The Third Taboo

The Great Accomplishment Sacred Body died, as did the Light and Dark Supreme and the Heavenly Abandonment Supreme.

At this moment, only Zhou Tong and the Ultimate Sublimation Lord of Divine Ruins remained within the Lingbao Sword Formation.

"Lord of Divine Ruins, you will surely die after this battle!" Zhou Tong said, looking at the Lord of Divine Ruins before him.

A pair of cold eyes swept across the Lingbao Sword Formation, finally settling on Zhou Tong. Instantly, the pressure on Zhou Tong surged, and his already battered ancestral body nearly collapsed.

The Ancient Emperor's laws spread out from his body in a mighty manner, even weakening the sword light of the Lingbao Sword Formation when it approached; each sword light that landed on him could only make his body sway violently, but could not truly penetrate his body.

The aura of a peak Great Emperor swept across the heavens and earth; this terrifying aura was so overwhelming that even the Lingbao Sword Formation couldn't completely block it. In that instant, all living beings in the universe seemed to sense it, as if a huge mountain had appeared above their heads, pressing heavily on their hearts.

"Oh no, the Supreme Ultimate Sublimation!!" Big Dipper, the Big Black Dog, revealed a solemn expression.

"The Lingbao Sword Formation has covered the entire star field. I wonder how the battle is going!" Ye Fan was also worried about the situation in the starry sky. "How are Zhou Tong and the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body doing?"

"It was probably very intense, but no matter what, Zhou Tong has achieved his goal in this battle." Black Emperor sighed, "First, he ambushed and killed the Longevity Heavenly Venerate, and then he killed the Stone Emperor; now the Lingbao Sword Formation has come out, forcing a Supreme to reach the Ultimate Sublimation, which can also be considered as indirectly killing a Supreme."

"The emergence of six Supreme Beings has caused the greatest Dark Turmoil in history. To be able to kill half of the Supreme Beings who have emerged in a single battle is an earth-shattering achievement for a Quasi-Emperor who has not yet attained Dao! Even the Great Emperor back then could not do such a thing at his level." The Black Emperor's eyes were still fixed on the sword formation in the starry sky.

Throughout the universe, countless powerful beings could clearly see that the sword formation did not stop, but instead unleashed terrifying Chaos Sword Qi, sweeping towards the center of the sword formation.

At this moment, within the sword formation.

The Lord of Divine Ruins stood alone in the Void the Great, confronting the Lingbao Sword Formation and Zhou Tong, but a trace of tears appeared in his eyes as he sighed leisurely, "I still have tears in my eyes. Could it be that I still have a trace of thoughts from countless ages ago?"

In that instant, countless scenes flashed through his eyes. They were his glorious prime, when he protected all living beings and was surrounded by family and friends; and then he watched them leave one by one...

Then he changed. In order to survive, he abandoned all his duties and conscience, turned his back on all living beings, and used his flesh and blood to prolong his own life.

"My blood essence is exhausted, I have Ultimate Sublimation, and I have no hope of surviving!" The Lord of Divine Ruins stared at Zhou Tong with icy eyes. "Didn't you want to hone your skills against the strongest opponent? I'll grant your wish!"

"Ascension Great Emperor, hahaha, I couldn't ask for more!"

Countless lights burned within Zhou Tong's Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings. These were the Divine Source he had gathered along the way, the Heavenly Venerate Life Spring Divine Liquid, and the remaining Fortune of the Supreme Beings he had previously acquired on the Big Dipper.

The Immortal Phoenix Wings burned, carrying a glimmer of life, allowing Zhou Tong's injuries to heal at a visible speed.

In order to fight the strongest supreme being, he spared no effort, even burning some of the resources within his Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.

"Fight!!" Zhou Tong went all out in a fierce battle against the last supreme being in this Dark Turmoil.

This was the most terrifying battle Zhou Tong had ever faced. He did not want to awaken the Taiyin Emperor and the Sun Emperor, but wanted to rely on his own strength to fight the sublimated Lord of Divine Ruins.

The Hegemon Body Ancestral Form has been activated to its limit, with the Nine Secrets: Jie also in operation throughout the process. At Zhou Tong's current level, and with almost all of the Nine Secrets collected, his Nine Secrets: Jie almost never fails, and each time it is triggered, its duration is extremely long.

All of this led Zhou Tong to reach the pinnacle of his life at this time.

He was not a true Daoist, but merely Quasi-Emperor of the Sixth Heaven. However, by using the power of the Chaos Green Lotus to stabilize his physical body and protect Immortal Platform, coupled with the restorative abilities and Ninth Heaven Divine Power brought by the Vajra Ring, a protective artifact, and the terrifying power of the Lingbao Sword Formation, he was able to fight against the Lord of Divine Ruins.

This battle was so fierce that the heavens and earth trembled, and ghosts and gods wailed.

Of course, the process was also extremely brutal. The true Ascended Great Emperor was completely different from his previous state, unstoppable, and invincible even though the Lord of Divine Ruins had aged.

This also demonstrates the power of the Azure Emperor and the extraordinary nature of the Chaos Green Lotus; without the protection of the Chaos Green Lotus, Zhou Tong's physical body would have been shattered long ago.

Even after fighting for so long, Zhou Tong felt that this lotus showed no signs of damage whatsoever, unlike ordinary Imperial Weapon and Ancient Emperor Weapon.

Zhou Tong roared wildly, his fighting spirit constantly boiling. He fought the Lord of Divine Ruins with all his might. His Hegemon Body Ancestral Form and Battle Immortal Art had reached another unimaginable extreme. He also activated the Heavenly Technique of the Chaos Demon Ape lineage, supplemented by the astonishing divine power of the Lingbao Sword Formation, and shattered the Lord of Divine Ruins' physical body twice.

This was an unprecedentedly fierce battle for Zhou Tong. If he relaxed even slightly, he could be truly defeated; and if he were to be defeated, even the Chaos Green Lotus might not be able to save him.

"War! War! War!"

Zhou Tong's fighting spirit burned fiercely, his blood was boiling, and his ninety percent of the Azure Heaven True Blood was expanding little by little. After tens of thousands of exchanges, it had reached ninety-three percent.

His fighting spirit burned to an unprecedented degree because he had never encountered such an opponent before; even the previous Stone Emperor had not reached the level of sublimation into a supreme being and could not give Zhou Tong such extreme excitement.

He grew stronger and more ferocious with each battle. After tens of thousands of moves, Zhou Tong's aura reached its peak, his fighting spirit surging forth in a mighty torrent.

The Hegemon Body Ancestral Form combines the laws and mysteries of the Ten Fiends; the Demon Ape Heavenly Art superimposes the laws and mysteries of the Ten Fiends; during this time, the Battle Immortal Art further penetrates the mysteries of the Ten Fiends; and the Nine Secrets: Jie undergoes a further explosion and sublimation.

A shadow vaguely appeared in Zhou Tong's mind: another forbidden secret technique that belonged only to him!

This is a secret technique unique to his Battle Immortal Path, a secret technique where Zhou Tong's fighting spirit burns to its extreme!

This is a secret technique similar to the Nine Secrets: Jie method, an extremely terrifying way to enhance combat power.

The more wars he fought, the clearer this principle became in his mind; the more wars he fought, the more perfectly this principle was applied to him.

Zhou Tong's first forbidden secret technique— Battle Immortal, the supreme way of attack.

Zhou Tong's second forbidden secret technique— the Hegemon Body Ancestral Form —is a superimposed enhancement of basic combat power.

Now, what surfaced in Zhou Tong's mind was the third taboo. He used his Hegemon Body Ancestral Form a furnace, his inner fighting spirit as fuel, burning the laws and mysteries of the Ten Fiends to multiply his fighting spirit exponentially. This taboo was called—

"The Furnace of Battle Intent!"

Zhou Tong roared to the sky. The Battle Immortal Art and the Hegemon Body Ancestral Form were more harmonious than ever before, as if they had been perfectly merged into one. Zhou Tong strode forward and directly crashed his physical body into the Lord of Divine Ruins. In a violent collision, the Lord of Divine Ruins was cracked all over and coughed up blood as he was sent flying.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"

The Lingbao Array Diagram unleashed its power, and in an instant, endless chaotic sword beams fell upon the Lord of Divine Ruins, piercing his body with countless swords, and even his head was pierced by seven sword beams.

"Invincible in this world, I am the Battle Immortal!" Zhou Tong rushed forward and delivered another punch.

"Boom!!"

With a deafening roar, accompanied by the mournful cries of heaven Myriad Daos, the Lord of Divine Ruins was directly smashed to pieces by Zhou Tong's punch, his blood splattering thousands of feet high!