Prologue

Calamity Land, Eerie Plateau.

The heavens and earth were dim, shrouded in swirling gray-white mists. The desolate plateau lay lifeless and still.

The sky hung dark, heavy clouds weighing down upon it. Ominous aura swept across the land and spread far and wide. For endless ages, the frigid, silent earth had been shrouded in eerie power, oppressive and suffocating.

The plateau stretched boundlessly, vast beyond measure. Even if an entire great world fell here, it would be no more than a tiny corner of the plateau, as insignificant as a stone sinking into the sea.

Even a Quasi-Immortal Emperor (Dao Ancestor) could not reach its end.

The plateau's depths were utterly still, barren and desolate. From time to time, the corpses of Immortal Emperor-level beings could be seen, their massive bodies torn apart and strewn miserably across the depths of the Calamity Land.

Even after several eras, blood still flowed from the bodies of Immortal Emperors. It had never dried.

Such was the tragic fate of beings as powerful as Immortal Emperors.

The eerie Calamity Land—a place that left one suffocating in despair!

Throughout the long eras, countless civilizations from great realms had fallen onto the plateau, surrounded by eeriness of the utmost danger. Their dazzling flames of civilization had gone out, reduced to ruins and swallowed by the plateau's darkness. No civilization had ever succeeded in fighting back.

Even the surging River of Time trembled and broke apart upon reaching this place, unable to resist!

Today, deep within the Calamity Land, at the end of the Eerie Plateau, ancient syllables rang out eerily, sending shivers down one's spine. They shook the dark myriad beings of the heavens, commanding their lives and deaths and seizing their reincarnations!

There lay the ancient ancestral land at the source of the eerie!

At the end of the eerie, two or three world-shaking figures appeared, withered as dry wood, black blood spilling from their bodies and their robes rotting into rags.

As their figures manifested upon the plateau, heaven and earth trembled, and the plateau split open. Vast imperial laws descended from the sky to restrain them, but the moment the laws drew near, they crumbled into dust and scattered across the plateau.

"An... ancestor?! Why have you awakened?" A Quasi-Immortal Emperor trembled as he knelt on the ground, fear in his eyes as he whispered.

At the end of the plateau, in the Ancestral Land of the Weird, three figures stood shoulder to shoulder, like progenitors who had opened heaven and earth in ancient times, looking down upon all living beings.

"A great change is afoot. Heaven's secrets have emerged, and it can bring no benefit to our Weird Clan. Therefore, we shall kill it at once." The ancient progenitor standing in the middle spoke in a flat, merciless tone, stating the matter plainly.

"Since this change has arisen, we must do everything in our power to eradicate it!" another progenitor declared.

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

"Yes. He is the foremost emperor under Huang, peerless in battle, with Huang's potential, and is on the verge of entering our realm. If we do not annihilate him at the root, he will be no less a threat to the Weird Clan than Huang—perhaps an even greater one!"

"...Then kill him!"

The three Eerie Progenitors spoke with ringing conviction, their voices tearing through space and resounding across every corner of the plateau. The Weird and the Dark Beings were terrified.

A change!?

At that moment, even Road-End Level beings, supreme and exalted, felt their hair stand on end and their hearts quake with fear. They were utterly horrified.

The three progenitors had emerged together to stop this tremendous change from coming to pass and avert the Weird Clan's doom!

Every Eerie Progenitor had an astonishingly ancient origin. Their dark power reached from heaven to earth, and they had ruled the plateau for countless ages. No living being knew when they had risen; all they knew was that the progenitors were the Weird Clan's sovereign masters.

Buzz!

A wave of ultimate sublimation emanated from the center of boundless time and space, sweeping outward from the center toward the myriad worlds of the heavens.

Across the universe, abundant life essence surged forth. Beings of every race sat down to cultivate, absorbing the purest and richest life essence. This was the universe's gift when an supreme emperor broke through—a peerless opportunity, hard to find in all the world.

"Move! Kill!"

The three Eerie Progenitors flickered, crossing countless ages and spans of time and space as they swept past the Eerie Plateau, preparing to stop the Reincarnation Emperor from breaking through.

At the edge of the plateau, an unrivaled young man stood proudly, holding the Daluo Immortal Sword. His long hair billowed freely, faintly gilded in gold. He stood tall enough to prop up heaven and earth, his presence pressing down upon mountains and rivers!

"Huang!" One progenitor glared at Huang, who stood at the plateau's edge, and roared with unbridled fury. The plateau quaked beneath him, and fallen great worlds rose and sank!

Huang—the great change of the heavens!

His combat prowess was peerless, his cultivation reached from heaven to earth, and he stood beyond the mortal. Beneath the progenitors, he slaughtered at will; above them, he fought three at once. He had never been defeated!

The Eerie Progenitor who had roared at him had once had his body shattered by three of Huang's strikes. His soul had nearly been destroyed, and his life and Dao had nearly ended. Only after recovering for several eras had he returned to full strength.

Naturally, this progenitor was the one who hated Huang most. He longed to devour him whole, turn him into his own dark energy, and replenish himself.

Heavenly Emperor Huang stood tall and proud, paying no heed to the progenitor raging with fury. No matter how wildly he ranted and raved, Huang simply looked past him toward the Ancestral Land of the Weird behind him.

The Ancestral Land of the Weird was quiet and still. Yet as Heavenly Emperor Huang's gaze fell upon it, a blood-red whirlwind rose, carrying ominous dust that gradually gathered into a withered human figure, ragged and stained with filthy blood.

A fourth Eerie Progenitor!

The Dark Beings upon the plateau showed looks of disbelief. They had heard that the Weird Clan possessed progenitors, but did not know how many. To them, three progenitors had already seemed the limit. After all, no progenitor had been seen in countless ages.

Even Road-End Level beings numbered barely a dozen. One could imagine just how powerful the progenitors' realm was.

"Is that all?" Heavenly Emperor Huang said softly, with some disdain. His terrifying, invincible aura spread across the plateau, as if to say, This isn't enough for me to fight. Bring two more and give me some pressure!

As he spoke, two more withered figures appeared above the Ancestral Land of the Weird.

All six progenitors had emerged!

The Road-End Level beings across the plateau couldn't help but feel their blood run cold. They stood frozen, like clay statues or stone carvings. This was too astonishing—six progenitors had emerged, something unheard of before.

At the same time, the Dark Beings once again witnessed the Weird Clan's reserves of power!

This was the strength that allowed the Weird Clan to rule the Calamity Land! Across the myriad worlds of the heavens, the Weird Clan had few rivals. They had essentially swept through every civilization in every world without defeat!

"Ninth Brother, Seventh Brother, go disrupt the emperor's breakthrough, then erase him from the ancient history of time. Do not let anything go wrong!" The blood-red, ragged progenitor spoke. In an instant, the River of Time appeared beneath him, its currents rising and falling. He teleported to the front of Heavenly Emperor Huang and suddenly struck at Huang's chest with a terrifying claw, aiming to rip out his heart and gravely injure him!

Whoosh!

Huang reacted swiftly, raising his sword to slash at the claw. His blade swept out, and dazzling swordlight shot into the sky like a brilliant golden dragon. The overwhelming sword intent surged forth. As sword met claw, the plateau split apart and space collapsed into ruin. The sight was horrifying.

"Die!"

The other three Eerie Progenitors attacked together, each unleashing immense magical power against Huang, seeking to destroy him!

Faced with the combined attack of three Eerie Progenitors, Huang showed no fear. He unleashed the Self-Transformation Great Technique, and the River of Time abruptly appeared. Two "Huangs," whose power reached heaven and earth and whose might was unrivaled, emerged from the river with swords in hand and descended upon the plateau, joining battle with the Eerie Progenitors.

Heavenly Emperor Huang had once fought a host of heroes alone, slaying countless powerful foes and shaking the myriad worlds of the heavens. Now he once again displayed his peerless might, battling the Eerie Progenitors.

Elsewhere, in the depths of the universe, two progenitors intercepted the emperor who was about to break through. They fought and clashed with him, shattering the universe until it dissolved into nothingness and primordial chaos. Brilliant imperial blood scattered through the chaos, becoming ancient stars of life and giving rise to new cycles of life.

Their battle shook heaven and earth, making the entire plateau and universe tremble.

"Su Li, your talent may be peerless and your ability to fight above your level astonishing, but we long ago left you behind in another realm. You should simply surrender and accept your death!" sneered an Eerie Progenitor wielding a pair of warhammers. He brought both hammers crashing down, making the supreme emperor Su Li vomit blood.

Su Li used supreme Samsara abilities and the power of countless laws to contend with the Eerie Progenitor. Every one of their blows contained the secrets of the universe. Their extraordinary battle was breathtaking.

The peerless battle grew ever more fierce. Heavenly Emperor Huang's fight against the four Eerie Progenitors had reached its boiling point. Though Huang struggled somewhat in his one-against-four fight, his bearing remained unshaken, and his invincible momentum grew stronger!

Su Li was also doing everything he could to resist the two Eerie Progenitors. The battle had thrown heaven and earth into darkness, and the Immortal Emperor's origin-light was already wavering. If it continued, Su Li was certain to fall.

Amid the battle, Heavenly Emperor Huang displayed his supreme swordsmanship and the power of his laws. His swordlight shone with dazzling brilliance. Every stroke contained the secrets of heaven and earth, leaving the four Eerie Progenitors amazed.

On the other side, the supreme emperor Su Li's mastery of the laws continued to grow, but he was only one man. Under the two progenitors' relentless, overwhelming attacks, the emperor could not withstand them alone and fell into dire straits.

At last, in the fierce battle, Heavenly Emperor Huang defeated one of the four Eerie Progenitors with a sword move that shook heaven and earth, shattering his body and nearly extinguishing his soul.

"Heavenly Emperor!"

"Help me perform the great technique and illuminate Samsara across all ages!"

"To await my rise from the River of Time in the future!"

Elsewhere, Su Li's body was shattered, imperial blood flowing from him as he let out a resounding roar that shook heaven and earth. Wherever his roar passed, the Weird side's ultimate evolvers—Quasi-Immortal Emperors and Dao Ancestors—exploded into black clouds of blood. Their souls were obliterated, and they perished without a trace!

Even the two Eerie Progenitors were sent flying by a single great technique, spewing mouthfuls of pitch-black, eerie imperial blood.

Huang, separated from him by endless ages, turned back and cleaved through three progenitors with a fierce sword strike. He sent a drop of crystalline, radiant Sacrificial Dao Essence Blood toward the emperor. It gleamed brilliantly, radiating astonishing vitality and containing an immense, boundless energy.

Seeing the essence blood fly toward him, the Eerie Progenitors tried to intercept it, unleashing one astonishing supreme technique after another. But the essence blood pierced through their attacks and entered the emperor's shattered body.

"By my name as the Emperor of Samsara, I sever the River of Time and conceal my soul across past, present, and future, illuminating the world! I offer my imperial body as the medium and Sacrificial Dao Essence Blood as the catalyst, to seize a sliver of life from transcendence!"

The emperor formed hand seals and roared, unleashing a forbidden great technique. He sacrificed his imperial body. As his chant ended, the surging River of Time rumbled into view. The emperor sent Huang's essence blood into the river, and his Immortal Emperor body erupted in blazing flames. In the blink of an eye, it turned to ash and vanished from the world.

"Heavenly Emperor, when I return, I will fight for you once more!" Su Li's voice reached Huang's ear. His soul, on the verge of going out, slipped into the River of Time, spread across past, present, and future, and disappeared.

"Su Li!" Tears of grief streamed down Heavenly Emperor Huang's face. He mourned for this junior, whose talent was no less than his own.

As the foremost underling of Huang, Heavenly Emperor of Reincarnation Su Li had accompanied him to the Upper Realm, entered the plateau, and attacked the Weird Clan. He had been Huang's right and left arm, and the two shared a bond that was both lord and friend, with a close personal relationship.

Now Su Li had failed to break through and was gravely wounded. With no other choice, he used a forbidden great technique to flee into the River of Time and illuminate the great age of Samsara. There, he would bathe his soul in blood and be reborn, waiting countless ages before emerging from the river to kill his way back into the world with an invincible bearing!

"Kill!" Huang's expression darkened. His invincible aura flowed into the Daluo Immortal Sword as peerless sword intent danced around it. The Eerie Progenitors were startled by this sword intent. It made their hearts tremble. If they did not face it seriously, they might die—truly perish beyond all hope of resurrection, even by the Ancestral Land!

Just as the progenitors were all doing their utmost to defend, Huang swung his sword. Boundless sword qi swept across the plateau, its rainbow-like sword intent shining with golden brilliance. The swordlight cleaved through the withered body of an Eerie Progenitor as easily as smashing dead wood, and black imperial blood scattered through the void.

"No!" the Eerie Progenitor screamed hoarsely. The swordlight instantly reduced his imperial body and eerie black blood to fine powder. Even his immortal soul, which had endured for ages, was annihilated by that peerless swordlight.