Shrouding the Heavens: Starting by joining the Holy Land of Yao Guang

Chapter 423 The Beginningless Bell

In the eastern wilderness, in the northern region, deep within the Purple Mountain.

At the heart of the nine-dragon enclosure stands an ancient temple, weathered by time, its stone walls rugged and imbued with a sense of desolation and antiquity.

Today, the news that this place possesses the legacy of the Great Emperor Wushi is known throughout the world.

The battle at Zishan in the past was incredibly devastating. All the ancient forces of the Eastern Wilderness suffered heavy losses here, making it clear to the world that the Wushi lineage is excellent, but not everyone can covet it.

Later, the saints from beyond the realm entered the Big Dipper. After learning about this, they also attacked Purple Mountain, fully demonstrating the fine tradition of the cultivators of Covering the Sky: disbelief in evil and stubbornness.

After all, during the battle at Purple Mountain back then, the suppression of heaven and earth had not yet dissipated, and the powerful figures dispatched by each family were merely Immortal Level Two.

Those who can traverse the starry sky and arrive at the Big Dipper are at least ancient saints, and some are even saint kings or great saints.

The fact that the two immortal saints couldn't breach Purple Mountain doesn't mean they can't either.

With this in mind, Zishan was extremely turbulent during those years, and the vast sound of bells could often be heard in the northern region, with the emperor's might shaking the heavens and the earth.

Ultimately, the result was predictable: they were all a bunch of overconfident people.

Even if the Great Sage wields an imperial weapon and the gods begin to revive, they are nothing but clowns and utterly vulnerable before the Bell of No Beginning.

And so, almost every time a powerful being from beyond the realm descends, they would first go to Purple Mountain to check in, repeating the actions of their predecessors, only to find that it was wishful thinking, and then they would be unwilling to give up.

Therefore, Zishan is now incredibly powerful, and powerful figures are stationed around it to observe the area.

Normally, this mountain remained still until the Heavenly Emperor underwent his tribulation and the Immortal Emperor was born, at which point Purple Mountain changed.

It was a strange rhythm, with the surrounding天地精气 (heaven and earth essence) surging like a tide, converging into Purple Mountain, like a primordial deity awakening after slumbering for countless ages, absorbing the天地精气 to restore its own state, and returning to its peak moment.

Strangely enough, such a powerful fluctuation should have spread outwards, covering the entire Big Dipper and even causing a major tremor in the starry sky.

In reality, the fluctuations of Zishan were ultimately limited to a radius of 100,000 li, showing great restraint, as if it did not want to attract attention.

Furthermore, people later discovered that the area within a radius of 100,000 li centered on Zishan Mountain had long been sealed off, completely separated from the world, allowing entry but not exit.

This sudden change terrified countless powerful individuals, but after trying every means to break through but failing, people began to give up.

Suddenly, a vast divine voice swept through, causing everyone's expression to change drastically. It was the voice of the Heavenly Emperor, "No wonder, after cultivating for millions of years, he was suppressed by the Great Emperor Wushi, even his faith body was suppressed."

Everyone paled; this was undoubtedly an ancient secret, and it was closely related to their current situation.

The Immortal Emperor and the Great Emperor Wushi, Zishan has a deep connection with them.

"I understand now. The sudden change in Purple Mountain must be because the Boundless Bell sensed the Undying Emperor." Suddenly, someone came to their senses and connected the dots between the Emperor's words and the current situation.

"Indeed, the Boundless Bell is different. Even without human control, it can autonomously unleash divine power, rendering even the Great Sage's imperial weapon ineffective. It is no less powerful than the Heavenly Emperor's Heavenly Blade or the Heavenly Emperor's Heavenly Furnace, and can autonomously launch attacks."

"My God, the Beginningless Bell is reviving now, is it about to attack?"

"For more than half a month, Zishan's power has grown stronger day by day, and it is certain that it will make an attack."

Everyone suddenly realized and exclaimed in surprise, finally understanding that the tremendous changes in Zishan were not without reason.

As time passed, terrifying fluctuations continued to sweep across the land, some from Purple Mountain, and others from the battle between two supreme experts from the borderlands.

"when!"

Just then, a loud bell rang out, and Purple Mountain shattered into pieces, with rocks flying through the clouds.

In ancient times, this place was also called Ancient Emperor Mountain, a place to worship gods. But now, it has been destroyed, and a large bell flew out from it, filled with chaotic mist, shaking heaven and earth.

For a full hundred thousand years, after the disappearance of the Great Emperor Wushi, this Chaos Bell manifested once again, appearing between heaven and earth.

At this time, the border war was at its most intense, and any change could alter the situation.

The changes in Purple Mountain were unknown to the world; only those within the barrier witnessed this scene.

A chaotic, hazy scene unfolds, with the giant bell stretching across the sky and earth, dominating everything; as far as the eye can see, only its bell body is visible.

Suddenly, the void was torn apart, and the great bell flashed by, disappearing into it without a trace.

……

In the desolate borderlands, Li Yao clashed head-on with the Undying Emperor, both suffering injuries, but neither of them stopped. The Thunder Emperor's Handprint and the Chaos Divine Shield collided violently.

The dazzling divine light radiated outwards; it was the collision of the Dao, and every ray of light possessed the power to create the world.

Their minds were taut, their eyes fixed on each other, because at this moment, even a moment of relaxation would be seized by the other to deliver a devastating blow.

"when!"

Just then, the great bell resounded, its sound echoing through the ages, containing unimaginable divine power. Wherever the bell's waves reached, even the sea of ​​thunder was frozen in place.

The borderlands trembled violently. The Boundless Bell tore through the void and arrived in an instant, scattering supreme divine laws that struck the Undying Emperor's back, causing a massive collapse in the area.

"Pfft!"

The Immortal Emperor exploded, shattering into pieces. Completely unexpectedly, at this critical moment, an external force intervened.

He was completely unprepared, leaving his back exposed to the attack.

Li Yao was also taken aback; the sudden and drastic change caught him off guard.

But he reacted quickly; missing such a chance would be even more regrettable than missing out on 100 million Immortal Essence.

"boom!"

He abruptly withdrew his hand, forming a fist seal. Then, the two dragons emerged from the water, unleashing a peerless technique that pierced through the Chaos Shield with unstoppable force, attacking from both sides with the Beginningless Bell.

"what……"

A piercing scream echoed through the starry sky. The Undying Emperor was severely injured and desperately burned his essence. His brilliant primordial spirit sacrificed himself to save the king, escaping with only a portion of his flesh and blood essence to reassemble his body in the distance.

Wushizhong was too good at seizing opportunities. That one attack was unavoidable for anyone. It was better than a thousand or ten thousand meaningless moves.

Li Yao's eyes flashed like lightning. He unleashed the Xingzi Secret Technique, grabbed the bell handle of the Chaos Bell, caught up with the Undying Emperor, and swung the bell in his hand like a mountain, smashing it down violently.

"Boom!"

The world underwent a tremendous change, and the laws of the Great Emperor Wushi reappeared. The earth shook, and all the myriad paths roared, displaying terrifying divine power. It surged and swept across the sky, and the long river of time and space and the divine sea of ​​space surged, like waves crashing against the coast, all pressing down on the Undying Emperor.

The Undying Emperor shattered once again, and its already dwindling essence was severely depleted.

But he dared not linger, burning his very essence as he fled madly, his target the vast universe.

At this moment, the tribulation of creation has not ended and has spread widely, so Li Yao can only choose to undergo the tribulation in the borderlands.

Once he enters the vast universe, he will certainly not dare to pursue, otherwise, carrying the Creation Tribulation, wherever he goes, there will be devastation.

The aftershocks weren't limited to dozens or hundreds of people; they could wipe out the entire population of an entire galaxy, with consequences no less severe than a dark upheaval. This was the Undying Emperor's only chance: to use the deaths of billions of lives to force Li Yao to abandon his pursuit.

Clearly, Li Yao was aware of the Immortal Emperor's plans, which is why he was fighting desperately at this moment.

The Wushi Bell, now in the hands of a stranger, offered no resistance whatsoever. Instead, it cooperated fully, allowing Li Yao's divine power to flow within the bell and unleash its full might.

They are not allies yet, but the Immortal Emperor is definitely a being they all want to kill.

That's how brutal battles at the Heavenly Emperor level are. The grasp of timing and the rhythm of the battle have been honed through countless trials. Once one side falls into a disadvantageous position, it is destined to be extremely difficult to turn the tide.

Li Yao ran forward, his chaotic immortal power surging, his whole body glowing, as if he had transformed into a torch, burning fiercely, or like a chaotic holy furnace, with boundless light and flames sweeping across the ten directions.

At this moment, he unleashed his full potential, his fighting spirit surged, and his mind and body resonated together. His original ten points of combat power now exploded into twelve points!
In the distance, the Undying Heavenly Blade resounded, five-colored immortal light descended, and immortal laws burst forth, attempting to break open the Immortal Gold Furnace and rush to rescue its master.

But this was destined to be wishful thinking. The furnace burst forth with dazzling light, countless Dao traces appeared, and a vast array of runes emerged, transforming into an ancient universe that pulled the Undying Heavenly Blade into it.

This is a tug-of-war. At this moment, the furnace seeks no merit but no demerit, pressing down on the Heavenly Blade even if it injures itself as a result.

boom!
The sky collapsed and the earth cracked, a deafening sound spread, and the entire universe seemed to be collapsing, with countless stars shaking.

Li Yao's Dao was active, and his aura merged into this universe. With each step he took, he resonated with the Great Dao, and the universe trembled in response to him.

At the same time, a multitude of divine lightning followed, coiling around his body and transforming into flames that spread far and wide, like a galaxy.

This is a fusion of the Xingzi Secret Technique and the Thunder Emperor's Treasure Technique, forcibly summoning the heavenly divine lightning, and then using the Xingzi Secret Technique to rapidly enhance it, making the black divine lightning even more terrifying!
The Celestial Phoenix Clan is also a renowned race known for its extreme speed. Although it cannot compare to the Kunpeng, it is only slightly inferior, and its speed is quite limited.

If he were at his peak, the speed of the Immortal Emperor might not be weaker than Li Yao's, and might even be slightly inferior, but he wouldn't be completely powerless to fight back.

However, at this moment, he was severely injured, his source energy was greatly depleted, and he was also blocked by the creation tribulation, causing his speed to be reduced by 30% out of thin air.

Burning its source energy actually made up for the 30% loss in speed, and it was still superior.

But at that moment, the Beginningless Bell hummed, the Great Dao of Time unfolded, and it blessed Li Yao, causing the Daos of both sides to resonate.

The Great Emperor Wushi primarily cultivated the Great Dao of Time and secondarily cultivated the Great Dao of Space, clearly following the path of time and space.

Therefore, the Wushi Bell and the Xingzi Secret are a perfect match.

"Hey!"

With the blessing of the Xingzi Secret, Li Yao caught up with the fleeing Undying Emperor in an instant. The Boundless Bell in his hand frantically devoured Li Yao's chaotic immortal power, and on its own, it unleashed its power, causing a long, illusory river to fall.

It was a spacetime prison that sealed off the starry sky of the Undying Emperor, directly creating a time boundary.

"boom!"

At the same time, Li Yao swung his fist, unleashing a surge of chaotic energy. He brought that unnamed fist technique to its ultimate form, displaying the power to create heaven and earth.

"Damn it!" the Undying Emperor roared anxiously, his divine senses frantically warning him that he couldn't dodge this attack. He suspected that the cosmic path was interfering with him, slowing his extreme speed. If he didn't want to be killed, his only option was to fight back with all his might.

Left with no other choice, he turned around and frantically squeezed out his remaining potential, unleashing a torrent of magical power and unleashing forbidden immortal techniques.

"boom!"

The two clashed violently, like two ancient universes colliding. Instantly, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, the aura of destruction was intense, ghosts howled and gods roared all around, and all sorts of world-destroying phenomena appeared frequently.

The sky was pierced, and the desolate land was shattered into ruins.

Blinding celestial light and chaotic mist raged and intertwined, surging and turbulent, with beams of light splashing everywhere.

Click!
In the void, black divine lightning flashed, followed by a torrential downpour of blood rain that covered the sky and the earth.

This attack also unleashed Li Yao's full potential. Chaotic immortal energy surged, the Thunder Emperor's Treasure Technique drew upon heavenly tribulation to empower him, and his unparalleled fist technique was unleashed. At the same time, the All-Word Secret was triggered, increasing his combat power tenfold.

Unparalleled power—that's the perfect description of Li Yao at this moment; his combat strength has reached an unimaginable level.

Then came the crushing defeat; this was the first time such a significant gap had appeared since the start of the war.

The Creation Tribulation was shattered and could no longer withstand Li Yao's power. Of course, the Undying Emperor also contributed some assistance.

The chaotic energy filled the starry sky, obliterating even the Great Dao, and the figures of the two were endlessly submerged.

The spectators stared wide-eyed, their souls and bodies trembling. Even though the battle broke out in the remote wilderness, the destructive waves were clearly felt throughout the entire universe.

It's hard to imagine that this is still a great power in the human world; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a living immortal.

"What terrifying fluctuations, Father! What's the situation there now?"

"Senior, has something happened to Li Yao?"

The three women, Long Nu, Weiwei, and Yao Xi, all looked nervously at Wanlong Huang.

The battle scenes that had been created by the Supreme Battle Platform have disappeared, leaving only a vast expanse of white.

Judging from the world-destroying fluctuations and the terrifying aura of collapse, even the victor will not have an easy time.

“I can’t see it either. The Great Dao there has been obliterated, and no Dao principles remain. It’s clearly a dead land, cutting off all exploration.” Wanlonghuang’s gaze also became solemn.

Even someone as strong as him was trembling inside.

That's too strong. That kind of combat power surpasses the realm of ancient emperors and great emperors, reaching another level.

Immortal...

This is the only possibility. Ancient emperors and great emperors are already at the pinnacle of the human realm. It's impossible to become this much stronger if you go any higher.

Only immortals, only beings of that kind, can unleash such terrifying combat power so easily.

Perhaps in terms of life form, both of them are still at the level of humanity, but their combat power has undoubtedly reached the level of immortals.

On the edge of the universe, nothing remained; even the void itself was unstable, collapsing into nothingness. A cataclysmic collision unleashed divine power that utterly destroyed the area, even drastically altering the structure of heaven and earth. Earth, fire, water, and wind were reversed, threatening to return to the chaotic era, to the time before heaven and earth were created.

At this moment, all things were dead silent; there was no sound at all, or perhaps there was still sound, but people could not hear it.

At the center of the battlefield was unparalleled destruction, absolute emptiness, nothingness—laws, the Great Dao, time, space, and all other things were gone. Only boiling beams of light continued to surge forth, shooting into the distance, blindingly bright.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the blinding divine light gradually dimmed, revealing that area, which was desolate and devoid of anything. Only the void was riddled with countless large cracks, within which chaotic energy surged, emitting terrifying sounds.

This scene was truly tragic, simply because both of the warriors in the battle had seemingly surpassed the limits of the world.

Suddenly, a sound came from a large rift in the void, like raindrops hitting the ground. Looking in the direction of the sound, a pool of blood was gathered there, with fresh blood dripping continuously.

That was half a body, belonging to the Immortal Emperor. Beside it was a severed arm and a mangled hand with only three fingers.

In the distance, the other half of the body lay horizontally, with a large crack in the head, as if it had been cut open by a hand, and now it was bursting with brilliant divine light.

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(End of this chapter)