The Dao of Reincarnation (135-136) (Patreon)

Chapter 135: Deity in the Martial World (Finale)

Long Gu followed Su Chen.

Over five hundred years, Su Chen led him through countless places. They ventured into perilous depths of the Demon Abyss, surviving brushes with death time and again.

At the edge of a cliff that pierced the heavens, Su Chen's cultivation advanced from the Saint King realm to the Great Saint realm. An aura of peerless dominance swept outward, shaking heaven and earth.

From the depths of the Demon Abyss, one gaze after another turned toward the direction of his breakthrough.

"Someone… has broken through to the Great Saint realm!"

Greed flickered in those eyes.

Deep within the ancient Demon Abyss, a pair of scarlet pupils slowly opened.

Across the vault of the Demon Abyss, countless crimson eyes appeared.

"Not good… It's a blood sacrifice. A new cycle has begun!"

Saints and Saint Kings throughout the Demon Abyss trembled in terror. A Supreme had awakened. All living beings would now face calamity.

Countless creatures perished instantly. Vital blood surged toward the Supreme. Even Great Saints could not escape—they were devoured as premium nourishment.

The horrifying scene left Su Chen breathless. Though the Heavenly Profound Domain had endured Dark Turmoils and the emergence of forbidden-zone Supremes, nothing compared to this. All living things were treated as mere ants, extinguished in an instant.

More than half the Saint-level beings in the Demon Abyss were consumed before the Supreme finally subsided. At least half of the forbidden-zone Saints had perished.

Su Chen and Long Gu narrowly escaped the catastrophe. Yet Su Chen knew—surviving once did not guarantee survival the next time. Eventually, his turn would come.

"The fall of the Mountain River Realm… it must be connected to the Supremes of the Demon Abyss!"

He understood clearly: unless he found a way to eliminate the Supremes deep within the Demon Abyss, he too would become mere sustenance. The gap between Great Saint and Supreme was simply too vast.

He chose to seek a solution.

Years passed. Decades. Centuries.

Su Chen grew old. The Supremes subtly suppressed the dao of all living beings. No one could break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm.

Another Supreme emerged from the forbidden zones.

This time, Su Chen was targeted.

"Long Gu, you must live on."

Su Chen ascended alone above the Demon Abyss, facing the awakened Supreme.

"Transaction… three-quarters."

Divine radiance erupted from Su Chen's body. His eyes blazed with a brilliance that outshone eternity. In this moment, he merged completely with the Martial Spirit within him. As the vessel, he allowed the ancient powerhouse to descend from the distant past into this era.

"It's you? I never expected you to still be alive."

The Demon Abyss Supreme recognized the figure and felt a trace of surprise. He sighed. "Your talent is no less than ours. You walked the alternative path to the Dao. You could have joined us in eternal life, pursuing the true mysteries of the cosmos. Wouldn't that have been better? Why scheme for the survival of insects like these and stand against us?"

'Su Chen' remained silent. He clashed directly with the Demon Abyss Supreme.

Heavenly might surged. The battle between two Supreme-level existences threatened to shatter the very fabric of reality.

In the end, the Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor had revived through Su Chen's body—he did not belong to this era. Against a near-peak Supreme, he was at a disadvantage. He bled again and again; his blood stained every corner of heaven and earth.

"Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor, you are an opponent worthy of respect. Unfortunately, we will not allow a second being like you to rise in the Demon Abyss world."

The Demon Abyss Supreme stood with hands behind his back, calmly watching the schemes of 'Su Chen'—or rather, the Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor. He had to admit: even after dying once, the Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor could still cross the river of time and manifest through another person. Such a method was astonishing. Throughout ancient and modern history, few Emperors or Supremes possessed such means. But in the face of absolute power, all calculations ultimately came to nothing.

'Su Chen' bled profusely, yet he smiled.

"I will die. I've known this day would come for a long time… Across the endless river of time, through trillions of years, there will always appear a glimmer of light that pierces through despair."

The Demon Abyss Supreme frowned. An ominous premonition stirred within him, yet he could grasp neither its shape nor its source.

"Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor, what do you mean by that?"

The cultivation art within 'Su Chen' reversed its flow. An incomparably massive treasure pagoda materialized above the Demon Abyss, two ancient words carved upon its surface:

Prison-Suppressing.

The Demon Abyss Supreme hurled a fist toward the pagoda. Overwhelming power erupted, shattering the structure into fragments.

"Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor, if this was your last resort, then you can only die."

The instant the pagoda collapsed—Far away, at the center of the starry expanse, a supremely domineering figure slowly opened its eyes. Shock and confusion flickered within them.

"This is… Brother Mu's aura. How is this possible?"

A Great Emperor could faintly perceive all karmic threads connected to them.

Fang Bubai was certain that Mu Chen had long since perished. Yet now, the aura of Mu Chen had reappeared…

His figure crossed countless spans of space. No matter what, he had to witness the truth for himself.

...

In the Demon Abyss, Su Chen smiled.

The Demon Abyss Supreme stared in bewilderment. Su Chen fell in the forbidden zone of the Demon Abyss. In his final moments, he witnessed ancient Supremes awakening one after another within the depths. A supremely domineering man tore open the barriers of heaven and earth.

The savior of the Demon Abyss's living beings was neither him nor the Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor. What they had accomplished was this: To transmit the existence of the Demon Abyss forbidden zone outward. No matter how powerful the suppression of the Demon Abyss Supremes, they could not completely sever the perception of a reigning Great Emperor.

By borrowing the power of the Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor, Su Chen had transformed into Mu Chen's aura—a faint spark of light in boundless darkness, guiding Fang Bubai toward the Demon Abyss.

...

Inside the Reverse Fate Space, Su Chen gazed at the pitch-black void before him.

"As expected of a generation Divine Emperor."

He felt genuine admiration. The decisiveness was ruthless. With the complete annihilation of body and soul as the price, the Divine Emperor had deceived the heavens, allowing Su Chen to masquerade as himself. When the Demon Abyss Supreme relaxed his guard, Su Chen had imprinted the mark of Mu Chen upon heaven and earth.

With only Great Saint-level power, the imprint he left was faint—yet just enough to penetrate the Demon Abyss's barrier and rouse the awareness of Fang Bubai, the reigning Great Emperor.

The Demon Abyss forbidden zone had been exposed. No reigning Great Emperor would tolerate such an unprecedentedly prosperous forbidden zone. Great trouble was coming.

[Eleventh Life: You were born with a divine physique and carried the mission of an ancient existence. In a world where martial cultivation had existed for less than ten thousand years, you crushed every genius of Longxia with overwhelming ease.]

[You were Longxia's foremost prodigy, the savior of the era, the founder of a new martial path. Alone, you pacified Heavenly Rifts. Alone, you slew deities. Amid desperate adversity, you turned the tide, propped up the crumbling edifice of civilization, ventured solo into the Demon Abyss to uncover the truth of the world, learned of an eternal scheme, and sheltered an entire realm for millennia.]

[You chose to cooperate with the Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor to save the living beings of the Demon Abyss. As long as the Demon Abyss forbidden zone remained, disaster would loom forever. The Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor fought alongside you against the forbidden zone. You wielded his power, lulling the Demon Abyss Supreme into complacency, then drew forth the reigning Great Emperor—using the Great Emperor himself to liberate the living beings of the Demon Abyss.]

[In this life, you were the savior of the Demon Abyss forbidden zone, and also its most hated enemy. You orchestrated the downfall of an entire forbidden zone. Your legend will live forever in the hearts of countless beings, immortal and unextinguished.]

[Evaluation: Five Stars (Purple )]

[Reward: 50,000 Reverse Fate Points]

Chapter 136: The Eldest Senior Brother of Falling Emperor Mountain (Part 1)

Fifty thousand Reverse Fate Points. At purple quality, advancing even one more star had become extraordinarily difficult.

Adding the fifteen thousand points he had saved earlier, Su Chen now held sixty-five thousand Reverse Fate Points in total.

"Heavens above, please don't send me to a forbidden zone this time."

Su Chen opened the Reverse Fate Scripture.

[Talent: 0 (+)][Comprehension: 0 (+)][Family Background: 0 (+)][Dao Heart: 1500]

Talent: 30000Comprehension: 20000Family Background: 10000

With only five thousand Reverse Fate Points left, Su Chen chose to keep them as a safety net. This life, he would break every shackle.

Without hesitation, he turned to the next page.

...

Once there was a mountain. It was called Falling Emperor Mountain. Legend said a Great Emperor had perished here long ago. Now it stood as one of the foremost orthodoxies in the Azure Nether Dao Domain.

"Eldest Senior Brother, bad news! Little Junior Sister has been captured by people from the Purple Firmament Dao Sect again!"

On a lotus platform wreathed in immortal qi sat a strikingly handsome young man. Merely by sitting there, he seemed to draw the entire world toward him. Strange phenomena swirled endlessly. Behind him stretched an abyssal void—like an ancient sword tomb harboring countless strands of sword qi, nurturing a divine sword capable of cleaving heaven and earth.

The moment the young man heard the report, he slowly opened his eyes.

In that instant, the surrounding air, the ripples on the water's surface—everything froze.

Memories flooded Su Chen's mind. This life… his name was Nangong Chen. He had been born into a Quasi-Emperor clan, possessed the Innate Supreme Sword Physique from birth, and had entered Falling Emperor Mountain to cultivate.

"So that's how it is. I've reincarnated into the Azure Nether Dao Domain."

Su Chen understood at once.

The Azure Nether Dao Domain was one of the Nine Great Heavenly Domains. Its foundations ran even deeper than those of the former Heavenly Profound Domain, and it was home to countless mighty orthodoxies.

Though Falling Emperor Mountain ranked among the powerful orthodoxies, it had only one master—an old man in hemp robes, Su Chen's teacher in this life—who had successively accepted five disciples. Besides them, the only other "resident" was a palm-sized little loach currently napping soundly on the lotus platform.

Su Chen was the eldest senior brother of Falling Emperor Mountain. The little junior sister who had been captured was named Xiao Qianling. She was the fifth disciple of the old daoist of Falling Emperor Mountain.

The Purple Firmament Dao Sect was also one of the top orthodoxies in the Azure Nether Dao Domain—ranked within the top ten.

The young man who had come to report was the fourth senior brother. His name was Ji Changkong.

Su Chen sighed helplessly. "Tell me. This time, did Little Junior Sister steal the egg of some ancient divine beast from the Purple Firmament Dao Sect?"

Ji Changkong shook his head. "Eldest Senior Brother, it's not that."

Su Chen raised an eyebrow, voice lowering. "Don't tell me she crippled some inheritor of the Purple Firmament Dao Sect? I've told her countless times—when you're out in the world, don't just go around crippling people. Spar normally. Our Falling Emperor Mountain has always been rich in martial virtue. We're good people."

Ji Changkong shook his head again. "Eldest Senior Brother, it's not that either."

Su Chen looked genuinely surprised. "Then did she burn down the Purple Firmament Dao Sect's scripture pavilion? No, no—this is too big. I can't handle this one. We should let Master go retrieve Little Junior Sister himself."

Ji Changkong gave another helpless shake of his head. "Eldest Senior Brother… It's none of those things."

Ji Changkong shook his head once more.

Su Chen let out a breath of relief. He truly couldn't imagine anything worse than the scenarios he had just listed.

Ji Changkong gave a wry smile. "Eldest Senior Brother… I'm afraid this is even more serious than those."

Su Chen's briefly eased heart tightened again.

Ji Changkong continued, "Eldest Senior Brother, Little Junior Sister was captured by the Sacred Maiden of the Purple Firmament Dao Sect—Lin Wantang. She specifically demands that you personally go to the Purple Firmament Dao Sect. She says she has prepared a 'grand gift' and is waiting to receive you. If you don't go, they will suppress Little Junior Sister at the entrance of their mountain gate, shaming Falling Emperor Mountain in front of the entire world."

Memories surfaced in Su Chen's mind.

Lin Wantang… the Sacred Maiden of the Purple Firmament Dao Sect, one of the ten most beautiful women in the Azure Nether Dao Domain. She was also his former fiancée.

The Lin family was one of the supreme orthodoxies backing the Purple Firmament Dao Sect—perfectly matched in status with the Nangong family. However… Nangong Chen had rejected Lin Wantang. In front of both supreme orthodoxies and countless witnesses, he had directly fled the wedding ceremony.

"No. Absolutely not. If I set foot in the Purple Firmament Dao Sect this time, I'm dead without a corpse."

Su Chen's expression turned grave.

Ji Changkong hesitated. "Eldest Senior Brother… are we really going to abandon Little Junior Sister?"

Su Chen shook his head. "Falling Emperor Mountain stands united as one. How could we possibly abandon our Little Junior Sister? I'll burn a stick of incense for her and pray for her safety. The rest… can only depend on her own fortune."

Ji Changkong: "..."

What kind of nonsense was this?

Su Chen knew full well that Lin Wantang would love nothing more than to tear him into ten thousand pieces. Though Falling Emperor Mountain was also one of the top orthodoxies in the Azure Nether Dao Domain, it had one glaring weakness compared to the Purple Firmament Dao Sect. Not enough people. If Falling Emperor Mountain lost face, so be it. It had already lost most of its face long ago anyway.

Su Chen remained calm and immovable, refusing to leave the mountain no matter what.

Ji Changkong left.

Several hours later, Ji Changkong returned.

Su Chen opened his eyes. "Fourth Junior Brother, why are you back again?"

Ji Changkong scratched his head helplessly. "Eldest Senior Brother… I'm sorry… Master said he has some leverage in the hands of the Purple Firmament Dao Sect. If you don't go, they will make his leverage public. His lifelong reputation would be ruined. So…"