Covering the Heavens: Starting from the First Great Emperor

Chapter 99 The Giant's Strange Phenomenon
Fu Ling's father broke into the realm of kingship a million years ago and was one of the eight hundred disciples of the former Desolate Heavenly Emperor Shi Hao. He is now a general in the Heavenly Court.

Looking at the scene before him, Fu Ling couldn't help but sigh, "This really doesn't seem like an ancient battlefield! Although millions of years have long since made this a world inhabited by people, it still doesn't feel like one!"

Xu Yuanming shook his head: "You only saw its quiet and beautiful side, but you didn't see its bloody side. I have the icon of the important site of the giant's ruins, and I can send you there to experience it directly. Do you want to go?"

"I won't go!" Fu Ling immediately refused. This battlefield had become a forbidden zone for life in the myriad realms. Even a Celestial King would have to detour if he didn't have a special treasure.

As the most outstanding talent in the Heavenly Court, Fu Ling has cultivated a special technique that makes him unafraid of strange substances. Furthermore, he possesses talismans and spiritual treasures crafted by the Immortal King, which are sufficient to protect his life.

The two traveled together, measuring this mysterious region with their footsteps. Their footprints covered mountains, valleys, and plains, and every inch of the land bore witness to their exploration.

Xu Yuanming used the Eye of Destiny to see the true nature of this area—a vast ruin was hidden nearby.

He saw a stone tablet that had long since decayed, once made of celestial gold from the void, but now it was also corroded.

Within the ruins are shattered immortal treasures and fragments of indistinct technology... These ruins span various eras, making it difficult to discern their origins, as if fragments of history have converged here.

Beyond the ruins, far beyond this area lies an unpredictable, unexplored zone, teeming with unknown dangers.

When Xu Yuanming reached the edge of the ruins, his senses instantly sharpened, and his body tensed. Outside the ruins, in a distant forest of scattered rocks, he spotted an unsettling figure.

It was a tall, disheveled creature with its face covered, its humanoid silhouette dressed in rotten burlap clothes, standing there silently, exuding a chilling aura.

It was silently watching Xu Yuanming through the strands of hair that covered its face, yet remained completely silent.

However, the moment Xu Yuanming stared at it, the creature slowly turned around, and its figure disappeared into the void as if it had never existed.

Xu Yuanming's pupils contracted. On this person's back was a huge, bloody wound, flowing with golden blood. It seemed both sacred and full of malicious energy. It was the wound left by a pair of gray broken wings, which had been torn off.

The creature carried a rusty broken sword on its back. When it disappeared, the sword rippled with terrifying runes, clearly indicating that it was a weapon of superhuman quality!
"This is really strange." Xu Yuanming frowned, secretly on guard.

Shortly afterward, he caught a glimpse of a silver Time Raven on the outskirts of the ruins.

This creature is extremely rare and is born with the ability to manipulate time.

Xu Yuanming never expected that he would encounter such a rare creature on his very first day at the Giant's Ruins.

The Time Raven did not approach the ruins; it spread its wings and disappeared into the ripples of time, vanishing without a trace.

"This is not a simple matter." Xu Yuanming realized that something was wrong.

The world outside the ruins—the jungles, mountains, and plains surrounding the Giant Ruins—seems to conceal extreme danger.

After a brief pause, he decided to head towards the stronghold. It was a fairly large ancient city ruin, its walls long since collapsed and buried under dense vegetation.

No complete buildings remain in the city; only scattered rubble stands, and many more ruins lie buried underground. The city is now home to numerous extraordinary individuals.

As soon as Xu Yuanming approached, a man and a woman came up to him with warm and sincere smiles on their faces.

"Brother, welcome to the Ruins of the Giants! It's a wondrous journey, but also fraught with danger. We must be responsible for ourselves, and even more so for our loved ones. Survival is paramount."

The two spoke sincerely, as if they were already familiar with Xu Yuanming.

Xu Yuanming was somewhat bewildered, wondering: Do we know each other?

After a lively conversation, the two finally revealed their identities and purpose.

“We are…” they said with a smile.

Suddenly, a gasp rippled through the ruins, and the crowd erupted in a cacophony of shouts and noise. "Breaking news! Fragments of a giant have been discovered in the area where the Heavenly Court's powerful Immortal King with double pupils once fought his great battle!!"

Before everyone could recover from this shocking news, another astonishing piece of news arrived: a person had broken into a collapsed ancient temple and witnessed divine artifacts.

"Incredible! Two explosive pieces of news in a row! It's like the creation of a new world in the ruins of a giant – there's finally progress! This news will surely cause a huge sensation when it reaches all the worlds."

"Even the top True Immortals are probably going to be restless. Who can resist such temptation? These two are going to become famous. They actually managed to break in and may have even obtained immortal materials. This is clearly a move that will make them famous throughout the world in a single day!"
By this time, it was nearly evening, and everyone who had gone out returned to the ancient city ruins ahead of time. No one dared to remain outside before nightfall.

The nights at the Giant's Ruins are extremely eerie. The moment the sun sets, the world is plunged into darkness, deathly still, and utterly silent.

At the same time, a suffocating fluctuation suddenly came from the horizon, followed by a red light that gradually appeared and slowly expanded.

"Don't look there!" Fu Ling's voice came through telepathy. He had already returned to the ruins and was not far away. He hurriedly reminded Xu Yuanming, "Quickly look down, whatever you do, don't look!"

A streak of red light pierced the sky, bringing a sliver of light to the pitch-black ruins of the colossus, making the surrounding scenery vaguely visible. Everyone either turned away or lowered their heads, unable to look directly at that light.

Xu Yuanming cautiously turned to the side, not looking directly at the horizon. Having just entered the ruins of the giant, everything here felt unfamiliar to him, so he dared not make any rash moves.

"Why are you bowing your head?" he asked.

"Those who looked toward the light vanished, evaporating directly from the ruins of the giant without a trace."

Fu Ling answered, his face filled with deep fear and pale. He could not forget the horrific scene of those people disappearing before his eyes.

The appearances of the comrades who died in the battle against the strange race became blurred and distorted, crumbling into pieces like paper before finally disappearing completely.

"Are there no exceptions?" Xu Yuanming pressed.

“No!” Fu Ling warned. All those who looked up at the sky were dead, their bodies gone.

Suddenly, the sound of a sword being drawn echoed in everyone's minds, causing many to freeze in shock, their eyes glazed over, as if their very souls had been frozen.

Xu Yuanming also felt a strong impact on his spiritual realm, a surging "force" like a vast starry sea, so oppressive that his primordial spirit was almost on the verge of collapse. In the end, everyone's primordial spirit was completely shattered.

Xu Yuanming was deeply shocked. Despite his resolute mind, he continued to circulate the "Scripture of Destiny".

Who exactly is drawing their sword?

At the edge of the sky above the ruins of the giants, in the distance beyond the heavens, a colossal creature appeared. In that red light, its body was incredibly tall, almost filling the entire sky, giving off an overwhelming sense of oppression.

Xu Yuanming didn't stare directly at it, but instead turned to the side, using the peripheral vision of his spiritual eye to catch the figure of the creature. The sky and earth seemed to be completely filled by its enormous body, so magnificent it was breathtaking. The long sword he drew was as bright as silver, its blade slicing through the sky, the light of the sword like a cascading silver river, cutting off the vast sea of ​​stars.

Xu Yuanming was deeply shocked. What kind of being was this?

The oppressive aura was so strong that it almost froze people's thoughts. Everyone around stood frozen, their faces stiff, as if they had lost the ability to think. It even faintly revealed a bit of the solemnity of a supreme being.

Xu Yuanming once witnessed the magnificence of Shi Hao's sword strike, which froze the heavens and earth, time and space, with the sword light flowing endlessly between the past, present and future, vast and boundless.

He could do it in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and to still be able to do it here, under the pressure of a Celestial King, shows that he has completely transcended the limitations of humanity.

"This being is a top-tier expert in the True Immortal realm?!" Xu Yuanming was filled with doubt and surprise.

At the edge of the sky, another mysterious woman appeared silently. She had a soft, curvaceous figure, long, flowing hair, and her face was hidden behind her hair, making it difficult to see clearly.

Xu Yuanming could only catch a glimpse of her out of the corner of his eye, but it was enough to sense her extraordinary nature. She was backed by a pair of colorful, sacred wings, and her whole being radiated a light that illuminated the world.

A faint aura of power spread out, completely imprisoning time and space, as if even time itself stood still for her, no longer flowing.

Xu Yuanming felt a chill run down his spine. He had just stepped into the ruins of the giant and encountered such an extraordinary being. Was this a lesson for him, meant to dispel all the restlessness in his heart?
The woman was also enormous; with a gentle sway of her skirt, she could encompass an entire starry sky—truly an incredible existence.

In an instant, the two beings clashed, and the world seemed unable to contain their enormous true forms; it was simply too overwhelming.

The massive blade of light collided repeatedly with the halo emanating from the woman's body, radiating light in all directions. Outsiders could not see their movements at all, but could only feel the earth-shattering force of the collision, which shook the entire world.

At the stronghold, everyone else's spirits froze, losing the ability to think. It was only thanks to the faint light of the ancient city ruins that they barely withstood the inexplicable pressure. Otherwise, they would have been completely crushed.

The battle between the two beings continued, but their light was confined to their immediate vicinity; elsewhere, darkness and ambiguity remained. They could not illuminate every corner, much less reach the distant depths of space.

Suddenly, the red light intensified, falling from the deep, boundless sky like a great sun descending, purifying all things in the world, and heading straight for the two beings.

At this moment, even Xu Yuanming's primordial spirit was almost torn apart. He felt his body tense up, and both his form and spirit were in a state of high tension.

Then, Xu Yuanming saw the truth out of the corner of his eye: it was a drop of blood, a drop of blood so large it was boundless, its magnificence far surpassing the vast ocean, beyond imagination.

It dripped from high above, instantly engulfing and dissolving the robots and women that had been filling the sky and earth.

Even as powerful as they were, they were utterly powerless to resist and crumbled instantly. Time and space became blurred and dim there, as if everything was about to return to nothingness.

The world was plunged into darkness once more, with only the blood-red light shining through.

Then, more blood slid down from that source.

Further away, the endless darkness was gradually torn apart, and the source of the blood droplets was finally revealed—it was an eye, a huge eyeball.

All the darkness here originated from its deep black pupils, and now, they are turning golden, so the world is gradually brightening.

What kind of scene is this?
Golden pupils filled the entire world, boundless and seemingly severing the past, present, and future. Yet, at this very moment, they began to crumble and shatter. Further away, its face and body seemed to remain, but even a true immortal could not discern its full form.

In that fleeting glance, Xu Yuanming felt himself becoming blurred, his primordial spirit about to dissipate, and his entire existence about to vanish from the world, as if he had never set foot on this land.

Various scriptures surged spontaneously within him, unfolding his own Taoist teachings and his own path. An extraordinary sea of ​​light crashed against the shore.

Universe after universe recedes into the distance, washed away and abandoned by the waves. The new universe is merely a stopover... A transcendent winter, with snow falling heavily...

Xu Yuanming felt as if he were about to die. This was the price he paid for ignoring advice and peeking at the scenery on the horizon out of the corner of his eye—even a single glance could cost him his life.

However, he persevered. He survived his first night at the Giant's Ruins in his own way. He knew that only through firsthand experience could one truly understand everything, and that blindly believing others was futile.

In the distance, the eyeball split open and shattered. Further still, the face that covered deep space, the universe, and the ruins of the giant, along with its utterly insignificant body, also seemed to be falling apart.

"What is this? The fall of a giant? A giant among immortal kings has died, causing this strange phenomenon?" Xu Yuanming muttered to himself.

“Not just that, it’s the deaths of three giants.” Fu Ling spoke, his voice heavy, carrying a profound and ancient aura.

Similarly, his tone was tinged with pride, because the person who killed these three giants was his most respected elder.

Not long after, the red light disappeared, and everything vanished.

The world around the ruins of the giant has returned to darkness, so dark that you can't see your hand in front of your face.

Xu Yuanming felt heavy-hearted and remained silent for a long time.

Long ago, a giant fell, his image etched into history, remaining here as a wondrous sight. Even extraordinary beings cannot look directly at him; it is far too terrifying.

The two beings who fought earlier must have been true immortals, top-tier creatures on the path of cultivation, high above the clouds. And their fate... is chilling.

After a long time, the people in the stronghold gradually recovered, their minds began to function again, their primordial spirits regained their brilliance, and they all came back to life.

"What is that?" Xu Yuanming also seemed to have just recovered, his tone filled with confusion.

Fu Ling, still shaken, said, "It's hard to say. This might involve the Immortal King realm. Some major realms have mobilized quite a few people. After all, although the giants are also in the Immortal King realm, the gap between them is simply too great."

Xu Yuanming gazed into the depths of darkness, remaining silent.

The sight left behind by the dead giant was too terrible to look at directly. Once its gaze fell into the heart of a superhuman, it would cause the primordial spirit to disintegrate, the physical body to blur, and the form and spirit to dissipate.

"Alas, when my two old brothers first came here, they wouldn't listen to my advice, they wouldn't believe in superstitions, and they disappeared right before my eyes, blurring, distorting, and shattering." An old man sighed, sitting by the burning fire, his expression full of sorrow.

“My senior sister also died, vanished completely from my side.” A man lowered his head, his voice filled with endless grief.

“These are all bloody lessons,” someone said in a low voice. “Many organizations here have lost a lot of cultivators. All because of curiosity and ignoring warnings, no one is an exception.”

A group of people sat together and chatted for a long time until night fell, when a thick fog quietly rose and shrouded the entire ruins in mist.

The already pitch-black ruins became even more eerie at this moment.

(End of this chapter)