Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 745 After the War
Deep in the universe, the final battle between the Divine Silkworm and the Heavenly Prince came to an end. After the nine-colored divine light, which had transformed into nine immortal forms, condensed into one, the Divine Silkworm gave rise to a tenth supreme divine light, faintly carrying an aura of near-immortality. This light pierced through the Heavenly Prince in one strike, and the terrifying power dissipated, directly shattering the Heavenly Prince's body into pieces, completely rendering him powerless. This result shocked many cultivators.

After all, the most powerful person in this era is the Immortal Emperor. Although the Taiyin Human Emperor who followed was also incredibly talented and almost on par with him, his reputation was still not as great as that of the Supreme Emperor.

A celestial being was born with unparalleled talent. Such a supreme deity, possessing an extremely powerful bloodline and born with immense strength, is clearly the strongest being that should exist in an era where the laws of heaven and earth tend to promote the power of bloodlines.

Under the halo of the Immortal Emperor, the Emperor's son was naturally regarded as the son of a god, or even the second Immortal Emperor.

The Emperor's son's experiences are not particularly difficult to reconcile. As he continued to rise in power, it was no secret that he had attempted to become a cultivator several times in his two previous lives in order to break through the Emperor's Mark left by his father, the Immortal Emperor.

This time, the newly rebuilt Emperor's Son no longer had any suppression on him, only an unimaginably powerful and abundant origin and supreme bloodline. Therefore, the cultivators of the human universe naturally understood that the Emperor's Son had finally successfully erased all the suppression and influence brought about by the Emperor's Mark left by the Undying Emperor, and had embarked on his invincible path again.

Even if he still cannot be completely compared to the immortal emperor of yesteryear, he definitely has incredible potential.

After all the other prodigies and princes were defeated, the Heavenly Emperor's son was almost about to make history by having two emperors, father and son.

Unexpectedly, this divine silkworm, which was already relatively unknown in the human universe, unleashed such terrifying potential, forcefully defeating the Heavenly Emperor's son and achieving final victory in this life.

With a rival like the Emperor's son as a foil, this divine silkworm will likely become another peak of this era, aspiring to rival the Emperor.

Seeing that the Heavenly Emperor's son on the other side had exhausted a lot of his life essence due to the long battle and was therefore unable to use the power of Nirvana to recover, the God Emperor did not continue to make a move.

The power of this prince's bloodline was indeed unimaginably strong. Even a special Divine Silkworm with nine transformations like him was slightly inferior. In the battle with him, the Divine Silkworm had to use the power of its tenth transformation, which was still being deduced and was not yet perfect, in order to achieve victory. It can be seen that this opponent was indeed a formidable foe.

So how amazing must his father, the Immortal Emperor, have been back then?

As the divine silkworm healed its own injuries, it let its thoughts wander, reminiscing about the former glory of the Undying Emperor. Although it had not yet attained enlightenment, its gaze was already fixed on the Undying Emperor. What might be considered arrogance by others was perfectly natural to it.

Just then, a divine blade radiating five-colored immortal light tore through the void and arrived in front of the Heavenly Emperor's son.

The silkworm's chaotic thoughts immediately returned, and it focused its attention on the heavenly blade.

Is this... a celestial artifact?
After discerning the unique celestial light emanating from this celestial blade, which far surpassed that of supreme imperial weapons, the divine silkworm immediately guessed who the owner of this celestial blade might be.

The Undying Heavenly Blade said to the Divine Silkworm, "You did not harm the young master, so I, on behalf of the Heavenly Emperor, owe you this favor. After you attain enlightenment in the future, you may come to the Primordial Ancient Mine, where the Heavenly Emperor will surely repay you."

The silkworm said, "If I have the opportunity, I will definitely go and pay my respects."

Although the news that the Immortal Emperor was still in the mortal realm shocked him for a while, after countless years of changes, the Path of Immortals in the Mortal World was no longer a secret known only to those who had attained enlightenment; a few cultivators had gradually come to know about it.

Therefore, the divine silkworm quickly accepted this fact.

From this divine silkworm, the deity of the Undying Heavenly Blade sensed an extraordinary aura. Clearly, the prophecy of the Undying Heavenly Emperor was not wrong; this was indeed a junior with boundless potential.

However, for the Undying Heavenly Blade, the future of this divine silkworm was unimportant; that was a matter for its master, the Undying Heavenly Emperor, to consider. For him, taking care of the Heavenly Emperor's son was far more important.

So he transformed into a beam of celestial light, sweeping up the still incompletely reconstructed Heavenly Prince and disappearing into the universe, returning to the Primordial Ancient Mine. With the help of the Undying Heavenly Blade, the Heavenly Prince quickly recovered his strength and completely healed his injuries.

The Emperor's son was extremely proud of his bloodline and lineage, and he indeed used this advantage to almost sweep through this extraordinary era.

In the end, however, he was defeated, and by a divine silkworm whose bloodline and lineage were inferior to his own. This was undoubtedly a great blow to his pride.

Seeing the somewhat dejected Emperor Prince, the Immortal Emperor finally appeared.

Upon seeing the Immortal Emperor in a state between life and death, the Heavenly Emperor's son was slightly taken aback. Although he vaguely guessed that the Immortal Emperor might not have left the mortal realm, seeing him in his current state still surprised the Heavenly Emperor's son.

Seeing the slight doubt in the Emperor's son, the Immortal Emperor explained, "It's just a method of achieving immortality; there's no need to worry about it."

After his doubts dissipated, the Emperor's son felt a surge of frustration. After all, his defeat, to some extent, gave the divine silkworm the right to be compared to his father, the Immortal Emperor, and the Emperor's son, who had always revered the Immortal Emperor, naturally could not accept this.

He said dejectedly, "Father, I have brought shame upon you."

The Undying Emperor said, "No, you don't. This divine silkworm can develop its own race's bloodline to the pinnacle, and even reach a new peak, developing an even more advanced method of evolution, thus greatly raising the upper limit of its divine silkworm lineage."

“Those people are right to compare him to me before I attained enlightenment. Even if I lived with such a person for a lifetime, I would not be entirely confident of defeating him.”

Upon hearing what the Immortal Emperor said, the Emperor's son asked incredulously, "Is that divine silkworm really that powerful?"

The Immortal Emperor sighed softly, "Talented people emerge in every generation. It's not surprising that someone like this appears."

"However, when you heard that I think he is no weaker than you, did you feel a little relieved, and felt that your failure seemed to be quite normal?"

The Emperor's son was taken aback upon hearing this, for the Immortal Emperor's words resonated perfectly with his current state of mind. He had always revered the Immortal Emperor, and even after successfully removing the suppression of the Emperor's mark, he never considered himself comparable to him.

Therefore, losing to someone comparable to his father didn't seem like anything to be discouraged about, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of relief. This was actually a form of escapism, giving himself an excuse to feel more at ease.

But this thought was exposed by the Immortal Emperor's words.

The Immortal Emperor said, "Just because he can be compared to me, are you going to completely admit defeat and accept your failure?"

The prince asked, "Father, what should I do?"

The Immortal Emperor said, "Cultivation is essentially a very personal matter. I can't teach you anything; it's up to you to decide."

"I have only one piece of advice: no matter what path you take, never doubt yourself. If it's the path you want to take, then you must stick to it to the end."

(End of this chapter)