The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 169 Borrowing the Law: The Footprint Emperor (4K, Bonus Chapter, Please Subscribe)
The battle here was so spectacular and dazzling.

So much so that a burst of blazing immortal fire erupted from a dark place deep within the Boundary Sea.

However, the instant the fire ignited, a dense imperial aura swept over, and the shimmering light illuminated the surrounding area.

At this moment, the expressions of Emperor Yu and Emperor Hong darkened.

They were extremely familiar with that ball of celestial fire.
That was the era of the Fallen Emperor, the time when a peerless powerhouse crossed the Boundary Sea to come to this place.

The birth of that person was extremely difficult to suppress, requiring the combined efforts of the three of them.

"A mere flame dares to defy the heavens and return?" Emperor Yu's face was icy cold. He was the one who personally killed Emperor Footprint, so he knew Emperor Footprint's strength.

Although the possibility of the Footprint Emperor truly returning against all odds is very small, miracles in the world are not impossible for a quasi-immortal emperor!
If the Footprint Emperor were to truly be revived, the tide of battle would turn, and the scales of victory would tip once more!
"You're just a dead man. Even if you really came back to life, I could kill you a second time! Let alone a ball of fire?"

Emperor Yu snorted coldly, wielding the Emperor-Slaying Spear, and charged towards the immortal flames of Emperor Footprint that refused to be extinguished.

As if sensing something, the celestial fire immediately burst forth with even hotter flames in an attempt to resist.

But as Emperor Yu said, he had died tragically under the siege of the three in the past, and today he was just a wisp of immortal fire that refused to dissipate, so how could he possibly resist it?

Just as the Feather Emperor's Emperor-Slaying Spear was about to pierce the Immortal Flame, Xu He's figure quietly appeared.

To be precise, it wasn't Xu He's real figure, but rather an avatar.

The moment the avatar appeared, it unleashed some kind of causal law, causing Emperor Yu's pupils to tremble and him to retreat hastily, no longer daring to stab at the footprint Emperor Immortal Fire.

In this way, Xu He easily acquired the Footprint Emperor Immortal Flame.

"What kind of magic is that?" Emperor Yu still felt a lingering fear.

Just now, when he was about to pierce the Footprint Emperor Immortal Fire, he could clearly feel that the moment Xu He's clone appeared, a law of cause and effect surrounded him.

That feeling was as if it were a foregone conclusion that Xu He had taken away the Immortal Flame!

It seemed that if he actually went to attack that immortal fire, he would definitely be punished.

"Effect before cause? What kind of heaven-defying method is this?" Emperor Yu cursed.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Hong was even more astonished.

If Xu He really had some method of assuming the result before the cause, wouldn't he be able to assume that the two of them were going to die?

How are they supposed to fight now?
At this moment, Xu He, who held the immortal fire in his hand, ignored the exasperated Feather Emperor.

The method he just tried was only a very crude version.

He has also been studying cause and effect.

Based on previous conclusions, I can indeed tamper with cause and effect in this ancient history, but the limitation is that if I really encounter a powerful enemy, this ability to modify cause and effect will be greatly reduced.

And this formidable enemy is at least a Quasi-Immortal Emperor or higher.

Of course, this will continue to change as his strength increases.

However, since, as Ye Fan said, this ancient history was constructed using his own imperial blood, then by the time he finishes his journey through this ancient history, his strength should be at least that of an Immortal Emperor.

At present, small-scale alterations to cause and effect are like altering the ending of the celestial fire being extinguished.

This is something Xu He can do, and this cause and effect is something Xu He can bear.

As for killing Emperors Yu and Hong, there is only one way: a bloody battle.

At this moment, the Emperor Immortal Fire in Xu He's hand burned even brighter, as if it were truly about to revive.

Unfortunately, something was missing.

"Are you going to help me in this battle?" Xu He asked softly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Yu and Emperor Hong, who were not far away, shouted angrily:

"It's just a ball of immortal fire, let him do it himself!"

Upon hearing this, Xu He merely glanced at him indifferently.

He felt the immortal fire in his hand growing ever stronger; it wasn't a manifestation of life, but rather a display of overwhelming fighting spirit!

"Alright, I'll take responsibility for this karma!"

As soon as Xu He finished speaking, his voice suddenly rose:

"Borrowing the law!"

His voice resounded throughout the four seas and eight wastelands, and in an instant, flames blazed up, as if to refine the heavens and the earth, and to refine all the immortals under heaven.

At this moment, an immense aura of causality descended upon Xu He once more.

Immediately afterwards, the ball of immortal fire broke away from Xu He on its own and flew towards Xu He's clone.

The immortal fire seemed to be scorching Xu He's clone, causing his clone's face and body to become distorted in an instant, leaving Emperor Yu and Emperor Hong stunned.

But only Xu He knew that it was the immortal fire merging with his own clone.

"boom!"

The flames roared and burned the surrounding sea dry.

Endless chaotic energy occupied everything, transforming this place into a chaotic sea.

In the darkness, a figure gradually emerged.

Clear away the chaos to reveal the Emperor!
The Immortal Flame of the Footprint Emperor, aided by Xu He's clone, has returned against all odds!

Although it was all very brief, it was enough for the Footprint Emperor to vent his anger.

Having been bullied by the majority in the past, how could he not have grievances?

Today, the two sides are evenly matched. Even if he is just a clone that has returned with the help of a celestial flame, he will fight to the utmost to elevate himself!
"Thank you for giving me this opportunity, fellow Daoist," Footprint Emperor said gratefully to Xu He.

If it weren't for Xu He, his immortal fire would have dissipated long ago, so how could he have relied on the other party's clone to seek revenge?

Upon hearing this, Xu He simply waved his hand:
“If you hadn’t asked me to lend you the law, it wouldn’t have been so easy.”

"In the end, it's all because of your extraordinary strength, fellow Daoist." The Footprint Emperor sighed, then suddenly uttered a statement that left the Azure Emperor and the Hong Emperor completely bewildered:
"When I first met you, you were only at the Supreme Realm. I never expected that this second time we would meet, you would already be on par with me."

"Fellow Daoist's progress is so rapid that it is rarely seen in the world."

Xu He was slightly surprised, but he also understood what the Footprint Emperor meant.

During that time when I was in a dream that lasted for eternity, returning from illusion to reality, from the past to the present, I actually saw the Emperor of Footprints.

At that time, the Footprint Emperor was on his way to the border sea, leaving a line of shallow footprints on the dike.

At that time, the Footprint Emperor simply thought that this was a remarkable junior.

At least in his life, he had never seen a Supreme Realm cultivator stand on the river of time.

But how long has it been?
His strength is already on par with mine.

Everything felt like a dream.

But... what does all this matter now that I'm dead?

"We will meet again," Xu He said earnestly, looking at the Footprint Emperor.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Footprint assumed that Xu He was trying to comfort him.

After all, he was practically fighting to the death.

However, he still didn't go against Xu He's nature.

"If possible, that would be the best."

Seeing that the Footprint Emperor did not believe him, Xu He simply said quietly, "Then let time prove everything."

The Footprint Emperor did not respond further, but continued to circulate his aura, trying to return to his peak, and finally took a step towards the direction where the Feather Emperor was.

He raised his hand and summoned a dilapidated small tower:

"Let's try again this time."

"It's you! The Nameless One!" Emperor Yu's pupils contracted slightly, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"It is I. I have come for revenge today." The Footprint Emperor said with some emotion, "Last time, I ganged up on you and you were lucky enough to gain the reputation of killing an emperor. This time, I will fight you with my remnant soul and the power to break through towers. This is not bullying you."

"Hmph! Even in a one-on-one fight, you would be nothing more than a dead soul beneath my Emperor's Spear."

Hearing the Footprint Emperor's mockery, the Feather Emperor immediately brandished the Emperor-Slaying Spear and charged towards the Footprint Emperor. The Footprint Emperor activated his small tower, also carrying with him ancient regret and rage, and charged towards the Feather Emperor.

This battle was fierce and evenly matched, causing the Chaos Sea to tremble violently, and making it difficult for outsiders to witness the progress of the battle.

Xu He silently withdrew his gaze.

He looked at the man in the purple-gold imperial robe not far away and said:
"Who do you think will die first?"

The beads on the Emperor Hong's purple-gold crown were trembling.

"court death!"

As he spoke, two enormous wings behind him began to vibrate, and a purple-gold aura began to emanate from his body.

"The purple aura of blood reminds me of several defeated enemies."

As Xu He spoke, he also began to release golden blood energy, which instantly filled the sea of ​​boundaries.

"Slash!" Emperor Hong roared, and the overwhelming purple-gold blood energy condensed into a giant purple-gold axe, as if it were about to split the heavens and the earth.

All the blood and energy in his body converged at this moment, converging towards the giant axe.

In that instant of fully charged momentum, he suddenly swung his sword at Xu He.

On this endless chaotic sea, a giant axe appeared, spanning the chaotic sea, truly as magnificent as the myth of Pangu creating the world.

Unfortunately, at the same time, Xu He's body began to change.

Endless energy was finally released from this body, and the overwhelming blood energy transformed into a golden ocean.

Within its body, the Bitter Sea Immortal Realm also unleashed its endless laws and order.

They all charged towards Emperor Hong.

At the same time, Xu He's hands glowed.

Countless laws emerged and converged in his hands.

"Hand of God!"

As he spoke, Xu He's two large hands appeared as magnificent phantom images.

Two hands from the heavens actually met the battle axe formed from the blood essence of the Hong Emperor head-on.

Catching a blade barehanded
Xu He quietly exerted force with both hands, and after paying a certain price, he finally managed to put his palms together.

Then, the two hands of the heavens exerted their power at this moment, twisting and deforming the purple-gold battle axe formed from blood energy.

At the moment of final clasping of hands, an explosion occurred.

"boom!"

It was dazzlingly brilliant, a sky full of purple-gold light, formed from the essence and blood of a quasi-immortal emperor.

But now, it is just a shower of light, an evolution.

It is a rare sight for most people in their lifetime, and some even say that they have no regrets in this life.

The moment the giant purple-gold axe shattered, Emperor Hong's scream rang out.

"what!"

The piercing screams shook the nine heavens and could be clearly heard throughout all the realms.

His long, purple-gold hair turned gray and withered, and his once boundless vitality began to wane.

The body no longer has any luster and is extremely withered.

The next moment, the billions of divine chains of order that Xu He had unleashed earlier were already closing in on them.

He was visibly shaken and immediately turned and fled.

The speed of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor was extraordinary, but the Order God Chains were in no way inferior.

Even though Emperor Hong tried his best to break free, he was still struck by several of the divine rays.

In the instant of the impact, several large holes appeared in his imperial body, and purple-gold mixed with black imperial blood dripped down, which was extremely strange.

"What law is this?"

Emperor Hong was horrified: "What kind of order is this?!"

The power that Xu He had just displayed was something he had never seen before in his life.

The only certainty is that this chain of divine order contains the power of laws and the Great Dao.

Emperor Hong had never seen such power in his entire life.

Even though he has been asleep for countless ages, he still senses the laws and order. Even if new laws and order appear, he will keenly capture them and understand them.

The power that Xu He just unleashed was not a law that had appeared before.

Is it a completely new set of rules?

Or rather, it's a set of rules he created himself, unique to him?

Emperor Hong dared not think any further. Could it be that this junior before him could truly forge a completely new path, thereby transcending this level and becoming a figure comparable to the Corpse Immortal Emperor?
Is it really the right choice to make an enemy of such a person?
However, regardless of the circumstances, the two sides are now mortal enemies, and there is absolutely no possibility of them backing down or shaking hands and making peace.

Emperor Hong was circulating his blood energy with all his might, trying to recover to his peak condition as soon as possible.

He knew that the Footprint Emperor could not possibly defeat the Feather Emperor with just a single immortal fire or a clone; he was all too familiar with the Feather Emperor's divine power.

If enough time is delayed, the Feather Emperor will be able to provide support, and everything will be alright.

But before that, we must do everything we can to negotiate with Xu He!

Xu He was naturally aware of Emperor Hong's thoughts.

If Emperor Hong can wait for Emperor Yu's support, why can't he deal with Emperor Yu first and then support Emperor Footprint?

"Dare to recover in front of me?"

As soon as Xu He finished speaking, he traversed most of the Chaos Sea in one step, and the Great Dao and Laws continuously condensed in his hand, gradually transforming into the Sword of the Great Dao.

The sword of the Great Dao is raised high, dazzling and sacred.

Xu He stood atop Hongdi and slashed down at him with all his might.

This attack distorted spacetime, turning the entire chaotic sea upside down.

That overwhelming killing intent almost engulfed all the heavens and myriad realms; even a wisp of sword energy emanating from it was enough to shake the entire Eternal Azure Heaven.

Meanwhile, Emperor Hong below pulled out countless magical treasures, hoping to use them to counter the power of that sword strike.

But in the end it was useless.

With a single sword strike, the heavens and earth were truly cleaved apart.

The entire Chaos Sea briefly appeared in black and white, something that Emperor Hong's previous Purple-Gold Giant Axe had never accomplished.

As for Emperor Hong himself, his proud physical body collapsed at this moment.

At first, there was only a line of blood on his body.

But who would have thought that this almost invisible bloodline would expand in an instant, until the flesh bleeds out and is split in two!
Endless purple-gold blood poured down like a dam bursting.

Even his primordial spirit could not escape the calamity.

That primordial spirit was also split in two.

However, the Quasi-Immortal Emperor's vitality was too strong. The two separated primordial spirits gradually merged, wanting to return to their physical bodies.

But Xu He would never give him that chance.

He immediately unleashed his Emperor Fist, intending to kill Hongdi's primordial spirit.

Emperor Hong disregarded his physical body at this moment and hurriedly fled, even using his own body as a shield.

"boom!"

The Heavenly Emperor's Fist blasted Hongdi's body into countless fragments, which then transformed into a shower of light that danced across the sky.

(End of this chapter)