun Star and Taiyin Star—burst forth with radiant golden and silvery light.

These golden and silver radiance seemed like the yin and yang poles of the two cosmoses, each occupying half of the heavens and earth.

Suddenly,

the light rapidly condensed, and finally coalesced into a single golden secret seal and a silver secret seal.

They were etched upon Zhou Zhou's shoulders.

Zhou Zhou's body jolted, as a tremendous force surged into his very being.

Yet this force did not harm him at all—it instead rapidly amplified his evolving will-body and the primordial willpower flowing within him.

Once strengthened,

even without the supreme holy body, Zhou Zhou's will-formed flesh, the willpower within his body, and the will techniques manifested from that willpower would be fifty percent stronger than those of any other being at the peak of willful existence.

In a quiet, profound realization, Zhou Zhou understood:

The Supreme Celestial Star of the Sun and the Supreme Celestial Star of the Moon were not exclusive to the Highest Cosmic Realm and the Crimson Cosmic Realm—they existed in every great cosmos within the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos, each harboring a pair of Supreme Willful Beings embodying Yin and Yang—the Sun Emperor and the Moon Emperor—jointly preserving the balance of Yin and Yang within their respective cosmos.

They seemed to be manifestations of the Great Cosmic Will of the Ultimate Void Great Cosmos, holding an exalted status throughout that vast realm.

That was why the Supreme Will treated the Sun and Moon Emperors so uniquely.

Zhou Zhou thought to himself.

These two Imperial Sovereigns—ah, their backgrounds must be profoundly obscure.

Perhaps even the very essence of the Ultimate Void Cosmos is merely their backdrop.

And thus, after ascending to the realm of Supreme Will, the Sun Star and the Moon Star bestowed blessings upon Him—because it was, in truth, the Ultimate Void Cosmos, through the hands of the Sun Star and the Moon Star, bestowing those blessings upon Him.

To put it in a rather clumsy analogy:

It's like an ancient emperor granting rewards to his subordinates, with eunuchs carrying imperial edicts and prizes to deliver them personally. The Sun Sovereign and the Moon Sovereign are those eunuchs—carrying the edicts and the rewards.

Cough. Cough.

And the reason the Ultimate Void Cosmos wills a special reward upon Zhou Zhou is because he shattered three records.

The fastest ascent to the realm of Supreme Will within the entire Ultimate Void Cosmos—excluding those born with Supreme Will from the start!

The first instance in the entire Ultimate Void Cosmos where a being not possessing Supreme Will status defeated a Sovereign of Will Transcendence!

The strongest newly ascended Supreme Will-being within the entire Ultimate Void Cosmos!

Three records—each of them of the highest caliber, not watered-down or trivial.

The Will of the Ultimate Void Cosmos, upon witnessing such a prodigy emerge within its own realm, was stirred and stirred to the point of personally bestowing blessings upon Zhou Zhou.

With these two blessings from the Supreme Yin and Yang, Zhou Zhou, even without employing any other techniques, could stand as an exceptional force among peers, relying solely on the purest willpower.

And when factoring in other supreme capabilities—such as the Supreme Holy Body—Zhou Zhou could truly be considered invincible at his level, capable of fighting even beyond his own tier.

Beyond these advantages, the Will of the Ultimate Void Cosmos further affirmed Zhou Zhou’s status as a "Holy King" on a deeper, more profound level.

The title and identity of "Holy King" originally stemmed from His Supreme, Singular Sovereign Talent—the Holy King.

One of its effects granted Zhou Zhou the identity of a "Holy King."

This identity bestowed upon him immense prestige within the Ultimate Void Cosmos, and countless beings across the cosmos regarded him as one of the future leaders of the Ultimate Void Cosmos itself.

Although Zhou Zhou currently didn't fully grasp the specific effects of the title "Sage King,"

the sheer magnitude of these effects already left him utterly awestruck.

And as the Ultimate Void Cosmic Will deepened its recognition of His identity, should He ever encounter other Sage Kings in the future, those other Sage Kings would automatically regard Him as superior—some even being required to temporarily submit to His leadership.

"I never really understood the full impact of such deep recognition before meeting another Sage King."

"Never mind."

"It can wait."

Zhou Zhou didn't take it seriously.

He continued focusing on the fusion of his own will techniques and willpower.

Previously, although his willpower had reached the realm of Supreme Will, it remained like scattered sand—though he could directly harness it, it lacked substantial power and had not yet been imprinted with his unique signature.

Yet as the newly forged will techniques actively fused with his already accomplished Supreme Will power, Zhou Zhou immediately sensed a profound transformation: his previously fragmented willpower, once scattered and directionless, suddenly seemed to find a central command, gradually coalescing into a unified whole.

Stronger, more convenient to use.

This sensation was entirely different from the one Zhou Zhou had felt when previously wielding the willpower of the Supreme Will State.

Zhou Zhou was completely immersed in the sensation of mastering willpower.

Unaware of the passage of time,

a single hour slipped by.

Zhou Zhou slowly opened his eyes.

Now, He appeared utterly devoid of any aura of power—no trace of supernatural strength at all—like a mere ordinary person with no extraordinary abilities.

No one could possibly tell that this was a being who had already stood atop the pinnacle of the great cosmos, a Supreme Will State master!

"Supreme Will State..."

"I have finally reached this realm."

Zhou Zhou felt the will-body within himself, the surging tide of willpower coursing through his being, and the will source core pulsing in his mind. A smile bloomed upon his face.

With a mere thought, lines of law appeared before him.

These lines of law wove together the entire Supreme Great Cosmos, forming the foundational rules of that cosmos. And ruling over these foundational rules was the Great Cosmic Origin of the Supreme Great Cosmos—the Supreme Will.

"Law as weapon, will as sovereign."

"Now I stand upon the law itself."

Zhou Zhou chuckled softly.

With a thought, his first Will Technique—King of Will—appeared before him.

[Will Technique Name: King of Will]

[Will Technique Rank: Lower Supreme Will Realm]

[Willpower Technique Overview: As a master lord of the Willpath, at the inferior Supreme Will stage, you may mark 100% of the populace within your territories, and command everything they possess—five thousand times over, including but not limited to appearance, lineage, skills, weapons, technique laws, and even the elusive fate itself.

When you fully command every aspect of the marked populace, that individual shall be immune to any negative effects.]

Zhou Zhou finished reading it, and could not help but gasp in astonishment.