The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 111 Single-handedly suppresses two heroes, the transformation of the Qilin is accomplished and the phoenix shadow emerges.

Fire Scale Cave, a legacy left by the ancient emperor, stands majestically in the Eastern Wilderness, overlooking the ages, and has always been at its peak.

Today, Wang Hongwu has arrived, but it is to complete the transformation of the Eight-Nine Heavens Technique. The scale in his body is also somewhat strange, as it leads to this place and has a connection to this place.

"I wonder what brings the Heavenly Dragon King here?" Lin Tianwang, whom he had met a few times before, appeared and personally greeted Wang Hongwu, leading him into the cave.

They also attached great importance to this spokesperson of Wanlong Nest. After all, he was described by the Forbidden Zone Master as an existence born to meet a calamity, ranking alongside the Sun King as two shining stars of the world. With the Immortal-Slaying Gourd and the Immortal-Achieving Cauldron protecting him, he showed the potential to become a future royal family.

If it weren't for the fact that the Great Sage of Ten Thousand Dragons and the Heavenly King of Qianlun hadn't been so vigilant in protecting them, other races would have already arranged marriages and secretly sent women to discuss marriage.

"I have recently made great progress in cultivating the Heavenly Technique and wish to come here to exchange for some Qilin True Blood." Wang Hongwu naturally did not hide anything and directly stated his purpose: to perfect the Qilin Transformation. When he successfully completed the True Dragon Transformation, he obtained dragon blood and dragon energy, which greatly increased his strength. With the completion of this Nirvana Transformation, it might even help him break through the ceiling of the Divine Forbidden Domain.

Exchange for true blood? Upon hearing this, King Lin was somewhat taken aback, but he quickly realized that the other party had created a heavenly technique that could transform all phenomena, so it was understandable that he would have some need for it. However, even a king could not make such a decision regarding such a treasure.

“I’ve heard that Great Sage Yanqi’s injuries are quite severe and haven’t improved. We can exchange medicine for it.” Seeing the other party’s hesitation, Wang Hongwu proposed trading with divine marrow. Lin Tianwang’s eyes lit up immediately, but then he smiled bitterly and said, “Young friend, you don’t know this, but my clan’s Great Sage has already consumed a divine medicine fruit. Using similar medicines again would greatly reduce their effectiveness. Furthermore, his body was injured by the Quasi-Emperor Dao Mark and the incomplete Extreme Dao Pattern, which is why his injuries have not yet healed.”

The battle back then was too brutal. Even the Great Sage who survived was still seriously injured and had not recovered for a long time. This was because it was necessary to remove the invading laws and Dao traces from the body, which would take hundreds of years. Only two years had passed, so naturally there would be no progress.

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongwu laughed instead, which puzzled Lin Tianwang. After a moment, he said leisurely, "That's right. My medicine is not an elixir of immortality, but a dreamlike divine essence unique to the ancestral vein of Zhongzhou. Its efficacy is no less than that of a divine fruit. This was also the compensation that the Sun King received when he borrowed the Immortal Cauldron from me."

"Dreamlike Divine Essence?!" Upon hearing these four words, King Lintian stood up abruptly, his face showing astonishment. This legendary divine object had actually appeared in the world?

In this way, the Great Sage Yanqi's injuries may recover, so as to avoid any accidents that could cause their Fire Kirin Cave to suffer the same fate as Blood Phoenix Mountain, Golden Cave, and Primitive Lake, which would be extremely bad.

Upon realizing this, the Heavenly King's gaze also burned with fervor. He paced around the arena for a while before sending a message to the Great Sage Yanqi, who was deep in seclusion. The giant did not keep him waiting long and sent back a message in less than ten breaths. It was very decisive, with only one word: "Agreed!"
"Haha, thank you for your trouble, young friend. We don't know what the ancient royal heirs have, but other ancestral kings still have the true blood left by a prince who has reached the Great Completion stage..." King Lintian was about to take the true blood when a voice suddenly came from behind, interrupting him, "Wait!"

The voice was accompanied by a tall, strong fire unicorn with thick, flowing blue hair. His primordial armor shimmered with the light of life stones, making it exceptionally dazzling.

"Your Highness?" King Lintian asked in confusion. What was going on? But then he saw Huo Qizi step forward, glance at Duan De, and then look at Wang Hongwu, saying, "Dongfang Taiyi, I have true blood here. It was not left by my elder brother, but by my father. I can give you a portion of it."

The blood of an ancient emperor is far more useful than the blood of a prince of the Great Cheng Dynasty. Wang Hongwu couldn't help but chuckle, "Interesting. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Tell me, what do you want?"

"Fight us and help us break through!" Huo Qizi was very decisive. This had always been his goal. Now that his strength had greatly improved, although he still couldn't catch up with the Heavenly Dragon King, it was time to test his abilities.

He wanted to use this opportunity to once again enter the forbidden realm of gods and perfect his magic.

"Us...? Are we planning to send all the ancient emperor's children out?" Wang Hongwu said with a playful expression, "Of course."

Just as he finished speaking, a figure stepped out from behind Huo Qizi.

This was a blue-haired woman with bright eyes and white teeth, a slender figure, and skin as white as jade. She swayed gracefully as she approached, exuding charm and allure.

Her blue hair shimmered like silk, hanging down to her waist, adorned with a jade hairpin, crystal clear, with a delicate string of beads at the tip, from which hung a lifelike little purple unicorn, making her jade-like cheeks appear even whiter.

This is the biological daughter of the Fire Kirin Emperor. Like the Fire Kirin, she was sealed away and resurrected in this world. The power of her bloodline inheritance is unimaginable.

"Huolin'er." She uttered her name. Unlike the dragon girl's pure and ethereal beauty or the celestial maiden's proud and dignified air, she possessed a generous, gorgeous, and charming aura.

"Interesting. Then come at me all at once!" Wang Hongwu's forehead glowed, covered with dragon patterns. With a long roar, it seemed as if the phantom of a real dragon appeared. Since his cultivation level was far superior to the two of them, he naturally wouldn't use any divine restrictions. He put one hand behind his back and stretched out the other, intending to deal with the two of them with one hand.

If this arrogant and unrestrained behavior were done by someone else, it would surely cause an uproar, but since it is the Heavenly Dragon King behaving this way, no one will object.

Because at their level, the difference between one level of Heavenly Rank is already huge, let alone two levels, which is simply insurmountable.

Even the siblings from Fire Kirin Cave were incredulous. How could someone's cultivation speed be so fast? It was far more exaggerated than theirs!
Leading the ancient imperial descendants by two realms is simply unheard of. What about the resources and trials left by their father?

"Come!" Fire Qilin abandoned all distracting thoughts and soared through the sky like a blue dragon, his body shattering the eight wastelands. His powerful aura made all living beings tremble, and all the birds and beasts in the Great Wilderness fell to the ground. In his hand appeared a huge Qilin staff, which was a manifestation of the forbidden technique of the ancient emperor. When he swung it, the sky seemed to sink a bit.

At the same time, the Primordial Battle Armor on his body shone brightly, which suddenly boosted his aura and combat power, improved his realm and cultivation, and showed his extraordinary demeanor. Faced with this change, Wang Hongwu finally became interested. He clenched his fist with one hand, and a true dragon wrapped around his arm. He attacked with overwhelming force.

hold head high!
With a single punch, the heavens and earth collapsed, and nothing could be seen except for the roar of a dragon echoing through the sky. The powerful force of the punch swept outwards, causing the thousands of onlookers to feel pain in their bodies and their faces to contort. At this moment, the power of the punch was so terrifying that it could practically blast a star down from the sky!
Everyone was stunned. How many people could withstand such a punch?! It shattered the Qilin Staff and even pushed back the dented sky. The Primordial Light was shattered, and Huo Qizi was forced back by the force of the punch. At this moment, Huo Lin'er also moved. Her full head of water-blue hair shone brightly. She descended like a goddess and struck out with a palm. Her eyes were bright and no longer as gentle as before.

Bang! The ancient emperor's children cooperated perfectly, increasing their combat power several times over. Although it was not as powerful as the All-Encompassing Secret, it was still terrifying. They were not limited by the Eight Restrictions, but rather by a method similar to an array, bypassing the restrictions. This was their capital for fighting together. It was not a divine restriction, but it had some of that charm. Other ancient emperors' children would also have similar methods.

"That's more like it." Wang Hongwu laughed heartily, still suppressing with one hand, his five fingers transforming from a fist into a palm, opening outwards to grab, instantly revealing a true dragon phantom reaching out its claws to grasp the sky, directly clashing with the combined attack formation of the two. Instantly, the three forces coiled together, transforming into traces of the Great Dao, crisscrossing into a sea of ​​stars, where ancient stars could be clearly seen appearing and rotating.

He was so calm and composed, while Huo Qizi and Huo Lin'er looked solemn. They had used all their hidden strength and combined it with the Primordial Battle Armor, but they still could not defeat this Heavenly Dragon King.

The two roared once more and joined forces, unleashing thousands of dazzling beams of light that stretched for dozens of miles. It was as if an imperial star from the universe had crashed down from outer space, guarded by a host of stars, so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it. At this moment, Wang Hongwu clenched his fist with one hand, like an unparalleled god-king descending to earth, ready to shatter mountains and rivers. The fist could be seen burning, with crimson blood energy spreading out, and some tiny red clouds overflowing and rushing towards the distant mountains, directly causing the giant mountains to collapse.

The punch that shook the twin stars was like a pincer attack from heaven and earth, causing everyone present to experience a momentary ringing in their ears.

This attack caused the heavens and earth to tremble, ghosts to wail and gods to howl, and lightning and thunder to break the silence, with blood raining down. The sight sent chills down everyone's spines. The three figures were visibly enveloped in flames. Wang Hongwu's eyes flashed, and following his feeling of breaking through his limits, he increased his power again, intending to help the two step into the forbidden realm of gods.

"That's it!" Under such pressure, Huo Qizi roared, his aura soaring and surging. Under this extreme pressure, he finally unleashed his potential and stepped into the realm of divine prohibition. This difficulty was naturally much lower than when he tried to reach it himself, after all, he was facing a king of divine prohibition who knew how to most effectively reach this realm.

Following him, Huo Lin'er was also pushed into this field. The combined power of the twins instantly surged, with an incredible amplification, and they even broke through the barrier of the Holy Domain.

The Forbidden Realm of Gods! King Lin was shocked. He hadn't expected to reach it under such circumstances. It was incredibly difficult for him to comprehend it slowly, but he could reach it much faster when he was fighting against others to their limits and forcing out all his potential.

However, what shocked him even more was that the Heavenly Dragon King remained calm in the face of the two divine restrictions, pressing down with one hand without even having to step into the divine restrictions, which was truly bizarre.

This was an earth-shattering duel between three people. Because it exceeded the limits of this realm and transcended the heavens, it triggered strange phenomena in the heavens and earth, and a spectacular scene like the heavens weeping occurred.

"Not bad." Wang Hongwu nodded. The Great Wall surrounded him, with layers of ancient walls covered with dragon scales, which absorbed and neutralized the attacking force. Then, a clear whistle rang out, and Huo Qier appeared and rushed over with his brother. The double Qilin roar appeared, making this place even more terrifying. The sky exploded inch by inch, and chaos was opened up and surged again.

The combination of two ancient forbidden techniques, multiple secret methods, and battle armor elevates the power of this move to an unparalleled level. Even Wang Hongwu couldn't help but shout "Good!" He then unleashed a punch with the roar of a true dragon. It was clearly a dragon fist, an invincible true dragon divine power.

With a dragon's roar, the heavens resonated, and his divine fist was unparalleled. His fist was wrapped in a true dragon, shattering the void!

With each punch he threw, his own blood energy surged to the heavens, scattering the clouds in all directions and shattering meteorites from beyond the realm. From afar, it resembled an immortal divine furnace releasing its essence, a breathtaking scene unfolding before our eyes. In a trance, gods wept and demons wailed, hurricanes swept across the void, and waves of Dao transformed into a celestial river, dazzlingly brilliant.

Boom! The double Qilin Roar was directly shattered, unable to withstand the True Dragon Technique. Even the surrounding dark void rift was filled with his fist light, like tens of thousands of lightning bolts, crisscrossing and becoming increasingly terrifying. Huo Lin'er and Huo Qizi were sent flying backward, coughing up blood, their bones and muscles cracking.

Even the Ancestral Kings watching the battle were startled. This attack pierced through the barrier of the Holy Domain and could undoubtedly injure them. It was even comparable to a Saint's killing move. This was terrifying. You must know that the Heavenly Dragon King had not even reached the Great Perfection stage yet! And he was already able to fight a Saint?

Ignoring their shock, Huo Qizi and Huo Lin'er were immersed in a kind of enlightenment. This was the mystery of the Divine Forbidden Domain, which they savored for a long time and could not extricate themselves from it. Only when that state gradually subsided did they open their eyes with lingering interest and sigh with regret.

Clearly, only Wang Hongwu extended the divine restriction time by cultivating immortal energy; others, even the ancient princes, could not do so and needed external help. Meanwhile, Huo Qizi finally achieved his long-awaited breakthrough, attracting a tribulation of lightning. He nodded to Wang Hongwu and then soared into the sky to undergo the tribulation.

"Thank you, Brother Dongfang, this is true blood." After glancing at her brother, who was taciturn and focused only on his tribulation, Huo Lin'er took the initiative to step forward and handed over a small bowl made of eternal blue gold. The palm-sized metal shimmered with a mysterious luster, making it hard to look away at first glance.

This is an extremely rare divine material, an elixir of immortality, exclusively for those who have attained the Dao. It is beyond the reach of others, and its brilliance is like a dream, with flowing blue light, resembling the most dazzling star in the universe.

However, the true blood it contains is also eerie, terrifying, and chilling. Each blood droplet rolls around, each one so shocking to behold, like a vast ocean. If it were to roll down, it might drown all life.

"The true blood of the Qilin Ancient Emperor." Wang Hongwu grasped the Eternal Blue Gold and drew out the true blood within. It shimmered and formed a phantom of a Qilin in the air, roaring towards the sky and possessing Dao traces.

Drawn by this force, the scales he had previously obtained at the Lake of Reincarnation flew out with a thunderous roar.

Then a blue Qilin appeared, roaring with the air of a king and an aura that could topple the world!

Upon closer inspection, the two Qilins are very similar, as if they have some kind of connection or origin.

"This scale seems to have a deep connection with my clan; it has... the aura of family." Huo Lin'er smiled gently, her bright and beautiful face shimmering with blue hair that rippled like the ocean. When she mentioned the word "family," her expression turned slightly somber, as if she had something left unsaid.

Meanwhile, in the endless distance, in one of the forbidden zones of life, the ancient Primordial Mine, renowned throughout the ages, a gaze pierced through the endless void and looked toward the Fire Scale Cave.

At this moment, a mysterious aura appeared in the entire Northern Territory, but it quickly disappeared.

"Just now, a powerful aura pierced through from afar. Could it be for this scale? Is its owner still alive?" Only Duan De noticed this change and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Holding the true blood, Wang Hongwu smiled and looked at the Fire Kirin undergoing tribulation, saying, "Actually, there's something else. I wonder if you still have the Primordial Life Stone?"

"Primordial Life Stone?" Fire Kirin raised his eyebrows, then reached into his armor and took out a fist-sized life stone, saying, "Here you go."

"So quick?" Wang Hongwu was surprised. He had been prepared to make an exchange, but the other party had given it away directly, which was unexpected.

"Return the bond between us, I owe no one anything." Huo Qizi turned around and continued his tribulation. Huo Lin'er, on the other hand, didn't care so much. She stopped and glanced at Wang Hongwu, seemingly taking a closer look. She smiled and said, "Why don't you stay and cultivate, Brother Dongfang? If you want to be related to the Lin Clan, there is no more suitable place than here."

Furthermore, I have a request: I would like to know where your scale came from.

Looking at the ancient princess, Wang Hongwu didn't say much, just nodded, and then followed her into a secret area deep within the Fire Scale Cave.

Huo Lin'er originally wanted to observe his cultivation, but this master directly took out the ancient coffin of the gods, buried himself in it and lay down. All fluctuations and changes inside were silent and imperceptible to the outside world.

"What a cautious man." Huo Lin'er chuckled, her eyes darting around as she came up with an idea. After glancing around to make sure no one was watching and that Duan De had disappeared somewhere, she simply jumped onto the ancient coffin, stomped her feet on the surface, and couldn't help but curl up her lips, as if she had truly trampled her formidable enemy under her feet.

After doing all this, she seemed to feel much better. She hummed an ancient song and sat cross-legged on the coffin, beginning her own cultivation.

Inside the coffin, the true blood of the ancient Qilin emperor boiled and merged with the small divine silkworm characters within the coffin, enveloping Wang Hongwu and gradually beginning his transformation.

As the Eight-Nine Heavenly Techniques circulated, the Qilin Transformation manifested, and the characteristics of that evolutionary path gradually began to appear on his body. Auspicious energy flowed continuously, and good fortune was abundant. The central Earth Qi surged and mingled with the firelight, forming an orange flame that enveloped the surface of his body.

One day, ten days, one month... until half a year passed, the ancient coffin finally reacted again, shaking violently. Then the coffin lid was blown off with a bang, accompanied by a delicate cry, and a beautiful figure fell from it.

In an instant, the sun and moon lost their light, the world lost its color, and a deafening wail resounded, as if demons were crying and gods were weeping. Crimson lightning intertwined, endless thunder burst forth, and countless phantoms of gods and demons appeared, falling one after another.

This was an extraordinary and terrifying phenomenon, surrounding a colossal purple Qilin that stood proudly, its scales and armor gleaming, possessing a true dragon's head, a gluttonous mouth, and a snake's tail, and letting out a deafening roar.

"The Divine Forbidden Domain has been broken through."

Wang Hongwu opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and the eleven forbidden lightning bolts wrapped around his body suddenly increased by one, reaching the number twelve.

The benefits he gained from this Qilin Transformation were also considerable. He acquired the supernatural characteristic of Qilin Feet, and his legs were covered with a layer of purple scales, which shook the Great Wilderness. He could take the legendary Qilin Steps and even evolve a unique auspicious celestial map behind him.

Bearing the celestial map on its back, the Qilin traverses the eight wastelands!
"How can he have pure Qilin blood? Although it's not as strong as that of a true dragon, it's still quite extraordinary. Strange, what kind of divine skill is that?" Huo Lin'er's expression changed. She gathered her disheveled hair and found herself unconsciously feeling a sense of closeness from her bloodline.

It was like a response from a clan; the other party's bloodline concentration was so high that even they were surprised.

Wang Hongwu looked at her, somewhat puzzled. Why was this person's hair disheveled, as if she had fallen? Her breathing was also very rapid.

Also, how come there are footprints on his own coffin lid?

He was slightly taken aback and was about to step forward to take a look when Huo Lin'er felt a little guilty. Just as she was about to speak to cover it up, a violent fluctuation suddenly came from the sky above the Northern Region.

One after another, strange beasts galloped, and the eight divine generals transformed into a torrent of steel, crushing across the sky, their thunderous hooves causing the void to tremble.

The banners fluttered in the wind, and the army exuded a murderous aura. The cold light shone on their iron armor, filling them with a chilling atmosphere. They seemed to be chasing something, throwing out many banners that collided with the continuous thunder and lightning.

"The Eight Divine Descendants? Why are they heading towards the Divine Ruins? Who are they chasing?" Both of them were stunned, and then an even more terrifying fluctuation appeared.

In the direction of Ancient Emperor Mountain, flames surged and raged, burning the heavens. The intense heat was unbearable even for sages, and now it was even more intense, with five-colored fires surging like a vast ocean.

He saw, amidst the raging flames, a creature opened its eyes, crimson and terrifying, its beams of light intensely bright, like two blood-red suns appearing in the darkness.

Five-colored pillars of light reached the sky, and flames roared everywhere, suffocating people.

Even sages felt that terror, that it would burn everything in the world; such a Daoist aura was too terrifying.

At this moment, the Reincarnation Disc on Wang Hongwu's body suddenly vibrated, giving him a sense of unease. He unconsciously looked towards the direction of Ancient Emperor Mountain, but the scene that appeared before his eyes was completely different.

Like a reflection of the past, in his eyes, a phoenix appeared in the firelight. He could not see its entire body, only its outline standing in the ancient land, carrying immense pressure.

This is a peerless demon god, seemingly from hell, about to unleash his shackles and slaughter all living beings.

"This is the source of his distortion? It can plunge even a great and ambitious ruler into darkness. So there really is such a strange power."

That person led us to dig this road, but it led to this bizarre turn of events, and even you were affected.

But if I combine two different paths and bloodlines, each pushing them to their limits, will I be able to save you, and what kind of Dao fruit will be transformed from that?

A soft whisper came from there, so gentle that it was impossible to tell if it was a man or a woman.

(End of this chapter)