The Dao of Reincarnation (182-184) (Patreon)

Chapter 182: The Life-Slaughter Demon Lord (Part 22)

The Emperor Path was glorious.

Countless heavenly geniuses charged forward wave after wave.

Supreme geniuses fought all the way to the end of the universe, waiting for the Ancient Emperor Realm to open so they could seize heaven-defying opportunities and change their fates against the heavens.

Then, a tremendous tremor shook the cosmos. The impassable Sea of Chaos split open, revealing a passage. On the other side of the chaotic sea, a vast continent could be faintly seen—boundless and endless, with immeasurable divine light spilling forth from it.

Countless people were stirred by this sight. Even monsters from long-sealed Emperor-level orthodoxies emerged one after another.

"It's the Ancient Emperor Realm… The Ancient Emperor Realm has appeared!"

Inside the Ancient Emperor Realm were countless traces left behind by past Great Emperors before they proved their Dao. These had turned into Dao marks that manifested the Great Dao itself. It was the greatest opportunity in the entire universe. Some supreme monsters even wanted to walk the Emperor Path again and again across lifetimes, enter the Ancient Emperor Realm, and prove a different path to longevity.

Powerhouses gathered in droves!

However, just as some heavenly geniuses rushed toward the Ancient Emperor Realm, a sudden change occurred. In a desolate region, an extremely terrifying killing formation suddenly rose!

"What audacity! Someone actually dares to set an ambush here for us!"

A heavenly genius who looked like a god roared in fury. The killing formation surged. Someone had laid an ambush here in advance, intending to slaughter everyone!

This scene happened far too suddenly. The god-like heavenly genius shouted and tried to break the formation, but in the next instant he turned into a mist of blood.

A supremely powerful existence had died just like that!

Chaos erupted across the Emperor Path!

Someone was trying to pit-kill over a thousand heavenly geniuses and monsters in one go!

The incident even alarmed the taboo-level existences who were rushing here. They wanted to see exactly what kind of person had the audacity to attempt something like this!

Yet when they arrived, they found only the remnants of a battlefield. Every living being was dead. Not even bones or broken weapons remained!

"An ultimate fiend has emerged, wanting to use the origins of heavenly genius as the foundation for an ultimate leap!"

Killing over a thousand heavenly geniuses in one breath—this kind of move shocked the entire Emperor Path!

Some were intrigued and wanted to find this great fiend to fight him. Others wanted to slay him, knowing that leaving such a being alive would become a future disaster!

Several years later, near the end of the ancient path, the crowd discovered a dead-silent territory. A terrifying existence inside was on the verge of transformation. All life force in the surrounding star domains had been completely plundered by the horrifying being within that territory!

Many supreme heavenly geniuses rushed over upon hearing the news.

"This place… should be where that peerless fiend who massacred over a thousand heavenly geniuses several years ago is located!"

Such a terrifying aura could not be wrong!

Only a being capable of creating such a horrifying phenomenon would have the qualifications to slaughter over a thousand heavenly geniuses and achieve an ultimate leap!

A streak of divine light tore through the sky. A figure walked out from it and stepped directly into the dead-silent territory.

"Who is that? So bold as to charge straight in!"

Someone asked in astonishment, only to be met with a disdainful retort from a nearby heavenly genius.

"You don't even recognize the successor of the Nine Suns Emperor Palace, the Young Emperor Wang Yunfei? He is a taboo-level monster who has swept through an entire era without a single defeat!"

Someone sighed with regret, "Such a terrifying figure with unparalleled talent still failed to become Emperor. I wonder if he can take that final step in this life!"

Soon, another supreme figure charged into the territory.

"It's Tang Wentian, the successor of the Four-Emperor orthodoxy, the Heaven's Pavilion. Another unrivaled taboo-level heavenly genius. He must have taken a liking to the hunt. That terrifying being who wants to achieve the ultimate leap has probably become Tang Wentian's prey."

Someone recognized the identity of that supreme figure and felt bitter in his heart. He was the number one genius of his world in the past hundred thousand years, yet on the Emperor Path, geniuses like him were everywhere. Those taboo-level existences were truly despair-inducing!

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Tang Wentian had just stepped inside when another terrifying pressure descended. A giant dragon forged from pure gold overlooked the crowd. As a resounding dragon cry echoed, the gazes of countless heavenly geniuses converged on the peerless woman standing atop the dragon's head. A flash of amazement appeared in their eyes.

"That is the successor of Falling Emperor Mountain, Nangong Yunshu. She possesses two monstrous talents. An unparalleled figure once commented that she is too monstrous—monstrous to the point where she cannot prove the Dao. Yet Nangong Yunshu refuses to accept fate. Since stepping onto the Emperor Path, she has never suffered a single defeat. Her strength is unfathomable, and she has likely already touched the taboo level… Even the Dragon named Long Aotian beside her possesses heavenly king-level strength. He once swallowed a heavenly king alive in battle. Truly terrifying!"

One after another, terrifying heavenly geniuses who shook the Emperor Path stepped into that forbidden zone. Not long after, a supreme pressure erupted from within. A taboo-level existence was awakening, and it seemed enraged. A great battle broke out!

The battle lasted for several years, raging all the way to the Sea of Chaos. No one knew the final outcome. They had all entered the Ancient Emperor Realm in search of that world-shaking opportunity.

Meanwhile, in this universe, the life of a Great Emperor… had reached its end! He could no longer protect the myriad living beings!

The myriad races mourned. Although the Emperor had not appeared for tens of thousands of years, there were still people calling out his name, yet they received no response.

The Dao pressure had not dissipated. No one could become Emperor.

However, what shocked the world was that in this era, not a single forbidden zone Supreme emerged. Normally, when a former Great Emperor passed away and a new one had yet to appear, it was the best time for forbidden zone Supremes to plunder living beings and replenish their vitality. This had never changed throughout history… Yet in this era, things were different!

All the forbidden zones remained as silent as the dead. Not a single Supreme emerged!

Time flew by. Two thousand years passed. The heavenly genius who had entered the Ancient Emperor Realm and survived gradually stepped out. They began cultivating, hoping to be the first to take that final step and become an unrivaled Emperor!

However, one piece of news shook the myriad races: the Azure Nether Dao Domain, one of the nine great human domains, was actually going to attack a forbidden zone. Two peerless Quasi-Emperors with great completion divine bodies had joined forces, carrying an Emperor Weapon, and declared war on a forbidden zone!

In the current era, two Quasi-Emperors with great completion divine bodies, armed with an Emperor Weapon, were approaching a forbidden zone—this was an extremely rare major event throughout history!

Inside a forbidden zone, a terrifying existence opened its eyes.

The auras of the two great completion divine body Quasi-Emperors pressed down upon the starry sky.

"It's you!?"

A low voice came from within the forbidden zone. The owner of the voice murmured, "I let you escape back then, and now you've actually grown some ability. You've delivered yourself to my door today. Are you here to become great medicine and help me prove the Dao?"

A deep, powerful voice resounded, filled with endless killing intent. "Lin Zhan, I spared your life back then. Today, that life of yours is destined to be buried here!"

In an instant, an aura began to sublimate within the forbidden zone.

A great battle erupted in full!

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Chapter 183: The Life-Slaughter Demon Lord (Part 23)

The battle between three supreme powerhouses swept across the starry sky, causing countless living beings to tremble in fear.

In the past, a Quasi-Emperor of Falling Emperor Mountain had been schemed against and killed by the Lord of a forbidden zone. In this era, Falling Emperor Mountain had produced two Quasi-Emperors with great completion divine bodies. They were determined to settle this old grudge!

The great battle lasted for several decades!

"You are not my match. Turn into great medicine and be devoured by me. I will become Emperor!"

Lin Zhan erupted. In the past, he had nearly been killed by Li Shenhua and Nangong Chen. He had barely survived by the skin of his teeth. Now he was once again being suppressed by the descendants of Nangong Chen.

This filled Lin Zhan with endless frustration and towering hatred. He was determined to wash away this humiliation with the blood of these two Quasi-Emperors!

Lin Zhan's aura began to sublimate. Ignoring his own injuries, he became increasingly ruthless. For a moment, he actually reversed the situation. He was burning his own potential at all costs!

Just as Lin Zhan's aura grew more and more terrifying, He suddenly felt an icy cold aura—an overwhelming killing intent. By the time he reacted, it was already too late. A sword of laws pierced straight through his head. The change happened far too suddenly. It was so fast that even the two Quasi-Emperors from Falling Emperor Mountain failed to react in time. The various races of the starry sky watching this scene also felt their blood run cold.

An unparalleled existence had been hiding in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to deliver a sure-kill strike.

Lin Changsheng and Nangong Yunshu, father and daughter, stared gravely at the mysterious powerhouse who had suddenly appeared. If this mysterious expert had hidden in the dark and targeted them instead, their fate would not have been any better than Lin Zhan's!

However… Lin Changsheng looked at the figure that had appeared and felt a sense of familiarity. He said in shock, "It's you?!"

Lin Changsheng recognized the identity of the person who had hidden in the shadows and ambushed Lin Zhan. It was none other than the Life-Slaughter Demon Lord of the Killing God Hall—the same person who had once joined him to eliminate the remnant thought of the Blood Butcher Supreme!

At this moment, more and more ancient powerhouses recalled the legendary figure whose name had circulated on the Emperor Path ten thousand years ago.

"It's the Life-Slaughter Demon Lord… He actually lived until now. He never died!"

Yes, Su Chen had not died. He had devoted himself to learning the assassination arts of the Killing God Hall and had hidden in unknown places. Everyone thought he was dead. There had been no trace of him during the great era.

But Su Chen had not died. During the great era, he had continuously hunted heavenly geniuses, even orchestrating the pit-killing of over a thousand Emperor Path heavenly geniuses in one go. In order to cultivate the Killing God Demon Embryo to its peak, he had directed all his motives toward Zhou Hanchan, while he himself remained hidden, waiting for the final transformation.

Now he had emerged and no longer hid. The Killing God Demon Embryo had been cultivated to its peak by him, rivaling an ordinary Supreme. With a surprise attack, he had heavily injured Lin Zhan!

Having died at Lin Zhan's hands or because of him in three lifetimes, the three lifetimes of enmity were destined to be settled before his ultimate leap.

The vitality of a being comparable to a Supreme was incredibly tenacious. Even after being ambushed by his great enemy Su Chen, he did not die immediately and tried to escape. Unfortunately, Su Chen had prepared for this and had no intention of giving Lin Zhan any chance.

Lin Zhan's body was annihilated. His head tried to flee toward another forbidden zone, but was directly suppressed by Su Chen.

"Lin Zhan, it's time for you to die!"

That voice, like a judgment from the heavens, carried killing intent that pierced straight into the depths of the soul. Lin Zhan's remaining head trembled violently. "No… I can't die… I cannot die… I still need to reach the highest peak. I still need to find the secret to reversing time. How can I possibly die?"

Lin Zhan was unwilling. His path had been filled with hardship. He had been hunted the entire way. Even after becoming a Quasi-Emperor with strength comparable to a Supreme, he was still being chased. Until now… when his life had finally reached its end.

Lin Zhan laughed madly, tears flowing like a spring, golden blood tears streaming down, yet carrying a rotting aura.

Lin Zhan died, killed by Su Chen's hand.

At that moment, Su Chen's aura surged violently and directly broke through the shackles. The starry sky trembled as an unparalleled aura swept across the entire cosmos, causing all supreme monsters who were preparing to take the final step to open their eyes.

"Someone… is about to become Emperor. How is that possible? In this era, no one should be able to reach the peak of Quasi-Emperor!"

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Some were shocked, while others laughed bitterly. In this era, there was still such a terrifying existence hidden away, having erased all traces of himself, waiting for the final moment to take one more step and reach the true pinnacle!

Inside the Killing God Hall, the Killing Ancestor looked up at the starry sky. He sensed a familiar aura.

"It's that little guy… He actually hid so deeply, preparing to become Emperor ahead of everyone else!"

The small face of the Killing Ancestor showed both solemnity and delight. If the Killing God Hall could produce a second Great Emperor, it might even help him break his shackles and become a true living being!

In those ancient forbidden zones, some Supremes were stirred.

"Someone is about to become Emperor! The new Emperor of this era is about to appear!"

"It seems that the Invincible Great Emperor has finally died. That battle back then was truly terrifying. He fought more than ten fellow Supremes alone without falling behind and even killed most of them. Such a Great Emperor was extremely rare even in the golden age when multiple Emperors coexisted."

"Unfortunately, even a Great Emperor cannot escape the passage of time. No matter how unrivaled a being is, he will eventually grow old. Unless he is willing to sever himself, fall from the Emperor realm, and replenish his vitality by devouring the myriad living beings of the universe to cultivate the Dao of Longevity, he cannot escape the laws of the cosmos."

"Hmph, this Emperor said long ago that junior was too rigid. In that battle, he had already suffered heavy injuries. Otherwise, he wouldn't have disappeared for fifty thousand years. If you had listened to this Emperor's suggestion and hunted a peak Great Emperor, drinking his blood and eating his flesh, we could have lived several more eras. You old fools were all scared witless by Divine Evolution, thinking this junior would be as scheming as him!"

"…"

A new Great Emperor was about to appear. A new Imperial Dao was about to stand above all other Daos!

Su Chen began to cross the Emperor tribulation, clashing with the projections of past Great Emperors. As long as he survived this Emperor tribulation, he would reach the pinnacle of the martial path, become the Great Emperor of this era, and make the myriad races submit!

Su Chen suddenly sensed a terrifying aura locking onto him. His expression turned grave as he said coldly, "Hiding your presence in front of this seat—isn't that just showing off your meager skills?"

An ancient Supreme had emerged, intending to assassinate Su Chen and nip this terrifying existence who was about to complete his final leap in the bud.

At this moment, many Supremes no longer concealed themselves. One divine thought after another greedily locked onto Su Chen. They planned to strike during the weakest period right after Su Chen became Emperor and devour a Great Emperor to replenish the vitality they had lost over two consecutive great eras!

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Chapter 184: The Life-Slaughter Demon Lord (Final)

The Emperor tribulation manifested as imprints left behind by past Great Emperors when they proved their Dao. Their auras surged violently, intending to slay Su Chen at this final step and prevent him from completing his ultimate leap!

Three!

In one breath, three imprints of former Great Emperors before they proved their Dao appeared. Some were from Emperors of eras so ancient their names had been lost to time, while others included one of the Thirty-Four Emperors of this epoch. No being who could prove the Dao and become Emperor in any era could be underestimated!

Su Chen's Killing God Demon Embryo had been cultivated to its peak. At this moment, he unleashed it without reservation.

"It's the aura of the Killing Emperor… The successor of the Killing Emperor is proving the Dao!"

Some ancient Supremes recognized that the Dao Su Chen cultivated was the terrifying Dao of Slaughter. Back then, the Killing Emperor had dared to claim he could assassinate a Great Emperor precisely because of the Killing God Demon Embryo he had created. He had grown all the way to the end, his hands stained with the blood of fellow Emperor-level powerhouses!

Now, after countless years, the successor of the Killing Emperor had cultivated the Killing God Demon Embryo to its peak and stood out among the heavenly geniuses of myriad eras, crossing the Emperor tribulation one step ahead of everyone else.

Powerful existences across the universe murmured, "The Killing God Hall won't produce another Great Emperor… If that happens, this universe will witness the rise of yet another colossal power!"

A dual-Emperor orthodoxy… With such foundations, even during the Dark Turmoil when the Supremes revived, no one would dare provoke them lightly!

Su Chen's blood and flesh scattered across the starry sky. Facing the joint assault of three former Dao provers, even with his great completion Killing God Demon Embryo and Origin Spirit Divine Body, he was no match.

When Su Chen fell into a desperate situation, he no longer held anything back and directly activated the Battle Secret. His aura instantly surged.

"This guy… actually still had a trump card!"

Many Supremes were astonished.

Su Chen had underestimated these former Dao provers. Their strength far exceeded his imagination. Fighting one-on-one was already extremely difficult, let alone facing three at once. The Heaven-Covering Divine Emperor's Battle Secret was his greatest trump card. He had originally planned to use it after becoming Emperor to break free from the pursuit of Supremes and perhaps even counter-kill one or two.

Unfortunately… Su Chen transformed into a giant of golden blood light and continued clashing with the three imprints left behind by former Dao provers. The battle caused heaven and earth to crumble. Day after day passed. Su Chen did not know how long this fight lasted. It was the most difficult battle in his entire life. His body was shattered repeatedly, his blood nearly dried up, and he used almost every method he had from his past lives.

The bodies of the three Dao prover imprints were smashed apart by Su Chen and turned to dust. A beam of light swept across the entire universe. At that moment… the whole cosmos shook!

Su Chen had passed the final test. He was about to become Emperor. But at this last moment, no one wanted to let him succeed!

Just as he was about to achieve perfection, several forbidden zones made their move. More than one Supreme took action, intending to tear Su Chen apart!

Su Chen dragged his damaged body. He had no time to reform it—the forbidden zone Supremes would not give him the chance. This would be his final tribulation, and he had to survive it!

Su Chen was heavily wounded. His flesh was torn into pieces. The laws of his powerful physique were divided and devoured by the Supremes, who feasted heartily to replenish their depleted vitality!

"Not good! We've been tricked!"

One Supreme suddenly sensed something was wrong. The vitality and Great Dao laws within this body were vastly inferior to those of a true Great Emperor—the difference was like heaven and earth!

"It's an alternative path to proving the Dao! That little brat used a golden cicada shedding its shell!"

Another Supreme's expression changed drastically. He seemed to realize something and said viciously, "Quick, search for him! He definitely hasn't left yet. He must be hiding somewhere, completing his final transformation!"

That's right—Su Chen had not died. His physical body was merely bait. Thanks to the Killing Emperor's inheritance—which proved the Dao through the soul—Su Chen had abandoned his flesh, leaving it behind for the Supremes to tear apart and buy time. Meanwhile, he slipped away to complete his final transformation.

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But at that very moment, time and space froze.

Su Chen sensed something was wrong and cursed furiously, "These old undying bastards are really damn hard to shake!"

He swore viciously in his heart that sooner or later, he would uproot and eradicate every single one of these tumors!

A hand that transcended time and space, covered in endless killing patterns, slammed toward Su Chen. It belonged to an extremely terrifying Supreme who had intercepted his escape route, intending to kill and refine him!

Su Chen's Killing God Demon Embryo erupted with boundless killing intent once more, colliding violently with the giant hand. The terrifying shockwaves annihilated everything around them.

Su Chen fled into the void, rushing toward the other end of the universe.

However, the Supremes hidden in the shadows treated him like prey and refused to let go. The energy of the cosmos began surging toward Su Chen as if trying to help him, but he had no chance to complete his transformation. No matter where he hid—barren lands, dead zones, seas of destruction—he was always found by his enemies, triggering new battles.Finally, one day, Su Chen felt a power inside his body capable of controlling the entire universe—far stronger than anything he had possessed before proving the Dao.

Sensing the change, Su Chen's eyes turned ice-cold. He turned around and faced his enemies directly, no longer concealing his aura!

The sudden reversal left the many Supremes in shock and fear. "Has he already crossed the final threshold? We were still one step too late!"

Yet there were also ruthless experts who said, "What are you afraid of? Even if he crossed the final step, he has only just become Emperor. You have thoroughly offended him now. Once he survives this tribulation, how can any of you live in peace?"

These words wiped away the hesitation of some Supremes. The Invincible Great Emperor was the perfect example. If another figure like him appeared, they dared not imagine the consequences. Even if they tried to endure, some Supremes would still be worn down to death.

"Then kill him!"

The Supremes attacked once more. The instant they clashed with Su Chen, both sides' expressions changed dramatically.

"Not good… He passed the final tribulation, but he is not a true 'Emperor'!"

Su Chen's divine soul shattered, extremely weakened. The power that could have dominated all living beings was suddenly suppressed.

The massive reversal left everyone stunned. They seemed to realize something and turned their gazes in a certain direction.

An unparalleled aura once again descended upon the entire universe, effortlessly suppressing the paths of all beings. A golden great era or a Dharma-Ending Age depended entirely on the will of that terrifying figure!

"Invincible Great Emperor… You really didn't die. You released the authority of heaven and earth, using the new Emperor to buy yourself time to live a second life… Damn it, we were all deceived! The injuries you suffered in that battle back then were far too severe!"

An ancient Supreme roared in fury, filled with regret.

"Your cowardice made you miss the only chance to kill this Emperor. This time… it is this Emperor's turn to hunt you all!"

A terrifying Emperor Seal blotted out the starry sky.

Looking at that unrivaled figure, Su Chen could only smile bitterly… He had schemed for ten thousand years, only to end up making a wedding dress for someone else!

Endless years could change anyone. Having witnessed his loved ones and old friends pass away one by one, the once pure-hearted youth had truly become an 'Emperor.'

Su Chen closed his eyes. He had been played. His injuries were too severe… The Killing God Demon Embryo had been shattered by the many Supremes. He had reached the end of his oil and lamp.

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