He was determined to fight, and even if there was only a sliver of hope, he would hold on tight.
"I will wait for you to come back here!" The girl cried out reluctantly, tears streaming down her face as she watched her lover soar into the sky.
Hearing the crying, tears welled in the young man's eyes. He gripped the black and gold chariot tightly in his hand and left without looking back.
In those days, war chariots were prevalent in Big Dipper. This chariot was forged by the girl and him together, and it was his only memorial to his homeland...
As a young man War Emperor's Path, traversing ancient star fields and battling numerous powerful figures. His early journey was smooth, and after becoming a saint, he underwent a complete transformation, gradually growing stronger, taking each step with solid foundation.
This is an ancient history that can be passed down, until the Human Race's Fiftieth Pass, when finally a seed-level player appeared.
In an ancient star field, seven extraordinary geniuses emerged in succession. The seven joined forces and were known as the Seven Heroes of Heaven-Chaos. They defeated many peerless enemies, and their brilliance spread throughout the star field.
Soon, the young man encountered them!
He suffered a crushing defeat in that battle, was driven to the brink of despair, and was forced to flee to the Border Wasteland. He barely escaped with his life by relying on his ingenious chariot.
He then fought in the star field, rising and falling in the vortex. During this process, he also experienced several major defeats. Finally, he barely broke through to the Great Saint and returned to the Big Dipper in despair.
Little did I expect that this journey home would be a separation of life and death.
His former lover passed away tragically, her beauty fading away. On that day, he knelt before the girl's grave, his heart shattered, wishing to find release.
However, the calamity did not end there. Due to some connection, the supreme divine dynasty of Central Province was angered and wanted to take his head.
This was a terrifying calamity. Faced with the pursuit of Quasi-Emperor, he was powerless to resist and fled in defeat.
He wasn't the only one caught in the crossfire; his family was wiped out, his master was killed, and all his friends were killed. A series of tragedies piled up, leaving the young man in despair, fleeing amidst blood and tears...
Ye Yun Zhi Xia's "On the Levels of the Supreme in Shrouding the Heavens Sky"
The Perfect World Shrouding the Heavens, and the war never ends!
Combat strength is an unavoidable topic in the Coffin Trilogy.
In Perfect World, the Immortal King level is divided into six tiers:
1: Flawed Immortal King: This type of immortal king has flaws in his Dao Fruit, either his physical body or his primordial spirit is incomplete. People like the Lord of the Forbidden Zone of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, such as the Golden-Haired Hou, belong to this level.
2: Flawless Immortal King: The Dao Fruit is perfected. Most Immortal King belong to this level, and even Flawed Immortal King with powerful bloodlines can reach this level in a short time.
3: Supreme Immortal King: With unparalleled combat power, they are the leaders of both the Immortal Domain and the Foreign Realm. Such beings are very rare and wield enormous influence in both realms. Ao Sheng's trio, An Lan, and Yu Tuo all belong to this level and are the rulers of ancient eras.
4: Immortal King Giant: Dao Fruit sublimation, the strongest in the Immortal Domain and Foreign Realm during the early Chaotic Ancient Era.
True Dragon, the Immortal King Wuzhong, and the Six Paths Lunhui in the Immortal Ancient Era also belong to this level; the Scarlet King and the Pu Demon King are both giants.
Despite their strength, the giants were still unable to transcend the level of ordinary immortal Immortal King. True Dragon, Wuzhong, Lunhui were all worn down and killed in the group battle.
5: Supreme Giant: These Immortal King are no longer afraid of ordinary group battles and are extremely rare in the boundless Boundary Sea. They include Butcher, Burial Master, fake medicine sellers, and chicken farmers.
The Supreme Giant can roam freely in the Boundary Sea, while the Butcher can kill Ao Sheng with a single strike.
(The extraordinary group battles were still effective; in the later stages, those who farmed chickens were cursed and killed by a large number of Dark Immortal King.)
The Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit ( Willow Deity ) briefly reached this realm by burning her Dao Fruit, and roamed freely across the Foreign Realm in the late Immortal Ancient, leaving the Immortal King of the Foreign Realm of those Foreign Realm helpless.
5.1: Emperor Light Immortal King: His body is surrounded by a faint light of Quasi-Immortal Emperor, which can be called the pinnacle. He is like water overflowing when full, and has reached the end of the path of the Immortal King.
The existence that reaches this level of Perfect World overlaps with the Supreme Giant; they are both old figures. The original work does not explain the difference between the Supreme Giant Emperor Light Immortal King.
Based on this dividing line, the author would like to share his thoughts here.
The Supreme of Shrouding the Heavens is divided into 6 levels:
The threshold for the first-tier Supreme: Nine Heavens Sacred Body, Nine Tyrant Body, Great Perfection Saint Spirit. Such beings possess the Imperial Dao Laws, transcend the mortal world, and can easily suppress those Almost-Enlightened One.
Second-tier Half-Emperor: Alternative Dao Attainment, Forbidden Zone Supreme (with declining blood and energy), possessing a deeper understanding of the Imperial Dao Laws.
This realm is also the dead end for the Sacred Body and the Tyrant Body. Ning Fei, Chuan Ying, and most of the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body and Great Accomplished Tyrant Body are at this level.
There is a small difference between the first and second tiers. Generally speaking, most people in the first tier can advance to the second tier through cultivation.
Tier 3 Extreme Dao Supreme, Heavenly Heart Supreme (an ordinary person among the current Great Emperor ), Forbidden Zone Supreme (with good blood and qi), Strongest Sacred Body.
Holding the Heavenly Heart Imprint, one possesses boundless Daoist magic, and their power overwhelms the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.
In the original work, the Divine Thought of the Yinghuo Sacred Body was revived, unleashing a power level of Great Emperor. That person should be one of the strongest Sacred Body, whose combat power reached this level, leading the Forbidden Zone Supreme to mistakenly believe that he was a Dao Prover.
Leaving aside the main character, Ye Fan is special; he is the only one in ancient history to defeat the current Great Emperor. Even Wang Bo couldn't turn the tide back then, as he was Wuliang suppressed and killed by Wuliang.
Tier 4 Top-Tier Great Emperor: The most outstanding Great Emperor of our time. Taiyin and Taiyang, Demon Emperor, Hengyu, Void, Chaotic Ancient Era can all be classified into this level.
I'm not sure if the Golden Crow counts. That one survived a second life on his own. He has talent, but his combat strength is questionable. The author doesn't like the Golden Crow.
The nine Heavenly Venerable Great Emperor at the peak of the 5th tier (excluding Emperor Zun and Lingbao ) are included because of the Nine Secrets. Fuxi can also be included. When Ye Fan was undergoing his tribulation, he said that the Fuxi Dragon Stele and the Beginningless Bell were almost the same. As the Ancestor of Humanity, he can be praised.
Some top-tier characters could also be placed here, like the Demon Emperor. Based on performance, Void could be placed here, but Void Mirror's transformation happened after Void's fall, so he's placed among the top-tier characters.
The six Heavenly Emperor, from ancient times to the present, are: Netherworld Venerable, Lingbao, Emperor Zun, Undying, Silkworm Emperor, Ruthless One, Wu Shi, Azure Emperor, Ye Fan, Wang Bo, and Immortal Tears Green Gold Emperor.
Lingbao is included here. According to the original text, Lingbao was at least Supreme in four lifetimes: the Lifetime an emperor, the second was Immortal Medicine, and the third Nine-Turn Immortal Pill.
When Ye Fan arrived at Lingbao Heavenly Venerable's Bitter Sea, he discovered that Lingbao Tianzun's Wheel of Life far surpassed that of ordinary Great Emperor, reaching an astonishingly long period. Neither the Immortal Medicine nor the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill could extend the limits of his own life essence, indicating that Lingbao Heavenly Venerable must have lived through a fourth, or even a fifth, incarnation.
Secondly, the Four Killing Sword survived the Dark Turmoil and, like the Azure Emperor Weapon and the Devouring Heaven Demon Jar, became Immortal of the Foreign Realm and indestructible, far surpassing other Emperor Weapon.
[1] Here, the Forbidden Zone Supreme is divided into two levels.
The Supreme who appeared on the first Road to Immortality —such as the Qilin Ancient Emperor, the Lunhui Supreme, and the Light-Dark Supreme —had all had their blood and energy depleted to a certain extent, and four of them even died on the Road to Immortality.
The Longevity Heavenly Venerable was in the worst condition. Not only did he walk the Road to Immortality to immortality, but he was also injured by the self-destruction of one-third of the Green Copper Cauldron. His condition was the worst among them all. Even so, he still risked his Sacred Body of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land.
I believe this does not diminish our reputation.
Chen Dong's arrangement was ingenious. By using the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, he slightly elevated Longevity's potential, preventing him from reaching the Ultimate Sublimation. Otherwise, the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body would be in vain, and the ending would be tragic.
After all, who would sing praises of someone who was killed?
Great Accomplishment Sacred Body would undoubtedly be killed in a battle against a contemporary Great Emperor, as mentioned multiple times in the original text. Unless it's the strongest Sacred Body: the Mars Sacred Body and the Sacred Body Progenitor, whose combat power is comparable to that of a contemporary Great Emperor, just like Ye Fan of Flying Immortal Star.
After Ye Fan achieved the Great Perfection of the Sacred Body, most of the Supreme he fought were at this level. Even the Carefree Heavenly Venerate only had one chance to ascend; once that time was up, he could only wait to die.
After Ye Fan attained enlightenment, the Supreme who appeared changed. The blood essence of the Roc Emperor, Immortal Matriarch, Spirit Emperor, and others was well preserved, allowing them to undergo multiple sublimations. These Forbidden Zone Supreme were completely different from those mentioned above.
Therefore, the author places this type of Supreme among ordinary Great Emperor. It is not entirely accurate to describe them as a dying candle in the wind, as their blood and energy are still intact, and their sublimation can rival that of contemporary Great Emperor.
This is Xiao Ye Ye's personal opinion. If you have any disagreements, please leave a comment here so we can discuss it together.
Chapter 498 Dark Chariot, Central Plains Ancestral Temple
Amidst the devastation, the young man rode in a golden chariot to a distant Foreign Realm, departing with tears of blood.
Bearing the burden of a blood feud, he struggled relentlessly, refusing to yield.
Because I'm unwilling to accept this, I must fight!
On that day, he rebuilt the chariot the girl had given him, sealed away his former chariot, and retraced the Starry Sky Ancient Road!
Then, he faced the Seven Heroes of Heaven-Chaos once again, suffering numerous defeats. After a hundred defeats, he formed Demon Embryo, comprehended the Forbidden Domain, and thus changed his fate, sweeping across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, defying the heavens to prove his Dao!
He achieved what he had dreamed of in the past, becoming a true emperor, invincible under heaven, and annihilating all his former enemies!
This black and gold chariot carries his memories and is the only item the girl left him!
The scene shattered, everything vanished with the wind, leaving only darkness. The stone coffin closed, exuding an aura of desolation.
"Go, quell the unrest! The Chaotic Ancient Era lineage is no less powerful than anyone else!"
A gentle instruction faintly rang out, followed by a roar of imperial aura and a thunderous sound from the heavens. A Domain Gate appeared in this underground palace, leading to the outside world.
A streak of black light shot out, reaching incredible speed. The Ancient Emperor Chariot sped forward, Shi Ming turned back, bowing once more. Everything was understood without words...
The Old Crane, waiting by the lake, felt a chill run down its spine as its soul sensed a terrifying pressure!
In the distance, a black and gold chariot spewed out Chaos energy, instantly darkening the surrounding area.
Dark clouds appeared, and the Ancient Emperor Chariot rumbled, as if reversing the Lunhui of heaven and earth, throwing the laws of the land into chaos, becoming the only one in the vast ocean.
The Torch Dragon roared, the Golden Crow flapped its wings, the True Dragon coiled, and the Divine Phoenix sang. Various strange phenomena emerged, surrounding the black-gold chariot, which even bore traces of imperial blood. Its extreme pressure was enough to make even Saint dizzy.
Shi Ming's black hair cascaded down his shoulders, his eyes reflected a sky full of stars, his pupils shone like Immortal Gold, and his aura was incomparably otherworldly.
"You have obtained the Ancient Emperor Chariot..."
The Old Crane fell silent, unable to believe it.
As the guardian of the underground palace, it was extremely familiar with the Chaotic Ancient Era heritage, which contained King chariots, saint-level chariots, and golden chariots at the Great Saint level.
However, the most powerful Ancient Emperor Chariot was not among them. This ancient artifact remained hidden from the world, accompanying the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor into slumber.
"I swore an oath in the underground palace that I would come back with the Supreme's head in the future!" Shi Ming said, somewhat taciturn.
In his eyes, the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor had become one of his own. The fact that one of his own had suffered such a calamity filled him with resentment, which he longed to vent.
I wonder if the tomb of that dynasty still exists. The Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor had a broad mind, but he didn't!
Upon hearing these startling words, the crane was momentarily speechless.
After a moment of silence, its gaze gradually softened. Since the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor had acknowledged him, Shi Ming was indeed the true successor of the Chaotic Ancient Era Emperor!
As for Wang Teng...
The Old Crane felt a pang of sadness as it thought of the immortal seedling it had nurtured with its own hands. It had chosen this person, but it never expected it to end like this.
"Is Elder Crane willing to come with me?" Shi Ming asked seriously.
As he spoke, he took out two divine fruits and a piece of Nine Heavens Divine Jade the size of half an arm.
The latter shook his head, indicating that he would guard the spirit of the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor for the rest of his life.
Seeing that the crane was unwilling, Shi Ming did not force it.
He left behind the divine fruit and materials, then rode the Ancient Emperor Chariot, tearing through the Void and disappearing into the world, leaving only the tomb keeper's figure swaying in the setting sun...
A thin line appears in the sky, and the entire world seems to be contained within that line.
In the Qinling of Central Province, a black and gold chariot, wreathed in divine flames, flew out from the spatial turbulence.
Shi Ming, full of vigor and ambition, his eyes gleaming with the Dao patterns of time and space, roamed freely between heaven and earth.