The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 168 The Immortal Realm Falls, the Censorship of All Races

The battle formation was destroyed, the soldiers were shattered, the people died, and the path was extinguished.

Even the clash of the ultimate forces could not change the fact of defeat and death. The fall of the Underworld Prince marked the end of this generation in the Underworld.

This means that the lineage of the underworld has been wiped out in this lifetime by Wang Hongwu alone! There is no one else worthy of being a successor.

The vast Heavenly Palace was completely silent. From Yama's son to the prison lord and then to the Prince of the Underworld, none of the three successors of the Underworld were left. They were all killed by the Holy Venerable alone. This was a shocking event with a huge impact.

"Ah!" roared the Great Sage of the Underworld. He could not accept this outcome; it was too unbelievable, something that had never happened before!

From the age of mythology to the present, who has ever made the Underworld suffer such a loss? The three future palace masters were all wiped out, and even the power of the Heavenly Nether Treasure was useless. They were beaten to death and trampled underfoot, their humanity shattered, and they were left with nothing but despair.

"This is outrageous! The Holy Venerable has such a strong killing intent. He has severed the ancient road, and he has also severed the lineage of the Holy Spirit and the Underworld. His feet are stained with blood, filled with the bones of geniuses and the blood of supreme beings!"

"The Prince of the Underworld is also pitiful. He was tricked by the Underworld into fighting a battle he could not win. He used all his means and brought out all his strength, but he was still swept away and crushed. He was even crippled. It's too cruel."

The saints were in an uproar, their bodies trembling violently, for what they saw before them was too terrifying—an unprecedented and glorious victory, using the mythical power of the Underworld as a stepping stone.

"Yes, only such a person is worth following! Only such a person can give me hope of rising to prominence!" Shen Chen's face showed excitement, and his eyes were even a little fanatical. His awe began to deepen as he was impressed by one terrifying achievement after another.

At this moment, the Kunlun remnants were completely different from them. Their faces were ashen. After witnessing this scene, they had lost all will to fight. What kind of monster was this? How could they possibly win? How could they possibly defeat it!
Isn't this yet another Emperor?!
Provoked by this, the Kunlun remnants couldn't help but recall their greatest enemy and their greatest nightmare, the ancient Heavenly Court's ruler, Emperor Zun!

That terrifying being who descended during their most glorious years, shattered Kunlun, suppressed and killed the ancient ancestor supreme being, and even the Immortal Bell was helpless against; the Holy Venerable before them was clearly another rising Emperor Venerable, which stirred their emotions. They really couldn't understand how it was such a coincidence that they had provoked two such freaks.

"This time, we've really lost a lot of money." "We shouldn't have trusted those remnants; they led us all astray."

"Now it's not just us, I'm afraid even our clan will be lost. With the Holy Venerable's bloodthirsty nature, he will definitely take bloody revenge. We may become the sinners of our clan!"

Among the remnant race were also members of the Winged Clan, the Heavenly Ghost Clan, the Golden Serpent Clan, the Primordial Demon Clan, and the Evil God Clan. Their faces were ashen, filled with regret. They wailed and sighed, realizing that they had come to seek revenge for the ancient road and cooperate with Kunlun, but they never expected to step into such a pit.

Now they were filled with regret, wishing they hadn't come. They wanted to slap themselves hard.

Unfortunately, no matter what they thought, it wouldn't change the outcome, because Wang Hongwu had already made his move, and the Spirit Treasure Killing Array mercilessly enveloped the area.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, as if they were witnessing a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, where immortals had fallen, and everything before their eyes was a crimson red.

In a short while, this place was transformed into a killing field. The sharpness of the blades penetrated to the bone, and a tragic aura swept across the sky. The world was covered in blood, and the stench of blood filled the air.

Even the entire Heavenly Palace World was the same, all stained with blood, with a hazy blood mist flowing around, which was very astonishing, with a murderous aura soaring to the sky and a boundless killing calamity. As the Heavenly Empress released the Heavenly Venerable Artifact, two large array gates appeared on the left and right sides of the killing array, with a killing sword hanging on each side. The swords were dark red in color, and the killing aura flowing from them was terrifying and astonishing, making people's hearts tremble. They could kill even the Great Sages.

At this moment, all the saints of the underworld, the remnants of the Kunlun clan, and the five clans were all enveloped within it, trapped like turtles in a jar, with no way out. They looked up at the sky, where an array diagram was slowly rotating, with chaotic energy and the laws of the Great Dao spreading, obscuring everything, making it impossible for even the outside world to perceive it.

They opened their mouths, as if to say something, but in an instant, thousands upon thousands of chaotic sword beams slashed down, and blood light filled the sky, engulfing the area. In a single exchange, apart from a few Great Saints, all the rest were annihilated and wiped out.

Wang Hongwu coldly looked down without saying a word, and once again activated the sword formation. The killing light surged and raged, shattering the Great Sage, smashing the Patriarch, and splitting the giant. It was invincible. Even the quasi-emperor weapon's explosion was useless, as it was directly shattered head-on. There was no hope of resisting this sword formation.

When the two swords returned and the array was retracted, all the saints of the underworld were annihilated, the remnants of the Kunlun clan were slaughtered, and all the beings of the five races were wiped out.

"They're all dead?" "That's ruthless! There were several Great Sages inside, and they were wiped out like vegetables!"

People felt a chill run down their spines; the killing intent of the soldiers left behind by Lingbao Tianzun was simply too overwhelming, and no one could withstand it.

At this moment, Wang Hongwu looked at the place where the strange phenomenon in the center had disappeared. Finally, it was quiet, and he could see what relics were left behind from the mythical battle of that year.

The crowd also stepped forward to watch. Although they knew they couldn't compete with the Holy Venerable and the Phoenix Lord, it was still good to see and smell them.

At the heart of the great battle, countless flesh and bones were intertwined, mixed with fragments of the starry river. Among them, a stone floated silently. When someone extended their divine sense to touch it, they immediately screamed, turned pale, and retreated, exclaiming, "There is a desire within, the legendary Heavenly Desire Stone!"

The Heavenly Desire Stone? Everyone was shocked, and then someone revealed its origin. This thing is said to be a stone formed from the desires of the heavens, containing endless desires that can make people lose their way and devour the consciousness of mortals.

"This thing is useless..." Wang Hongwu raised his hand and took the item into his hand, examining it carefully. The Empress, however, was somewhat tempted and suddenly said, "If you don't need it, how about I exchange something with you? I can share the Emperor's deduction of the Nine Secrets Unification with you."

"Take it." Wang Hongwu casually tossed the Heavenly Desire Stone to her and looked into the depths. The wisps of immortal mist dissipated, and suddenly, a heavenly sound rang out, intoxicating everyone, as if an unparalleled Dao was coming from the immortal realm.

Then, a jade cocoon appeared there, about the size of a fist, crystal clear and radiant. It was unknown what was inside, but it emitted a strange sound, like a mysterious scripture, slowly being recited, cleansing people's souls.

What was even more surprising was that the jade cocoon continuously emitted dazzling nine-colored light. It was only the size of a chicken egg, perfectly round, and had nine holes on it. It chirped when it was exposed to the wind.

Wang Hongwu's expression shifted slightly; this seemed far more useful than the Heavenly Desire Stone.

"A Celestial Linglong! This is a true Celestial Linglong that fell from the path of immortality. It must have been nourished by immortal energy. There must be an immortal book inside it, or it must be imprinted with the immortal books and celestial scrolls of the past era!"

At this moment, a great sage whispered, revealing its origin: the legendary Immortal Linglong is a treasure born of heaven and earth, often nurtured within strange stones. If nourished by immortal energy, it can become an immortal book; otherwise, it can only be used as a precious musical instrument.

What remains is clearly something that fell from the immortal path opened up by the Emperor back then, and the immortal book inside has not yet been fully revealed, even though millions of years have passed!
“No wonder no one took it back then. On the one hand, it was probably too chaotic, and the immortal array concealed it so that it was not discovered; on the other hand, the gestation process was probably too long, often taking millions of years. Who could wait that long?” A demon race sage smiled bitterly. Even now, it seems that this immortal exquisite thing still needs a considerable amount of time to gestate, unless there is immortal light to accelerate it.

But where else in this world can one find other paths to immortality?

"What a coincidence, there's another one in the Central Plains Immortal Abode." Wang Hongwu laughed. What was difficult for others was a stroke of luck for him. It was just an extra trip, nothing to worry about.

As he put away the Immortal Linglong, everyone's gazes were still somewhat reluctant to part with it. After all, it was a treasure that had fallen from the path of immortality, so who could not care about it?
Then the last wisp of immortal mist dissipated, revealing the only remaining object: a ball of immortal energy with a vague outline within it.

Everyone looked on curiously, and inside was a flower bud about the size of a fist, glistening with dew, shining brightly, and so beautiful that it was breathtaking.

It possesses a kind of bewitching quality, forcibly drawing people's minds and spirits to it, making them want to immediately enter and become unable to extricate themselves, making them want to fall into it forever.

No one present had ever seen such a beautiful and flawless flower bud. Although it had not yet bloomed, it surpassed all other flowers, displaying a variety of crystalline colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, which captivated everyone present.

"Why am I out of control, wanting to offer my primordial spirit to it and go deeper into it?"

"Hiss... I feel so comfortable, so good, so good. I want to fall into the flower bud forever."

"Pull up your pants! Quick, stop looking, this is a demon flower!"

Soon, the saints were terrified and couldn't help but shout. They retreated repeatedly, then broke out in a cold sweat, filled with fear, and dared not look at the flower again.

The Golden Crow Great Sage of Fire Mulberry Star took a deep breath and said solemnly, "I once saw a record in an ancient book that there is a divine flower that only those who have attained the Dao can appreciate. It is the ultimate beauty in the world. At the moment it blooms, Great Sages and Quasi-Emperors will be greatly injured. Others who see it will have their primordial spirit turned to ashes, leaving only an empty shell and becoming walking corpses."

Legend has it that this flower was left behind from the celestial realm; if one withers, it will transform into seeds and soar into the sky, where it will be reborn in another world.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately realized that there are three extraordinary flowers in the world: the Demon God Flower, the Divine Flower, and the Dao-Harmony Flower; the one in front of them was the legendary Divine Flower!
Some say it may contain the rules of the immortal realm. If someone who is not a royal being tries to see it, their primordial spirit will turn into a rain of light and head towards self-destruction. In a sense, it is also a very terrifying trump card.

"So this is what it is." Wang Hongwu understood. It was a treasure to them, but it was of little significance to the Supremes. It would be more practical to collect the blood essence of experts of the same level.

With a wave of his hand, he pocketed it as well.

Only then did people breathe a sigh of relief. Nothing was left; everything else had been destroyed in the great battle. As for the Immortal Path, it wouldn't be here either, as it had fallen into the chaotic borderlands after the great battle and had long since deviated from its original trajectory and location.

"What a pity, this immortal land is fragmented. Today we only explored a part of it. We don't know where the rest is."

"Either be destroyed, or be taken away by other beings, or remain dormant in chaos, or be on the only true path!"

Undeterred, the group searched the surrounding palaces, but aside from triggering the formation and causing more deaths, they found nothing and reluctantly left.

Instead of leaving, Wang Hongwu released the Spirit Treasure Array Diagram to cover this chaotic immortal land, and offered up the Ancient God Stele to merge into the incomplete ancient Heavenly Court array. He then activated the incantation he had comprehended from the essence of the Emperor, communicating with this ancient land.

Finally, it began to hum and tremble, gradually reviving and connecting with him, slowly merging into the interior of the Spirit Treasure Array Diagram, overlapping with the Word-Combining Secret Emperor Array.

"Wow? It really pulled it out by the roots!"

"Otherwise, he's the rightful heir to the ancient Heavenly Court. If he doesn't take it, who will? You? Me?"

In the heavens, everyone was astonished. They never expected that the Holy Venerable would actually take this Chaotic Immortal Land away. This was tantamount to a terrifying killing formation. Who could withstand it when it descended upon them?

As they departed, the events that had occurred in the desolate frontier of the universe resounded throughout the cosmos, shaking countless stars and realms. The truth behind the sect's ascension to immortality in the past.

The betrayal of the Celestial Venerable of Immortality, and the intervention of the Underworld Emperor.

Obstruction from unknown beings on the path to immortality, and ancient people from a bygone era within an ancient forbidden zone.

And the Holy Venerable used ruthless methods to kill the Holy Spirit of the Dao Tribulation and the Prince of the Underworld, severing the lineage of the Holy Spirit and the lineage of the Underworld.

Every piece of news that came out was unsettling, astonishing, and shocking.

The defeat of the Underworld and the tragic end of the Holy Spirit in particular sent chills down the spines of many. Some even felt that the Holy Venerable would not give up so easily, as five other races were coming to haunt him. It was impossible not to fight back.

They're trying to kill him, do you really expect us to just let it go peacefully? No way.

But in the desolate underworld at the edge of the universe, there was only a chilling cold.

"I am really disappointed. The successors of this generation in the Underworld are all worse than the last. The Three Yin Body, which was said to be the strongest in 100,000 years, was nourished by the essence blood of the Palace Master and nurtured in the Underworld for 100,000 years, but it was so vulnerable and was killed by one person."

"Even the blessing of the Heavenly Nether Treasure was useless. The Great Sage Formation, with the three Divine Forbidden Heavenly Kings, the three legendary sacred artifacts as the core of the formation, and even the Seven Secrets Combined, were all destroyed. It's truly a disgrace."

"He's not the real Third Prince after all. He can't recreate his former glory. Perhaps it's time for us to emerge."

The Underworld Palace, the Yama Palace, and the Prison Palace trembled together, accompanied by cold whispers that shook the entire underworld.

This wasn't an envoy; it was the sleeping deputy hall master who had awakened and was furious. How long had it been? The Underworld had already been wiped out, all the heirs had been exterminated? This was outrageous!

"It's not that the three sons of the underworld are weak, but that the Holy Venerable is too terrifying. There's nothing we can do." The three envoys explained with wry smiles. They had no choice; what could they do if they couldn't beat him?
Upon hearing the whole story, the three deputy hall masters fell silent, as if they had run out of steam, understanding the helplessness behind it all.

"From this perspective, it's not the fault of the three sons of the underworld in this generation; it's just that the era was too special, causing them to encounter enemies they shouldn't have met."

"Indeed, this person reminds me of the Undying Emperor and the Emperor Venerable from back then. He is no longer someone the next generation can deal with. Let's leave him alone for now."

"Let's wait until the quasi-royal corpse spirits in the Black Prison revive before we talk about guiding the warriors of the mythical era back, and continue digging those ancient corpse pits in the borderlands. Let's not worry about that Holy Venerable."

In the end, they had no choice but to temporarily give up and focus on developing other businesses.

The news of this development spread, causing whispers among the creatures in the starry sky. The fact that the Underworld had temporarily fallen silent was truly rare.

However, there's nothing that can be done even if they don't acknowledge it. There's no one in the next generation who can stand up to them. Even if the Great Sage went, he would just be sent to his death. Unless another Quasi-Emperor is dispatched, they've fallen into an awkward situation.

Meanwhile, the Holy Venerable and Phoenix Lord, who had been the focus of everyone's attention, had already arrived in another region of the starry sky and a great battle had broken out.

Boom!

With a sweep of the Spirit Treasure Killing Sword, the Great Sage Formation protecting this place was shattered. The boiling killing sword light raged past, cutting and knocking away the flying Quasi-Emperor artifacts, carving countless great rifts across the ancient star, and instantly annihilating countless lives.

"It's the Holy Lord! Our clan's mortal enemy has arrived?"

"It was him! The deep-seated hatred cannot be washed away. He destroyed the future hope of my clan and even killed my clan's Great Sage!"

This was the territory of the Winged Clan, yet chaos erupted here. The breach of this territory shocked all the Winged Clan members. They gazed at the figure high in the sky with immense resentment, yet also with profound inferiority.

While hating the other party, he also felt like an ant trying to look up at the true dragon in the sky, but it was out of reach and the gap was too big. His soul and body trembled together, unable to look directly at the Holy Venerable.

"If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring breeze. Since the whole clan harbors resentment, there's nothing more to say." Wang Hongwu watched all this indifferently, ruthlessly wielding his killing sword.

In an instant, the killing light stretched across millions of light-years, destroying the heavens and the earth, completely shattering this star field, annihilating it into nothingness, leaving nothing behind.

The Winged Clan is annihilated!

On this day, the world was shaken!

When the news spread, everyone was stunned. That was a powerful star race, with a Great Sage in charge, and protected by formations and quasi-royal weapons. Yet, the Holy Venerable wiped them out in just two moves by a single person.
But then I thought about it again, and it seemed that their clan's Great Saints had already been almost all killed by the Holy Venerable, so it was normal that they were wiped out quickly.

"They're courting death! After their clan's seeds were wiped out by the Holy Venerable, they repeatedly tried to kill him. They attacked him on the Ancient Mythical Road, harassed him repeatedly during the Demon Well period, and even joined forces with the Kunlun Clan at the Flying Immortal Ruins to try to strangle the Holy Venerable. Anyone would want bloody revenge. I think the remaining four clans won't escape either; they'll all be wiped out!"

The Great Sage, who knew the whole story, sneered and began to gloat.

Meanwhile, in the ancestral land of the Yuan Demon Clan, a bloody purge was also taking place.

Wang Hongwu swept through all directions, advancing relentlessly, and no one could stop his advance.

Before the Quasi-Emperor Formation could be revived, it was shrouded by the Spirit Treasure Formation Diagram, rendering it unable to exert any power at all, causing despair among the creatures in this place.

The Great Sage was also killed by a single sword strike. Even the so-called legendary artifacts were no match for him. He utterly destroyed them with his fists, mercilessly trampling them and submerging this ancient land of his clan in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

The Yuan Demon Clan is annihilated!

The news spread rapidly, startling all the saints. The Holy Venerable's aura was overwhelming, and he had wiped out powerful races in the starry sky, which truly frightened them.

While they were trying to observe the scene, Wang Hongwu had already stormed into an ancient territory.

Upon venturing deeper into this place, one immediately senses a boundless vitality. The great star is thriving, brimming with the power of life. This is the star of the Golden Serpent lineage, which has clearly received news of the clan's extermination and has set up an unparalleled quasi-emperor killing formation here.

However, breaking the formation was not difficult for the ancient divine stele left by Lingbao Tianzun. Moreover, Wang Hongwu also possessed the supreme Dao fruit of the character-combining secret, the Lingbao Formation Diagram. Once activated, it broke through the formation and entered the ancestral land of the Golden Serpent Clan.

Ah!
On that very day, the heavens and earth trembled, the Great Sage's roar was deafening, and one after another, sword lights, like silver waterfalls, cascaded down the shattered starry sky, reflecting in all directions of the heavens. That was the Heavenly Will sword strike unleashed by the Holy Venerable.

The blade flashed with unparalleled brilliance, its sharpness surpassing all others, as it slashed towards the Great Sage.

They clashed repeatedly there, unleashing a scene reminiscent of the beginning of time, with various chaotic gods roaring. Wang Hongwu swung his fist, his left hand forming a Qilin and his right hand a true dragon. The roars of the dragon and the howls of the Qilin were deafening. He transformed the two immortal spirits into his fist technique, displaying great power, and directly pierced through the body of the Golden Serpent Great Sage, sending him flying backward, coughing up blood.

"An ancestral artifact!" Another Great Sage unleashed his hidden power, sending out an array diagram—left behind by a Quasi-Emperor. Then, radiant light burst forth, and two lifelike small Teng Snakes flew out, rapidly enlarging to transform into the Teng Snake Sword, also a Quasi-Emperor artifact.

The Yin-Yang Teng Snake flew out and overlapped with the Quasi-Imperial Map, sweeping out strands of immortal light that suppressed gods and Buddhas, causing people to shudder. Strands of cold air emanated from it, making people's hair fall down. This was the ancestral artifact left behind by the Teng Snake Ancestor, who was about to step into the realm of enlightenment. After the seal was broken, its true power was terrifying and astonishing.

"Ha, using these in front of me? What do you take Lingbao Tianzun for?" Wang Hongwu sneered disdainfully. With a wave of the array diagram, the killing sword swept across the sky and the Emperor Tower fell down, mercilessly sweeping over, causing the spirit in the Golden Serpent Ancestral Artifact to tremble in fear, unable to resist at all, and being forced back inch by inch. The two Great Saints were even shaken into blood mist by the aftershocks of the extreme Dao.

"I curse you, Holy Venerable, may you die a horrible death!" The two Great Saints were still cursing viciously as they were on the verge of death, but unfortunately, Wang Hongwu ignored them and with a tremor of his killing sword, he turned them and the ancient star into nothingness.

The ancestral artifacts and formations of this lineage were also confiscated by Wang Hongwu and put into his possession.

The Golden Serpent Clan is annihilated!

"Those cancerous elements of the Golden Serpent Clan have been wiped out? That's great news!"

"This is truly a great achievement. Those guys have committed countless atrocities, wiping out many small clans. They've finally gotten their comeuppance."

Upon learning this news, many people applauded. This lineage was notorious and had been hated by many. Now that it had been destroyed, many people praised the Holy Venerable.

In the days that followed, news kept coming out that the Evil God Clan and the Heavenly Ghost Clan had been wiped out one after another. The quasi-royal soldiers and quasi-royal formations in the clans were destroyed. The Great Saints were all wiped out, trampled without any power to resist, and their clans were annihilated in a devastating manner.

The higher-ups of the Human Race Ancient Road breathed a sigh of relief upon learning the news. These two factions had always been their enemies, constantly at war with each other. Now that they had been completely wiped out, it was as if a future threat had been eliminated.

"They're all wiped out! All five clans have been exterminated! The Holy Venerable has indeed caused a great disturbance." The whole world was discussing and shocked. The clans that had secretly allied with the Kunlun remnants to plot against him had all been wiped out in one fell swoop.

Annihilation of five powerful star races! What a terrifying achievement!

However, no one thought it was excessive, because ever since Gu Lu and the Holy Venerable became enemies, these clans had repeatedly tried to kill him. The entire clan resented him, so why should they let him go? Why keep him around to harm their own people and homeland? They weren't fools!
On that very day, the Imperial Pass trembled and roared, the light of the crystal tablet illuminating all the stars and myriad realms, and the countdown began.

That means the great battle for the only true path will officially begin in ten years!

(End of this chapter)