Chapter 184

Boom

A tremendous roaring sound rang out; above the heavens of the death world a terrifying spacetime rift was torn open, as if leading to the endless void beyond spacetime Chaos.

Boundless demonic qi surged, covering the heavens, enveloping the entire death world, giving the whole world a feeling of impending doom.

Within the death world, all living beings stared in horror at the boundless demonic qi filling the heavens, their hearts filled with an indescribable fear.

Even among the many ancient cities deep in the death world, every stone statue that had stepped onto the stone‑person road bore a look of terror.

This aura is truly too terrifying; even those sovereigns who have taken the final step seem far inferior.

Merely feeling this aura, the ancient cities they had transformed into felt as if they wanted to shatter directly.

How could there exist such a powerful being in heaven and earth?

At this moment, all the stone‑people felt that their previous understanding of heaven and earth might have been too shallow.

Hum

Within the boundless demonic qi covering the heavens, a black shadow immensely huge flickered in and out, bearing a terrifying aura that surpassed the rules of all realms.

After a moment, a gigantic beast claw protruded from the demonic qi, descending toward the direction of Feng Yi.

The beast claw was covered in green scales, bearing a terrifying aura of eternal calamity; though it was flesh and blood, its strength was countless times greater than that of a Stone King's body.

Rumble

The instant the beast claw descended, intertwining order‑laws wrought destruction upon all things; the void where Feng Yi stood shattered directly into boundless Chaos, with no law or rule remaining, as if returning to the void.

Even the entire death world trembled, shaking incessantly, as if on the verge of collapse.

Huh

A surprised voice came from the black shadow within the demonic qi; the beast claw retracted, but Feng Yi's figure had already vanished.

"Did he escape? I can't even see how he got away!"

"Indeed extraordinary; no wonder that exalted one summoned me back from the exiled void!"

Before the words faded, terrifying cracks suddenly appeared on the black shadow's body, as if the whole person would shatter in the next instant.

"Not good; the rules of all realms have changed, I can no longer endure in the world—I must find a special vessel to inhabit!"

As he spoke, the black shadow's eyes burst forth with a terrifying light that pierced spacetime, instantly taking in the entirety of all realms.

"That is."

Shortly after, his gaze brightened slightly as he looked toward the Chaos void, where he saw a vast ancient city resembling the universe.

"Transforming realms into a city."

Before his words faded, reflections of numerous heavenly stelae appeared in his eyes, and his gaze instantly turned icy cold.

"The Great Dao of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors."

"Not only did he transform a universe into a city, he also fused the Great Dao and power of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors into the entire ancient city to accomplish his metamorphosis—what a grand scheme!"

"I never imagined that, after being exiled by this emperor for endless ages, such a figure would appear in all realms!"

Saying this, his eyes suddenly flashed with brilliance as he laughed loudly: "Good, good, good—such a mighty city, once its transformation is complete, will surely rival the demonic city I forged when I attained emperorship through nirvana; it can serve as my temporary abode."

The instant his words fell, boundless demonic qi surged; the black shadow extended a claw covered in green scales, tearing open the Chaos void and stepping into it.

Within the Chaos void.

The boundless Chaos qi was split apart, and a stone‑king radiating a mighty aura appeared, his eyes fervently gazing at the vast ancient city encircled by the boundless Chaos—this was the Hongjun Stone King.

"Great fortune, truly great fortune!"

After carefully examining the vast ancient city before him, which resembled the universe, Hongjun's gaze grew ever hotter, and he instinctively said: "Not only did he transform a universe into a city, he also incorporated the Great Dao of the heavenly stelae—truly unimaginable fortune!"

Why must the Hongjun Stone King's body remain deep in the death world?

Is it not to seize the Great Dao contained within that heavenly stele, thereby allowing himself to fully transcend, break through kinghood to attain emperorship, and enter the true sovereign realm?

He had striven for endless ages without success, yet now an unfinished stone city before him has achieved it—how could he not be astonished?

Moreover, this ancient city seems to have incorporated the Great Dao of not just one heavenly stele, far surpassing Hongjun's imagination.

"Hahaha, truly a fortune bestowed by heaven!"

After observing for a long while, the Hongjun Stone King's mouth curled involuntarily, and he let out a loud laugh.

Originally he only wanted to seize the fortune of this stone city, but he never expected to also gain an unexpected harvest.

The Great Dao of the heavenly stelae, which he had striven for endless ages to obtain, now lay plainly before his eyes.

What is a surprise?

This is a surprise!

The moment his thought settled, the Stone King Hongjun extended his hand, and an ancient, weathered stone tower appeared.

Boom

The next moment, the stone tower exploded outward, emitting a terrifying aura of extreme power, and came crashing down directly toward the vast ancient city ahead.

Hum

Before the stone tower had fully descended, a mighty aura descended, causing the entire ancient city to tremble violently, as if it could not withstand the tower's aura.

Seeing this, the Hongjun Stone King's expression did not change much.

The origin of this stone tower is astonishing—it is a supreme treasure from ages past, named the Five Emperors' Tower; a complete Five Emperors' Tower is even a supreme divine artifact surpassing sovereigns.

Even though the stone tower he obtained is merely a fragment of the Five Emperors' Tower and incomplete, it is still far stronger than ordinary sovereign weapons.

Dealing with a stone city that has not yet fully completed its transformation naturally poses no problem.

Just as the Hongjun Stone King's thoughts turned, a terrifying pressure of extreme magnitude suddenly descended upon him.

"How dare a mere ant covet this emperor's possessions!"

A low, icy voice rang out, accompanied by a terrifying aura far surpassing the sovereign level, causing the Hongjun Stone King's heart and soul to tremble uncontrollably.

"Sovereign!"

A cry of astonishment burst from the Hongjun Stone King's mouth, his eyes filled with disbelief as he exclaimed: "How is it possible? How could there still be a sovereign in all realms today!"

Boom—

Before his words even fell, the boundless Chaos void was directly torn open, and a blue beast claw suffused with boundless demonic aura suddenly appeared, descending upon him.

Crack!

Before the blue beast claw had fully descended, boundless overwhelming pressure surged forth, and Hongjun's Stone King Body emitted a series of brittle sounds; even his indestructible Stone King Body seemed unable to withstand this pressure.

Truly a sovereign!

A flicker of fear arose in Hongjun's heart, his spiritual sense trembled violently, and an indescribable sense of crisis welled up.

Roar!

After a moment, Hongjun abruptly cut down the fear in his heart, letting out a furious roar: 'What of a sovereign?'

The instant his words fell, his aura surged wildly, countless black and white lights swirling, instantly forming a Taiji Diagram spanning the Chaos.

The yin-yang fish intertwined head to tail, as if embodying the yin and yang of the Great Dao, his aura reaching profound subtlety.

Boom

The blue beast claw directly collided with the massive Taiji Diagram, a vast energy storm erupting from the point of impact, whipping up a boundless Chaos tempest.

Spacetime rifts appeared one after another, continually spreading, until the entire Chaos was utterly shattered into nothingness.

At the same time, the vast energy surge swept through all the heavens, causing the entire heavens to tremble incessantly.

In the Primordial Heavenly Realm, each Stone King powerhouse felt a jolt in their heart, looking with astonishment toward the Chaos region.

That was an energy surge surpassing even sovereigns!

How could this be?

How could there still exist a being above sovereigns in the myriad heavens and worlds?

Within the Chaos void.

Crack!

A cracking sound rang out; the massive Taiji Diagram shuddered violently, cracks appearing and instantly flying apart.

The next moment, the Taiji Diagram reformed into Hongjun's figure, but his Stone King Body, which should have been indestructible, was now covered in cracks, his aura weakened to the extreme.

Hum

Just then, a humming sound rang out, and Hongjun felt his vision go dark.

Instinctively raising his head, a vast, boundless ancient city descended upon him.

Not good!

A feeling of indescribable crisis arose in Hongjun's heart, and he instinctively prepared to summon the Five Emperors Pagoda for protection.

But the next moment, he discovered he could no longer connect with the Five Emperors Pagoda.

Following his inner sense, Hongjun saw his own stone pagoda atop the ancient city, yet it was now being suppressed by an ancient, heavy heavenly stele.

'How could this be? How could an ancient city not yet fully transformed be so powerful?'

'No, it's not just the stele's suppression; why does the Five Emperors Pagoda not resist the stele's suppression?'

As this thought rose in his mind, with a soft 'boom,' Hongjun's entire being was directly suppressed by the ancient city.

Booming sounds rang out, the entire ancient city violently trembling, as if about to be overturned outright.

But the next moment, heavenly steles fell one after another, completely suppressing Hongjun's Stone King Body into the ancient city, becoming part of it.

The black-and-white yin-yang fish flowed, as if embodying the yin and yang of the Great Dao, continually merging into the ancient city, as if completing and elevating the balance inherent within it, causing the city's aura to steadily grow.

Bold!

A cold, low shout echoed from the Chaos void, a black figure shrouded in boundless demonic aura appearing, gazing gloomily at the distant ancient city, and speaking coldly: 'So that's how it is! An ancient city not yet fully transformed dares to scheme and use this sovereign—sheer suicide!'

Before his words even fell, the black figure suddenly thrust out his blue beast claw, descending upon the ancient city ahead.

Vast demonic aura surged, order and law intertwining, directly altering the rules and principles within the Chaos, turning the entire Chaos region into a demonic domain.

Before the blue beast claw had fully descended, an overwhelming pressure surpassing the present heavens swept over, causing the entire ancient city to continually tremble, as if on the verge of disintegration.

But just then, an ancient, weathered stone bridge suddenly rose from the ancient city, bearing a supreme intent transcending heavenly rules, as if standing upon the sea of bitterness, carrying an ancient, indestructible aura.

Boom

The instant the blue beast claw landed on the stone bridge, a sound like heaven and earth splitting rang out, and everything around turned to nothing.

Crack!

Cracking sounds rang out, the stone bridge violently trembling, and massive cracks appeared upon the ancient city, as if it were about to disintegrate.

But just then, a figure in dark robes surrounded by endless Chaos aura flickered in and out of view within the ancient city, gazing with deep eyes at the black shadow in the Chaos.

Fuxi!

A cry of extreme terror rang from the black shadow's mouth, memories from endless ages past surfacing in his mind, as if he once again saw the towering figure that had banished him into endless void, causing him to instinctively retreat a step.

(End of chapter)