High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 771 Fire Kun Supreme? Ancient Ruins (6K)

Compared to the treasure worth 150 billion cubic Eternal Crystals, what Li Yuan wanted to know more about was why this Ancient Spirit Tribe had been relentlessly attacking him.

Logically speaking, a team of their strength shouldn't be constantly attacked and killed.

"reason?"

In the distant void, a hint of hesitation flashed in the eyes of the black ancient spirit named Huoluo, before he said in a low voice, "Alright, I won't hide it from you. In fact, you probably have some guesses in your heart as a Quasi-Saint of Heart Source."

“It’s attraction,” Huoluo said solemnly.

Attraction? Li Yuan seemed to be deep in thought.

Meanwhile, Juexing God Emperor and Xingkong God Emperor, who were standing to the side, both showed expressions of doubt.

"As you all know, if our Ancient Spirit Clan were to kill you cosmic cultivators and devour your divine bodies and souls, we would gain many benefits, propelling our origin evolution and allowing us to reach a higher level," Huoluo said, looking at Li Yuan.

"Mm." Li Yuan nodded.

This is also the root cause of the endless struggle between the Ancient Spirits and the cultivators of the universe, and it cannot be resolved in the foreseeable future.

The powerful beings of the universe desire the treasures collected by the ancient spirits.

The Ancient Spirit Clan wants the life of a powerful being from the universe.

There's no right or wrong; strength reigns supreme, and the victor is king.

“Normally speaking, the stronger the cosmic cultivator, the greater the benefit to us in killing them,” Huo Luo said. “But you are completely different. In terms of realm, although you are strong, you are only a low-level quasi-saint. Logically speaking, an emperor-level ancient spirit would not gain any benefit from killing you.”

Li Yuan listened attentively.

The ancient spirits can evolve by killing powerful beings in the universe, which sounds good, but it's not that easy in reality. The ancient spirits have an advantage similar to the divine guards of the Immortal Temple: they have an incredibly long lifespan. As long as their own mental will does not collapse, they can live indefinitely.

After all, within the eternal ruins, the rules of the universe do not exist, and they are not bound by the river of time.

However, the disadvantage of the Ancient Spirit Clan is also obvious: they only have one true body and cannot cultivate multiple true bodies.

They are even unable to use Imperial Weapons.

Under normal circumstances, the targets of ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm are usually those who have opened up the Eternal Dao and reached the fourth step, namely the Emperor Realm. They are too lazy to bother with low-level Quasi-Saints.

"But actually."

"Whether it's my Emperor-level White Ancient Spirit or myself, as long as we get within a certain range of you, we will feel an uncontrollable desire to devour you... You are like an unparalleled delicacy attracting us." Huoluo revealed this secret.

"As a Dark Ancient, I can barely control my desires."

“But like the White Ancient Spirits, they mostly act on instinct. Unless you unleash power strong enough to threaten their lives, they will not be able to resist attacking you,” Huoluo said solemnly.

Actually.

Huoluo still concealed some information.

For example, it was guided by fate that if it killed and devoured Li Yuan's true form, it would have a great chance of reaching the level of a ruler.

but.

The information it revealed alone plunged Li Yuan, Juexing God Emperor, and Xingkong God Emperor into a long period of unease and confusion.

“Heart Source Quasi-Saint, this is a treasure worth 150 billion cubic Eternal Crystals. Please take inventory of it,” Huoluo continued.

call!
With a flick of his hand, Huo Luo sent several magical treasures flying over. Since the two sides were quite far apart, these treasures flew through the water for a while before finally arriving in front of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan reached out and grabbed them, his palm growing rapidly as he simultaneously grasped several magical treasures from the cave.

With a thought, he began to investigate, and found several mid-grade imperial weapons, as well as many precious treasures from the ancient ruins of the long river.

The total value of these treasures, even if it's less than 150 billion cubic meters of Eternal Crystals, is almost the same.

“Xinyuan Quasi-Saint, I have expressed my sincerity, and I believe that with your status, you will also keep your promise.” Huoluo stared at Li Yuan.

It's a gamble too!
As an ancient spirit, it does not deduce the eternal path; its strength originates from the power bestowed upon it by the ancient ruins of the long river.

Therefore, these imperial weapons are not very useful to it; they are spoils of war from killing cultivators from other universes. The greatest advantage of imperial weapons is simply that they are tough enough.

Even the Dark Ancient Spirits rely more on themselves and their instincts when fighting.

Li Yuan stared at Huo Luo, then suddenly smiled: "I will naturally keep my promise."

call!
Li Yuan waved his hand, and his other true form withdrew its world domain and stopped its continuous soul attack. The Starry Sky God Emperor and the Awakening Star God Emperor also withdrew their methods.

"Come on."

"Go." The many Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits that had fallen into slumber immediately regained their senses. Their bodies, which had been feeling the pressure of bearing the weight of a world, became lighter. Instantly, dozens of White Ancient Spirits transformed into streaks of light and fled in panic into the distance.

Just for a moment.

Numerous white spirits then surrounded Huoluo, kneeling on the ground in submission.

"A bunch of useless trash! You need me to save you?" Huoluo roared, making the many Bai Gulings even more respectful, not daring to raise their heads at all.

Say it.

Huo Luo raised his head again and glanced at Li Yuan from afar: "Quasi-Saint Xin Yuan, I will not pursue you in my territory, but outside of my territory, other Black Ancient Spirits may not be as easy to talk to as I am. I will take my leave."

Immediately ~whoosh~
Beneath Huoluo, a massive palace suddenly appeared out of thin air, its aura vast and powerful. Huoluo and numerous Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits then entered it.

With a rumble, the palace moved, unimpeded by the flowing water, causing it to accelerate faster and faster, even surpassing the normal flight speed of the Starry Sky God Emperor, and rapidly heading deeper into the void river.

Soon after, the palace disappeared from Li Yuan and the others' senses, and the vast body of water calmed down.

"That Black Ancient Spirit retreated quite decisively," Li Yuan transmitted his voice. "Little Tomb, tell me, is the information that this Black Ancient Spirit provided true or false?"

The avatar of the Holy Spirit of the Universe in the small tomb has always followed the true form of the main warrior.

"It's probably true, otherwise it's hard to explain why." Xiao Mu transmitted his voice, "Huo Luo is telling you probably because he doesn't want to offend you and is worried that you will be attacked later, so he will hold a grudge against him for the reason."

Li Yuan was taken aback.

A dark ancient spirit, unwilling to offend me?
“Li Yuan, don’t underestimate yourself. Throughout the history of the universe, any low-level Quasi-Saint who can unleash the peak power of the Emperor Realm, as long as they don’t perish along the way, will eventually become a Ruler, and most of them will eventually become a Supreme, or even surpass the Supreme.” Xiao Mu said solemnly, “Therefore, when the news of your battle with the Abyss Ruler spread, many Emperor Realm experts in the Heart Dream Universe were willing to submit.”

“Same here!”

"The powerful beings in these eternal ruins are confined to one place, which limits their vision, but their long lifespan makes up for this. Putting aside everything else... once you reach the Emperor Realm in the future, it will not be difficult to replicate Brother Beihe's feat of sweeping across the Ancient Spirit Void Realm."

"This bewitching creature knows you have multiple true forms, so it's naturally worried that you might retaliate against it in the future. Therefore, it's possible that it wants to make things clear to you in advance," Little Tomb said.

Li Yuan nodded slightly. If this bewitching creature had the ability to kill him, it probably wouldn't hesitate to do so.

But since killing is not an option, resolving the feud becomes the most natural choice.

"You told me to stop just now because you felt it was difficult to kill it?" Li Yuan asked again via telepathy.

His willingness to halt negotiations was also at Xiao Mu's suggestion.

Otherwise, given Li Yuan's personality, he would definitely try to kill the Black Ancient Spirit directly, or at least pursue it. Why would he be willing to negotiate directly?

"Ah."

“The Black Ancient Spirits are all extremely capable of protecting themselves. The fact that it has so many Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits under its command means it must have a Water Palace protecting it… The palace that appeared at the end was the Ancient Spirit Water Palace, and the Water Palace is extremely powerful.” Little Tomb explained, “If you want to kill it, you and the Starry Sky God Emperor alone cannot do it.”

"After all, your endurance is insufficient, and the Starry Sky God Emperor's energy consumption is also extremely high... and your soul attack has negligible effect on the Black Ancient Spirit."

Li Yuan pondered.

Indeed, his physical attacks seemed terrifying, but the consumption of dimensional power was astonishing when he used the "Burning Heart" state.

If the battle drags on, the chances of killing the opponent are slim.

"At least nine Emperor-level puppets need to be deployed, and even then, success cannot be completely guaranteed."

"This is your trump card. Are you willing to reveal it now?" Xiao Mu asked. "Once you reveal it, even if you can kill it, this Black Ancient Spirit will definitely spread the news before it dies."

Li Yuan gently shook his head.

Nine peak Emperor Realm puppets—this is something that even trillions of Eternal Crystals couldn't buy… Even the Supreme Universe Alliance would find it difficult to acquire such a treasure.

Li Yuan will not expose himself unless he is in dire straits.

Only hidden trump cards can play a significant role at crucial moments.

"No matter what, you've already made a fortune." Xiao Mu sighed with emotion: "150 billion cubic meters of Eternal Crystals... If you were to venture into the Ancient Ruins to obtain them yourself, it would take a long time and hard work, and you might even perish."

"In other words, the ancient spirits, as native life forms, have amassed a vast amount of treasures from the ancient ruins of the long river over their long years," Xiao Mu said. "Each of them is incredibly wealthy. It's quite normal for a black ancient spirit to possess treasures worth hundreds of billions of cubic Eternal Crystals."

Even the weakest type of Black Ancient Spirit, like Huoluo, accumulates astonishing wealth, generally far exceeding that of peak Emperor Realm cultivators in the universe.

When Li Yuan and Xiao Mu secretly communicated.

call!call!
Both Juexing God Emperor and Xingkong God Emperor flew to Li Yuan's main battle form.

"Congratulations, Alliance Leader, on your great progress in strength!" Starry Sky God Emperor said excitedly, his face full of joy.

He felt as if he were in a dream.

Previously, although he had submitted to Li Yuan and even offered three drops of Abyss Blood, it was a huge price he had paid.

But subconsciously, he believed that he was still stronger than Li Yuan.

Before Li Yuan unleashed his full power, the Starry Sky God Emperor only wanted to deepen their relationship through a life-or-death experience and lay the groundwork for the future.

But who would have thought?

When Li Yuan unleashed his power, it was earth-shattering, completely beyond his imagination, easily killing a large number of Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits.

This frightened the ancient black spirit so much that it refused to fight and immediately lowered its head.

"My disciple! Amazing!"

"In terms of physical attacks, you are probably not much inferior to Chaos." Juexing God Emperor laughed heartily: "With such strength, once you step into the Emperor Realm, the transformation of your divine body alone will make you a potential ruler in terms of combat power."

"If the news spreads, I'm afraid the entire universe will be shaken once again." Emperor Juexing sighed, but was also filled with pride.

Such an unparalleled genius was actually his disciple.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan couldn't help but smile. If he broke through his strength, he would be comparable to a ruler.

This is not an empty statement.

In terms of divine body and divine power, the difference between the peak of the Emperor Realm and the Sovereign Realm is very small. They can generally be compared to the level of a ten-star pulse divine body. The Sovereign Realm is stronger, but not by much. This is the limit of the Emperor Realm divine body.

In terms of realm, the Sovereign opens up an additional Eternal Path to the fourth step, with more methods and more terrifying combinations... but in terms of absolute power, there is not much improvement.

Therefore, the strength gap between the Dominator and the peak Emperor Realm is generally not that exaggerated, and is not insurmountable.

In a sense, ten ordinary Emperor Realm experts are no match for one peak Emperor Realm expert.

However, if ten peak Emperor Realm experts joined forces, even if they were no match for a Dominator, they could certainly hold their own for a long time.

The gap between a ruler and a supreme being is even greater.

Because the Supreme Being has undergone a fundamental leap in the Eternal Path, their divine body will also leap to a higher level, at least comparable to the 'Perfect Ten Star Veins' level, plus an even more powerful Imperial Weapon... In a fair fight, the Supreme Being can easily kill the Ruler.

Like Li Yuan.

Once the breakthrough is achieved and the divine body undergoes a transformation, not to mention anything else, the divine power alone will be more terrifying than many newly promoted supreme beings... It is perfectly normal for them to rival the rulers.

but.

Li Yuan knew that in Master Juexing's heart, he might think that he was very close to entering the Emperor Realm, but only he knew that he still had a long way to go before breaking through to become an Emperor.

"In the end, he's only at the peak of the Emperor Realm," Li Yuan said with a slight smile.

"Alliance Leader, don't be modest." Starry Sky God Emperor shook his head and said, "Can the strength of someone who has just entered the eighth-order Quasi-Saint level be the same as that of someone at the peak of the eighth-order Quasi-Saint level? The latter can easily defeat the former."

"Besides."

"Alliance Leader, your soul attack is so terrifying, could it be that you have opened up the Path of the Heart Weapon?" Starry Sky God Emperor seemed unable to help but ask.

"Yes." Li Yuan didn't deny it. Nobody's a fool.

For a god-king to unleash such a heaven-defying soul attack is not something that can be explained by a few secret treasures. After all, none of the three top-tier eternal paths he had opened, as revealed in his public information, were skilled in soul attacks.

"Has it really been opened up?"

"The Way of the Heart and the Artifact, then adding the Way of the World, the Way of All Spirits, and the Way of Great Destruction, wouldn't that make four eternal ways?" The Starry Sky God Emperor was quite shocked.

He could barely understand the fact that the God-King Realm had opened up three top-tier eternal paths.

Four? This was beyond his comprehension.

But immediately, the Starry Sky God Emperor felt boundless joy... He had firmly stood on Li Yuan's side, and the more monstrous and heaven-defying Li Yuan was, the happier he was.

"Li Yuan, do you believe the information that the Black Ancient Spirit just mentioned?" Juexing God Emperor said in a low voice, "Should we leave the Ancient Ruins of the Long River?"

"Correct."

The Starry Sky God Emperor hurriedly said, "Alliance Leader, if what that bewitching net says is true, then we may be in great danger next."

Even the Black Ancient Spirit, at the peak of the Emperor Realm, felt an unprecedented desire to devour Li Yuan.

Once the news spread...

Could this attract the attention of a Sovereign-level Ancient Spirit? Or even a Supreme Ancient Spirit? Anything is possible, after all, neither of them had ever heard of Li Yuan's situation.

“Master, there’s no need to rush.” Li Yuan seemed quite calm: “Even if we’re going to leave, we have to enter the Ancient Ruins Sea first.”

There are many passages leading away from the ancient ruins of Changhe, all of which are located in the sea of ​​ancient ruins.

"Let's go."

"Let's get out of here first."

The three transformed into streaks of light, their speed constantly increasing, breaking through layers of water currents, and continuing to fly downwards into the void river.

……

Within the immortal heavens and earth, inside the chaotic warship.

Because Li Yuan still has a true body inside the Hongying Supreme Hall, he can still easily condense an avatar inside the warship.

At this moment, he is coming to see the God Emperor Xinmeng.

Inside the palace.

"Senior Xinmeng." Li Yuan, in his transformed form, bowed respectfully.

"They've arrived." The Heart Dream God Emperor also materialized his avatar and said softly, "Your master has already sent me a message about your affairs in the Ancient Ruins of the Long River. You want to ask me why you have a special attraction?"

"Yes." Li Yuan didn't hide anything.

Even Xiao Mu didn't know the reason, so Li Yuan's first thought was to ask the Heart Dream God Emperor for advice... after all, it was the other party who sent him to the Demon Heart Lake in the Ancient Ruins of the Long River.

"What are your thoughts?" The God Emperor Xinmeng calmly looked at Li Yuan.

"Is it related to the Eternal Divine Palace?" Li Yuan asked.

This was the most likely possibility that Li Yuan could think of. The Eternal Divine Palace was recognized as a sacred weapon in the Ancient Ruins of the Long River, and its level of mystery was second only to the Eternal Road.

Li Yuan had established initial contact with the Eternal Divine Palace.

"It's possible, but the probability is very small." The Heart Dream God Emperor looked at Li Yuan and suddenly said, "Could it be related to some unique characteristic of yours?"

"One of a kind?" Li Yuan was taken aback.

A word to awaken the dreamer.

The words of the Heart Dream God Emperor instantly made Li Yuan think of many possibilities: the Primal Realm? Or the Godhead formed by the Perfect Inner Universe?
It is possible!

These are qualities that other Emperors and even Supremes do not possess.

"In short, if Huoluo is not lying, you are likely to attract the attention of many powerful ancient spirits in the Ancient Ruins of the Long River," said the God Emperor Xinmeng calmly.

"Please give me your guidance, senior," Li Yuan said readily.

"Be careful, and continue towards Demon Heart Lake to see me." Heart Dream God Emperor said, "With your current strength, as long as you don't encounter a Ruler, you should be fine... Ruler-level Ancient Spirits are ultimately a minority."

"I'm worried that the 'Bewildering Network' might send messages to other Black Ancient Spirits," Li Yuan said, expressing his concerns.

The possibility of the Starry Sky God Emperor leaking secrets is very low.

Li Yuan was not naive enough to believe that Huoluo would keep his secret.

"Haha."

“Your concerns are not unfounded.” The God Emperor Xinmeng rarely showed a smile. “But rest assured, I will help you solve this problem. It will not leak the information.”

Li Yuan was stunned upon hearing this, and his heart was filled with shock.

The words of the God Emperor of Dreams.

The message it contains is astonishing.

"What, you don't believe me?" The God Emperor Xinmeng looked at Li Yuan with a half-smile.

"I believe you." Li Yuan nodded emphatically. The words that the Mortal Dream God Emperor had spoken had never failed to come true.

"Then let's go," said the God Emperor Xinmeng calmly.

After Li Yuan's avatar disappeared.

"So fast? It just appeared like that?"

"Could it really be born in the end?" Emperor Xinmeng murmured to himself, "The four top-tier eternal paths are really close."

"Then please ask Huo Kun for help this time." God Emperor Xinmeng gently closed his eyes.

……

In the ancient ruins of Changhe, within the void river numbered 39, a massive water palace lies hidden deep within the vast expanse of water.

"The losses this time aren't too great." The Black Ancient Spirit Network was perched on the throne in the palace, pondering silently.

The death of more than ten Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits? It didn't make much difference to it.

Among the Ancient Spirits, the Black Ancient Spirits possess innate supernatural abilities, enabling them to control the souls of the White Ancient Spirits... but there is a limit to the number they can control at the same time.

After a batch dies, and after a period of time, the number of White Ancients under its command will reach its limit again.

As for the treasure worth 150 billion cubic Eternal Crystals? It's of little use to it, since it has already refined the Water Palace.

"but!"

"Just like that, let the Quasi-Saint Xinyuan go?" A trace of unwillingness flashed through Huoluo's mind, and as soon as it closed its eyes, its mind was filled with the desire to devour.

It repeatedly seduced its mind.

“The strength of the Quasi-Saint of Heart Source is too great. It would be difficult for me to defeat him on my own.” Huoluo gritted his teeth: “Moreover, he has many true bodies in the universe. I have no hope of killing him completely. If I offend him, I may be in big trouble in the future.”

The reason it bowed its head, even showed some weakness, and even told Li Yuan the reason, was to try to dispel Li Yuan's hostility.

After all, the story of the Northern River Supreme killing the Supreme Ancient Spirit is not too distant for many Black Ancient Spirits.

One must not offend the supreme practitioner.

This is the consensus of the Ancient Spirit Clan in the Long River Ruins... In terms of strength, every Supreme Cultivator is terrifying and surpasses even the Supreme Ancient Spirits.

Even the Supreme Ancient Spirits can generally only rely on their own Ancient Spirit Ruins Realm to resist the Supreme Cultivators.

Of course, due to some special reasons, even supreme cultivators would not easily step into the Ancient Ruins of the Long River.

"Pass the message on to other Black Ancient Spirits? Even if I were to become a Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source, it might not be my turn." Many thoughts flashed through Huoluo's mind.

suddenly.

"Huh?" A hint of fear flashed in Huoluo's eyes, and he growled, "All of you, get out of here."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Numerous Emperor-level White Ancient Spirits fled the main hall in terror, leaving the hall empty except for Huo Luo.

Immediately, Huoluo flew down from the throne and came to the center of the hall, where he knelt down directly.

Immediately following ~buzz~
An invisible wave swept by, and an enormous black ancient spirit phantom appeared in the void of the hall. Although it was a phantom, it exuded a power that seemed supreme.

"Huo Luo greets Supreme Fire Kun." Huo Luo was extremely respectful, and his heart was also filled with extreme nervousness.

Supreme Ancient Spirit!
Each Supreme Ancient Spirit represents the pinnacle of martial power in the Ancient Ruins of the Long River, and is the object of countless Ancient Spirits' pursuit... Huoluo is one of the members under the command of Supreme Fire Kun.

However, over the long years, apart from the occasional visit of the Supreme Ancient Spirits to the territory of the Wolverines, the Wolverines only had the opportunity to pay homage once.

the rest of the time.

Huoluo was not qualified to meet the Supreme Ancient Spirit directly. Therefore, although he had lived for hundreds of billions of years, Huoluo had only met the Fire Kun Supreme a handful of times.

"Bewildering Network." The Fire Kun Supreme's voice was ethereal: "Not long ago, didn't you just fight with the Heart Source Quasi-Saint?"

"Yes." Huoluo dared not hide it, but was extremely shocked.

How did Fire Kun Supreme know? He hadn't even been fighting with Heart Source Quasi-Saint for long! Could it be that Heart Source Quasi-Saint himself leaked the information?
"Don't worry about how I know." The Fire Kun Supreme seemed to see the doubt in Huo Luo's heart, and said indifferently, "I only have one order."

"Forget about this matter, and above all, do not leak the news to other cultivator factions or other ancient spirits."

"Otherwise, you know the consequences of disobeying me." Huo Kun's voice was indifferent as he looked down at the bewildering network below.

"Understood," Huoluo said respectfully, bowing his head.

It knew all too well the methods of the Supreme Ancient Spirit. More than one Ancient Spirit Ruler had defied the Supreme Ancient Spirit's orders, and all of them ultimately perished.

The Supreme Ancient Spirit possesses many special abilities within the Ancient Ruins of the Long River, but they may not be of much use against cultivators from the universe.

But when dealing with other ancient spirits? They have a natural bloodline suppression.

call!
The phantom of the Fire Kun Supreme dissipated.

"Could it be that the Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source knows the Supreme Fire Kun?" Huoluo wondered, but whatever the reason, it understood.

I have lost this opportunity forever.

……

During the battle with Huoluo, day after day, Li Yuan and his two companions encountered no further danger and no more ancient spirits along the way.

Occasionally, when encountering some cosmic cultivators, the Starry Sky God Emperor would use his divine powers to isolate Li Yuan's aura and directly avoid him.

In reality, this is the norm when traveling through the Void River; most of the time, there is no danger.

Both Juexing God Emperor and Xingkong God Emperor relaxed considerably. They had expected to encounter many fierce battles along the way, but only Li Yuan understood that the peaceful journey was probably related to Xinmeng God Emperor.

In a blink of an eye.

More than two months have passed since Li Yuan and his group arrived at the Ancient Ruins of Changhe, and they are getting closer and closer to the Ancient Ruins Sea.

this day.

A unique wave suddenly emanated from the deepest part of the water, instantly sweeping out in all directions and reaching incredibly distant areas!

"Ok?"

"Something's up?" Li Yuan, Starry Sky God Emperor, and Awakening Star God Emperor, who were on their way, immediately sensed something was amiss.

"It's an ancient ruin!" The Starry Sky God Emperor's eyes lit up, a look of disbelief in them: "Not far away, an ancient ruin has emerged."

"Are we really that lucky?"

(End of this chapter)