Chapter 276: Unparalleled Grace, A Legend Through the Ages!

"He hasn't gone out?"

"I still have a chance?"

In just an instant, Wanlong Emperor made his judgment; the steps for Jiji Shenghua halted and did not continue.

Golden beams of light erupted from his eyes, staring at Zhang Xuan, who was walking out from within the Hun-tun Qi.

His face remained calm, but his heart was in a state of wild ecstasy.

There was still one person within the array, which meant that the number one Killing Array in heaven and earth would not be activated at this very moment; he had a chance.

He watched as Zhang Xuan adjusted his breath and state, walking over from the distance step by step; in this process, his blood and Qi gradually boiled, his magic power gradually rounded out, and he was elevating his own Essence, Qi, and Spirit to the peak, step by step.

He was all too familiar with that posture; this was the prelude and rhythm of a life-and-death battle.

He had experienced this too many times before achieving the status of Great Emperor; facing such actions, he did not panic in his heart, and even felt a desire to laugh.

"Truly foolish and ignorant, to actually want to fight me."

Mocking in his heart, even feeling disdain, Wanlong Emperor nonetheless waited for Zhang Xuan to come closer.

After all, this was his only chance at survival; he prepared to wait until Zhang Xuan arrived, then use the most powerful means to shatter this person's confidence and spirit.

To seize him as a hostage, forcing the one controlling the array to be wary of harming the rat, and thereby break out of this array.

This step was not very difficult for him; it could even be considered simple.

A Quasi-Emperor of the Ninth Heaven...

Boom!

Brilliant light shone throughout the entire array; no one saw this battle that was destined to amaze the ages.

After the intense collision, Wanlong Emperor wore a look of doubt and shock, retreating continuously, staring at Zhang Xuan who still stood in his original place, his gaze flickering uncertainly.

"Who are you?"

In that round of confrontation just now, speaking solely of the physical body, he was not even the opponent's match.

At the same time, the cultivation and magic power he was famous for did not hold an advantage during the clash with the other party.

This was incredible, exceeding all reason.

And it exceeded reason by far; under normal circumstances, a Great Emperor who had Slash One's Own Blade, no matter how poor their state, would not find it a big problem to crush someone who had achieved Alternative Enlightenment.

The experience gained after becoming a Great Emperor was peerless; even if one had fallen from that level, one would still possess the realm and insights of that level, which others could not compare to.

Yet in that round of confrontation just now, in the head-on collision, he had actually fallen into a disadvantage.

"Who exactly are you?"

At this moment, even Wanlong Emperor felt a lack of confidence, while Zhang Xuan stood there, and the myriad Daos of the heavens were resonating with him.

Boundless Hun-tun Qi permeated the surroundings, yet this Hun-tun Qi would not harm him, as if it were still resonating with him.

"I am who I am; I have never hidden that my name is Zhang Xuan."

Zhang Xuan stood there quietly; he had not used any supreme attack techniques in that punch just now.

No Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, no Secret of Dou, no Secret of Jie; he simply mobilized all his magic power and blood and Qi to collide head-on with Wanlong Emperor.

If this were three years ago, it would have been absolutely unimaginable.

Three years ago, he was merely on Earth within the Zhetian World, relying on a little knowledge from before his rebirth to live comfortably.

But now, he was already able to confront the most top-tier figures of this world head-on, without falling into a disadvantage, and without even needing to rely on any external objects.

"Why have I never heard your name before? You are definitely not a person of this generation, and your name has never been heard in ancient history either."

Wanlong Emperor could not believe it, but Zhang Xuan just stood there quietly and said calmly: "Why are you always unwilling to believe my words? I have never lied; I am indeed a person of this generation. You have even seen my Wheel Sea, why do you not believe that I am a person living in this world who has not been on the path of cultivation for long?"

Hearing this, an expression of being insulted appeared on Wanlong Emperor's face.

Blood and Qi surged out, suppressing the entire world.

"If you don't want to say it, then don't; hiding your head and showing your tail, and yet you still insult me like this—do you take me for a fool?"

Brilliant light soared into the sky, revealing a magnificent golden world; that was the forbidden domain technique created by Wanlong Emperor, the most terrifying domain in the world.

In that golden world, one Peerless Divine Weapon after another radiated light, crushing down to cover the sky and earth.

Facing this, Zhang Xuan was unafraid, treating it calmly.

The special Dao Fruit belonging to the Ruthless Great Emperor shone with light above his primordial spirit, and a boundless black hole hovered above his head, swallowing all the attacks.

A strike from a Great Emperor could crush even a black hole, but such a special Dao Fruit creation of the Ruthless Great Emperor was taken from nature, yet had already transcended nature, forming a unique set of rules.

Endless attraction extended from within, and then it was swallowed, and in the blink of an eye, it was transformed into a unique power and merged into the void.

Huangdi, hidden behind the four Killing Swords of Lingbao Heavenly Venerable, looked puzzled, with a vague sense of familiarity.

At that moment, he felt the unique Dao Fruit within his body above his head.

A Void Mirror shone quietly; the mirror surface was smooth, as if it were a pool of autumn water, and as if it were a peerless woman silently shedding tears.

He was the physical body of the Void Great Emperor, which had become sentient after death and silently rushed into the Quasi-Emperor Realm.

Originally no one knew, but not long ago, he was found in the void by Gai Jiuyou, who helped him heal his wounds together.

Yes, Huangdi had suffered very heavy injuries; they were innate.

He was the sentient body of the Void Great Emperor, and the Void Great Emperor had fought for a lifetime, living only one life even with Undying Divine Medicine.

The injuries he suffered were too tragic and terrifying; even to such an extent, the Void Great Emperor had set a trap in his later years, killing two Ancient Emperors who had walked out of the Undying Mountain.

In such a situation, even though the physical body of the Void Great Emperor was sentient and naturally possessed a Great Emperor's body.

It was still quite troublesome; there were still many injuries on his body, and he had basically been healing throughout the long years.

He mainly relied on the divine martial tomb where the Void Great Emperor was buried to continuously absorb the flesh and blood essence of the two opponents killed by the Void Great Emperor to compensate himself.

Some time ago, with the help of Gai Jiuyou and the Great Accomplishment Saint Body, he had gradually repaired himself to perfection.

He could walk in the outside world.

And the reason he was found was because of the introductions of Laozi and Shijiamouni.

They had all been on Earth and had met each other.

At this moment, Huangdi looked at the invisible power permeating the void.

The void seemed like a piece of cloth, constantly rippling, absorbing the peerlessly terrifying attack power of Wanlong Emperor, and he felt a unique stirring in his heart.

The Void Mirror above his head was also vibrating gently, as if it were wailing, or perhaps weeping.

"That is... that seems to be the rules and profound meanings I once cultivated..."

Huangdi muttered to himself, experiencing a peculiar realization and fluctuation, which was very strange.

And the next moment, endless flames erupted from that area, and vaguely, one could seem to see a phoenix spreading its wings and soaring high.

"That is..."

Gai Jiuyou was also faintly stirred; he had once controlled the Hengyu Furnace of Hengyu Great Emperor and was very familiar with the rules of Hengyu Great Emperor.

The attacks and laws and profound meanings that Zhang Xuan had just used were simply like the resurrection of Hengyu Great Emperor.

But it was not just that; one after another, peerlessly terrifying rules and profound meanings were being resurrected and reproduced in Zhang Xuan's hands.

It was as if one ancient Great Emperor and Ancient Emperor after another from throughout the ages were being resurrected between heaven and earth.

Every attack was peerlessly terrifying, and it even carried the Forbidden Chapter of a Great Emperor within it.

Wanlong Emperor was shocked and puzzled at first, but later he looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"This is even more terrifying than that Heavenly Venerable who created the Secret of Fighting; how could it be possible to reach this step?

"Perfectly displaying the forbidden profound meanings and chapters of others, what about your own laws and profound meanings?"

"You don't even need to reach that step, you already cannot withstand it, so why bring humiliation upon yourself."

Zhang Xuan's initial response had been a little less composed.

After all, he was facing the most terrifying forbidden existence in this world, a terrifying figure invincible between heaven and earth, who had stirred up Dark Turmoil time and time again, and was the shadow in the hearts of all living beings throughout the ages.

Even with the efforts of many Human Race Great Emperors generation after generation, such as Void Great Emperor, Hengyu Great Emperor, Ruthless Great Emperor, and Wushi Dadi, they still had no way to eliminate this terrifying turmoil.

Now, facing one who could be considered to be from the Forbidden Zone, Zhang Xuan had felt a little pressure at the beginning, but now the more he fought, the more relaxed he became.

"Primordial spirit aging, fleshly body exhausted, laws neither old nor new, movements slow and poor, reactions not sensitive enough; just to deal with a figure like you, I prepared for so long and laid out so many arrays?"

While launching attacks, Zhang Xuan stood there naturally.

He had attacked until now, yet he remained unscathed, his aura complete and without leaks.

Conversely, the Wanlong Emperor opposite him had already shown signs of exhaustion, with scales on his fleshly body shattered in many places, and he was actually at a disadvantage in the head-on collision with Zhang Xuan.

"Unforgivable, a mere person who picks up the wisdom of others and hasn't even walked out his own path, yet dares to humiliate me like this?"

Wanlong Emperor was furious, but Zhang Xuan shook his head, pondered for a moment, and then took the initiative to beckon with one hand toward the distant void.

Endless Hun-tun mist fluctuated, and then, in the eyes of Wanlong Emperor filled with extreme anger and hatred, the Wanlong Bell flew over from a distance and fell into his hand.

At this, all of Wanlong Emperor's words were stuck in his throat and could not be spoken; Zhang Xuan did not trade trash talk with him, but the action he performed was the most mocking and unacceptable to everyone.

Clearly, Zhang Xuan looked down on him as he was now, so he took the initiative to bring over the Wanlong Bell, which had originally been suppressed by the four Killing Swords and Array Diagram of Lingbao Heavenly Venerable.

This step allowed his strength to be further unleashed, making his attack power even more powerful.

But at the same time, the mocking meaning revealed in this nonchalant action was also maxed out, making it hard to accept, even making one want to kill; it was too ruthless.

Amidst intense hatred, Wanlong Emperor's state of mind recovered from its previous madness to calmness, and he only said coldly.

"You will regret this; I will kill you and then swallow everything you have!"

Amidst the intense roar of anger, golden light drowned everything, and the forbidden chapter within the Forbidden Chapter was unleashed.

The boundless light tore through the endless Hun-tun Qi and rushed to Zhang Xuan's side.

This time, Zhang Xuan finally became a bit more serious; endless Hun-tun Qi surged around him, and the area where his forehead bone was located glowed, revealing one unique Dao Fruit after another.

Boundless power of heaven and earth poured madly from between heaven and earth into his body, and was then carried and absorbed by his body, turning into the most supreme and terrifying attack power.

Heaven and earth lost their color, and all things were silent.

At that moment, the power and magic power pouring into his body had already exceeded the limit that Zhang Xuan's realm could bear.

But because his physical body was too formidable, he was able to perfectly withstand it and then erupt with an earth-shattering attack.

The boundless light was compressed and then swept out.

Boom!

Great music has the rarest sound, great form has no shape.

The boundless light collided, emitting no earth-shattering, shocking sound, but instead annihilated silently.

Even the surrounding Hun-tun exploded, as if to reenact the unique scene of the creation of the world.

Zhang Xuan had originally been stepping forward, but he stopped halfway.

Because Wanlong Emperor, who had unleashed this most astonishing and shocking strike, did not advance further to use such an attack to occupy the advantage and bombard him.

Instead, he stood in place; at such a moment, the myriad Daos of the heavens were roaring and resonating, Wanlong Emperor's entire body was glowing, and the boundless Star Power and the vast starry sky were all vibrating.

Outside the array, the voice of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body carried a trace of anxiety.

"He is undergoing Extreme Sublimation, he is taking back his former Dao Fruit, stop him, otherwise, a terrible disaster will likely occur."

As he spoke, terrifying and peerless Hun-tun Sword Qi had already been gestated and slashed over, instantly slashing the Wanlong Emperor, who was still in the process of Extreme Sublimation, into a state of heavy injury, with blood flowing directly.

Even the process of Ultimate Transformation could not be guaranteed; the four Immortal Swords of Lingbao Heavenly Venerable combined with the array could suppress even a peak Great Emperor, let alone a Great Emperor who had Slash One's Own Blade.

Wanlong Emperor was covered in blood, yet he still did not give up.

At this moment, the Wanlong Bell at his waist autonomously resurrected, transforming into an existence like a true dragon's spine ten thousand zhang long, surrounding the entire Wanlong Emperor, as if turning into an indestructible ten-thousand-mile city wall.

One after another, Hun-tun Sword Qi bombarded the Wanlong Bell, emitting a sound that shook the ages.

And with the Wanlong Bell in such a posture, even if it could hold on, it was estimated that it would suffer an unbearable, devastating blow before long, and cracks had already appeared on it at this time.

After all, an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon with no one controlling it was being bombarded by four weapons equivalent to Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons simultaneously.

And behind these four Extreme Dao Imperial Weapons were controllers who were almost not inferior to Great Emperors; this was completely an unequal strike.

No one could withstand it.

In such a state, Zhang Xuan stood under the starry sky, pondered for a moment, but took the initiative to stop this behavior.

"Let him undergo Extreme Sublimation; I also want to see just how strong an Ancient Emperor who has undergone Extreme Sublimation truly is."

"Right now, the timing, the terrain, and the people are all on our side. It is a rare opportunity to understand an Ancient Great Emperor who has undergone Extreme Sublimation; such a chance must not be missed. As for me, you do not need to worry too much."

Given that there is a bit of controversy in the comments section, I will provide an explanation here.

Qilin Ancient Emperor did not incite the Dark Turmoil; I have a very deep impression of this point. I do not have a deep impression of Wanlong Emperor, but following the existing plot, whether Wanlong Emperor incites the Dark Turmoil or is killed during the turmoil is actually meaningless. He came because the protagonist Zhang Xuan possesses Immortal Substance, wanting to kill Zhang Xuan and then seize this portion of the item, not because of the Dark Turmoil.

Arguing about this part is actually unnecessary.

At the same time, in the author's view, the Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors who Slash One's Own Blade within the Forbidden Zones are no longer considered truly invincible Great Emperors. Regardless of whether they incited the Dark Turmoil, at the very least, when they Slash One's Own Blade, they are aware of this situation. Furthermore, now that their life force is still fine and they have a long lifespan remaining, they can endure, but what about the future?

The Forbidden Zones were not born naturally; the human heart cannot withstand the test.

In the beginning, there were no Forbidden Zones between heaven and earth; at the very least, Beidou did not have the Seven Forbidden Zones.

(End of this chapter)