# Chapter 1703: Myriad Ages of Grace
Throughout the vast Bei Shen Domain, beneath the densely distributed dark projections, countless Northern Domain Xuan adepts stared blankly at the images of the sky-churning black clouds and the kneeling Realm Kings and various heroes...
And between heaven and earth, the Dark Demon Lord who at this moment stood supreme over Bei Shen Domain.
Though they were facing only projections, the Dark Profound Force within them surged, their souls trembled, and their hearts and souls were filled with nothing but the urge to kneel and submit.
Boom boom boom boom—
The endless dark clouds continued to accumulate. Not just the Jiehun Holy Domain, but the entire Jiehun Realm was covered by black clouds.
Yun Che looked up, gazing at the dark clouds churning like giant waves. A cold, mocking smile slowly crept across his indifferent face.
Heavenly Dao? Ha!
I followed Heaven's will, saving the millions of beings in the Divine Realm, yet I was driven to this point.
Since I am the Demon Lord, I swear to go against Heaven. What can the Heavenly Dao do to me?
Crack!
The black clouds clashed violently, thunder shook the souls, but facing Yun Che—an absolute anomaly beyond the boundaries of Heavenly Dao's laws—not a single tribulation lightning struck down from beginning to end.
As early as when Yun Che was about to attain the Divine Spirit Realm, the "Lightning Tribulation" force of the Heavenly Dao's laws had sought to erase him from the world.
But even the most extreme lightning punishment force of the Heavenly Dao's laws could not harm him in the slightest. Instead, it would be absorbed and utilized by him, converted into his own power.
Facing Yun Che, who had grown even stronger and had now completely become a calamitous existence in the world, the Heavenly Dao could only roar in powerlessness and tremble in fear.
Yun Che's gaze slowly lowered. Both inside and outside the holy domain, no one remained standing. Most heads were deeply bowed, not daring to lift them, and their bodies trembled visibly and violently.
Every one of them—whether Divine King, Divine Sovereign, or even Divine Lord—felt for the first time in their lives how insignificant and small they were.
The baseness of bloodline, the baseness of aura, the baseness of power... and it was an absolute suppression that spanned who knew how many levels.
Not only their bodies and souls, but even the demon artifacts they carried were trembling with fear and submission.
The first complete release of the Dark Eternal Calamity not only shocked the entire Bei Shen Domain, but also once again astonished the Three King Realms that had sworn allegiance.
Yun Che's arm dropped, the demonic patterns faded from his body, and the black light completely converged.
In an instant, the overwhelming demon might dispersed without a trace, and the dim light that had been devoured shone down again.
It was as if waking from a great dream. The crowd looked up in bewilderment. The demon might had vanished, but the trembling in their profound veins and souls continued. They desperately tried to calm their hearts and minds, but could not stop it.
And Yun Che... that demon shadow like an ancient true demon descending into the world had deeply engraved itself into the souls of all Northern Domain Xuan adepts, becoming an eternal dark imprint.
"Rise."
The indifferent voice carried no pressure at all, yet the moment it entered their ears, it deeply touched the Demon Lord imprint just engraved in their souls. A profound reverence radiated from within, covering their entire bodies, compelling them to obey the Demon Lord's command almost involuntarily.
In fact, it was only after they had risen that they realized they had been kneeling on the ground.
They finally understood why the Three King Realms, the supreme existences of the Northern Domain, were willing to submit.
They had seen with their own eyes, felt with their own bodies, what it meant to be the Demon Lord's might and qualification.
Before the Jiehun Holy Domain, the Realm Kings of the three great star realms—Huangtian, Huohuang, and Shenmang—were drenched in cold sweat. The fear and reverence entwined in their souls surpassed facing a Divine Emperor by countless times.
Thump!
The Huangtian Realm King, Tian Muyi, who had just stood up, knelt on one knee and bowed deeply: "The Demon Lord's might shakes the world, surpassing ancient and modern times. You are truly the Demon Emperor reborn. My Huangtian Realm... is willing from this day forward to follow and serve the Demon Lord with absolute loyalty."
This was the declaration from the number one Realm King beneath the King Realms of the Northern Domain. But after experiencing the overwhelming demon might just moments ago, no one found it surprising.
Huo Tianxing and Kuishe Shengjun quickly stepped forward, wanting to swear allegiance. But before their bodies could bow, a cold, low laugh came from the air:
"Heh, follow and serve? Why do you follow, and why do you serve?"
Huo Tianxing and Kuishe Shengjun froze in place. Tian Muyi was also stunned, not knowing how to answer, and even more puzzled as to why the Demon Lord would ask such a question in the face of his public submission.
The strong prey on the weak—isn't that the basic law of survival? Does it need a reason?
"Your submission now is nothing more than a forced compromise out of fear. What I just demonstrated was the qualification to become the Dark Overlord of the Northern Domain. Without merit or grace, what reason is there to earn the loyalty of a vast star realm?"
"...?" Tian Muyi, and all those from the Huangtian Realm who were present, were dumbfounded, unable to utter a word.
"Heh," another low laugh. Yun Che's gaze slanted, "Since you choose to follow and serve me, then I will personally grant you that reason."
He reached out his arm, palm facing the Huangtian Realm. Demonic light flashed, directly shrouding the people of Huangtian Realm.
A faint demonic might enveloped them. The thirty Huangtian Realm members present all had their pupils flicker as their bodies instinctively prepared to react... At that moment, the distant voice of Tian Guhu transmitted to their ears: "Father King, various seniors, do not resist!"
The Huangtian Realm people did not move to resist. The demonic light descended and dissipated after a few breaths.
And Tian Muyi, along with all the strong experts of Huangtian Realm present, were stunned on the spot as if struck by heavenly thunder. Then, without exception, they all made the same move...
They stiffly lowered their heads, raised their hands, and stared blankly at their palms and their entire bodies, as if confirming whether this was still their own body.
Plop!
Tian Muyi, who had been kneeling on one knee, suddenly dropped heavily to both knees. His upper body, which he had tried to keep straight even while bowing, now lay prostrate, his entire body almost pressing against the cold ground. He shouted: "Huangtian Realm Tian Muyi thanks the Demon Lord for the supreme grace. I am willing to lead the Huangtian Realm to serve the Demon Lord for all eternity. If I violate this oath, may I fall forever into the Demon Abyss!"
Huo Tianxing and Kuishe Shengjun were stunned. All the Realm Kings stood frozen there.
Tian Muyi's shout was several times more thunderous than before, and the intense excitement in his voice made every word tremble. It carried a loyalty and determination that seemed to want to tear out his heart to prove his sincerity.
Behind him, all those from the Huangtian Realm who were present also knelt down in succession, just like Tian Muyi—kneeling on both knees, upper body prostrate, shouting to the heavens: "Thank the Demon Lord for the grace! Willing to follow and serve the Demon Lord for all eternity. If we violate this oath, may we fall forever into the Demon Abyss!"
The Northern Domain Xuan adepts were completely stunned.
As the number one Realm King, Tian Muyi had stepped forward first... and had no choice but to step forward and declare his stance. His posture showed reverence, but he still maintained the proud bearing of a first Realm King, using the words "with absolute loyalty."
But in just a blink of an eye, with Yun Che's mere few seconds of black demonic light descending, Tian Muyi and all the Huangtian people around him had completely changed their demeanor. The excited voice, the trembling words, the self-humbling posture, and the poisonous oath of "fall forever into the Demon Abyss"...
With Tian Muyi's Realm King pride, even if his ancestors crawled out of their coffins, he wouldn't have been so excited and respectful.
"Th-this is?" Huo Tianxing exclaimed in surprise.
High above, the Divine Emperor voice of Yan Tianxiao descended from the sky: "This is the Dark Conformity bestowed by the Demon Lord's supreme Dark Eternal Calamity power."
"With this gift of darkness, your bodies have become true demon bodies, never again to suffer dark backlash. Not only will your lifespans be greatly extended, your mastery of Dark Profound Force will far surpass the past, and your cultivation speed will increase severalfold. Some bottlenecks in high-level demon arts may also be broken without effort."
"Under perfect Dark Conformity, your control over dark power will no longer heavily depend on a dark environment. Even if you leave the Northern Domain, the control of Dark Profound Force, demon might, and recovery will be almost the same as now!"
Yan Tianxiao's words were nothing short of thunderclaps and dreams to the Northern Domain Xuan adepts.
But the next sentence he spoke was even more world-shaking, like heaven and earth splitting apart.
"Moreover, this Eternal Calamity's gift is not only eternal but can also be passed down to future generations."
In other words, the gift of the Eternal Calamity would grace descendants for ten thousand generations.
As he said these words, Yan Tianxiao's heart was also shaken immensely.
Just a month ago, when Yun Che had bestowed Dark Conformity upon the various Yan Mo and Yan Ghosts, most were given individually. Occasionally, he would try to bestow it on several people at once, and his expression would be quite cautious.
Now, with a casual wave, in just two short breaths, over thirty of Huangtian Realm's most core members had all completed Dark Conformity.
The Dark Eternal Calamity—a supreme demon art recorded as belonging only to Jie Tian Mo Di, impossible for others to cultivate—had progressed on Yun Che at a terrifying speed!
A thought even flashed through Yan Tianxiao's mind that shocked even himself: Even Jie Tian Mo Di herself probably wouldn't have progressed to such an exaggerated degree, right?
From the beginning of cultivating the Dark Eternal Calamity to now, having reached the middle stage of great completion, Yun Che had only taken three years.
If Jie Yuan had not left the Chaos, faced with Yun Che's advancement, she too would have been astounded.
Behind this terrifying progress, aside from Yun Che's own [special] qualities, the greatest contributor was undoubtedly Qianye Ying'er.
Yan Tianxiao's words brought about, without question, the complete silence of the entire Bei Shen Domain.
Because the "Demon Lord's grace" he spoke of was far too exaggerated, far too dreamlike, completely beyond common sense—far beyond what the word "grace" could describe.
"Th-this... is this true?" Kuishe Shengjun and Huo Tianxing stared at Tian Muyi, unable to believe it despite their status and standing.
Tian Muyi raised his hand. On his five fingers, demonic light instantly appeared. The might belonging to the Huangtian Realm swept across a hundred miles in an instant, then vanished without a trace in the next.
!!" Like ten thousand needles piercing their pupils, Huo Tianxing, Kuishe Shengjun, and all the Divine Lord-level Realm Kings were shocked out of their wits in an instant.
"Since I am the Demon Lord, it is only natural to bestow grace upon the demon lives under my command." Yun Che looked down and spoke indifferently: "Since the Huangtian Realm is willing to follow and serve me, then within the Huangtian Realm, all Xuan adepts above the Divine Spirit Realm may receive this grace. Among young Xuan adepts under ten Jiazi, ten thousand with outstanding talent may also be selected to receive it."
Countless eyes widened as if they would burst, countless jaws nearly hit the ground... Within the Huangtian Realm, before the projections, groups of Xuan adepts knelt on the ground on the spot, overcome with excitement.
All the blood in Tian Muyi's body rushed to his head. At this moment, he finally understood why Tian Guhu revered Yun Che to such an extent. He bowed his head deeply again and shouted: "The Demon Lord's grace is like a second creation, blessing ten thousand generations. Even a thousand deaths cannot repay it."
"All the beings of my Huangtian Realm will swear to serve the Demon Lord unto death. The Demon Lord's orders shall be followed without fail; the Demon Lord's words shall be divine edicts; the Demon Lord's enemies shall be the unforgivable mortal enemies of my Huangtian!"
Earlier, he had been extremely astonished and puzzled as to why the exalted Three King Realms would revere and submit to Yun Che to such a degree... But now, his posture and the extravagance of his oath far surpassed theirs.
What need was there for any hesitation? Behind the Huangtian Realm, the people of Huohuang Realm and Shenmang Realm, led by their Realm Kings, all fell to their knees. Their faces were full of reverence, excitement, longing, and the piety they strove to display.
The oaths they swore were even more fervent than those of the Huangtian Realm.
"Very good."
With those two words of praise, Yun Che's palm shrouded down again. The core forces of the two great star realms—fifty-four powerful Dark Xuan adepts—again, in just two brief breaths, all completed Dark Conformity.
To outsiders, it was merely a wave of the hand releasing dark profound light. No matter how exaggerated, what kind of grace could it possibly be?
But only those who personally received it truly knew what miracle the Demon Lord had created with a mere wave of his hand.
Beyond the endless excitement and shock, what arose was undoubtedly a thousandfold increase in admiration and reverence.
The overwhelming demon might that shook the soul, the supreme miracle bestowed at will, and the supreme grace that blessed descendants for ten thousand generations...
How could they still have any doubt or confusion about why the Three King Realms were so submissive?