Chapter 496: Dragon Sovereign's Final Peak, Fragmented Saint Manifests

Interesting, though not something I can investigate right now.

Du En continued to move forward, thinking only this to himself.

He still remembered all that had just happened, not for any other reason, but because the Holy Spirit had secretly opened a small window for him, allowing him to observe through the perspective of the Emperor and thereby leave a general impression.

Because at this current point in time, she could be said to be the Emperor, so she was able to borrow power to perform small actions without anyone noticing, especially after the Emperor had been dealt with by the correction of the tribulation; the remaining Undying Dao of the Demon Emperor no longer contained any of His components.

Of course, this Dao has now been abandoned by the Holy Spirit once again, pressed back into the deepest depths of the Boundless Sea of Principles.

Her assistance in breaking the shell on the spot also came to an end here.

Or rather, she did not actually break the shell just now; it was only when the Dark God chased the light into the past, in that blurred and ambiguous realm of time and space, that she was able to poke her head out.

"Or perhaps it should be said, was the correction of the Heavenly Principles already brewing at that time?"

Because of the actions of the Immortal World, the current human world should not have any obvious manifestation of will, such as Heavenly Punishment or Heavenly Tribulation.

Various fundamental principles lay dormant in the deepest depths, like settings that had been shelved.

And because the Undying Dao of the Demon Emperor was a Great Dao that could have ascended to immortality, and corresponding individuals happened to exist at both ends of the past and present, plus the method of tracing the past that True Monarch Chengru somehow concocted, they were able to slip through the cracks and achieve this, causing the basic principles of heaven and earth to surge and emerge once again.

But it could not be done directly, so they needed to borrow the Holy Spirit, the current legitimate Emperor.

Therefore, although it involved the principles of heaven and earth, it should actually be called a rebellion of the Demon Emperor's Great Dao, merely dragging along the Orthodox Law of Heaven and Earth, looking like a correction of Heavenly Punishment.

As a Golden Crow sharing the same origin as her, Du En was still in a state of dual-use of divine abilities, his field of vision higher than normal, and as he pondered, he felt a sudden realization.

There was no need to worry too much about her being targeted by the Supremes, because in the chaotic situation just now—Supreme Luoyu chasing the four Supremes, True Monarch Chengru backstabbing Supreme Luoyu, and the Emperor encountering backlash and correction—it was extremely complex, and no Supreme should be able to withstand the fluctuation of the principles to investigate and find anything.

After all, if they could really transcend the basic framework of heaven and earth, the Supremes would have long since broken through the boundary and ascended; how could they be holed up in this narrow, immeasurable human world fighting for hegemony?

Of course, even True Monarch Chengru could find cracks and start to trigger the long-dormant principles of heaven and earth... Is the world changing drastically, and the path to immortality reopening?

He pondered very calmly.

There was no need to say anything of thanks to the Holy Spirit; he only wished for her to hatch and return again soon.

She replied with a gentle murmur before falling into a deep sleep, also wishing for all his actions to go smoothly.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

"One old immortal is one thing, but what is going on with five of them coming at once?!"

"Ah! You old things, you truly deserve to die, ah!!!"

The Sinful Dragon no longer had the Sun God Fire on its body, but it did not feel fortunate for a single moment, because what followed immediately was the Five Great Dragon Sovereigns, who had no other thoughts but to purge the sect, unleashing the Five Elements Torrent!

At the first encounter, it was submerged, with no way to escape.

The inheritance and destiny of the Dragon Race were all dissolved and stripped away, and then the purging of this evil obstacle began.

Due to touching upon the undying and inextinguishable nature of the resentment, it was able to forcibly hold on for a wave, but it soon discovered that something was wrong.

The other side could disintegrate the foundation of its existence!

Why?

Because the Five Great Dragon Sovereigns were all dead.

This is the first point.

Being able to drill into the logical loophole of the resentment's undying nature—that is, death killing death, does that count as killing?

Because the Golden Dragon Venerable was once an evil entity as well.

This is the second point.

Although there had been self-slashing by borrowing power, it had permeated too deeply after all, and the foundation that could still exist now could be said to be the evil entity itself; how could it be slashed clean?

Because there was also the Supreme Dao Method that could only be performed when the Five Great Dragon Sovereigns were gathered.

This is the third, most critical point: "Oh oh oh oh! It is the Great Five Elements Positive and Negative Reversal..."

The Sinful Dragon recalled the scene in the residual inheritance projection where the Five Great Dragon Kings had once, with doubt and unease, remonstrated and asked the Five Great Dragon Sovereigns.

At that time, the Five Great Dragon Sovereigns believed they had already penetrated the Great Dao; they dared not say they surpassed the former dragons, but five-in-one, jointly performing the Supreme Dao Method, they could also rival the God Sovereigns and wrestle with them!

This was also the confidence the Dragon Race had in daring to dominate at that time.

After all, in their understanding and cognition, the God Sovereign was the ceiling of the human world; even that high sun in the sky was nothing more than being within this realm.

Who knew they would directly encounter the indescribable Supremes, and before they could even use their trump cards, they became a footnote to their oppression of the human world.

Although using it wouldn't have been of much use, they would still have some regrets, so now, thanks to the Emperor's cross-time assistance, the Five Great Dragon Sovereigns gathered again; naturally, they did not hold back, wanting to formally leave their strongest posture in the history books of heaven and earth—the root of their former arrogance!

Thus, the Sinful Dragon suffered, and the Ten Thousand Star Sinful Fetus was also watching closely.

It had thought itself transcendent, but today it had seen quite a lot, and only then did it notice that it might not be so transcendent.

First, the Emperor could kill It; that blind eye now was the evidence, already a fixed phenomenon that had not been corrected.

Of course, this was mainly because the Orthodox Law of Heaven and Earth did not recognize or accept It, making it difficult to directly interfere with It.

Then, not to mention the Supremes; although it was only a fleeting glimpse, the moment It was watched and looked back at them, fear arose spontaneously, and Its thoughts and will seemed to freeze.

Finally, even that umbilical cord that was originally only supplying blood to It could erupt with God Sovereign-level power; if it weren't for that thieving reptile acting as a scapegoat, I fear it would have fallen upon It!

After all, It was only at the level of a Sinful Fetus now, far from being fully developed.

"Ah!!!"

After emitting a final scream, the Sinful Dragon, under intense scrutiny, was dissolved and shredded, and ultimately died.

Or rather, it was not death in the usual sense, because it had neither the life of a life source nor the death of the underworld; similar to the resentment, originating from the undying nature of the resentment, its true form... principle? In the closely watching gaze, it was as if a piece of mottled, fallen, evil, and perhaps something else, flowed out from the terminated Five Elements tide, and then abruptly disappeared, as if returning to the Boundless Sea of Principles.

The Golden Dragon Venerable watched silently, wanting to lift its eyes to look expectantly at the other side one last time—the convergence point of the Dragon Race's destiny—but it could not do so in the end; as it lifted its eyes halfway, it quietly turned into nothingness along with the receding Five Elements tide.

The Five Great Dragon Sovereigns, from this point on, became history.

"Hee!"

Before Sheng Zhaoshui and the others had a chance to ponder and digest, suddenly, a giggling sound was heard, carrying thick malice and glee, making the human and the god realize with a start that the greatest disaster had not yet been resolved!

It was truly because the series of developments just now were too eye-catching, and there were other interference factors like the correction of principles, that both of them had unknowingly ignored the Ten Thousand Star Sinful Fetus! It should have been the focus of their targeting, the biggest and most heavyweight "protagonist" of this scene... They looked up abruptly, their pupils shrinking.

Because the Sinful Fetus was pursing its lips at this moment, actually sucking out the mottled piece that the Sinful Dragon had turned into after death, and into its mouth, swallowing it impatiently. Boom! Accompanied by a loud vibration, the Prison-Suppressing Nail stuck in its body shattered directly, falling as pieces of scrap iron, and then being corroded and dissolved in the newly surging tide of malice.

Hee hee hee! Now that the Supremes, the Emperor, and the Dragon Sovereigns are no longer present, who else can stop me! The Ten Thousand Star Sinful Fetus opened its eyes wide, returning to the rampant posture of being childishly evil and unrestrained as it was at the beginning, its gaze falling on the human and the god in the Grand Profound Total Truth Heaven, and then suddenly shifting to Du En, who had been approaching since before, but because the distance was too far, it would take countless years to travel by turning into light.

If not for his Sun Giant posture in the first half, he likely wouldn't have even made it halfway by now, and the remaining half is, quite obviously, a distance he cannot cross!

Sheng Zhaoshui was thinking of activating the Grand Profound Total Truth Heaven to fish the person back and then immediately run away.

After all, incidents were occurring one after another, and the current situation was truly perilous! But watching from afar, he still restrained his impulse.

Firstly, Du En's calm back seemed to possess great confidence.

Secondly, just as True Monarch had long been prepared, and An Shen had a contingency to welcome the Emperor Venerable's descent, Du En surely had one as well; that must be his source of confidence.

"But, does he really have one?"

An Shen muttered to himself at this moment, his voice extremely faint, causing Sheng Zhaoshui's expression to change slightly.

Normally, there should be one.

Moreover, that ink lock floating in the cosmic region was quietly approaching Du En.

This might just be a sign.

The Ten Thousand Star Sinister Fetus narrowed its eyes, exerting force to break free from the Underworld Shackles while shaking its body.

That's right, it was now able to shake, and thus the void produced tidal waves; an invisible, surging impact rippled outward, directly submerging that ink lock.

With one wave gathering strength, it intended to crush it to pieces.

Snap! Fracture.

Boom! Shattered!

Sheng Zhaoshui and An Shen both had their gazes shift.

Especially the former, who still held a glimmer of hopeful expectation.

Because the means prepared by True Monarch could not possibly be destroyed so easily; there must be other corresponding schemes, just waiting for the enemy to destroy them! That's right!

It must be like this...

Then, that situation did not occur; everything was calm and undisturbed, appearing incomparably peaceful.

Why would it be like this?

It shouldn't be this way!

Sheng Zhaoshui felt a sincere wavering in his trust toward the True Monarch above him for the first time; he had always been so brilliant and resourceful in the past, so why did things go wrong now? He had no way to speculate, no leads to follow; the more he thought, the more he would waver, along with a sense of shame and guilt that welled up spontaneously. After all, if he were like Du En, always able to endure higher and more intense pressure and pain, he wouldn't have let that lock slip from his hands earlier.

An Shen's eyes also dimmed slightly.

Having paid so much, and suffering such unimaginable denial and trauma, was everything to be in vain in the end?

Although his will was firm and his schemes deep, he couldn't help but sigh at this moment, thinking of the various failures back in his hometown, the Source Life Star Realm.

So then, Sister, Holy God, this time, can you take action to help your apostle?

He shifted part of his gaze toward the other end, searching for the direction of his hometown amidst the aimless drifting.

What could still be counted on now was perhaps the contingency True Monarch gave to Du En.

Facing the mocking gaze cast by the Ten Thousand Star Sinister Fetus, he was also very decisive, taking it out.

An extremely ordinary jade slip.

Four Spirits Sealing Restriction!

Du En had not practiced it, but he could put on a show; at this moment, he held it high and suddenly activated it.

Activate what? The human gods focused their attention once more.

The Sinister Fetus was genuinely concerned.

Then, stars suddenly lit up and flashed in the southeast, west, and north.

The Seven Mansions of the Eastern Palace.

Roar!!! An invisible dragon's roar echoed; a cyan divine dragon emerged in the connected light of the stars as a phantom image, wondrous and extraordinary—it was the Eastern Azure Dragon, one of the Four Saint True Spirits.

No, another dragon?! The Ten Thousand Star Sinister Fetus was immediately shocked, shifting its gaze away from Du En, beginning to retract its malice and prepare for battle.

It knew that these three fellows who had run to its doorstep all hid some kind of means, which was why it had only stared at Du En just now and hadn't eaten him right away.

After all, if he exploded inside its stomach, that would be miserable, with no room for maneuver! It had a prior record of this; the Deceased Emperor had previously used this to secretly steal a bit of its Primal Blood—how could it forget the lesson so quickly?

After the Azure Dragon, came the White Tiger.

"Roar!"

Far more fierce and resonant than the Golden Dragon Venerable, it unleashed the solemnity of metal that reforms the heavens; within the Seven Mansions of the Western Palace, a mighty White Tiger phantom image suddenly lunged out.

Its roar echoed, making the human gods and the Sinister Fetus feel like they were sitting on pins and needles, with a stinging sensation all over their bodies! The Azure Dragon was still relatively gentle, but the moment the White Tiger appeared, it brought a might that was truly comparable to an Emperor Venerable! The Ten Thousand Star Sinister Fetus was somewhat numb by now.

No, another one? Why is this mortal world so perilous, with one fellow after another appearing who can make it feel suffocated and afraid?

"Hiss~"

"Awoo~"

From the position of the Northern Palace, among the seven mansions, a snake tail emerged first, its gaze cold, followed by a tortoise body, stepping through the void, taking shape; it looked toward the Ten Thousand Star Sinister Fetus from afar, its silence seemingly hiding a sinister chill that made the Fetus feel cold to the bone, daring not to ignore it at all.

The Black Tortoise had also manifested!

By now, three of the Four Saint True Spirits had appeared, and only the Southern Palace Vermilion Bird was missing to complete the set; at that time, the twenty-eight star mansions would shine upon each other, and the ancient Four Spirits Legacy Art would reappear in the world, forming the Four Walls Twenty-Eight Star Mansions Sealing Forbidden Domain.

The sealing choice envisioned by True Monarch was, in the event that all other arrangements failed, to use the legacy power and Dao laws of the ancient Four Saint Venerables to seal the Ten Thousand Star Sinister Fetus within this empty cosmic region.

In this way, it would be unable to grow further, unable to parasitize the heavens and earth again, and unable to wreak havoc on the mortal world again, only waiting for him to finish preparing and return to kill it! It wasn't that the Four Saint Art couldn't be used to attempt a kill, but True Monarch understood that if it still couldn't be killed under all these means, then it only proved that the time for the Ten Thousand Star Sinister Fetus to die had not yet come; it was a matter of fate, and there was a Supreme decree—in short, the conditions were not yet met.

That was why the sealing was predetermined from the start.

(End of chapter)