Chapter 181: Heavenly Human Broken, A Battle of Life and Death!

At this moment, within the Human North Territory, every living creature felt a sense of impending catastrophe in their hearts.

Above the firmament, one could only see endless clouds and winds rolling in reverse.

And between the Red Lotus Demon Venerable and Zhou Kai, the Heaven and Earth Enlightenment that ordinary people could never perceive at normal times appeared, at this moment, to be almost materialized.

Endless principles were in turmoil along with space itself.

So-called principles are the Dao of Heaven and the logic of Earth; when principles manifest and become chaotic, it is as if the earth becomes the sky and the sky becomes the earth.

The earth even begins to commit the theft of the heavens, giving rise to wind, rain, thunder, and swirling clouds and mist.

No other words are needed; just looking at the scene in the space between Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai where their auras collided, anyone with some understanding of cultivation felt only one emotion in their hearts at this time.

Such ability, such ability—is this truly still human power? This so-called overturning of creation and reversing of yin and yang is nothing more than this manifestation, nothing more than what is currently before their eyes.

Those who had attained Heaven and Earth Enlightenment wished they could grow thousands of eyes at this moment; they greedily stared at everything in the space where the two auras clashed.

To observe the principles of Heaven and Earth so directly, and even such inverted and chaotic principles at that, these people of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment were truly intoxicated to the extreme.

Only those who had transcended by half a step, or the ancient Supremes, could barely maintain their composure at this time.

Their gazes were indeed greedy, but within that greed was a touch of seriousness and gravity.

"Are these two trying to use each other's power to join forces and break the boundary of Ascension?"

Among the group of eleven or twelve ancient Supremes, a decaying Supreme guessed the intentions of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai; the ancient Supremes standing here were not necessarily weaker than Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai.

It was just that compared to Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai, these ancient Supremes were too old—so old that they could not possibly emulate Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai.

"Both of them are Pseudo-Heavenly Humans!"

"When my father fell, he was also at this realm; it is only a pity that in my father's later years, there was no second Pseudo-Heavenly Human in the world to fight him and attempt to break the boundary of Ascension!"

The Old Monster known as Supreme Changyu did not know what he was thinking, but every other word out of his mouth was "my father, my father."

Conversely, those ancient Supremes who knew Supreme Changyu did not offer any opinion upon hearing his words.

"With two Pseudo-Heavenly Humans joining forces, within the Four Wilds and Eight Desolations, after hundreds of thousands of years, perhaps a Heavenly Human might truly be born!"

Those who knew Supreme Changyu understood his temperament; those who did not merely glanced at him briefly before continuing to cast their gazes upon Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai.

"If it can truly be achieved..."

An ancient Supreme had already turned his gaze toward other unfamiliar ancient Supremes beside him.

These ancient Supremes who shifted their gazes were clearly extremely confident in their own strength; even if they were in the late stages of Dao-dissolution, did they not endure until today just to catch a glimpse of the Ascension realm?

Watching the clash of momentum between Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai, they also pondered: if they found a well-matched opponent and followed the example of the Red Lotus Demon Venerable and Zhou Kai, would there perhaps be a chance to reach the Heavenly Human Realm?

The eyes of these ancient Supremes flickered; they truly believed that one of the two, Gu Jiangming or Zhou Kai, would surely reach the Heavenly Human realm of Ascension.

Not for any other reason, but because the aura clash between Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai clearly already possessed the great power of a Heavenly Human.

Their power could already break the restrictions of Heaven and Earth, and their realm had reached that of a Pseudo-Heavenly Human; as long as the blockade of Heaven and Earth was not so severe as to be hopeless, they could not think of a reason why these two could not break through!

"Hum, hum, hum!!!"

Amidst the few words exchanged by the onlookers, the auras of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai had now climbed to the absolute limit permitted by Heaven and Earth.

Every person of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment felt a sense of urgency in their hearts; it was Heaven and Earth urging them to obstruct the path of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai.

But these people of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment were not fools; if Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai broke through, perhaps there would be a living Heavenly Human suppressing the world above their heads, but being suppressed by a Heavenly Human was better than having no path forward, was it not?

Furthermore, these people of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment could not even approach the battlefield at this moment; who could obstruct the Red Lotus Demon Venerable and the other? As the auras of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai climbed to the limit, on that nameless mountain, within the ancestral grounds of the Qilin Clan, the two of them opened their eyes at the same time, as if they shared a single mind?

As Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai opened their eyes, in the million-mile landscape that had already been shattered and stirred into a chaotic realm where Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind could no longer be distinguished, two more beams of golden light suddenly collided and exploded.

This was merely the Essence Refining of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai turning into substance after their auras climbed to the limit!

This gaze turning into golden light, in its collision, truly threatened to shatter the million-mile landscape into chaotic Void, while the Red Lotus Demon Venerable and Zhou Kai were like demon gods who should not be tolerated by the world!

The collision of gazes was merely the unconscious overflow of their Essence Refining; when Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai stood straight, their gazes crossed the mountains and rivers and landed upon each other.

There were no words, and no omens.

Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai moved at almost the same time.

One of them was the Kirin Supreme; as his four hooves galloped, the mountains and the world shook incessantly.

To the Heaven and Earth Enlightenment observers, it was merely Zhou Kai charging by stomping the earth, yet it gave these people, who were three hundred thousand miles away, a feeling of immense terror.

Every person of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment realized at this moment just how vast the gap between them and Zhou Kai truly was! To put it bluntly, if Zhou Kai wanted to kill them, this most pure collision would be enough!

On the other side, Gu Jiangming also made his move; unlike the massive commotion of Zhou Kai manifesting his Kirin body to stomp the earth and shake the mountains, only golden-red lotus flowers sprouted around Gu Jiangming's body.

As Gu Jiangming stepped forward, the golden-red lotus flowers followed like shadows.

Those golden-red lotus flowers were naturally Gu Jiangming's Merit Karma Fire; compared to Zhou Kai's pure physical strength, the Merit Karma Fire swirling around Gu Jiangming like auspicious clouds made the ancient Supremes even more fearful.

Having lived for such long ages, these ancient Supremes did not even know how much merit or sin they carried themselves, but they knew that if Gu Jiangming attacked them, a single drop of Merit Karma Fire would be enough to cause them infinite trouble.

Those ancient Supremes and people of Heaven and Earth Enlightenment could see the movements of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai.

But in the eyes of ordinary creatures, they did not know what was happening; they only felt the world suddenly shake, and then two rainbow lights appeared high in the sky. One of those rainbow lights was golden-red, and the other was bright red.

The moment the two collided, Heaven and Earth lost their voice! This sound had already exceeded the limit that living beings could capture; under that infinitely high sound, the entire Human North Territory and even all nearby regions had every sound erased by that single noise.

To ordinary creatures, the world was terrifyingly silent, leaving them bewildered—why had Heaven and Earth lost their voice?

But before these creatures could recover, the next moment, at the border between the North Territory and the Qilin Clan, a massive sound—like a heavenly bell, like a covering sea, like a falling star—spread across the Four Wilds and Eight Desolations.

Under such a terrifying roar, who knows how many creatures would be deaf for a lifetime.

Yet this was merely the aftershock.

No, it was merely the aftershock of the aftershock! The million-mile landscape at the very center of the battlefield, which was originally the buffer zone Gu Jiangming had left for the Human Race and the Qilin Clan, was now a place where one could see neither sky, nor earth, nor wind, nor fire.

As far as the eye could see, only two figures remained in this world, pressing against each other.

Beneath their feet and all around them was the Void, was chaos, was shattered space, was the beginningless and endless! The first collision between Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai had already achieved what even ordinary Heavenly Humans could not: they had shattered a piece of Heaven and Earth, and the restrictions of Heaven and Earth could no longer reach this place.

After seeing this scene, the eyes of those ancient Supremes flashed with brilliant light once more.

Watching Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai continue to climb, their auras already approaching those of Heavenly Humans, how could these ancient Supremes not know the intentions of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai?

They were creating a realm within Heaven and Earth that was not governed by Heaven and Earth; in that realm, they no longer needed to consider the restrictions of Heaven and Earth.

This method was like a candidate transferring from another unknown, small exam room that had no score limits.

This examinee takes out their paper and says to the invigilator, "I already scored ninety points in that exam hall; if you don't recognize it in this hall, then produce a ninety-point test for me to take!" As long as Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai break through to the Heavenly Human Realm in this territory that is no longer restricted by Heaven and Earth, even if the two of them return to Heaven and Earth later or face other calamities, their achievement of becoming Heavenly Humans has already become an established fact! Once they figured this out, seven or eight of the ancient Supreme beings who were still watching the battle set off immediately.

They could no longer care that it was the battlefield of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai; they only knew, only knew that their greatest Opportunity had arrived!

Not even any two of them, or even all of them combined, could necessarily break Heaven and Earth to create a Void.

When they figured out the method by which Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai broke through, their instinct was to ponder whether they themselves could create a Void, but they were not fools; upon second thought, why should they labor and rack their brains? There was a Void zone right before their eyes that was not under the jurisdiction of Heaven and Earth; they only needed to step into it, they only needed to enter it, and the shackles that originally bound them would also fail for a time!

Figure after figure began to rush toward that battlefield; these people could no longer care about anything else at this moment, for all that remained in their eyes was the breakthrough, the breakthrough to the Heavenly Human Realm!

There is no such thing as a Pseudo-Heavenly Human; when a Supreme breaks through, it is the Heavenly Human Realm.

The so-called Pseudo-Heavenly Human is when one's realm reaches the Heavenly Human Realm and one's strength can barely touch a part of the Heavenly Human Realm, yet it is not the true Heavenly Human Realm, which is why it is called a Pseudo-Heavenly Human.

Among the eleven or twelve ancient Supreme figures, only seven or eight suddenly set off at this moment.

But among the few who remained, like Changyu Supreme, there was merely a look of disdain at the corners of their mouth.

Others might not know, but as a Supreme with a good father, Changyu Supreme was clear that these ancient Supremes who rushed over rashly had no possibility of breaking through at all.

That Void zone was created by the joint efforts of Heaven and Earth, Gu Jiangming, and Zhou Kai.

Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai could be free from the restrictions of the rules because they themselves were the creators of this Void, but the essence within that Void still existed within Heaven and Earth.

If those ancient Supremes who rushed in rashly tried to break through, they would only find despair! "So, living a long time does have its benefits."

"Old Dragon, your ancestors had true Heavenly Dragons, and the Dragon Race heritage has never been severed; I expected you wouldn't go over."

"But as for you three, one of you called out my name, so you must be an Old Monster from my era; as for the other two, I am very curious about your identities!"

Changyu Supreme sneered as he watched the seven ancient Supremes who had rushed into the Void zone, his eyes carrying even more amusement.

At their age and at their level, once they break through, they either succeed or they die; there will never be a third outcome.

They have been tainted too deeply by the principles of Heaven and Earth, so deeply that they only have one chance left.

And those Old Monsters who rushed into the Void zone were, in the eyes of Changyu Supreme, no different from the dead.

On the contrary, the energy of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai had completely transcended the concept of a Supreme; in that Void zone they created, they were clashing, and they were also doing their utmost to learn the other's principles.

Their realms, strength, and Essence Refining were all completely breaking through the Heavenly Human Realm; the only thing missing was perhaps just the recognition of Heaven and Earth.

But if one can break through to the Heavenly Human Realm under the blockade of Heaven and Earth, whether Heaven and Earth recognizes it or not, what can Heaven and Earth do about it?

In other words, Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai had already broken through; their current battle was more like constantly stealing the other's principles, and whoever could steal more would be able to use this opportunity to progress a little further.

As for those ancient Supremes entering now...

In the view of Changyu Supreme, once they failed to break through, as they transformed into the Dao, the principles they carried themselves might instead be digested by these two, Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai.

"Let's go, let's go; if we keep watching, there will be danger!"

"What an incomprehensible era; an era where Heaven and Earth are restricted to the limit, yet two unreasonable fellows have broken through to the Heavenly Human Realm."

"If I stay any longer, who knows if those two Heavenly Humans will be displeased with me and strip away my principles—that wouldn't be fun!"

Changyu Supreme took a deep look at Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai; everything had developed somewhat unexpectedly, but fortunately, it had pointed out a path for Supremes like them.

However, looking at the appearance of Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai, a thought suddenly arose in the heart of Changyu Supreme.

Two Heavenly Humans were breaking through, but who stipulated that there must be two Heavenly Humans left alive? Others could not see it, but Changyu Supreme could see that the Human Race's Red Lotus Demon Venerable and the Qilin Clan's Zhou Kai were crazily stealing each other's principles, not for the sake of the progress before them, but to truly kill each other! There are no two suns in the sky, and no two masters in a country.

Likewise, an era should not contain two Heavenly Humans! Changyu saw clearly that Gu Jiangming and Zhou Kai, who were fighting in that Void zone, were destined to decide life and death in this battle, and thereby truly determine the ownership of this era! (End of chapter)