Chapter 193: Blood-Stained Heavens, Returning Through the Ages!

Chapter 193: Blood-Stained Heavens, Returning Through the Ages!

Time, fleeting as a dream.

Shaohua had lost track of time, her thoughts and self dissolved into a state of transcendent emptiness, drifting in the River of Time.

But, that which is unforgettable will eventually echo.

"Do you truly believe your petty schemes will work? At the end of the Boundary Sea lies a terror beyond your imagination. Our clan's outposts across the heavens are not limited to the Soul River alone!"

The strange Dao Ancestor growled, sensing that today they could finally eradicate that person's homeland and subdue these three terrifying natives.

"Submit now, join the glorious evolution, and become one of us. You can still go further, perhaps even glimpse the realm of the Final Path Ascendants!" another strange Dao Ancestor urged them to surrender.

Their words at this moment revealed that they truly acknowledged the trio's potential.

The strange Dao Ancestor's words shook the hearts of many Immortal Kings, who had only just learned that the realm of Immortal Emperors, which they had longed for, was also known as the realm of the Final Path Ascendants!

"Hah, you're afraid", Wu Shi sneered.

In his view, if they weren't afraid, why would they try to recruit them?

As for joining the darkness and becoming part of the strange clan, he never even considered it.

Parts of the heavens had been tainted by darkness, and he knew all too well what this "evolution" entailed: the original soul essence would be extinguished, replaced by a dark soul essence that would take over the body, leaving the true self dead and a completely different entity in its place.

"Utterly foolish, truly obstinate!"

"Refusing to join us means you are courting death!"

The two strange Dao Ancestors launched a powerful attack, aiming to crush Wu Shi.

Facing the frenzied onslaught of the two strange Dao Ancestors, Wu Shi held his ground, invoking the laws of space and time. His expression remained resolute, calm, and unwavering.

Even if the other side of the Boundary Sea erupted in chaos, even if he had to fight two seasoned old demons alone, he was undaunted, ready to fight the strange Dao Ancestors to the death.

Someone was going to fall, and he believed it wouldn't be him.

"Kill!"

He roared to the heavens, his blood surging. Above his head hung the Chaos Bell, and in his hand, he wielded a great banner, sweeping it through the eternal void.

The Imperial Dao Flag had been sent away, landing in the land behind him.

Battles were raging across the heavens. The Fallen Immortal Kings and the Dark Immortal Kings wandering the Boundary Sea all sprang into action.

Western Sovereign, with her long hair tied up, took the Imperial Dao Flag, the only one who could wield this artifact, which had been jointly refined by Shaohua and Wu Shi.

"Shaohua, my daughter, where are you?"

This was destined to be the most difficult battle, and Western Sovereign swung the banner, hoping to see her long-missing daughter one last time.

But she knew deep down that this might be just a wish.

Seeing the banner, Wuyou, Ren Ran, Liunian, Ming Yuanxin, and others rushed over, gathering together.

"Why are you here? Go back!" Western Sovereign's face changed.

These were all promising young talents, with lofty aspirations and boundless futures, but they had yet to break through to the Immortal King level, and their accumulated strength had not fully transformed into true power.

And then there was a Saint Body that had lain dormant in a stone for hundreds of thousands of years, finally awakening.

"Grandmother is here, and the banner is in front. How can we retreat?" Wuyou declared.

Ren Ran and Liunian nodded, and Ming Yuanxin, once a spirit of a sword, took a deep breath, bringing the faithform left by their master in the Three Realms universe.

"Eastern Sovereign's divine majesty shakes the sun and moon, who can challenge her through the ages?"

"Supreme Unity reigns supreme, and I alone stand above the heavens and earth!"

This faithform had been venerated by the people of the Three Realms, as well as by the emperors and ancient kings, for over two million years. The legend of Tai Yi Tian Di had spread across the heavens, embodying the faith of the entire Huanggu Heavenly Court.

Moreover, she wielded the Golden Scripture Jade Tablets, able to summon the power of the Great Curtain and the Spirit Realm. When she unleashed her full strength, she would not be inferior to any of the most powerful Immortal Kings.

The faithform said no more, transforming into a rainbow and merging into the Imperial Dao Flag.

In an instant, the Imperial Dao Flag seemed to transcend, radiating a power that hinted at a realm beyond the Immortal King stage.

Unfortunately, without its master's personal refinement, it could not truly transform.

Still, it was immensely powerful. With a sweep of the banner, it emitted an immortal radiance, and several Dark Immortal Kings were obliterated, their forms and souls utterly destroyed.

A world-shaking battle erupted, the heavens trembling, blood rising everywhere, and some warriors surpassing their limits in the heat of battle, becoming kings through bloodshed.

In the Boundary Sea, waves surged and dissipated into mist, realms being born and destroyed in the instant the Dao Ancestors attacked.

Wu Shi fought alone against the two strange Dao Ancestors, while Heng Ren and Ye Fan, like a hive of disturbed wasps, were pursued by five Dao Ancestors who had emerged from the strange outposts.

Heng Ren, with his peerless elegance and decisive, fierce strikes, stood out in his white robes, like an emperor from beyond the heavens. His sword gleamed with the light of immortality, severing the pursuit.

"Boom!"

Ye Fan also turned, his arms spreading as a golden imperial fist soared through the air, shaking the heavens and earth. It pierced through the chest of a strange Dao Ancestor, and with a violent shake, tore it apart, the blood lighting up half of the Boundary Sea.

However, beings of this caliber were not easily killed. Their soul essences howled, encased in fragments of bone and flesh, and they reformed with dark faces.

Chaos raged, immortal energy surged, the bell sounds became eternal, and the rules wove a net of heaven and earth, causing the fabric of space and time to tremble, the ages to collapse, and the Boundary Sea to nearly dry up.

There were too many enemies. Even Wu Shi, Heng Ren, and Ye Fan found it difficult to hold their ground, as they had not been long in this realm.

Despite concealing their true strength before, they were still slightly lacking in foundation compared to the strange Dao Ancestors who had lived for countless eons, spanning many epochs. These strange Dao Ancestors could each produce several Dao Ancestor-level artifacts and employ various mysterious and bizarre means, making them formidable opponents.

This was not their fault but the cruelty of time, which had not given them enough time to grow. They could only rely on their courage and blood to fight.

Most terrifying of all, there were still strange Dao Ancestors yet to emerge from the Soul River, the ancient underworld, the Celestial Emperor's burial pit, and the Four Poles floating soil.

This battle was too brutal, even Wu Shi, Heng Ren, and Ye Fan had shed supreme blood, staining the Boundary Sea red.

The battles at the Immortal King level were equally terrifying, with Wan Qing, Di Zun, Western Sovereign, and others leading the Heavenly Court's kings against the many Fallen Immortal Kings and Dark Immortal Kings.

Even Immortal Kings not affiliated with the Heavenly Court, like Gu Tuo, rushed to aid, understanding the principle that if one’s lips are gone, the teeth will feel the cold. No one could remain a mere spectator in this crisis.

The infected Fallen Immortal Kings were manageable, as their numbers were always kept in check, but the Dark Immortal Kings from the Boundary Sea were far more numerous, far exceeding the Immortal Kings of the Heavenly Realms.

On the Immortal King battlefield, bloodlight frequently shot into the sky, signaling the fall of an Immortal King, staining the Heavenly Realms red with blood.

The Heavenly Realms were in dire straits, the disparity in strength too great. Even though the Immortal Kings of the Heavenly Realms were each extremely powerful and could fight multiple opponents at once, they were vastly outnumbered, making it impossible to truly hold their ground against three or five foes.

Even if they could temporarily resist, it was unsustainable in the long run. Ultimately, they faced only defeat and death.

This was the true Dark Turmoil!

Compared to the Dark Turmoil of ancient times, when Supreme Sovereigns in the mortal world would prolong their lives by consuming countless spirits, the current situation was incomparably worse, with no basis for comparison.

The Heavenly Realms were gradually engulfed in despair and fear, with no glimmer of hope or light.

Immortal Kings continued to fall, and the lesser beings below the Immortal Realm had nowhere to flee.

"Eastern Sovereign, Tai Yi Heavenly Emperor, where are you?"

In the Heavenly Realms, a white-haired old man, covered in blood, muttered his last words, praying for the return of the ancient Celestial Emperor who had long vanished.

This was just one of countless tragic scenes unfolding. Too many tragedies were happening.

The entire Heavenly Realms were sinking into despair, with countless lives lost, blood flowing like rivers, and bodies piling up like mountains. No one knew how many had died, creating a world drenched in blood.

The masses were calling for the return of Tai Yi Heavenly Emperor, and the will of the Heavenly Realms was amplifying their plea. But could this truly bring back someone who had disappeared for over a million years?

No one knew, but they could only pray for a miracle. Beyond that, they could do nothing.

Dark Immortal Kings, using the rifts created by bizarre Dao Ancestors, ascended into the Heavenly Realms, and the ordinary beings had no means to resist.

A dark giant even seized the opportunity to invade the Three Realms.

At the gates of the Huanggu Heavenly Court, two elders exchanged a glance, their faces filled with resolve.

"Actually, I want to say, peace is the greatest virtue!" one of the elders kept muttering a somewhat inexplicable phrase.

"Dao friend, please show mercy, peace is the greatest virtue!"

He kept repeating these few words.

The younger-looking elder, on the other hand, appeared excited and agitated, speaking of the honor of witnessing the most brutal battle in history and the worthiness of dying at the hands of an Immortal King.

These two were the gatekeepers of the Heavenly Court, the former Decaying Deity Hun Tuo and the Great Sage Lu Ren.

Over the years, though they had not yet reached the Immortal Realm, they had both ascended to the Supreme Sovereign realm. However, people still preferred to call them Great Sages.

Heroes rose like fish crossing a river, but only these two great figures were remembered by the world.

"Is this the Heavenly Court? Pathetic, reduced to being guarded by two old men, truly laughable!"

The dark giant sneered cruelly. If he could be the first to break this Heavenly Court, it would be a great feat.

After all, this Heavenly Court held significant meaning in the Heavenly Realms, once the seat of the three Celestial Emperors who commanded the Heavenly Realms, the very source of faith for all beings.

"Bestow upon you a magical treasure, swiftly destroy the Heavenly Court!"

In the Boundary Sea, a bizarre Dao Ancestor, taking a moment to catch his breath, saw this scene and threw a Dao Ancestor-level artifact to the dark giant, urging him to destroy the Heavenly Court and the Heavenly Realms, attempting to shake Wu Shi’s resolve.

Almost simultaneously, Wu Shi sensed the Dao Ancestor’s move. His black hair flew wildly, his eyes like cold lightning, trying to immobilize the artifact, but was stopped by the two elders.

With no choice, he seized the opportunity and forcibly destroyed the Dao Ancestor who had sent the artifact.

The battle of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor level caused the River of Time to ripple violently, affecting a wandering figure upstream.

Especially since Wu Shi had initially used blood as a catalyst, already stirring some of her hidden traces.

"Who is calling me?"

Shaohua, sensing a mysterious connection, gradually awoke.

"I hear it, I see it, I must return."

Her clear voice echoed in the clear and bright flow of time, unseen and unheard by anyone.

Only Wu Shi, standing in the temporal domain, and the Western Sovereign, holding the Imperial Dao Flag, could hear this whisper.

"Sister?!" Wu Shi’s body trembled violently, snapping out of his rage, and he laughed to the sky.

"It’s good that you’re back!" The Western Sovereign also shed tears at the sound, overwhelmed with joy and excitement.

Her daughter, the woman who had once enchanted time itself, whom they thought they would never see again, even with repeated attempts to trace time, could only be glimpsed faintly.

Now, they finally heard her voice, though her condition seemed poor. As long as she was alive, it was the greatest blessing.

They dared not ask for more.

Shaohua’s long lashes fluttered, her clear eyes opening, piercing through the ages, seeing the rise and fall of all things.

Soon, she saw the one she wanted to see, her eyes curving into a smile, radiating a brilliant light that made all the stars in the historical trajectory pale in comparison.

However, she also saw the bloody and fiery battles of that era, anger rising in her heart, her eyes filled with wrath, vowing to return and cleanse all enemies in blood.

"Whoosh!"

A beam of light, radiating fourteen colors, cut through eternity, slicing through the River of Time, piercing through the ages, transcending all worlds, rushing toward an unknown era.

Shaohua’s speed was incredible, surpassing everything, the River of Time flowing backward beneath her feet, stepping forward into the future.

"Boom!!!"

At the end of the Boundary Sea, Chaos Qi roiled like boiling water.

A slender figure stepped out of the void, her footsteps creating ripples that spread the patterns of the Dao far and wide.

"Tap", "Tap", "Tap"

Her steps were light, yet they made the entire River of Time tremble.

Each step seemed to annihilate a piece of ancient history, and a great world collapsed behind her.

"What is that? Such a terrifying aura!"

"Looking at her, why does it feel like facing a supreme Dao Ancestor?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, how could such a powerful being be hidden in the Heavenly Realms?!"

Shaohua’s mere glance turned a group of Dark Immortal Kings to dust, vanishing in an instant.

To look at her was to face the Boundary Sea’s doom!

To call her was to invoke the heavens’ lament!

In the next moment, boundless radiance blossomed, an overwhelmingly powerful aura spreading. Shaohua stepped through the ages, truly returning to this world, and immediately took action.

A delicate hand, as if suppressing the Boundary Sea, radiated fourteen colors of divine light, containing the essence of the Dao, covering the sky and enveloping the star rivers, vast and boundless, descending.

The bizarre Dao Ancestor who had bestowed the artifact was struck, his flesh exploding, bones shattering, and Soul Essence ground down by half, utterly terrified.

Where did this woman come from, surpassing even Dao Ancestor-level beings?

(End of Chapter)

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