Chapter 2371: Sudden Turmoil in the Vortex!

"Hey, you have no idea how arrogant and domineering the Divine Clan were back then! They treated all beings in the myriad domains like pigs and sheep, penned up for slaughter. When they were fattened, they would come and reap a harvest. Spiritual medicines, heavenly treasures—anything they fancied, they took seven or eight out of ten! You don't know what a dark, sunless life that was!"

"The Divine Clan occupied all the places with abundant spiritual energy around the Tongtian Mountains, driving other races to remote areas, and sent people to monitor the world, calling them Divine Envoys! The Divine Envoys had absolute power over life and death for all races. Even experts at the Heavenly Being Realm could be executed at their whim!"

"Moreover, whenever a prodigy emerged among the races, they would fabricate various excuses to nip those geniuses in the bud! Tell me, how could we coexist peacefully with the Divine Clan?"

Speaking with indignation, Shang Heng nearly slammed the table.

If not for being only a wisp of remnant consciousness, his emotions at this moment would have caused a huge disturbance.

Ye Yuan's heart was also churning with turbulent waves.

He hadn't expected that the races had such a dark past.

Compared to the previous era, the experts of this era were truly living in paradise.

The Divine Clan treated all races as ants, preying on the world.

Such humiliation—anyone with a shred of pride would not sit idly by!

Now that the Divine Clan had returned in full force, if they were allowed to regain control of the Tongtian Realm, given their resentment, the races would likely fall into an even darker existence.

And with the Divine Clan on guard, the chances of humanity turning the tables would be nearly zero!

"Then, Senior, how did you manage it?" Ye Yuan looked at Shang Heng.

Under such tight surveillance by the Divine Clan, it was utterly astonishing that humanity could produce a great figure like Shang Heng!

Ye Yuan was very curious about how they had done it.

Shang Heng's expression turned solemn, showing admiration, and said: "That story begins with the father of that kid Xuanji! Before we eighteen Patriarchs appeared, he was the leader of humanity. He united the great experts of all races and, at the cost of his own life, used an incredible method to shield the heavenly secrets, sending our batch into a hidden world. In the end, we eighteen emerged and became the Sealed Patriarchs! Of course, there were many other peerless experts whose strength was no less than ours. But for humanity to have come this far, Jian Mi, Xuanji's father, deserves the greatest credit!"

Ye Yuan was stunned, never expecting that the Jian family had such a history.

The sudden burst of power from the races back then must have caught the Divine Clan completely off guard.

They must never have dreamed that so many experts would suddenly appear.

And by then, their rule power had been taken back by the Heavenly Dao, leaving them to engage in a fierce war with the races.

In the end, they were defeated and fled to the Abyss World.

No wonder the Jian family had become the number one family in the Tongtian Realm—it wasn't just because of Xuanji Heavenly Emperor's strength, but also because of his father's role.

After all, no matter how strong Xuanji Heavenly Emperor was, he couldn't contend with the Nine Dao Patriarchs.

And Xuanji Heavenly Emperor had also carried on his father's will, working tirelessly for humanity's future.

Thinking of this, Ye Yuan felt both reverence and admiration.

He couldn't help but think of Haoyu Heavenly Sovereign, who had passed him the bone sword in the Ancient God Battlefield, and the original body of the Qilin Emperor Bone.

They had probably perished in that great war, hadn't they?

"So that's how it was! Seniors, you devoted yourselves utterly to humanity until your last breath. I, Ye Yuan, a junior, am deeply grateful! I understand your meaning, Senior. Rest assured, I will follow your example and stop the Divine Clan!" Ye Yuan said.

He naturally understood that Shang Heng meant to place this heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

He hadn't said it before because he felt Ye Yuan couldn't bear it.

Now that he was speaking earnestly, it was naturally because he recognized Ye Yuan's ability.

Shang Heng nodded: "Good that you understand! Since you have learned my temporal and spatial laws, you must inherit my will! Our humanity may perish, but we will never be pigs and sheep again!"

Ye Yuan nodded: "When the nest overturns, no egg remains intact. I understand this principle, Senior! Moreover, the deadlock between me and the Divine Clan is probably unbreakable! Senior, time is limited, so I won't say more. In the remaining hundred-plus years, I will do my utmost to comprehend the temporal and spatial laws and not let you down!"

Shang Heng nodded, very satisfied with Ye Yuan's attitude.

When Ye Yuan first entered, he had found him displeasing in every way.

But now, he found him pleasing in every way.

In terms of talent and temperament, Ye Yuan was the top choice to inherit his legacy!

With only a little over a hundred years left, Ye Yuan was still far from the half-hour mark.

So, he jumped into the temporal vortex again.

It was still like being cut into a thousand pieces, but his courage burned even stronger.

The resolve of those ancient experts still stirred the soul.

How could he, Ye Yuan, be willing to fall behind?

Moreover, without the sacrifices of those ancient experts, there would have been no later Immortal Forest Heavenly Sovereign, and certainly no Ye Yuan today.

This karmic debt, Ye Yuan also had a responsibility to repay!

Time slipped away quietly, and in the blink of an eye, another hundred years passed.

The thousand-year deadline was approaching.

By then, Ye Yuan's comprehension of the temporal and spatial laws had become increasingly smooth.

His spatial law had reached the critical point of perceiving the origin, and his temporal law had reached a ratio of one hundred to one.

He was only one step away from the half-hour requirement.

Seeing Ye Yuan's rapid progress, Shang Heng nodded to himself.

"This kid's talent is truly terrifying! It's a pity he wasn't born in our era; otherwise, humanity might not have suffered such heavy losses!" Shang Heng said with some regret.

Ye Yuan stood in the temporal vortex, a glimmer of brightness gradually flashing in his eyes.

"So, this is the mystery of spatial law? Yes, this is Senior Shang Heng's spatial law, but I must comprehend my own spatial law! My spatial law is not just the spatial law of the Tongtian Realm; I want to create my own spatial law! And temporal law too! These two laws will henceforth be the two supreme laws of my Ye Yuan's world!"

Although Ye Yuan's small world had undergone creation, it was still a chaos.

There, there was no Heavenly Dao, no law power.

Everything was in a state of primordial universe.

The next step for Ye Yuan was to create his own Heavenly Dao laws, allowing everything to operate on its own.

Suddenly, behind Ye Yuan, the Taiji Diagram began to spin.

A powerful force of the Great Dao churned within the temporal vortex.

The sudden appearance of the Taiji Diagram stirred up the entire temporal vortex.

The whole temporal vortex became extremely turbulent.

It was Ye Yuan's own temporal and spatial law power!

His temporal and spatial law power seemed to resonate with the law power in the vortex, stirring up the entire vortex.

Rumble...

Shang Heng's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in shock: "What is this kid trying to do? Not good! He has triggered a temporal reversal, and he's about to be swept into a temporal turbulence!"