Chương 238: The Undying Nether Emperor (Part 19)

The Spirit Communion King died. He died miserably. However, at the cost of heavy injuries, he managed to take one Supreme with him and severely wound several others. The dead Supreme's corpse was torn apart and divided. The heavily wounded Supremes also perished—some assassinated by their own allies, others ambushed by Su Chen. To Su Chen, a Supreme's corpse was a great medicine. He needed it to begin his eighth Nirvana.

After the Spirit Communion King's death, Su Chen found another young prodigy and handed him an improved version of the Spirit Communion Art. It was now a Quasi-Emperor level technique. A Supreme seized it, only to be ambushed and killed by Su Chen. The young prodigy cultivated the Spirit Communion Art without hesitation. Years later…

"This seat has finally returned again!" the Spirit Communion King declared. Soon after, he fell into deep thought. Why had he said "again"? Under Su Chen's observation, the Spirit Communion King's memories did not carry over between lives. He had no recollection of his previous existence. Su Chen had also tried letting a second person cultivate the technique at the same time, but it failed. When two Spirit Communion Kings existed in the same era, the second cultivator's path would be blocked.

They would suddenly die upon reaching a certain realm. Su Chen never revealed himself. He quietly waited for the Spirit Communion King to rise. In this life, he had carefully chosen a divine body prodigy for him. The Spirit Communion King did not disappoint. He reached the peak in just six thousand years and prepared to attain the Emperor realm. His brutality once again drew a siege from multiple Supremes.

"Not bad this time," Su Chen muttered as he dragged away the corpses of two Supremes and returned to his lair. He had escaped just in time. Su Chen stayed hidden for three thousand years. Only after the Supremes lowered their guard did he create a small secret realm. Within a hundred years, someone obtained a Great Saint inheritance inside it. His cultivation soared.

"Useless trash." This time, the Spirit Communion King was detected by a Supreme while still in the Great Saint realm and promptly eradicated. Hidden in the shadows, Su Chen could not help cursing. He did not stop the cycle. He refreshed the Spirit Communion King once more.

"I'm back… again!" the new Spirit Communion King declared. This time, he discovered traces left behind by his previous self. He had been preemptively killed by a Supreme. The new Spirit Communion King vowed to avenge his former self and erase the humiliation. Su Chen nodded in satisfaction from the shadows. This life would surely wound several more Supremes. With Su Chen covering his tracks, the Spirit Communion King cultivated in secret.

After nearly fifteen thousand years, he once again stood at the pinnacle of the starry sky. He needed to attain the Dao. Anyone who stood in his way would be slain. The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation. Su Chen returned with four Supreme corpses, fully satisfied. He had not expected the Spirit Communion King of this dark era to be so ferocious.

Facing more than ten Supremes—including several who had temporarily recovered Great Emperor combat strength—he had killed three, heavily wounded eight, while Su Chen ambushed and claimed four. Su Chen had nearly been hunted down himself, but his aura was now indistinguishable from that of the Supremes in the forbidden zones. The energy he had accumulated was finally enough for his next Nirvana. He refreshed the Spirit Communion King once again.

This time, the Spirit Communion King was unusually cautious, as if searching for something. One day, a figure in black robes with dark feathers appeared before him.

"Are you… Looking for me?" Su Chen asked. The Spirit Communion King seemed to have expected this.

"It seems the repeated appearances of this king across multiple eras were not a coincidence." He was not surprised by Su Chen's emergence. In this life, he had found far too many traces belonging to himself. It was abnormal. One coincidence could be chance, two might be luck, but repeated occurrences across many lives could no longer be explained away. Even the most foolish Supreme would sense something wrong.

The only explanation was that someone had been using him—clearing all traces, erasing his origins, and ensuring no one knew of his legend. And that mastermind was Su Chen.

"You want to use me to kill these Supremes?" the Spirit Communion King asked with absolute certainty. Su Chen nodded.

"This is a transaction, isn't it?"

"Heh…" The Spirit Communion King gave a cold laugh. This fellow clearly possessed such terrifying strength, yet he had been using him as a pawn all along.

"It seems you no longer wish to continue this deal," Su Chen said with a sigh. The Spirit Communion King was simply too intelligent. Using him as a pawn again would prove difficult. In the end, the Spirit Communion King died. From his mouth, Su Chen learned several prehistoric secrets, including information about the God Emperor. As part of the transaction, Su Chen granted him a swift death. By now, Su Chen had accumulated enough resources for his eighth Nirvana.

One more step, and he would surpass every Great Emperor since the ancient era and become the First Emperor. Su Chen began his Nirvana. Countless ages passed. With Supremes ruling the world, many former Emperor lineages had been completely erased. One day, black flames swept across the starry sky. Countless great daos trembled as an unimaginably terrifying tribulation descended—nine full layers. All living beings fell into turmoil, and the Supremes were shaken.

"Is it that existence? Has he returned again? Damn it!"

"No… it's not him. That's… a three-legged crow? What kind of being is that? He just tore apart a Great Emperor projection with his bare hands!"

"This Emperor remembers him now. The missing Supreme corpses from before—some weren't taken by other Supremes. It was this black crow secretly hunting injured Supremes!"

"..." The Supremes were no fools. At this moment, everything became clear. Unfortunately, they could no longer stop Su Chen from overcoming the Emperor tribulation.

"Run… A being who attains the Dao through the nine-layered Emperor tribulation is far beyond what we can contend with. Even at our peak, we wouldn't be able to fight him!"

"What are you afraid of? Even a nine-layered Emperor tribulation only produces a Great Emperor. The myriad races in this universe are already few and weak. How much strength can he actually display after passing it?"

"Kill him! Once he's dead, this universe will be our domain. We can raise living beings as livestock and wait for transcendence!"

"..." Some Supremes chose to retreat and hide back in the forbidden zones, while others decided to attack and eliminate the terrifying existence undergoing the nine-layered tribulation. Su Chen successfully passed the Emperor tribulation. At that moment, he once again grasped the power of 'Emperor.' It was even stronger than in his previous life. A revived Supreme was instantly cleaved in half by the Myriad Laws Nether Blade.

Countless star domains transformed into the netherworld as seas of black fire raged across the cosmos. Su Chen actually intended to surround these Supremes and prevent any from escaping. In the myriad races, some ancient existences witnessed the scene and wept with excitement.

"Emperor… this is what a true Great Emperor looks like. An unrivaled supreme Emperor who suppresses all daos across the universe!"

"Ten thousand years… a full ten thousand years. We had already forgotten what a Great Emperor was. We had forgotten the glory that belongs to an Emperor."

"The darkness is finally coming to an end… A new era is about to begin!"