The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 181 The King of Divine Restriction, Kills a Quasi-Emperor
In the capital city of Zhongzhou, heaven and earth collapsed, and the starry sky roared.

A majestic aura, surpassing all living beings and transcending even the 'saint,' was surging forth. That truly deserved to be called supreme; it was the ultimate being among all living beings!

"Yes, it's a Quasi-Emperor descending and making a move in Zhongzhou?" A Great Sage made the judgment, his heart pounding with fear. That was a completely different level of life, which could truly be described as 'Venerable,' far surpassing them. They were not even in the same league. In front of them, they were like ants, crushed by their aura.

The difference between a Quasi-Emperor and a Great Sage is like heaven and earth. The difference in life level between them is enormous. If such a person becomes ruthless, even if you have an ultimate divine weapon in hand, it won't work. You can't keep it running indefinitely. If he wants to kill you, there are plenty of opportunities.

Suddenly, right after the first quasi-emperor's aura erupted, another terrifying aura burst forth, startling the universe and shaking the Big Dipper, showing no sign of being at a disadvantage!
"Another potential emperor!"

"A second quasi-emperor has appeared! Is this the start of a divine war?!"

Many people exclaimed in surprise, finding it unbelievable. There were clearly no prospective emperors among the major royal families of the world, so how could two suddenly appear?
How is that possible?

Who is it? Could it be a visitor from outer space? They looked ahead, searching for the figure, but they were all stunned, because the figure was standing atop the Supreme Emperor City of Central Continent, looking down upon all directions—it was actually the Holy Venerable!

At this moment, a massive waterfall composed of thirteen forbidden lightning bolts surged and soared behind him, radiating unparalleled power and elevating his combat strength to an unimaginable level. It forcefully smashed through the quasi-emperor barrier and surged forward against all odds!

"How is this possible? How did he suddenly become a quasi-emperor?!" Many people couldn't believe it; this scene was too fantastical, even somewhat unbelievable.

Within the City of Supreme Emperors, all the Great Saints from beyond the realms were terrified. Their Dao hearts were nearly shattered by the impact, and one after another they lost their composure, crying out in alarm, deeply feeling the terror and taboo of the Holy Venerable.

That's a quasi-Emperor level, a realm that has never been challenged since the fall of the ancient Heavenly Court. No one has ever even heard of someone who could withstand a single blow. Yet now, someone is charging forward against the tide, raising their fist to strike the heavens and shattering everything.
"No, not a true quasi-emperor, but he has that kind of combat power, at least he can fight and has the qualifications to challenge us!" The demon race's Great Sage from the Gouchen Star Region took a deep breath and spoke with almost trembling voice. Today, they witnessed a miracle.

A miracle by one man, a divine battle destined to be recorded in history!

The Great Sage from the Lingbao Ancient Star Domain paused for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and exclaimed in horror, "It's a divine restriction! There's no mistake, that feeling is unique, it's a true divine restriction domain, and it can't even be a beginner, but rather someone with considerable skill."

Divine Restriction? Upon hearing this, everyone immediately recalled the title of the former Ziwei Sect Master: King of Divine Restriction! To be able to trigger divine restrictions at will, one's attainments must be heaven-defying, and every person who possesses divine restrictions is destined to become a powerful figure who shakes the universe. It is precisely because of this transcendent ability to 'transcend realms' that it is given the title of 'Divine Domain'.

At this very moment, someone used divine prohibition to break through the quasi-emperor barrier, creating an unprecedented myth!

On the city of the Supreme Emperor, Wang Hongwu made a move alone, and the aftershocks reached beyond the realm, shattering many star rivers. Every inch of his battle body was radiant with color, like a god emerging from the dazzling sun, illuminating all directions.

Wherever he is, he is the center of the entire world. Every move he makes has a perfect and natural transcendence. Every move he makes has the power to explode to the extreme. Moreover, all kinds of supernatural powers combine with each other, and the power increases exponentially. This is the terrifying nature of the forbidden realm!
The quasi-emperor corpse spirit opposite him was also incredibly powerful, releasing terrifying auras and unleashing surging killing power from his palms. He normally possessed the strength of the Eighth Forbidden Realm. If it weren't for the fact that the opponent had the assistance of the Forbidden Realm, even if it were any Great Sage of the Divine Forbidden Realm, he wouldn't be able to withstand more than a few moves and would be beaten to death!
If any other Great Sage had come here, even a True Path Supreme, they would have been completely annihilated. No matter how many came, they would all die; there simply wouldn't have been enough to kill them all. And this was only a newly ascended Quasi-Emperor. At this level, he truly deserved the title of Supreme. Similarly, it also shows the heaven-defying nature of the Divine Restriction and Forbidden Domains. The combination of the two truly possesses the power to reach the heavens and the earth.

At this moment, people in the Central Plains, the Eastern Wilderness, the Northern Plains, the Southern Ridge, the Western Desert, and even the surrounding star regions are all watching, their minds trembling with anticipation for this battle.

This can be said to be the first confrontation of this magnitude in less than two hundred years since the beginning of our time, which naturally has epoch-making significance.

In particular, one of them is a rebel and belongs to the category of Great Sages, which makes him even more rare and unique in this era.

"Is he really fighting me? How is that possible! Is my Eight Forbidden Techniques fake?" The Quasi-Emperor Corpse Spirit was greatly shocked. He could sense that his opponent was not struggling. He could compete with him by using the Forbidden Domain in combination with the Divine Forbidden Technique. And when the Heaven-defying technique of the All-Word Secret was triggered, he could even turn the tables and gain the upper hand. It was unimaginable.

"You dare to be distracted while fighting me? You're utterly ignorant!" Wang Hongwu grinned as he approached, his body bursting with exceptionally brilliant immortal light. He unleashed a Heavenly Will Blade, and the soul-stirring power of the end times instantly enveloped the Quasi-Emperor Corpse Spirit, making its hair stand on end and causing it to retreat without hesitation. But then, with a flap of its Kunpeng wings, another fist appeared before it, the Yin and Yang intertwined and transformed into a terrifying Dao diagram.

The Kunpeng Soars to the Heavens!
Bang! The celestial spirit attacked, and the quasi-emperor corpse spirit took the blow head-on. It was forced back by the Taiyin Kunyu and the Taiyang Shenpeng, its fingers breaking and blood splattering. Its face showed disbelief. This move was actually stronger than the Nine Secrets? Could it be that a legendary celestial technique has really been passed down? Or was it left behind by the Emperor?
He didn't understand, but the Holy Venerable in front of him was truly invincible. His Daoist voice was like thunder, and his radiance blotted out the sun, making him look like a god who could crush all things.

Boom! The two simultaneously enhanced their combat power and clashed violently. The Quasi-Emperor Law and the forbidden power of the Gods clashed, triggering an astonishing Dao phenomenon.

In that void, all things were born and flourished, the stars and myriad realms prospered and then declined, all spirits were born and then perished, and in the end even the phantoms of the Heavenly Court and the Underworld appeared!

With a single strike, a beam of light pierced the heavens and the earth, like an ancient galaxy descending, dazzling and awe-inspiring.

The second strike shook the entire star system, plunging millions of light-years into darkness. Countless large-scale structures were reduced to dust, and galactic walls were annihilated in large sections.

The third strike caused turmoil in the cosmic frontier, with chaotic energy sweeping across the sky like a tidal wave, engulfing superclusters and creating enormous voids that forever darkened a region of the cosmos.

After exchanging three blows, the two entered the universe, breaking away from the Big Dipper. The resulting terrifying shockwaves and destructive power left many people speechless.

"Holy Lord, this is defying the heavens! He's truly engaged in a battle with a Quasi-Emperor, drawing blood from the opponent!"

At this moment, the powerful beings of all the stars and myriad realms were all terrified. The Holy Venerable was proving with his actions that he could defy the odds and defeat the Quasi-Emperor, and that he was the most powerful person of his level in the universe.

"The new generation successor is so heaven-defying?" Inside the God Organization's stronghold, everyone was shocked. They had guessed that the Holy Venerable's strength would be heaven-defying, but they did not expect it to be this terrifying, directly creating a legend!
In the midst of this electric spark, the two clashed dozens of times, neither giving way, seemingly evenly matched.

Then, a fierce battle broke out. Wang Hongwu and the quasi-emperor corpse spirit rushed towards each other. One wave of laws swept across the sky, and the rainbow bridge of the Great Dao submerged the starry sky; the other nine secrets rotated, and the sword of heavenly will raged and surged. Moreover, the secret of the extreme character transformed decay into mystery. This was a catastrophic battle. In the collision, ripples of Dao light burst out, all of which were shock waves that shook and caused star fields to explode continuously.

This is the power of a Quasi-Emperor, terrifying and boundless. Intense Dao waves reverberate throughout the universe, and those patterns surge across the eight wastelands, shattering all things.

During this time, the blood of the sun was being spilled, and the blood of the quasi-emperor was being spurted out!
With a roar, the body of the Quasi-Emperor Corpse Spirit was pierced through, and a dragon shadow pierced through it—it was the Dragon Fist amplified by the All-Word Secret!

His quasi-royal blood splattered out, causing the starry sky within tens of millions of light-years to tremble and explode.

In an instant, the area within tens of millions of light-years was filled with blood-red light, and countless celestial structures were all thrown into the air, only to explode together in mid-air. That place was instantly devoid of life, with only star debris flying everywhere, a desolate scene.

This method is chilling. Just a single drop of blood splashed over could have an impact spanning millions of light-years? Covering the largest supergalactic structure in history?

That's way too outrageous!

"He even managed to make a quasi-emperor bleed! Is he truly invincible?" Everyone was stunned. What was going on? A supreme sage had risen up, actually using divine restrictions to fight against a quasi-emperor, truly injuring his opponent, and continuously achieving brilliant victories.

Although it possesses divine restrictions and can theoretically defeat quasi-emperors, there will always be a gap in actual combat. However, the heaven-defying "All" secret technique fills this gap.

"They actually forced me to this point?" The quasi-emperor corpse spirit muttered to himself, somewhat angry. He wanted to touch the divine restrictions and surpass the eight restrictions, but it was obviously not that easy. Even in his lifetime, he could not trigger them at will. Not everyone is one of those freaks on the only true path. Those few people will at least become Daoists in the future, and except for one person, they all have the potential to become emperors, which is why they can easily trigger the divine restrictions. He was obviously not among them.

This method was not feasible, and the upper limit of the Eight Forbidden Zones blocked the secret technique that doubled combat power, so he used his backup plan. He suddenly took out a secret artifact that he had painstakingly refined and inscribed with a fragmented Quasi-Emperor Killing Array!
Boom! The moment this array appeared, it caused many terrifying phenomena to arise in the world. Blood rain and black lightning were just ordinary occurrences. Ghosts and gods were flying around, and scenes of the past underworld's conquests also appeared. This was an unbearable imperial might, a vast and majestic aura.

Gradually, the secret artifact revealed its true form: a large banner covered with patterns of corpses and bones, along with hazy shadows, surrounded by the weeping of gods and the howling of vengeful ghosts.

Boom!

The quasi-emperor's corpse spirit waved the banner, and in an instant, countless ghosts and gods rushed out from the banner. They were all the souls of those who died in battle and the withered bones of the strong, like an army from the realm of the dead. He had realized that he could not suppress the Holy Venerable with his own power alone, so he could only rely on external things.

Upon reflection, it was truly humiliating. A dignified quasi-emperor, reduced to this state—even if he won, it would only be a laughingstock. "If you cannot trigger the divine restriction today, then await your death!"

However, to his surprise, the person opposite him was even more ferocious than him! A fierce glint flashed in Wang Hongwu's eyes, instantly revealing his strongest battle body after his transformation!
With dragon horns, Qiongqi arms, Qilin feet, Taotie claws, Kunpeng wings, Huashe tail, Taotie armor, Zhuque feathers, Zhulong heavenly eyes, and the Yin-Yang fusion chaos diagram suspended in the sky, after undergoing the transformation of the Kunlun tribe, the perfect battle body, combining the Eight-Nine Heavens Technique and the Heaven-Mending Technique, has been further improved, becoming even more terrifying.

Boom! In an instant, countless bolts of lightning flashed and danced, and a whirlwind of red hair swept across the sky, creating a terrifying scene.

In this state, Wang Hongwu, with the tenfold amplification from the "All" secret technique, truly possessed heaven-defying combat power. Every move he made was a masterpiece of free-flowing martial arts. Wherever he went, countless ghosts and gods wailed and were all annihilated, and countless figures exploded there.

As one can see, the universe trembles, and that figure seems to resonate with all the Dao, stirring up all the stars and myriad realms. It breaks through the great formation all the way and keeps getting closer to the quasi-emperor's corpse spirit, causing this high and mighty quasi-emperor to break out in a cold sweat and feel a great alarm bell ringing in his heart.

"It's time to end this!" The next moment, Wang Hongwu completed his long-awaited killing move. His expression was indifferent and his voice was deep. Behind him, the nine Heavenly Venerables attacked simultaneously, unleashing the ultimate killing techniques such as the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, the Overlord Fist, the Divine King's Sky-Soaring Step, and the Brahma Palm. Each technique manifested a unique physical phenomenon and the divine form of a Heavenly Venerable.

The Nine Heavenly Venerables, the Nine Extraordinary Phenomena, the Nine Divine Forms, and the Nine Bloodline Battle Bodies are united as one – the Great Transformation of the Heavenly Venerables!
The forbidden domain, the taboo domain, the Nine Secrets combined with the All-Knowing Secret amplified tenfold, evolved into his most powerful killing move at this moment, destroying the Quasi-Emperor barrier with overwhelming force, affecting large-scale structures. The Dao wave swept across and gave birth to many new celestial structures. The supercluster of stars was generating, the Great Wall of Stars was combining, and the net-like galaxy was intertwining. It was not only destruction, but also creation!
This attack shattered the damaged quasi-emperor formation, completely tearing the banner apart and destroying it, before crashing down upon the quasi-emperor corpse spirit.

"Nine Heavenly Venerables? You are the reincarnation of an Emperor?!" The Quasi-Emperor Corpse Spirit was shocked. How could he possess such methods? It was far beyond his imagination. How could mortal beings possibly withstand such a killing technique?

Boom! In an instant, he was hit by this attack and exploded before his very eyes. Pfft! The quasi-emperor corpse spirit coughed up blood, his body was smashed to pieces, and he was sent flying. He could not resist or even reverse the momentum. He was pushed back by the aftershocks and flew backward, crashing into one star river after another, until he gradually stopped when he was millions of light-years away.

He lost!
In a direct confrontation, he was truly defeated, finding it difficult to contend with this terrifying talent.

At this moment, even he himself fell silent, remaining speechless for a long time, staring at his broken body, his Dao heart collapsed!

Being defeated by the Great Sage and suffering various setbacks made him somewhat unable to bear it. Who hasn't longed to become a unique figure throughout the ages, a great person recorded in history? Now his dream has come true, but from a completely different angle.

How could he accept being the first emperor in history to be overthrown?

"That's incredibly powerful! To defeat a quasi-emperor head-on, the Holy Venerable has truly created a myth and a legend!"

The saints felt it clearly; a chill ran from head to toe. This power was too terrifying, beyond their comprehension. What could they possibly use to fight it? There was no hope for eternity.

Now, a myth has been revealed to them in reality, leaving them trembling with fear and horrified.

"You brat! How dare you be so arrogant!" At this moment, the quasi-emperor corpse spirit no longer cared about dignity or face, and directly summoned its quasi-emperor weapon, which turned out to be a dark death knell!

Quasi-Imperial Weapon? Wang Hongwu laughed upon seeing this, and a purple-gold divine bell suddenly flew out from between his eyebrows, surrounded by the Eight Trigrams and myriad phenomena. Bell against bell, they collided.

That's the Eastern Emperor Bell!
clang!
All that could be heard was the ancient, resounding bell, its pain reaching the very soul. Any cultivator who heard it, no matter how far away they were, felt their primordial spirit about to shatter.

Even though they were separated by the stars, many people were in unbearable pain and had to shut down their senses to avoid paying attention to the great battle, otherwise their own souls would be destroyed by the aftershocks of the bell.

The next moment, the bell rang rapidly and incessantly, followed by a riot.

Boom! In an instant, like fireworks, a brilliant cluster of light burst forth in the starry sky, covering the heavens and engulfing the vast universe.

"What?! The quasi-royal artifact has been shattered?!"

Everyone was horrified. After the bell fused with the fragments of the ultimate path, it truly possessed heaven-defying power. The quasi-royal artifact was directly shattered and destroyed, and the difference in power was immeasurable.

The quasi-emperor corpse spirit's expression changed drastically. This was a huge blow. His last reliance and means were gone. Was he really going to perish here today?

“If you rely on external forces, you will die even more. I originally thought I would have to use a magical treasure killing formation, but now it seems that I don’t need to.” Wang Hongwu approached, ready to end this battle, and the Purple Gold Divine Bell crashed down.

*Pfft!* Blood splattered everywhere. The quasi-emperor corpse spirit was struck by the Eastern Emperor Bell, its bones broken and tendons snapped. Then, the bell suddenly enveloped it, and Wang Hongwu struck the bell with 108 palms, mixed with wave after wave of bell shockwaves, shattering the quasi-emperor corpse spirit's primordial spirit. Although the quasi-emperor's laws and other powerful abilities were strong, they were all shattered by the bell waves, and its life force was completely extinguished.

Without a doubt, a quasi-emperor fell and was completely wiped out!

Everyone held their breath. They understood that this battle had proven the strength of the Holy Venerable. Without relying on external objects, he could defeat a being who had just entered the Quasi-Emperor realm head-on, and even suppress and kill him. His strength was truly heaven-defying.

boom!
The quasi-emperor died suddenly, and the divine chains of order within his body collapsed immediately after his death. Fragments of the Great Dao in his blood rushed around and destroyed many star clusters in the surrounding area. Fortunately, Wang Hongwu intervened in time to stop and contain it, otherwise it would have been another cosmic catastrophe.

This is what makes a quasi-emperor so terrifying; even in death, he inspires immense dread.

"Holy Venerable One, not only did you rebel, but you also killed a Quasi-Emperor. The heavens are about to change, they are really about to change."

All corners of the starry sky were filled with shock and fear. A quasi-emperor—whether in the past or in this golden age—was an extremely rare and difficult talent to cultivate to such a level. Yet now, he was dead.
The Big Dipper fell silent; people were utterly awestruck, witnessing the unfolding of a myth.

The birth of a quasi-emperor is enough to instill fear in all races of the universe, yet now, he has been betrayed and killed, becoming a stepping stone.

Without a doubt, what happened today is a huge shock. The Holy Venerable has not only returned, but also returned with the power to annihilate the Kunlun remnants and kill the Quasi-Emperor!

From this day forward, not only in the Big Dipper, but also in the universe, it will demonstrate its majesty.

"Incredible! He truly is the man I've chosen. I'm determined to marry him!" The Empress's face flushed, her heart pounding with excitement, wishing she could conquer this man right now.

She deeply understood that as one's cultivation level increased, the effect of bloodline power would gradually diminish. In a sense, those who were not of ancient royal blood might have a longer road ahead, as they had to work hard step by step and endure countless trials to achieve their "golden body."

Of course, in the initial stage of the voyage, the prince's deterrent power will still be terrifying, and this will be even more so in the near-ninth stage, so it cannot be generalized.

"Slay the future emperor to celebrate my wedding!"

Wang Hongwu laughed, collected the quasi-emperor's corpse, and with a single step returned to Beidou, descending upon the Central Continent's Supreme Emperor City.

This return has clearly shocked many people.

"Senior!" "Senior, you've created a legend!"

"Our predecessors are invincible, they have strengthened our Beidou spirit!"

This immediately sparked a riot, with many people exclaiming and rushing forward to pay homage.

(End of this chapter)