Chương 122: Witness of the Era (Part 19)

Boom! The instant the Divine Evolution Great Emperor's death was confirmed, an incomparably terrifying aura poured down over the Heavenly Profound Domain like a raging flood. A Quasi-Emperor… a Quasi-Emperor had emerged! Deep in the cosmos, the countless powerhouses fighting and vying for the path to Emperor on the Path of Ascension suddenly froze. Every one of them sensed that overwhelming, dreadful presence.

"Who… is about to become an Emperor?" They stood stunned. The Dao marks Divine Evolution Great Emperor had left in heaven and earth had not yet dispersed. No one had even reached the peak of Quasi-Emperor… yet someone was already attempting to break through to the Emperor realm! Those in seclusion who still held hope of ascending to Emperor—Fang Bubai, Lin Zhan, Wang Yunfei, Li Shenhua, and others—were equally dumbfounded. To attempt Emperor ascension under the lingering pressure of an undispersed dao…

who could it be? Even the beings emerging from the forbidden zones were struck speechless. Divine Evolution Great Emperor had only just died. Could this heaven and earth truly welcome a second Great Emperor so soon?

"No—absolutely not! We cannot allow a second Great Emperor to appear this quickly!" Some of the decayed Supremes panicked. They had endured for a hundred thousand years without tasting a single bite. If another Great Emperor arose now, would they have to wait another hundred thousand years? Within the Wang family, Su Chen lifted his head. A sudden palpitation gripped his heart. When a Saint's bloodline stirred with premonition, something monumental was about to occur.

Above the Heavenly Profound Domain, the sky turned pitch-black, covered in endless thunder. An ancient divine hall descended with a single figure at its center. It stood towering over the vast Heavenly Profound Domain, rendering the entire realm insignificant in comparison. Through layers of space, Su Chen caught sight of a familiar face. Yu Shukuang… he truly had not died! No… it was no longer Jade Unrestrained. He should now be called the Spirit Divine King. He had returned once more.

The moment Su Chen recognized the Spirit Divine King, the latter's gaze turned toward the Central Continent. In an instant, Su Chen felt as though he had been struck by a catastrophic blow—his body cracked and shattered. Countless living beings across the Central Continent were extinguished with that single glance.

"What terrifying power… the Spirit Divine King…" Su Chen's heart trembled in shock. He could sense that the Spirit Divine King's strength surpassed even the old Quasi-Emperor of the Emperor Palace and Li Shenhua—perhaps even rivaling the Supremes of the forbidden zones! The Spirit Divine King extended one hand over the Western Regions. Under the horrified gazes of billions upon billions of living beings, he seized the entire landmass of the Western Regions in his grasp.

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"What are you doing?" From the Western Regions, a figure clad in star-white robes materialized, his expression filled with terror.

"Spirit Divine King, you promised me—you would help me become a Quasi-Emperor!" The Spirit Divine King threw back his head and laughed wildly.

"Quasi-Emperor? What is that worth? Let me help you become an Emperor instead. If you merge with me, when I become Emperor, won't that mean you have become Emperor as well?" Amid the Western Regions Great Saint's furious roar, the Spirit Divine King crushed him without hesitation. Then the entire Western Regions' heaven and earth transformed into a crystalline arm that fused directly into the Spirit Divine King's body. His aura surged violently once more. The scene left countless beings frozen in dread.

Trillions upon trillions of lives had simply vanished. Su Chen recognized the one the Spirit Divine King had crushed. In his previous life, he had glimpsed that figure only once from afar—he had been the one secretly orchestrating everything in the Western Regions. Yet he had never imagined such a terrifying existence could be so easily pinched to death by the Spirit Divine King.

The Spirit Divine King's aura grew even more horrifying—terrifying enough to drown out everything else, infinitely close to the Great Emperor realm.

"The legends were true… the legends were truly true! Our Heavenly Profound Domain was once formed from the body of a mighty existence from an ancient epoch long before!" An ancestor of one of the Central Continent's ancient clans saw the crystalline arm fused into the Spirit Divine King and suddenly recalled something. He cried out in shock. The old Quasi-Emperor of the Central Continent Emperor Palace sensed the disturbance. He left the palace and, upon seeing the Spirit Divine King, his eyes widened in horror.

"It's you… You're actually still alive!" The Spirit Divine King threw back his head and laughed.

"Old thing, you cannot stop me! I will eventually reclaim everything that belongs to me!" He stood with hands clasped behind his back. The supreme great path pressed down across the cosmos. The most terrifying power in the universe converged toward him. The Emperor Tribulation! Even with only a partial restoration of his body, the Spirit Divine King had summoned the tribulation of ascension. He stood on the verge of crossing it and becoming an Emperor!

"We absolutely cannot allow this person to become an Emperor!" At the end of the Path of Ascension, the powerhouses hailing from the Heavenly Profound Domain witnessed the scene and made their resolve. The Spirit Divine King intended to refine the entire Heavenly Profound Domain. They would never permit it. The Supremes of the forbidden zones watched in utter terror.

"We cannot let him become an Emperor… otherwise a peerless Great Emperor will be born—one who can live out a second life… a third… How could we possibly survive?" The Spirit Divine King sensed the killing intent surrounding him and laughed uproariously.

"A bunch of ants thinks they can stop me from becoming an Emperor? Delusional!" The living beings of the Heavenly Profound Domain watched his actions with sinking hearts. If the Spirit Divine King lived, they would not. More and more powerhouses joined the encirclement, determined to halt his ascension before the terrifying Emperor tribulation could descend. Even the Supremes took action. Saints fell like ants. Quasi-Emperors numbered in the double digits. In the clash, countless stars shattered.

Just as the Emperor Tribulation was about to fall, a figure that pierced through time and space suddenly emerged from an ancient forbidden zone. While the Spirit Divine King divided his attention—fending off the tribulation on one side and battling the many powerhouses on the other—this figure struck from behind. Half of the Spirit Divine King's body exploded under the blow. The arm bone he had fused earlier was torn away by the attacker and swiftly carried into retreat. The Spirit Divine King reacted at once.

He roared toward the fleeing figure: "Zhou Guang! You dare ambush me!" The Supreme who had launched the sneak attack felt a jolt of alarm. He had not expected the Spirit Divine King to recognize him. Countless ancient powerhouses stared in horror. Zhou Guang… that was the title of an incomparably mighty Emperor from the primordial era. And he was still alive.

As Supreme Zhou Guang vanished into the depths of the starry sky without a trace, the remaining Supremes surged forward in unison, intent on slaying the Spirit Divine King. Yet in that instant, many of the Quasi-Emperors who had originally attacked the Spirit Divine King—those wielding Extreme Dao Emperor Scriptures—suddenly turned their blades toward the Supremes instead.