Chapter 898: Dawn and Darkness

It is currently the time of dawn; around the Ancient Emperor Star, five great vortexes rotate boomingly.

Within them, the remains of past Human Emperors each emit astonishing imperial aura; even though they are dead, this aura, under the condensation of the vortex, is still earth-shattering.

Forming five giant beams of light, rushing into the clouds.

Forming a five-cornered shape with each other, with the Ancient Emperor Star as the center; looking from afar, this scene is like a giant five-cornered altar.

Although it somewhat resembles the one before, whether in size or specification, the one from the past and the current one simply cannot be compared at all!

This is the Empress's god-becoming ritual!

And compared to before, while this ritual operates, there is also power beyond imagination and vitality rising within, as if... the ritual itself possesses life.

This scene is something Xu Qing has never seen before!

Every god-becoming ritual he has ever seen, to some extent, was just a ritual, with no sense of vitality contained within!

Only what he sees now is unique!

"Becoming a Human God herself, and having past Human Emperors become Corpse Gods... such spirit."

Xu Qing is moved!

He has seen many domineering people, and also those with great spirit, but most were male!

Like this Empress, as a woman, possessing a layout that countless men find difficult to possess, it can be said to be the first time he has seen it in his life.

Especially the way of breaking with the Holy Land, it is incomparably fierce!

The appearance of those forty-nine Dawn Suns exceeded Xu Qing's expectations, and also exceeded the expectations of all humans!

Such momentum is worthy of a Human Emperor!

And the focus of this ritual, besides the existing ones, seems to have another item that became the source of igniting everything!

"The fragments of the silver light passage formed by the Holy Land, the light turned into after it shattered."

Xu Qing raises his head abruptly, looking at the healed gap in the sky!

Just now, the fragments fell from there, becoming light, scattering in the Imperial Capital, and then were summoned by the Empress and merged into this ritual!

Subsequently, the ritual possessed life!

Clearly, this light from outside the heavens, or to be precise, the light from the Holy Land, is the key material for the Empress's god-becoming ritual!

All of this not only causes Xu Qing's heart and mind to churn, but everyone here also has their hearts roaring!

Today's events, one wave after another, are too shocking!

And the Empress's words are even more like heavenly thunder, every sentence like a volcanic eruption, which can be described as heaven-collapsing and earth-shattering, shaking history.

So, the story of the Dong Sheng Human Emperor is like this!

So, the sadness of the Jing Yun Human Emperor is like this!

So, the bitterness of the Holy Heaven Human Emperor is so thick!

So, the death of the Dao Shi Human Emperor is an eternal mystery!

At this moment, all living things are silent!

Only the Empress, standing in mid-air, located within the five beams of light, looking at the sky!

The fire burning on the Ancient Emperor Star beneath her feet is pale gold, and it is becoming richer!

When it turns completely golden, it means this ritual is successful; at that time, the five Human Emperors will ascend to become Corpse Gods, and she will also succeed, stepping onto the legend from then on!

Thinking of this, the Empress's eyes reveal a sharp glint!

This glint seems capable of breaking the heavens and shaking the earth.

The moment the heavens and earth change color, the sky suddenly transmits a rumbling thunderous sound!

This sound does not come from within the sky, but... from outside the sky.

After entering Wanggu, it becomes a vast word, echoing through the entire Imperial Capital, like a decree!

"By the decree of the Ancient Emperor who carries the mandate of the Immortals: The false emperor is not of the Ancient Yue, her nature is not harmonious, her heart is poisonous and thoughts are evil; formerly serving as Xuan Zhan's concubine, she entered as a mortal, hiding in Xuan Zhan's private quarters, secretly plotting to usurp the back chamber!"

"Her heart is like a lizard's, her nature is like a wolf's, she is close to evil, bewitching the loyal!"

"Jealous of both humans and ghosts, not tolerated by heaven and earth!"

"Still harboring evil intentions, spying on the clan's artifacts; looking at the domain today, whose heaven is it actually."

"The human race of Wanggu, words still ringing in the ears, how could loyalty be forgotten? By the command of Wanggu's destiny and the merit of the King-Protecting Army, depose this woman."

"All titles and rewards, point to the mountains and rivers!"

"If she clings to what is not hers, wanders on the wrong path, sits and misses the omen of the first opportunity, she will surely suffer the punishment of the latecomers."

As soon as these words are spoken, the human race's heavens and earth roar, and countless human cultivators have storms rising in their hearts!

This storm comes from thin air, hidden in the bloodline, erupting in the brain!

Even the destiny power surrounding the human race rolls back abruptly at this instant, forming a sense of rejection toward the Empress!

The Imperial Robe on the Empress shatters boomingly, and the Imperial Crown on her head also collapses instantly!

Because, what came from outside the heavens is the true Holy Decree of the human race.

That is the decree of the Ancient Emperor.

It can command all groups, can decide life and death with one word, and the human race is also among them, and destiny must also belong to it!

Thus, hearts are shaken, and the destiny dragon formed by the human race also roars toward the Empress, and countless figures of sages manifest, glaring at the Empress!

At the same time, the churning of destiny also forms human heroic spirits who died in battle against gods for countless years; their numbers are vast, covering the sky and earth, forming an astonishing power?

All are filled with grief, glaring at the Empress!

Wanting to abolish her Imperial position, wanting to block her from becoming a god!

This is the counterattack of the Holy Land.

But toward all of this, the Empress's gaze remains sharp; after sweeping across the countless heroic spirits and sages manifested from the destiny around her, she speaks calmly!

"The mistakes of Dong Sheng, you all witnessed!"

"The sadness of Jing Yun, you all saw together!"

"The bitterness of Holy Heaven, you all know!"

"The fall of Dao Shi, you all shared!"

"You are indeed sages, indeed heroic spirits; born as"

humans, dying as such, I am respectful, but... I cannot see what is wrong and ignore it, see and skip it, know and not act, act and deceive."

"Nor can all actions, all thoughts, be swayed by a decree from outside the heavens."

"For countless tens of thousands of years, the human race has been miserable, commoners have been difficult to protect, dying at every moment, floating for thousands of miles, becoming slaves and livestock for alien races, scattered all over Wanggu..."

"Today I want to rise, want to protect our human race, want to summon back those who are wandering outside, want to guard the mountains and rivers for ten thousand miles, let our human race no longer be low and weak from now on, let our human race be able to raise their heads from now on."

"My heart can be testified by heaven and earth, my words can be seen by the ages; for the human race like this... why does the human race's destiny devour me."

The Empress's voice rises abruptly, like a sharp blade, piercing the heavens and earth, roaring into destiny!

Causing destiny to churn even more, the countless heroic spirits and sages within it, as if questioned in their hearts!

And the Empress, lifts her foot, and steps down one step!

The heavens and earth roar, and her momentum instantly soars to the sky, causing the sky to change color, and the wind and clouds to surge!

Her voice is also like heavenly thunder, shattering all directions!

"The human race has been weak until now, heading toward decline; during this time, the Holy Land only demands, ignoring the life and death of the group."

"And our group is difficult, surrounded by strong clans, the greedy heart to exterminate the group is eternal."

"Since I ascended the throne, I have been diligent until now, not daring to relax in the slightest, crafting the Dawn Sun, uniting and connecting, still like walking on thin ice; with the slightest change, our human race will cease to exist; what can I do?"

"You heroic spirits and sages, can you teach me?"

"Do you want to watch our group perish, watch the human race suffer in misery?"

"Do you want to watch all the living become heroic spirits?"

The Empress's footsteps fall again, the heavens and earth shake, the human race's destiny rolls boomingly, all the heroic spirits and sages within it have their grief deepen, but they no longer glare, but are complex!

"I cannot."

The Empress's voice becomes the only sound in the heavens and earth.

"Therefore... only by becoming a god."

"I am first the Human Emperor, then the Human God; all consequences, I alone shall bear, only for the glory of the human race. I ask heaven, ask earth, ask my heart, ask the heroic spirits and sages of our human race's destiny, what is wrong with my approach."

"The Holy Land does not care about the human race, I care."

"The heavens and earth do not pity the human race, I pity."

"Human race destiny, heroic spirits and sages, with such a heart of mine, why do you... oppose me."

The Empress raises her head abruptly, her voice like heavenly majesty, shaking the world!

Pulling on causality, forming a great grand wish.

With an upright heart, with words without shame, rolling the magnificent momentum, asking this destiny, asking these heroic spirits, asking these sages.

Why do you devour me!

Why do you oppose me.

Destiny explodes instantly, the sound like grief, all the manifested heroic spirits and sages kneel down toward the Empress in the heavens and earth!

"Human Emperor!"

The humming sound rises from the heavens and earth!

Destiny rolls, for a time the Empress's Imperial Robe reappears, the Imperial Crown is formed again, and it is even more vast and richer than before!

At this moment, the human race's heavens and earth, the human race's will, the human race's history, the human race's destiny, all bless the surroundings of the Empress!

Terrifying aura, heaven-shaking momentum, rises on the Empress, soaring to the sky!

This is a situation that has never appeared on past Ancient Emperors in the countless years since the Ancient Emperor Xuanyou.

The Ancient Emperor Star beneath her burns even more fiercely!

At the same time, while the human race is soaring in momentum in the dawn, in another domain very far from the human race, it is in the dark night!

Everything is opposite!

This is the Heaven-Swallowing Domain!

In the Imperial Capital of the Heaven-Swallowing Clan, that thousand-zhang figure standing in the Imperial Palace is collapsing, countless fresh blood flowing from his body, drowning all directions!

Around him float countless Heaven-Swallowing Clan members, each with a look of horror, extremely anxious!

But they are powerless!

And the sense of weakness is incomparably obvious on their Emperor!

Half a moment later, this Heaven-Swallowing Emperor slowly opens his eyes!

"I am fine!"

A hoarse voice comes out, but everyone sees that he is not fine, but his situation is serious; in reality, it is indeed so, his injuries are extremely heavy, and he needs to go into seclusion immediately!

"You all..."

The Heaven-Swallowing Emperor endures his injuries; he needs to arrange many things before going into seclusion, but the moment he opens his mouth, his heart shakes violently, and a strong sense of crisis erupts!

He immediately raises his head, gazing at the dark night sky above, a look of shock appearing on his expression!

"This is..."

Before he can finish speaking, a muttering sound comes from the sky above his head!

"The

Before the words were finished, a murmuring sound suddenly came from the sky above!

"The Qi of the Two Rites of Supreme Yang merges with the Eye of the Ancient God, becoming the light of the starry sky shining upon Wanggu, casting a projection into the realm of the Underworld God!"

"Honor the name of the Lord of the Sun, the sacred candle-shining of the universe's heavens!"

"Descend the gate here."

Once this murmur emerged, the heaven and earth of the Heaven-Swallowing Clan's imperial palace shook, and a terrifying, indescribably vast might descended from the void, arriving here, descending upon the entire Heaven-Swallowing Domain!

An illusory but clear scene appeared on the firmament above the Heaven-Swallowing Emperor!

It replaced the heaven here, replaced the Dao here, and replaced everything here!

Within that scene was a world filled with eeriness and mystery!

One could see towering giant trees emitting rich divine fluctuations, one could see exotic beasts with intense divinity, and one could see ancient temples that were tall and indescribable!

Frozen seas, gaseous lands, human-shaped clouds, octopus-like living spirits of the sun and moon, and giant birds with wings covering the sky!

Each one was immensely huge and varied in form!

And in the deepest part, one could see a terrifying, heaven-startling sphere with a massive body, fully ten thousand miles in size!

This sphere was entirely black, covered in countless tentacles, constantly writhing; within a half-closed eye, an eerie light flickered, as if it could see through time and space!

The voice emanating from the sphere was deep and resonant, like thunder rolling in the clouds!

With its writhing, the entire world trembled, the earth collapsed, the ocean churned, and the sky burned!

Furthermore, on the surface of that black sphere, countless faces emerged, all chanting and shouting words like the murmur from before!

It was precisely... the Divine Realm of Zhuzhao.

The next instant, the black meat-ball within shot out countless tentacles, abruptly extending from the scene; each tentacle radiated the power of divine authority, ignoring laws and traversing the void!

The Heaven-Swallowing Emperor's expression changed, his body retreating rapidly, while simultaneously raising

his hand, the momentum of his sovereignty descended!

Changing heaven and earth, it seemed as if he had carved out a piece of space-time from the world, becoming his own universe!

But the black light of those tentacles flashed, and the black meat-ball within actually leaped out from the Divine Realm, devouring the universe and shrouding him!

Endless tentacles spread crazily, binding him in an instant!

In the blink of an eye, the already severely injured Heaven-Swallowing Emperor was dragged into the Divine Realm!

Subsequently, amidst the horrified exclamations of the surrounding Heaven-Swallowing clansmen, figures of various races descended one after another from this Divine Realm of Zhuzhao!

The number was no less than several hundred thousand.

Some of these figures were filled with malevolent Qi and fierce flames, some were expressionless like ordinary people, and some contained gentle smiles!

Their temperaments and races were diverse, but what they had in common was that they were all heaven-proud figures who had performed bloody spectacles in their own lands!

They were all the members of Zhuzhao from various races within the Wanggu Continent.

And besides them, there were even more eerie existences among the arrivals!

These existences were all clad in black robes, covering their bodies, but the aura they revealed was chillingly shocking, as if they were ancient ghosts from the Underworld!

Their bodies emitted black mist, swirling around them, turning into various demons, which was shocking to behold!

There were even some whose bodies seemed to be fused from plants, each either tall or eerie, some human-shaped, some beast-shaped, their entire bodies emitting the exotic quality unique to gods!

If Xu Qing were here, he would definitely recognize them at a glance!

These were precisely the divine test subjects he had seen before.

And after arriving here, these evil cultivators revealed eerie glows in their eyes, emitting ferocious laughter!

"Is this the place the Crown Prince chose for us!"

"The aura is indeed very wonderful..."

"Then, let the slaughter begin; follow the Crown Prince's order and turn all life here into flesh and blood material."

During their speech, all the arrivals flickered and charged in all directions!

In an instant, while the human race attracted countless gazes, a shocking massacre unfolded within the Heaven-Swallowing Imperial Capital, and it quickly spread to the entire domain!

Having lost their Emperor and their four strongest Heavenly Kings, this Heaven-Swallowing Clan, which originally possessed significant power, faced the full arrival of the Zhuzhao organization, the divine test subjects capable of self-detonation, and the Divine Realm appearing across the entire firmament...

Their fate could be imagined!

Especially... those eerie existences within the firmament's Divine Realm, who actually descended from the sky, scattering terror across this land!

The entire Heaven-Swallowing Domain was in endless catastrophe.