Chapter 366

Impossible…… this is impossible!

The old emperor violently shook his head, trying to drive this terrifying thought from his mind.

"You're deceiving me! You're disturbing my Dao-heart; I have already touched the threshold of a sage, my power is real! I will now crush you, and let you watch how I rule the world!"

He roared, thrusting both hands forward violently.

The nine purple-gold qi fortune divine dragons encircling him let out a heaven-shaking roar, carrying a terrifying pressure capable of destroying heaven and earth, as they swooped down to slaughter Gu Yuan below!

However, just as the old emperor forcibly activated the extreme national fortune origin within his body, preparing to kill Gu Yuan with a single strike—

An anomaly, suddenly arose!

Pfft——!

The old emperor's body stiffened violently, his formerly ruddy face instantly turning ashen as paper!

"What…… what is happening?!"

The old emperor, terrified to the point of despair, lowered his head to look at his own hands and body.

What he saw was that his originally radiant purple-gold imperial dharma manifestation, which had been indestructible, was now dimming at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even more frightening, within the depths of his dantian dao-fruit, countless dense gray-black spots had appeared at some unknown time!

These gray-black spots emitted an aura of utter stillness, decay, and destruction.

They were like venomous snakes lurking for countless days and nights, finally revealing their ferocious fangs when the old emperor pushed his power to its peak!

Those nine qi fortune divine dragons that had originally lunged at Gu Yuan let out a mournful wail in midair.

Their purple-gold scales began to slough off en masse, and in less than three breaths the nine divine dragons transformed into nine foul-smelling gray-black tentacles that tightly coiled around the old emperor's body!

"Ah!!"

The old emperor let out a wail even more shrill than Yin Zhen's earlier scream.

"Annihilation source power…… this is annihilation source power! Why do I have this in my body?! I clearly never touched that bastard's power!"

The old emperor writhed in agony in midair, desperately trying to sever his link with the Great Yin's national fortune, only to discover that the 《Dragon Qi Return to Origin Technique》 was now like an uncloseable black hole, forcibly pouring the already contaminated qi fortune of the Great Yin Divine Dynasty into his body without cease!

"Because, this cultivation method was originally created to produce annihilation source power."

Gu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, watching the old emperor writhing in agony in midair, his eyes icy cold without a trace of warmth.

"The 《Dragon Qi Return to Origin Technique》? The name sounds nice, but as this young master sees it, it's a technique that devours all power and converts it into annihilation source power."

Gu Yuan's voice, though not loud, clearly entered the ears of the old emperor, the crown prince, and Consort Shu.

"Do you think you're the player? Do you think you're stealing the national fortune? No, you're merely a chosen 'fortunate one'."

Gu Yuan stepped forward slowly, and beneath his feet a chaotic green lotus blossomed once more: "The hierarchy of this world is actually not high."

"Here, your so-called second-rank grand scholars, first-rank quasi-sages, and even the transcendence of sages you dream of…… are merely a 17th-realm ultimate sage at best; above that lie several more realms, and such realms, in my Gu Family…… are not exactly everywhere, but they are common enough."

"In the eyes of true powerhouses, beings of your level don't even qualify as cannon fodder."

Upon hearing this, the crown prince and Consort Shu were shocked, their eyes widening.

In their understanding, a sage is a supreme deity who created heaven and earth and is omnipotent.

Yet from Lord Gu's mouth, they sound so weak and pathetic?

The old emperor, while spitting black blood, stared fixedly at Gu Yuan, his eyes full of reluctance and doubt.

"Since…… since they are weak…… why…… why would they go to such lengths…… to scheme against me……"

The old emperor forced out a few words through gritted teeth.

"Because the laws of this world are very strange."

A glint of sharpness flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes: "Although the upper limit of this heaven and earth is low, the span of its laws is extremely great."

"Second-rank grand scholars possess only about 11th or 12th-realm strength, yet upon becoming first-rank quasi-sages they can instantly jump to the 16th or 17th-realm level; such a span is rare indeed."

"Therefore, this young master speculates that when you, old emperor, relying on that incomplete evil technique, devoured the entire Great Yin's national fortune and broke through to the so-called transcendence of sages…… what do you think will happen next?"

Gu Yuan did not wait for the old emperor's reply, but directly gave the answer.

"You will feel invincible under heaven, you will go to pacify the demon tribes of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, and you will gather all the world's qi fortune, vitality, and fate into yourself."

"By then you might become an 18th-realm supreme, or even a 20th-realm true immortal, and then contemplate flying upward to a broader immortal realm……"

Gu Yuan's mouth curled into a cruel cold smile,

"but you don't realize that, whether supreme or true immortal, facing them…… you are nothing but a lamb awaiting slaughter."

"They wait for you to reach the true immortal realm, voluntarily give up the chance to become an immortal king…… and then they will collect your corpse."

Gu Yuan's smile faded, his gaze becoming profoundly deep and icy.

"And those who come to reap you…… their organization is called——Zang Tian Ge."

Boom—rumble—!

At the instant those three words 'Zang Tian Ge' left Gu Yuan's mouth—

The entire Great Yin Divine Dynasty's heaven and earth seemed to sense some indescribable great terror, suddenly emitting a mournful cry to the utmost extreme!

What was originally just a sky over the capital covered in dark clouds suddenly split open, without warning, into a pitch-black rift tens of thousands of zhang long!

Within that rift there was no starlight, no spiritual energy, only endless void, and an utter stillness so extreme that a single glance would cause one's soul to collapse.

"What…… what is this?!"

Under this pressure, the surviving heavenly dao laws of the Great Yin Divine Dynasty, still struggling, were like a mouse encountering a cat, emitting a trembling whimper and instantly shattering into countless specks of light.

Within the capital, countless magnificent palaces collapsed in an instant.

The old emperor ceased his tumbling in midair, his eyes already filled with gray-black mist, staring fixedly at the rift in the sky.

Only at this moment did he truly understand that everything Gu Yuan had said was true.

He, this emperor who thought he controlled the world, before true horror was not even worth a speck of dust.