The palace was silent. The words of the veiled figure lingered in the air like a cosmic decree.
"The end of stories themselves."
Shen Tian stared at the being before him, his mind processing the weight of those words. He had already transcended creation and existence, surpassed the Dao, the Heavenly Will, and even the fundamental laws of reality. Yet now, something beyond that was revealing itself.
His wives watched with concern, their divine senses barely able to grasp the presence of the cloaked entity. Even Bai Xue, who had long since reached the pinnacle of the Phoenix Dao, felt an uneasy chill.
Shen Tian smirked. "The end of stories, huh? Sounds ominous."
The figure chuckled. "It is not as grim as it sounds. Rather, you stand at the threshold of something beyond even the grandest cultivation paths. You have broken past existence, but what happens when there is nothing left to surpass?"
Shen Tian's gaze sharpened.
"When there's nothing left to surpass… you create something new."
A ripple spread through the void at his words. The entity nodded.
"Exactly. And that is why you have caught the attention of the Unwritten Realm."
The Unwritten Realm
At those words, Shen Tian felt something stir in the deepest depths of his soul. It was not a place that existed within reality, nor was it a plane that could be entered by any known means. It was… something else.
The figure raised a hand, and the world around them peeled away like a fragile illusion.
The divine palace, his wives, the celestial cosmos—all of it vanished, revealing an endless expanse of shifting light and ink-like shadows.
Shen Tian found himself standing in an infinite void where words and concepts drifted freely. Some phrases were ancient, written in forgotten scripts, while others were mere half-formed ideas waiting to be realized.
A realm of untold possibilities.
"A world beyond worlds," the entity said. "A place where even the oldest of fates have yet to be written. You have transcended all that is, and now you must step into what could be."
Shen Tian clenched his fist. He could feel it—the boundless, unrestricted potential of this place.
"So, what's stopping me from writing my own fate right now?"
The figure chuckled again. "Nothing. That is the challenge. To create something beyond even the concept of power."
A New Journey Begins
Shen Tian grinned.
For the first time in countless eons, a spark of true excitement flickered in his eyes. He had spent his entire journey rising beyond limits, but now, he stood at the precipice of something far greater.
"If that's the case," he said, stepping forward, "then let's see what lies beyond the end of all things."
The figure merely watched as Shen Tian strode boldly into the unknown.
And thus, a new legend began.
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End of Chapter 61