The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 104 The Heavenly Will Blade Displays its Power, the Forbidden Zone Child is Born
At the nodes of the underworld, ghostly soldiers appeared to be using the passage. These nodes, scattered like stars, connect every corner of the universe.

Everyone's expressions were solemn. Was this how the Underworld traversed various star fields and mobilized troops? This Origin Technique was truly terrifying, far beyond what a Great Sage could do. Even in the eyes of several royal Great Sages, a Quasi-Emperor might not be able to do it.

"In the past, was there ever a Source Emperor? He attained enlightenment using this technique and helped the Underworld lay the foundation for a world-shaking event." The Great Sage of Taiyin said solemnly. Having attained enlightenment using this method, his understanding of the universe was probably unmatched. Why would such a person help the Underworld?

It's incomprehensible.

The chief god of the divine organization's expression shifted slightly as he recalled an ancient rumor from the Heavenly Court. His lips moved, but he ultimately remained silent.

Although he didn't say it, Wang Hongwu knew. He glanced at Duan De beside him, because the Source Emperor who had joined forces with the Emperor was the Underworld Lord. It was he who created the Underworld and used Source Technique to build the foundation connecting all parts of the universe. This method was used by the Underworld for the Yin Army to borrow passage, and its development had long deviated from his original intention.

Boom! Suddenly, the entire ancient city surged with yin energy and violently erupted, with all sorts of chilling auras converging towards them.

This is a dead city, and the people who came here are all living people. They are naturally out of place. They are sensed by the powerful and strange ancient array patterns, which attracts the ghost soldiers of the whole city to kill them.

"Who dares to trespass into my underworld?" A hoarse voice rang out, deep and menacing. A spirit, whose corpse had become a saint, emerged from the distant city, accompanied by towering gloomy mist, and activated the city's protective formation.

His platform was pitch black, like a tomb. He was clad in Nether Iron Armor, his face was extremely pale, and he stared intently at the crowd, quite surprised that they had been able to enter the node.

The Heavenly King Huai Zhou, who came from Huosang Star, stepped forward and examined the area carefully. He then couldn't help but exclaim in shock and anger, "There really is a node connecting to our Huosang Starfield! How did they manage to do that?!"

"The entire universe is under the control of the Underworld; where can't we go?" The Underworld Saint said no more, directly activating the power of the great formation to attack, and quickly threw out a talisman, "Please summon the Soul Reaper to revive!"

The group of Ancestral Kings immediately rushed forward, shattering the formation and tearing the Underworld Saint to pieces. One person could not withstand the siege, and he perished on the spot.

The ancient imperial descendants also unleashed their quasi-imperial weapons and stormed into the ancient city. Wang Hongwu led the way, unleashing a barrage of dragon fists. The vast dragon energy surrounded each fist, and the force of his fists easily shattered mountains and rivers, destroying everything in their path. Large numbers of Yin soldiers turned to ashes.

He attacked ruthlessly, his blood energy surging forward like a tidal wave, crushing even the Great Completion King, who couldn't withstand such a terrifying physical impact.

Witnessing the massacre of its followers, life suddenly revived in the center of the ancient city. Lines of primordial energy crisscrossed and emitted a blinding light, all of them activated.

Strands of blood spread along the array patterns, making the place look extremely eerie and filled with strange and powerful magical fluctuations. In the center of the array patterns, a tall figure emerged, covered with red hair. It was the Soul Summoner awakened by the city's guardian saint using a secret method.

"A Saint King?" King Qianlun sneered. He hadn't expected the Underworld to be so extravagant, leaving behind a Saint and a Saint King in a single city. Even the royal family didn't have this kind of ambition; it was too extravagant. He strode forward, a purple-gold hammer appearing in his palm, crackling with lightning. He unleashed it, enlarged it, and smashed it down, creating a vast sea of ​​surging lightning.

The creature covered in red fur raised its hand, and all the patterns on the ground came to life, as if they had come to life. The sword rang out, and thousands of sword energies cut through the thick leaden clouds in the sky. It had also mastered the techniques of the Origin Art, and was a master of the Origin Art who had been enslaved by the Underworld from other star fields.

Kill! A roar erupted throughout the city as all the Yin soldiers and generals swarmed around, fearless of death, using their own bodies to resist the invaders.

Wang Hongwu's eyes blazed brightly, and with a wave of his hand, something terrifying happened. These people were as if they had been struck by the wrath of Heaven, and they all shattered, turning into blood and bones.

A fatal blow from the heavens!

That invisible blade that descended from the sky severed a person's lifespan and foundation of cultivation. For those who died in the Yin realm, it had an effect akin to divine punishment, no less than being struck by lightning, which was terrifying.

Ahead, the army roared and charged forward, but with a flash of silver light, Wang Hongwu swept his hand across, and swathes of people were instantly reduced to ashes, exploding in the gloom, turning into blood mist and dust.

It was as if a god had descended to earth, looking down upon all living beings. Every gesture and movement he made carried holy power. He easily broke through the barrier of the holy domain and wielded his power there.

"What kind of sorcery are you using? Stop right there!" A loud shout came from afar, and a figure quickly approached.

This was a middle-aged man with a full head of purple hair and eyes like golden lamps. He held a bronze halberd and his battle aura was surging. He was a powerful half-saint with a terrifying bloodline. He wielded the halberd with both hands and slashed forward. The light of the Dao principles fell from the sky and wrapped around the halberd's blade. When he approached Wang Hongwu, he was easily blocked by a palm.

Crack! Then a terrible scene unfolded: the dagger actually cracked and shattered, breaking off at the point of contact with the palm, and the entire semi-saint weapon collapsed!

Shattering a half-sacred artifact with bare hands? The purple-haired middle-aged man was shocked. Without hesitation, he used a secret technique, and his entire skin was covered with dense purple soft armor. The stratum corneum proliferated to form a grayish-white membrane covering it. He transformed into an insect-man, emitting a hiss, trying to escape, knowing that this person was invincible.

However, Wang Hongwu simply raised his hand, and the Dao-slaying blade that had once severed the past and future appeared. Then, the True One Divine Fire coiled around it, turning the entire blade into a silver-white color, shining brightly. He did not speak, but a powerful will spread throughout the world, like the divine sound of the Great Dao resounding, resonating with this universe.

Such is the will of Heaven; let us sever the path with a single stroke!

With a whoosh, a blade of light flashed past, but the insectoid half-saint continued to fly away, feeling no pain whatsoever. He touched his physical body in confusion, finding it unharmed; even his primordial spirit was unscathed.

Was it just a bluff? It couldn't help but wonder, and even the other ancient royal offspring couldn't help but look over. Could such a powerful attack have ended just like that?
However, a terrifying scene unfolded. With a single strike from the Heavenly Will, the aura of this half-saint suddenly plummeted, and the barrier of his saintly domain crumbled and teetered on the brink of collapse. He was actually cut down in realm, fell out of the half-saint domain, and his Dao foundation was damaged, causing him to regress to the Great Completion King realm!
"You...you severed my Dao Foundation?!" The insectoid half-saint felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. All his anger turned into cold air, chilling him from head to toe, and he trembled all over.

These words were like a thunderclap, making everyone's ears ring and their blood freeze. They were all horrified.

Even the Fire Kirin was visibly shaken. What kind of power was this being simulated that could sever a person's cultivation level and lifespan? If one's foundation is damaged by such an attack, wouldn't that ruin one's future?
What a vicious strike! Huang Xudao's expression was also solemn. Severing the Dao, severing the Dao, Heaven severing Humanity, now the Heavenly Dragon King actually severs the Dao on behalf of Heaven and dominates Humanity, it is truly terrifying.

"If this strike could be integrated into my Golden Divine Treasury... its power would reach the heavens and the earth!" The Golden Heavenly Maiden's eyes lit up suddenly. She was very concerned and couldn't help but move closer to that figure. The Dragon Maiden beside her seemed to notice and also stepped forward, blocking her position. She smiled slightly at the Heavenly Dragon King who turned around.

*Poof!* Wang Hongwu immediately threw a punch, and the dragon shadow pierced through the insect-man's body, killing this 'Great Completion King'. This scene was so terrifying to the fearless Yin soldiers and generals that they kept retreating. Not being afraid of death did not mean they were not afraid of falling in cultivation level. To these enemies, this was a peerless demon king, evil and brutal.

Tens of thousands of troops rushed in all directions, trying to escape, and some even tore open the void.

However, all efforts were in vain. Wang Hongwu released the Immortal-Slaying Gourd with a flick of his hand, spewing out nine-colored flames collected from the Nine-Layer Fire Ridge. The flames seemed to transcend the realm of the mortal world, burning fiercely, both dreamlike and terrifying, with nine-colored mist swirling around them, destroying everything.

Even saints were burned to death by this flame, which shows how terrifying it is. As soon as it appeared, it was like the blazing sun falling into the snow. The underworld was almost dried up, all kinds of ghostly energy collapsed, and the city disintegrated instantly.

The soul summoner also failed to escape and was killed by the Heavenly King Qianlun, whose physical body and primordial spirit were shattered. Half of the reincarnation seal within his body tried to escape, but Duan De captured it and examined it, saying, "This technique is rather crude, far inferior to the Daoist's methods."

Wang Hongwu glanced at it. He had initially thought that the Reincarnation Seals could absorb each other, since they were all transformations that occurred between life and death. He even thought that the reason why the Underworld Emperor passed down the Reincarnation Seal method was to make it easier to harvest and absorb the Underworld Reincarnation Seals to replace his own reincarnation, thus saving a lot of time. However, after contacting Duan De, he discovered that this was not the case.

In a sense, the Reincarnation Seal is different for each person. It requires personal experience to generate new power, just like nurturing immortal essence to continuously grow stronger.

"Please, Taoist Master, help me connect the burial pit." At this moment, several great saints came over to observe Duan De's magic and deduce the location of the node.

The other Ancestral Kings turned their gazes to Wang Hongwu, shaken by the Heavenly Will Blade they had just witnessed. Such a unique skill was comparable to forbidden techniques like the Yuanhuang Dao Sword, making it something no one wanted to touch, and even they would suffer greatly from being hit by it.

After all, no one wants to gamble on whether they'll fall to the level of a half-saint. Going down is easy, but getting back up is difficult. The saints from beyond the realm were also filled with doubt and suspicion. Just recently, there was the Sun King who killed Yama's son, and now the Heavenly Dragon King, who was ranked alongside him as one of the twin stars of the world, has followed suit and unleashed his power. Did these two agree to something? Or are they secretly competing?
While they were still struggling with their decision, Duan De had already completed his deduction. He pointed in a direction and led everyone forward. The scenery on both sides of the road was monotonous, pure gray, with no vegetation in sight, only rocks.

Gradually, mist rose up around us, spreading out and enveloping the surroundings.

This was a strange change that left people bewildered. It was all caused by the rising fog, as if they had entered another world.

Whoosh! Reaching the crucial point, Duan De took out an array platform engraved with Origin God runes, pierced through the void, and revealed a blood river in front of him, scarlet and bewitching, silent and flowing into the distance.

There is an ancient stone arch bridge over the river, its age unknown. Visibly, ghostly soldiers have crossed over it and entered the other side.

"That's the burial pit!" The Fighting Saint King's expression hardened as he clearly saw a huge, deep pit on the other side of the bridge, billowing out black smoke, and the sounds of ghosts wailing and howling coming from there.

Corpses were piled up there, their essence being continuously extracted and used to nourish the bottom of the pit, where bronze coffins were placed, each containing the corpses of powerful figures collected and transported from various star regions by the underworld.

They had already reached the heart of the Western Desert, a crucial location in the Underworld. If the burial pit were destroyed, they would no longer be able to summon powerful corpses for support during this period, which was of paramount importance to the Alliance of Ten Thousand Races.

"Alright, thank you for your trouble, Daoist Master. Leave the rest to us." The Great Sage of Ten Thousand Dragons stepped forward, his eyes revealing a dangerous look, and the Ten Thousand Dragons Bell in his hand began to emanate wisps of extreme Dao pressure.

Duan De stepped back behind Wang Hongwu, quietly observing these giants unleash their power.

In an instant, the nine Great Sages gathered here acted simultaneously, and the nine supreme divine weapons unleashed terrifying divine power of earth-shattering magnitude, forming a nine-colored tide that crashed down like waves crashing against the shore.

In the starry sky, a misty rain unfolds, each dazzling display signifying the explosion of a galaxy and the disintegration of a star cluster, a beauty so breathtaking it makes one's heart tremble.

With a single blow, all the other star nodes connected to this place collapsed. Before the coffins could be transported over, they were destroyed along with the Yin soldiers. Half of the burial pit was also blown apart, while the remaining half was protected by the array pattern light screen that rose from within the burial pit. It turned out to be a fragment of the ultimate array pattern.

"I really underestimated you guys, that you could actually travel to the burial pit through the underworld node."

Fortunately, the burial pit was of great importance, and we were prepared in advance, setting up an array. The Underworld was caught off guard. One of the two Great Saints guarding the site perished, and the other, who was farther away, was almost completely destroyed. Only thanks to the array, they had a chance to catch their breath.

He immediately reassembled his physical body and appeared in the distance, unhesitatingly activating another quasi-emperor killing formation that he had set up long ago.

Soon, other great sages and experts from the underworld came to their aid. When they saw the tragic scene, they were all furious and couldn't understand how the people had managed to traverse the underworld's nodes. There was no Source Celestial Master in the Big Dipper.

"God of the Underworld, please open your eyes. The offerings are ready. Enjoy them to your heart's content." A sinister voice rang out as a Great Sage of the Underworld offered sacrifices using a secret method. Many powerful corpses had been destroyed by the Extreme Dao attack, but some residual power remained, which he then integrated into the Quasi-Emperor Killing Array.

The tone was strange and very cold, giving off a sense of dread and making one's skin crawl.

With a whoosh, a huge, dark beam of light swept across, slicing dozens of people in half at the waist. They screamed in agony as their severed bodies writhed, covered in blood.

A terrifying aura erupted, and a majestic and imposing black shadow appeared, emanating an aura that made even the Great Sage tremble with fear, as it slashed forward.

These are a group of dark, white bone giants, standing like mountain peaks!

Each white bone sword peak pierced the clouds, hundreds or thousands of them standing together, magnificent and grand. In an instant, thousands of sword energies, carrying beams of death light, swept over. Almost instantly, three thousand people had their heads chopped off, their bodies torn apart, and were hacked into mincemeat, with blood flowers blooming everywhere.

Following the unleashing of the hidden power within the burial pit, 108 main array platforms revived, 365 divine gates lit up, and 3,600 kinds of Great Dao light swept out together, directly killing several Ancestral Kings. Even the Golden Great Sage was injured, his arm shattered by the quasi-Emperor's killing light.

"No matter what, we must sink this place today!" The powerful figures of the Myriad Races Alliance were determined to achieve their goal, even at the cost of losses. They immediately unleashed their ancient imperial weapons and bombarded the area with tremendous force.

This was a fierce battle. The killing formations were incredibly powerful, capable of killing even saints. They appeared in large numbers, turning this place into a death trap!

At the very moment this confrontation erupted, a figure suddenly appeared at the gate of the Ziwei Sect in the Central Plains.

He was a young man with jet-black hair and sharp, piercing silver eyes. Although he was in human form, he was not human and possessed a special bloodline.

"Sun King, divine thought, successor of the Heavenly Court, you are truly remarkable. You single-handedly turned the Big Dipper upside down, and even the Underworld suffered losses at your hands. Compared to the Heavenly Dragon King, I think you are more like the one destined for tribulation."

This person stared intently at the gate of the Ziwei Sect, and faint silver waves occasionally emanated from his body, giving off a sense of reincarnation.

"So it's you, fellow Daoist from the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, expressing your sentiments here? Even Yama's son has fallen, yet you still wander around the gates of Sun King Mountain?" Then a gust of wind rose from behind, and a woman appeared. She wasn't particularly alluring, but she possessed a quiet and peaceful temperament, very otherworldly, with a third vertical eye between her brows.

"The Divine Ruins aren't much better, are they? I heard your Thunder God Prince has also been mobilized, wandering around outside Ancient Emperor Mountain." The young man from the Sea of ​​Reincarnation turned around, looked at the woman, and said, "You were the Daughter of the Ruins back then, weren't you following in the footsteps of the Heavenly Dragon King, believing him to be the one destined for tribulation? How come you've also come to the Sun King's mountain gate?"

"It's me. You must be Brother Wangsheng from the Sea of ​​Reincarnation," the woman asked calmly.

"That's right, what do you mean by stopping me?" The Prince of Rebirth stood with his hands behind his back, looking over curiously. He didn't remember any grudges between the Sea of ​​Reincarnation and the Divine Ruins.

The woman of the ruins said, "I came here only because I didn't want to see you do something foolish. If you attack the Ziwei Sect, who knows what the unscrupulous Sun King might do."

Hmm? Upon hearing this, Wang Sheng's face showed displeasure, and the atmosphere between the two forbidden zone disciples suddenly turned cold. This scene was somewhat frightening, as they were the dignified forbidden zone disciples, who were always high and mighty in any era.

"Yanluozi is dead. He definitely had the ability to kill the Forbidden Zone Child." The Daughter of Ruins made a pointed remark. Such things had happened before, but they were rare. Only extremely powerful Dao Provers in their youth could accomplish this, and all of them were recorded in the most important historical annals, which could not be forgotten.

Even the offspring of a supreme ruler could hardly feel the slightest sense of superiority when facing these two dazzling stars, for they possessed the same qualities as the other.

Why would they act this way under normal circumstances? The descendants of the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone are of noble blood, proud and arrogant, and never take the strong in the human world seriously, because no one dares to provoke them.

They are above human rules; so-called constraints and principles are a joke to them.

But things are different now. A person has emerged who has broken these conventions and made them wary.

"You can rest assured, I did not come here to attack the Ziwei Sect. As the son of the Supreme Being, I am not so shameless." Prince Wangsheng shook his head. He also had his own pride, and he would act with dignity. He immediately pointed to the five-colored altar deep in the mountain gate and said, "I came here for it!"

"Back then, a deity descended from heaven because of this altar, and one of the reasons I left the forbidden area was because of this."

(End of this chapter)