The Heaven-shattering: I and Wu Shi compete for the throne

Chapter 535 A Dilemma: Choosing Between Adversity and Retreat
But they were unwilling to die like this!

Even with the Qian Yuan blocking their way, it would be very difficult for them to enter the strange world, with almost no hope. However, if they could wait until the next path to immortality opened, they might be able to enter the immortal realm and become immortals.

However, just now, the Eternal Celestial Venerable, who has already ascended to immortality, thought of another way.

Qian Yuan's strength is so great that his body must contain a large amount of immortal essence. If we can keep his hand and devour his blood essence, we might be able to seal them up for hundreds of years.

The idea of ​​the seven ascended supreme beings is quite good, but they underestimated Qian Yuan.

They rushed up quickly, but flew out even faster.

Just as the eighteen Supreme Beings reached their ultimate sublimation, Qian Yuan moved, unleashing his full power and delivering an incredibly terrifying blow that knocked down the seven Supreme Beings who rushed up, before reaching out to grab one of them.

In the blink of an eye, before the eighteen supreme beings who had already completed their ascension could react, one of them was grabbed by Qian Yuan and then exploded into a blood mist, scattering across the desolate edge of the universe.

"Boom!" An even more terrifying battle erupted, causing the heavens and earth to collapse, the universe to reverse, and even the power of time to become unstable, resulting in a great collapse.

At this moment, Qian Yuan was finding it difficult to cope with the twenty-four supreme beings who had reached the pinnacle of their spiritual attainment.

It's not that he's not strong enough. If he were in a strange world, he wouldn't be afraid of twenty-four people, or even one or two hundred. He could easily kill them all.

However, he could only transfer a small amount of power to the human realm, and it was suppressed by the human realm, so he could not stop the twenty-four supreme beings who had reached the ultimate sublimation.

It was only because his main body continuously supplied power that his hand was left in the human realm by the twenty-four peak supreme beings.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Qian Yuan felt that some of the Supreme Beings had been exhausted, so he decided not to persist any longer.

With a deafening roar, Qian Yuan unleashed his full power, blasting back many Supreme Beings. He then quickly withdrew his hand, exited the human realm, and stood at the crack in the world barrier created by the Supreme Beings. He repaired the crack while simultaneously setting up an array to seal it.

"Damn bastard...!" Seeing Qian Yuan retreat back to the Strange World with lightning speed, and his subsequent actions, the twenty-four Supreme Beings looked extremely ugly.

After their emergence, they first attacked the path to immortality. At the beginning, because there were so many supreme beings emerging, nothing could stop them, so their consumption was not high.

However, when they bombarded the Immortal Realm barrier later, they had already exhausted all their strength, except for not reaching the ultimate sublimation, and the consumption was not small.

The subsequent conquests of strange worlds, culminating in the breaking through of the world barrier, consumed a significant amount of resources, though not none.

Afterwards, he was slapped and blown away by Qian Yuan, and was sent back to the human world from the strange world. He then fought a great battle with Qian Yuan with one hand, and had to go to the extreme to sublimate and fight him to the death. The bloody battle lasted for so long, and the consumption of energy was unimaginable.

At this point, even if they exit the state of ultimate sublimation, they will find it difficult to seal themselves off. Even if they manage to seal themselves off, they will not be able to hold on until the next opening of the path to immortality several hundred years later.

At this moment, many supreme beings felt caught in a dilemma.

Go all out to break into this strange world? Qian Yuan is stationed at the crack in the world barrier.

When they entered the strange world, they were easily defeated by Qian Yuan's palm strike and were sent back to the human world.

They had no doubt that even if they had reached the pinnacle of their abilities, they would still be no match for him once they entered the strange world, and would be easily killed by him.

If he hadn't sealed the crack in the world barrier and set up an array, and they had scattered and fled immediately after entering the strange world, perhaps a few of them could have escaped.

But he sealed the crack in the world barrier and set up an array, making it impossible for them to even enter. As for exiting the ultimate self-sealing technique, they are no longer capable of self-sealing in their current state.

Unless they launch a dark upheaval and absorb enough life essence, they cannot seal themselves off.

However, with the Heavenly Emperor's faith and many powerful figures from the Boundless Holy Court guarding the universe, it's fine if they don't launch a dark upheaval, but if they dare to, they will definitely be met with their attacks. Given their condition, it would be a nine-out-of-ten chance of death, or even a ten-out-of-ten chance of survival.

Moreover, at this moment, they felt a series of undisguised gazes fixed upon them.

As expected, it's either the Heavenly Emperor's faith body, the Boundless Holy Court, or a powerful figure from the universe.

If they intend to instigate a dark upheaval, they will immediately reveal themselves and attack them.

It's truly a situation where we can neither advance nor retreat!

"Fellow Daoists, is there anyone willing to join me in venturing into this strange world?" The Ancient Emperor of Qilin, holding his Qilin Staff, was the first to step forward.

He was majestic and imposing, surrounded by an ethereal aura, with thick, long blue hair cascading down his back, and his purple pupils sharp as celestial blades.

They are now in a dilemma; whichever option they choose, their chances of survival are slim.

However, choosing to launch a dark uprising offers a slightly better chance of survival.

Because with Qian Yuan setting up an array to block the entrance, their chances of breaking into the strange world and escaping are almost zero.

However, if a dark upheaval were to be launched, it would be a different story. The Heavenly Emperor's faith and the powerful figures of the Boundless Holy Court would absolutely be unable to stop them. If they were to make a trip to the Ancient Star Road, devour a large number of saints, and then immediately flee, they might not be without any chance of survival.

But can he do that?
No!

He could sever and seal himself, and turn a blind eye to the Dark Turmoil launched by the Supreme Being, but he was unwilling to launch the Dark Turmoil in his heart, even if the price was death!
Moreover, if he chooses to launch a dark upheaval, he will inevitably have to confront the powerful figures of the Boundless Holy Court.

If he were to die at the hands of a powerful figure from the Wuji Holy Court, or if a powerful figure from the Wuji Holy Court were to die at his hands, how would his children cope?
So he had no choice!

All he wants now is to rush into the Strange World one last time, and end his life in glory.

"Count me in!" said a human supreme being. He had once been a human emperor. In order to seek immortality, he abandoned everything and entered the forbidden zone of life. However, he would rather die in battle than start a dark upheaval.

"Count me in too!" said the Ancient Emperor Wanlong.
If stirring up a dark upheaval could allow him to survive and become an immortal, he would not hesitate in the slightest.

But is that possible? Having launched the Dark Turmoil, even if they escape today, they will not escape future reckoning. Without enough supreme beings that the Boundless Holy Court fears, they will most likely not even have the chance to attempt the Immortal Path again, and will probably be killed as soon as they appear.

Since becoming an immortal was hopeless, he had no choice but to consider his daughter and his people.

In an instant, the five supreme beings made their choices: four had never launched a Dark Turmoil, while one had.

However, at this moment, the Qilin Ancient Emperor, the Wanlong Ancient Emperor, and the Xuehuang Ancient Emperor were all very surprised by the Golden Ancient Emperor's choice.

They had assumed he would make the same choice as them, after all, his daughter, the Golden Celestial Maiden, had also joined the Boundless Holy Court, but he did not.

(End of this chapter)