Chapter 561: The Emperor Tian Is Not to Be Feared!

Chapter 561: The Emperor Tian Is Not to Be Feared!

February 19, 2025

Within the vast and boundless Hundun Void, a colossal heart floats. This heart resembles a conglomeration of all the filth and evil in the world, and with each pulsation and contraction, an infinite amount of Hundun Qi is devoured.

As time slowly passes, the Hundun Void centered around this enormous heart gradually emits a rotting aura, as if all its essence has been completely absorbed.

In its place, the gigantic heart exhales wave after wave of dense pollution Qi, like an unstoppable flood, rapidly spreading in all directions.

Any being, human or object, that comes into contact with this pollution Qi is almost instantly corroded and transformed into monsters and evil beings.

One by one, the Great Realms quickly fall.

However, strangely, the commotion in this corner of the Chaos Sea, where the heart is located, seems to be shielded, attracting neither the attention nor awareness of the powerful beings from the four directions.

Even the newly ascended Beyond-the-Shore, Hongdu the Great Daoist, who is currently stabilizing his own realm in the Eight Scenery Palace, remains unaware of the events unfolding in the Chaos Sea.

Everything seems extremely bizarre.

Suddenly, the heart, even larger than a Great Realm, abruptly stops beating, and the pollution Qi that had been rapidly spreading in all directions immediately reverses its flow at an even more intense speed!

During this process, all the life forms in the Great Realms that have been polluted disintegrate, transforming into pure and dense life essence Qi, following the pollution Qi's reverse flow back into the heart.

This method of plunder is swifter and more violent than continuously absorbing the essence Qi from the Chaos, causing the enigmatic heart, comparable in size to a Great Realm, to expand and enlarge once more.

After all the pollution Qi flows back, the enigmatic heart's previously emitted aura of filth and distortion seems to recede along with the reverse flow, no longer emanating.

The enigmatic heart becomes tranquil.

However, in the next instant—

Boom!!

The tranquil heart suddenly starts beating again.

Layers of shadows expand and spread.

Simultaneously, a majestic and grand aura emerges from within the heart, forming a stark contrast to the previous filth and distortion.

Immediately afterward—

Whoosh!

A sound like rushing rivers emanates from the heart, and then the colossal heart gradually turns transparent, emitting a dazzling golden aura from within.

At this moment, within the heart, which resembles a jade-like clarity, a baby's figure can be seen slumbering. All the Hundun Qi previously absorbed from the Chaos is being absorbed by this infant.

Moreover, the infant's actions do not cease; it continues to draw in and absorb the power surging within the heart, and as the infant absorbs, the heart gradually becomes transparent.

Crack!

As the sound of a crack opening echoes, the enormous heart has transformed into a transparent membrane, and the infant opens its pure and flawless eyes. The entire heart then explodes with a thunderous roar.

A majestic and grand aura emanates from the infant without restraint, and its massive figure shrinks, slowly growing into a dignified silhouette.

Almost at this very moment—

In the Eight Scenery Palace, Hongdu abruptly raises his head, his gaze instantly piercing through layers of void, and he beholds the figure that has just emerged from within the heart. His expression instantly becomes solemn.

"Emperor Tian!"

Hongdu's voice is heavy with each word, and he takes a step forward, instantly crossing the Eight Scenery Palace and traversing half of the Chaos Sea to arrive before the figure that has just emerged.

This figure, born from within the heart, is none other than Emperor Tian, who had devoured the entire Hao Tian Divine Clan's bloodline and corrupted a realm!

At this moment, Emperor Tian's expression is even more relaxed and casual than when he last appeared in the Eight Scenery Palace, as if the arrival of Hongdu, who has attained the Beyond-the-Shore realm, has no effect on him.

"How did you do it?"

Hongdu's gaze sweeps across the surroundings. The instant he stepped into this corner of the Chaos, he sensed a rotting and desolate aura, as if all the essence of this Chaos realm had been drained.

Furthermore, as his perception expands, he can only glimpse emptiness, devoid of any trace of life, which is highly abnormal and clearly the handiwork of the person before him!

However, to achieve this, there must have been a significant commotion, so why couldn't he sense it?

Could it be that he has falsely attained the Beyond-the-Shore realm?

This thought arises in Hongdu's mind, but he immediately dismisses it in the next moment, realizing that for the person's actions to escape his notice, they must be far more powerful than him! He has only just attained the Beyond-the-Shore realm, while the other has already touched upon the perfection of the Beyond-the-Shore and can transcend at any moment, advancing to the Divine Ancient Realm!

Emperor Tian has hidden his strength too deeply!

The gap between them is immense!

At this moment, Hongdu can only hope that his master and the Buddha Ancestor will return from the Time River as soon as possible and suppress and slay Emperor Tian before he wreaks further havoc in the Chaos Sea.

Emperor Tian gently shakes his majestic imperial robe, and his calm gaze rests on Hongdu as he replies without a hint of emotion, "Nothing is impossible. The gap between the heavenly emperor and an ant is beyond the ant's imagination."

"If it weren't for me deliberately releasing my aura, even if I were to corrupt half of the Chaos Ocean, you wouldn't have been able to sense my actions."

As his words fell, an aura that made the Chaos tremble emanated from his body.

At that moment, Xuan Du's expression turned solemn.

Facing the Heavenly Emperor at this moment, he felt a sense of awe, reminiscent of how he once looked up to his teacher in the past!

It wasn't that the Emperor resembled Tao Te Tianzun, but his power, akin to when Xuan Du was in the midst of his creation, evoked the same feeling as looking up to his teacher who had attained perfection in the Beyond.

The gap between two Beyond-the-Shore beings was astonishingly vast!

Could it be that the Emperor was planning to take advantage of the absence of his teacher and the Buddha Ancestor to attain the Beyond, transcending to the Divine Ancient Realm?!

Xuan Du's expression grew grave, and without a moment's hesitation, he communicated with the Eight Scenery Palace, summoning a transcendent divine weapon akin to a Divine Ancient artifact.

With his own power, he couldn't stop the Emperor, but with the support of the Eight Scenery Palace, a Divine Ancient weapon, he could at least delay the Emperor for some time.

As he witnessed the Emperor reaching out, a majestic Dao Palace suddenly burst through the chaos, descending from above their heads, intending to capture the Emperor within the Eight Scenery Palace.

But at that moment—

"Hmph!"

The Emperor let out a cold hum, and as his hand reached out towards Xuan Du, the other hand rose, swirling with Mystic Light. Astonishingly, he lifted the Eight Scenery Palace.

"Even with one hand supporting the Eight Scenery Palace, I can still send you to the Netherworld, never to be reborn!" The Emperor's voice thundered like a clap of thunder.

Xuan Du gazed at the palm imprint descending like the sky itself, his solemn expression turning grim. His aura erupted as he prepared to resist the Emperor's palm with his full strength.

Xuan Du's figure divided, and he executed the One-Qi-to-Three-Qing technique, manifesting three distinct auras, all of Beyond-the-Shore grade, as they joined forces to unleash their ultimate move, colliding with the Emperor's palm.

In the next instant—

Boom!

The Emperor's palm, with unstoppable crushing force, shattered Xuan Du's figure, and its momentum continued, blasting through the void of the Chaos Ocean.

Pure and rich Beyond-the-Shore blood splattered in the void, and the Emperor calmly retracted his right hand, his expression remaining indifferent, without a hint of triumph.

For him, slaying a newly attained Beyond-the-Shore being wasn't a cause for joy.

What truly brought him happiness was the significance of this strike, indicating that Tao Te Tianzun and the Buddha Ancestor had indeed left, no longer present in the Chaos Ocean!

Moreover, having already refined most of the bloodline of the Hao Tian Divine Clan, he only needed to continue refining the remaining members of the clan in the Chaos Ocean to gather the power of an Ancient Clan's bloodline!

The Emperor's eyes flashed with anticipation.

Who would have thought that the invincible Hao Tian Emperor in the Chaos Ocean possessed the bloodline of an Ancient Clan?!

Although the specific reason was unknown, and it wasn't clear why they had come to the Chaos Ocean, it was likely their Ancient Clan bloodline that allowed them to find the path to transcend to the Divine Ancient Realm, relying on their innate bloodline talent, even without knowing the way forward.

And before his demise, he had also used a special secret technique to seal his clan within a void barrier, ensuring that those inside couldn't get out, and those outside couldn't get in.

This was the truth the Emperor had inadvertently discovered over a long period of time, and it was this reason that led him to choose to suppress his cultivation and delay his ascension to the Beyond.

Waiting for the Beyond-the-Shore beings to transcend and leave, he secretly plotted for millions of years, aiming to find the traces of the Hao Tian Divine Clan, intending to refine the bloodline power within their bodies!

This would grant him the same bloodline power, ensuring that even after attaining the Beyond, he wouldn't be corrupted by the curse of the Polluted Realm or be shunned by the monsters of the Nine Continents.

His efforts over millions of years finally bore fruit with the appearance of Qin Zheng, as the Mirror of the Azure Sky was restored, and the seal on the Hao Tian Divine Clan's barrier dissipated, presenting him with an opportunity.

With everything going according to plan, he had already refined the largest group of the Hao Tian Divine Clan sealed within a void barrier, and he only needed to refine the scattered members in the Chaos Ocean to maximize the power of their bloodline!

That would be the time for his transcendence!

And that time was not far away.

The Emperor's eyes flashed with determination, and he raised his gaze towards the Eight Scenery Palace above. After shattering Xuan Du with a single palm, the aura emanating from the palace wasn't as powerful as before.

Perhaps he could also refine this Linggu Dao-Soldier?

A peculiar light flashed in the Emperor Tian's eyes.

But just a moment later, he shook his head, dismissing the thought. The Taoist Tianzun had not perished, and on the Nine Continents, he had reached a terrifying realm.

If he were to refine the Dao-Soldier, it might establish a causal connection. The other party could then directly intervene in the Nine Continents, following the causal link to execute him!

Right now, as he was on the verge of attaining Dao-Certification, there was no need to abandon his carefully planned future for a trivial gain.

The Emperor Tian thought this in his heart, then gripped the Eight Scenery Palace and threw it outward. Instantly, he tossed the Linggu Dao-Soldier back to where it came from, which was also in the thirty-third heaven.

After taking this step, he was about to take another forward, following the perception in his bloodline to seek out and refine the scattered remnants of the Haotian Divine Clan in the Chaos Ocean.

But suddenly, at that moment—

Ripples appeared in the surrounding void, as if reality had turned into an illusion, causing a hint of unease in his heart.

Then, immediately after—

Whoosh!

A sound of surging river currents filled his ears.

The Emperor Tian's expression turned solemn, and then he saw the four directions of heaven and earth becoming increasingly illusory, with overlapping blurred scenes colliding with the current space-time.

Boom!!

In the next instant—

He felt his heart and mind suddenly shake, and the scene before him changed. From the moment when he had just killed Hongdu the Great Daoist, thrown out the Eight Scenery Palace, and was about to refine other bloodlines of the Haotian Divine Clan, he was suddenly returned to the moment shortly after meeting Hongdu!

At this moment, in the Emperor Tian's gaze, Hongdu's expression was gloomy, clearly sensing the gap between the two of them.

But the Emperor Tian's expression became even gloomier!

How is this possible?!

He had clearly already blasted Hongdu to bits, so why was he alive and appearing before him again?

As this thought flashed in the Emperor Tian's mind—

Hongdu's aura erupted, and the Eight Scenery Palace once again broke through the void, descending from the thirty-third heaven and landing directly on top of him, intending to pull him into the Eight Scenery Palace.

Exactly the same!

The current situation was identical to what he had just experienced!

So, this was time reversal!!

The words 'time reversal' suddenly popped into the Emperor Tian's mind, and amidst his solemn expression, a hint of panic appeared.

In his communication with the old monsters of the Nine Continents, he had understood that only by reaching the One Gu Realm could one possess such a power.

Even if he was on the verge of Perfect Beyond-the-Shore, just one step away from advancing to the Divine Ancient Realm, he couldn't touch the taboo power of 'time reversal'!

Who in the world possessed such power?!

Various thoughts flooded the Emperor Tian's mind.

Whoosh!

At this moment, the sound of the rushing river became even more intense.

The Emperor Tian's heart stirred, and he raised his head as if enlightened, seeing a faint shadow of a long river reflected in his eyes.

And a figure clad in a golden-patterned robe stood with hands behind his back, standing atop the long river, casting a detached gaze down upon him, as if a god looking upon an ant!

How is this possible?!

The Emperor Tian's heart trembled in shock.

He was naturally familiar with Qin Zheng, who had repeatedly killed his clones, but he hadn't paid much attention before. A few clones that hadn't reached the Beyond-the-Shore were merely distractions, and killing them was of little consequence.

Even if Qin Zheng had exceptional talent, the One Gu Realm was still far beyond his reach, so he wasn't a threat.

But at this moment, as his gaze fell upon the figure standing with hands behind his back, atop the Time River, casting a detached gaze upon him, all his previous thoughts and notions were shattered!

Could there truly be a heaven-sent talent in the world who could, in just a few decades, traverse a path that others would take thousands of years to complete?!

And as the Emperor Tian's expression showed a hint of bewilderment—

Hongdu looked curiously at the empty space above his head, as he also sensed something at this moment, but unlike the Emperor Tian, he couldn't see the Time River, nor could he see Qin Zheng on the Time River.

However, at this moment, joy surged in his heart. Regardless, Qin Zheng's return meant the return of the Taoist Tianzun and the Buddha Ancestor!

The Emperor Tian was no longer a threat!

(End of Chapter)

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