Chapter 901: The Heart of the Venerable

The central region of the Meteor Sea is known as an extremely dangerous place because it is filled with a magnetic storm that spins at high speed constantly. Within this area, ordinary materials have long been worn away, leaving only the hardest special substances, which act like razor-sharp cutting blades. As they spin along with the magnetic storm, they form a massive meat grinder. Even with the defensive power of a Divine King, falling into it would result in the defense collapsing within just thirty breaths, and the divine body being torn to pieces.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh…

It took several days for Su Che to venture several trillion miles deep into the Meteor Sea until he reached its central region. There, he witnessed with his own eyes the colorful, violent domain formed by the magnetic storm. From a distance, it resembled a rapidly spinning top, covering an area with a radius of about 300 million miles.

A radius of 300 million miles might sound exaggerated, but compared to the entire Divine Realm, it’s insignificant—like a drop in the ocean.

Up to this point, Su Che could still sense that the invisible person following him was still there, never leaving. However, this guy had never done anything harmful to him, and after so many days, Su Che had somewhat gotten used to his presence.

“Fine, let him follow. Sooner or later, once I enter Chaos, I can catch him…”

Su Che planned to fly into the violent domain ahead to test its destructive power. Suddenly, several figures rushed out from within and headed straight for him.

These people were fast and had a clear target—definitely not a random encounter. They were definitely after him.

Who could they be?

In an instant, Su Che realized that these figures must come from the Heavenly Realm. With such a vast coverage area for the magnetic storm—300 million miles in radius—it would be too coincidental if they just happened to collide by chance.

Moreover, these people were advancing aggressively, clearly ready to launch an attack. Therefore, Su Che didn’t hesitate and immediately counterattacked.

Boom!

The Chaos energy already gathered within his body instantly shifted from a defensive state to an offensive force. With a punch, the Chaos fist energy exploded 100 miles ahead, causing the approaching figures to slow down sharply. Though they weren’t completely stopped, their speed dropped dramatically.

Seizing this fleeting moment, Su Che released a crimson shockwave, suddenly creating a time domain with a radius of tens of thousands of miles.

The timing was perfect—the enemies had just rushed into the domain, and their speed was immediately slowed down countless times, turning them into sluggish snails.
“What is this?”
One of them exclaimed in shock, as he had never seen a domain with such powerful and unique effects before.
The Time Domain was Ao Zu’s ultimate trump card, enabling him to dominate the chaos effortlessly. Only a handful of Chaos Travelers could master such a divine ability, and surely some in the Holy Radiance Universe were seeing it for the first time.
“It seems to be a Time Domain,” another person guessed based on the domain’s powerful attributes.
While the enemies were trapped in his Time Domain, Su Che didn’t attack them right away. Instead, he sent a message asking, “Who are you? Why are you lurking here, attacking me for no reason?”
There were five of them, all gods with human appearances. He could sense that their strength far surpassed that of the Divine Kings in the divine realm—likely several Divine Emperors from the Heavenly Realm.
“Sir, why ask when you already know? You should realize we’re not after you, but rather after that Heart of the Venerable that’s been following you.”
The one who replied wore a silver robe, had brown long hair, and appeared middle-aged, holding a gleaming silver lightning spear.
“The Heart of the Venerable?”
Su Che frowned and asked immediately, “Are you saying that the completely invisible figure following me isn’t human, but some kind of Heart of the Venerable?”
“You don’t know?”
The Divine Emperor with the spear changed his expression. “With your strength as a Divine Emperor, you still don’t know about the Heart of the Venerable? Then you’re not from our Holy Radiance people—you must be…”
At that point, the other four also showed changes in expression, all guessing that this person must be an outsider from the Great Chaos Realm.
If that was the case…
Feeling puzzled, Su Che asked in a deep voice, “Regardless of who I am, can you tell me what’s going on here? Of course, if you refuse to speak, we’ll have to resolve this by force.”
Hearing Su Che’s words, the five Divine Emperors immediately realized that he must be an outsider from the chaos, ignorant of certain things in the Holy Radiance Heavenly Realm, which explained why he asked such questions.

The middle-aged Divine Emperor holding a lightning spear immediately replied, “Every billion years, the Holy Radiance Universe gives birth to a Heart of the Venerable. By obtaining it, we Divine Emperors can ascend to become the supreme Divine Lords, breaking free from the constraints of cosmic space and gaining the ability to enter the Great Chaos Realm. This is the most important goal for each of us. As for you, it’s obvious you’re an outsider who already possesses the ability to travel through chaos, so the Heart of the Venerable is of no use to you.”

Su Che nodded and asked, “I have two more questions. First, why is the Heart of the Venerable following me? Second, how did you manage to lurk here in advance to ambush me?”

The spear-wielding Divine Emperor explained, “After it is born, the Heart of the Venerable wanders around in the inner chaos realm of the Holy Radiance Universe. Almost no one can find it. But once it enters normal cosmic space—whether it’s the mortal world, the divine realm, or the heavenly realm—we top-tier Divine Emperors can sense it. Following this sense, we can roughly determine its location changes even in the heavenly realm…”

Su Che could guess the rest without being told: These five top-tier Divine Emperors sensed in the heavenly realm that the Heart of the Venerable was following him to the Meteor Sea. From this, they deduced that he would use the spatial passage at the center of the Meteor Sea to enter the heavenly realm.

Once he reached the heavenly realm, more Divine Emperors would emerge to compete for the Heart of the Venerable. So, the five of them lurked here in advance with one goal: to strike first!

It seemed that before this, they all thought of themselves as another Divine Emperor from the heavenly realm, unaware that he was an outsider traveling through chaos. Their original plan was to kill him first, after which the five of them would engage in a fierce competition.

At that moment, the spear-wielding Divine Emperor added, “As for the first question—why the Heart of the Venerable is following you—we don’t know the exact answer. In fact, this has also been a mystery to us for a long time: Why would a Divine Emperor, knowing full well that the Heart of the Venerable is following him, still not take it?”

Another Divine Emperor with a gloomy expression and black hair hanging over his shoulders nodded in agreement, “You’re the first outsider we’ve encountered. We truly don’t know why the Heart of the Venerable is following you.”

Su Che asked, “The Heart of the Venerable you mentioned can’t speak or communicate with people, right?”

“That’s likely,” the spear-wielding Divine Emperor nodded.

“I see.”

Su Che nodded silently and thought to himself, “No wonder, no matter how hard I called or spoke, the guy following me refused to show up or respond. It turns out it’s not a normal being at all and isn’t good at communicating with people.”
Additionally, Su Che could guess that it must have noticed him during the time he came from the outside world, infiltrated the Holy Radiance Universe, and wandered around the Inner Chaos Realm for over ten days. That’s when the ‘Heart of the Venerable’ spotted him and set its sights on him, which is why it kept following him.
As for why it wanted to follow someone like him, an outsider, the reason was unclear for now. But it was certain that it had no ill intentions toward him; in fact, it had even shown its presence by punishing Valon.
“Such a nuisance!”
After thinking this through, Su Che felt a headache and sighed, “I planned to go to the Heavenly Realm quietly, achieve my two goals unnoticed, and then leave… But with this guy following me, soon all the gods in the Heavenly Realm will know that an outsider has come to the Holy Radiance Universe. How can I hide my presence then?”
“Yes,” said Lao He, scratching his head. “Once you go to the Heavenly Realm, groups of gods will surely come to you demanding the Heart of the Venerable. Whether you give it or not, you’ll become the focus of everyone’s attention.”
“In that case, I must resolve this problem ahead of time before going to the Heavenly Realm,” Su Che thought. “If all else fails, I might as well let those five take the Heart of the Venerable…”
By “if all else fails,” he meant that, based on what those five gods had described about the Heart of the Venerable’s functions, it was only partial information, and Su Che certainly wouldn’t believe it completely. If relying on this heart could achieve his two goals of coming to the Holy Radiance Universe, then no one could take it from him.
Before making a decision, he needed to clarify the facts. But for now, he couldn’t go to the Heavenly Realm.
While communicating with Su Che, the five great gods were also secretly searching for ways to break through his time domain. However, since their strength was slightly weaker than that of any Chaos Traveler, breaking through the time domain wasn’t easy.
Remember, back on Devil Island, the six Chaos Travelers were trapped in the time domain, completely defenseless, and Su Che captured them one by one effortlessly.

It’s the same now. If Su Che really intended to eliminate these five Divine Emperors, he could do so easily. But the question is: in the Holy Radiance Universe, especially in the Divine Realm, if an outsider like him were to suddenly kill five Divine Emperors from the Heavenly Realm, would he face punishment from the laws of heaven and earth?
This isn’t indecision—it’s careful consideration before taking action.
In our Immortal Spirit Universe, if an immortal who descends to the mortal world uses overwhelming power to disrupt balance, they will surely face punishment from the forces of heaven. In mild cases, they’re sent back to the Immortal Realm; in severe cases, they suffer divine retribution.
No one can escape the Eye of Heaven.
It’s likely that the laws of heaven and earth in the Holy Radiance Universe work the same way, constantly watching over this powerful outsider, Su Che.
It’s simple: if you dare act recklessly, you’ll be dealt with!