The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 296 Supreme Annihilation, the Fall of the Azure Emperor

Ten emperors rose to power, suppressing the past and present.

This is an unprecedented upheaval since the beginning of time.

Because, in this world, there have never been so many Quasi-Immortal Emperors before, and seven of them are even true Dao Ancestors. This quality and level can be said to be the pinnacle in the history of all the heavens and myriad realms.

If they really join forces, it won't be easy for even the four ancient lands to launch a small festival.

Unfortunately, four of them, in their quest for a breakthrough, resolutely underwent Dark Nirvana, absorbing the extraordinary powers of the four ancient lands, and their strength indeed surpassed that of their younger days.

However, what surprised the four even more was the appearance of the three new Dao Ancestors. They were clearly just rising stars, yet they were able to compete with them in strength, and even their combined attack failed to defeat them. This made the four feel a little uneasy. If they had not accepted the power of the four ancient lands, wouldn't they have been suppressed?

You must know that they were originally supreme Dao Ancestors who had reached the pinnacle of the supreme realm! They were not comparable to the so-called supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperors. They had their own created systems and were supported by the source power of the four ancient lands. Under the siege, they were actually suppressed.
The Desolate Emperor and the God of War have only just broken through! They've only just stepped into this realm, yet they can already fight against top-tier Dao Ancestors and withstand sieges? This is simply unbelievable. Upon realizing this, their killing intent intensified.

The supreme beings of the four ancient lands remained silent, communicating with their ancestral lands through the cycle of reincarnation, seeking to gather more manpower, as a small sacrifice was imminent. This time, the offerings were incredibly generous, including three Dao Ancestors from the vast heavens, which might truly facilitate the birth of a future chief priest!

"It seems that the three fellow Daoists are doomed to die." After learning this, the Old Man of Annihilation's face became even colder. Behind him, the phantom of the ancient underworld was directly reflected. Six gates stood there and rotated, showing the cycle of reincarnation. In front of the gates, a huge Nine Nether Hound was lying, and he struck it down with a palm.

With a whoosh, ripples appeared in the river of time, and the figures moved closer together. A cauldron could be vaguely seen rising and falling, and another milestone was crossed.

Everyone is watching; perhaps this battle is of paramount importance.

This led to a series of major events in later generations. Some people, in order to change things, were willing to travel back to the past, even if it meant suffering enormous karmic repercussions, in order to rewrite the ending.

This speculation only made the Four Dark Emperors sneer, because they believed that this was the reason for their victory in this battle!

It was because the four of them won this battle, sacrificed themselves to the three emperors in a small ceremony, and propelled one of them to the highest position, utterly causing despair in later generations, that they spared no effort to send out manpower to change everything.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, a futile struggle! I have already seen your future: falling into darkness, your corpses paving the way for us to ascend to the highest peak!" Emperor Hong laughed. This future seemed to be in their favor. Seven against three, the advantage was mine!
Even the Feather Emperor smiled, his arrogant eyes filled with a yearning for the supreme. He desperately wanted to become an Immortal Emperor, so much so that he was willing to disregard everything else. Now, he finally saw hope.

"I will preside over this minor ceremony." The Azure Emperor's gray hair fluttered, and behind him emerged one altar after another, vast and boundless, filling all the heavens and hanging above every realm. His imperial laws were closest to the pursuits of the beings of the Calamity Land, and therefore their cooperation was the deepest. In recent eras, he had presided over all the minor ceremonies.

"Nonsense!" The First Emperor launched a fierce attack, unleashing a series of assaults that created massive primordial gates, sealing the altar. The Azure Emperor intended to sacrifice the realms, but the First Emperor would seal the Azure Emperor behind the gates and imprison him within. The Supreme Soul River also intervened, summoning a talisman that, as it burned, transformed into mysterious sacrificial texts that merged into his body. This was an ultimate resonance with the Soul River, ensuring that even if he perished, he could reappear there.

Shi Hao once again charged towards Hongdi and the Supreme Being of the Ancient Underworld. He manifested freely, and one figure after another emerged, approaching Wang Hongwu's direction, intending to reenact the unity of emperor and law.

"Heh, as emperors, you all have the ability to rewind time. When you and that person's royal laws were combined, it had a miraculous effect. How can you allow your imperial laws to be combined again now?"

The Old Man of Annihilation chuckled, his aura terrifying beyond compare, emanating rolling black clouds—the most primal power of darkness. Then, he struck out with a palm, severing the connection between Wang Hongwu and Shi Hao. The palm strike was as black as ink, within which his Dao, his Law, and his unparalleled combat power were manifested. With a flick of his hand, the heavens were about to collapse!
There was a scene there, a story from the past. The old man had undergone a complete transformation and almost reached the highest point. However, he relied on the power of darkness, his origin was as black as ink, and he underwent a transformation, becoming a dark immortal embryo. But in the end, when he was about to break through to become an immortal emperor, he collapsed and broke apart inch by inch. His primordial spirit was the same, and he inexplicably headed for destruction.

In fact, this was because he had taken the wrong path. Using the method of corpses to reach the highest level was impossible, as it was not permissible for two emperors to pass through, let alone the source who was not yet dead. In fact, in Wang Hongwu's view, the Old Man of Annihilation was tricked into embarking on the path of corpses and becoming a pathfinder under his command. He was being used. The corpses were using his identity as the Dao Ancestor to restore themselves and wanted to return.

"Group battles? That's exactly my area of ​​expertise."

In the blink of an eye, he made his move. His self-control and reincarnation circulated, causing him to rise higher and higher. With a strike, a completely new figure suddenly appeared around him. He was a pure dark evolver, surrounded by black blood, with dark red hair and cold, ruthless eyes. He was covered in armor that looked like a mixture of blood clots and black mud. With a cold laugh, he rushed forward and blocked the attack together with his true form.

Then, the third Wang Hongwu appeared, evolving based on the physical evolution path of the Heavenly Realm. He also wore the seal of the civilization's token at his waist, representing another possible future development direction. Then, another Feather Emperor also appeared, holy and radiant. He was not tainted by the corrupted matter, which made the real Feather Emperor frown. Although that person was not as strong as himself, he instinctively felt a sense of disgust.

Even the new Burial Pit Supreme appeared, but it wasn't strange; it was the former Emperor of All Heavens, a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, who even managed to condense a very faint Nine Nether Hound. This was a different version of him, and there were even Feather Emperors on different paths. The Burial Pit Supreme and the World-Destroying Old Man appeared, but the World-Destroying Old Man was the most illusory because he had too little contact with him and his information and medium were incomplete, unlike the former two who had blood and bones.

Emperor Yu's expression changed slightly as two figures rushed towards him. Without hesitation, he thrust out the Emperor-Slaying Spear, his wings slashing and cutting like swords.

"Now." The Reincarnation Feather Emperor flapped his wings and swooped down, blocking the original owner, while the Celestial Emperor blocked the Feather Emperor's spear with a playful expression, "It's our turn to besiege you."

The Supreme Being of the Burial Pit was also blocked by the Heavenly Emperor of Reincarnation and was caught in a great battle. Black Blood Hongwu and his true form fought against the Old Man of Annihilation together. God alone stopped the three emperors and attacked them!
On the other side, Shi Hao was getting closer and closer. The scroll of the eternal heavens was unfolding. This battle had reached into the chaos. The casual aftershocks spread out and caused the birth and death of the great world, which was unpredictable.

Hongdi continuously formed hand seals, creating heaven and earth. This was the most primal power, terrifying beyond measure. He condensed this power of creation and unleashed it, causing trillions of chaotic seas to tremble. An invisible purple hand condensed and slammed towards Shi Hao. At the same time, the supreme being of the underworld roared, and the cycle of reincarnation appeared, trying to pull Shi Hao into it, but it failed. The opponent severed spacetime with a sword and continued to bombard him in the fractured space.

"Throughout the years, some have defied the odds."

"Not just one, but eleven emperors in total—is this the future?"

In the long river of time, waves are stirred up. Upstream, emperors look down, and downstream, emperors look back. Such a great battle is naturally terrifying and cannot be hidden from beings of the same level.

Even those above the Thirty-Three Heavens sensed the chaos of the emperors fighting in the lower realm and were greatly shocked.

"It's him? It seems to be from this period of time." At the same time, the creatures from the lower reaches of the river of time were also approaching, becoming clearer, as if they had come to find someone.

"More fellow Daoists, please!" shouted a powerful figure from the Ancient Underworld. Together with others, they revived the Cycle of Reincarnation. All the ancient lands except the Four Extreme Floating Soils resonated with this, attracting new supreme beings once again.

Three more people arrived at once. Their large hands reached out, covering the sky and causing black mist to churn, as they tried to concentrate their full strength to kill one of them first.

"It's just a group battle, why would we be afraid!" At this moment, Wang Hongwu and Shi Hao had already gathered together, and the two great imperial laws were operating simultaneously, with the other transforming freely and the self clinging to reincarnation!

In an instant, a horizontal line connects the past and the future, and history is about to be overturned and destroyed; a vertical line runs through all the cycles of reincarnation, and time and space are about to be reshaped and rewritten. These two forces span the heavens and the earth, ending the enemies of the past, present and future!
"Let's avoid the limelight for now." Even the Old Man of Annihilation sensed something was wrong. This change was too drastic and too terrifying, making him feel a sense of crisis.

Wang Hongwu and Shi Hao joined forces and almost merged into one. The two of them transformed into an intersecting cross, covering ancient history. The scroll of all the heavens throughout the ages became real. Not only were there the corrupted Cang Emperor, Hong Emperor, and Yu Emperor, but also the former emperors who once had the world in their hearts. The six emperors stood out from the sky!

Around the cross they formed, light began to travel in arcs, time kept jumping, and then one after another, phantoms emerged from behind, like fish leaping out of the water, temporarily jumping out of the timeline and arriving at the present moment.

The power of countless time scales was concentrated by the two into this space-time, and then tens of thousands of palm prints were created. Each palm print changed continuously, using the past and future as resources to support the invincible in the present, and then frantically bombarded the enemy.

Moreover, more and more Shi Hao and Wang Hongwu appeared, bringing with them earth-shattering domineering power, and heavily bombarded the location of the Dark Emperors.

The burial pit screamed in agony. Originally ferocious and terrifying, with thick liquid flowing from its mouth, it had now been blown apart. Its body was shattered, and it flew out like a broken piece of porcelain, leaving its ominous blood and mud everywhere.

The powerful figure from the underworld groaned, his entire body covered in black blood, and was sent flying backward. He then disintegrated in the void, shattered, and turned into a large patch of black, foul blood. The supreme beings of the Soul River and the Floating Earth were also directly torn apart and compressed into a flat plane.

What terrified them even more was that their methods of resurrection and return were being suppressed! Because a force was eroding them, enlightening them, and distorting their will and cognition. With each shattering and rebuilding, that will deepened until it became inescapable.

This is terrifying. They were originally supreme beings, impervious to all laws. Even if the entire world were to perish and all the heavens were to die, they would not perish. But now they are being toyed with and distorted alive. This is too bizarre!
Boom! A series of shattering sounds followed, and the entire ancient history and era, like a mirror, shattered and twisted into a bizarre and pitch-black vortex.

This spacetime lost its meaning; a tributary of time was shattered and utterly destroyed by them, forever losing a future. They fought their way out and returned to the present world, but the four Dark Emperors looked rather grim, each bearing wounds.

Especially the four Supreme Beings from earlier were directly blasted apart by that attack. They could have been resurrected through their connection with the Ultimate Land, but unfortunately, the Emperor's Law of the two was too heaven-defying, suppressing them completely. Their dark matter was stripped away, turning them into four Supreme Seeds that fell into Wang Hongwu's hands. The next moment, the Emperor's Law was activated, and the four seeds were directly enlightened, transforming into four brand-new Supreme Warriors who turned around and besieged the four Emperors.

The four emperors snorted coldly, their bodies glowing, and each of them manifested a Dharma body. In an instant, the battle was extremely fierce, with figures everywhere and Dao Ancestor particles flying everywhere, causing chaos to churn and tearing open huge cracks, creating new worlds.

Wang Hongwu and Shi Hao temporarily separated. With the Emperor's Law in full swing, he directly targeted the three newly emerged Ancient Land Supremes. His system took root in the River of Time, constantly mobilizing the power of the myriad worlds of each era and merging it into his fist light. As a series of phantom images of the myriad worlds flashed by, the overwhelming fist power directly pierced through the bodies of the Ancient Land Supremes and then spread towards the endless void.

The terrifying power tore countless spaces apart along its path, and the surging fist force shot directly into this created spacetime node. As a result, the origins of all realms were rapidly consumed, as if time had been accelerated. With the great changes and extinguishing of the major realms, the entire spacetime node will be swept into the tide of fist force and collapse into a primordial singularity!
The fist light covered everything, and its divine power was unstoppable. It was too fierce and domineering. It completely caused the destruction of the origin of all realms and the spacetime explosion. In an instant, the powerhouses of the ancient underworld and the monsters from the River of Souls and the burial pit were sent flying and pulled back. Their bodies were torn to pieces and were wrapped in the singularity and kept exploding.

With a deafening roar, they felt as if they had returned to their youth, suppressed by a mortal enemy, and then blasted apart, their blood and bones flying everywhere.

This feeling is too unpleasant. It should be an experience before they grow up. In the passionate and exciting era, they were young and vigorous, competing for the world, fighting to the death in a hundred battles, fighting fiercely for supremacy, confronting heroes from all walks of life, and finally rising up on the blood and bones of others to become supreme beings. They were also the protagonists of many eras.

But now, they have become mere background figures, unable to even break free. Their fate is extremely tragic. They are subjected to Wang Hongwu's suppression and are constantly crushed and obliterated by his fists, their forms and spirits collapsing into three seeds.

The fact that three Supreme Beings could be killed in a single blow highlights the difference between an ordinary Quasi-Immortal Emperor and a true Dao Ancestor. Not everyone is a genuine, top-tier Dao Ancestor like the Four Dark Emperors. The four Supreme Beings who could exchange blows earlier were already among the strongest.

Thus, all seven supreme beings who descended from the four ancient lands were annihilated!

Only four ancient roads remained standing in the field, empty and desolate, with no living beings emerging from them.

At this moment, the Supreme One standing beside Wang Hongwu transformed into seven more, increasing in number with each battle, while the number of people on the opposite side decreased.

In the blink of an eye, the situation turned into a siege between the ten emperors and the four emperors on the other side!
Without any nonsense, they launched a furious attack, unleashing a myriad of transformations, their supernatural powers as vast as the sea and their wondrous techniques as surging as waves, sweeping outwards in an overwhelming barrage. The four emperors clashed in a battle that resembled the destruction of the world, where all rules were about to be obliterated, and an era seemed to be coming to an end!
The four emperors, having suffered such a heavy blow, were naturally somewhat stretched thin. However, Wang Hongwu would not let them have their way, and directly said, "Stop the other three and prioritize hunting down the weakest one!"

Shi Hao and the First Emperor naturally cooperated, and the remaining seven emperors charged forward fearlessly, doing their utmost to stop the Old Man of Annihilation, the Hong Emperor, and the Yu Emperor.

The three of them headed straight for the Azure Emperor!

"Coming for me?" The Azure Emperor's expression hardened, and he decisively borrowed the vast power of the River of Souls. A dark blue ancient river appeared beneath his feet, with countless soul lights connecting the fallen souls and playing demonic music, causing his aura to surge and giving him the capital to entrust himself to the ultimate earth and remain indestructible.

This is very important to his imperial laws.

"Exterminate all things!"

Then the Azure Emperor roared, his whole body emitting dark light, distorting space, causing chaos to collapse and disintegrate, turning into his primordial power.

An altar appeared, and he sat cross-legged on it, chanting incantations and activating his supreme secret technique. The vast天地 (heaven and earth) and the chaotic sea took shape, transforming into an altar. The scene was terrifying, with wisps of green smoke rising, as if offering a sacrifice to some living being.

The small altar where he sat became the core. Within the chaotic altar, his Dharma form was unparalleled, bursting with dark light, and he unleashed a forbidden secret technique at the level of a Dao Ancestor. This was the highest great technique in the system he created!
The three of them, along with himself, were drawn into a sacrificial world, where all living beings were sacrificed to kill their enemies through offerings and human sacrifices. If they were to suffer a calamity, they would be worse off than dead.

"He's even going to sacrifice himself?" The three were surprised. This was an indiscriminate sacrifice. What was he after?
"Destroy!" The next moment, the Azure Emperor roared, his gray hair turning even grayer, his entire being burning with energy and spirit. Visibly, he exploded, becoming the first to be sacrificed, making the sacrificial power even more terrifying, directly affecting the three of them.

Even the First Emperor was affected by the blood splattering on his body. What was even more bizarre was that the wisps of green smoke carried all the offerings to the final place of the Soul River, where the figure of the Azure Emperor was re-formed. He was both the offering and the object of sacrifice.

This means that the various killing moves he just used not only injured three people, but also increased his strength!

The Azure Emperor who appeared this time was amplified after sacrificing a Dao Ancestor. It can be said that this is a terrifying method. However, the three of them are even stronger when they join forces, and they suppress him again, wanting to finish the battle quickly.

"Sacrifice to the heavens! Sacrifice to myself!" The Azure Emperor fought fiercely, falling into a state of madness, constantly sacrificing himself to increase his destructive power, because after each sacrifice, he would be reflected again from the ultimate source of the River of Souls, eternally indestructible!
This means that he can recklessly sacrifice himself, using the sacrifice of a true Dao Ancestor to terrifyingly enhance his killing power and combat strength, entering a state of ever-increasing terror.

Once this cycle begins, it is difficult to stop, and only an increasingly powerful and terrifying Azure Emperor will emerge. This is the 'pseudo-supreme technique' created by the Supreme Dao Ancestor using the Emperor's Law in conjunction with the ultimate Earthly Sacrifice!
Of course, he will also become increasingly corrupted and unable to extricate himself.

Everyone witnessed the Azure Emperor disappear and reappear time and time again, becoming more and more terrifying. The silver patterns on his body also increased, and the characteristics of the Soul River deepened, but his strength had already surpassed that of the Feather Emperor and the Hong Emperor.

The First Emperor's expression was solemn. These four Dao Ancestors were indeed extraordinary, and their unique skills were absolutely terrifying. When they were combined with the four ancient lands, they underwent a qualitative change. This was the Azure Emperor's signature skill.

If the Azure Emperor were to continue this cycle of sacrifices, his strength would rival that of the Annihilation Elder. However, this method can only be used during major battles, and will revert to its original state afterward. Otherwise, the Azure Emperor would not have been chosen as a target.

Roar! Without hesitation, Shi Hao and Wang Hongwu unleashed their power. One transformed into the heavens, and the other's fist contained the heavens. They combined their powers in one strike, which was enough to flatten the world and turn it into a painting. This strike was too terrifying. The Azure Emperor did not expect that his strongest technique would be broken. He was also pierced through, and blood splattered everywhere.

Then the First Emperor descended and struck him fiercely, splitting him in two on the spot.

However, the Dao Ancestor is still the Dao Ancestor. Even though his primordial spirit was split open and torn into pieces, he was still indestructible and was rapidly reassembling. He was determined to fight the three emperors. This was truly astonishing. The emperors had immense vitality and were difficult to kill. Even though his physical form was damaged several times and even his brow was broken, he did not perish and was able to fight for a long time.

"The Emperor cannot be humiliated!" Now, the Azure Emperor felt the same way. He was fighting back, and even though his arm was severed and cut off, he continued to fight to the death.

"So what if I humiliate you!" Wang Hongwu sneered, charged forward, and punched him so hard that his body shattered and exploded, sending him flying.

"Do you think I'm easy to bully!" Cang Di roared. He had never suffered such a defeat since the beginning of time. It was truly humiliating. A peerless Dao Ancestor of his generation had actually been blown to pieces.

"So what if I bully you!" But when he condensed his imperial body again, Shi Hao descended from the sky and slashed him to pieces with a sword, causing him to explode once more.

"You?!" Just as the Azure Emperor was about to reassemble his body, he saw the First Emperor, who was eager to try, and glared at him fiercely.

"What do you mean, 'you'!" Then the First Emperor summoned the Emperor Tower, knocking it down as the Azure Emperor condensed his body for the third time, and blasting him apart.

The three of them working together constitute a form of suppression that gives them an absolute advantage.

Or rather, it is a reversal of the events of the Three Emperors besieging and killing the First Emperor.

This time, however, it was the hunters who were surrounded and killed.

Under such circumstances, no matter how powerful the Azure Emperor was, and no matter how strong the combination of the Emperor's Law and the Soul River was, it was useless. In the end, he was beaten into immobility and firmly suppressed under the scroll and the Emperor Tower.

"Emperor Cang, you are quite good. Be my son, and in the future, you will be the new emperor!"

Wang Hongwu looked at Cang Di with admiration. This was a rare talent who could become an asset in the future. It was very important to make him understand who he was. He immediately released the sacrificial bowl and took him into it.

No matter how the Azure Emperor urged the Soul River Sacrifice, it was useless; he could not be resurrected from there. The Heavenly Sacrifice Bowl isolated everything; that was a higher level of power.

The Azure Emperor has been suppressed!

(End of this chapter)