The First-Generation Tyrant Body Who Crossed Into the Mythological Era
Mythological Era.
At the edge of the universe, a dashing, imposing young man sat cross-legged.
His eyes were tightly shut. Purple divine light surged from his entire body, and the Dao's divine rhythm flowed around him. Clearly, he was immersed in the deepest state of enlightenment.
That was right. He was a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body, a powerhouse at the Quasi-Emperor Ninth Heaven.
The aura emanating from him was terrifyingly powerful.
Suddenly, the purple blood in his body all turned scarlet, becoming pure, flawless red blood.
The aura around him began to grow without pause. Then the aura around his body suddenly broke through some shackle, escaped an indescribable restraint, and entered a mysterious domain.
At this time, there was no precise term to describe this mysterious domain. Later generations called it Alternative Dao Attainment.
As this Great Accomplished Tyrant Body broke through to Alternative Dao Attainment, heaven and earth immediately responded.
A terrifying Heavenly Tribulation of Alternative Dao Attainment descended.
A Great Accomplished Tyrant Body attaining the Alternative Dao, with a powerful physique comparable to the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, had triggered a tribulation that was truly astonishing.
In the blink of an eye, terrifying thunder drowned the Cosmic Frontier, shocking all the living beings throughout the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
Countless peerless prodigies turned pale. All their efforts in this lifetime had been for nothing-someone had already triggered the Heavenly Tribulation of Enlightenment.
The living beings of the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands, the powerhouses of every race, used their divine eyes that pierced the heavens or their Extreme Dao Weapons to scrutinize the Cosmic Frontier.
"Why?"
"Is someone actually about to prove the Dao now?"
"Has this generation's struggle along the Imperial Road only just begun, and it's already about to end?"
One peerless prodigy after another looked toward the terrifying thunder at the edge of the universe and let out sigh after sigh.
There was only one person who attained the Dao in each generation. In this era, that was an iron law almost impossible to break.
Though some had deduced that, with sufficient strength, one could break through the Heavenly Heart Imprint and forcibly attain Emperorhood, no one had succeeded so far.
If this person succeeded in attaining the Dao, the many powerhouses would have no choice but to seal themselves away again, waiting for the Great Dao's suppression to dissipate before emerging once more.
Or they could wait for some golden age in later generations and then contend along the Imperial Road.
At that moment, the Dark Supremes who had cut themselves down and sealed themselves in the Life Forbidden Zones were also roused.
They looked toward the Cosmic Frontier, toward the figure undergoing tribulation. Their gazes flickered, sometimes revealing a trace of delight, sometimes gleaming with ferocity. No one knew what they were thinking.
The Heavenly Tribulation of Alternative Dao Attainment faced by a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body was incomparably terrifying. It was even more violent than the tribulation of an ordinary Great Emperor attaining the Dao, so it was no wonder people had mistaken it for one.
Each bolt of thunder was enough to destroy one star system after another, shatter countless stars, and wipe out countless living beings. Fortunately, that place was the Cosmic Frontier.
"I've finally reached this step."
The young man was Xiao Ping'an.
He was a transmigrator from Earth who had crossed into the Mythological Era of the Shrouding the Heavens World.
This was the Mythological Era's final years. Emperor Venerable had already emerged and successfully attained the Dao.
Though he hadn't been called Emperor Venerable in his first life, when Xiao Ping'an heard that he was the creator of Nine Secrets: Jie, he immediately realized this man was Emperor Venerable.
After attaining the Dao, Emperor Venerable had grown arrogant and challenged Netherworld Venerable. According to the reports that had spread, he was said to have suffered a crushing defeat.
He fought a great battle against Netherworld Venerable, then vanished inexplicably after losing.
Some said he had gone through a transformation. Others said he had died.
In any case, after Emperor Venerable's mysterious disappearance, the suppression of his Great Dao also dissipated, and the Great Dao of the entire universe grew active once more.
The prodigies of the ancient Holy Lands and noble families once again began contending along the Imperial Road.
The peerless prodigies sealed in Divine Source also emerged one after another, hoping to attain Emperorhood in this era.
Now that the Great Dao's suppression had dissipated, the Starry Sky Ancient Road had only just opened, and countless peerless prodigies had just set foot upon it.
The Starry Sky Ancient Road had only just opened, and someone was already about to attain the Dao?
The people of this era couldn't yet distinguish between attaining the Dao and Alternative Dao Attainment. They mistakenly thought Xiao Ping'an was about to attain the Dao. Many felt despair, believing there wasn't enough time left in this generation.
But Xiao Ping'an was truly only attaining the Alternative Dao. It was just that his tribulation was so violent it rivaled a Great Emperor's tribulation.
When Xiao Ping'an had first transmigrated, he was astonished to discover that he was a First-Generation Tyrant Body.
If he had guessed correctly, the first First-Generation Tyrant Body born in the Mythological Era was the ancestor of the entire Heavenly Tyrant Body Lineage in later generations.
That was because Xiao Ping'an had discovered that, almost at the same time he was born, a Sacred Body had appeared, known as the First-Generation Sacred Physique of the Indestructible Golden Body.
Xiao Ping'an had originally felt great goodwill toward the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body Lineage. He believed they protected humanity, and that the Nine Great Sacred Bodies had fought the firmament, shedding blood and sacrificing their lives for humanity. They were truly admirable.
But after transmigrating, Xiao Ping'an discovered just how detestable the Sacred Body Lineage was.
From the very first time that Sacred Body saw Xiao Ping'an, he had picked a fight with him.
The two began battling after they met in the First City, upon entering the Human Race's Starry Sky Ancient Road.
Then they fought all the way to the Quasi-Emperor realm.
In the original story, a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body who had cultivated to Alternative Dao Attainment and was almost about to attain Emperorhood was killed by that Great Accomplished Sacred Body who had attained the Alternative Dao.
So when Xiao Ping'an became a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body, he hadn't yet broken through to Alternative Dao Attainment before sealing himself in Divine Source.
He planned to wait until the Great Accomplished Sacred Body died before breaking the seal and attempting Alternative Dao Attainment. He would try to imitate the later-generation Heavenly Emperor Ye, break through the Heavenly Heart Imprint, and attempt to attain the Dao as a Heavenly Emperor.
After all, neither a Great Accomplished Sacred Body nor a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body could merge with the Heavenly Heart Imprint.
That was the only way to attain Emperorhood.
But that First-Generation Sacred Body was truly detestable. Seeing that Xiao Ping'an had sealed himself away, he broke Xiao Ping'an's seal three times.
Only after Xiao Ping'an verbally admitted defeat did the Great Accomplished Sacred Body leave in triumph.
He told everyone, "A Great Accomplished Sacred Body is stronger than a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body. The Great Accomplished Tyrant Body was utterly crushed."
Though Xiao Ping'an had admitted defeat aloud, he had secretly sworn to himself that after the Great Accomplished Sacred Body died, he would dig his two daughters, both sealed in Divine Source on the Sacred Body Ancestral Star, out and fuck them.
The Great Accomplished Sacred Body had been dead for tens of thousands of years now.
Xiao Ping'an happily broke out of Divine Source and happily advanced to Alternative Dao Attainment.
As he underwent tribulation, he cast the corner of his eye toward the direction of the Sacred Body Ancestral Star.
After enduring the Great Accomplished Sacred Body for so many years, how could he swallow this anger without digging his two precious daughters out of Divine Source and fucking them?
He was someone who didn't like taking a loss.
After transmigrating to this era, Xiao Ping'an had learned that so many Dark Supremes had already accumulated in this world by the end of the Mythological Era.
Apart from the most famous Nine Great Heavenly Venerables, the many Dark Supremes would occasionally emerge to hunt for food.
After transmigrating to the Shrouding the Heavens World, he had become keenly aware of just how dangerous it was.
And even if he escaped the pursuit of these Dark Supremes, there was still the Weird Race beyond the world, constantly looking to perform a grand sacrifice of the heavens.
These dangers were like links in a chain, one loop after another.
A problem in any link could cost him his life.
Fortunately, Xiao Ping'an had survived and grown stronger.
He had now cultivated to the point of Alternative Dao Attainment.
Once he survived the tribulation, a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body who had attained the Alternative Dao would possess such vigorous blood and Qi that killing an ordinary Dark Supreme would be no problem.
He was about to gain the strength to control his own fate in these Nine Heavens and Ten Lands. Rumble!
The Ninefold Immortal Tribulation surged with boundless force.
At the Cosmic Frontier, countless galaxies were destroyed in the blink of an eye, reduced to ashes.
Yet facing this terrifying tribulation, Xiao Ping'an appeared remarkably relaxed. Not a hint of fear showed on his face. Instead, he was eager to fight, his battle intent soaring to the heavens.
The terrifying tribulation continued to evolve. One Heavenly Venerable after another appeared amid the thunder, along with one immortal spirit after another, roaring at the heavens.
These were the imprints of the Great Dao left behind by the powerful figures of the past, manifested by this terrifying tribulation.
Whether they were the Heavenly Venerables of old, the immortal spirits, or the worlds that had been manifested, they all pressed down upon Xiao Ping'an.
A Divine Mark Purple Gold bell radiating purple light bobbed above his head.
This weapon of attestation charged toward the immortal spirits on its own.
Xiao Ping'an, meanwhile, charged toward the manifested figures of the Heavenly Venerables.
Terrifying purple light tore through the thunder and ripped apart one Heavenly Venerable after another.
Though he had only attained the Alternative Dao, Xiao Ping'an's strength was already no weaker than an ordinary Heavenly Venerable.
His surging aura dyed that entire stretch of heaven and earth purple.
Xiao Ping'an was a Heavenly Tyrant Body, and a First-Generation Tyrant Body at that.
His parents had both cultivated to the Saint Realm, but neither had any special physique.
For the two of them to have given birth to Xiao Ping'an, a First-Generation Tyrant Body, was nothing short of a miracle.
Unfortunately, the Dark Supreme who had triggered the Dark Turmoil had devoured the lives of Xiao Ping'an's parents when he was very young. He didn't know which one it had been.
What a pity.
At the time, he had been sealed in Divine Source, while his parents had set out along the Starry Sky Ancient Road.
Fortunately, he hadn't begun cultivating yet. Otherwise, that Dark Supreme would have devoured him too.
After all, these Dark Supremes wanted to leave behind seeds of life so that they could reap them again next time.
All the Dark Supremes tacitly agreed to devour young, strong adults first when harvesting life. For the time being, they spared the old and the children. Once they grew up, other Dark Supremes could continue devouring them, ensuring that everyone had a steady supply of living beings to consume.
Xiao Ping'an could say he hated these Dark Supremes to the bone.
He secretly swore that once he deduced which Dark Supreme had devoured his parents back then, he would drag him out, rip out his tendons and skin, and grind his bones to dust.
As for his deceased parents, once he became an Immortal Emperor or a Sacrificial Dao powerhouse, he would fish them out of the River of Time.
There was no point thinking so much now.
His parents had died on the Starry Sky Ancient Road, leaving no bones behind. There was no way to find them.
When he had first transmigrated and learned that he possessed the top-tier First-Generation Tyrant Body, second only to the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo and the Chaos Body, Xiao Ping'an had been overjoyed.
After all, even if he couldn't attain the Dao, once he became a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body, at his peak he could still wear down those Dark Supremes to death.
Though he was very happy, he hadn't made a show of himself. Instead, he had quietly kept his head down and developed.
Before he had grown strong enough, the stronger his constitution, the easier it was to attract a fatal calamity.
Just look at Wang Bo, the most ill-fated peerless genius of the Mythical Age. His constitution was too powerful, and he was too high-profile in his actions, so nearly every Supreme had set their sights on him.
In the end, Chaos Body Wang Bo hadn't attained the Dao and become an Emperor. He had been killed, and his body refined into the five continents on the Big Dipper.
Although Xiao Ping'an knew that the Chaos Body hadn't truly died, and had successfully undergone nirvana and revived in a later era,
he had then sealed himself inside Immortal Source. Only after the life essence within it had run dry did he break through the seal and attain the Dao, becoming an Emperor.
But he had hidden away the whole time, like a rat scared out of its wits, never emerging.
By then, Ye Fan had already flattened all the dark forbidden zones, and every Dark Supreme had been killed.
Even so, Chaos Body Wang Bo had waited for many tens of thousands of years before finally attaining the Dao and becoming an Emperor.
It seemed he really had been scared out of his wits back then.
He had gone from a high-profile Chaos Body to a rather cowardly, low-profile wimp.
When Xiao Ping'an had first transmigrated, he'd thought about seeing whether he had some sort of golden finger or system.
After checking, he hadn't found any system or golden finger of any kind.
Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it.
Xiao Ping'an had actually transmigrated into this era, into Shrouding the Heavens. All he could do was work hard and strive forward.
He cultivated the Saint scriptures his parents had jointly created, which contained only the Sea of Bitterness Chapter, Dao Palace Chapter, and Four Extremes Chapter.
As for the Dragon Transformation Chapter and Immortal Platform Chapter, those were sage scriptures his parents had obtained through other channels and passed down to him.
His parents should have inherited a sect's legacy, but for some reason, they had never told him about it.
Even the scriptures they taught Xiao Ping'an had been pieced together from various sources.
Because he was a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body, when he had first begun cultivating, there had been no secret arts specifically designed for Tyrant Bodies. Even the Tyrant Fist, which would later become so famous, had yet to be created.
But his constitution was so powerful that even with ordinary sage scriptures, he had still managed to cultivate his way to the top.
The Heavenly Tyrant Body, such a powerful and terrifying constitution, truly seemed blessed by heaven and earth. Cultivating it was like having divine assistance.
He had cultivated all the way, encountering one opportunity after another, until he became a Great Accomplished Tyrant Body.
He had created scriptures for the Tyrant Body Lineage, secret arts for Tyrant Body cultivation, and the Tyrant Fist.
Now he had even reached the level of Alternative Dao Attainment.
The tribulation for this Alternative Dao Attainment was so powerful that even those Heavenly Venerables had been shocked.
After all, a First-Generation Tyrant Body like Xiao Ping'an's had appeared for the first time in history. No one had heard of one before, much less studied it.
But from Xiao Ping'an's tribulation, they had all realized how terrifying this constitution was.
Even without successfully attaining the Dao, he had already made many Dark Supremes feel a deep sense of pressure.
If he had possessed some other, ordinary constitution, he might have fallen long ago.
When ordinary Great Emperors had attained the Dao and become Emperors, their tribulations had been no more than this.
Xiao Ping'an's tribulation was simply too terrifying.
"Could another golden age be upon us?"
"This man already shows signs of attaining the Dao and becoming a Supreme!"
"He possesses a peculiar constitution, and his strength is so terrifying that he can stir up such a violent tribulation."
"This human is far too powerful. If he truly attains the Dao, he may be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Nine Great Heavenly Venerables."
"He gives off a strange aura of origin, and his blood Qi is so vigorous. If we devour him, we will surely be able to live another lifetime."
The many Dark Supremes discussed this among themselves. One Dark Supreme named Yun Gen spoke in a cold voice.
He seemed to have already treated Xiao Ping'an as prey in his hands, ready to devour him and live another lifetime.
If Xiao Ping'an heard this man's name, he would surely cry out in shock.
Wasn't this the name of the Dao Attainer devoured by the Carefree Heavenly Venerate? Had that Dao Attainer already been devoured?
In the original story, the Carefree Heavenly Venerate had kept using this man's name, surviving all the way to Ye Fan's era, and had even wanted to devour Ye Fan.