"Hmm?" Everyone was surprised. What did Gou Li God King mean by this?

Not just Yang Shen, but also the shattering of the vacuum?

But in this world, the pinnacle of the Soul Path and the pinnacle of the Martial Path are nothing more than the Yang God and the Shattering of the Vacuum.

"If Hong Yi is right, the first five of this era..." Gou Li God King said in a deep voice, "You should know that after the ancient times and before Hong Yi, although there were no Yang Gods or beings who could shatter the void, in the distant ancient times and the prehistoric times, there were actually quite a few beings who had cultivated to the highest level of the Soul Dao and the strongest in the Martial Dao."

"Hmm." Everyone nodded. They had all heard some stories about these past eras, though they didn't know much about them and couldn't truly understand them, but they weren't completely ignorant either.

"Many ancient holy emperors, as well as some Yang Gods from the Primordial and Ancient times, such as Yang God 'Tai,' Yang God 'Xuan,' the Creation Daoist, and the Longevity Emperor, each of them, even the weakest, were either a single Yang God or an existence at the level of shattering the vacuum," sighed God King Gou Li. "We five God Kings are said to be born holy and incomparably powerful, comparable to those who shatter the vacuum, but our realms are slightly inferior. In a true life-or-death battle... not to belittle ourselves, but it is true that we probably... cannot defeat a complete shattering-vacuum being."

"Perhaps, the Immortal God-King can do it."

Gou Li God King hesitated for a moment, but still added the last sentence.

The Immortal God King is the leader of the five ancient God Kings and is known as the Child of the Dao. His strength is even greater than that of the other four God Kings.

Of course, the Immortal God King is Hong Yi and his group's enemy.

After the five ancient god kings escaped their predicament, only Gou Li god king chose Hong Yi and his group instead of Meng Shenji, Hong Xuanji, Yang Pan, Xu Yi, and others. He had to be extremely careful and vigilant, otherwise, he would be ambushed and killed by them if he was not careful, and all his energy would be used to benefit others.

When Hong Yi shattered the vacuum, those figures, including Meng Shenji, Yang Pan, Xu Yi, and even the Immortal God King and the Great Annihilation God King, all appeared and, without prior arrangement, unleashed their ultimate weapons to surround and kill Hong Yi. However, in the end, they were all defeated by Hong Yi and could only flee.

Those people possess the King of Divine Artifacts and have joined forces, making them quite powerful. Hong Yi can defeat them, but capturing them will not be easy.

"The Immortal God-King truly deserves the title of 'Son of the Dao.' Although he did not shatter the vacuum, his physical body possesses profound mysteries that are no less than those of someone who shatters the vacuum. Of course, that was at his peak. For tens of thousands of years, he has been suppressed and sealed by the Immortal Monument, and he is no longer what he used to be," Hong Yi said. He had fought against the Immortal God-King and had the right to speak on the matter.

"Yes, that's true." God King Gouli nodded and said, "A single peak realm is already so powerful. If one achieves two peak realms simultaneously, with both the Soul Dao Yang God and the Martial Dao Shattering the Void, just imagine what kind of magnificent divine power that would be?"

Upon hearing this, a solemn expression appeared in everyone's eyes. Such a person was probably unparalleled throughout history, capable of dominating the world and rarely encountering an opponent.

The sheer power of shattering a vacuum, as seen in Hong Yi's current state, is immense. Imagine if he were to attain the Yang God realm...

"The true supreme power!" Everyone trembled.

"Ah Yi, you actually know this kind of person? How come I don't know him?" the Great Golden Spider said, somewhat puzzled.

"You must have known him a long time ago," Chan Yinsha said. If they had known him later, there was no reason why they wouldn't know about his existence.

Therefore, there is only one explanation: before Chan Yinsha, Da Jinzhu, and the others met Hong Yi, that extremely powerful being had already spoken with Hong Yi, or at least had a brief encounter with him.

On the contrary, after Hong Yi rose to power, that person never appeared again until now.

"Before I embarked on the path of cultivation, I met him by chance. We had a long talk in a desolate temple in the mountains, and I was deeply moved by it," Hong Yi said with a smile. Looking back on that conversation now, he still found it very beneficial.

"Let me calculate. Among those who simultaneously achieved the status of Yang God and shattered the vacuum... the Great Emperor of Longevity, the Daoist of Creation, the Pan Emperor, the Yuan Emperor, the Yang God 'Tai', the Yang God 'Xuan', the Yuan Yang Dao Venerable, and the Yang God 'Ya', some of these people are dead, and some are our enemies. Is your old friend the Yuan Yang Dao Venerable, the Yang God 'Xuan', or the Yang God 'Ya'?" Gou Li God King asked.

Gudang

Without a doubt, compared to everyone else except Hong Yi, she has a much better understanding and deeper knowledge of these super strong beings in the world.

After all, she had dealt with many of these people before.

Besides Yuanyang Daozun and Yangshen "Ya".

"You'll know when you see him," Hong Yi said with a smile. With a thought, the divine artifact he had refined—the Temple of Saints—opened its doors wide, holy light wafted, and various principles permeated the air, as if welcoming the person's arrival.

Everyone, including the God King Gouli, straightened their expressions, appearing neither reserved nor overly serious.

With the arrival of a being of dual supreme power, who would dare to be negligent?

Moreover, that person was an old friend of Hong Yi, not an enemy of the Great Dao.

"Hong Yi, it's been many years." A clear voice came from the sky. It didn't contain any laws or principles, it was just a very plain voice, but it was very pleasant to hear.

This person seems unlike other beings, such as Meng Shenji, Hong Xuanji, Yang Pan, and Xu Yi. It's as if their divine power cannot be fully displayed unless their words and actions contain some special reasoning and reveal some of the mysteries of heaven and earth.

"That person is..."

Everyone looked up and saw a figure descending from the light of the escape, wearing a five-colored Taoist robe, with an ordinary face and not handsome features. Moreover, the figure's aura was concealed, and no one noticed it. The space seemed empty and nothingness.

If Hong Yi hadn't previously stated that this person could be ranked among the top five masters of all time, they would never have imagined that this seemingly ordinary Taoist would actually be an existence standing at the pinnacle of heaven and earth.

Only the well-informed and knowledgeable King Gouli's pupils constricted, and he cried out in disbelief:

"It's you, the ancient Yang God 'Ya'?!"

That person was none other than Cao Ya.

Cao Ya looked at Gou Li, the God King, and nodded with a smile.

"It was you..."

Gou Li God-King's chest heaved; the horror in her heart was indescribable.

Although he had never dealt with Cao Ya before, Gou Li God King had heard of his reputation and even seen his portrait, which is why he recognized Cao Ya at a glance.

“Ya, it has indeed been several years since we last met. Please come inside for a chat,” Hong Yi said, inviting Cao Ya into the Hall of Saints.

Cao Ya surveyed the hall. According to the original timeline, this Hall of Saints would have been refined by Hong Yi into the King of Divine Artifacts, possessing terrifying power capable of suppressing all the heavens.

However, Hong Yi has not yet achieved the Yang God status; he has only shattered the vacuum. Therefore, the Hall of Saints can only be considered a Yang God-level artifact, and it is still a long way from becoming the King of Divine Artifacts.

As for his most powerful artifact—the Five Elements Immortal Robe—it was on his body and did not come with him.