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Chapter 205: The Emperor's Fate (Part 21)

Since ancient times, the Heavenly Palace had given birth to no fewer than three Emperors.

As a descendant of the Heavenly Palace and its current master, Di Shitian had cultivated on the Emperor Path for lifetime after lifetime. His strength was unfathomable. In the distant primordial era, he might well have become another Emperor.

Unfortunately, this era was far too cruel.

Su Chen's killing intent surged without equal. The power of the Flying Immortal within his hand transformed into a divine sword as he slashed toward Di Shitian. The speed of the strike surpassed everything.

At the center of Di Shitian's brows, a single eye flickered with eternal radiance, as if it could glimpse brief moments of the future. This was the legendary forbidden talent of the Divine Eye Clan!

Around Di Shitian, ancient palaces materialized and merged into grand halls. He had actually refined the entire Heavenly Palace into his own domain. Like an unparalleled Heavenly Lord, he sat cross-legged at the center of the palace while chaotic Qi churned violently around him.

The sword struck the halls. Divine apparitions manifested in all directions beforehand, blocking Su Chen's Flying Immortal sword. The apparitions shattered, and from within the halls, billions of chains burst forth. Each chain could easily pierce through star seas and carried indestructible power.

Both combatants were supreme figures favored by heaven and earth in their era, each qualified to become an Emperor.

This battle was a Dao-attaining war… Only the one who survived and continued forward would earn the right to become Emperor.

Su Chen and Di Shitian fought fiercely.

On the other side, Nangong Yunshu clashed with the Qilin True Lord. Having reversed life and lived a second lifetime, Nangong Yunshu wielded both the power of destruction and vitality, mastering two great paths. Her combat strength far surpassed that of ordinary taboo experts.

Yet the Qilin True Lord she faced was the embodiment of the demon race's auspicious omen and the greatest master of demonic arts across history. His Qilin divine techniques were unparalleled through the ages, and he actually fought her to a draw.

Elsewhere, Wang Yunfei battled the master of the Demon God Palace. Wang Yunfei belonged to the same era as the Invincible Great Emperor and had never suffered defeat. His strength was extraordinary.

However, the master of the Demon God Palace had a mysterious origin. Legend said he was born from a flesh-and-blood demonic fetus left behind by an ancient Great Emperor of the Heavenly Demon Clan. He carried the Dao and laws of that demonic Emperor and had stood at the peak of the Emperor Path for lifetime after lifetime, all in pursuit of forging an entirely new road to become the greatest Emperor of all time.

Every living being who reached the pinnacle of the Emperor Path possessed immense ambition and willpower. Without exception, they were the most talented and monstrous geniuses to appear in this universe in tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years.

The terrifying aura of the battle made the beings on the Emperor Path tremble. They gazed toward its depths and wondered, "Could it be… that an Emperor war is erupting right now?"

Outside the Emperor Path, countless beings raised their heads. The horrifying aura could not be concealed.

"It's Little Chen. He's fighting a great enemy! In just three thousand years, he has already grown this powerful."

Deep within the Ye Clan, an unparalleled figure stirred with emotion. Her eyes shone with both joy and melancholy.

Three thousand years had passed since they last met.

From the moment Su Chen first entered the Emperor Path and encountered powerful foes, every member of the Ye Clan had anxiously followed news of the Emperor Son.

He had slain great enemies, trapped and killed self-proclaimed Heavenly Kings, confronted mighty forces such as the Heavenly Palace and the Myriad Demons Mountain, established the Myriad Laws Hall, and made his name resound across the Emperor Path…

As time went on, the intervals between messages reaching the Ye Clan grew longer. Decades or even centuries might pass without a word. Ye Liuli knew that the child she once knew had grown up and now possessed the qualifications to reign over the universe.

In the direction of the Divine Eye Clan, an ancient existence gazed into the distance with deep eyes. "The Ye Clan's Emperor Son is still alive… which means he failed… Humanity… has produced far too many Emperors in succession."

The void fell silent.

In the direction of Falling Emperor Mountain, a sleeping true dragon awakened. On the demon race's Qilin Mountain, ancient demon gods lifted their eyes. In the demon race, demonic ancestors emerged into the world.

They were all watching the outcome of this great battle.

At the end of the Emperor Path, three years had passed. The battle continued without end.

Su Chen and Di Shitian traded victories and defeats. However, Di Shitian gradually sensed that the Ye Clan's Emperor Son he was fighting had been improving steadily over these three years. If he did not kill him soon, the young man would likely advance even further.

Sensing Di Shitian's killing intent and wariness, Su Chen raised his head. The light of the Flying Immortal illuminated the chaotic region. Immortal patterns spread across his body. With the pressure from Di Shitian as a whetstone, Su Chen had fused the Hundred Battles Emperor Scripture and the Flying Immortal Emperor Scripture into one, forming the embryonic form of a terrifying new path. He had originally thought this fusion would require centuries or even millennia, yet under Di Shitian's relentless pressure, he had accomplished it in merely three years.

Chapter 206: The Emperor's Fate (Part 22)

The light of the Flying Immortal shifted and transformed into the Qi of a hundred battles. Countless divine weapons materialized in the air. Dense waves of divine-weapon auras rippled out from the void.

Su Chen looked at Di Shitian, whose expression had grown increasingly grave, and asked, "With your divine eye that can foresee the future… what did you see this time?"

Di Shitian remained silent.

Within the Heavenly Palace, endless divine apparitions and incarnations emerged.

Di Shitian was truly powerful. His divine eye could predict brief attacks, and the endless stream of divine incarnations granted him an innate unbeatable position. No matter how fast or how lethal the Flying Immortal power was, it could only destroy the apparitions and never reach his true body.

But this time, Su Chen intended to shatter Di Shitian's endless divine domain.

The Flying Immortal divine weapons descended, colliding violently with the infinite divine apparitions. Destructive beams bright enough to annihilate entire star rivers flashed within the chaos. The scene left the taboo geniuses watching from the surroundings in awe.

"Di Shitian's divine domain has actually been broken. That Ye Clan Emperor Son is really troublesome…"

"Now Di Shitian is in trouble. Without the support that kept him undefeated, can he still be a match for the Ye Clan Emperor Son?"

"Hmph, I advise you all not to underestimate that guy Di Shitian. If he were so easily dealt with, he wouldn't be Di Shitian!"

Some of the spectators discussed among themselves.

Su Chen tore open the divine domain. The Myriad Laws Heavenly Eyes rotated in his eyes, piercing through layer after layer of space.

Di Shitian had vanished.

Su Chen narrowed his eyes. In the next instant, a terrifying aura surged toward him with lethal force.

Su Chen raised his hand. A ripple spread out and froze everything in place. This was the domain of time.

The Secret Art of Time!

Boom!

In merely an instant, the original space was shattered completely. The time secret art had only managed to freeze Di Shitian for less than a moment.

"Ye Clan Emperor Son, I admit you have your methods. However… If you think I reached this stage relying solely on my divine domain, then you are gravely mistaken!"

Di Shitian's fist arrived directly beside Su Chen.

Anyone who could reach the final steps of the Emperor Path possessed more than just a powerful domain. Their combat strength was also unmatched.

At that moment, Su Chen's pupils turned golden. His gaze became as sharp as a sword, slicing through the void.

"Now… what do you see?"

Su Chen grabbed Di Shitian's arm and threw a punch. His aura shook the surroundings.

The Battle Secret!

Di Shitian's physical body exploded under the punch, but he did not die. In a distant region, a faint illusory figure slowly condensed—Di Shitian once more.

Su Chen had no intention of giving him any chance to recover. The power of the Flying Immortal crossed layers of space and directly slashed that illusory figure into nothingness.

The Myriad Laws Heavenly Eyes revolved as Su Chen captured the auras of heaven and earth. He discovered countless traces of Di Shitian's presence scattered around him, all preparing to resurrect slowly.

Su Chen raised his hand. Divine weapons manifested and blanketed the entire chaotic region. Terrifying power erupted, sweeping outward indiscriminately.

"Damn it… Is the Ye Clan Emperor Son a madman?"

Even the taboo geniuses watching from afar were affected. They cursed angrily and retreated one after another.

The terrifying aura swept across the area like a meteor shower covering the entire chaotic zone.

Nangong Yunshu and the Qilin True Lord, who were still engaged in battle, were startled by the surge.

The Qilin True Lord cursed furiously, "That useless Di Shitian can't even deal with a newcomer!"

He ignored Nangong Yunshu and chose to flee immediately. He was no fool. Di Shitian was already dead, and the current situation had turned into three against two.

Nangong Yunshu watched the Qilin True Lord escape but did not stop him. The terrifying aura now engulfed everything. She glanced once in that direction and chose to withdraw as well.

Wang Yunfei's battle with the master of the Demon God Palace was also interrupted. Just as Wang Yunfei was about to kill his opponent, countless divine weapons crashed down.

The master of the Demon God Palace had barely begun to escape when he looked back. Wang Yunfei shattered all the obstructing divine weapons with a single strike, tore open space with one hand, and charged toward him with the other.

"Damn it!"

Wang Yunfei pursued the master of the Demon God Palace relentlessly, determined to kill him.

At the critical moment, a terrifying Emperor seal flew toward Wang Yunfei. The two sides erupted into a fierce battle.

By the time Wang Yunfei regained his focus, the master of the Demon God Palace had already vanished.

A powerful enemy had intervened and rescued him. Without a doubt, this great battle ended in victory for the human forces.

Su Chen stood tall at the center, surrounded by an aura of destruction. Traces of the Dao lingered with a sense of melancholy. A being of great willpower who had severed and sealed himself solely to become an Emperor had fallen at Su Chen's hands.

Di Shitian had indeed been strong. Yet Su Chen, having reincarnated through lifetime after lifetime and seen through life and death, possessed a heart as steadfast as the mountains and countless accumulated techniques.

Su Chen occupied one of the passages and gave a slight nod in two directions.

Nangong Yunshu had already disappeared. She had claimed another passage and begun cultivating alone.

Wang Yunfei released a blazing fighting intent toward Su Chen, but he quickly suppressed it. They had just finished a great battle, and powerful enemies still lurked in the shadows. It was not the right time to continue fighting Su Chen.

"Ye Clan Emperor Son, we will fight again on the Emperor Path!"

After leaving those words, Wang Yunfei headed deeper into the Emperor Path to cultivate, waiting for the opening of the Ancient Emperor Realm.

The aura deep within the Emperor Path gradually returned to calm. Everyone knew that a great battle had come to an end. Apart from those who had witnessed the final confrontation with their own eyes, no one knew the exact outcome.

Another hundred years passed.

The Qi of the Great Dao continued to surge downward from the source of the 108th pass. Within the vast torrent, one figure after another occupied positions, receiving the baptism of the Great Dao Qi and claiming portions of this heaven-defying fortune. The remaining Qi continued to flow downward.

Throughout the Emperor Path, powerhouses broke through realms from time to time. Often, a single century there equaled a thousand years of ordinary cultivation.

Su Chen's cultivation advanced at a ferocious pace. After three hundred years of cultivation, the torrent formed by the Great Dao Qi gradually began to fade.