The wind was so strong, standing around was so awkward... Different ambitions, a desire to become immortal!

Even though doing so would cost him the use of his Emperor Weapon.

Against a mere three Supremes...

What need did he have for an Emperor Weapon's help?

Their fists collided, and the Supreme whose Emperor Weapon had been seized, returning him to the state of a Peak Great Emperor, abruptly coughed up blood, his presence weakening in an instant!

Had the other two Supremes not rushed to his aid in time.

The Black Emperor would likely have slain him on the spot within a few dozen exchanges!

Back when the Black Emperor had fought Lu Qingyun.

He had been crushed in two punches!

But that did not stop him from defeating the Supremes in mortal combat in almost the same fashion!

Elsewhere.

Ye Mingyuan's performance was even more outrageous!

Facing the combined assault of four Supremes who had undergone ultimate sublimation, he did not choose to avoid their edge for the moment.

Instead, he chose to trade injury for injury!

From the very beginning, this approach left the Supremes who had emerged not the slightest chance of survival!

And this fighting style proved particularly efficient.

At the cost of one arm, Ye Mingyuan tore apart a Supreme who was in a state of ultimate sublimation, whose combat strength had reached that of a Peak Great Emperor!

Bathed in the Supreme's blood, his divine power swelled.

And that savage ferocity seemed to make his imposing presence grow a little stronger still!

Once he opened a breach, everything else fell into place!

Two... three...

Until at last, after Ye Mingyuan slew the fourth Supreme.

He took out a lotus seed.

After he swallowed it, both his divine power and his injuries recovered at an extraordinarily astonishing speed.

The Black Emperor had given it to him; it was not a Divine Medicine of Immortality.

But it came extremely close.

And when he opened his eyes after regulating his breathing for a few breaths.

He saw the Black Emperor, who had long since finished his battle and stood composed, seemingly having suffered no depletion.

He gave a bitter chuckle.

Though he had fought one more Supreme, the gap was plain to see.

This era truly was full of monstrous talents...

In an ordinary flourishing era, producing even one Great Emperor was already quite an achievement.

Yet this era had produced three Great Emperors.

And every one of them possessed peerless brilliance, worthy of being called a Heavenly Emperor!

Such a magnificent sight would probably be difficult to see again even in the future...

Still, the other two were either a Chaos Body or a Divine Medicine of Immortality.

Only I attained the Dao through sheer effort with a Sacred Body!

Looking at it that way, I'm clearly still the more badass one!

Ye Mingyuan's thoughts wandered haphazardly.

And then...

The sound of the waves subsided, and heaven and earth seemed to regain their peace at that moment.

Everyone seemed to be waiting for something at that moment.

The myriad beings of the universe prayed ceaselessly, their hearts tense.

And the Supremes within the various forbidden zones also harbored a faint anticipation...

Ye Mingyuan and the Black Emperor wore calm, indifferent gazes.

Looking ready to meet death without fear, they watched the Immortal Court Forbidden Zone, seemingly waiting for some movement there, for the figure of that Chaos Heavenly Emperor to appear again.

Would that Chaos Heavenly Emperor come this time?

Would.

The path of conquest of these two Heavenly Emperors end here...

Would the entire vast universe, from this day onward, enter its greatest and longest age of darkness...

All living beings waited.

Waiting for fate's judgment, for where their future would lie.

Meanwhile, Lu Qingyun, seated cross-legged deep within the Immortal Court, was rather bewildered.

Seriously, guys.

Fight if you want, kill if you want.

What are you looking at me for once you're done!?

Don't tell me you want me to come out and fight you too?

Give me a break.

The system isn't offering any rewards.

Why would I meddle? Am I so well-fed and idle that my balls ache?

Wait...

It seems that in these people's eyes, I was just this inexplicable last time...

Lu Qingyun fell silent.

Then he silently raised his middle finger toward the Desolate Ash Sea as a gesture of friendship.

Within the Immortal Court.

Immortal mist drifted, concealing everything inside.

The world could not see into its depths and did not know whether that Chaos Heavenly Emperor was also pondering, hesitating.

A quarter of an hour... half an hour...

After waiting a long time.

Ye Mingyuan looked at the Black Emperor without speaking.

But the expression in his eyes already conveyed his thoughts.

The wind's so strong here. It's so awkward to keep standing around like idiots...

At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

That's what I thought!

From what I know of Lu Qingyun.

How could that fellow possibly insist on standing up for the other forbidden zones just because they were being attacked?

Never mind that those forbidden zones already had grudges with him and had intercepted him to kill him more than once before he attained the Dao.

His "none of my business" persona alone meant he was no helpful soul.

Rather than standing up for the forbidden zones.

He reckoned Lu Qingyun had most likely watched them fighting so fiercely and just happened to get an itch in his hands.

So he had simply emerged, found an excuse, and fought them.

Unfortunately...

We couldn't beat him, falling one move short.

A narrow defeat, a narrow defeat!

The Black Emperor withdrew his gaze from the Immortal Court.

Though he had already become indifferent to life and death, he still felt the ease of a great burden lifting.

Because this meant.

In the years ahead, he could continue fulfilling the promise he had made back then.

Waging war on the forbidden zones and exterminating the Supremes.

Paving the way for those who came after.

As for becoming immortal... he would not insist upon it.

After confirming that the Chaos Heavenly Emperor would not strike again, the Black Emperor signaled to Ye Mingyuan, then left the Fallen Immortal Star directly and returned to the Black Realm to recuperate and erase the extreme Dao wounds left by the Supremes.

Ye Mingyuan, however, did not leave immediately.

He cast an indifferent glance into the depths of the Desolate Ash Sea, making those icy gazes recede like the tide.

His eyes were deep, as though he were contemplating something.

Unlike the Black Emperor.

He had made no promises or vows.

And the reason he had fought alongside him, sweeping through the forbidden zones regardless of the cost.

Was only because.

The Sacred Body lineage had always done so...

This physique bore the name "sacred."

Because the living beings of this world sought to praise the great achievements and contributions made by its predecessors throughout the ages.

And as he possessed a Sacred Body, he naturally ought to carry on his predecessors' aspirations.

Only...

He was also somewhat different from his predecessors.

A Sacred Body at major accomplishment found it difficult to attain the Dao.

And precisely because of this, without even reaching the Emperor Realm, how could they speak of becoming immortal?

But he was different.

He was the first Sacred Body in history to attain the Dao.

He had even lived a second life through his own efforts!

He stood at a height that the living beings of this world, and even Great Emperors, could scarcely reach!

With such aptitude.

He naturally wanted to go one step further, wanted to... become immortal!

He stood above the Desolate Ash Sea.

He glanced at the Black Realm, entrenched at the center of the universe's starry expanse.

Then he glanced at the Immortal Court Forbidden Zone, where the swirling immortal mist remained tranquil and peaceful, unchanged year after year.

In the end, Ye Mingyuan sighed softly.

And set off on his journey home as well.

In this battle, seven Supremes were executed.

And in the end, the two Heavenly Emperors departed safely, unlike last time, when the Chaos Heavenly Emperor had emerged and beaten them to the brink of death.

From this moment onward, everyone in the world was filled with anticipation!

They could already foresee the number of Supremes within the various forbidden zones continuing to plummet!

Perhaps... an entire forbidden zone might truly be uprooted in this era!

Everything seemed to be developing in a good direction...