The Great Ruler: Starting from the Dark Ages

Chapter 195 A One in Ten Thousand Chance of Victory

Twelve powerful figures at the level of sacrificial priests fought a great battle in the heavens.

This is an unprecedented event.

The twelve supreme auras intertwined above the heavens, and even if any one of the chains of divine order were blown away or any trace of aura were scattered, it would stir up a storm in the heavens.

Countless beams of light from the laws of nature intertwined, piercing the heavens and causing endless chaotic power to surge forth. Endless chaotic energy seized the opportunity to enter, attempting to fill the heavens.

The entire heavens had transformed into a chaotic sea.

The once solid Great Dao was continuously eroded by the killing power of the twelve sacrificial Dao level figures.

Gradually, the weak laws of the Great Dao became powerless to repair this space, and it succumbed to utter destruction.

The twelve powerful figures of the sacrificial path were still fighting, without stopping for a moment.

……

As time goes by, a space that has remained silent for eternity remains.

The space, which was originally as still as a lake, began to ripple. The supreme avenue here began to boil, and endless rules and order were ignited at this moment.

A figure who had been sitting cross-legged for a long time opened his eyes at this moment.

Golden light shone from his eyes, the only light in this boundless darkness.

A thousand-year-old dark room is now illuminated by a single lamp.

The moment it opened its eyes, this space was completely thrown into chaos, all paths vanished, and the figure stood up. With every gesture, it seemed as if countless worlds were being created, and even this chaotic space was torn apart.

With a single thought, a myriad of flowers of the Great Dao bloom, bursting forth with radiant light.

The crimson aura spread at this moment, instantly overshadowing the surrounding chaotic energy, completely transforming this chaotic sea into a vast ocean of crimson blood energy.

The figure with long, flowing hair finally stepped forward.

The Great Road paved the way for it, the sky was filled with golden light, and the creatures of mythology offered their devout prayers.

Not far away, a beautiful figure moved slightly and also turned her gaze over.

Beneath the bronze mask that seemed to be both crying and laughing, the face was obscured, yet the aloofness seemed to have existed since time immemorial; even when someone broke through to the next level, the person only showed slight surprise.

In the distance, a figure followed by a large bell also approached at that moment.

His face was filled with surprise as he looked at the man whose aura was as vast as the sea. His feelings were complicated, and after a long while, he shook his head and sighed:
"Breakthrough."

Wu Shi's feelings were somewhat complicated. Among the three, he was the one who had been at the forefront all the way. This was true for the Red Dust Immortal, the Immortal King, and the Immortal Emperor. But at this peak, he was ultimately surpassed by Ye Fan.

Wu Shi lowered his eyes. He had known about Ye Fan's potential for a long time and knew that this day would come sooner or later. However, when this day really came, when his belief that he was invincible throughout history and the future really began to waver, everything was somewhat hard to accept.

But he still smiled and said to Ye Fan:

"congratulations."

At this moment, Ye Fan restrained his brilliance, allowing the golden light and blood energy to gradually return to their original state, returning to simplicity, and walked to Wu Shi in front of him: "Just lucky, nothing more than a stroke of luck."

"One day, fellow Daoist, you too may be able to reach this realm."

Upon hearing this, Wushi's face twitched slightly.

There is no such thing as luck in this world, and they understand this better than anyone else.

But after a long while, Wushi finally realized:

"You little rascal, you're making fun of me, aren't you?"

Seeing that Wu Shi finally managed a suppressed smile, Ye Fan shook his head and chuckled:

“You’ve been frowning for millions of years since that battle. Don’t put so much pressure on yourself.”

In fact, all of them knew that they had a very deep impression of that battle.

After they stepped into the River of Time, they all sensed an extremely strange and dark power. Even a wisp of its aura made Ye Fan and Wu Shi, who had become Immortal Emperors, gasp for breath.

They may not know much else, but in terms of strength, they are definitely no less than Xu He, and may even be more than Xu He.

Otherwise, Xu He, who had suppressed the five strange immortal emperors and amazed everyone with his skills, would not have forcibly sent them away at the last moment, just to prevent them from getting involved in this conflict.

They are safe, but Xu He's safety is unknown.

Therefore, the trio has been working diligently for millions of years.

Wu Shi was particularly eager, as he was the first among the trio to break through to the Immortal Emperor level, and therefore regarded himself as the best hope for a counterattack and to go and provide support.

As for ruthless people.

Ye Fan and Wu Shi both knew that although the ruthless man usually didn't say a word, he never stopped testing people's ability to break through their cultivation levels.

It's just that Ye Fan broke through first.

"This day has finally come," Ye Fan sighed silently.

After breaking through the realm, he felt that his strength had undergone a qualitative leap, and he was no longer afraid of anyone from the past, present, or future.

Every breath was accompanied by the roar of the Great Road.

"Perhaps today is the day of the counterattack." Ye Fan clenched his fist, his eyes flashing with golden light, especially intense.

Seeing this, Wushi simply said, "Aren't you going to wait for us to break through to the next realm?"

The ruthless man remained silent, but he also turned his gaze to Ye Fan.

"In the darkness, I sensed a familiar aura; they are not dead." Ye Fan's eyes flashed as he revealed a secret.

Both Wu Shi and Ruthless Man deduced that the person Xu He was referring to was Xu He or Shi Hao.

Xu He had brought them too many miracles and surprises. They really didn't believe that such a person would fall. They believed that even if such a person was defeated, he would find an opportunity to break through somewhere.

They just couldn't find it.

"Can you sense where they are?" Wu Shi shook his head, then asked, "Are they in this space-time?"

Ye Fan closed his eyes tightly, carefully sensing the two thick lines of cause and effect, which were slowly approaching at an unpredictable speed, becoming thicker and thicker.

Gradually, the two causal lines appeared to fly towards them like two real dragons.

"They are..." Ye Fan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze becoming intense, and spoke with absolute certainty:
"They are in this lifetime!"

As soon as the words were spoken, both Wu Shi and Ruthless were stunned.

In this very lifetime?
After arriving in this world, they hid with the Heavenly Court's generals, avoiding the strange race, and searched for Xu He many times, but in the end, all their efforts were in vain. It was as if he had never appeared at all, and they could not find any trace or aura of him.

"If he were in this life, where would he be?" the ruthless man asked intently.

Ye Fan remained silent, both of them waiting for an answer.

Just then, a gentle and cheerful voice suddenly rang out, echoing through the space like the voice of the Great Dao:

"Right behind you."

The sound echoed, and the next moment, as the ruthless man turned around, he suddenly saw that the space behind him was strangely distorted. A hand reached out from it, and then a figure completely broke free from the space and arrived in this world. The person was tall and extremely strong, with long, flowing hair and tattered clothes, but he did not appear miserable. Instead, he seemed somewhat unrestrained and reckless.

This expression clearly indicates that it belongs to Xu He.

However... to the ruthless man's dismay, Xu He was still holding a human head in his hand.

No one knows what the ruthless person behind the mask truly looks like.

Only the ruthless remember that Xu He had said many times that he would remove heads and tear off arms...

Just as the ruthless man was about to speak, he sensed the aura emanating from the head.

It was incredibly terrifying and eerie; even if it only appeared for a fleeting moment, it was still terrifying.

"This is... the head of the progenitor?" Ye Fan walked over at this moment, feeling the aura of the sacrificial realm emanating from the head, and became particularly cautious.

“That’s right, it’s the head of an ancestor.” A cold voice rang out, and another figure emerged from the space.

"The Desolate Emperor!" Wu Shi frowned at this moment. He, Ye Fan, and Ruthless Man had rushed to the aid of the Desolate Emperor, but he never expected that the Desolate Emperor and Xu Tiandi would come out of that space together.

It's like they went through a major battle together, but the question is, how did these two end up together?
"It's a long story..." Xu He spoke up at this moment, as if it were just casual conversation. Anyway, he had plenty of time, so he wasn't too stingy.

The group then began to talk, discussing various matters.

"So it really is the head of the progenitor!" Ye Fan was filled with countless thoughts.

"It's a pity that eternal silence is impossible," Xu He sighed.

However, he was not upset about it.

After all, these ten progenitors were all tainted with the ashes of powerful figures above the Dao of Sacrifice. It was normal for me to be able to put the strange Immortal Emperor into eternal silence, since Emperor Bone Brother could barely do it even at the cost of his life. But to put an ancestor into eternal silence, I suppose only those above the Dao of Sacrifice could accomplish that.

With this thought in mind, Xu He finally stopped holding back the nearly shattered head in his hand.

The ancestral head in his hand vanished into thin air.

This was not something Xu He did intentionally; rather, after arriving in this space-time, a tremendous repulsive force attached itself to his head.

This must be due to the influence of the progenitor of this space-time.

Even showing only a part of its body is not allowed.

Witnessing the ancestor's head shatter, Shi Hao, standing to the side, was somewhat moved.

In the previous timeline, the two of them fought a hundred-year war against the Ten Mysterious Ancestors. At first, both sides attacked with a sense of probing, but Xu He's fighting style was completely unreasonable.

As a result, the bizarre progenitor who was facing him suffered greatly, and even when he was injured, he continued to attack the bizarre progenitor.

With the ancestor's Daoist physical body, it was naturally difficult for him to be injured. However, if any one of them had even the slightest chance in defense, Xu He would launch a frenzied attack, not giving them even the slightest reaction time.

Even the frenzied killing by the other strange progenitors could not stop Xu He in the slightest.

Even when the four strange progenitors unleashed their divine light and nearly cleaved him in two, Xu He still remembered to cut off the progenitor's head.

That's absolutely reckless.

Although Shi Hao had only fought alongside Xu He once, that one time had left an indelible impression of his recklessness on his mind.

As the five talked, Xu He asked, "How are the generals of the Heavenly Court?"

Ye Fan raised his hand, revealing a small world he had created, where the former Heavenly Court officials cultivated.

Sensing the presence of Ye Fan and Xu He, the Heavenly Court generals within that small world all displayed expressions of disbelief.

They all broke away from the small world and came to this space.

Hundreds of Immortal Kings, dozens of Quasi-Immortal Emperors, and even a few Immortal Emperor-level warriors.

Shi Hao's gaze swept over them one by one, and he was surprised to find that most of the Heavenly Court generals were his acquaintances.

Shi Hao glanced at Qi Yu, Pan Wang, the Second Under Heaven, the Ten Fiends, and other cultivators, and nodded silently.

Among them, he also saw the Burial Master and the Butcher, who had once been close to becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor but had now fully attained the Dao of Immortal Emperor.

Finally, his gaze settled on a stunningly beautiful woman.

"Willow Goddess," Shi Hao murmured, a myriad of emotions flashing in his eyes.

For so many years, he had never seen the Willow Goddess; today, his dream had finally come true.

"I never thought I still couldn't keep up with you." Liu Shen, now a first-class Immortal Emperor, sighed. The former little beast had grown stronger again. Even though he was now an Immortal Emperor, he still had to look up to her.

Shi Hao shook his head:
“In my heart, you will always be the Goddess of Willow, and that will not change because of any difference in your level of cultivation.”

Shi Hao's gaze swept over one familiar face after another, and finally he let out a secret call to this world.

In just a short while, another supreme Immortal Emperor rushed towards this space.

That person is Emperor Bone Bro.

Even someone as carefree as him couldn't help but put aside his arrogance upon seeing so many powerful figures here.

Looking at the group of cultivators around him, Shi Hao nodded with some satisfaction:
"Right now, we already possess the strength to launch a counterattack against the strange terrain of the plateau."

Even when I was isolated and helpless, I never thought of giving up or failing.

But now, their side's strength has improved by leaps and bounds, Xu He's strength is even more surprising, and his means of preserving the Heavenly Court's generals have all added weight to the scales of victory for their side.

The day of counterattack is just around the corner!
"In later generations, there will be another powerful figure like us," Ye Fan murmured, continuing, "That person is very similar to us, as if someone is using us as a template to deduce the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Bone raised an eyebrow and remained silent.

"That seems to be a force that can be united. Let's wait a bit longer." Ye Fan stopped dwelling on these things. What he needed to overthrow the dark rule of the strange race was stability and security.

Shi Hao nodded at that moment.

There is no doubt about Xu He and Ye Fan's strength. With their help, they have the potential to break through the plateau. If a powerful expert at the Sacrifice Dao level is added, they can truly say that they are fearless of the plateau. The gloom that has shrouded the myriad realms for so long can finally be dispelled.

"A cautious approach is certainly necessary," Shi Hao agreed.

Xu He had nothing to say about this, as Chu Feng was, after all, an indispensable part of the resistance against the plateau.

However, a worry still lingered in his heart.

It wasn't that he felt the four of them couldn't overthrow the plateau, but rather that his understanding of the realms beyond the Dao of Sacrifice gave him an idea.

Xu He turned his head and his gaze swept over everyone, seeing only excited expressions and unwavering determination.

This is a wonderful thing, but if everything goes according to plan, it would be quite hopeless.

It was this desperate war that drove the three Heavenly Emperors to disregard everything and go to quell the rebellion, ultimately achieving the status of a high-ranking official.

Xu He's concern was simple: countless ages ago, the pollen empress who wreaked havoc on the plateau did not have the resolve to die.

They left themselves a backup plan, which is why they were unable to perform the ritual.

(End of this chapter)