Prologue

Calamity Land, Eerie Plateau.

The world was shrouded in gloom, permeated by swirling, hazy gray-white mist, the desolate plateau heavy with the scent of death.

The firmament was somber, thick clouds pressing down from above as an ominous aura swept and expanded. For endless eons, this cold, frozen earth had been perpetually shrouded in the power of the weird, stifling and oppressive.

The entire plateau was vast and boundless; even if a complete Great Thousand World were to fall upon it, it would be but a tiny speck, as insignificant as a stone cast into the sea.

Not even a Quasi-Immortal Emperor (Dao Ancestor) could reach its end.

Deep within the plateau, all was deathly silent, barren, and desolate. Occasionally, the corpses of creatures at the Immortal Emperor level could be seen, their massive bodies torn asunder, lying in miserable ruin deep within the Calamity Land plateau.

Even after several epochs, the blood of these Immortal Emperors continued to drip, never drying.

Even those as powerful as Immortal Emperors had met such a tragic end.

The Eerie Calamity Land—a land of suffocating despair!

Throughout the long epochs, countless great civilizations had fallen onto the plateau, surrounded by the extreme danger of the weird. Their dazzling fires of civilization were extinguished into ruins, turning into darkness upon the plateau; no civilization had ever successfully resisted.

Even the River of Time, as it rolled toward this place, would tremble and fracture, unable to resist!

Today, deep within the Calamity Land, at the very end of the Eerie Plateau, ancient syllables that chilled the soul rang out, shaking the darkness of the heavens and all living things, seizing their life and death, snatching their reincarnation!

That was the ancient Ancestral Land of the Weird, the source of all eeriness!

At the end of the weird, two or three world-shaking figures appeared, withered as firewood, their robes rotting like relics, leaking black blood.

As these figures manifested upon the plateau, the heavens and earth trembled, the plateau cracked, and vast Imperial Dao rules descended from the sky to restrain the weird figures. Yet, the moment the rules touched them, they shattered into powder, drifting away across the plateau.

"Progenitor...?! Why have you awakened?" A Quasi-Immortal Emperor creature knelt on the ground, trembling, fear in its eyes as it whispered in a quivering voice.

At the end of the plateau, in the Ancestral Land of the Weird, three figures stood side by side, like progenitors from the primordial era who had carved out the heavens and earth, looking down upon all living things.

"There is a variable in the current great age, a manifestation of heavenly secrets that brings only harm and no benefit to our Weird Clan. Therefore, we must kill him." The ancient progenitor standing in the center spoke, his tone indifferent and ruthless, yet he made the point clear.

"Since the variable has emerged, we must exert all our strength to eradicate it!" another progenitor said.

"Is it... Reincarnation? Su Li!"

"Indeed. The first Emperor under Huang, his combat power is peerless in the world. He possesses the potential of Huang and is about to step into our realm. If we do not eradicate him from the root, his danger to the Weird Clan will be no less than Huang's, perhaps even greater!"

"...Then, kill!"

The conversation of the three Eerie Progenitors was resonant and powerful, tearing through space and spreading to every corner of the plateau, leaving the masses of weird and Dark Beings in terror.

A variable!?

At this moment, even those at the Road-End Level, supreme and exalted, felt their hair stand on end, their hearts palpitating with unease, utterly horrified.

The three great progenitors had emerged together, and it was to prevent this heaven-defying variable from becoming reality, to resolve the bad omen for the Weird Clan by manifesting their true bodies!

The origin of any single Eerie Progenitor was shockingly ancient. Their dark power reached the heavens and spanned the earth, and they had ruled the plateau for countless eons. No creature knew when they had risen; it was only known that the progenitors were the masters and controllers of the Weird Clan.

Hum!

A wave of ultimate sublimation radiated from the center of endless time and space, rippling and sweeping toward the heavens and myriad worlds.

Across the universe and the four seas, rich and infinite vital energy surged. Creatures of all races sat down on the spot to cultivate, absorbing the purest and most concentrated vital energy. This was the universe's gift when a supreme Emperor broke through a realm, a supreme opportunity rarely found in the world.

"Attack, kill!"

The three Eerie Progenitors flickered, crossing countless eons of time and space, traversing the Eerie Plateau, preparing to strike and stop the Reincarnation Emperor from breaking through.

At the edge of the plateau, a peerless youth stood proudly, holding the Daluo Immortal Sword. His long hair, radiating a faint golden luster, flowed wildly. He stood tall, his aura pressing down upon the mountains and rivers!

"Huang!" one progenitor looked at Huang, who stood at the edge of the plateau, with sharp eyes and let out a violent roar. The plateau trembled with a thud, and falling worlds bobbed and sank!

Huang, the variable of the heavens!

His own combat power was peerless, his cultivation reached the heavens and spanned the earth, transcending the mundane. Below the progenitors, he slaughtered at will; against the progenitors, he fought one against three, never once tasting defeat!

And this Eerie Progenitor who roared had once had his physical body shattered by Huang's three sword strikes, nearly having his soul extinguished and his path to life and death erased. It had taken several epochs of recuperation for him to fully recover.

Therefore, this progenitor naturally held the greatest grudge against Huang, wishing to tear him limb from limb and refine him into his own dark energy to replenish himself.

Heavenly Emperor Huang stood proudly, ignoring the furious progenitor, letting him rave and rage as he pleased, instead casting his gaze toward the Ancestral Land of the Weird behind him.

The Ancestral Land of the Weird was unusually quiet, but as Heavenly Emperor Huang's gaze passed over it, a blood-colored hurricane whipped up, carrying ominous dust that gradually condensed into a withered, blood-stained, ragged human shape that manifested in the world.

A fourth Eerie Progenitor!

The Dark Beings on the plateau showed expressions of disbelief. They had heard that the Weird Clan had progenitors, but they did not know the number. The appearance of three progenitors had already been the limit in their eyes; after all, the realm of the progenitors had not been seen for countless eons.

Even those at the Road-End Level numbered only a dozen or so, so one could imagine just how strong the realm of the progenitors truly was.

"Are there more?" Heavenly Emperor Huang whispered, somewhat disdainful. His own terrifying, invincible aura permeated the plateau, seemingly expressing that these were not enough for him to fight—bring two more, put some pressure on me!

As he spoke, two more withered, firewood-like figures drifted into existence above the Ancestral Land of the Weird.

Six great progenitors emerged together!

All the Road-End Level creatures on the plateau could not help but feel chilled and astonished, standing as motionless as clay or stone statues. This was too shocking for them; the emergence of six progenitors was something unheard of.

At the same time, it allowed the Dark Beings to witness once again the foundation of the Weird Clan!

This was the strength of the Weird Clan that ruled the Calamity Land plateau! Even among the heavens and myriad worlds, the Weird Clan rarely met an opponent; they were essentially invincible against all the civilizations of the worlds!

"Number Nine, Number Seven, go and disrupt the Emperor's breakthrough, then wipe him from the ancient history of time. There must be no mistakes!" the blood-stained, ragged progenitor spoke. In an instant, the River of Time surged beneath him, and he teleported in front of Heavenly Emperor Huang, violently striking out with a heaven-shaking claw at Huang's chest, intending to dig out his heart and inflict a grievous wound!

Swoosh!

Heavenly Emperor Huang's reaction speed was lightning-fast. He raised his hand, swinging his sword toward that claw. As the longsword swept through the air, a blinding sword radiance surged into the sky like a magnificent golden dragon. An incredibly formidable sword intent billowed outward; as the blade collided with the claw, the Highland shattered, and space collapsed and disintegrated, creating a truly terrifying sight.

"Perish!"

The other three Eerie Progenitors struck in unison, all unleashing great magical powers against Heavenly Emperor Huang, intent on annihilating him!

Facing the joint attack of the three Eerie Progenitors, Heavenly Emperor Huang showed no fear. He unleashed the Self-Transformation Great Technique, and the River of Time suddenly manifested. Two figures of "Huang," possessing heaven-defying strength and unparalleled might, descended upon the Highland with swords in hand, charging into the fray to battle the Eerie Progenitors.

Heavenly Emperor Huang had once fought a multitude of heroes single-handedly, slaying countless powerful enemies and shaking the heavens and myriad worlds. At this moment, he once again displayed his peerless divine might, locked in a fierce battle with the Eerie Progenitors.

On the other side, deep within the universe, two other Progenitors intercepted the Emperor who was preparing to break through his realm. They clashed and fought, causing the universe to collapse into void and chaos; bright Imperial blood scattered into the chaos, transforming into ancient stars of life and giving birth to new cycles of reincarnation.

Their battle was earth-shattering, causing the entire Highland and the universe to tremble incessantly.

"Su Li, even if your talent is peerless in this world and your combat power beyond your rank is astonishing, we are no longer on the same level. You had best surrender and accept your execution!" one Eerie Progenitor holding a great hammer sneered. He brought his twin hammers down with a heavy strike, causing the supreme Emperor Su Li to cough up blood.

Su Li countered the Eerie Progenitors with supreme Reincarnation divine abilities and endless laws. Every strike they exchanged contained the secrets of the universe, and the intensity of their battle was truly breathtaking.

This peerless war intensified, and the battle between Heavenly Emperor Huang and the four Eerie Progenitors entered a white-hot stage. Although Heavenly Emperor Huang was struggling slightly in a one-versus-four fight, his grace remained, and his aura of invincibility grew even stronger!

Meanwhile, Su Li was also exerting all his strength to resist two Eerie Progenitors. The battle had turned the sky dark and the earth dim; the origin light of the Immortal Emperor was flickering, and if the fight continued, Su Li would inevitably fall.

In the heat of the battle, Heavenly Emperor Huang displayed his supreme Sword Dao and the power of laws. His sword light was brilliant and dazzling, each strike containing the secrets of heaven and earth, leaving all four Eerie Progenitors in awe.

On the other side, although the laws of the supreme Emperor Su Li were constantly growing stronger, he was, after all, only one man. Under the relentless suppression and fierce attacks of the two Progenitors, the Emperor found himself isolated and in dire straits.

Finally, in the midst of the intense combat, Heavenly Emperor Huang defeated one of the four Eerie Progenitors with an earth-shattering sword technique, causing its body to explode and its soul to nearly extinguish.

"Heavenly Emperor!"

"Help me unleash the Great Technique to reflect reincarnation across the ancient and modern!"

"So that I may rise from the River of Time in the future!"

On the other side, Su Li, drenched in Imperial blood and with a shattered body, let out a resounding roar that shook the heavens and earth. Wherever the sound reached, the ultimate evolvers (Quasi-Immortal Emperors, Dao Ancestors) of the Eerie side exploded into black blood mist, their souls annihilated, leaving no trace of their existence!

Even the two Eerie Progenitors were sent flying by this great technique, spewing black, eerie Imperial blood from their mouths.

Across the endless passage of time, Huang looked back, fiercely slicing through the three Progenitors with a single strike. He cast a drop of crystalline, brilliant Sacrificial Dao Essence Blood toward the Emperor. The essence blood was dazzling, radiating astonishing life force and containing vast, boundless energy.

Seeing the rapidly moving essence blood, the Eerie Progenitors attempted to intercept it, unleashing one shocking supreme technique after another. Unfortunately, the essence blood pierced through their attacks and merged into the Emperor's shattered body.

"In the name of the Emperor of Reincarnation, I sever the River of Time to help my soul hide within the ancient, present, and future, reflected in the world! With my Imperial body as the medium and the Sacrificial Dao Essence Blood as the catalyst, I seize a glimmer of life from transcendence!"

The Emperor formed seals and roared, unleashing a forbidden technique and blood-sacrificing his Imperial body. As the chanting ended, the surging River of Time rumbled into existence. The Emperor cast Huang's essence blood into the river, and his own Immortal Emperor body ignited with raging flames, turning into ash and vanishing from the world in the blink of an eye.

"Heavenly Emperor, wait for my return to fight for you once more!" Su Li's voice reached Huang's ears as his soul, flickering and on the verge of extinction, escaped into the River of Time, dispersing across the ancient, present, and future until it disappeared.

"Su Li!" Heavenly Emperor Huang shed a line of sorrowful tears. He grieved for this junior whose talent was no less than his own.

As the first among Huang's ranks, the Heavenly Emperor of Reincarnation Su Li had accompanied him into the Upper Realm and the Highland to raid the Weird Clan; he was truly his right-hand man. The relationship between Huang and Reincarnation was both master and friend, sharing a deep personal bond.

Now that Su Li had failed his breakthrough and was severely wounded, he had no choice but to use the forbidden technique to escape into the River of Time, reflecting the great world of reincarnation. He would bathe his soul in blood to be reborn, waiting for countless ages to strike out from the River of Time and return to the world with an invincible posture!

"Kill!" Huang's expression was grim. His invincible aura infused the Daluo Immortal Sword, and peerless sword intent danced around the blade. This sword intent startled the Eerie Progenitors; the sensation made their hearts palpitate. If they did not respond with full seriousness, they might die—truly perish! Even their ancestral land would be unable to resurrect them!

Just as the Progenitors were defending with all their might, Huang swung his sword violently. Boundless sword qi swept across the Highland, and the rainbow-like sword intent shimmered with golden light. The sword radiance slashed through the withered body of an Eerie Progenitor like a hot knife through butter, and black Imperial blood sprayed into the void.

"No!" The Eerie Progenitor let out a hideous, miserable shriek. Its Imperial body and eerie black blood were instantly ground into paste by the sword light, and even its eternal soul was annihilated within that peerless radiance.