The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 138 The Dark Army Attacks
On a peaceful day in the Three Realms, a sudden, overwhelming pressure swept across the heavens.

An eerie, ominous, and dark aura began to emanate from beyond the realm.

This oppressive force was so immense that even a supreme being could feel the fear emanating from their very soul, causing their own Dao Fruit to tremble, swaying in the wind like grass about to be harvested.

"Why is this oppressive aura so strange?" A figure at the level of an emperor struggled to stand up, but was ultimately buried in the dust.

"The Emperor... a pressure similar to the Emperor's... could it be that the Emperor has been resurrected?" Within the Immortal Realm, a being who had experienced that battle exclaimed in surprise.

"No, the Emperor was killed by the Heavenly Emperor in that battle, and this aura is far beyond what the Emperor could compare to... Who exactly is this?" someone asked in fear.

Countless eyes were fixed on the eerie black substance that covered the universe.

The sky was torn apart.
One terrifying figure after another appeared, and all sorts of creatures revealed their true forms: rats, tigers, and a strange creature that was a composite of various organisms.

Especially at the very front, there were two tall figures, exuding a terrifying aura. The mere moment they appeared overturned their understanding.

Without exception, they all exuded an eerie black aura, shrouded in an ominous atmosphere.

Even being isolated from the starry sea can make a true immortal feel uncomfortable.

Countless black wisps of energy fell, like thick magnetic sand, scattering across the heavens and the earth, threatening to pollute humanity.

In that instant of tilting, a gentle, radiant power transformed into a golden, dazzling hand, casually lifting the dark matter and instantly annihilating its essence.

In the Immortal Realm, a majestic figure emerged, his back to all living beings, radiating golden splendor.

"Emperor Wushi!" a cultivator from the Immortal Realm exclaimed. They had long recognized the identity of the cultivator from the lower realm and had submitted to this supreme immortal of the mortal world.

Tens of thousands of years have passed, but the Great Emperor Wushi remains as majestic as ever, his eyes calm and serene. Facing the foreign army before him, he said nothing.

He has always been like this, not fond of words.

Now I'm too lazy to waste words.

Looking around the world today, there are very few people who can make him put aside his airs and speak frankly.

"boom!"

The Ruthless Great Emperor has also emerged from seclusion. At this moment, she holds a bronze immortal sword, its sharpness fully revealed. Even from a distance, the eyes of the supreme figures in the strange army seem to pierce like needles.

A chaotic blue lotus bloomed in the sky, and all the heavens were instantly swept away by endless chaotic energy.

A slender figure walked from the other side of the sky, barefoot, with lotus blossoms blooming with each step. The Great Dao, etched by heaven and earth, paved the way for him until he stood side by side with Wushi and the Ruthless Great Emperor.

Holding the Heavenly Netherworld Treasure, Duan De strolled in, enveloped in the purple aura of the heavens.

Four imposing figures stood in stark contrast to the foreign army.

Everyone knew this was not a battle of equal strength, but they still roared like a tidal wave: "Emperor Wushi is unparalleled!"

"The Devouring Emperor's magnificence is unparalleled!"

……

"I never expected that such figures as you would appear in this degenerate age." A lion-headed creature said with a mocking smile at the front of the strange army.

"Just slightly larger ants, or rather, that's not quite right." A rat-like creature next to the lion-headed creature changed the subject:
"Why is one of you missing? We came for him, did he run away?"

As soon as the rat creature finished speaking, someone in the heavens and earth, enduring boundless pressure, immediately burst into curses:
"You're talking nonsense! Throughout the ages, the Heavenly Emperor has always stood above all living beings! Who do you think you are?"

Some people are angrily criticizing:
"Rats are filthy, their mouths stink like blood. When the Heavenly Emperor appears, he will cut off your rat head!"

No sooner had the two finished their argument than the rat-like creature in the sky cast a cold glance at them.

In an instant, the two who had just spoken died, and even if they took the elixir of immortality immediately, there was no chance of them being brought back to life.

Everyone was silent, some even afraid to utter a sound.

Those were two peak Quasi-Emperors, who would soon attain enlightenment. What kind of creature was that rat? It could kill two peak Quasi-Emperors with just a glance?

Even the Heavenly Emperor couldn't do that, could he?
Meanwhile, the Great Emperor Wushi's face was extremely gloomy.

He silently withdrew his right hand.

He had just sensed the overwhelming killing intent emanating from the rat-like creature, and he immediately took action to try and save the two people's lives, but he failed.

"Two Immortal Kings..." Emperor Wushi's heart sank.

Only a Celestial King could suppress himself like this.

He didn't say much, but returned to the high sky and confronted him again. The people around him all felt the overwhelming power of his opponent.

"Such a grand display! Are they really going to send out two Celestial Kings just to level this place?"

Duan De snorted. In the past tens of thousands of years, all of them had taken a step further in the realm of Red Dust Immortal. If they were given a little more time, they might really become Immortal Kings.

But now, that's clearly unrealistic.

"Actually, there were six of us, but unfortunately three of us were held up, and one of us crossed the River of Time to try to forcibly change the outcome, but was struck dead by the law of causality," the Rat Immortal King said with great regret.

As far as he was concerned, the four people in front of him were nothing more than a group of slightly larger ants, and he did not take them seriously.

"You need six Celestial Kings to deal with us? That's quite extravagant." Duan De sneered, but a hint of relief remained in his heart.

Although the specific reasons for the opponent's casualties are still unknown, it is a good thing after all. If the opponent really had six Immortal Kings, I'm afraid no one could save the day.

"You overestimate yourself. We came here not because of you, but for that coward who dares not come out." The Lion-Headed Immortal King gave Duan De a disdainful sneer.

"In the future, his rise would be too disastrous for our race, and we must nip it in the bud," the Rat Immortal King said at this moment.

Everyone knew they were referring to Xu He.

"Damn it, you dare to look down on us? In a battle between people of the same realm, you won't stand a chance." Duan De held the Heaven-Reaching Nether Treasure and wanted to unleash its immortal light to fight, but he forcibly held back.

The four mortal immortals high above all understood that Xu He was not appearing now because he was at a crucial moment of seclusion.

That is, the possibility of practicing the ultimate immortality.

Every second that is delayed buys Xu He more time and a greater chance of turning the tide of the battle.

"Trying to buy time? I'd like to, but I'm afraid you can't handle it." The Rat Immortal King raised his hand, and in an instant, hundreds of strange supreme beings and more than ten strange creatures at the True Immortal level behind him attacked the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Strange Space, and the Immortal Realm.

"We won't make a move until they've slaughtered everyone here." The Rat Immortal King sneered coldly, his tone suddenly shifting:
"The premise is that you don't make a move. Let's see how long you can endure it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp and piercing aura, carrying an indescribable sense of death, transformed into a thread and slashed towards him.

The Rat Immortal King's pupils contracted, and he dodged away, but his skin was still torn open.

Drops of eerie black blood fell as he stared in disbelief at the source of the sword light.

The Ruthless Great Emperor stood with her sword in hand, her eyes icy cold, and beneath her mask, only her indifferent expression remained.

She never listens to threats.

Even if the opponent is a Celestial King, there is no other way but to fight.

The brilliance of this sword strike truly astonished everyone and gave great confidence to cultivators in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, as well as the other two realms.

Even when a building is about to collapse, there are still those who can save it!

Even if cultivators in the Three Realms are no match for them, there are still those who dare to rise up and wield the Yellow Axe!

"war!"

At this moment, the strange army has descended upon the Three Realms. The fear in the hearts of the cultivators of the Three Realms has been largely washed away by the blood and the encouragement of that sword. Now, only one battle remains.

Soon, an earth-shattering battle broke out, and the battlefield was not confined to one place.

It's the entire sky!

"Insect! You have angered me!" the Rat Immortal King roared, stretching out his filthy, dark hand to grab at the ruthless man.

The Great Emperor Wushi summoned the Wushi Bell and fought alongside it.

The six figures clashed, unleashing the might of immortal kings.

"Where are the generals of Heaven!" Chuan Ying roared, shaking the earth with the stone staff he held in the Heavenly Court.

The next moment, about fifty figures emerged from all directions.

Most of them were divine generals who followed Xu He to the mortal realm, while some were people from strange spaces and immortal realms who surrendered, and others rose to power in later generations, joined the Heavenly Court, and became divine generals under Xu He.

More than fifty figures marched toward the Dao in unison, their voices shaking the heavens and the ages, almost making the river of time appear in the human world from that moment on.

"For the Heavenly Court, for all living beings, let us fight!"

As Chuan Ying roared and charged into the battlefield, more than fifty emperor-level figures behind him also joined the fray.

From then on, the Three Realms became a battlefield.

The boundless flames of war spread to every corner, and no one dared to say that they could escape death. Everyone used their last resort and fought with the determination to die.

Within the Immortal Realm, two reclusive, weakened immortals have emerged.

They knew that in this life-or-death situation, their fate was intertwined with the fate of their neighbors, and that only a battle could save them.

Soon, some strange creatures appeared, and some people recognized them from their appearance as perhaps descendants of the Ten Ancient Fiends.

This did not surprise anyone too much.

Given the existence of the Undying Emperor in the past, they have always speculated that there should be remnants of the Ten Ancient Fiends within the Immortal Realm, even if not in this realm, but in other fragments of the Immortal Realm.

It can be said that in this battle, the three realms unleashed their full potential.

"Hmph, a bunch of ants. It's your great fortune that our clan has come to harvest them!" A strange supreme being sneered.

Soon, a peerless genius of this realm decapitated him with his bare hands.

That's Jiang Taixu.

At this moment, he held the Sun God Furnace in his hand, and in an instant, he expanded it tens of thousands of times, turning it into a furnace to burn away all the filth and darkness in the world.

Xu Chang'an also controlled the Sun God Tower from a distance, unleashing the essence of the sun to aid it.

One of the True Immortals made a move. Although the strength of the two individuals was not enough to affect the overall battle situation, if they were to succeed, it would still have some negative impact on the army.

His boundless hand reached out to the two men, determined to kill them on the spot.

But then, a cold voice rang out:

"Does Your Excellency truly believe that, apart from them, there are no other true immortals in this realm?"

The next moment, the sword light flew over.

That strange immortal had his hand severed, and the wound was so clean and smooth that it was unheard of.

The figure of Lingbao Tianzun gradually appeared.

At this moment, he was carrying a total of sixteen immortal swords on his back.

Those really were sixteen immortal swords.

Four of them are the Immortal-Slaying Swords, two of which he forged after becoming an immortal.

As for the remaining ten swords, they were all crafted by Xu He, who also worked with him to develop an enhanced version of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

He forcibly expanded the four Immortal Execution Swords to sixteen, which means that even a True Immortal-level expert would perish. He was not afraid to even deal with several True Immortals.

At first, Lingbao Tianzun thought Xu He was making a mountain out of a molehill, but only when the difference in power between the two realms became apparent did he realize Xu He's foresight.

So much so that he wanted to travel through time and space, and asked Xu He to forge 160 Immortal-Slaying Swords for him.

As the figure of Lingbao Tianzun appeared in the world, countless people began to exclaim in surprise.

They had been tormented by true immortals and figures for too long, and now, finally, there was someone who could rival them. Countless people shouted excitedly, calling out the true name of Lingbao Tianzun, wanting him to wield his sword and vanquish the demons!
"Who do you think you are? You think you can turn the world upside down all by yourself?" the strange immortal cursed in pain. He had never suffered such a blow in all these years.

This is the first time we've harvested so many worlds.

"Today, this old Taoist will vanquish the demon!" Lingbao Tianzun glared angrily, throwing the Zhuxian Sword into the air. The Zhuxian Sword Formation instantly took shape, covering the entire universe.

He had been holding his breath for a long time.

Despite living several lifetimes in reverse, he could never attain immortality in the mortal world, always relegated to the background. Since ancient times, he had always harbored a burning anger that he had never been able to vent.

Now is the perfect time.

He cleared his throat, his expression turned cold, and in the next moment he shouted:
"I want to hit ten!"

His voice soon swept across the universe, shaking all the heavens and myriad realms.

In just a moment, the battle came to a brief halt. Everyone, whether local cultivators, the strange army, or the strange immortal king, was stunned.

"You dare to get distracted? Take my laser beam!" Duan De seized the moment when the Lion-Headed Immortal King was distracted and unleashed an unprecedented burst of killing light from the Tongtian Nether Treasure, blasting it away.

Meanwhile, the fighting continues below.

"What arrogance!" the eerie immortal roared.

One after another, they rushed forward, determined to kill him even under the threat of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation!

The remaining immortals of the Three Realms, as well as a few true immortals, also stirred at this moment, knowing that Lingbao Tianzun could not possibly fight ten strange true immortals alone, and tried his best to intercept a few of them.

In the end, six strange True Immortals and four strange Supreme Beings entered the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

They unleashed a torrent of killing intent, wanting to kill Lingbao Tianzun.

At that very moment, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was activated.

A torrent of sword light surged forth, and eleven figures clashed within the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. Soon, supreme beings and other prominent figures perished.

Even the mysterious immortal was once injured.

As for Lingbao Tianzun, the masses could not see him clearly, but his figure, who fought to the death without retreating, was imprinted in their minds.

"Heavenly Emperor, where are you?!" a cultivator cried out, calling upon the Heavenly Emperor to appear and protect all living beings.

A sword light ripped through the sky, deflecting the fatal blow.

Then the immortal sword was reborn and transformed into a phoenix, saying, "My lord is still comprehending, I will fight on his behalf!"

At this moment, someone recognized it as the Heavenly Emperor's sword, the Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold Sword.

Now that it has appeared on the battlefield, it has severed the arm of a strange immortal in a single encounter.

Tens of thousands of years have passed, and it has become even more powerful, like a true celestial phoenix. Even the cultivators of the Celestial Phoenix Clan in the Celestial Realm are completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)