Chapter 622

Human Emperor Hong!

One of the Three Great and Two Holy Ancient Villages of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the ruler of Emperor Hong Ancient Village!

He was also once the leader of the human race throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!

As the three major divine camps grew and expanded in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the living space of the native human race was continually compressed, the number of strong dwindled, and now only Emperor Hong Ancient Village still flows with pure native blood.

No one expected that the top-tier expert Human Emperor Hong would choose to act today, appearing on Juebishan to block the divine spirits of the Gulian camp!

This is to completely strangle the hope of the Gulian camp!

The Third Prince let out a long whistle, he moved, utterly resolute, burning his own origin to the utmost, shattering the Gulian rhizome and extracting its most essential power, thereby empowering the Gulian curse, bringing both form and spirit to the pinnacle state!

With a sweep of the Fire-tip Spear, the Third Prince took the initiative, outside his body swirled a dark, flame‑burning Huntian Ling like chains, clanking and binding his shattered rhizome!

Stepping on the Fire‑Wind Wheel, due to the laws of heaven and earth, the wheel that usually treads the void as flat ground was also restricted, unable to move freely, and could only run along the mountain path.

Yet its speed was extremely fast, not inferior to flying, and even its traces were hard to catch.

He thrust the Fire-tip Spear in his hand fiercely, colliding violently with Human Emperor Hong's great sword, brilliantly splendid, sword qi and fire light shooting into the heavens, as if burning the whole mountain range, seeking to incinerate this realm of heaven and earth.

The Third Prince roared repeatedly, his eight‑armed, three‑faced true form fully aroused, the flame lotus transformed from the Gulian curse continually swirling around him, causing the space to seem on the verge of collapse.

Emperor Hong the Human Emperor was utterly cold‑hearted, gripping his great sword, and lightly exchanged blows with the Third Prince.

He is a sovereign‑ranked Immortal of Heaven, his battle prowess surpassing ordinary Heavenly Immortals; only beings of the level of Wa Huang, Wu Huang, and the Divine Emperor of the Heavens can match him!

However, the Third Prince, having shattered the Gulian rhizome, has regained power equal to the peak of the first‑generation Gulian Son.

The first‑generation Son of Gulian, a figure who stirred the greatest turmoil in the First Generation God Tide, causing blood to flow ceaselessly across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

And the Emperor Hong dynasty also declined in that God Tide, eventually falling to the status of a Two‑Holy Ancient Village; in that tide, the ones who suffered most were the native inhabitants of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and countless Immortals of the Emperor Hong dynasty perished in that battle!

Originally, the Emperor Hong dynasty could contend with the three major divine camps, even overwhelm them.

Because that was the heyday of the Emperor Hong dynasty, but as the Immortals fell, the era of Emperor Hong eventually came to an end.

Thus, Human Emperor Hong harbors a deep grudge against Gulian.

Therefore, this time he appeared, taking up his Human Emperor's great sword, intending to strangle Gulian's hope.

Now, throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths it is said that in this Generation God Tide, the Gulian Maiden's hope is immense, even offering a chance in the Eighth Generation God Tide to end all of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, fulfilling the mandate bestowed by the will of heaven and earth!

Thus, Emperor Hong the Human Emperor seeks to strangle that hope!

Hum——

An extreme killing intent surged skyward—it was sword qi, the terrifying sword qi bursting from the great sword, as if countless civil and military officials behind Emperor Hong the Human Emperor were paying homage!

A sword‑qi pressure majestic as a divine mountain crashed down with a roar.

The Third Prince swept his Fire‑tip Spear, spear‑light flashing, scattering myriad sparks; a Gulian lotus spun and shot forth, striking the sword that Emperor Hong the Human Emperor brought down!

A clanging rang out explosively!

The fire lotus condensed from Gulian fire was cleanly severed.

Sword qi shot up through the heavens in countless layers, slaughter shaking the void and rending the clouds and sky!

An unparalleled battle erupted, as if the scene of the First Generation God Tide were replayed; atop Juebishan, the Immortals watched in a daze, feeling a sense of déjà vu.

Terrifying power surged, beyond anyone's imagination; Heavenly Immortals clashed, no longer a mere exchange of techniques, but a slaughter at the level of origin comprehension.

The Third Prince roared, his eight‑armed, three‑faced form dancing wildly as an Immortal, the Fire‑tip Spear transforming into three blades, whirling wildly, the Qiankun Ring trembling, entwined with Gulian fire, turning into a fire ring that incinerates all!

Meanwhile, Emperor Hong the Human Emperor, utterly cold‑hearted, wielded his great sword with one hand, sword qi like a rainbow, slashing forth thousands upon thousands of sword lights!

Human Emperor Hong's killing intent surged, his hatred for the Gulian camp reaching its peak.

He blamed the downfall of the once glorious and vast Emperor Hong dynasty entirely on the Gulian camp as the source of calamity.

Perhaps the three major divine camps added fuel and conducted covert manipulations that led to his defeat, but he refuses to admit his own failure.

Everything is Gulian's fault!

Boom——

On the Juebishan battlefield, two earth‑shaking great battles erupted!

Li Che sat cross‑legged on the ground, his eyes deep and focused, watching the battle between Qitian and the Three‑World Tathagata, and then glancing at the fight between the Third Prince and Emperor Hong the Human Emperor.

He raised his head, looking toward the summit, where streaks of Immortal aura shot into the heavens; faintly, there were still Heavenly Immortals concealed, not yet revealed, waiting for the opportunity, like a top‑tier hunter with ample patience for his prey.

Now, his condition is truly not good.

The God‑Slaying Immortal and the Immortal Bird Emperor guarded beside him, both very solemn.

Both are top‑ranked Earth Immortals, their strength not lacking; they can withstand a Heavenly Immortal for a moment, buying time for Li Che.

Detain the spirit……

Li Che took out the flesh and blood of the three Immortals—God‑Slaying Immortal, Thunder Eel, and Thunder Tiger—intending to perform a spirit detention!

Actually, performing spirit detention now would not maximize the benefit, but Li Che truly could not wait any longer.

After all, his strength had just broken through; detaining the spirit now would have a higher chance of success, exceeding the expectations of the lurking Netherworld Sovereign.

But this is the only opportunity.

Suddenly.

A matchless premonition arose in his heart!

The heaven‑earth chessboard, which was clashing with Buddhist light, trembled awake; its radiance flickered, as if about to swoop in.

Li Che immediately abandoned the spirit detention, clenched his five fingers, and his whole body vanished from the spot—Flying Thunder Translocation!

The spot where Li Che had been seated instantly exploded into a huge pit.

It could not even be called an explosion; it was annihilation—the sand, stone, and soil of Juebishan that contained the laws of heaven and earth vanished in an instant, dissipating as smoke and vapor.

Li Che appeared ten li away, his dark coat fluttering, beneath a white jade mask a pair of eyes deep as an abyss, immensely solemn.

A strong sense of danger swept over his whole body; the attacker had actually shielded his perception and struck out with a sudden killing blow.

If not for Li Che's Martial Immortal will being truly tenacious and strong, he might really have been struck by the Dao and then suffered injury!

"Another Heavenly Immortal?"

Li Che's voice low and deep, his icy gaze sweeping over, yet his heart couldn't help feeling a chill and heaviness.

The threat he brings is absolutely another Heavenly Immortal!

Which side's Heavenly Immortal?

The number of Heavenly Immortals in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths is limited; in fact, whichever side's Heavenly Immortal takes action can be discerned!

Suddenly, Li Che saw on the ground where he had previously stood a flying dagger, glazed like, transparent and reflective.

Slowly, from within that transparent flying dagger, a silhouette was reflected—a figure entirely wrapped in a black robe, wearing a bamboo hat, face unseen.

However, Li Che's heart gave a start.

Because the figure reflected in the glazed flying dagger raised a hand and threw another flying dagger toward Li Che's direction.

Li Che pinched the Flying Thunder chess piece with his five fingers, achieving translocation once again.

The ground where he stood collapsed and vanished, as if the crumbled sand and stone were entirely melted and forged into a glazed flying dagger.

The God-Slaying Immortal's origin aura trembled; the God-Slaying Sword issued a brilliant sword hymn, immediately slashing forth, gaining insight, achieving sublimation, enabling the God-Slaying Immortal to fully unleash the sword's might—this sword was utterly splendid.

However, a hand like glazed jade lightly patted, sending the God-Slaying Sword flying away.

The Immortal Sparrow Emperor emitted a piercing cry; from its wings, feather-like blades rang out and fell like swords.

And that glazed hand turned, transforming into five divine spears that violently pierced down, nailing the Immortal Sparrow Emperor alive to the ground.

The opponent's formidable terror possesses absolute suppressive power over Earth Immortals.

This is absolutely no ordinary Heavenly Immortal; like the Human Emperor of Emperor Hong, it is a royal-tier Heavenly Immortal!

Watching the God-Slaying Immortal regroup, fearless and reckless, charging again, Li Che's expression tightened slightly.

Another royal-tier powerhouse!

Who is it?

Which side's royal-tier powerhouse is this again?!

In this Cliff Mountain battle, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths truly mean business, all the strong have emerged—not only does the Human Emperor of Emperor Hong Ancient Village act, the Three Worlds Tathagata of Black Sumeru acts, and now another sovereign arrives!

"Huh?"

Looking at the death-defying God-Slaying Immortal wielding the God-Slaying Sword and charging again, that mysterious sovereign seemed to flash a hint of surprise and doubt.

Doubting why the God-Slaying Immortal under the Dark Heavenly Court's Heaven-Soaring God Emperor would act thus, willingly burning itself to buy time for the Hell Lotus camp's spirits—this is unreasonable!

The glazed flying dagger slashed again, containing endless profundity, as if having comprehended the profundity of space, fully merging and displaying the origin of space.

The God-Slaying Sword trembled and sang, erupting in an earth-shaking roar, fully stimulated, dense sword light blanketing sky and earth.

Yet beneath that glazed flying dagger, it was as fragile as thin paper, utterly sliced away.

A blade sliced through the void, striking the God-Slaying Immortal's body, shedding rustling blood and misty black qi.

"Hm? Netherworld?!"

A cold voice issued from within the glazed flying dagger.

In the next moment, the glazed flying dagger shattered, exploding into countless glazed fragments that slowly assembled into a figure.

Wearing a bamboo hat, black robe fluttering, the figure's face indistinct.

It bore demonic qi, deathly qi, divinity—various energies mingled and intertwined.

The God-Slaying Immortal exclaimed in shock and anger: "Great One Ancient Village… Great One Immortal?!"

Another sovereign emerged from the Two Saints Ancient Village, a true top-tier existence!

A powerful royal-tier Heavenly Immortal that has existed since the birth of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, once establishing a glorious demon court, hailed as the Sovereign of Myriad Demons.

The Three Emperors of the Strange Demon Lair ought to have had a place for it, but since this Great One Immortal is a native, not aligned with the Strange Demon Lair's Nüwa Emperor and Shaman Emperor, it never joined the Strange Demon Lair.

The Shaman Emperor once personally came to recruit, but failed.

However, it cannot be denied that this Great One Immortal is a top-tier existence acknowledged by the Nüwa Emperor and the Shaman Emperor.

However, the Great One Ancient Village and the Hell Lotus lineage have no such great grudge.

How could this time even see the Great One Immortal appear?

"Just invited to help; coincidentally… this generation's Hell Lotus maiden is somewhat odd, so I'll take a look."

The Great One Immortal said lightly.

"Now I'm somewhat interested in you, God-Slaying Immortal—you aren't the disciple of the Heaven-Soaring God Emperor, are you? And this little sparrow… why do you so desperately aid the Hell Lotus?"

As the Great One Immortal's words fell, his whole body exploded again into countless dagger fragments, tearing through the void to appear beside the God-Slaying Immortal.

The God-Slaying Immortal, blood-soaked, forcibly swung his sword, yet the blades formed by the Great One Immortal severed both his sword-gripping hands.

The God-Slaying Sword wailed as it rose, controlled by immortal will, its sword qi rampant yet still suppressed by the blade's light.

In the distance, the Immortal Sparrow Emperor let out a long cry, countless feather-like blades rising like inverted knives.

The Great One Immortal assumed the form of a flying dagger, glanced indifferently, spread his five fingers, and slammed down hard, driving five divine spears fiercely into the Immortal Sparrow Emperor once more.

Thus the Immortal Sparrow Emperor was repressed again, bound like a caged bird, enacting another cruel, bloody seal.

Having done all this, beneath the Great One Immortal's bamboo hat, a gaze like countless whirlpools finally fell upon Li Che.

"Hell Lotus, Ksitigarbha… did you hide the Hell Lotus maiden?" "Hidden in the Immortal Heaven and Earth? Want to take her over the mountains?"

The Great One Immortal said lightly.

"Indeed, I very much wish to see this generation's bloody divine tide, to see the Dark Heavenly Court, the Strange Demon Lair, and Black Sumeru, with blood flowing like rivers…"

"Unfortunately, I am entrusted by another."

As the Great One Immortal's words ended, his whole body shattered again, the profundity of space merging into the air, transforming into glazed blade light that slashed forth.

White chess pieces appeared consecutively around Li Che's person.

Achieving multiple Flying Thunder translocations.

However, the speed of this glazed flying dagger is also pushed to the extreme, the opponent as if in a top-tier game's opening, having captured each of Li Che's translocation points.

Just as Li Che succeeded in a Flying Thunder translocation, the glazed flying dagger slashed in, annihilating everything it touched, as if consuming whatever the dagger contacted into the turbulence of time and space.

Interesting.

Innumerable glazed lights, accompanied by the sound of glass beads colliding, piled up into the form of the Supreme Unity Immortal.

In such a tense pursuit, Li Che simply had no chance to find an opportunity to perform Capture God.

His expression was extremely solemn, feeling immense pressure.

With a stir of his mind, the distant suppressed Immortal Bird Emperor let out a long cry, and towering demonic aura surged wildly.

The immortal origin surged and burned, blazing hot, scorching the heavens!

In a single bird's cry, the Immortal Bird Emperor exploded, and the terrifying shockwave it formed instantly shattered the ten glazed divine spears.

Self-slay?

The Supreme Unity Immortal swept over.

The next moment, the whirlpool eyes beneath the straw hat narrowed slightly: "Not right! This is…"

However, in the void, countless black vapors surged, and the Immortal Bird Emperor recondensed its form, letting out a long cry as countless bird feathers shot out like blades.

Rebirth?

Netherworld's methods?

The Supreme Unity Immortal was astonished.

The next moment, five glazed fingers extended, suddenly clutching in the void.

Like a falcon hunting a mouse, the Immortal Bird Emperor swooping down at high speed was instantly sealed anew by the net.

The two Earth Immortals were indeed no match for the Sovereign of the Supreme Unity Ancient Village.

It seemed as if they were being toyed with between applause.

Li Che exhaled; even he had no chance of winning in a direct clash, the only thing he could do was constantly shift his position via Flying Thunder Translocation.

However, as the number of shifts increased, the Supreme Unity Immortal who had comprehended the Space Mystic Principle seemed to have discovered a pattern.

The speed of the glazed flying dagger's appearance grew ever faster, even able to capture the position where he would appear the next moment!

His disorderly shifts within the Heaven-Earth Chessboard were all locked onto.

It was apparent that the opponent wasn't reading Li Che's thoughts, but rather relying on the spatial fluctuations that arose when Li Che shifted to predict his position.

Boom——!!!

Li Che roared, thrusting out a punch; terrifying qi and blood exploded, his spine quivered like an angry dragon's roar, the Seven Mystic Gates lit up simultaneously, like a blazing sun bursting forth light.

The fist he threw collided with the glazed flying dagger!

The mighty Life-Death Immortal Body trembled, life-death aura coiled like a flood dragon, and the Myriad Transformations Dragon Elephant Furnace was shattered outright by the flying dagger!

Li Che only felt the terrifying power of the Space Mystic Principle, like a collapsing mountain, smashing onto him, and his figure shot out instantly.

He felt that his entire punching hand seemed to be devoured and annihilated by the flying dagger's blade aura.

Relying on the indestructible nature of the Life-Death Immortal Body, he forcibly maintained it.

Excellent physique!

A voice of praise came from the mouth of the Supreme Unity Immortal standing far away.

Li Che turned his head to look at his left hand; the glazed flying dagger seemed to explode into countless fine blade auras, myriad paths, like bone-eating maggots, incessantly burrowing deep into his flesh.

Like a space worm, it sought to decompose and exile Li Che's arm.

But……

Li Che's eyes held no fear, only a hint of strange color.

As the blade aura permeated, faintly, Li Che heard the blade's hum.

That was the blade's hum emanating from his tendons and bones.

It was as if it had traversed time and space, pierced the barriers of heaven and earth, and transmitted from another spatiotemporal realm.

It's over.

This God-Slaying Immortal and Little Sparrow are no longer living beings; what about you? You should be a living being—my sword intent, you cannot shake off.

A faint voice came from the Supreme Unity Immortal's mouth, like a single move settling the outcome of the entire chessboard.

Let me find where the Prison Lotus Maiden is.

Or you could personally hand over the Prison Lotus Maiden to me, so I can take her away……

The words of the Supreme Unity Immortal made Li Che's eyes grow ever colder and more intense.

However, Li Che had no counterattack whatsoever.

Instead, he sat cross-legged on the ground.

This posture left the Supreme Unity Immortal stunned, wondering if he was giving up.

The Supreme Unity Immortal's whirlpool-like eyes kept turning, icy demonic aura bursting from his body, a towering and immense pressure exploding forth.

Countless glazed flying daggers burst forth from his body, like a glazed storm, completely surrounding Li Che.

Like a tornado, it ceaselessly sliced through space.

However, Li Che chose to ignore him.

He raised his hand, pointed at his brow; the flesh of his brow split open, and the next moment Li Che violently lifted his head.

Boom——!!!

It was as if a heavenly thunder rolled down.

Primordial Thunder Heaven!

Opening Heaven!

Li Che directly chose to tear open heaven and earth, ripping open the entrance to the Origin Sea.

His whole being seemed ready to charge into the Origin Sea.

The Supreme Unity Immortal's eyes flashed with a harsh hue: "Having just proven the Dao not long ago, you can actually open up the Origin Sea of Primordial Thunder Heaven—quite a scheme; if you hide within the Origin Sea, it's truly hard to deal with you."

This is indeed quite a number of immortals, a means to evade the suppression and slaughter of the Heavenly Immortal.

Alas...

Hum—

A glazed flying dagger whistled down, and when it came within a hair's breadth of Li Che's body, it suddenly transformed into the form of the Supreme Unity Immortal.

It revealed a strange face lacking any features, with only a single eyeball like a spinning vortex!

Alas, this method is useless before this Emperor; I can cut you down and exile you before you even enter the Origin Sea!

The glazed five fingers spread open like a canopy, sweeping toward Li Che to cover him entirely.

On Li Che's arm, the aura of the glazed flying dagger exploded with a boom, instantly leaving his arm drenched in blood.

But deep within Li Che's arm, an even more brilliant blade light burst forth!

Next, a three-pronged double-edged blade whistled out from Li Che's arm.

Space was torn open, a jade-like hand gripping the three-pronged double-edged blade; a tremor, and the blade instantly sliced out countless blade lights.

The terrifying blade lights shattered the aura of every glazed flying dagger!

Petal after petal of peach blossoms fluttered forth from the torn space.

The will of heaven and earth trembled and rumbled.

Slowly, a towering and handsome figure stepped out from the void, grasping the three-pronged double-edged blade.

The Supreme Unity Immortal's vortex eyes fixed on the one who had stepped out of the void.

A deep, resonant voice seemed to emanate from the vortex eyes.

"Marvelous Dao Manifests Holy Sovereign!"

"Hell Lotus, Three Eyes!"

Li Che's gaze also trembled as he looked at that familiar figure.

Back in the mortal realm, Li Che had once seen this temple deity's likeness in the Guiyi Miao of Peach Mountain in the Primordial Origin Divine Sect.

As the three-pronged double-edged blade trembled, its light shimmered and shattered all of the Supreme Unity Immortal's glazed blade light.

Then, raising his head, the vertical pupil on his handsome forehead slowly opened.

Countless peach blossom petals fluttered along with him.

"Supreme Unity Immortal, long time no see."

"It is indeed I."

(End of chapter)