Covering the Sky: Starting from Incarnation in the Forbidden Zone of Life

Outside Huntianling.

At the gap where the black mist was torn open, the view from the mountaintop was completely exposed to the supreme being in the forbidden zone of life.

There lay a ruined palace. The broken walls and rubble stretched for dozens of miles, as if a world-destroying war had taken place there.

The massive stone pillar was broken in half and lay sprawled on the ground. Its surface was covered with indescribable ancient patterns, unlike any of the Daoist patterns found in this world. Even after countless ages, it still shone with a faint radiance, as if silently recounting its former glory.

The ground was paved with massive stone slabs, each riddled with cracks, from which unknown withered grasses grew, exuding an indescribable desolation and deathly stillness. Scattered among the slabs were countless fragments: jade shards, fragments of magical artifacts, and black powder of indistinguishable materials. A gust of cold wind blew by, and the powder was carried away by the wind, like the ashes of immortals from millions of years ago scattering between heaven and earth.

Deep within the ruins, a half-collapsed palace can be vaguely seen. Above the palace door hangs a broken plaque, the inscription now illegible.

The entire ruins were shrouded in a light mist, which inspired awe and fear!

"Such ancient architecture exists in the place where the heavens fell." A supreme being murmured, his cold eyes narrowing slightly, the scene of Hun Tian Ling reflected deep in his pupils.

"Those traces are completely different from the mainstream of the ancient and primordial eras, and do not belong to any known ancient history. I have lived for hundreds of thousands of years and have never seen such Dao patterns. Is there really another world beyond the chaos?"

"Even though it is broken and decayed, it still has an immortal quality that is amazing." A blurry and domineering figure spoke from the Undying Mountain.

"These Dao patterns remind me of the scriptures I saw in the mythological era; the two seem to have some similarities." The ancient voice came again from the Immortal Tomb.

"Eternal Heavenly Venerable, do you know the origin of this place?" a supreme being in the Primordial Ancient Mine asked coldly.

The sound that had not been concealed sent tremors through the hearts of the powerful forces that were observing from afar using the Heavenly Mirror and the Heavenly Eye in the depths of the universe, even on the ancient star of the Big Dipper!

"The legendary Celestial Venerable of Longevity, one of the nine Celestial Venerables of the mythological era and the creator of the Zhezi Secret, is actually still alive!" The Great Sage almost couldn't withstand the primordial energy being poured into the eyes of the Tongtian God and exclaimed.

The ancient celestial being from the mythological era has actually lived to this day; he must have resided in the world for millions of years!

"All I received was a half-scroll of incomplete scripture, without beginning or end. How could I possibly know its origin? I only know that it may have come from an ancient, chaotic era that is difficult to trace."

The shock of the ants was not in the eyes of the supreme ruler of the forbidden zone.

Inside the Immortal Mausoleum, the Celestial Venerable of Longevity shook his head and said, "I must say, although that incomplete scripture is no longer suitable for our great universe, its conception is quite lofty and has given me a lot of inspiration. It is quite extraordinary."

"The chaotic ancient era, the era in which the Desolate Heavenly Emperor resided." A supreme voice, ancient and carrying a unique meaning, spoke.

That was an era that seemed to have immortals. The two ancient artifacts, the Desolate Tower and the Immortal Bell, originated from that era, making them truly fascinating.

The discussions among the supreme beings of the forbidden zones echoed in their respective dojos, each word imbued with supreme Daoist wisdom. Their gazes pierced through the void, fixed intently on the ruins atop Hun Tian Ridge, trying to see everything within.

Fire Spirit Ji Yan, who was tearing through the black mist with his blazing sun and charging toward the mountain peak, had an even more intense light in his eyes.

He greedily scanned every corner of the ruins, his divine sense frantically sweeping across them. He sensed the fragrance of divine medicine and the fluctuations of ancient scriptures deep within the ruins—a Dao and principle different from those of this world. If he could enter that ancient ruin, he would surely reap unimaginable rewards.

"The fortune of this place belongs to me!"

Fire Spirit Ji Yan coldly shouted, his eyes burning with a mad flame.

Back then, he was hunted down by the Great Accomplished Holy Body and forced into the forbidden zone of life, where he lingered on for countless years. Under the pressure of the Azure Emperor, he hid in the shadows and trembled for thousands of years. Now, he is even being used as a stepping stone by the Supreme Being to attack this unknown land. The resentment and hatred in his heart have long been piled up like a mountain!

He had always longed for an opportunity that would allow him to turn his life around and truly enter the world of yakuza, and now, that opportunity was right in front of him!

Fire Spirit Ji Yan no longer hesitated, recklessly burning the source of the Holy Spirit to unleash a forbidden secret technique.

The Holy Spirit Clan is uniquely blessed; each Holy Spirit is born from the heavens and earth, possessing innate primordial power within their body. This power is their strongest weapon and their most precious foundation. Normally, a Holy Spirit would never easily use their primordial power, as once it is depleted, it is difficult to recover. At this moment, however, they cannot afford to worry about such things.

His body suddenly shrank, condensing from a height of ten thousand feet to the size of an ordinary person, but his aura surged several times over. That was a forbidden technique of the Holy Spirit Clan, compressing and condensing immense power to gain peak combat strength for a short period of time.

With his hands forming a hand seal, the nine blazing suns reappeared, this time no longer attacking separately, but rather merging entirely into his body. His body transformed into a burning platinum fireman, every inch of his flesh spewing flames powerful enough to incinerate stars.

"With my divine fire, I will burn away eternity!"

Huo Lingji Yan roared, taking a step forward that caused the void to collapse. His speed was extreme; he transformed into a blazing white light, hurtling madly towards the mountain peak through the torn opening. Along his path, large swathes of black mist dissipated under the terrifying heat, emitting a hissing, ear-piercing sound.

"kill!"

The domineering voice echoed between heaven and earth, shaking the surrounding mountains!

The entire Hun Tian Ridge seemed to tremble slightly at this shout, and even the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zones who were watching from afar narrowed their eyes slightly. This Great Perfection Holy Spirit had completely gone all out, burning his origin without regard for the cost. The aura of burning the heavens and destroying the earth made many Beidou powerhouses who were secretly watching tremble with fear.

Closer, closer.

Huo Lingji Yan could now clearly see the lintel of the half-collapsed palace deep within the ruins, and could sense the Daoist charm flowing within those ancient patterns, a charm that did not belong to this world. A light flashed in his eyes, a mixture of wild joy and greed.

Only one last step remains.

However, at this very moment...

A faint sound reached his ears, causing his forward momentum to halt abruptly and his pupils to shrink!

—That was a cough.

The cough was not loud, even extremely soft, containing no Dao principles and emitting no killing intent, yet it pierced through the flames and black mist like thunder, resounding in the ears of every onlooker!

Fire Spirit Ji Yan's flames instinctively surged back, protecting him in the center. The innate intuition of the Holy Spirit Clan gave a frantic warning at this moment!

"Are there still creatures lurking here?"

In the forbidden zone of life, the supreme ancient beings who were watching this place immediately focused their gazes, their eyes piercing through the void and locking onto the depths of that broken ruin.

Before the echoes of coughing had faded, a surge of energy emanated from the depths of the ruins.

This aura was very familiar to the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone.

This is the aura of the Extreme Path.

Carrying decay and decay, as if it had gone through countless years, yet beneath that decay lies an essence that would make even the most supreme beings tremble, exuding a powerful sense of strength that has stood firm despite the vicissitudes of time.

Like an ancient sword that once cleaved heaven and earth, though rusted and worn, it still possesses an imposing sharpness!

"This... is impossible!"

For the first time, a look of surprise and uncertainty appeared on Huo Lingji Yan's perfect, almost immortal face.

He is a Great Perfection Saint Spirit, second only to the Emperor Path powerhouse.

Looking across the entire Big Dipper Starfield, apart from those supreme beings who have severed their own paths and are now hiding in forbidden zones, he was confident that no living being could make him take a single step back.

But the aura emanating from the depths of the ruins made even his very essence tremble!

That wasn't a crushing defeat in terms of strength, but a deeper suppression from the level of life itself, like a tiger suddenly finding itself facing a true dragon that had finally opened its eyes after sleeping for countless ages!

"Who dares to play tricks here? The Holy Spirit Clan's Fire God, Silent Flame, is here! Come out and face your death!"

Fire Spirit roared, its voice shaking the heavens. Suppressing the tremor in its heart, the forbidden secret technique intensified its power, and the platinum flames on its body surged once more, scorching and pushing back the surrounding black mist.

The Holy Spirit Clan considers themselves gods, and he calls himself the God of Fire, intending to control all fires in the world to attain enlightenment.

Although the forbidden zone that fell from the sky is mysterious, its dilapidated state is undeniable. Even if there are supreme beings of the extreme realm inside, they must be barely clinging to life, their vitality waning, and they are no longer at their peak.

We've already come this far, there's no turning back!

His response was a faint voice.

"The Holy Spirit Clan? What an ancient name. It reminds me of when my master slew a powerful Dark Holy Spirit who crossed the sea, and brewed it into a fine wine, which he gave me several cups of. The taste was quite sweet..."

The voices coming from deep within the ruins were faint, carrying a sense of memory, as if they were simply recounting an ordinary past event.

Yet it clearly reached everyone's ears, whether it was the Fire Spirit Ji Yan on Hun Tian Ridge or the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone hundreds of millions of miles away, everyone could hear it clearly.

Huo Lingji Yan's expression turned extremely ugly.

The Holy Spirit Clan considers themselves the darlings of heaven and earth and the children of the Great Dao, and has always looked down on other races in the universe. Yet, in this person's mouth, they are being brewed into fine wine. This is simply a naked humiliation!

"Heh, I've heard that in the mythical era, a Celestial Venerable once brewed wine with the Holy Spirit, and its taste surpassed all the fine wines in the world. I never imagined that in the alien realms beyond the heavens, or in the chaotic ancient era, there would be a similar technique." In the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, a Supreme Being clearly disdainful of the Holy Spirit Clan, smiled faintly upon hearing this.

The words were spoken without any attempt to conceal anything, which made Huo Lingji Yan's expression even more gloomy.

Many other supreme beings, however, were filled with doubt and their brows furrowed as they pondered inwardly. The person deep within Hun Tian Ridge possessed the aura of the Extreme Dao Domain. Although that aura was decaying and rotten, it was a true step into the Extreme Dao Domain. His master was able to kill the being he called a strongman among the Holy Spirits, clearly also an unparalleled supreme being.

Two supreme beings from one family—how rare!

This person's language and the stories he mentions are completely different from the ancient history that is passed down in this world.

"Could it really be related to the legendary immortals?" A supreme being in the Primordial Ancient Mine murmured.

Fairy.

This word, when it fell into the ears of every supreme being, was like a boulder thrown into stagnant water!

He lay dormant for countless ages, then severed his own life, plunging from the throne of the Great Emperor into the darkness of the forbidden zone. What was the purpose? Nothing more than that sliver of opportunity to become an immortal!

The other beings fell silent, quietly watching the battle on Huntian Ridge. They no longer spoke or discussed, but focused their gazes intently, trying to discern the true strength of the master of Huntian Ridge from the upcoming exchanges.

"The Holy Spirit must not be insulted! You are courting death!"

On Huntian Ridge, the enraged Fire Spirit Ji Yan roared and finally unleashed his full power.

Soaring into the sky, his figure grew taller, unleashing wave after wave of seas of fire. This was no ordinary fire, but the primordial fire of the Holy Spirit, containing the purest laws of fire in the world. Wherever the seas of fire passed, the void was burned through, revealing dark, chaotic cracks. With a single breath, countless threads of fire, as fine as hair, shot forth, the culmination of his life's cultivation to its zenith, their temperature immeasurably high, enough to pierce any defense beneath an Emperor-level weapon.

Faced with this devastating blow, the figure deep within the ruins only let out a soft sigh.

Why seek your own death?

Before the words were even finished, the world suddenly changed.

Above Huntian Ridge, countless cracks suddenly appeared in the void, each crack surging forth with dazzling divine light. Chains of divine order burst forth from the chaos, like true dragons soaring into the sky, their bodies crystalline, each chain inscribed with dense Dao patterns—laws and Daos not belonging to this world, carrying an ancient charm that could not be traced back.

The divine chains intertwined and collided, producing a crisp, clattering sound, like heavenly music, melodious and profound, yet containing deadly intent.

Countless chains of divine order converged in the air, transforming into a sky-covering cage that slammed down upon the Fire Spirit Silent Flame.

The cage was so large it blotted out the sun, and the chains of divine laws intertwined like a complete world. When it was suppressed, the void collapsed and chaos surged, as if a real universe was being suppressed from the heavens above.

Huo Lingji Yan felt as if the entire world had been locked down. No matter which direction he fled in, he could not avoid this attack.

"Open it!"

Amidst a deafening roar, his entire body's holy spirit essence ignited completely. Nine blazing suns appeared behind him, then merged into one, transforming into an immeasurable great sun. He raised his palms to the sky, lifting this great sun high to meet the colossal, sky-covering palm.

In an instant, heaven and earth fell silent.

Everything seemed to freeze.

The Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone clearly saw that the boundless sun, capable of incinerating stars, collided with the divine chain cage, like a candle flame hitting the vast ocean. The blazing white light was annihilated inch by inch, crushed and shattered, turning into countless streams of fire that scattered in all directions.

The cage continued its relentless advance, its myriad divine lights spreading across the heavens and earth, firmly sealing off the Fire Spirit Silent Flame!

"what!"

Fire Spirit Silent Flame let out a painful roar.

His arms were locked, his legs were bound, and dozens of divine chains were tightly wrapped around his waist and abdomen. He roared, his body expanding and contracting in turns, platinum flames surging repeatedly, attacking hundreds and thousands of times in an instant, yet he still couldn't break free!

Crimson gold divine blood seeped from the cracked flesh, spraying out along with the Dao of Flames, colliding fiercely with the runes on the divine chains, producing a piercing clang and sparks flying everywhere.

This Great Perfection Holy Spirit unleashed all the forbidden secret techniques of his life, fighting with all his might and displaying the most powerful killing intent of his life.

But with the Supreme Being's perspective, he could easily see that in a short moment, he had already fallen into an absolute disadvantage!

"Suppressing a Great Perfection Holy Spirit merely through the manifestation of the Dao?"

In the forbidden zone of life, ancient gazes furrowed their brows.

The Great Perfection Saint Spirits, having never made their final leap, were not taken seriously by the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zones. When they were still Heavenly Venerables, Ancient Emperors, and Great Emperors, each of them possessed the power to kill a Great Perfection Saint Spirit in a short period of time.

But now, they have already cut themselves in two; no longer in a state of ultimate sublimation, they can no longer dominate the world and have rivals.

Strictly speaking, those who have mastered the Ancient Sacred Body, the Heavenly Tyrant Bloodline, the Great Perfection Holy Spirit, and the Alternative Dao Achievers—these beings who claim to be able to challenge the Great Emperor and rival the Supreme—would only be able to barely put up a fight if they were to actually engage in combat. Apart from a very few outstanding individuals who would even amaze the Supreme, the majority of them would end up being killed and dying in the starry sky. Those who could wear down a Supreme to the point that they had to undergo extreme sublimation and exchange their lives for one's own were already something to be proud of.

However, these powerful figures have already taken a step further than those who are about to achieve enlightenment at the ninth level of the Quasi-Emperor realm, which is enough to make them take them seriously.

The being deep within the Hun Tian Ridge had never revealed itself from beginning to end, yet by merely manipulating the laws of heaven and earth to manifest a cage, it had suppressed a Great Perfection Saint Spirit to the point of being unable to retaliate. Such methods and such control were clearly only possessed by a powerhouse in the Extreme Dao Realm.

"Although the manifestation of the Dao can suppress this Great Perfection Fire Spirit, it is not easy to obliterate him." Another Supreme Being spoke slowly, his voice cold and his eyes like knives.

"Those deep within the Hun Tian Ridge, whether gods or great demons, powerful beings from beyond the realms or ancient people from the chaotic past, should all reveal their true forms!"

As his voice faded.

"boom!"

Within the forbidden zone of life, two more overwhelming wills manifested, soaring straight into the heavens. These were two supreme beings who had never appeared before!

They were in a deep slumber, but this battle has awakened them, and they are determined to wake up from their slumber to witness the outcome of this war!