The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

"Wow~~~"

The warship 'Quyang' landed on a piece of land under the watchful eyes of some cultivators.

Although the area was enveloped in a field of firelight, the oppressive atmosphere was not particularly strong.

After all, in the entire Earthfire Continent, only at the very core where the Sith Lord resides is the 'oppression' strongest.

"Which powerful being is it?"

"This is... a Sith warship? Could it be that the Lord of the Blazing Sun has descended?"

"Although the Lord of the Blazing Sun Domain also has a warship, it is somewhat different from this one. It is not the Lord of the Blazing Sun Domain who has come."

"This... to actually bring a warship to the Earthfire Continent, they must be someone of considerable importance."

"Only the Blazing Sun Domain Lord possesses such a terrifying weapon of war in the entire Blazing Sun Domain... Could it be that a powerful being has arrived?"

The cultivators scattered across the Earthfire Continent all looked toward the landing Quyang warship and were discussing it amongst themselves when several figures suddenly emerged from the warship.

Leading them were a man in blue robes with a single horn and a Daoist master in gold robes, followed by their two followers, who exuded the aura of masters from another universe.

The golden humanoid creature behind the golden-robed Daoist Lord aroused the secret doubts of many cultivators.

"This... Dao Lord? And there's a golden-robed Emperor following behind him?"

"That golden-robed emperor... seems to be the ruler of Changli?"

"It is Lord Guiyi!"

"It's actually Lord Guiyi and his group? Legend has it that Lord Guiyi just killed the City Lord of Houwu and seized Houwu City for himself. Nearly ten rulers and lords of other universes have died there!"

"That ruler of the other universe... seems somewhat familiar?"

"And there's also the Divine Emperor Qiyang! And the Lord of Qushan under his command! I didn't expect even such a top-tier powerhouse to appear? And he's even on good terms with this Dao Lord Guiyi?"

These cultivators were initially quite calm and immersed in their cultivation, but after recognizing the identities of Lei Zhan and the others, they all erupted in uproar.

Although Emperor Qiyang kept a low profile throughout the long years, most people knew him, including his follower, the Lord of Qushan.

As for Lei Zhan, there's no need to elaborate. Only tens of millions of years have passed since Hou Wucheng changed its new master.

"Greetings to Emperor Qiyang."

"I have met Lord Guiyi."

In an instant, all the other sovereigns and emperors came out and respectfully bowed to the two of them.

"No need for formalities." Emperor Qiyang glanced around, shook his head, and said, "Brother Guiyi and I were merely passing through this Earth Fire Continent and came to take a look. You may continue as usual."

"Let's all continue as usual," Lei Zhan said with a smile.

"Yes."

The practitioners all responded.

……

The scene of a group of cultivators respectfully welcoming Emperor Qiyang and Lei Zhan was naturally noticed by the Sith Lord who was imprisoned there.

"Ok?"

The Sith Lord looked up into the distance, his gaze lingering on the massive warship. "The Quyang Warship? It should be the one commanded by 'Guerrero' back then. It's been preserved intact..."

at this time.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

Explosions erupted repeatedly around his body, the power of the entire fiery domain converging there to attack him time and again.

These attacks, though seemingly fierce, are actually quite different.

Some felt as if countless needles were piercing their bodies, penetrating their souls and spirits—a agonizing pain that tore their souls apart!

Some feel like a knife cutting into the skin, but there are no actual wounds, yet it still hurts!

Some attacks even involve illusions... In short, all kinds of attacks are extremely torturous!
Although he was wearing gray armor, strange array patterns could be seen on the exposed skin of his arms, neck, and face.

The array pattern was branded on every part of his body, keeping him in perpetual suppression and torment.

“Ah… roar!”

He let out a low growl, panting, with three curved horns on his head and a pair of blue eyes staring into the distance.

"Damn it."

"These cultivators are like ants..."

"Roar."

"They all deserve to die!"

Dopov instinctively let out a roar.

Endless years have passed, and ever since he was imprisoned here after that defeat, he has suffered endless torment.

The supreme beings used every means at their disposal to seal it with array diagrams...

He was subjected to the most horrific tortures forever...

Even because he was suppressed and sealed by the array diagram, he couldn't commit suicide!

This torment has no end, unless he chooses to bow down and chooses a path of shame...

"Damn it." He stared into the distance, his blue eyes filled with murderous intent.

"A Dao Lord, that aura should belong to a fourth-step Dao Lord. To receive such respect from those cultivators..."

He hadn't witnessed such a scene in a very long time, with a group of cultivators respectfully bowing to a powerful figure. He had received this treatment when the 'Blazing Sun Domain Lord' visited, and when the 'Supreme One' arrived. But other cultivators never received such treatment.

Because among the cultivators here, some are rulers, and some are even masters of other universes.

It's very difficult to get them all to bow respectfully!
"Qiyang Divine Emperor, Guiyi Dao Lord."

"One of them should be the cultivator who obtained the Quyang warship. But this cultivator is a Dao Lord from a certain civilization..."

Dopo and Russia were somewhat puzzled.

Although he was constantly tortured during his long imprisonment here, he was able to glean some information from these cultivators. Over the long years, he gradually came to understand some things.

"Hmm? They dare to get closer..." Suddenly, he looked at the figures approaching in the distance, and his blue eyes flashed.

……

"Thank you, Brother Qiyang." Lei Zhan turned to look at Emperor Qiyang, feeling a warmth in his heart.

“Although you are not weak, it is still somewhat dangerous for you to get close to a Sith Lord. With me here, even if that Lord suddenly goes berserk and attacks, I can help hold him off for a moment.” Emperor Qiyang smiled slightly, and walked side by side with Lei Zhan toward the core of the distant fiery domain.

Behind them, the ruler of Changli and the lord of Qushan followed closely.

The fiery domain accumulated endless fire energy from the surrounding area, and then unleashed a series of terrifying attacks from its core.

As they got closer, the trails became clearer.

“The Lord of the Sith…” Lei Zhan looked into the distance, but stopped abruptly.

"Eight million miles away, we're already very close. If we get any closer, the Sith Lord might make his move at any moment."

Lei Zhan secretly pondered that he only wanted to meet this Sith Lord and see if he could get some benefits in this special place that was rare in the universe.

As for getting any closer and creating unnecessary danger for oneself, there is absolutely no need for that.

"Eight million li, that distance is just right," said the Divine Emperor Qiyang with a smile, then sat down directly on a large rock.

"At this distance, under the numerous restrictions set up by the Supreme Being, even if the Venerable Lord were to make a move, the impact would be very small."

"Yeah." Leizhan nodded slightly.

Along the way, he also received a lot of information from Emperor Qiyang. Among them, he naturally heard about some madmen among the cultivators who deliberately provoked these Sith Lords, provoking them to take action and hone their skills.

Although these cultivators are crazy, they naturally wouldn't dare to get within a million miles of each other.

However, through countless years of exploration, they have learned to use distance to control the power of the lords' attacks.

After all, within this core area of ​​imprisonment, the Sith Lords can only attack within a million miles at most; beyond that, their power diminishes. Even if these Lords unleash their full power, ten million miles is their limit.

"Dao Lord? Ultimate Dao Lord?" The Sith Clan Lord, sitting cross-legged, looked at Lei Zhan, his blue eyes showing a mixture of ferocity and numbness due to the pain.

"To earn the respect of those cultivators, are you the ultimate Dao Lord in the cultivator civilization? And a powerful one at that."

A powerful voice came from the throat of the man, reaching the ears of the man.

“Hmm.” Lei Zhan casually found a rock to sit on, without arguing.

Cultivators value strength above all else. The fact that he, as a Dao Lord, is respected by rulers and lords of other universes is entirely due to the prestige he has earned through battle.

These things cannot be hidden from a supreme being. Even if this supreme being is from another civilization.

"Haha, so you've indeed embarked on the ultimate path. Haha, if I had been able to embark on the ultimate path back then... I wouldn't have ended up in this state." Dopo laughed, his expression occasionally twitching due to pain, but his voice carried a strange undertone.

"pity……"

"Your universe is far too backward. It would probably take an unknown amount of time before an emperor capable of mastering the ultimate eternal Dao could be born from nothing."

"Haha, what a pity."

"What a pity……"

He shook his head and laughed loudly, but his eyes grew increasingly crazed.

"To achieve eternal harmony with the Dao... one should seize every opportunity and possibility, shouldn't one?"

Lei Zhan shook his head and laughed, "Just like you, although you have become a supreme being all the way, you were still sent to invade our universe, but you were defeated and imprisoned. You probably can't even die."

"You deserve to die." The Sith Lord roared, his eyes flashing with ferocity. "Don't worry, the ultimate path cannot be achieved by merging with the Dao! With the methods of your cultivator civilization, you have no chance."

"It's absolutely impossible for a Dao Lord to leapfrog several major levels at once! Hahaha!"

"Ah!" Dopo let out a low, short cry of pain, sounding very distressed. He then continued to suppress the pain, frantically saying:

"You, a mere Dao Lord, won't be smug for long. You've already reached the edge of Dao Integration, haven't you? Go and try to integrate with the Dao! Hahaha, the difficulty is enough to drive you to despair... to madness! Hahaha!"

Dopoul was quite insane; perhaps he was using this madness to alleviate his endless suffering.

"Your cultivator civilization is not powerful, and your methods are very ordinary. It is impossible for you to succeed."

“I, Podolski, was once a genius, a prodigy. But the ultimate path was placed before me, yet I did not choose it.”

"In the end, I achieved the Supreme Realm in a very short time. But your cultivator civilization... is even less likely to do so."

Dopo's voice echoed in Lei Zhan's ears, even instilling in him a strong sense of despair, a despair that the path to enlightenment would only fail and ultimately lead to the dissipation of his soul and spirit, a despair of falling into the abyss.

"Give up! Give up on achieving the Dao..."

"Or perhaps... we should take a gamble."

"Now prove it to me. You can shatter my understanding... You can achieve Dao integration and become the first eternal ultimate emperor in your cultivator civilization..."

Dopo's voice was somewhat deep and somewhat crazy, yet it possessed a strangely terrifying allure.

"To prove to you the Dao?" Lei Zhan asked softly, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

...(End of chapter)