I only want to win over the fairy.

Tsk, what a nagging old woman!

I've cultivated myself for so many years just to become the snake above the snake, to reign supreme in the world, but now I have to work hard for the world, for those ants below.

When she was the young master and clan leader of the Bashe clan, she didn't care about anything. Every day, besides cultivating, she ate, drank, and had fun. She left everything else to her subordinates. How come now that she's getting stronger, she has more and more things to do?

However, since Bai Yi had already said so, she naturally wouldn't refuse.

You've started focusing your attention on work.

[With repeated nourishment and support, your transformation is largely complete. Even without any improvement in your cultivation level, your current strength is enough to defeat at least nine or even ten of your former self. Relying solely on your normal combat power, you can also contend with a Great Emperor.]

Relying on absolute power, you easily tamed the ancient demon race, while those who refused to submit to you were all devoured and became your food.

A bunch of meaningless consumables.

It's your blessing that I can rule you, and you still disagree? You're not one of my own demon clan, who's going to put up with you!

If Bai Yilai were to ask the ancient demon race to swear allegiance, he might have to consider the opinions of each demon race. But Shen Tu is different. Their relationship has never been good before. Besides, you are just a tiger, a monkey, or a bird. You are not from the same clan as my Bashe. Why should I listen to your opinion?

The ancient demon race, composed of countless demon species, was more of a loose alliance than a race. They might hunt each other when they had nothing to do, with the strongest at the top of the food chain and the weak at the bottom.

I'm stronger than you, so I'll humiliate you severely and eat you up!

Violence may be harmful, but in some situations, it is often more effective than reasoning, especially among the ancient demon race who believe in survival of the fittest and the laws of nature.

Ruthless, yet highly efficient.

When she has fully transformed, those old things hiding in the forbidden zones of life will become her food.

[Having dealt with the ancient demon race, your desires have begun to swell. You are not satisfied with just this; you know that to surpass Bai Yi, you need to do far more.]

[You've set your sights on Gui Ming, who is temporarily sealed within the Human Emperor's Palace. This Great Emperor is an enemy that even Bai Yi finds troublesome and needs to take seriously. If you can defeat and kill him, then without a doubt, it will prove that you have power surpassing Bai Yi.]

In Shen Tu's eyes, Gui Ming was just a clown who had gained the upper hand.

Despite being an ancient emperor, he lacked the demeanor expected of one. Even after regaining his throne, he remained a laughingstock.

Unfortunately, her opponent did indeed use the advantage of time to maintain a higher level of cultivation than her, but she wasn't worried about that. Her transformation was about to be completed, and this time it would be an even more perfect transformation!

Once I have completely transformed...

Hmph, Guiming, I'll make sure she never leaves alive!

After sending away all the old fogies who didn't suit your taste, you sent a summons to the remaining ancient demon race, ordering them to come and pay their respects to you immediately for the first meeting of the new demon race leader.

Because of your immense power and your ruthless treatment of those who disobey you, I have no choice but to come to see you, despite my deep reluctance.

[The moment the many powerful demons saw you, they showered you with praise, calling you the most qualified being of this era to become an emperor, destined to rule the Nine Provinces and the world, filling it with hope and ushering in a new golden age.]

[You scoffed at this, simply telling these ancient demons that a powerful enemy now stood before them, and that they needed everyone's help to fight this enemy. Upon hearing this, many great demons began to express their loyalty.]

"Lord Shentu's enemies are our enemies!"

"It's time to let the world know the pain!"

"We should give these small, ancient demon races of Kyushu, who have long since lost our strength and glory, a real shock!"

Seeing these comments displayed on the cultivation simulator, Shen Tu almost burst out laughing. These guys are so quick to pledge their loyalty now, but once he tells them that the enemy is a supreme being who has recovered the strength of an emperor, they'll probably be itching to start cultivating immediately.

She had already experienced this firsthand in the last simulation.

However, some perceptive demons noticed something amiss. Not long ago, a strange change occurred in the world. This change was subtle, but enough for them to perceive a terrifying fact: an Emperor had been resurrected.

[At this very moment, you mentioned a powerful enemy, making it hard for them not to think of that Emperor. Given your strength, which has already touched the threshold of the Emperor realm and is only one step away, the only one you would consider truly powerful is a Supreme Being, or even a Great Emperor.]

So they questioned and inquired about you, and after receiving your definite answer, their faces turned extremely dark, and some even tried to back out on the spot, wanting to find an excuse to leave.

"I remembered my wife just gave birth to a litter of babies, and I need to go back to take care of them."

"Haha, you guys are still chatting? I accidentally fell asleep. Is the meeting over? If it is, I'm leaving."

"My great-granddaughter is in danger, I have to go save her right away."

See? These demons will side with whoever wins and brings them the greatest benefits.

It doesn't matter, Shen Tu doesn't need these guys to help her. She only needs the fortune of the ancient demon race and the imperial weapons of these old guys' races.

She doesn't have a decent weapon yet. After all, as a pure-blooded member of the Bashe clan, her physical body is already strong. Her blood and qi alone are comparable to various weapons. Rather than forging an imperial weapon, she would rather use the materials to strengthen her physical body.

But if you want to fight the Emperor, you naturally need weapons, and the more the better.

Seeing that many powerful demons wanted to leave, you kindly killed the first one who stood up to leave, and then, imitating Bai Yi, gave a passionate speech.

"Throughout history, the land of Kyushu has witnessed numerous racial conflicts. The rights and wrongs are difficult to discern, but as you all know, it is this very place that has determined the rise and fall of countless races, their triumphs and declines. Therefore, since ancient times, there has been the saying, 'To contend for supremacy over Kyushu.'"

"In those days, the world was ravaged by the demon race, and all living beings suffered unspeakably. Our ancient demon race was entrusted with a mission in this time of crisis. Countless great demons fought valiantly and finally drove the demon race out of the Nine Provinces, causing them to become nothing more than dust in history."

"In that battle, we, the ancient demon race, faced the Great Emperor head-on, but when have we ever feared him! Even the strongest beings in the world, we can fight them! Now, the spirits of the past want to return to the world, and I intend to lead the ancient demon race to defeat them and usher in our own era!"

"Currently, my strength is comparable to that of a Great Emperor. No matter how you look at it, this battle is a clash between Great Emperors, and I have the entire ancient demon race as my backing. The advantage is on my side!"

The overwhelming aura you exuded, comparable to that of an emperor, deeply moved all the great demons present. They sang your praises, shouting "The Demon Emperor's wisdom is profound!" and expressed their willingness to lend you their imperial weapons and submit to you in good faith, making you the supreme ruler of the demon race and granting you control over the ancient demon race's destiny.

As each of the great demons relinquished the portion of their race's ancient demonic destiny, an overwhelming pressure erupted from your body. Vast spiritual power and the power of heaven and earth surged into your body, causing you to form a snake egg. In just moments, you hatched, shed your molt, and were reborn. Having finally completed your metamorphosis, you completed the cycle.

[At this moment! The Great Emperor Buddha descends!! The ever-connected ouroboros is born here!!!]

Is it finally finished?

Shen Tu had observed Bai Yi countless times. The reason why the other party was so powerful was not only due to his own strength, but also due to several other factors, namely the luck of the human race and the imperial weapon.

Whether it was the Human Emperor Sword, the White Emperor Sword, or the Tai Xuan Heavenly Furnace, they all provided tremendous assistance to the other party.

She was an ancient demon, so naturally she couldn't obtain the fortune of the human race. Therefore, her demon race fortune was not bad either. As for the imperial weapon, although she didn't have one herself, she could "borrow" the imperial weapons left behind by other great clans that had produced emperors!

Unlike Bai Yi, she doesn't have the Human Emperor Sword, so she can't directly seize luck with her own. Therefore, she can only ask for the luck that these powerful clans control and seal one by one.

Then let's go!

Return to the Netherworld! Prepare to meet your end!

[Having just broken through, your strength and new resources have both increased dramatically. Despite just breaking through, your power already surpasses that of an ordinary Great Emperor. You then tore through space, taking away the imperial weapons of various major clans within the ancient demon race. At the same time, your figure blurred as you arrived at the Human Emperor's Palace, where you saw a beautiful woman with blue hair, red eyes, and a voluptuous figure.]

Looking at the woman before you, you find her laughable and are immediately ready to kill her.

[Your aura greatly surprised Gui Ming, and with her lingering health issues, she didn't want to be your enemy. She immediately threatened, "If you continue down this path and leave, it won't cause much of a stir. But if you dare take another step forward, the world will be turned upside down!"]

"Ha! I'd like to see how you manage to turn the world upside down!"

Chapter 183 Can something that's been exposed be repaired so easily?!

The battle to become Emperor Shen Tu has arrived as scheduled, but it seems that Gui Ming's fighting strength is superior.

[Has Gui Ming, who has been absent from the public eye for a long time, been brewing even greater power? Facing an attack from a powerful enemy, will she be able to maintain her current formidable fighting strength?]

This is a battle worthy of being recorded in history.

【war!】

[It was thought that Gui Ming, the master of the forbidden zone and a veteran emperor, would unleash his power and force Shen Tu to her knees, compelling her to return and work harder. Unexpectedly, Shen Tu, who had just broken through, experienced a surge of domineering power the instant Gui Ming was affected by the backlash from the River of Time and the Human Emperor's throne!]

[Powerful! Powerful! Shen Tu's incredibly strong body, forged through countless trials, ruthlessly suppressed Gui Ming. Such domineering intent! Such madness! Such power! What the hell in the world could withstand it?! Absolutely nothing!!!]

Shen Tu was already quite strong. After completing his transformation and breaking through to become a Great Emperor, his strength surpassed that of ordinary Great Emperors. He might be somewhat different from the peak veteran Great Emperors, but the difference would not be too great.

Moreover, she possesses a secret technique to enhance her combat power by consuming herself.

In the past, if she wanted to use such a powerful technique, she would have needed to sacrifice thousands of years of her future to complete the transformation and form a closed loop. This completes a full cycle, and whatever she swallows will be reborn later.

It flows endlessly, never ceasing, almost eternally.

She looked at the battle situation displayed in the cultivation simulator, but wasn't particularly moved, because she knew...

This outcome was inevitable for me!

If you can't even beat an outdated old thing like Gui Ming, or defeat someone with multiple negative effects stacked all over their body, then you shouldn't continue competing for the title of the strongest person capable of suppressing this era. You might as well just find a place to rot away on your own.

The world today is no longer the era where becoming an emperor meant invincibility.

The world has undergone tremendous changes. In the past, as long as you could become an emperor, you could easily suppress everyone of your time. But now, many people are getting stronger. The emperor has changed from the so-called ultimate goal to a big goal. If you are even slightly slower in your progress, you will be easily surpassed or even crushed by others!

Without striving to surpass these old monsters of the past, there's no way to surpass Bai Yi!

[You wield several imperial weapons borrowed from other powerful clans of the ancient demon race, pushing your destructive power to its peak, giving Gui Ming no chance to retaliate. Once you gain the upper hand, you will suppress your opponent at all costs until you completely annihilate him!]

[Your battle continues unabated. The Human Emperor's Palace is shattered by the aftershocks of your fight, allowing Gui Ming to escape. However, you clearly have no intention of letting her go.]

[After your breakthrough, your state of mind, power, and "momentum" are all at their strongest point ever. Even if Gui Ming escapes back to Gui Ming Tian and persuades the other supreme beings there to join forces against you, it will be futile in the final outcome of this battle. Those who lack the strength to threaten you are merely tools to sustain your power.]

Although your mastery of the Cycle of Reincarnation is far inferior to Bai Yi's, having absorbed a large amount of his Cycle of Reincarnation power and used his Cycle of Reincarnation to elevate your own, you can still do some of what Bai Yi could do. Using both the power of absorption and the power of reincarnation as a vessel, you unleashed the Cycle of Reincarnation Heavenly Lock, enhanced with the power of absorption, instantly sealing off several supreme beings of Guiming Heaven, turning them into your prey.

Even Gui Ming's body was shattered by your immense power once. Even when she begged for mercy, you showed no mercy and were determined to kill her.

"What a disgrace! You dare call yourself emperor?! You degenerate wretch! You're not even half as good as Bai Yi! The only one worthy of being my opponent is him. You are nothing but remnants of the old era. Fall here!!!"

[Knowing he had reached his end, Gui Ming was unwilling to die there, so in a fit of rage he chose to self-destruct, attempting to take you down with him. Caught off guard by this unexpected act, you realized that he would do something so resolute before his death. When you regained your senses, you discovered a huge crack beneath Gui Ming Tian, ​​from which an eerie light was seeping.]

You recognized this as a rift that could link to external domains, but you didn't pay much attention to it.

The rift connecting to the outer realms had appeared several times before, but each time it was patched up by the Heavenly Dao in no time, so Shen Tu didn't care at all.

Moreover, even if she wanted to fill it, it wouldn't be so easy. This is a crack in the world's wall, which can't be repaired just like that. It requires special rare and precious materials. Rather than wasting her time and resources to repair it herself, it would be better to leave it for the Heavenly Dao to fix.

After all, this isn't his own territory; it's the territory of the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone. Besides, in this pitch-black seabed, even if he puts in all his effort to repair the cracks, he might not be able to fix them. What's the point?

Having dealt with Gui Ming, you presented this imperial corpse to Bai Yi as a gift, and Bai Yi showed great interest in it.

"I see. The laws of water, darkness, and a trace of the laws of time—quite excellent research material, especially the laws of time. If I can research them and discover anything, I might be able to master the Dao of Time, saving me from many costs."

The power of the Way of Time is in no way inferior to that of the Way of Reincarnation.

If Bai Yi wants to resurrect some powerful beings now, he needs to pay a huge price. However, if he had the Dao of Time, he could share the cost with his future self.

What seems like a fatal price becomes less fatal when equally distributed to your future selves over a long period of time.

If you're lucky, you might even be exempt from the consequences.

Even in death, Gui Ming's body still possesses immense power. During your research, you discovered traces of powerful temporal energy on her. Based on this, you deduce that Gui Ming's ability to regain her position as Emperor was likely due to receiving power from the future.

[What you can't understand is that within Gui Ming's body lies a very faint yet incredibly powerful force, the strength of which is completely beyond your comprehension. Although incomprehensible, you can roughly deduce that this force can greatly enhance a person's combat abilities and make them extremely warlike and bloodthirsty.]

[You tried to preserve and study it, but the wisp of power vanished the moment it touched your spiritual energy, thwarting your attempt to investigate it thoroughly.]

Although the source of this power could not be determined, by studying Shen Tu, who evolved into the Ouroboros, and Gui Ming's body, you not only increased your strength but also gained some understanding of the laws of time.