Chapter 177: Immortal King Gu Tuo, Entering the Boundary Sea, Supreme Battle!

Chapter 177: Immortal King Gu Tuo, Entering the Boundary Sea, Supreme Battle!

The Dam Realm remained as silent as ever.

There were no dazzling rays of light or auspicious rainbows. Shaohua ascended quietly, reaching the pinnacle of the Immortal King realm, becoming a supreme power.

Everything happened naturally, so there were no extraordinary phenomena.

If one were to break through to the Mundane Immortal stage, they could immediately rival the peak Immortal Kings. With a bit more cultivation, achieving the status of a supreme power would not be difficult.

But Shaohua's foundation was even deeper. Standing at the zenith of immortality, she became the founder of a new path, leaping to the rank of an Immortal King supreme power.

She further honed herself with the sword light of an Immortal Emperor, inheriting the great fortune of the heavens, and ignited the wisdom of countless beings, advancing even further.

"Does it feel like you've gotten even stronger?" Wu Shi approached and asked.

"Hmm~" Shaohua nodded slightly, smiling gently. "Indeed, I've made a bit of progress."

She extended her slender, fair fingers, casually drawing a universe between them. Instantly, Primordial Chaos Qi surged, and the air was filled with the aura of the beginning of the world.

"..."

Wu Shi's lips twitched. Was she enjoying herself?

Her sister seemed to grow younger in spirit as she cultivated more.

This was good, but it was a bit disheartening.

At this moment, a power was rising in the multiverse. Someone was invoking the Immortal King tribulation, about to ascend to the Immortal King realm.

"Oh?"

Shaohua suddenly turned her head, sensing something.

She stood quietly on the embankment, her gaze piercing through the boundless chaos, seeing the person undergoing the tribulation.

It was Gu Tuo, who had once said he would achieve enlightenment within three to five ten-thousand years, and his words were now coming true.

He was indeed a Celestial Emperor, having reached that level in this epoch. He had his unique strengths, and as long as he didn't fall, his future would not stop at the King realm; he could glimpse even higher realms.

The second Immortal King of the multiverse was born.

Shaohua, feeling a sense of kinship, temporarily changed her plan to head to the Boundary Sea. She took Wu Shi and her mother to visit Gu Tuo.

Gu Tuo was delighted by her visit. In this vast world, there were only two Immortal Kings, and a natural sense of mutual respect arose between them.

The two sat and discussed the Dao, evolving their techniques. Gu Tuo felt that this female Immortal King seemed to have grown even stronger in the past few ten-thousand years.

But how could that be?

"It must be my imagination. The shock of her overcoming three tribulations at once thirty thousand years ago was too great", Gu Tuo consoled himself.

He believed that even if Shaohua was stronger than him, it wouldn't be by much.

Both were newly ascended Immortal Kings, so who could be much stronger than the other?

Gu Tuo had his own pride and thought he was no less than anyone else!

So, when the sky cleared and the rain stopped, he challenged Shaohua to a bout—though he called it a friendly sparring match.

Shaohua readily agreed.

The Nine Heavens simultaneously shattered as the two powerful Immortal Kings stepped into the void, delving deep into the Chaos Expanse.

They dared not fight near this world, for times had changed. This was just a fragment of the former Immortal Domain, and any accidental impact could cause widespread destruction and disaster.

"Boom!"

Shaohua raised her hand and struck with a palm, her fingers radiating brilliant immortal light. Infinite great Dao rules intertwined, like a world pressing down.

"Open up!"

Gu Tuo roared to the sky, manifesting his Immortal King form, shattering the chaos void. Golden runes surrounded him, like a primordial deity opening the heavens.

Two completely different forces collided, causing time and space to momentarily freeze. Billions of light beams erupted, each capable of slicing through the multiverse and becoming eternal.

The intense battle was terrifying.

This battle shook the multiverse and stunned all living beings.

"Not bad", Shaohua glanced up and said.

Gu Tuo's son, a young Supreme Sovereign named Gu Qing, who had been watching, suddenly snapped back to reality when he heard these words. He turned to look at the female Immortal King, his mind blank.

"So, who is—"

Was this person real or an illusion?

If it was an illusion, that would be fine, but if it was real, who was fighting his father in the outer domain?

"That's my war avatar", Shaohua said, reading his thoughts and smiling faintly.

Indeed, the "Shaohua" fighting Gu Tuo was the Imperial Dao Flag.

The Imperial Dao Flag originally had no spirit or deity. Before her re-cultivation, she had bestowed all her power to it, nurturing a spirit that bore a striking resemblance to her in appearance and demeanor.

Compared to her, the Imperial Dao Flag, though it had also transcended the Immortal King tribulation and become a genuine Immortal King artifact, had not been refined much and was somewhat lagging behind Shaohua.

But in this world, the strong were always the people, and weapons were merely embellishments.

Which of those supreme figures couldn't tear apart weapons and treasures of the same realm?

Often, in the final stages of a battle, they would roll up their sleeves and fight with their own hands.

A mere artifact could fight the second Immortal King of the multiverse without falling behind, which was already astonishing.

Gu Tuo had yet to notice anything unusual, failing to realize that his opponent was a war avatar.

"Feeling a bit like you're not the main character, young man?" Shaohua smiled and said.

She stood up and patted the young man who had once dared to challenge her.

"Your father is very strong, but I am a bit stronger. The future is long and arduous. I hope you can surpass your predecessors."

She turned and drifted away, leaving Gu Qing standing there in a daze.

If anyone had the greatest gain from this visit, it was not Shaohua or Gu Tuo, but Wu Shi, who had silently observed the entire time.

Compared to Shaohua's path, Gu Tuo's experience in ascending to the Immortal King realm was more inspiring to Wu Shi. Both their discussions and their battle greatly moved him.

One could say that Shaohua's detour was largely for Wu Shi's benefit.

"Did you gain any insights?" she asked sideways.

"I did, but I haven't yet reached the Zenith of Immortality", Wu Shi replied.

"Since that's the case, come with me to the Boundary Sea. Peace has lasted too long, and battle is the best catalyst."

Shaohua returned to the embankment and gazed far into what should have been the Boundary Sea, now replaced by chaos and sealed by supreme laws.

The Desolate, the Eternity-Sundering Blade, had severed the heavens and separated the ages.

After an unknown amount of time, a streak of light pierced the multiverse, and the Imperial Dao Flag returned. The flagpole was cracked, and the flag had holes, but it was still extremely sharp, stained with Immortal King blood.

"Take me with you, you can't leave me here alone, can you?" The Western Sovereign grabbed the Imperial Dao Flag first, winking at her daughter.

Shaohua sighed in resignation and nodded.

This would be their first exploration of the Boundary Sea, and they wouldn't go far, so taking the two of them was fine.

Most importantly, she had this plan in mind from the beginning, or she wouldn't have brought them alone.

To ensure safety, Western Sovereign and Wu Shi were both tucked away by Shaohua, their figures now hanging from the hairpin transformed from the Imperial Dao Flag, alongside a Heaven-Devouring Tower and a Soul Resonance Bell.

She followed the footprints left by the Wasteland, feeling that the solitary sword cut that severed the ages posed no threat to her.

Was it the same for everyone, or was she unique?

She couldn't know, and she wouldn't try, because it didn't matter.

Sure enough, as Shaohua had sensed, she safely crossed the sword light region.

Beyond that lay an ocean, an incomprehensible vast sea.

Amid the rolling waves, one ancient and shattered world after another floated and sank, some dry, some shattered, some reduced to nothing but illusions.

The sea was boundless, and it was far from peaceful. Waves surged, and many ancient and shattered worlds were vanishing.

"Boundary Sea!" Shaohua exclaimed, her shock evident.

This was her first time truly witnessing the Boundary Sea, feeling the different ancient worlds and their distinct energies, sweeping across the River of Time.

Each wave, each shattered ancient world, carried a different aura, embodying different paths of the Dao.

"Truly magnificent!"

Wu Shi appeared, his divine soul trembling. Even the "mist" of the sea contained immense power, capable of refining oneself.

The Boundary Sea, formed from shattered worlds, also carried the power of time.

This place looked like a sea, but it was very strange and terrifying.

"Such a vast land must hold unimaginable opportunities and dangers. We must proceed with caution", Western Sovereign said.

This sea was only relatively safe at the edges. Once you truly ventured in, it was easy to get lost, both in terms of direction and in your mind, leading to unknown crises.

Shaohua nodded, then her expression changed.

Beneath the sea, an Obsidian Primordial Beast, nearly at the Immortal King stage, was charging toward her. It looked like a dragon or a snake, covered in vicious spines and surrounded by dark mist, suddenly launching an attack.

"Perfect timing!"

She smiled brightly and pushed Wu Shi forward.

You're the one, little brother!

"Kill!"

Wu Shi shouted, holding nothing back, quickly subduing the Voidborn Entity.

Perhaps due to the sword light barrier, which could kill with the slightest touch, many Voidborn Entities gathered near the shore, having been completely lost and their minds eroded.

The sword light could injure with a graze and kill with a touch. Although the Voidborn Entities had fallen, they weren't foolish enough to seek death.

Truly powerful Voidborn Entities wouldn't come here. Those near the shore were either driven by stronger beings or hiding from disasters.

Undoubtedly, the only realms in the Boundary Sea that remained intact were those severed by the Wasteland’s solitary sword cut. The rest had long been eroded by darkness.

On the opposite shore of the Boundary Sea, the entrance to the heavens above was unblocked, and several hidden places in the ultimate ancient land, which the Wasteland had left in a hurry, had not been discovered. It was only natural for darkness to return.

Wu Shi began his campaign along the near shore.

Since he had embarked on the Mundane Immortal Path, he had been in deep cultivation, finding few opponents. Now, he could finally engage in battles without restraint, which was an excellent way to hone his skills.

His sharpness reappeared, unstoppable.

He ascended through combat, transforming in the face of life and death, gradually reaching higher levels.

Combat was exhilarating!

Shaohua left the Imperial Dao Flag with her mother, who followed Wu Shi, using the "mist" of the Boundary Sea to refine and temper herself.

Western Sovereign was naturally gifted, having walked most of the Mundane Immortal Path. Even though she hadn’t fully completed it, she was still a standout in the True Immortal Domain, nearly reaching the threshold of Quasi-Immortal King.

The Imperial Dao Flag served as both a protective talisman for her and a guiding beacon for Shaohua.

Shaohua also yearned for battle, but the near shore lacked any formidable opponents. A few ordinary Immortal Kings were no challenge, easily crushed.

It was difficult to kill Immortal Kings, but that was only if the gap in strength was not too great.

As a supreme powerhouse, she could easily handle a few ordinary Dark Immortal Kings. It was almost effortless.

Shaohua ventured deeper into the Boundary Sea.

When she had traveled far enough, she stood on the sea’s surface, looking back at a vast expanse of chaos, a desolate wasteland where the path was unclear.

She turned and returned, only to find that the entire space-time seemed to be inverted, the heavens and earth different, the Boundary Sea transformed into a giant prison.

"Indeed, it's easy to leave the sea, but hard to return. Without guidance, it would take a great deal of mental effort to deduce the way back, and the time required would be immense", Shaohua muttered to herself.

Fortunately, she had left the Imperial Dao Flag behind.

The flag served as a symbol and a guide. With her blood relative holding her life-bound artifact, it pointed her in the direction of her return.

The Boundary Sea contained many dark substances, and many beings were lost.

Shaohua spent over ten thousand years in the Boundary Sea, witnessing several beings in battle, Immortal Kings clashing in bloody confrontations, causing the heavens to weep and the earth to tremble.

Clearly, even among the Voidborn Entities, there were enmities and rivalries. They all wanted to evolve into greater beings, and conflicts were inevitable.

Shaohua didn’t venture too deep but instead lingered within a certain range.

The Boundary Sea was vast and held many opportunities. She discovered some ancient texts and chapters from the previous epoch, and even earlier, which had some reference value.

One day, she saw a large island in the sea, where a black storm of order ripples swept through.

Several Voidborn Entities were battling on the island. The losers were devoured, while the victor claimed all the resources, refining the remains of the Immortal Kings into nourishment for his own cultivation, achieving a rebirth and transformation.

"Very strong, on the verge of advancing beyond the peak of a powerhouse", Shaohua observed, her eyes gleaming. She didn’t rush to intervene but instead folded her arms, watching coldly from the sidelines.

She was waiting for the opponent to reach the same level as her.

It couldn’t be helped; she was too strong, standing at the pinnacle of the Immortal King realm, making it difficult to find worthy opponents in the Boundary Sea.

"Your aura is different. You are not a child of darkness?" The Dark Immortal King, clad in dark, blood-stained armor, his hair disheveled and his towering figure shrouded in dark mist, turned his head to sense Shaohua’s presence.

"Doesn’t matter. I’ll kill you first, then we’ll see!" The Dark Immortal King was decisive. He had long sensed someone watching from the shadows but remained hidden until he had achieved his transformation.

This clearly indicated that the opponent was a formidable enemy with grand ambitions.

"Many have wanted to kill me, but they are all dead. You won’t be an exception", Shaohua said calmly.

She slapped forward, her palm radiating thirteen colors of immortal divine light. With a single strike, she shattered the Dark Immortal King’s hand, the flesh and blood torn to shreds, nearly exploding.

The Dark Immortal King’s several blood-red eyes narrowed to slits, surprised by the significant disadvantage he faced in their first clash.

(End of Chapter)

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