Their already enormous size became even larger, the light and heat they emitted became even more vast, and the distance between them and the Tianyuan Continent became even greater.
Moreover, all the stars in the sky that had not yet solidified were rapidly condensing.
In a short while, these illusory stars took on physical form and became the real stars filling the sky.
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Chapter Twenty-Two: World Advancement
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Even after all the stars in the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm had been condensed, this transformation did not stop.
Unbeknownst to the various races of the Tianyuan Continent, the countless stars revolving around it were steadily increasing in size. The distance between them and the Tianyuan Sacred Realm was also continuously increasing.
As the countless stars absorbed source energy to strengthen themselves and their size increased, traces of life slowly began to emerge on a few of them.
As the starry sky within the Tianyuan Sacred Realm was changing, the land of the Tianyuan Continent was thickening, and the sky was rising higher.
Within the thirty-six heavens, magnificent palaces began to materialize above countless clouds.
Beneath the seventy-two layers of earth of the Tianyuan Continent, a vast and boundless world began to slowly take shape.
This world is perpetually shrouded in darkness and filled with an eerie atmosphere.
Beneath this world, eighteen smaller worlds are slowly taking shape. This is the future Netherworld and the 18 levels of Hell of the Heavenly Origin Holy Realm.
Yuan Hao didn't pay much attention to the changes taking place in the Tianyuan Sacred Realm. His consciousness began to rise, connecting with an unparalleled will.
"Today, the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm has been upgraded to a Lesser Thousand World. May the Great Dao bear witness!"
"allow!"
A majestic yet indifferent voice rang in Yuan Hao's ears.
After the will that had been watching Yuan Hao departed, boundless void power began to gather towards the Tianyuan Sacred Realm from outside.
When the power of nothingness gathers to a certain extent, it begins to evolve into a void storm, which then attacks the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm.
Unlike when the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm advanced to a world, this Void Storm was not regulated by the power of the Great Dao and will not have a negative impact on the Eternal Sacred Realm.
This void storm is the calamity that will cause the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm to advance into a Lesser Thousand World.
When a world advances to become a Lesser Thousand World, the Great Dao will send down calamities to test this advanced world.
If one cannot overcome this obstacle, at best the advancement will fail and the world will become devastated; at worst, the world will shatter and everything will be destroyed by nothingness.
However, this only applies to ordinary minor worlds; for the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm, the Void Storm has no significant impact.
The surging void storm was smoothed out by a powerful will as it approached the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm and the Heavenly Sword World that revolved around it.
The powerful impact gradually subsided, and a large amount of void power was absorbed by the Tianyuan Sacred Realm, turning into drops of source power that were injected into the Heavenly Dao Space of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm.
While the Tianyuan Sacred Realm was undergoing the tribulation of advancing to become a Lesser Thousand World, significant changes also occurred within the Tianyuan Sacred Realm itself.
As the power of nothingness first struck, the source energy that had already been integrated into various parts of the Heavenly Origin Sacred Realm began to exert its effects.
The world barrier of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm began to slowly expand outwards, and the volume of the Tianyuan Sacred Realm began to increase.
On the Tianyuan Continent, the various races of Tianyuan were horrified to discover that the world had undergone some unknown change, and the land they lived on was moving rapidly.
The mountains that used to be so close to my home are now receding further and further away. As they move away, they change, becoming even more majestic and magnificent.
The river not far away was widening, and the water was becoming increasingly turbulent. Furthermore, the river, which had originally been quite close to my house, was now almost completely invisible.
Although the expansion of the Tianyuan Continent caused great panic among the people of the various Tianyuan races, it did not cause major unrest thanks to the reassurance of the race leaders.
The entire Tianyuan Continent is undergoing changes, and the Origin Mountains, located at the center of the continent, are no exception.
The demon race living in the Origin Mountains were horrified to find that their former home had become unfamiliar upon waking up.
What were once small hills now appear as towering peaks piercing the sky. And the already imposing mountains now seem like vast worlds standing before them.
The Origin Mountains have become wider and taller. The Origin Sacred Mountain and Origin Lake, located at the center of the Origin Mountains, have also become much larger.
Origin Lake should perhaps no longer be called a lake. Today, Origin Lake looks as vast as an endless sea.
Mount Origin, located at the center of the Origin Mountains, was already a colossal entity, let alone now.
Today, Mount Origin stands like a colossal pillar supporting the heavens and the earth at the center of the Origin Mountain Range. Its unimaginably magnificent size makes it appear as if it were formed by countless stars piled up there.
Although the Celestial Realm has increased in height, the Origin Sacred Mountain, which was once only located in the thirty-sixth Heaven of the Celestial Realm, is now far taller than the Celestial Realm itself.
The summit of the sacred mountain now reaches straight into the starry sky, receiving the light of the sun and moon.
When the Tianyuan Continent underwent a tremendous change, the four oceans surrounding it were no exception.
The four seas became wider and more boundless, deeper and more unfathomable. The islands that already existed on these seas grew even larger and more expansive. And in places that were once empty, new islands appeared.
Above the East China Sea, the already magnificent giant island has undergone a massive expansion, and its area is now comparable to that of the original continent.
At the heart of the giant island in the East China Sea, some "seeds" planted by Yuan Hao are now slowly taking root and sprouting.
This is the embryo of a powerful race, and they will be conceived just as the Tianyuan Sacred Realm is about to advance. The day the Tianyuan Sacred Realm advances to become a Lesser Thousand World will be the day they are successfully born.
This race is incredibly powerful. Their potential may not be comparable to that of the Annihilation Gods, but from the day they were born, they possessed cultivation levels exceeding the third tier of the Transcendent Realm.
Besides the races on that giant island in the East China Sea, there is also a powerful race being conceived on that lava continent in the South China Sea.