The moment the enormous heavenly gate opened completely, the entire mortal world descended into silence.
Not ordinary silence.
The kind of silence born from instinctive fear.
Even the oceans stopped moving briefly.
The wind vanished.
The spiritual energy throughout the planet froze unnaturally as if reality itself was terrified of what was about to emerge.
Golden chains stretched endlessly from the heavenly gate while ancient divine runes burned across its surface like living laws. Compared to the previous heavenly gates, this one felt fundamentally different.
Older.
Colder.
Absolute.
And behind that gate—
Something was slowly walking forward.
The pressure alone shattered nearby space continuously.
Millions of heavenly soldiers immediately knelt in the sky.
Even the wounded silver-haired heavenly king lowered his head despite the blood covering his body.
"Welcome… Executor."
BOOM.
A foot stepped out from the heavenly gate.
The mortal world trembled violently.
Then another step followed.
The figure slowly emerged completely beneath endless golden chains and divine light.
Humanoid.
Tall.
Wearing ancient black-gold armor covered in countless battle scars.
A long dark cloak drifted behind him while silver chains wrapped around one arm like restrained destruction.
But what truly horrifying—
Was his face.
Cold.
Expressionless.
And his eyes…
Completely golden.
No emotion.
No humanity.
Just absolute judgment.
The moment those eyes swept across the battlefield—
Millions of people across the world coughed blood instantly.
Weak cultivators died where they stood.
Several hidden sects collapsed completely beneath the pressure alone.
Xu Mingshan's legs nearly gave out.
"…King Realm isn't enough to describe him."
Yue Qingzhi's silver eyes hardened immediately.
"He's beyond Sovereign."
Silence crashed across the rooftop.
Above Sovereign.
That single realization froze everyone completely.
The Pavilion Master slowly narrowed her eyes while moonlight intensified around her throne.
For the first time since arriving—
She looked cautious.
The Executor finally stepped fully into the mortal world.
BOOM.
The heavenly gate behind him stabilized instantly.
The unstable spatial cracks throughout the sky immediately calmed beneath his presence.
As if heaven itself had finally anchored into reality.
The Executor glanced toward the Pavilion Master briefly.
Then toward the endless battlefield.
Finally—
His golden eyes locked onto Su Chen.
And the world suddenly became heavier.
The synchronization inside Su Chen's body erupted violently.
Ancient enemy detected.
Heavenly Executor identified.
War authority reacting.
Golden energy exploded around Su Chen instinctively while the phantom of the Heaven Slaughter Sword flickered behind him again.
The Executor stared at the sword silently for several seconds.
Then—
For the first time—
Emotion appeared in his eyes.
Hatred.
Pure ancient hatred.
"You."
His voice echoed across heaven and earth like divine law itself.
The atmosphere cracked.
Even speaking seemed capable of suppressing reality.
The Executor slowly raised one hand toward Su Chen.
"You should not exist."
BOOM.
Golden heavenly pressure descended instantly.
Xu Mingshan and Zhao Ren were forced to their knees immediately while blood erupted from their mouths.
Yan Ruoxue barely remained standing.
Even Yue Qingzhi's expression turned pale slightly.
The gap was monstrous.
This wasn't merely cultivation suppression anymore.
It felt like the laws of existence themselves were rejecting Su Chen.
Meanwhile, inside Su Chen's mind—
The fragmented memories surged violently again.
Ancient battlefields flashed continuously before his eyes.
Thousands of Executors descending from the heavens.
The Ancient Court burning.
And one figure standing before countless heavenly armies with the Heaven Slaughter Sword in hand.
The Primordial Emperor.
Facing the same Executor.
No—
Su Chen realized suddenly.
Not the same type.
The exact same person.
The Executor slowly walked forward through the sky.
Every step caused reality to distort slightly beneath him.
"You escaped reincarnation."
His golden eyes remained fixed on Su Chen coldly.
"But the result remains unchanged."
The Executor's chains rattled softly.
"The heavens will erase you again."
BOOM.
The pressure intensified.
Buildings across the city exploded continuously while millions collapsed unconscious worldwide.
Even the Pavilion Master finally moved.
Moonlight surged violently across the battlefield as she stepped between Su Chen and the Executor.
Her silver eyes became colder than ever before.
"You're overstepping."
The Executor finally looked at her directly.
A brief pause followed.
Then—
"I remember you."
The Pavilion Master's expression remained calm.
"That makes one of us."
Golden chains around the Executor's arm slowly tightened.
"You survived by hiding."
Moonlight darkened around her throne.
"I survived."
A dangerous smile appeared faintly on her lips.
"Unlike the others you slaughtered."
The Executor became silent briefly.
Then—
"Your resistance was meaningless."
BOOM.
He vanished instantly.
The next moment—
His fist collided directly against the Pavilion Master's palm.
The sky exploded.
Entire continents shook violently while oceans rose into catastrophic tsunamis worldwide.
Sovereign-level battle?
No.
This was beyond Sovereign.
The collision alone shattered nearby heavenly warships instantly.
The Pavilion Master slid backward several meters through the air while cracks spread faintly across her moonlight barrier.
Her silver eyes narrowed slightly.
Strong.
Far stronger than the previous heavenly king.
Meanwhile the Executor hadn't moved an inch.
His golden gaze remained emotionless.
"You weakened."
The Pavilion Master wiped blood from the corner of her lips calmly.
"And you became heaven's dog."
BOOM.
Moonlight erupted again.
The two disappeared simultaneously.
The heavens detonated continuously as their battle escalated beyond visual comprehension. Space collapsed layer after layer while gigantic storms spread across the planet from the aftershocks alone.
Xu Mingshan stared upward pale-faced.
"This world can't handle their fight…"
He was right.
The mortal world itself was beginning to crack.
Massive spatial fractures spread across the sky while earthquakes erupted throughout continents worldwide.
Reality was literally breaking apart under the pressure of their battle.
Meanwhile below—
The Executor's arrival had changed something inside Su Chen completely.
The synchronization no longer merely felt unstable.
It felt awake.
The ancient hatred within his soul continued rising endlessly while fragments of the Primordial Emperor's memories merged deeper into his consciousness.
The Heaven Slaughter Sword phantom behind him slowly became clearer again.
Then suddenly—
A voice echoed inside his mind.
Not the synchronization system.
Not the Primordial Emperor.
A different voice.
Ancient.
Female.
And terrifyingly calm.
"If you continue synchronizing… you will disappear."
Su Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.
Inside the depths of his consciousness—
A woman stood silently before the golden throne.
Long white hair.
Ancient black robes.
Eyes filled with endless stars.
And behind her—
Countless broken heavenly corpses floated within darkness.
She looked directly at Su Chen calmly.
"You are not the first reincarnation."
Silence.
Then the woman continued softly.
"You are the final vessel."