Chapter 1764: Becoming Emperor
What kind of divine miracle was this? After so many years, in utter silence, someone was about to become an emperor, so sudden!
There had been no prior signs whatsoever, not a single indication. It came too quickly, exceptionally abrupt, surpassing the calculations of the supreme beings.
"There was no premonition earlier. Who is this person? How did he suddenly want to become an emperor? He hasn't appeared in our memories!" Even the great battle on the Immortal Path was no longer as intense.
All of this exceeded the expectations of the supreme beings. They were hostile and wary of each other, but encountering such an event also made them feel a sense of crisis.
In this world, there was someone they could not calculate, beyond their grasp, more terrifying than the variable that was Ye Fan.
"Boom!"
The boundless divine tribulation surged, shattering the cosmic border wasteland and sweeping into the great universe. Countless star systems turned to dust as a supreme law spread.
At this moment, the myriad Daos wailed. All the order chains of the universe were about to be suppressed, giving rise to a single person's Dao. He would stand high above, overlooking the nine heavens and ten lands.
"Is it about to succeed? As long as he endures the lightning tribulation, another extraordinary supreme figure will be added to the ages!" The Phoenix Wing Flowing Gold Halberd sighed softly, recalling its own glorious years and then thinking of its current decline, filled with unspeakable sorrow and nostalgia.
"It feels somewhat familiar, as if it appeared in history, but I can't remember who it is. He should have changed. Who is it?!"
Several supreme beings were sensitive. Some caught a trace of a familiar aura but couldn't identify who it was, all their hearts skipping a beat.
"Boom!"
The Great Emperor Tribulation surged, spreading throughout the universe, extremely violent, rushing to all places. This was forging the sole imperial Dao, to suppress the mortal world.
As long as this person attained the Dao, all later comers could never become emperors in this life, only after he died ten thousand years later. This was shocking.
All the heavenly prodigies trembled. This era had ancient imperial princes, the most stunning talents, and many geniuses of various inheritances. It was a great accumulation of the ages, all awakening and appearing in this era. This person's attainment of the Dao meant cutting off everyone's path.
"How could this be?"
"Why now?!"
"No, I refuse to accept!"
In the universe, not a few people were undergoing tribulations, including Huo Qizi, Divine Silkworm Daoist, Yin Tiande, Divine Venerable, and others. Which of them was not an unparalleled genius?
And now, the sudden Great Emperor Tribulation was like a great disaster for them. It was despairing, with no light, no hope.
Their path was cut off!
"Borrow five hundred more years from heaven. Heaven, how unjust you are!"
"Give me another hundred years, and it would be fine. Why is it like this? I already saw the dawn, wanted to push open that door, but you, the heavens above, mercilessly closed it for me!"
People everywhere were undergoing tribulations. Some were silent, some cried out in grief, unable to bear this result.
The Great Emperor Tribulation was truly too abrupt. There was no sign before. In any other great era, this person would have long been famous, carving out a fearsome reputation, wading through mountains of corpses and seas of blood. But now, it erupted suddenly.
"Boom!"
The heavenly tribulation shook the world, overwhelming everything, drowning countless star systems. It was as if it were destroying the mortal realm.
The laws of the Dao were rearranging, constantly changing. The supreme being's Dao of this era would become the only one, suppressing all traditions and dominating this universe.
Thunder rumbled, chaotic energy surged, and blazing electric bolts danced. Each one spanned several star systems, incredibly long, leaving people in awe.
"Is this the Great Emperor Tribulation? Too terrifying!"
In the heavenly punishment, amidst the endless lightning, a golden figure stood alone, fiercely resisting, battling the Dao, seeking to merge his supreme imprint with the universe and become the only one.
Endless seas of lightning surged, each wave terrifying.
In comparison, the quasi-emperor tribulations of those peerless prodigies seemed insignificant at this moment. Though rare throughout history, how could they compare to the Great Emperor Tribulation?
A long cry rang out, a blaze of fire swept the sky. A golden figure seemed to break through the shackles of the ages, crossing most of the universe, constantly charging.
"It's... a divine bird!"
Someone caught a glimpse of the emperor-to-be's afterimage, revealing shock. This was not of the human race; a demon emperor was about to appear.
"Who cares who it is? This has nothing to do with us. He is contending for the emperor's seat, while we are contending for the fruit of immortality!"
The great battle on the Immortal Path continued. The several supreme beings were indifferent. In the past, they would have stopped it, would have acted, but now they couldn't afford to.
In a sense, what they said was true. They had a higher pursuit. The Immortal Domain was faintly visible, right before them. If they broke in, they would make history and become the ultimate immortals of the ages!
"Kill!"
Everyone charged forward. The brutal slaughter continued. Ye Fan joined in, becoming a key target of several people, with powerful attack beams sweeping toward him from time to time.
Of course, everyone was wary of each other, constantly seeking opportunities to strike at others. Because they were all opponents, at this point, they could not unite against a common enemy.
Alliances were unstable and short-lived.
"Boom!"
Outside, the Great Emperor Tribulation grew even more intense, even affecting the Immortal Path. This was shocking. Clearly, this person's tribulation scene was extremely grand, reaching this place.
"He is moving, using extreme speed to avoid the lightning techniques, conserving strength as much as possible, trying to endure it." White Tiger Daoist said.
"Is he strong? Barely qualified. If he can get through, he'll be a Great Emperor. If not, he's just a pile of dirt!" Beast God's voice was very cold.
The battle on the path to immortality boiled over. Ye Fan was already bleeding. Several supreme beings had sublimated, standing in their most powerful domains, invincible under heaven.
This was a fierce collision. Every confrontation saw high splashes of blood. By now, though their words were still calm, their killing intent had pierced the sky. Everyone was on guard against everyone else.
The divine bird cried out, the universe trembled.
A Great Emperor was rising. He was suffering, struggling to break through. In the thunder and fire, a golden figure crossed the sky, flying past the Feixian Star System, bringing with it large swaths of tribulation light.
"A Golden Crow! Someone from this race has attained the Dao!"
On the Immortal Path, everyone felt a great pressure. That aura was too terrifying, supremely strong, like fire burning the body.
"I have some impression. Back then, when a quasi-emperor was undergoing the nine-layered heavenly tribulation, the commotion was huge, waking a sleeping person who wanted to strike at him. But in the end, he damaged his Immortal Platform Dao, so no one moved against him. Later, he endured for several thousand years and finally passed away."
"Heh, haha! What a fine Golden Crow! What a deep scheme! He actually fooled the supreme beings!"
"He clearly studied the Nirvana method back then, painstakingly trying to open a second life. He gambled his first life's Dao foundation, just to become emperor in this life!"
The eyes of several supreme beings flickered with cold light. If not for being on the Immortal Path, they would definitely have acted.
At this moment, Ye Fan also knew who this person was. He sensed that aura, had seen it before. It was the golden egg deep in the heart of the Heavenly Soldier Ancient Star!
Back then, when he went to train and found Prince Wen, he made a shocking discovery there. That was the training ground of the ancient Heavenly Court, the entire star being the head of the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable.
Deep in the earth's core, the flames of the supreme Immortal Platform still burned, and even immortal liquid flowed. There, a golden egg absorbed all of that, guarded by a crow great sage.
All of this flashed through Ye Fan's mind, and his heart shook violently. The one becoming emperor was actually the old quasi-emperor of the Golden Crow clan!
It had always been rumored that the old quasi-emperor was incredibly powerful, but he never appeared. Later, it was said he had passed away.
But now it seemed that the old quasi-emperor of the Golden Crow clan had heaven-defying methods. He gambled everything of his first life, making himself nirvana, living a second life. This was a terrifying strength, but it also required great courage.
"A pity. I missed it back then." Ye Fan murmured.
Boom!
The Immortal Ascension Cauldron shook violently. The laws on it burned, startling the Ten Thousand Dragon Emperor, Beast God, and others. The divine principles sealed on it were about to be exhausted. The cauldron itself surged, its power even more astonishing, but it was somewhat slipping from their control.
The immortal light path was brilliant. A figure manifested in the Green Copper Cauldron, somewhat like the Divine Child grown up, but countless times more powerful, majestic, shaking the universe.
This was the deity within the cauldron, identical to the Emperor Venerable of the past!
Ye Fan saw the appearance of the Emperor Venerable for the first time. Of course, he knew this couldn't be the Emperor Venerable, just like the deity in his own cauldron, merely imitating his appearance.
The Green Copper Cauldron shook, instantly shattering the barrier ahead and blasting through.
"Dang!"
Suddenly, a great shock. The Immortal Ascension Cauldron struck something unknown, producing a crisp sound that shook the several supreme beings.
Something blocked the path ahead, lying across the road, amidst the light rain. Everyone's expression froze, their confrontation slowing as they looked forward together.
It was a stele, ancient in years. Unlike the immortal gates, steles, reincarnation gates, and such seen before, it was not woven from laws but a real entity.
A real stone stele appeared on the Immortal Path. This was too shocking, making everyone's heart stir with excitement.
"Are we about to reach a real world, not a projection area? Because we see a physical stele!" White Tiger Daoist trembled, his white hair standing on end.
This made people suspect that they had broken into the Immortal Domain.
This stele was extremely ancient, as if it had run through all of history, with an indescribable charm. There were some characters on it, not ancient divine script, but from the chaotic ancient era, unrecognizable.
The only fortunate thing was that there was also a section of imperial script, the unchanging supreme immortal script of the ages, only understandable by those who had reached this realm.
"Past this stele, one might truly become immortal..."
Such a sentence was written, with some doubt and uncertainty, and also like a desolate sigh after reaching the peak.
Someone had once fought their way here, so close to the Immortal Domain, and left this stele. Did they break through? Everyone was anxious.
"He is... the master of the Desolate Tower—the Desolate Heavenly Emperor!"
Because they saw that imprint. A tower was engraved at the bottom of the stele, like a name, leaving endless reverie for later generations.
An era buried in oblivion, more ancient than the mythological age, never recorded. No one knew what period that was.
Only the Nine Heavenly Venerables had said that it was the lost chaotic ancient era, a cycle of reincarnation forgotten, a brilliant age buried in the river of time.
Praying for the people in the disaster area, hoping the relief process goes smoothly. Ya'an, praying, wishing for safety.
(To be continued)