The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 173 Immortal Emperor Ye Fan
The person who had traveled across the river of time exuded an aura of power that, in just a moment, left the three quasi-Immortal Emperors breathless.

As a result, the Feather Emperor stopped what he was doing and dared not make any rash moves.

Even the Old Man Who Destroyed the World looked dazed, his expression shifting between light and dark.

They could all sense from that aura that surpassed that of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, meaning there was only one possibility: a true Immortal Emperor.

The true Immortal Emperor's strength is far beyond what they can contend with.

Even the Great Dao can be extinguished in a single thought.

"Could it be... that we really can't kill him today?" The Old Man of Annihilation sighed, this time not because of the pain in his body, but because of the despair of returning empty-handed.

They have already given their all and pushed themselves to the limit.

It took the sacrifice of two Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors to force Xu He into a desperate situation.

But now, just when they finally saw a glimmer of victory, it turned out that people from the future had arrived.

How can they accept this?

"Senior...please do not interfere with all of this." The Old Man of Annihilation lacked confidence; after all, that was a true Immortal Emperor, several times stronger than himself.

He had to seize the only possible opportunity to speak.

"Going against the will of Heaven carries a heavy karmic burden."

When it comes to the long river of time, no matter how small the appearance or change, it will have a great impact on the cause and effect.

Even quasi-immortal emperors are no exception.

Moreover, the appearance of such power could very likely disrupt the flow of time, altering the past, present, and future.

The greater the strength, the greater the causal relationship.

Therefore, although quasi-immortal emperors have the ability to influence many things, they mostly deliberately avoid it.

This is a constraint imposed by the laws of nature, designed to restrain everything and prevent powerful cultivators from acting recklessly.

Even knowing this, the Old Man of Annihilation was still very uneasy. He was unsure whether such a supreme being could disregard cause and effect.

The Celestial Emperor drew ever closer, completely detaching himself from the River of Time.

The aura of cause and effect emanating from it was incredibly dense, and its imperial might almost collapsed everything. Everyone, even the Quasi-Immortal Emperors, felt difficulty breathing.

His body was filled with endless, dazzling runes, powerful causal relationships, and profound scriptural patterns.

Everything proves that this powerful figure is invincible.

Xu He looked at this unknown Immortal Emperor, and he was certain that he had never seen him before.

"Finally found you." The mysterious man breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had completed some kind of mission.

As soon as the words were spoken, the old man who had destroyed the world, Yu Di's heart skipped a beat.

This mysterious Immortal Emperor really came for Xu He. If he can save Xu He, will he kill them as well?
Xu He, however, looked serious, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Senior, forcibly intervening will only cause chaos!" the Old Man of Annihilation said anxiously.

Seeing the old man's anxious expression, the mysterious immortal emperor merely raised his eyes slightly:

"You misunderstand. I'm not here to save him, but to kill him." The mysterious Immortal Emperor said, a mocking look on his lips. "If you could kill him, why would I bother making this trip? I could just let you do it."

"Unfortunately, you are all useless."

Kill him?
The old man's pupils suddenly contracted as he keenly caught the information and began to ponder it involuntarily.

This mysterious expert came from the future.

We couldn't kill him.

So... Xu He's rise to power has become a fait accompli?
So... then you come here to forcibly change the established facts?

How is this possible?

The old man's expression turned suspicious. If this mysterious immortal emperor was indeed here to kill Xu He, then it could only prove that Xu He in later generations was truly invincible.

But how could such an invincible being allow anyone to alter his past?
Furthermore, you have already become powerful enough to be a Celestial Emperor, so why don't you kill Xu He, who has risen to prominence in later generations?
Does that mean that even you, as an Immortal Emperor, can't defeat him?

In an instant, countless terrifying thoughts flooded the mind of the Old Man of Annihilation. Looking at the mysterious Immortal Emperor, he couldn't help but speak:

"Senior, why did you kill him?"

The mysterious Immortal Emperor remained calm and composed, simply speaking:
"Because this person will become a calamity for my clan in the future."

"Disaster?" As soon as the words were spoken, the two Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors spoke in unison: "Senior, please explain."

A hint of impatience appeared on the mysterious Immortal Emperor's face, but he still spoke:

"This man rose to prominence after this battle, and he changed the course of many battles..."

His tone revealed a fluctuation of emotion, so much so that the old man of the world could clearly feel the chilling intent in his voice, and for a moment, he truly sensed something.

The mysterious Immortal Emperor continued, "Most notably, he quietly appeared on the battlefield, bringing with him hundreds of True Immortals, no fewer than a hundred Immortal Kings, and even a few Immortal Emperor-level figures..."

As soon as the words were spoken, the World Destroyer and the Feather Emperor were struck as if by lightning.

Hundreds of factions, no less than a hundred Immortal Kings, and several Immortal Emperors?
If he can do that, how powerful will he become?
Even Xu He was shocked.

Am I... going to be that strong in the future?

The fact that the mysterious Immortal Emperor could say such a thing must not be without basis.

That leaves only one possibility...

The seed of a Celestial King in the Bitter Sea Immortal Realm!
There are already dozens of Immortal King seeds there, which can be summoned in the future. As for Immortal Emperor level figures...

Burial Master? Butcher? Footprint Emperor?
Xu He's thoughts were somewhat chaotic, but even more chaotic were those of the Old Man of Annihilation.

He looked at the mysterious Immortal Emperor, wanting to say a thousand words.

Since he was so powerful in his later generations, can you really bear such a great karmic burden on your own?

"Although I was the only one who found you, that's enough to change everything." The mysterious Immortal Emperor looked at Xu He: "You are too weak right now."

"Senior, why is there no aura of darkness on you?" the Old Man of Annihilation continued to ask.

But at this moment, the mysterious Immortal Emperor had become completely impatient.

He looked at the Old Man of Annihilation and said coldly:
"An ant dares to try and see through my secrets?"

In these words, the Old Man of Annihilation felt an overwhelming chill and threat, as if if he spoke again, he would be punished and killed without mercy.

Seeing that the old man who had destroyed the world had shut up, the mysterious immortal emperor looked at Xu He again and slightly raised his hand:

"It's over, the disaster."

"I am the one who will quell the rebellion."

As he spoke, he sent a beam of divine light toward Xu He.

It was nothing special, but the aura of destruction emanating from it caused the entire Boundary Sea to collapse and almost evaporate completely.

The whole world was distorted by this attack, as if it were the end of the world.

Both the Annihilation Elder and the Feather Emperor knew that it was an attack that was absolutely impossible to withstand.

Xu He tried his best to use the Nirvana Technique to move, but the surrounding world seemed to be locked.

Everyone believed that the situation was hopeless.

But at that moment, the river of time surged once more, and endless mysteries of time and the aura of cause and effect emanated from it.

A wisp of primordial energy, representing the mother of all things, quietly appeared in the world.

Then, a large three-legged, two-eared cauldron appeared and stood before Xu He, as immovable as Mount Tai against the surging waves!

The mysterious Immortal Emperor's attack failed to shake the cauldron in the slightest.

"The Cauldron of the Mother Qi of All Things? It's him?" At this moment, the mysterious Immortal Emperor was greatly shocked when he saw the cauldron.

On the long river of time, a majestic figure is walking step by step through each era.

His long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and his eyes flashed like cold lightning. It was clearly a still river, but he walked against the current as if he were treading on mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

The Great Cauldron of Mother Qi of All Things soared once more, prostrating itself at Ye Fan's feet, completely drawing him here.

At this moment, Ye Fan's appearance attracted the attention of countless people.

Emperor Yu was stunned, while the Old Man of Annihilation felt the overwhelming divine might emanating from Ye Fan and was filled with despair.

This Immortal Emperor is even stronger than the Dark Immortal Emperor!

Without a doubt, no doubt!
At this moment, the Old Man of Destruction had already foreseen the outcome.

Xu He, who can bring so many powerful people with his own strength, how could you alone reverse the outcome?

Even if no powerful figures come to his aid in later generations, when he senses that his past is about to be rewritten, wouldn't his future incarnations come to stop it all?

"Naive!" The Old Man of Destruction cared about nothing anymore, only giving this bitter laugh.

The Dark Immortal Emperor understood the Old Man of Annihilation's meaning and was filled with the urge to kill him.

"We encountered a few insects on the way, which delayed us a little," Ye Fan said to Xu He with a smile, standing on the large cauldron.

As if old friends were catching up, they paid no attention to the fact that there were two Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors and one Dark Immortal Emperor beside them.

The Dark Immortal Emperor's pupils constricted as he looked at the bloodstains on the cauldron at Ye Fan's feet, and he roared, "There are three of us. Where are the other two?"

Ye Fan raised an eyebrow slightly:

"Since it was said to be an insect, I naturally killed it without hesitation."

As soon as the words were spoken, a huge uproar erupted in the border sea.

That was the Dark Immortal Emperor's fury.

The person before them had a fearsome reputation even in later generations, but the two were ultimately cultivators of the same realm.

Calling them insects is far too contemptible.

"This is the second time you've saved me," Xu He sighed at this moment.

It's somewhat funny, and somewhat frustrating.

Ye Fan shook his head indifferently:
"Fellow Daoist, you only remember that I saved you twice, but do you remember that the enemies you faced on both occasions were not of the same realm?"

Last time, at the pinnacle of Xu Hexian, he faced a group of immortal kings, including some giants.

However, Xu He, with his peak immortal realm, forcefully suppressed the Immortal King.

This time, Xu He fought four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors in succession, one of whom was just one step away from crossing that realm.

Despite facing such formidable enemies, Xu He still managed to kill two of them.

Moreover, Ye Fan knew that if the Dark Immortal Emperor hadn't interfered, and if he hadn't come, Xu He would have achieved a breakthrough in this battle and suppressed everything.

It's just an information gap.

"Don't worry about these things, fellow Daoist. You will create many miracles in your future life," Ye Fan said with a smile.

Xu He raised his head slightly: "It should be the Immortal Emperor realm."

The calamity of the strange race...

Perhaps, starting from the Immortal Emperor,
Perhaps, starting today.

Although the Dark Immortal Emperor didn't quite understand their conversation, he knew that neither of them took him seriously, so he immediately attacked, grabbing at Ye Fan.

"That's a bit too disrespectful of me."

"Today, I will kill you to avenge my comrades!"

The moment the Dark Immortal Emperor made his move, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning appeared simultaneously, endless dark energy surged, and boundless annihilation power emerged.

Everything in the world was shrouded in darkness, as if it were an endless night.

It seems to reflect the saying, "Darkness is the final destination of everything."

Some despaired, while others rose up in despair.

In that endless day and night, suddenly a blazing and dazzling light burst forth.

That was a fist light powerful enough to illuminate the entire world.

It is exactly the same as Xu He's Emperor Fist, as if they were made from the same mold.

The Heavenly Emperor Fist manifests in the world, vast and domineering, crushing everything in its path.

Its dazzling light is more eternal than the sun, moon, and stars.

The impact of the two forces was so great that even a quasi-immortal emperor was blasted far away.

Xu He's every step covered half a world sea as he did his best to repair his body. The secret realm within his body once again burst forth with immortal light, as he sought to completely integrate the sixth secret realm into himself.

Perhaps, once this drop of blood is fully integrated, I will reach the level of an Immortal Emperor.

With this in mind, Xu He continued to integrate with the secret realm.

At that moment, the Feather Emperor and the World Destroyer were also thrown far away by the impact of the battle.

The two supreme immortal emperors fought fiercely, and the two could only flee, because the power of the immortal emperors was too overwhelming, to the point that a wisp of immortal light could kill them.

"boom!"

The cauldron of primordial energy of all things pressed down like a mountain.

They wanted to suppress and refine that Dark Immortal Emperor.

The Dark Immortal Emperor snorted coldly, holding a large spear, and in a flash, he arrived billions of miles away, thrusting towards Ye Fan.

His body transformed into a streak of light, piercing through Ye Fan's body before the Feather Emperor and the Old Man of Annihilation could even see it clearly.

But before they could even be happy,

Ye Fan's body, which remained in place, became hazy and blurry.

It vanished in an instant.

Before anyone could react, a dark shadow appeared. When everyone looked up, they saw a colossal cauldron, as vast and boundless as the sun, crashing down towards the Boundary Sea.

The moment it appeared, the dazzling sea of ​​light lost its source.

Its shadow actually enveloped the entire Boundary Sea!
The area of ​​effect was the entire Boundary Sea!
The Dark Immortal Emperor's face was gloomy. His gaze pierced through the cauldron and went straight to the hazy figure behind it.

His imperial aura was overwhelming, like a vast ocean wave.

Its arrogant demeanor was like that of a primordial overlord who had created the world, coldly looking down upon humanity.

"You think you can suppress me with just a cauldron? Come and fight me yourself!" The Dark Immortal Emperor roared, gathering all his dark power and striking at the Cauldron of the Mother Qi of All Things.

It actually blasted it away.

The moment he was blasted away, the oppressive aura surrounding the Old Man of Annihilation lessened considerably.

Ye Fan, towering above the nine heavens, coldly observed everything.
Clearly, the Dark Immortal Emperor's clamor had stirred his murderous intent within him.

"Then as you wish."

As soon as Ye Fan finished speaking, he began to wave his arms. Behind him, countless Daoist auras faintly emerged, forming a Great Dao Tree that resembled a Bodhi tree.

He wielded the Emperor's Fist, revealing boundless killing intent, and swept across the Boundary Sea with overwhelming force.

The moment this punch appeared, golden light shone throughout the entire universe, as if breaking through eternity and truly shattering the boundless darkness.

The Dark Immortal Emperor roared in anger, wielding the Emperor Spear, and transformed into a flame as he charged towards the Emperor Fist.

"boom!"

With a single punch, the Boundary Sea suddenly collapsed, leaving everyone with only a clear fist imprint and surging chaotic energy.

(End of this chapter)