The Dao of Reincarnation (261-262) (Patreon)

Chapter 261: Transcendence (Part 17)

It was indeed Su Chen who had triggered the Emperor tribulation. Over the past several centuries, while refining the Undying Nether Emperor's corpse, his cultivation had advanced once more. No longer able to suppress it, he directly drew forth the most terrifying Emperor tribulation—the Nine-Layered Emperor Tribulation.

The moment the Nine-Layered Emperor Tribulation appeared, it drew the attention of all living beings across the universe. Was this truly an Emperor tribulation? Its power was simply too horrifying.

A supreme aura surged upward.

"He… passed the Nine-Layered Emperor Tribulation?"

All beings were stunned. The legendary Nine-Layered Emperor Tribulation had been overcome so effortlessly.

Su Chen passed the tribulation with ease. With his current strength, he could already contend with true Great Emperors, let alone the tribulation imprints left behind by past Emperors.

In a single era, three Great Emperors had appeared. If one included the deceased Eternal Night Great Emperor, then four had emerged. This era was simply too terrifying.

"What a powerful Dao suppression."

The instant Su Chen became an Emperor, both the Formless Sword Great Emperor and the Eternal Night Great Emperor felt their own Emperor Daos being suppressed. They nearly lost control over the power of heaven and earth and were almost forced out of their Great Emperor positions, nearly becoming self-severed supremes.

"One person achieving the Dao and suppressing ten thousand laws," the two Emperors thought with deep emotion.

Their era had come to an end.

The moment Su Chen completed his tribulation and his aura fully manifested, suppressing all laws, he sensed an incomparably terrifying presence crossing through space.

Boom!

Heaven and earth were shattered. Countless galaxies crumbled in an instant. A massive black hand tore through the barriers of the world, its palm lines carrying power capable of annihilating everything.

"Who is that?!"

Countless living beings did not dare look directly at it. Even the Formless Great Emperor and the Eternal Night Great Emperor felt genuine fear, as if facing a higher-level existence.

The giant hand crossed the barrier and shattered seas of stars, reaching straight for Su Chen.

"As expected…" Su Chen was not surprised by the hand's appearance. This was a terrifying existence that had lurked for hundreds of millions of years. He had already guessed as much back at the Jade Pool Sacred Land ruins. In this life, there were still hidden powerhouses similar to those from his previous life, like the God Emperor and the Primordial Demon Lord.

The terrifying being clearly intended to seize Su Chen in one grab and refine him directly.

At that moment, an unparalleled ferocious blade appeared in Su Chen's hand, one capable of suppressing past and present.

The moment the owner of the giant hand saw the blade, he cried out in alarm, "The Undying Nether Blade!"

He had recognized it.

Su Chen slashed out with the blade. Before the giant hand could retract, Su Chen severed half of it. Indestructible nether qi and black flames burned fiercely on the wound.

The owner of the hand let out a pained roar.

"The Undying Nether Emperor is not dead? No, he must be dead! Damn it!"

From another direction, another terrifying aura surged forth. The owner of the giant hand was forced to suppress his desire to subdue Su Chen and roared furiously, "Ten Absolute Martial Emperor, you bastard! This Emperor will suppress you sooner or later and devour you whole!"

The aura vanished, as if nothing had happened. The terrifying being seemed to have encountered a powerful foe. He had attempted to ambush Su Chen and refine a Nine-Tribulation Emperor, only to suffer losses instead.

Su Chen had refined the Undying Nether Emperor's corpse and used it to restore the Undying Nether Blade. This ancient supreme weapon had grown even stronger. The slash had injured the attacker, though not severely. Meanwhile, the attacker was now engaged in battle with another supreme powerhouse who had blocked him.

The scene that unfolded felt like a dream, shattering the worldview of countless powerful beings across the myriad races. No one had imagined that such terrifying existences still hid within this world.

After forcing the giant hand to retreat, Su Chen did not pursue it. The two terrifying beings seemed to be fighting not in this universe, but in some strange, isolated space.

"So it was the Immortal Spirit that escaped from the Nether Mansion back then," Su Chen murmured, gazing in the direction where the two auras had vanished.

He had sensed a faint familiarity in the hand's owner—an aura of the same life level. Both were Immortal Spirits. Besides the one from the Jade Pool Sacred Land, only the Immortal Spirit that had escaped the Nether Mansion could have grown to such heights.

The cause and effect became clear in Su Chen's mind. In his previous life, he had searched the entire universe but never found any trace of the Nether Mansion Immortal Spirit. It turned out the being had been waiting for him to fail at transcendence before emerging to prove his Dao, becoming the first powerhouse after the Emperor Dao Era. The so-called path of transcendence had been nothing but a lie. Countless Emperors and Supremes of the later eras had likely all become nourishment for this being, devoured to fuel his growth.

The current Nether Mansion Immortal Spirit was probably no weaker than the God Emperor and the Primordial Demon Lord of his previous life. The powerhouse who had intercepted him was also a supreme existence.

Su Chen put away the Undying Nether Blade. He did not know where exactly the two were fighting, but now that the Nether Mansion Immortal Spirit had appeared, he would definitely kill him.

Su Chen returned to the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect. The sect now had two Great Emperors reigning in the same era—an unprecedented glory. The entire Myriad Laws Emperor Sect was immersed in celebration.

"I never expected you to reach the Emperor realm so quickly," the Formless Sword Great Emperor said with deep emotion.

The title of Great Emperor—the strongest in the world. Within a single era, the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect had produced two of them.

After sighing, the Formless Sword Great Emperor asked the question weighing on his mind. "What exactly was that existence that attacked you earlier?"

He had no idea of the terrifying being's origins.

Su Chen replied calmly, "That was the first being to achieve the Dao after the Emperor Dao Era."

The Formless Sword Great Emperor's expression changed drastically as if he had realized something. "You mean…"

Su Chen nodded. "The legend of transcendence is false. That existence did not truly transcend. He was trapped somewhere… or perhaps plotting something."

Su Chen spoke calmly, yet his words were enough to overturn the understanding of all living beings in the current era.

The legend of transcendence that everyone pursued… was fake?

The existence suspected of having transcended had not died but had been lurking in hiding all this time.

This secret made one's scalp tingle with horror.

Chapter 262: Transcendence (Part 18)

The Formless Sword Great Emperor's understanding of the world was shaken. Yet Su Chen's expression showed no signs of deception, so he had no choice but to accept this shocking reality.

Still, he could not help asking, "A Great Emperor's lifespan is only around a hundred thousand years. Even if one lives a second or third life, that would only total two or three hundred thousand years at most. How could any being live for millions of years?"

Su Chen replied, "The reason Great Emperors have limited lifespans is that they are bound by the heavens and earth. If one severs their imprint from the world and opens their own independent space, their lifespan will no longer be restricted by the heavens. Only when their blood qi runs dry and their soul decays will their life truly end."

In this era, Su Chen had not encountered any self-severed supremes from forbidden zones. During the Emperor Dao Era, he had refined many of them as the Undying Nether Emperor to extend his own life. The few who remained after that era had most likely been devoured by the Nether Mansion Immortal Spirit.

This new era had never been dominated by those forbidden zone supremes.

The Formless Sword Great Emperor's face filled with horror. He recalled certain ancient records that matched what Su Chen had just described. The Dark Era had indeed been ruled by those undying beings.

Su Chen spoke with him further about various secrets of the world. After their conversation, the Formless Sword Great Emperor left with a heavy heart. He had a premonition that a great change was coming to the universe—something truly terrifying might soon occur.

Su Chen let out a soft sigh. He actually missed the Dark Era somewhat. At least back then, he hadn't needed to worry about supremes.

Now, he could only focus on comprehending the Death Book. After retrieving the three-quarters fragment from Ning Changqing, he had finally gathered all four pieces in this life. Fused together, the complete Death Book contained the Great Dao of life and death, holding the secrets of immortality.

Su Chen entered secluded cultivation. The myriad races of the universe remained peaceful on the surface, though two supreme geniuses had emerged and were rampaging across the realms.

As time passed, both Chi Yao and Di Chan grew up and became new powerhouses of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect. They soon reached the threshold of the Quasi-Emperor realm.

Deep within the Chaos Sea, Qin Wujie felt a headache coming on. All he wanted was to cultivate quietly. What had he done wrong?

Outside the Chaos Sea, two powerful figures were locked in fierce combat, causing the sea to churn and heaven and earth to tremble. The two fighting were none other than Chi Yao and Di Chan.

The two girls had been at odds since the moment they first met, neither willing to yield to the other.

"Chi Yao, you shameless woman!" Di Chan snorted coldly. Dressed in flowing black gauze, she looked like a goddess of the night. With a casual wave of the dark patterns in her hand, she erased an entire region of the Chaos Sea.

"You're the shameless one, Di Chan!" Chi Yao retorted, forming Emperor seals with both hands. "Don't think I don't know what you're scheming! Let me tell you, drop those little thoughts of yours. Di Chen only gave you the Di surname out of pity. You'd better stay far away from Big Brother Di Chen!"

Di Chan smiled. "Not only will I not stay away from Master, but I will also visit him often to seek guidance. After all, I am his only disciple."

Seeing Di Chan's arrogant expression, Chi Yao clenched her fists in fury and shattered a patch of space with a single punch.

"Who's there?"

Both girls' expressions changed. They turned their gazes toward the source with cold, sharp eyes.

Qin Wujie felt bitter. Chi Yao's punch, meant for Di Chan, had missed its target and exposed his presence instead.

He stepped out with an awkward smile. "Actually, I was just passing by. I didn't hear anything at all."

Qin Wujie deeply regretted letting his curiosity get the better of him today.

The combined gazes of Chi Yao and Di Chan landed on him, sending a chill down his spine.

While in secluded cultivation, Su Chen suddenly sensed a familiar aura.

"It's Qin Wujie."

He had always paid considerable attention to the Chaos Body. However, his expression quickly turned strange. Qin Wujie was currently fighting two other beings—Chi Yao and Di Chan.

Su Chen found it odd. How had those two little girls gotten into a fight with Qin Wujie?

After a moment of thought, he wondered, "Could it be that after realizing he couldn't defeat me, the Chaos Body decided to bully the two girls instead?"

Perhaps he had misjudged Qin Wujie's character. In that case, before Qin Wujie became an Emperor, Su Chen would suppress him for five hundred years.

A world-shocking aura suddenly spread across the universe.

Su Chen gazed toward the source of the aura and added inwardly, "Even if he becomes an Emperor, I'll still suppress him for five hundred years."

...

At that moment, the myriad races across the starry sky also sensed the terrifying aura. Another being was about to become an Emperor.

"It's the Chaos Body! The Chaos Body is about to achieve the Dao!"

"Could this era really produce four Great Emperors?"

"It's too terrifying… Four Emperors appearing in one era. If the Eternal Night Great Emperor hadn't fallen, there would have been five!"

"What a dazzling golden age!"

"No… There are even more terrifying existences hidden in this world. We caught a glimpse of one when the Immortal Spirit of the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect achieved the Dao… Will he appear again this time?"

"..."

Inside the Chaos Sea, Qin Wujie felt extremely aggrieved.

Being suppressed by Su Chen was one thing, but now even the two little girls from the Myriad Laws Emperor Sect were shouting about suppressing him as well.

Qin Wujie decided he would endure it no longer. He erupted with power, shattering the final barrier and drawing forth the Emperor tribulation.

"This time, Di Chen, I will not lose to you!" he laughed loudly.

Di Chan and Chi Yao retreated into the distance, watching the earth-shaking phenomenon.

Di Chan remarked, "So this is the Chaos Body that Master called the strongest physique since ancient times? Indeed impressive. No wonder he lasted so long. He's also facing the Nine-Layered Emperor Tribulation."

Chi Yao immediately countered, "The Chaos Body is facing the Nine-Layered Emperor Tribulation because that's the limit he can handle. The reason Big Brother faced it is that nine layers are the limit of this world!"

Surprisingly, Di Chan did not argue this time. She simply nodded in agreement.

Qin Wujie, who was in the middle of his tribulation: "..."

He suddenly felt that the Nine-Layered Emperor Tribulation had lost its appeal.

Su Chen: "(～￣▽￣)～"

Di Chan and Chi Yao sensed a familiar aura appear behind them. Their faces lit up with joy.

"Master?"

"Big Brother?"

Su Chen nodded calmly.

Neither of the two girls was injured. He made a decision. Once Qin Wujie successfully became an Emperor, he would only suppress him for two hundred and fifty years.