The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 123 Emperor!

What a huge hand it was!
It blotted out the sky and covered the universe, as if gently caressing the earth, yet the image of it breaking straight through the cosmic barrier was imprinted in everyone's hearts.

When that hand appeared, the starlight in half the universe suddenly went out.

The palm lines are a deep, crisscrossing abyss, with each furrow surging with unnamed dark matter.

The moment the palm pressed down, the shattered void fragments reflected the crimson vein-like patterns.

Countless cultivators were desperate to survive, but the saint's defenses were like solidified pulp, and the great saint's body began to dissolve from the hair.

At this moment, the ultimate array patterns were corroded into honeycomb-like holes.

Countless cultivators roared in anger and cried out in resentment, but in an instant, they all turned into steam left behind by the giant hand...

Dark turmoil, a true dark turmoil is unfolding at this moment!
"All beings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, do you still remember my name?" From the depths of the universe, a voice echoed from above the Milky Way.

The murmurs sounded like the voice of Tao, as if they had traversed the eternal blue sky.

They are unlike the people here.

"Who? Whose name?" a cultivator roared in despair. He was dying and wanted to hear an answer before he died.

Who are you?!

"You deserve to die! You deserve to die! Who you are is none of our business!"

"What is your name? Such ruthless slaughter, treating all living beings in the heavens and earth as fish on a chopping board, who exactly are you!"

The cultivators were unwilling, the cultivators were bewildered, countless people roared, infants in swaddling clothes cried, and old people on their deathbeds were dazed.

Finally, there's an answer to all of this.

"The gods and ghosts of heaven and earth all worship the Emperor!"

A voice shook the heavens for eternity.
It came from the mythological era, flowing downstream along the river of time and upstream against the current of space, reaching the ears of all living beings, and also reaching the ears of the owner of this palm.

“Yes, after millions of years, I have finally remembered my name…” The owner of the colossal hand that blotted out the sky revealed a meaningful smile:

"My name is Emperor!"

Emperor!

Like a stone thrown into a still pond, this sound stirred up a thousand waves. It was like a rare and powerful wave in the world, creating countless ripples in the hearts and minds of countless people!
Countless cultivators suffered tremors in their sea of ​​suffering, their Dao palaces rippled, and their immortal platforms cracked.

It was just a sound, yet it was so powerful and moving.

"Emperor! Is it really the Emperor? Is he still alive?" A peak-level Quasi-Emperor swallowed hard.

That's an Emperor!

The figure from the mythological era, the true legends, the rumors and stories about him are countless, he can be said to be unique throughout the ages.

His idea of ​​elevating all teachers to high positions was unprecedented.

“Impossible… A figure from the mythological era, spanning millions of years…” Someone knelt on the ground, as if they had lost their backbone and support: “Then he must have become an immortal…”

"We're finished, we're all going to die!"

In an instant, an endless aura of despair spread, sweeping across the four seas and eight wastelands, and spreading throughout the nine heavens and ten earths.

The Emperor is even more mythical than the Age of Mythology…

At this moment, all cultivators above the Quasi-Emperor level, whether they were asleep or otherwise, were awakened.

The Azure Emperor emerged from the lotus pond. He had been deducing how to live out his next life and had not made any moves for nearly ten thousand years, but today he was suddenly awakened by that aura.

"Is that really the Emperor?" the Azure Emperor murmured to himself.

Above the starry sky, a screen separating the two worlds suddenly appeared with a human face, extremely eerie, but countless cultivators could not see its true appearance. Even if they tried their best to see it clearly, the result was only that their eyes burned up.

Duan De burst out of the ground, equally stunned by that huge face.

After a brief moment of shock, the lost memories flooded his mind, and he would never forget that face for the rest of his life:
"Is it the Emperor?"

He felt something was off; the face was clearly very familiar, yet the feeling it gave him was completely foreign.

"He really has become an immortal, just as I expected, but..." Duan De sensed the fluctuations emanating from the Emperor, pondered for a moment, and then abruptly changed the subject:
"Is he really my apprentice?"

This person... is definitely not his apprentice!

During the ten thousand years he spent with the Emperor, he gained a very deep understanding of him. The Emperor was truly a man of great vision, filled with love and compassion for all living beings.

Putting everything else aside, if he were truly an Emperor, he would never attack a group of mortals, much less indiscriminately slaughter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Even if his temperament changes drastically and he becomes bloodthirsty, the Emperor will still have his own pride and disdain to slaughter ants.

There's only one possibility for this move.

"The Emperor... he has truly been corrupted by the strange force." Lingbao Tianzun let out a long sigh, recounting the sorrow of eternity.

That giant hand was filled with an eerie aura, and among the supreme beings present, perhaps none were more familiar with that aura than Lingbao Tianzun.

It was the immortal corpse that Lingbao Tianzun had slain!

They share the same origin, but dark matter seems to have become more powerful.

As for that face... Lingbao Tianzun could no longer see any trace of Yuanshi Tianzun or Emperor.

"Save people!" Wang Bo's voice came from the void, and the next moment, an imperial might appeared where the giant hand covered.

Wang Bo's figure appeared among them, and now he seemed to have washed away all his glitz and glamour, becoming mysterious and unpredictable.

"Several of the younger generation have already saved people. Are we old folks going to sit behind them?" Wang Bo said, then unleashed billions of divine lights toward the strange giant hand. However, these enormous divine lights were still too insignificant in the eyes of the giant hand that could almost cover half of the heavens and earth.

The Golden Crow has also made its move, arriving now with a sky full of imperial flames, intending to burn away the descending darkness.

One after another, the voices of the great emperors resounded.
Meanwhile, riots also broke out inside the restricted area.

"That's the Emperor? I didn't expect him to still be alive." A Supreme Being felt the pressure emanating from the giant hand and a sense of retreat arose in his heart.

"He became an immortal and never died..." One after another, outstanding figures who became immortals emerged from ancient history, which greatly inspired their beliefs.

The human supreme being who had once invited Xu He to join him in conquering the Immortal Path blasted open the Primordial Ancient Mine and descended once more upon the Eastern Wilderness.

This time, however, he wasn't trying to cause trouble; he remained completely calm throughout. "You're going to help those ants?" Wanlong Emperor asked, his voice tinged with disbelief.

The other supreme beings shared the same attitude. With their strength, they believed they could remain unscathed and that not instigating the Dark Turmoil was already a sign of their kindness. But as for stepping forward to save those ants?

They're not really that noble.

"It's not about saving those ants, it's about saving ourselves," the Human Supreme said slowly, his voice not loud, but utterly resolute.

"Have you ever considered why the Heavenly Emperor invited us to become immortals? Does he really think he lacks our fighting strength?" The Human Supreme sneered.
“We did not instigate any dark upheaval, and the Heavenly Emperor was unwilling to act without a legitimate reason, but this is merely a pretext for us to prolong our existence.”

"As for becoming an immortal? That requires a separate pledge of allegiance." The Human Race Supreme's voice was icy as he looked at the figures of several Great Emperors in the starry sky.

"You don't actually think they're just kind-hearted, do you? Use your brains. With the Heavenly Emperor's power, how could he not know about such turmoil?" After saying the last sentence, the Human Supreme turned and left: "You've lived for so many years and your brains have become stupid. Think more about why the Heavenly Emperor hasn't taken action yet."

The human race's supreme beings also rushed to the battlefield. Within the super forbidden zone, the remaining supreme beings remained silent, but only for a moment. The forbidden zone erupted once again, and the supreme imperial might soared into the sky.

Several figures that had vanished for millennia reappeared in the human world.

A great purple dragon appeared on the Burial Emperor Star, and in just a moment, its body covered the entire universe.

A dragon's roar resounded, startling heaven and earth. A middle-aged man with purple hair appeared, remotely controlling the purple dragon to rush towards the Emperor's hand.

It's like a tiny creature defying the heavens.

An ancient emperor, whose body transformed into a weapon, was reborn from the flames and also manipulated a phoenix to attack the giant hand.

At this moment, the ancient emperors all understood and were doing their best to demonstrate their value and pledge their allegiance.

This grand scene is unprecedented in history; the supreme being within the forbidden zone has begun to protect the world.

While dodging, countless people began to discuss, trying to identify which historical figures were the supreme beings above.

"The purple dragon must be the Dragon King of the Dragon Nest!" Someone identified the dragon from the purple dragon: "Did you hear that dragon's roar? Legend has it that the Dragon King is a descendant of a true dragon, and even if he is not a pure-blooded true dragon, he will be infinitely close to a celestial being..."

"I never imagined that such a person would still be alive."

Some people recognized the phoenix and exclaimed in surprise:

"That Celestial Phoenix should be the ancient emperor of Blood Phoenix Mountain. It is said that he is the offspring of the Celestial Phoenix. There was a rumor that he and the Undying Emperor share the same bloodline, but it is unknown whether it is true or not."

"But why did this ancient emperor transform into a weapon?" This question stumped countless people present.

But in any case, the fact that these supreme beings, who only exist in mythology and ancient history, have appeared before everyone and are even protecting the world is astonishing enough.

Only a few ancient monsters, sealed away from tens of thousands of years ago and having personally experienced and witnessed the dark turmoil, would find it even more incredible.

Although it is difficult to confirm whether these supreme beings had previously launched a dark upheaval, they could not think of any other possibility for the beings within the forbidden zone to take action except that it was related to the Heavenly Emperor.

This war, like moths drawn to a flame, was both dazzling and tragic. Those ancient emperors and great rulers, whether they committed suicide or not, and no matter how carefree they had been before, all seemed so insignificant under that giant hand.

The mortal and immortal realms are separated by an insurmountable chasm.

The counterattacks of several supreme emperors enraged the giant hand. The emperor's expression gradually turned icy as he manipulated the giant hand to open and close, attempting to crush the heavens and the earth.

Countless people stared at that enormous hand, its boundless pressure nearly crushing their spines. The thought of rising up, or even resisting, seemed utterly ridiculous.
Many people were in despair and could only watch helplessly as the large black hand descended.

Darkness enveloped everything, and it seemed that the sun had dimmed and set at this moment, never to rise again, a truly endless night.

But even in the most desperate situations, there is still a glimmer of hope.
Countless people, in their fear, called upon the true name of the Heavenly Emperor and saw the dawn!
As dawn broke in the east, a sliver of light flickered and then illuminated the eternal blue sky, not only lighting up the vast hand of darkness but also scorching the dark matter upon it.

At this moment, everyone noticed that the force of the punch was already rushing towards them.

That golden Emperor Fist was all too familiar, and the pressure emanating from it was all too familiar, especially for the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone, who knew its terror even more.

That was just a simple punch, and the Emperor's dark hand was blasted out of this realm.

A figure bathed in golden light walked from the other side of the starry sky, surrounded by chaotic energy and the endless thoughts of all living beings, making him appear even more majestic.

As darkness receded, countless suns, moons, and stars shone once more, but beneath that figure, they appeared so dim and so insignificant.

The sun rises as usual at this moment!
At that time, a human-shaped sun walked among humans.

The man raised his hand, and a gentle yet powerful radiance shone down, instantly spreading across the four seas and eight wastelands, reaching the entire nine heavens and ten earths!
Where the radiance shines, withered trees come back to life, barren land sprouts new buds, and dried-up divine springs gush forth celestial nectar once more…

Countless people who were traumatized by this disaster had their wounds heal on their own in a short time, and the elderly who were on their deathbeds were also rekindled with the flame of life at this moment.

When the emperors and supreme beings came into contact with the radiance that Xu He showered down, their pupils widened instantly.

Because the radiance that Xu He scattered contained immortal matter!

They were so familiar with this substance that they would never mistake it.

"Is this the immortal substance of the elixir?" The Supreme's voice was quickly drowned out.

Countless people were astonished, and a thunderous cheer erupted from that moment.

Countless people are calling out to the Heavenly Emperor and kowtowing to him, even the Supreme Emperor is no exception.

"A true man should be like this..." The Golden Crow Emperor swallowed hard. The Heavenly Emperor before him was simply the ideal model for him!
He stepped forward in dire straits, his might overwhelmed the world, he suppressed the enemy, and all spirits paid homage to him.

Moreover, the light surrounding Xu He was so dazzling that no one could ignore it.

It is common knowledge that the Golden Crow clan can transform into the sun, but the Golden Crow Emperor knows that even if he himself were to transform into the sun, compared to the Heavenly Emperor before him, he would be nothing more than…

The frog at the bottom of the well looks up and sees the moon; a single grain of water floats and sees the blue sky.

"A true man should be like this!" The Golden Crow Emperor murmured these words again, his eyes gradually transforming from fear and envy to determination.

The Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone also took a deep look at Xu He's figure at this moment.

He has become stronger again. The Emperor has already become an immortal, yet his punch is enough to repel the Emperor...

The overwhelming combat power displayed by Xu He was truly shocking. Several Supreme Beings breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, glad that they had made the decision to leave the world. At the same time, they also cast a grateful glance at the human Supreme Being who proposed the idea of ​​leaving the world.

“Emperor,” Xu He said, looking at the cold face of the extraterrestrial emperor, “It’s a pity, you are no longer yourself.”

He had originally thought he might be able to save the Emperor, but judging from the other party's inhumane actions just now, the Emperor seemed to be really dead.

The Emperor's face was gloomy, and a cold snort came from behind him.

Xu He, however, didn't seem to care at all, and simply spoke leisurely:
"Do you want to fight me? You are no match for me if you don't come to this world, but do you really dare to come here?"

(End of this chapter)