Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation—during the Mythological Era, the Netherworld practiced the Reincarnation Seal Longevity Method, overturning the yin and yang of the universe and causing Corpse Calamity to run rampant.
The Heavenly Lord in power at the time was the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord. After attaining the Dao, he had continually suppressed the Corpse Calamity.
The Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord had once wielded the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and forcefully charged into the Netherworld, the source of the Corpse Calamity.
With the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, he forcibly suppressed the Netherworld Supremes and even caused one Supreme to fall.
In that great battle, the Netherworld suffered devastating losses and could only retreat into hiding to evade the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord.
During the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord's reign, the Netherworld left no trace of activity at all. They did not dare make a move, fearing that he would find the Netherworld again.
Only after confirming that the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord had truly passed away did the Netherworld dare emerge once more.
Upon hearing that familiar voice, the Netherworld's two Supremes seemed to return to the Mythological Era.
That era when the Netherworld had been hunted into hiding by the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord.
This deep terror was a feeling they had rarely experienced since becoming Supremes.
Back then, the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord had pursued them through heaven and earth, leaving them with a peculiar shadow of fear.
Now, after so long, hearing the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord's words filled with killing intent once more made their entire bodies tremble.
"Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord." Yanluo Emperor and Prison Suppressing Emperor exchanged a glance, their eyes full of disbelief.
"How is this possible? He fell during the Mythological Era. How could he come back from the dead?"
"He has been dead for so long. I refuse to believe he is still alive."
Upon hearing the words of the Netherworld's two Supremes, Longevity Heavenly Lord and the Supreme of the Sea of Reincarnation both revealed shocked expressions.
They were no strangers to the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord. Rumor had it that he had once fought immortals.
Though they had always scoffed at that rumor, they were indeed deeply wary of the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord.
If the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord had truly returned from the dead, it would inevitably alter the course of the battle.
A terrifying aura emerged. It was killing intent at its utmost extreme; a single thread of it made the many Supremes feel as though they were facing a sword's edge.
The skies above the Mythological Battlefield seemed to have been soaked in blood, turning incomparably crimson and eerily sinister.
Everyone seemed to stand amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, seeing scenes of immortals bleeding in battle.
Four bloody beams tore through the firmament and descended upon the Mythological Battlefield, transforming into four blood-red killing swords that attacked the Netherworld Supremes.
"Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord!"
Only then did the Netherworld Supremes realize that what had happened was not an illusion. That man from the past had truly returned.
Feeling the ultimate killing intent emitted by the Immortal Slaughtering Four Swords, even as Supremes, they still felt chills of fear.
This was the shadow left behind by the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord's pursuit in the past.
Dressed in an ancient Daoist robe of the Mythological Era, the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord stepped upon the Star River and strolled out from the depths of the universe.
Behind him, the Immortal Slaughtering Array Diagram slowly revolved, suppressing the Cosmic Expanse.
"Go."
As the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord spoke, the Immortal Slaughtering Array Diagram behind him immediately tore through space, transforming into an immortal radiance and entering the Mythological Battlefield.
The Immortal Slaughtering Four Swords hung in different positions, their entire bodies dark crimson as if soaked in blood, emanating bone-piercing killing qi.
Each killing sword bore vague marks that recorded traces of True Immortals bleeding in battle. That aura of fighting immortals was enough to make even Supremes shudder in fear.
Above the Nine Heavens, the Immortal Slaughtering Array Diagram slowly turned. Great Dao laws spread outward as endless killing qi flowed.
The Immortal Slaughtering Array Diagram returned to its position. After countless years, the sword formation that had once fought immortals displayed its terrifying might once again.
The instant the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was successfully formed, the entire Mythological Battlefield underwent an eerie change. Killing intent filled the air, while tribulation qi raged.
Heaven and earth turned blood-red, as though they had entered a world dyed in fresh blood.
"Please enter the formation for a chat, everyone!" The Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord strode out, entered the Mythological Battlefield, and personally presided over the grand formation.
The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation that had fought immortals had reappeared, with the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord personally controlling it. Who could stand against it? "Is that him? I never expected that aura from before to truly belong to the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord. He really returned from the dead, defying heaven."
"This Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is simply too terrifying. I feel as though I can see immortals bleeding in battle. Even in my flawless prime, I would not have been able to break this formation."
"With such a terrifying aura, perhaps the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord truly did fight immortals in the past."
The many Forbidden Zone Supremes had not expected events to develop beyond their imagination.
They had originally thought the Human Emperor had entered his Late Years and was about to undergo Dao Transformation, yet he appeared in his prime, shattered a Heavenly Lord Weapon with one punch, and forcefully blasted a Supreme to death.
Since when had powerhouses at the Supreme level become so fragile?
Though they had undergone Self-Severance, that did not mean they could not even withstand a single punch.
The Human Emperor's lifespan, in particular, filled the many Forbidden Zone Supremes with envy.
His lifespan in one life exceeded the combined lifespans of their Second Lives.
Thinking back on it now, their attempt to outlast the Human Emperor until his death was utterly laughable.
The moment the Human Emperor appeared, they knew that heaven and earth were about to change.
Before the Human Emperor, a Supreme who had not undergone Ultimate Sublimation was merely a matter of one punch. If one was not enough, he could simply throw another.
Even after Ultimate Sublimation, no one knew how many punches they could withstand against the Human Emperor in this state.
After all, the Human Emperor was in a flawless state, while their Ultimate Sublimation had a time limit.
In their eyes, Longevity Heavenly Lord and the others were doomed to die, especially now that the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord of old had returned.
Whether the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord had truly fought immortals could be set aside for now.
The mere aura emitted by his Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was enough to make a flawless peak emperor bleed and fall.
With the Human Emperor and the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Lord together, even Emperor Lord of old would likely bleed and perish if he came.
"Numinous Treasure!" Longevity Heavenly Lord felt a chill run through his entire body as he looked at the blood-red Mythological Battlefield.
He knew they had fallen into a perilous situation now, unable even to break free.
They had originally emerged to hunt the Cosmic True Dragon and seize the origin of the Chaos Body.
Yet in an instant, their relationship had reversed—the hunters and prey had switched places.
"Fellow Daoists, if we do not strike now, they will inevitably defeat us one by one in the future."
After taking a deep breath, Longevity Heavenly Lord forcibly steadied his emotions. He swept his gaze around before looking toward the Divine Ruins and speaking.
He knew that at this critical juncture, only intervention from the Divine Ruins offered them a glimmer of survival.
That was because the Divine Ruins' foundation far surpassed that of the other Forbidden Zones. If the beings within were willing to act, they would be the key to breaking the deadlock.
After Longevity Heavenly Lord finished speaking, auspicious radiance erupted from the ancient and mysterious Divine Ruins on the Big Dipper Star, as though a supreme existence was about to reveal itself.
Within the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone, the ruins of the Ancient Heavenly Court flickered into view. The glory of the Heavenly Court of old still faintly remained. Now, auspicious radiance soared to the sky as a terrifying aura spread outward.
Boom! An immortal radiance shot out from the Divine Ruins. Five Supreme Deities, with an Ancient Pagoda above their heads, charged toward the Mythological Battlefield.
The Ancient Pagoda was exceedingly old, with nine levels that revealed the power of years.
Terrifying Immortal Dao Law spread forth, forcefully grinding even the Great Dao into nothingness.
This was a true Immortal Artifact!
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