The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 415: Influencing the Landscape of the Blazing Sun Domain?

"Ah."

Lei Zhan gazed at the four towering figures. Their bodies seemed to be forged from the most solid black flint, radiating a dark light.

Each face is enormous, yet they remain exactly as they were before.

"The four of you are too tall and imposing. Do you expect me, the host, to look up to you?" Lei Zhan laughed.

"We were so overjoyed that we forgot about this," said Emperor Dingyuan and his group.

Then, the towering figure, which was 108,000 feet tall, rapidly shrank to the size of an ordinary human. However, its body remained its dark form, still exuding a powerful aura.

"Not bad, not bad!" Lei Zhan sensed the fluctuations in the aura emanating from Emperor Dingyuan and the others, and immediately showed a satisfied expression.

A golden-robed emperor's strength rivals that of a lord from another universe! A black-robed emperor is practically equivalent to a ruler!
After the transformations of Emperor Dingyuan and the others, the sheer oppressive aura they exuded was astonishing.

Although Lei Zhan barely reached the threshold of becoming a master thanks to his own strength, he has many shortcomings.

If they were to fight a true ruler, they would be completely crushed.

As for the enhancement of strength by cosmic treasures... generally, stronger rulers also possess cosmic treasures.

Lei Zhan was at a disadvantage when fighting against those rulers who possessed the treasures of the universe.

But the Dingyuan Emperors who have transformed into black-clad emperors are different.

While their understanding of the Dao cannot compare to that of a Sovereign, their powerful bodies, resembling magical treasures, far surpass the strength of ordinary Sovereigns, capable of breaking through all laws with sheer force. Their overall strength, however, is entirely at the Sovereign level.

They are physically powerful, strong, and extremely fast, which is enough to make up for any lack of Dao realm. In fact, their terrifying bodies make them much more difficult to deal with than ordinary rulers.

"It's all thanks to our master!" Emperor Dingyuan and the others said with utmost respect.

“Your strength has greatly improved, enough to surpass many rulers.” Lei Zhan looked down, “However… there is still room for improvement in your current strength.”

"Huh?" Emperor Dingyuan was taken aback.

"There's still a chance for improvement?" Emperor Beihe and Emperor Lieyang were also taken aback.

But in the blink of an eye, they seemed to have thought of something, and their eyes lit up.

After they perform the self-sacrifice ritual, their cultivation level can no longer increase. However, the inability to increase cultivation level does not mean that their strength cannot be improved.

Relying on external forces, such as acquiring powerful treasures, controlling an alternate universe, or obtaining powerful Sith weapons...

“Within the Blazing Sun Domain, there are quite a few Sovereigns and Emperors. Lords of other universes are also very common,” Lei Zhan said leisurely.

“After you all underwent the self-sacrifice ritual, you transformed into the bodies of black-clad emperors. Your strength is considered quite good among the rulers, but you still found it difficult to withstand a master from another universe.”

"Today, I will bestow upon you Sith weapons. If the four of you join forces, you will be comparable to one or two masters of other universes."

"This……"

"Having just bestowed upon the body of the Black-Clad Emperor, you also want to bestow upon him weapons?"

"I... I'm almost comparable to the Lord of another universe?"

Emperor Dingyuan and Emperor Beihe were both somewhat incredulous.

Although followers are meant to fight and battle for their masters, exploring dangerous places and ruins, in return, masters will expend resources to nurture them.

They can be directly cultivated from Level One Emperors and Level Two Emperors into powerful beings approaching the level of a Lord of another universe...

"We are ready to die for our master!" Emperor Dingyuan and the other three emperors, including Emperor Beihe, were all extremely excited.

"Hua Hua Hua~~"

With a wave of his hand, Lei Zhan summoned four Sith weapons, each radiating an astonishing aura and possessing a unique appearance, which then floated in the air and flew towards Emperor Dingyuan and the others.

The Sith's weapons varied in strength, and the ones that Lei Zhan brought out were relatively ordinary.

With such a terrifying weapon of war as the Azure Star, he would find it difficult to use ordinary Sith weapons.

Even so, these things are of little use to the opposing team, but they are of immeasurable value to others.

……

The Northern Region of Blazing Sun, the Eye of Crimson Fire.

This is a massive vortex of fire, spanning hundreds of millions of miles in circumference, surrounded by an endless ocean of flames.

Countless flames and firelight were being swallowed up by this enormous vortex. Under the terrifying suction force formed in this vast sea of ​​fire, even the Eternal Emperors had to stay far away.

Within this terrifying and perilous place, a magnificent Taoist palace stood against the surrounding firestorm.

"Brother, we have nearly ten routes to choose from if we want to leave the Northern Region of Blazing Sun and head to the Eastern Region. Why must we go through this stormy sea of ​​fire?"

Inside the palace, a child dressed in silver robes, looking like a toddler, looked puzzled and curious.

He and his elder brother had been venturing into the Blazing Sun Domain for tens of thousands of Chaos Eras, and had traveled the route between the Northern and Eastern Domains countless times. However, the route they took this time left him with some questions.

"The core of this storm of fire has formed a fiery eye! Such terrifying temperatures... it's too dangerous," the silver-clad child exclaimed. "If I were alone, I wouldn't dare cross this. One wrong move and I'd be burned to ashes."

"You brat!" The man in blue robes, who was sitting cross-legged on a futon, opened his eyes, a hint of helplessness in them.

"You've been following me for over a million Chaos Eras, haven't you? You're still a top-tier Emperor, so naturally you wouldn't dare to recklessly venture into this sea of ​​fire."

"Yes, yes, how can I compare to you, elder brother?" the silver-clad child said repeatedly. "Elder brother is a powerful ruler, one of the most powerful rulers. I, a mere second-level emperor, am naturally no match for you."

"Hmph." The man in blue glanced at the child in silver, a hint of helplessness in his eyes. He had spoiled his younger brother far too much.

Among cultivators, it is extremely rare to find blood relatives who have supported each other from humble beginnings to the Dao Lord of Life and Death.

It is extremely rare in the entire chaotic universe for two brothers to achieve eternal enlightenment.

"Ah Yi," the man in blue shook his head, "I chose this route this time because of my intuition. This path is very likely to lead me to a great opportunity!"

"A great opportunity?" The silver-clad child was taken aback, but then his face lit up with joy. "I wonder what kind of great opportunity it is? With your understanding of cause and effect and destiny, elder brother, this opportunity must be extraordinary!"

"It's like trying to see flowers through fog; it's hard to see clearly." The man in blue frowned slightly and shook his head. "I only have some very vague feelings. Even though my understanding of cause and effect and the Dao of Destiny is comparable to that of a second-level Emperor, it's still difficult to see clearly." "Unless my understanding of cause and effect can break through to the Dominator level, otherwise... it's too difficult!"

"This..." The silver-clad child clicked his tongue in amazement. "The Dao of Cause and Effect is among the top ten most difficult Daos in the universe. If you break through, even without treasures from other universes, you'll probably have the strength of a Lord of another universe!"

"Hmm." The Azure-Robed Emperor nodded slightly. "The Dao of Cause and Effect is not so easy to comprehend. Breaking through to the Dominator level is even more difficult."

"Legend has it that the God Emperor, the Dragon King, and the Golden Sun God Lord, among other powerful beings, all possessed profound attainments in multiple paths. But how long did they cultivate? And they all attained enlightenment in ancient times, following the Supreme Beings in their battles against the Sith."

The silver-clad child clicked his tongue, muttering to himself, "The God Emperor, the Dragon King, the Golden Sun God—are you comparing yourselves to these legendary powerful beings now, Brother? Each of those powerful beings has numerous rulers and lords of other universes under their command..."

As he was muttering to himself, the silver-clad child suddenly froze.

"Brother, what's going on...?"

"Be careful, the spacetime around the core of this sea of ​​fire seems a bit different." The man in blue said solemnly, then closed his eyes to carefully sense the spatial fluctuations around him.

"Is there a problem with spacetime?" The silver-clad child suppressed his curiosity and waited silently.

……

In the vast void, a colossal star floats.

Although the star looked somewhat dilapidated and its surface bore many traces of war, the terrifying fluctuations emanating from the entire star could frighten countless powerful beings.

Wow.

Suddenly, a young man in a golden robe appeared out of thin air above the giant star, accompanied by several figures exuding powerful auras.

This group of six consisted of Lei Zhan and his companions, who had flown out from the core of Canglan Star.

“Canglan Star…” Lei Zhan looked down and a smile appeared in his eyes. “Although the exterior looks a bit dilapidated, the interior is intact. So what if the exterior is broken and ugly? We can just add a protective layer to make it look nicer later.”

With a thought, Lei Zhan stretched out his hand.

call.

The entire giant star rapidly shrank to the size of a palm, landing in Lei Zhan's palm.

"Ok?"

Lei Zhan suddenly frowned and looked into the distance.

Buzz~~~
In the distance, some spatial fluctuations appeared faintly, followed by the appearance of a magnificent palace radiating a powerful aura. The palace hovered in the void hundreds of billions of miles away, observing the scene.

"It's the area I was teleported to by that fiery eye." Lei Zhan frowned as he looked at the magnificent palace.

Lei Zhan was very familiar with that area.

I received specific information from Daoist Chenshui and traveled through time and space to this area through that fiery eye. That's where I arrived.

"That sea of ​​fire is extremely dangerous, and the eye of the sea of ​​fire at its core, which connects to this void, is even more remote and dangerous. It's such a coincidence that another cultivator has discovered its special nature?" Lei Zhan muttered to himself.

All of this can only be attributed to the immense power of the chaotic universe's will. Just as powerful treasures inevitably attract cultivators, so too does the appearance of such treasures draw cultivators towards them.

"Master," Emperor Dingyuan's gaze fell upon the magnificent palace in the distance, "another group of cultivators has mistakenly entered this void. Should we take action and kill them here?"

Now that he has sacrificed himself to transform into the body of the Black-Clad Emperor, and has been bestowed with a precious Sith weapon by Lei Zhan, he is eager to make a name for himself.

“It’s alright.” Lei Zhan shook his head and said, “I’ve refined this Canglan Star, and with the previous two groups of emperors who broke in, the news has probably already spread. Even if we kill them, it won’t make a difference.”

“Let’s go. With our current strength, even the most powerful beings from other universes wouldn’t dare to provoke us easily. Since the cultivators in that palace saw the Sith war weapon in my hand, they probably won’t be so reckless.”

"This...is it." Emperor Dingyuan was slightly disappointed, but he could only give up.

Wow~~~
With a wave of his hand, Lei Zhan created a deep spatial rift in front of them. Lei Zhan and the others stepped out and entered the rift.

……

"Big brother..." The silver-clad child stared wide-eyed at the enormous star that had vanished into thin air in the distant void.

"That, that's...that's a Sith war weapon, isn't it? Such a massive thing must be extremely powerful among many Sith weapons!"

“A Sith war weapon.” The man in blue nodded. “Its power and aura fluctuations are probably comparable to those of Hou Wucheng.”

"Comparable to Hou Wucheng?" The silver-clad child clicked his tongue in amazement.

Hou Wucheng and his group had been there many times; it was the only gathering place for cultivators in the entire Blazing Sun Domain.

The terrifying array formations and restrictions within the city always filled him with dread. Yet, a weapon of war comparable to those of Houwu City had appeared right before his very eyes?
"Pity!"

The man in blue shook his head and sighed, secretly regretting, "Such a precious treasure has actually appeared in this remote void. If we had discovered this void earlier, perhaps we would have had a chance to obtain this weapon of war."

Weapons of war of this caliber are treasures that even supreme beings would covet. Not to mention, rulers and emperors would be driven mad at the sight of them.

Of course, as for taking action... the man in blue was well aware of his own strength.

Although he was considered a very powerful being among the rulers, he dared not easily make a move against a cultivator who wielded weapons of war.

"Weapons of war..."

The man in blue robes said in a deep voice, "If I'm not mistaken, the one controlling that weapon of war seems to be a fourth-step Dao Lord?"

"A Fourth-Step Dao Lord? How is that possible?" The silver-clad child's pupils contracted. "Even the most powerful Fourth-Step Dao Lord is only barely comparable to a First-Level Emperor, yet he can refine a Sith war weapon..."

“That’s right, it’s a fourth-step Dao Lord!” The man in blue said solemnly. “Of the six people in that group, four had undergone a self-sacrifice ritual, and one was emanating the aura of a second-level Emperor, but these five people seemed to respect that Dao Lord.”

"This……"

This is astonishing; a Dao Lord wielding such terrifying power...

"Add a Sith war weapon..." the man in blue said in a deep voice, "This force is enough to influence the landscape of the Blazing Sun Domain."

……

(End of this chapter)