Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 367 The Celestial Venerable of Annihilation
Thanks to the Emperor's prior arrangements and the profound foundation of the Undying Divine Dynasty, the Emperor's son, though far from possessing the absolute authority of his father, was still able to maintain the stability of the Divine Dynasty.

Of course, the influence of the Divine Dynasty inevitably began to shrink significantly. Many tribes that had accumulated strength over many years took the opportunity to openly comply while secretly resisting, testing and compromising with the Divine Dynasty, and ultimately achieving a result of superficial submission but actual independence.

During this process, the Emperor's son was extremely busy, but he still managed to establish his prestige, at least nominally remaining the ruler of all races.

In the ten thousand years since the Immortal Emperor's Great Dao Imprint had not yet dissipated, the situation has actually been relatively relaxed.

After all, there aren't many alternative paths to enlightenment in this mortal universe. So, the Heavenly Emperor's son, who possesses the bloodline of the Immortal Phoenix, has reached the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor, and still has the potential to improve, naturally has the resources left behind by the Undying Heavenly Emperor to keep the situation under control.

The real danger will come from the first person to attain enlightenment after the Immortal Emperor.

Soon, ten thousand years passed. During this time, the Heavenly Emperor's son successfully reached a state of unorthodox enlightenment, but he was still significantly inferior to his father in his prime. Moreover, his current life had essentially come to an end.

Not long after the Immortal Emperor's mark disappeared, a terrifying aura swept over, filling the universe with an aura that seemed poised to destroy the world.

Someone has triggered the Great Tribulation of Enlightenment at this critical juncture!
This change saddened countless geniuses throughout the universe, for their path to enlightenment was about to end before it even began.

The Heavenly Emperor's son intended to consume the Divine Phoenix Elixir of Immortality to live a second life, but this aura directly interrupted him. Although he wasn't entirely confident he could overcome the Tribulation of Attaining Dao, for the sake of the Divine Dynasty's development and his own identity as the Heavenly Emperor, he had to try.

But now, someone has already beaten him to it. If this person succeeds, he has no idea what the future of the Divine Dynasty will hold.

Even if he can rely on the methods left by his father to preserve the Divine Dynasty, its power will certainly shrink significantly, and the idea of ​​universal respect among all races will be out of the question.

The Emperor's son gripped the five-colored divine seal tightly in his hand, momentarily at a loss. However, he quickly regained his composure, forced himself to calm down, and began to focus his attention on the new emperor.

As for the other races in the universe, they were filled with curiosity about this new emperor.

Who is he? What race does he come from? Will his enlightenment shake the status of the divine dynasty? Will the current situation of the universe change because of him?

With these questions in mind, cultivators throughout the universe began to quietly await the final outcome.

In the void, thunder rumbled and intense divine light shone, illuminating the dark universe as if it were daytime. Beneath the endless sea of ​​lightning, each wisp seemed capable of destroying the heavens and the earth, annihilating countless stars.

Amidst the tribulation lightning, a young Taoist priest stood, his altar shimmering with dazzling immortal light, as radiant and sacred as a sun.

This person is none other than the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation, who has been reincarnated and rebuilt, and has fought against the Immortal Emperor for hundreds or thousands of years.

At the time, the Immortal Emperor had nine rivals with the true potential to attain enlightenment, one of whom was the Celestial Venerable of Nirvana. Although he ultimately fell behind, his performance was still better than Ning Fei and the Immortal Fire Saint Spirit.

Because only the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation among these nine people had ever attained enlightenment, he was the first to trigger the tribulation of enlightenment the moment the aura of the Undying Emperor's Great Dao dissipated.

This was also an agreement made by the nine of them after their previous battle. After countless years of fighting, they had basically figured out the strength of their opponent and had truly reached a bottleneck, making further progress difficult.

Therefore, there was no need for them to continue competing; it was now a first-come, first-served system. The Celestial Venerable of Annihilation, who emerged victorious, showed no pride or complacency; he simply and calmly underwent his tribulation.

Although the reincarnated and reborn Celestial Venerable of Annihilation has not yet fully perfected his upgraded version of the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation and the Pre-Word Secret to a new level, he has already surpassed his previous achievements.

This time, his primordial spirit was even stronger than his physical body. This was an extremely special achievement. After all, within the system of secret realm techniques, physical strength was easier to cultivate and become stronger than primordial spirit strength.

Amidst the boundless sea of ​​lightning, the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation directly separated his primordial spirit from his body, undergoing countless trials within the sea of ​​lightning to become even stronger.

As the sea of ​​thunder gradually dissipated, the aura of the Celestial Venerable of Annihilation once again merged with the Heavenly Heart Mark, engraving it deep within the universe.

An invincible celestial being rose up, and his Dao became the core of this human universe, firmly suppressing everyone.

"I am not reconciled. My legend has only just begun. After the Immortal Emperor's Dao Imprint dissipated, it should have been my era. How could someone else have succeeded in proving the Dao so quickly?"

"When did such a person exist in the universe? Why are we completely unaware of it?"

From the moment he truly succeeded, those who had previously harbored wishful thinking, believing that he might fail and that they still had a chance, were plunged into utter despair.

But soon, learned old monks and all-knowing passersby discovered the identity of this enlightened one.

"The one who has attained enlightenment in this generation is actually an ancient person; he is the Daoist of Nirvana!"

"The Daoist of Nirvana, it's him! It's not surprising that he's not dead, after all, he was once an unparalleled supreme being, but how did his mental state, damaged after his defeat by the Undying Emperor, recover so quickly?"

Who is the Daoist of Nirvana?

"He was one of the strongest opponents of the Undying Emperor before he attained enlightenment. At that time, there were nine supreme geniuses who competed with the Undying Emperor. Each of them possessed extraordinary talent, no weaker than the vast majority of those who attained enlightenment, but they were all defeated by the Undying Emperor. This Daoist of Nirvana was one of them."

"He comes from Ziwei Star, the hometown of Wuji Tianzun. There are rumors that he is the biological son of Jimie Tianzun in the mythological era, or a direct disciple of Jimie Tianzun."

"I originally thought so too. But I unexpectedly obtained a portrait of the nine celestial beings from the mythological era, but because it was damaged, I could only make out the faces of a few of them."

"Whether in appearance or temperament, the Daoist of Nirvana is completely identical to the past Celestial Venerable of Nirvana, with virtually no difference. In addition, he also cultivates the Nirvana Heavenly Art and the Pre-Word Secret, which gives me a bold conjecture."

"This Daoist of Nirvana may not be the biological son or successor of the Celestial Venerable of Nirvana, but rather the Celestial Venerable of Nirvana himself! After all, even the most closely related Supreme Sons still need to forge their own path to attain enlightenment."

The spread of this news caused another uproar in the universe. After all, this was an ancient celestial being from the mythical era who had severed all his cultivation and started anew, which was indeed a rare event.

However, the prestige of the Immortal Emperor has increased once again. After all, even such a figure was defeated by him.

(End of this chapter)