The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 214 One Battle Breaks Kunlun, Eight or Nine Herb Garden
The Heavenly Court attacked Kunlun, and the Ten Imperial Heavenly Venerables fought in chaos, causing the universe to tremble and all paths to mourn.

Zhulong, carrying the Immortal Bell, tried to challenge the Emperor, but was utterly defeated and sent flying along with the bell; Taotie, attempting to devour the heavens, was instead swallowed by the Bright Lord, who chewed and bit it, crippling its physical body, and forced it to flee in panic.

Left with no other choice, the Immortal Clan unleashed their full power, with the Immortal Bell and Immortal Array appearing together, unleashing a terrifying power that defied the universe.

"Is this the foundation of Kunlun? It is indeed extraordinary."

"The Immortal Bell far surpasses the Supreme Divine Weapon. Even without human control, it cannot be held back by ordinary Supreme beings. As for the Immortal Array, according to my estimation, it is also far stronger than the Supreme Array Pattern. It is no less than a Spirit Treasure Array Diagram with human control plus four killing swords. Both are terrifying things capable of slaying Emperors."

"With these two foundations, plus the five supreme beings, Kunlun does indeed have the confidence to suppress the emperor. No wonder they provoked the Heavenly Court. The only misjudgment was the strength of the emperor and the unexpected Mingzun."

Voices also emanated from the Primordial Ancient Mine and Burial Sky Island, all focused on this battle, wanting to see the true strength of the Emperor.

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Lord didn't really fight. He was mainly there to train the Heavenly Court's troops, focusing on suppressing and controlling the situation. He firmly grasped the situation and forced the Kunlun Immortal Clan into this predicament.

At this moment, the Immortal Array and the Immortal Bell merged into one, and the power it unleashed made all the imperial figures present tremble with fear, feeling a life-or-death threat. However, the Emperor took a step forward, and an unprecedentedly grand aura bloomed, surpassing all paths. He threw a punch, and that terrifying aura of "I am the pinnacle of all ages" pierced through the heart of heaven and shook the foundation of Kunlun.

Boom! The immortal array trembled violently, and the bursting killing light was suppressed by the force of the fist, and was forcibly pushed back. The immortal bell, which had been knocked back by the Emperor's punch, had a character on it that possessed the Daoist rhyme. At this moment, it emitted a muffled loud sound, faint and indistinct, and emitted ancient sacrificial sounds, as if the prayers and calls of the ancestors could be heard.

The Emperor noticed the difference in the Immortal Bell and struck it repeatedly with heavy blows, all of which hit the bell. The shock caused the Candle Dragon Celestial Venerable to bleed from the corner of his mouth, and his body emitted thunderous roars. He was enduring the blows, and if it weren't for the assistance of the Immortal Array to neutralize them, it would have already exploded.

Stimulated by this, the precious light soared into the sky, and the blank characters on the bell became brighter and brighter. The five ancient ancestors of Kunlun joined forces and used a celestial array to urge the bell to attack again. Chaotic energy burst forth from within, and the light of the array patterns shone from the outside.

At this moment, the Immortal Bell displays its supreme immortal power, unleashing strange laws that seem capable of reducing all things to nothingness, dissipating all tangible matter, and causing time to become chaotic throughout the universe. It casts people into a cold river of time, banishing them forever to experience the squandering of time and the wasting of years.

The profound meaning of time!

In an instant, the restricted area fell silent. Having severed themselves, they were most wary of this power; one wrong move and they would be doomed.

Boom! The Emperor's response was also very direct. The all-powerful secret technique of the character "皆" reappeared. In the hands of the true master, it was far more than just a tenfold increase in power. It was much more terrifying. He directly confronted the Emperor, and with a bang of his hands, he formed an unparalleled imperial seal. All the ancient venerables were on it, worshipping the figure in the center. Heaven, earth, man, gods, and ghosts transformed into five guardian deities to protect the left and right sides, which was grand and majestic.

This is the unparalleled seal technique created by the Lord of Heaven, known as the Emperor's Seal. As soon as it was unleashed, it clashed with the profound mysteries of time in a terrifying way. To the astonishment of the Kunlun Immortal Clan, the opponent was not at a disadvantage at all, and even managed to fight back. They withstood the Immortal Bell and the Immortal Array by their own strength. It was simply astonishing. Were they made of clay?

Incredibly, at this moment, Wang Hongwu's eyes flashed and he also moved. The immortal laws of the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc were attached to his palm and fingers, faintly outlining the scene of reincarnation. He slapped the immortal array, trying to break through this corner.

"Delusion! A mere mortal dares to shake a celestial formation!"

"Overestimating himself! Activate the magic array and kill him!"

The five Kunlun ancestors roared, feeling that Mingzun was arrogant. Even the Emperor had not broken the formation, yet he dared to attack alone. He was too arrogant!

But the next moment, the expected backlash from the immortal array did not occur. Instead, Wang Hongwu's palm landed on a corner of the immortal array, leaving a palm print that caused the area to tremble and spread out in countless ripples.

In an instant, their voices stopped abruptly, replaced by astonishment and uncertainty; where did this Mingzun get the means to shake the immortal array? They hadn't seen him receive the inheritance of Lingbao Tianzun either!

Wang Hongwu remained silent, then channeled the power of the immortal artifact again. The Heavenly Venerable Great Harmony Transformation manifested, and the Character-Forming Primordial Venerable directly evolved the Mysterious Mystery of Character Formation. The two methods combined to break the formation, tearing open a corner with a bang.

"The formation is broken! Hahaha, it seems your boastful immortal formation is no good after all!" Cao Yusheng immediately became arrogant, and the three thousand Taoists behind him even used the Heavenly Venerable Daoist shout, amplifying the four words like a loudspeaker: You are no good!

The Kunlun Immortal Clan members turned green with embarrassment. The sound was so loud that it could be heard even in the starry sky.

"Junior! You think you're an Emperor too? Please let the Immortal Bell kill you!" Zhulong roared in fury. He could accept that he couldn't defeat an Emperor, but how dare this Bright Lord put on airs in front of him!
In an instant, the celestial bell turned, avoiding the Emperor, and slammed into Wang Hongwu. The bell was so badly damaged that the missing parts were filled by the immortal mountains of Kunlun. However, the immortal laws filled the gaps there, and it was not the actual bell body.

Strangely, six rays of reincarnation light suddenly burst forth from Wang Hongwu's body, directly blocking the descending immortal bell. Then, the Six Paths of Reincarnation Disc and the immortal bell simultaneously emitted light, pausing there, echoing softly as if in mourning for the bygone era.

In the end, even the Celestial Bell fell silent, ceasing its attacks and only continuously emitting mournful bell waves. The entire universe changed accordingly, sometimes shrouded in a dim yellow light, where everything withered, and sometimes washed by pure white clouds, where everything was reborn, as if time was turning in a cycle.

"He is the source of the Immortal Bell's resonance?" Zhulong was also shocked, not expecting things to turn out this way. What exactly happened?

Where did Heaven summon these demons and monsters? Each one of them is capable of dealing with the Celestial Bell and Celestial Array!
The remaining four ancient ancestors were extremely anxious and immediately attacked, saying, "Something's wrong! It's something inside his body! Could it really be the incomplete body of the Immortal Bell? Then we can't tolerate him any longer, kill him!"

Seizing the opportunity, the Emperor made his move, emanating an incredibly terrifying aura. His entire body was ablaze, and the symbols of the Great Dao transformed into immortal flames, surging and dancing, making him dazzlingly radiant.

He struck out with his palm, the sound of which rolled and shook the heavens and the earth. Endless Dao traces spewed out from his palm, directly tearing a passage in the immortal array. The five great emperors also had blood spilling from their mouths, and they retreated repeatedly, their faces pale.

"Kill!" Cao Yusheng roared, taking the lead in using his Origin Technique to boil up this place where ten thousand dragons rushed through. Instantly, black clouds surged, the territory cracked, the boundless earth sank, and the magma gushing from the ground was all black.

In an instant, the sky was torn apart, a fierce wind arose, blood rain poured down, and everything was pitch black, as if the world had ended. All the Kunlun Immortal Clan members were wailing. Their former habitat had been transformed into a battlefield, causing them heavy losses. Five ancient ancestors had all bled.

The Emperor rushed straight at Zhulong, intending to kill him quickly. As soon as they clashed, blood splattered everywhere. Zhulong screamed in agony as the Emperor tore off one of his arms. Without the Immortal Bell, he could hardly fight back and could only barely manage to exchange blows by reinforcing himself with the power of the Immortal Array.

How could he be so strong? He found it hard to believe. Why was the Emperor's strength so heaven-defying? He had almost shattered the Dao Heart of a Supreme Being.

On the other side, Wang Hongwu once again confronted Taotie, intending to kill him. With a flap of his Kunpeng wings, he arrived in front of him. His palm and fingers glowed as he formed a hand seal. His fingers curled up like a golden crow spreading its wings, directly cleaving open the supreme artifact that Taotie had summoned, leaving it covered in cracks.

"He wants to kill me?!" Taotie was horrified, but then he saw a burst of rosy light rise up in front of him, beams of light surging forth. The Mingzun's palm and fingers spread out a large area of ​​crimson mist, from which a fiery red true phoenix emerged. Its beak, like a crystal-clear divine blade, slashed down at him, breaking through the ultimate secret technique. The blow caused Taotie's primordial spirit to tremble and crack, and his body emitted a roaring sound as if it could not bear the weight.

With a soft "poof," he failed to withstand the attack and his entire body was split in two. His strength, which was enough to rival that of a Great Saint Spirit, seemed so weak and inadequate at this moment, and he was subjected to overwhelming pressure.

Then Wang Hongwu changed his move, and the phoenix's cry was like the melodious sound of a zither. The wings of the true phoenix formed from his five fingers glowed, and each of the divine feathers lit up, creating a dazzling scene. The killing power was even more astonishing. With one palm strike, the Taotie Ancient Ancestor cried out and fell backward. His two halves of his body reassembled and then exploded, exploded and then reassembled again. He really couldn't stop it.

"Help me! This is a freak!" Desperate, Taotie roared for help, trying its best to resist, but it still couldn't get rid of it. No matter what methods it used, it couldn't shake the opponent, and it couldn't even break through that terrifying flesh. It was as if it was facing a real immortal, and its bloodline was suppressed.

Then, Wang Hongwu threw another punch, which landed in his mouth. As his teeth flew out, his fist pierced through the back of his neck, leaving a clear, unobstructed view. This time, Taotie was terrified. This demon-like being was too terrifying, making him feel powerless.

Especially now, he was captured and couldn't escape. In the end, he hardened his heart and completely abandoned his physical body. His primordial spirit rushed out of his skull and tried to escape, but a large hand pressed down, carrying four Dao seeds, and forcibly squeezed him back into his physical body.

*Poof!* In an instant, the Taotie's physical body groaned as it was absorbed by the four Dao Seeds that flew out, completely draining the power of the secret realm. Its cultivation level plummeted, and even its primordial spirit couldn't escape. It was directly absorbed by the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc, turning into a mark engraved within it.

The Taotie has fallen!

A master of imperial arts was thus killed, bringing the story to a cruel end.

No one expected the situation to be broken like this, with even a figure from the imperial path falling so quickly, swallowed whole, and beaten to death. His resistance throughout was futile, highlighting the stark difference in their abilities.

The Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone were not surprised. Taotie's strength was inferior to Huashe and Zhulong, and it was also slightly inferior to the Supreme Being who had severed himself. Naturally, it was no match for Mingzun.

The next moment, Wang Hongwu showed no sign of stopping and directly attacked the other Kunlun Ancient Ancestors, intending to wipe them all out.

Qiongqi, who was fighting fiercely with Chuanying, suddenly felt a chill in his heart and a huge sense of crisis surged up. He wanted to dodge, but it was too late. At the same time, a foot with boundless force kicked over and directly crushed his protective divine light, hitting his back.

Ah! Qiongqi Ancient Ancestor's back was deformed by Wang Hongwu's kick and then broke off. He was in so much pain that he threw himself up, his face contorted and his body hunched over like a shrimp, spurting out hot blood.

"You've taken care of your prey so quickly?" Chuan Ying was surprised. He was so engrossed in the battle that he hadn't noticed that Wang Hongwu had already killed the Taotie. He then saw the Mingzun nod and say, "It was just a toy. If it got boring, just destroy it. There's no need to waste time."

Then the two joined forces to kill Qiongqi quickly; this immediately caused the ancient ancestor great distress. Facing one was troublesome enough, but now an even more ruthless Mingzun had appeared. What should he do?
Under a series of powerful attacks, he suffered heavy injuries and was completely unable to defend himself. He had just blocked the stone stick when a fist pierced through his body. He had just stopped the palm print when a large bow shot into his forehead. In the end, Wang Hongwu dug five finger holes in his skull with a Flying Phoenix Claw, and then with a flick of his hand, his skull was blown away with a bang.

Instantly, the liquid splattered everywhere, and the ancient Qiongqi's primordial spirit was so painful that cracks appeared. As a result, the Brahma Venerable of the character "Bing" appeared behind Wang Hongwu and directly used the secret technique of the character "Bing" to pull him up. He swung him around like a weapon, and it felt quite good.

"What exactly do you want to do!" Qiongqi Ancient Ancestor roared in pain, "I really can't take it anymore, fighting against such a being is too agonizing."

Haha! Wang Hongwu then fixed his gaze on another battlefield of the gods, grinned maliciously, and swung the Qiongqi Ancient Ancestor like a human-shaped spear towards Taotie.

"Qiongqi, what are you?" Taotie was startled and was about to raise his hand to defend himself, but then he realized that it was his companion's physical body. In that moment of hesitation, the "Soldier" secret technique struck him, cleaving him in two on the spot. Blood splattered everywhere, and he staggered backward.

"Don't worry about me, run! Escape!" Qiongqi anxiously transmitted his voice. No one understood the terror of Mingzun better than him. The three of them were far inferior to Huashe and Zhulong. If they encountered him, they would die!

"Leave? Did I say you could leave!" However, a cold laugh interrupted them. Wang Hongwu made a cruel move, and the Heavenly Venerable Great Harmony Transformation of the Nine Secrets Combining into One reappeared. The Brahma Venerable of the Soldier character controlled the Qiongqi, and the Yuan Venerable of the Combination character trapped the Taotie. Behind him, the Immortal Realm evolved from the Eight-Nine Heavenly Technique was manifested. Various divine beasts and immortal spirits rushed out together to fight against the two great masters.

The fierce battle and brutal clashes ended with a clang as the Taotie's killing formation was destroyed, and the supreme weapon in its hand flew away, half-destroyed. In that instant, the God Lord slashed down with his sword, striking him squarely in the neck; Chuanying pierced the air with an arrow, penetrating his chest; a pair of enormous wings appeared behind Wang Hongwu, the Yin and Yang energies flowing and reflecting the black and white, Yin and Yang of heaven and earth, crashing down on the Taotie's crown.

*Poof!* A burst of crimson light erupted, blood gushing forth. The Taotie Ancient Ancestor was severely injured, its platform shattered, and it screamed in agony. But the next moment, the Qiongqi Ancient Ancestor, which had transformed into a weapon, was lifted high and swung down like a giant hammer, smashing it into a pile of minced meat from head to toe.

His primordial spirit escaped, and Taotie was filled with despair as three giant hands grabbed him at the same time, tearing him apart and causing him to perish on the spot.

The second emperor is dead!
The entire audience was shocked; it was too fast. Then, Qiongqi broke free and tried to escape, but the God Lord, Chuanying, and Wang Hongwu joined forces to shatter everything and pierce through the universe, causing a burst of blood to erupt in front of them.

With a loud cry, the ancient ancestor Qiongqi shattered, his primordial spirit was blasted out of his body, and he was about to perish as he could not withstand the attacks of the three.

In the end, Wang Hongwu moved horizontally above his head, stomped down, and the Qilin's feet displayed their power, crushing and killing him with a vast expanse of purple energy.

The third ancient ancestor also perished. This scene made the Kunlun Immortal Clan tremble with fear and terror. The Heavenly Court was too terrifying, killing three great royal experts in one fell swoop!
Wang Hongwu then collected the imprints of the two powerful figures into the Six Paths Wheel, and did not waste the source, putting it all into the sacrificial bowl.

On the other side, Huashe and Zhulong were already in a panic after seeing all this. Three of their companions had been killed in succession, and it was clear that the situation was hopeless and there was no way to turn the tide. Only death awaited them.

Seeing that the training objective had been achieved, the Emperor showed no mercy and revealed his heaven-defying combat power, intending to suppress and kill the ascended Zhulong.

In an instant, all sorts of strange phenomena appeared: blood rain poured down, black ghost flowers bloomed, countless ghost soldiers wailed, and even divine corpses and demonic bodies fell to the ground.

"Could it really be that a Heavenly Emperor has risen? Just like that person from back then?" The Candle Dragon Heavenly Venerable was distraught and could not accept this fact, but its primordial spirit was still shattered and destroyed by the Emperor's attack, thus perishing.

They were once invincible, once looked down upon the world, once shook the ages, but now they have suffered such a crushing defeat. Even if they return in their strongest form, they are destined to die a bloody death.

The Kunlun tribe is doomed!
At this moment, people realized that the impact of this event was enormous, tantamount to the annihilation of a powerful forbidden zone of life.

The Emperor so easily suppressed and killed the Candle Dragon; this strength terrified even the Supreme Being, it was excessively heaven-defying.

"I'll fight to the death! Even if I die, I won't let you get away with this!" The last remaining serpent was almost insane, and it even tried to self-destruct the immortal array, destroy the immortal bell, and drag everyone present along with it.

"You are not qualified." The Emperor spoke lightly, sealing off the immortal array, isolating the immortal bell, and even piercing through the serpent's immortal platform. A chain of the Great Dao pierced through it, almost igniting his primordial spirit.

"Emperor! I curse you! The Heavenly Court will one day fall, you will never live forever, and you are destined for a tragic end!" The snake cursed venomously after its death.

Ha, ha! Hearing these words, the Emperor laughed loudly, clapping his hands and saying, "You little snake are really interesting. Since you are so eager for this, I will tie you to the Heavenly Court as a servant, extracting your bloodline day and night for great medicine, so that you can see with your own eyes how prosperous the Heavenly Court is and how I can achieve immortality!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Emperor pulled on the Great Dao Chains, leaving a mark on the serpent's body, using it as a watchdog, and suppressed it into the Heavenly Court's Ten Thousand Demon Tower. He also intended to occupy this Kunlun Immortal Mountain to cultivate the Supreme Immortal Cauldron.

"Your Majesty, what should we do with these things?" Chuan Ying glanced at the remaining Kunlun tribes and asked the Emperor.

The Lord of Heaven paid them no heed, coldly stating, "Once the Ten Thousand Demon Tower within the Heavenly Court is completed, these fellows will be sent to be kept in captivity, their bloodlines extracted for research purposes."

"This will also benefit me somewhat, as I can use the sacrificial bowl to revert to my ancestral bloodline and strengthen the Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Techniques." Upon seeing this, Wang Hongwu's expression shifted slightly. This was something that was not well recorded in history, but if it came true, these guys would definitely go berserk and retaliate after the Heavenly Court fell and the path to immortality changed.

Therefore, it is not surprising that they were willing to hand over the Immortal Bell to someone else to take revenge on the Emperor; only the surviving Serpent Supreme could do so.

The future destination may be visible, but the process is ever-changing.

(End of this chapter)