The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 167 The four directions of heaven and earth are called the universe, and the past and present are called the cosmos.
His wings were decaying and rotting, exuding an eeriness and an ominous aura.

Even a slight breeze was enough to disgust Xu He.

The battle between quasi-immortal emperors was truly astonishing. The laws that fell during their fierce battle were enough to split the heavens and the earth.

And so, the two fought for over a hundred years.

The sea surged, and the heavens trembled.

The endless destructive power almost obliterated the very Dao.

As the battle progressed, the two began to gather their strength, unleashing countless laws that evolved into a new world.

This is an astonishing thing; the two quasi-immortal emperors within the Boundary Sea are actually evolving the world.

All things that the Azure Emperor has evolved are dark beings, including many celestial king-level creatures.

But gradually, he, who was originally relaxed, suddenly became tense. He felt a strange feeling, not the strange feeling of darkness, but a feeling that was even more strange than darkness.

The Azure Emperor looked at Xu He and discovered that all the things he had evolved were actually merging into this world.

The four directions of heaven and earth are called the universe, and the past and present are called the cosmos.

Xu He stood tall in the sky, his long hair billowing in the cosmic winds.

Both hands were radiating divine light; one hand represented time, and the other space.

It's not as simple as just evolving the world.

The Azure Emperor's pupils suddenly contracted. If one hand held space and this world was it, then the other hand held time, which must have encompassed the past and present.

If the two are combined, wouldn't that encompass the past, present, and future?

Was he the sole architect of all time?

"What is your background?!" The Azure Emperor could no longer remain calm and commanded the thousands of troops he had conjured to charge towards Xu He.

Xu He looked coldly at the Azure Emperor.

"I am the first emperor of all time."

He immediately raised his hand, covering the sky with his bare hand, and wiped out all the dark creatures in an instant.

Xu He's evolution has finally come to fruition.

His hands no longer emitted divine light; they had truly merged into everything.

At first, the Azure Emperor was extremely vigilant, but after waiting for a long time, he still could not find any changes.

But gradually, he discovered that Xu He's strength had increased even more, as if he was taking another step forward on the path to becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor!
"What kind of magic is this?" The Azure Emperor was shocked, but before he could finish speaking...

Before his eyes, a dazzling golden light burst forth.

The unparalleled light of his fist illuminated the boundary sea.

A large hole appeared in the body of the Azure Emperor.

Already shriveled like a skeleton, a large hole has now appeared, finally revealing the internal organs, which are now pitch black, with endless, eerie blood dripping down, making it extremely gruesome.

"You... what kind of magic is this?! How can it be so monstrous!"

The Azure Emperor was extremely agitated, his chest heaving violently.

This was the first time in his life he had ever seen such a method.

Throughout countless ages of battles, he had seen countless methods, but ninety-nine percent of them were about killing and defense.

There are other unconventional methods, but this is the first time he has seen one like Xu He's that directly elevates one's cultivation level.

The two were evenly matched to begin with, but now that Xu He has taken another step forward, he has fallen into a disadvantageous position.

"The Dharma Gate?" Xu He sneered, "The whole world is my training ground! I am invincible in this world."

"Arrogant! Do you think you can defy the heavens all by yourself? A long time ago, someone else thought the same thing, but he's dead!"

The Azure Emperor sneered. He was indeed at a disadvantage, but he had no intention of backing down.

Throughout history, he has been invincible.

"It's nothing more than earth-shattering changes, so let's fight! Fight from the past to the future, from the upper reaches of the river of time to the lower reaches. At worst, we'll sink the Boundary Sea, at worst, we'll shatter the eternal blue sky!"

The Azure Emperor's gray eyes blazed with intense light, illuminating the world, and transformed into sharp blades that hurtled towards Xu He.

Xu He was not to be outdone and threw another punch at Cang Di.

The two beams of light, which were almost the most powerful in the world, clashed together and burst into dazzling light in an instant!
"boom!"

This sound wave spread throughout the myriad realms, and finally, even a Celestial King-level figure couldn't withstand it and was repelled by the gale, along with countless other living beings who suffered calamity.

"Before I kill you, all living beings in the myriad realms will perish!" The Azure Emperor laughed coldly, his face grim. "Isn't your goal to protect all living beings?"

"I'll make you watch them helpless!"

The Azure Emperor's meaning was quite clear, just like the current situation.

The impact of their fierce battle was a pain that no living being in the myriad realms could bear.

Faced with such an emperor, in a life-or-death battle at the same level, Xu He had absolutely no intention of being distracted or protecting the common people.

In this battle between quasi-immortal emperors, regardless of victory or defeat, perhaps all living beings in the myriad realms will be the first to perish.

Faced with the Azure Emperor's coercion, Xu He simply said coldly:

"Why sink the Boundary Sea to kill you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he threw a punch into the void, the force of which reverberated outwards.

The next moment, the river of time appeared.

The turbulent river flowed downstream, but an almost invisible figure stepped into the river of time.

Immediately afterwards, the relatively calm waters of the River of Time began to stagnate, but in an instant, a change occurred, and it began to flow upstream!

The almost invisible figure slowly turned around.

The Azure Emperor saw it clearly, and everyone else saw it clearly!

That person's face is exactly the same as Xu He's!
The Azure Emperor's pupils suddenly contracted. He looked at Xu He in front of him, and then looked in horror at Xu He standing against the current of the river of time.

He was filled with shock; everything before him seemed to be beyond his comprehension.

"You... what kind of magic is this? Why are there two of you?!"

If it were just a temporary clone, the Azure Emperor would never have been so shocked. What truly shocked the Azure Emperor was that Xu He on the River of Time possessed strength and aura that were in no way inferior to the original body.

This is definitely not a simple method; the Azure Emperor had never heard of it before.

"What do you want your clone to do?"

The Azure Emperor swallowed hard, staring intently at Xu He.

Xu He remained indifferent in the face of questioning, but he still glanced at her and said with interest:
What do you think we should do?

"how do I……"

The Azure Emperor cursed, having prepared a great deal of words to unleash at this moment, but the next instant, his heart suddenly stopped for a moment.

His pupils dilated, and disbelief gradually took over his face.

The Azure Emperor swallowed hard, for just a moment ago he had sensed his past being rewritten!
He looked up at Xu He, and said in disbelief:

"You...you...you actually tried to rewrite the past?"

"Change the established past!"

"Whimsical!"

The Azure Emperor had lost control of his emotions and cursed loudly.

The past is a fait accompli, and it is inevitable that it cannot be changed. However, in the face of Xu He's indifference and all the strength that Xu He has shown,

It was to make the Azure Emperor feel that changing the past, changing the past of him as a Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor, was achievable!

"Aren't you afraid?" Xu He suddenly smiled. "Then what are you afraid of?"

"Insolence! You...you don't have the ability to bear such a heavy burden of consequences!" The Azure Emperor sneered, "That determines the fate of too many people!"

"Trying to change everything by force will only cause you to crumble before my very eyes!"

As he spoke, the Azure Emperor began to believe his own words and felt relieved. But the next moment, his heart began to pound violently again because of Xu He.

Xu He remained indifferent, but upon hearing the words "cause and effect" from the Azure Emperor, he burst into laughter.

"cause and effect?"

Do you think I'm afraid of cause and effect?

"Then I'll show you what true cause and effect really are!"

As soon as Xu He finished speaking, he stopped suppressing the cause and effect surrounding him.

It surged forth, and in an instant, the entire world began to change drastically, and everyone sensed a fluctuation of causality.

It was something truly indescribable and unchangeable.

Even the Azure Emperor felt the same way.

And such cause and effect actually occurred in several ways in Xu He's life.

The Azure Emperor believed that touching it would mean certain death.

"What the hell are you carrying?!" The Azure Emperor was somewhat incredulous. The causal laws surrounding Xu He were definitely not at the level of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, but were even higher, far higher!
Xu He actually had several causes and effects!

What exactly did he do?!
Xu He sneered.

How could the Azure Emperor not be terrified by this demonstration of cause and effect?

If you were to calculate carefully, taking into account the past, present, and future, all the causes and effects involved in Xu He are connected to the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, the Ye Heavenly Emperor, the Chu Heavenly Emperor, the Ruthless Great Emperor, the Wushi Great Emperor, all the Immortal Kings of the Immortal Realm, and all the common people of the Eternal Azure Heaven.

Above the three sacrificial daos, there is one sacrificial dao, a group of immortal emperors and immortal kings, and countless living beings.

And himself.

You, a mere Azure Emperor, a lowly Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor, what are you carrying?

The Azure Emperor's heart sank. He had previously thought of Xu He as nothing more than a junior.

He didn't know much about Xu He; he only noticed him when Xu He reached the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level.

He hadn't expected that Xu He, who had just entered the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, would dare to venture alone into the Boundary Sea and come to its end to challenge him.

As if they knew everything, they found him with perfect accuracy.

Even at this point, the Azure Emperor was not too shocked.

Even Quasi-Immortal Emperors are divided into strong and weak. In terms of foundation, the Azure Emperor has been accumulating strength for countless ages, so why should we avoid his sharp edge?
Thus, a fierce battle ensued.

But the further the battle progressed, the more shocked the Azure Emperor became.

He felt as if he were facing not a junior who had just entered the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, but a renowned sage!

By this time, the Azure Emperor was already in a panic.

However, Xu He evolved the world and merged with it, thus becoming even stronger.

This was the beginning of his Dao heart crumbling. After all, if such a method were used a few more times, wouldn't Xu He be able to completely get rid of the word "quasi"?
Why!
Therefore, the Azure Emperor launched a fierce counterattack.

Even if we can't kill Xu He completely, we should at least let the aftershocks destroy Xu He's Daoist heart that protects all living beings.

But at this very moment, Xu He transformed into a Daoist body and headed towards the past.

All this was to change the past of the Azure Emperor.

Originally, the Azure Emperor did not believe all of this and raised questions, but at this moment, Xu He revealed several causal relationships on his body.

Each one was beyond the capacity of the Azure Emperor to bear.

Why... why does Xu He respond to every single one of my questions?
Why is it that every time someone raises a question, Xu He can suddenly shatter it?

At this moment, the Azure Emperor's Dao heart completely shattered.

How could he remain calm amidst all that he was witnessing?
A chill ran down his spine, as if he could already see the end.

Will all eternity become nothing?

Will it all become nothingness forever?

He didn't believe any of this before; he only believed that he was invincible throughout history and into the future.

The heavens cannot bury him, the earth cannot destroy him, and no one in the world can kill him.

He can trample on all worldly order and control the life and death of everyone.

But now, for the first time, he began to doubt himself.

Invincible throughout history and into the future? Is it true?

"It seems you're afraid." Xu He also keenly sensed Cang Di's emotions and his wavering state.

He could understand the momentum.

After all, if they were in each other's shoes, he would do the same.

Because the karma he is involved in cannot be deduced by common sense.

"I...I am the Emperor! How could I be afraid! If the cause and effect are to deepen, I, the Emperor, will bear the consequences myself!" the Azure Emperor roared.

He knew he might die here today, but he didn't want to be so pathetic.

Even in death, they vowed to end their lives in the ultimate sublimation.

I still want to declare my invincibility to the world!
"Xu He, did you ever imagine that you would die today?" Cang Di asked, knowing that there were other beings within the Boundary Sea.

But he didn't want to lose face because of this; he just wanted to risk his life.

"Many people in this world have asked me this question, but they are all dead, and you will be no exception. Even if there are several other Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors within the Boundary Sea, my answer will not change..."

Xu He said with great confidence:
"I am the first emperor of all time, invincible throughout history and the future."

"Open the path to life with your fists, and everything will turn to dust!"

After Xu He finished speaking, he suddenly threw a punch at the Azure Emperor.

Golden blood energy reappeared in the world, and at this moment, everything in the world was illuminated by golden light.

The Azure Emperor, facing the Emperor's Fist, merely laughed coldly.

As for why Xu He knew there were other Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors within the Boundary Sea, he no longer cared.

He only wanted to save face and prove his invincibility.

"Then let me return to my former glory and fight you!" The Azure Emperor took the punch head-on, and although he was injured, he didn't care.

Because behind him appeared an ancient altar.

Inside the altar, there was endless blood, like a vast ocean.

They were heroes of an era, and also contained the remains of ancient celestial generals.

Everything was sacrificed by him, and the sacrifice served as his nourishment, which has been stored here ever since, in order to meet this unknown challenge.

"Offering sacrifices to Heaven, Earth, and the heroic spirits!"

He suddenly shouted.

At this moment, the endless blood within the altar transformed into streams of light, swirling around the Azure Emperor and ultimately converging into his body.

Gradually, the Azure Emperor's originally withered body began to become full and plump, and his former muscles reappeared, covering his bones.

Her gray, dry hair became shiny and smooth.

His body was glowing.

His path continues.

To think that this would be an even greater step!
When everything settled down, the Cang Emperor, whose Dao heart had been shattered, no longer trembled with fear and regained his former arrogance.

He looked at Xu He, whose expression remained calm, as if he didn't take him seriously.

He became even angrier.

At this moment, the Azure Emperor's desire to sacrifice Xu He alive reached its peak!

(End of this chapter)