High Martial Arts: Liver Becomes the Master of the Universe

Chapter 378 Slaying the Golden Emperor! Number One on the Prodigy Ranking! Qin Feng Returns! Shaking the Universe!
【Winged Clan Arena】

This is a subspace independent of the larger universe, a desolate universe born for battle.

There is no life here, no starlight, only endless darkness and a cold vacuum.

The laws of space have been reinforced to an unbelievable degree by the supreme power of the Feather Clan, making them strong enough to withstand the onslaught of emperor-level power without easily collapsing.

The flow of time within the realm differs from that outside; what may take ten thousand years inside might only be a day outside.

As Qin Feng and Jin Huang stepped onto the battlefield, the massive light gate connecting to the [Ten Thousand Feathers Heavenly Pavilion] slammed shut, completely isolating them from all the noise and prying eyes of the outside world.

Inside the arena, only two supreme beings remained, who were about to decide each other's fate.

"Om-"

The Golden Emperor's enormous divine body, as if cast from gold, stretched across the starry sky.

His size was so enormous that he could play with superstars like marbles.

Each piece of golden armor covering his body shimmered with the radiance of immortal Dao principles, and the natural patterns engraved on it were the manifestation of the "Imperial Way" he wielded.

His eyes, brighter than a supernova explosion, were fixed on the tiny human figure in the distance.

"You cowardly rat hiding your head and tail, state your name!"

The Golden Emperor's voice materialized into a storm of laws, sweeping across an area spanning thousands of light-years: "This Emperor does not kill nameless nobodies!"

His voice was filled with absolute confidence and condescending arrogance.

In his view, this duel to "determine who is superior" was nothing more than a formality.

He wanted to crush this guy who had repeatedly provoked him in the most overwhelming way, seize the [Tear of the World Tree], and make him lose face in front of all the strong people in the universe, damaging his Dao heart.

Qin Feng hovered silently in the void. His figure, shrouded in mist, appeared as insignificant as a speck of dust in the universe compared to the Golden Emperor's overwhelming divine body.

He did not respond to the Golden Emperor's question, but slowly raised his right hand and extended one finger.

On the fingertips, a barely perceptible wisp of pure white light began to condense.

The light was neither dazzling nor scorching, and it did not contain any energy fluctuations, yet it caused the surrounding spatial laws to begin to twist and annihilate in a strange way.

It seems not to be a kind of energy, but a "concept", an ultimate concept that pushes "penetration" and "erasure" to their limits.

"court death!"

Seeing the other party's disrespect, Jin Huang was completely enraged. He regarded Qin Feng's silence and actions as the most utter contempt.

"Since you won't reveal your identity, then I will beat you until your soul collapses, and then I will search for your original imprint!"

"Imperial Way - Golden Spear Suppresses the World!"

The Golden Emperor made a move.

He didn't make any complicated movements; he simply raised his enormous forepaw, powerful enough to crush galaxies, and gently patted it in Qin Feng's direction.

However, this seemingly casual tap triggered a resonance of the laws of the entire desolate universe.

Endless Geng metal energy was born from nothingness, transforming into billions of golden battle halberds that spanned the heavens and the earth.

Every single halberd is imbued with the Golden Emperor's domineering and unparalleled will—to suppress, shatter, and destroy everything!
This is the majesty of an emperor; his words carry the weight of law.

In the blink of an eye, one can mobilize the origin of the universe and make it one's own.

This torrent of billions of battle halberds is enough to instantly wash away an impregnable starfield defense line into cosmic dust.

In Jin Huang's view, this move was enough to force the opponent into a state of panic and utter disarray.

He was even prepared to enjoy watching the other party struggle in their own domain of rules.

However, Qin Feng's expression remained unchanged.

Just a moment before the torrent of golden weapons was about to engulf him, the wisp of white light at his fingertips moved.

【Ultimate Divine Light】.

"call out--"

There was no earth-shattering noise, only a faint, almost negligible whooshing sound.

That white light appeared instantly at the very center of the torrent of golden spears, in a way that transcended cause and effect and ignored distance.

Immediately afterwards, a scene appeared that made Jin Huang's pupils shrink.

That tiny white light seemed to possess some kind of supreme "authority." Wherever it passed, all the golden battle halberds constructed of laws, no matter how sturdy or how domineering the will they contained, were directly "erased" from the conceptual level the moment they came into contact with the white light.

It wasn't shattered, nor melted, but rather vanished silently, as if it had never existed.

The white light was like an invisible paintbrush, gently yet ruthlessly drawing an absolute "blank" line on that magnificent scroll composed of billions of battles and filled with the aesthetics of destruction.

A straight, void passage, running through the entire torrent of war, instantly took shape.

The ultimate divine light, after penetrating through layers of obstacles, still aimed at the vital point between the eyebrows of the Golden Emperor's enormous divine body!

This strike was swift, accurate, and ruthless!

What it contains is not a friendly exchange, nor a test, but the purest and coldest... killing intent!
"what?!"

The Golden Emperor was both shocked and furious.

He never expected that the opponent's first move would be a deadly attack that could threaten his very essence!

The "limit" Daoist essence contained within that white light made even this veteran emperor, who had been famous for tens of millions of years, feel a pang of fear.

This is not about "determining who is better or worse," it's a life-or-death struggle that will never end!

"Are you serious?!"

In shock and anger, the Golden Emperor's massive divine body trembled violently, and an even more dazzling golden divine radiance erupted from his body, forming an absolute defensive force field.

At the same time, his enormous head tilted slightly.

"Pfft!"

The ultimate divine light grazed past his brow armor, instantly piercing through millions of light-years of space behind him, leaving an eternal, irreparable, pitch-black hole.

The piece of divine armor that was supposedly "indestructible" that was struck melted away in an instant, like ice and snow touched by a red-hot iron, revealing the golden flesh underneath.

A sharp pain came from between my eyebrows.

The Golden Emperor... is injured.

Although it was just a minor superficial injury, it was an unprecedented humiliation for him, who was known for his unparalleled defense!

What enraged him even more was the other party's undisguised murderous intent.

"Good! Very good!"

The Golden Emperor's rage was completely ignited. "Since you want to die, I will grant your wish! It seems there is indeed an old grudge between us! Let me see which defeated enemy's vengeful spirit lies beneath that mask!"

"The Golden Emperor's Path of Myriad Calamities - The Undying Battle Body!"

The Golden Emperor roared, and his enormous divine body began to change.

The armor on his body became thicker and more ancient, with countless mysterious golden patterns emerging on it, and an aura of "unbreakable and eternally immortal" spread out.

This is the foundation upon which he roams the universe, a supreme battle body that perfectly combines his physical body with his imperial path.

At the same time, he launched another attack, this time without holding back at all.

"Imperial Way·Broken Star Finger!"

One of his claws transformed into a giant golden finger that stretched across the universe, and at its tip condensed a continuously collapsing supermassive neutron star.

Infinite gravitational and legal forces were compressed into a single point and pressed down on Qin Feng.

This strike was enough to completely crush an entire cosmic nation, from the physical to the legal level, into a singularity.

Faced with this devastating attack, Qin Feng remained calm.

Instead of resisting head-on, he swayed and seemed to merge into the space, becoming ethereal and unpredictable.

【All things in the universe】.

In his eyes, it was as if billions of stars were being born and dying. All the laws and energy flow of the Golden Emperor's "Star-Shattering Finger" became crystal clear under his analysis.

The moment the giant finger fell, his figure appeared at an unbelievable angle at the weakest point in the flow of laws.

He still pointed with one finger.

【Ultimate Divine Light】.

This time, the divine light is no longer pursuing the ultimate "penetration," but rather the ultimate "disintegration."

"boom!"

The white light precisely struck that node of the law.

The next instant, the Golden Emperor's "Star-Shattering Finger," which was capable of crushing everything, collapsed from the inside out, like a building whose core skeleton had been removed!

The neutron star, compressed to its extreme, lost the constraints of the laws of nature, and its energy instantly spiraled out of control, triggering a terrifying explosion that swept across half the battlefield.

Qin Feng, however, had already appeared outside the blast radius and was completely unharmed.

"What...what kind of secret technique is this?!"

The Golden Emperor was utterly shocked.

If the first [Ultimate Divine Light] was the ultimate "spear," then this time, what the opponent displayed was a terrifying insight into the laws, like a master butcher dissecting an ox.

His own ultimate move was so easily and effortlessly countered by the opponent.

The strength and methods of the mysterious person before him far exceeded his expectations.

A long-lost feeling called "danger" rose from the bottom of his heart.

He realized that this was no longer a duel he could control.

This was a... true battle to the death. Every step the enemy took was aimed at taking his life.

"Who...who are you?!"

The Golden Emperor roared once more, but his voice carried a hint of solemnity and confusion.

This time, Qin Feng finally responded.

The mist surrounding him slowly dissipated like the tide, revealing the young and serene face that was both familiar and unfamiliar to the Golden Emperor.

The moment the Golden Emperor saw Qin Feng's face clearly, his huge eyes, burning with rage, froze.

Time seems to stand still at this moment.

His pupils, as bright as stars, contracted violently, filled with disbelief, horror, confusion, and a hint of... a deep-seated fear.

"It's you?!"

For the first time, Jin Huang's voice trembled.

"Qin Feng... Limitless Divine Marquis?! No... Impossible!!"

He roared in despair, his entire soul trembling violently.

This name, this face, were already etched into the deepest part of his memory.

That was one of the few "shameful" marks in his imperial career.

Back then, in his pursuit of this boy, he was stopped by the Refining Weapon King, and ultimately retreated in a sorry state under the siege of the five great emperors of the human race.

But... so what?
Shouldn't this guy have been besieged by the allied forces of all races during the "Star Abyss Siege" 30,000 years ago, ultimately self-destructing and annihilating his soul and spirit?!
The entire universe knows that the extraordinary genius who defied the odds to become a king despite being a marquis, and who stirred up the winds of the entire era, has fallen!
Even on the "List of Nobles" of the Cosmic Will, his name has faded into obscurity!
How could a dead person be here?
Moreover... they even possess a king-level combat power that can directly confront me, and even subtly suppress me?!
This completely overturned his understanding of the laws of the universe!
Whether I'm dead or not, you won't know for sure soon.

Qin Feng's voice rang out calmly, yet it was like the sharpest ice spike, piercing deep into the soul of the Golden Emperor.

"But you are really going to die."

This emotionless pronouncement shattered the last glimmer of hope in the Golden Emperor's heart.

He got it.

This is not an illusion, not a nightmare.

The person in front of me is Qin Feng, who should have died.

Not only did he not die, but he survived in a way he couldn't understand, and even reached the realm of being a crowned emperor.

Everything he did today, from the provocation at the auction to the decisive battle in this arena, had only one purpose—

revenge!

"Roar!!!"

Having figured all this out, the endless fear and humiliation instantly transformed into a raging, insane killing intent.

"Qin Feng!!"

The Golden Emperor went completely mad. "I don't care what tricks you used to come back from the dead! Since I couldn't crush you with my own hands 30,000 years ago, today I will erase you and your soul from this universe! I will ensure you are never reincarnated!!"

"Golden Emperor's Dharma Image - Myriad Calamities Descend Upon Me!"

The Golden Emperor no longer held back, burning away his imperial essence.

His enormous divine body began to shrink rapidly, eventually transforming into a human form as tall as Qin Feng.

This humanoid dharma image is composed entirely of the purest "immortal divine gold" and holds a golden spear formed from its own imperial laws.

His aura was ten thousand times larger than before, and a hundred times more terrifying!
This is his strongest combat form, and each use of it causes a huge drain on his essence.

But now, he can't care about that anymore.

"die!"

With a single step, the Golden Emperor Dharma Image transcended time and space, its spear piercing straight for Qin Feng's brow.

At the tip of the spear, the "annihilation" law of the entire arena universe was activated, transforming into a vortex of destruction.

Faced with Jin Huang's desperate attack, Qin Feng's expression finally turned serious.

Behind him, a blurry phantom of the "Primordial Singularity," seemingly containing all the myriad paths of the heavens, slowly emerged.

"war!"

The great war has completely broken out!
……

This was a battle fought by emperors, witnessed by no one, yet worthy of being recorded in history.

The first millennium of battle.

With the "Myriad Calamities Dharma Form" obtained by burning his own essence, the Golden Emperor gained an absolute advantage.

Each of his strikes contained an indomitable will, sweeping and powerful, unparalleled in its domineering force. With each sweep of his golden spear, swathes of space were shattered into chaos.

Qin Feng, like a small boat in a raging storm, constantly used [Myriad Manifestations] to analyze the opponent's attack trajectory, and then used [Ultimate Divine Light] to carry out precise strikes and evasions.

He continuously depleted the Golden Emperor's source power at minimal cost.

Under the Golden Emperor's frenzied attacks, his [Limited Body] repeatedly developed cracks, but each time it was rapidly healed by the properties of [Undying Battle Corpse Divine Gold].

Blood stained his simple black robe, but the fighting spirit in his eyes burned ever brighter.

The third millennium of battle.

The source of the Golden Emperor's burning power began to show signs of decline, and its offensive was no longer as fierce as it had been at the beginning.

Qin Feng began to fight back.

He stopped simply defending and instead launched an attack.

In his hands, the [Ultimate Divine Light] can take on countless forms.

Sometimes it is an invincible sword, sometimes it is a thread that severs cause and effect, and sometimes it is a realm that freezes time and space.

Each of his attacks targeted the energy nodes and weak points of the laws of the Golden Emperor Dharma Image.

"puff!"

A ray of divine light pierced through the Golden Emperor's shoulder blade, bringing out a spray of golden royal blood.

For the first time, the "immortal" radiance on the golden statue of the emperor dimmed.

The fifth thousand years of battle.

The two sides entered into a brutal tug-of-war.

The entire arena universe has been completely destroyed by the aftershocks of their battle, turning it into a desolate wasteland intertwined with chaos and turbulent energy.

The concepts of time and space have become blurred here.

Their divine bodies have been shattered countless times.

The Golden Emperor's "Myriad Calamities Dharma Form" was cracked and broken, like a piece of porcelain about to shatter. Nearly half of his burning essence had been consumed.

Qin Feng's situation was equally dire.

Although his "Limited Body" is constantly being repaired, the speed of repair is gradually falling behind the speed of injury.

His left arm was severed at the shoulder by the Golden Emperor's spear. Although it regenerated quickly, the "Ten Thousand Calamities" Daoist charm still remained on the new arm and could not be immediately erased.

His breathing also became disordered.

This is a battle of wills and inner strength. Whoever falters first will be the loser.

The eighth thousand years of battle.

The aura of the Golden Emperor has declined to a dangerous state.

The madness in his eyes was gradually replaced by terror and despair.

He discovered that Qin Feng was like a bottomless abyss.

No matter how you attack, your opponent always manages to hold on. And every counterattack from your opponent precisely weakens your foundation.

Especially the [Ultimate Divine Light], the Dao contained within it is too strange and too domineering, as if it was born to restrain a king like him who relies on powerful defense and domineering laws.

"No... I cannot die here!"

The Golden Emperor was afraid.

He roared and began trying to tear apart the space of the arena, attempting to escape.

But would Qin Feng give him that chance?

"I want to leave now, but it's too late."

Qin Feng's voice was icy. He formed hand seals, and chains of laws constructed from [Limited Divine Light] emerged from the void, completely sealing off this area.

The ten thousandth year of the battle. The Golden Emperor's "Myriad Tribulations Dharma Form" finally shattered completely under Qin Feng's relentless attacks.

He regained his enormous beast form, but at this moment, he was covered in wounds, his armor was shattered, golden blood flowed like a river, and his aura had weakened to its lowest point since he was made emperor.

He floated in the chaos, breathing heavily.

"Why……"

He stared at Qin Feng, who was also severely injured and weak, but whose eyes still shone with a frightening intensity, and let out a desperate and unwilling roar, "How long have you been a Crown Emperor?! How dare you fight me to this extent?!"

"Because my path is 'limit'."

Qin Feng answered calmly. He walked towards the Golden Emperor step by step. With each step, his injuries healed a little and his aura grew stronger.

His Dao heart, tempered by this millennia-long battle, became increasingly clear and indestructible.

"And your death is an indispensable cornerstone on my path to the 'limit'."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Feng's figure transformed into the last and most dazzling [Ultimate Divine Light].

This light contained all his energy and spirit, and contained his profound understanding of the "limit" principle.

"Do not!!!"

Jin Huang let out his final roar, detonating all his remaining essence in an attempt to perish together with Qin Feng.

However, the white light, in an unreasonable manner, pierced through all the energy explosions, penetrated the Golden Emperor's last supernatural defense, and finally, precisely and gently, entered his brow.

The Golden Emperor's enormous divine body suddenly stiffened.

The madness, resentment, and fear in his eyes receded like the tide, leaving only a deathly grayness.

"So...this...is...death..."

His last divine thoughts dissipated into the chaos.

"Rumble..."

An old-fashioned emperor-level powerhouse who had roamed the universe for tens of millions of years, the Golden Emperor of the Golden Armored Beast Clan, began to disintegrate inch by inch with his immortal imperial body, turning into the most primordial particles and dissipating in this burial ground prepared for him.

"call……"

Qin Feng reappeared, his face as pale as paper, his divine body covered with countless cracks, as if it would shatter at any moment. He spat out a mouthful of golden blood containing fragments of laws, his aura extremely weak.

He won this battle.

But he paid a heavy price. The Golden Emperor's dying counterattack nearly crippled his [Ultimate Body]. If it weren't for the characteristics of the [Undying Battle Corpse God Gold] that kept him alive until his last breath, he might have truly perished together with the Golden Emperor.

But he was the winner in the end.

Despite his severe injuries, he walked step by step to the core of the Golden Emperor's fall.

Several items were suspended there.

A storage ring shimmering with golden light—that was all of the Golden Emperor's possessions.

A millstone-sized [Ten Thousand Years of Empty Bronze Mother] was the first item the Golden Emperor purchased at the auction.

Many other treasures are contained within the Golden Emperor's ring.

Qin Feng reached out and carefully put the items away.

His divine sense swept across the Golden Emperor's storage ring, and even in his severely injured state, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up slightly.

Various rare and precious materials, as well as cultivation techniques and classic texts, were piled up like mountains.

This battle was indeed very fruitful.

After doing all this, he could no longer hold on. He sat down cross-legged and began to circulate his internal energy, struggling to repair the near-collapse of his injuries.

Meanwhile, at the Wanyutiange auction venue, a full day had already passed.

All the emperors were waiting quietly.

They were waiting for the gate of light to reopen, waiting for the outcome of that epic duel...

……

The main auction venue of 【Wanyu Tiange】, the dazzling plaza formed by countless fragments of stars, was now shrouded in an eerie, suffocating silence.

For the powerful emperors present, time was the most meaningless unit of measurement.

But at this moment, the day that had passed for the outside world felt longer than ever before to them.

All bidding has already stopped.

The supreme beings in thousands of independent time-spaces have all locked their wills, like invisible tentacles, firmly onto the enormous light gate leading to the [Winged Clan Arena], which has been closed for a whole day.

They are waiting.

"It's been a day already, and the battle inside has probably lasted for nearly ten thousand years."

An ancient divine thought echoed in the void, "This is no longer a matter of 'determining who is superior,' but a true battle to the death."

"The Golden Emperor's 'Ten Thousand Calamities Golden Emperor Path' is unparalleled in its domineering power and its defense is almost immortal. Even if that mysterious person is of equal strength, he will have to pay a heavy price to defeat him." Another Emperor analyzed, "I guess the final result will most likely be a draw, with the mysterious person giving up and the Golden Emperor winning a Pyrrhic victory and obtaining the Divine Tear."

"Indeed. The Golden Emperor has been famous for tens of millions of years, and his foundation is unfathomable. No matter how talented a newly promoted emperor is, he will always be a step behind in terms of accumulated foundation. Want to kill the Golden Emperor? Difficult, extremely difficult."

Divine thoughts intertwined and collided in the void, and almost all the emperors came to similar conclusions.

They can accept that the mysterious person is powerful enough to fight the Golden Emperor.

However, the idea that he could completely kill the Golden Emperor, a veteran star beast king known for its tenacious vitality and defense, in a life-or-death battle... is highly improbable in their preconceived notions.

The emperor is almost synonymous with immortality.

Every emperor who ascends to the throne has fought his way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, enduring countless tribulations before finally reaching the pinnacle.

Their trump cards for survival are endless.

To completely annihilate a powerful emperor, it often requires several times one's own strength to lay a trap and carry out a prolonged siege before there is even a sliver of a chance.

In a one-on-one duel, the emperor falls?
This kind of thing hasn't happened in the universe for millions of years.

In this solemn and oppressive wait, the arena's light gate, which had been tightly closed for millennia, finally emitted a soft "click."

All divine senses tightened instantly at that moment!
"Buzz, rumble—"

The ancient portal slowly opened to both sides with a low rumble. Blinding white light leaked out from the cracks, mixed with an overwhelming stench of blood and the chaotic aura left behind after the collapse of laws.

The mere aura emanating from this place sent a chill down the spines of all the emperors present.

The ferocity of the battle far exceeded their expectations!
In that dazzling white light, a figure slowly, step by step, walked out.

It was a human man dressed in a black robe.

His steps were somewhat unsteady, each step seeming to exhaust all his strength.

His simple black robe was now soaked in golden blood, tattered and worn, revealing his body beneath, covered in a web of hideous cracks.

His face was deathly pale, devoid of any color, and his breath was extremely weak, like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

Without a doubt, he was seriously injured, so severely that his very existence as an emperor was threatened.

"It seems... that mysterious person has lost."

"Defeated but still honorable. To be able to fight the Golden Emperor to the death for ten thousand years and force him to this point, he has every reason to be proud."

"I wonder what the Golden Emperor looks like now? He is probably severely damaged and needs hundreds of thousands of years of slumber to recover."

Each divine thought swiftly made a judgment.

However, in the next instant, all the divine thoughts that were communicating came to an abrupt halt.

The entire auction hall, with its thousands upon thousands of independent time-spaces, fell into an eternal silence at this moment.

Because they saw it clearly.

The critically injured, dying human man was casually dragging something with his left hand.

It was a corpse.

The corpse of an enormous beast, cast entirely in gold and covered in shattered divine armor.

Above the corpse's head was a bloody hole, about the size of a finger, that went straight through. All life force, spirit, and even the laws of the imperial way within it had been completely erased from the conceptual level by an extreme power.

Those enormous, beastly eyes that should have looked down upon the universe and been indestructible were now just an eternal, cold, and deathly gray.

Golden Emperor!

That's the corpse of the Golden Emperor!
"boom!!!"

This realization was like a hundred universes exploding simultaneously in the mind, instantly destroying the thinking of all the emperors present.

Their will, their Daoist heart, their calm and undisturbed state of mind that had withstood billions of years of storms, were completely overturned at this moment!
died?

The Golden Emperor... he's dead?!

It wasn't a serious injury, a defeat, or a loss of soul; it was a complete and utter annihilation of the very essence... a demise!
How can this be? !
That mysterious person, after fighting the Golden Emperor for ten thousand years, not only won, but also... killed his opponent?!

This is no longer about "comparing superiority and inferiority".

This was... a royal slaying that would go down in cosmic history!

In this deathly silence that seemed to freeze time itself, Qin Feng dragged the enormous corpse of the Golden Emperor step by step out of the portal and re-entered the auction hall of the [Ten Thousand Feathers Heavenly Pavilion].

His injuries were extremely severe. With each step he took, golden royal blood oozed from his wounds, dripping onto the ground paved with star fragments, corroding the seemingly indestructible pieces into bottomless pits.

But he didn't care.

His eyes, which had become even deeper and brighter in the millennia of deadly battles, calmly swept across the void, as if they could see through the barriers of time and space, meeting the gazes of every emperor who was spying on him.

This time, he did not use any means to conceal his figure.

The mist that had enveloped him and prevented everyone from investigating had completely dissipated the moment he stepped out of the portal.

A young, resolute face, yet bearing a hint of age and weariness beyond its years, was clearly presented to all the emperors.

His aura was also released without reservation.

It was a terrifying Daoist aura that was pure, extreme, domineering, and seemed to bring all the myriad paths of the universe down to a single "limit".

Although weakened by severe injuries, its inherent strength and uniqueness shine through like a lighthouse in the darkness.

Shocked!

An unparalleled shock was followed by endless questions.

"Who...who is this person?!"

"Such an unfamiliar imperial aura! Never seen before! When did such a terrifying being appear in the universe?"

"Investigate! Investigate quickly! When did the human race... when did such a ruthless person emerge? Why has there never been any record of it?"

One by one, the powerful emperors frantically sifted through their vast memories, mobilizing the intelligence networks of their respective forces, trying to match the unfamiliar face before them with any long-established emperor in the universe.

The Demon Emperor of the Demon Clan? No, the aura is completely opposite.

The Demon Clan's [Heart-Eating Demon Emperor]? That's even more impossible. Although this person's aura is domineering, it is upright and righteous, without the slightest hint of evil.

The human race's [Martial Emperor]? [Formation Emperor]? [Alchemy Emperor]?
None of them match up!

His face, his aura, his imperial demeanor—to everyone present, they were all complete mysteries.

It was as if he had sprung out of thin air from a stone!

A newly ascended, unknown emperor, upon his first public appearance, with overwhelming force, killed a veteran emperor who had been famous for tens of millions of years, the Golden Emperor, in front of all the top powerhouses in the universe!
If this were to get out, it would be enough to trigger a magnitude 12 earthquake across the entire cosmic ocean!
Just as all the emperors were deeply confused and wary, an ancient being who had lived through several eras and witnessed the rise and fall of countless geniuses suddenly trembled, his body of laws hidden deep in an independent space-time!
His divine sense was fixed on Qin Feng's young face. A look of extreme confusion flashed in his eyes, which was then replaced by an uncontrollable, utterly horrified light!

He remembered!
The "source" of this aura... is this face...

"No... Impossible... This is absolutely impossible..."

He whispered incoherently, his very soul trembling violently at the thought.

His unusual behavior immediately attracted the attention of the other emperors around him.

"Dao Yi Emperor, what have you discovered?"

The ancient emperor known as the "Dao Yi Emperor" did not answer immediately.

He reached out his hand with trembling hands, and a force of law intertwined to form a mirror. What appeared in the mirror was a video recording from more than 30,000 years ago that had long been sealed away.

That was the final scene of the [Star Abyss Siege Battle].

In the scene, a young figure, also dressed in black robes and wielding a long spear, is fighting a bloody battle against the siege of the army of myriad races.

Despite his noble rank, he defied the powerful kings and slew formidable enemies. Ultimately, under the deadly attack of dozens of emperors, he chose to self-destruct, transforming into the most brilliant and tragic firework in that abyss of stars.

Ultimate God Marquis, Qin Feng!
As this image slowly overlapped with the figure before him, dragging the corpse of the Golden Emperor, his breath waning yet still standing tall...

Time seemed to have been paused.

Space itself seemed to freeze completely at that moment.

"hiss--"

Gasps of astonishment echoed across thousands of separate timelines.

It's exactly the same!
That face, that indomitable will, that Daoist essence that pushes everything to the "limit"—aside from the earth-shattering change in the level of power, everything else was exactly the same as that peerless prodigy in my memory who should have died 30,000 years ago!
"Limit God Marquis... Qin Feng?!"

An emperor, with a divine thought that trembled endlessly, uttered this name that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

This name, like a singularity that ignited the universe, instantly stirred up a shockwave in the hearts of all the emperors that was billions of times greater than the shockwave caused by the fall of the Golden Emperor!
"How is that possible?! Wasn't he dead? In the battle of Xingyuan, his soul and spirit were destroyed, and his original imprint was completely dissipated. This is a universally acknowledged fact!"

"Thirty thousand years! Even if he didn't die, but only faked his death to escape... In thirty thousand years, he went from a peak Marquis to an unparalleled Emperor capable of killing a veteran powerhouse like the Golden Emperor?! This... this is beyond the description of 'genius'! This is a myth! An impossible miracle!"

"It's him! It's definitely him! No wonder... no wonder his aura is so unfamiliar, because he doesn't belong to the emperors of our era at all! He's a... ghost who has returned from the 'past'!"

"A wandering soul? No!"

The aged and trembling voice of Dao Yi Huang, filled with unprecedented excitement and awe, resounded deep within the souls of everyone present.

"He pursued the ultimate path, reached the pinnacle, and forged his own throne!"

"He is not the Limitless Divine Marquis..."

"he is……"

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, filled with shock, fear, awe, and disbelief, Qin Feng dragged the corpse of the Golden Emperor to the center of the auction hall.

He casually tossed the cold corpse to the ground with a dull thud, like a heavy hammer striking the heart of every emperor.

He looked around, his eyes, honed by millennia of bloody battles and now even more captivating, calmly meeting all the prying eyes.

He needs no explanation.

His existence and his achievements are the best testament to his achievements.

The legend that once stirred up the entire universe has not yet come to an end.

He had only been lying low for 30,000 years, and just when everyone thought he had long since turned to dust in history, he made a powerful and unstoppable comeback!

Ultimate God Emperor!

Qin Feng!

……

A supreme being, above the will of all races, has finally made its response.

The will of the universe!

The [List of Prodigies], which spans the entire universe and records the most brilliant talents of every era, underwent a dramatic change without warning after being dormant for tens of thousands of years!

"Om-"

Whether in a bustling racial capital or a desolate, uninhabited star field, at this moment, all beings at the planetary level and above felt a vast fluctuation originating from the very source of the universe.

When they looked up, they could see a golden list, woven from endless laws and Dao runes, slowly unfolding in the sky above their respective worlds.

[The Ranking of Prodigies]!
On the list, names shining with immortal brilliance represent the most outstanding geniuses of this golden age.

There is the already famous [King of Ancient Void], who is hailed as the closest to "god".

There is the [Divine Silkworm King], who rose to prominence and is considered the future of the mechanical race.

And then there's that madman who makes a living by fighting, [War King].

Their names hang high at the top of the list, revered and celebrated by hundreds of millions of people.

However, today, at this very moment!
Under the watchful eyes of all living beings, the entire [Ranking of Prodigies] shone with golden light!

The name of [War King], who was originally ranked third, suddenly flashed violently for a moment, and then the light dimmed completely at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Next up is the second one, the [Divine Silkworm King].

Finally, there is the legendary [Ancient Void King], who has held the number one throne for tens of thousands of years!
Their names, one by one, vanished completely in this dazzling golden light!

"My God! What happened? The names of the three prodigies of the Divine Path... have all disappeared?!"

"They perished? Impossible! How could all three of them have perished at the same time?!"

Just as billions of living beings were shocked and puzzled by this, a brand new, unfamiliar name, yet carrying an aura of dominance that seemed to crush eternity, slowly and meticulously took shape at the very top of the list, on the "only" throne that had been suspended for tens of thousands of years!
It was a name that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

It's familiar because 30,000 years ago, he once topped the "List of Marquises" with unparalleled prowess.

He feels unfamiliar because everyone thought he had long since become history.

[Rank 1 on the Prodigy List]

Title: Ultimate God Emperor
[Real Name]: Qin Feng
【Battle Record】: In the Feathered Clan Arena, he independently killed the Golden Armored Giant Beast, who was then crowned as the 【Golden Emperor】.

[Evaluation]: A prodigy on the path to godhood, a strong contender for the divine throne in the Golden Age.

When this line of golden divine runes finally solidified completely at the top of the list, the entire universe fell silent.

If the previous news from [Wanyu Tiange] might have contained exaggerations or misinformation.

At this moment, the [Ranking of Prodigies], personally certified and proclaimed to the world by the will of the universe, has turned all of this into an undeniable fact!

A person who had been dead for 30,000 years not only returned, but also descended upon the title of "God Emperor" and became the number one on the [Prodigy Ranking]!

His record wasn't just defeat, but "slaying"! He slayed a veteran Emperor!

The final evaluation given to him by the will of the universe sent chills down the spines of all the emperors who saw those words.

"The Prodigy of the Divine Path!"
These four words signify that the will of the universe acknowledges that the "limit" path Qin Feng has chosen is a truly supreme path that leads to the legendary realm of "gods"! This is fundamentally different from the shortcuts taken by people like the Ancient Void King who relied on racial inheritance!
"A strong contender for the Golden Age Godhood!"
This assessment was earth-shattering! It practically declared to the entire universe that Qin Feng already possessed the qualifications to compete for the sole "God's Throne" in the most brilliant yet cruel era of the future!
Storm is no longer a sufficient word to describe the tremors the universe is experiencing at this moment.

This is a cosmic tsunami triggered by the return of a "dead"!
(End of this chapter)