To Whom Would Heaven's Mandate Fall? A Fated Clash of Physiques, a Shameless Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body! Emerging from Seclusion!

"The strength of this Chaos Heavenly Emperor was actually so astonishing!"

"Indeed, of those who could call themselves invincible in an era, which one could be lacking..."

An enormous black lotus bloomed, drawing in and releasing boundless essence Qi amid the starry sky.

The Black Emperor sat cross-legged at the center of the Black Realm, traces of lingering shock still in his eyes.

Once, he had believed that, having attained the Dao with the foundation of a Divine Medicine of Immortality,

he would not be weaker than that Heavenly Emperor who had attained the Dao with a Chaos Body.

But now, it seemed he had been utterly wrong!

The gap...

was anything but small!

Whether it was the peerless sword intent condensed by that little nine-leafed grass, or that final, purely powerful Chaos Great Hand Seal,

if he had taken it head-on,

he feared his outcome would not have been much better than Ye Mingyuan's.

More importantly...

that terrifying power most likely... had not been the Chaos Heavenly Emperor's full strength.

Then his upper limit... was impossible to fathom!

And aside from that Chaos Heavenly Emperor, the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body who had first defeated him was also unfathomably mysterious. Even now, he had no confidence that he would certainly win another battle against him.

Now, even Ye Mingyuan, that Great Accomplishment Sacred Body whom he had initially thought nothing of, had lived out a second life!

In terms of combat strength, he feared Ye Mingyuan would not be much weaker than himself.

And if he... went one step further!

The Black Emperor's eyes flickered as he gazed at the Heavenly Heart Imprint under his control.

After staring at it for a long while, he suddenly chuckled.

"Though my disposition is peaceful now... as the Great Emperor of this age, how can I lack the drive to tower over all heroes and forge ahead without hesitation!"

"So what if he is the Chaos Heavenly Emperor? So what if he is a Great Accomplishment Sacred Body?"

"I am the Black Emperor. I shall... suppress all!"

His Dao heart became clear, his thoughts lucid.

The Great Dao encircled the Black Emperor, and Dao sounds rang out all around. The true body of the Black Realm in which he resided seemed to resonate with him.

Faintly... wisps of Qi bearing immortal resonance actually flowed out!

They surged into the Black Emperor's body, helping him... reach perfection!

Sensing something in his heart, he slowly closed his eyes.

Heaven's heart resonated, as though telling him that this was where heaven's mandate lay!

"Heaven's mandate..."

Within the Feng Clan's ancestral grounds, Ye Mingyuan reforged his body.

This was merely superficial; in truth, he remained utterly depleted.

His face was pale.

Yet his eyes were astonishingly bright!

For although his injuries were severe, he could still recover after a thousand years of recuperation.

A thousand years meant little to him now that he had embarked upon his second life.

And when his injuries healed and his condition reached its peak,

he might be able to... make that ultimate leap!

Now, his beloved had passed away.

Old friends were hard to find.

It seemed that, aside from his original desire to attain the Dao, nothing else remained.

Then... let me try.

Divine light flowed over Ye Mingyuan's flesh, and his golden Sea of Bitterness gradually filled, raising waves.

A vision of a green lotus rooted in chaos bloomed within his Sea of Bitterness, scattering endless clear radiance and opening one supremely mysterious gate after another within the Sea of Bitterness realm.

Year twelve thousand of the Immortal Court calendar.

For the invincible, ten thousand years was long, yet still within an acceptable span.

But for ordinary cultivators, who knew how many cycles of reincarnation had already passed?

Time was merciless, becoming an invisible scythe that harvested the world's living beings.

So much so that the scenes of the mortal world

had changed over, generation after generation.

Only the light of the Black Realm remained the most brilliant in the starry sky.

One pinnacle Dao power after another took root on Fallen Immortal Star, seemingly awaiting the arrival of some important moment.

And the Feng Clan, originally the foremost power,

had also reined in its edge in recent years.

But this did not mean that the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body their lineage relied upon was about to grow old.

On the contrary, everyone knew

that this invincible figure was about to undergo a transformation.

Now... he had lain dormant for a thousand years.

The moment he emerged, he would surely shake heaven and earth!

Besides, apart from Ye Mingyuan, the Feng Clan had other pillars of support.

Ku Mu, the Sacred Body whom Ye Mingyuan had taken as his disciple back then, had also grown into his own.

Although cultivation was difficult in this age when the Black Emperor's Great Dao overshadowed all other Daos, his aptitude had still allowed him to enter the ranks of Quasi-Emperors!

Everyone held high hopes for him.

They believed he had a chance of reaching great accomplishment. Then... two Great Accomplishment Sacred Bodies under one roof!

What glory that would be!

Of course, all of this... depended on

Ku Mu defeating his fated enemy... a Tyrant Body who had likewise risen powerfully!

In the starry sky,

two Quasi-Emperors possessing supreme physiques were locked in fierce combat!

Their blood Qi swept across space and collided, engulfing more than one star domain. Celestial bodies burst and shattered one after another, turning into cosmic dust.

Now, the eyes of nearly the entire universe were gathered here.

For in this era when a Great Emperor lived, the imperial road was sealed.

The ninth heaven of the Quasi-Emperor realm was already the limit.

And this domain belonged to the Sacred Body and the Tyrant Body!

Once they reached great accomplishment, they could challenge a Great Emperor!

Thus, this was tantamount to a clash between the Dao paths of the invincible!

For the victor, the road ahead would henceforth be free of obstacles.

The loser... would eat dust!

Space trembled, and the Great Dao thundered!

The two Quasi-Emperors possessing supreme physiques shook heaven and earth with their attacks, their might far exceeding that of ordinary Quasi-Emperors!

Some Quasi-Emperors wanted to watch the battle up close.

But the mere aftershocks sent their blood Qi churning. Unable to withstand them, they could only flee in disarray!

Powerhouses who stood at the pinnacle of their respective star domains were now gathered in the starry sky, exclaiming from time to time.

"Astounding! As expected of the two physiques with the greatest reputations since ancient times! With combat strength like this, even a Great Emperor's attacks probably wouldn't be much stronger, would they?"

"Which of us who entered the ranks of Quasi-Emperors wasn't a supreme heaven's chosen? Yet before these two, we can't even withstand the aftershocks. The gap is actually this enormous! And these are merely second-tier physiques. Then... how terrifying must that Chaos Heavenly Emperor be?"

"A Chaos Body is hard to encounter even in a million years. Powerful though it is, the road is fraught with hardship... who could truly know?"

"Alas-if they came from a pinnacle Dao power, that would be one thing, but coming from rogue cultivators... means practically making an enemy of the world! No wonder that person established his own forbidden zone and refused to shelter all living beings."

"Look! The Tyrant Body seems unable to hold on any longer. Could two Great Accomplishment Sacred Bodies truly appear in this era?"

"No! There's also that mysterious Sacred Body who defeated the Black Emperor. Three Great Accomplishment Sacred Bodies! Heavens, is this lineage truly favored by the Heavenly Dao?"

Stars fell silent, and Dao laws fractured.

Above the sea of stars, drops of golden and purple blood lay scattered everywhere, their colors reflecting one another with a beauty all their own.

And this great battle seemed to be nearing its end.

"No!! How can you still have strength left!"

"Clearly, your total divine power is less than mine!"

Cang Mian, the Tyrant Body, roared furiously, his expression full of unwillingness.

The several divine forms surrounding him also roared in anger, seemingly unable to accept their defeat.

Before him, Ku Mu held a great cauldron in his hand, his gaze calm.

Although his body bore many wounds, his presence remained fairly steady. The difference was plain to see.

"Since when has a fight to the death been decided by total divine power?"

Ku Mu's gaze was indifferent, as though he were speaking of some trivial matter unrelated to himself. "Before I became my master's disciple, I often snatched food from the mouths of stray dogs. How could someone like you, born on Tyrant Star with a smooth road all the way, know the hardships I've endured?"

"I never once doubted that I could defeat you."

"My master once bathed in the crimson blood of a Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body in the starry sky. So I've... looked forward to this day for a long time."

Ku Mu reached out with a great hand, grabbing toward Cang Mian!

In a clash of physiques, the loser... died!

Faced with this mortal crisis, Cang Mian gave a miserable smile and chose not to resist.

Although he harbored so much unwillingness,

he had indeed lost. Then the outcome... was his to bear!

Yet,

just when everyone thought Ku Mu was about to bathe in Tyrant Body blood, leaving his Dao heart unhindered and allowing him to advance all the way,

an aged and indifferent voice echoed through this star domain.

"Sacred Body junior, you've gone too far."

In an instant, a finger like a divine pillar holding up the heavens thrust toward Ku Mu.

The vast purple radiance and tyrannical presence upon it revealed the attacker's identity!

A Tyrant Body!

A... Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body!

As the finger descended, Ku Mu's expression changed drastically. He mustered what little divine power remained after the great battle and concentrated it upon his body!

But even so, at the very moment of collision,

that terrifying might shattered his body inch by inch, scattering golden blood across the starry sky!

One finger, and he was at death's door!

It had all happened far too suddenly.

No one had anticipated that, after the Tyrant Body's defeat, a Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body would actually emerge to shelter him with overwhelming force!

Wasn't this... far too shameless!

Yet at this scene, not a single person dared speak up for justice.

For a burly figure clad in purple robes already stood in the starry sky, his gaze indifferent, like the Heavenly Dao looking down upon all living beings.

He looked impassively at Ku Mu, already gravely wounded and dying, and offered no explanation.

He struck down with a palm, actually intending to kill him outright!

"Old bastard! You're truly this shameless!"

"Aren't you afraid my master will storm Tyrant Star and slaughter your entire Tyrant Body lineage!?"

Ku Mu's pupils contracted sharply as he roared.

But all that answered him was a gaze that seemed to be looking at an ant.

As though saying... so what?

This instantly filled Ku Mu with despair, and the look of death appeared on his face.

Although his talent surpassed the world and he could decisively defeat his fated enemy who possessed a Tyrant Body,

before a Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body whose realm far surpassed his own, he seemed... utterly frail and insignificant!

Could it be...

that I'm truly going to die here?

But I haven't reached great accomplishment yet. I'm afraid I've let my master down...

The light in Ku Mu's eyes dimmed.

Yet he did not sit and await death. Gathering the last shred of strength in his body, he staked everything on striking the palm descending from this Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body!

Even if he died, he could not diminish the Sacred Body's mighty name!

He would die with earthshaking grandeur!

Everyone who saw this scene could not help feeling sorrow.

But before an invincible figure, they too... were powerless.

They could only watch helplessly as that palm descended!

Purple radiance surged to the heavens, as though it would grind even the Great Dao beneath the palm into oblivion!

But...

Crack-!!

A crisp, ringing sound rang out, like a jade pendant shattering.

Then, a supreme presence belonging to the Sacred Body lineage surged from that purple radiance like a tide!

Golden blood Qi towered over the world. Just a single wisp of that presence leaking out made this Great Accomplishment Tyrant Body's face fill with horror!

"A supreme protective treasure?"

His brow furrowed, but a trace of ruthlessness entered his eyes!

Since he had already done it, he might as well see it through to the end!

This Sacred Body, with the potential to reach Great Accomplishment, had to die!!!

So what if it was a supreme protective treasure?

How many blows could it withstand?

Just then, a furious roar of shock resounded throughout the entire universe!

"Taking advantage of my seclusion to bully the young."

"Tyrant Body lineage, do you want to be utterly purged?"

A golden giant walked out of the Fallen Immortal Star.

His presence surged, his killing intent towering to the heavens, making even the myriad Daos tremble!