Chapter 1819: The Celestial Emperor Strikes
Was it the second son of the Immortal Emperor? People could not be certain, but they all suspected as much. Over these hundreds of thousands of years, it had appeared several times, shrouded in endless mystery.
Black Emperor, Little Pine, and the others carefully deduced that it was unlikely to emerge within the next few tens of thousands of years. Nevertheless, they remained vigilant and watchful.
Time flowed like a shuttle. During this period, heavenly prodigies and outstanding talents rose from time to time, leaving behind one heroic battle record after another, each worthy of song and tears.
Yet in the river of time, these heroes who had shaken the world would eventually be forgotten by people, unable to compare with the myth of the Heavenly Emperor, who endured through the ages.
Only those who shook the past and present, only the immortal, could truly be remembered.
But in recent years, the Heavenly Emperor's mark had been unstable, nearly dissipating across the universe. Tens of thousands of years had passed, and he still had not emerged. What had become of him?
During this time, a new emperor appeared, attaining the Great Dao and ushering in an era of ultimate brilliance!
Yet even ten thousand years after that emperor's death, the Heavenly Emperor remained, still in this world. This moved people to sigh—even an emperor could only look up to the lofty, still-slumbering Heavenly Emperor.
Soon after, the Primordial Qi Cauldron vanished, carrying the sleeping Ye Fan into the cosmos. This was the Heavenly Emperor's subconscious guidance—he sought to comprehend eternal life beneath the endless starry sky, disappearing completely from the world.
On this day, Little Pine felt a stirring in his heart, as if some supreme existence was watching the Heavenly Court. He rushed out swiftly, only to see a flash of immortal light vanish in an instant, gone without a trace.
Little Pine personally ascended to the Jade Pool to visit the divine fetus within the nine-orifice immortal stone. After so many tens of thousands of years, it had long reached great perfection. Once it emerged, it would inevitably leap to become an emperor in the shortest time, with no suspense.
But it was not that divine fetus—not that kind of aura. Still, it might truly appear in the world soon. The nine-orifice immortal stone could not seal her for eternity.
"Master's current condition is unclear. We must be extremely vigilant," Little Pine said.
During this period, Little Pine pored over various ancient scriptures and earnestly studied the many methods Ye Fan had left behind. The insights were profound. Unknowingly, he had leaped into the emperor realm.
Everyone in the Heavenly Court, including Black Emperor, was startled. Little Pine himself was stunned—he had been too absorbed, unable to control it, and had directly become an emperor.
And Ye Fan had once warned him that now was not the time to storm the immortal path. Becoming an emperor at this point meant he could no longer seal himself away, unable to wait for that future era.
In the end, there was no helping it. Having reached this step, Little Pine could only face the emperor tribulation. The Heavenly Court now had a second Great Emperor, sending a shudder of shock and terror throughout the entire universe.
It could be said that the Heavenly Court had reached an ultimate brilliance, an extreme pinnacle!
One sect, two emperors—and without accident, there would be three, four in the future…
But precisely at this dazzling, almost unbelievable moment, a catastrophe struck.
In the dark and frozen cosmos, a rift suddenly tore open. An immortal waterfall appeared. A great hand, white as jade, gripped a five-colored immortal blade. It streaked across the void, plunged into the Heavenly Court, cleaved open a sealed palace, and pointed directly at the sealed little boy—the Innate Saint Body Dao Fetus.
"How dare you!"
Black Emperor roared in fury. He had been guarding nearby, sealed within this ancient hall. Obtaining this child had been far too difficult—he could not tolerate even the slightest mishap.
He had already achieved enlightenment through an alternative path, but even as he fought desperately, it was useless. Before the blade even reached him, the killing intent transformed from five-colored immortal light had already torn him apart. His body was severed into several pieces, blood raining down as he was sent flying.
"Clang!"
At the most critical moment, the void split open. The immortal artifact, the Desolate Tower, appeared, blocking the blade. It emitted a gentle radiance, protecting everything within.
The world-shaking killing intent soared into the heavens, shocking the entire universe.
A long roar erupted. Little Pine awakened from the deepest state of imperial enlightenment. In an instant, he met the attack, a purple-golden tower manifesting above his head to block that heavenly blade.
"Crack"
But in a single exchange, the Immortal Heavenly Blade cleaved through the purple-golden emperor tower. It was indestructible, for it had long become an immortal artifact.
The Desolate Tower descended, shielding Little Pine.
On the other side, Black Emperor had nearly died on the spot. Enduring severe pain, only his upper body remained. He clutched the divine source sealing the little boy, blood staining the heavenly palace. He turned and fled—not for himself, but to desperately protect this child.
The only fortunate thing was that although the heavenly blade pointed at the child, it did not seek to take his life immediately. It seemed intent on seizing him. Otherwise, Black Emperor and the divine source would have shattered at the first moment.
"Boom!"
Little Pine merged with the Desolate Tower, his head more precious than an immortality pill, for it could allow one to merge with the Dao and become an emperor!
Demon God Flower, Divine Brilliance Flower, Dao-Merging Flower—the last was the most revered. It bloomed only once every million years. If not consumed, it would remain in bloom, never withering.
"Don't worry about this matter. I'll find a way," Ye Fan said in a deep voice.
Little Pine had finally survived. Staying by the Heavenly Emperor's side, his life should be out of danger.
"The Immortal Emperor—in the past, he only acted against imperial-level figures. Now he comes to steal a child and slaughters wantonly for it. This is intolerable!" Many were enraged.
"I underestimated the depths of his moral depravity. In the future, I will surely slay him!" After so many years, the Heavenly Emperor had always been steady and rarely spoke such words.
"What is the Celestial Emperor? He only knows how to ambush. When we truly march on the immortal path, we will obliterate him," others said angrily.
Ye Fan shook his head. "Though I despise his actions, I must admit he is extremely powerful. No one should underestimate him."
"How strong can he be?"
"Unfathomably deep!" Ye Fan answered truthfully.
"Master, after all your cultivation, can you not easily kill him yet?"
Ye Fan sighed. "Even a pig that has lived for millions of years would have become a spirit, even an immortal. Let alone a Celestial Emperor who has never severed his own cultivation. I am advancing, but he is also progressing. We cannot underestimate the enemy."
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