Su Li's Grief, Clash with the Future

These dark ships rose as if from the abyss of nothingness. They were impossibly vast, as though shaped from the very stuff of the deepest darkness.

Their hulls radiated a frigid, shuddering force that seemed to seep into the souls of all who beheld them.

Strange, mysterious patterns were carved into their hulls. They seemed to contain some unfathomable power, making them impossible to look at directly.

Runes flickered with dim light across the ships, like ancient stars shining in the darkness—or supreme artifacts that had fallen into darkness since time immemorial, silently recounting their former glory and terror.

Aboard these dark ships stood the Dark Beings, all towering figures. Each looked like a demon that had crawled out of hell, with a hideous face and a potent aura of evil.

Their gazes were cold and cruel as they stared at the life forms on the other side of the Boundary Sea, as though regarding prey. In their eyes, there was no life—only destruction and devouring.

With the arrival of the Dark Beings, the entire universe descended into panic and chaos.

Their coming was like an unavoidable calamity, filling every living being with a fear unlike anything they had ever known.

Their very existence seemed to challenge the universe and shatter its order.

Su Li's anguish surged like a tide. He lifted his head and let out a heart-rending cry toward the boundless heavens: "Father!"

Every syllable seemed wrenched from the deepest part of his heart, filled with boundless grief and despair. His voice echoed through the void like a tragic elegy, enough to break the heart.

As he cried out, tears of blood rolled from his eyes like pearls from a broken string. Each drop seemed to bear the weight of his endless sorrow.

His face contorted, his eyes filled with pain and reluctance, as though the whole world were collapsing before him.

Immortal King Six Paths Reincarnation, the one who had once looked down upon all beneath the heavens, had paid a terrible price to save Su Li.

His physical body had already been annihilated in the endless void, reduced to dust and nothingness.

His soul, too, had been gravely wounded. His once-dazzling spiritual consciousness had completely dissipated, leaving only a cluster of origin light floating alone in the void.

Though the cluster of origin light was dim, it still radiated an indescribable majesty and power.

It was Immortal King Six Paths Reincarnation's final legacy—and his last protection for Su Li.

Yet its existence could not conceal the pain and despair in Su Li's heart.

Su Li gazed at the cluster of origin light, his heart filled with boundless sorrow.

He knew it meant his father had left him forever and would never return. It felt as though his heart had been torn apart, and endless pain flooded every cell in his body.

"Aah!"

Su Li threw back his head and roared, his voice reverberating through the Ancient Realm like thunder and shaking the hearts of every living being.

In that instant, his aura surged, as though an invisible force were churning wildly within him, driving him ever higher.

Su Li's aura had already surpassed the limits of the Immortal King realm, revealing what seemed to be an entirely new realm.

It contained boundless majesty and power, so overwhelming that the Immortal Kings could not look upon him and could only gaze up in awe.

As his roar faded, Su Li's presence erupted, a brilliant beam of light bursting from him and shooting straight into the heavens.

His figure blurred within the light, as if merging with heaven and earth, becoming the most dazzling presence in the Ancient Realm.

At that moment, Su Li seemed to transform into a supreme Quasi-Immortal Emperor. His might made the entire Ancient Realm tremble.

Brilliant light flashed in his eyes, as if he could pierce every illusion and gaze directly upon the universe's true nature.

He instantly broke free of his restraints. An unstoppable force burst from him, shattering every chain that bound him.

His figure soared upward like a shooting star streaking across the sky, instantly reaching the highest point in the Ancient Realm's firmament.

Standing at the summit of the Ancient Realm's heavens, Su Li looked down upon the realm below. His voice rang out, thunderous and majestic, like a heavenly melody resounding across the sky.

Every syllable seemed to carry boundless majesty and power, making it impossible to ignore.

"How dare a mere Quasi-Immortal Emperor ant behave so wantonly!"

His voice brimmed with scorn and fury, as though that Quasi-Immortal Emperor were nothing more than an insignificant speck in his eyes.

A cold light flashed in his gaze, as if he could pierce every illusion and stare straight into the Quasi-Immortal Emperor's soul.

At his words, the entire Ancient Realm fell silent.

His presence left every living being speechless. They looked up at Su Li atop the firmament, their hearts filled with awe and fear.

But just then, an astonished cry shattered the silence.

"What! That powerful being from the future is an Emperor?" A voice rang out from an Ancient Realm Immortal King, filled with incredulous shock.

The news exploded through the Ancient Realm like a clap of thunder, leaving every living being shaken.

They had never imagined that the powerful being from the future was an Emperor—and that he intended to destroy the Primal Ancient Realm.

The news pressed down upon all the life forms of the Ancient Realm with a sense of oppression unlike anything they had ever known.

An Emperor—that was a realm they had never encountered. Its power and majesty surpassed anything they could imagine.

"Speak your name, and I'll send you to the afterlife. Recite my true name upon the path of reincarnation, and I'll protect your true spirit." Su Li's words carried majesty and compassion, as though he had already glimpsed the Quasi-Immortal Emperor's future and was ready to send him down the path of reincarnation.

His voice was like a heavenly melody, inspiring awe.

Yet in the face of Su Li's majestic words, the Future Quasi-Immortal Emperor displayed boundless confidence and arrogance.

"Do you think you're worthy? I am invincible in the future. I'll fight until no one in this world dares call themselves supreme. What are you, exactly?"

His voice brimmed with contempt and defiance, as if Su Li were nothing more than an insignificant speck in his eyes.

Su Li furrowed his brow slightly. He had not expected the Quasi-Immortal Emperor to be so arrogant.

But he did not grow angry. Instead, he continued in a majestic voice: "You refuse to bow before me, and your true fate is forfeit. Your name is on the Samsara Stele. With every step, bow your head; on the road to rebirth, half your sins will be erased, and your true spirit will be protected."

His voice was vast and solemn, as though pronouncing an unalterable fate.

As his words faded, the entire Ancient Realm fell silent.

His presence left every living being speechless. They looked up at Su Li atop the firmament, their hearts filled with awe and fear.

Was this a True Immortal?