Chapter 528: Spirit Ancient Divine Soldier, Divine Ancient Malice, and the Celestial Imperial Pool

Chapter 528: Spirit Ancient Divine Soldier, Divine Ancient Malice, and the Celestial Imperial Pool

January 16, 2025

In the Nine Heavens, at the Land of Falling Stars.

Emperor Gou Chen unleashed his overwhelming might, taking a step forward and appearing before Qin Zheng. His spear pierced through the ethereal space, aiming directly at Qin Zheng's physical body and soul, intending to assassinate him with a single strike.

He knew that Qin Zheng possessed the complete Slaying Immortal Sword Formation, so he unleashed his full power without holding back.

Facing the all-out attack of a Creation Great Power, Qin Zheng's expression slightly froze, but he did not immediately activate the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation. Instead, he retracted his aura into his body.

As the spear tore through the void and descended towards his forehead, Qin Zheng slightly sidestepped, and at the same time, he thrust out his palm, creating a chaotic force that directly struck the side of the spear's tip.

Vibrant!

Emperor Gou Chen's expression changed slightly, feeling as if his full-powered strike had fallen into a quagmire, with his strength being devoured and unable to unleash its full potential.

Was this the power a legend should possess?!

Doubts filled Emperor Gou Chen's mind, but before he could be astonished, Qin Zheng had already stepped forward, clenching his palm into a fist and striking towards his head.

In just a millionth of a moment!

Boom!!

Emperor Gou Chen's figure flew backward like a streak of light, smashing numerous falling stars into ashes and creating an empty void in the Land of Falling Stars.

Despite the terrifying scene, Emperor Gou Chen did not suffer significant injuries. With a swift maneuver in the void, he halted his backward flight.

"You..."

His expression turned dark, but before he could finish his words, the starry mist in front of him parted, and a figure clad in a golden-patterned dark robe stepped out, delivering another hammer-like punch from above.

"Hmph!"

Emperor Gou Chen coldly snorted, instantly adjusting his mindset. The spear in his hand surged forward like a dragon, while he formed a fist seal and directly countered Qin Zheng's descending heavy punch.

Boom! Boom!

The intense rumbling echoed throughout the Land of Falling Stars.

The two figures clashed repeatedly, employing various techniques and emitting all sorts of divine lights, causing this heaven to shake violently and the entire Thirty-Three Heavens to tremble.

After a hundred fierce exchanges, the two colossal figures suddenly separated.

The vital energy in the heavens turned violent and raging.

Emperor Gou Chen's expression darkened as he tightly gripped his spear, and when he looked at the figure in the golden-patterned dark robe across from him, his pupils flashed with an indescribable look of shock.

Unbeatable! No matter what methods he employed, he couldn't affect his opponent in the slightest. How could this be a newly ascended legend?!

During the great war in the past, Yang Jian and Sun Wukong, who had just attained legendary status, were able to fight the Heavenly Emperor because they had the support of the one from the Eight Scenic Palaces.

But the person before him had not revealed any other power, and he hadn't even summoned the defensive Mystic Yellow Jade Tower. Not to mention the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation, the greatest killing formation in history!

During the great war, they had concealed their true strength, but now, after ascending to legend, the change was so immense that it shattered his understanding of the legendary realm.

In this brief moment of cessation, as Emperor Gou Chen's thoughts surged, Qin Zheng was also carefully reflecting on their recent battle.

One of his reasons for ascending to the Nine Heavens was to test the limits of his current strength and see how far he had progressed.

Therefore, in the fight against Emperor Gou Chen, he did not immediately use the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation but instead relied on his 'feature' and the Primordial Nine Seals to engage in combat.

The outcome of this battle also provided him with an answer to his test: without relying on the Beyond Divine Armament or other special means, his combat power was indeed on par with Creation!

Moreover, the legendary feature, Time Entanglement, could indeed interfere with the flow of time within his range during combat, causing his opponent's movements to appear extremely slow.

Utilizing this feature, Qin Zheng had evaded Emperor Gou Chen's deadly attacks multiple times during their previous battle, turning peril into safety.

The pause between their exchanges was only momentary. As their thoughts settled, and they looked at each other again, a pure killing intent simultaneously surfaced in their eyes.

Emperor Gou Chen reached into the void, and when he withdrew his hands, a towering bow appeared, exuding an ancient Daoist aura.

This seemingly effortless action seemed to deplete Emperor Gou Chen's energy. By the time he held the bow in one hand and pulled the string with the other, his expression became even more exhausted.

However, just as he was about to draw the string, a surging and fierce vital energy descended from the void, locking onto Qin Zheng's physical body and soul.

A sense of crisis instantly emerged from his heart.

A thought suddenly flashed through Qin Zheng's mind: if he was locked onto by this bow, there would be no escape, and even with the defense of the Mystic Yellow Jade Tower, he would still suffer a severe blow!

What kind of bow was this?

Qin Zheng's brows furrowed instantly, but before he could think further, he took a step forward. Before Gou Chen Emperor could draw his bowstring, Qin Zheng waved his hand, unleashing the Slaying Deity Sword Formation.

Buzz!

The sound of the swords' cry echoed through the heavens and earth. Gou Chen Emperor's expression tightened, and before the vast and mighty sword light engulfed him, he exerted himself to draw the bowstring. When the bowstring formed a crescent shape, he abruptly released it.

Whoosh!

In the void, an invisible arrow seemed to surge out of the sword formation and instantly appeared before Qin Zheng.

Buzz!

The Heavenly Mystic Yellow Jade Tower appeared, releasing strands of mystic yellow qi, enveloping Qin Zheng completely. However, the invisible arrow ignored the defense and pierced directly into Qin Zheng's flesh and soul.

Whoosh!

Like ink dripping into water, Qin Zheng's aura instantly turned dark and distorted, as if this single arrow had dragged him into the abyss of pollution.

At this moment, Gou Chen Emperor's face turned pale, as if he had exhausted all his essence, energy, and spirit. But when he saw Qin Zheng's appearance, his eyes shone with dazzling brilliance.

Although the arrow was only drawn halfway, it was enough to drag a legendary existence into pollution!

The consumption from his previous arrow could be replenished with just one night of cultivation in the Imperial Pool after this battle!

Gou Chen Emperor's thoughts surged in his mind, but when he looked up at the Slaying Deity Sword Formation still covering him, his expression changed abruptly.

The Slaying Deity Sword Formation was still operating!

At the same time, a long exhalation sounded. The dark and distorted aura swirling around Qin Zheng instantly dissipated like snow melting under the scorching sun, restoring his original appearance.

"Impossible!"

Gou Chen Emperor's pupils constricted.

But before he could shoot a second arrow, the terrifying sword light of the Slaying Deity Sword Formation engulfed him like a tidal wave.

With Qin Zheng's current cultivation realm and his connection to the Three Purities' Great Dao, the power of the Slaying Deity Sword Formation was even stronger than when Guang Chengzi had controlled it. Under the coverage of the formation, Gou Chen Emperor couldn't escape and was completely eradicated by the endless sword light, leaving behind only a dense pollution aura that transformed into a floating pearl.

[Gou Chen Emperor (Fake), Pollution Incarnate, Condemned by Heaven and Earth, Slay to Obtain 5 Million Merit Crystals!]



From the first deity he encountered to the current Gou Chen Emperor, all were pollution incarnate, not polluted bodies.

Thus, the original deities, whether by their own will or forced by the Celestial Emperor, couldn't escape their demise after being polluted.

The beings manifesting in the heavens and earth now are all pollution incarnations. They may retain memories, but their essence is no longer that of the original deities.

Qin Zheng had this realization, and he waved his hand to recall the Slaying Deity Sword Formation. He then collected the pollution pearl left by Gou Chen Emperor and stored it in the mirror space, reaching out to grab the large bow.

The arrow shot by Gou Chen Emperor earlier was formless and intangible, even bypassing the defense of the Heavenly Mystic Yellow Jade Tower and landing directly on Qin Zheng's sea of consciousness.

Subsequently, an extremely pure and twisted pollution intent erupted in his sea of consciousness, spreading to his entire body and soul in the blink of an eye.

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This arrow couldn't cause physical harm, but it could instantly drag an unpolluted existence into the abyss of pollution.

Fortunately, at the last moment, the virtue scroll unleashed divine light, eradicating all the pollution that had invaded Qin Zheng's body, just like the scorching sun.

It wasn't hard to imagine that if someone else had been struck by this arrow, they would have been invaded by pollution and become a member of the pollution army!

The Celestial Emperor must have used the same method to drag the powerful beings from other realms into the abyss of pollution when he stepped out of the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Qin Zheng's heart grew heavy, and as his hand reached out to grasp the bow, an extreme chill surged forth, almost simultaneously.

Bang!

The large bow shattered into pieces.

Qin Zheng couldn't stop it in time and could only watch as the bow turned to ashes in his hand. Fortunately, the virtue scroll in his sea of consciousness trembled slightly, and a line of text quickly appeared.

[Abyssal Bow, Spirit Ancient Divine Soldier, Main Weapon of Destruction, Carries Divine Ancient Malice, Corrupts the Human Heart and Soul, Alters Essence!]



Qin Zheng's gaze shifted to the virtue scroll, and upon seeing the information, his mind stirred with countless thoughts.

Spirit Ancient Divine Soldier, Divine Ancient Malice

He could understand the concept of divine soldiers and malice, but what did 'Spirit Ancient' and 'Divine Ancient' mean?

And with 'Carries Divine Ancient Malice, Corrupts the Human Heart and Soul, Alters Essence,' combined with the power of the previous arrow...

Could the so-called pollution be the malicious thoughts of an ancient divine being? If 'Ancient Divinity' is the name of a powerful being, could the pollution be the manifestation of this being's malicious thoughts? And if 'Ancient Divinity' represents a cultivation realm, then the pollution would be the manifestation of the malicious thoughts of a powerful cultivator within that realm.

In that instant, Qin Zheng's spiritual awareness suddenly surged, as if he had touched the very essence of pollution.

Furthermore, with the description of 'Main Annihilator', Qin Zheng's thoughts quickly unfolded.

Could the Land of Pollution be the burial ground of a powerful cultivator?

A cultivator named 'Ancient Divinity', or one whose cultivation realm is 'Ancient Divinity'! The malicious thoughts of this cultivator before their demise had permeated the entire burial ground. When the Celestial Emperor transcended within the Chaos Sea, it drew the attention of these malicious thoughts, causing the Land of Pollution to approach the Chaos Sea.

As the Celestial Emperor transcended and the Chaos Sea opened, the malicious thoughts seized the opportunity to invade, attempting to pollute and assimilate the beings within the Chaos Sea, using them as a foundation for its own resurrection.

Qin Zheng's mind was flooded with these thoughts, and his expression grew increasingly solemn.

If this were true, then the numerous Other Shore beings who had transcended in the past, by joining forces to attack the Land of Pollution, were directly providing nourishment to the malicious thoughts of that powerful cultivator. The reason the Land of Pollution drew closer to the Chaos Sea was initially to prey upon the newly transcended Celestial Emperor. The actions of the Other Shore beings in the past perfectly aligned with the intentions of the malicious thoughts!

At this thought, Qin Zheng's heart sank, and he felt the world around him darken, making it difficult to discern any glimmer of hope.

If even the Other Shore beings, who had transcended to the level of powerful cultivators, could only serve as nourishment for the malicious thoughts within the Land of Pollution, what chance did the beings in the Chaos Sea have to protect themselves? No matter how diligently they cultivated, they could only hope to transcend, which merely satisfied the conditions for their harvest.

However, having cultivated to his current level, Qin Zheng would not allow mere speculations to affect his spirit. He quickly restrained his expanding thoughts, forcibly regaining his composure.

The previous speculations were not the truth; they were merely his own conjectures based on the few words he had read from the Merit Scroll.

Even if it were true, he possessed the Merit Scroll, a divine treasure that was his ace in the hole. He had nothing to fear from those malicious thoughts and believed he could find a way to turn the situation around.

With these thoughts in mind, Qin Zheng's consciousness returned to the present. His gaze swept across the desolate land before him, then fixed on a certain point in the ethereal space, hesitating for a moment.

But only for an instant, as Qin Zheng's gaze steadied, and he took a step forward, ascending to a higher realm and reaching the depths of the Celestial Court, a place of pristine clarity.

Gentle breezes caressed his face, and before him stood towering mountains that soared into the clouds. Beneath these mountains lay a crystal-clear lake, its surface shrouded by white mist.

It was like a scene from a celestial realm! Yet beneath this lake lay the most sinister, twisted, and evil source of pollution in the Chaos Sea.

Qin Zheng took a few steps forward and gazed down at the pure lake. Then, with a flip of his palm, he scooped up a drop of water and held it in his hand.

Hum!

The Merit Scroll trembled once more.

[Primordial Dew, the purest of the heavens and earth, can cleanse the body and mind, rendering one immune to all evil!]



Cleanse the body and mind, immune to all evil.

Qin Zheng's eyebrows twitched slightly, realizing that this was the complete opposite of the source of pollution. One dragged people into the abyss, while the other purified and protected against all evil.

However, the heavens and earth give birth to Yin and Yang, and the Tai Chi generates the Two Instruments. Perhaps by placing the source of pollution in such a pure place, a balance could be maintained, ensuring its longevity.

As he was thinking this, the mist on the lake began to dissipate, revealing the other side.

A majestic figure, clad in an imperial robe, stood with his hands behind his back, gazing calmly at Qin Zheng. He spoke softly, "Did you not expect that the Celestial Imperial Pool would be such a pure place?"

Qin Zheng seemed to have noticed the Celestial Emperor's figure earlier, so he wasn't surprised and nodded slowly, "Indeed, I didn't expect it, but now it seems it should be so."

Hearing this, the Celestial Emperor smiled slightly, his demeanor a stark contrast to the indifferent and domineering figure from ten years ago.

However, he didn't speak further, and the Celestial Imperial Pool returned to its tranquil state.

Seizing the moment, Qin Zheng shifted his gaze to the depths of the lake. With his current vision, he could see the bottom of the lake, where white cocoons were incubating.

Within these cocoons was the Celestial Dao Realm, which had been defeated ten years ago and recently slain by Qin Zheng in the Eight Scenic Palaces. This Celestial Imperial Pool could indeed nurture legends!

Qin Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

At that moment, the Celestial Emperor also smiled and spoke, "Now that you've seen the treasures within the Heavenly Pool, you should understand their power. Surrender to me, and I'll spare your life."

(End of Chapter)

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