Eternal God Emperor: Only I Am Emperor One

Chapter 267: Unmoving as a mountain
Chen Yuhua was a sensible person.

An old fellow who has lived for over a thousand years, with most of his body buried in the ground, has long since reached a special level in his attitude towards the affairs of the world.

Good and evil are not important to him.

The Torch Token wasn't as sacred and grand as one might imagine; it was just a palm-sized token with a gentle, burning flame that remained undisturbed by external influences.

As long as the flame of civilization continues to burn, the Holy City of the Eastern Region will never perish.

"Boom!"

With a loud noise, Jiang Yunchong and Zhang Ruochen rushed to the foot of the Fire Tower. The two, who originally intended to take action immediately, froze in place.

The mysterious and powerful Phoenix Clan expert was nowhere to be seen; only two figures, an old man and a young man, stood before them.

"You two have come for the Torch Token? Well, you've come at a rather unfortunate time. Prince Yuhua has already entrusted the Torch Token to me, along with the entire Eastern Holy City." Emperor Yi toyed with the Torch Token in his hand and smiled faintly.

Jiang Yunchong looked puzzled and somewhat confused.

Zhang Ruochen, standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief, revealing his true form. He dragged Yan Shen's leg and limped forward.

"So, that Phoenix Clan expert was you. With Hall Master Di Yi here, it won't be so easy for the Heavenly Realm to control the Eastern Holy City."

"You are Di Yi?" Jiang Yunchong's worry turned to joy, and he looked at Di Yi with great surprise.

The news of Di Yi's victory over the Blood Bee Asura King with a single palm strike on the banks of the Luo River had already reached the Eastern Holy City, and Jiang Yunchong had long heard of his reputation as the "Number One Hero Since the Ancient Times of the Kunlun Realm".

Jiang Yunchong's gaze fell on the Torch Token in Di Yi's hand, then looked at Chen Yuhua behind him, and then cupped his hands and said, "Jiang Yunchong of the Jiang Clan greets the Lord of the Eastern Region."

"The Lord of the Eastern Region?"

Emperor Di looked at the token in his hand and felt its connection with the Fire Tower and the Zhou Tian Grand Array of the entire Eastern Holy City.

The Zhou Tian Grand Array, created by a master of array formations, also incorporates the work of the Supreme Lord of the Fallen God Island, making it the most powerful trump card in the entire Eastern Region.

Throughout history, the one who holds the Torch Order has been the ruler of the Eastern Region.

Although the position of Lord of the Eastern Region Holy King's Palace was passed to Chen Yin, the King of the Eastern Region, the true Lord of the Eastern Region has always been Chen Yuhua, who holds the Torch Token.

boom!
The great formation trembled violently, and suddenly beams of light rose into the night sky.

The Tower of Ink also sensed this, and the three-story tower at the bottom lit up, sending out spiderweb-like strands of light that flew in all directions, activating the ancient runes in the sky and underground.

"Oh no, the Heavenly Realm has made its move. The Divine Cliff tampered with the ancient inscriptions during their repair, and is now able to draw upon some of the power of the ancient array patterns. Emperor Yi, you are now the Lord of the Eastern Region, and the Holy City of the Eastern Region is now in your hands." Chen Yuhua said excitedly.

Di Yi's expression instantly turned icy cold. He gripped the token in his hand tightly, and a murderous intent surged from his entire body.

"Jie Canghai was killed, and Mr. Shenya was injured. The Heavenly Realm faction still couldn't help but take action. It seems they are eager to take over the Eastern Holy City."

"Sect Master Jiang, Crown Prince Ruochen, I would like to trouble you two to help me deal with these uninvited guests."

"Jiang Yunchong has an unshirkable responsibility."

Zhang Ruochen nodded and took out the Abyss Sword and the Azure Sky Pagoda.

The Azure Sky Pagoda is the supreme sacred artifact of the Chi family. It was previously in the hands of the Heavenly King Lingxiao. After the Heavenly King Lingxiao's mansion was destroyed and the Heavenly King Lingxiao died in battle, the pagoda was suppressed in the Qiankun Realm. Not long ago, Zhang Ruochen subdued its remnant spirit and brought it under his own control.

To control the Flame Tower, in addition to possessing the Flame Token, one also needs to reach the 59th level of mental strength.

Di Yi's spiritual power fully met this condition, so refining the Fire Token was not difficult for him. In fact, he had already completed the initial refining process when Jiang Yunchong and Zhang Ruochen arrived.

“I will operate the Fire Tower and activate the Zhou Tian Grand Array to take charge of the overall situation. The two of you will be responsible for helping the Kunlun Realm Saints in the city fight against the enemy.”

As he spoke, Di Yi released his spiritual power and, with the help of the Flame Token, suppressed Mr. Shenya's influence on the Zhou Tian Grand Array. As his spiritual thoughts merged into the Flame Tower, his vision became wider than ever before, and most of the entire Eastern Region Holy City came into his view.

Riots broke out everywhere in the city, and the royal palaces in various districts were attacked.

Jiang Yunchong and Zhang Ruochen did not linger and left the Fire Tower at an even faster pace than when they arrived, heading towards the cities where the battle was raging.

Di Yi also opened the Yuan Chen Sumi Stabilizing Banner, releasing a group of powerful figures including Yuan Tu Ghost King, Gu Feng, Di Yan, and the Stabilizing Banner Spirit, ordering them to rush to various parts of the city to stabilize the situation and deal with the cultivators from the Heavenly Realm faction.

After dispatching his powerful subordinates, Di Yi turned to Chen Yuhua and said, "I would like to trouble Your Highness to take me to the core of the Fire Tower so that I can further control the city's formations and resolve the crisis in the Holy City."

"I didn't expect your mental strength to be so powerful. Come with me." Chen Yuhua said with some emotion. He had cultivated for a thousand years but had never been able to break through to the Great Saint realm. Part of the reason was due to his cultivation techniques and talent, and another part was that he had spent too much energy cultivating his mental strength, wasting his years.

Di Yi had only cultivated for a few years, yet his spiritual power was already superior to his, which was both embarrassing and frustrating.

The interior of the Flame Tower is very spacious, with one floor after another, all constructed from a vast number of ancient inscriptions.

Led by Chen Yuhua, Di Yi arrived at the sixth floor of the Fire Tower, where the skylight above was blocked by a huge bead.

"This is the Divine Core Bead, the core of the ancient inscriptions in the entire Eastern Holy City, and even the entire Eastern Region. By placing the Flame Token on it and merging your own spiritual power into it, you can mobilize the power of the city's formations."

Di Yi stepped forward and discovered a small indentation on the Divine Core Bead, the shape of which matched the outline of the Flame Token in his hand.

Without much thought, he embedded the Flame Token into it, and then released his mental energy to merge into it.

"Chichi!"

Inside the Divine Core Pearl, a dazzling golden light emanated.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of secret patterns emerged, like tadpoles, swimming and floating on the surface of the bead.

The fire inside the tower began to rise continuously, becoming increasingly active, from the first level to the second level... until the eighth level of the fire tower was lit.

“Wow—”

Centered on the Tower of Incineration, the ancient runes in the Eastern Holy City were continuously activated, spreading outwards and soon enveloping the entire Eastern Holy City.

The cultivators in the city only need to look up to witness a breathtaking scene.

There was no moon that night; the thick clouds were as black as ink, and no stars could be seen.

But at that moment, a huge net of light appeared in the thick clouds.

The phantom images of mythical beasts emerged, radiating powerful auras: dragons, demonic wolves, serpents, phoenixes…

Each one exuded a powerful aura, gathering terrifying might, enough to rival the Great Sage.

On Mingwang Street, where the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion is located, Mr. Shenya had recovered 80-90% of his injuries after taking a Heaven-grade Healing Pill. Looking up and seeing this scene, he asked in surprise, "Did the Great Xi King succeed so quickly? But with her early stage 59 spiritual power cultivation, how did she manage to activate the Zhou Tian Grand Array to this extent?"

"Could it be him?"

Mr. Shenya felt a tremor in his heart as he recalled the figure that made his heart tremble, but he immediately dismissed the thought.

He found the location of the Flame Tower because he was repairing the ancient inscriptions in the city; no other cultivator could possibly find it.

The Great Xi King is a proud daughter of the Soul Realm, born with ten souls and ten spirits, so it is not surprising that she has some special abilities.

Outside the branch of the Holy King's Mansion in the Sixth District, Lianxi and the previous generation of the four-winged scarlet angel Tianchen from the Blood War Temple had just arrived when all the ancient runes beneath their feet were revived, surrounding and suppressing them.

When they came to their senses, they were already inside the Tower of Fire.

"Playing tricks, who on earth dares to attack us?" Tianchen is powerful. Although his cultivation level is only at the Great Rule World, his strength is extremely high. He once defeated Jie Canghai, who was at the Dao Domain Realm.

The cultivation technique he practiced was the renowned "Blood Martial Battle Diagram" on the Taiyi Divine Skill Ranking. As soon as he made his move, a sea of ​​blood appeared behind him.

But a single golden bolt of lightning struck from the Tower of Fire, scattering the sea of ​​blood behind him and leaving him severely injured, collapsing into a pool of blood. Seeing this, Lianxi, who had been eager to attack, abandoned her plan and dared not make any further moves.

A slightly mocking voice came from all around.

"Shadowless Fairy, do you want to live or die?"

"Of course I want to live." Lianxi answered without hesitation as she looked at Tianchen's miserable state.

"Very well, since you want to live, then kill Tianchen first."

"What……"

The oppressive aura emanating from all around grew stronger and stronger. Lianxi had never felt such a clear threat of death before, and she felt that she shouldn't have come to the Eastern Holy City and put herself in such a dangerous place.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally made her decision and stepped towards Tianchen...

Chen Yuhua stood quietly not far away, recording everything that happened using a commemorative scroll as instructed by Di Yi.

"As expected of someone from an evil sect, their greatest skill is manipulating people's hearts."

He shook his head and looked at the figure standing under the Divine Core Pearl. Perhaps only by entrusting the Eastern Region to such a person could a peaceful place be found in this chaotic world.

After subduing Lianxi, Di Yi focused his attention entirely on the Divine Core Pearl.

He felt as if he had merged into the Tower of Fire, becoming one with the Holy City of the Eastern Region.

The entire sky, land, sea, and even the rules of the Holy Path of the Eastern Region Holy City became within reach.

The battlefields in the city, in his eyes, were like tiny fireworks.

Di Yi's gaze followed the battlefields in the Eastern Holy City, landing on Mingwang Street.

Even powerful figures from the Heavenly Realm factions, including Mr. Shenya, are as insignificant as dust.

It gave him the feeling of a god looking down on mortals.

"What a wonderful feeling, as if I am the Holy City of the Eastern Region, with mountains, rivers, lakes and seas as my flesh and blood, and the rules of heaven and earth as my hair."

"Immovable as a mountain, swift as thunder."

Emperor Yi had a sudden realization. Among the four elements of the cosmic realm, he had a good understanding of the water and fire elements, but he had not made any progress on the earth and wind elements.

At this moment, with the power of the Fire Tower, the Earth element among the Four Symbols also became clear.

A purple stone flew off his body, out of the Fire Tower, and merged with the ancient inscriptions in the city.

A moment later, an enormous purple divine mountain appeared above the Eastern Holy City.

It was only then that Master Shenya and other experts from the Heavenly Realm came to their senses.

"Oh no, something's happened to the Fire Tower! The Great Xi King and the Heavenly Ministers have made a mistake."

The purple divine mountain descended towards Mingwang Street, its divine light merging with the ancient inscriptions, as if a deity had personally intervened.

Jueyanhu, a Dao Domain Realm expert from the Holy Ze Realm, and Sihan, a Dao Domain Realm expert from the Soul Realm, soared into the sky, unleashing their holy techniques in an attempt to block the purple divine mountain.

But upon contact, they turned into two clouds of blood mist.

As the sacred mountain continued to descend, bursts of blood mist exploded outwards.

The cultivators on the continent where the Eastern Domain Holy King's Mansion was located were all horrified and watched in despair as the divine mountain fell.

Strangely, the attack from the sacred mountain seemed selective, killing only the cultivators who attacked the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion, while leaving the other cultivators unharmed.

Mr. Shenya unleashed seven array stars formed from the divine planets in an attempt to block the purple divine mountain, but all of them failed and were suppressed.

In the end, he was also suppressed under the sacred mountain.

"Boom!"

The landing of the sacred mountain sent a shiver through the entire Eastern Holy City.

Immediately afterwards, the phantom images of divine beasts above the Eastern Holy City revived and flew towards continents and seas, launching a counterattack against the Heavenly Realm faction cultivators who had made the move.

At the same time, Jiang Yunchong, Zhang Ruochen, and the Kunlun Realm Saints in the city also launched an offensive.

The battle lasted for several hours, the holy blood staining tens of thousands of miles of sea, and several cities were reduced to ruins.

As dawn broke, the city gradually returned to calm.

……

The battle in the Eastern Holy City has come to an end, and the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

The Heavenly Realm faction, led by Mr. Shenya, was almost completely wiped out.

Inside the Tower of Ink and Fire.

Emperor Yi stood beneath the Divine Core Pearl, his eyes shining like stars, his body radiating powerful holy might. Having comprehended the principle of immovability, and after merging the purple divine mountain into his sea of ​​consciousness, his spiritual power cultivation had broken through to the late stage of the fifty-ninth level. For the time being, he was still unable to perfectly conceal his own might.

Inside the tower, besides him, there were two other figures.

It was Lianxi and Mr. Shenya.

Both of them had their eyes closed and their faces showed signs of pain.

Before long, Mr. Shenya was the first to wake up. His eyes were blank at first, but then quickly became obsequious. He knelt down before Emperor Yi and said respectfully, "Greetings, Master."

Emperor Yi's face lit up with joy as he subdued a formation master with the Soul-Capturing Seal.

His gaze then fell on Lianxi, and his brows furrowed.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation with Lianxi. It wasn't a method left behind by the gods of the Soul Realm that was hindering them, but rather Lianxi's own Holy Soul fighting against the Soul-Seizing Seal.

"Ten souls and ten spirits, controlling them is indeed not a simple matter."

"what!"

With a scream, Lianxi completely lost consciousness. The Soul-Seizing Seal that Di Yi had implanted in her body was also completely annihilated, failing to control her Holy Soul.

Normally, a person has only three souls and seven spirits, but Lianxi is different. She was given seven souls and three spirits by the world spirit of the soul realm at birth.

The spirit of the Soul Realm is actually the Soul Mother, Lianxi. She can be said to be a useful body prepared by the Soul Mother for herself, so naturally she is not so easily controlled by others.

Di Yi left Shenya to guard Lianxi, while he himself walked out of the Fire Tower to meet the saints of Kunlun Realm who were already waiting outside.

Led by Chen Yuhua, the saints of the Chen family of the Eastern Region Holy King's Mansion gathered together, most of them bearing injuries and looking somewhat disheveled.

Chen Yin and Chen Wutian both wore complex expressions as they looked at the figure emerging from the Tower of Fire.

They already knew what had happened from Chen Yuhua's words.

It was Emperor Yi who took over the Fire Tower and, with the help of the ancient inscriptions in the city, defeated the powerful figures of the Heavenly Realm faction, saving the Chen family and the entire Eastern Holy City.

(End of this chapter)