Chapter 2, the previous chapter was also released together.
Deep in the universe, at the Jiang Clan's retreat, a young man with a jade-like demeanor and peerless grace stood up resolutely, his robes fluttering. "Everything is ready. A wisp of the Eternal Universe Great Emperor's residual imprint has been fused into the collective faith power. It's time for me to set out."
"Yi Fei..." His grandfather grabbed his arm, tears of old age blurring his vision, filled with regret and sorrow. He knew that this most brilliant child of the clan was about to interpret the responsibility of an emperor's descendant with his life, and would never return.
The young man was Jiang Yifei, the current head of the Jiang Clan. He was exceptionally talented, having easily defeated the clan's Divine King Physique in his youth. His true combat power could look down upon his peers in the Big Dipper Star Domain.
However, he never showed off or revealed his strength, maintaining a low profile. No one knew exactly how powerful he was, but those who understood him could only describe him as unfathomable.
"Since the ancestor's bloodline has awakened within me, I must interpret it with my life, allowing the Eternal Universe Great Emperor to return and quell this darkest great turmoil in history!" Jiang Yifei had an ethereal bearing, a gentle smile still on his face, without a trace of sorrow, still so transcendent and carefree.
"Yi Fei!" Many elders in the clan trembled as they spoke, but they could only call out this name, unable to stop him.
Now, who among the emperor's clans could still fight? As the inheritance reached this point, only the Ji Family and the Jiang Clan still had the ancestor's imprint, able to temporarily revive the emperor using the life fragments contained in the clan's bloodline.
"This is the moment!" Jiang Yifei stood up resolutely and soared into the sky.
"I'll wait for you, Yi Fei... I believe you can come back!" A woman shouted from behind, her face already covered in tears, her body trembling uncontrollably.
She had no profound cultivation, no powerful physique, and could almost be called an ordinary person, not even truly embarked on the path of cultivation. Yet she had come together with the peerlessly elegant Jiang Yifei.
She could not stop him, nor would she. She could only stand there, gazing at the stars, arms crossed over her chest, praying with tear stains, hoping he could return alive.
Jiang Yifei's body trembled. He did not look back, pausing slightly before saying, "In this dark age, you must take good care of yourself. Raise Feng'er to adulthood."
"I know... I know!" The woman wept bitterly, watching the peerless figure fade away, disappearing into the depths of the universe. She wailed and fell to her knees.
Behind her, a little boy appeared, only three or four years old. "Mother, don't cry. Father will come back."
He reached out his tender little hand to wipe the woman's tears, but crystal teardrops also appeared on his own face, sliding down his childish cheeks.
"Mother isn't crying. Good child, let's wait for your father to return together!"
Behind them stood many elders, all silent, no one speaking. They had already foreseen the outcome.
"Be good, Feng'er." Jiang Caixuan appeared, picking up the little boy and helping her sister-in-law to her feet.
In the sky, Jiang Yifei transformed into an eternal light, holding the Eternal Universe Furnace. His entire body was burning, the furnace bright red, drenched in the blood of the entire clan.
And he himself was about to merge into the ancestor's body, using his soul, bones, and blood to awaken the potential of the former emperor's body, to regain control of the imperial dao laws, and to reassemble the life fragments and dao of the Eternal Universe Great Emperor within the clan's bloodline.
"Boom!"
A white-robed figure appeared in the sky, holding the Li Fire Divine Furnace. In an instant, it burst forth with ten thousand feet of light, arriving nearby and merging with the Eternal Universe Furnace, the two furnaces becoming one.
"Divine King!" Jiang Yifei bowed deeply upon seeing him.
Jiang Taixu helped him up and took the Eternal Universe Furnace. His intention was clear—he wanted to merge into the dao principles and perform the blood sacrifice.
"Divine King, Ancestor, only I can go today. You cannot go. The Jiang Clan still needs you to protect it!" Jiang Yifei refused.
"You are still young. Go back. Don't let Feng'er wait too long. Don't let the woman waiting for you waste her life in sorrow." The White-Robed Divine King spoke softly, patted his shoulder, tore open the void, and was about to banish him back to the Jiang Clan.
"No! In this era, not a single mistake can be allowed. My awakening is a blessing from heaven. The ancestor's bloodline has fully revived within me, even my appearance is the same. This is no coincidence. The clan's imperial sons all died in battle during the dark age. I am the most suitable. Please let me go!" Jiang Yifei was no longer gentle and refined; he was resolute, determined to go.
"My body contains the hope of the Eternal Universe Great Emperor's resurrection. Only I can do this. Although your cultivation is profound, you are not the most suitable candidate." Jiang Yifei shouted loudly.
The White-Robed Divine King Jiang Taixu remained silent. Indeed, this was true, and there was no time to waste. He immediately brought him along, flying toward the depths of the universe. The Eternal Universe Furnace erupted with the most brilliant radiance.
Faith power was a strange thing, an incomprehensible force. Otherwise, the Immortal Emperor would not have birthed a divine fetus and studied it for his entire life, nor would the Amitabha Great Emperor have gathered faith power to create immortality.
Now, in the despair of all living beings, unable to stop thinking of the ancient great emperors, Emperor Void truly returned to fight the final battle. After this, he would forever disappear into the river of time.
Other emperors were naturally also remembered and invoked. When the Jiang Clan's imperial imprint was cast into the ocean-like faith power, the people's call for Eternal Universe reached its peak!
"Eternal Universe Great Emperor, return..."
Throughout the vast heavens and earth, shouts echoed everywhere, like a drowning man grasping at a floating log, desperately trying to hold on, shouting with their lives.
"Rumble!"
Shennong awakened, his eyes deep with boundless sharpness, emitting a radiance that dimmed the sun, moon, and stars. His entire aura grew countless times stronger.
He was wielding several imperial artifacts in battle, and those weapons willingly submitted. Now, he broke free and faced the supreme being alone.
Moreover, the heavens exploded. The Eternal Universe Furnace flew over, like a light of hope, illuminating the darkness, warming the cold universe, shattering the eternal shackles.
No one could stop it. The Divine King and Jiang Yifei appeared, jointly holding the imperial furnace forged from Phoenix Blood Red Gold. Their bodies were drenched in blood as they performed the blood sacrifice, merging with the figure before them.
"I... have returned!" A desolate voice shook the universe. Shennong's gaze grew even more intense, erupting with true imperial might, shattering chaos for billions of miles.
"The ancestor's life continues in our blood. Now, truly revive!" The White-Robed Divine King and Jiang Yifei shouted!
They charged forward and finally collided with that figure, unstoppable. The Eternal Universe Furnace erupted to its strongest state ever, clanging loudly. Seeing its former master, it seemed to return to the ancient era, yearning for an imperial battle!
Other imperial artifacts also resonated, guarding nearby, their light soaring into the sky.
Immortal light burst forth. In the final moment, the three figures merged into one. But at the end, after the bloodline power was fused, Jiang Yifei was ejected.
"Go back. Don't let the one waiting for you waste her life in sorrow. The Jiang Clan has you, that is enough." That was the White-Robed Divine King's final voice.
"Divine King!" Jiang Yifei cried out in grief. He had not expected that at the last moment, the bloodline power would be transferred, and he would be pushed out by the Divine King.
He knew better than anyone what the consequences of this would be. It meant that the Divine King would have no chance to reappear. By letting Jiang Yifei go, he cut off his own final hope of returning to the world.
In that instant of life, only a single thread remained!
This was the thread of life amidst the extinction of heaven and earth, a sliver of hope and a way out. He cut off his own path and left it to Jiang Yifei.
The Eternal Universe Furnace shook, shattering the void, and sent Jiang Yifei flying into it, making him disappear into the dark nothingness.
"So what? Adding one Eternal Universe can really defy heaven? It only creates a dao-level powerhouse. It will make my taste of imperial blood and imperial dao laws even more satisfying. The reappearance of true imperial dao law fragments in the blood will be an unparalleled tonic for our Immortal Platforms!" The Heaven-Abandoning Supreme Being said coldly, his eyes flashing with ice, his face full of ruthlessness.
"Good. One more body with true imperial dao laws, and it happens to be our enemy. The five of us will share it equally, enough to nourish our Immortal Platforms!" The Light-Dark Supreme Being also laughed cruelly, utterly fearless.
With a thunderous roar, the furnace forged from Phoenix Blood Red Gold smashed directly over. Eternal Universe was very aggressive, attacking directly to kill.
With a bang, the Light-Dark Supreme Being's ancient Dao Tribulation Golden Staff trembled violently, numbing his arm and splitting his tiger's mouth with blood. He was forced to unleash all his imperial dao laws to resist with full force.
"Eternal Universe, I've long heard you were mysterious, fighting the entire Primordial Ancient Mine alone, seemingly dealing with the greatest schemer in history, guarding the mortal world for a lifetime of peace. You do have some skill." The Light-Dark Supreme Being said coldly.
"Is that person really still alive? You took Phoenix Blood Red Gold, his favorite supreme immortal material, to the Primordial Forbidden Zone to forge weapons, just to force him out and prove whether he still lives, right?" The Heaven-Abandoning Supreme Being also spoke.
"No need to ask. He once left Phoenix Blood Red Gold in the Primordial Forbidden Zone, and that person didn't take it. He must not be in the Big Dipper Star Domain. And do you really think the person before us is Eternal Universe?" The Divine Ruins Lord said coldly.
"Kill them both, and everything will be clear. Why ask more? Their blood and souls will become the divine essence to nourish our Immortal Platforms!" The Reincarnation Lord, covered in blood, was fighting Emperor Void fiercely, speaking cruelly at this moment.
At this point, they were no longer fighting for the imperial dao but for longevity, for extending their lives by hunting emperor-level prey. Their methods would be very cruel!
However, despite their confident words, they also paid a considerable price. Because the imperial artifacts were attacking, almost every one of them was covered in blood, having suffered injuries.
Even, with a single misstep, they might be forced to undergo ultimate sublimation to resolve the crisis. Therefore, in this fierce battle, the five supreme beings dared not be careless.
Everything was coming to an end. Everything was about to conclude!
At this point, another imperial artifact was shattered. Because not only were the five supreme beings fighting themselves, they also had their own weapons, so the pressure from the imperial artifacts was somewhat reduced.
In the depths of the starry sky, Ji Ziyue was watching from afar, unaware that Ji Haoyue had been struck into the depths of the void by Ji Zi and had not died.
On this day, she not only sent off her brother but also Ye Fan. Two wounds in one day, heartbroken. Both were going to their deaths, with almost no hope of survival.
In a single day, she lost the two most important people in her life. Her heart was shattered with grief, and her tears could not stop.
"In the eyes of the supreme beings, I might be a speck of dust, I might be an ant. But I will raise my voice, with my roar, with my actions, to resist!"
In the Big Dipper Star Domain, Ye Fan had returned, shouting loudly!
The universe was in turmoil, blood flowed across the world, clan after clan suffered. Especially the roar of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body as he died in battle, which reached Ye Fan's heart—a heart-to-heart message crossing star systems.
In an instant, he learned many things. When he entered the ancient forbidden zone to gather herbs, it was with the tacit permission of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body. Otherwise, he could have left, but he would never have taken the herbs away.
Silently watching, observing his growth, without interfering, hoping he could forge his own path, rather than following the path of all sacred bodies.
"Ah..." Ye Fan roared. The death and dao dissolution of the Great Accomplishment Saint Body deeply shocked him, imprinting itself on his heart. His blood surged, and at that moment, his body almost exploded from the force of his own blood.
"Even if it's like a moth flying into the flame, even if I am ground to dust, I am fearless. It proves that I existed, that I fought, that I did not yield. The trajectory of life, the roar of billions of ants, will eventually make heaven and earth tremble!"
Ye Fan roared. He arrived outside the Sacred Cliff, ready to ascend this blood-stained peak, to take something away, and then go to the universe to fight!
Forgot, today is Monday, haven't asked for recommendation votes yet. At the start of the week, asking for support. Also asking for monthly votes, it's mid-month. Thank you to all the great emperors for your help.
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