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A petite figure, holding a young human girl in her arms, leaped into the air, her entire body radiating boundless divine light, and stood in front of the Heavenly Desolate Halberd.
At the same time, a childish voice rang out from beside Shi Huangji's primordial spirit:
"This road doesn't work!"
"boom!!"
Before the Stone Emperor's ultimate primordial spirit could respond, Zhou Xuan saw that at the last moment, the Stone Emperor's primordial spirit still managed to escape.
With a furrowed brow and a thousand thoughts swirling in his mind, Zhou Xuan, ultimately determined to verify just how powerful the strongest warrior in this world truly was,
He still chose to take action, suppressing his own combat power to the level of another kind of Dao attainment, the Yin-Yang Great Dao, and condensing the Yin-Yang Great Millstone in his palm to suppress the extreme Dao Primordial Spirit attached to the Heavenly Desolate Halberd with Emperor-level divine sense.
Upon seeing the attack coming, the Stone Emperor immediately tried to fight back.
However, with his blood essence depleted and his primordial spirit power dissipated, the Stone Emperor had no means to block this attack.
Cao Yisheng, far away in the Central Plains of the Big Dipper, stared wide-eyed at what he saw.
Zhou Xuan, who originally thought he was just an ordinary mortal child, actually struck out with his palm, knocking away the tortoise-shell-like Extreme Dao Ancient Emperor Weapon and three strands of Forbidden Zone Supreme Divine Thoughts.
Then, as if he were an invincible immortal king, he casually shattered the cracked Heavenly Desolate Halberd with a single slap.
Furthermore, the Stone Emperor's primordial spirit, who had just spoken of the vast difference between life and death and of the ants' fate, was imprisoned.
Finally, it recklessly reached out and shattered the Stone Emperor's ultimate primordial spirit, then, as if examining the lines on his palm, it ruthlessly flipped through the primordial spirit memories of the Stone Emperor, the Lord of the Undying Mountain...
Chapter 19 The Supreme Being Cannot Be Humiliated, The Stone Emperor's True Form Reawakens!
"Boom!!"
The moment Zhou Xuan imprisoned the Supreme Dao Primordial Spirit of the Undying Mountain Lord, Stone Emperor, and fearlessly used a secret method to peruse the Stone Emperor's Primordial Spirit's memories, the scene before Cao Yisheng's eyes unfolded.
One of the seven forbidden zones of life in the Eastern Wilderness, the Undying Mountain, whose form is shrouded in eternal chaotic mist, appears as if the earth has cracked open, with its mountains swaying and the earth shaking.
The crimson killing power pierced the heavens, and a vast and invincible terrifying wave surged forth, sweeping across the three thousand great worlds. The ancient star of the Big Dipper, protected by multiple supreme arrays, supreme holy weapons, and even the supreme beings of forbidden zones, trembled violently as if it were about to explode.
Obviously,
Zhou Xuan's actions, which were almost like tearing off his own face and stomping it into the mud, thoroughly enraged the Stone Emperor, the Primordial Holy Spirit Emperor who had stirred up the most dark turmoil among the existing supreme beings in the forbidden zones!
"The supreme authority cannot be insulted!"
At the same time, Zhou Xuan raised his hand and shattered the defense constructed by the remaining imperial blood essence, stripping away the outer shell of the primordial spirit to reveal the inner world of the Stone Emperor's primordial spirit:
After countless years of gestation, it received the blessings of heaven and earth, and descended into the world in a state of perfect holy spirit, defeating all enemies and becoming invincible in the world.
Ultimately, with his invincible battle record and unparalleled prowess, he traversed the ultimate ancient emperor calamity, merging his body with the heart of heaven, and his own Great Dao suppressing all other paths.
Before Zhou Xuan could finish reading the Stone Emperor's memories, the great star trembled, and the ancient Big Dipper star, which was almost cracked, erupted with a vast and boundless extreme killing power in the Eastern Wilderness and the forbidden area of the Undying Mountain.
Accompanying that terrifying killing power was the Stone Emperor's voice, as cold and piercing as ten-thousand-year-old ice, filled with a ferocious killing intent:
"You brat, how dare you insult me like this! I will surely kill you, strip your primordial spirit, seal it in the immortal source, and cook it with Dao fire until your soul is utterly destroyed..."
"boom!!!"
However, before the Stone Emperor could finish his earth-shattering roar, Zhou Xuan frowned.
At the same time, the two incarnations of Taiyin and Taiyang, which evolved from the Yin-Yang Dao Diagram along with the Supreme Dao Emperor Seal and the Origin Cauldron of All Things, tore through the boundless space and stood in front of the furious Stone Emperor, unleashing his supreme killing power.
As Yin and Yang rotated, the immortal weapons and imperial artifacts became teeth, stimulating the Stone Emperor to unleash his extreme killing power, which was meant to annihilate the Supreme Primordial Spirit.
The moment the thought triggered the Yin-Yang Dao Diagram, it obliterated the killing power of the Stone Emperor.
Zhou Xuan, who was flipping through the Stone Emperor's memories, raised an eyebrow slightly.
This is because, at this very moment, the hidden reward on the system panel—the [Second-Generation Great Emperor Level Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force], which was originally still more than a month away from being available for collection—was now...
There are only three minutes left before you can claim it.
The sharp reduction in the hiding time confirms Zhou Xuan's earlier guess: the greater the crisis of his combat power being exposed, the better the rewards from the hiding system.
On the ancient star of the Big Dipper, all the supreme dynasties that had opened the Heavenly Eye of the Great Dao, and all the immortal families that had activated the observation array, were horrified.
Everyone was shocked. These three beings who suddenly descended upon Beidou were far too arrogant and powerful!
Not only did they freely peruse the memories of the Supreme Being's primordial spirit, but even the Supreme Being's killing power was obliterated!
Isn't he afraid of truly enraging the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone, causing him to break free of the seal and kill him?!
In all the forbidden zones of life, the ancient supreme beings active in this era all sent out their divine thoughts toward the Undying Mountain. They wanted to see if the Lord of the Undying Mountain, who had suffered such humiliation, would break through his seal in his true form, expend his peak imperial power, and kill these three Dao-attaining beings who possessed the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountains and the Heavenly Court's remnant cauldron of immortality.
As a dozen supreme divine thoughts intertwined around the Undying Mountain, the Stone Emperor, whose supreme killing power had been shattered by the Yin-Yang Dao Diagram, opened his eyes from within his immortal source and slowly spoke:
"In the mythical era, it was arranged by multiple mythical celestial beings and the Heavenly Emperor. Over the years, it has become the Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain, which has absorbed the energy of countless ancient stars and is now vast and boundless, teeming with life."
"The essence of his teachings is no less than that of those who attained enlightenment at that time."
"In addition to that incomplete immortal cauldron and those three who are about to attain enlightenment, they can be called the treasures of heaven and earth."
At this point, the Stone Emperor within the Immortal Source invited a supreme being from a forbidden zone to speak:
"Fellow Daoists, would you be willing to break the seal with me and seize this celestial treasure?!"
Within the Immortal Source, the Stone Emperor's brow altar shone brightly. The life force he had been suppressing was now spreading like wildfire, growing ever more intense and violent.
With the rapid recovery of life fluctuations, the top of its skull gradually brightened from its original darkness, radiating a dazzling light that pierced through the heavens.
The Stone Emperor is reviving.
The Ancient Emperor's Great Dao, which he had personally sealed away so that the Immortal Source could extend the limits of his peak Ancient Emperor's life, was also gradually being reassembled.
For ancient supreme beings who extended their lives by severing themselves and almost completely stagnating all life fluctuations, every moment of their peak imperial destiny was incredibly precious.
Therefore, even though the Stone Emperor was already furious because Zhou Xuan had separated his primordial spirit and recklessly searched through his memories, he still wanted to invite the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone to join the fight in order to reduce the consumption of his peak Ancient Emperor life.
However, the Stone Emperor's invitation seemed to disappear into thin air, with no ancient supreme being responding, not even the Undying Mountain Supreme Being, who had also sealed himself as the Undying Mountain and suffered some losses at Zhou Xuan's hands.
The ancient supreme beings who sealed themselves off as forbidden zones of life all shared the common goal of extending their lifespan, waiting for the path to immortality to open, entering the immortal realm, and becoming true immortals with endless lifespans.
However, a shared goal does not mean that the relationship between the Supreme Leaders of the Forbidden Zone is monolithic.
Far from being a monolithic entity, the various forbidden zones of life are actually in competition with, and even hostile to, each other.
Therefore, even though they all knew that the combination of Ninety-Nine Dragon Mountain, Immortal Cauldron, and the three future Daoists was comparable to a peerless immortal treasure and could prolong the peak imperial destiny.
However, faced with the Stone Emperor's invitation, all the supreme beings of the forbidden zones prepared to wait and see.
If the Stone Emperor, with his invincible power, were to kill those three who were about to attain enlightenment...
They then exchanged the treasures of the forbidden zone of life with the Stone Emperor for the essence of Dragon Mountain that would prolong their lives, and the origin of immortal artifacts.
If the Stone Emperor and those three Venerable Ones were to kill one of the Dao-attaining beings, both sides would suffer heavy losses.
They didn't mind taking action and reaping the rewards.
If the Stone Emperor is severely damaged, they would not even mind using the Stone Emperor's ancient blood essence to cleanse their own immortal platform in order to prolong their own peak imperial destiny.
With the life force fully restored, the ancient imperial path, no longer silent, was clearly perceived by the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone.
However, the Stone Emperor, who shared the same thoughts as all the supreme beings in the forbidden zones, was neither surprised nor angry. He was merely regretful that he would have to expend even more of his peak ancient emperor life force this time.
With invincible power, he slayed countless enemies, survived the Great Tribulation of the Ancient Emperor, and remained undefeated in the world for tens of thousands of years. The Stone Emperor firmly believed that all enemies were nothing but ants...
Chapter 20 The Stone Emperor Breaks the Seal, the Divine Elephant Suppresses the Prison!
"boom!!"
As life reached its limit, the dormant ancient imperial road was fully revived.
Even the Immortal Source could not seal that astonishing and terrifying extreme fluctuation.
Deep within the Immortal Mountain, a source of immortal energy exploded.
The Lord of the Undying Mountain, who broke free from the seal, was shrouded in the laws of myriad paths, and even the Heavenly Eye and the Great Array could not see his true form.
One can only glimpse its skull glowing, soaring into the sky, shaking the thirty-three heavens, its overwhelming power shaking the universe, and causing all living beings to worship!
The moment the Stone Emperor's skull shone brightly across the thirty-three heavens, a bloodthirsty aura surged into the sky, accompanied by the wails of ghosts and gods, and the cries of all spirits.
These are all the lingering thoughts of the beings slaughtered by the Stone Emperor.
Sensing that terrifying power, even those with the Great Saint level foundation of the Extreme Dao Dynasty couldn't help but widen their eyes and exclaim in disbelief:
"The ancient supreme being has actually broken free from its seal!"
Before their shouts could even fade, the ancient and timeless lineage, with its pupils contracting, cried out in surprise:
"Such fluctuations in aura appeared not long after the death of the Feathered Emperor, stirring up a dark upheaval."
"He is one of the greatest masterminds throughout the ages, the Holy Spirit Ancient Emperor who has witnessed the most Dark Turmoil with his immortal artifacts."
"It turned out to be him!"
The moment they learned that the supreme being who had been born was the Stone Emperor, all beings above the Big Dipper who knew of the Stone Emperor's brutal past cried out in alarm:
"Things are bad. If the Stone Emperor, which has absorbed the blood essence of all spirits, suffers too much damage, it might stir up another dark upheaval!"
"Call upon the descendants buried in the burial grounds, summon the pride of the clan, and return at once!"
Even worse, some directly issued orders to their clansmen:
"We must conceal ourselves before the Stone Emperor unleashes a dark upheaval, or we will surely perish!"
"Resurrect the Imperial Weapon and Deity, activate the Supreme Dao Array!"
"..."
In that instant, across the entire ancient star of the Big Dipper, regardless of whether they were ordinary beings, cultivators who had entered the Dao, or even supreme dynasties and immortal families possessing supreme sacred artifacts,
They were all so terrified, as if facing a formidable enemy, that their souls nearly left their bodies.
The Stone Emperor, whose fearsome reputation was so great that his mere birth instilled dread in all living beings, paid no heed to the terror of the ants of the Big Dipper.
Even at the moment it broke free of its seal, the Stone Emperor, whose entire body exuded an aura that made the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth weep and all races of the myriad realms submit, slightly raised his head and looked towards the outer universe.
In the Stone Emperor's eyes, countless Dao patterns burst forth, transforming into a divine light that struck out directly.
At a glance, the universe and stars vanished, the heavens collapsed, the world was created, and all living beings were born.
The moment they caught sight of that gaze, all those who were watching this place were shaken to their core, as if they were facing a forbidden being who was certain to die.
It was not merely a mimicry; there was indeed a royal king who had slain the Dao, who, upon glimpsing the Stone Emperor's gaze, instantly burst into flames and vanished into nothingness.