Chapter 329: Dark Turmoil

Could you be that person, yet you didn't cut yourself off—how did you survive to the present?

Several supremes seemed to recall something; in their cold expressions, they rarely showed a hint of shock.

They vaguely guessed the white-clad woman's identity, but even more unbelievable was that she had not done as they had.

They had not cut off part of their origin, yet they had survived for ages!

Pa!

In response, the white-clad woman acted as if she hadn't heard; this time she raised her palm and simultaneously struck at everyone, hoping to stop the dark turmoil.

Hah, at my level I fear no one; the one who could kill me hasn't been born yet!

The Stone Emperor was burly; waving the Wild Heaven Halberd, he slashed down and deflected the opponent's attack.

But those laws were too terrifying; even his hand gripping the Imperial Weapon couldn't help going numb.

Do you think you alone can resist us?

The Master of the Reincarnation Sea Capital and several others all looked contemptuous, raising their hands to counter with an attack capable of opening heaven and earth.

I had expected a world-shaking battle, but soon the Wild Lord became muddled-eyed, his gaze unfocused, and then he actually formed an Immortal Cocoon on the spot.

They had tried attacking the Immortal Cocoon, finding that any assault landing on it would be dissolved by a Dao-transforming power into various laws, which were then absorbed by it.

You want to break through using us? Dream on! Uh, the crack in the dais has expanded again—no time to waste on you.

Several supremes knew their time was short; they immediately gave a cold glance, then continued toward a direction, beginning to reap countless beings! The most terrifying dark turmoil in history erupted completely!

Among them, some were not participating in the dark turmoil for the first time, and they had all once protected this universe, so they were well versed.

Ah… don't…

The Lord of the Reincarnation Sea pointed at a Life Gu Xing; with a casual flick, billions of beings instantly shattered—in his view, it was as easy as crushing a nest of ants! On the Gu Xing, corpses littered the wild, blood stained millions of miles, everywhere was desolate; nine-tenths of young lives perished, only some children and elders survived.

Waa… my children… who can come save us…

Human Emperor, Eternal Universe Great Emperor, Void Great Emperor—where exactly are you? Quickly manifest your divine traces!

People wailed; women and children collapsed in pools of blood, their faces filled with despair and sorrow, tears streaming as they struggled to crawl toward their loved ones.

You possess such cultivation in vain; the disasters you have caused today will one day befall you!

Heaven is truly blind, letting you vermin attain the Dao!

A cultivator with a reference-like appearance tightly shielded several children beneath him; his eye sockets were now red, he held back nothing, and cursed those beasts.

Hehe…

In response, the Master of Reincarnation merely sneered, looking at the human purgatory, his face showing only numbness and ruthlessness.

He too had once protected all beings, but as his lifespan neared its end and his death approached, he grew afraid, filled with reluctance and terror.

To become an immortal, he severed his own path, reduced his cultivation, then lurked in the Reincarnation Sea's endless eons, merely awaiting the proper time.

Unfortunately, they were mistaken in this lifetime; to continue their self-sealing, they would not hesitate to launch the dark turmoil, letting countless beings float as corpses.

Hum!

As he inhaled, countless white mists rose from the Gu Xing, which he swallowed down to repair his Dao marks.

But this was far from enough; he did not linger, turned and left, almost in a single step descending onto another life-bearing star field.

Several supreme beings walked the cosmos; wherever they passed, beings suffered, countless lives fell, and their life essences were mercilessly harvested.

Are those saints hiding? What use is it? It's just a matter of setting out earlier or later.

After the Stone Emperor blood-washed two star domains, he cruelly laughed.

Compared to ordinary people, a saint's life essence is purer and stronger; to them it is undoubtedly a fine 'tonic'.

Pfft…

Having said that, he glanced at a distant void, pointed a finger, and the several saints hidden there instantly shattered, unable to escape.

Faced with an existence like the Stone Emperor, even if billions of saints came, they would be slaughtered like ants, powerless to resist.

It's time to visit some ancient Life Gu Xing.

His divine voice spread through the universe, intimidating the six directions and eight extremes; all who heard felt a chill from head to toe, giving rise to despair and fear.

This place is not ordinary; it actually has so many Imperial Formations guarding it—no wonder the Emperor of old placed Dragon Mountain here.

Meanwhile, the Master of Reincarnation arrived at a Gu Xing, looked down at the blue planet before him, and unexpectedly felt an inexplicable vastness.

It seems this Gu Xing ought to have been boundlessly vast, but for some unknown reason it was sealed into its present form.

What surprised him further was that this place actually possessed several Great Emperor Killing Formations, which had now revived, as if they had been anticipating his arrival.

Void, Eternal Universe, Amitabha… and the Virtuous Heavenly Honored One?

When he arrived at the mighty pass known as Hangu Pass, he saw four seemingly familiar figures on it, and his expression involuntarily changed.

The four on the city walls were all mighty; long ago they had already reached the rank of Quasi-Emperor, yet now, with Earth in peril, they actually chose to die defending it.

Those Imperial Formations are precisely what they are controlling!

What you say differs, old man; I am none other than Li Er.

Amitabha, the humble monk Shakyamuni.

I am not the Void; people call me Shennong…

Several people kept calm expressions, shaking their heads to indicate they were not those the Master of Reincarnation spoke of.

Interesting, this is truly a good place to raise corpses; I will patronize it when the time comes.

The Master of Reincarnation smiled, pondered a moment, then turned and left.

Earth has multiple Imperial Formations guarding it, plus that heroic protector; even if he could breach it, he would naturally have to pay a heavy price, which to him is not worth it.

Hehe, finally we've arrived.

The Light-Dark Supreme arrived at the Zi Wei Star Domain; his eyes involuntarily flashed with sharp light, extremely stern.

If he could harvest the life of this place, the injuries he could repair would be absolutely more effective than the combined effect of the several Gu Xings he had previously blood-washed! 'Waa… great Human Emperor… please manifest, your people need your protection…'

The beings of Zi Wei wept bitterly, bowed down in utmost reverence, praying that the Human Emperor would manifest again to protect them.

Boom!

Just as he pressed his hand down, above the Zi Wei Star Region, peerless killing intent burst forth, heaven and earth were shrouded by the Emperor's Dao laws, and a Great Emperor Killing Array was reviving!

Hum!

This killing array is too terrifying, peerlessly horrifying; at the moment of its revival, heaven and earth lost color, and throughout the cosmic void, all were shrouded by killing intent, strand after strand, capable of slaying the heavens.

At this moment, various immortal lights flew about, various forbidden powers surged, countless stars exploded and fell, the boundless imperial might hung like an upside-down galaxy, terrifying and boundless! Most importantly, besides the endless killing intent, this Great Emperor Killing Array actually had an aura of severing time flowing through.

Pfft...

The Light-Dark Supreme could not dodge in time; one arm was strangled by the killing array, and instantly divine blood spurted three thousand li, a shocking sight.

Damn it!

Looking at his blood-soaked arm, his face turned grim to the extreme; even though his heart seethed with rage, he could only suppress it for now. 'This time I'll spare you.'

His time was short, he couldn't waste it here; just as he sought to break the flawless Great Emperor Killing Array, he very well might also reach the end of his life.

'This is... could it be the Human Emperor manifesting a divine trace, or has someone else intervened?'

The people of the Zi Wei Star Region managed to escape this calamity, all staring agape, looking up at the killing array above; although they didn't know whose hand it was from, they also devoutly bowed down.

Ah!

Don't...

In the universe, scenes of unimaginable carnage constantly unfolded, wails filling the air, deafening to the point of causing hearing loss.

Tract after tract of ancient lands were bathed in blood, ruthlessly harvested, leaving only one in ten of life remaining; those were the 'seeds' deliberately left by the Supreme.

Allow the lingering 'seeds' to continue propagating, awaiting the next consumption.

Pfft...

Besides the ancient lands of life, those sages hiding away were also under the Supreme's notice; as soon as they drew near, they could quickly be detected.

With a point of his finger, each expert above the sage level exploded one after another, without doubt; subsequently, their life essence was sucked dry in a single gulp by the Supreme.

'An old quasi-emperor has fallen...'

Even quasi-emperors were no exception; soon news of a quasi-emperor's fall spread.

In an instant, the hearts of all races in the universe trembled, they were utterly despairing, horrified; even experts of this level could not escape—how could they resist?

'You've hidden really well; I will surely find you sooner or later.'

Of course, some forces had foresight; years ago they relocated their sect, shielding themselves with a supreme formation, and sank into the unknown void.

For example, the several major life forbidden zones of Beidou, the Jiang family, and the Ji family had long since moved from their ancestral lands, hiding themselves with a Great Emperor formation.

'You disgrace the Overlord Body!'

Upon seeing the Great Accomplished Holy Body not only fail to resist the dark turmoil with its life, but instead join the Supreme's ranks, the Great Accomplished Holy Body flew into a rage, its thick black hair whipping wildly, its battle intent flooding the heavens.

But he is now locked in a life-and-death struggle with the Longevity Heavenly Sovereign, able only to watch helplessly as all beings wail in grief, his heart filled with despair and sorrow.

'You're too inflexible.'

However, the Great Accomplished Overlord Body paid no heed, joining the dark age and massively harvesting life.

'The Human Ancient Road has been bathed in blood, many ancient passes slaughtered clean...'

'The Eternal Star Region has been breached, only one in ten remains...'

'Another three Starry Ancient Roads have been cut off, blood flowing like rivers!'

'The Gou Chen Gu Xing has been destroyed; not a single sage survived.'

As one piece of bad news after another spread, the remaining living beings grew numb; many ceased resistance, knowing that was nothing but a dying struggle.

(ps: After thinking for a long time, I still decided to bathe these places in blood; otherwise I couldn't highlight the misery of the dark turmoil.) 'These are far from enough; the true feast has only just begun!'

Later, the several Supremes turned their gaze to those imperial weapons, intending to shatter them, then absorb the divine essences within, or fuse them into their own weapons.

Boom—!

Soon after, the imperial weapons of the Divine Dynasty and Ancient Emperor Dynasty within the Beidou Four Great Dynasties revived, clashing with the Supremes, but in the end they were all shattered.

Even these two dynasties were not spared; they were annihilated by the Supreme, leaving only some 'hope' sparks.

Bang!

Soon, another unknown imperial weapon was blown to pieces; its fragments and divine essences were completely absorbed.

But this act also enraged other imperial weapons; that very day, several imperial weapons revived, killing in from all corners of the universe! Imperial weapons share a certain specific connection; now, as they are destroyed one after another, other imperial weapons across the universe are awakened, seeking a life-or-death showdown with the Supreme.

Hum!

Whoosh!

The Xi Huang Ta, the Supreme Emperor Sword, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, and the Human Emperor Seal transformed into the most gorgeous immortal light, slicing through the universe to arrive, illuminating all realms, the ancient emperors' might pervading! 'Boom—!'

The emperors' might permeated, sweeping across the nine heavens and ten earths, making hearts tremble; several imperial weapons were completely revived, unleashing their most terrifying killing moves, striking at several Supremes.

'We can refine you, and we can also destroy you!'

The Stone Emperor scoffed, but even while facing several imperial weapons besieging him, he found it somewhat troublesome; a moment's carelessness left a bloodstain on his arm.

Worse still, he was struck by the Human Emperor Seal, coughing up blood profusely, his rage intensifying.

Pfft!

At this moment, the Longevity Heavenly Sovereign and the Great Accomplished Holy Body determined the victor; both were pierced through by the other, their vitality waning.

'Heh, I suppose I am the longest-lived living being?'

On his deathbed, the Longevity Heavenly Sovereign muttered to himself, expending his last strength to leave this place, unwilling to let the Great Accomplished Holy Body fall beneath a stretch of starry sky.

And the Great Accomplished Holy Body was pierced through the brow by the Longevity Immortal Sword, its golden qi and blood utterly exhausted, ultimately destined to wither.

At this moment, he was drenched in blood, his golden body hair shedding and burning, possessing an aura that could swallow mountains and rivers, a magnificent and towering figure!

'In the mythic era there was dark turmoil, in antiquity there was, in the primordial age there was; it never ceases, yet I have reached the end of my life.'

'The world calls me the Human Holy Body, yet I feel unworthy; in this life I have failed to quell the turmoil, only able to listen helplessly as all beings wail in grief, but I have exhausted my strength.'

His tone sorrowful, he gazed upon the universe; ancient lands withered one after another, he had no strength left to wage war, no power to quell the dark turmoil, and thus he collapsed into a pool of blood.

He spent his whole life at war; this is not the first time he has faced the dark turmoil, and now the dark turmoil has reappeared in the world, and he shed his last drop of blood for humanity!

"The Holy Body lives up to the words 'human race'; respectfully seeing off the Great Accomplishment Holy Body..."

"The Great Accomplishment Holy Body has never failed the human race!"

Across the universe, mournful cries rose; they bowed in that direction, weeping loudly, bidding farewell to this figure worthy of all humanity's reverence.

Even Ye Fan far away could not help hot tears streaming down; he, too, a Holy Body, felt an inexplicable sorrow at this moment, unable to restrain himself.

"We can no longer ignore this!"

At Hangu Pass, those four also had tears streaming down their faces, with no more reservations, they resolutely left this place to go confront those several Supremes.

"Void… is it you who has returned?"

The Stone Emperor coldly gazed at one of those mighty men; for a moment, he seemed to see the silhouette of the Void Great Emperor.

One could clearly feel that a fervent heat had risen in his eyes, a yearning for imperial blood…

"Just pretend it is so."

The middle-aged man called the Void Great Emperor had firm eyes, exuding an unshakable fighting spirit, his steps steady as he strode toward the Supreme.

I wrote these three chapters following the original's pacing; I had no choice—if I had written otherwise, even more people would have scolded…

(End of chapter)