Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 562 Slaying the Prince

As time went by, nearly two hundred years passed, and once again, some of these people began to fall behind, with the gap between them widening even further. Only eight people maintained their momentum of continuous progress and excellence.

Those are Changsheng, Mu Renqing, Beast God, Prince of Light, Prince of Ming Xin Lingxiao, Brahma Supreme, Five Qi Supreme, and Xuanhuang Supreme.

Upon reaching the end of the ultimate ancient road, the eight of them directly reached the fifth level of Quasi-Emperor, successfully surpassing the others by more than one level.

The reason why these eight people are in the lead is naturally because each of them has their own unique strengths.

Brahma Supreme, Five Qi Supreme, and Xuanhuang Supreme were all reincarnations of Daoists from the mythological era. In particular, when they were reincarnated through the Immortal Pool of Kunlun Divine Realm, they laid a perfect foundation for themselves, and the Dao and Dharma they cultivated were even more perfect and powerful.

Therefore, these three are even slightly stronger than he was at the same stage back then. Three genuine Dao-proven practitioners rebuilding their cultivation naturally place them in the forefront.

The Beast God was one of the emperors who attained enlightenment in the original timeline. Although he sealed himself in this life due to various changes, his talent was still perfectly realized.

Moreover, on the ultimate ancient path, he also obtained the inheritance left by several Dao Provers such as Xuanwu Emperor, Baihu Emperor, and Li Emperor, as well as the inherited secret techniques of many other powerful beasts in the universe. He even personally dissected and studied the bloodlines of many powerful races, thereby further perfecting his own Dao and Dharma, making the name of Beast God truly deserved.

Therefore, the Beast God's performance was actually slightly better than his original self in the original timeline. Naturally, he also overpowered the others and became one of the eight.

As for immortality, it goes without saying that he should have been the absolute protagonist of this life, the invincible Taiyin Human Emperor. If it weren't for the significant changes in the current timeline and the fact that the Boundless Great Celestial Venerable Liang Yu was secretly pushing things along, he should already be the invincible ultimate ancient path by now.

As for Prince Ming, Xin Lingxiao, and Prince Guangming, the two true sons of the ancient emperors, they were among the few children carefully selected by their fathers. With profound knowledge and superb talent, they naturally surpassed others.

Although Mu Renqing had the least profound background, he was blessed with great fortune. He obtained part of the inheritance of Yuanshi Tianzun and a fragment of the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, thus achieving a sublimation and not falling behind.

After exhausting all the wonders of the ultimate ancient path, the eight of them cultivated at a speed far exceeding the imagination of others. Most importantly, their potential was still not exhausted, and there was still a lot of room for improvement.

But by this point, their ultimate ancient road trial had come to an end. Having reached the end, it would be difficult for them to find any external forces to accelerate their growth; they would have to rely on themselves more.

However, at this point, some karmic debts needed to be settled. A fierce battle erupted between Changsheng, Mu Renqing, the Beast God, and the Prince of Light.

Over the years, the Prince of Light chose to cooperate with the Beast God and many other ancient races on several occasions. He also did not want to see the rise of humanity and the birth of a true human emperor.

After all, in order to further expand, the Light Gods also seized a large number of rich ancient stars from the human race, resulting in a lot of accumulated conflicts.

Xin Lingxiao and the three self-severed supreme beings who had rebuilt their cultivation naturally had no interest in this. The former were princes of the divine race and had not been targeted by the ancient races. Their internal attitude towards the human race was also extremely complex. They had always remained uninvolved, so naturally they would not participate in this matter.

As for the three self-severed Supremes who had resumed their cultivation, the Xuanhuang Supreme and the Five Qi Supreme were not human, only the Brahma Supreme was human. However, they had long since become indifferent to all of this, living only to become immortals, so naturally they wouldn't care about such things. Therefore, these four did not continue to linger on the ultimate ancient road, but instead entered the starry sky and began their cultivation as if racing against time.

As for the four people caught in the fierce battle, they were paired up and fought individually. Changsheng originally wanted to have a life-or-death duel with the Beast God, with whom he had a long-standing grudge, but the Prince of Light issued a challenge to him first. Changsheng naturally could not avoid the battle, so the two began a fierce battle at the end of the ultimate ancient road.

Therefore, the Beast God and Mu Renqing naturally became rivals.

The reign of Emperor Guangming is not too long ago. His princes were born so quickly for two reasons: firstly, Emperor Guangming left behind more than one prince; secondly, because of the existence of the Immortal Gate, these princes no longer needed to wait until the path to immortality opened before being born.

After the end of the mythological era, the path to immortality was largely ignored. Even though this path to immortality would actually open in tens of thousands of years, no one cared, and no one was born specifically to embark on this path.

After all, with the endorsement of countless emperors over the years, the stability of the Immortal Sect is beyond doubt, while no one has ever entered the so-called Path to Immortality.

Therefore, the Prince of Light was born simply to successfully attain enlightenment in this great age.

As the five secret realms of immortality shone and evolved the power of Yin to form a black full moon, the Prince of Light fully activated his bloodline and scriptures, transforming into a dazzling and glorious sun.

The two collided repeatedly, causing the Ultimate Ancient Road to tremble. Countless uninhabited stars shattered, and a terrifying aura swept across a vast expanse of starry sky, chilling the hearts of the other geniuses on the Ultimate Ancient Road who lagged behind these individuals.

The gap was so large that it filled them with despair.

Amidst the dissipating endless divine light, Changsheng formed the Taiyin Seal, using one hand to generate the ultimate Yin and cold power capable of annihilating all things, and the other hand to generate the primordial Yin power capable of creating all things, engaging in a fierce battle with the Prince of Light.

With his own Taoist techniques greatly improved, Changsheng's combat power has reached an extremely terrifying level.

After gaining insight into the power of Taiyin, his forbidden secret technique, Taiyin Seal, not only became his supreme method but also encompassed the mysteries of the Taiyin body.

Thus, Prince Guangming was initially able to fight Changsheng head-on, but as Changsheng continuously unleashed the full power of his Taiyin body using the Taiyin Seal, Prince Guangming began to retreat and fall into a disadvantageous position.

In the end, Changsheng cleaved the Prince of Light in two with a single chop, almost splitting his primordial spirit apart. The boundless power of Taiyin erupted, directly extinguishing the Prince's life force.

Changsheng actually killed a prince in a direct confrontation! Although this Prince of Light was not the most outstanding of all of Emperor Light's children, he was still one of Emperor Light's carefully selected talents and was considered first-rate among the princes. Yet, he was directly defeated by Changsheng and killed.

This was undoubtedly the most prestigious achievement among all the prodigies on the ultimate ancient path. From that moment on, everyone was absolutely certain that Changsheng was indeed an indisputable young emperor.

(End of this chapter)