The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 102 Fame Spreads Throughout the Land, Desire to Cross the Burial Pit

The moment the Emperor's Seal was unleashed, the starry sky began to change.

Even the Kunlun descendants, who had long lived in seclusion, have reappeared. The Divine Organization has also noticed this and hastily sent a message.

"How strange, what are these remnant clans doing in Beidou? Could it be that they're here to seize the Ascension Cauldron?"

The supreme god from beyond the heavens was surprised to receive the news. Kunlun Mountain was a famous immortal mountain in the universe, where some heaven-defying races once lived. They lived close to the immortals, were very proud of themselves, and did not associate with the mortal world. That place was too special, which is why the emperor personally attacked it. In one battle, Kunlun was defeated and the races were banished. Only then did the Immortal Cauldron come into being.

In a sense, the Green Bronze Cauldron was created because the Emperor conquered Kunlun, and it has a blood debt with these tribes.

Later, these groups were exiled by the Emperor and called themselves the Kunlun Remnants. The enmity between the two sides began from this point. After the collapse of the Heavenly Court, they also coveted the Immortal Cauldron and had many clashes with the former members of the Heavenly Court.

It can be said that Kunlun is truly special. It was on Kunlun that the Emperor saw the hope of becoming an immortal. Otherwise, he would not have personally taken action. After that, the Heavenly Court imprisoned one ancestral lineage after another and visited one ancient land after another. With the help of the Underworld Emperor, they refined the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains, thereby strengthening the Immortal Ascension Cauldron and finally succeeding.

Boom! On this same day, the heavens and earth trembled, a star field was almost sunk, a bloody battle at the level of a Great Sage took place, the Underworld and the Holy Spirit lineage clashed, and important figures on both sides perished.

No one expected the Holy Spirit lineage to be so crazy, willing to pay any price to reclaim the remains of their ancient ancestor.

"These are turbulent times. The chaos was already caused by the multi-party war between the Divine Organization, the Underworld, the myriad races of the Big Dipper, and the star fields of Ziwei, Huosang, and Gouchen. Now, the Kunlun remnants have inexplicably been drawn in. I really can't understand what happened on that ancient life-bearing star."

Many powerful figures frowned. Recently, various star regions have been unstable, and all races are uneasy. This is an era in which powerful figures emerge. It is foreseeable that a glorious era has arrived. In the end, even a quasi-emperor, who is rarely seen in all of history, may appear!
"I have heard that he is closely related to the successor of the Sun lineage. He is also the inheritor of the ancient Heavenly Court. With two identities, he killed many successors of the Underworld. At a young age, he touched the forbidden realm of gods. His Dao-severing ability even surpassed that of the emperors. He attracted the protection of the Sun Emperor Tower. He is truly remarkable."

"Because of that young man? Didn't I hear that even Yama's Son has shown up? It shouldn't be difficult for a half-saint to kill a Dao Slayer, right?"

"Not difficult? Your information is way behind the times! That Yama Prince is already dead! He was killed by the Sun King himself, and then directly launched a counterattack, breaking through the Holy Domain's barrier!"

"Dead? How is that possible! He was able to fight against someone who had just entered the Saint realm, how could he have died at the hands of that Sun King?"

"Hmph! You're so ignorant that you can't even believe this. If I told you that Yama's son was killed by the Sun King while under divine restriction, wouldn't your eyes pop out?"
"So that you may know, in that battle, the Sun King single-handedly withstood the great tribulation of becoming a saint and killed the future ruler of the Yama Palace. Both sides entered the forbidden realm of gods, but that successor of the Heavenly Court went further and higher. Many people speculate that when he achieves great success, he will be able to contend with a saint who has just entered the holy realm."

Various rumors have also spread, and people have paid special attention to Wang Hongwu, who has been linked to the Sun Emperor and the ancient Heavenly Court. Such a person could not possibly be mediocre and is bound to be the protagonist of the future universe.

Many people were shocked. What kind of power was the Underworld? Everyone knew about it. The lineage of Yama had swept across the world and created the Six Paths of Reincarnation that swept across the universe and the afterlife. Its successors terrified the inheritances of various star regions. But now, they had been wiped out by the successor of the Holy Emperor of the Big Dipper. Suddenly, many people remembered the name 'Wang Hongwu'.

Although its journey through the stars has not yet begun, its name has already spread far and wide.

Meanwhile, in the Western Desert of the Big Dipper, a place shrouded in eeriness, with mist slowly flowing and deathly silence as its eternal theme, it is now more fitting to call it the Ghost Desert.

Just as Yan Luozi was killed by Wang Hongwu, sand and stones suddenly flew everywhere, a cold wind howled, a blood moon hung in the sky, and corpses fell from the sky, crashing onto the earth with a resounding clang.

"Is Yama dead?"

he died?
"Dead?"

Deep in the Western Desert, a soft exclamation echoed. There, the killing intent was as vast as the sea, and the white bone material shimmered with a luster that even the passage of time could not erase. The palaces were all built of bones.

At the very center of this ghostly realm stands a unique bone structure, its luster most awe-inspiring. It contains the skull of an ancestral king and the withered bones of a saint, all radiant and crystalline. The carpets in the palace are made of divine skin, stripped from the saint's body.

The Great Sage of Bloodlust stood in this hall, his gaze deep and unfathomable. The whisper he had just uttered was his own, tinged with disbelief. He took out the fragment of the soul lamp left behind by Yama before his death and used his immense magical power to deduce it, finally revealing a scene.

That was the great tribulation of becoming a saint. Yama's son roamed freely in it, and the digital secrets evolved into a battle of mutual destruction. On the other side, the Sun King was also undergoing tribulation, and even summoned humanoid lightning to help him. In the end, they fought across all domains and stepped into the forbidden realm. As forbidden kings, they determined life and death. The future ruler of the Yama Palace was defeated and died.

"Every field has been breached, the defeat is not unjust. The Secret of All Characters, this thing is indeed very troublesome. My Underworld has collected all the secrets of the ages, and there are only two deficiencies in this secret and the Secret of Combining Characters. One is the interference of the ancient Heavenly Court; the other is the restraint of the Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable's Salvation Scripture. Tsk, it's really troublesome."

"Yanluozi's lifespan was short, and he only had time to cultivate the Nine Secrets. With the lessons learned from Zhenyuzi and Minghuangzi, it would be inexcusable if he didn't delve into the Nine Secrets." He watched the scene of Yanluozi's death over and over again, pondering for a long time before sighing.

At least among his contemporaries, in the realms of Dao Severing and Half-Saint, he could not find anyone who could match him. Even he himself was no match back then, and his master probably was no match either.

Even though he was an enemy, a mortal foe, the Great Sage Blood Sin sincerely admired and respected Wang Hongwu's achievements in the Dao-Slaying Realm. However, having such a forbidden king on the opposing side was not a good thing. He would still do everything in his power to eliminate him, by any means necessary.

"A fish in a pond should not be given the chance to leap over the dragon gate. Kill it before it becomes a dragon!" In the darkness, another figure emerged from the coffin. It was a ferocious beast covered in black scales, its dark light chilling, and shrouded in mist.

"Hmm, you've also completed Nirvana? Excellent. One of the Sun Saint Emperor's former adversaries has returned, just in time to deal with the Purple Star Sect Master. The more Great Saints our Underworld has, the better." The Blood Sin Great Saint nodded, looking at this newly reborn Great Saint:
It possesses the aura of a ferocious predator, its body covered in hideous scales, especially the hundreds of enormous spear-like spikes that grow from its back, pointing diagonally towards the sky, terrifying and frightening. Coupled with its mouth full of snow-white teeth that seem to swallow galaxies, it resembles a calamity beast lord from the beginning of time.

This is the Heaven-Slaying Beast King, nurtured by feeding on the blood of all spirits. It is the king among the Heaven-Slaying Beast Clan, and is incredibly powerful. It once fought against the Ancient Emperor of the Sun on the Ancient Mythical Road, but was killed by the Sun Emperor's Fist. Its corpse was collected and pieced together by the Underworld, and it was reborn and became spiritually connected by incorporating some of the collected blood of all races.

Its appearance always means war is coming.

Then, the Great Sage of Bloodlust looked at a dark abyss deep within the Underworld, where terrifying fluctuations were resurfacing and shaking. Even the quasi-Emperor level killing array was on the verge of collapse, sealing off the collision of several figures within. They were working together to suppress the divine killing intent with a special method. The Underworld had come a long way in this regard, but it had also paid a heavy price.

As various unforeseen events occurred, even the Eastern Wilderness, a place teeming with forbidden zones of life, was thrown into turmoil.

"The northern region is ablaze with colorful clouds, a figure of extraordinary talent has been born. The Fairy Lingbo walks on the sky? It seems she once made a fleeting appearance in the northern plains."

On this day, many people in the Northern Region were shocked. Powerful cultivators witnessed an unbelievable scene: smoke and clouds rose from the forbidden zone of the Divine Ruins, and auspicious light shone everywhere. A peerless beauty flew across the sky, playing her flute as she walked, whispering, "Yanluozi is dead, beheaded by the Sun King. Is he more suitable for the tribulation and the position of Emperor than the Heavenly Dragon King? I must go and see."

Soon after, the Sea of ​​Reincarnation trembled, and a streak of blood-red light pierced the sun and moon, becoming a rainbow that reflected the words 'rebirth'. It then transformed into a young man who descended upon the Eastern Wilderness, startling the mortal world.

A massive upheaval erupted in the Big Dipper Starfield, signaling a deadly calamity. Beings from the forbidden zone had appeared, even attracting the attention of the ancient imperial descendants.

"The forbidden zone has been created, why have they come?" The Golden Heavenly Maiden's eyes flickered, but she was also eager to try her luck and compete with these guys at the same level.

Soon, people learned the source of the change. The earth-shattering news spread from the Central Plains and the Western Desert. Many people had heard the earth-shaking question back then.

"Yanluozi has been beheaded, slaughtered by the Sun King in a counterattack!"

"A great battle has erupted between the Forbidden Domain and the Nine Secrets!"

"The Half-Saint Yama brought about the great tribulation of becoming a saint, but he was still killed by Wang Hongwu who broke into the tribulation of lightning, thus creating a myth."

When the news spread, the entire Eastern Wilderness and Central Continent were filled with gasps of shock and horror.

This is insane! A seventh-level Dao-Slaying expert killed a forbidden king who had just completed the Great Tribulation of Sainthood. Both of them were in the realm of divine forbidden realms. This battle can indeed be regarded as a 'god war' in the biographies of contemporary young people.

Many even felt that Yama's son was tragic, perhaps the shortest-lived saint in history. He was just one step away from achieving his goal, having already overcome his tribulation, only to be killed before his transformation—a truly miserable and frustrating end. The ancient royal heirs, upon learning of this battle, were also deeply shocked. Apart from the Dragon Girl, who seemed inexplicably joyful, the others remained silent. In such a short time, the gap between the two sides seemed to have widened again. They were trying their best to catch up, but they couldn't keep up with the other's speed of progress; it was truly terrifying.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel a little resentful. Why did they have to invite disaster in the first place?

Now look what happened! Not only did Yama die suddenly, but he also helped the Sun King's cultivation level rise to another level for nothing. What a scoundrel!

Not long after, the Great Sages who had prepared their trump card from beyond the heavens returned. Upon hearing the news, they were all shocked and looked at each other in disbelief. Then they stared at the Great Sage of Taiyin and the Chief God. They never expected that this generation's successor would be so heaven-defying, directly killing the successor of the King of Hell, thus putting a temporary end to the ancient feud between the two lineages.

"If the Sun Ancient Sect of Ziwei knew about this, they would be very shocked. Even the Holy Emperor would be pleased to have a successor like Hongwu." The Great Sage of Taiyin couldn't help but laugh. The future prosperity of the Ziwei Sect was already a glimpse of what was to come.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Wang Hongwu and Duan De finally returned from Zhongzhou to the Eastern Wilderness Central Region.

Within the city of the Supreme Emperor, the Heavenly Palace stands tall. The highest floor is ethereal, containing a vast platform filled with chaotic energy. Surrounding it are jade tables, each with a corresponding stone chair. The seats are far apart, where the current leaders of all races sit.

Those with weaker cultivation levels can only look up from below; that is where the great saints, heavenly kings, and ancient imperial heirs discuss matters.

When Wang Hongwu returned, he felt the intense gazes from all directions as soon as he stepped into the palace. He smiled faintly and said, "I have fulfilled my mission. All my objectives have been achieved. I also took the opportunity to kill Yama's son, which will be enough to make the underworld feel the pain for a while."

Kill him while you're at it?

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent for a moment, feeling a sense of powerlessness and an indescribable horror. That was a figure of the level of an ancient imperial heir, not to mention someone who was still in the realm of a half-saint, and he had died just like that.

The Sun King's words were so casual that they found it hard to accept, as if he had just casually dealt with a passerby, creating a stark contrast.

Huo Qizi pursed his lips slightly. This was no different from killing an ancient royal heir. Even though they were top figures among the ancient royal heirs, he still felt an unprecedented pressure.

Even several ancient imperial heirs, including Yuan Gu, felt that they had never encountered such a heaven-defying figure on their own path to becoming ancient emperors. Even the Holy Emperor, known for his fighting prowess, was probably no match for him.

"Thank you for your trouble, young friend. Please take a seat." In the end, it was the old holy ape who spoke up, his attitude kind, and pulled out a seat for Wang Hongwu.

This scene shocked the ancestral kings. How could such a powerful figure treat the Sun King with such an attitude? He had truly gained power and could no longer be stopped. He had already transformed into a dragon, riding the wind and clouds.

Seeing everyone silent, Duan De coughed twice, stepped forward, and the Eighty-One Dragon Mountain appeared in his palm. He said, "I have completed the formation and drawn up the power of the Central Plains Ancestral Vein. Once the war starts, it can be borrowed to deliver a devastating blow and destroy the Underworld's transformation of the Western Desert."

"Excellent, excellent! Thanks to the Daoist Master's help, please rest assured, Daoist Master Duan, the conditions I promised you will not be wrong." The Great Sages were even more excited upon seeing this. An important trump card was ready to be prepared, which could greatly increase their chances of winning this campaign against the Underworld.

After a brief discussion, the Great Sage of the Divine Silkworm spoke up, “We have sent out many teams to probe the Western Desert Underworld and fought several battles, large and small. They have recently resurrected some corpses, all of whom are famous ancient experts. Therefore, we want to use the power of the Scripture of Salvation to interrupt this arrangement and catch them off guard. Otherwise, the number of Great Sages will exceed our control.”

"Their burial pits are deep in the Western Desert, making it very difficult to push the battle line there. But perhaps we Great Sages could launch a surprise attack and destroy them?"

"No, that's too reckless. It would be dangerous if we fell into the Underworld's trap. Besides, the Western Desert is the Underworld's stronghold, and they must have accumulated a lot of power. Rushing in would be no different from delivering ourselves to their doorstep."

"What about bombarding with the Ancient Emperor Weapon of the Ultimate Dao?" "We've tried it, but it's not very effective. The Western Desert is currently reviving the Quasi-Emperor Array Patterns around the clock. They've already completed the construction, so it's very difficult to break through."

A debate ensued, with no good solutions in sight. After all, the Underworld wasn't stupid enough to expose its key locations to enemy attacks.

At this moment, Duan De suddenly said, "Actually, there is a way. We just need to take down a stronghold in the underworld first, and then use the node where the ghost soldiers pass through to travel."

The nodes of the underworld are interconnected, which is the fundamental reason why they can travel quickly throughout the universe. Therefore, as long as we enter a node and determine the direction, we can detour to their rear and seek opportunities to destroy the burial pits to cleanse the souls of the dead.

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback, as it seemed to make some sense. However, the Golden Sage quickly questioned, "If it were really as easy as you say, then the Netherworld node should have been destroyed by all sorts of enemies long ago, and they should have gone straight to the heart of the enemy. How could it still be safe and sound until now?"

"It's very simple, because apart from me, there is no one else in the world who understands the underworld as well as I do, and who can crack their nodes."

Moreover, calculating the coordinates of other nodes in the underworld is extremely difficult. Only those who possess the Reincarnation Seal can sense it to some extent. In other words, the fundamental structure of the nodes in the underworld is also related to the Source Technique. This is my domain, my world! "Speaking of this, Duan De had unprecedented confidence and assurance. When it comes to this line of work, he is a professional!

Seeing his certainty and confidence, the Great Sages also wavered. After discussing it for a while, they decided to take the risk and give it a try. After all, this Taoist priest had even settled the ancestral vein of the Central Plains, so he shouldn't have any problems with such a small matter.

"Little Fire Dragon, why do you look so thoughtful? Why don't you come with me to scout things out first?" Duan De was satisfied after showing off his divine abilities in front of the saints. Seeing his friend standing to the side in deep thought, he couldn't help but wonder.

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongwu came to his senses and said, "It's fine to explore the area, but I need to go to the Sunfall Ridge in the Southern Region first. The firelight there can harm even a saint. I need to collect as much as possible to protect myself."

Of course, he also had another idea: to see if he could see the immortal fire this time and use the power of Falling Sun Ridge to further his own progress and that of the sacred artifact.

Sunfall Ridge? Duan De's expression changed upon hearing this. He clapped his hands and said, "That's perfect. I'm also looking for a place with extremely strong yang energy. We can go together and, once we've settled things, head straight to the Western Desert to find a node to test the waters."

They hit it off immediately and set off for the Southern Region of the Eastern Wilderness.

Upon entering the Falling Sun Fire Ridge, a dazzling array of flames appeared. The two, with their formidable cultivation, traversed the ridge all the way to the ninth level. The temperature here was terrifying, even causing saints to stop.

They summoned divine weapons for protection, and streams of light from the laws descended as they entered unharmed.

The Ninth Fire Domain has been rumored to be terrifying for thousands of years and is a veritable death zone. As soon as they entered, they saw dozens of humanoid ashes.

"Who dares to trespass into the ninth level of the Fire Domain?" "They are visitors from outside the domain! Some half-saints have died, and there is even the blood of saints deep inside."

After studying the matter, the two discovered that the powerful figures who came from beyond the Divine Realm had heard the legend of Falling Sun Ridge and rushed here to investigate, hoping to seize an opportunity, but ended up losing their lives here.

This volcanic ridge is filled with nine-colored flames, seemingly beyond the realm of the human world, as if burning in another vast world, both dreamlike and terrifying, with nine-colored mist pulsating and destroying everything.

"Go!" Wang Hongwu took out the purplish-black gourd and made its mouth open into a vortex, where he began to absorb the energy.

Nine-colored mist surged around them, the most terrifying kind of divine fire in the world, which turned into blazing light and was sucked into the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.

Duan De also sat down cross-legged here, silently reciting ancient scriptures, with a feeling of having overcome countless tribulations, and receiving the sacred fire of this place into his body.

Then, Wang Hongwu summoned the Humanity Banner, transforming it into the body of a Holy Spirit and sitting cross-legged in the nine-colored flames. He then took out the Immortal Tear Green Gold Sand and several Feathered Azure Golds dug from the Quasi-Emperor's Coffin, throwing them all into the flames to merge with them.

At the same time, he also separated the Star River Divine Sand and Nine Heavens Crimson Jade King that he had originally melted into the Humanity Banner. In order to maintain the purity of their quality, he made them all with Immortal Gold, so that their strength would be higher, and they might even awaken the profound meaning of Immortal Gold and transform into pure Immortal Gold Holy Spirits.

(End of this chapter)