The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 276 The Rebellion of the Eight Kings in Another Realm, the Origin Artifact Emerges
Turmoil in foreign lands led to the War of the Eight Princes.

He Wushuang betrayed his master, and An Lan betrayed his best friend, leaving everyone in disbelief.

Especially the Red King and the Demon King Pu, these two powerful giants had no reason to betray, yet they joined the Heavenly King's ranks and turned against their own kind, waging war and killing!
It was so sudden. Just moments ago, there was a forty-strong formation of immortal kings, an invincible force. But in the blink of an eye, eight kings defected, destroying the formation and shattering the advantage they had built up.

These invaders from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were too despicable, employing all sorts of methods, and were full of targeting. They planted spies in their homeland without them even realizing it, causing them to fail at the last minute.

"Cricket! You've betrayed us again!" At this moment, an immortal king angrily rebuked, pointing at the ancestor of crickets, wishing he could devour it alive.

To be honest, even Gu Zu was annoyed. He could forgive An Lan for what happened last time, but why did everyone keep using the word "again"? There were three others over there, why only mention him?
But then he thought about it again and laughed, because things were different now; today was the day to launch a counterattack against the foreign lands!

"Now, there are no more shackles! Fellow Daoist, please go and face your tribulation!" Gu Zu's hair flew wildly, his figure was tall, and his face had an amazing radiance. He laughed loudly and suddenly used the Time and Space King Law to pierce through Wu Wang's body, severely injuring this top expert and shattering his physical body.

The already injured Prince Wu was filled with resentment, staring intently at the cricket, but it was to no avail. It was directly covered by the sacrificial bowl released by Wang Hongwu, and was immediately taken into the bowl to be suppressed and used for salvation.

Yu Tuo's face was ashen, his eyes filled with disbelief at his best friend's betrayal. The golden spear was the one he had helped him forge back then. Its size, shape, feel, and color were all incredibly familiar. But he never imagined that this thing would one day become his death warrant!

The next moment, the sacrificial bowl flew over and took away his primordial spirit. From beginning to end, An Lan did not look at him twice. He simply shook his spear and bowed to Wang Hongwu, saying, "Heavenly Father, I have not failed in my mission."

"Pu Demon King, your return is a lie! You've been controlled all along! You're a sinner from another realm!" Thunder God roared, but he was completely parasitized by Pu Demon King. Pu Demon King had the upper hand and attacked with all his might, naturally draining his body dry.

"Foolish! In this vast foreign land, are you the only loyal, virtuous, and wise minister?"
No, you are the sinners of this foreign land! Let me tell you, there is only one person who can command the winds and rains in this foreign land, and that is the Heavenly Father. There is only one person who can shelter you from the winds and rains, and that is me!

We are the lambs who seek the Father, the heroes who restore this foreign land and rebuild our nation! The foreign land is still the same foreign land, only the people have changed.” King Pu laughed loudly, not caring at all, and threw his primordial spirit into the sacrificial bowl to join his predecessors.

"Red King, what is it about this time?" the giant purple-gold gourd questioned, struggling inside the furnace. However, the Red King remained silent, instead striking the bell. The two royal artifacts combined their power with his royal law, shattering the gourd's body and stuffing it into the sacrificial bowl.

"What I seek is the path to becoming an emperor, but how can I have a bright future if I follow you insects?" The Crimson King shook his head. His Dao Fruit had been baptized by Wang Hongwu, and his dying body had been parasitized by the Demon King Pu, so it naturally returned to its rightful place.

At the same time, Prince Qing, Prince Yu, and Prince Kun also screamed in agony as their bodies were shattered by a sneak attack from the Dark Demon Dragon, the Fallen Blood Phoenix, and the Fearless Lion. Their primordial spirits fell sadly into the sacrificial bowl, never expecting such a calamity and being betrayed.

The only one who still had spare strength was Kundi, the number one person in the foreign land.

However, his expression was extremely ugly. He didn't understand why He Wushuang, with whom he shared a deep master-disciple relationship, creating a legendary tale of two kings in one family, would betray him!
But with this bloody scene right before his eyes, he couldn't help but believe it.

"Ah!" Kundi roared, suddenly bursting free and staring intently at He Wushuang. However, he did not see even the slightest bit of guilt or struggle on the other's face, only a faint smile. The others were not so lucky; they were directly ambushed and suppressed.

This is a devastating loss. Seven immortal kings were suppressed at once, and with the addition of the eight rebels, it's equivalent to a loss of fifteen people!
The Immortal Kings were incredibly frustrated that their numbers had suddenly dropped from forty to twenty-five, even fewer than the invaders.

"Why! Why did you betray us?"

At this moment, those immortal kings did not understand and questioned repeatedly, "In the past, how united were the alien realms?"

They were invincible, even the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were destroyed, and the Immortal Realm could not do anything to them. But now they have been breached from within.

This is an absolutely absurd and laughable story.

Without a word, the eight men simply turned to Wang Hongwu, their expressions devout, and shouted in salute, "We will die for the Heavenly Father! Loyalty! Sincerity!"

At this moment, the number of Dharma Protectors under the Heavenly King's throne increased to twelve.

"Ha, ha, ha! Kundi, how are you feeling?" Wang Hongwu laughed, looking at Kundi, whose face was ashen, his expression becoming increasingly playful. "I have been so frank with you, telling you that this is my domain, my foundation. Where do you get your confidence?"

Recalling his previous confidence and words, even the most aloof Kundi felt a surge of anger. It turned out that he had been completely fooled and deceived in other people's eyes.
Despicable foreigners!

The most frustrating thing is that the formation was broken and cannot be repaired in a short time. They lost a trump card. Otherwise, under the siege, they could definitely have forced this Heavenly King to retreat.

"Kundi, you old man, why don't you submit!" At this moment, the Peacock King showed off his power and shouted sternly, making this number one person from another region's beard stand up. Even the most powerful and giants had to call him senior. But he was just riding a flawless and kingly mount and got too big for his britches, making a big fuss and showing off his power.
"Kundi! If you remain obstinate, the world will be turned upside down! Do you want to test the power of my Blue Sea Entanglement?" Even the Sea God King pointed his trident diagonally, completely igniting Kundi's rage. "You fool who has abandoned the light for darkness, wake up!"

"We are perfectly clear-headed!" The next moment, the Demon King Pu and the Red King appeared together, laughing as they attacked, suddenly flanking Kundi from both sides. The seeds that were flying everywhere swept up with the torrent of time, and Kundi was shaken so badly that he could not break free, and his face became more and more ugly.

He was actually attacked by the pillar of his own family?
At the same time, He Wushuang, Anlan, Gu Zu, Molong, Xuehuang, and Shizi all rushed over and attacked him together. The eight kings' attack enraged Kundi, who roared and attacked fiercely. He finally managed to shake them off, but then Wang Hongwu's fist struck him head-on, instantly shattering him. The terrifying Refining Immortal Pot swept his primordial spirit away and sent him flying.

"Kundi, you should thank me. It was I who led them to enlightenment and brought about change in this foreign land." Wang Hongwu smiled slightly, his expression very solemn.

Kundi's seven orifices were spewing smoke. My people, they are all my people! Using people from my realm to attack me, should I thank him?
"Senior Kundi, we are here to help you!"

Fortunately, at this time, an Immortal King revived to help, restoring their numbers to thirty-eight. In the end, even the eight who evolved the boundary wall rushed over. All in all, excluding those who were too deep in slumber and those who went to the boundary sea, the alien realm had more than sixty permanent king-level combatants, which was quite heaven-defying.

"Rebellious traitors, daring to defy the will of the Father of the Otherworld! These are no ordinary mobs; we must strike hard!" Looking at the forty-six Immortal Kings, Wang Hongwu sneered. Who in this world dares to be so powerful, facing all the kings alone, and rebuking them all!
In an instant, the Ten Fiends split off, and together with the Twelve Guardian Kings and the Four Seeds of Other Self, they charged out. The twenty-six of them directly blocked a large number of powerful figures. Then, he swept through them, activated the King's Law, and transformed into a stream of light that merged into the Immortal Kings present. That was the primordial rebirth of the past, and now all things are my manifestation.

What about people?

No one left?
The remaining twenty Immortal Kings were stunned. Where did such a big person go?
Vanish out of thin air!

"Get out here! You madman, are you too scared to fight us now?!" an Immortal King roared. As beings of their rank, once they were enraged and filled with killing intent, all sorts of strange phenomena would appear.

On this day, the universe was in turmoil, with crimson clouds obscuring the sky.

However, a voice drifted out, "Twenty against one? Boring. Let's play something more interesting. Who am I? And who am I? Hehehe."

Amidst the low laughter, the immortal kings present felt a chill run down their spines.

What does that mean? He's become part of us?

Boom! In the next instant, a supreme king made a move, fiercely attacking a flawless immortal king, instantly shattering his physical body and grabbing his primordial spirit into the sacrificial bowl.

"There he is!" The kings immediately realized what was happening and launched a fierce attack on the supreme king, instantly destroying him. But unfortunately, Wang Hongwu left the moment he gathered his primordial spirit.

The supreme king stood there blankly, having just escaped the influence of the law, he was beaten to death by a mob, and his primordial spirit was also taken away by Wang Hongwu, ending his life in a mysterious and inexplicable way.

At this moment, Wang Hongwu had already parasitized another flawless and immortal king, and was fully enlightening this Cangwu king, making him understand who he was. An unparalleled giant could kill an ordinary king with a single blow, so it was naturally easy for him to use the King's Law to convert him. It was just that the parasitic power could not surpass the power of the host.

"There's a traitor among us!"

Kundi's expression was icy as he scanned his surroundings. The atmosphere among the kings suddenly became strange and ambiguous. He felt that although this person's method was not as fast as the Emperor's Fallen Years' technique of summoning other beings at will, it was strange and difficult to defend against, and it was easy to break through the enemy from the inside.

Every Immortal King in the arena was exactly the same as before, with no sign of anything strange about them.

“Senior Kundi, you know me. I like to be passive, but I don’t like to be attacked.”

“Senior Kundi, you know me. I’m used to never asking for help from others.”

“Senior Kundi, you know me. If it were me, I wouldn’t have exposed myself.”

"Don't look at me, Senior Kundi. You know me. If I'm going to make a move, I should come from behind."

"Stop, I can tell, you are all highly skilled."

They looked at each other blankly, each seeing the other as a spy infiltrated by the Heavenly King. Trust was shaken, and cracks began to appear.

In an instant, the immortal kings present were drenched in sweat, on high alert, and caught in an indescribable wave of doubt.

Now, no one can be trusted, not even Senior Kundi.

Who are the enemies? Who are the allies?

Who is the Heavenly King?

I am the Heavenly King! At this moment, the parasitized Cangwu King was enlightened and completely possessed and converted by Wang Hongwu. Then, in a flash, he entered the body of another old acquaintance, the Golden Seal Giant.

"There!" Then, the converted Cangwu King roared and attacked the Golden Seal Giant. Wang Hongwu also released a wisp of energy in coordination. In an instant, the kings no longer hesitated, and even Kundi gritted his teeth and attacked.

I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go!
Huh? I'm an undercover agent?

The Golden Seal Giant was stunned. No matter how strong he was, he couldn't withstand so many people attacking at once!
The next moment, he was directly blown apart, and his shattered primordial spirit was collected into the sacrificial bowl. However, there was no trace of Wang Hongwu in the arena, which made Kun Di and the others' expressions change drastically.

At that very moment, another figure suddenly sprang up and rammed into another Immortal King. The battle between the two triggered another barrage of attacks from the others, which annihilated them both.

"Hahaha, I should thank you for helping me deal with six people. Just a reminder, there are now fourteen of you left. Hahaha."

Then Wang Hongwu's voice rang out, tinged with amusement and mockery.

Where is it? !
Who is it!

The immortal kings are going crazy. In this situation, they can't find each other at all. They are in the open while the enemy is in the dark. What's the difference between this and a cat playing with a mouse or boiling a frog in lukewarm water?
Even Kundi couldn't remain calm, looking around suspiciously, as if a pair of malicious eyes were watching him from the shadows.

Those inherently evil little devils from the heavens! How hateful!

"Stop! Don't make a move! All of you, voluntarily enter the formation! I don't believe he can hold back." But the Immortal Kings weren't going to sit idly by. Soon, Kundi set up a series of massive formations, allowing all the kings to enter them.

However, he overlooked one thing: Wang Hongwu's strength. Even if they were all tied up inside, he could kill several people without waiting and then lie low again. This cycle would continue until the alien realm could no longer withstand it. Moreover, this was only because he lacked patience. If he were willing to wait, he could simply drag it here until the end of time.

The next moment, just as the last person entered the great formation, a sudden explosion occurred. Wang Hongwu burst out from the person he had already enlightened, and the two joined forces to strike, directly shattering the formation and crushing the physical bodies of the two Immortal Kings. They quickly suppressed them and put them directly into the bowl.

"You've finally come out!" Kundi roared, joining forces with the remaining ten kings to charge forward. The aura he unleashed was terrifying, and any other immortal king present would certainly not have been able to withstand it.

However, Wang Hongwu was fearless and directly used the King's Law. The Myriad Paths Fist reappeared, and the brilliant light and trajectory of the Great Dao intertwined to form a millstone. With a punch, the sky and the earth lost their brilliance, and only the power of the fist was unparalleled.

A series of crackling sounds erupted in the cosmic cluster. The four Immortal Kings were instantly shattered, their primordial spirits suppressed within the sacrificial bowl. When the kings' attacks struck him, they only caused his golden body to tremble for a moment. The other Immortal King who had been converted was not so lucky; he exploded on the spot and was completely annihilated, his primordial spirit unable to withstand the attack.

After a series of unexpected events, the original twenty people who were supposed to be surrounding and killing the enemy have now been reduced to only six. In fact, most of them died in the infighting, and it's hard to believe that if word got out.

"You have brought such calamity upon my realm, you will surely be punished! The strongest being in my realm throughout history has been in the Boundary Sea. He disappeared during the era of the Fall of the Emperors and has been gone for countless epochs. He may have already become an Emperor. You have formed a great karmic bond with him, and you will not have a good end!" An Immortal King roared. Back then, the Primordial Ancestor of the Otherworld and the Primordial Ancestor of the Burial Domain were both figures who rose to prominence after being illuminated by two ancient artifacts of origin, but their whereabouts are now unknown.

But the next moment, blood flashed, and the Immortal King was cut down. His primordial spirit mark struggled, but was continuously blasted apart by the subsequent fist light, and fell into the sacrificial bowl.

With only five people left, Wang Hongwu set his sights on a giant, instantly appearing before him and launching a fierce attack. His supreme divine power caused the heavens and earth to lose their color, and the others were filled with despair, fighting back with all their might.

Unfortunately, the gap was obvious. After a fierce battle, the giant could not withstand it. His bones exploded and he could not defend himself at all. As a giant of his generation, he could only die in regret. He screamed as his body was destroyed. His primordial spirit tried to escape, but it was sucked back by the cycle of life and death and directly captured into the bowl.

"How could a giant be suppressed so quickly? That's impossible!"

The great earthquake in the alien land shocked all races. This was simply outrageous. A giant was dealt with just like that. This level of power is only found in the deepest part of the Boundary Sea.
This scene was witnessed by the kings of the Immortal Realm and the Burial King of the Burial Realm, and they were all terrified and extremely frightened. The idea that kings could not be destroyed and that primordial spirits could live forever had become a thing of the past.

Apart from Kundi, the remaining three were also parasitized and controlled by him using the same trick. Although this time the Immortal King was smarter and did not take action, he simply escaped and pulled them out to force them to come out on their own.

But Wang Hongwu directly controlled the parasite to fly over and self-destruct. If you don't kill me, I'll commit suicide. Who can stand that?

After a chaotic scene, only Kundi and the previously mentioned Cangwu King remained.

"Senior Kundi, it's just the two of us left. I suspect I'm an undercover agent." King Cangwu's face was numb as he uttered a weak sentence, leaving Kundi speechless. He could only offer words of comfort, "Don't worry, I watched you attain enlightenment. I trust you."

"Then you've been wrong." The next moment, King Cangwu's expression suddenly changed, and he struck Kundi in the chest. Although he couldn't break through the defense due to his strength, Kundi still shattered his body with a slap, and his primordial spirit fell into the bowl.

"Despicable! Where did you come from, you weirdo?"

At this moment, even the most composed person could not bear it. Surrounded by spies, Kundi was about to explode in rage and charged directly towards another ancient site.

"How can we fight this? We can't contend with them head-on, and their underhanded tactics are even more despicable than those of the aliens."

Everyone who witnessed this battle felt a chill run down their spines. Although the Heavenly King initially displayed formidable strength, it was not insurmountable. In fact, the alien realm even had a chance to retaliate. However, two unforeseen events proved fatal. One was the chaos of the Eight Princes, which turned against them and not only destroyed the key formation but also severely injured seven people. The other was the Heavenly King's unpredictable royal laws, which were impossible to defend against. The internal strife resulted in heavy losses and left them helpless.

Wang Hongwu pursued Kundi and soon arrived at the ancestral land in a foreign land.

This is a continent floating in the universe, with a temple standing at its center, emitting a pale golden glow, incredibly sacred, accompanied by a rain of light, making the place appear exceptionally peaceful.

It seems to be able to resolve worldly conflicts and extinguish the murderous intent of all beings.

At that moment, with the arrival of Kundi, the temple shone brightly, dazzling the most brilliant light.

"Ancient artifacts from a foreign ancestral land?" Wang Hongwu's expression remained unchanged. He had come prepared and was not afraid of the sacred substances within.

"I admit you are indeed remarkable, capable of wreaking havoc on my alien realm and causing such heavy damage all by yourself. But unfortunately, our strength lies not only in the Immortal King, but also in it!"

Kundi took a deep breath to calm himself down. Even though they were enemies, he did not hesitate to admire them. Such methods did indeed give him the ability to fight against an entire realm. He admitted defeat, but he would not admit defeat!

The next moment, as he chanted a mysterious incantation, the golden temple shook, and its doors opened outwards, revealing something inside that was so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it, and extremely terrifying. The pressure was so great that it felt like one's soul was about to explode and could not be withstood.

An ancient artifact! This is a priceless treasure from another realm; it was this artifact that created this world.

It resembles some kind of metal, or perhaps jade, flowing with nine colors of light, dazzling and sacred, showering down endless rain of light.

"Senior Kundi has unleashed that thing?" The twenty-six Immortal Kings, who were engaged in a chaotic battle in the distance, were shocked, and even Wu Shang's expression changed.

Because you can't touch that thing!

Among billions of people, only one or two can touch it and have the opportunity to become a supreme super evolver. In the future, they may achieve the immortal throne. Yu Tuo in the past was such a person.

This is a trump card from another realm. If an ordinary immortal king were to be touched or illuminated by this box, he might be in danger and perish on the spot.

Kundi's idea was simple: no one could withstand this. Even if they did, it would result in a dark rebirth and a divine evolution, at which point they would be on the same side as them. So what was the point of fighting?
It's just another, stronger alien leader!

It's safe to say that it's a sure-fire way to make money.

At this moment, the void roared and trembled violently, and the entire universe shook like a canvas, as if it were about to explode.

The temple, carrying ancient artifacts of origin, flew in, radiating a divine light, yet pouring out the most concentrated dark matter, surging and engulfing Wang Hongwu in Kundi's expectant gaze.

My attachment to reincarnation, my darkness and illusion.

Faced with the baptism of the sacred substance, Wang Hongwu remained calm. He activated the King's Law, and the Dark Evolver he had enlightened appeared, merging with his physical body. He opened his arms and bathed in the sacred rain of light to evolve.

There are still many good people in the world!

Today, the Heavenly Father has returned to His faithful foreign land.

(End of this chapter)