The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 124: The sacred event of slaughtering Shengtian, the curtain of confusion comes to an end

Above Mars, on the path to immortality, the Sun King encounters a divine woman.

A corner of the roulette wheel unveils the truth buried in ancient history, revealing a seemingly plausible history and a distorted trajectory that shakes the soul.

Inside the Chaos Cave, two figures faced each other from afar, their boundless blood energy surging. One was a dazzling crimson gold, like the sun at its zenith; the other was a deep six-colored incense burner, where holiness and depravity coexisted. Strange fluctuations erupted, and the field formed between the two distorted the universe, creating astonishing destructive power. Everything there was blurred, the heavens and earth deformed, space collapsed, and the aftershocks tore everything apart.

Click!
A stunning bolt of lightning appeared and exploded in the void.

This is the ripple that arises from the clash of their spirits and wills.

The will of the Sun King is indifferent to the past and the future, only devoted to the supreme status of this life, with a domineering aura that grasps all things in his hands; while the Dao aura of the Heavenly Empress is extremely extreme, a kind of sharpness that disregards everything, wielding the sword and the Dao, not taking external things into her eyes, only having a sword and a Dao to shatter everything and trample it under her feet.

Confidence and pride, invincible iron fist and sharp edge; one creates the past and future with his own hands, the other wields the Heavenly Blade as the Dao and controls the Heavenly Dao, one with gods and demons!
"The Divine Phoenix Blood and the Fallen Blood are one. Is this the manifestation of the Undying Emperor's path? God and Demon as one?" Wang Hongwu's Heavenly Eye was profound, and he saw through the opponent's origins. This attempt was terrifying. If it succeeded, there would be a earth-shattering rebirth.

The Empress stared indifferently, a cold smile playing on her lips. "If we speak of bloodline, I am number one in this world. If we speak of scripture inheritance, I am also number one in this world. Now, I will take only one blade to forge my Dao heart. The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, this world belongs to me!"

However, the standoff between the two could not last. The intervention of the Sage of Candle Dragon broke the peace. He launched a fierce attack, intending to take the life of the Sun King.

Wang Hongwu confronted the Heavenly Emperor's daughter and harbored murderous intent towards the Sage. He punched away the incoming Xuan Guang, then spread his golden crow wings and moved sideways. He was too fast, teleporting to the front in an instant. His right fist exploded out like the sun bursting open, aiming to smash the forehead bone and pierce through the primordial spirit.

"So fast!?" The Sage of Candle Dragon was startled, but he was also a veteran of countless battles. He used his right hand to form a seal and flicked it upwards to block, while his left hand secretly reached into the void and grabbed a magic weapon. He attacked from the front and then from the back, unleashing a series of attacks. However, Wang Hongwu's fists did not stop, and his other hand also formed a seal and pointed. His magic weapon, which was about to be used, froze for a moment, and the incomplete "soldier" character delayed his opportunity to fight.

Thud! Fists and palms clashed, the two masters locked in a fierce battle, neither retreating an inch. They fought here, using the ultimate power of their physical bodies. As a descendant of the remnant race, the Saint of the Candle Dragon was confident in his unparalleled physical body. However, unexpectedly, the physical body of the person before him was also terrifying and bizarre. His blood was as red as the sun, fierce and powerful; his body was like a dragon, vigorous and strong; his steps were like a unicorn, dominating the eight wastelands. It was as if he was fighting against a body cultivator who had achieved sainthood through physical cultivation!
Suddenly, a fierce wind howled and ravaged the earth.

Here, sand and stones flew everywhere, and black holes appeared in the void, evolving into a pitch-black vortex. Nothing could be seen except for two figures entangled and fighting.

Finally, with a deafening roar, they separated. The black hole twisted and shrank, and silence returned. The Candle Dragon Saint's face was grim. He hadn't even gained the upper hand? Although he was also a beginner-level Saint, his bloodline power was much stronger than that of the Serpent Saint back then. How could this be?
Just then, a five-colored celestial blade descended from the sky, startling the Candle Dragon Saint so much that his hair stood on end. He abruptly shifted to the side, and the spot where he had been standing was directly cleaved open, revealing a hideous void rift. He shouted in shock and anger, "Son of Immortality, what do you mean by this! Why did you attack me?"

"Who do you think you are, daring to steal from my enemy! What I value belongs only to me. Anyone who lays a finger on it shall be killed!" The Empress's murderous aura was fully revealed. The holy power of the Heavenly Blade in her hand surged and directly broke through the barrier, slashing down.

"Get out of the way! This is my prey!" However, Wang Hongwu was enraged. Fire ignited in the void, and the red light spread rapidly, forming a banner of humanity. He grabbed it and swept it out, clashing head-on with the Five-Colored Heavenly Blade, unleashing a terrifying collision belonging to immortal metal artifacts.

Clang! The banner and the heavenly blade clashed and slashed fiercely. Although it was a single strike, it was still powerful enough to make one turn into a saint. Although they were of different realms and had different levels of cultivation, they were still terrifying even though they had not used their full strength. The Candle Dragon Saint was forced to retreat and change color.

Weapons made entirely of immortal gold?

The onlookers were all shocked. Their eardrums were about to rupture from the metallic tremor, and even their primordial spirits were trembling, almost being torn apart by that sharpness. It was too terrifying. Weapons made from such materials were unimaginable.

"You bastards! What do you take a saint for! Do you really think you can act with impunity!" Enraged, the Candle Dragon Saint summoned a war chariot, which shone brightly and exuded murderous aura. Blood flowed like rivers and corpses piled up like mountains, creating a horrific scene.

This is the carnage it caused during its past conquests, now reproduced. Countless living beings wailed, their resentment gathering on the chariot, driven to become chariot slaves. Under this impact, Wang Hongwu and the Heavenly Princess were suddenly separated. His eyes blazed with fire, and he directly made a hand seal, causing his body to suddenly grow taller and larger.

In an instant, he rose to the height of the sky, his crimson body towering into the clouds of this small world. With a roar, he shook the moon outside the constellation Yinghuo, almost causing it to fall. He swung the banner of humanity and slammed it into the chariot, forcefully stopping its momentum. Then, the banner suddenly transformed into a human form, grabbing the chariot with both hands, rendering it immobile, and lifting it up completely.

The Sage Zhulong was horrified. What did he see? A Great Completion King's natal artifact had become a sacred artifact a step ahead of him, and had even transformed into a product like a Celestial Golden Holy Spirit.

Before his terrified eyes, the Holy Spirit of the Great Banner suddenly tore it apart, ripping the chariot into pieces. The so-called holy artifact was utterly useless before him!
Go! He summoned his magic weapon again and took out the killing formation. He rolled the two forward together to buy himself time to use his ancestral techniques. Facing the incoming sacred artifact wheel and the Sun and Moon Killing Formation, Wang Hongwu's combat power suddenly rose to its peak. He used the Reincarnation Seal to pry the Sun and Moon Mother Scriptures together.

The icy Yin Immortal Fire merged with the Sun Divine Light, plunging the entire world into darkness. It was oppressive yet intensely hot. A dark sun emerged, vast and pitch black, possessing a sharp aura that could steal one's soul and sever one's spirit, radiating black flames.

The great sun, surrounding a black figure, with murderous intent, crashed down. In the darkness, heavenly sounds resounded: "The moon and the sun, in their cycle of reincarnation, will reign supreme over the world!"

Boom! An astonishing scene unfolded as the sacred artifact wheel was crushed and sent flying by the black sun. The spirit within it let out a mournful cry, becoming tainted by black flames and weakening continuously. Meanwhile, the killing array was burned away by the black sun, creating gaps of varying sizes, which sent it flying and directly clashing with the ancestral technique unleashed by the Candle Dragon Saint.

A colossal human-faced, red-snake-bodied Dharma form appeared, its eyes open to represent day and closed to represent night, exhaling to represent spring and summer and inhaling to represent autumn and winter. The surrounding area directly manifested the phenomena of the four seasons and two small worlds of day and night, blocking out the black sun. The two sides collided and ultimately perished.

This scene made many saints tremble. Is this the King of Divine Restriction? He can stand up to saints and break through the terrifying barrier.

"Sun Emperor Fist!" Wang Hongwu unleashed another furious attack, surging flames erupting from his fist and fingers like a divine sun exploding, violently shaking off the arm of the Candle Dragon Saint. His other hand, shrouded in deathly mist, unleashed the Taiyin God-Slaying Fist, the surging black river transforming into a blade that suddenly pierced through the chest of the Candle Dragon Saint, causing him to scream. The terrifying deathly aura continued to erode him, causing him to wail in pain. His holy body, stained with deathly aura, swayed precariously.

"Bloodline reversion, ignite!" Forced to this point, the Candle Dragon Saint was also enraged and used his ultimate method. His bloodline boiled instantly, his physical strength increased dramatically, and a fragment of law was reviving. It was a remnant of his ancestors and the true Candle Dragon Supreme!

With the blessing of the secret word "Jie", Wang Hongwu was fearless. The eighteen Emperor characters of the Yin-Yang Mother Scripture flew out and formed two great halberds in his hands, dancing with the sun and moon. Behind him, a huge Dao diagram rose up. It was the evolution of the Imperial Scripture of the World. A Dao flower carried the Sacred Ruins and suppressed the blue sky for ten thousand years!

Boom! A fierce battle erupted as they fought their way from one node to another, plunging the world into darkness, obscuring the sun and moon, and causing a surge of divine light and clouds that shook the entire small world.

Even the ancient chaotic cave was trembling, emitting a demonic glow, constantly roaring, and bursting out strands of Dao light, causing the Prince of Rebirth and the Thunder God to stop their conquest of the Eight Divine Descendants and look at it with strange expressions.

"A Great King conquering a Saint? Even our fathers couldn't do such a thing, yet he's actually doing it?" The Prince of Rebirth found it utterly absurd; nothing like this had ever happened since ancient times!
Even the Battle Saint Emperor, renowned for his fighting prowess, had never achieved this. Yet, the descendant of the Human Sun Saint Emperor did, surpassing his predecessors and taking an unprecedented step in the realm of Dao Severing.

No wonder the Daughter of the Ruins warned me back then, could this guy really be the one destined for disaster?!

"His Dao of Severance is extraordinary, greatly expanding his upper limit and potential. And his physical body, if I'm not mistaken, was already comparable to a Saint Body before, only lacking the laws. Now, with the blessing of the Divine Restriction and the Secret of All, the improvement is too great, ignoring the barrier of the Saint Domain. He is an formidable opponent."

Unlike him, Thor yearned to fight the strong. He looked at Wang Hongwu, who was conquering the saints, and suddenly laughed, revealing his white teeth.

These forbidden zones had long since become saints, and they thought they had no rivals in the world, but they never expected that two extremely interesting beings would emerge in this life.

Unlike them, the Sage of Candle Dragon was caught in a fierce battle, constantly roaring as his bones cracked and broke more than a dozen of them. However, he also unleashed a terrifying ancestral technique counterattack. The illusory image of Candle Nine Yin transformed into countless divine chains, almost like physical entities, intertwining one after another. Some were as red as blood, while others were as blue as crystal, each chain a different color.

Wang Hongwu dodged hundreds and thousands of arrows, but some still pierced his abdomen, causing injuries and rapidly aging the surrounding flesh and blood. The two were locked in a fierce battle, completely disregarding healing and defense. This collision was exceptionally intense. The center of the Lu Clan collapsed, and the surrounding void was shattered, creating a chaotic and turbulent atmosphere.

Divine Form! In the midst of the great battle, the secret of the word "All" was triggered, and Wang Hongwu directly manifested traces of the Dao. The Heavenly Emperor's Step on Yingzhao reappeared, and a rolling red river surged forth. Amidst the deafening roar, the Candle Dragon Saint retreated, leaving a bloody footprint with each step. A crack appeared between his eyebrows, then spread like a spider web all the way to his chest, and finally his sternum exploded.

He was sent flying, coughing up blood as he took out the Medicine King to heal his wounds. However, Wang Hongwu's eyes flashed, and he slashed down with one arm. The Heavenly Will Blade secretly struck down!

*Pfft!* A horrifying wound suddenly appeared, spreading from the left shoulder of the Sage of Candle Dragon all the way to his right abdomen. Blood gushed out like a spring, gushing and splashing, a shocking sight.

His upper body flew out, severed diagonally by the shoulder, and his lower body also convulsed and twitched out, splattering blood all over the ground and falling into the dust. Not only was his vitality waning, but even his physical body was turning into dust!

"The Primordial Emperor's Dao Sword? You and the Primordial Lake?!" The Candle Dragon Saint was horrified. His physical body tried to reassemble, but Wang Hongwu blocked him, unleashing punch after punch that disintegrated him. The Taiyin Immortal Fire and the Sun Divine Light intertwined between his fists, a wild and domineering force that shattered a saint into pieces, leaving flesh and blood everywhere, and fragments of white bone stained with blood. The Candle Dragon Saint's primordial spirit fled, trying to escape, but with the Saint Slayer right before him, how could Wang Hongwu let him go?

The primordial spirit merges with the Dao! At the peak of the amplification of the "All" secret technique, Wang Hongwu unleashed his killing move. A beam of eternal light shot out from between his eyebrows, moving at extreme speed, as if freezing time and space. Even the fierce roar of the Candle Dragon Saint could not change anything, and he could not escape death in the end.

boom!
With a single strike, the destructive holy light burned the Candle Saint's primordial spirit into ashes, which were then scattered and blown away by the wind.

A saint has fallen!
Wang Hongwu stood in the sky, stepping on the sacred blood of the Kunlun clan, and his slaying of the saint heralded the beginning of his era.

In this world, one must become a saint to have the means to establish oneself and make a living, and now he has that kind of fighting power!
"He killed a saint with his perfected body, the Daughter of the Ruins. Now I believe what you said. He was born to meet this calamity, it must be him!" The Prince of Rebirth's expression changed drastically. This matter was too shocking. It could be said that no one had done it since the Primordial Era. He was on par with the Undying Emperor and the legendary Emperor!

"I want to fight him, and I hope he becomes a saint soon," Thor whispered, his blood boiling with excitement. He wished that the Sun King would become a saint right now, so that he could have a passionate battle with him and both of them could break through to the next level.

Even the Empress Dowager stared at Wang Hongwu with a strange expression, a slight smile playing on her lips, as if she had found a target she desired.

They've slain a Saint! This time it's a complete act of defying the heavens!
For the other bystanders, it was a devastating shock; they were speechless and couldn't believe it.

Kill the Saint!

A word that sounds both fantastical and awe-inspiring, now actually happening, has left them somewhat stunned and deeply shocked.

Even the Boundless Daoist outside the Chaos Cave showed a strange expression, saying in surprise, "What kind of Dao did he sever to be so heaven-defying? To be able to cultivate the laws of an ancient era in this world, this guy has some secrets."

He realized that Wang Hongwu's ability to enter the forbidden realm at will stemmed from his simultaneous cultivation of two methods. In the mythological era, he had heard of the old methods to some extent, but he never expected that someone would use this to touch the exclusive domain of the enlightened one and achieve an alternative permanent residence.

"Interesting. This life isn't as bad as I thought." With that, the young Taoist smiled slightly and slowly stepped into the formation. He was very different from before, exhibiting a demonic nature that was the complete opposite of his divinity.

clang!
Under his influence, the celestial bell deep within rang once more, spreading out waves of sound.

This sound disrupted time and space, as if it wanted to turn everything upside down. Inside the Sun Tower, the deity opened his eyes and pressed down with one hand, forming a magnificent waterfall of light that steadily protected and isolated Wang Hongwu and Duan De, placing them in another world.

Ah! Blood splattered everywhere. Unprotected creatures suffered heavy losses in this attack, while Wang Hongwu was protected by divine will and was even able to comprehend the power behind it.

"To help others, one must first help oneself; one's spirit is transformed into the sound of a bell."

He recited scriptures in his mind, and unexpectedly, the one that resonated with him at that moment was the Sutra of Salvation. It resonated within his body, echoing the sound of the bells outside, as if performing a ritual of deliverance.

Visibly, Wang Hongwu's body became increasingly still and ethereal, as if he were about to disappear from the world. He was converting his "spirit" and imprinting it on the sound of the immortal bell.

This was a transformation he had come to understand from the Scripture of Salvation. He had sensed the power and terror of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao. This secret technique was hidden in the ordinary. Ordinary people could not discover or comprehend it even if they obtained the scripture. Only when one's heart was moved and one's state of mind was the same as that of the Celestial Venerable Lingbao back then could one perceive it.

Under the influence of the waves, he comprehended a profound and far-reaching Daoist principle.

Gradually, even the ancestral energy and three strands of immortal energy he had cultivated began to manifest. As the bell tolled, they transformed into dragons one moment and divine birds the next, floating above his head in mysterious ways.

The celestial bell, imbued with the power of an ancient era, stirred, triggering Wang Hongwu's ancient techniques. This caused him to encounter a celestial being and transform, resulting in extraordinary phenomena.

In the distance, many people were alarmed, because it was already conspicuous enough that the immortal bell was unharmed, let alone that it was used to comprehend the Dao. The commotion was far too great, and there were all sorts of strange phenomena there.

One moment the Milky Way fills the sky, the next golden lotuses bloom across the ground, then a true dragon soars, then a phoenix flaps its wings... The appearance of any of these strange phenomena signifies the birth of a peerless master, and yet the place is suddenly filled with them, dazzling the eyes and mind.

"There are too many miraculous sights, and the young man is ridiculously strong!" Even the visitors from the forbidden zones were amazed, as if such a being still existed in the world, which was truly beyond reason.

Within the strange phenomenon, fragments of bell waves swirled around Wang Hongwu, and an astonishing transformation was taking place within his body. The divine treasures of his physical body, belonging to the ancient system, were unearthed and sublimated at this moment. In an instant, auspicious light shone everywhere, and celestial clouds surged, sweeping across heaven and earth.

The universe brightened up, and unexpectedly, his ancient technique broke through with the help of the immortal bell, allowing him to step into the realm of the gods!

In an instant, he was enveloped by a milky white gas, feeling incredibly light and agile, as if he were about to ascend to immortality. He slowly opened his eyes, and strands of golden light shot out, like the mist in the darkness breaking through. This was a completely new experience. His physical body and divine sense were condensed together, making him exceptionally sharp. He blended with the immortal energy, and his whole being felt much lighter. At the same time, the intensity and speed of his attacks increased significantly!
Having reached the Celestial God Realm, Wang Hongwu was ethereal and otherworldly. His physical body and divine sense were excessively sensitive, giving him the ability to foresee crises and predict the future. He was tall and slender, surrounded by celestial aura, like a celestial ruler descending to earth, transcending the mundane world.

He even sensed that he was capable of summoning the Half-Saint Tribulation and was preparing to complete his breakthrough before returning to Beidou.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the forbidden zone had already taken the opportunity to collect a lot of immortal light and left arrangements here according to the will of the forbidden zone. Afterwards, someone took action to trigger them, and they retreated without hesitation.

Wang Hongwu and the others also chose to leave, only to discover that a fierce collision and a brutal battle had broken out outside. The Great Sage roared, the Milky Way trembled, planets exploded, and this star field became a desolate wasteland.

The arriving saints were utterly defeated, leaving behind piles of bones and countless lives extinguished, mercilessly harvested.

In the end, very few managed to escape. Even the chief god of the God Organization and the Great Sage of the Underworld perished. Only the Great Sage of the Light Clan broke through the encirclement with the help of the ancient imperial weapon. After that, Wang Hongwu, Duan De, Wang Sheng, Thor, the Heavenly Empress, and eight others, who were protected by experts from the forbidden zone, escaped. The rest were all wiped out.

The great battle ended, and the last rays of light faded away, like a rain of fallen flowers, leaving an indescribable desolation.

Blood mist swirled around the ancient star, all belonging to the saints, mixed together and indistinguishable from one another. Occasionally, a few pieces of white bone could be seen, stained with blood, telling of endless sorrow.

"Looking towards the heavenly road, a desolate dream, white hair disheveled, blue sea and sky withered, mythical figures fallen, how many sages and saints turned to dust, oh, immortality..."

Above Mars, the young Taoist chanted leisurely, gently waving his whisk as he sat down cross-legged. A lotus of Taoist power appeared beneath him, absorbing the essence and blood of all the fallen beings and transforming them into streams of primordial energy that surged into his body, as if replenishing something. A surge of chaotic energy even burst forth.

A chaotic entity?!

The Prince of Rebirth and the Thunder God were shocked. Had this legendary physique actually appeared in the world? How could it be!
They even set a trap to kill all the saints, wiping out all these visitors from the forbidden zones.

"His portrayal of the Chaotic Body is incomplete, flawed. Does he intend to compensate by absorbing three thousand bloodlines and three thousand origins? Or even use this to quickly increase his strength? After all, he was once a Dao Prover, and he has most of the insights needed for a breakthrough, only lacking resources." Wang Hongwu realized this and felt a chill run down his spine. The number of bloodlines that arrived today was considerable.

The Tongtian Divine Clan, the Fire Mulberry Golden Crow, the Eight Tribes of Gods, the Kunlun Alien Clan, the Divine Organization and the Underworld, as well as other beings from various ancient star regions, and some royal and royal ancestors, etc., have gained too much.

boom!
Just then, a rumble of thunder rose from the starry sky, and the tribulation clouds stretched out, signaling the arrival of his great tribulation as a half-saint!

(End of this chapter)