The Source of Calamity
Above the Imperial Court.
The bells tolled softly.
"Why... why has an emperor returned? This is impossible!"
A Venerable radiating purple light panicked immediately!
"Who is not bound by the Venerable's oath? In an era where emperors do not appear, those at the Venerable level are forever forbidden from actively thinking of those emperors..."
A Sword Venerable wielding a jade sword had a grim expression!
"Is this an attempt to destroy the existing order of the Yang Realm? When those figures return... what will become of us?"
An Old Venerable dressed in a blue robe was filled with dread!
The five imperial thrones and the five Venerable could no longer remain seated!
"After the Emperor completely vanished, the Venerable of the Six Realms swore an oath not to think of him or remember him, forbidding the Emperor from ever returning to the Yang Realm... Now, someone must have broken this taboo!"
Finally, one of the five Venerable an Emperor Crown, slowly spoke.
He is the Head of the Five Venerables!
"Dao Venerable Jing... in your opinion, what should be done now?"
The purple-robed Venerable was truly anxious, saying, "If the Emperor returns... we fear we will face a great calamity!"
"Yes, when those emperors departed, they left behind their revered names, which we should always recite, but we... we..."
"The Emperor has returned; he will punish us for our grave crimes!"
The other Venerable also spoke up in fear.
Perhaps those emperors, when they left the Yang Realm, had already foreseen the difficulties ahead, so they left behind Emperor's Edict, instructing those in charge of the Heavenly Court to constantly recite their names.
But countless eras have passed...
The Venerable in the world not only ceased reciting the emperor's name, but also formed a vow of Venerable.
Never actively think about it!
In their pursuit of the fortuitous opportunity to become emperor, they committed far too many acts that violated the ancestral precepts of the Heavenly Court.
If the former emperors of Heavenly Court were to return, who knows what fate awaited them...
"Everyone, don't forget... the Heavenly Court Emperor Bell was left behind by the First Generation Yangchu Divine Emperor."
"The First Generation Divine Emperor forbade anyone to set foot in that ruined and lost land. In fact, he left this bell to suppress those who went there and then tried to return!"
Dao Venerable Jing slowly began to speak, recounting the history of the Emperor Bell.
The First Generation Divine Emperor was the oldest God Emperor in the Yang Realm.
However, after the Era of Calamity, the old God Emperor left the Imperial Court at some unknown time. When he left, he left behind the instructions of the First Generation Divine Emperor: that future generations of the God Land must not go to the ruined and lost land.
If one enters, one cannot return; moreover, Emperor Bell was left to monitor the situation.
However, just as these Venerable did not obey the command to recite the emperor's name, the emperors after the First Generation Divine Emperor... also did not obey the divine decree of the First Generation Divine Emperor.
More than one person stepped into that ruined and lost land.
"The sounding of the Emperor Bell... only means that an emperor has remembered this place and is returning."
Dao Venerable Jing spoke:
"They are perhaps separated from the Yang Realm by endless time and space; perhaps it will take countless epochs before they can return..."
"Furthermore, even if they get close to the Yang Realm, the Emperor Bell should stop them..."
"We still have time!"
"Emperor Cheng... Only we, Emperor Cheng, can contend with the returned emperor!"
"At any cost, we will obtain the Cycle of Reincarnation, become Emperors, and then we will fear nothing!"
His words were filled with madness!
The other Venerable also nodded solemnly!
This was their only option.
And at this moment.
In the Yang Realm, in a desolate, remote, and cold space.
Darkness enveloped everything, like a place forever beyond the reach of humankind.
But in the deepest darkness, there were layers of white mist.
A dim, yellowish light flickered in the white mist.
Only through layers of white mist could one discover that a stone coffin was actually encased within the mist.
The white mist... was emanating from the stone coffin.
Beside the stone coffin, a withered old man leaned against the coffin wall, as if in deep sleep, holding an ancient bronze lamp in his hand!
The old man seemed trapped in an eternal death, never to awaken again.
But in a daze, it seemed as if a bell was ringing softly.
The old man opened his eyes, still somewhat dazed.
The moment he opened his eyes, the old man subconsciously looked at his hand. When he saw the burning bronze lamp, a strained smile appeared on his lips.
"The flame is still burning..."
Then, somewhat bewildered, he asked, "How many eons have passed...?"
But upon hearing the chimes, his old eyes widened in surprise, and he murmured:
That desolate land will never be peaceful again...
"Is disaster about to strike...?"
He remained silent for a very long time.
"The mortal Yang Realm created by the World Honored One is the last pure land..."
"They entrusted the fire to me, entrusting me with its protection, to protect the Yang Realm..."
"I have reached the end of my life, yet I find no one in this world I can trust to protect me... I can only carry this ember, and from here I hide, sinking into slumber..."
The old man muttered to himself, as if using words to get his brain, which had been dormant for countless years, running again.
"Whether it's the discovery of the Yang Realm, or the return of those emperors who refuse to stop at the level of God Emperor, the return of the Dead Land from the ravaged land... they are all sources of calamity!"
"I am the First Generation Divine Emperor... I cannot stand idly by!"
He slowly rose to his feet; his aged body was so hunched and frail!
In his twilight years, with his life nearing its end, he was forced to face a great calamity!
He gently placed the embers on the stone coffin.
Gazing at the ever-burning flame, tears welled up in his old eyes.
"Yang Chu is incapable... he can no longer protect the flame..."
He knelt deeply before the fire and the coffin.
Then he turned around and looked in the direction from which the bell sounded.
"I will risk this remaining life... to give my last bit of strength for the sake of the World Honored One's hard work!"
The old man left without looking back!
The underworld, the Dead Land, the Yellow Springs Land.
"Damn dog, what are these ghosts muttering about..."
Wu Dade looked at the Ghost Pupil Venerable in the sky and Granny Jiang, and asked a question.
However, the big black dog revealed a hint of disdain in its eyes and said:
"A few ignorant brats... so self-important, yet they don't know what they've done to deserve this..."
In its dog-like eyes, it seemed to see through everything.
Meanwhile, in the heavens, Ghost Pupil Venerable was already fixing his gaze on the big black dog and the others.
"So what if you have an emperor behind you?!"
He was extremely arrogant, exuding a powerful aura of Venerable.
At that moment, he was extremely confident!
Because he was certain that the supreme emperor of the Ghost Clan... would surely return. The reason he hadn't shown himself was because he was planning something big!
"You... you will all die!"
Ghost Pupil Venerable attacked the big black dog and his group directly!
Eliminate these pawns of the emperors, and then force the emperors like the Reincarnation Great Emperor to emerge.
Only in this way can we contribute to the Ghost Emperor's grand plan!
--Of course, at this moment, he no longer had any thoughts about the Ghost Emperor. In the seclusion just now, he planted a thought in himself and acted according to that thought, so that he would not think about the Ghost Emperor.
The endless ghostly aura, like an inescapable hell sweeping over all spirits, directly descended upon the large black dog and others.
"Let's give it our all!"
Lin Jiuzheng raised his Peachwood Sword, but he couldn't even get close before being swept away by a terrifying ghostly force!
"Damn it..."
Wu Dade was also slammed hard onto the ground.
Heavenly Darkness and Ming Zhi also had their souls distorted, almost to the point of being crushed!
This is a deadly pressure.
Even Jiang Li, who suddenly turned around and tried to launch an attack with his endless chess pieces, was directly annihilated and spat out a mouthful of blood!
The terrifying hell formed by boundless ghostly energy has not yet descended!
They were already injured simply by attempting to attack that hell.
They're no match for them at all.
This is the insurmountable chasm; even though they possess supreme treasures, even though they are all exceptionally talented and gifted,...
They were facing Venerable from the realm of demons, a true invincible giant in an era where emperors did not exist!
God Lord, God Sovereign, God King... there are countless major realms in between!
The Chaotic Sha Ghost King and the Nightfall Ghost Son were trembling with fear, crawling on the ground, not daring to raise their heads!
In the entire arena, between heaven and earth, there was only one dog, standing tall and unyielding, not retreating an inch... It was simply awe-inspiring to the extreme!
The big black dog watched the endless ghostly hell rushing towards it, seemingly unfazed!
"Big Black... kill him!"
Lin Jiuzheng shouted.
"You damn dog, so mighty... Bite him, bite him to death!"
Wu Dade also struggled to his feet, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Jiang Li also asked, "Big Black... can it do it?"
But the big black dog remained remarkably calm, shaking its head and saying:
"It's too small; its scope is too narrow!"
"What is a mere ghost venerable before this Emperor? He's nothing but an ant in the dust. I can kill him a thousand times over with a single this Emperor!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Dade and the others were all shocked. The big black dog had become this strong?
"This kid is too weak, ridiculously weak!"
The big black dog continued speaking, saying:
"This Emperor I raise my paw, it's still bullying him!"
Utterly disdainful.
In the heavens, the Ghost Pupil Venerable, upon seeing this, was filled with uncontrollable rage.
He could tell that although the dog was still holding on, it was clearly out of options, because the dog's skill level was far inferior to his own!
As a result, they actually dared to act so arrogantly and to despise themselves.
"Even if you are one of the Heavenly Dog Great Emperor's men, today... I will make sure your soul is annihilated!"
The Ghost Pupil Venerable was furious, and his ghostly aura was about to descend upon the big black dog's head!
The big black dog remained as steady as an old dog, and said:
"Watch closely, I won't even need to lift a this Emperor, I can just kill you indiscriminately!"
After saying that, the big black dog suddenly turned its head and looked at the location of the Nine Revolutions Treasure Bamboo Shoot, saying:
"Stop waiting, come out and fight!"
As soon as it finished speaking, the Heibai earth suddenly exploded!
In that area, an astonishing aura suddenly erupted.
A figure soared into the sky from the earth, possessing immense power.
The aura emanating from him... was actually no weaker than that of Venerable.
In an instant, everyone couldn't help but look over.
In the vast expanse of the sky, a middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back!
He was imposing and valiant, dressed in a long robe. His eyes were black and white, and his body exuded an aura of yin and yang, a sense of life and death evolving within him!
Beneath his feet, mysterious Heibai lines flickered and changed, making him appear like a celestial deity!
It was as if... he was unique throughout history, as if he stood at the pinnacle of Yin and Yang, as if he stood on the path of reincarnation, and as if he traversed the gap between life and death!
They are invincible, both in heaven and on earth.
His Heibai eyes suddenly turned to the deathly aura of the Ghost Pupil Venerable.
In an instant, terror engulfed everything, and the ghostly hell that all ghosts worshipped... collapsed and vanished into thin air!
It no longer exists...
Everyone present was utterly horrified!
"No... this... this is..."
"He... he's dead, isn't he...?"
"How is that possible...? He's stronger than before..."
Countless powerful members of the Ghost Clan cried out in terror, staring at the figure high in the sky as if they were seeing their Ruler!
They all recognized him!
"The ruthless man who once forged the Sinless City, challenged the Dead Land, and vowed to rebuild the Ghost Realm... he didn't die..."
The Chaotic Sha Ghost King muttered to himself, feeling a chill run down his spine.
"Having survived the deadly season of the Yellow Springs Land, he became a... Venerable One..."
The Corpse Crow Ghost King trembled violently!
The Ghost Pupil Venerable's enormous pupils suddenly contracted, and he exclaimed in disbelief:
"You... you're not dead?!"
"That's impossible!"
The entire Yellow Springs Land, the entire battlefield, seemed to fall silent because of this man's appearance!
Jiang Li looked up, his eyes filled with surprise!
Good night.