Chapter 87: Has the Holy Body Finally Become Emperor?

The Void Great Emperor ultimately still vanished from the world.

His Great Dao had already separated from the Heaven's Heart imprint, a point perceived by all living beings.

The world reminiscing his eternal merit through the ages, vast belief power still surged from all corners of the universe toward the Eastern Desolation Ji Family, all converging into the Void Emperor Mirror, causing it to undergo a further transformation.

This phenomenon was not often seen even among the many Emperors and Ancient Emperors of ancient times.

Because the Void Great Emperor was a particularly special one among them.

He rose during the darkest turbulent period, and with unmatched Emperor Power, pacified several terrifying turbulences.

Who in ancient times was like this? He was truly the True Supreme of the Human Realm!

The Void, in his life, was not inferior to anyone!

These were the words the Void Great Emperor left when he once campaigned against Busianshan, clashing alone with several Supremes among them, echoing through the Cosmos.

People revered him, mourned him.

Of course, there were also a few people unwilling to believe he had truly passed away; perhaps one day he would return through Nirvana.

But this was ultimately just a conjecture.

The Great Emperor's realm was too far distant from ordinary cultivators.

Even Great Sage cultivators, seeing a Great Emperor, were like mayflies seeing Heaven and Earth — they could only look up in awe, unable to touch or fathom.

Regardless.

The rare era of Dual Supremes in ancient times had still come to an end.

In this life, only the Great Accomplishment Holy Body remained guarding the Human Realm.

And he was an even more special one; his Second Life reached twenty thousand years old, breaking the taboo of ten thousand ages, a veritable miracle!

But he ultimately still grew white hair.

A Great Saint Realm cultivator once caught a fleeting glimpse, and amidst that swirling Chaos Qi, once glimpsed a ray of the Holy Body's True Appearance.

White hair like snow, sitting in meditation on the Dao Platform, unmoving.

Just like his First Life's old age, sitting in meditation on the Holy Cliff Dao Platform outside the Busianshan Forbidden Zone.

So many years have passed; has the Holy Body ultimately reached old age once again? How much longer can he live?

This Peak Great Saint trembled in shock in his heart, somewhat fearful.

But he did not dare reveal a single word, for this matter involved great stakes, and could even become an omen of some Great Calamity.

And after Gu Xuan saw off the Void, he returned to his own Dao Chang, rarely going on patrol.

These years.

Experiencing multiple life-and-death blood battles with Forbidden Zone Supremes, bathing in the blood of various Supremes, was also a rare inspiration for his Great Dao.

This experience was indeed rare; even generation after generation of Ancient Emperors and Great Emperors rarely had Gu Xuan's kind of fortuitous encounter.

Especially the most recent turmoil.

He evolved his own methods in the blood battle, comprehending the ultimate truth at the juncture of life and death, more precious than sitting in meditation all day comprehending the Dao, and surpassing his sparring with the Void.

Ultimately he perfected this technique unrivaled across past, present, and future, and walked out his own Great Dao.

The "Ji" Character Formula!

It could also be called the Dao Sacrifice Heavenly Merit!

Once this method was created, Heaven and Earth sensed it, giving rise to a Peerless strange phenomenon, as if unwilling to let this taboo method appear in the world.

Throughout the Whole Great Universe, boundless lightning shook the world, the Void shattered and reorganized, as if Immortal Spirits descended, and as if Primordial Chaos demon gods roared, shaking the Six Harmonies and Ba Huang, the whole world moved by it.

This method was too Defying Heaven.

Sacrificing enemies, sacrificing self, even refining the Great Dao; ultimately perhaps one could transcend the Human Dao Domain, reaching that vast Supreme Realm.

For nearly a thousand years, Gu Xuan sat in meditation in his own Dao Chang, perfecting this method.

These years.

The universe was relatively peaceful, no major storms.

The world also had people come to the North Star Azure Cloud Holy Land to pay respects to the Great Accomplishment Holy Body.

Although they could not personally see his True Body, they could still perceive that Supreme Breath of the Current World, with auspicious clouds pervading and Purple Qi Coming from the East in the vastness.

Time passed leisurely, another hundred-plus years went by.

Finally.

This day.

Gu Xuan, in his own Dao Chang, suddenly opened his eyes; his aura was even more flourishing.

Above the entire Dao Chang, a strange Qi mechanism pervaded, vast across the Whole Great Universe, causing the Ten Thousand Daos to all wail, wanting to submit.

The various Supreme Races of the universe were all shocked, at this moment feeling an inexplicable fluctuation.

Everyone couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, shocked by it.

This... seems like someone is about to become Emperor?!

This is a self-evident feeling, the natural induction of all things sent down by the Universe Great Dao.

Only because the true Tribulation had not yet begun, that inexplicable terrifying Great Calamity Qi mechanism had already enveloped the entire universe.

Just like when the Void Great Emperor proved the Dao and became Emperor back then, the Six Harmonies and Ba Huang all trembled incessantly!

Impossible, right?

The Void Great Emperor's Dao Marks have far from dissipated; it's only been a thousand-plus years since now, how can someone be proving the Dao?!

This breaks the constant principle of ten thousand ages!

People stared dumbfounded, unwilling to believe this event's occurrence.

"It's the Beidou Star Domain side!"

"It's the Great Accomplishment Holy Body's direction!"

"Could it really be the Holy Body Senior? Yes, only he would have this possibility!"

"But, there hasn't been such a precedent since ancient times, right? How could this be possible?"

Numerous major powers activated their arrays and Source Heaven Divine Eyes one after another, wanting to capture this unprecedented scene.

People saw it.

A Golden Light Avenue rose from the Eastern Wasteland of Beidou, and in an instant arrived at the Universe Borderlands.

At this moment.

All the powerful experts of the Universe finally perceived it.

The current Great Accomplishment Holy Body wants to defy heaven, create an unprecedented divine feat, and prove the Dao in the twilight years of his Second Life, while the Void Great Emperor's Dao Marks have not yet dissipated!

Because the incomparably vast Tribulation Light has already begun to flicker, slowly gathering into form, rumbling and resounding.

At this time, the various Life Forbidden Zones were also alarmed.

Among them, many ancient existences in deep slumber all woke up, opening their dust-sealed eyes of ten thousand ages, Imperial Aura rushing straight into the Xiao Han!

One powerful Divine Sense after another spread out, attempting to capture this unprecedented wonder.

"It's that person!"

"Ah, this person truly..."

Even Supremes couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts, wanting to exclaim a peerless marvel.

Universe Borderlands.

This place was originally vast and boundless, with countless dead stars; desolation and deathly silence are the eternal themes here.

However, on this day, an unprecedented boiling descended upon this place.

Rumble—!

Thunder Dragons rolled in, each one spanning a Star Domain in length, terrifying to the extreme!

This is an unprecedented Great Calamity; even the ancient existences in the Forbidden Zones haven't seen much of it!

The vast Taiyu all turned into Star Ruins; vast Thunder Pools enveloped the entire Universe Borderlands, Divine Rules danced chaotically, killing downwards.

"Rumble—!"

Again, the Ten Thousand Daos' extremely violent Thunder Tribulation struck down at Gu Xuan.

In the entire Universe, the atmosphere was oppressive to the extreme.

Even separated by Endless Star Domains, cultivators could still sense it, as if layer upon layer of mountains pressed on their hearts; even mortals were the same.

Is this going to destroy the world?

Obviously, the Upper Heaven does not tolerate Gu Xuan's proving of the Dao, and in its fury sent down a heavenly punishment rarely seen in ancient, present, or future times.

"This is even more terrifying than the Void's proving tribulation!"

A Forbidden Zone Supreme exclaimed in admiration.

"Hmph!"

There were also Supremes who were quite resentful, letting out a cold snort, because they were truly filled with ill feeling toward Gu Xuan, difficult to dispel, yet they also did not speak rudely.

As Great Emperor-level powerhouses, they naturally have their dignity.

Although they have long been enemies not friends, Gu Xuan daring to attempt this, regardless of success or failure, has already won the Forbidden Zone Supremes' acknowledgment.

The Great Calamity continued, and grew even more violent.

People discovered in shock that in the Thunder Sea, not only were there various Immortal Spirits killing, like Azure Dragon, Phoenix, Kun Peng, etc.

There were also Undying Divine Medicines rising and falling within it.

This can simply be said to be the first time ever.

In the world's eyes, Undying Divine Medicines are all harmless supreme treasures; besides the miraculous efficacy of bringing the dead back to life and flesh to white bones, they have no aggressiveness.

However.

From Gu Xuan's perspective.

In this moment's Great Calamity, the Undying Medicines were completely different; every single plant was incomparably terrifying, exuding Near-Immortal Killing Intent!

Emanating the aura of ten thousand ages of vicissitudes, as if they had already existed for countless epochs so long ago.

And even more horrifying, behind every single Undying Medicine there was a face, some male some female, opening their mouths to spit out killing attacks, absolutely capable of injuring an Extreme Dao Supreme.

In the Thunder Sea, Chaos Dao Principles surged, as if the scene of the Universe Opening was manifesting.

This kind of heavenly punishment is too terrifying; everything in this area shattered, even spacetime seemed twisted, the Void collapsing.

Even Forbidden Zone Supremes were shocked by it; this heavenly punishment's destructive power is unmatched, absolutely capable of heavily injuring them, or even worse.

And beneath the vast boundless Thunder Pool.

Gu Xuan's white hair like snow, stood tall within it; all Thunder Dragons, Great Dao laws, killing attacks, etc., all killed towards him.

In the blazing light at its extreme, his whole person was locked onto by the Thunder Tribulation, detonated, flesh and bones exploding, too miserable to behold.

He exerted all his strength to reorganize his body, his whole body shining brilliantly; obviously the Dao Principles were operating to the extreme, even his brow center had long since cracked open.

His body was covered in wounds, Holy Blood gushed out like spring water, sprinkling the Starry Sky, yet he also continuously struggled.

He discovered that those Azure Dragons, Phoenixes, Vermilion Birds, and other Immortal Spirit phantoms in the Thunder Tribulation were all difficult to truly injure him.

And what truly brought fatal killing attacks were still those human faces behind the Undying Divine Medicines, like existences from the Immortal Domain descending.

"This kind of Great Emperor Tribulation, in ancient times there also wasn't this high an intensity, right?"

Someone exclaimed in amazement.

Later on, the thunder light grew even more intense; various Immortal Mountains and palaces all manifested — Nine-Layer Immortal Tribulation, World-Destroying Thunder Sea, Four Symbols Immortal Array... all kinds of Great Calamities hacked down together.

Rumble—!

This area of Universe Borderlands, Tribulation Light a hundred million layers, seemed to have become the starting point of the Universe Opening.

This scene is too terrifying; since ancient times there seems to have never appeared such a Thunder Tribulation.

Blazing thunderlight erupted, illuminating the Endless Star Domain.

In the various Life Forbidden Zones, many self-sealing Supremes watched this scene, their hearts complex, utterly silent—if they had faced these Heavenly Tribulations back then, what would have happened?

The answer went without saying.

Not a single Supreme dared say that the tribulation they triggered to prove the Dao back then was this terrifying.

Nor could any Supreme say they could survive a thunder tribulation of this intensity.

"Break!"

Beneath the boundless Thunder Sea, Gu Xuan seemed to have become the sole existence of Heaven and Earth.

His originally surging Rou Ti had been blasted to charred blackness, his aura withered—the result of being shattered into pieces and reformed multiple times.

Otherwise, with the blood qi of a Great Accomplishment Holy Body like the sea, he would not have been injured to this extent.

Yet he was ultimately unwilling to passively endure the tribulation, and finally launched a counterattack.

He treaded the void, yet charged upward against the flow, striking the Heaven's Heart imprint, striving to enter that place few had reached since ancient times.

During this process.

Above his head stood an ancient Chaos Square Vessel, radiating seven-colored Immortal Light, rising and falling, jointly welcoming the thunder tribulation with him to temper himself.

Since it was refined, it had experienced many spars and blood battles, long bathed in the blood of many Supremes, including his and the Void's.

And Gu Xuan continuously integrated various Immortal Golds, long making it a truly extraordinary Supreme Weapon.

Now, as his Owner underwent tribulation, it tempered itself under the bombardment of endless Thunder Dragons, seeking to truly become a Ji Zhi Emperor Soldier!

Gu Xuan's figure was like a streak of Immortal Light, and like a god or demon, he struck out a dazzling path of light.

At this moment, he almost charged into the Nine Heavens above the Ten Thousand Daos, seeking to compete with the Lord of Heaven!

However.

"Pfft!"

Gu Xuan's body exploded once more, blood and bones scattering, desperate beyond compare.

Back then, fighting the Cangxu Supreme and the Lei Emperor, two Sublimation Supremes, alone, he had not fared so badly.

And the Chaos Square Vessel completely shattered, scattering around him, becoming one broken fragment after another, surrounding his Owner, attempting to reform.

Everyone watching this scene widened their Heaven Eyes, fearing to miss a single moment.

At this moment, half of the Universe was reflected in red.

That was when Gu Xuan's Fresh Blood exploded forth, reflected by that thunderlight.

"Heavens, is this the body constitution of the Holy Body lineage? Is it too powerful!"

In various places of the Universe, young cultivators uttered heartfelt sighs, deeply in awe.

"No, it is not that the Holy Body's constitution is strong, but that this generation's Great Accomplishment Holy Body is powerful!"

An older generation cultivator corrected them; they knew more, clearly understanding Gu Xuan was unique, the most special among all Great Accomplishment Holy Bodies of past generations.

Under the thunder tribulation of the Universe Borderlands.

Gu Xuan roared, fierce to an extreme.

The heavenly punishment was simply too terrifying, making him feel a certain fatal threat.

His body had already appeared countless terrifying Blood Holes struck by Great Daos; if not for the thick blood qi of the Great Accomplishment Holy Body's Rou Ti, no amount of accumulation would be enough for him to undergo tribulation.

Over these many years.

Gu Xuan once tasted the agony of intense bodily pain, more difficult than his previous great battles with Supremes.

His Mei Shen seemed to split open, bleeding, constantly facing the danger of falling.

At such a time, Gu Xuan's White Hair was disheveled, his eyes cold and terrifying.

Just at this moment.

He unfolded the Dao Body Manifestation, his height unknown how many myriad li tall, like a giant standing between heaven and earth, one hand propping up the sky.

Boom!

He blasted open the Ten Thousand Daos with one punch, striking out a vast expanse of clear universe.

At this time, all cultivators in the Universe were utterly shocked, because they simultaneously could no longer sense the Universe Great Dao!

At this moment, all Dao Marks between Heaven and Earth seemed to have vanished; no one could connect to those Rules.

Everyone's heart felt empty!

As if they had lost something most important.

People realized something.

The Great Accomplishment Holy Body had now reached such an unreachable height, piercing through the shackles of the Great Dao?

Amidst endless Tribulation Light, that towering figure sought to stand above the Ten Thousand Daos, trampling all Rules beneath!

And the heavenly punishment thus became violent to an extreme, making everyone tremble, their Divine Souls shaking.

In that Thunder Pool, the Liu Shen Shen Yao appeared, and this time not only did a face manifest, but figures walked out one after another,

there were women stunning through the ages, ancient Daoists, and Majestic War Gods, each like an Immortal descending to the world.

Gu Xuan fell into a bitter battle, absolutely in mortal danger; a moment's carelessness and he would be slain by the Immortals' Yin Ji!

The Great Dao laws there were too surging; no one could see the situation within, only perceiving that terrifying, world-shaking fluctuation sweeping across the Whole Great Universe.

"This aura is somewhat like that old monkey back then..."

In a Life Forbidden Zone, a Supreme sighed.

After countless ages, has such an existence appeared again?

Some sneered, wishing Gu Xuan would end as brutally as the Dou Zhan Holy Emperor back then.

(Chapter End)