The Divine Ruins Are Mine Now-Get Out at Once

To evolve into a true Chaotic Body, one had to first prove the Dao, gain an extremely profound understanding of one's constitution, and only then have the slightest chance of completing the transformation.

The difficulty Ruthless Empress and Ye Fan had faced when transforming into Chaotic Bodies was enough to reveal the truth of this.

For the time being, Li Ming put aside the matter of becoming a Chaotic Body. He had gained new insights, and it was time to test his combat strength once more.

The Heavenly Demonic Saber had become even more powerful and sharper. It was time to find some Dark Supremes' heads to sharpen it on.

Back then, those Dark Supremes had come looking for trouble with Li Ming. Now, he had roughly deduced which forbidden zones they came from.

It was time to collect those Dark Supremes' treasures.

If those treasures had fallen into someone else's hands, Li Ming would definitely give them a surprise!

With a single thought, he put away the Bronze Immortal Hall and then tore open the chaos.

At the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland's Chaos Sea—

Ever since Demon Venerable and several Dark Supremes had fought a great battle, they had vanished together. Many years had passed without any sign of them, and no one had seen a trace of them.

Many had even believed that they had perished together.

But today, the boundless Chaos Sea was suddenly ripped apart, as though an incomparably massive canyon had opened within it.

A figure shrouded in chaotic immortal light emerged.

The moment he appeared, an incomparably immense rumble erupted around him. Chaos Thunder surged like a heavenly tribulation.

"Is someone about to prove the Dao and become a Supreme?"

"This timing is wrong!"

"Could someone be challenging Demon Venerable's Dao suppression and attempting to prove the Dao as a Supreme?"

Sensing that terrifying thunderous aura, countless people felt their scalps tingle. Many powerful cultivators discussed it fervently, guessing what had happened at the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.

Yet the figure enveloped by Chaos Thunder paid no heed to the terrifying lightning and flew directly toward the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone.

Only then did people realize that the lightning was not a heavenly tribulation at all. It was naturally emanating from that person's body.

Even such a vast heavenly tribulation was under that person's control, and it did not harm any of the life-bearing planets along the way.

Indeed, in the eyes of those cultivating and comprehending the Dao, Li Ming had once carefully studied Thunder God's Scripture and gained much from it.

Of the many scriptures left behind by the numerous Dark Supremes that had fallen into Li Ming's hands, Thunder God's Scripture was the one he found most enlightening and promising.

Aside from his Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art, he had carefully deduced Thunder God's Scripture and developed his own version of Thunder God's Heavenly Art.

As Li Ming advanced, he seemed to transform into a bolt of Chaos Thunder.

The Ancestral Kings and Great Saints along the way sensed Demon Venerable's aura and could not help but grow suspicious.

Was that still Demon Venerable's aura? Why did it feel so different from before?

Even the aura of his Dao had changed.

The former Demon Venerable had radiated Immortal Ascension Light, like an exiled immortal—holy and powerful.

But Demon Venerable now, though he still faintly retained traces of his former aura, felt as terrifying as a heavenly tribulation. His entire body seemed to have become a mass of incomparably violent Chaos Thunder.

They felt that Demon Venerable's Dao path seemed somewhat wrong.

With their cultivation, they could not comprehend Demon Venerable's state at all.

In the starfield where the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone was located, heaven and earth spiritual energy was incomparably dense, and mysterious mist lingered everywhere. Ordinary people could not see through it at all.

Demon Venerable, carrying endless Chaos Thunder, charged directly into the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone.

With a deafening boom, the place seemed to undergo world-ending destruction. A terrifying scene akin to a cosmic explosion unfolded, and dreadful Dao ripples shook the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

Crack! Crack!

Violent lightning intertwined densely as heaven and earth ruptured. Chaotic Divine Thunder rolled through the void, and any random bolt that fell outside could reduce an entire river of stars to ashes.

That terrifying figure descended into the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone with endless Chaotic Divine Thunder.

In an instant, the Divine Ruins boiled over.

Vast auras awakened at once, confronting the terrifying thunder.

Those incomparably dreadful Dao fluctuations were as unimaginable as the creation of heaven and earth.

From within the mist-shrouded Divine Ruins came the roars of gods and demons, the dragon chants and phoenix cries of Immortal Spirits, enough to make one's hair stand on end.

Clearly, the Dark Supremes of the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone had been awakened and were preparing to settle accounts with the terrifying intruder.

Countless beings across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands felt the aura of Supremes confronting one another and trembled all over.

Over the past nearly ten thousand years, it had been a very long time since a great battle between Supremes had occurred.

Yet now, the sudden eruption of the auras of more than ten Dark Supremes was enough to shake the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

The countless beings of heaven and earth, who had not felt such Extreme Dao divine might for countless years, deeply realized just how insignificant they were.

In the past, looking upon a Dark Supreme was like a frog at the bottom of a well gazing at the moon.

Now, after sensing the auras of those Supremes, they understood what it meant for a mere mayfly to gaze upon the vast blue sky.

The gap between Ancestral Kings, Great Saints, Quasi-Emperors, and true Supremes was simply too great.

Only those who had truly experienced it understood that ant-like feeling.

These people were deeply worried—worried that another battle of Supremes would erupt, and that Dark Turmoil would break out after the fighting ended.

Many powerful Human Race cultivators began to miss Demon Venerable.

For nearly ten thousand years, no one had known where Demon Venerable had gone.

After battling those Dark Supremes back then, Demon Venerable had disappeared.

Now that Li Ming had fused the Thunder God's cultivation art into himself, many people could no longer identify his aura as Li Ming's.

They only knew that an unfamiliar and powerful Supreme had barged into the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone.

No matter how people speculated, or whether some had vaguely guessed Li Ming's identity, the situation within the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone was now extremely tense, with battle ready to break out at any moment.

Li Ming stood in the sky above the Divine Ruins, his body wreathed in indestructible chaotic lightning, impervious to all techniques.

The auras emitted by those Dark Supremes posed no threat to him whatsoever. They even automatically merged into his chaos, helping him comprehend the mysteries of the Dao.

Dazzling Chaos Thunder raged wildly, each bolt like a giant dragon spanning the starry sky as it surged and roared through the world of the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone.

Apart from the three Dark Supremes Li Ming had killed, several Supremes from other forbidden zones had unexpectedly joined the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone.

The number of Dark Supremes in the Divine Ruins had not decreased. Instead, two more had joined them, bringing the total to thirteen Dark Supremes.

At this moment, all these Dark Supremes had been awakened by Li Bing's incomparably violent thunderous aura.

Even the Dark Supremes sleeping most deeply had been awakened.

From the depths of the Divine Ruins came the roars of gods and demons and the cries of Immortal Spirits from time to time.

That terrifying aura spread across the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

Fortunately, they had not truly begun fighting. It was merely a collision of auras.

But even so, the resulting Dao ripples were terrifying enough.

Combined with the incomparably violent Chaos Thunder surrounding Li Ming's body, possessing strength comparable to a Dao-Proving Heavenly Tribulation, it was truly horrifying.

Fortunately, the Divine Ruins contained countless dense Extreme Dao Formations and innumerable Immortal Dao Runes. Together with the awakening of so many Dark Supremes, this prevented the place from collapsing.

"Who are you?"

"Why have you disturbed our slumber?"

"You dare barge into the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone!"

One Dark Supreme who had been sleeping most deeply had no idea what was happening after awakening.

Seeing an outsider daring to invade the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone, he immediately demanded in a deep voice.

Extreme Dao divine might erupted from him. He clearly intended to stand with the other Dark Supremes and destroy Li Ming at the first sign of disagreement.

Li Ming seemed to awaken from slumber and opened his eyes. Brilliant chaotic light instantly pierced through the scenes deep within the Divine Ruins.

One enormous piece after another of mysterious Immortal Source stood there, crystalline and radiant. All thirteen sealed Dark Supremes had awakened.

Some were wreathed in golden divine light, some in azure divine light, some in nine-colored divine light, some in five-colored divine light, and some even in black divine light.

Before Li Ming could answer, the Lord of the Divine Ruins spoke first.

It seemed that this nominal Lord of the Divine Ruins had truly become the Lord of the Divine Ruins.

After that old ghost died, the Lord of the Divine Ruins had truly inherited the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone.

The Lord of the Divine Ruins shouted angrily, "Demon Venerable, you already demanded five Flat Peaches from us back then and obtained a large piece of Immortal Source from the Immortal Domain. Why have you come here so aggressively now?"

The Lord of the Divine Ruins' voice was majestic and resounding, radiating Extreme Dao divine might. He truly possessed the bearing of a forbidden zone's master.

The many powerful cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands could not help but tremble upon hearing it.

That was the pressure of a true Supreme.

Though the Lord of the Divine Ruins was shouting angrily, Li Ming could hear the bravado masking weakness in his tone. Clearly, the Lord of the Divine Ruins was both shocked and furious at him.

In truth, that was indeed the case.

It was not that the Lord of the Divine Ruins was incompetent. Li Ming's strength was simply too terrifying.

In just over ten thousand years since proving the Dao and becoming a Supreme, he had already killed more than ten Dark Supremes.

Moreover, he seemed to have thoroughly killed the old ghost, the most mysterious and powerful being within the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone.

They had all been both fearful and wary of that old ghost. Now that he had fallen at Demon Venerable's hands, it was clear just how profound Demon Venerable's power was.

The newly awakened Dark Supreme had already been told the situation by the other Dark Supremes. He too was shocked and afraid.

He had never expected Demon Venerable to be such a terrifying god of slaughter, killing other Dark Supremes as easily as slaughtering chickens and dogs.

Once upon a time, these Dark Supremes had all been powerful figures who ruled the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. They gave one another face and rarely fought battles between Supremes.

The Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone held more than ten Dark Supremes in slumber, as well as an unidentified Supreme like the old ghost. They had banded together for mutual support.

No one had expected that several Dark Supremes from the Divine Ruins, together with other Dark Supremes, would attack Demon Venerable and all die at his hands.

Everyone had thought the matter was over.

Who would have expected Demon Venerable to come knocking again so forcefully after nearly ten thousand years?

Clearly, he had come with ill intent.

Facing the Dark Supreme's questioning, Li Ming snorted coldly, his face filled with contempt.

He even cast a sidelong glance at the Lord of the Divine Ruins and that nameless Supreme.

After looking disdainfully at the other Dark Supremes, he mocked, "Why I have come here—you should all have guessed part of it already."

"Those three Dark Supremes wanted to kill me. Do you really know nothing about it? Did they truly never contact you?"

The Lord of the Divine Ruins said solemnly, "They did urge us to deal with you together, but none of us agreed."

"That was a matter between them and you. What does it have to do with us?"

"Is that so?" Li Ming said seriously. "That old ghost was the true Lord of the Divine Ruins. How can you say this matter has nothing to do with the Divine Ruins?"

Facing more than ten Dark Supremes, lightning flickered around Li Ming as he radiated an incomparably violent aura.

Facing Li Ming alone, the many Dark Supremes unexpectedly felt powerless.

Demon Venerable truly was a ruthless man. His strength was simply too great.

At the very least, in a one-on-one fight, none of them believed they could defeat Li Ming.

For Supremes who considered themselves invincible beneath heaven, this was truly unbelievable.

These Dark Supremes felt extremely stifled, while also blaming the three dead Supremes. They were dead already, yet they had dragged everyone else down with them.

The Lord of the Divine Ruins said, "Demon Venerable, please calm your anger. Those three Supremes have already died at your hands, and we never attacked you. What reason is there to vent your anger on us?"

"Hmph! Since that old ghost was the master of the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone, then the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone should rightfully count as my spoils of war."

"I came today to collect my spoils!"

Hearing Li Ming say this, the Dark Supremes immediately understood. Li Ming was asking an exorbitant price. Clearly, he wanted to extract enormous benefits from them.

Although he would not truly move away the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone and drive out all the Dark Supremes, they would likely have to bleed heavily.

If they failed to send this plague god away, they might truly be forced to break out of their Immortal Sources, undergo Extreme Sublimation, and fight.

Although their thirteen Dark Supremes might be able to kill Li Ming, they would definitely suffer devastating casualties.

They were all waiting for the Road to Immortality to open. There were still tens of thousands, perhaps even more than a hundred thousand years, before the Road to Immortality would open.

The time was drawing ever closer.

Who would be willing to die before the Road to Immortality opened?

As the Dao-prover of the current era, Demon Venerable was at the height of his power. No one could withstand his edge.

Now, the best solution was undoubtedly to spend wealth to avert disaster.

Li Ming advanced step by step, entering the most mysterious ancient cavern of the Divine Ruins and pressing toward the Dark Supremes.

Northern Polar Immortal Light surged there, and the ground was covered in mysterious Immortal Source from the Immortal Domain, containing a small amount of Longevity Substance.

Li Ming looked at the Immortal Source and casually waved his hand, taking away half of it.

The many Dark Supremes were so distressed that their hearts nearly leaped out of their chests, but they only dared to be angry and did not dare speak.

They looked utterly aggrieved.

Clearly, no one was willing to be the first to stand out.

Li Ming continued deeper and soon found a Divine Spring Water Vein. Northern Polar Immortal Light continuously flowed out from it, and it appeared to lead directly to an abandoned Road to Immortality.

It might even lead directly to a crack in the Immortal Domain.

The rich life aura within this Divine Spring Water was comparable to the Divine Spring Water on the tenth level of Yaochi's Former Site. It was truly an astonishing water vein.

Li Ming had seen an Immortal Vein of this level within the Reincarnation Sea as well.

Perhaps because this was the Age of Mythology, it appeared holier and more powerful than the Divine Spring Water from Ye Fan's era described in the original work.

How could Li Ming possibly abandon such an excellent Immortal Spring Vein?

With a wave of his hand, he prepared to refine it into his possession and forcibly excavate it.

"Demon Venerable, please show mercy!"

"Demon Venerable, you must not!"

"Demon Venerable, stop at once!"

The depths of the Divine Ruins' ancient cavern were filled with mysterious Immortal Source, radiating an incomparably dense life aura.

Who could have imagined that, during the Age of Mythology, the Divine Ruins nurtured such astonishing treasures?

There were even traces left behind by many True Immortals and even Immortal Kings here.

In some places, it was said that Immortal Kings had once sat in meditation.

There were even places that seemed to be where Sacred Spirits were nurtured, places where Sacred Spirits had once directly been born as True Immortals.

Although everyone had merely inferred this from the lingering auras, it was more or less consistent with the truth.

Sacred Spirits in the Immortal Domain truly could be directly nurtured into True Immortals.

No wonder this place was called the Divine Ruins. Back when it was in the Immortal Domain, it must have been an extraordinary sacred land.

Now, the Divine Ruins had fallen into the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, becoming an ideal place for countless Dark Supremes to lie dormant.

Now, this place that other living beings dared not approach, where even numerous Supremes had to be courteous when they came, was being subjected to relocation-style plundering by Li Ming, an invader.

Li Ming searched everywhere for treasures, while the many Dark Supremes dared to be angry but not speak out.

Everything was because Li Ming had once killed so many Dark Supremes.

His formidable reputation had been built upon the lives of countless Dark Supremes.

Li Ming had just taken half of the Immortal Source, practically robbing them outright. These Dark Supremes were heartbroken, but they forcibly endured it.

But when Li Ming intended to seize the finest Immortal Vein in the Divine Ruins, they could no longer hold back.

Immortal radiance there was incomparably brilliant, and mysterious Immortal Dao Runes flickered within it, profoundly mysterious and transcendent.

"Fellow Demon Venerable, this is the largest Dragon Vein in all the Divine Ruins, the Ancestral Vein of the entire Divine Ruins. It must not be touched lightly!"

"If this Dragon Vein is pulled away, then the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone will likely be ruined as well."

"Yes. Without this Dragon Vein, the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone will probably be ruined in no more than a million years!"

The many Dark Supremes could not help but speak up.

Li Ming said coldly, "What benefit does the existence or destruction of the Divine Ruins Forbidden Zone have for me?"

"Whether the Divine Ruins exists or not has nothing to do with me!"

As he spoke, Li Ming swept out his hand. It blotted out the sky and covered the sun as he prepared to forcibly excavate the Ancestral Dragon Vein.

The Dark Supremes within the forbidden zone immediately panicked.

They no longer cared whether this would drive Li Ming mad.

Thirteen surges of ultimate divine might suddenly erupted. Terrifying divine senses shot into the heavens and charged toward Li Ming.

The Grand Dao Heavenly Sound rumbled. Terrifying killing intent tore crack after crack through the void, and a terrifying divine battle was about to erupt.

Li Ming snorted coldly. The Heavenly Demonic Saber silently appeared. "You're courting death!"