At first, these Dark Supremes had also been misled by the aura of a Perfected Sacred Spirit.
Later, they thought this Perfected Sacred Spirit had directly achieved Enlightenment as Supreme.
Only after seeing that there was no Heavenly Tribulation did they realize in shock that things were not so simple.
This seemed to be an Ancient Venerable who had lived out a new Lifetime.
This was a special Longevity Method.
After undergoing transformation for countless tens of thousands of years, he had become extraordinarily powerful.
The Myriad Dao of Heaven and Earth roared, and countless phenomena appeared. The emergence of this Sacred Spirit had caused far too great a commotion.
The immortal mountain that had nurtured the Perfected Sacred Spirit exploded directly, transforming into incomparably brilliant rain of light that drifted through the universe.
The aura of that Perfected Sacred Spirit merged with the Myriad Dao of Heaven and Earth, resonating and vibrating with them. It was truly astonishing.
Those unaware of the truth might have thought he was a Chaotic Body.
"Come, cauldron!"
With a long howl, a great cauldron shining with Nine-Colored Immortal Light emerged from Chaos.
This person had actually gathered the Nine Immortal Metals and fused them into his own Dao-Proving Weapon.
This was truly shocking.
In the current world, aside from Demon Venerable Li Ming, who had gathered all Nine Immortal Metals, no one else had ever collected every kind of Immortal Gold.
Who would have thought that this man possessed such immense fortune, actually forging such an astonishing heavy weapon?
"Is that the Immortal Ascension Cauldron?"
"Wasn't that Primordial Heavenly Venerable's cauldron?"
"Could this man be Primordial Heavenly Venerable?"
"It really is him! He truly lived out a new Lifetime!"
No one had expected that, after the passage of endless years, Primordial Heavenly Venerable would appear once more.
He had not cut himself down, yet he had lived until now.
Many Dark Supremes remembered the legends of Primordial Heavenly Venerable vividly.
Legend had it that he was Tribulation Heavenly Venerable's disciple. The two had been both master and friend.
Back then, Primordial Heavenly Venerable had challenged Tribulation Heavenly Venerable, but he had not been Tribulation Heavenly Venerable's match.
Who would have thought that, after enduring ages of time, Tribulation Heavenly Venerable's corpse had undergone Corpse Spirit Awakening and achieved Enlightenment as Supreme once more?
And his disciple, Primordial Heavenly Venerable, had likewise crossed the ages and revived in this era.
"Primordial Heavenly Venerable is a thing of the past!"
"From this day onward, I am Emperor Zun!"
Emperor Zun's voice spread throughout the entire world, accompanied by the rumbling Grand Dao Heavenly Sound. It was majestic and sacred.
"May Emperor Zun enjoy boundless longevity!"
"Long live Emperor Zun!"
Cheers rang out from life-bearing planets everywhere, and the world erupted in celebration.
"I succeeded!"
"My transformation succeeded!"
"I have come back to life!"
Emperor Zun gazed upon this world, his expression complicated.
He had not expected it to take over a million years to complete his transformation. He had nearly missed the opening of the Road to Immortality.
With a slight deduction, he immediately learned much about the present era.
His gaze instantly crossed endless starfields and fell upon Netherworld Emperor Duan De.
At that moment, Netherworld Emperor Duan De was also looking at Emperor Zun.
Their gazes met, and they instantly understood something.
The relationship between the two was difficult to describe.
Back then, they had been master and disciple, but after Corpse Spirit Awakening, was Netherworld Emperor Duan De still that same Tribulation Heavenly Venerable?
How were the two supposed to get along now?
Would they call each other Dao friends from now on?
Emperor Zun's aura quickly vanished, and the entire world returned to normal once again.
Yet the whole world remained in an uproar.
To witness the revival of an Ancient Heavenly Venerable was absolutely earth-shattering to them.
"I never expected Emperor Zun's previous life to be Primordial Heavenly Venerable."
"I truly didn't expect him to survive until now without cutting himself down."
"Yes, he actually succeeded in reviving."
"After transforming into a new Lifetime, he became extraordinarily powerful, and his lifespan surged dramatically. It truly inspires envy."
"I originally thought Boundless Heavenly Venerable was the foremost researcher of Sacred Spirits, while Daode Tianzun was the foremost killer of Sacred Spirits. Now it seems the truth is completely different. Perhaps Primordial Heavenly Venerable was the true foremost researcher of Sacred Spirits."
"Yes. He may have killed even more Sacred Spirits than Daode Tianzun."
"It seems he truly glimpsed the secrets of Sacred Spirits."
"Perhaps we can also attempt the Sacred Spirit Transformation Method. I believe my comprehension would be no worse than Boundless Heavenly Venerable's or Emperor Zun's."
"Wait for now. Let's wait until the Road to Immortality opens. Perhaps once we become immortals, we will no longer need to worry over whether we can transform."
Emperor Zun's return from the dead was an utterly earth-shattering event for all Dark Supremes.
It had a tremendous impact on them.
They had sealed themselves away and endured ages of time. Seeing such a legendary figure appear again sent waves crashing through their hearts, leaving them unable to calm down for a long time.
First they saw Boundless Heavenly Venerable live out a new Lifetime, then Daode Tianzun, then Netherworld Venerable, then Demon Venerable. One after another, they transformed and lived out new Lifetimes. They truly found it hard to remain composed.
The transformation methods of the others each had their own merits, and it was difficult for them to peer into their mysteries.
However, ever since Boundless Heavenly Venerable had passed down the Sacred Spirit Transformation Method, they had gained an extremely deep understanding of it.
Now, they could be said to have witnessed with their own eyes how Emperor Zun had successfully transformed.
Emperor Zun had truly used the Sacred Spirit Transformation Method to cross the long years and appear in this era.
The present Emperor Zun was like a guiding beacon.
Many Dark Supremes had already made up their minds. If they truly could not become immortals, they would transform into Perfected Sacred Spirits, seal themselves away for ages, and wait for the future Beidou Road to Immortality and Feixian Star Road to Immortality.
After considering it from every angle, becoming a Perfected Sacred Spirit was still the most suitable method.
It could mend the Immortal Platform Rift and give them a chance to regret their choices.
More importantly, Perfected Sacred Spirits could remain sealed indefinitely without needing to cut themselves down.
When necessary, they could undergo Extreme Sublimation and truly transform into Supremes.
Many people thought that, no matter what, they would have to capture more Perfected Sacred Spirits in the future, study them carefully, and only then undergo transformation.
The Sacred Spirits throughout the universe no longer knew whether they should celebrate or wail in despair.
By all rights, the growing number of Sacred Spirits should have indirectly strengthened the Sacred Spirit Race.
But now that these Dark Supremes had set their sights on the Sacred Spirits, they were in for misery.
Whether they were Perfected Sacred Spirits or Sacred Spirit Supremes, as long as they could help them transform and continue living, the Dark Supremes would not care about anything else.
As for why these Dark Supremes were so confident that they could succeed?
Did that even need to be asked? Which Supreme in this world had not fought invincibly all the way to supremacy, ruling the world for twenty thousand years with confidence overflowing?
Even after cutting themselves down and becoming Dark Supremes, their confidence still overflowed.
They would never readily admit that they were weaker than others.
Even after watching Demon Venerable slaughter so many Dark Supremes as easily as chickens and dogs, their confidence still overflowed.
At that moment, within the Sacred Spirit Forbidden Zone.
One Perfected Sacred Spirit after another wore expressions of extreme fury.
With venomous gazes, they stared toward the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland, at that terrifying figure.
They had never imagined that this man was Primordial Heavenly Venerable.
Yet now, he arrogantly called himself Emperor Zun.
Just how many Perfected Sacred Spirits had this man killed to comprehend the Saint Spirit Transformation Method?
Whenever they thought of this question, these Perfected Sacred Spirits could not suppress their killing intent.
"Sacred Spirits can also challenge Supremes!"
"Brothers and sisters, attack together!"
Boom, boom, boom.
One overwhelmingly powerful aura after another erupted as these confidence-overflowing Perfected Sacred Spirits emerged.
Eighteen incomparably terrifying figures flashed into existence at the Cosmic Frontier Wasteland.
They charged at Emperor Zun.
"What? Who dares show disrespect to Emperor Zun?"
"They are Perfected Sacred Spirits!"
"Emperor Zun is being besieged by Perfected Sacred Spirits!"
With a thunderous boom, heaven and earth shattered.
Emperor Zun threw a punch, shaking past and present alike, as though he had blasted apart the River of Time and the Thirty-Three Heavens.
The newly reborn Emperor Zun was extraordinarily powerful. Facing eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits, he felt not the slightest fear.
With a single punch, he directly shattered one Perfected Sacred Spirit, raising a bloody storm.
With another thunderous boom, Emperor Zun shone with ten thousand rays of light. With a wave of his hand, he slapped another Perfected Sacred Spirit to death.
Emperor Zun was truly incomparably domineering and unmatched by anyone.
In a single exchange, he had actually killed two Perfected Sacred Spirits.
"Emperor Zun, you are indeed powerful, but since you have offended our Sacred Spirit Lineage, you must die today!"
"You occupied our Sacred Spirit Divine Mountain and devoured all the Sacred Spirits. This is an insult to our Sacred Spirit Lineage!"
Mysterious curses rang out. Favored by Heaven, these Perfected Sacred Spirits had naturally comprehended this unique curse technique.
This unusual rule and secret art was difficult to detect, yet it was also one of the universe's strongest laws. Ordinary people could not resist it at all.
But Emperor Zun merely wore a cold expression.
"I am Heaven's true favored child."
"You useless trash can never achieve Enlightenment as Supreme in your entire lives. What can you do to me?"
Emperor Zun's expression grew colder and colder. Grand Dao Heavenly Sound resounded from within his body as nine mysterious Emperor Runes emerged, as if forged from divine gold.
The Sacred Spirit curses could not touch Emperor Zun at all. In the blink of an eye, they were ground away by those nine Emperor Runes.
The mysterious power contained within the nine Emperor Runes was the power of laws.
With a thunderous boom, Emperor Zun's Immortal Ascension Cauldron appeared.
Though the Immortal Ascension Cauldron had not yet become an Immortal Weapon, it was already extraordinarily powerful.
The Immortal Ascension Cauldron rampaged through the battlefield, smashing one Sacred Spirit divine weapon after another, even opening its mouth to devour them directly.
It even released mysterious Great Dao Chains to imprison the Perfected Sacred Spirits.
Meanwhile, Emperor Zun's body radiated incomparably resplendent brilliance, like raging flames.
He charged through the battlefield, and every strike he made blasted apart a Perfected Sacred Spirit, reducing them completely to flying ash.
At that moment, Emperor Zun was like a god, looking down upon all the Perfected Sacred Spirits.
Heaven and earth crumbled, and the Perfected Sacred Spirits were all beaten senseless.
How could Emperor Zun be this powerful?
No matter how they deduced it, they believed that their eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits could surely kill Emperor Zun.
After all, any one of them alone could challenge a Supreme. Though they would be killed, they still believed they could challenge a Supreme.
With the combined combat strength of eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits, they could wear even a Heavenly Venerable to death.
"I am Emperor Zun. I shall establish the Heavenly Court and rule over everything in the world!"
"You insignificant Sacred Spirit beasts dare challenge my majesty!"
"Die!"
Emperor Zun's voice spread across the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands like thunder and roaring tides.
Yet upon hearing it, the Perfected Sacred Spirits felt waves of terror.
Emperor Zun—what an arrogant title.
The Heavenly Court was said to be inauspicious. Everyone who established one would be cursed and collapse for no apparent reason.
Yet Emperor Zun was so arrogant that he declared he would establish the Heavenly Court.
The Perfected Sacred Spirits frantically besieged Emperor Zun. They firmly believed that enough ants could bite an elephant to death, and they refused to believe Emperor Zun could endure forever.
More than a dozen Perfected Sacred Spirits wore savage expressions as they erupted with all their strength and attacked desperately.
With a puff, another Perfected Sacred Spirit's body exploded into ash, and a torrential rain of blood fell.
With a thunderous boom, Emperor Zun directly ignited a Perfected Sacred Spirit. It burned fiercely until even its Primordial Spirit became ash.
Everyone was stunned. Emperor Zun was actually so powerful, powerful beyond imagination.
At that moment, Emperor Zun was like a tiger among wolves, casually blasting apart one Perfected Sacred Spirit after another.
With every wave of his hand, countless Grand Dao Runes danced through the air. Dense divine light interwove as he casually slapped another Perfected Sacred Spirit to death.
No one could withstand his edge.
"How did he do it?"
"Why did living out a new Lifetime make him so powerful?"
These Perfected Sacred Spirits could not understand it no matter how much they thought.
If it had been a Supreme or even a Heavenly Venerable, they would still have had some grasp of their strength.
But ever since Emperor Zun had lived out his Third Lifetime, he had become terrifyingly powerful.
He was not the Chaotic Body Demon Venerable. How had he gained combat strength comparable to Demon Venerable's?
"This is nothing. If Demon Venerable can do it, so can I." Emperor Zun's expression was calm.
After reviving, Emperor Zun understood many things that had happened during his transformation in the blink of an eye.
Demon Venerable was now known as the foremost expert among the Nine Heavenly Venerables.
Emperor Zun could now be called the Tenth Heavenly Venerable.
He still did not have a clear understanding of Demon Venerable's strength, and he was eager to give it a try.
Originally, he had planned to catch up with Netherworld Venerable before going to challenge Demon Venerable.
He had not expected these Perfected Sacred Spirits to be so overconfident, seeking death like moths flying into a flame.
Since that was the case, he would send them on their way.
The ten remaining Perfected Sacred Spirits desperately burned their origins and essence blood, forming a strange formation that seemed capable of reopening heaven and earth.
They no longer had any way out. They could only fight desperately.
Grand Dao Laws intertwined, their auras linking together and becoming incomparably terrifying.
Yet Emperor Zun remained there, completely unharmed.
With a thunderous boom, another Perfected Sacred Spirit was blasted apart, its body scattering in every direction like a meteor.
With a casual palm strike from Emperor Zun came a dazzling radiance, a massive hand that blotted out the sky and sun, unstoppable by anyone.
With a puff, another Perfected Sacred Spirit was blasted apart, blood blooming in an enchanting, beautiful spray.
Emperor Zun's figures filled the heavens. Clearly, everyone was besieging Emperor Zun, yet it seemed as though Emperor Zun was besieging them all.
Emperor Zun alone surrounded an entire group.
The Sacred Spirit nurturing a Dragon-Patterned Black Gold weapon was blasted apart by Emperor Zun's palm, and the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold was devoured by the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.
The Sacred Spirit that had nurtured a Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold weapon within its body was lightly slapped by Emperor Zun, immediately vomiting blood in great mouthfuls. Its entire body ignited fiercely before exploding with a bang.
The Sacred Spirit possessing a Dao Tribulation Gold weapon frantically burned its origin and charged madly at Emperor Zun.
Facing this Sacred Spirit, Emperor Zun directly seized the Dao Tribulation Gold, kneaded it a few times, and casually tossed it into the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.
As for that Sacred Spirit, Emperor Zun caught it in his hand and gave it a light squeeze, reducing it to a cloud of ash.
Everything seemed dreamlike and surreal, utterly unbelievable.
After these Perfected Sacred Spirits were blasted apart, their body fragments and Origin Essence Blood were all devoured by the Immortal Ascension Cauldron.
As for the Immortal Gold nurtured within their bodies, the Immortal Ascension Cauldron accepted it without the slightest hesitation.
The three remaining Sacred Spirits had already panicked.
They began desperately burning their origins and fleeing for their lives.
"Where do you think you can run?"
Emperor Zun's voice was full of mockery.
With a puff, he stomped one Sacred Spirit to death.
Then, with two more puffs, he stomped the other two Sacred Spirits to death as well.
These scenes of battle were clearly reflected in the starry sky through fragments of time.
Countless living beings witnessed that dazzling spectacle and were utterly shaken.
Emperor Zun possessed such immense divine might that he seemed like a True Immortal descending into the world.
Facing the attacks of eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits, he slaughtered them as easily as chickens and dogs, as effortlessly as chopping melons and vegetables.
At this moment, Emperor Zun's strength was incomparably great, carrying an invincible bearing.
With the final three screams, the lives of those three Perfected Sacred Spirits came to an end.
The Immortal Ascension Cauldron now bore the imprints of eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits, incomparably dazzling as it emitted boundless radiant light.
It burned fiercely like the sun, even igniting countless nearby stars.
The Weapon Deity of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron actually began tempering itself with the origins and essence blood of the eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits, seeking to evolve and transform on its own.
This was a Weapon Deity with great ambitions.
No wonder, after becoming an Immortal Weapon, the Weapon Deity of the Immortal Ascension Cauldron underwent Nirvana and became the Divine Baby. It did not wish to remain a Weapon Deity, but instead wished to become a true person.
Its extraordinary nature had already revealed itself at this moment.
Endless runes danced around Emperor Zun's body. Golden radiance blotted out the sky and sun, dyeing vast stretches of the Chaos Sea gold.
These eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits posed no threat whatsoever to Emperor Zun. Instead, they were like gifts bestowed upon him by Heaven.
Using these eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits as stepping stones, Emperor Zun forcefully announced his return.
Bearing the might of having slain eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits, none could stand against his edge.
The deaths of eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits shook the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
"Emperor Zun!"
"Emperor Zun!"
Countless living beings boiled over and went mad.
Another powerhouse like Demon Venerable had risen once more.
Countless sages spread the news of Emperor Zun's slaughter of eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits to life-bearing planets everywhere.
The great holy lands, aristocratic families, and all living beings throughout the universe cried out Emperor Zun's name.
Emperor Zun was invincible beneath the heavens, supreme throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
To everyone, this was a myth.
Emperor Zun, who had only just returned to life, had slain eighteen Perfected Sacred Spirits in mere moments. Since ancient times, only Demon Venerable's feat of killing eleven Dark Supremes in a single day could compare.
This was an achievement that stood shoulder to shoulder with Demon Venerable's.
At this moment, the entire universe boiled over.
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