High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 741 Slaying the Emperor! The God Lord of the Immortal Temple
Deep within the immortal world lies an extremely vast star continent, its territory more than a million times larger than that of an ordinary star continent... The entire continent is shrouded in endless darkness, and countless abyssal creatures with eerie auras live on it.

This is the 'Ming Prison Demon Cave,' one of the six great abyss demon caves, which was also created by the abyss ruler 'Ming Prisoner.'

now.

Deep within the Ming Prison Demon Cave, a vast world exists, most of which is occupied by a towering mountain.

Endless lightning enveloped the mountain.

Several powerful beings exuding the aura of Emperors were waiting on the mountainside with respectful postures. There were also several illusory figures with weak auras, but their almost eternal auras indicated that their true forms were all at the Emperor level... One of the illusory figures was none other than Emperor Tuoyan.

Judging from their positions, Emperor Tuoyan's status seems to be the lowest among all the Emperors.

High atop the mountain, a majestic figure with a lightning-filled eye on its chest, exuding boundless power, surveyed the numerous Emperor Realm experts.

He is the ruler of the Ming prison.

At this moment, many Emperor Realm beings, including the Ming Prison Overlord and others who were either avatars or had descended in their true forms, were all looking at the projection floating in the void.

In the projection, two powerful beings are engaged in a fierce battle.

The two sides in the battle were none other than Li Yuan and Emperor Tuoyan.

"This Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source is truly powerful; he has actually cultivated to such a level within the God King realm."

"He actually escaped from the encirclement of Shenlun Sea? Hanxing Supreme Star City is truly useless."

"A divine body like an imperial weapon! Such a powerful divine body."

“I became an Emperor through the top-tier Eternal Dao, and my physique is probably inferior to his... He is truly an unparalleled prodigy.”

"A prodigy, no wonder Supreme Hanxing wanted to kill him." These Emperor Realm experts kept exchanging words, their voices filled with shock.

Apparently!

Apart from Emperor Tuoyan, who is a participant in the battle, all the others who were able to gather here are peak Emperor Realm beings... all of them are core members of the Ming Prison Demon Cave.

Even so, the strength that Li Yuan displayed still amazed them, and even made them feel somewhat incredulous.

How long have you been training, and you're already this strong?

"Hold him back."

"His most powerful feature is his divine body. Tuoyan, you trap him first. We are on our way at full speed," two of the Emperor-level phantoms said in succession.

Throughout the entire process, the ruler of Ming Prison simply watched the battle quietly and coldly from the sidelines.

Suddenly, the expressions of all the Emperor Realm experts changed.

Suddenly, Li Yuan, who had been suppressed by Tuoyan Emperor Realm, erupted. First, he unleashed a terrifying domain to trap Tuoyan Emperor Realm, and then another true form appeared... The dazzling spear light that traversed the heavens and earth actually injured Tuoyan Emperor Realm.

The incredibly resilient divine body of Emperor Tuoyan showed countless cracks.

Under the heavy constraints of the domain, the life force of Emperor Tuoyan continued to decline sharply, and he was actually in danger of perishing... This scene left them all dumbfounded.

"Hmm? This marksmanship?" The Thunder God Eye on the chest of the Prisoner of Light burst forth with dazzling light, illuminating the entire world.

"this?"

"The power of this spear technique is probably not far from the peak of the Emperor Realm."

"So strong? A God-King can have such power?" The nine peak Emperor-level experts were also completely shocked, staring intently at the scene in the projection.

Previously, the fact that Xin Yuan Quasi-Saint could withstand the power of Tuo Yan Emperor had already surprised them.

However, they were still within the seventh-order quasi-saint category, and with the information from the Divine Wheel Sea, they could barely accept it.

But now? The strength that Li Yuan has unleashed has already exceeded the normal range of a 'seventh-order quasi-saint', reaching a completely new level.

"Not appropriate."

"Even if the imperial weapon he wields is a high-grade imperial weapon, he still needs to be at a high enough level to unleash its full potential. But how long has he been cultivating?"

"Based on the information I have, although he has opened up multiple paths to eternity, he should have been able to deduce the second step at most, and it is almost impossible for him to deduce the third step."

"Without the profound mysteries of the Three Steps of Eternity, even if he has a perfect ten-star vein and a divine body comparable to the Emperor Realm, he shouldn't be able to unleash such terrifying strength." In that instant, many thoughts flashed through the mind of the Lord of the Bright Prison.

As the ruler.

Although his vision was not as broad as that of the Supreme Being, he had seen far too much and knew many of the secrets of the universe. He was well aware of just how terrifying some of the most monstrous geniuses in the history of the universe were.

After ruling out one possibility after another.

In addition, Li Yuan's divine body, which resembled an imperial weapon, was just displayed.

The Lord of the Prison finally came to the conclusion that the Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source had likely already taken the third step along the Great Destruction Path.

Only in this way can such strength be unleashed.

"After cultivating for thousands of years, he has opened up the third step of the top-tier Eternal Dao? What kind of talent is this?" Lord Mingqiu sighed inwardly.

He had never seen it.

It should be noted that even taking the third step along the top-tier Eternal Path every few hundred thousand years is astonishing... Moreover, Li Yuan has already opened up three top-tier Eternal Paths.

It can be said that, in the eyes of the Ming Prison Overlord, the probability of Li Yuan becoming a Supreme Being in the future is increasing rapidly... because he has an incredibly long lifespan to slowly break through.

Once the breakthrough is achieved...

“I am not one of those Star City rulers, but an Abyss ruler… If a Supreme Being wants to attack the Abyss Demon Cave, although he will be antagonized by the will of the Abyss, he will also receive a huge reward from the Immortal Temple,” the Ming Prison Ruler thought to himself.

For an ordinary supreme being to destroy a star city in the immortal world, there are many restrictions imposed by the immortal temple, making it very difficult to succeed.

Therefore, the Supreme Beings would not easily wage war against Star City.

The Supreme Being will encounter many unique dangers in the numerous eternal ruins.

However, the Supreme Beings are actually quite confident in breaking through the Abyss Demon Cave... it's just that most Supreme Beings are unwilling to offend the will of the Abyss, so they mostly remain bystanders.

"You've offended them badly."

“Once he becomes a Supreme Being, things will get really complicated.” The Lord of the Prisons thought to himself, “Back then, when the Supreme Being of the Northern River swept through the eight Great Abyss Demon Caves, according to intelligence reports, it seems that the Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source and the Supreme Being of the Northern River had some connection.”

"At least, both sides come from the same cosmic origin."

Between the lightning and the fire.

The Lord of the Prison had already figured everything out. The bounty offered by the Supreme Star City of Cold Journey was tempting, but only if there was hope of obtaining it.

Now, Li Yuan's displayed strength has made it impossible for the Ming Prison Overlord to see any hope of completing the bounty.

"We need to find a way to cut our losses in time," the Lord of the Prisons thought to himself.

At this time.

"Master, save me! Save me!" Tuoyan Emperor Realm phantom cried anxiously. Although he had other true bodies, this one carried two mid-grade Emperor Weapons.

With his strength, obtaining two mid-grade imperial weapons was already quite an achievement.

"Let's do our best to resist."

"It will be a long time before Mengye and Donghuang arrive. If you want to survive, you can only rely on yourself."

"You provoked the Quasi-Saint of Heart Source yourself, not on my orders. If your true body perishes, you will suffer the loss yourself." The Lord of the Bright Prison looked down and said coldly, "In the future, if we can capture the Quasi-Saint of Heart Source and retrieve your treasure, the treasure will naturally be returned to you."

Facing his subordinates, including the Emperor Realm and the mighty Abyss Ruler, he naturally exuded power.

"Me...rely on myself?" Emperor Tuoyan was dumbfounded. If he could survive on his own, why would he be so desperate to ask for help?

But he dared not say anything more.

"Mengye, Donghuang, do your best to get there," the Mingqiu Overlord's voice boomed. "If there are no results, then come back."

"Yes," the two peak Emperor Realm experts replied respectfully.

"in addition."

"No one is allowed to leak any information about this battle. If I find out who dares to sell information, don't blame me for being ruthless." The cold voice of the Ming Prison Overlord resounded deep within the hearts of all the Emperor Realm beings.

"Yes."

All the Emperor Realm experts felt a chill run down their spines... Unlike most powerful beings in the universe, the Abyss lineage had far stronger constraints on lower-level experts from higher levels.

Especially now that they have come to the Immortal Realm, they all belong to the Ming Prison Demon Cave. It can be said that the Ming Prison Master has almost control over their lives and deaths.

Who dares disobey the commands of the sovereign?
"It's over."

"It's over..." Emperor Tuoyan was still trying his best to hold on. He really didn't want his true body to perish. Once he perished, he would not only lose all his treasures.

They will also be punished by the will of the abyss, resulting in a huge loss.

……

In the dim void, endless purple flames enveloped everything. Although Emperor Tuoyan tried his best, all his struggles were in vain.

Wow wow wow!

The Abyss-Slaying Spear erupted time and again, while the Frost Flame World bound the opponent and also did its best to assist the attack. With the two true forms of Li Yuan joining forces, they unleashed an incomparably terrifying combat power.

"Pon! Pon! Pon!"

Each shot contained terrifying power, shattering and destroying space time and time again. Tuoyan Emperor's body gradually collapsed. Even though he was protected by Emperor Weapon Armor, the terrifying impact of the armor still caused his divine body to be continuously injured until it disintegrated.

"Quasi-Saint of Heart Source, spare me! I swear by the Abyss, I will exchange other treasures for my true body and life..." Emperor Tuoyan transmitted his voice, making one last effort.

But Li Yuan turned a deaf ear. He was in danger of being hunted down, so how could he have the spare energy to make a deal with the Abyss Emperor?

at last!

After Li Yuan thrust out thousands of spears, the Tuoyan Emperor Realm finally could not withstand it, and his body was completely annihilated and disintegrated under the cold and dazzling destructive spear light.

Emperor Tuoyan is dead! The entire void quickly fell silent.

"Emperor Realm!"

"Haha!" Li Yuan's two true forms stopped and stood there, a glint of light in his eyes: "I, Li Yuan, merely a God-King Realm cultivator, have actually managed to kill a True Form of an Emperor Realm cultivator..."

Although Emperor Tuoyan was not completely annihilated, it was already quite remarkable that he was able to kill one of his true forms.

It should be noted that Tuoyan Emperor Realm is not the weakest Emperor Realm, but a true Emperor Realm being who has opened up the fourth step of the high-level Eternal Dao.

But he still died at Li Yuan's hands.

Although it involved the combined efforts of two true forms and the aid of numerous powerful imperial weapons, it was still incredibly difficult to accomplish.

"but."

"Killing someone at the Emperor Realm is truly difficult... I couldn't have done it even with just one true body." Li Yuan thought to himself, "With both true bodies working together, I only managed to succeed after consuming more than 20% of my divine power."

For example, the Star God Emperor Juexing is nearly at the peak of the Emperor Realm, but he mostly acts in his true form, making it extremely difficult for him to kill other ordinary Emperor Realm beings.

"Congratulations."

“Li Yuan, even in the entire history of the universe, your achievements in the God King realm are among the best.” Xiao Mu’s voice rang out, with a smile: “Back then, before Brother Beihe entered the Emperor realm, his strength was probably about the same as yours now, but at that time Brother Beihe had already cultivated for hundreds of thousands of years.”

"Hmm." Li Yuan nodded.

A low-level Quasi-Saint, whose combat power reaches the threshold of the ordinary Emperor Realm, can be called a seventh-level Quasi-Saint, such as the Purple Fire God King and the Flame Ruins Quasi-Saint, who can be called the top geniuses of an era in the universe (ten million years).

but!

Throughout the vast history of the 81 Dark Domains of the universe, spanning billions, hundreds of billions, and even more distant periods, some even more monstrous low-level quasi-saints have been born.

Like the Supreme Being of the Northern River.

He possessed a perfect ten-star pulse, and when he cultivated to the extreme of the God-King realm, his combat power was extremely formidable; he had even managed to kill an Emperor-level expert.

In the contemporary universe, before Li Yuan, there has been no other peerless genius like him.

And Li Yuan.

In terms of the realm of Dao, even if he possesses the primordial intent, even if he has opened up three eternal paths... he is still considerably weaker than the Northern River Supreme when he was in the God King realm.

but.

Li Yuan's foundation is stronger, his divine body is stronger, his imperial weapon is stronger, and he has more true forms... which has made up for the gap in the Dao, making his strength almost the same as when he was in the Northern River Supreme God King Realm.

"Li Yuan."

"You still have a lot of room for improvement in the God-King Realm, and you can continue to improve in terms of the Dao... Haha, I really look forward to seeing how far you can go in the God-King Realm," Xiao Mu sighed with emotion.

He once thought that it was already remarkable that Li Yuan could rival the former Supreme of the Northern River.

but!

Li Yuan is making steady progress, constantly surpassing the former Supreme of the Northern River, and seems poised to become a great being who will be remembered in the history of the universe.

The so-called "leaving a mark on the history of the universe" naturally refers to the level of the Quasi-Saints, who can truly be remembered for billions of years or even longer.

Even after trillions of years, the name of Emperor Baidao is still sung by many of the universe's top experts.

As for the Supreme Being... the contemporary supreme being, but with each cycle of reincarnation in the universe, they will eventually disappear into the long river of time.

"Let's take it one step at a time," Li Yuan said, having calmed down.

call!
With a wave of his hand, he quickly collected the many treasures left behind by Emperor Tuoyan. Li Yuan was most concerned about the stone rod, an imperial weapon, and the blood-red palace.

"Get out of here first."

"Wait a moment, I'll leave some causal fluctuations... The peak Emperor Realm experts who are tracking us shouldn't linger in this starry sky for long." Li Yuan thought to himself, "Hopefully, these sixteen star continents won't be affected."

Although he killed Emperor Tuoyan.

But this only temporarily relieved the danger to the natives of the sixteen star continents... That's all Li Yuan could do.

"The rest depends on their luck." Li Yuan's eyes became dreamy, vaguely seeing many possible future timelines.

In some timelines, these star continents remain unharmed.

However, in some timelines, these star continents were casually destroyed by some emperors... The future has not yet happened, and we can only glimpse many possibilities.

call!
Li Yuan took a step, traversing time and space, and disappeared into the depths of the starry river.

……

After traversing through time and space without concealing his presence for several seconds, leaving behind numerous traces, Li Yuan activated the Ancient Universe Realm with a thought.

Conceal one's aura.

They changed direction and began flying towards their final destination—Star City Cemetery Sea.

"I have done my best," Li Yuan thought to himself. He had already taken a certain risk, after all, even if a peak Emperor Realm or a Sovereign wanted to arrive, it shouldn't be that fast.

But what if there really is a peak Emperor Realm expert nearby?
However, the results are always good.

"The Ancient Universe Realm has concealed its causal aura, thinking it can track me down in the Immortal World? Dream on! I doubt many could guess that I would go to the Star City Tomb Sea," Li Yuan thought to himself.

He hurried on his way.

While examining the large number of items he had just acquired, he immediately checked the two imperial weapons, and soon a look of joy appeared on his face: "Just as I expected."

"Little Tomb, these two imperial weapons are both mid-grade imperial weapons," Li Yuan transmitted his voice.

"A mid-grade imperial weapon?"

"You've made a profit." Little Tomb replied with a smile: "Just these two mid-grade imperial weapons alone are enough for you to unleash your full strength in this battle. Many sovereigns may not be able to obtain similar gains even after wandering in dangerous places for tens of thousands of years."

Li Yuan nodded.

Super strong individuals venture into danger, which is a high-risk, high-reward endeavor. They can make a fortune when they do, but they also suffer a great loss if they perish.

"correct."

"You killed an Abyss Emperor Realm expert. How many Immortal Merits did the Immortal Temple bestow upon you?" Little Tomb asked curiously. "It should be quite a lot."

"Guess?" Li Yuan smiled.

"2 million?" Xiao Mu said a number.

"Too few," Li Yuan said, shaking his head.

"Is this too little? This is just an ordinary Emperor Realm cultivator. Did they really give him 5 million Immortal Merit Points?" Little Tomb couldn't help but ask.

“It’s 10 billion immortal merits,” Li Yuan said.

"How is that possible?" Xiao Mu was shocked: "Under normal circumstances, a peak Emperor Realm expert would be lucky to get 100 million Immortal Merit Points for killing an ordinary Abyss Emperor Realm True Body. If he is unlucky, he might only get 20 or 30 million."

"Even if you are only at the God King Realm and have boundless luck, theoretically, 5 million Immortal Merit Points would be the limit."

"How could they give you 10 billion?" Xiao Mu found it unbelievable.

He was well aware of the value of Immortal Merit... For example, if the Supreme Beings destroyed an Immortal Demon Cave, the Immortal Temple would bestow 400 billion Immortal Merit.

Some of the treasures in the Immortal Temple are difficult for even Emperors and Supremes to obtain through normal channels.

As for each powerful individual who obtains the Immortal Token, there is an unseen limit to the Immortal Merit bestowed by the Immortal Temple... Once the limit is exceeded, the amount bestowed will decrease.

Li Yuan's slaying of an Abyss Emperor with the body of a God King was indeed dazzling... but it is foreseeable that as Li Yuan's strength grows stronger in the future...

The number of Abyss Emperors who fall at his hands will only increase.

"Li Yuan."

"It seems the Temple of Immortality really thinks highly of you," Little Tomb said solemnly. "Perhaps you will receive some unexpected benefits in the future."

"Hmm." Li Yuan also seemed to be thinking.

Judging from Xiao Mu's reaction, it is indeed somewhat beyond the realm of common sense that he has obtained 10 billion immortal merits.

"do not care."

"The more immortal merits I accumulate, the more precious treasures I can exchange for." Li Yuan had long coveted some of the rare treasures in the Immortal Temple's treasure list.

However, the treasures he set his sights on were all incredibly valuable, with the lowest being worth billions of immortal merits.

"It's not easy to encounter an Abyss Emperor," Li Yuan thought to himself.

……

As Li Yuan continued on his journey.

The 'Second Immortal Temple', one of the three Immortal Temples, is located at the highest point of that majestic and endless temple, amidst endless crimson clouds.

There is a magnificent and ancient palace, and the pillars of the palace exude a sense of vicissitude, as if they have witnessed countless years.

suddenly.

A streak of crimson light flew into the palace. His face showed a hint of surprise as he knelt respectfully on the ground and said loudly, "My Lord, I have important matters to report."

His voice echoed in the ancient palace.

After a while.

The palace trembled, followed by a golden light that pierced the void, revealing a golden throne at the far end of the palace. The endless golden light converged and finally formed a figure in a golden robe with a blurred face.

"How long have I been asleep?" the golden-robed figure asked in a booming voice.

"Your Majesty, your slumber has lasted approximately 64 billion years in the cosmic calendar," the Crimson Armored Guard said with utmost respect.

(End of this chapter)