The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 196 The Grand Feast of Emperors, Corpses Falling from the Immortal Path

The underworld is in turmoil, and Yama, the King of Hell, is born.

As soon as he uttered his killing intent, chaotic lightning surged in the universe, a dim yellow whirlwind arose, and even a torrential rain of blood appeared. Numerous gods and demons roared, and a huge tomb appeared in the entire outer region of the Big Dipper, reaching to the sky and touching the earth. It was dark red, and the soil seemed to have been soaked in blood.

Wang Hongwu's image and name appear on it, like a tombstone belonging to him, personally inscribed by a great emperor.

"This is a bit inappropriate. A great emperor actually intends to kill a young man who is over three hundred years old?"

"The potential of the Holy Venerable is still too terrifying, attracting the Yama King to emerge and suppress him. This is because he is worried about the Holy Venerable's attainment of enlightenment!"

For a moment, all the beings in the myriad realms were stunned and then horrified. After all, he was a high and mighty Dao-proving being who acted without reason and did whatever he wanted. What did his past glory matter? Without attaining the Dao, he was ultimately no match for him.

Wang Hongwu's expression turned cold, and he was about to smash the stone coffin away when a loud roar came from the Primordial Ancient Mine. It shook the ages, opened up the vast chaos, and shattered the great tomb.

When another killing intent unleashed by Yama King traversed the starry sky, intending to destroy the Ziwei Sect, another eternal blue light flew out to block it, and both were annihilated.

"So, another supreme being intervened and protected the Holy Venerable?"

"No wonder he's so fearless. How many supreme figures are still alive in this world?"

The powerful figures from all realms were in a state of turmoil, their emotions rising and falling, never expecting such a change.

"The Primordial Ancient Mine? So it was you. Protecting it, was it really necessary?" Yama, however, had discerned the protector's identity and spoke calmly, gazing at the ancient mine.

From within, a colossal Qilin emerged, bearing the head of an ancestral dragon and covered in blue-purple scales that shimmered with a cold metallic luster. On its skull was an imprint of a talisman, whose beam of light pierced the heavens and tore through the universe. The former supreme emperor once again reigned over this world.

"Fellow Daoist, let's settle our scores and fight it out." With a thunderous roar, a burst of blue-purple light erupted, and in that instant, the enormous Qilin transformed into a middle-aged man with thick, flowing blue hair and purple pupils as sharp as celestial blades, looking down upon the mortal realm. He was the ruler of the Fire Qilin Cave.

The Ancient Emperor Qilin has been born!

Huo Lin'er's father intervened to protect the Ziwei Sect, preventing Yama from acting recklessly.

"The former ancestral emperor of the Fire Kirin Cave is still alive!"

"The one who once wielded the Eternal Blue Gold Scepter and was invincible has returned."

This news shook the Big Dipper, spread throughout the world, and then quickly reached the depths of the universe, causing all the stars and myriad realms to tremble.

Many people have begun to wonder whether the ancient emperors of Golden Cave, Blood Phoenix Mountain, Ten Thousand Dragon Nest, Primitive Lake, and Divine Silkworm Ridge have also survived.
Is the appearance of this otherworldly coordinate going to become a grand feast for all emperors?

"Father!" Huo Lin'er cried out from inside the ancient Heavenly Court ruins, her pretty face streaked with tears, overjoyed and incredibly excited. She never imagined that there would be a day of reunion, a day of seeing each other again.

The Qilin Emperor nodded, a ripple appearing in his deep eyes. His face softened as he said, "I will defy the heavens and fight to gain another lifetime of immortality, to pave the way for your future!"

Then he looked at Wang Hongwu and warned him, "Young man, take good care of her. This life is too dangerous. You should seek refuge and not get involved."

"We can't dodge it, we can't avoid it, so we might as well face it head-on." Wang Hongwu shook his head. He had been targeted for a long time, and everything had to be settled and settled.

The Qilin Emperor was well aware of the grievances involved, so he said no more. "Very well, if you didn't have this awareness, you wouldn't have been able to get to this point."

"Boy, I'll let you live for a while and see if that half-dead deity of the sun can protect you." Just then, a rusty bronze chariot drove up, along the dark road, pulled by eight tall celestial horses with rotting wings, spreading an aura of the underworld.

The one sitting in that bronze chariot was none other than the Sun Emperor's nemesis, the Yama Emperor!

He could also be considered one of the masters of the underworld, and his travels were always grand. He also descended before the Immortal Treasure Map.

At the same time, within the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, an outline appeared, coalescing into a black demonic shadow that descended, accompanied by ancient incantations that were difficult to understand. As the incantations echoed, a massive portal appeared behind it—the ultimate divine weapon, the Gate of Rebirth.

"Fellow Daoist of the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, I invited you to enter the Underworld back then, but you refused." King Yama glanced at him; the two had some history. The ancient emperor remained calm and said peacefully, "Our paths are similar, yet different. Why conspire together? The Sea of ​​Reincarnation is more suitable for me."

"That door is recorded in ancient books; it is the legendary Gate of Rebirth, which once belonged to an ancient emperor and is a symbol of a great royal family that was destroyed in the past!"

"The Rebirth Emperor, it's him! He's still alive, lurking in the Sea of ​​Reincarnation!"

All the stars and myriad realms trembled; this was yet another former emperor, whose fame was once illustrious.

In the past, there was a royal family in the Big Dipper that was wiped out. They disappeared because they were tainted by the Nine Heavens Divine Coffin, and even the Supreme Divine Weapon was nowhere to be found. They were the descendants of this emperor.

Now, before this map of immortal treasures that holds the coordinates of another world, the seven great Dao-proving masters of yesteryear have gathered!
Longevity Celestial Venerable, Great Roc Emperor, Gold-Eating Emperor, Divine Ruins Holy Spirit Emperor, Yama Emperor, Qilin Emperor, Rebirth Emperor!

With so many powerful figures here, it's as if they're going to crush this era and cause history to collapse.

Their target was the Immortal Treasure Map at the very center.

Strictly speaking, they are all in good condition now. Almost all of them are self-proclaimed in this era. Except for the immortal and Yama who has been born once, they are all very calm and composed.

At this moment, their eyes met, and their own paths naturally intertwined and collided, causing the passage to further fission and expansion. A sudden tremor shook the inside, and it was connected to another node!
"This world is indeed connected to the path to immortality, or rather, it is a node between the mortal realm and the immortal realm, but it is not a necessary path." The Celestial Venerable of Longevity spoke. He had participated in the battle when the ancient Heavenly Court fell and knew that the Emperor had touched this world.

Yama's blue eyes blinked, and he suddenly said, "There is a corpse at this node of the connecting immortal path."

"It's a pity he died inside. Back then, this person really fought his way to the end of the path to immortality." The Qilin Emperor sighed, then realized something and looked at Wang Hongwu, transmitting his voice, "Be careful, this corpse is somewhat related to you."

boom!
The next moment, the seven Dao Provers attacked together, striking the passage and trying to open it up to its deepest point.

With a soft sound, the chaos shattered, and celestial light rose up, revealing the mangled corpses inside. The flesh was mangled and bloody, yet it made all living beings feel oppressed and unable to resist worshipping it.

"Those are the corpses of those who have attained enlightenment!" Countless powerful figures on the ground kowtowed, including saints, and some even felt it more deeply, as if the end of the world had come.

An ancient emperor fell from the path to immortality. What happened?
Outside the Lingbao Starfield, the Boundless Daoist rose and looked towards the Big Dipper. "The former emperor fell at the end of the path to immortality, lying in a pool of blood."

In his quest for immortality, he fought his way in, broke through the barrier, and embarked on the path to immortality, but ultimately he still fell.

Now, the path to immortality has shattered, and he has fallen from this barrier, manifesting in this world.

Upon hearing the Qilin Emperor's advice, Wang Hongwu deliberately approached. The Human Emperor Seal within his body emitted light on its own, circulating a gentle aura to protect him, allowing him to see the true face of the mutilated corpse. A handsome face was revealed, causing one's heart to tremble. This was a Human Emperor, who looked like a young man, exuding unparalleled heroic spirit, only his hair was gray.

Wang Hongwu's eyes lit up; it was actually the remaining half of the Emperor's body!

"The incomplete imperial corpse is actually the Yin Emperor, who should be in my underworld." Just then, Yama made another move to seize the emperor's corpse. As he raised his hand, the heavens and earth trembled violently, and the great tomb formed by the Yama Stele shook, revealing a crack that was as black as ink, as if it were connected to the most terrifying abyss.

At the same time, various strange sights appeared in that location: thousands of corpses, endless surging seas of blood, desolate graveyards, etc. Just as they were about to engulf that severed body, a scepter forged from eternal blue gold swept them away.

Immediately, the Human Emperor Seal trembled, and the divine consciousness of the Taiyin Human Emperor emerged from it, drawing the remains of the body away.

"Qilin, you've gone too far." Yama's gaze was icy. After being stopped twice, he attacked without saying a word, swinging down the third of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron in his hand. The green clouds and blue waves surged through the ages, pointing directly at Qilin Emperor. But then the Sun Emperor Tower revived, and the Holy Emperor's divine thoughts shone from it, merging with the immortal fire. His human skin avatar erupted with power, and he blocked the attack with the ultimate divine weapon.

"Sun Emperor!" Yama King's aura surged, and he looked at the face of his nemesis with increasing ferocity.

"Interesting. Far stronger than a normal divine thought. Essence blood, human skin, dharma body, divine thought, the Fusang elixir of immortality, and even imperial artifacts and immortal fire... Hahaha, where did you cobble all this together?" The Holy Spirit Emperor of the Divine Ruins stared at the Holy Emperor's thought, discovering that its surface was fused with a layer of human skin in a wondrous state, bearing the indestructible mark left by the Sun Holy Emperor—a battle-ready dharma body. Especially with the fusion of immortal fire, it compensated for the weakness of disappearing after a battle, preventing its short-lived existence. Indeed, it could contend to a certain extent with a Supreme Being who had severed themselves.

Before Wang Hongwu, the divine consciousness of the Human Emperor revived, absorbing the remaining half of his body and merging it with the other fragments within his body, restoring the complete physical body of the former Taiyin Human Emperor!

An ancient emperor's corpse, infused with the gifts of the Heavenly Venerable Lingbao, the elixir of immortality from the laurel tree, and divine thoughts, suddenly surged in power after grasping the Seal of the Yin Emperor. The other supreme beings in the arena also looked over, but ultimately shook their heads. After all, it was no longer the Yin Emperor of the past; this was not a viable path to immortality.

"Fellow Daoist, let's put aside our grudges for now and discuss everything after we reach the other world." The Qilin Emperor put away his staff and stood together with the Human Emperor and the Holy Emperor. With the three of them combined, they would be a threat to the Yama Emperor.

"Hmph!" Yama snorted coldly, glanced at the calm-looking Wang Hongwu, and ultimately did not make a move. Instead, he stared at the Immortal Treasure Picture.

"Now, we are finally fully prepared." Wang Hongwu sighed. With the two current Human Emperors presiding over the Spirit Treasure Killing Array and the Four Swords, that is the true peak of killing against the Dao, which would make even a 'self-severing' Supreme be severely injured and bleed. If the coordination is proper, and with the Jade Xuan Turtle on his body, there is a certain chance to eliminate a Supreme who is in poor condition and old and frail.

If you include that stone coffin, then it certainly has the right to protect itself.

It can be said that he was the only one in the world qualified to observe this grand feast of emperors.

Others who are about to attain enlightenment must prostrate themselves; they have no right to approach.

At this moment, the seven emperor-level figures gathered together, appearing in the same era—a miracle unprecedented since the beginning of the mythological era.

They concealed their aura fluctuations, and just standing there, they made the vast world seem to be destroyed, and the entire universe seemed on the verge of collapse. This terrifying aura could be sensed even in the deepest part of the starry sky.

"First, we will determine who is superior based on their strength. The winner will be the first to receive the prize, and the rest will work together."

"can."

"When we reach our level, we disdain lying and falsehood; truth is truth, and falsehood is falsehood."

The next moment, divine thoughts intertwined, and everyone moved, attacking together. At this moment, extreme Dao fluctuations shook the heavens and the immortal light bloomed. The Heavenly Venerable and the Ancient Emperor reigned supreme. Each of them stood in a world surrounded by countless stars. Each of them was the master of the universe, using the laws of the imperial way to separate themselves from others.

Each person was comparable to a vast universe. The chaos and turmoil between them caused a massive explosion. Under the influence of the aftershocks of their battle, the passage was pushed inward by a large margin, and the aura flowing from it became even stronger, allowing them to glimpse and deduce more.

As you can see, the laws of nature emerge in the sky, manifesting in reality and coalescing into tangible forms, floating and sinking there, vast and unpredictable.

The world on the other side was extraordinary. The spiritual energy was so dense that it was impossible to disperse. All the rivers on the ground were spiritual liquids, not real water. In the mountains, all kinds of medicinal herbs were everywhere. They were all rare ancient medicines that had been around for many years. There were even some things that seemed like immortal medicines that flashed by.

Of course, there are also some forbidden zones that exude a terrifying aura, such as the Crimson Swamp composed of endless corpses; and the Demon Cave where karmic fire and the underworld dance together, where living beings wail and are tortured, as if they were in hell.

In this probing exchange, the Great Roc Emperor was the most proactive, launching a fierce attack forward. While the others held back somewhat, he was able to get the closest, using the Great Roc's incredible speed to dart past and seize the Immortal Treasure Map.

The remaining supreme beings were happy to have someone take the lead, so they joined forces to deduce and observe the world on the other side of the passage.

"This place is extraordinary. It contains a small amount of substances that grant immortality, and it is vast and boundless. There are also countless masters here."

"The path behind the passage is indeed problematic; it's not connected, and we need to go in and clear it again."

"This level of fortification is so strong that even a perfect emperor of this era might not be able to break through it, but we have enough people to fill this gap, so there is still hope."

With the combined efforts of the seven supreme beings, they quickly uncovered the secret. Most importantly, they discovered an astonishing fact: this was a vast world that had been artificially evolved in an attempt to evolve into the Immortal Realm and make up for lost time. It did indeed contain the essence of longevity, although it was far inferior to the legendary Immortal Realm, it could still extend their lifespan.

In particular, the Great Roc Emperor saw traces left by his predecessors through the Immortal Treasure Map, made a judgment, and believed that he had a verifiable "correct path". Of course, as a seeker of the Dao, he would not believe it easily and would only make the final attempt after confirming it.

At this moment, they made a sudden move, entering the passage, intending to follow the coordinates to enter that mystical world.

"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"

But at that moment, a voice rang out, and after witnessing the strange world and confirming its reality, another enlightened being was born.

A supreme being, completely covered in black armor, appeared, riding a giant divine tiger, shrouded in mist, exuding terrifying power.

"A Holy Spirit?" The Celestial Venerable of Longevity turned around and discovered that it was actually a powerful being who had achieved perfect enlightenment and become an emperor, a nine-aperture stone man.

In the hands of this Holy Spirit Supreme, wielding a great halberd, he could crush all realms and shatter countless star seas. This halberd was forged from black gold with dragon patterns.

"Stone Emperor! You junior have finally come out!" The Holy Spirit Emperor of the Divine Ruins' expression turned fierce, and with a wave of his hand, purple light swept across the universe, directly suppressing him.

"Old man, you should have stepped down long ago. I am the strongest in the Holy Spirit lineage!" Stone Emperor replied coldly, raising his right arm high and wielding the black halberd to strike forward. It was as if a primordial beast had been born, and a terrifying aura surged forward, clashing with the Divine Ruins Emperor. An earth-shattering battle took place in this place, and the light illuminated eternity.

In an instant, billions of light-years were affected, countless celestial structures were reduced to dust, and a large area of ​​the chaotic frontier was pushed back, revealing many ruins and remains, all destroyed by this wave.

"These two ancient emperors of the Holy Spirit lineage have a grudge against each other!"

"That one in the Divine Ruins was the first Holy Spirit to attain enlightenment in this era; later, the Stone Emperor usurped his position, taking away his incense offerings and foundation, so naturally he was resentful."

People were horrified, but thankful they had kept their distance. These two supreme beings were too violent, disregarding everything else, and they also had a history of grudges and feuds.

"Fellow Daoists, please stop now. The opportunity is before us; let's discuss everything later." At this critical moment, the Qilin Emperor once again acted as a peacemaker, persuading the two Holy Spirit Daoists to reconcile.

"Fellow Daoist, count me in too." The next moment, a beam of immortal light pierced through eternity within the Primordial Ancient Mine, and another figure broke through the void to attack, his phoenix cry shaking the heavens.

Its brilliance was dazzling, a blend of scarlet and pale gold, and the endless cry of a phoenix shattered the eternal starry sky. It was actually a weapon.

To everyone's surprise, a supreme being had transformed himself into a weapon. Of course, it wasn't a complete transformation, but rather a way to live longer by merging his primordial spirit with the weapon, thus becoming a special life form.

"So you're a fellow Daoist from Blood Phoenix Mountain." Qilin Emperor nodded to him; the two had some acquaintance.

"I have also come to lend a hand on this journey, so that we may achieve immortality together." The Phoenix-Winged Golden Halberd spoke. It was the ancestor of Blood Phoenix Mountain, and later embarked on an alternative path to immortality, entering the Primordial Ancient Mine, where it has never been seen again.

With the persuasion of the Qilin Emperor and the addition of the Blood Phoenix Emperor, the nine Dao Prodigies stopped fighting amongst themselves and instead charged into the passage, determined to fight for immortality.

At this moment of global attention, on the edge of the universe, Ye Chunfeng, who had been missing for a long time, finally emerged from an ancient ruin.

If it weren't for the aftermath of the battle between the Supreme Beings, he would have gone into seclusion for a while longer. However, he has now become a Quasi-Emperor, and the origin of his Taiyin Body has matured.

"So many changes have happened in the outside world. I've come to use the great array within the ruins of the Celestial Venerable of Morality to cast a divination and see what lies ahead... Does this divination mean my time is up?" Ye Chunfeng was astonished, never expecting such a result.

Why is he about to die?

"This divination shows that the Gate of Life is in the Big Dipper, and the Gate of Death is also in the Big Dipper?" He muttered to himself, then looked up at the ancient Big Dipper star. What was about to happen there?
This divination, along with his intuition rooted in the Yin, told him that going there was of utmost importance.

Meanwhile, Wang Hongwu, who was outside the Big Dipper constellation, saw a familiar figure and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here?"

That was none other than the Boundless Daoist, who had returned to the Big Dipper once again.

But this time is different; it has an important purpose. Wuliang said solemnly, "Of course, we've come to make preparations. This Big Dipper is our biggest backup plan!"

(End of this chapter)