The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 153 Kundal
A figure stepped out and suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

His appearance caused countless cultivators from other realms to kneel and kowtow; his appearance caused the proud Immortal King to bow his head; his appearance caused the Crimson King Furnace, which hung high in the nine heavens and attempted to refine the two realms, to fall.

Because the Crimson King no longer had the will to control the Crimson King Furnace.

Looking at the person in front of him, the Crimson King's face lit up with joy, and he almost wanted to shout with excitement.

"Senior! You've finally emerged from seclusion..." The Crimson King laughed, "What a series of twists and turns! The battle is about to take another turn!"

As soon as the Crimson King finished speaking, countless Immortal Kings gasped for breath.

senior?

You should know that the Crimson King has been the leader of the alien realm for thousands of years, yet now he is calling the person in front of him a senior.

What is his background?
Just how powerful will their strength become?
Some people dared not speculate any further; if the Crimson King was like this, what about this person?

Unlike the silence and caution of the cultivators from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Immortal Realm, the immortals and immortal kings from the other realm were all excited, shouting in unison:

"Senior, please lead my realm to annihilate all of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!"

"Yes, senior, our realm must not be disgraced!"

"Senior, please lead our realm to greatness once again!"

The sounds rose and fell, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami crashing.

Countless hearts sank. If this person truly surpassed the Crimson King in strength, could the current alliance of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Immortal Realm really defeat him?

Or rather, does Xu He really have the ability to turn things around?

"Hahahaha, you could have retreated then, but you insisted on being so aggressive!" An immortal from another realm laughed maniacally, "This is retribution!"

"Senior, that brat who broke into our territory killed many of our people! Kill him!"

The immortal pointed at Xu He.

Before this, they had been feeling incredibly stifled and desperately needed an outlet to express their emotions. The appearance of their senior was the turning point for all of this!

Upon hearing this, the mysterious expert turned his unchanging gaze toward Xu He.

Finally, a slight fluctuation occurred, and his expression became more solemn than ever before.

“You must not act rashly... This man is too strange.”

His voice slowly drifted into everyone's ears, startling everyone, especially the Immortal King from another realm.

The mysterious powerhouse before them was almost the oldest being in their alien realm, so ancient that even the Immortal King of the Later Jin Dynasty had to respectfully address him as a senior, and some didn't even know his name.

Even someone like that, is there no one with an absolute guarantee of victory?
At this moment, countless voices of doubt, resentment, and anger rang out, extremely jarring, but this mysterious powerhouse remained silent, simply watching Xu He quietly.

The Crimson King also sighed in resentment at this moment.

How could someone's ascension to the Immortal King level overturn everyone's understanding?
He is unwilling!
"Kun Di?" Just as everyone was silent, Xu He spoke with a questioning tone, revealing the identity of this mysterious expert to everyone.

Kundi looked at Xu He in front of him and asked suspiciously:

"you know me?"

In his memory, there was no such person as Xu He. After being in seclusion for so long, it was impossible for anyone to know him. Even the newly crowned Immortal King of the Otherworld only knew that there was a mysterious person in seclusion in the Otherworld.

They would only address him as "senior".

But now, someone has appeared in the heavens and earth who can call him by name.

“We don’t know each other, but I know some of your experiences…” Xu He changed the subject and looked directly at Kun Di: “You were the one behind the scenes who helped the aliens attack the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and I also know what your purpose was.”

As soon as Xu He finished speaking, everyone held their breath.

Even the immortal king is no exception.

Both the Immortal King of No End and the Immortal King of Six Paths of Reincarnation were stuck.

The alien forces attacked the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths several times, and even they didn't know why.

Such a great war might destroy the heavens and the earth, but it would also cause the fall of several, or even dozens, of immortal kings in other realms.

Putting everything else aside, just one question: Is it worth it?

Don't give me that ridiculous talk about territorial expansion; they never even had that idea.
There must be some kind of interest driving this behind the scenes.

The two Immortal Kings had pondered this before, but had never truly understood it. However, Xu He now clearly knew all of this.

"How did he know that? Was it because of the future?"

A question lingered in the minds of the Immortal King Wuzhong and the Immortal King Liudao Lunhui.

They were also puzzled by Kundal.

“Tell me, what else do you know?” Kundi asked.

At this moment, he finally felt a strong curiosity about Xu He. Before this, he only felt that Xu He was extremely strange and could not be contended with by ordinary giants. Therefore, he reminded everyone not to act rashly.

At the same time, he also wanted to know from Xu He how magnificent his seclusion for eternity and his legend would be in the eyes of future generations.

"Many immortal kings in other realms do not know your name, but only respectfully address you as senior, and even regard you as the most ancient immortal king in other realms."

Xu He began to explain the origin of Kundi to everyone:

"But in fact, only a few people know that you are not the oldest immortal king of the alien realm. Before you, there were several other people in the alien realm who were equally powerful, but they all wanted to break through the king and become emperors, so they left the alien realm and went to the Boundary Sea."

As Xu He spoke, he looked at an ancient creature watching the show within the Boundary Sea:
"This is the grand show you wanted to see, the ancient beings from other lands you mentioned."

After the words were spoken, the creatures within the Boundary Sea remained speechless for a long time before finally saying:
"Then I should thank you for clearing up my doubts, fellow Daoist?"

Countless people were shocked. They didn't know where Xu He had learned these things. Even the supreme giants in the Immortal Realm might not know them.

But Kundi's heart was truly stirred.

As those who experienced all of this firsthand, only a few ancient and immortal kings could probably know all of this.

“How did you find out?” Kundi asked.

Xu He's words were confirmed by Kun Di. The Immortal Kings of the Otherworld, who had previously hesitated, questioned, and disbelieved, all showed different expressions at this moment.

They are incredibly powerful and know many secrets.

Is he really not the reincarnation of an unparalleled giant from tens of thousands of eras ago?

A question arose in everyone's minds almost simultaneously.

"You're already in such a hurry?" Xu He smiled. "There are even more secrets to uncover. For example... the ancient artifacts of origin!"

As soon as the words were spoken, both the Crimson King and Kundi's pupils contracted.

None of them expected that Xu He would also know such secrets about the ancient artifacts.

Ancient artifacts are key to the rise of the alien realm. It can be said that without ancient artifacts, there would be no alien realm at its current peak.

It is precisely because of the ancient artifacts that cultivators from other realms are able to leap to higher levels of life more quickly.

Although everyone will be affected to varying degrees.

The existence of the ancient artifacts was unheard of by most of the immortal kings in the alien realm, who were all complacent about their own exceptional talents.

But how did this young man know all this? "You know too much. Now I have no choice but to kill you." Kundi's murderous intent overwhelmed everything else at this moment.

Even if it comes at a terrible price, even if it means bearing countless consequences.

He was also willing to take the risk.

He could not allow such a formidable enemy to continue to grow stronger.
He even felt a pang of fear.

Is this young man really not the reincarnation of some old monster? If he were to start anew and one day truly break through the King realm and become an Emperor, it would be too late.

At this moment, Kundi, the Crimson King, and a group of Immortal Kings all locked their auras onto Xu He.

Within this foreign land, many immortals, including the Immortal King, are also heading to the Imperial Pass.

They had stayed behind to guard against the Immortal Realm.

But now that the Immortal Realm has already made its move, and the situation at the Imperial Pass is so tense, apart from those who need to stay behind, all the other cultivators are rushing here.

At this moment, Xu He could feel a gaze coming from the burial ground.

But the King of Burial clearly had no intention of making a move; obviously, he was not corrupted by the darkness.

Dozens of cultivators at the Immortal King level from both sides gathered at the Imperial Pass, their combined power causing the pass to teeter on the brink of collapse.

At this point, the supreme beings of humanity are like ants, and the powerful immortals are as numerous as dogs. There is no need for them to remain; they would only serve as cannon fodder on such a battlefield.

Therefore, they all withdrew and headed to the rear of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths to evacuate mortals and low-level cultivators.

“Let’s fight outside the realm. The destruction we’ve caused here is far too great,” Kundi said.

As soon as he finished speaking, he left this world and headed towards the vast universe.

All the Immortal Kings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Immortal Realm frowned at this moment. They had reason to believe that this was a trap, and if Xu He really encountered some misfortune, they might not be able to deal with it.

"It's alright." Xu He shook his head, quite confidently.

"Go ahead and fight to the death. With me holding things up, the sky won't fall."

After speaking, Xu He ascended step by step to the Ninth Heaven, with the Great Dao paving a golden road for him, leaving everyone with only his majestic back view.

The two gathered above the starry sky, facing each other from afar. There were no many words exchanged, only an overwhelming aura emanating from them. Even though they were separated by billions of stars, their light still awed people's hearts.

The two auras collided, shattering countless stars and transforming them into a nebula spanning billions of light-years.

Apart from a few Immortal Kings, no one could see what happened, while the Boundary Sea, which witnessed everything, let out exclamations of amazement.

Countless fragments of starlight scattered in all directions.

Just as it was about to strike the creatures of the mainland, a sudden change occurred.

The flying fragments of stars were drawn together at this moment, reassembling against the flow of time, and eventually transforming back into a complete star.

"The four directions of heaven and earth constitute the universe, and the past and present constitute the cosmos." Kundi looked at Xu He, who was wielding stars with one hand, and said, "Fellow Daoist, your time manipulation is truly remarkable."

“You’re no less capable; you’re also seeking to break through the King and become an Emperor, so why bother with these things?” Xu He didn’t even lift his eyelids.

It wasn't that he didn't care about Kundi, but rather that he was extremely cautious and didn't want to be disturbed by his words and actions.

It can be said that Kundi is an extremely powerful figure. Looking across the entire world, apart from those few emperors, there are really not many people stronger than him.

Perhaps he is an unparalleled giant, Xu He does not know his specific realm, but he is definitely not the Emperor Light Immortal King.

People at this level are all preparing for the transformation of King Po into Emperor, so this kind of small-scale time reversal is not unusual.

“You are not from this world.” Kundi waved his hand: “When I was young, I also traveled through the past, present and future. I have seen any genius who can become an Immortal King. But where did you come from?”

Xu He was extremely strange. Kun Di didn't feel anything at first, but now that he was closer, he felt that the other party was not his true form.

"Is it an illusion?"

Seeing that Xu He did not react, Kun Di's doubts grew stronger.

He increasingly felt that Xu He was not the real person who had come.

Once this thought arises, the desperate idea in one's mind weakens even more.

Those who have reached this level of spiritual cultivation are all people who cherish their lives.

Like those ancient ancestors from other realms, he was someone who could not break through to the next level.

He pinned his hopes on the ancient artifacts of origin and ordered an attack on the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths in order to find the key.

He seems incredibly powerful, but the problem is, if everything goes according to plan, he will survive in the Immortal Refining Pot unscathed. However, with a wave of his hand, a large number of Immortal Kings will perish, whether in foreign lands or the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Just as the saying goes, "One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand," Kundi is clearly not, and does not wish to be, one of those bones.

“If it weren’t for the main body coming, I don’t think there’s any need for us to fight,” Kundi said with dissatisfaction. He was unwilling to fight an avatar, as it would cause damage to his body regardless of the outcome.

"Since you value your life so much, have you ever thought about all the immortal kings below? Quite a few of them have died too, haven't they?"

Xu He said expressionlessly, "Unless you have preserved a portion of everyone's essence blood, but even paying the price of blood wouldn't be enough to revive everyone."

Kundi gave a slight snort upon hearing this.

He had indeed previously ordered the Crimson King to preserve the essence and blood of every Immortal King during the conquest of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

After all, it is extremely difficult to kill someone at this level. As long as the primordial spirit imprint escapes, it can be revived using supreme elixirs and essence blood.

However, now that Xu He has seen through it, many of the people present will not be able to preserve their primordial spirits.

but……

"It seems that the cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Immortal Realm will also pay a heavy price." Kun Di said coldly with a grim expression.

Xu He remained silent, only continuing to hone his own blood and qi: "Let's test your strength first."

After that, he punched out.

The golden light that flashed for a moment obscured the vision of countless people.

Kundi reacted swiftly, raising his hand to unleash the Immortal Refining Pot:
"Refine countless immortals under heaven!"

The two beams of celestial light collided, instantly unleashing an undeniable and dazzling brilliance, resembling a massive explosion at the dawn of the universe.

Below, the Immortal King Wuzhong, the Immortal King Liudao Lunhui, the Demon King Pu, the Red King, and other giants all felt a stinging sensation in their eyes.

I was immediately taken aback.

If even those with cultivation levels at the giant level can be disturbed like this, what kind of impact would it have on those with even lower cultivation levels?
When they looked at the battle, they found that some quasi-immortal kings and ordinary immortal kings were almost in disarray.

Some powerful Celestial Kings seized this opportunity to attack their enemies, unwilling to miss this chance.

The battlefield below became tense once again.

At that moment, time rewound once more, and the exploding star system began to be repaired.

Both Xu He and Kun Di's hands were shimmering with light.

One hand represents the universe, the other the cosmos.

(End of this chapter)