The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 152 Xu He, are you truly going to commit such an act of annihilation today? (4K, bonus chapter, please subscribe)
"It's done! It really is done!"

Voices emanated from within the Boundary Sea, still sounding unbelievable.

“Such a person will surely come to the Boundary Sea one day. If you do not believe me, you can wait and see.” The ancient being sighed softly and then disappeared from the spot. No one knew where he went.

With the grand finale, many powerful Celestial Kings chose not to watch any longer.

These people had absolutely no interest in the struggles between people from other realms, across the nine heavens and ten earths.

Of course, some people are also observing, wanting to see how Xu He will crush them, and what trump cards the mysterious foreign land will use to resist.

The location of the Great Red Sky.
Xu He felt incredibly relieved after completing his initial assessment of his own condition.

He let out a long sigh, looked down at An Lan and Yu Tuo who were barely clinging to life, his eyes filled with a mixture of emotion and cold disdain.

With just a glance, An Lan and Yu Tuo already felt a sense of impending danger.

An aura of death permeated the air, like a small herbivore being targeted by a predator.

The deep-seated fear in their souls had already broken the spines of these two supreme immortal kings.

"Xu He, do you really intend to commit such an act of annihilation today?"

An Lan found Xu He's name deep in her memory; it was the call of all living beings to him across the long river of time.

His voice was incredibly mournful, perfectly expressing his yearning for life and his fear of death.

At this moment, no immortal king from another realm would feel ashamed.

Because Xu He was simply too strong, so strong that it drove everyone to despair.

The immortal kings of other realms knew that if they were in each other's shoes, they might also be struggling to survive in such a humble manner.

“Yes.” Xu He’s response to An Lan was brief and indifferent.

Then, he casually threw a punch.

The unparalleled light of the fist not only illuminated the Three Realms, but also the mysterious Boundary Sea, revealing a corner of it to everyone.

After that one punch, the world will never again have an immortal king named Anlan or Yutuo.

Then, an unparalleled pressure swept across the Great Crimson Heaven.

Golden blood energy emanated from the area.

The fist flashed with light, and wherever it passed, all the foreign cultivators of the Great Crimson Heaven, whether they were Supremes, Immortals, or Immortal Kings, were annihilated.

Facing the wounded cultivators from this battle, Xu He raised his hand and immediately showered them with endless life essence.

He can now generate endless immortal matter on his own, which is purer and more nourishing than that of the Immortal Realm.

As the light shone down, everyone, from infants in swaddling clothes to beings at the Ten Fiends level, could feel an indescribable life force nourishing and repairing their injuries.

Sensing the profound mystery of all this, the Skyhorn Ant suppressed the urge to worship.

The Great Crimson Heavenly Lord was at a loss, unsure whether to address Xu He as "fellow Daoist" or "senior."

In contrast, the leader of the Celestial Phoenix Clan was filled with excitement, muttering repeatedly, "Senior, you must be a member of my Celestial Phoenix Clan! At the very least... at the very least, you must have some connection to my clan..."

……

As the light shone down, all the dust settled.

Xu He gazed at the Imperial Pass; the battle had already ceased for his sake.

He showed no impatience, constructing a golden road paved with the laws of heaven and earth, which in the blink of an eye pierced straight into the Imperial Pass.

Xu He strode up, looking quite relaxed and at ease.

Even earlier than Xu He was on Golden Avenue.

Even earlier than the Golden Avenue came the golden aura of blood.

For some reason, the Crimson King felt a sense of disgust upon sensing the golden blood energy, just like many supreme beings in forbidden zones.

"You're sick..." In the end, the Crimson King just cursed.

The other Immortal Kings had different expressions as they felt the golden blood energy so close to them, even touching their faces. Some glared angrily at Xu He, while others looked around, but none dared to meet his gaze.

Of course, apart from the Red King, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they still dared not speak out.

Xu He walked along the golden road and soon arrived at the Imperial Pass.

The two sides' forces were now separated, like a clear river flowing between them, while the Imperial Pass stood like a bridge spanning the two worlds.

It is truly as magnificent as the abyss between heaven and earth.

No one spoke; they were all waiting for the powerful new king to speak, eager to see how he would rule the world.

"It's so refreshing!" Xu He remarked, feeling the awe-inspiring gazes he had received along the way.

No matter how high-profile the Immortal King is in the Immortal Realm, or how powerful the Immortal King is in the Other Realm.

Nowadays, no one dares to act arrogantly in front of me.

All of this is a reaction to the leap in strength.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on reaching the Immortal King realm. Your current strength is probably no less than that of a giant." The Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King said with a smile at this moment.

His words were, on the one hand, to congratulate Xu He and to give confidence to the cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

On the other hand, it was meant for people in other lands, and the meaning was very clear.

With the arrival of numerous Immortal Kings from the Immortal Realm, Xu He's strength is now approaching that of a giant.

The situation on the battlefield has changed.

In the eyes of the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King, the two sides were evenly matched, and the purpose was to put pressure on the alien realm and force it to withdraw its troops.

"Fellow Daoist, please rest assured and recover from your injuries." Xu He smiled and replied to the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King, then went straight into the Imperial Pass, stood atop it, and said with his back to the assembled mortals:

"I'm standing right here at the Imperial Pass; no one can break through."

The moment the words left his mouth, the entire audience was stunned.

Even though Xu He's strength was already extraordinary, no one would have expected that Xu He, who had just broken through to the Immortal King realm, would speak to the group of Immortal Kings outside the Imperial Pass in such a way.

It should be noted that outside the Imperial Pass, there are five giants and more than a dozen immortal kings.

Deep within that foreign land, there also dwells an immortal king. If reinforcements arrive, an earth-shattering battle will erupt, and likely no one will be able to escape unscathed.

But Xu He spoke in such a disdainful manner.

It's as if they don't care about the enemy from another land at all, and want to fight against the other land alone.

The Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King had tried his best to imagine Xu He's strength.

But in the end, it was still just a hair's breadth short.

In Xu He's view, the current situation is a contradiction between offense and defense.

"I should have killed you long ago in the river of time, even if it meant paying a price." The Crimson King said with a gloomy expression, staring intently at Xu He.

Now, he is filled with regret.

If Xu He had been killed earlier, not only would several Immortal Kings have been slain in the alien realm, but the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths would probably have been slaughtered long ago.

How could it be like it is now?
"Heh, if you had that kind of strength, you would have made a move long ago." Xu He scoffed, not believing that the Crimson King's words held any weight.

The reason is naturally very simple.
In the long river of time, is it really that the Crimson King doesn't want to take action?

You should know that the Crimson King came specifically for him, and even chose seven or eight Immortal Kings.

Even so, he had no choice but to retreat. Is the Red King really so kind-hearted?
Because the Crimson King simply didn't have that kind of power.

The last one to come was Ye Fan. If the Crimson King is not satisfied and continues to send people, I'm afraid Chu Feng, Shi Hao, Ruthless Man, and Wu Shi will all come.

Even if the Crimson King were to summon those few emperors,

As time flows on, Ye Fan, nearing his peak, will likely arrive. At that time, the world will be turned upside down, and the Crimson King will find it difficult to escape calamity.

“Your only chance is from our first meeting a thousand years ago,” Xu He said.

He has always been this way, even since he was a junior cultivator.

No matter who the opponent is, the first encounter is always the one where they have the best chance to defeat you. After that, they will only be left far behind by Xu He.

Isn't the present moment itself a manifestation of this?
Xu He thought it made sense, but these words stirred up a storm in the hearts of the Crimson King and the other Immortal Kings.

"You mean, only a thousand years have passed since the last battle?" an immortal king from another realm who participated in that great war exclaimed in surprise.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! There's no such thing as such a fast cultivation speed in the world!"

They are all ancient monsters who have become powerful. Tens of thousands of years have passed on their side, while Xu He has traveled upstream in the river of time and could not possibly be in sync with them.

But they never expected it.

From an ordinary Celestial King to a Celestial King giant, it only took a thousand years...

You must know that in other realms, in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and even in the Immortal Realm.

There are countless cultivators who take hundreds of thousands of years to reach the supreme realm of humanity and millions of years to become immortals.

Now, imagine someone standing in front of you telling you that he cultivated himself from an immortal to an immortal king, or even an immortal king giant, in just a thousand years.

At this moment, the Dao hearts of the immortal kings from the alien realm shattered.

The same applies to the Immortal Realm.

No one wanted to believe it, but Xu He stood there, his strength was undeniable, and even if they didn't believe it, no one could refute it.

"How about we each take a step back and stop here?"

After a long silence, the Crimson King finally spoke.

He was unwilling to fight anymore, and neither were the immortal kings behind him.

At this point in the battle, no victory has been achieved, but the enemy troops have already arrived.

At present, the morale of the foreign side is low, and forcing a battle will only result in heavy losses.

The Red King bowed his head.
No one expected morale to develop in this direction.

Whether it was the Immortal King of the Immortal Realm or the Immortal Kings of Wuzhong and Six Paths of Reincarnation, the Crimson King was always a powerful figure. His bowing and retreating today was unbelievable to everyone.

Of course, while they were incredulous, they were also wondering if this was a conspiracy being plotted by the Red King.
And that is indeed the case; the Crimson King now only wants to inform those few "Emperors" of this news.

He had been worshipping those few "emperors" in exchange for the incomplete Emperor Scripture, hoping to glean the secrets of breaking through the king to become an emperor.

Without offerings, the Red King would almost never see those emperors.

However, the current situation has long exceeded the Red King's control, and he can only explain the dangers to those few adults.

"Stop here, and I will withdraw my troops immediately."

The Crimson King spoke again, his eyes gleaming with anticipation for Xu He's reply.

Everyone turned their attention to Xu He, even the powerful Immortal Kings.

Because everyone understands that the current battlefield is actually dominated by Xu He alone.

"Stop? Retreat?"

Xu He gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"You, from a foreign land, have repeatedly attempted to overthrow the heavens and the earth. Did you ever consider withdrawing your troops then?"

"You slaughtered my people and injured my cultivators, did you ever think of retreating then?"

"When you invaded the Imperial Pass and clamored before the Heavenly Abyss, did you ever consider retreating?"

Xu He's words left everyone stunned and speechless.

Everyone had different emotions; the cultivators from other realms only felt danger, while the cultivators from the immortal realms felt a sense of dominance.

But the cultivators from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were clearly excited; they could clearly sense the sense of agreement from Xu He's words.

It's as if they truly believe they are part of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

This is extremely encouraging and represents Xu He's stance.

This also means that in this great battle, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are led by their own people, not by the sympathy and pity of the Immortal Realm, nor by charity!

"Now you're talking about withdrawing troops?" Xu He's eyes changed, and an overwhelming aura of dominance emanated from him:

"late!"

At this moment, an indescribable pressure swept across the heavens, and even powerful beings in the vast universe could clearly sense it.

"He's a giant, no doubt about it. Once you enter the Immortal King realm, you become a giant. It's truly defying the heavens," said an ancient being within the Boundary Sea.

“Let’s wait and see. The other side still has some trump cards up their sleeves,” another powerful being said, looking at Di Guan.

He had lived for countless years, and at least in his memory, there were still powerful beings in other realms who had never appeared.

The Red King's face was extremely gloomy.

In the past, he would never have been scolded like this.
It's all about his ruthless and brutal killing of others!
Now, it truly is a battle of opposites between offense and defense.

"Good! Good! Good!" The Crimson King shouted three times in a row, glaring angrily at Xu He and pointing at the Imperial Pass that Xu He was standing on.

"If you truly intend to cross this line, then let's fight!"

This kind of giant-level immortal king was truly enraged. Previously, he had been avoiding major battles, and even when he was besieging the Six Paths Reincarnation Immortal King, he had other giants take the lead.

The reason is simple: the last time he fought against the man from the future who stood on a great cauldron in the River of Time, he truly damaged his very essence.

The Red King had never seen such a fist technique in his entire life.

Even the long river of time cannot fully bear it.

Faced with the Crimson King's rage and a host of Immortal Kings, Xu He did not hesitate for a moment. He stepped forward, crossed the Thunder Pool, and arrived in the alien realm.

That was the first time since the great victory of the ancient Immortal Realm that cultivators from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had set foot in a foreign realm!
"Expanding territory, this is expanding territory!"

Some of the older monks were so moved that they shed tears.

So much so that even cultivators who knew some of the rumors or witnessed that earth-shattering battle were somewhat dazed.

Will the scene of the ancient immortal realm invading the foreign realm, wreaking havoc, and then being worshipped by all races be repeated today?

This was so alarming that the Seven Kings of the Borderlands were even more excited.

Their ancestors were worshipped as kings because of their great merit in that battle, and today's battle may truly restore their ancestors' glory.

May the heavens and the earth be magnificent here!
"Now that you've made your decision, it's a fight to the death!" the Crimson King roared.

The Crimson King Furnace in his hand trembled incessantly, almost unleashing his boundless rage.

Beside him, a group of immortal kings, some angry, some helpless, and some unwilling, stood firmly beside the Crimson King, their expressions varied.

They are a whole; their prosperity is shared by all, and their loss is shared by all.

There is absolutely no way out.

The two sides were on the verge of exchanging blows when the Crimson King immediately blasted out of the Crimson King Furnace and threw it into the high heavens.

Xu He also unleashed a burst of divine light, his boundless pressure sweeping across the universe.

At that very moment, an ancient voice appeared on the battlefield, reaching everyone's ears. It was simple and desolate, yet contained endless thunder.

The Crimson King paused, then looked at the Immortal Refining Pot behind him.

I don't know when it happened, but the stopper on the spout had been opened.

(End of this chapter)