Shrouding the Heavens: The Ruthless Heavenly Emperor

The Seven Heroes of Chaos were incredibly domineering, forcing Luan Gu into the desolate edge of the universe, whereupon he could no longer set foot in the Imperial Pass.

Harboring hatred, Luan Gu fled the Imperial Road under the watchful eyes of everyone and entered the desolate and dark edge of the universe.

He sat quietly cross-legged on the edge of the universe, his gaze unyielding as he looked at the dazzling starry sky, murmuring, "No, how can I admit defeat here?"

He began to go into seclusion, constantly cultivating the scriptures of the three great emperors in his mind. One was the ruthless Heavenly Emperor's techniques and secret arts, and the other was the profound meaning of severing emotions.

However, Luan Gu does not sever emotions; he merely borrows from them.

The Empress's cultivation technique contained a method for transforming oneself by eating people, but Luan Gu did not eat people; he only looked at the records of transformation.

He comprehended the profound mysteries of the Void Emperor's cultivation technique and began to cultivate the Way of Space, creating his own secret art—Eternal Exile.

Luan Gu was also a prodigy. A hundred years later, he used the Empress's incomplete cultivation technique to comprehend his own path and transformed into a demonic fetus.

"Slay my Mingdao!"

Since then, he has become even stronger, making a powerful return to the Emperor's Path and slaying his former enemies one by one.

Furthermore, he decisively annihilated the Seven Heroes of Chaos at the Imperial Pass, announcing his victory to the world.

That battle was earth-shattering. The Seven Heroes of Chaos were so badly defeated by the returning Chaos Ancient that they questioned their existence and were ultimately banished to the void by the Eternal Exile Secret Technique.

From then on, he had few rivals on the Emperor's Road, and his strength reached the Great Sage realm. He also continued to step into the forbidden domain, triggering the divine forbidden domain at will.

Luan Gu began to rise, and the younger generation had no rivals. His greatest enemy, the Seven Heroes of Luan Tian, ​​was killed by him, and their bodies were taken away by the underworld.

The older generation began to fight and struggle against the chaotic ancient forces.

But he grew stronger with each battle, and when he was two thousand years old, he became a quasi-emperor, surpassing the younger generation in cultivation.

On the road to becoming an emperor, he encountered a powerful god who had actually cultivated the Ruthless Heavenly Art.

He forcefully killed the current God-Emperor and obtained the Ruthless Heavenly Skill, but unfortunately, it was not complete.

On the Emperor's Road, Luan Gu learned many secrets, such as how it was difficult to encounter Holy Spirits when he was still very weak, and how even in the Seven Golden Cities, he could not find five Holy Spirits.

Their younger generation is even more disappointing; those Holy Spirits, like...

Now they can only be reduced to servants of the human race's powerful beings, and even the beastly holy spirits are used as chariot pullers.

However, when he was a Quasi-Emperor in the Chaotic Ancient Era, he learned why there were so few Holy Spirits in the deepest part of the Emperor's Road.

That's because back then, two ruthless individuals completely annihilated the Holy Spirit Ancient Road, and the legendary ancestral land of the Holy Spirit royal family was directly destroyed.

"It was done by the Ruthless Heavenly Emperor and the Southern Ridge Heavenly Emperor."

"Back then, the Ruthless Heavenly Emperor was repeatedly hunted down by the Holy Spirits. Enraged, he stormed into their stronghold and wreaked havoc, even destroying the ancient road."

"It is said that the battle was earth-shattering, and even the Holy Spirit Supreme appeared."

Luan Gu collected information about the two Heavenly Emperors everywhere. The more he learned, the more terrifying he felt that the two were. In ancient history, perhaps only the Emperor and the Immortal Emperor could be compared with them.

"The number of times the Ruthless Heavenly Emperor made a move was not as many as that of the Devouring Heaven Emperor, but every time he made a move, it was terrifying."

"The records on the Emperor's Road state that the Devouring Emperor was besieged and killed by more than a dozen Great Saints. The Ruthless Heavenly Emperor intervened. No one knows how that battle went. All that is known is that on that day, the brilliant sword light ripped through the myriad realms, and the universe was turned upside down. Only withered flesh remained on the battlefield."

"The Devouring Emperor is very domineering. He kills the gods of the Nine Heavens, slays many people with special physiques, shatters the universe with a single palm, and wipes out ten races with a flick of his finger."

The more Luan Gu heard this news, the more excited he became, and he even admired the two of them.

Because both of them rose from mortal bodies and created an unprecedented golden age, becoming two emperors in one era, a forbidden zone that was quiet, and even a place where people fled.

"Who says a mortal body can't become an emperor? I am also a mortal body, but I transformed into a demonic embryo through my own strength!"

"In this life, I will become an emperor!"

Luan Gu stood high above the heavens, his thick black hair dancing wildly. Luan Gu Axe beside him unleashed the power to create the world, and was also excited.

Over the next thousand years, Luan Gu successfully rose to power. Although he did not possess an imperial weapon, he was besieged and attacked by some powerful figures who wielded imperial weapons.

But over the course of a thousand years, he made great strides, reaching the ninth level of Quasi-Emperor. Possessing a demonic embryo, he risked being severely injured by an imperial weapon to kill those who came to besiege him.

Before becoming an emperor, Luan Gu was besieged by the underworld, but he managed to escape thanks to his unparalleled mastery of spatial techniques and life-saving skills.

Finally, at the age of three thousand two hundred, he transcended tribulation and became an emperor in the desolate wilderness of the universe.

Chapter 164 The Great Emperor of Chaos!

On this day, the heavens trembled, and the aura of the Great Emperor's Heavenly Tribulation permeated all realms. A young man dressed in black with black hair stood tall beneath the Heavenly Tribulation, calmly watching it.

The great axe in his hand emitted a terrifying light, a ray of light that seemed to cleave through chaos and create a new world.

"It's Luan Gu, he's going to become emperor!"

"My God, it really is Luan Gu! He actually went this far!"

"Defeated in a hundred battles, his Daoist heart and spirit were almost broken, but even with such a life, he was still able to turn everything around!"

"This is insane! Even someone who's been crushed by enemies all the way can become an emperor! This world is too crazy!"

The peers' mentality collapsed immediately. Although they didn't think much of it when they saw the rise of the Chaotic Ancient Empire, they believed that one day, their special physique would allow them to become emperors.

Unexpectedly, after a period of absence, the Chaotic Ancient Emperor directly began his tribulation to become an emperor.

Luan Gu was besieged and killed by the underworld and surrounded by imperial weapons, but not many people knew about it.

The beings of the Imperial Road only know that Luan Gu killed the Seven Heroes of Luan Tian to avenge himself, and then disappeared.

For a thousand years after he disappeared, no one knew what happened.

"boom!"

The Emperor's Tribulation descended, its terrifying divine might spreading across the heavens and permeating all realms. An aura of impending doom suffocated everyone, and the oppressive atmosphere filled them with dread.

The next moment, someone saw Luan Gu wielding a black axe, his thick black hair flying wildly, his eyes bursting with terrifying divine light, his face contorted with rage, roaring: "Open the Heavens!"

Holding a large axe in both hands, he fiercely cleaved towards the Emperor's Calamity in the sky.

"boom!"

In an instant, the axe light engulfed everything, the world was a vast expanse of white, chaos was split apart, and the laws and the Great Dao were directly obliterated by the power of destruction!

In the chaos, nothing could be seen except for the intense flashes of lightning.

The Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone also woke up, but after glancing at it, he paid no further attention and fell back into a deep sleep.

In the chaos, white light covered everything, blindingly bright, and no one could see what was happening inside.

Xu Changqing looked intently at Luan Gu, who was undergoing tribulation, and said softly, "Actually, he is also very strong, stronger than many Great Emperors. He is probably in the first or second tier."

Don't underestimate the Chaotic Ancient Emperor. Although he suffered defeats at the beginning, he became a legend later on.

He was able to refine the Chaotic Ancient Emperor Talisman, a life-saving artifact, and only he in history could refine such a thing.

He has also reached the pinnacle of the Dao of Space, probably almost on par with the Void Emperor. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape and survive every time he was defeated.

Although he was not the strongest emperor, his Dao heart was absolutely top-notch, and no one could even compare to his Dao heart.

Who can keep getting defeated and still become an emperor?

Even if Xu Changqing were to be defeated repeatedly, he would probably lose all desire to cultivate.

He was defeated more than a hundred times, suffering defeats for a thousand years before finally turning the tide.

Who can pull off such a miraculous comeback?

From another perspective, the Chaotic Ancient Emperor was not weak. After all, it would be considered lucky if he survived one or two defeats, but he was still alive after a hundred defeats.

This was before he became emperor.

After becoming an emperor, he refined the Chaotic Ancient Emperor Talisman.

Even the Coffin Emperor Pang Bo who used it said it was good.

Xu Changqing also remembered that the incomplete Chaotic Ancient Emperor Talisman of later generations had actually blocked the attack of the Undying Heavenly Blade, which was about to evolve into a celestial weapon.

This shows that the Chaotic Ancient Emperor was not weak.

Even though his combat strength was mediocre, Xu Changqing believed that no one wanted to provoke him.

After all, an emperor who is virtually indestructible and has many ways to protect himself is very difficult to kill. If he cannot be killed, then things will get complicated.

"boom!"

Soon, the celestial tribulation in the starry sky disappeared.

A figure resembling a demon god was bathed in the sea of ​​lightning, the battle axe in his hand radiating immense power.

Chaos has become the emperor!

All beings in the myriad realms were dumbfounded.

His reputation was great, but people talked about him not for his invincibility, but for his disgrace.

In everyone's eyes, the Chaotic Ancient Emperor is stubborn and belongs to the type who is bad at games but loves to play.

Even so, he was still able to turn everything around and become emperor with overwhelming force.

"The Chaotic Ancient Emperor!"

The next moment, numerous voices rang out in the universe. Countless failures on the Emperor's Path cheered, and many even shed tears, looking at the Chaotic Ancient Emperor with immense excitement.

It turns out that one can become an emperor even after being defeated.

It turns out that one can become an emperor even without an invincible mindset.

It turns out that one can become an emperor without simply crushing everything and being invincible.

When the Chaotic Ancient Emperor heard these voices, his face remained calm, and he gazed deeply at the entire heavens. Some people were jealous of him, some envied him, and some admired him.

The former enemy looked as ugly as if he had eaten shit.

But none of this affected him.

"I've become an emperor, but why can't I be happy?" Emperor Chaos murmured, his thick black hair dancing wildly, his deep gaze looking at the heavens that only an emperor could appreciate, and he sighed.

"My parents are dead, my lover is gone forever, all my relatives and friends are wiped out. I've become emperor, but what meaning does it all have?"

"Was this how the Ruthless Heavenly Emperor felt back then?"

He asked himself, having just become emperor, how could he already feel the loneliness of the years to come?

He sat alone in the starry sky, trying to comprehend the imprint of the heavens, but his eyes were unfocused.

He sat there for a thousand years before finally sighing and standing up.