Chapter 190: Ten Thousand Paths Vanish!

Chapter 190: Ten Thousand Paths Vanish!

"A slumber through the ages, and another emperor rises in this world?"

"Alas, you do not understand the workings of fate. Your reckless defiance of the cosmic order can only lead to your downfall!"

The Hong Emperor, shrouded in a towering aura of purple, strode down the path constructed from the symbols of the great way, his gaze cold and domineering as he looked down upon Shaohua. He exuded an overwhelming presence.

Though he did not know where this mysterious woman's audacity came from, daring to defy the cosmic order and even exiling the Soul Essence of the Cang Emperor, he was clear that no being could act without restraint. There were always forces that could counterbalance, especially for those at the pinnacle of existence. Even true emperors, if they acted recklessly, would face dire consequences.

Otherwise, what would be the point of this world, where the past, present, and future could be manipulated at will?

The Quasi-Immortal Emperors possessed combat strength that reached the highest levels, but they dared not defy the great causality or bear such a cost.

"Cang Emperor, you have been too careless. Why don't you return quickly?"

The Hong Emperor spoke, his voice echoing through the vast expanse, the purple aura surging for billions of miles, shaking the heavens and the earth. His presence was overwhelming, drowning out the entire vast world.

However, the Cang Emperor, whom he called and who had been exiled by Shaohua, showed no signs of returning.

This made the Hong Emperor frown.

They were all Quasi-Immortal Emperors; at this level, who could be much stronger than the others?

Even if this mysterious woman had the upper hand, defeating the Cang Emperor and dispersing his Soul Essence, it would be impossible to easily suppress and extinguish him.

Moreover, he had seen with his own eyes that the Cang Emperor had been exiled, not destroyed.

The most supreme Immortal Kings could fight across different timelines, let alone Quasi-Immortal Emperors, who could battle upstream or downstream along the River of Time. Such a feat was not remarkable.

A mere temporal exile should not confuse a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

"Return!"

The Hong Emperor, puzzled, realized that the Cang Emperor might have fallen under a unique spell. He then personally used a secret technique to guide his return.

"Hmph, mere trickery!"

In some distant time, a strand of the Cang Emperor's Soul Essence materialized, scoffing at Shaohua's methods. He stepped out of the temporal vortex, ready to return to the present.

The idea of exiling a Quasi-Immortal Emperor was a bit of a delusion.

However, in the next moment, his expression froze, and his form vanished once more.

This time, after being exiled, the Cang Emperor's Soul Essence did not reappear immediately, trapped in some unknown place.

This scene played out simultaneously across multiple timelines.

Fortunately, not long after, purple auras rose from various timelines, and the Cang Emperor, his face dark, followed the Hong Emperor's guidance, attempting to return.

But then, the Cang Emperor vanished again.

Infinite vortices, large and small, enveloped him, involving not only the temporal and spatial pathways but also the threads of causality and fate, along with the techniques of existence and non-existence.

Indeed, while Shaohua did not believe in the doctrines of fate and destiny, she had conducted extensive research on them. After all, she had suffered from their backlash frequently, and familiarity had bred a certain expertise.

Invisible vortices entangled the scattered strands of the Cang Emperor's Soul Essence, endlessly exiling them, making it difficult for him to reassemble his Soul Essence and return.

"..."

Shaohua looked at the somewhat silent Hong Emperor, her eyebrows arching, a bright smile on her face.

"Yu Emperor, why don't you hurry and join us?" the Hong Emperor spoke again, his aura of killing intent growing stronger.

From the depths of the ancient land, a brilliant light shot up, sacred and radiant, illuminating the ages and piercing the river of time. Another imperial aura swept out.

Then, the Quasi-Immortal Emperor known as the Yu Emperor emerged, riding an ancient nine-colored immortal golden war chariot.

He bore a pair of holy wings, standing tall and sacred on the chariot, holding an imperial spear that dripped with blood, crimson and glaring.

This was the blood of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

There was no doubt that this was a weapon that had once slain an emperor!

"You two, attack together", Shaohua nodded, her demeanor confident.

No matter what, she could not afford to lose momentum.

After battling the Cang Emperor, she had gained a deeper understanding of the power at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, and her strength had increased.

Indeed, practice was the key to true knowledge. After one battle, her strength had grown significantly.

Moreover, the backlash she suffered was still within her tolerance, allowing her to fight without restraint.

"Die!" the Hong Emperor shouted, charging at Shaohua with a powerful strike.

"Whoosh!" The Yu Emperor did not speak, instead thrusting his imperial spear with a terrifying force, the spear tip tearing through the Boundary Sea with a blood-red glow.

Shaohua, under the assault of the two Quasi-Immortal Emperors, was surrounded by temporal vortices. She managed to dodge in time, but still staggered, strands of hair breaking and falling.

She let out a long cry, her slender form radiating boundless light, her presence elevated, glowing like an empress shrouded in a fourteen-colored divine halo.

Amid the clashing sounds, a layer of armor enveloped her, a manifestation of the true essence of the Skyveil Realm, a condensation of her essence, origin, power, and spirit, forming a protective armor around her lithe body.

A breathtaking imperial battle erupted once more. Shaohua faced two opponents, the fight intense from the start, quickly reaching a fever pitch.

Previously, she had barely managed to defeat the Cang Emperor in a one-on-one battle.

Now, facing the combined forces of the Hong Emperor and the Yu Emperor, she still held her ground.

"Clang!"

Shaohua, bloodied, reached out and conjured a Great Way sword from nothing, the fourteen-colored radiance of the sword illuminating the ages, severing one of the Yu Emperor's wings.

"Ah!" The Yu Emperor screamed, his back bleeding profusely. His wings were the source of his power, and this injury was fundamental.

Shaohua, seizing the advantage, extended her hand and drew a series of radiant sword wheels, each one breaking through eternity, dazzling the ages, making the River of Time seem dim in comparison.

The after-effects of those sword wheels could easily shatter a world, splashing into the Chaos Sea and creating new worlds.

The Yu Emperor was thrown back, his immortal body covered in wounds, limbs broken, chest torn open, and imperial bones shattered.

"Die!" The Hong Emperor, seeing this, did not have a moment to mourn the Yu Emperor. His killing intent tore through the ages, his power reaching its peak as he layered numerous secret arts and unleashed a ferocious attack on Shaohua with all his might.

"Boom!"

In the Chaos Sea, the Hong Emperor's palm descended, causing the vast Chaos to tremble. A massive purple hand, forged from the Chaos, unleashed a devastating strike he had been preparing for a long time.

The force of creation surged, and Shaohua felt a sharp pain in her back. Her eyes narrowed as she was sent flying, spitting blood. The Skydraped Armor on her body was breached, but it managed to absorb most of the impact.

"What?!" The Hong Emperor was stunned that his strike had not succeeded, and before he could react, Shaohua, her long hair disheveled, raised her palm and split it down with a powerful chop.

His purple-golden crown exploded, purple aura scattering, and he fell backward, his skull shattered, brain matter splattered, and Soul Essence fractured.

"You defy the order of time and space, destined to face calamity. Those who plot against the ages will ultimately become nothing!"

Hong Emperor's Soul Essence carried a drop of essence blood and fled far away, quickly reappearing with a stern and lethal gaze.

"Foolish, don't spout such nonsense to me. You fear cause and effect, cowering in submission. So what if I strike you down?" Shaohua sneered coldly.

"Hmm?"

At that moment, she sensed something and couldn't help but look downstream in the River of Time. Hong Emperor and Yu Emperor also turned their gaze in that direction.

There, several formidable beings seemed to be rising, their brilliance overwhelming, and some were already engaged in fierce battles.

Then, they saw someone defying the flow of time, approaching this era, about to descend here.

"Clang!!!!!!!!!"

The sound of a bell resounded. A person with a great bell suspended above their head, invulnerable to all, was truly traveling upstream along the River of Time from the distant future, charging toward them.

And he wasn't alone; others were following closely behind.

"Whew~~~"

Even Hong Emperor and Yu Emperor couldn't help but draw a deep breath of dark energy.

What, in this era, are people from other dimensions so reckless, defying the order of time and space?

Shaohua's gaze was deep and distant as she stared downstream in the River of Time. Her beautiful eyes flashed with scenes of the creation of the world and the destruction of the universe, as if she had seen through some fundamental truth, her expression changing.

Yu Emperor was incredibly resilient. If it were any other being, like a peak Immortal King, they would have been utterly destroyed. But a Quasi-Immortal Emperor was hard to kill.

His soul light flickered, and he reappeared in the same spot, his body immortal. Though shattered and scattered, it instantly reassembled and reformed.

"Truly hard to kill!" Shaohua couldn't help but exclaim.

She also sensed that she couldn't remain in this era any longer.

However, her goal was largely achieved.

The wounds on Shaohua's body were rapidly healing, a vibrant vitality spreading within her. The ultimate truth of Vital Nourishment had been awakened, bringing about a transformation to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level!

In fact, this transformation had occurred once before when she broke through from King to Emperor, rapidly enhancing her strength for a period.

According to the Destined Land Art, the nine minor realms before the Imperial Realm corresponded to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level. Of course, it couldn't be precisely divided, only categorized as early, middle, and peak stages.

This second transformation directly propelled her into the peak realm, making her one of the strongest among Quasi-Immortal Emperors, a supreme trailblazer among Dao Ancestors!

Notably, the three dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors—Cang, Hong, and Yu—could, in a sense, be considered half-Dao Ancestors, their strength not to be underestimated.

Upon hearing this, Hong Emperor and Yu Emperor were nearly driven mad. For countless eons, they had never suffered such torment, their bodies shattered and their indestructible Soul Essences fractured, their blood splattered across the ancient land, a truly pitiful sight.

Thus, they exchanged a glance and decided to call for reinforcements.

"Boom!"

At that moment, in the silent universe, a mutilated corpse suddenly spoke, its voice penetrating the Boundary Sea, slow and deep. "Why? Why go to such lengths!"

The corpse revived, suddenly opening its eyes, casting light that pierced through the vast universe, two beams more terrifying than any immortal sword.

Shaohua had anticipated that the World-Ending Elder would emerge, and she also glared, shooting out two beams of light.

"Where did this old dog come from, barking madly here?!"

With a wave of her hand, a massive, powerful, and dazzling fourteen-color sword wheel flew out, instantly splitting the Boundary Sea in two, the boundless void exploding, forcibly interrupting the World-Ending Elder's reformation.

The scattered arms, legs, and feet nearly flew away, but fortunately, the World-Ending Elder was stronger than the three emperors, instantly reappearing in his true form.

A gaunt, tall old man in black appeared, emitting an overwhelmingly dark primordial force, turning the Boundary Sea black.

"Senior!" Hong Emperor and Yu Emperor's faces changed slightly, showing respect for the World-Ending Elder.

"Your method is unique. You have not undergone rebirth to form an immortal embryo, yet you are elevating and transforming, walking a different path than us." The World-Ending Elder said, coveting Shaohua's scriptures.

"Both of us are Quasi-Immortal Emperors, fellow travelers on the same path. Why must we fight? Let's sit and discuss the Dao, and it will be a beautiful tale spanning the ages."

"A group of soulless, self-abandoned beings, do you deserve to be my peers?" Shaohua sneered.

She was willing to speak more, preparing for a devastating move.

Now, all her techniques had been simplified and integrated into the six realms of the Destined Land Art.

The Mortal Realm's truth made her impervious to all evil and invulnerable, with purifying and suppressing power, including the characteristics of the Eternal Word Art, acting as a passive state that, though not obvious, was the foundation of her existence.

The Unbound Soaring truth was evident in her method of banishing Cang Emperor, essentially a manifestation of the principles of space and time.

The Vital Nourishment truth was about continuous transformation, an immortal body, an eternal Soul Essence, and all related to recovery.

The Feather Ascension truth was about ultimate attack, all her attacks carrying the peculiar fourteen-color radiance, originating from this.

The Skyveil Realm truth she had just tested, with her battle armor being an essential protective means, the key being that it could be reformed at any time.

Only the Imperial Realm truth, which she herself was not clear about, finally began to show itself after this transformation.

Shaohua held nothing back, elevating her state to the limit, achieving complete transcendence.

The shocking imperial art blossomed, with supreme imperial patterns expanding. She seemed to become the embodiment of the sole Dao, a tangible manifestation, capable of anything.

Wherever her gaze fell, everything twisted, collapsed, and annihilated, all matter turned to dust, all laws decayed, all Dao became void!

In an instant, the Boundary Sea shattered, the heavens fell, and brilliant Dao light illuminated the past, present, and future.

Hong Emperor and Yu Emperor's faces changed drastically, and the World-Ending Elder's face also changed, not faring any better.

Was this the power a Quasi-Immortal Emperor could unleash?

As expected, the three of them exploded, their bodies and Soul Essences fractured, losing much of their strength before reappearing.

"Still alive, Quasi-Immortal Emperors are immortal, we are still here!"

"That woman is gone, is she dead or has she left?"

Hong Emperor and Yu Emperor, dragging their injured bodies, felt a great relief. No matter what, this matter was over, and they just needed time to recover.

Only the World-Ending Elder felt uneasy.

He sensed that the woman would not die easily and might one day return.

And in the next moment, Shaohua, who had already dispersed, reappeared, using the Mortal Realm truth and the Veil Heaven Principle to suppress the three emperors under the Boundary Sea.

The so-called immortality, all ended in the brilliant "Veil Heaven" of the "Mortal Realm."

(End of Chapter)

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