# Chapter 1592: The Last Hope
"The Feather Transformation Main Star has been broken, less than one in ten remain, too many have died..."
"The Minglan Main Star has been blood-washed, all saints completely annihilated!"
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One piece of news after another came, and the strong who still lived had become numb. No one knew when their turn would come. Throughout the vast starry cosmos, no one knew how many ancient lands had become bleeding graves.
The Supreme Beings were destroying the world, unstoppable. Anyone who went up could only die. Even the Great Accomplishment Saint Body had fallen, extinguishing the last trace of hope in people's hearts!
At this point, the world was plunged into darkness, with not a single ray of light to be found. There was only blood and sorrow.
"The Abandoned Heaven Supreme Being has charged deep into the Ancient Stellar Path!"
Nothing could stop their advance. They were like several primordial savage beasts rampaging through the mortal world, mercilessly hunting. Even one of them was enough to bloodily slaughter all the strong in the world.
"Broken! The ancient path of the Heavenly Ghost Clan has been shattered. Those who hadn't left have been completely wiped out!"
"The Human Clan Ancient Path has been attacked. The entire city is filled with corpses. Anyone who hadn't evacuated has become a departed soul!"
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The world was drowned in an atmosphere of despair and fear, with not a glimmer of dawn to be seen. The slaughter continued without pause. No one knew how many living beings the several Supreme Beings needed to devour.
The Stellar Ancient Path had become the gathering place for the Supreme Beings, a key target. Because there were saints and strong warriors there, not a small number, it naturally became a great calamity.
Those who could leave had already gone. Those who remained were doomed to die!
Throughout the universe, all saints were in a great exodus, choosing the most desolate star domains, not gathering together, not clustering. Only then was there a possibility of survival.
By now, the Supreme Beings had blood-washed many ancient stars and no longer cared about isolated individuals. They wouldn't hunt for them alone. Only if Great Saints and many saints were discovered together would they attract attention, and that would certainly be a tragedy.
In the end, the ancient Supreme Beings gathered. They had killed too many people, already numbering in the hundreds of billions or even trillions. The entire universe was weeping, was bleeding.
"This is only the beginning. It's far from enough. The feast is still to come. Because our losses this time are too great. Even if this era is safe, after some time passes, we might not be able to hold on."
No one could achieve eternal life. Even if they had self-severed a slash and hibernated for ten thousand ages, it wasn't enough! After all, they had already emerged several times. Breaking through the Immortal Source to appear, even if they didn't undergo ultimate sublimation to reach the absolute peak, it was still a tremendous harm to themselves.
Surviving, though at a cost, was not true immortality. There were too many restrictions. In the end, they would turn to dust!
All they could do was delay this trend, not live forever. When the time came, they would be worn away just the same.
Next time, some might not even have the chance to initiate a Dark Calamity. They were destined to sit in meditation and pass away in the passage of time!
Sleeping for ten thousand ages, having only been active for a few days in total, and already like this—such powerful figures found it utterly unacceptable.
"Perhaps we should go blood-wash some truly heavyweight life forms. Let our weapons become stronger, and at the same time, perhaps we can strengthen ourselves and extend the immortality and imperishability of the Immortal Platform," Stone Emperor said coldly.
"What do you mean..." Reincarnation Supreme Being's heart jumped. "Unless we blood-wash the Forbidden Zones and kill those of the same rank!"
"No, go kill the Deities!" the master of Immortal Mountain, Stone Emperor, said with an icy voice.
"The so-called God Clan, they are nothing much. What are they worth!" Light and Darkness Supreme Being said coldly.
"No, it's to kill the Deities within the Imperial Artifacts, seize their life energy, strengthen our weapons, and perhaps extend our time in this world a bit," Stone Emperor said ruthlessly.
"This..." Everyone's heart jumped. This method was too intense. There might be earth-shattering consequences. It could be predicted that they might all be threatened.
"What's so intense about it? The path to immortality was wrong. Heaven and earth are in chaos. This point in time has severed the ten-thousand-age space-time. Even you and I cannot deduce what will happen. The people of the past are also destined not to know, cannot deduce this era. There will be no contingency plans, no accidents."
Stone Emperor said grimly. The black Heaven Desolate Great Halberd in his hand was extremely sharp, its killing intent shocking the world. He was very aggressive, advocating for a thorough slaughter.
In the end, the ancient Supreme Beings had no objections. Several of them accepted this decision.
The appearance of the path to immortality was deduced by many Supreme Beings. The result was both right and wrong, hard to say. This was a special point in time, severing the ten-thousand-age space-time. What came after could not be deduced. Using this to slaughter, to reach their strongest state in order to deal with an unknowable future—this was everyone's intention.
"Boom!"
Heaven shattered, earth cracked. Bloody slaughter continued.
Some small worlds were preserved, not suffering calamity, because there were too few people, not worth going to.
There were also some secret places, because they had ancient Great Emperor's world-concealing formations, temporarily undiscovered. The universe was too vast. As long as the Supreme Beings didn't approach, these Emperor patterns could still conceal everything.
Even some complete and flawless formations of ancient Emperors and Great Emperors, specifically used to hide aura, could seal everything. Even if ancient Supreme Beings passed nearby, they might not immediately detect them.
In the sea of blood, seeds of hope would always remain. The universe was too vast. The ancient Supreme Beings couldn't truly reach every place. There were always many desolate, uninhabited star domains left behind.
Even many regions had never been stepped on since ancient times.
However, when the ancient Supreme Beings truly focused their senses and specifically sought out certain inheritances, this was an unimaginable great disaster, hard to escape.
"Found it... the Light Clan's Soul-Refining Pot!"
On this day, the ancient star Light suffered a blood-washing. All members of that clan prayed and called out. The Deity within the Soul-Refining Pot revived, reaching its absolute peak state.
The pot forged from green gold violently erupted. The Deity inside trembled, engaging in bloody slaughter, battling the Supreme Beings!
"You were created by people of our rank. Even if you can wound us, you're still lacking some refinement!"
Although the ancient Supreme Beings were not in a flawless state, they still had Imperial Dao laws, and they themselves all carried Imperial Artifacts. With two Supreme Beings attacking, there was no surprise in this tragedy.
In the end, the Soul-Refining Pot was blasted apart, shattered into pieces. Stone Emperor and Reincarnation Supreme Being split it equally, melting the Deity into their own weapons! They also temporarily refined part of it into their bodies and Immortal Platforms, waiting to temper and dissolve it.
With such an example before them, Light and Darkness Supreme Being, Divine Ruins Master, and Abandoned Heaven Supreme Being also began to act. On this day, the most tragic events occurred.
The inheritances of the original Big Dipper Star Domain suffered catastrophic disasters one after another. Even fleeing into the star domains wasn't enough; they were tracked down.
The Central Province's four great Imperial Dynasties—the Ancient Hua Dynasty and the Shenzhou Dynasty—were successively destroyed, becoming history. Only a small portion of "favored" people survived, seeds numbering less than one in ten, an unwritten rule of the dark era. The Imperial Artifacts were destroyed!
This was an upheaval. Two Imperial Artifacts from the two dynasties revived one after another, but all were beaten into fragments. The Deities were killed, their life energy absorbed clean by the Supreme Beings.
This impact was too great, shaking the entire universe!
"This is only the beginning. We not only want to survive but also forge the strongest weapons."
They would continue, would keep bloodily slaughtering. Along the way, many star domains bled. The few showed no mercy.
Additionally, the Great Accomplishment Overlord Body was also slaughtering. He alone didn't touch the Imperial Artifacts, but he showed no mercy in his massive slaughter, his cruelty surpassing even the ancient Supreme Beings.
Behind him were mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Beneath his feet lay endless fallen bodies. He was like a world-covering demon king, his hair strands wrapped in bloody mist, step by step fading into the distance. The universe trembled because of him.
The several Supreme Beings' final target was the Big Dipper, because there were destined to be Imperial Artifacts there, such as the weapon of Luan Gu, and Amitabha Great Emperor's Demon-Subduing Pestle, and possibly other Imperial Artifacts.
But Stone Emperor shook his head, indicating they would go to the Big Dipper last, which would also be on their return path. His expression was extremely cold. "Void, you are already dead, but the enmity has not yet dissipated. The Emperor oath has expired. I will use your bloodline and the Emperor Mirror to make up for the hatred of the past!"
His target was the Ji Family. He would search the entire universe, destroy them, and especially shatter the Void Mirror.
"I'll go with you. After all, that is an Immortal Mirror stained with Supreme Being blood, extremely strange and powerful," Abandoned Heaven Supreme Being said.
"No need. I look forward to that ancient mirror being stunning enough. This is my grudge with Void, and it will end here!" Holding his black great halberd, he set off alone.
The several Supreme Beings separated one after another, not immediately returning to the Big Dipper. They continued to hunt for powerful prey, planning to blood-wash heaven and earth from different routes.
"Boom!"
The Yuansheng Ancient Star was destroyed. Because there were many cultivators there, roaring, cursing angrily, unwilling to submit to fate. The Reincarnation Supreme Being gently flicked his finger, directly shattering this star. This was the first time a star was destroyed.
Elsewhere, eighteen places including the Fulong Ancient Star and the Yuanhai Pure Land were successively blood-washed.
"Void Great Emperor... where are you? Come out and fight one more battle for your people!"
"Wuwu... pitiful Void Great Emperor died young. Otherwise, how could the Dark Calamity descend upon the mortal world?"
It must be said, Void Great Emperor's achievements were too great. In the ancient years, he fought fiercely across the eight wastelands, single-handedly facing all Supreme Beings, struggling his entire life. He left legends in many places.
Some old Great Saints knew that era. With great mental power, they roared, letting all living beings pray.
"The power of all living beings, this might be the only hope. Void Great Emperor is already dead, unable to protect all beings. But perhaps our own thoughts can settle accounts with the Supreme Beings."
This was a method proposed by several old Great Saints, found by flipping through countless ancient texts.
People missed Void Great Emperor, the Human Emperor, the Saint Body, etc., while cursing the ancient Supreme Beings, filled with blood and hatred!
"Using the thoughts of all beings to settle accounts with me? Too weak! All beings? They're not even worth looking at. Perhaps only at critical moments like becoming an Emperor or on the path to immortality can they affect me. In ordinary times, what are you worth? The will of all beings is something for those standing at the absolute peak of the world to trample upon!"
Light and Darkness Supreme Being laughed coldly. With a point of his finger, the indescribable aura that coiled around directly exploded, unable to attach to him.
Correspondingly, on the ancient star, many people's foreheads exploded, blood pouring out, a terrifying hole appearing. They all fell into pools of blood. Even Great Saints were the same!
"Human Emperor, Void Great Emperor... where... are you?"
This was an old man's murmuring before death, filled with despair and unwillingness. His graying hair was covered in blood. His aged body sheltered several children.
And this was just one example of the world's tragedy. Thousands, tens of thousands, billions, trillions—too many tragedies, all continuing!
Earth. Hangu Pass. Four figures stood side by side. The ordinary-looking, most common man touched his cheek, which was covered in tears.
This was the body's instinct, also the deepest stirring in his sea of consciousness.
"I hear billions of living beings wailing, calling to me. They are filled with despair..." he said softly, wiping away his tears. "It's time. We should set out. Even if we die, so what."
"Yes, it's exactly when those few are most complacent, their vigilance most relaxed. Presumably those weapons should also revive. The last, only chance has arrived. Even if we die, we must fight them!" said the majestic Shennong. He too heard countless people's calls, directly transmitted into his soul, as if coming from the ancient years.
The figures on Hangu Pass disappeared, charging into the depths of the universe.
"Bang!"
Light and Darkness Supreme Being's body burst open with a long string of blood flowers. He staggered, and even then couldn't stop his form, flying sideways, covered in blood.
Unfortunately, he ultimately didn't fall.
The void silently split open, and an ordinary-looking man walked out.
"It's you, executing the forbidden immortal technique exclusive to Void Great Emperor!" He had already heard from Reincarnation Supreme Being. Although this face was so familiar, his expression remained cold. "Although you possess an Emperor Body, you are no longer your original self. You've lost the Imperial Dao laws. You want to contend with me? You're only sending yourself to your death!"
The newcomer was silent, not saying a word. He possessed an Emperor Body, but ultimately couldn't kill the opponent in one strike. This result was also within expectations. But he still had to fight.
In another star domain, Shennong suddenly appeared. Similarly using an Emperor Body, he struck Reincarnation Supreme Being, making him cough up blood, nearly breaking him in two. But he was still a step short, unable to succeed.
Reincarnation Lord showed the cruelest smile. "Finally left Hangu Pass. I've been waiting for you to appear, hahaha!"
Clearly, those in the universe who could threaten them would all be eliminated, completely annihilated. No power remained to stop their advance.
"Boom!"
In the distance, another Imperial Artifact shattered, another supreme immortal weapon destroyed on this day.
Several figures arrived. The several Supreme Beings all appeared, then encircled from various star domains, trapping the four who had left Hangu Pass in one domain.
"What a surprise. Void, we meet again!" the master of Immortal Mountain, Stone Emperor, said coldly and darkly, tossing over a Great Saint's corpse. "This is your descendant. I destroyed many, and this is just one of them. But their nests seem numerous, not yet completely wiped out."
Undoubtedly, this would be the final battle. The several Supreme Beings surrounded them, staring at them as if at the purest immortal essence. These were people who could fight them, their internal vital energy surely like an ocean.
"Kill you, then finish blood-washing the ten thousand domains. This era will come to an end. You can be the sacrifice," Stone Emperor said grimly.
"This era should indeed come to an end..." the ordinary man ahead said with sorrow, murmuring to himself.
"You know it well!"
"I know. I am prepared to die. But you will also pay a price. You have created enough great enemies for yourselves!" the man identical to Ji Zi shouted. For the first time, he was so majestic, shaking the universe.
"Great enemies? Does this world still have them? Just you all are not enough!" Stone Emperor laughed uproariously.
"Imperial Artifacts also have life. You shattered several in succession. All the Imperial Artifacts in the universe have been awakened, all autonomously reviving. Today, we will execute you all!" The man identical to Ji Zi was not tall, but his majesty and righteousness shook people's hearts.
"Boom!"
The Demon-Subduing Pestle trembled, crushing everything, descending from the heavens. Ten thousand strands of purple qi rose up, steaming.
"Clang!"
Immortal light cut through eternity. The Supreme Emperor Sword emerged, illuminating the nine heavens, tearing through the universe, killing its way here!
"Rustle!"
The Jiuli Diagram trembled, shattering the heavenly dome, arriving from an extremely distant place, spanning billions of star rivers, pressing down.
"Hum!"
The Western Emperor Tower soared, Immortal Tear Green Gold, its tears spilling across the universe. All beings wept, shaking the thirty-three heavens, pressing down on the mortal world, descending!
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One Imperial Artifact after another, all awakened by this most tragic slaughter of ten thousand ages, simultaneously revived, autonomously coming to suppress the ancient Supreme Beings!
Just one chapter today. I wasn't in good form today, writing was very difficult. In the end, I deleted most of the chapter and rewrote it, ending up this late.