Chapter 70: The Immortal Heaven Emperor Returns

Chapter 70: The Immortal Heaven Emperor Returns (Please Follow Tomorrow~)

In the depths of Purple Mountain, Shaohua prepared to seal Lanling once again.

“Lady, will we meet again someday?” Lanling couldn’t help but ask, her pale golden eyes shimmering like those of a forsaken puppy, pitiful, humble, and helpless, yet obedient and endearing.

She had always served by her Lady’s side, but how could she not notice that her Lady’s condition had been deteriorating over the years?

Since that battle, Shaohua had never left Purple Mountain. Rumors began to spread, and more and more people wondered if the Eastern Emperor had already passed away.

“Of course.” Shaohua was taken aback for a moment, then gently stroked Lanling’s hair, speaking earnestly, “I promise that day will come.”

“When will that be?”

“Sometime in the future.”

Purple Mountain fell silent, leaving Shaohua alone once more.

The autumn wind whistled, and in the tranquil dusk, a maple leaf quietly fell. She reached out to catch it, her silhouette bathed in the golden afterglow, forming a beautiful yet lonely scene.

The setting sun was beautiful, but it was nearing its end.

“Looks like I’m really getting old.” Shaohua shook her head slightly, picked up the maple leaf, and casually tossed it, slicing through the air.

Without turning back, she walked straight to a flat boulder at the edge of the cliff, sat down, and gazed at the sunset, saying softly, “You’ve come, as expected.”

A maple leaf fell, only to be caught by a tall figure, who then crushed it into ashes, the power of the Erosion of Time spreading out.

“Yes, I have come.” The Immortal Heaven Emperor appeared, his five-color divine power washing away the marks of time, his withered arm quickly restored to its original lustrous state.

He stood there, his figure majestic, seemingly untouched by the passage of time, looking no more than twenty-something, his demeanor incomparably noble.

It was hard to imagine that this was an unparalleled powerhouse from millions of years ago, who had personally participated in the final divine battle that ended the Mythical Era and had personally ushered in the glory of the Ancient Era, revered by all races as the supreme deity!

Without severing himself, he had still survived to the present day, a figure of utmost terror, far surpassing those supreme beings who clung to life in the forbidden zones.

Even Shaohua, who had defied the heavens to achieve enlightenment and had killed several supreme beings, was only deemed to be on par with the Immortal Heaven Emperor, a figure from millions of years ago.

“You shouldn’t have come. If you see me as a fish on the chopping block, you’ve picked the wrong person.” Shaohua’s voice remained clear and calm.

At the same time, nine dragon veins around Purple Mountain came to life, each engraved with an imperial formation, as if about to break free from the earth and rise into the sky.

Four dark red slaying swords hummed loudly, hanging high in the sky, each attached to a gate of the Spirit Treasure Slaying Formation, emitting dazzling immortal light that enveloped the entire Purple Mountain.

“But what if I have come? The Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable was indeed a genius, but the slaying formation he left behind can neither trap an imperial ruler nor stop you, let alone me!”

The Immortal Heaven Emperor stared at Shaohua, his gaze causing even emperors and ancient sovereigns to tremble, his coldness piercing through the ages, his killing intent chilling and formidable, as if he were about to devour someone.

This was indeed the case; the Eastern Emperor was his chosen prey.

She was someone on par with him, and even ten ancient emperors and sovereigns combined could not match the Eastern Emperor.

If he could obtain her mark and the immortal essence within her, he could undergo a final transformation, taking a significant step forward on the path to immortality.

Within the first slaying formation, a separate world was formed. The Immortal Heaven Emperor’s hair stood on end, but he did not choose to break the formation. Instead, he directly gripped a five-color celestial blade and charged up the mountain.

Just as he had said, the slaying formation could not stop him, not even with the help of the nine imperial formations.

On the contrary, this isolation from the vast universe ensured that no one could investigate what had transpired, making it easier for him to act without fear of exposure.

“Swoosh!”

The Immortal Heaven Emperor swung his celestial blade, cleaving down at Shaohua with a move that was lethal from the start. The sword qi from the killing formation was instantly shattered, yet the force of the blade remained undiminished.

“Clang!”

Shaohua rose to her feet, standing alone atop the mountain peak. Her sword sang with a resounding tone as she struck from the west, appearing like an immortal descending from beyond the heavens.

A battle of the utmost peak was about to begin!

In reality, however, their clash did not last long, nor did it unfold into a drawn-out, three-hundred-move battle.

One had been lying in wait for millions of years, unwilling to risk exposing his identity, and thus aimed to subdue the opponent as quickly as possible.

The other, in her twilight years, lacked the vitality for a prolonged fight. She used a secret technique to briefly return to her peak, also striving for a swift resolution.

Both wielded their most refined powers, deciding the outcome in an instant.

“Boom!!”

After just five moves, the Purple Mountain formation was shattered, the four killing swords flying away. The Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable’s formation diagram once again shattered the void and vanished.

A blade of light sliced through the ancient silence, revealing the true essence of creation, like a primordial god awakening, the wielder dominating the world with a single stroke that cut through all enemies!

This overwhelming blade transcended human understanding, invincible and awe-inspiring, shaking the universe through the ages, nearly reaching the realm of the immortal even though it was not yet a true immortal artifact.

A beam of sword light split the universe, recreating the ancient scenes of the primordial chaos. The wielder’s power was so great that it seemed to reverse the flow of time!

This breathtaking strike made time itself seem eternal, bursting forth with unparalleled brilliance, causing the thirty-three heavens to tremble.

The clash of blade and sword unleashed a force that could collapse the vast universe.

The flowers of the great way bloomed, colliding in a dazzling display of sparks, terrifying beyond comprehension. This was a battle that should not exist in the mortal world.

“What’s happening? Why are they fighting again?”

The supreme beings of the forbidden zones were nearly driven mad. These shocking battles erupted every hundred years or so—was there no respite for their slumber?

“Just as I expected, someone couldn’t resist attacking the Eastern Emperor. Who from which forbidden zone is it this time, to be so fierce?”

“A hundred years have passed. Can that woman still fight? I hope she doesn’t survive; it would be disastrous if she lived through a third life.”

“She’s just a woman, burdened with too much. She is destined for a tragic end!”

Of course, some entered the deepest slumber, indifferent to the changing tides of the world. They had no plans to incite darkness and chaos, waiting quietly for the path to immortality to open.

The Purple Mountain formation was broken, and the Immortal Heaven Emperor forcibly brought Shaohua to the edge of the universe.

It wasn’t that Shaohua was outmatched, but the opponent suddenly emitted an immortal aura, a celestial bell enveloping the cosmos, its immortal might overwhelming the world.

Their weapons had already shattered in the previous clash, but the Immortal Heaven Emperor wielded a legendary immortal artifact, showing no respect for martial virtue.

The immortal artifact lived up to its name, possessing incomparable power. This celestial bell could also manipulate time, giving it an edge over Shaohua’s great way, putting her at a significant disadvantage.

Shaohua could only force herself to summon her strength, her hands forming seals. In one hand, the Eternal Seal; in the other, the Vanishing Seal. She also revealed another secret technique, creating something out of nothing, summoning boundless power from the void—

(End of Chapter)

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