Chapter 41: Sword Descends Upon Taichu

Chapter 41: Sword Descends Upon Taichu

In the border wastes of the universe, the Underworld collapsed.

A terrifying surge of energy swept across the nine heavens and ten earths, even more fearsome than the shocking battle fifteen years ago.

This time, several Imperial Dao experts had set a trap, using the entire Underworld as bait. No matter who the newly enlightened one was, they were certain she would come here to settle the score.

It wasn’t just the Changsheng Tianzun and Zhenyu Huang, who had left the Underworld, who were secretly involved; others had also joined in.

The supreme slaughter array linked with the vast spirit land, and even a dying ancient emperor was sacrificed, making its power unimaginable.

If an ordinary emperor, who had not yet reached the peak of their power, were to recklessly step into it, they could easily be severely injured, if not killed.

At that point, they would face an unimaginable and lethal crisis, and the Supremes would not hesitate to hunt down a gravely wounded cosmic dragon.

Unfortunately for them, they had chosen the wrong person.

Shao Hua was not just any ordinary emperor. Even in the face of such a deadly trap, she chose to first eliminate the King of Hell. What did it matter if she had to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat?

She had said it herself: she came to the Underworld to kill, and she would do so without hesitation, no matter who tried to stop her.

A beam of divine light pierced through the supreme slaughter array, moving at an incredible speed, as if time itself was reversing, and no calamity could touch her.

However, even under such terrifying destructive forces, Shao Hua still faced immense pressure. Her black robe was torn, revealing the crimson gold armor beneath, which clung to her body, accentuating her formidable and stunning presence.

Her silver hair flew in the wind, her face slightly cold, and her gaze suddenly turned toward the direction of Beidou.

A Supreme had awakened and was watching this place, which she detected with keen sensitivity.

"There is a Supreme falling; I hear their dying screams, filled with unwillingness and rage."

"What a terrifying aura. How did the Underworld collapse? Could it be that it was flattened by an emperor?"

"It’s impossible, absolutely impossible. The Underworld’s heritage is ancient, more terrifying than any of the life forbidden zones. How could it just be gone?"

What was happening in the Underworld was unknown to outsiders.

But everyone could see that something was seriously wrong with the Underworld.

They dared not even imagine that the Underworld had been destroyed and was about to disappear. They could only marvel at the emperor’s overwhelming strength, having killed a Supreme in a very short time and leaving unscathed.

Her invincible aura left everyone in awe and trembling. She was truly a peerless and unparalleled figure.

The battle in the Underworld ended hastily, and Shao Hua felt somewhat unsatisfied.

What she wanted was a grand battle, not just killing an old man who could barely walk.

The imperial slaughter arrays were indeed powerful, but they were ultimately lifeless things and could not satisfy her.

Boring, uninteresting, and useless.

Shao Hua stood alone in the universe, suppressing the storm that swept out from the Underworld with one hand. She then stepped forward, and a more magnificent golden light path appeared, with a clear destination.

"The emperor is heading to Beidou!"

"Panicking is unseemly. Don’t you know that the emperor is the daughter of the Western Emperor? She is also the Holy Mistress of Yaochi, she’s going home."

"No, no, she didn’t go to the Yaochi Holy Land, but entered the Taichu Ancient Mine!"

Through the arrays and the array eyes, the cultivators observing her from distant star domains trembled and shouted loudly.

If they had not understood the situation of Beidou’s life forbidden zones before, after the shocking battle fifteen years ago, everyone now knew.

Supremes emerged from the forbidden zones, and Beidou was rich in these zones, with a total of seven!

Especially the Taichu Ancient Mine, which had produced the most Supremes, was well-known.

"The Heaven-Scourge Spirit Artifact ran away, the Changsheng Tianzun took the research on chaotic blood, and now even the spirit land has been destroyed. We didn’t get any benefits, and even ruined a piece of clothing."

Shao Hua grew increasingly unhappy the more she thought about it. She wore the Immortal Tears Emerald Gold Pagoda on her head, carried the Mortal Realm Blade in her hand, and donned her battle armor, exuding a formidable aura as she set off.

Without even returning to the Yaochi Holy Land, she charged directly toward the Taichu Ancient Mine.

Even before she reached Beidou, the Emperor Sword had already descended, plunging into the ground in front of the Taichu Ancient Mine, towering higher than the ancient divine mountains, suppressing the Life Forbidden Zone.

"This shouldn’t be happening. The Great Emperor has already stormed the Underworld. Is he now going to invade the Taichu Ancient Mine? He’s making too many enemies; it’s impossible for him to conquer all the major forbidden zones."

"Going too far can be dangerous. If this continues, even the current Great Emperor might be in peril. Don’t forget the great battle fifteen years ago."

Everyone was stunned, unable to understand what the Great Emperor was planning. Was he really going to sweep through each forbidden zone one by one?

That was simply impossible. Throughout history, no one who had achieved the Dao had managed to do so.

People acknowledged Shao Hua’s strength, her ability to transcend the heavens and shatter the ancient myth that Imperial Scions could not achieve the Dao.

But they still worried about her. No one believed she could conquer the forbidden zones, especially with the example of the Western Emperor still fresh in everyone’s minds.

If she truly pushed the ancient beings in the forbidden zones to their limits, they would undergo ultimate sublimation. At that point, even the complete emergence of imperial experts would be unable to withstand her.

However, Shao Hua truly arrived, descending alone upon the Taichu Ancient Mine.

"Lord!"

"Master!!"

From miles away, in the Yaochi Holy Land adjacent to the Taichu Ancient Mine, a series of shouts echoed.

Compared to others, their feelings were the most complex, a mix of shock, joy, and immense tension.

Especially those closest to Shao Hua, their hearts nearly leaping out of their throats.

The Western Emperor’s Pagoda descended from the heavens, returning to the Yaochi Holy Land, and it was in a state of recovery.

Lan Ling, as if sensing her duty, transformed into a mobile base for the tower, the might of the imperial artifact protecting the entire Yaochi.

Of course, as long as Shao Hua didn’t unleash a massacre, the forbidden zones would not actively attack her.

Faced with the current Great Emperor, an existence who had broken through the taboo to achieve the Dao, even supreme sovereigns could not contend without undergoing ultimate sublimation.

No one would be so noble as to sublimate themselves to ensure the peace of the other forbidden zones while fighting Shao Hua.

Moreover, even if they underwent ultimate sublimation, it wasn’t guaranteed they could defeat her.

If it weren’t like the siege of the Western Emperor, or the resistance against the Heavenly Venerable, where multiple supreme sovereigns simultaneously emerged and underwent ultimate sublimation, they would likely be counter-killed.

The risk was too great, too much for the supreme sovereigns to bear. Therefore, the forbidden zones were extremely wary of Shao Hua and did not wish to provoke her.

Outside the Taichu Ancient Mine, the area was desolate and devoid of life, a life forbidden zone that had existed since ancient times, with few able to step foot there.

Now, a golden light path spread out, defying the distortion of space and the surging of fields, the principles of the Dao crushing everything in its path, yet unable to halt this immortal path as it surged into the ancient mine.

A tall, slender figure stood upon it, the sun and moon revolving around her, the Milky Way encircling her, the great principles of the heavens and earth resonating with the myriad Dao principles of Beidou, manifesting three thousand divine rings, all to highlight her presence.

"I am here for two things", her clear, indifferent voice echoed through the ancient mine.

"Please speak, Great Emperor", a supreme sovereign replied, quite amicably.

Shao Hua asked, "Is Zhenyu Huang of the Underworld here?"

"Not here", the supreme sovereign answered quickly, then decisively betrayed him, "We refused him. I heard he later contacted the Undying Mountain."

Shao Hua’s expression remained unchanged, clearly not too concerned about this, but she mentioned it casually.

(End of Chapter)

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