Chapter 141

Across the universe.

Almost all the supreme races and major powers paying attention to the Immortal Road Battlefield were plunged into an uproar.

It was not that people were unaware of the possible severe consequences of this event.

That was: if the seven Supremes truly succeeded in besieging and killing the Wushi Great Emperor, they might well launch a Dark Turmoil to replenish their blood qi.

Some among them had long since become utterly ruthless, such as the Lord of Reincarnation, the Stone Emperor, Chang Sheng Tian Zun, and others.

The paths these Supremes had walked were mountains of corpses and seas of blood, piled from the bones of hundreds of millions of living beings; their hearts were cold like frozen knives, harder than iron and stone — they would not blink an eye at killing tens of millions of living beings.

However.

Many old sages and old Great Saints, even knowing of the possible end-times crisis, merely ordered their sects' core disciples to withdraw and flee into the small secret realms they had long prepared, just as their predecessors had done in ancient history.

As for themselves, they had absolutely no intention of leaving the source heaven formation.

Even if they would afterward be turned into blood food by the Forbidden Zone Supremes, they were unwilling to give up the opportunity to witness this peerless divine battle.

The origins of the seven Supremes were too staggering — from the Mythological Era to the Ancient Era, they covered them all; Ancient Emperors and Heavenly Venerates had all appeared, to besiege the currently incomparably powerful Wushi Great Emperor.

A scene this world-shaking had perhaps occurred only once in all ten thousand ages!

And within the Immortal Road Battlefield.

"Just this?"

A light utterance from the Wushi Great Emperor, not particularly loud, yet it seemed to reverberate across the entire heavens.

He seemed to be waiting for something.

Waiting to see if anyone else would emerge from the several great Life Forbidden Zones!

After several exchanges of killing blows, in the end, no one else emerged from the Beidou Life Forbidden Zones.

Some Supremes sighed lightly, others watched with cold eyes, but it was obvious none of them would break their seals and come out anymore — the seven Imperial Path experts in the field were already a bit too many!

But on the battlefield.

The Wushi Great Emperor's brief sentence instantly caused a subtle shift in the atmosphere on the field, making the pupils of the several Supremes contract slightly.

As former Provers of the Dao, these seven had each reached the absolute peak of this universe in their own Great Dao, combat power, and so on, and their spiritual awareness and wisdom were naturally the same.

Therefore, someone instantly sensed a trace of ominous qi.

Especially since this feeling was somewhat familiar, as if witnessed tens of thousands of years ago.

The answer was clear: it was in the era of the Holy Emperor Gu Xuan and the Void Great Emperor that such things had occurred several times — ambushing Forbidden Zone Supremes.

However.

This divine battle had already begun; it was absolutely impossible for the Forbidden Zone figures to lose their battle intent just because of one sentence from Wushi.

"Bluffing. I'd like to see how you defy heaven — today is your death date!"

The Origin God roared, activating the Zhu Xian Sword Array; several streaks of incomparably sharp blood light slashed down, their target direct and cruel — to break open the Wushi Great Emperor's Immortal Platform.

Suddenly.

Right at this moment, a majestic and incomparably cold voice rang out above the firmament.

"Is that so?"

Just as the myriad Supremes were startled and alarmed, a towering figure manifested in the skies above the battlefield.

He was like a god, gray hair cascading like a waterfall, naturally draped over his crystalline body, standing in the vast heavens, overlooking all living beings!

An ancient, unadorned imperial weapon rose and fell above his head, emitting unfathomable imperial prestige — it was precisely the Chaos Square Vessel!

"This……"

"Holy Emperor?!"

Inside and outside the battlefield, everyone froze — what kind of myth was this?

Tens of thousands of years had passed, through the eras of the Void Great Emperor and the Chaos Ancient Emperor, yet the Holy Emperor had still not perished, and now he reappeared.

He was in his prime, astonishing; gray long hair draped loose, vast blood qi surging to the heavens, eternal and undying, his entire body emitting immortal radiance.

This shocked the world; everyone was in an uproar, then astonished beyond words — this was too subversive.

People all believed the Wushi Great Emperor was old and heavily injured, unlikely to survive this peerless killing tribulation.

Yet unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the Holy Emperor manifested in the current world, adding an unfathomable variable to this divine battle — truly a miracle!

And the seven Supremes on the battlefield felt it even more clearly.

For with their strongest spiritual awareness, they could distinctly perceive how Gu Xuan was different now — like an unfathomable black hole, like a Chaos Heavenly Emperor manifesting, so powerful it made one's heart tremble.

And not only that.

With Gu Xuan's appearance, the Wushi Great Emperor's qi mechanism also changed.

Originally his hair was white as snow, his body aged and declining; on top of failing to break through the Immortal Road, he was heavily injured, his Dao conduct gone, giving a sense of imminent danger.

At this moment, however, his Dao conduct was complete, his blood qi vigorous; though he bore some minor injuries, they were merely trifling, no serious hindrance.

Even his originally full head of white hair had reversed into gray hair like a waterfall.

"How is this possible?"

A Supreme cried out in alarm, for with their strongest divine sense, they had perceived the Wushi Great Emperor's previous weak state, and it was not false.

However.

Yet some also guessed the root cause, especially the Undying Heavenly Emperor, because tens of thousands of years ago he had ambushed Gu Xuan and had also witnessed this kind of technique.

Chang Sheng Tian Zun, the Lord of Reincarnation, and others also guessed the truth, speaking coldly, "The Holy Emperor's that kind of technique?"

Gu Xuan did not respond.

However, this silent acquiescence was obviously an answer.

Without a doubt, the Wushi Great Emperor had used Gu Xuan's Dao Sacrifice Heavenly Technique to sacrifice his own qi and blood, sacrifice his own Dao conduct, evolving this aged and declining state — just like Gu Xuan back then.

Of course.

The injuries Wushi suffered from breaking through the Immortal Road were naturally real, deep into his viscera, imperial blood sprinkled down.

Even the collapse of the Wushi Bell was real; it was just that the deity contained within it had not been obliterated, but was instead collected up by him.

But these injuries and losses, for Wushi, were not truly a major problem.

And now.

He reversed the Reverse Festival Dao Heavenly Merit, and naturally returned to a normal state, still a Heavenly Emperor Level Expert.

"You, you all……"

Among the seven Supremes, some were shocked and angry, some bitterly smiled, some sighed……

Even the Undying Heavenly Emperor had a heavy expression.

Even though these years his realm had already approximately recovered, confident not weaker than Gu Xuan or Wushi, and he also had the other six Imperial Path Experts, the Lingbao Tianzun's Supreme Killing Array.

But when Gu Xuan truly appeared, it still made him feel pressure.

This was indeed a variable, causing his heart to seem shrouded in a layer of shadow.

"Holy Emperor, is this also your premeditated scheme?"

As if formed from Divine Source, holy and pure beyond compare, the Source God couldn't help but speak out to ask, directing the question at Gu Xuan outside the killing array.

Even though both sides were already enemies, and a blood battle was imminent, the Source God and the others still had to ask clearly.

"Correct."

Amidst the sky full of Immortal Light, Gu Xuan faced the seven Supremes in the arena, concise and candid to the point of being almost blunt.

"You motherfucker……"

"Holy Body you…… your heart is truly too black!"

Among the seven, someone couldn't help but grit their teeth, voicing their anger.

Making Supreme-level experts swear like this, one can imagine how resentful they were.

The situation having developed to this point was truly beyond their expectations.

Because Gu Xuan had already not appeared in the world for tens of thousands of years; the Void passed away, the Chaotic Ancient did not appear, even Wushi had been respected throughout the universe for over thirty thousand years.

Over such a vast expanse of time, the world had not seen a trace of the Holy Emperor.

Who would have thought, he actually manifested at the critical juncture when Wushi faced the Strongest Tribulation, and judging by his state, he was obviously still in his prime!

Even though the number of Supremes was obviously greater, they couldn't help feeling a sense of being trapped, shocked and angry.

Gu Xuan coldly smiled, without much waves.

"Am I black-hearted? If not for you all appearing to ambush kill Wushi, how would it be like this? Clearly you yourselves want to commit slaughter, yet blame it on our heads, don't you feel it's ridiculous?"

The Source Ghost, Spirit Emperor, and several other Supremes all had eyes like they wanted to spit fire, their hearts filled with a vexation.

And the Chang Sheng Tian Zun let out a light sigh, a slight bitter smile.

Having hibernated for endless years, he could already be counted as one of the most ancient, most terrifying living beings in this world; he had seen too much, yet unexpectedly, he still had to face this perilous situation.

Accurately speaking, the destruction of Di Fu, he didn't really take to heart.

Even though he had hibernated together with the Town Prison Emperor, Corpse Emperor, Chaos Monster and others for a very long stretch of years, he also wasn't like the Undying Heavenly Emperor, Source God, Source Ghost, Spirit Emperor and others, harboring too much enmity toward Wushi in his heart.

For someone like him, how would he care about the deaths of so-called Di Fu Dao Friends.

If not for this time, he indeed saw that Wushi was already at the end of his road.

Otherwise, no matter how much he coveted that Special Essence Blood, no matter how sincerely the Undying, Source God and others invited him, he absolutely would not have broken the seal to manifest.

But the matter is already thus, and the Chang Sheng Tian Zun is after all a former Prover of the Dao; his will has long been hard as divine iron. Even with an added Holy Emperor, he has not much fear for this great battle.

And the other six experts are likewise the same, staring at the Wushi or Gu Xuan before them, eyes cold and ruthless beyond compare,

They are all former rulers of the universe, and have all once ruled the Nine Taiyu Ten Earths, supreme above all, with only themselves as supreme in their hearts.

Even though a generation of Holy Emperor's past battle achievements were world-shaking, with a history of slaying several Ancient Venerables, even the Wushi Great Emperor once destroyed Di Fu.

But not having truly fought, who would admit they are weaker than others.

If truly recovering to the Imperial Realm, Extreme Sublimation, who can compare who difference how much?

There is nothing to say.

This battle no one can stop, it erupts right here!

"Sizzle sizzle……"

Killing light Ten Thousand Daos, the auras of the four weapons in the Zhu Xian Killing Formation surged violently, the Chaos Sword Qi shot out like mercury spilling across the ground, spreading toward Wushi, peerlessly sharp.

At the same moment.

The Undying Heavenly Emperor, Stone Emperor, Lord of Reincarnation three great experts also erupted with world-shocking killing moves, targets simultaneously Wushi.

Their target was very clear: to first kill the Wushi who previously seemed already injured.

Undoubtedly, this is absolutely the correct combat choice.

The seven Supremes are all peak existences who killed their way out of corpse mountains and blood seas in this universe; in the shortest instant, without any communication, they naturally made the wisest choice.

It's just a pity, Gu Xuan's reaction was not the least bit slower than theirs, perhaps even a bit faster.

"Boom!"

The Chaos Square Vessel flew out from above his head, descending to suppress and kill the three peerless experts outside the killing array.

This scene shook everyone in the world.

You have to know, who is the Undying Heavenly Emperor? In the hearts of the universe's ten thousand races, not saying he is the ancient number one strongest is about the same.

Yet the Holy Emperor actually actively attacked him and the Stone Emperor, Lord of Reincarnation, wanting to fight one against three — what kind of courage and spirit is this!

And, transcendent confidence in his own strength!

Has the Holy Emperor now reached such heights?

Across the universe, the world all widened their eyes, staring unblinkingly at the Source Heaven Array, wanting to capture the light and shadow of this God War before the great explosion of laws, before it becomes completely impossible to see clearly.

"Clang clang……"

The Chaos Heavenly Venerable suddenly enlarged, like a divine mountain, enveloping the Five-Colored Heaven Knife, Stone Emperor Spear, and Reincarnation Secret Technique.

This was already a world-shaking imperial weapon; even if not fully immortal, it was close enough, yet in this confrontation it actually suppressed two great extreme imperial weapons and a supreme secret technique.

And almost in the same instant.

Gu Xuan reversed the River of Time, arriving before the Lord of Reincarnation in a flash, colliding fiercely with him.

They had only exchanged a single blow, yet he tore off one of his arms; imperial blood spilled, and even the Feathering Blue Gold Battle Armor could not block it — a portion of the divine gold shattered, turning into blue immortal light that scattered down.

This kind of world-shaking power made all seven supremes involuntarily tremble with fear.

"Roar..."

The Lord of Reincarnation roared, brilliant divine light exploding from his whole body; even as he fought desperately with his life on the line, a look of utter disbelief flashed in his eyes.

As fellow existences who had reached the absolute peak of the mortal world, how could the gap be this large? At the very first exchange, he had actually suffered a severe wound.

If not for the Undying Heavenly Emperor and the Stone Emperor understanding that when the lips are gone the teeth feel the cold, unleashing their strongest killing strikes at Gu Xuan's back — employing the Surround Wei Save Zhao tactic — the Lord of Reincarnation's injuries would only have been even more severe.

This moment.

The terrifying aura on Gu Xuan erupted, shocking the Human Realm; this was absolutely the means of a Flawless Great Emperor, perhaps even stronger — like a Heavenly Emperor rising!

Even though the current era still has Wu Shi, this Current Era Great Emperor, Holy Emperor Gu Xuan's power, those light beams, are peerless, threatening to crush heaven and earth.

Strong as the Undying Heavenly Emperor is, at this moment even his pupils contracted sharply.

He himself had never self-severed; life after life he had survived either by bathing in imperial blood or through the Immortal Phoenix Secret Technique reversing the River of Time, yet he could distinctly sense that Gu Xuan's qi mechanism was even stronger than his own.

The Holy Emperor before him was clearly an opponent like the Emperors of old!

This time the danger is real!

Facing such a situation, a strand of ominous divine sense flashed through the Undying Heavenly Emperor's heart.

"Kill!"

This supreme god of the primordial ten thousand races ultimately still unleashed his extreme combat power.

"Hum!"

He activated secret techniques with both hands; strands of profound runes spread out, and immortal light actually scattered forth.

With a "chi" sound, the Five-Colored Heavenly Knife actually broke through the Chaos Square Vessel's suppression, returned to his right hand, and then slashed toward Gu Xuan, aiming straight for the Immortal Platform.

Clearly, the might of this strike showed that he too was a Heavenly Emperor Level Expert, far surpassing the Stone Emperor and the Lord of Reincarnation who had not undergone Extreme Sublimation.

However.

Gu Xuan merely threw out a single fist, striking the blade of the Heavenly Knife; with a "dang" sound, it rang with the clang of metal on metal.

The Undying Heavenly Emperor was shocked back several steps, the Heavenly Knife trembling violently, nearly blasted flying.

Both Heavenly Emperor Level existences, yet now a clear distinction of superiority had ultimately emerged!

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes went straight.

Especially the other six supremes in the field — without Extreme Sublimation, the Undying Heavenly Emperor who had not self-severed was clearly the strongest among them.

But even so, he still could not match the Holy Emperor, falling short by a considerable margin.

Nothing to hesitate about.

The Stone Emperor and the Lord of Reincarnation, at this moment, both chose Extreme Sublimation without prior agreement, surging to the peak state of their lives; their Immortal Platforms shone, piercing the eternal darkness of the universe, illuminating the myriad ages!

Otherwise they would certainly die, unable to resist the opponent.

Even if it might

Perhaps there was a moment's regret, regretting they should not have appeared, should not have coveted the Immortal Path opportunity and Wu Shi's essence blood...

But at the moment of reclaiming their former Dao Fruits and once again ascending to the absolute peak, both supremes had no more stray thoughts — only the battle intent to be invincible in all directions, sweeping away any powerful enemy!

Both had already reached the utmost peak of the mortal world; who would feel inferior to others? Staking their respective all, a battle to the death!

The Holy Emperor alone, opposing three great Flawless Imperial Path Experts, among whom was the Undying Heavenly Emperor.

Such a scene shook the world to the utmost!

Amid the collision of several Great Dao extremes, the great battle thus became fierce.

(Chapter End)