Chapter 1613: Purple Eternal Demon Emperor

The remaining four demonic emperors were given pause.

It seemed like Wu Yu would be hard to deal with. He was able
to dodge them almost perfectly despite the space constraints on
the white jade platform.
And he would pounce on the slightest opening and end one of
them.
None of the remaining four wanted to end up like Unending
Crepuscular Sea, sacrificed to the immortal kernels raging
around them. And now that they were on the brink of rising to
eternal demon emperor, they wanted to live more than anyone
else.
"How about a ceasefire?" Celestial Meteor suggested coolly.
He knew that continuing the battle was not useful.
As for Wu Yu, he had risked himself much and taken heavy
injuries. And every single instant of the fight had demanded
perfect precision and control. The slightest slip up and he would
have been dead.
Therefore, he nodded. "I agree to the ceasefire. Whoever
attacks, beware the same fate as Unending Demonic Emperor."
He again reminded them of the consequences. In truth, he
himself was rather shaken. If not for Unending Crepuscular
Sea’s own carelessness, Wu Yu would probably be dead,
attacked by the five.
But now, he had won some breathing space. They were scared.
Both sides calmed down and stopped attacking.
The four demonic emperors were discussing amongst
themselves, and Wu Yu could hear their words as well.
Perpetual World Tree said: "We don’t know what the use of the
bronze pendants are yet. And without Unending Demonic
Emperor, the seal on it will be hard to lift. We might have
difficulties using it when it comes to it."
Dignified Lava Beast rumbled: "No matter, leave it aside for
now. Let’s talk about how to get out of the white jade platform."
They made no effort to hide the conversation from Wu Yu.
They had to let him know about this information. After all, he
still held one bronze pendant with him, and the cooperation of
both sides would be needed when the time came.
Just as they said this, they felt a shuddering underfoot. The
white jade platform began to move!
Originally it had stood still within the tempest of elements. But
now it began to head in one direction.
The immortal kernels opened up a path for the white jade
platform to move through, the only oasis of calm in the
destruction.
None of its passengers knew where it was heading.
Suddenly, a black figure flew in from outside the white jade
platform, landing in the middle of the white jade platform.
"Eh?" Wu Yu perked up. Someone flying in from outside was
incredibly suspicious. Although the figure appeared human, it
reeked of demon, and was definitely a demon immortal.
From under its black armor, plum-colored skin showed. Its face
was obscured by black mist, but purple eyes glowed from
within, a spooky sight framed by mist.
"It’s a corpse puppet." Wu Yu immediately recalled. He had
defeated it back at Ancient Demon Realm in order to obtain the
bronze pendant.
However, the corpse puppet back then was nothing compared
to this one.
Wu Yu could sense that this corpse puppet was made from the
body of an eternal demon emperor, and retained a large portion
of its former strength!
All four demonic emperors and Wu Yu were still at the Great
Void Immortal Realm. Even at the peak of that realm, they were
far from an eternal demon emperor. It was possible that all of
them together would not be able to deal with this corpse puppet.
Also, the corpse puppet had immediately turned a frenzied
attack on Wu Yu from the moment it landed on the white jade
platform.
Wu Yu had only just recognized the powerful eternal demon
emperor aura and its identity as a corpse puppet, and he was
already under attack. Besides, the puppet attacked with only
sheer physical brute force.
Wu Yu sensed that it had chosen the nearest target, and was not
just singling him out.
"So strong!"
It was just one aspect, but its physical strength completely
eclipsed Wu Yu’s, and sent him flying!
He narrowly managed a recovery at the edge of the white jade
platform, pulling out Fulgurating Shadows at the last instance
to return back to the white jade platform.
However, Wu Yu would definitely not clash hard against this
corpse puppet again.
He turned and rushed towards the demonic emperors.
When the corpse puppet had been attacking Wu Yu, they had
all watched indifferently from the sidelines. But now that Wu
Yu had lured the corpse puppet over, they had become the
targets.
All four demonic emperors started to swear and curse. But they
would have to deal with the corpse puppet nonetheless.
This eternal demon emperor corpse puppet had no heavenly
rule power to speak of, but overwhelming physical strength.
Although it fought with simple moves like an ordinary martial
warrior, but it was enough to send the demonic emperors
fleeing wretchedly. They did not dare receive even a single
blow.
They had seen what happened to Wu Yu. If the corpse puppet
managed to hit just one of them, they would probably be sent
flying out of the white jade platform.
While the corpse puppet was attacking the demonic emperors,
Wu Yu observed the corpse puppet’s movements. He noted that
they were very simple.
However, it was the superhuman strength, which surpassed
even Wu Yu’s own Invincible Vajra Body. Brute force elevated
the deadliness of its moves beyond what a Great Void Immortal
Realm cultivator could handle.

No matter where the demonic emperors went, the corpse puppet

was sure to follow. Punches and clawing - each was a fatal
attack that the demonic emperors did not dare dismiss.
Even if it was four on one, the corpse puppet was beating them
all back. Each was in a precarious position, in danger of being
knocked off the white jade platform at any time.
"Kid, we’ll take this thing down together!" Olden Demonic
Emperor shouted. The tremor in his voice was obvious, and he
wanted Wu Yu to chip in as well.
But Wu Yu did not move. It was not yet a good time.
Wu Yu focused on dodging the corpse puppet, making it
continually target the four demonic emperors. They made up
too big a target to turn its attentions to Wu Yu instead.
As for Wu Jun, he was still hiding in the Floating Dreams
Pagoda.
The four demonic emperors continued to throw heavenly rule
powers at the corpse puppet. The unfortunate target of the
corpse puppet would focus on running, while the others would
sling attacks. Despite this, the black armor of the corpse puppet
was completely pristine.
They despaired.
Despite their relentless assault, the four demonic emperors all
sustained injuries. The slightest blow from the corpse puppet
was enough to deal them a severe wound. After some time, they
were down to half their strength.
Judging the time about right, Wu Yu brought Wu Jun out of the
Floating Dreams Pagoda.
With the six joining forces, they laid down a storm of pain on
the corpse puppet!
Wu Yu entering the fray was purely for his own interests. If the
four demonic emperors died, then he would be next on the
chopping block. Besides, they still held on to one bronze
pendant.
Which would be lost forever outside of the white jade platform.
Ultimately, he had to fight with them and beat the corpse
puppet back. However, Wu Yu was happy to wait until they
were all injured before he attacked, so that they would be more
pliable in the future.
Finally, the corpse puppet had more than it could handle.
Although their heavenly rule powers did not individually have
much effect, but the constant and concerted barrage finally
overwhelmed the corpse puppet, sending it flying into the storm
of immortal kernels, where the elements dealt with it.
They could see that the corpse puppet had not been destroyed
by the immortal kernels, but was instead carried further and
further away, until it vanished from sight.
This confirmed Wu Yu’s suspicions that the corpse puppet was
part of the Eternal Emperor Tomb, just like Graveguarding
Palace itself. He still had no idea who made it, or what their
purpose was.
As the corpse puppet was sent flying, they finally breathed a
sigh of relief.
Wu Yu and Wu Jun hung out on one side, while the four
demonic emperors desperately tried to recover as best as they
could. They could not possibly fight Wu Yu now.
They were furious about Wu Yu’s actions.
If he had fought a little earlier, they would not have been hurt
so badly. However, they too understood why he had done it.
The corpse puppet dealt with, and his rivals injured. It was
definitely advantageous for Wu Yu.
The white jade platform continued on its path forwards,
towards more unknown dangers.
Chapter 1614: The Real Graveguarding Palace
A temporary truce was established on the white jade platform.
None of the six on it dared to act for now. The Eternal Emperor
Tomb had proved too difficult to predict, and they were afraid
that internal strife would result in all of them dying.
There was no other choice but to work together.
The four demonic emperors began to discuss.
"Wasn’t that the Violet-Eyed Emperor? I saw a carving of him
once, in some palace ruins in the Demon Immortal Realm. It’s
definitely the Violet-Eyed Emperor!" Olden Golden Mountain
asserted.
Perpetual World Tree nodded as well. "Indeed, twas the Violet-
Eyed Emperor. His true form is the Violet-Eyed Beast. I
thought to search for his corpse within those same ruins, but to
think that he had already been turned into a corpse puppet here
in the Eternal Emperor Tomb......"
Celestial Demonic Emperor said sharply: "Who is turning them
into corpse puppets? If Violet-Eyed Emperor was done thus, it
won’t be just him. There might well be other eternal demon
emperor corpse puppets. Be careful."
The four demonic emperors were uneasy at being confronted
by their ancestors. If even their ancestors had been turned into
corpse puppets, how would they fare?
"Stop worrying so much. We’re already here, so just make the
best of chances we get. We can work with the kid if we have to
- whatever it takes to get out of here alive." Perpetual World
Tree noted with a cool head.
The Eternal Emperor Tomb was fraught with dangers, but with
it would probably come great rewards. However, for now
survival came first, and the rewards seemed far out of reach.
Perpetual Demonic Emperor was thinking that they might all
end up dead like the Unending Demonic Emperor......
Wu Yu was not as worried.
From their conversation, he had learned that the corpse puppet
from before was the Violet-Eyed Emperor from the Demon
Immortal Realm. He had a palace in Demon Immortal Realm,
but it was already destroyed. Clearly, he had been someone
important in the Demon Immortal Realm.
And yet he too had been killed in that battle, and even made
into a corpse puppet. Who had built the Eternal Emperor
Tomb? Unknown, and terrifying.
Even Wu Jun himself could not help but exclaim at how
perilous this place was. It was completely different from any
situation he had been in before. They sat on the white jade
platform like a leaf floating on a turbulent sea. Any accident
could send them all down to their doom.
The Violet-Eyed Emperor corpse puppet seemed to have only
made a temporary retreat off the white jade platform. It seemed
like the almighty immortal kernels could destroy all but the
corpse puppets, which were immune.
Wu Yu had a hunch that they would meet the Violet-Eyed
Emperor corpse puppet again.
After some time, the four demonic emperors and Wu Yu had
all recovered fully from their injuries. This made them feel a
little more confident.
"Look, what’s that up ahead?"
After another four or five days, Wu Jun seemed to have spotted
something. He immediately stood up and pointed.
The others reacted instantly, quickly looking at where he had
pointed.
The immortal kernels around them seemed to have finally
lightened, and a dark palace now loomed in front of them.
What a grand palace it was.
Even as learned as Wu Jun was, he had never seen the likes of
it before. In every direction you looked, the end of the palace
could not be seen. It seemed to be a world itself, floating before
them.
Even if they were far away, they could feel a terrifying chill
emanating from the palace. Its aura was like needles of ice,
puncturing them deep in the bone. They shivered.
This was not just a physical chill, but a spiritual one that made
them sink into melancholia.
Fortunately, all of them had their own measures to ward off this
spiritual chill, and they remained largely unaffected by it.
Wu Yu used Visualizing the Inner Ape. With the image of the
Inner Ape within him, the chill of the dark palace ebbed away,
finally disappearing completely.
The palace was gigantic. Although the white jade platform was
a long ways away, they could not see the entirety of the palace.
The powerful immortal kernels surrounded the dark palace, a
maelstrom of Soul Eater Wind, Death Valley Flame, Eternal
Night Frost, and Karma’s Lightning. There were no gaps.
"Who made this palace? It’s majestic. It’s at least 5 percent the
size of the entire Demon Immortal Realm!" Dignified Lava
Beast exclaimed, stunned at the sheer scale of it.
All of the demonic emperors were awestruck by it. Dignified
Lava Beast was right in his estimate.
In Wu Yu’s mind, Demon Immortal Realm was indeed huge. It
was probably about the same size as the sky palaces.
Which meant that this dark palace must be as big as dozens of
sky palaces. Even Wu Jun had never seen a palace of this scale
before.
"I wonder if this compares to the Jade Emperor’s palace?"
Wu Yu thought to himself. He had never seen the Jade
Emperor’s residence before, and could only imagine. However,
it seemed possible that the layout of this place resembled the
Jade Emperor’s place somewhat. After all, he had seen a similar
epochal immortal design to what the Jade Emperor had built in
hell.
From the moment they spotted the dark palace, they continued
to employ various methods to combat the chill.

After another seven days, they finally reached the palace. It felt
like they had finally reached port, and a dark land lay before
them.
Wu Yu and the others could finally leave the white jade
platform and step into the dark palace.
This place was incomprehensibly huge. The four demonic
emperors hesitated to even move forwards. But they had come
so far!
Therefore, all four transformed into their true forms and went
in!
Olden Golden Mountain, shimmering with golden light,
bridging heaven and earth. He took flight from the white jade
platform, moving forward with speed. Perpetual World Tree
rustled and whispered, a canopy of leafy branches blotting out
the sky.
Dignified Lava Beast, a bubbling mass of magma, more like a
volcano come to life rather than a beast, except for the huge
maw. And Celestial Meteor, in his comet form, streaking
towards the dark palace.
The four demonic emperors all had huge bodies. Even Wu Yu’s
1 million doppelgangers would not be able to compare to a
hundredth of their size.
Even so, these gigantic forms looked as unremarkable as a
couple of worms compared to the size of this palace.
That was how big the dark palace was. As for Wu Yu and Wu
Jun in their human forms, they were even more insignificant.
"Hang back for now. This place might be very dangerous. Let
the clones scout the way."
Wu Yu held back Wu Jun, who had been on the verge of
starting forward. He then sent out the 1 million doppelgangers
ahead of them, flying forth close to the speed of the demonic
emperors.
Seeing the situation, the four demonic emperors slowed down
as well. They too did not want to take risks, and were happy
enough to follow behind the cannon fodder.
The six of them came to a platform of black brick, awaiting the
information of Wu Yu’s clones.
For now, the demonic emperors did not intend to fight Wu Yu
and Wu Jun. Firstly, this place was even wider than the white
jade platform, and there was plenty of space for them to run to.
Secondly, they did not know if they could make it out alive
from the palace without the cooperation of those two.
For now, there was a tacit alliance. Of course, none of them
broached the topic, but simply maintained a safe distance from
each other.
The sheer size of the palace meant that even 1 million
doppelgangers barely made a dent in terms of ground covered.
Wu Yu was frustrated by this, but the clones soon enough found
the main door of the dark palace.
Two gigantic jet-black doors, so tall that their tops could not be
seen. And written in bloody red: Graveguarding Palace!
Seemed like this was the true Graveguarding Palace, while the
secret chamber and white jade platform had all been
protections. Each of the words were as large as the demonic
emperors themselves. It was hard to imagine how they had been
carved on.
The black doors were surrounded by dark mists that obscured
their vision. However, the clones were unafraid, and rushed in.
They realized that the black doors were a cover-up!
"The real Graveguarding Palace actually lets one enter at will?"
Wu Yu felt a little thrown off by the open door.
Chapter 1615: Violet-Eyed Beast
When they learned that the door was actually open, the demonic
emperors and Wu Jun were all shocked.
"Could it be that someone entered before us?" Their
speculations sprang forth, but there was no point to it. They
simply had two options before them: go in, or not?
If they went in, they might meet with unforetold dangers.
But if they did not go in, there was no point to staying here.
They had no way back now, even if they wished to leave.
"We can only go for it." Wu Yu thought, even while his 1
million doppelgangers scouted ahead.
His 1 million doppelgangers could ensure he did not step into
any immortal design traps or other dangers.
Very quickly, his clones assembled in front of the black doors,
and then charged in.
The door only had a crack ajar, but it was enough for all of Wu
Yu’s clones to enter. They were in a huge area, even bigger than
Underworld Dragon’s Den.
This was just one hall.
Wu Yu’s clones quickly searched the place, and found it safe.
The only strange thing was a purple light that continually shone
from the middle of the palace. It was a familiar hue, and seemed
to indicate danger.
Wu Yu sent his clones closer to the source of purple light, and
saw that it was actually a huge purple beast!
The beast’s entire body was glowing with purple light. It sat in
the middle of the hall, guarding it.
Wu Yu was mesmerized by the scene. The clones had to
surround it from many different angles before he could clearly
see it in full. It had a resplendent body, the flesh encased within
black scales that also gleamed a dark purple.
Compared to its body, its neck was long and slender. But even
so the neck was already huge. Wu Yu’s clones did not even
resemble ants before it. From its torso, a pair of wings
protruded, that spanned several lesser realms. It was truly a
destroyer of worlds.
And most striking of all were its eyes. The purple beast had a
pair of violet eyes, that glowed with the same light as that which
shone out from beneath its scales.
"This...... is the Violet-Eyed Emperor?"
Just as Wu Yu wondered his, he lost contact with all of his
clones.
The violet beast had suddenly moved, and its attack had
vaporized all 1 million doppelgangers immediately. Wu Yu
could only recall purple light flooding the vision of his clones,
before they were thoroughly destroyed.
"The real body of the Violet-Eyed Emperor."
Wu Yu shared what he had learned with the others, and the
demonic emperors confirmed his identity.
"Seems like this corpse puppet was made from the real body of
the Violet-Eyed Emperor. Probably even harder to defeat than
the last human form one......" They all thought. However, they
very quickly came up with a plan. A temporary alliance was
formed, to deal with the Violet-Eyed Emperor corpse puppet.
After all, they had no way back - they had just confirmed this.
Beyond the brick platform, immortal kernels howled certain
death. Before them, this door. No other exit.
If they did not move forwards, they would be trapped here
forever. Might as well move forward and make a bid for life.
"Let’s put it out there first. When we go in, everyone has to
fight at their best! If we continue to hurt each other, the last one
alive might not even make it out of here. What do you say?"
Celestial Meteor directed at Wu Yu.
"Indeed. Whoever goes in halfheartedly - I’ll gladly kill them
first!" Dignified Lava Beast’s famous temper got the better of
him again, as he stared angrily at Wu Yu.
Back at the white jade platform, Wu Yu had purposely allowed
them to shoulder the burden in order to weaken them.
The demonic emperors had lost a lot of trust in Wu Yu after
that. If not for the lack of other options, they would not be
working with him.
And Wu Yu also only had this one choice anyway.
He nodded, and snickered. "Don’t worry. If I don’t do my best
here, we will all die."
They all knew how strong the Violet-Eyed Emperor’s corpse
puppet would be. It would definitely be much more powerful
than before. But if the six of them joined forces, just maybe
they stood a chance.
They acted.
Before they entered the palace, the demonic emperors also tried
many detection skills to confirm that there was truly no other
danger. When they went in, they only wanted to deal with that
one Violet-Eyed Emperor corpse puppet.
"You’re slippery. You go in first."
In front of the ajar door, the demonic emperors urged Wu Yu
and Wu Jun in first with hostile faces.
Because of his "history", the demonic emperors did not trust
him. Besides, all of the information had been from Wu Yu’s
account. What if he was lying?
Therefore, they agreed to demand that he enter first.
"Still afraid I’m going to run? After I go in, you lot had better
come in immediately. Otherwise if I’m killed, yall can’t beat
that corpse puppet anyway." Wu Yu laughed. He understood
what they were thinking, and also that they did not dare remain
outside.
Without hesitation, he led Wu Jun into the Graveguarding
Palace.
Wu Yu moved through the black mists into a different area,
where purple light filtered through the mists. Before him was
the purple beast. After demolishing Wu Yu’s clones, it did not
immediately attack Wu Yu.
He and Wu Jun carefully edged towards the main hall. He could
sense that the four demonic emperors had also crept in in their
human form.
"Let’s get cracking then."
Wu Yu said. He immediately attacked. It was time to get
serious.
He first transformed into the golden ape, and then used crusader
heavenly rule and santified flesh heavenly rule to bolster his
physical strength manifold. And then he sent Submerged Cloud
Seal blasting towards the Violet-Eyed Emperor corpse puppet!

A huge battle immediately broke out.

For the challengers, this was an epic battle that they had to face.
They had no other option, and no other way back!
Following Wu Yu’s lead, the demonic emperors also cast aside
their inhibitions, and attacked the purple beast.
"Casting Heavenly Rule!"
Dignified Lava Beast began with his strongest heavenly rule,
and a torrent of flames seared the purple beast.
"Abscission heavenly rule!"
Perpetual World Tree had an extremely powerful heavenly rule
power prepared as well. His leaves began to fall, creating a
withering wind that gusted towards the violet beast!
"Polar heavenly rule!"
Celestial Meteor held up his side as well. The comet summoned
up a deep blue streak, a devastating force that crashed into the
violet beast’s head.
"Golden knives heavenly rule!"
Olden Golden Mountain divided himself into millions of parts,
that each formed a blade-shaped beam of golden light. They
attacked the violet beast from yet another direction.
Wu Jun was not standing idle either. The Primordial Immortal
Dragon attacked even before the demonic emperors did. His
Dragon Breath heavenly rule roared out against the violet beast.
All six had simultaneously used their strongest moves. With no
way back, forward was all they could go. Either tear down the
corpse puppet before them, or be doomed in Graveguarding
Palace.
Their desire for survival allowed them to produce stunning
power, and each of their heavenly rules fired out even stronger
than usual.
But very quickly, their spirits were dashed.
The Violet-Eyed Emperor’s corpse puppet only suffered a few
scant cuts, but was largely unaffected. Its defenses were
absolutely incredible.
The purple-glowing black scales had absorbed the majority of
their offense, and even Celestial Meteor’s direct head attack
had not even managed to penetrate a scale.
To Wu Yu and the others, this was a huge blow. However, there
was nothing for it but to keep fighting.
"Kill!"
The epic fight continued.
However, even before Wu Yu and the others had pulled out
their second attack, the Violet-Eyed Emperor’s corpse puppet
vanished, appearing a ways behind Wu Yu. Its terrifying aura
seemed to manifest, weighing down on Wu Yu.
A purple wind was whipped up from its wings, that came
zipping towards Wu Yu.
"It’s... used two different heavenly rule powers!" Wu Yu
immediately understood. It had used a relocation heavenly rule
power, followed by the purple wind attack. This corpse puppet
was agile and strong.
Wu Yu immediately pulled out the Somersault Cloud to dodge.
The sheer immensity of this palace meant that he could flip to
his heart’s content and not be afraid of ending up somewhere
unknown.
Looking back, Wu Yu saw that the place he had just vacated
had been wrecked by the purple wind. It had a twisting force to
it, and a huge radius. If not for the Somersault Cloud, he would
have not been able to avoid it.
Chapter 1616: Purple Sonic Heavenly Rule
The demonic emperors and Wu Jun did not pass up on the
opportunity while the corpse puppet was attacking Wu Yu.
They continued to barrage it with attacks.
The disparity between them and the beast corpse puppet
seemed insurmountable. The only advantage they had was
numbers, and numbers they would use.
When the beast corpse puppet attacked one person, the rest
would press the attack. Even if they were unable to damage it
for the moment, if they kept it up they might be able to penetrate
its defenses.
"So this is the power of an eternal immortal emperor!" Wu Yu
ducked another blast of violet wind, feeling a prickle of fear at
the back of his neck. He had almost been unable to make the
last somersault.
If he was swept up in the purple wind, he was dead without
question. It had even warped the void itself, let alone a measly
little Great Void Immortal Realm cultivator.
Although Wu Yu was as strong as other cultivators at the peak
of the Great Void Immortal Realm, but the difference between
a 9-heavens immortal king and an eternal immortal emperor
was extremely huge.
As he ducked and weaved, the others peppered the beast corpse
puppet. It suddenly changed targets, heading for Olden Golden
Mountain. The purple winds screamed forth, and swept up
Olden Golden Mountain in a flash.
"Lodestone heavenly rule!"
Olden Golden Mountain used a defensive technique,
summoning up lodestone heavenly rule from within him. The
magnetic field formed an electrical web that shielded him
within.
This lodestone heavenly rule would probably not break even
under Wu Yu’s Submerged Cloud Seal, and perhaps just shake
a little.
But the beast corpse puppet’s purple wind came howling down
against it, and shred the electric web to bits before breezing past
to Olden Golden Mountain’s body!
A tortured scream came from Olden Golden Mountain. The
purple wind was twisting his entire body, the heavenly rule
running amok inside him. He was in pure agony.
Olden Golden Mountain was a mountain turned demon. Ever
since he had gained sentience, he had never experienced such
damage before. It felt like the entirety of his mountain body
was disintegrating.
Luckily, he was resilient by nature. He was a mountain, not just
any ordinary beast. It was difficult for him to die. And as long
as his consciousness was not wiped, and his golden mountain
body even slightly intact, there was a chance to recover.
The purple gusts raged on within his body, shredding it to bits
and continuing to erode his body, even churning up the void
there.
Wu Yu watched with trepidation, even while he attacked the
beast corpse puppet. He saw that as the purple wind gradually
waned, Olden Golden Mountain began to recover!
Although he was seriously injured, he still did not die. This
mountain-turned-demon was quite something indeed. And his
golden mountain body seemed even stronger than Wu Yu’s
Invincible Vajra Body.
Of course, after this encounter, his mountainous body was
heavily injured. He would need hundreds of thousands of years
to recuperate. This was the disadvantage.
While he might have hardy vitality, but once injured, he would
need much more time than others in order to heal.
However, just staying alive was an achievement at this point.
Olden Golden Mountain was not dead, and even managed a
counterattack once the wind died down. Lodestone heavenly
rule formed a terrifying arch of lightning that crackled out
towards the beast corpse puppet.
Lodestone heavenly rule was Olden Golden Mountain’s
strongest move. The metal in his body harnessed a formidable
strength that could even damage the beast corpse puppet’s
scales. They charred under the intense lightning.
At this time, the beast corpse puppet had already turned to
someone else. Perhaps it assumed that one blast of purple wind
would be enough to deal with Olden Golden Mountain.
Yet, the counter by Olden Golden Mountain’s Lodestone
heavenly rule was the most effective attack to date, the rest
causing seemingly nothing more than an itch-worthy smear on
the scales.
The beast corpse puppet returned its attention to Olden Golden
Mountain, who immediately retracted all of his energy.
Lodestone heavenly rule died in the air as he fled far away.
He could not fight the Violet-Eyed Emperor’s corpse puppet
head-on, and could only plink and run.
Even if the Violet-Eyed Emperor’s corpse puppet had no
sentience, but it had a battle instinct that responded to its
heavenly rule power. It could identify the greatest threat.
It continued to pursue Olden Golden Mountain, sending purple
winds his way again!
"Olden Demonic Emperor cannot die!"
Whether Wu Yu or the other demonic emperors, everyone
knew that. They sent forth another barrage of assorted heavenly
rule powers that overwhelmed the Violet-Eyed Emperor’s
purple winds!
The wind had been brewing in its mouth, and about to be sent
flying towards Olden Golden Mountain, when the jumble of
attacks disrupted it. It blew up at the point of release with a
terrific explosion. The void at that point was warped, and
everything in that area disintegrated.
The absolute force almost wiped out the void there entirely, but
the attack directed at Olden Golden Mountain was finally
stopped by their concerted efforts.
"Doppelganger heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu did not pause a beat. After ensuring Olden Golden
Mountain’s safety, he sent out his 1 million doppelgangers.
These 1 million doppelgangers had just been destroyed by the
corpse puppet, but they had returned to his body as monkey
hairs. Now they appeared again. This was a huge strain on Wu
Yu. If they were destroyed again, he would be unable to call on
them for a while.
However, doppelganger heavenly rule was able to fire out from
all 1 million doppelgangers for now. It formed an incredible
beam of heavenly rule that blasted the corpse puppet.
Wu Yu still kept crusader heavenly rule and sanctified flesh
heavenly rule active. These two heavenly rule powers ensured
that his strength was always at a peak. The coordinated blast
landed squarely on the area previously charred.

With a follow-up attack on the already charred scales, they gave

way. It was only a small patch of scales, but this was a game-
changing step. Now there was a hope of defeating this creature.
A few scales had been completely smashed, and the Violet-
Eyed Emperor’s corpse puppet roared hysterically.
This was an eternal demon emperor turned corpse puppet. It
had lost the power of speech, and even its memory and
sentience. All it remembered was
Its scream activated its purple light, which rushed outwards. It
bathed the entire hall, and all of the demonic emperors, Wu Yu
and Wu Jun were caught in it!
Wu Jun felt like his head was splitting from the pain. As a
Primordial Immortal Dragon, he had many layers of innate
protection, but they were being stripped away one by one by
this purple sonic heavenly rule.
The purple sonic heavenly rule was echoing over and over in
his head, scattering his awareness.
Wu Yu was experiencing the same thing. The purple light
caught him and then began to go to work in his brain. His head
hurt very badly, and he could feel an invasive power working
within him.
"That’s...... my doppelganger heavenly rule!"
Very quickly, he was able to work alongside the pain. Within
his body, he discovered that the purple light had surrounded his
doppelganger heavenly rule power.
This purple light had penetrated his body with the purple sonic
heavenly rule, sealing his doppelganger heavenly rule. Wu Yu
found that it had been lobotomized.
The others were in the same boat. Purple sonic heavenly rule
carried purple light within them, and then the humming
wrought havoc on their minds.
Of course, Perpetual World Tree, Dignified Lava Beast,
Celestial Meteor, and Olden Golden Mountain had no brains in
their true forms. However, they still had their heavenly rule
powers sealed away.
The purple light was still expanding within their bodies. If it
spread to their entire body, they were definitely doomed.
Before that, they had to defeat the corpse puppet!
"No less than what I expected from an eternal immortal
emperor...... This is a terrifying technique! There’s no defense
against it!"
Wu Yu gritted his teeth. With his doppelganger heavenly rule
disabled, he still had many other techniques, but he had to
defeat the beast corpse puppet, stat.
This unprecedented crisis renewed their sense of unity and
urgency. All of them worked together and redoubled their
attacks. One less person, and they might be unable to win.
A rare bond was formed between them.
Although the beast corpse puppet had a sharp battle instinct,
but they still had the numbers advantage. By taking turns to
attack, it was difficult to pin any one of them down.
Their constant heavenly rule power attacks chipped away at
more of the black scales. And without the scales, its defensive
abilities were heavily discounted, and victory seemed a
possibility.
Chapter 1617: Celestial Demonic Emperor Dies
Under their joint assault, the Violet-Eyed Emperor’s corpse
puppet was continuously weakened despite its disabling purple
sonic heavenly rule.
Finally, when most of the scales had fallen off, a colossal blast
of heavenly rule power managed to singe off a piece of the
beast corpse puppet’s flesh.
It bellowed in anger, shaking the entire hall with its voice.
It continued to fire jets of purple light around, but Wu Yu and
the demonic emperors dodged. As they wore it down enough,
its attacks became correspondingly weaker as well.
A glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. They were more
relaxed now. They just had to keep it up and the beast corpse
puppet would be beaten.
But just at this critical juncture, the beast corpse puppet’s violet
eyes shot out two beams of purple light. They moved with
blistering speed, covering ground in an instant to land squarely
on Celestial Meteor, who was a goodly distance away.
Celestial Meteor was skewered clean through, and he exploded
along with the void!
Celestial Demonic Emperor did not even have time to react. He
had just unleashed his heavenly rule power, and was preparing
for the next. But suddenly, these two beams had cut him down
thoroughly.
By the time the others reacted, Celestial Demonic Emperor’s
body had already disappeared, eradicated thoroughly alongside
the void it had occupied. Of course, Celestial Demonic
Emperor ceased to exist alongside it.
Celestial Meteor obviously prioritized his own safety, and then
spent his spare energy attacking. However, this sudden and
violent attack had been more than he had prepared for.
The two bursts of purple light from his eyes could have killed
any of them. Perhaps even the Somersault Cloud might not
have been quick enough to save Wu Yu.
It had been a random stray beam, that had not been targeted at
anybody.
And these two beams of deadly light had drained the last of its
energy. Spent, the beast was open to a succession of attacks by
the three remaining demonic emperors, as well as Wu Yu and
Wu Jun. It was cut down and blown up.
Wu Yu reacted quickly. While the three demonic emperors
were still reeling from the loss of Celestial Meteor, he quickly
moved to the side and the corpse puppet and harvested it.
This was an eternal demon emperor corpse, even if it was a
corpse puppet. They had already torn it to pieces, but this was
already a more whole form compared to the blood or Black Sea
Grand Emperor tentacle or Apocalyptic Chaos Demon head
that Wu Yu had devoured before!
If he could devour it all, it would definitely be of great help to
Wu Yu’s cultivation realm. He could more stably beat a 9-
heavens demon king.
The remaining three demonic emperors stared spitefully at Wu
Yu, regretting that they themselves had not thought of the same
thing.
However, the loss of Celestial Meteor had indeed shocked
them.
He was one of the stronger ones amongst their number, and had
always moved with caution. To think that he would die in an
accident here, and not even a scrap of his body left......
It sent a cold shiver down their spines.
The Eternal Emperor Tomb was such a dangerous place. Wu
Yu had killed Unending Crepuscular Sea, and now Celestial
Meteor was dead . The three of them were also limping from
injuries, especially Olden Golden Mountain.
Which meant that the demonic emperors had less than half their
initial strength remaining.
In contrast, it was Wu Yu and Wu Jun who were quite well-off.
Wu Yu himself had even grown stronger, thanks to the
chronowarp heavenly rule he had picked up in the chamber.
Now Wu Yu and Wu Jun were not afraid of facing the three.
Of course, Wu Yu could not go wipe them out immediately
either. They had only made it into the front hall. There were
more halls awaiting them, and definitely more unimaginable
dangers.
If not for the six of them teaming up, they would have paid an
even higher price when taking down the Violet-Eyed Emperor.
Therefore, they needed each other for now.
As Wu Yu walked away with the corpse, the three demonic
emperors obviously argued. They could not allow him to just
waltz away with it.
"That corpse belongs to all of us. Hand it over!" Dignified Lava
Beast snapped angrily.
Perpetual World Tree nodded gravely. "Indeed. We can divide
it up, and perhaps someone can grow strong enough to increase
his cultivation realm. It increases our chances of survival!"
The three demonic emperors surrounded Wu Yu urgently,
trying to bully him into giving it up.
However, Wu Yu would not hand over what he had already
managed to secure. Even if he took it out, they would not dare
to devour it on the spot.
Who knew what the others might do while one was devouring
and vulnerable?
If they were snuck up on while cultivating, the consequences
would be disastrous.
Therefore, Wu Yu said coolly: "We can divide up the corpse
evenly later. Even if I take it out now, you wouldn’t dare to
devour it on the spot, would you? Besides, devouring an eternal
demon emperor corpse could take tens of thousands of years.
Something could happen at any time."
The Eternal Emperor Tomb and Graveguarding Palace were
just too unpredictable.
They had only been in here for a few short decades, and so
much had already happened!
In this place, danger could appear at any time, from any place.
If they devoured an eternal demon emperor corpse here, they
would be dead many times over.
Wu Yu’s words gave them pause, and they had to concede the
truth of it. They definitely could not cultivate here.
But they still wanted to hold a piece of the eternal demon
emperor corpse to feel better.
However, Wu Yu would not back down. "If you each hold a
part and die along the way, wouldn’t it be wasted? Best keep it
on me. In any case, you lot still have a bronze pendant, don’t
you?"
Wu Jun backed him up as well. "Indeed. By the time we need
the pendant, it might well be in a safe place. At that time, you
hand over the pendant, and we hand over the corpse. Fair deal,
isn’t it?"
The three demonic emperors were not happy about this. They
had also helped to take down Violet-Eyed Emperor’s corpse
puppet,and one of them had even died in the process. They
would not be content walking away empty-handed.

But they couldn’t do anything to Wu Yu either!

Here in Graveguarding Palace, Wu Yu could run to his heart’s
content, and they couldn’t catch him.
If they could not even keep him pinned in a place as confined
as white jade platform, then this was an even less likely stage.
Therefore, they could only give up on their demands, unwilling
as they were.
Dignified Lava Beast snarled: "Then see that you keep your
word. Otherwise, we will never hand over the bronze pendant!"
With this ultimatum, there was nothing else to be said about the
eternal demon emperor corpse.
Wu Yu could not possibly devour now either. If he did, Wu Jun
could not stand up against them alone. Even if Wu Yu devoured
quickly, it was not something he could finish in a jiffy.
"The door behind us has already closed."
Wu Jun noted. Their faces tightened.
The entrance closed. This meant that they were again being led
on, deeper.
What in the world was the Graveguarding Palace?
They could not even leave if they wanted to now. There was
only one way onwards.
"Let’s go then. Change waits for no man."
Wu Yu prompted the demonic emperors. Keeping their
distance, both parties moved deeper into the Graveguarding
Palace.
The front hall of Graveguarding Palace was so vast that they
took many days of travel just to reach the next black door.
Like the previous one, this one was also ajar. The Violet-Eyed
Emperor corpse puppet had been guarding the front hall. And
on this door, bloody words were again written: "Graveguarding
Palace, Middle Hall!"
This meant that there was probably still a back hall afterwards.
"Let’s go then."
Wu Yu’s 1 million doppelgangers could not be used yet. The
purple sonic heavenly rule had not yet worn off, and they would
only be able to use their heavenly rule powers after some time.
However, this was not that big a problem, especially when
compared to unknown dangers that might pop up if they
lingered.
Clearly, the Graveguarding Palace’s designer intended for
those within to keep moving forward, if the sealed door behind
them was anything to go by. It was always a wise decision to
follow the designer’s will.
The five remaining members moved through the door.
If they were given a choice, three demonic emperors would
have preferred to leave this place immediately. But
unfortunately no such choice was available, and they had no
option but to tough it out.
Chapter 1618: Yin-yang Origin Beasts
Soon, the group of five crossed the front hall and entered the
middle hall.
There seemed to be no corpse puppet in the middle hall and the
place was divided into two regions. On the left, the void space
seemed to be distorted from the scorching heat of the Death
Valley Flame. On the right was a frosty world filled with
Eternal Night Frost. One could constantly hear the howling of
the cold wave tornado, freezing the void space and causing it to
collapse.
"The middle hall is guarded by two elite immortal kernels?"
Wu Yu and Wu Jun exchanged a glance and could see the
suspicions in the eyes of the other.
This was because they could sense the two sources of energy in
the middle hall, regardless if it was the Death Valley Flame or
the Eternal Night Frost, were slightly weaker than those they
had seen outside previously. In fact, they could even withstand
them at their current strength as they attempt to cross the middle
hall.
If this was the challenge for the middle hall, this would be
easier to deal with than the corpse puppet of Violet-Eyed
Emperor.
"It’s likely not that simple. Let’s head out first but keep an eye
on the surroundings at all time,"said Wu Yu as he prepared to
get through the Death Valley Flame.
For Wu Yu, the threat of the Eternal Night Frost was greater.
Therefore, he had chosen to move ahead through the Death
Valley Flame.
As for the three demonic emperors, Wu Yu discussed with them
and decided they should be be crossing through the Eternal
Night Frost. They would also have to ensure they weren’t too
far apart. If any accident occured, they could still help out one
another.
Although they were in loggerheads and their cooperation was
just temporary, they had to help out the other at the critical
junctures.
After all, considering the circumstances, the other party
wouldn’t survive if anyone die. All five of them recognize the
fact well.
The three demonic emperors worked together and entered the
region of Eternal Night Frost, each casting their own techniques
and tricks to resist the violent cold waves that were even
capable of freezing void space.
As for Wu Yu and Wu Jun, they entered the region of Death
Valley Flame while resisting the Death Valley Flame that could
even torch the void space. The flames carried chaos energy that
was born together with the world and could reduce anything to
ashes.
Wu Yu was barely able to resist by covering himself with
incandescent heavenly rule which weakened the
destructiveness of the Death Valley Flame to some extent. Wu
Jun also employed his own tricks to resist.
The powers of immortal kernels in this place was indeed
weaker than those they had seen outside. If this was the only
threat in the middle hall, it would be too simple.
Therefore, Wu Yu and Wu Jun kept their guard up at all times.
At the other end, the three demonic emperors were also
creeping forward cautiously. The Eternal Night Frost wasn’t a
huge threat to them. Even the Olden Demonic Emperor, whose
true form was damaged, didn’t have an issue resisting the
Eternal Night Frost.
Both groups advanced steadily. The middle hall was even
larger than the front hall where they encountered Violet-Eyed
Emperor previously. Therefore, it would take them a long time
to cross the entire place.
When they were halfway through the middle hall, the situation
changed.
The powers of immortal kernels, Death Valley Flame and
Eternal Night Frost, in the two regions of the middle hall
ravaged abruptly and shrank furiously towards the center of
each region, as though some force was devouring the immortal
kernels!
"What’s happening?"
Wu Yu’s heart started racing. He stopped immediately while
observing the centers of the two regions.
Wu Jun and the three demonic emperors acted the same and
didn’t dare to make any reckless moves. As the Death Valley
Flame and Eternal Night Frost contracted furiously, they
caused extreme violent flames tornado and frost tornado that
swept all five of them in.
With the incandescent heavenly rule covering him, Wu Yu
barely survived in the flames tornado. After, he saw the center
of the left region gradually becoming a scorching sun as the
Death Valley Flame compressed!
"This is...... an eternal demon emperor!"
Wu Yu and Wu Jun were both stumped to see a pair of golden
eyes appearing on the scorching sun. The eyes were
intimidating and were filled with the probably the most
impetuous flames of this world.
To their surprise, the Death Valley Flame compressed to
become an eternal demon emperor. However, similar to the
Violet-Eyed Emperor they encountered previously, this eternal
demon emperor wasn’t alive but a corpse puppet that was
created with a corpse.
This eternal demon emperor was an extremely ancient eternal
demon emperor that was born with the genesis of the world and
could exist as Death Valley Flame!
On the other end, the Eternal Night Frost also compressed
further into a black sphere that resembled the moon. Despite
being a distance away, it resonated with the golden sun.
"They are Yang Origin Emperor and Yin Original Emperor!
Both of them were eternal demon emperors of the Demon
Immortal Realm! To think that they have been made into corpse
puppets......"
From the memories of some demon kings Wu Yu had devoured
previously, he found some records of the two eternal demon
emperors.
Yang Origin Emperor’s true form was Great Yang Origin beast
while the Yin Origin Emperor’s true form was Great Yin Origin
beast. Both of them were born with the genesis of the world.
Even the countless demon kings that Wu Yu had devoured had
no clear clue of how far back both of them could be traced to.
Violet-Eyed Emperor was just a brat compared to them.
Naturally, in terms of strength, the Great Yin Origin beast and
Great Yang Origin beast together were several times stronger
than Violet-Eyed Emperor.
As recorded, if the Yin-yang Origin beasts collaborate, they
could even go against three eternal demon emperors of the
same cultivation realm. Through their teamwork and
cooperation, they could unleash even greater strength.
When Wu Yu recognized the identities of the two corpse
puppets, the other three demonic emperors clearly had too.
Perpetual World Tree screamed immediately, "Hold that Great
Yang Origin beast there and don’t let it come over. Otherwise,
we will be dead for sure!"
Once they were made into corpse puppets, the Yin-yang Origin
beasts shouldn’t possess any intelligence. As such, they
shouldn’t be able to unleash the combination attacks they were
known for.
Wu Yu with Wu Jun and the three demonic emperors would try
to hold one each so the two corpse puppets couldn’t get
together. By doing so, their comprehensive strength would be
greatly discounted.
Wu Yu naturally understood the reasoning. However, the issue
was that either one of the Yin-yang Origin beasts was stronger
than the corpse puppet of the Violet-Eyed Emperor. For Wu
Jun and him to hold down the Great Yang Origin beast, the
difficulty was too great!
However, there was no better option.
Once the Great Yang Origin beast regained its form, a wave of
blistering flames swept towards Wu Yu and Wu Jun abruptly,
almost roasting them.

The Great Yang Origin beast was just like the scorching hot
sun. The blistering waves of flames emitted by it were its
specialized heavenly rule power known as Chaos Flames
heavenly rule. It was also this heavenly rule power that enabled
it to exist as Death Valley Flame.
Wu Yu and Wu Jun used their own techniques and tricks to
escape immediately. For two of them to face an eternal demon
emperor by themselves, this was way more perilous than they
were in the front hall.
In fact, they could only escape desperately, unable to unleash
any meaningful attacks on the scorching sun in the center of the
region. Even so, they were constantly torched by the blistering
waves of fire with their hair burned to a crisp.
"This wouldn’t do. It’s too powerful and we aren’t a match at
all!"
Wu Jun tried attacking but the moment his Dragon Breath
heavenly rule came into contact with the Chaos Flames
heavenly rule, it was gobbled up. Even the Dragon Breath
heavenly rule was set ablaze and reduced to nothing by the
blistering heat.
When more and more waves of flames swept over, the Worldly
Illuminator heavenly rule by Wu Jun was on the brink of
collapsed.
He wasn’t as agile as Wu Yu and could only resist directly with
his strength. However, he was just a 9-heavens immortal king.
There’s no way it would be easy for him to resist an attack from
an eternal demon emperor.
After resisting several waves of heat, Wu Jun couldn’t hold on
longer. The body of the Primordial Immortal Dragon was
almost charred and blackened.
If this went on, it would just be a matter of time before Wu Jun
died in battle.
Fortunately, Wu Yu wasn’t too far away. Before the next heat
wave swept across, Wu Jun returned to the Floating Dreams
Pagoda to recuperate. The middle hall was sufficiently huge
and Wu Yu began his escape by using the Somersault Cloud.
Obviously, he didn’t dare to run too far or the Great Yang
Origin beast might head towards the three demonic emperors.
He could only use Fulgurating Shadows but not do a flip.
Wu Yu was observing the battle on the other end. He realized
it was a one-sided affair as well. The pitched-black moon was
stationery while releasing cold waves towards the three
demonic emperors. As the cold waves swept, even the void
space along the way was frozen.
The three demonic emperors could only barely hold up. It’s
almost impossible for them to kill the Great Yin Origin beast
judging from current circumstances.
Wu Yu was just waiting to escape to the nearby space when the
Great Yang Origin beast attacked himself. However, the Great
Yang Origin beast wasn’t that easy to fool. After Wu Yu
escaped consecutively, its battle instincts propelled him to use
a trapping technique on Wu Yu.
"Imprisoning Death Flame heavenly rule!"
Endless Death Valley Flame emerged around Wu Yu, forming
lines of flames that shrank towards Wu Yu.
The Imprisoning Death Flame heavenly rule was an
imprisoning technique of the Great Yang Origin beast. Once
Wu Yu was trapped, he would be tormented by endless Death
Valley Flame for eternity. Even if Wu Yu had the Invincible
Vajra Body, he would probably be reduced to ashes eventually!
"It locked the surrounding space?!"
Wu Yu could sense the space around him was locked the
moment the Imprisoning Death Flame heavenly rule was
unleashed. Every inch of the void space seemed to be blazing
and controlled by the Death Valley Flame. If he had only used
Fulgurating Shadows, he wouldn’t be able to escape the
predicament.
In a hurry, Wu Yu couldn’t care about what’s happening at the
other end. He did a flip, vanished from sight and escaped the
Imprisoning Death Flame heavenly rule!
After a flip, Wu Yu reappeared at a relatively far place. This
caused the Great Yang Origin beast to change his target.
The three demonic emperors were closer to the Great Yang
Origin beast now!
Chapter 1619: Ice-Fire Tempest
When Wu Yu somersaulted to escape with Wu Jun, the Great
Yang Origin beast turned its focus to the three demonic
emperors.
If there was only the Great Yin Origin beast, the remaining
three demonic emperors would still be barely able to resist its
attacks. Regardless how relentless the various frosty heavenly
rule powers were, they would still be able to endure with their
various techniques and means.
After all, the three demonic emperors had extremely tough
physical body. Olden Golden Mountain, Perpetual World Tree
and the Dignified Lava Beast were all natural bodies of the
world. They weren’t ordinary demon immortals.
However, when the Great Yang Origin beast got together with
the Great Yin Origin beast, their defense line collapsed
instantly.
"Damn you! Brat!"
Dignified Lava Beast snapped and glared towards where Wu
Yu was with hatred and rage. The initial plan was for each party
to handle one. Yet, Wu Yu was the first to escape, causing them
to be attacked from both ends.
Anger boiled deep in him but he had no other option.
When the Great Yang Origin beast charged across, it fused with
the Great Yin Origin beast immediately. The Chaos Flames
heavenly rule fused with the Eternal Night heavenly rule,
giving rise to an extremely fearsome circle of ice and fire that
swept towards Dignified Lava Beast directly!
Dignified Lava Beast realized his surrounding void space was
sealed the moment he wanted to escape. Moreover, his large
body size wasn’t great for dodging. All he could do was to
unleash his Explosive Lava heavenly rule in an attempt to resist
the circle of ice and fire.
The next moment, the Explosive Lava heavenly rule from the
Dignified Lava Beast clashed with the circle of ice and fire
unleashed by the Yin-yang Origin beasts. Just like an ant trying
to topple a giant tree, it was a complete one-sided affair.
The Dignified Lava Beast failed to resist the slightest. His
Explosive Lava heavenly rule was drowned and in turn became
part of the circle of ice and fire that overwhelmed him.
Under the dreadful blanket of power, the Dignified Lava Beast
only had time to make a tragic cry before his entire colossal
lava body was roasted, frozen and eventually shattered into
pieces by the circle of ice and fire!
One of the five demonic emperors, the Dignified Demonic
Emperor, finally died tragically like the Celestial Demonic
Emperor after failing to escape an attack from the corpse
puppet.
Wu Yu’s actions had undoubtedly brought great harm to the
three demonic emperors. However, his focus was definitely
keeping himself alive. If he hadn’t used the Somersault Cloud
to escape, he would probably be the one that was killed.
With the death of the Dignified Lava Beast, the remaining
Perpetual World Tree and Olden Golden Mountain lost their
wills to fight. They gave up on resisting, turned around and
escaped towards where Wu Yu was.
"Brat! You gone against our agreement! You will suffer a
horrible death!" Olden Golden Mountain berated. He was
severely injured by Violet-Eyed Emperor when they were in
the front hall and was slower in escaping. Watching Perpetual
World Tree getting in front of him, he couldn’t help but lose
his head out of fear.
Regret, indignance, anger...... Numerous negative emotions
arose in the heart of Olden Golden Mountain.
He imagined how great it was if he had not entered the Eternal
Emperor Tomb. Although he wouldn’t have the opportunity to
rapidly reach the level of eternal demon emperors, he wouldn’t
be in any danger! Staying in Demon Immortal Realm
contentedly would have been a great option! At the very least,
he wouldn’t be exposed to the threats of death!
However, the mindset he had when entering the Eternal
Emperor Tomb was that he was willing to risk anything,
including his life, over giving up on this opportunity.
It was just that when he was truly staring into death, he finally
felt fear and horror. The remorseful emotions soon took over
his entire heart.
He didn’t want to die!
How hard was it for a mountain to gain sentience and become
a demon?
Now, the Olden Golden Mountain was left in the dust by
Perpetual World Tree and about to die to the Yin-yang Origin
beasts.
All of a sudden, he recalled Wu Yu had a mini white pagoda
that the Primordial Immortal Dragon could hide in it.
Otherwise, the Primordial Immortal Dragon would definitely
be one of the earliest to die.
The recollection gave Olden Golden Mountain a life-saving
straw. He shouted in a hurry, "Let me into that mini pagoda! As
long as you protect me, I’ll do your bidding without second
thoughts! As long as you can ensure I live!"
His voice was clear but tragic. He seemed to have forgotten just
a breath of time ago, he was still cursing Wu Yu that he would
suffer a horrible death.
In the face of death, even 9-heavens demon king who had live
for unknown number of years couldn’t control his own
emotions. He wouldn’t want to die like this.
Unfortunately, even if Wu Yu wanted to save him, he wasn’t
able to. This was because the Yin-yang Origin beasts were too
close behind him.
Moreover, why would Wu Yu want to save him?
Initially, Wu Yu didn’t want any demonic emperors to die
because they still had hopes of resisting corpse puppet.
However, the corpse puppets of the Yin-yang Origin beasts
couldn’t be defeated even if they were all alive! The survival
of the Olden Golden Mountain no longer mattered.
Wu Yu was prepared to circle around with his Somersault
Cloud and Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth after all
the demonic emperors died while searching for a way out.
The other demonic emperors wouldn’t be able to do anything
but Wu Yu was better in escaping. The Yin-yang Origin beasts
couldn’t do a thing to him, period.
Finally, the attack from the Yin-yang Origin beasts finally
swept across.
Dreadful flames descended from the sky and frosty twister rose
from the ground to trapped the colossal Olden Golden
Mountain.
The fear in Olden Golden Mountain amplified to the greatest
upon sensing the incoming monstrous destructiveness of the
Chaos Flames heavenly rule and Glacial heavenly rule. Finally,
he reverted into his human form out of fear. With it, he
managed to escape for now and managed to slip out of the
encirclement using the more agile nature of a smaller body.
However, the Chaos Flames heavenly rule and Glacial
heavenly rule from behind fused together to form a Ice-Fire
Tempest that quickly drowned the human form of Olden
Golden Mountain.
Just like the Dignified Lava Beast, the Olden Golden Mountain
finally succumbed to the combination attack of the Yin-yang
Origin beasts. Within the Ice-Fire Tempest, not even ashes
remained as Olden Golden Mountain vanished in this world.
The tragic cries of Olden Golden Mountain sent chills down the
spine of the Perpetual World Tree. He seemed to have seen his
own outcome. To be devoured by the Ice-Fire Tempest and be
killed like the Olden Golden Mountain and Dignified Lava
Beast.
Fear creeped up and filled his entirety. He didn’t even have the
time to regret and only thought of asking Wu Yu for protection.
The cries of Olden Golden Mountain pointed him to the
direction of survival. Different from Olden Golden Mountain,
he still had the bronze pendant with him.
He shouted at Wu Yu, "Save me! As long as you save me, not
only will I do as your bidding but I’ll also hand you the bronze
pendant readily!"

He’s in complete despair and this was the only route to survival
he could find.
Wu Yu was a little moved. Regardless, Perpetual World Tree
was a 9-heavens demon king. Although Wu Yu had no use of
him, the fact that he was carrying the bronze pendant might
prove to be useful to him eventually.
Wu Yu still didn’t know the use of the bronze pendant.
However, having it with him wouldn’t go wrong.
All it would take was to rescue Perpetual World Tree. It
wouldn’t harm Wu Yu greatly.
After brief consideration, Wu Yu moved swiftly towards the
Perpetual World Tree and was perpared to throw him into the
Floating Dreams Pagoda immediately.
However, it was clear that the Yin-yang Origin beasts were
approaching the Perpetual World Tree at a greater speed.
The blistering sun and the chilling moon showed explosive
speed while closing up on the Perpetual World Tree.
Initially, the two corpse puppets were a distance away from the
Perpetual World Tree as they were dealing with the Olden
Golden Mountain. However, they had since closed up and
wouldn’t take long before catching up to Perpetual World Tree!
To Wu Yu’s surprise, a layer of Ice-Fire Tempest surrounded
the blistering sun and chilling moon, carrying them through the
space at speed over ten times of the Perpetual World Tree.
Almost instantly, the Yin-yang Origin beasts caught up to the
Perpetual World Tree with the Ice-Fire Tempest.
Feeling the lethal threat from behind, the fear in Perpetual
World Tree amplified. Since his birth, he had never
experienced being so close to the brink of death. As a result, he
had not considered cautiously what he would do when
legitimate dangers of death were upon him before entering the
Eternal Emperor Tomb.
Now, he’s regretting his actions. How great would it be if he
had never stepped foot into this place?
He still had a chance for now.
The moment the Yin-yang Origin beasts caught up to the
Perpetual World Tree, he cast a Mystique that only he could
use. Surreptious Grafting!
This was his final life-preserving Mystique. The instant he cast
Surreptious Grafting, a branch from the initial true body of
Perpetual World Tree would detach. Numerous green vines
circled and become an identical copy of the Perpetual World
Tree, just a tad smaller.
This was creating a puppet, or one could say a clone.
The smaller Perpetual World Tree had its own consciousness
and thoughts but was independent from the true form. One
could consider it a perfect clone or similar to the relationship
between Wu Yu and the Heaven Devouring Avatar previously.
Under ordinary times, Perpetual World Tree wouldn’t show
this clone. After all, his clone was weaker and at roughly the
level of a 8-heavens demon king. Once he died, it would be
detrimental to the strength of his true form.
Now, he couldn’t care more in order to survive.
The smaller Perpetual World Tree got ahead of the Yin-yang
Origin beasts and drew the attention of the two corpse puppets.
The powers of Yin-yang Origin beasts fused as they unleashed
Ice-Fire Tempest that overwhelmed the smaller Perpetual
World Tree.
As for the main body of the Perpetual World Tree, it was as
though it suffered a detrimental blow. The luxuriant foliage and
spreading branches on it withered and dried up in an instant.
Clearly, the death of the smaller Perpetual World Tree was a
huge blow to the main body.
Regardless, he earned himself sufficient time to escape.
Leveraging on the time when the Yin-yang Origin beasts were
distracted by the smaller Perpetual World Tree, he finally met
up with Wu Yu!
Chapter 1620: Eternal Demon Emperor Carvings
Perpetual Demonic Emperor’s clone had been killed by the
Yin-yang Origin beasts, and he too was badly injured.
Luckily, he was already in front of Wu Yu. He threw the bronze
pendant out.
Wu Yu caught it in mid-air, and then had Perpetual World Tree
change into his human form. He kept him in the Floating
Dreams Pagoda to recuperate, saving his life.
Wu Yu stowed the bronze pendant, and used Lawful
Embodiment of Heaven and Earth. He shrank to a tiny size, and
began to flee within the hall.
Yin-yang Origin beasts very quickly finished off Perpetual
Demonic Emperor’s clone, and came after Wu Yu.
But thanks to the combination of his small size and the
Somersault Cloud, the Yin-yang Origin beasts could not keep
track of him. It hunted him in a grim game of cat and mouse.
Whether the Great Yang Origin beast or Great Yin Origin beast,
they were both corpse puppets made from eternal demon
emperors, and not something that Wu Yu could fight head-on.
Besides, now that they had joined into the Yin-yang Origin
beasts, if there was no bait to split them apart, their combined
power was more than tenfold that of their individual strengths.
Wu Yu and the others could still barely manage to defend
against a singular attack.
But when the two joined forces, they could not defend at all.
They would be blown away into dust, just like how Dignified
Lava Beast and Olden Golden Mountain had only managed one
pitiful cry before they vanished.
Wu Yu continued to fly around within the hall. Once Yin-yang
Origin beasts neared, he would use Somersault Cloud to
relocate.
For now, Yin-yang Origin beasts could not do anything to him,
but Wu Yu also saw no way out of the situation.
Wu Yu had to either get them to lose sight of him totally, or
find an exit from this hall. He scoured the hall, and suddenly
spotted a pair of bronze gates in the middle of the hall.
However, they were shut tight. Wu Yu could not possibly get
out of this middle hall under such circumstances. If he paused
for but a moment before the gates, the Yin-yang Origin beasts
would get him with a fury of ice and fire.
While he continued running, Wu Yu wondered: how about
getting Full Moon of Nanshan to try?
But he very quickly dismissed that idea. Full Moon of
Nanshan’s Gone from the Skies might be strong, but it was only
effective against those below an eternal immortal emperor.
And the Yin-yang Origin beasts were two eternal demon
emperors!
Such a beast would definitely be able to see through Full Moon
of Nanshan’s Gone from the Skies.
Therefore, Wu Yu would be sending Full Moon of Nanshan to
his death.
At this moment, Ming Long’s voice came out of the blue: "Wu
Yu, did you notice that when Perpetual Demonic Emperor
pulled out the bronze pendant, the Yin-yang Origin beasts
seemed to freeze for an instant?"
Wu Yu vaguely recalled it. However, he had been completely
focused on Perpetual Demonic Emperor at that moment, and
had not paid attention to it.
Now that Ming Long mentioned it, Wu Yu indeed recalled such
a happening.
He had not tied it to the bronze pendant before.
"You’re a genius, Ming Long! Haha!" Wu Yu whooped.
Although he could not be sure, but there was no harm trying.
"Less with the ass-kissing, and more with the ass-kicking!
Granny here doesn’t buy it!" Ming Long snapped back at him
characteristically.
Wu Yu pulled out both bronze pendants. Immediately, the Yin-
yang Origin beasts froze.
They even began to split apart into Death Valley Flame and
Eternal Night Frost.
And then they gradually faded away, back into their original
state.
This meant that the two bronze pendants could indeed subdue
the Yin-yang Origin beasts.
Wu Yu was even wondering - could the bronze pendants be the
pass through this Graveguarding Palace?
This meant that he could have simply commanded the Violet-
Eyed Emperor’s corpse puppet back in the front hall.....
No point speculating on the past now. However, the outcome
had not been bad. At least the Yin-yang Origin beasts had
gotten rid of Dignified Lava Beast and Olden Golden Mountain
for him. They were quite strong opponents, and could have
posed a threat to him further down the road.
It had also gotten Wu Yu a subordinate in the form of Perpetual
World Tree. Wu Yu would not tell him about what had
happened. He would leave him to stew for a bit.
If he told him the truth, Perpetual World Tree would definitely
not work together with Wu Yu. He might even turn on him.
As Yin-yang Origin beasts vanished from the central hall, Wu
Yu could continue as before. He moved carefully aside Death
Valley Flame, using incandescent heavenly rule to shield his
body from Death Valley Flame’s pure-fire attacks.
As long as one had the bronze pendant and was at the Great
Void Immortal Realm ninth tier, one could pass the central hall.
Otherwise, you would have to kill the two eternal demon
emperor corpse puppets. Perhaps only an eternal demon
emperor would be able to do so.
With incandescent heavenly rule shielding him, Wu Yu inched
cautiously forwards, wary of any other surprises.
However, he soon reached the bronze gates safely. It seemed
like they were truly the key to this place. The five demonic
emperors had not guessed that.
Of course, now only Perpetual World Tree was left, and he was
in Wu Yu’s Floating Dreams Pagoda. They could not see the
use of it now.

Wu Yu studied the bronze gates carefully.

Now that he was safe, he saw that the bronze gates were even
grander than the ones leading to the central hall.
In the same bloody red, "Rear Hall" was written. But the
ancient runes atop the bronze gates were what attracted Wu
Yu’s attention. They covered almost the entirety of the bronze
gates.
"These markings... they’re the semblance of eternal demon
emperors!" Wu Yu marveled, awestruck.
These markings had thousands of eternal demon emperor
depictions. Wu Yu saw the flying dragon that was the Violet-
Eyed Emperor, and also the sun-and-moon carvings of the Yin-
yang Origin beasts.
These were all the true forms of the eternal demon emperors.
Wu Yu could see that there was also a phoenix, wreathed in
flames. However, the flames were completely black, indicating
its netherworldly origins. It was the Dark Phoenix Grand
Emperor!
Wu Yu recalled the Spectral Fire Phoenix, one of Diabolical
Dragon King’s subordinates. He had devoured her, and this
Dark Phoenix Grand Emperor was the Spectral Fire Phoenix’s
ancestor.
If not for the war at Demon Immortal Realm, Spectral Fire
Phoenix would definitely have been a subordinate of this Dark
Phoenix Grand Emperor, and not following Diabolical Dragon
King. She might already have reached the eternal demon
emperor under the Grand Emperor’s guidance.
There was another carving which looked like a stone pillar. It
stood upright and erect, an embodiment of the enduring nature
of stone. This was the eternal demon emperor Weathered Stone
Emperor!
Another carving. A scroll, on which mountains and rivers were
drawn. This was a classic landscape scenery, a painting which
had come to life and turned demon. It was the Scenic Grand
Emperor!
Each carving was an eternal demon emperor, shown in various
poses. There were no repeats. The thousands of eternal demon
emperors might all be buried here int he Eternal Emperor
Tomb.
It was a great mystery, and Wu Yu could not help but wonder -
who had bulit the Eternal Emperor Tomb, and who had started
that annihilating war?
"The answers must lie ahead!" Wu Yu thought. He lifted his
eyes to look at the bronze gates. There was a little indent,
perfectly carved in the shape of the bronze pendants.
It was like the entrance to the Eternal Emperor Tomb back in
the Demon Immortal Realm. However, Wu Yu was a little
wary, because one of the pieces he held was sealed by the five
demonic emperors.
Now there was only Perpetual Demonic Emperor left, and their
seal could not be removed. He did not know if it would work.
Wu Yu had no other choice, and also no need to consult
Perpetual Demonic Emperor. After all, what could one
demonic emperor do?
He pressed them into the groove in the bronze gates, carefully
watching the sealed pendant. But in the end, their seals were
naturally dissolved once it was inserted, as though nothing had
ever been cast on them.
Wu Yu was delighted. These demonic emperors counted for
nothing before the power of the Graveguarding Palace itself!
Their combined seals had done nothing at all.
As the two bronze pendants sank into the groove, the bronze
gates began to swing open. Before Wu Yu was an enormous
tunnel.
Chapter 1621: Reflection
This was a broad but enclosed tunnel. It was pitch-black
forward and one couldn’t see where it ended.
Wu Yu stepped into the tunnel and immediately saw statues of
various shapes and forms erected on the two sides. The images
of these bronze statures were identical to the carvings of eternal
demon emperors on the bronze gates he had just gone through.
Each of the bronze stature was in the form of an eternal demon
emperor! The two rows of statures extended deep into the
tunnel which Wu Yu couldn’t see the end to. He didn’t know
how many statures were there in total.
As compared to the carvings on the bronze gates, these bronze
statures were more vivid and lifelike. In fact, they also
possessed the strong presences that eternal demon emperors
would carry. The stifling pressure almost suffocated Wu Yu.
There were too many statures here and each looked exactly like
the real deal.
Wu Yu tried touching the statures and could feel the material
for these bronze statures were exceptionally tough. Even if he
had used all his strength, he wouldn’t be able to damage them
by the slightest.
"This is the statue of the Weathered Stone Emperor! How
imposing!" Wu Yu stopped in front of the statue and recognized
it being one of the more prominent carvings on the bronze
gates. The stone pillar stone upright and erect, from the ground
all the way into the endless darkness above Wu Yu’s head.
The statue of the Weathered Stone Emperor was as thick as
several hundred Wu Yu together. As for the height, Wu Yu
couldn’t tell from one glance as the top was completed masked
by the darkness.
A short distance away was the Dark Phoenix Grand Emperor
that was ignited in pitch-black netherworldly flames. The statue
showed his form with extended wings, with the lifelike pitch-
black flames bringing the statue to life. The flames also had a
temperature different from the surrounding.
The black flames that were burning around the Dark Phoenix
Grand Emperor was extremely cold. No one really knew what
it was made of. Perhaps the innate netherwordly flames of Dark
Phoenix Grand Emperor were at an extremely low temperature
and his current statue simply inherited this characteristic.
The statues of eternal demon emperors were lucid. Other than
the form, what stood out more would be the vigor and details
like temperature. Overall, they made these statues of eternal
demon emperors seemed as though they were still living.
When passing by a fire attribute demon beast, the incoming
heat wave almost roasted Wu Yu.
The form of the statue was a flaming lion. However, the
flaming lion had nine heads with each head burning in flames
of a different attribute. The posture was exceptionally
domineering while emanating suffocating heat.
The name of the flaming lion would be Nine Inferno Emperor.
It was said that he could utilized nine different types of flames
in different combinations to unleash dreadful attacks. Three to
five immortal emperors at the same cultivation realm wouldn’t
be able to do a thing to him. He was also one of the legends in
the Demon Immortal Realm.
Even though that was just a statue of the Nine Inferno Emperor,
Wu Yu could feel the terrifying pressure.
If he had remained near the statue for long, he might really be
burnt to a crisp.
As he moved forward, the Scenic Grand Emperor that he saw
on the bronze gates also showed up. This was an extensive
scroll with the painting of mountains, rivers and seas that were
true to life. In fact, Wu Yu was amazed to see ripples
propagating through the extensive seas of the painting.
The statues were of various shapes and forms. Wu Yu felt as
though he had been to the gallery of eternal demon emperors’
corpses.
A thought came into Wu Yu’s mind suddenly, sending chills
down his spine.
"I didn’t see the Yin-yang Origin beasts or the Violet-Eyed
Emperor in this tunnel. Could it be......"
At the thought of this possibility, Wu Yu’s hair stood up from
fear.
Could these statues be real eternal demon emperors’ corpses
and not just statues?
Or to put it simply, they had been made into corpse puppets?
Just that because of the bronze pendants that Wu Yu held, they
didn’t react and still remained in their inanimate state?
Spine-tingling!
Wu Yu found it hard to believe this would be possible. If this
was true, there would be several thousand of corpse puppets of
eternal demon emperors!
There might even be great existences like the Primeval Mighty
Miracle God that had been made into corpse puppets?
The horrifying thought disrupted Wu Yu’s interest in the
statues as he quickly walked ahead.
He didn’t dare to keep the bronze pendants away, fearing that
if these were really corpse puppets of eternal demon emperors,
he wouldn’t last a single instant if he had kept them away. He
would be silenced instantly by these corpse puppets!
He moved ahead swiftly. After three days and nights, he finally
made it through the tunnel that showcased the statues of eternal
demon emperors.
There was an open field ahead. After advancing for a little
longer, he came across a crossroad.
If he continued ahead, it would be the end of the tunnel. The
end was completely shrouded in darkness with no one
understanding what might be in it.
At the left and right of the crossroad was a bronze gate each.
Although the bronze gates weren’t huge, the material was
precious. Wu Yu also saw two grooves on each bronze gate.
Most likely, Wu Yu would be able to open the gates with the
bronze pendants.
"It’s complete darkness ahead and I can’t see a thing. I can
consider it later."
Wu Yu thought about it before choosing the bronze gate on his
left.
Arriving, Wu Yu felt this was a place of trial. As to what he
could gain from the trial, no one knew.
At this point, the only objective and motivation of Wu Yu was
to continue living.
Just like the five demonic emperors, he had encountered
numerous dangerous and unbelievable events since he was
here. He wouldn’t dare fantasizing about rewards and would be
thankful if he survived.
If all these were a trial, Wu Yu would definitely grab the
opportunity tightly. This was because a trial would possibly
mean rewards. However, the precedent was to survive in the
trial.
He chose the gate on the left and placed the bronze pendants
into the two grooves.
As the bronze pendants were placed, the bronze gate opened
slowly. Wu Yu observed his surrounding cautiously for danger.
However, nothing dangerous came from the gate. Instead,
darkness masked everything before his eyes.
"Complete darkness?"
Wu Yu felt a little frustrated. All he saw was complete darkness
after opening the gares. He couldn’t see anything or feel any
danger from it.
Should he enter or not?
Wu Yu thought about it and decided to get in. If this was a trap,
it wouldn’t have to set up a separate room at the end of the
tunnel. He would have died a million times when he was getting
through the tunnel previously.
Therefore, there should be a trial in the room or perhaps some
chance encounters. He steeled his heart and stepped into the
darkness of the room.
Once he was in, Wu Yu realized this was a borderless space of
darkness and not just a room that he had imagined.
He couldn’t see the end to the darkness.
When Wu Yu stepped into the space, the space became sealed.
The door that he went through also vanished.

As Wu Yu was cautiously watching his surrounding, numerous

mirrors emerged in all directions and surrounded him!
The mirrors reflected Wu Yu’s image. With every action, the
reflections in the mirrors would move as well.
This reminded him of his Unshackled Doppelganger. However,
this was creepier than the 1 million doppelgangers. Wu Yu
furrowed his brows and couldn’t make sense of the his
situation.
"Let’s look first."
He started searching around and soon found the borderless
space of darkness was filled with mirrors. No matter where he
went, there will be mirrors reflecting his image.
When he looked into the mirrors, the "Wu Yu" in the mirrors
would also look back. Wu Yu couldn’t shake off the feelings of
creepiness.
All of a sudden, a dangerous vibe came from behind. He reacted
immediately and was surprised to see "himself" walking out of
the mirror!
Seeing your reflection walking out of the mirror when looking
into the mirror! How creepy was this?
Wu Yu instantly realized if this room was a trial, the trial would
have started at this point.
Before Wu Yu could react and calmed himself, the reflection
that walked out of the mirror launched an abrupt attack at Wu
Yu.
The reflection was identical to Wu Yu. The looks, the body size
and even the gaze of the eyes were exact copies. If there was
someone else in this place, he definitely wouldn’t be able to
differentiate the real and the imposter.
This reminded Wu Yu when he first arrived in the Eternal
Emperor Tomb!
Previously, amidst the mist of the Eternal Emperor Tomb, he
saw Wu Jun and his imposter. Wu Yu was able to see through
the illusion with his Eyes of Fire and Gold, successfully
differentiating the real from the fake.
However, even when he used his Eyes of Fire and Gold now,
he still couldn’t tell the true form of the other party!
In most situations, Wu Yu would be able to tell the true form
of the other party with his Eyes of Fire and Gold. For example,
he could see the true form of the demons and any disguise
would be futile before him.
However, when staring at the reflection with his Eyes of Fire
and Gold, he saw the true form as it is.
This wasn’t created from something but a separate living Wu
Yu!
The reflection launched an attack first with incandescent
heavenly rule. The destructive powers encompassed within was
identical to Wu Yu’s incandescent heavenly rule!
"Take this!"
Wu Yu didn’t show weakness. Since the fight had started, he
just had to defeat his opponent!
He released incandescent heavenly rule as well. However, he
cast crusader heavenly rule first to increase his battle will and
amplified the might of incandescent heavenly rule by several
times. When his attack clashed with the other party’s
incandescent heavenly rule, brilliant l;light burst forth in the
darkness.
The powers from both side dissipated after the clash. To Wu
Yu’s astonishment, the other party followed with crusader
heavenly rule just like Wu Yu. Moreover, he also received the
increments from crusader heavenly rule.
"The same techniques as mine?"
Wu Yu wasn’t convinced. As the second wave of incandescent
heavenly rule strengthened by crusader heavenly rule swept
across, he did a flip and escaped to a distance away from his
opponent’s attack.
However, the space before Wu Yu glittered and the reflection
followed him to the space. Wu Yu could also feel that the other
party had used the Mystique, Somersault Cloud!
This stumped Wu Yu a little. The "one" that walked out from
the mirror was just like him and could use all the Mystiques and
techniques of himself!
Chapter 1622: Overcome
Wu Yu got serious now. He knew that this Wu Yu was not easy
to deal with. As expected of the Eternal Emperor Tomb.
He turned into the golden ape, and used Void Reversal to throw
his opponent into the void world!
However, the mirror Wu Yu immediately used Somersault
Cloud to escape from the void world. Wu Yu would not let him
go. He gave chase, and then used crusader heavenly rule and
Submerged Cloud Seal to blast the area where mirror Wu Yu
had fled to!
Even the void itself was shattered by Submerged Cloud Seal.
The mirror Wu Yu could only use Fulgurating Shadows over a
small distance to avoid the majority of his Submerged Cloud
Seal damage.
Submerged Cloud Seal managed to clip the replicate, but this
scant bit of Submerged Cloud Seal power was unable to finish
off the opponent. Wu Yu realized that the mirror image had also
cultivated Invincible Vajra Body to the Eternal and Indomitable
Vajra Realm realm!
"Even the Invincible Vajra Body?"
Wu Yu was growing more and more astonished by the moment.
He began to test out his whole arsenal of skills.
Doppelganger heavenly rule, golden eyes heavenly rule,
Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, Violent Art...... All
of it could be replicated perfectly!
No matter what Mystique, no matter what heavenly rule, it
could be executed by the mirror image with no discernible
difference.
Even chronowarp heavenly rule - as their chronowarp heavenly
rules overlapped, it seemed like no one stood any advantage at
all. The flow of time around them remained unchanged.
This made Wu Yu grow more and more alarmed.
If they had the exact same moves, how the hell was he supposed
to fight? Neither could win the other! Or rather, it would be too
difficult to even get the fight going, since both could use
Somersault Cloud.
Wu Yu’s escaping abilities were superb. And now he was up
against one with the exact same abilities. Neither could do
much to the other.
If a truly fatal attack came, either would simply use Somersault
Cloud to flee.
Wu Yu belatedly realized that he had no way of dealing with
Somersault Cloud himself. Defeating the mirror-image Wu Yu
would be too hard.
Once, Wu Yu managed to press an advantage and was on the
verge of blasting his opponent full-on with golden eyes
heavenly rule. However, mirror-image Wu Yu simply darted
into one of the mirrors.
Following which, another mirror-image Wu Yu walked out of
another mirror.
The new mirror-image Wu Yu was exactly the same as the
previous mirror-image Wu Yu. He could use the same
Mystiques and heavenly rules. Wu Yu was completely at a loss
of what to do!
Of course, it was not easy for Wu Yu to be defeated either
Wu Yu and mirror-image Wu Yu continued a non-stop battle.
Wu Yu turned into the Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast, and
mirror-image Wu Yu followed suit.
This was a stalemate, plain as could be. Wu Yu felt like he
could not kill his replicate at all.
Both understood their moves too well. Therefore, using these
limited moves to defeat the other seemed impossible.
Wu Yu was sweating hard. This seemed to be an impossible
situation, and he could not quell the frustration that was
beginning to build within him.
He continued to employ various moves against mirror-image
Wu Yu. Although he could occasionally score a hit, but he was
unable to destroy the opponent.
Especially someone who also had the Invincible Vajra Body,
which allowed one to heal especially quickly.
At the start, Wu Yu still had a measure of confidence.
Although he had never met with such a situation before, but he
had thought to overcome it with the fighting will of the Great
Sage, Heaven’s Equal, the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
But as time ticked on, Wu Yu began to grow flustered.
Ever since Wu Yu had set foot in Graveguarding Palace, he had
been plagued by all kinds of distracting emotions that grew out
of the dangerous and seemingly impossible situations that he
had been in.
And this was the worst of them so far.
Because when Wu Yu was out of battle, he could calm himself,
and think coolly.
But now, Wu Yu was constantly fighting. He did not even have
time to compose himself.
The moment he tried to rest, mirror-image Wu Yu would press
forward and attack him.
Golden eyes heavenly rule, incandescent heavenly rule,
doppelganger heavenly rule... Wu Yu had a taste of his own
heavenly rule power now. He could feel how strong it was,
exactly as his own was.
Chronowarp heavenly rule was also canceled out by the other’s.
Wu Yu did not give up, continuing to attack. His opponent too
showed no signs of weakness, matching him blow for blow.
Even his one-use-limit moves were also usable by his
opponent, and were meaningless for this battle.
Wu Yu threw himself ferociously into battle. But no matter
what he did, he got like-for-like, and nothing came of his
efforts.
Worse, his opponent used the mirrors to good effect, fleeing
into one and out of the other. Wu Yu was harassed to no end. If
he did not have the Somersault Cloud, he would have been dead
many times over.
As he continued to tire out, the chances of Wu Yu winning
dwindled away.
Wu Yu even tried to attack the mirrors, but they could not be
smashed. At least, not with his current strength.
The two continued to fight tirelessly on. Wu Yu could feel that
both were equally matched down to the last detail.
Both understood their Mystiques and timings equally. This
showed that this mirror-image Wu Yu was him even in thought!
"How can such a thing exist in this world?"
Wu Yu gnashed his teeth. Left with no other choice, he had Wu
Jun come out to help.
However, perhaps he should nto have. The moment Wu Jun
flew out of the Floating Dreams Pagoda, another Primordial
Immortal Dragon flew out of the mirrors to deal with him.
Wu Yu’s eyes almost popped out of his skull.
"What the hell?" Wu Jun immediately began to fight mirror Wu
Jun as well.

The two Primordial Immortal Dragons fought nearby.

Curiously, mirror Wu Jun did not attack Wu Yu, and mirror-
image Wu Yu completely ignored mirror Wu Jun as well.
Wu Yu began to wonder - could this be some sort of training?
Whoever came here would fight an exact replicate of
themselves. They would not come with an answer of how to
beat themselves, but doing so was the way to pass this test.
Wu Yu was full of questions.
Eternal Emperor Tomb, Graveguarding Palace - what in the
world was this place?
At first he had thought it nothing more than a cemetery with the
eternal demon emperor corpses within, and perhaps some
defenses in place against trespassers.
But now it seemed to be something else entirely.
Just the things in the Graveguarding Palace had blown Wu Yu’s
mind many times.
If this was training, then what was the purpose of the Eternal
Emperor Tomb’s creator?
Wu Yu had no idea!
Besides, the images and reflections that appeared in the Eternal
Emperor Tomb seemed to have been created by an ingenious
hand. Wu Yu himself found that the battle will of mirror-image
Wu Yu was exactly the same as him.
Every impulse to use a certain Mystique or heavenly rule was
matched down to the T.
This was himself, through and through.
How was he to beat such an opponent?
Seeing that Wu Jun was of no help to him, Wu Yu sent him
back to the Floating Dreams Pagoda. In response, mirror Wu
Jun also vanished back into a mirror.
Only Wu Yu and mirror-image Wu Yu were left to continue the
fight.
Driven insane, Wu Yu attacked mirror-image Wu Yu with all
his might, and recieved the same in return. Both wore each
other out for a full month. Wu Yu grew more and more
reckless. He did not know what to do, or how to leave this place.
A year passed.
In this year, both continued to fight ceaselessly. Wu Yu felt that
he was near empty now. He was bone-weary, but there was no
place to rest here.
Wu Yu desperately wanted to rest, but mirror-image Wu Yu
gave him no chance to do so.
He even tried sending out his 1 million doppelgangers to
confuse the opponent, but the Eyes of Fire and Gold told all,
and the reflection attacked his real body immediately.
Wu Yu had now fought for a full year without even a second of
rest.
He wanted to run away, more than anything. He was tired,
physically and even more so mentally. He had never gone for
such a long period with no rest before.
Of course, most crucially of all was that Wu Yu could not see
any way to win either.
Dispirited, Wu Yu’s thinking was beginning to muddle. He
fought mechanically against mirror-image Wu Yu, but was no
longer thinking proactively.
He started to grow numb. He just wanted to run, to shrink away!
The continuous battle bore down on him like Atlas’ burden. He
could not hold out for much longer. He had gone berserk
countless times, and each time had been unable to beat mirror-
image Wu Yu.
Chapter 1623: Determination
Too many secrets were hidden in the Eternal Emperor Tomb.
When battling the mirror-image Wu Yu, Wu Yu was constantly
mulling over what’s behind the Eternal Emperor Tomb.
However, from the information he had obtained thus far, he still
couldn’t deduce anything useful.
He only knew if the Eternal Emperor Tomb truly forbade any
living creature from entering, he would have long died in this
place.
Therefore, there’s a path to survival. Or perhaps the intention
was to let someone in. As for the exact objective, Wu Yu
wouldn’t know.
Wu Yu was nearing the truth and approaching the back hall of
the Graveguarding Palace. Yet, he was impeded by this room
that was filled with mirrors.
Three full years had passed and Wu Yu’s mental state became
numb and his physical body was beyond fatigue. Up to now, he
still hadn’t find a way to defeat the mirror-image Wu Yu and
he’s getting more and more restless.
He felt he might have fallen into a trap. However, if this was a
trap, why would the other party have to go through such
lengths?
Judging from the capabilities of the one who created the Eternal
Emperor Tomb, a simple immortal design would have taken
Wu Yu’s life.
Therefore, there must be something concealed.
Or perhaps this room was a form of trial. Based on a conjecture
he had, he realized he had been through several challenges. If
this room was also part of it, would the objective be defeating
his own mirror image?
It was just that mirror Wu Yu was the same as Wu Yu and could
use identical techniques. Furthermore, he could rely on the
mirrors to move at will. It would almost be impossible to defeat
an opponent like this.
However, Wu Yu had resisted for three years. During the three
years, he had been enduring passively and was getting tired
mentally. As the exhaustion continued endlessly, both parties
were locked in a standstill, or rather, Wu Yu was gradually at a
disadvantage.
"If I continued with this mentality, I would definitely be
defeated by the mirror-image Wu Yu. If that happened, no one
knows what will happen. Most likely, I’ll die in this place!" Wu
Yu was anxious.
He suddenly recalled his experiences since he was in the mortal
domain. In these experiences, many incidences started off as
seemingly impossible. However, he always successfully
completed them.
The most horrifying was going against Yan Huang Ancient
Emperor. Yan Huang Ancient Emperor was an immortal that
had been in the sky palaces for a long time. He possessed
remarkable abilities and even a million Wu Yu wouldn’t be a
match for him then.
However, through hardwork and enduring silently for years, he
eventually eliminated Yan Huang Ancient Emperor and
reclaimed his body. In the end, he even fused with his Heaven
Devouring Avatar that gave him the successes he enjoyed
today.
Recalling how he endured humiliation and persevered forward,
he found himself to be a little too fragile now.
"Isn’t that just a mirror-image? Even if he is the same as me,
it’s still a bogus! There’s definitely a way to deal with it!" A
glimmer of hope lit up in Wu Yu!
His eyes brightened and the frustration he felt from the endless
exhaustive attacks from mirror-image Wu Yu vanished without
a trace.
At this point, Wu Yu finally realized this room seemed to be
leading him mentally, inculcating the belief that he couldn’t
defeat his opponent. However, through his determination and
after struggling for three years, he finally broke free from the
mental disturbances.
"This is the feeling! There’s nothing I fear in battle and I’ll be
victorious in all!" A conviction gleaned in the eyes of Wu Yu.
He stared at the mirror-image Wu Yu who was still trying to
exhaust him. Now, the other party looked different. However,
the main change was in Wu Yu’s mentality.
Previously, he was affected by the mental disturbances of this
space. As a result, he became restless and almost lost his will
after just three years.
Fortunately, he woke up at the critical juncture and found back
the resilient mental state he had in the past.
Although the mirror-image Wu Yu knew every technique and
trick of him, Wu Yu was no longer afraid of him.
"Since he had the same tricks as me, let me see if I can find any
weakness in my Mystiques and heavenly rules!" Previously,
Wu Yu didn’t had this in mind and was simply going head-on
against the other party.
Now and moving forward, he planned to observe as he battled.
Mirror-image Wu Yu could use all the tricks he had. In a battle
like this, it would be easier for Wu Yu to identify the
weaknesses that might be in his own Mystiques or heavenly
rules.
If there were really weaknesses, or perhaps openings, in his
Mystiques, wouldn’t he become stronger once he rectified the
weaknesses and openings?
And judging from the current situation, once he could correct
the weaknesses in his Mystiques and strengthen them, he
should be successful in suprressing the mirror-image Wu Yu
and eventually gaining the victory.
Having the objective in mind, Wu Yu pulled himself together
to battle the mirror-image Wu Yu again.
At this point, he was physically drained. However, these
conditions tensed his mental states, raising his focus to 100%.
No matter what techniques the other party used, he was always
able to identify the movements. After, he could observe if
there’s weakness in the heavenly rule power unleashed. If there
was weakness or opening, how could he exploit them.
Soon, Wu Yu realized he hadn’t used his Mystiques and
heavenly rules appropriately.
No matter if it was the first heavenly rule of incandescent
heavenly rule or the sixth heavenly rule of chronowarp
heavenly rule, he hadn’t been using them perfectly.
Under close observation, the mirror-image Wu Yu unleashed
various techniques against Wu Yu. Wu Yu could identify some
minor weaknesses once in a while. As time passed and as the
battle progressed, he started finding more and more
weaknesses.
The weaknesses of the other party were also the weaknesses of
Wu Yu!
After identifying the weaknesses, Wu Yu started altering his
Mystiques and heavenly rules. Obviously, he didn’t use them
immediately. This was because Wu Yu was worried once he
started using improved techniques, the other party would also
mimic him.
If he wanted to defeat his opponent, he had to improve his
Mystiques and heavenly rules to the point where he couldn’t do
so further and eliminated all minor weaknesses.
This required a long time to build. At least for now, Wu Yu
could identify minor weaknesses in his Mystiques and heavenly
rules once every few days. As long as he altered them slightly,
the might would be enhanced extensively.
"If this persists, my strength would at least double once I
perfected my Mystiques and heavenly rules!" Wu Yu was
adamant about his objective and exhilarated.

In the first three years, he was negatively affected by the mental

disturbances, making him feel demoralized. He felt defeated
and almost succumbed to the negative emotions that would left
him trapped and killed in this place.
However, he had changed his battle mentality. Through
observing the other party in battle, watching his own Mystiques
and heavenly rules, he was able to find ways to improve
himself.
It’s impossible for Wu Yu to go a step further to 7-heavens
immortal king when he’s battling constantly.
Moreover, once he achieved a breakthrough, the commotion
would be too great. The mirror-image Wu Yu would likely
follow with a breakthrough too.
Therefore, the best chance of winning for Wu Yu would be to
accumulate experience in battle, finding the weaknesses of his
Mystiques and heavenly rules, improving them and eventually
unleashe twice the amount of strength once he could internalize
the improvements.
Only then could Wu Yu possibly defeat the mirror-image Wu
Yu that was identical to him!
The main weaknesses when casting Mystiques and heavenly
rules were in the imperfect ways of unleashing his strength and
also the less than perfect mastery over his Mystiques and
heavenly rules. As a result, he couldn’t bring forth the full
might.
Through constant battles with mirror-image Wu Yu, his control
over his powers became more precise and adept. However, Wu
Yu concealed these for now.
In battle, what Wu Yu had shown was the techniques before he
made corrections. Therefore, he was still evenly matched
against mirror-image Wu Yu.
This process was arduous mainly because Wu Yu’s physical
body was pushed to breaking point after three years. In this
state, Wu Yu had the uphill task to still focus on finding
weaknesses while battling.
If he didn’t have a determined mind and had not persevered
when he felt he couldn’t go on, he would probably have
collapsed.
In the Floating Dreams Pagoda, Wu Jun and others were aware
of Wu Yu’s conditions.
"Old Wu is really pushing his limits! It’s too difficult in his
current condition. He’s close to his limits now!" This wasn’t
the first time Full Moon of Nanshan was moved by Wu Yu. He
felt Wu Yu’s determination was steel-like and nothing could
move it.
Defeating Wu Yu wasn’t difficult. However, there seemed to
be nothing in this world that could crush Wu Yu’s will.
"Big brother Wu Yu would definitely succeed. He just have to
persevere a little longer." Ye Xixi’s beautiful eyes stared wide
opened with confidence. She had always believed that Wu Yu
would always succeed regardless of the circumstances.
It was especially so after going through the predicament in the
secret chamber.
If Wu Yu could breakthrough the restrictions under such
desperate conditions, what else would be too difficult for him?
Wu Jun didn’t speak a word but he was impressed by Wu Yu.
He would admit honestly if he was in the same environment as
Wu Yu, he definitely wouldn’t last three years before his will
collapsed completely.
As for Wu Yu, he’s getting more relentless as time passed.
In the process of battling and learning, Wu Yu’s control over
his Mystiques and heavenly rules became even better.
Although he didn’t show it, he could feel once he unleashed
them, the battle strength would be more than twice as powerful.
Years passed one after another. To be absolutley certain, Wu
Yu endured the torment physically and mentally, pushing his
limits further in battle.
Finally, on the tenth year of him entering the mirror space, he
felt his control over his Mystiques and heavenly rules had
reached perfection. Continuing the battle against mirror-image
Wu Yu wouldn’t bring him further improvements.
"It’s time to end this!" His eyes gleaned in unwavering
determination. Although he was fatigued, his desire for victory
raged more furiously.
Chapter 1624: Eternity
After 10 years, the mirror-image Wu Yu still seemed the same
- just as Wu Yu had been when he entered.
His moves were also exactly the same as Wu Yu back then.
But Wu Yu himself was different now. He had spent seven
years analyzing their moves and Mystiques. In that time, he had
found many weaknesses and flaws in his own fighting.
Therefore, he honed his Mystiques and heavenly rules. Genius
was in the details.
If heavenly rule power could be likened to a weapon, say an
axe, it was so clear that how the axe was wielded could
determine its power. The difference in chopping and hewing
techniques could bring forth different power from the same axe.
Wu Yu’s heavenly rule power was the same.
From the first incandescent heavenly rule, the fourth
doppelganger heavenly rule, fifth golden eyes heavenly rule,
sixth chronowarp heavenly rule - all of these were wielded in
different ways.
Wu Yu had not been using them badly, but neither had he
brought them to their full potential.
Given Wu Yu’s current mastery of his heavenly rules, he only
needed 100,000 dopplegangers in order to bring forth the power
of his 1 million doppelgangers from before. That was how great
his improvement was!
Even after Wu Yu could casually defeat his reflection, he did
not immediately do so, but instead chose to drag it out so that
he could better examine his moves for weaknesses.
After he had exhausted every last flaw, Wu Yu finally reached
the point where he could not improve any further.
It was a thorough revision of his moves from the very
fundamental up. Each of his Mystiques was polished to more
than twice their previous efficacy.
Where previously he could only defeat one 9-heavens demon
king, he could now take on two or three simultaneously and still
find ways to kill them!
By fighting his own reflection, Wu Yu was able to overcome
his own self, for the better in the long term. Thanks to this
revisit of the fundamentals, his future improvements would
also be greater.
It was time to end things.
"Void Reversal!"
Wu Yu lifted a hand, and his Somersault Cloud’s Mystique
flew forth. The void world and Qian Kun world flipped.
However, this flip was even more secure now!
Mirror-image Wu Yu was still struggling against his previous
attack. Before he was able to react, Wu Yu had already shut
him in his void world.
It was twice as hard to defeat the void world now. His reflection
tried to escape, but was now delayed, long enough for
Submerged Cloud Seal to hit him.
The void energy thundered forth, and mirror-image Wu Yu
took a deep hit. It was the first time he had been hurt this badly
in 10 years.
Although this was not a fatal wound, but his reflection seemed
to realize that Wu Yu had changed.
However, he was just beginning to respond when Wu Yu’s next
attack hit him.
"Golden eyes heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu again used one of his strongest heavenly rules. Golden
eyes heavenly rule shot out from both his eyes. This was the
finest golden eyes heavenly rule, refined to exquisite precision.
The reflection was unable to block this attack, and finally
burned in the power of his golden eyes. In a flash, mirror-image
Wu Yu was incinerated into ash.
This time, his reflection had no time to flee back to the mirror
or use Somersault Cloud before Wu Yu caught him.
Most importantly, Wu Yu’s understanding of his own
Mystiques and heavenly rules had not been revealed at all
throughout the 10 years. Only at the last moment had Wu Yu
showed his hand.
Wu Yu could not have let that slip. Otherwise, his opponent
might well mirror his improvements.
And if Wu Yu was forced to find improvement beyond that, it
would be infinitely more difficult!
But Wu Yu had made good of his chance, and used his refined
moveset to defeat his opponent.
"That’s great!" Within Floating Dreams Pagoda, Ye Xixi
leaped with joy.
Although it had not been a long time, but these 10 years had
been mental torture for Wu Yu, and she had seen it all firsthand.
A different person might not have been able to pull it off.
Especially in the first three years, Wu Yu had almost been on
the verge of a mental breakdown, and his body had also been
screaming from exhaustion. To be able to pull through the next
seven years had been nothing short of a miracle.
"Perhaps that’s the difference between Old Wu and I. In order
to improve himself, he will put his life on the line." Full Moon
of Nanshan marveled. Privately, he was quite hardworking,
because he knew that ability was everything.
But hard work was not the same as putting his life on the line.
And for such a long time at that... he could not have done it.
The mirror room was a test, a test to see if you could overcome
yourself in battle.
No matter who came to challenge, they would definitely have
to fight for a long time. Without sufficient endurance, one
would not succeed.
After Wu Yu had beaten his reflection, the dark mirrors finally
disappeared, as if they had never been there. Again, the bronze
doors appeared behind him.
Wu Yu could finally leave this place after 10 years.
As he walked out of the room, he took a final look back. He
saw that the door was already firmly shut, but the word
"Overcome" was now written on it.
"So it was a test, and this was only the left door."
Wu Yu lifted his head, and walked on.
He came back to the tunnel. It was a crossroads. He had chosen
left, which was the Place of Overcoming. He had fought his
reflection there, and finally overcome himself through sheer
will.
As for the right door, what lay behind it was still unknown.

However, the Place of Overcoming had filled Wu Yu with

confidence. If everything here was but a test, then he believed
that he could beat anything, especially if these trials were all
going to build him up stronger.
"Since it’s a useful trial, I can’t pass it up. Let’s see what the
right door holds!" Wu Yu eagerly strode towards the second
door.
Just like before, he inserted the bronze pendants, and they
swung open.
He wanted to peer in to see what was inside, but it was pitch-
black.
An unknown danger, but his journey of cultivation had always
been about seeking fortune amidst the danger. Besides, Wu Yu
was buoyed with confidence from his success in the Place of
Overcoming.
In any case, Wu Yu was pretty sure that the rooms here were
not meant to kill people outright. They each had a purpose.
This was all tied to the secret of the Eternal Emperor Tomb.
Wu Yu would never know unless he saw this through to the
end.
"In that case, let me see what’s in this room!" Wu Yu walked
in with confidence.
Originally, Wu Yu had walked in ready to fight anything.
As he stepped in, suddenly he felt the world turn, and he lost
consciousness......
When Wu Yu came to his senses, it seemed like a long time had
passed. He found himself in a sealed space, and he started to
shake off his grogginess and confusion. He had been slipping
in and out of a dream-like state for a while.
"Where is this?"
Wu Yu tried to open his eyes, but he could not.
He was in a very cramped space, so cramped that it was difficult
to even move. He felt like his body was tiny, and his life force
weak. This made him scared.
He had no way to even see within himself. All of his Mystiques,
his heavenly rules, his kingly immortal spirit - he could not feel
any of it.
He could hear people speaking vaguely outside, but their words
were muffled and indiscernible.
"What’s happened?"
Wu Yu felt a pang of fear. He had visualized many situations
before entering, and this was beyond them.
The battle he had prepared for had not come. Instead, he had
become weak.
His newfound powers had bolstered his confidence. His
Mystiques, heavenly rule powers - all of them had grown much
stronger in the last room.
And now, he could feel none of them. This depressed Wu Yu
greatly.
He could not even sense the Floating Dreams Pagoda, which
made him feel even worse.
Wu Yu could not even maintain his consciousness all the time,
drifting in and out. His body remained cramped, and he slept
fitfully.
What was going on?
Finally, Wu Yu felt himself finally leaving the space. And then
he heard an unfamiliar voice weep with delight: "He’s out! He’s
out!"
Chapter 1625: Willow Town
Wu Yu felt like all his senses had been dulled.
He finally managed to crack open his eyes with difficulty, and
saw a young couple before him. He did not recognize them.
He was sure that he had never seen them in his life before.
Yet they were looking excitedly at him, and he was picked up
into the woman’s arms......
"I’m a baby?" Wu Yu very quickly realized. This might well be
an illusion, a test by the Graveguarding Palace.
And yet everything felt so real. He could not detect a single
flaw to prove this was not reality.
He opened his eyes and looked around him. The young couple
had taken him into an ordinary looking courtyard. They looked
ecstatic that he had been born, and seemed intent on inviting
friends and family over to celebrate.
Wu Yu opened his mouth to speak, but could only manage a
gusty wail. This made them even more pleased, and they looked
at him like he was a precious treasure.
"This is real?"
Wu Yu was reeling from it. He wanted to get out of this illusion,
but he was now in an infant’s body. He could not even get out
of the woman’s arms, let alone the illusion as a whole.
"The last test was to overcome oneself. That was a test of will
and endurance!"
"What is this test? Am I supposed to do something within this
illusion?"
Wu Yu continued to think hard. Since he could not get free for
now, then he would wait and see.
The situation was dangerous, but he already knew that this
room would not be any walk in the park either, so he was not
too surprised.
Although he was in an infant’s body, but his thoughts were still
his own. Therefore, he understood the couple’s words. In a few
days, he understood the situation well.
He was in a place called Willow Town. It was a little hamlet in
the Dong Yue Wu Kingdom in the mortal domain, and far away
from Capital Wu.
Of course, "far away" was in the context of mortals. Wu Yu
himself could cover the distance hundreds of times over with
just one somersault.
His "father" was called Yang Fan, and his mother Liu Yue.
There were many born with the family name Liu and Yang in
the town, and neither Yang Fan nor Liu Yue were well-to-do
by any means.
[TN: Yang Liu is Willow Town, and usually the powerful
would have the same name as the place.]
Yang Fan operated a shop in the city, hawking some textiles as
an ordinary businessman. He was not considered much even in
this sleepy town, let alone the entirety of the Dong Yue Wu
Kingdom.
"I wonder what year it is in this dream?"
Wu Yu wondered. However, he was but an infant, and there
were too many things that he could not find out.
In the following days of celebration, he listened intently to the
conversations. Willow Town barely mentioned Capital Wu at
all.
Let alone immortals, or cultivation!
It had been four or five days since Wu Yu was born. He had yet
to hear anyone even mention martial artists, which did not bode
well for his future in Willow Town.
"Could it be that the this dream is trying to get me to start low,
to test if I can still persevere onto the path of dao?" Wu Yu
thought. Nothing was known for now.
Another guess was that he had actually died, and was now
reincarnated......
Of course, this fancy only flitted through his mind, but did not
linger.
His thoughts were still the same as in the Graveguarding
Palace, as though he were borrowing an outsider’s view to see
this world.
He continued in his infant body, bathed in care and comfort that
Liu Yue showered on him. Wu Yu felt like time was barely
crawling by, which made him uncomfortable.
Back when he had his revelation about chronowarp heavenly
rule, Wu Yu realized that his lifespan determined his perception
of time’s speed.
As a mortal, time felt incredibly slow. After all, 100 years was
a life, and every year passed in colorful fashion.
But as he became a real immortal, and inherited a lifespan of
hundreds of thousands of years, then 100 years was a blink of
the eye. Each time he secluded himself to breakthrough, he took
thousands of years.
Therefore, through his perception of time inherited from the
chronowarp heavenly rule, Wu Yu could determine his rough
level.
As an infant, time barely moved. This was not a simple
illusion......
The first month passed in excruciatingly slow fashion.
He was thinking of going to Capital Wu to see what was going
on when he grew a bit bigger.
But even after a long, long time had passed, it was only a mere
month!
For his 1-month celebration, Yang Fan and Liu Yue held a
feast, inviting friends, family, and Yang Fan’s business
partners.
This was the first time that Wu Yu saw such a grand scene.
"This is Yang Chen? Haha, bright eyes on this one. You’ve a
good son there, second brother! Hawhaw!"
Yang Fan’s big brother guffawed and slapped him on the back
in congratulations.
Yang Chen. This was Wu Yu’s name in the new world, a name
that Yang Fan and Liu Yue had thought hard over.
"Not bad at all. This kid is going to grow up into something.
You’ll live a good life from now on, Yang Fan!" Another
distant relative also said cheerily.
This was Wu Yu’s 1-month party. After a month, parents would
typically invite friends and family over, a sort of announcement
that one had a new child.
There were many guests who came to offer congratulations, but
Wu Yu appeared strange to them.
In their eyes, Wu Yu was Yang Chen - a 1-month old baby.
Being confronted with so many people at once usually incited
loud bawling.

Wu Yu was completely silent, his eyes constantly roving

around the guests. No detail seemed to escape him, and he
looked to be searching for something.
Of course, Wu Yu was looking for any flaw in the scene, which
would allow him to undo the illusion.
But no matter how hard he looked, the setting was seamless.
Yang Fan and Liu Yue entertained their guests, who provided
good cheer and spoke about interesting matters of late.
Every last detail was clear, and Wu Yu was still uncertain if
this was illusion or reality.
A voice in his head told him that this was definitely an illusion,
a test by Graveguarding Palace. Everything was simply so
realistic that he could not escape it.
He did not cry at all, sitting quietly in Liu Yue’s arms.
This marked him as very unique indeed, especially among the
other children of Willow Town. Many of the guests were
puzzled, and noted his eyes, which were full of an uncommon
intelligence.
Both Yang Fan and Liu Yue were of course pleased. Everyone
hoped that their child could become someone important in the
future.
"I heard that a while ago, a mountain came to Longhu
Mountain. He accosted many merchants, and plundered their
wares and killed them too. Terrible!"
"Tis so. But I heard the old martial teacher in Willow Town,
Master Yang Bai, has already set off to deal with the bandit.
We’ll probably hear good news in a day or two."
"Master Yang Bai is a martial artist. He’s not like us ordinary
folk. I heard that he killed a tiger with one punch in his youth.
That’s awesome."
Hearing them talk about fighting made Wu Yu feel an
inexplicable wrenching within him.
This level was way too low for him. Even a martial artist at his
peak would have pitiful strength. His lifespan was no different
from a mortal’s. To Wu Yu, martial arts were merely part of
the mortal realm.
But in Willow Town, even a martial artist was rare, let alone a
dao cultivator.
As for immortals, that was beyond imagination.
To the people of Willow Town, any martial cultivator who
passed by was probably as good as a god. For example, if
Heavenly Immortal Hao Tian came to Willow Town, they
would probably all worship him reverently.
It was said that a real immortal had come to Willow Town
before, but that was a few hundred years ago. It was a tale
passed down through the generations, and even that had faded
away.
Such was the situation of Willow Town.
Wu Yu felt a prickle of anxiety. He wanted to grow up quickly,
to go to Capital Wu and take a look. That was the only thing he
wanted.
Evidently, sticking around Willow Town was going to do
nothing to break the illusion.
Therefore, he had to go far. But that was predicated on him
growing a little bigger. How could an infant go to a faraway
place like Capital Wu?
The feast was over. Before long, news came that Master Yang
Bai of Willow Town had decimated all of the mountain bandits,
and even caught a few of their leaders back to Willow Town.
Yang Fan went to take a look, but Wu Yu was held by Liu Yue,
and did not bring him. After all, he was still too small, and not
able to leave the house yet. An accident could easily kill him at
such a tender age.
"As expected of Master Yang Bai! He is said to be skillful
enough to kill a tiger. Anything is possible! What a man! If I
were 20 years younger, I too would definitely practice martial
arts, and become a martial artist!" After Yang Fan returned, he
was full of praise for Master Yang Bai. He lamented that he had
lost the chance to become a martial artist.
Liu Yue laughingly scolded him: "Martial arts requires talent
as well, you know. The number of martially talented people in
Willow Town can be counted on one hand. You? Forget it. But
maybe if our little Yang Chen is interested."
"This kid, honestly his bones are quite weak. Martial arts are
out of the question for him. It would be a blessing if he could
just live well. Martial arts are really dangerous, you know?"
Yang Fan doted on Wu Yu/Yang Chen. However, he could see
that his son had a delicate physique, and martial arts were not
suited for him.
Chapter 1625: Willow Town
Wu Yu felt like all his senses had been dulled.
He finally managed to crack open his eyes with difficulty, and
saw a young couple before him. He did not recognize them.
He was sure that he had never seen them in his life before.
Yet they were looking excitedly at him, and he was picked up
into the woman’s arms......
"I’m a baby?" Wu Yu very quickly realized. This might well be
an illusion, a test by the Graveguarding Palace.
And yet everything felt so real. He could not detect a single
flaw to prove this was not reality.
He opened his eyes and looked around him. The young couple
had taken him into an ordinary looking courtyard. They looked
ecstatic that he had been born, and seemed intent on inviting
friends and family over to celebrate.
Wu Yu opened his mouth to speak, but could only manage a
gusty wail. This made them even more pleased, and they looked
at him like he was a precious treasure.
"This is real?"
Wu Yu was reeling from it. He wanted to get out of this illusion,
but he was now in an infant’s body. He could not even get out
of the woman’s arms, let alone the illusion as a whole.
"The last test was to overcome oneself. That was a test of will
and endurance!"
"What is this test? Am I supposed to do something within this
illusion?"
Wu Yu continued to think hard. Since he could not get free for
now, then he would wait and see.
The situation was dangerous, but he already knew that this
room would not be any walk in the park either, so he was not
too surprised.
Although he was in an infant’s body, but his thoughts were still
his own. Therefore, he understood the couple’s words. In a few
days, he understood the situation well.
He was in a place called Willow Town. It was a little hamlet in
the Dong Yue Wu Kingdom in the mortal domain, and far away
from Capital Wu.
Of course, "far away" was in the context of mortals. Wu Yu
himself could cover the distance hundreds of times over with
just one somersault.
His "father" was called Yang Fan, and his mother Liu Yue.
There were many born with the family name Liu and Yang in
the town, and neither Yang Fan nor Liu Yue were well-to-do
by any means.
[TN: Yang Liu is Willow Town, and usually the powerful
would have the same name as the place.]
Yang Fan operated a shop in the city, hawking some textiles as
an ordinary businessman. He was not considered much even in
this sleepy town, let alone the entirety of the Dong Yue Wu
Kingdom.
"I wonder what year it is in this dream?"
Wu Yu wondered. However, he was but an infant, and there
were too many things that he could not find out.
In the following days of celebration, he listened intently to the
conversations. Willow Town barely mentioned Capital Wu at
all.
Let alone immortals, or cultivation!
It had been four or five days since Wu Yu was born. He had yet
to hear anyone even mention martial artists, which did not bode
well for his future in Willow Town.
"Could it be that the this dream is trying to get me to start low,
to test if I can still persevere onto the path of dao?" Wu Yu
thought. Nothing was known for now.
Another guess was that he had actually died, and was now
reincarnated......
Of course, this fancy only flitted through his mind, but did not
linger.
His thoughts were still the same as in the Graveguarding
Palace, as though he were borrowing an outsider’s view to see
this world.
He continued in his infant body, bathed in care and comfort that
Liu Yue showered on him. Wu Yu felt like time was barely
crawling by, which made him uncomfortable.
Back when he had his revelation about chronowarp heavenly
rule, Wu Yu realized that his lifespan determined his perception
of time’s speed.
As a mortal, time felt incredibly slow. After all, 100 years was
a life, and every year passed in colorful fashion.
But as he became a real immortal, and inherited a lifespan of
hundreds of thousands of years, then 100 years was a blink of
the eye. Each time he secluded himself to breakthrough, he took
thousands of years.
Therefore, through his perception of time inherited from the
chronowarp heavenly rule, Wu Yu could determine his rough
level.
As an infant, time barely moved. This was not a simple
illusion......
The first month passed in excruciatingly slow fashion.
He was thinking of going to Capital Wu to see what was going
on when he grew a bit bigger.
But even after a long, long time had passed, it was only a mere
month!
For his 1-month celebration, Yang Fan and Liu Yue held a
feast, inviting friends, family, and Yang Fan’s business
partners.
This was the first time that Wu Yu saw such a grand scene.
"This is Yang Chen? Haha, bright eyes on this one. You’ve a
good son there, second brother! Hawhaw!"
Yang Fan’s big brother guffawed and slapped him on the back
in congratulations.
Yang Chen. This was Wu Yu’s name in the new world, a name
that Yang Fan and Liu Yue had thought hard over.
"Not bad at all. This kid is going to grow up into something.
You’ll live a good life from now on, Yang Fan!" Another
distant relative also said cheerily.
This was Wu Yu’s 1-month party. After a month, parents would
typically invite friends and family over, a sort of announcement
that one had a new child.
There were many guests who came to offer congratulations, but
Wu Yu appeared strange to them.
In their eyes, Wu Yu was Yang Chen - a 1-month old baby.
Being confronted with so many people at once usually incited
loud bawling.

Wu Yu was completely silent, his eyes constantly roving

around the guests. No detail seemed to escape him, and he
looked to be searching for something.
Of course, Wu Yu was looking for any flaw in the scene, which
would allow him to undo the illusion.
But no matter how hard he looked, the setting was seamless.
Yang Fan and Liu Yue entertained their guests, who provided
good cheer and spoke about interesting matters of late.
Every last detail was clear, and Wu Yu was still uncertain if
this was illusion or reality.
A voice in his head told him that this was definitely an illusion,
a test by Graveguarding Palace. Everything was simply so
realistic that he could not escape it.
He did not cry at all, sitting quietly in Liu Yue’s arms.
This marked him as very unique indeed, especially among the
other children of Willow Town. Many of the guests were
puzzled, and noted his eyes, which were full of an uncommon
intelligence.
Both Yang Fan and Liu Yue were of course pleased. Everyone
hoped that their child could become someone important in the
future.
"I heard that a while ago, a mountain came to Longhu
Mountain. He accosted many merchants, and plundered their
wares and killed them too. Terrible!"
"Tis so. But I heard the old martial teacher in Willow Town,
Master Yang Bai, has already set off to deal with the bandit.
We’ll probably hear good news in a day or two."
"Master Yang Bai is a martial artist. He’s not like us ordinary
folk. I heard that he killed a tiger with one punch in his youth.
That’s awesome."
Hearing them talk about fighting made Wu Yu feel an
inexplicable wrenching within him.
This level was way too low for him. Even a martial artist at his
peak would have pitiful strength. His lifespan was no different
from a mortal’s. To Wu Yu, martial arts were merely part of
the mortal realm.
But in Willow Town, even a martial artist was rare, let alone a
dao cultivator.
As for immortals, that was beyond imagination.
To the people of Willow Town, any martial cultivator who
passed by was probably as good as a god. For example, if
Heavenly Immortal Hao Tian came to Willow Town, they
would probably all worship him reverently.
It was said that a real immortal had come to Willow Town
before, but that was a few hundred years ago. It was a tale
passed down through the generations, and even that had faded
away.
Such was the situation of Willow Town.
Wu Yu felt a prickle of anxiety. He wanted to grow up quickly,
to go to Capital Wu and take a look. That was the only thing he
wanted.
Evidently, sticking around Willow Town was going to do
nothing to break the illusion.
Therefore, he had to go far. But that was predicated on him
growing a little bigger. How could an infant go to a faraway
place like Capital Wu?
The feast was over. Before long, news came that Master Yang
Bai of Willow Town had decimated all of the mountain bandits,
and even caught a few of their leaders back to Willow Town.
Yang Fan went to take a look, but Wu Yu was held by Liu Yue,
and did not bring him. After all, he was still too small, and not
able to leave the house yet. An accident could easily kill him at
such a tender age.
"As expected of Master Yang Bai! He is said to be skillful
enough to kill a tiger. Anything is possible! What a man! If I
were 20 years younger, I too would definitely practice martial
arts, and become a martial artist!" After Yang Fan returned, he
was full of praise for Master Yang Bai. He lamented that he had
lost the chance to become a martial artist.
Liu Yue laughingly scolded him: "Martial arts requires talent
as well, you know. The number of martially talented people in
Willow Town can be counted on one hand. You? Forget it. But
maybe if our little Yang Chen is interested."
"This kid, honestly his bones are quite weak. Martial arts are
out of the question for him. It would be a blessing if he could
just live well. Martial arts are really dangerous, you know?"
Yang Fan doted on Wu Yu/Yang Chen. However, he could see
that his son had a delicate physique, and martial arts were not
suited for him.
Chapter 1627: Crawling Back
This was a neither-here-nor-there age.
At 10 years old, the townsfolk saw him as a child. But to Wu
Yu, it was time to act. In these 10 years, he had been constantly
trying to break free of the illusion.
Up till now, he still had not made a move, mainly because his
young age limited him.
But he was 10 now. Wu Yu’s thoughts wandered back towards
Capital Wu.
If he wanted to get to Heavenly Sword Sect, he had to get to
Capital Wu first. That was the only possible route, and Wu Yu
had to give it a try.
Therefore, on his 10th birthday, Wu Yu told Yang Fan and Liu
Yue that he wanted to go to Capital Wu.
At this time, Wu Yu was starting to believe that he had been
reborn. The illusion vs reality debate had raged on within him
for a decade, and now he was starting to believe that it was real.
Of course, whether reality or illusion, he could not possibly
continue living at Willow Town. He had to find a way to start
his martial path.
"What? Capital Wu? Impossible! Get those thoughts out of
your mind. Capital Wu is too far, and you are only 10 years old.
How can you get to Capital Wu?" Hearing Yang Chen’s
declaration, Yang Fan was completely astounded.
Liu Yue, who had overheard the conversation from the room,
ran out hurriedly. "That’s right. What will you do in Capital
Wu? that’s too far. It’s impossible for us of Willow Town."
Wu Yu shook his head.
He knew that to Yang Fan and Liu Yue, and the people of
Willow Town, Capital Wu and the Heavenly Sword Sect were
matters too far out of their concern. If he spoke of it they would
not believe him, and might even think that he was out of his
mind.
Although their objection made Wu Yu lose heart a little, but his
resolve was unshaken.
However, he had to watch out for his delicate constitution. If
he wanted to get to Capital Wu, his own strength would not be
enough. Of course, that was all he had for now.
Therefore, on one clear night, he left home without informing
Yang Fan or Liu Yue.
He did not think about how the pair would feel at his
abandonment. Instead, he resolutely walked on towards Capital
Wu.
"This Willow Town is to the direct north of Dong Yue Wu
Kingdom! If I want to get to Capital Wu, all I have to do is head
south."
Wu Yu had some impression of his orientation. He simply used
the stars to calibrate his direction, and headed south.
He took with him nothing much more than a bottle of water and
some provisions.
Wu Yu had originally thought that as long as he could keep on,
he would definitely reach Capital Wu, whether it took him 5
years or 10. It did not matter if he was slow, and it did not
matter if he was young. As long as he did not die. And it could
build him up.
But as he set upon his journey, he felt that the heavens
themselves were against him.
In less than a day, his water bottle had been snatched away by
a huge bird, which had rushed over to steal it uncaring of him.
Having lost his bottle, it was very difficult for Wu Yu to get
water. He thought about making a makeshift waterbag, but his
frail body of 10 years old could not even snare any game to
make it with. Neither did he have tools to cut trees or the like.
He was both young and weak. In the wild, even basic survival
became a problem.
At night, he climbed a tree for safety, but there was a viper
waiting for him. If not for his sharp eyes, he would have died
on that tree.
Along the way, he met with one unfortunate accident after
another. Finally, he came to a trading post, starving and
shivering. He had not eaten in two days. His provisions had
been lost one day when crossing a river, and the weather
suddenly turned inhospitably warm. He felt dizzy as he walked.
"Perhaps I forced it too hard......"
Wu Yu mustered the last of his strength and tottered on. If he
fainted in the wild, only starvation awaited him. At the trading
post, perhaps there would be passing merchants.
Of course, this trading post was quite remote, and the chances
of this were low.
Wu Yu struggled on, plodding until he could see paved road
before him. In the distance, he saw some black specks, and it
seemed like there was human traffic after all. With a sigh of
relief, he collapsed.
When the group of merchants passed, one cried out upon seeing
his inert body: "Isn’t that Yang Chen, the son of cloth trader
Yang Fan from Willow Town? Why is he here? Since we’re on
the way to Willow Town, let’s give him a ride!"
Willow Town was hoisted up by them, and carried back to
Willow Town.
When he came to three days later, he was back home in Willow
Town.
On the trade road, the traveling traders had carts, and there were
no obstacles either. They covered ground pretty quickly.
However, the trade roads did not lead directly to Capital Wu,
which was why Wu Yu had not taken it. It would waste a lot of
time, and he only returned to it when he was desperate.
When he woke up, he saw his ’mother’ Liu Yue weeping
loudly, and she came over to hold him.
Wu Yu gradually regained his spirits. He saw how much he had
worried the couple with his disappearance. They had not slept
much in these days, and had even grown much white hair.
Especially Liu Yue - her face was streaked with several days’
worth of tears.
Wu Yu felt a little ashamed.
He recalled all that had happened in Willow Town so far. Liu
Yue’s care for him had been beyond reproach, and Yang Fan
had also treated him well. The family of three did well enough,
if not for Wu Yu’s strangeness.
Wu Yu was at a loss when he came to.
Should he persevere on towards Capital Wu?

Even he did not know anymore.

Capital Wu was too far, given his condition and situation. The
biggest trade fair that Willow Town participated in was not
even a tenth of the way to Capital Wu.
If he wanted to get there, he would have to spend quite a few
years.
"But if this Yang Chen is real, would I not be letting Yang Fan
and Liu Yue down?" Wu Yu asked himself. Seeing how
worried they were made him feel bad.
No matter how much he tried to convince himself that this was
an illusion, 10 years of such a reality had worn down his
conviction.
Besides, he could feel a strong supernatural presence
preventing him from reaching Capital Wu. It had forced him
back before he could even move a fraction of the way there.
If not for the merchants, he might not even have made it back.
He heard that Yang Fan had even given them a large sum of
money as thanks. That was how much they treasured Yang
Chen.
After this disaster, Wu Yu "became" more understanding. He
was no longer as reticent, and would occasionally interact with
the people of Willow Town.
Most importantly, Wu Yu said that he wanted to go and learn
martial arts from Master Yang Bai.
Yang Fan and Liu Yue spared no expense for their beloved son.
They set off to find a martial teacher willing to take in Yang
Chen. There were not more than five teachers in total. The
strongest among them was Master Yang Bai himself.
The other four were Master Yang Bai’s disciples, who were
also middle-aged now.
Master Yang Bai himself was getting on in years, and no longer
took in disciples. Therefore, Yang Fan and Liu Yue could only
entreat his four disciples. As a small town, everyone more or
less knew each other. Hearing that Yang Chen wanted to learn
martial arts, they did not make too much of a fuss. However,
they simply reminded them that martial arts was not an easy
pursuit, and laid out some conditions.
Among which was improving Yang Chen’s body quality. In
order to do so, he had to buy some expensive medicines and
herbs. Besides, they would have to pay the teacher quite a sum
as well.
Yang Fan and Liu Yue did not stint, and very quickly bought
the medicines for Wu Yu. They spent more than half their
savings on them, and boiled them into herbal soups for Wu Yu
to drink.
Wu Yu could indeed feel their worth. They helped to strengthen
his body considerably.
Yet soon afterwards, he found that their nutritional properties
did not last. His body very quickly rejected them for some
unknown reason.
Of course, even a little help was enough. His body managed to
barely pass the requirements to begin training.
At the age of 12, he began to learn martial arts from Master
Yang Bai’s eldest disciple.
This was a difficult process, even more so than when Wu Yu
was the prince of Dong Wu. Each day, even just the basics was
agony to hiim.
Although martial arts had been difficult for prince Wu Yu, but
they had not been this impossible.
He now felt keenly that the pathways of Yang Chen’s body
were completely blocked, and the spiritual art took a heavy toll
that his body was unable to sustain.
Before long, he could feel that his body had been quite severely
battered, as though he had overworked it.
This could not be helped. Wu Yu felt that if he did not work
hard, he would never reach Capital Wu or Heavenly Sword
Sect. Therefore, no matter how hard the training was, he
worked ten times harder than the other disciples.
Chapter 1628: Till I Am Done
Wu Yu’s, or rather Yang Chen’s, hard work was acknowledged
by all in Willow Town.
Especially Master Yang Bai. He was getting on in his years, but
gradually began to hear of Yang Chen’s name. He knew that he
was torturing himself with training night and day, continuing
even if his body was injured.
Master Yang Bai found his spirit highly admirable, but he
personally came to counsel Wu Yu not to overdo things, or his
body would give way.
Wu Yu not only did not listen, but even talked back to Master
Yang Bai. To him, a master like Master Yang Bai was too
mediocre to advise him. He did not look down on Master Yang
Bai, but Wu Yu’s dreams were on a different level from Master
Yang Bai’s milieu.
Therefore, he continued to train, to practice, to work at it.
Finally, Master Yang Bai sighed and no longer paid attention
to Wu Yu.
"This improvement speed is way too slow!" Wu Yu could feel
his cultivation speed, and slowly gave way to despair.
He did not know if it was his imagination, but he felt like the
more he trained, the weaker his body got. Yang Fan and Liu
Yue had all but sold their house. All of their assets had been
pawned for the resources that he needed to cultivate. But even
after a few years, he had not improved at all.
"Am I really doomed to spend my life here, unable to begin dao
cultivation?" Wu Yu could not accept this outcome.
He felt that he must have done something wrong. Perhaps the
martial artists in Willow Town were too inept. Perhaps the
Immortality Arts he was learning were too flawed.
But he had clean forgotten everything about martial training
and cultivation. Not a single memory was left for him to
compare or judge by.
However, just by instinct alone, Master Yang Bai and the other
masters had some modest accomplishments, even if they were
not particularly strong. It was illogical that he would be left
with nothing at all, and he would grow weaker by the day.
This state of affairs continued until Yang Chen was 20. By this
year, Wu Yu had already been training for 10 years. Although
he still had nothing to show for it, but he did not give up.
But one day, he could not stand. The pathways in both of his
legs were completely blocked. Having overworked his legs to
the point of irreparable damage, he could not even stand now.
This was a devastating blow to Wu Yu.
He was now bedridden, unable to continue training. Yang Fan
and Liu Yue’s white hairs continued to multiply, caught in a
whirlwind of worry and business as they tried to find doctors to
treat him.
But every doctor which looked at his legs shook their heads and
left. It was beyond them.
A thunderbolt on a clear day!
Wu Yu reeled for a long time. He could not accept reality. Both
of his legs were wasted, and he was unable to stand. How could
he head for Capital Wu, for Heavenly Sword Sect, for his
dreams of cultivation?
He had struggled for 20 years, only to reach such an ending.
And now even Capital Wu seemed to be a dream, way beyond
his reach.
Although Yang Fan and Liu Yue had searched even to the
nearby towns for a doctor, there was no one in the neighboring
cities who could do anything for him.
After 10 years of training, and now his medical costs, the
couple had exhausted all of their savings, and also incurred
many debts.
Wu Yu would often hear people shouting in their yard for them
to pay up. But Yang Fan had even sold his cloth shop, and had
no more income to speak of.
The family of three were in a bleak situation.
As for the folk of Willow Town, they saw Wu Yu as an invalid
now. He was no longer able to marry or carry on the next
generation. In Willow Town, Yang Chen was now common
laughing stock.
Many of the youths who had trained alongside him were now
blossoming into respectable martial artists in Willow Town.
To Wu Yu previously, such people were even less than ants,
but now they could do as they wished with him, looking down
on him and instructing him. What use was martial training for
him? Without talent, forcing martial cultivation only led to
despair!
The whispers circulating Willow Town affected Wu Yu deeply.
Even eking out a living was a problem for Yang Fan and Liu
Yue. They could only live from day to day, trying their best to
take care of Wu Yu.
Wu Yu’s heart ached at their care. If not for him, the couple
could probably live a blessed life. Because he was born, they
had gone through hell.
He was prone on the bed, dependent on Yang Fan and Liu Yue
to care for him.
When he was 30, he was still bedridden. White arsenic had been
prepared beside his bed. When he could no longer take it,
suicide would be the final merciful release for him.
Before, he had never felt despair, no matter how strong his
opponent had been. Not even against the Yan Huang Ancient
Emperor.
But now, he felt despair run through him deeper than he had
ever known. It permeated every last cell of his brain.
Racked with despair, he now realized that one’s mental strength
sometimes had nothing to do with one’s opponent, and
everything to do with one’s own state.
Even against the Yan Huang Ancient Emperor, in the most
hopeless of situations, Wu Yu still had tricks up his sleeve. He
had hope, and therefore sufficient will to fight.
The more one had, the more confidence one had.
And now he had nothing, both legs invalidated, and him locked
to the bed. If even a single martial artist wanted to kill him, he
could do nothing about it.
Absolute, total bleakness.
Wu Yu was left on the bed for 10 years with only his thoughts
to accompany him. In his state, he wrestled with the other
option of suicide.
But the couple was still doing their best to take care of him.
They did not give up on him. Even if the family was plagued
by misfortune, they still did not blame Wu Yu at all. Such was
the power of their familial love.
Wu Yu still blamed himself. He had ruined their lives. Now he
was 30, and they were getting on in years. Their lives would
only get harder and harder.

Wu Yu could not imagine how his life would play out.

When he was 35, Yang Fan too was bedridden with age. His
body had given way. A mortal’s decline was painful to witness.
Wu Yu railed and railed, but he could do nothing.
After Yang Fan collapsed, only Liu Yue was left to take care
of him.
The rest of Willow Town had ostracized them by now. Their
debtors had also chased them away to a dilapidated cottage far
away.
Wu Yu and Yang Fan were left helpless on the broken straw
beds, doomed to their final days.
If not for the sight of Liu Yue still striving, Wu Yu would have
taken his life already. This sort of despair ate away at one’s
soul.
Her hair was pure white now, a woman in the last legs of her
life. But still she took care of Wu Yu and Yang Fan.
Wu Yu was in agony every second of every day. Yang Fan was
in the same state. But without the experience that Wu Yu had,
he did not feel that his experience was unbearable, only
inevitable.
To mortals, sickness and death were natural. Yang Fan had
even thought about it a long time ago.
Wu Yu was different.
Wu Yu had been an immortal, enjoying a lifespan of eons. He
lived as long as the heavens, running far ahead of death. He
never imagined that he would be in such a desperate situation.
His agony was a hundred times worse than Yang Fan’s.
After a particularly bitter winter, Yang Fan’s illness finally
took him, and Liu Yue too passed soon after.
Yang Chen was 40 years old now. He was all alone in this
world!
Bedridden since 20, he had been in agony ever since, tempted
by the option of suicide. Seeing Yang Fan and Liu Yue try so
hard had allowed him to hold on for all this while.
Any other immortal would have given up halfway and killed
themselves.
And now, Wu Yu felt a sense of release.
This had been a laughable existence, from birth till now. They
had looked at him with eye rolls. No matter how hard he had
worked, he still failed at martial arts. Cursed. A cursed
existence that brought Yang Chen as low as could be.
Even when he did not train the martial arts, his body continued
to grow weaker and weaker, until he had reached his current
incapacitation.
Wu Yu lay on the straw pallet, looking at the pale moonlight
filtering through the cracks in the straw walls. A strange will
suddenly surged in him.
This sort of life was a mockery. If it was a test, it was all too
real.
But it was exactly this realism that caused one to sink into
despair!
If this was an illusion, then perhaps the goal of the
Graveguarding Palace was to sink one into absolute
hopelessness.
"Whether it’s an illusion or not, will I let this life pass just like
that?" Wu Yu was not content with his lot. Suicide was an
expression of weakness. Even if he was to die, he would die on
the road.
He had not had the heart to leave while Yang Fan and Liu Yue
were around. Now that he had nothing tying him here, he could
not give up on his dream.
He struggled up from the straw bedding, crawling out of the
hut. His face was pale from illness, but his resolve shone so
bright that one could almost believe the pallor was all
moonlight.
Chapter 1629: Place of Struggle
Bathed in moonlight, Wu Yu moved Yang Chen’s body out of
the door, and struggled onto the back of the last mule outside
the house.
The mule was the last asset that Yang Fan and Liu Yue had left
him. They had been able to survive this long thanks to the mule,
which had the strength to plow a modest garden to grow
vegetables in.
This was the last asset that they had.
Wu Yu directed it out of Willow Town now, leaving the place
that he had stayed at for 40 years.
In his past life, 40 years might feel like nothing. Seclusion
could take thousands of years already.
But in these 40 years, he had been through an entire life, with
all the flavors of life that came with it. He had been fortunate
enough to have loving parents, but unfortunately cursed with a
frail body that could not even practice martial arts.
"Even if I die, it will be on the road to Capital Wu......" Wu Yu
vowed.
Although he should have been in the prime of his years, but he
was frail, and the journey tired him out more than ever.
If not for Yang Fan and Liu Yue, he could have left house
earlier. Not that it might have made a difference.
Wu Yu’s personality was unshakable. He had set his sights on
Capital Wu as the singular goal of his life. He acknowledged
reality. It was impossible to cultivate dao and head to Heavenly
Sword Sect in this lifetime.
And yet, thinking of them in the distance, and in his memories
- all of it spurred him forward.
Just on the back of one mule, he moved forward at a very slow
pace. And yet steadily he was getting closer to Capital Wu.
Wu Yu ate weeds along the way, copying whatever the mule
ate. That way, he could ensure it wasn’t poisonous. Thankfully,
there was enough of it along the way that his problem of food
was cured.
When he had been 10, Wu Yu had not thought of such an idea.
He had also not chosen a good path.
But this time, he was going to go further.
Although his constitution was even worse than his 10 year-old
self, but he persisted, clinging on grimly to his last hope.
He felt strength slowly seeping back into him. Although he
could not walk himself, but he did not need to, with the mule.
He at least wanted to set eyes on Capital Wu in this lifetime.
Along the way, he passed villages and towns. He would go
begging for food in order to save time hunting in the wild.
As long as he could make it to the next settlement, there would
not be a lack of food.
His current state engendered pity in all, and the kind villagers
were willing to help him.
When he reached the trading posts, some merchant groups
would even take him a ways, and feed him so he could go even
further.
This all felt like a miracle to Wu Yu.
His mind was immersed in a deep and dark depression, and yet
still a bastion o fighting spirit persisted within him.
The conditions of this life had been poor. But if he could just
see Capital Wu, he would have accomplished his dreams from
when he was 10.
Even if there was no future after that, he would have
successfully fought against his fate. It was enough for him to
rest. Wu Yu did not spare a single moment thinking about what
came after death. He thought it meaningless.
He could not change anything about what came after death. In
that case, why not move a step closer to his goals before death
came for him?
Day after day passed, and Wu Yu was carried along the trading
routes. As the number of merchants increased, Wu Yu knew
that he was nearing Capital Wu.
One problem was that many trading groups shunned Capital
Wu entirely, as the sheer distance made transport costs high.
But Wu Yu knew that he had taken the most important step,
and the next would only get easier.
On the back of one mule, it seemed like nothing would stop Wu
Yu heading for Capital Wu.
One time, he met a group of bandits, but even they were
uninterested in him. After all, he had no money, and nothing of
value on him. He was even poorer than they were.
However, after they let Wu Yu go, he passed along the
information to a merchant caravan who were about to go over
the hill.
They did not believe that there were bandits ahead, but
grudgingly sent someone over for a look. When he did not
return in time, they knew that there was indeed danger ahead.
They chose a detour and also thanked Wu Yu profusely. When
they heard about his dream, they offered him a wagon and
driver to take him on towards Capital Wu.
These businessmen had dealings with Capital Wu, and so were
familiar with the routes.
Wu Yu finally came down from the back of the tired old mule
and boarded the wagon. Besides his dream, he had nothing. He
was completely unafraid that this merchant group would do
anything to him.
If they wanted to send him on his way, he was more than happy
to take it!
His days were much more comfortable on the wagon, but Wu
Yu could feel his life slipping away from him with every
breath.
This life had been too short. There was nothing spectacular
about it. He had become the laughing stock of Willow Town.
He had consigned Yang Fan and Liu Yue to a miserable
existence......
And now, death was waiting around the corner.
The old driver chatted with Wu Yu along the way. Hearing that
he had come all the way from Willow Town, he expressed his
admiration: "Willow Town! That’s a goodly ways away! Even
our businesses don’t reach that far. This cart would take 3
months to get there. You got so far on a half-dead mule?"
Plus, Wu Yu was an invalid, unable to even walk. The old
driver was full of awe at his achievement.
He felt a budding respect for Wu Yu, and goodwill towards him
for the warning against bandits.
The old man continued to bring Wu Yu closer and closer to
Capital Wu.
He did not know how long had passed. Wu Yu just watched the
streets roll by. Perhaps it had been a year.
One day, he finally saw a grand castle peek over the horizon.
This was nothing compared to all of the wondrous places he
had seen before. It was nothing even compared to the Heavenly
Sword Sect’s Bipo Mountain Range, Shushan, or Yan Huang
Imperial City.

But having seen this castle, Wu Yu wept hot tears of joy.

This was Capital Wu. He had finally laid eyes on it. His dream
of a lifetime, accomplished. After all these years of
hopelessness, this was the first ray of hope that bathed hsi soul.
Capital Wu grew steadily on the horizon.
And the last wisp of life sighed out with Wu Yu’s last breath.
He had been enduring on the sheer power of will alone. He
knew that even if he reached Capital Wu, he could do nothing.
Being able to see Capital Wu was already a fulfilled life, as this
one went.
The old driver had emotional tears in his eyes as well. Wu Yu
closed his eyes. He, Yang Chen, had found peace.
The world started to blur from the moment he saw Capital Wu,
but Wu Yu could no longer see it.
Yang Chen’s death did not mean Wu Yu’s death.
As Wu Yu opened his eyes again, he found himself in a sealed
passage. Behind him was the second door of the Graveguarding
Palace, on which the word "Struggle" was written.
This was the Place of Struggle. It was like the Place of
Overcoming with the reflections. Another test.
But Wu Yu still trembled. The life of Yang Chen had been one
that drained all hope from him.
"You’re finally awake!" Ye Xixi cried with joy. She thought
that Wu Yu would never wake.
"Really now...... Old Wu, you’ve been unconscious since you
entered the room. What did you go through?" Full Moon of
Nanshan was hopping with curiosity as well, pestering Wu Yu.
Wu Yu told the story of Yang Chen as he regained his sense of
self. He laughed.
A laugh filled with triumph and the glow of accomplishment at
having overcome fate.
"It seems like this room pits you against fate itself. Can you rise
above your destiny to accomplish your dreams? No wonder I
failed at everything, and even my body betrayed me. The
circumstances only grew worse and worse. All of these were
obstacles that the room designed for me!"
Wu Yu explained to them. A wave of delayed terror flooded
him.
He now understood that all that Yang Chen had faced was but
a test, including the misfortunes that he had encountered when
he had left home at 10 years old.
If he had died at Willow Town, he would probably be unable
to return to Wu Yu’s body.
If he had not successfully laid eyes on Capital Wu, perhaps Wu
Yu would be unable to return to this room.
But in any case, he had managed to scrape by and succeed.
After experiencing that completely different life, he now had a
new revelation about life.
After emerging from such despair, what else was there to be
afraid of?
After hearing Wu Yu’s tale, Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi,
and Wu Jun all lapsed into an anxious silence. Hearing such a
tale of woe made them think. They would probably have failed
if it had been them.
Willpower was something to train, and the demands were high.
Even an ordinary immortal could not keep it up for so long, to
battle against fate for one’s own dream.
"In any case, it’s time to go to the last room." Wu Yu came to
the end of the tunnel. He faced the door ahead of him, a
complex expression on his face.
Chapter 1630: Just A Hut
Standing outside the third room, Wu Yu had no idea what was
inside.
From the first two, this one was probably going to be something
unnerving as well.
"In the first Place of Overcoming, you fought your reflection,
and had to overcome yourself to get out. In the second Place of
Struggle, you were given hopeless conditions and an
impossible task..... What could be in the third room?" Full
Moon of Nanshan wondered aloud.
"Big brother Yu, what about not going in? We have yet to get
a single thing from the Eternal Emperor Tomb. What if there’s
no treasure inside?" Ye Xixi wanted to beat a quick retreat.
She had tasted despair too many times since they had come to
Eternal Emperor Tomb. She had been completely crushed by
the 50,000 years in the sealed chamber.
And then seeing Wu Yu undergo one ordeal after another, she
was growing more and more scared.
Wu Yu now stood before the deepest sealed chamber of the
tunnel. Behind, he could see thousands of lifelike statues.
And now he was faced with a choice. To enter the third room
or not?
"If this third room is also a test, then it must be the hardest of
them all. Wu Yu, you have to make your own decision. We
cannot help you with this one." Wu Jun said solemnly.
Even in all his years, Wu Jun had never seen the likes of the
Eternal Emperor Tomb, and how thoroughly it robbed one of
hope.
All of these tests attacked one’s psyche directly. It would
swallow any without sufficient mental fortitude.
Therefore, Wu Jun felt that Wu Yu might be hesitating a little.
If he was unable to pass this one, he might well lose everything.
However, Wu Yu shook his head. He strode on without
hesitation.
He had to go to the last room. He had come so far, and won so
much. In the Place of Overcoming, he had outdone himself,
bringing his techniques to the next level. In the Place of
Struggle, he had outgrown himself, honing his will to the next
level.
His willpower was more than tenfold what it had been, if it had
to be quantified. The bleak and hopeless existence he had
suffered had scared Wu Yu, and he still shook with the trauma
from that experience.
It seemed like a mere 40 years of hopelessness had honed his
will to a whole new level.
The final room, and possibly the toughest test of them all. If he
passed it, it would also grow him the most.
Wu Yu thought about it. "No matter what the test of the final
room is, I have to go in. The Eternal Emperor Tomb holds many
secrets about the annihilation of Demon Immortal Realm. I
have to know."
His instinct also told him that this had something to do with the
Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s legacy.
No one in the sky palaces had mentioned the end of the Demon
Immortal Realm, and yet the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal had
immediately said some curious things about it that made Wu
Yu interested in its demise.
It was likely that the secret was within that third room.
"Ready yourself then. There might be an eternal demon
emperor level opponent, just like before." Wu Jun nodded,
respecting the decision that Wu Yu had made.
"Onwards then."
Wu Yu readied himself to face trouble, and then steeled
himself, pressing the two bronze pendants into the groove of
the third door.
They creaked open slowly.
The despair of Yang Chen still haunted Wu Yu.
Seeing the darkness awaiting behind the bronze doors, he
summoned his courage and dived in.
The moment he entered, he was startled by what he saw. The
bronze doors also vanished behind him.
"This... why is it like this?"
He was in an ordinary wooden hut after stepping through the
doors. But since they vanished, it seemed like there was no way
out of this place.
More, Wu Yu was very familiar with this wooden hut.
It was where he had stayed with the elderly Sun Wudao back
in his early days at the Heavenly Sword Sect. The layout of the
hut was exactly the same as it had been back then!
Sun Wudao!
Wu Yu was thunderstruck. His mind was spinning in
confusion. Could Sun Wudao be linked to this place?
Or was this yet another psychological test?
However, he did not see Sun Wudao at all in the hut. Evidently
if this was a test, it was not going to be simple.
There was only an odd-shaped monkey scampering up and
down inside the hut. It was a little gray macaque. If not for the
fact that it had three ears on each side, it was no different from
any ordinary macaque.
The six-eared little macaque immediately chattered in welcome
as Wu Yu entered. Evidently it was pleased that someone had
come in.
Perhaps the little macaque had been cooped up in this sunless
place for too long. It looked bored, and all too happy that
someone had come.
Although it was excited to see Wu Yu at first, it soon grew wary
and a little apprehensive.
But very quickly, the monkey came to Wu Yu again,
scampering up and down his body and screeching constantly.
It was curious about him, but very quickly grew affectionate.
"I guess this monkey doesn’t have much by way of sentience?"
Wu Jun said from within the Floating Dreams Pagoda. He could
sense a bit of what was outside the Floating Dreams Pagoda.
This seemed to be an ordinary gray macaque, yet to gain
sentience.
But it didn’t take a genius to realize that the final room of the
Eternal Emperor Tomb was not a place that any living being
could just wander into.

Wu Yu was sure from Wu Jun’s reply that this was not an

illusion, because he had been unable to contact the others
during Yang Chen’s life.
"Let me see." Wu Yu used his Eyes of Fire and Gold to look at
the monkey. He saw that there were countless complicated
spirit designs that formed a complex seal, which sealed off the
monkey’s abilities.
Wu Yu had no way of penetrating the seal. Let alone removing
them, he did not even know what they did.
"Could this be related to the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal?"
Wu Yu very quickly linked this to Sun Wudao and the Ruyi
Jingu Bang.
Could this little macaque be the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal,
but sealed away?
That did not seem likely either. Back in Primordial Immortal
Empire, the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal had appeared, and he
had been a sentient being. He was nothing at all like this little
macaque.
What on earth was this little macaque supposed to be?
Wu Yu looked around at the furnishings of the hut. He had no
way of leaving for now, and that calmed him down instead.
However, he soon gave up that inspection. It was too sparsely
furnished, just like Sun Wudao’s hut at the Heavenly Sword
Sect before. It could not possibly hide any secrets.
"Since a powerful seal was put on this little macaque, he must
have been someone really special before." Wu Yu thought. He
began to play with the monkey.
Perhaps because Wu Yu had the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s
legacy, the golden ape’s bloodline made the gray macaque feel
kinship with him. He very quickly took to Wu Yu.
The three ears on each side was an oddity indeed, but looked
rather cute once you got used to it.
After they had gotten to know each other, the little macaque
leaped up and down the hut, and then retrieved something,
handing it to Wu Yu.
Wu Yu was shocked. He accepted it. It was a crystal ball about
the size of a fist.
"Look, there are figures moving within!"
Wu Jun, Full Moon of Nanshan, and Ye Xixi could see what
was happening inside the crystal ball.
However, Perpetual World Tree could not. Wu Yu was
sheltering him, but in an enclosed area of the Floating Dreams
Pagoda, so that he was oblivious to the situation outside. He
continued to tremble in fear that they were going to die in the
Eternal Emperor Tomb.
Following their exclamations, Wu Yu too paid attention to the
crystal ball.
"It seems like a battle is happening? No, it’s probably an image
of the battle which was stored in the crystal ball!" Wu Yu
realized quickly.
The battle within the crystal ball was epic. The sky itself
seemed to be falling, the ground cracking and heaving. The
void was rent at places. It looked like the perfect storm,
completely captured within the crystal ball.
"Could this be...... the legendary battle of Demon Immortal
Realm?" Wu Yu immediately perked up, now giving it his
undivided attention.
The more he paid attention to the crystal ball, the more it
seemed to draw him in. He identified it as the Demon Immortal
Realm.
There were many eternal demon emperors in this Demon
Immortal Realm. They were using all kinds of incredibly
powerful moves!
"This IS that battle! Who on earth ended the Demon Immortal
Realm?"
Wu Yu gazed deep into the void within!
Chapter 1631: Eternal Immortal Emperors
At first, the scene in the crystal ball had been a little blurry.
Wu Yu and the others could only see many eternal demon
emperors fighting a heated battle with shadowy figures. It was
not known who these shadowy figures were.
Since he could not see clearly, Wu Yu dismissed that.
Instead, he focused on the eternal demon emperors. One of
them, Wu Yu had seen before.
The Apocalyptic Chaos Demon from before, with his nine
heads, roaring and snarling in the heat of battle. His tremendous
power shattered even the void. This was Wu Yu’s first time
seeing a being of eternal demon emperor level fight with full
force. The shockwaves from the battle alone would kill Wu Yu
if he was caught in it.
But even someone as strong as the Apocalyptic Chaos Demon
was attacked from multiple directions. An even stronger force
ripped him apart, and he was forced to flee far away to a remote
area.
But another blast of energy bombed his new location to pieces.
And thus the nine heads of Apocalyptic Chaos Demon were left
floating in space, his life force bleeding out. One tiny sliver of
his soul fled, and he saw Jiu Ying briefly.
That was a matter that came after.
In the crystal ball, Wu Yu could only see the Apocalyptic
Chaos Demon’s body blasted apart, and the heads hidden. The
attention was switched to another fight.
Black Sea Grand Emperor, the tentacle that Wu Yu had gotten
in the black sea before. He was now a terrifying giant octopus,
his tentacles waving and whirling in perfect choreography,
funneling the energy around him.
But in the end, he too succumbed to an overwhelming flurry of
attacks. Two bizarrely different forces smashed him between
them.
This was a battle all across the Demon Immortal Realm, and
none of the eternal demon emperors could stand by and watch.
The demon immortals who had not reached eternal demon
emperor level littered the ground, all dead or injured. The entire
Demon Immortal Realm was a gory sight.
These lesser demon immortals had been cannon fodder, dead
without purpose or effect. The survivors could only wail and
flee. Sights of families being torn apart flashed by. The Demon
Immortal Realm was truly hell.
Within the crystal ball, Wu Yu also saw the Dark Phoenix
Grand Emperor, wreathed in black flames. A few bolts of
golden light pierced the eternal demon emperor, who fell from
the skies, limp and smoking.
Weathered Stone Emperor, an immovable and coarse stone
pillar. He constantly sent a hailstorm of rocks that swirled
around his body. As they hurtled through the air, they sent
ripples through the void itself. These attacks were sublime.
Wu Yu felt that even if he sent forth his 1 million
doppelgangers, these rippling attacks from the Weathered
Stone Emperor would destroy them all in a flash.
Scenic Grand Emperor, a painting come to life. Mountains and
rivers were called forth from his body, all of them devastating
forces of nature that swept forth. But finally a gourd from the
sky crashed down on his body. He crumpled, badly wounded.
The gourd seemed to be imbued with immortal qi, and its aura
seemed familiar to Wu Yu.
Wu Jun was even more familiar. His eyes widened. "Isn’t that...
the Dark Lightning Gourd?"
As the Dark Lightning Gourd appeared, the shadowy figures
fighting the eternal demon emperors clarified.
"Those are... eternal immortal emperors from the sky palaces!"
Wu Yu, Wu Jun, Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi, and all of the
others stared at the crystal ball, aghast.
Because the invaders currently laying brutal waste to the
Demon Immortal Realm were none other than the eternal
immortal emperors themselves!
For example, the wielder of the Dark Lightning Gourd, who
had just smashed Scenic Grand Emperor mercilessly - that
belonged to one of the foremost people in the sky palaces, the
Heavenly Queen Mother, also known as the Queen Mother of
the West. Her full name was Golden Mother of Tortoise
Mountain, She of the Nine Ninuma. The gourd she wielded
held the lightning of the heavens itself, and was a fearsome
epochal immortal treasure.
Although the shadowy figures still remained out of focus, but
they could be identified.
Especially Wu Jun, who had spent a long time in the sky
palaces. He had more or less seen these figures before.
Not far from the Queen Mother of the West was another kingly
eternal immortal emperor of the highest power. He was the Jade
Emperor himself. He did not take part in the fight much, but
each time he struck, an eternal demon emperor fell.
When he attacked, the Jade Emperor’s eyes were cold and
merciless, filled with killing intent that made one tremble. How
could it be? The sky palaces’ eternal immortal emperors had
come to wipe out the demon immortals?
One shadow Wu Yu himself recognized. The Eastern Sublime
Gracious Divine Emperor, who ruled over Sublime Gracious
Sky of the 8,000 Sky Palaces. He was the immortal who had
opened the Great Void Immortal Path, and he was also in this
battle. His seemingly invulnerable immortal body was radiating
immortal qi as he smashed his way through several eternal
demon emperors.
Even more striking in the battle were three extremely famous
immortal emperors of extreme power. Celestial Venerable of
the Primordial Beginning, Heavenly Lord of Spiritual
Treasures, and the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord.
These three were known as the "The Creation, Three Pure Ones
and Rulers of the Three Realms". They were a cornerstone of
the sky palaces itself. Wu Yu had not recognized them at first,
but very readily realized it when Wu Jun pointed out their
attributes.
Wu Jun himself was rocked with disbelief. These immortal
emperors were the very foundations of the sky palaces. It was
near impossible to even see them usually. They only appeared
once in a blue moon.
And now all of them were gathered here to destroy the Demon
Immortal Realm?

He was mortified. What a sin it was to kill so much life, to end

an entire realm! It was hard to imagine that it was the immortals
of the sky palaces who had done such a deed.
This also made Wu Jun doubt the truth of the crystal ball’s tale.
He felt that it might be a lie.
Wu Yu too was shaken, watching speechlessly.
The battle continued. The eternal demon emperors fell one by
one, and the sky palaces’ immortals continued to appear one
after another. The Great Emperor of Middle Heaven North Star
and the Old Man of the South Pole. Wu Jun pointed them out
to Wu Yu immediately.
He had spent a much longer time in the sky palaces compared
to Wu Yu, and had either seen or heard much of them since
young.
The Green Emperor of the Eastern Expanse, also known as the
Taiyi Sage of Benevolence. The Emperor of the Western
Expanse. These two among many others executed the eternal
demon emperors in wanton slaughter.
Especially the Emperor of the Western Expanse. He was also
known as Emperor Gochen of the Higher Palaces, and
commanded the Five Gods of War, who loved battle more than
anything. They rampaged through the battlefield, cleaving
through the demon immortals!
Wu Jun introduced each of the Five Gods of War. They were
the Wargod of the Sky, Wargod of the Earth, Wargod of the
People, Wargod of the North, and Wargod of the South. All of
them were very famous and incredibly powerful immortal
emperors.
He saw the Five Gods of War surround a horse eternal immortal
emperor, and then quarter him, ripping him to bits. The golden
blood sprayed the air, showering down all over the Demon
Immortal Realm in a gory rain.
Such brutal images were hard to believe. Could the immortals
of the sky palaces have really done such heinous things?
Besides the three Pure Ones, there were also the Four Heavenly
Ministers, which were the Great Emperor of Middle Heaven
North Star, Old Man of the South Pole, Emperor Gochen of the
Higher Palaces, and Imperial God of Earth.
More. There was Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, Northern
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress, and Central Ecliptic
Great Yellow Horn Immortal of the Ten Continents and Three
Islands.
"There’s something not right about this!"
The more Wu Jun gazed into the crystal ball, the more fervently
he shook his head in denial. "Ordinarily, the difference in
power between the Demon Immortal Realm and the sky palaces
should not be so big. Although the sky palaces are strong, but
the Demon Immortal Realm is not weak either. The eternal
demon emperors together should not be so badly trumped."
"Are you saying that it’s fiction? The sky palaces’ people did
not do it?" Ye Xixi was confused. If these images were fake,
then what was the purpose of this crystal ball?
"Look over there!" Full Moon of Nanshan shouted, pointing at
another side of the crystal ball.
Everyone looked, and saw a hair-raising scene.
No wonder the Demon Immortal Realm was losing so badly.
On the other side, they saw another ghastly war.
The ghostly black mists parted, and darkness swept over the
lands of the Demon Immortal Realm. From their murky depths,
eternal devil emperors thundered forth. They came with their
armies of ghostly immortals. Hell was here!
Chapter 1632: Hell Hath Come
The sky palaces and Hell had joined forces to attack Demon
Immortal Realm together.
Compared to the immortal emperors of the sky palaces, the
ghostly immortals of Hell were even more cruel. Not a single
body was left intact in their wake. Gory, bloody methods
brutalized the demon immortals. One could almost smell the
blood just by looking at the scenes.
First was Beiyin Necropolis Grand Emperor, the god of death
of Hell, and the ruler of Beiyin Necropolis. He fought from the
mists, and Wu Yu and Wu Jun took a while to identify him.
Each time, he surrounded the adversary in black mists, and then
body parts and blood spurted out in equal abandon, scattering
on the ground of Demon Immortal Realm. Soon, the blood ran
in rivers, forming pools and later an ocean of blood.
Next was the Eastern Ghostly Emperor Shenshu, who ruled
Taozhi Mountain in the 10,000 Levels of Hell. He rode a black
skeletal warhorse, his aura of misery coalescing in a black mist
which followed him everywhere. The eternal demon emperors
near him shrank and shriveled away, their life force constantly
being leeched up by the Eastern Devil Emperor!
Western Ghostly Emperor Zhao Wenhe, ruler of Bozhong
Mountain.
Northern Ghostly Emperor Zhang Heng, ruler of Luofeng
Mountain.
Southern Ghostly Emperor Du Ziren, ruler of Luofu Mountain.
Central Ghostly Emperor Zhou Qi, ruler of Baodu Mountain.
These ghostly emperors pincered the demon immortals in sync
with the eternal immortal emperors. It was a slaughter. Yet
these ghostly emperors were nothing compared to the rest of
the ghostly immortals’ strength.
Wu Yu and the others watched as six clouds of terrible black
smoke rolled up into the eternal demon emperors’ midst.
Wu Yu spotted one of the eternal demon emperors, the flaming
lion with nine heads, Nine Inferno Emperor. He was
surrounded by the six clouds of smoke, and then only his bones
were left to fall to the ground.
All of his nine heads had been picked clean by the clouds of
smoke.
These were the Luofeng Six of Hell, also known as the Ghostly
Lieges of the Six Domains!
They were Liege Zhou the Darkness, Liege Taisha the
Merciless, Liege Ming Chen the Lawless City, Liege Tian Zhao
the Guilt-ridden, Liege Zong Ling of the Seven Deadly Sins,
and Liege Gan Silian of War. The Ghostly Lieges flew together
as spirits, roaming the battlefield.
One after another, the eternal demon emperors fell to them,
devoured clean.
If this was a simple battle against either the sky palaces or Hell,
the Demon Immortal Realm’s eternal demon emperors could
put up competitive numbers. But being outnumbered thus, they
were completely unable to defend themselves.
It was impossible for each eternal demon emperor to have to
take on two opponents or more.
Besides, the eternal immortal emperors and ghostly emperors
worked in perfect unison to decimate the eternal demon
emperors.
"The strongest of hell should be over there!"
Wu Jun pointed to another direction, where the darkness was
especially dense. He could see the ghostly immortal energy
there destroying the void of the Demon Immortal Realm.
They were the Ten Yama Kings: King Qin’guang, King
Chujiang, King Songdi, King Wuguan, King Yanluo, King
Biancheng, King Taishan, King Dushi, King Pingdeng, and
King Zhuanlun. Even in the madness of this chaotic battle, they
were unmistakable.
Each of the Ten Yama Kings could easily take on several
eternal demon emperors. Only the strongest of the eternal
demon emperors could fight these eternal demon emperors.
And besides these Ten Yama Kings, there were also many other
ferocious ghostly immortals from Hell, eternal ghostly
emperors who continued to kill demon immortals, especially
those who had not even made it to eternal demon emperor level.
The entire Demon Immortal Realm was carnage. A dystopic
and grisly sight of blood and screaming!
"Isn’t that the foremost judge of hell, Magistrate Cui?" Full
Moon of Nanshan pointed out. A ghostly immortal held a large
book in his hands, the famous Book of Death.
Magistrate Cui’s name was Cui Jue. He was the leader of the
Four Great Magistrates, the Dark Law Magistrate. Beside him
were the Reward Magistrate, the Sentencing Magistrate, and
the Interrogator Magistrate. All of them were openly killing
eternal demon emperors in Demon Immortal Realm.
These Four Great Magistrates were just as strong as the Ten
Yama Kings. Although they might be killing less eternal demon
emperors, but they still gouged deeply into the ranks of the
eternal demon emperors.
No one could stand up against them, and they left a gruesome
trail in their wake.
Black and White Impermanence, Ox Head and Horse Face, the
Witch Goddess......
A multitude of ghostly immortals, all here at Demon Immortal
Realm. The crystal ball continued telling its story of slaughter.
The sky palaces were led by the Jade Emperor as general, while
the Hell side was less organized. However, the strongest eternal
ghostly emperors ruled their subjects with an iron fist.
The scene playing out shook all of them deeply, and
overwhelmed them.
Although Wu Yu had only seen Eastern Sublime Gracious
Divine Emperor from afar, he could tell that he was not such a
cruel person.
And within the crystal ball, he was using the most savage of
moves to torture and kill the eternal demon emperors.
Even Wu Jun, with all his years of experience, could not tell if
the events were real.
"It’s wrong! It’s wrong! I haven’t seen some of those eternal
immortal emperors before, but the tales of them are not of such
cruelty. And especially for something like the extermination of
the Demon Immortal Realm?" Wu Jun had stared at the crystal
ball with sheer disbelief so far. He did not dare to believe that
the eternal immortal emperors of the sky palaces were capable
of such cruelty.
"I think it incredulous as well." Not just Wu Jun, but even Wu
Yu was doubtful of it.
Of course, Wu Yu was not on best terms with the immortal
emperors of the sky palaces. Many of them even wanted to kill
him.

But that did not affect Wu Yu’s judgment of their character.

But on the whole, he did not think them capable of such crimes.
Even those who hated Wu Yu - he did not wish to respond with
blind hatred either.
But if that was not the truth, then could it be that all of these
were but lies?
If something as horrendous as the Demon Immortal Realm’s
extermination had occurred, who could have been able to
record all of it!
Wu Yu could not guess. They discussed, but came to no
conclusion.
Wu Jun was the most doubtful of them, having spent the longest
time in the sky palaces.
It was Full Moon of Nanshan who played devil’s advocate. He
expressed his own view: "Perhaps the Jade Emperor is usually
feigning benevolence? And the Eastern Sublime Gracious
Divine Emperor and all the others are actually this cruel? After
all, Old Wu, even you always say that cultivation is plunder.
Given how high they rose, I don’t believe that they’ve never
done anything bad in their lives!"
This was a good point. The journey of cultivation was all
plunder. The higher one went, the more one had plundered.
More often than not, that plunder was obtained by violence.
How many equally talented immortals had fallen along the way
before the hierarchy of today had emerged?
History was written by the victors.
Even if the sky palaces seemed orderly now, and the highest of
immortal emperors no longer needed to rely on violence to gain
resources, they must have stained their hands with blood long
ago.
But Wu Yu and the others had no way of confirming if the
scenes in the crystal ball were true or not.
While they were discussing this, the bronze pendant in Wu
Yu’s hands suddenly vibrated. They flew towards the crystal
ball!
Wu Yu watched, eyes wide, unable to stop it. He saw that they
fused into the crystal ball to form a bronze ball!
The bronze ball was covered in ancient runic patterns that
seemed to hold the power of both bronze pendant and crystal
ball. They came floating over to Wu Yu, and he could feel the
swirling power within.
Clatter!
The bronze ball landed in Wu Yu’s palm, with a jolt strong
enough to split his skin. Blood oozed out and mingled with the
bronze ball.
As his blood flowed into the ball, Wu Yu could feel that he
could control the bronze ball. It was an epochal immortal
treasure!
An epochal immortal treasure could be blood bonded with and
matered by immortal, ghostly immortal, or demon immortal
alike. And now this bronze ball had chosen Wu Yu. He now
had an epochal immortal treasure.
"Could this be the great secret of the Eternal Emperor Tomb?"
Wu Yu wondered. He still had not recovered from the shock of
seeing the immortal emperors and ghostly emperors attacking
the demon immortals.
He looked unsteadily at the bronze ball in his hand. He felt
incapable of fully mastering this epochal immortal treasure for
now. Suddenly, he heard a voice ringing in his head, a voice
full of hatred.
Chapter 1633: Revenge
The voice from the bronze ball was filled with a deep sorrow,
and it spoke a shocking secret into Wu Yu’s mind: "This is the
key of the Eternal Emperor Tomb. Destined one, take the tomb,
find the culprit, and avenge all life on the Demon Immortal
Realm! The flesh and blood of the ancestors will pave your
way!"
These anguished words touched Wu Yu deeplpy. He could
roughly guess what the being in the bronze ball was now.
"So the Eternal Emperor Tomb is where the eternal demon
emperors of Demon Immortal Realm are buried. It was built to
select a champion who will take revenge for the billions of lives
lost on Demon Immortal Realm!"
Wu Yu found it hard to imagine. Who would lay down such a
desperate and torturous wish?
The one who built the Eternal Emperor Tomb must be someone
of incredible power. They were definitely not an ordinary
eternal demon emperor. But even that being had been unable to
take revenge for the Demon Immortal Realm.
He could only build the Eternal Emperor Tomb and wait for a
champion to bear the torch, nursing his last spark of revenge.
According to what the bronze ball told Wu Yu, the entire
Eternal Emperor Tomb was built for that sole purpose. And that
the scores of eternal demon emperor corpses were all for the
champion of the legacy to use.
Which meant that Wu Yu had been chosen to bear this legacy.
Wu Yu was profoundly shaken. The Eternal Emperor Tomb
was a grand project, and it was purely for revenge. Wu Yu
would never have dreamed it from the start.
Scenic Grand Emperor, Nine Inferno Emperor, Dark Phoenix
Grand Emperor......
So many immortals, facing the combined might of the immortal
and ghostly immortal emperors. They had smashed the Demon
Immortal Realm to pieces, until it had even lost its former
vigor. What could have caused such a terrible hatred?
Although he did not know who built this Eternal Emperor
Tomb, and who had collected all of the bodies after that great
war, but he could feel the pain. It must have been a
heartbreaking labor!
How must they have felt when building the Eternal Emperor
Tomb?
Wu Yu could only imagine. When the world had ended, and
your only companions were ghosts and corpses, standing all
alone as a rain of blood fell.
A solitary, lonely figure, hunched over and plodding amidst the
scarlet shower, gathering up each corpse with care, and
building such a magnificent dedication to house their final
sliver of hope......
Mourning. Tragic. Hate, hate HATE!
"They have gathered all of these eternal demon emperor
corpses as the price for their hatred. That was how much they
wanted it......"
Wu Yu could only marvel at such resolve.
Even an eternal demon emperor would definitely treasure their
own body. No one wanted to be left with nothing after they
passed.
Yet they had all been willing to offer up their bodies to the
future heir of the Eternal Emperor Tomb, all to nourish their
champion who would be the vessel of their revenge. That was
the depth of their hatred, the likes of which had never ever been
seen before.
Wu Yu was guessing that he should be able to master the
Eternal Emperor Tomb now, with the bronze ball in his control.
He conveyed the bronze ball’s words to Wu Jun and the others.
Wu Jun very quickly understood. "If all that the bronze ball said
is real, then the tests had deep purpose as well. Come to think
of it, they were probably selecting the champion."
"The heaviest missions go to those with the hardest wills. Ain’t
that so, Old Wu?"
Full Moon of Nanshan guffawed. "50,000 years with only the
walls and candles for company was a real downer."
"Big brother Yu, then are we going to take revenge for the
Demon Immortal Realm’s eternal demon emperors?" Ye Xixi’s
eyes widened in curiosity.
"No rush yet."
Wu Yu shook his head. "We don’t know the truth yet, and so
we cannot act impulsively. Before we confirm the truth behind
the genocide, we should not make any hasty moves, nor should
we disturb the peace of the eternal demon emperors."
This was Wu Yu’s stance.
Wu Jun was approving. "I knew I had seen you right. You’re
one who gives respect. Before we decide to take revenge for
the Demon Immortal Realm, we should not claim the prize first.
If the creator of the Demon Immortal Realm knew of your
attitude, they would probably rest in peace at having found such
a serious champion."
"It’s nothing. This is too monumental a task. If I cannot take it
up, then I will be letting down the billions of lives in the Demon
Immortal Realm." Wu Yu sighed.
He had been deeply moved by the scenes that the bronze ball
had shown him. The Demon Immortal Realm had been ravaged
so badly, and he did not have the heart to ruin their last chance
at revenge.
Therefore, he would leave these eternal demon emperor corpses
alone first. He had to confirm the truth of events back then.
"And also, I wonder what this monkey is doing here. Could it
be related to the events of that time?" Wu Yu and the little
macaque were very close now. It scampered up and down his
body, chattering non-stop.
"Perhaps the little macaque is the clue. If we can get out of this
place, let’s take it along." Wu Jun suggested.
"The way to leave the wooden hut should be in the bronze ball.
Look carefully, Old Wu. You’ll probably get us out of here in
no time." Full Moon of Nanshan said.
"Yea."
Wu Yu nodded, and began to examine the bronze ball.
All by his side now were trusted comrades. Ye Xixi and Full
Moon of Nanshan had been with him a long time, and they had
never once deserted him.
Wu Jun too was the same. He had known of Wu Yu’s situation,
yet did not tell Primeval Mighty Miracle God and the others.
He would definitely not betray Wu Yu.
Wu Yu held the bronze ball, while the little macaque hooted
and screeched at him. He ignored it for now.
He focused entirely on the bronze ball, testing his various
powers on it. After about three days, he got a sense that it was
the remote nucleus controlling the entire Eternal Emperor
Tomb.
The bronze ball recognized Wu Yu already, actively taking in
his blood and recognizing him as master.

Therefore, Wu Yu need only familiarize himself with the

workings of the bronze ball, and then the Eternal Emperor
Tomb lay open before him.
"Let’s get out of here."
Wu Yu had finished his examination. With a single thought, all
of the doors of the Graveguarding Palace were flung wide open.
Wu Yu was now the master of the Eternal Emperor Tomb. All
of its treasures could be taken away. The eternal demon
emperor corpses was a veritable treasure, but he would not
touch it yet. Their graves would be left unconsecrated.
Wu Jun walked outside with Wu Yu, while the others remained
in the Floating Dreams Pagoda for now.
"So this is the full picture of the Eternal Emperor Tomb!"
Wu Jun followed Wu Yu out, only to see that the mists had
completely evaporated. The Eternal Emperor Tomb was left in
its full glory!
The eternal demon emperor graves were all protected by
epochal immortal designs. Once broken, the eternal demon
emperor corpses would be his.
Of course, he could not possibly do that unless he was willing
to take up the mantle of vengeance.
It was too heavy for him, and he did not dare accept it lightly.
Of course, even if he did not touch the corpses, it did not mean
that he had gained nothing from the Eternal Emperor Tomb.
Thanks to the bronze ball key to the entire Eternal Emperor
Tomb, he could understand every single epochal immortal
design in the tomb, such as the Maelstrom Silver Dagger
Sphere that guarded the Grave of Lifeless Eternal Demon
Emperor.
The bronze ball helped him to understand every last detail, and
also how to dispel them!
Wu Yu made full use of this knowledge.
He began to study these epochal immortal designs, including
their creation, refinement, and how to dispel them. Wu Yu had
to first master them if he was to open up epochal immortal
designs and take the eternal demon emperor corpses eventually.
They were far more complex than any great void immortal
design Wu Yu had ever come across before. However, with the
guidance of the bronze ball, he worked his way through them
one by one.
Each time he mastered an epochal immortal design, Wu Yu not
only understood how to break it, but was also able to create it.
Of course, it would take him ages to be able to complete one.
Given Wu Yu’s current strength, he could barely fashion an
epochal immortal design if he was tasked to. But with the
method mastered, and with enough time, he could definitely do
it.
While he studied the epochal immortal designs, the little gray
macaque always accompanied him. It swung around the
banisters of the Eternal Emperor Tomb, but never strayed too
far from Wu Yu’s side.
As though affected by the sad and dark history in the Eternal
Emperor Tomb, even the lively gray macaque was muted.
The macaque seemed to be doing its best to remember
something, but unable to, no matter how hard it tried. All it
knew was the little hut.
It had no memory of what the outside looked like.
Now that Wu Yu had taken it outside, it was initially overjoyed,
but later felt like some invisible energy was binding it.
That was the sealing power within its body.
As to this seal, not even the bronze ball had a way of removing
it. Wu Yu had tried, but was unable to help. He had no choice
for now but to leave the little macaque to its own devices.
Chapter 1634: Homecoming Preparations
Wu Yu was experimenting with epochal immortal designs in
the Eternal Emperor Tomb. He soon discovered that the
difficulty was immense, and not something that could be done
in a day.
"There are no secrets left in the Eternal Emperor Tomb now.
Let’s go."
Wu Yu felt a tinge of regret. These epochal immortal designs
were too abstract. Even with the bronze ball guiding him, it was
not so easy to master them immediately. He decided to put them
aside for now. There was no rush.
"Where... can we go?"
Full Moon of Nanshan was a little glum, not having had "some"
for a while now. But following Wu Yu meant a life without
skirt chasing, which he had enjoyed fully in the sky palaces.
Of course, he had no complaints on the whole - Full Moon of
Nanshan was still quite a serious person.
"Shall we head back to the sky palaces for a bit?"
Wu Yu called Wu Jun over to discuss: "At least given my
current ability, if some of the eternal immortal emperors like
Mighty Miracle God come chasing, I might not be able to beat
them, but escaping should not be a problem. I can even hide in
the Floating Dreams Pagoda. If all goes well, they won’t even
know that I’m there."
Wu Jun thought it over, and nodded. "Works as well. After
being away for so long, I should go back for a look. I’ll just
take the Floating Dreams Pagoda with me, and you lot can wait
inside."
Wu Jun too knew that a big motivation for Wu Yu wanting to
go back was Luo Pin.
He had not seen her for too long. Since that incident, she had
been completely missing from his life, save his dreams.
"I’m not just aiming to see her, but I also want to take her away.
After all, she will improve much more quickly with me." Wu
Yu still had many more legacies that he could Impart to others
to speed up their cultivation.
This skill allowed his companions to improve far quicker than
others.
"Of course, there are also two more things. First is to ask
Nangong Wei why she did what she did back then."
Wu Yu said, and then a queasy look entered his eyes. "Second
is to see if there are any clues left in the sky palaces. Best if
confirmation can be obtained, as to whether Demon Immortal
Realm was finished off by the heavens and hells."
On his cultivation journey, Wu Yu had never had cold feet
when the situation called for him to be merciless. However, he
was fundamentally a good person.
Billions of lives wiped out on Demon Immortal Realm, and the
realm devastated. The goodness within him cried out for
justice, for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
This might even be tied to the reason that he received the Great
Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s legacy.
The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, Marshal Tian Peng, Curtain
Lifting General, and Eight Division Heavenly Dragon. These
four were eternal immortal emperors that have been clean
forgotten. What was happening?
There must be an enormous secret around here. It might all be
linked!
After some discussion, they decided to return to the sky
palaces.
Of course, they had to leave someone here in the Demon
Immortal Realm.
"Let’s go back to Demon Immortal Realm first." Wu Yu said,
gesturing with the bronze ball in his hand. The bronze gates
appeared out of thin air, swinging open.
They left through the door, and found themselves back at the
place where they had first entered into Eternal Emperor Tomb.
The entrance was where the exit was.
And the key to the door was the bronze ball that Wu Yu was
holding. This epochal immortal treasure was the key to the
entire Eternal Emperor Tomb. A pity that Wu Yu could not use
its full strength yet.
WIthin the Floating Dreams Pagoda, Full Moon of Nanshan
and Ye Xixi were resting.
Only Wu Yu and Wu Jun were outside. They returned to the
Demon Immortal Realm, and found themselves surrounded by
a horde of Great Void Demon Immortal Realm demon
immortals! They totaled up to more than 300 demon kings
ranging from the 6-heavens to 8-heavens cultivation level!
These were all the subordinates of the five demonic emperors.
They had decided to guard this spot when the demonic
emperors had vanished.
They were certain that someone would eventually emerge, be
it Wu Yu or the five demonic emperors. They had to know -
what had happened in the Eternal Emperor Tomb?
And after all these years, their patience had finally been
rewarded.
However, their appearance roused a commotion. Of the five
demonic emperors, there was nothing to be seen. Instead, it was
Wu Yu and Wu Jun, the two immortals, who emerged!
What was going on?
The hundreds of demon kings were unafraid of Wu Yu and Wu
Jun, and came crowding up. They planned to question him as
to the fate of the demonic emperors, and the happenings in
Eternal Emperor Tomb.
But before they could close in on him, Wu Yu immediately
pulled Perpetual World Tree out of the Floating Dreams
Pagoda.
Perpetual Demonic Emperor had been living in fear within Wu
Yu’s Floating Dreams Pagoda. He did not know if death would
come. He had been completely reliant on Wu Yu. Wu Yu’s
death would mean his death.
He did not expect to be able to see daylight again so readily,
and shining down on a familiar Demon Immortal Realm at that!
As Perpetual Demonic Emperor appeared, hot tears of relief
filled his eyes at seeing the hundreds of demon kings.
The five demonic emperors had entered the Eternal Emperor
Tomb together, and in the end only he had made it out alive.
He was indeed a little nostalgic about it. After all, the other four
had been his rivals or allies for countless eons. And now they
were gone.
"What...... is happening?"
The demon kings milled around, confused. If it had been just
Wu Yu and Wu Jun, they would have started fighting
immediately.
But Perpetual Demonic Emperor was now in their midst. They
had found a beacon to rally around. Whatever Perpetual
Demonic Emperor said, they would do.
As Perpetual Demonic Emperor emerged, he was rather
respectful towards Wu Yu.
Although he did not know what had happened in the Eternal
Emperor Tomb, but he knew that he alone was no match for the
pair combined.
Besides, Wu Yu managing to leave Eternal Emperor Tomb
meant that he might have gotten even more legacies or treasures
to improve even further.
Perpetual Demonic Emperor did not dare to slight Wu Yu. He
first had the other demon kings disperse back to their lands,
then finally swung back to Wu Yu, beaming. "Alright then
prince. What are your plans?"
Perpetual Demonic Emperor wanted to know how Wu Yu
would deal with him.
Wu Yu was not planning to do anything in particular. He spoke
frankly: "The Eternal Emperor Tomb is in my control. I’m sure
you know too well how much I’ve grown from it?"
"I do! I do!"

Hearing this, Perpetual Demonic Emperor immediately

cowered. In human form, his eyes were filled with trepidation.
He knew what the Eternal Emperor Tomb held. If all of the
eternal immortal emperor corpses had been mastered, then Wu
Yu would be well into the eternal immortal emperor realm,
right?
In which case, he would be leaps and bounds ahead of himself.
He could not hope to contest!
So the kid had actually taken all of their assets in the Eternal
Emperor Tomb......
Perpetual Demonic Emperor did not dare doubt Wu Yu’s
words. After all, Wu Yu’s successful emergence from the
Eternal Emperor Tomb said all.
"The prince’s wish is my command!" Perpetual Demonic
Emperor asserted his subservience.
Wu Yu had originally already been stronger than him, let alone
after mastering the Eternal Emperor Tomb. He would probably
continue to surpass him more and more from hereon......
Was what Perpetual Demonic Emperor thought.
Therefore, he was willing to obey Wu Yu. Besides, now that
the other four demonic emperors were dead, he was the only 9-
heavens demon king in the whole of Demon Immortal Realm.
He could be the sole ruler.
In such a situation, being second-in-command to just Wu Yu
was not a bad deal.
Besides, he knew that Wu Yu and Wu Jun had come from the
sky palaces. They might not remain here. Maybe Wu Yu would
even take him out of Demon Immortal Realm......
"This Jiu Ying is my friend. He wants to stay at Demon
Immortal Realm. You will protect him well. If you acquit
yourself, I can consider taking you away with me to the sky
palaces." Wu Yu let Jiu Ying out of the Floating Dreams
Pagoda, introducing him to the Perpetual Demonic Emperor.
Jiu Ying wanted to stay at Demon Immortal Realm for now.
After all, he was a demon immortal, and wanted to remain here.
And so Wu Yu had made Perpetual Demonic Emperor his
guardian. That way, he could not possibly come to harm here
in Demon Immortal Realm.
"Your servant obeys!"
Hearing that he had a chance to leave effused Perpetual
Demonic Emperor, even humbling himself down to "servant".
That was how much he longed to leave the Demon Immortal
Realm.
He had entered the Eternal Emperor Tomb and seen many
eternal demon emperor corpses turned into corpse puppets.
This made him feel like the Demon Immortal Realm was a
cursed land, and there might be many accidents lurking in his
future if he remained here.
Therefore, leaving was the best option, and Wu Yu his only
option to do so.
"Rest assured that from now on Prince Jiu Ying is my most
important priority. Anybody who wants to lay a finger on him
will have to ask my consent!" Perpetual Demonic Emperor
vowed fervently.
This satisfied Wu Yu. The temptation to leave Demon
Immortal Realm was quite strong, and Wu Yu was assured of
his compliance.
"Finally, best seal off this entire area, and keep the other demon
kings away from it."
After some fiddling around, Wu Yu realized that the bronze ball
could make the entrance to the Eternal Emperor Tomb appear
or disappear at will.
However, the entrance was right here, and the bronze ball was
but a key.
If he wanted to come back to Eternal Emperor Tomb, he would
still have to come to Demon Immortal Realm.
Therefore, Wu Yu did not want the other demon kings to
meddle and cause any problems.
Perpetual Demonic Emperor naturally acceded to this.
Perpetual World Tree took his leave first. He had the entire
Demon Immortal Realm to reorder, to assert his foremost
position.
As for Wu Yu and the others, of course they intended to return
to the sky palaces.
Chapter 1635: Return to the Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm
After bading farewell to Jiu Ying, Wu Jun carried the Floating
Dreams Pagoda and returned to the sky palaces from the
Demon Immortal Realm.
Wu Yu, Full Moon of Nanshan, and Ye Xixi were inside the
Floating Dreams Pagoda. Their movements would definitely be
mostly restricted to the Floating Dreams Pagoda in the sky
palaces. If they were spotted roaming about the sky palaces, the
sky palaces’s eternal immortal emperors would again be
hunting them down. Wu Jun might also be implicated because
of them.
"Let’s return to the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm first!"
Wu Jun carried the three of them inside the pagoda and headed
straight for the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm in the sky
palaces. Upon reaching, he went to Baiyin Dragon King and
Baiqin Dragon Queen’s residences first, to let Wu Yu meet
them.
As for Wu Jun, he went to see the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor.
He had to part ways from Wu Yu in order to check on Luo Pin.
Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm!
Wu Yu felt emotional to be back again. It seemed only a short
while ago when he first snuck into this place. At that time, he
had really exhausted all means just to see Luo Pin.
Also not long ago, he had achieved recognition from Baiyin
Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen to visit this place
openly to meet with Luo Pin.
However, he was now back to sneaking in again. Even though
he had snuck in, he still could not catch a glimpse of Luo Pin.
This was such as the vicissitudes of life.
After exiting the Floating Dreams Pagoda, he reunited with
Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen once again.
The two elders were pleasantly surprised to see Wu Yu.
"I heard that you were at the Demon Immortal Realm. We’re
heartened to see you well and much stronger. You seem to be
adapting even better than we expected." Baiyin Dragon King
was touched and said to Wu Yu with a beaming smile.
They must have heard about him from Wu Jun. Other than Wu
Jun, there was no one else in the sky palaces who knew where
Wu Yu was.
Of course, now both Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon
Queen knew about him too. The two of them were like Wu Jun.
They were people whom Wu Yu trusted whole heartedly.
Hence, he had no qualms about telling them his locations. After
so many years, they were family to Wu Yu.
Previously, Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen
were very worried when Wu Yu was forced to leave the
Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. They only felt relieved now
after seeing Wu Yu well.
"I heard that you can fight a 9-heavens immortal king already.
You are now even stronger than us. You are no doubt the son-
in-law that we chose. You have immense talent!" They
exclaimed after being relieved of their worry.
Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen had lived
exponentially longer than Wu Yu. However, both of them were
no longer Wu Yu’s match now.
This made them very emotional.
Baiqin Dragon Queen rolled her eyes at her husband: "What do
you mean you chose him? It is our dear Luo Pin who chose
him."
"Yes, yes, yes." Baiyin Dragon King was now very happy and
could not be bothered to argue. Usually, he would be
enthusiastically bickering with Baiqin Dragon Queen to prove
that he had a good eye for people. Otherwise, how would he
fall in love with her... ...
Wu Yu was elated to see Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin
Dragon Queen too. He could tell that the both of them lived
relatively well in the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
This was expected. Eternal immortal emperors like the Mighty
Miracle God and the Four Heavenly Kings, while of high and
powerful status, would not be able to poke their noses into the
affairs of the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. The worse that
could happen was that the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor would
be biased against the Baiyin Dragon King couple. However,
such bias could not impact them much too.
It was just a matter of pride.
Baiyin Dragon King used to be a very prideful person.
However, all he wanted now was for Wu Yu and Luo Pin to
live peacefully. He could no longer be bothered about his pride.
After all, Wu Yu was talented and as long as he was alive, it
was only a matter of time before he would rise to power. At that
time, Baiyin Dragon King could stand as tall and proud as he
wanted.
It was a full three days before Wu Jun finally returned from the
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor’s side. He updated Wu Yu about
Luo Pin.
They were now meeting secretly at the Qin Yin Peak in the
Primordial Immortal Empire. No one would imagine that Wu
Yu, the guy who had stirred trouble at the Great Void Immortal
Path and ended up on the hit list of many eternal immortal
emperors, would have the courage to return to this place again.
"Luo Pin is now equivalent to being imprisoned at a place
called the Saintly Dragon’s Domain. That is a sacred place of
the Mystical dragon tribe. Even I cannot enter the domain
freely." Wu Jun’s update caused Wu Yu to frown.
"How’s the defenses for this Saintly Dragon’s Domain? Is it
possible to sneak in?" Wu Yu asked.
Wu Jun shook his head: "This Saintly Dragon’s Domain is
extremely sacred. It has a long history and is protected by the
Primordial Saintly Dragon Tribulation Immortal Design.
Putting us aside, even the eternal immortal emperors cannot
sneak in."
"That’s troublesome. Is there truly no other way?" Wu Yu was
now getting anxious.
Luo Pin was actually imprisoned in such a strongly defended
Saintly Dragon’s Domain and constantly monitored by the Sky
Heart Dragon Emperor. It was extremely difficult for him to
leave with Luo Pin. In fact, it was impossible.
"There is one way."
Wu Jun said seriously at this point: "As long as I breakthrough
into the eternal immortality realm and become an eternal
immortal emperor, then I gain the right to enter the Saintly
Dragon’s Domain. At that time, I might be able to smuggle you
in."
"That’s right, only the 9 Great Dragon Emperors and the
revered dragons can enter the Saintly Dragon’s Domain. But,
breakthrough to the eternal immortality realm is no easy feat.
Countless mystical dragons and immortal kings are stuck at this
step and can never improve." Baiyin Dragon King sighed and
looked hopeless.
However, Wu Yu was cheered up. He understood what Wu Jun
had wanted to express: "Are you saying that you had some
minor breakthrough recently and might stand a chance in
becoming an eternal immortal emperor?"
"Yes, but I only gained some understanding. I’m not too
confident. I can only say that I’ll try." Wu Jun smiled and
nodded.
"That’s great. No matter what, we have to try." Wu Yu laughed.
This was the last and only way they had to get to Luo Pin. If
Wu Jun failed to breakthrough and become an eternal immortal
emperor, a revered dragon, then he would have no way of
entering the Saintly Dragon’s Domain. Not to even mention
bringing Luo Pin out of the Saintly Dragon’s Domain.
At this point, Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen
were both shocked.
They knew that Wu Jun was a man of his words. Since he said
that he stood a chance in becoming an eternal immortal
emperor, then it was truly a possibility. Could it be that Wu Jun
had improved greatly from his trip with Wu Yu to the Demon
Immortal Realm?
Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen exchanged a
look and saw that both of them were pleasantly surprised.
They knew their own strength and how far they were from
becoming an eternal immortal emperor.
However, Wu Jun was different. He had been lingering at the
edge of becoming an eternal immortal emperor. He had only
required some understanding and breakthrough to make the last
step and become an eternal immortal emperor. He had a pretty
good chance in succeeding.
"Don’t be too hopeful. I can only promise to try. After all, this
is the most important step for all the immortals and mystical
dragons. Since ancient times, countless immortals perished at
this step... ..." Wu Jun was being conservative about his
chances.

Wu Yu understood what Wu Jun was saying. Anyway, this was

the only way they had now so regardless of whether Wu Jun
could succeed or not, he had to try.
"You should go and train in seclusion. Don’t worry about me."
Wu Yu said. While it was risky for him to stay in the Immortal
Dragon Imperial Realm, as long as he hid in the Floating
Dreams Pagoda, he would be fine.
Hence, he was not worried about his own safety. Regardless of
how long Wu Jun would take, he would wait patiently.
Wu Yu missed Luo Pin deeply. He would do everything he
could, no matter how hopeless the situation seemed to be in
order to see Luo Pin. Not to mention simply waiting for Wu Jun
to breakthrough.
Besides, while waiting, he could try to study and understand
the records of epochal immortal designs inside the bronze ball.
He could not finish studying them in just one day. In fact, any
one epochal immortal design would take up to 10,000 years of
study and even then, he might not be able to truly understand
them.
He was meant to invest time to study this. Hence, he was not
really wasting his time waiting for Wu Jun to breakthrough.
Soon, Wu Jun started to train in seclusion inside the Primordial
Immortal Empire.
Baiqin Dragon Queen and Baiyin Dragon King continued
living life as per normal. Sometimes, they would converse with
Wu Yu at the Qin Yin Peak. However, to prevent any accidents,
Wu Yu rarely came out. It was only when they received
important news that he came out from the Floating Dreams
Pagoda.
And during this time, news of Wu Jun going into seclusion in
order to breakthrough to the eternal immortality realm finally
spread out.
It had been too long in the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm
since a new eternal immortal emperor had been born. Hence,
Wu Jun’s news spread like wildfire. All the mystical dragons
of the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm started paying
attention to them.
The first to visit was the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor.
Because of Luo Pin, the dragon emperor now paid attention to
the three other Primordial Immortal Dragons in the Immortal
Dragon Imperial Realm: Wu Jun, Baiyin Dragon King, and
Baiqin Dragon Queen. Hence, news of Wu Jun training in
seclusion in order to breakthrough soon reached the Sky Heart
Dragon Emperor’s ears.
It was this day that Sky Heart Dragon Emperor, with Sky Will
Dragon King, Sky Shadow Dragon Queen, and Sky Chariot
Dragon King, arrived at Primordial Immortal Empire.
Since Wu Jun was in seclusion, Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin
Dragon Queen had to play the host to Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor. At this point, Baiyin Dragon King was carrying the
Floating Dreams Pagoda where Wu Yu had hid in. Wu Yu
observed what was happening outside from within the pagoda.
Even after so many years, Sky Will Dragon King and Sky
Shadow Dragon Queen still looked proud. Both of them were
smiling strangely.
"Greetings, esteemed Imperial Dragon."
Both Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen naturally
had to bow when they saw the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor. The
other party was of high status and the Mystical dragon tribe
often emphasized on manners.
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor still looked calm and etheral. He
was the dragon emperor and could not express his disatisfaction
openly at Wu Jun and his family. He came over now simply to
ask about the situation in order to make some preparations.
Hence, he asked: "I heard that Wu Jun is training in seclusion
now because he has a chance of breaking through and
becoming an eternal immortal emperor. How confident is he?"
On this, Wu Jun did not say much before going into seclusion.
Baiyin Dragon King could only reply: "We are not too sure too.
However, no one can be too confident about breaking through
to the eternal immortality realm. All he said was that he will
try."
On one hand, Baiyin Dragon King was not clear about Wu
Jun’s current situation. On the other, he could not promise too
much. Otherwise, when Wu Jun failed to breakthrough, he
would become a laughing stock.
He used to be prideful, but now he did not wish to attract too
much attention. After all, he was carrying Wu Yu with him and
they would be in deep trouble if discovered.
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor nodded lightly upon hearing his
reply: "That’s great. As long as there is a chance, we must try.
I hope that our Sky Heart tribe can have one more eternal
immortal emperor!"
He was earnest in his statement. If Wu Jun became an eternal
immortal emperor, he would benefit as the Sky Heart tribe’s
position in the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm would rise.
However, there was still a hint of regret in his eyes. Wouldn’t
it be better if the one to breakthrough was his own children?
Chapter 1636: Saintly Dragon's Shower
Even Sky Heart Dragon Emperor would have his vested
interests. If the one who became eternal immortal emperor was
one of his children, it would be easier for him to control them.
And now, Wu Jun was about to become an eternal immortal
emperor. Although this would strengthen the Sky Heart tribe,
he wasn’t confident of fully controlling Wu Jun.
A power that he didn’t have absolute control over would
obviously not be as great as if he had full control.
Nonetheless, this wasn’t the right oocasion for Sky Heart
Dragon Emperor to say anything. His children weren’t as
talented and it would take them unknown years to reach the
cultivation realm of an eternal immortal emperor. In fact, they
might never make that step forward.
If Wu Jun was successful, Sky Heart Dragon Emperor would
also gain fame and honor.
However, even if Sky Heart Dragon Emperor wasn’t about to
say anything, it didn’t mean that his children that came along
wouldn’t.
Sky Shadow Dragon Queen and Sky Chariot Dragon King were
gnashing their teeth out of jealousy.
When Sky Heart Dragon Emperor expressed his hope for
another eternal immortal emperor for Sky Heart tribe, Sky
Heart Dragon Emperor was the first to take a jab at Wu Jun.
"How could becoming an eternal immortal emperor be so easy?
Perhaps this was just a ruse. Who knows where he had been
fooling around over these years. Perhaps he had committed
some mistakes and just using this as an excuse to hide himself
from the public."
"You’re right."
Sky Chariot Dragon King chimed in, "How long has it been
since there’s a new eternal immortal emperor in our mystical
dragon tribe? Even if there will be a new one, there are so many
talented mystical dragons around. There’s no way it would be
Wu Jun!"
To put it simply, they were bitter about it. They knew it from
the bottom of their hearts that if Wu Jun had made such claims,
he definitely was confident about it. At the very least, he stood
a good chance of breaking though to become an eternal
immortal emperor.
However, they weren’t willing to accept Wu Jun would be
successful.
This would be too shameful for them and just like a tight slap
to their faces.
"It’s better for you guys to keep those words to yourself."
Baiyin Dragon King took a glance at Sky Shadow Dragon
Queen and Sky Chariot Dragon King before giggling,
"Otherwise, your face might be swollen when the time comes."
"Just wait and see. He only has a chance of breakthrough. I can
make those comments too."
Sky Chariot Dragon King snided and disregarded Baiyin
Dragon King completely.
"Enough."
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor lifted his hand to stop the quabbles.
He was just here to take a look. Since Wu Jun had hopes of
becoming eternal immortal emperor, he just had to return home
and wait for further news.
Sky Shadow Dragon Queen and Sky Chariot Dragon King
scoffed with contempt before turning around and left with Sky
Heart Dragon Emperor.
Wu Yu stayed in the Floating Dreams Pagoda all along and saw
the indignant looks of Sky Shadow Dragon Queen and Sky
Chariot Dragon King. He couldn’t help but feel gratified. In
fact, Wu Yu probably was the clearest about the progress of Wu
Jun.
When they wrere in the Demon Immortal Realm, Wu Jun had
several chance encounters. Among which, he received a head
of the Apocalyptic Chaos Demon, overcame the trial of the
secret chamber and gained further dao enlightenment.
Although the experiences were fraught with dangers, the
benefits to Wu Jun were extensive.
Based on what Wu Yu could sense, Wu Jun’s chances of
becoming an eternal immortal emperor would be at least 80%.
After Sky Heart Dragon Emperor left with the rest, Wu Yu
explained to Baiyin Dragon King and his wife, asked them to
pay a visit to Wu Jun with the Floating Dreams Pagoda.
Wu Yu wanted to stay beside Wu Jun and to also watch his
process of becoming an eternal immortal emperor. This would
be helpful for him when he had to make the same step forward.
When Wu Yu was brought to Wu Jun, he told Wu Jun about
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor bringing his children to ask for
more information on the situation. Wu Jun laughed it off
casually, "It wouldn’t matter. Let them say what they want.
However, if I fail to become an eternal immortal emperor, I
would probably become the laughing stock of the mystical
dragon tribe!"
"Sky Shadow Dragon Queen and Sky Chariot Dragon King
would probably spread negative news about you. However, you
shouldn’t be bothered by them. Even if it didn’t work out this
time, you will still succeed after putting in more work in the
future," said Wu Yu.
Wu Jun shook his head, "Breaching the eternal immortal
emperor realm isn’t that simple. Although I have some
enlightenment, the difficulty of making that step forward would
still be sky high. Nonetheless, it’s not necessary to think about
the outcome at this point. All I have to do is to focus on the
enlightenment."
Wu Jun’s training in seclusion began officially.
His seclusion was bound to take a long time. Wu Yu was
prepared to stay behind to observe while researching into the
epochal immortal design. Although he would likely not achieve
anything within a short period, any slight improvement would
still be an improvement. This would still be beneficial to him.
Wu Yu stayed within the Floating Dreams Pagoda, watching
Wu Jun cultivate and discover the path to eternal immortal
emperor.
Wu Jun was fully immersed in Immortal Dao. As his
enlightenment towards Immortal Dao intensified, his entire
body was basking in immortal qi.
On the peak of the mountain and in the protection of great void
immortal design, Wu Jun alternated between his human form
and his true form of Primordial Immortal Dragon. Immortal qi
fluctuated constantly, adding elusive colors to his appearances.
As time passed, Wu Yu could sense the changes on Wu Jun
more vividly.
The first aspect was to his aura. When Wu Jun was cultivating
in seclusion, the aura surrounding him was constantly changing
and evolving. Ordinary 9-heavens immortal king wouldn’t give
Wu Yu any pressure. After all, Wu Yu had battle strength
similar to this level.
However, as Wu Jun cultivated, the aura around him surpassed
that of a 9-heavens immortal king. In fact, Wu Yu was vaguely
feeling stifling pressure from Wu Jun!
Wu Yu was certain Wu Jun would walk out from this seclusion
with rewards. Even if he missed out on making the
breakthrough, his cultivation realm and battle strength would
be much stronger than an ordinary 9-heavens immortal king.
Nonetheless, Wu Yu still hoped Wu Jun would be successful
and achieved a leap in biological gradation. Immortal emperor
was a distinct concept from immortal king. Also, whether Wu
Jun could become an immortal emperor would affect if Wu Yu
could sneak into the Saintly Dragon’s Domain to meet Luo Pin.
"This feels just like watching a mortal achieving
immortalhood!"
While watching Wu Jun cultivated in seclusion, Wu Yu was
emotional and gained enlightenment from the process
constantly.
He had experienced the process a mortal achieving
immortalhood. That was a metamorphosis in biological
gradation and completely distinct from ordinary increased in
cultivation realm.
Although Wu Yu could now escape from an eternal immortal
emperor, he still couldn’t face one directly. This was the
distance between them. Now, he was no longer afraid of
ordinary 9-heavens immortal kings, even if a handful were
coming for him.

Even if he couldn’t match against a handful of 9-heavens

immortal kings, he could still use his various Mystiques,
techniquesto defeat them one after another by leveraging on the
situational circumstances.
His current strength was several times stronger than when he
first entered the Eternal Emperor Tomb.
A mortal to an immortal and an immortal to an immortal
emperor were both a leap in biological gradation.
A mortal had a lifespan counted in hundreds of years while an
immortal had a lifespan counted in tens of thousands of years.
That’s several hundred times more. As for eternal immortal
emperor, they had eternal life. Eternal life was a greater and
more distinct concept than millions of years. For an eternal
immortal emperor, the concept of time would have taken new
meaning.
While Wu Yu was observing, Wu Jun seeming to be breaking
free from life. Immortal qi surrounded him, untrammeled by
worldly affairs. Clearly, these were signs of a metamorphosis.
At this point, Wu Yu truly felt Wu Jun would be successful in
becoming an eternal immortal emperor.
Five thousand years passed quickly.
Over this time, Wu Yu could easily foresee rumors of Wu Jun
spreading rampantly in the outside world. Most of them were
definitely negative rumors spread by Sky Shadow Dragon
Queen and Sky Chariot Dragon King.
Wu Jun was still training in seclusion and naturally wouldn’t
hear the rumors. Wu Yu was next to Wu Jun and the rumors
naturally wouldn’t reach him too.
Nonetheless, Wu Yu knew what Wu Jun was about to
accomplish would definitely shock the entire mystical dragon
tribe!
Over the five thousand years, Wu Jun had been accumulating
and digesting the enlightenment he gained. On this day five
thousand years later, Wu Jun finally achieved a material leap
caused by accumulated gains.
At that instant, Wu Jun transformed into Primordial Immortal
Dragon, soared into the clouds let loose angry roars!
Wu Yu had a clear look from the Floating Dreams Pagoda
directly below. Endless auspicious clouds filled the skies and
the angry roars resonated throughout the Immortal Dragon
Imperial Realm!
Numerous mystical dragon were alarmed and rose into the skies
from various mountains. Some mystical dragons from other
realms even flew in to investigate!
A beam of white light emerging from their sacred grounds, the
Saintly Dragon’s Domain, slashed across the skies and shone
on Wu Jun, the Primordial Immortal Dragon. Amidst the
auspicious clouds, he began the true metamorphosis of
biological gradation.
"That’s Saintly Dragon’s Shower! A mystical dragon that goes
through the Saintly Dragon’s Shower will then become an
eternal immortal emperor and assumes the role of a revered
dragon!"
"Is that the Primordial Immortal Dragon, Wu Jun, that is in the
rumors spreading recently? A thousand years ago, I overheard
Sky Shadow Dragon Queen and Sky Chariot Dragon King
discussing that this guy has no chance of becoming an eternal
immortal emperor. Who would have thought he would succeed
today!"
"Sky Shadow Dragon Queen and Sky Chariot Dragon King?
How could their words be trusted! They have always looked
down on Wu Jun, feeling Wu Jun was inferior to them. This is
great. Now that Wu Jun had become an eternal immortal
emperor and would forever be a notch above them, let’s see if
they had other words to speak about him!"
"Shhhh! Don’t ever let them hear this. Now that Wu Jun
becomes a revered dragon, they couldn’t afford to mess with
him. However, Sky Shadow Dragon Queen and Sky Chariot
Dragon King still aren’t people you can mess with!"
"Back to the subject, since when was the last Saintly Dragon’s
Shower in our mystical dragon tribe? Wu Jun is really
impressive. Over these years, there’s finally a new eternal
immortal emperor in our mystical dragon tribe!"
The entire Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm was basically
discussing about Wu Jun.
From a far distance away, they could see the auspicious clouds
hanging above the mountain where Wu Jun was and the sacred
white beam of light that came from the Saintly Dragon’s
Domain. A Primordial Immortal Dragon was completing the
final stages of biological gradation metamorphosis.
Wu Yu was the closest and could feel it the strongest.
At this moment, he could clearly sense the aura of Wu Jun
strengthening ten times over. If Wu Jun’s aura was like the
moon previously, it would be the sun after the metamorphosis.
In fact, Wu Yu could sense a strong stifling pressure from his
aura.
"That’s the aura of a true eternal immortal emperor!"
Wu Yu was exhilarated. Wu Jun finally succeeded and made
the most important step for any eternal immortal emperor!
Chapter 1637: A Dragon Emperor Comes
Radiant clouds filled the sky as Saintly Dragon’s Domain
descended, drawing the attention of all the mystical dragons in
Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
Many revered dragons and dragon emperors were also
watching closely.
As Wu Jun stepped out with confidence, it seemed like the sky
itself was paying homage to his achievement. Immortal essence
filled the air, tumbling off in clouds of immortal qi that clung
to the Primordial Immortal Dragon.
Nearest to him, Wu Yu saw everything clearly.
Wu Jun’s Primordial Immortal Dragon real body no longer
exerted any intimidation on Wu Yu, but in this instant, Wu
Jun’s intimidative aura suddenly re-emerged, multiplying to
tenfold of its previous condition.
This was a revolutionary change. A fundamental change in the
scale of one’s lifespan, just like a mortal ascending.
In terms of lifespan, immortal emperors had eternal life, and
their power underwent a fundamental change. It was a
strengthening for the forces of the mystical dragon tribe as a
whole. After all, eternal immortal emperors would not die a
natural death!
As long as no major conflict broke out, their eternal life would
see the strength of the mystical dragon tribe continue to grow.
Of course, producing an eternal immortal emperor was the
difficult thing.
Either reach eternal immortal emperor status, or die like a
glorified ant!
Such was the universal law in the sky palaces.
This was also why Sky Heart Dragon Emperor did not care
much even if his grandchildren died. To him, grandchildren
who were not eternal immortal emperors would fade away
sooner or later.
But once one became an eternal immortal emperor, things were
different.
Wu Jun had taken a step into the permanent ranks of the
mystical dragon tribe.
He was as good as born anew.
Wu Yu was very envious of Wu Jun for being able to make
such a transformation, and gaining the body of an immortal
emperor.
He was happy for Wu Jun, and also looking forward to Wu Jun
being able to bring him to Saintly Dragon’s Domain to see Luo
Pin. If he could take her away, it would be a double blessing.
The rise from immortal king to immortal emperor was a rise
that everyone envied.
Mystical dragons gathered in the sky, marveling at the Saintly
Dragon’s Shower that they had not seen in a long while. To
them, this was the manifestation of their dearest wish. It was a
sight that had not been seen for all too long amongst the
mystical dragons.
Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen were also
among their number, beaming through glistening eyes at the
Primordial Immortal Dragon that was Wu Jun, iridescent rays
twinkling off his body.
They were close to Wu Jun, perhaps his closest relations in the
entire Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. Now that he had risen
to strength as an eternal immortal emperor, he would become a
revered dragon. This was great news for them.
"5000 years. In just 5000 years, he’s come so far. That means
that his metamorphosis must have something to do with Wu
Yu. The boy is really our lucky mascot. I just hope that he and
Luo Pin end well." Baiyin Dragon King sighed.
"Given his talents, becoming immortal emperor is only a matter
of time. He’ll probably get there even faster than we do, so
don’t you worry a bit." Baiqin Dragon Queen smiled fondly.
"Yeah. The kid’s just a kid to us, but before we knew it he’s
already close on our heels. That level of improvement and
talent is rare even throughout the sky palaces. Even the
immortal emperor descendants don’t compare!"
Baiyin Dragon King gushed over Wu Yu.
To him, Wu Yu was way beyond the likes of Mighty Miracle
God’s son and those others.
This was the reason why they had stood by Wu Yu all this
while. Of course, an even bigger reason was that they also
respected Luo Pin’s wishes, and were fixed to his side.
Of course they would support their daughter’s choice.
Their discussion was conducted amidst the cries of joy and awe
from the mystical dragons gathered.
To become immortal emperor, to come into eternal life - the
dream of all living things!
To reach immortal emperor was a one-in-a-million occurrence
here in the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
The mystical dragons gathered in twos and threes, jealousy and
admiration playing out equally on their faces. Becoming an
immortal emperor seemed almost like a myth - such was its
rarity - and yet a new one had been born right before their eyes.
Here in the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm, once one became
an eternal immortal emperor, one would be crowned revered
dragon.
Wu Jun had only been a dragon king, of which there were
numerous in the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
But now as a revered dragon, he immediately made a huge leap
in terms of rank. Besides the 9 Great Dragon Emperors, there
were only a few dozen revered dragons. This surge in position
was also a benefit of becoming an eternal immortal emperor.
Of course, most coveted of all was his invulnerability from old
age and death.
The ultimate goal of all mystical dragons and immortals.
To avoid the crumble into dust in years to come, with no sign
of one’s existence left behind.
It was precisely eternity that gave their existence meaning, and
now they would see the world anew.
If the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was not a dragon emperor but
only a dragon king, he would probably be furious at the death
of a child.
But as a dragon emperor, he was indifferent one way or another,
save the damage to his reputation.
At this moment, Sky Heart Dragon Emperor led Sky Will
Dragon King, Sky Shadow Dragon Queen, and Sky Chariot
Dragon King up close to witness Wu Jun’s transformation.
Regardless of Sky Heart Dragon Emperor’s feelings towards
Wu Jun, his rise to eternal immortal emperor and revered
dragon status could not be blocked.
Behind him, the faces of the three dragon king children were
exquisite to behold.

They had sworn blind that Wu Jun’s declaration of reaching

eternal immortal emperorhood was a blatant lie meant to
intimidate and sensationalize.
And now the truth was before their eyes. Their words had
circulated all across Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm, and
now it was coming back to mock them.
And indeed, many were sniggering in their direction.
Their tension with Wu Jun was well-known throughout
Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
Therefore, they had scorned his declaration in order to
humiliate him, as a puny dragon king. If he had failed, then Wu
Jun’s reputation would have been crushed for a long, long time.
However, he had succeeded.
It was a resounding slap to their faces, on the thick skin that
they had worn so far.
But no matter how thick-skinned they were, right now they just
wanted to bury themselves deep underground.
Now that Wu Jun had transformed, he was no longer on the
same level as they were. They no longer dared to offend him,
or even so much as speak loudly before him. Their
embarrassment stung them painfully.
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was silent, listening to the three
dragon kings speaking quietly amongst themselves, derisive
laughter and scoffs mixed in their conversation. His smile
faded.
When they returned, Sky Heart Dragon Emperor would have to
punish them soundly. Wu Jun was not like them - these lazy
louts who snubbed cultivation and went around bullying others.
Superficial style over substance!
Seeing Wu Jun rise made Sky Heart Dragon Emperor yearn for
the same from his family.
"When we get back, I will shut them away until they make a
breakthrough!" Sky Heart Dragon Emperor vowed fervently to
himself.
Back in the present, dragon emperors and revered dragons were
also flying over from all over Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm.
The birth of a new eternal immortal emperor was a major event,
the greatest thing to happen in many Yuan. Even the other
dragon emperors would attend.
However, none of them spoke, instead watching Wu Jun’s
transformation silently.
It was a spectacle to behold, as they saw Wu Jun’s lifespan and
quality change before their very eyes.
The dragon emperors and revered dragons all smiled with
satisfaction.
The mystical dragon tribe had not produced an immortal
emperor for many years now, and it had been a shame that had
hung over the tribe.
An eternal immortal emperor represented so much!
This was why they took Luo Pin’s bloodline so seriously. Her
bloodline held serious potential to rise to eternal immortal
emperorhood, something close to the tribe’s core concerns.
But before Luo Pin had matured, another Primordial Immortal
Dragon Wu Jun had already made the transition.
Many mystical dragons were at the 9-heavens immortal king
level, but the final crucial step to break past dragon king status
was one that many never achieved in their lives.
Wu Jun’s breakthrough amazed even the 9 Great Dragon
Emperors!
Chapter 1638: Primordial Revered Dragon
The 9 Great Dragon Emperors, including Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor, gathered with the other revered dragons. After a brief
discussion, they made their decision readily.
"Primordial Immortal Dragon, Wu Jun, of the Sky Heart
Dragon Emperor has outstanding talents and has cultivated
diligently. After going through the Saintly Dragon’s Shower
and becoming an eternal immortal emperor, you shall be
bestowed the title of Primordial Immortal Dragon. You shall
enter the Revered Dragon Council council today as a member!
From today onwards, the Primordial Revered Dragon shall
place the mystical dragon tribe as your first priority!"
The 9 Great Dragon Emperors announced the decision
together. Primordial Revered Dragon would be Wu Jun’s title
from here onwards.
As for the member of the Revered Dragon Council, he would
become part of the decision making group for the mystical
dragon tribe. In the past, Wu Jun was just an ordinary dragon
king. Even if he died when he was outside, he wouldn’t affect
the interests of the mystical dragon tribe.
However, now that he was a member of the Revered Dragon
Council, every action of his would represent the highest will of
the mystical dragon tribe. Other than the 9 Great Dragon
Emperors, the Revered Dragon Council was the most esteemed
group.
Certain major decisions concerning the mystical dragon tribe
were largely decided by the 9 Great Dragon Emperors.
However, the Revered Dragon Council held a certain level of
authority. In the mystical dragon tribe, they were a crucial and
core group.
When the 9 Great Dragon Emperors made the joint
announcement, it was the same as recognizing Wu Jun’s
identity.
And now, Wu Jun finally relaxed from the process of breaking
through. His Primordial Immortal Dragon form flew towards
the 9 Great Dragon Emperors while basking in immortal qi.
"Wu Jun accept the order and will follow the Dragon Emperors’
teachings!"
Wu Jun was a little overjoyed and had not expected the process
of breakthrough to be so smooth.
His encounters and experiences with Wu Yu in the Demon
Immortal Realm had enabled him to gain enlightenment. This
gave him the confidence to take the step forward.
Yet, to succeed on his first try, even he was exhilarated.
He was grateful towards Wu Yu. If Wu Yu had not brought him
to the Demon Immortal Realm, he might not have made the step
even if he cultivated tens of thousands of years alone in the
Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. Now, he struck gold, gained
the qualifications to join the Revered Dragon Council and
became an eternal immortal emperor.
All these overwhelmed him.
For this moment, he had waited for countless years. Now that
he had succeeded in the metamorphosis, the feeling of
contentment and strength left him in cloud nine.
Wu Jun caught a glimpse of Sky Shadow Dragon Queen, Sky
Chariot Dragon King and Sky Will Dragon King behind Sky
Heart Dragon Emperor from the side of his vision. He couldn’t
help but grin.
However, he didn’t turn to face them. Instead, he faced the 9
Great Dragon Emperors and asked, "When I’m striving for
breakthrough in seclusion, there seems to be rumors that I
would fail for sure and wouldn’t successfully become an
immortal emperor. However, I’ve proven these rumors wrong
with fact. Nonetheless, I wonder who was behind those rumors.
Could it be they wouldn’t like to see our mystical dragon tribe
gain another immortal emperor?"
With his current status, he definitely was free to make this
statement.
He’s the Primordial Revered Dragon now and had joined the
Revered Dragon Council. He’s no longer at the same level of
Sky Will Dragon King and the other two.
Therefore, it wasn’t appropriate for Wu Jun to confront them
directly in the public. Regardless, he could take the perspective
of the mystical dragon tribe to make this statement to subtly
mock them.
He didn’t name anyone specifically but everyone knew who he
was referring to.
Sky Shadow Dragon Queen, Sky Chariot Dragon King and Sky
Will Dragon King would hope they had a hole to hide in at this
moment. They would like to deride Wu Jun just like they would
in the past but those words stop at the edge of their mouths.
After all, Wu Jun was now an eternal immortal emperor and a
member of the Revered Dragon Council.
When they bumped into Wu Jun in the future, they still had to
greet him respectfully.
They wouldn’t dare to show contempt against Wu Jun now!
Therefore, the trio could only swallow their grievances while
their faces were slept loudly. They could feel the mystical
dragons around them were giving them strange and mocking
looks and they had no place to hide themselves from shame.
Yet, they didn’t dare to leave an occasion like this casually.
Otherwise, wouldn’t they be openly admitting to Wu Jun’s
statement?
They would be even more embarrassed then!
Fortunately, Sky Heart Dragon Emperor interjected quickly.
He said, "You’re right. If there are similar rumors in the future,
whoever started them would be made responsible! It’s always
a good thing that our mystical dragon tribe gained a new eternal
immortal emperor. We shall not let those negative comments
run amok!"
It was clear he had no intention of pursuing the matter after
making this statement.
However, if anyone dared to say further, he definitely would
mete out punishment. Even his children and grandchildren
would not be excused.
Regarding on Sky Heart Dragon Emperor’s decision, the other
dragon emperors didn’t have objecting views.
They could tell Wu Jun was in a great mood and he had only
made the statement to vent his frustration. He didn’t mean harm
and therefore they wouldn’t have to pursue the matter further.
"In that case, Primordial Revered Dragon, get yourself
prepared. Your title, Primordial Revered Dragon, would be
official three days later. There will also be a worship to our
ancestors a month later where you are required to follow the
Revered Dragon Council into the Saintly Dragon’s Domain.
There are lots of things happening but you have to remember
dearly and not be absent."
"Your wish is my command," said Wu Jun as he raised his
clapsed hands.
Within the sky palaces, whenever there’s a new eternal
immortal emperor, it would definitely draw the attention of the
entire sky palaces. Congratulatory gifts and messages would
come from all places.
Therefore, Wu Jun would definitely be busy in the near future.
Now that he had just made the breakthrough and was in his
peak condition, he wouldn’t be in a hurry to cultivate. Although
becoming an eternal immortal emperor was the number one
priority in Wu Jun’s life, he didn’t forget about Luo Pin.
Therefore, he started preparing to bring Wu Yu into the Saintly
Dragon’s Domain to look for Luo Pin.
This consisted mainly of asking around the Revered Dragon
Council and conversing with other revered dragons to get more
information of the Saintly Dragon’s Domain.
Other dragon emperors and revered dragons had been into the
Saintly Dragon’s Domain. Only he, who had just made the
breakthrough and admitted to the Revered Dragon Council, had
not been to it.
However, the information he obtained from other revered
dragons was limited as he didn’t want to alarm anyone. He also
didn’t dare to ask about any information on Luo Pin as ordinary
revered dragons might not know about Luo Pin as well.
The key information he obtained was that Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor was in charge of Luo Pin. Unfortunately, Wu Jun
couldn’t possibly ask Sky Heart Dragon Emperor.
Wu Jun’s metamorphosis sent shockwaves through the sky
palaces.
News of the mystical dragon tribe gaining a new eternal
immortal emperor named "Primordial Revered Dragon, quickly
made its way around the sky palaces.
Soon, gifts and greetings were received from factions around
the sky palaces unceasingly.
Before Wu Jun was officially named the Primordial Revered
Dragon, all factions in the sky palaces sent their representatives
over. Even Primeval Mighty Miracle God, Dhrtarastra and
many others brought gifts and this was undoubtedly a grand
affair in the Primeval Mighty Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm.
Wu Yu didn’t participate in a gathering of so many eternal
immortal emperors. After all, even though he was in the
Floating Dreams Pagoda, he might still leave behind traces that
the almighty eternal immortal emperors would notice. That
wouldn’t be desirable.
Wu Yu stayed on Qin Yin Peak abd attempted to understand
the various epochal immortal designs. He didn’t make any
substantial progress for now and just didn’t want to waste time
now. After all, it was a matter of time before he had to decipher
the epochal immortal designs.
Therefore, Wu Yu didn’t join any greetings from various
factions.
He only knew the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm of the
mystical dragon tribe was especially lively over this period with
factions and immortal emperors throughout the sky palaces
paying a visit and sending their gifts. All the gifts that Wu Jun
recieved would have been priceless.
This was a benefit of becoming an eternal immortal emperor in
the sky palaces. Once one became an immortal emperor,
various factions and immortal emperors would try to forge
relationships. After all, eternal immortal emperor had eternal
life and would be encountering one another for a long period in
the future. Sending gifts now and forging relationship would
definitely not bring harm.
Wu Yu wasn’t interested in participating. Baiqin Dragon
Queen and Baiyin Dragon King weren’t qualified to participate
in many of these meetings too. If an immortal emperor came to
send his greetings, he would have to be received by the revered
dragons or dragon emperors of the mystical dragon tribe. The
standing and status should be similar or they risked others
accusing them of not showing respect.
Besides, a grand banquet named Primordial Revered Dragon
Banquet was held in the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
Numerous delicacies and scarce immortal essences were
presented, dazzling and surprising all.
All these were rarely seen in normal times. Eating them would
be greatly beneficial to all immortals. Now that they were
served in large number, almost every dragon king was qualified
to enjoy some elite immortal essences that will benefit them in
cultivation.
Wu Jun becoming a revered dragon also motivated many other
dragon kings to strive for becoming an eternal immortal
emperor. When their time came, they would be the ones
basking in endless spotlight......
Wu Yu didn’t participate in the banquet too.
After all, he couldn’t show himself in public premise. Even
showing his face could be catastrophic.
However, the mystical dragon tribe worshipping their ancestor
a month later would be of utmost importance to Wu Yu. This
was because Wu Jun would be able to enter the Saintly
Dragon’s Domain for the first time after becoming an eternal
immortal emperor.
This would also be Wu Yu’s only chance of entering the Saintly
Dragon’s Domain to look for Luo Pin!
When Wu Yu was in the Demon Immortal Realm, he didn’t
feel anxiety despite the perilous situations.
However, the opportunity to meet Luo Pin made him a volcano
that was about to erupt. He couldn’t wait a second longer. He
had been separated from Luo Pin for too long. Moreover, Luo
Pin was still imprisoned within the Saintly Dragon’s Domain
and detained by Sky Heart Dragon Emperor.
Compared to Wu Yu, she probably experienced the bitterness
of yearning a little deeper. Wu Yu couldn’t help but feel his
heart ache and the desire to appear before Luo Pin whenever he
thought of it.
After a tough period of waiting, a month had finally passed.
The grand ancestors day of worship was finally here.
The 9 Great Dragon Emperors had gathered on this day.
The Revered Dragon Council, including Wu Jun, would consist
of fifty members. All of them were here with none absent.
Regardless where the members of the Revered Dragon Council
were previously, they had to return to the Immortal Dragon
Imperial Realm on the day to worship their ancestors unless
they had no plausible way of returning.
Fifty revered dragons and 9 Great Dragon Emperors gathered
together in solemnity for worshipping to their ancestors. The
location was none other than Saintly Dragon’s Domain, the
place where Luo Pin was currently!
Chapter 1639: Dragon Origin Tomb
The Saintly Dragon’s Domain was the sacred ground of the
mystical dragon tribe. Since the beginning of time, only
mystical dragons who had become eternal immortal emperors
were qualified to be buried in here when they died.
*Obviously, mystical dragons that had become eternal
immortal emperors would have died in battles. Otherwise, it’s
impossible they would pass away.
Therefore, those that were buried in this place was undoubtedly
a hero and a heavyweight in the history of the mystical dragon
tribe. Among them, experts at the level of dragon emperors
weren’t uncommon.
Wu Yu stayed in the Floating Dreams Pagoda which Wu Jun
carried along.
He was a little agitated. He had not seen Luo Pin for too long
and just imagining the scene he would meet Luo Pin soon excite
him.
Yearning could drive one into insanity.
Although Wu Yu wasn’t insane now, he was close to it. If he
still didn’t have the opportunity to meet Luo Pin, he might try
barging into the Saintly Dragon’s Domain by force.
Wu Jun met up with the other members of the Revered Dragon
Council. Fifty revered dragons and 9 Great Dragon Emperors
formed the lineup to worship their ancestors this time.
The nine great tribes of the mystical dragons were Seeping
Wind tribe, Burning Life tribe, Abyssal Sea tribe, Stormy
Tempest tribe, Golden Luster tribe, Wooden Tendrils tribe,
Deep Soil tribe, Shackled God tribe and Sky Heart tribe. Each
of the nine tribes had a dragon emperor. Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor was one of them and helmed the Sky Heart tribe.
The nine great tribes had a long history that traced way back
and had been around for unknown years.
Wu Jun was the newest revered dragon and relatively
insignificant among the fifty members of the Revered Dragon
Council. However, several revered dragons still looked to
speak to him.
As long as one became an eternal immortal emperor, one would
have limitless possibilities in the future. One might even
become someone like the dragon emperors.
Therefore, whenever there’s a new eternal immortal emperor
that joined the Revered Dragon Council, other revered dragons
would be drawn to forge relationships. Within the Revered
Dragon Council, there’re also factions. They weren’t as
apparent and were basically about certain revered dragons not
getting along well with certain revered dragons or some revered
dragons were on better terms with some revered dragons.
However, when they were about to worship their ancestors,
even the revered dragons who weren’t on good terms would
have to put aside their differences. At the very most, they would
just be giving their foes angry glares. They couldn’t possibly
say anything that would disrupt the atmosphere or they would
be seen as the sinners.
This time, the only difference from the past was the presence
of Wu Jun.
Several revered dragons came over, wishing to strike a
conversation and forge relationships. This made Wu Jun a little
nervous. He could only hide the Floating Dreams Pagoda well
or other revered dragons might spot a clue. Even if there was
the slightest suspicions, his plan to bring Wu Yu into the
Saintly Dragon’s Domain today would be dashed.
Wu Yu was really greatful to Wu Jun.
After all, Wu Jun had become an eternal immortal emperor and
a member of the Revered Dragon Council of the mystical
dragon tribe. His status and standing were esteemed and yet he
was still willing to take the risk to bring him into the sacred
grounds of the mystical dragon tribe, the Saintly Dragon’s
Domain.
If this was discovered, Wu Jun would definitely be severely
punished. In fact, it would also affect various aspects of his
growth in the Revered Dragon Council in the future.
Even so, he brought Wu Yu along without consideration. This
was his promise to Wu Yu.
"Let’s go."
Following the lead of the 9 Great Dragon Emperors, the eternal
immortal emperors of the mystical dragon tribe came to a land
of solemnity.
Several magnificent tombs appeared before the mystical
dragons and also Wu Yu!
The other mystical dragons were well aware of what were in
the Saintly Dragon’s Domain.Being his first time here, even if
Wu Jun was observing his surrounding curiously, other
mystical dragons wouldn’t be suspicious.
Wu Yu and Wu Jun both felt that this place was a little like the
Eternal Emperor Tomb, just a little smaller in scale. After all,
the eternal immortal emperors of the mystical dragon tribe
through time wouldn’t be as many as all the eternal demon
emperors in the Demon Immortal Realm.
However, the mystical dragon tomb in the Saintly Dragon’s
Domain was more magnificent and serene than the Eternal
Emperor Tomb. After all, the Eternal Emperor Tomb was just
for burying the corpses of the eternal demon emperors to be
used for nourishing the later generation that would avenge
them.
As for the mystical dragon tomb, it was build for later
generations of mystical dragons to revere and worship.
"This is the Dragon Origin Tomb!"
Soon, they arrived at the core of the Saintly Dragon’s Domain.
In front of them was a colorful vortex. The Dragon Origin
Tomb would be the first stop to pay their respect.
The Dragon Origin Tomb was rumored to be the birth place of
the mystical dragon tribe. Therefore, it was a sacred place for
the entire mystical dragon tribe.
The Dragon Origin Tomb was right above the colorful vortex.
There was nothing buried in it and was simply a symbolic
structure to represent the origins of the mystical dragon tribe
for the later generation to revere and worship.
According to legends, the Dragon Ancestor was never verified
to have died. Therefore, it definitely didn’t have a tomb.
Wu Jun couldn’t help but be in awe in his first visit to pay
respect to the Dragon Origin Tomb. The birth of the mystical
dragon tribe could be trace back to a long, long time ago. In
fact, there wasn’t a clear indication on how they were born in
the first place.
The Dragon Origin Tomb that was rumored to be the birth place
of the mystical dragon tribe should be the truth. It was just that
no one knew how the colorful vortex gave rise to the mysterious
mystical dragon tribe.
With the 9 Great Dragon Emperors hosting, the fifty revered
dragons of the Revered Dragon Council gathered and began the
process to worship the Dragon Origin Tomb.
This process was relatively solemn and not a single mystical
dragon dared to converse in private.
Wu Yu’s mind was all on Luo Pin since he came in. It was just
that he still had no idea where Luo Pin was detained, how he
could meet up with her and if there was powerful immortal
designs around her that would prevent her from leaving with
others?
Wu Yu knew nothing and could only wait. When they were
done worshipping the Dragon Origin Tomb and when the mood
wasn’t as solemn, perhaps some elder revered dragons might
shed a clue.
Wu Yu waited silently while watching the process. All the
revered dragons were in their true forms and right in front of
him. This was probably the strongest lineup of the mystical
dragon tribe with the rarest bloodlines all gathered in one place.

In comparison, Wu Jun’s Primordial Immortal Dragon

bloodline wouldn’t be considered as too uncommon. However,
as he had just become an eternal immortal emperor, his fresh
and somewhat wide eyed appearance was still apparent and
made him stand out in the crowd.
If Wu Yu had seen so many uncommon bloodlines of the
mystical dragon tribe under normal times, Wu Yu might be in
awe. However, his attention wasn’t on them at all currently.
No matter how incredible the mystical dragons were, it had
nothing to do with him. All he wanted was to meet his Luo Pin!
The process to worship the Dragon Origin Tomb was numerous
and complicated. After all, the procedures were passed down
over a long time. However, as Wu Yu wasn’t paying attention,
time passed pretty quickly for him.
It took them three full days for worshipping the Dragon Origin
Tomb alone. Out of respect for the birth place of the mystical
dragon tribe, all of them were alert and solemn at all times.
However, when the worship was over after three days, the
revered dragons of the Revered Dragon Council relaxed and
were more casual.
When the ceremony was over, there was no longer a need to
keep a stern face. Several dragon emperors also started
conversing softly.
At this point, Wu Yu divided his attention to observing and
listening to his surrounding. Perhaps he would hear information
about Luo Pin. It didn’t take a long. Just as he expected, he
heard the dragon emperors discussing about Luo Pin.
He also learnt that Luo Pin was in the Dragon Origin Tomb
from their discussion.
"So Luo Pin is within the colorful tomb! This is the origin of
the mystical dragon tribe and the immortal qi would be the
strongest throughout the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. It
seems like the mystical dragon tribe has high hopes of her and
would like to groom her......"
Wu Yu was excited but he couldn’t act immediately. He still
didn’t know if there’s restrictions or immortal designs around
the colorful tomb. If he was trapped in it or was captured by
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor before he could see Luo Pin, that
would be disastrous.
Soon, a dragon emperor asked Sky Heart Dragon Emperor,
"Sky Heart, how long are you thinking of detaining Luo Pin in
this place?" It seems like the other dragon emperors weren’t
pleased with his decision.
"Everyone, I have no other options. Since Wu Yu escaped, Luo
Pin’s heart is no longer with us. She’s still young and easily
disillusioned by others......"
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor sighed.
"You put up an immortal design over Dragon Origin Tomb to
restrict her movements?"
"Or would you prefer her to run around and cause chaos?" Sky
Heart Dragon Emperor shook his head.
The dragon emperors were all concerned about Luo Pin. After
all, she was the inheritor to the Dragon Ancestor. Her potential
achievement in the future wouldn’t just be a mere eternal
immortal emperor. Every new eternal immortal emperor to the
mystical dragon tribe would greatly enhance their strength.
Therefore, they wouldn’t not let go of any younger generation
that could become immortal emperor.
Luo Pin was one they were paying the closest attention to.
"If there’s only a great void immortal design that restricts Luo
Pin from leaving, it wouldn’t be a huge issue for me. As long
as I see Luo Pin, I can bring her out of this place with
Somersault Cloud immediately!" Wu Yu thought to himself.
The conversation between the dragon emperors had given him
great convenience.
This was also because the dragon emperors would never have
expected outsiders to be in Saintly Dragon’s Domain and
therefore weren’t cautious.
After resting for a while, the 9 Great Dragon Emperors led the
revered dragons out of the Dragon Origin Tomb to pay respect
to the other tombs. Wu Jun could only follow them.
However, before Wu Jun left the place, he silently left the
Floating Dreams Pagoda behind without any other mystical
dragons noticing!
Chapter 1640: Captured by the Dragon Emperor
Wu Yu emerged quietly from the Floating Dreams Pagoda after
the 9 Great Dragon Emperors and the entire Revered Dragon
Council had left the vicinity of the Dragon Origin Tomb.
He did not act immediately but waited until the dragon
emperors and dragon council had gone further away before
approaching the Dragon Origin Tomb. He realised that the Sky
Heart Dragon Emperor had set in place a multi-layered great
void immortal design to prevent Luo Pin from leaving the tomb.
Luckily, this immortal design was child’s play to Wu Yu.
Besides, this immortal design was to stop people from leaving,
not entering. Wu Yu could easily invade the immortal design.
When he neared the Dragon Origin Tomb, he could see the
colorful vortex. He was respectful of the Mystical dragon
tribe’s birth place, but this was not the moment to be in awe of
the place.
He quickly flew towards that colorful tomb and on the way, he
barged through a few layers of a great void immortal design.
While the great void immortal design did not stop his journey
forth, he could feel something rippling out as he touched them.
"There are communication immortal designs within! As long as
someone passes through them, they would send the signal out!"
Wu Yu was shocked. However, it was also logical for the Sky
Heart Dragon Emperor to create such a setup. Even though this
was the Saintly Dragon’s Domain, a sacred place, there might
be intruders too.
Hence, he set up some communication immortal designs as a
precaution. Through them, he would be notified of any
intruders.
This also meant that the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was
already aware that someone was intruding the Dragon Origin
Tomb right now!
"I have to move fast!"
Wu Yu was immediately on high alert and moved swiftly
through the Dragon Origin Tomb. In this simple yet sealed up
space, there seemed to be some enchantment which attracted
him, leading him towards one of the small rooms.
Soon, he finally saw Luo Pin who was training in seclusion!
Even after so many years, Luo Pin’s unrivalled beauty still
shone, causing Wu Yu to lose focus for a moment. He had
dreamt of her countless times and finally, he could see her
again.
"Wu Yu?"
When Wu Yu stepped into the room, Luo Pin naturally sensed
a familiar aura which awakened her from her training.
In reality, even after so much time had passed, she had a
difficult time calming down and training. She occasionally
achieved a peaceful state but that would not last long. After all,
she was actually being imprisoned and she had absolutely no
news of Wu Yu. She could not be in peace as long as she
worried about Wu Yu.
Now that she have seen Wu Yu again and realised that Wu Yu
was not only well but emanated an extremely strong aura, she
was pleasantly surprised.
Wu Yu stepped forward as the great beauty stood up and
embraced her: "I’ve finally come to you. Do you know how
much I’ve missed you?"
"I missed you too. How did you get in here?"
Luo Pin’s eyes glistened with pleasure and surprise. This was
the most blessed moment for her.
Originally, she had thought that she was hallucinating.
However, when Wu Yu’s arms wrapped around her, she knew
that all these were real!
If only this hug could last forever.
"It’s a long story, but we have to leave right now. Otherwise,
the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor will be here soon." Wu Yu
knew that this was not the time to catch up. Hence, he wanted
to bring Luo Pin out of this place first.
"Come, come on in!"
Wu Yu took out the Floating Dreams Pagoda and asked Luo
Pin to enter it.
Luo Pin went into the Floating Dreams Pagoda without
hesitation. Next, Wu Yu carried the Floating Dreams Pagoda
and flew towards the exit of the Dragon Origin Tomb. He
wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. He had not even
thought of his destination. Anywhere other than this place was
good enough.
Even the Demon Immortal Realm seemed much better than
here.
In the Demon Immortal Realm, even eternal immortal
emperors would not be able to find them. At that time, Wu Yu
and Luo Pin could live life freely.
Wu Yu was not simply seeking a short reunion. Hence, without
wasting a second, he rushed outwards.
Sadly, the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was quick to react.
At the moment Wu Yu flew out of the Dragon Origin Tomb, he
saw that the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was already in front of
the Dragon Origin Tomb. The other 8 Great Dragon Emperors
and the Revered Dragon Council were on their way. They could
be seen from afar, a majestic troop of mystical dragons!
"Too late."
Wu Yu did not panic but quickly calmed down. He faced the
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor while holding the Floating Dreams
Pagoda!
His current ability was much stronger than when he was
escaping from the sky palaces. He could easily evade and
escape from eternal immortal emperors.
While Wu Yu still could not defeat an eternal immortal
emperor, it was enough that the other party could never catch
him.
"It’s you!"
The Sky Heart Dragon Emperor had sensed that there was an
intruder in the Dragon Origin Tomb and was surprised at the
invader’s audacity to do so at this moment and risk the wrath
of the entire Mystical dragon tribe.
When he reached the Dragon Origin Tomb, he saw Wu Yu
emerging from within and instantly understood everything. He
was enraged: "Brat, how dare you return? You not only return
but dare to barge into the most sacred place of the Mystical
dragon tribe. You are seeking death!"
As his sentence ended, the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor did not
wait and immediately tried to grab Wu Yu.
He attacked in his true form and 9 huge dragon claws instantly
formed from the clouds. These 9 huge dragon claws descended
from multiple locations and swept towards Wu Yu. In just this
instant, the claws actually sealed up the voids around Wu Yu!
If this was another person who had not reached the eternal
immortal emperor cultivation realm, then he would have no
hope of escape. The Sky Heart Dragon Emperor only had to
casually wave a claw and that person would be caught.
However, it was a pity that the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was
facing Wu Yu instead. And Wu Yu was nearing the eternal
immortal emperor cultivation realm!
When he was at the Eternal Emperor Tomb in the Demon
Immortal Realm, he had grown powerful enough to not only
fight off but defeat two 9-heavens demon kings at any one time.
And right now, with time passed, his ability had strengthened
further.
When the 9 huge dragon claws landed from the clouds and
stretched towards Wu Yu, he quickly somersaulted. The
Somersault Cloud mystique exploded and instantly, Wu Yu had
already left the sealed void domain.
He appeared in another corner of the sky. This sudden turn of
events stunned the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor. Obviously, it
had not occurred to him that Wu Yu would be able to escape
from his clutches.
If someone had told him that Wu Yu was now strong enough
to escape from him, he would definitely scoff at the idea.
Wasn’t Wu Yu just a brat at the immortal king cultivation
realm? Would he even dare to fight him, a true eternal immortal
emperor?
However, he was now stunned. Wu Yu’s single somersault was
enough for him to jump out of his sealed void domain. His 9
huge dragon claws ended up grasping at nothing!
Was he still the brat at the pathetic immortal king cultivation
realm?

Wu Yu steadied himself. In the meantime, the other 8 Great

Dragon Emperors and the Revered Dragon Council surrounded
him. Wu Yu was not nervous even when surrounded by so
many eternal immortal emperors.
One Sky Heart Dragon Emperor failed to capture him. 9 Great
Dragon Emperors would not be able to do so too. Hence, he
was not worried at all.
However, it was slightly more troublesome to leave the Saintly
Dragon’s Domain. Besides, Wu Jun was still here and this
made Wu Yu a little more cautious. It was easy for him to
escape with Luo Pin. But what if they punished Wu Jun?
Wu Yu could not let Wu Jun be punished because of him.
Hence, he did not immediately escape but decided to assess the
situation first.
"Wu Yu, I did not expect for you to be so audacious and sneak
into our Mystical dragon tribe’s sacred place, the Saintly
Dragon’s Domain, to kidnap our tribe member." The Sky Heart
Dragon Emperor snorted derisively. He had checked and
realised that Luo Pin, who was supposed to be in the Dragon
Origin Tomb, had disappeared. She must have been brought out
by Wu Yu.
He did not expect for this rascal to be so impudent. This was
out of his expectations and caught him off guard.
The other dragon emperors kept silent. They intended for the
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor to handle this. They only heard the
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor threatening Wu Yu: "You better
surrender and leave Luo Pin behind. Otherwise, news of your
appearance here will immediately spread to the sky palaces. I
believe that Mighty Miracle God and the others will know soon
that you’ve appeared in our Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm!
At that time, even if you have wings, you cannot escape. Don’t
be foolish and condemn yourself!"
"Oh? If you spread the news of my appearance here, then I shall
leave with Luo Pin and never return!"
Wu Yu wore the same smirk and threatened the other party
instead.
"You dare!"
The Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was furious. He had always
been the one threatening others. There was never a youngster
who dared to speak to him in such an insolent manner.
He wanted to attack again. The terrifying aura of an eternal
immortal emperor surged and pressed onto Wu Yu. The aura
even suppressed the void.
The power of an immortal emperor could not be blocked. If Wu
Yu were to face it head on, then he would only turn into dust.
Hence, with another somersault, he once again escaped from
the pressure of the void. At the same time, he sniggered: "You
cannot trap me. If I want to leave, I can go at any time. What
can you do?"
What could he do?
These few words instantly infuriated the Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor. He could have used his immortal emperor power and
crush Wu Yu. Unfortunately, he did not expect Wu Yu to be
such a slippery fellow. In fact, he was now much stronger than
when the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor had last seen him. Even
sealing the void could no longer trap him.
"Hold on!"
Another dragon emperor finally spoke. Obviously, they were
cautious when Wu Yu said that he would leave with Luo Pin
and never return.
No matter what, Luo Pin’s talent was important to the Mystical
dragon tribe. They would not bear to let her leave.
From what happened just now, they could not stop Wu Yu if he
truly wanted to leave. The Sky Heart Dragon Emperor had
attacked twice and Wu Yu had escaped easily. Obviously, since
Wu Yu dared to step into this tomb, he must have a way to
leave. He had never intended to be trapped here.
If that was the case, they would need to negotiate.
"I believe that you are brought into the Saintly Dragon’s
Domain by Wu Jun?"
One of the Dragon emperor looked at Wu Jun before asking in
a stern tone.
"That’s right."
Wu Jun could only be honest now. Anyway, there was no way
he could escape from punishment. From the moment that he
had decided to bring Wu Yu in, he was already prepared to be
punished. However, he still had to argue for his case and spoke
firmly: "Wu Yu is an unparalleled talent and will become an
eternal immortal emperor soon! We do not have any unresolved
hatred with him. Why should we take him as an enemy?"
Chapter 1641: A Battle in 5000 Years Time
Following Wu Jun’s appeal, the other dragon emperors and
revered dragons started to consider if it was worth making an
enemy out of Wu Yu.
After all, talents were attractive. If Wu Yu was truly an
unparalleled talent, then it was not a good choice to make him
an enemy now. Based on their past observations, Wu Yu’s
talent was indeed much higher than average immortals.
There was not much hatred between the Mystical dragon tribe
and Wu Yu, save for minor disputes.
Even though one of the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor’s grandsons
died at Wu Yu’s hands, but to eternal immortal emperors, one
or two grandchildren meant nothing unless these grandchildren
were meant to become eternal immortal emperors. Otherwise,
the only difference that mattered was simply the time of their
death.
From this aspect, the Mystical dragon tribe did not really have
any reason to turn Wu Yu into an enemy.
The key was that the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor failed to
capture Wu Yu even after two attempts. Wu Yu slipped through
his fingers agile like a monkey. No one in the entire Mystical
dragon tribe could catch him.
If the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor had no way of capturing Wu
Yu, then it would be the same for the other dragon emperors. If
they had wanted to trap Wu Yu, then they had to use more
powerful moves. At that time, they would be causing a great
commotion and would even have to activate some secret moves
of the Mystical dragon tribe. There was no need to risk
exposure of the Mystical dragon tribe’s secrets just to handle
Wu Yu.
Hence, the other dragon emperors were now inclined to
negotiate with Wu Yu.
However, they did not speak yet as they wanted to see how the
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor would handle Wu Jun. After all,
Wu Jun was from the Sky Heart tribe.
Luo Pin was the inheritor of the Dragon Ancestor’s legacy. She
was the treasure of the entire Mystical dragon tribe. They would
never let her leave the tribe. Other than this, they were open to
choices depending on the situation.
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was maddened after hearing Wu
Jun’s words and even more so after looking at Wu Yu who had
escaped from him twice.
He took one look at Wu Jun and snorted: "Wu Yu, I want to
give you a chance. Wu Jun is after all from our Mystical dragon
tribe. It is a grave crime that he committed to bring an outsider
like you into the Saintly Dragon’s Domain! However, if you
leave Luo Pin behind, we can forget that this happened. We will
also not stop you from leaving. Everything that happened today
will be treated as it had never happened. How’s this?"
The Sky Heart Dragon Emperor felt that this was already a
generous set of conditions.
If this were another person, he would definitely report him to
the other eternal immortal emperors in the sky palaces so that
they would come and persecute Wu Yu. However, at this point,
he could only force Wu Yu to leave Luo Pin behind and
everything else would be forgiven. Even the Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor himself could not believe his own ears that he had to
propose such a solution.
However, this was unacceptable to Wu Yu.
The Sky Heart Dragon Emperor’s words carried an obvious
threat. If he forcibly escaped with Luo Pin, then Wu Jun would
be punished. It was just that Wu Jun was now part of the
Revered Dragon Council. His status was newly elevated and
his punishment would not be determined just by the Sky Heart
Dragon Emperor alone.
Hence, even the punishment would not be too heavy.
At the most, Wu Jun would be imprisoned. Wu Jun had
discussed this with Wu Yu that if they were discovered and the
dragon emperors were insistent on punishing him, Wu Yu
should not worry. He knew that the punishment would be
moderate or light.
Hence, even now, Wu Yu did not take the Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor’s threat to heart.
He only said: "You want me to leave Luo Pin behind so that
she can continue to be imprisoned by you all? That’s
impossible!"
Wu Yu announced his determination.
He was determined to leave with Luo Pin today. Not only that,
Wu Yu wanted to be able to meet Luo Pin openly.
After all, Luo Pin was part of the Mystical dragon tribe and the
legacy holder of the Dragon Ancestor. It would not be suitable
for her to roam the world with him too.
All was left now was to see if the dragon emperors could come
up with a more suitable proposal.
The Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was on the verge of exploding
with anger upon hearing Wu Yu’s demand. It was just that he
alone could not decide anything here.
The Sky Heart Dragon Emperor was merely one of the 9 Great
Dragon Emperors in the Mystical dragon tribe.
He simply could not see eye to eye with Wu Yu. However, the
other dragon emperors were still fair. They asked the Sky Heart
Dragon Emperor to gather and started discussion.
Firstly, they had initially thought that it would be useless to
imprison Luo Pin, the inheritor of the Dragon Ancestor’s
legacy. Their main purpose was to get Luo Pin to forget Wu
Yu. However, from the situation at hand, they realised that this
was impossible.
If that was the case, then it would be useless to prevent Wu Yu
and Luo Pin from meeting. Forcing them apart would do
nothing to benefit their cause.
Hence, they started to think of other solutions.
After a heated discussion, even if the Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor had objected to it, the majority of the other 8 Great
Dragon Emperors and revered dragons supported the
suggestion to give Wu Yu a chance to prove himself.
"Wu Yu! There is no hatred between you and the Mystical
dragon tribe and there is no need for us to become enemies. We
can free Luo Pin and not stop you two from meeting. However,
there is a condition. You have to prove your own worth!"
Burning Life Dragon Emperor stood out and spoke. He was a
primordial mystical dragon whose body was cloaked in ever-
burning flames of chaos. His eyes seemed to behold the origin
of fire and shone brightly as he looked at Wu Yu.
"Prove my own worth? How should I prove it?" Wu Yu did not
retreat and in fact asked with interest.
"After discussion, we decided to give you 5000 years to
prepare. If you can defeat an eternal immortal emperor after
5000 years, we shall no longer stop you from being together
with Luo Pin. What say you?" Burning Life Dragon Emperor
proposed in a stern voice.
"At that point, I can visit the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm?
freely" Wu Yu asked again.
"That’s right." Burning Life Dragon Emperor nodded.
Since they would not stop Wu Yu and Luo Pin from meeting,
and acknowledge their relationship, then there was no need to
stop Wu Yu from coming to the Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm.
On the contrary, if Wu Yu could really rise to power, then the
Mystical dragon tribe would benefit from his relationship with
Luo Pin. Even if the Mighty Miracle God and other eternal
immortal emperors came to question them, then the Mystical
dragon tribe could claim that they were unaware.
Of course, all these depended on Wu Yu’s victory in his battle
with an eternal immortal emperor 5000 years later. This was no
easy feat.
The average immortal would never dare to agree to such a
proposal. One should know that Wu Yu was only at a lowly
cultivation realm!
A 6-heavens immortal king!
There were tens of thousands of 9-heavens immortal king in the
Mystical dragon tribe, in the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
However, not a single one dared to fight an eternal immortal
emperor. Only Wu Yu dared to battle one. Additionally, he was
quite confident in his victory.
After all, since he could now easily escape from the clutches of
eternal immortal emperors, wouldn’t that just mean that he was
close to defeating an eternal immortal emperor?

5000 years was slightly short, however, Wu Yu had gained

some understanding recently. He could grow much stronger in
just 5000 years.
"Then I shall agree. In 5000 years time, we shall battle!" Wu
Yu agreed earnestly to the other party’s conditions.
He need not worry that the great Mystical dragon tribe would
go back against their words. Now all he had to do was to
become stronger such that he could take down an eternal
immortal emperor!
The revered dragons and dragon emperors present were
surprised to hear Wu Yu agreeing so readily. The difference
between the Great Void Immortal Realm and an Eternal
immortal emperor was more than a hundred folds.
There was never a precedent of a Great Void Immortal Realm
immortal king, even a 9-heavens immortal king, daring to
challenge an eternal immortal emperor. However, Wu Yu had
now dared to agree to this impossible condition.
How confident was he?
Only Wu Jun was filled with confidence in Wu Yu. He knew
Wu Yu’s current ability. He might stand a chance in emerging
victorious in a fight with an eternal immortal emperor 5000
years later.
"Indeed, you’re an unparalleled talent. If that is the case, we
shall look forward to your performance 5000 years later. I hope
that we will not be disappointed." Burning Life Dragon
Emperor replied calmly and took the initiative to open a path
for Wu Yu to leave.
"Of course, during this period, you must not show up carelessly
at the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. This is to prevent news
of your whereabouts from spreading and leading the Mighty
Miracle God and others here. When that happens, you may not
even have the chance to battle after 5000 years." The Sky Heart
Dragon Emperor added. His voice was still filled with
unwillingness.
After all, he was the only one embarrassed from this situation.
He failed miserably to capture Wu Yu even though he was one
of the strongest 9 Great Dragon Emperors!
Even though the other dragon emperors would fail too, the Sky
Heart Dragon Emperor simply could not forgive Wu Yu for
embarrassing him.
However, when the 9 Great Dragon Emperors and the Revered
Dragon Council had agreed with a proposal on how to handle
Wu Yu and Luo Pin, he could not object anymore. The Mystical
dragon tribe was not to be influenced by him alone.
The agreement between the Mystical dragon tribe and Wu Yu
was meant to be privy only to the dragon emperors and revered
dragons present, as well as a select few.
As long as Wu Yu did not roam around unnecessarily, there
was no way that other sky palaces, or other eternal immortal
emperors like the Mighty Miracle God would find out that Wu
Yu was here.
"If that is the case, might I suggest that the opponent for the
battle 5000 years later be the Empyrean Revered Dragon?" The
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor looked around and suggested
someone to be Wu Yu’s opponent.
The Empyrean Revered Dragon was his younger brother and
naturally would be on his side. He would never let Wu Yu off
easy at the battle.
In order to give consideration to the Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor’s displeasure, the other dragon emperors and revered
dragons agreed to his choice of opponent for Wu Yu.
The Empyrean Revered Dragon was among the mystical
dragons and looked at Wu Yu from afar. He was not too
concerned about this rascal who was going to challenge him
after 5000 years. He knew that Wu Yu grew strong quickly.
However, the gap between the Great Void Immortal Realm and
the Eternal immortal emperor realm was vast. Only those who
have become eternal immortal emperors would be able to truly
appreciate the vast difference in power.
Even if Wu Yu was now capable of escaping from right under
the noses of eternal immortal emperors, his tricks would be
useless in attempting to defeat an eternal immortal emperor.
The defeat could only be achieved by a head on clash in battle!
This was an extremely difficult feat.
After hearing the dragon emperors and revered dragons’
decision, he glanced at the Empyrean Revered Dragon too. The
other party’s aura was strong and domineering. He was much
stronger than any other opponent Wu Yu had met. However, it
was precisely because of this that this would be a new challenge
for Wu Yu.
A mere 5000 years was not really enough for Wu Yu to prepare.
However, this time was enough for him to raise his power to
another level.
When the agreement was set, Wu Yu no longer need to keep
Luo Pin in the Floating Dreams Pagoda.
He let Luo Pin out from the Floating Dreams Pagoda. She could
see the entire process of his agreement with the dragon
emperors clearly from within the Floating Dreams Pagoda. She
was very touched. She knew only too clearly the difference in
power between a Great Void Immortal Realm and Eternal
immortal emperor.
"It’ll be tough, wouldn’t it?" Luo Pin finally had a chance to be
with Wu Yu openly and almost teared up. It was just that they
were still before the dragon emperors and she could not act too
affectionate with Wu Yu yet.
Chapter 1642: 7-Heavens Immortal King
"I’m willing to take on any challenges just for you. Let’s return
to the Qin Yin Peak." Wu Yu was feeling very happy now.
Agreeing to the battle would mean that he could have the
opportunity to be with Luo Pin openly. This was so much better
than having to meet her secretly.
And this agreement was proposed by the dragon emperors and
revered dragon council. If he managed to win in the battle 5000
years later, they would not be able to turn back on their words.
Under the 9 Great Dragon Emperors and revered dragons’ eyes,
Wu Yu and Luo Pin left the Saintly Dragon’s Domain.
As for the dragon emperors and revered dragons, they had to
continue with their ancestral worship. This ceremony was very
important to them. They could not stop it midway.
A contented smile spread across Wu Jun’s face as he watched
Wu Yu and Luo Pin leave. He had the utmost confidence in Wu
Yu that he would definitely meet the condition proposed by the
dragon emperors and defeat an eternal immortal emperor in
5000 years. To Wu Yu, this was something achievable.
5000 years later, Wu Yu would certainly leave behind a legend
by defeating an eternal immortal emperor!
"In the past, the dragon emperors and revered dragons would
never treat Wu Yu like this. This is only because Wu Yu is so
powerful now that he can escape from the Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor’s clutches twice. This made the dragon emperors
change their mind......" Wu Jun knew clearly that Wu Yu had
shown enough strength to win the respect of the dragon
emperors.
Next, the dragon emperors would see if Wu Yu had the
potential to grow even stronger.
......
Qin Yin Peak.
The Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen were
delighted to see both Wu Yu and Luo Pin. They were curious
about how they managed to return and kept asking.
It was only after Wu Yu told them about the agreement 5000
years later that they understood what had happened. Their
expressions became serious.
"You are going to fight the Empyrean Revered Dragon? Would
that be too difficult?" Baiqin Dragon Queen asked worriedly.
"Wu Yu, you need to think carefully. An eternal immortal
emperor is something entirely different from any other
immortal." Baiyin Dragon King reminded gravely.
They were confident in Wu Yu. However, for the longest time,
it was known that a immortal emperor and a great void
immortal realm, even if it were a 9-heavens immortal king, was
like comparing heaven and earth.
5000 years was not enough for Wu Yu to become an eternal
immortal emperor. Hence, he could only challenge an eternal
immortal emperor at the Great Void Immortal Realm
cultivation realm. Not to mention the Immortal Dragon
Imperial Realm, there had never been such a successful
precedent before in the entire sky palaces.
"It is very difficult, but it is alright. This is a goal and direction
that I can work towards." Wu Yu was steadfast in his
determination. He had agreed to the battle with the Mystical
dragon tribe and there was no way that he could take back his
words now.
Even though he could actually run away with Luo Pin now.
However, they would then have to live a life on the run. He
could not be with Luo Pin openly. This was not what he had
wanted.
Hence, he had to go for the battle 5000 years later and he would
give that battle his all.
"Alright, you guys have not spoken for a long time right? Then
you two can chat first. We shall prepare some dishes to
celebrate. Ha ha!" Baiyin Dragon King said and left with
Baiqin Dragon Queen.
There were too many places in Qin Yin Peak. Baiyin Dragon
King and his wife were obviously trying to let Wu Yu spend
time alone with Luo Pin.
Luo Pin’s face reddened as she watched the couple leave.
Actually Baiyin Dragon King and his wife definitely missed
Luo Pin a lot too. However, they gave this opportunity to catch
up to Wu Yu. Obviously, this couple knew of the relationship
between Wu Yu and Luo Pin. They had gone through so much
before finally meeting and would need time alone.
They would not have a chance to speak freely at the Saintly
Dragon’s Domain.
Now that they were alone and at Qin Yin Peak, a secluded quiet
venue, Wu Yu had no more qualms. He immediately pulled
Luo Pin into his arms.
Luo Pin responded passionately. They did not speak much but
could feel the intense longing for each other. That longing had
been burning and now this intense emotion exploded.
"Where did you go all these years?" The beauty whispered into
his ears. Wu Yu’s arms tightened around her.
Wu Yu told her what happened at the Demon Immortal Realm.
Luo Pin could feel the danger just by hearing Wu Yu recount
to her his adventures. She could imagine how perilous it was
for Wu Yu to undergo the trials inside the Eternal Emperor
Tomb. She could have lost Wu Yu forever at any one of these
trials.
Luckily, Wu Yu overcame these trials and finally received the
epochal immortal treasure, the bronze ball. It was equivalent to
having gained control over the entire Eternal Emperor Tomb.
At this point, Luo Pin did not want to discuss about the secret
regarding the destruction of the Demon Immortal Realm hidden
inside the bronze ball and Eternal Emperor Tomb. She had no
way of discussing as well as Wu Yu was showering her
relentlessly with kisses, his love and affection for her
overflowing in every move.
They had been apart for so long and they could not bear the
separation anymore. The two of them tangled together
passionately, using their bodies to respond to the other’s
longing.
At this moment on Qin Yin Peak, the beauty was even more
attractive than the moonlight!
......
After a night of passion, Wu Yu started imparting legacies for
Luo Pin.
He had gained many eternal demon emperor corpses in the
Demon Immortal Realm this time and devoured their flesh. Of
them were the blood of an unknown eternal demon emperor,
the Black Sea Grand Emperor’s tentacle, and the Apocalyptic
Demon Emperor’s eight heads.
These eternal demon emperor corpses allowed Wu Yu to gain
a deeper understanding of dao and he could impart these
understanding to Luo Pin.
This was the same as what he had done for Full Moon of
Nanshan and Ye Xixi.
With Wu Yu’s imparting, Luo Pin’s cultivation realm rose as
expected. This speed was much faster than when she had
trained alone inside the Saintly Dragon’s Domain. It was at
least 10 or even 100 times faster. When Wu Yu had just
imparted the understanding, she felt as though she had a surge
of understanding and instantly reached the peak of her current
cultivation realm and was on the verge of breakthrough.
"This is too fast. I realise that it is better to follow you even for
training only." Luo Pin was now more relaxed. She had finally
escaped from her imprisonment in the Saintly Dragon’s
Domain and even saw Wu Yu whom she had missed dearly.
She was now in a very blissful state.
Additionally, Wu Yu imparted to her these eternal demon
emperors’ legacies. She now had such a deep understanding of
her cultivation realm that she improved by leaps and bounds.
Her newfound understanding exceeded her previous
understanding by many folds.
Within one night, she had almost achieved a breakthrough. Wu
Yu was not even done imparting to her the legacies for
cultivation realm understanding. These were sufficient to
greatly boost her strength.
For Wu Yu, the next thing he had to do was to train.

The two of them trained at the Qin Yin Peak. During this whole
period, Wu Yu did not leave Qin Yin Peak. In fact, if there were
any other mystical dragons visiting Qin Yin Peak, he had to
hide in order to prevent being spotted by anyone. He would be
in trouble if news spread that he was here.
As for Luo Pin, she stayed with Wu Yu the entire time.
In the first thousand years, Wu Yu trained continuously. He
studied the mystique Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth
as he had not reached the highest cultivation realm of this
mystique yet. However he had familiarised himself very
thoroughly with this mystique from his experiences not long
ago.
Most importantly, the test in the mirror room previously
benefitted him a lot. He gained a very clear understanding of
all his mystiques. Hence, it was much faster for him to upgrade
and breakthrough them now.
Wu Yu did not waste any time in this one thousand years of
time. Occasionally, he imparted legacies for cultivation realm
understanding to Luo Pin. He spent the rest of the time studying
the Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth. Finally, he
brokethrough to a higher level and managed to form a small
golden figure on top of his kingly immortal spirit!
This small golden figure was his seventh heavenly rule, the
Structural Manipulation Heavenly Rule!
The Dao of Big and Small was the heavenly rule power he
cultivated from the mystique Lawful Embodiment of Heaven
and Earth. With this heavenly rule power, Wu Yu could change
his body size as he wished. As he fused this power together, he
finally brokethrough to the 7-heavens immortal king
cultivation realm!
He became more confident in his own strength after reaching
this new realm. Now, with the support of all his heavenly rule
powers, he could defend himself completely against the attack
of an eternal immortal emperor. Of course, it would still be a
little difficult to defeat an eternal immortal emperor with just
these means.
Hence Wu Yu continued to train. He hoped to form his eighth
heavenly rule within the next 4000 years.
It was not easy but he did not give up. In order to win the chance
to be with Luo Pin openly, he had to give it his all. He could
not afford to let down Luo Pin!
Within the first thousand years, after Wu Yu’s imparting for
several times, Luo Pin’s cultivation realm improved by leaps
and bounds.
The dragon emperors and revered dragons saw this change with
their own eyes. Sometimes they would get together to discuss.
Finally, they gradually recognized Wu Yu’s power. It was
obvious that as the inheritor of the Dragon Ancestor’s legacy,
Luo Pin’s progress when she was with Wu Yu was
incomparable to when she trained in seclusion in the Saintly
Dragon’s Domain.
Moreover, they were very sure that Wu Yu and Luo Pin did not
use any abnormal ways that would hinder their future progress.
The dragon emperors even discussed that if the Mighty Miracle
God and others were to investigate, they would say they were
not aware of anything. At that time, they would not offend any
party. After all, it seemed like Wu Yu not only had amazing
talent, but he could also help Luo Pin to progress greatly.
They did not want Wu Yu to disappear from the Immortal
Dragon Imperial Realm.
Unknowingly, Wu Yu had become so strong that the entire
Mystical dragon tribe could not afford to simply ignore him.
Compared to his initial state where he had to flee from them,
his current position was completely different.
At the moment, the Mighty Miracle God and others had no idea
that Wu Yu had returned to the Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm.
Usually they would not be bothered to visit the Immortal
Dragon Imperial Realm. The last time that they came was
because Wu Jun had become an eternal immortal dragon
emperor and joined the Revered Dragon Council. They came to
celebrate the event.
Within this short period of time, without any significant event,
the sky palaces’ immortals would not be bored to the point
where they visit this Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
Hence, during this period of time, there was no chance of the
other immortal emperors finding out that Wu Yu was at the
Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
Even the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor would not leak this news
out. After all, Luo Pin was involved with Wu Yu and she being
the inheritor of the Dragon Ancestor’s legacy was too important
to the Mystical dragon tribe.
Time passed by the year.
To Wu Yu, the last 4000 years of training bore minimal results.
He failed to form his eighth heavenly rule. With the 5000 years
agreement coming to an end, his battle with the Empyrean
Revered Dragon was imminent.
Chapter 1643: Apotheosis Realm
Wu Yu was now formally a 7-heavens immortal king, although
his actual prowess far exceeded that.
Wu Yu reckoned that if he had met Diabolical Dragon King or
10,000 Eyed Taotie in Demon Immortal Realm at his current
prowess, he could kill them all with one hand tied behind his
back. Even if the five demonic emperors of the Demon
Immortal Realm came at him together, they would be no match
for him, and he might even kill them all.
Although the tests in the Eternal Emperor Tomb had not
resulted in much of a cultivation realm increase, but his actual
fighting strength had improved greatly.
Just the fight against his mirror-self in the Place of Overcoming
had multiplied his fighting strength many times over, and he
had just gone through another 5000 years of intense cultivation.
Although he had but increased one cultivation realm in this
time, but he had firmed up all of his Mystiques again, and his
strength had again surged.
If he could only run from eternal immortal emperors before,
now he should have the strength to withstand one.
Still, it would not be easy to defeat one. Then again, in his last
4000 years of cultivation, Wu Yu had managed to gain insights
on his eighth heavenly rule, Dao of the Void. Although it had
yet to be finished as a heavenly rule and allow him to become
an 8--heavens immortal king, but it was still a source of
strength.
Therefore, Wu Yu still had a measure of confidence in fighting
Empyrean Revered Dragon.
"Wu Yu, how confident are you for this fight?" Baiyin Dragon
King asked him three days before the big event.
"Empyrean Revered Dragon is an eternal immortal emperor,
and I think it very difficult to defeat him. Then again, it’s
impossible for him to defeat me either. Only time will tell." Wu
Yu admitted.
"Alright, as long as you stay safe. Even if you fail this time,
you’re still young. When you become a true eternal immortal
emperor, the dragon elders will not cause you trouble either."
Baiyin Dragon King cautioned.
Baiqin Dragon Queen rolled her eyes at him. "Didn’t you hear
Wu Yu? Even if he can’t defeat Empyrean Revered Dragon,
Empyrean Revered Dragon can’t defeat him either. That means
it will be at worst a stalemate. Don’t fuss."
"Even if it’s a draw, the pact won’t count!"
Baiyin Dragon King was still a little worried. "Don’t pressure
yourself too hard about this fight, alright? Your life is more
important than anything else. Against an eternal immortal
emperor, watch yourself carefully." He advised.
"I understand."
Wu Yu nodded solemnly.
He noted well the couple’s deep concern for him. Luo Pin
included, they were all hoping that he could beat Empyrean
Revered Dragon. How could Wu Yu let them down?
No matter what, he would win this battle at all costs!
Otherwise, Wu Yu would be unable to forgive himself.
He had the legacy of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal. Although
he had yet to defeat an eternal immortal emperor before, but
that was only a matter of time. Time would continue on forever.
Who could say for sure?
If it had never been done before, then he, Wu Yu, would be the
first!
Wu Yu would not accept defeat, and his confidence was
bolstered by the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s legacy. With a
name like the Victorious Fighting Buddha, how could he be
afraid of any fight?
Empyrean Revered Dragon was not considered one of the
strongest. An ordinary eternal immortal emperor was just what
Wu Yu needed.
It was not his first time facing off against an eternal immortal
emperor, although all his past encounters had been against
corpse puppets and the like, and more fleeing than fighting.
As the fight day neared, Wu Jun came looking for Wu Yu, and
spoke gravely to him. "Wu Yu, what do you know about eternal
immortal emperors? Do you know what strength they have?"
Wu Yu did not. He only knew that they were very strong, and
had eternal life. Besides that, he knew nothing at all about the
source of their strength.
Clearly, this was what Wu Jun was coming to tell Wu Yu about,
so that he could know his enemy, and not fall to an unfamiliar
strength.
"Please tell me."
Wu Yu perked up. Wu Jun had spent the last 5000 years firming
up his first eternal immortal emperor tier, primarily honing the
unique strength of the eternal immortal emperors.
Wu Jun explained the details to him.
The eternal immortal emperors’ strength came from the
Apotheosis Realm, which surpassed even the immortal dao.
Within each eternal immortal emperor’s body, there was a huge
world which would endure for eternity. This was the
Apotheosis Realm, a world within their bodies that generated
their strength.
"For example, Empyrean Revered Dragon’s body holds the
Empyrean Apotheosis! It is a true lesser realm within his body.
It is a genuine world complete with skies and seas. In his body,
life will be born, mortals will cultivate, and through this
process, generate apotheosis immortal energy!"
Wu Jun continued to explain. So there was the equivalent of a
lesser realm in each eternal immortal emperor’s body. The
power of all life within that lesser realm was strength that the
eternal immortal emperor could draw upon. It far exceeded the
immortal energy within an immortal’s own body.
And the Mystiques that the apotheosis immortal energy fueled
were all complete. They were called apotheosis Mystiques!
All of their dao techniques, when executed with apotheosis
immortal energy, were called apotheosis immortal techniques!
All of these far surpassed an ordinary immortal’s techniques.
This was the real reason why an ordinary immortal would be
unable to fight an immortal emperor. They had already reached
eternal life, and created a self-sustaining world within
themselves, a source of terrifying power.
Apotheosis immortal energy, apotheosis Mystiques, and
apotheosis immortal techniques - they were all beyond
imagining for anyone who was not an eternal immortal
emperor.
And as an immortal emperor continued to cultivate, and existed
for a longer time, the mortals in the lesser realm within their
body would continue to multiply and grow stronger. All this
was then converted into the immortal emperor’s own strength.
Although each mortal’s strength was puny and insignificant
compared to an immortal, but there were so many of them!
Even the flowers and trees, the pests, the birds, the beasts - all
of it was at the immortal emperor’s disposal!
"There are 90,000 lesser realms in the Heavenly Domain. They
wouldn’t have all been created in eternal immortal emperor
bodies, would they?"
Wu Yu blurted out unsteadily.

"That’s exactly right. All the 90,000 lesser realms were all
immortal emperors who passed away before, only leaving
behind the lesser realms in their bodies. The mortals and life
remain in them."
Wu Jun continued: "And each living immortal emperor has a
lesser realm inside them as well. For example, the lesser realm
in Empyrean Revered Dragon is called Empyrean Realm by the
mortals inside, although they do not know that they are actually
living in an immortal emperor’s body."
"I see it all now!" Finally, Wu Yu understood the essence of an
immortal emperor.
So one had to open the void within oneself, and fashion a lesser
realm. Only then could one reach the eternal immortal emperor
realm. Inside, one would allow life to flourish, and all of them
were the eternal immortal emperor’s people, and they in turn
became his strength.
The Heavenly Domain had persisted for ages, and countless
eternal immortal emperors had died before, leaving behind new
lesser realms as a hotbed to produce new generations of
immortals.
This meant that apotheosis Mystiques and apotheosis immortal
techniques had overwhelming power which would trump
ordinary heavenly rule power without a doubt.
Wu Jun’s words gave Wu Yu a general understanding of
Empyrean Revered Dragon’s power. It was as if he was fighting
an entire lesser realm!
The difficulty was incredible, but Wu Yu believed in himself.
Having come this far, he could not afford to back down. He
could only push on, and make a world for himself and Luo Pin.
The only way he could prove himself was through battle.
If he failed here, then there would not be many options left to
him. Best to win, even if his opponent was Empyrean Revered
Dragon himself. Even if he had to go against the combined life
force of an entire lesser realm. Even then, forwards.
"Don’t give yourself too much pressure. Whether youw in or
lose, I will be with you till the end. At most, we would have to
leave together, and go back to Demon Immortal Realm to
weather the storm."
Before he left, Luo Pin leaned against Wu Yu, soothing him
with calm words.
"You don’t worry either. I will definitely win this battle, so we
can continue our relationship openly!"
Wu Yu said, his face the very picture of solemnity. Taking her
hand, he headed towards Saintly Dragon’s Domain together
with Wu Jun.
The place of battle had been determined as Saintly Dragon’s
Domain. Therefore, only the 9 Great Dragon Emperors and the
Revered Dragon Council could watch the fight.
Although it was a fight between their juniors, but it involved
Luo Pin, the heir to the Dragon Ancestor’s legacy. Besides, this
battle was between Wu Yu and Empyrean Revered Dragon, a
seemingly impossible match-up. All of the Revered Dragon
Council were present.
Besides the ancestral worship festival, there were very few
events which could gather all of the revered dragons, a
testament to how seriously this battle was being taken.
Besides the dragon emperors, revered dragons, Wu Yu, and
Luo Pin, the rest of the mystical dragon tribe could not enter to
watch.
In truth, many of the other ordinary mystical dragons did not
even know that Wu Yu was in Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm. If the news had leaked, Primeval Mighty Miracle God
and the others would probably have come knocking even before
the battle had taken place.
Very quickly, Wu Jun led Wu Yu and Luo Pin to Saintly
Dragon’s Domain, where they had first reunited this time
round.
Here, Wu Yu would fight Empyrean Revered Dragon in a
crucial battle!
With all eyes on him, Wu Yu flew up into the void alone,
resolution hard in his eyes, reinforced with a battle will that
would never accept defeat.
Unfortunately for him, the dragon emperors and revered
dragons did not look favorably on his chances.
Chapter 1644: Apotheosis Mystique
There were a few revered dragons who were friends with
Empyrean Revered Dragon.
Seeing Wu Yu arrive, they could sense his cultivation realm,
and could not help but smile cynically.
One revered dragon chortled: "This kid actually broke through
to become a 7-heavens immortal king within 5000 years. But
he’s still too far from an immortal emperor."
Another revered dragon with a saintly air stroked his beard
thoughtfully. "Indeed. Not even a 9-heavens immortal king
could hope to compete, let alone a 7-heavens immortal king."
"We can’t underestimate this Wu Yu."
Another revered dragon said, his golden eyes fixed on Wu Yu
with a look of respect. "Sky Heart Dragon Emperor tried to
catch him twice, and fumbled twice. That’s uncanny. And now
that he’s improved by another tier, Empyrean Revered Dragon
will be hard-pressed to put him away."
"What are you afraid of?"
Empyrean Revered Dragon was the Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor’s younger brother. He had always stood on Sky Heart
Dragon Emperor’s side. He replied with a bright smile. "Things
are different this time. The last time, there was no binding pact,
and he could leave and sneak away as he would. He was indeed
free to use all those escape techniques. But this time, he has
come to challenge me."
"That’s right!" The saintly revered dragon nodded. "The
circumstances are different, and Wu Yu will not enjoy the same
advantages. In this agreement, he cannot prove himself if he
cannot defeat Empyrean. And by extension he cannot stay at
Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. Given what I see from the
kid, he will come with his full strength. Perhaps he has some
unique advantages in fleeing. But how can he hope to take an
immortal emperor in a straight fight?"
Such conversation was heard all across the audience.
The dragon emperors and revered dragons were all too clear
about an eternal immortal emperor’s strength. It was as
different as heaven from earth compared to a 7-heavens
immortal king.
It was a Herculean task for Wu Yu to defeat Empyrean Revered
Dragon.
Almost none of the dragon emperors and revered dragons
favored Wu Yu in this. That was why no one had objected when
the agreement had been set. Even Sky Heart Dragon Emperor
had agreed.
They did not believe that Wu Yu could defeat an eternal
immortal emperor!
Unless Wu Yu had made a miraculous breakthrough to eternal
immortal emperor realm within these 5000 years. But how
impossible was that? Seeing that he was just a 7-heavens
immortal king, they all shook their heads privately.
The kid was doomed!
Of course, whether Wu Yu won or loss was a win for the
mystical dragon tribe.
If Wu Yu lost, then he could not stay with Luo Pin. They would
not let him take her away either, and they would be back to
square one, with custody of Luo Pin.
Although it had to be said that the legacies which Wu Yu had
Imparted to her in this time had caused her to improve much
more rapidly.
But if the mystical dragon tribe were to let go of her forever, to
roam with Wu Yu, then they would rather Luo Pin cultivate at
a slower pace but stay with them. After all, the dragon
ancestor’s legacy would see her safely to the ranks of the
eternal immortal emperors anyway.
If Wu Yu won, then it went without saying that Wu Yu’s
potential was colossal. If he could defeat an eternal immortal
emperor as a 7-heavens immortal king, then how dominating
would he be when he became an eternal immortal emperor
himself?
The entire mystical dragon tribe could pin their hopes on him!
To be able to make ties with such a genius would not be a bad
thing for the mystical dragon tribe.
Therefore, Wu Yu had risked everything on this fight. If he lost,
all would be lost. The mystical dragon tribe only looked at
results, not potential.
No matter how high one’s potential was, what use was it if it
was never realized?
"This battle is like one between mortal and immortal. They’re
on completely different levels. It’s too hard for Wu Yu to win!"
The 9 Great Dragon Emperors were also discussing the battle
together.
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor directed a cold smile Wu Yu’s way.
He did not say anything, but his eyes showed an eagerness to
kick Wu Yu when he was down, after he lost the battle. He did
not believe in Wu Yu at all.
As to what the Sky Heart Dragon Emperor had planned, Wu
Yu did not know.
But it did not change what Wu Yu sought - a victory here. Win,
and he would earn the respect of all the dragon emperors and
revered dragons here. Win, and Sky Heart Dragon Emperor
would have no choice but acknowledge him.
"Where is Empyrean Revered Dragon? Come on, let’s get to
it."
Wu Yu had not been waiting for too long after arriving, before
he yelled his challenge at the Revered Dragon Council. A
young man in long robes of red and blue stepped out.
This was Empyrean Revered Dragon, the younger brother of
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor.
Empyrean Revered Dragon had been quite indifferent about it,
but now Wu Yu’s shout soured his mood. He had not expected
Wu Yu to shout his name directly. It was brash and
disrespectful.
He, the Empyrean Revered Dragon, had not been treated by a
junior in such a way for a long time. Everything else aside, Wu
Yu’s shouted challenge had rubbed him the wrong way.
Did the kid really think he could win?
Empyrean Revered Dragon replied coldly: "If you want to die
so badly, let me grant your wish!"
With that, he turned into his dragon form, his aura bursting
forth. He came at Wu Yu with all his might!
The mystical dragon was a resplendent cross of red and blue.
He warped the void itself with his speed, appearing as a blur in
Wu Yu’s vision.
"Just a first tier eternal immortal emperor has such strength. No
less than I expected of the Apotheosis Realm!"
Wu Yu was immediately pressured by his opponent’s aura. The
pressure was suffocating.
The Empyrean Revered Dragon’s moveset was related to the
void. His aura came laced with the power of the void, and made
Wu Yu feel confined at every turn.
The battle had begun.
Wu Yu had been hit with the Empyrean Revered Dragon’s
suppression unprepared. However, it had been him who had
issued the challenge, and so he immediately responded to the
attack.
He instantly transformed into the golden monkey, the golden
scripture of the Invincible Vajra Body twisting around his
body. He dispersed the oppressive aura’s effects.

Wu Yu had faced eternal immortal emperors before, but this

was his first time in a straight fight!
Whether it was the corpse puppet or Sky Heart Dragon
Emperor, he had easily evaded them with the Somersault
Cloud. Now that he had to confront one, he found the power
too overwhelming. It was far more than he had imagined.
"I can’t let this go on. I have to find a way to beat him!"
Wu Yu knew that this restrictive situation would undoubtedly
lead to his demise. Therefore he roared and grew his golden
monkey body to a gigantic size. He used his newly learnt
Structural Manipulation Heavenly Rule to focus his power.
Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, in the form of
Structural Manipulation Heavenly Rule, swelled his strength
tenfold!
"Incandescent heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu gritted his teeth, his concentration intense. His
incandescent heavenly rule burst out in a waterfall, gushing
through the void towards Empyrean Revered Dragon.
"Puny tricks!"
Empyrean Revered Dragon scoffed. He could feel the power
that Wu Yu had put into this move. It was well able to destroy
a 9-heavens immortal king.
But he was an eternal immortal emperor, and this was far
beneath him.
Although he was but a first tier eternal immortal emperor, he
had already completed his Apotheosis Realm, and could use
apotheosis immortal techniques and apotheosis Mystiques!
"Let me show you, what an immortal emperor truly is!"
Empyrean Revered Dragon twisted his body, and a blue sphere
appeared, hurtling towards Wu Yu’s incandescent heavenly
rule completely.
"Apotheosis Mystique, Blue Skies!"
Empyrean Revered Dragon shouted. The blue sphere burst
upon contact with incandescent heavenly rule.
Within the blue sphere was a huge world that instantly
destroyed the void within the space. Even Wu Yu’s
incandescent heavenly rule was swallowed completely. Their
first head-on clash, and Wu Yu had come off worse.
Incandescent heavenly rule had been strengthened to the
maximum, bolstered by his Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and
Earth. And yet it had been easily dealt with by Empyrean
Revered Dragon.
Empyrean Revered Dragon did not stop. More and more blue
spheres continued to appear, streaking towards Wu Yu’s
position and exploding near him.
These spheres were all part of Empyrean Revered Dragon’s
apotheosis Mystique, Blue Skies. Each blue sphere was a field
that would smash even the void within it!
If Wu Yu was caught in one of them, not even the Invincible
Vajra Body would save him from their destructive power.
Therefore, he could only flee.; Even with the Somersault
Cloud, he barely managed to evade them, having a few narrow
misses.
Wu Yu fled far away, and saw that his initial position had been
absolutely sundered. Such was the might of an eternal immortal
emperor.
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor had not used as strong a move
against him before.
"An immortal emperor is truly something!"
Just one exchange, and Wu Yu was left sweating.
Empyrean Revered Dragon’s might was far beyond his
expectations. It seemed like his past encounters with eternal
immortal emperors had only been the tip of the iceberg.
Now just one Apotheosis Mystique alone could create blue
spheres that would end Wu Yu immediately.
Chapter 1645: Mano a Mano
In a straight fight, Wu Yu was completely outclassed.
Even though he had prepared for this, he was still thrown off
by it. An eternal immortal emperor was so much stronger than
an immortal king that any casual apotheosis Mystique thrown
out could be deadly to Wu Yu. He had no choice but to avoid
it.
From the first clash, the dragon emperors and revered dragons
could immediately see the subsequent development.
They all laughed.
"I thought that we could see something special today, but it
seems not to be the case."
"Indeed. It was always impossible for an immortal king to fight
an immortal emperor. I was foolish for even dreaming that the
kid could bring a miracle."
"Creamed from the get go. Wu Yu defeat Empyrean Revered
Dragon? No chance."
No one had a dissenting opinion.
Only Wu Jun and Luo Pin remained hopeful, hanging on to
every last detail. They knew that Wu Yu was indeed being
pressed hard, but it was still early to call this a loss.
At least, Somersault Cloud alone could help Wu Yu out pace
Empyrean Revered Dragon, and it could last a long while.
Although if Wu Yu could not find a solution, he would still
eventually lose.
It was indeed very difficult for Wu Yu to win. However, Wu
Yu had fought against the Yan Huang Ancient Emperor while
he had been a mortal, and he had eventually triumphed.
Therefore, Luo Pin believed that Wu Yu could do anything.
She did not make a sound, but hung on to every development
with bated breath.
"What, running away so soon? How are you planning to defeat
me if you skulk around all day?" Empyrean Revered Dragon
watched Wu Yu’s Somersault Cloud with a grim smile.
He had only used one apotheosis Mystique, and Wu Yu was
already scrambling for footing. What was there to be afraid of?
In the end, an immortal king was an immortal king, and an
immortal emperor an immortal emperor. An unclosable
distance. That much Empyrean Revered Dragon was sure of.
Empyrean Revered Dragon had already regarded Wu Yu as a
genius of sorts. And indeed, it would take a genius to overcome
the gap between an immortal king and immortal emperor. After
this, he was convinced that not even a genius could surmount
the difference.
"It’s still too early to call it. Don’t celebrate too early." Wu Yu
said coolly, his face free of panic.
The strength of an eternal immortal emperor was more than he
had accounted for, leaving him scrambling for defenses. But
this did not mean he was planning to concede defeat
immediately. This battle was too important for him. Winning
was the only option. Therefore, he would hold out till the end.
"Unshackled Doppelganger......"
"Doppelganger heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu flung out his 1 million golden monkey clones, which
filled the air.
The 1 million doppelgangers all used doppelganger heavenly
rule at the same time, aiming at Empyrean Revered Dragon’s
head!
This doppelganger heavenly rule beam was the combined
power of 1 million doppelgangers. If an ordinary 9-heavens
immortal king was hit by it, they would be reduced to ash, no
question about that.
This too was one of Wu Yu’s strongest techniques.
"Hmph!"
Empyrean Revered Dragon did not even bat an eyelid. His
draconian body took to the air, and the white clouds that
shrouded his body morphed into a white fire that streamed out
in response.
These white flames licked at the void itself. Anything which
touched it, including the doppelganger heavenly rule, was
burned clean away.
"Apotheosis Mystique, Rogue Fire!"
Empyrean Revered Dragon roared. This was his other
apotheosis Mystique. He could turn the white clouds into rogue
fire, which could burn even the Mystique of others, rendering
it ineffective.
A mere 7-heavens immortal king’s Mystiques were nothing to
the Empyrean Revered Dragon.
Of course, he could feel that Wu Yu had packed some
respectable damage into the move, enough to destroy any 9-
heavens immortal king with ease.
But he was taking on an immortal emperor instead.
"Kid, you’re not bad at all. Probably unbeatable outside of the
immortal emperors. Pity that you’re still like a cricket before
me. Challenging me was the biggest mistake of your life! How
could a mighty immortal emperor of the mystical dragon tribe
be defeated by a mere immortal?"
Empyrean Revered Dragon reveled. He seemed to be entirely
at ease, all while winning the battle.
However, he knew that Wu Yu’s ability to escape was
supernatural. It would be difficult for him to actually take the
win. Therefore, he continued to taunt Wu Yu as he fought. If
he could goad Wu Yu into a mistake or erode his will, then he
would have an easier time closing things.
But how could mere words shake Wu Yu’s will?
Empyrean Revered Dragon’s words only served to fire Wu Yu
up even more, stimulating his potential, and drawing his talent
out from him.
Because he could not afford to lose this battle!
"Rogue Fire, burn!"
Seeing Wu Yu’s unfazed expression, a wave of anger ran
through him. He immediately summoned many white clouds
that flew towards Wu Yu, surrounding him.
The apotheosis Mystique Rogue Fire closed in on him,
immolating Wu Yu’s golden monkey body in its entirety!
But Wu Yu did not back down. Instead, he welcomed it!

His entire body was covered with sanctified flesh heavenly

rule. This heavenly rule power manifested itself in a red mist
that covered his body. It added a frenzy to his movements. With
the addition of sanctified flesh heavenly rule, his body became
extremely tough. Even against Rogue Fire apotheosis
Mystique, he did not flinch at all.
"So what if you have apotheosis Mystiques?"
Wu Yu roared in response. He continued to charge through the
white flames, until he had left their area of effect.
He chose not to use Somersault Cloud, testing his own will and
asserting his defiance of Empyrean Revered Dragon’s will.
By the time he had rushed out of Rogue Fire, the sanctified
flesh heavenly rule around him had been burned almost clean
off. Some white flames even lingered on his Invincible Vajra
Body, continuing to smoke. However, this defense was mroe
impenetrable.
"What?"
Seeing Wu Yu able to tolerate his own Rogue Fire with his
physical defenses alone stunned Empyrean Revered Dragon.
Wu Yu seemed to be heavily injured, but the act of defiance
seemed to have galvanized Wu Yu’s fighting spirit.
Many of the dragon emperors and revered dragons were sharing
surreptitious looks now. Whether Wu Yu could win or not, a 7-
heavens immortal king being able to walk out alive from an
apotheosis Mystique spoke volumes already.
"If this kid was given time, he could have made something great
of himself. Too bad he bit off more than he could chew. He
crossed the wrong person this time. He’s destined to fall!"
Many of the spectators thought to themselves.
As long as Wu Yu could not defeat an immortal emperor, he
would be destined to live the existence of a cowering street rat,
afraid to show his face publicly. Plus, there were immortal
emperors like Primeval Mighty Miracle God hunting him!
If they fought it out, Empyrean Revered Dragon was not
Primeval Mighty Miracle God’s match. Although they were
both immortal emperors, there was still a huge difference
between them.
If Wu Yu could defeat Empyrean Revered Dragon, he would
have passed their test. But it did not seem likely at this moment.
He was completely on the back foot for now.
Even if he had forced the issue just now, his body was clearly
on the verge of giving way, and he could not possibly do so
again.
Although Wu Yu’s performance had shocked all of them so far,
but willpower alone was not going to secure him a win. His
hard-headed defiance had only hastened along his defeat.
But Wu Yu himself did not think that way.
If he had continued to dodge, he would eventually lose his
courage to face the immortal emperor. Therefore, even if he
were injured, he had to face the apotheosis Mystique head-on.
This fired up his battle will immensely.
"Crusader heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu’s heightened battle will resonated with his crusader
heavenly rule, which grew stronger only in battle. He had taken
the hit purposely, to build his crusader heavenly rule.
Otherwise, the crusader heavenly rule would be even weaker
than sanctified flesh heavenly rule.
And now, his might was much greater tan before. In the next
instant, his primate eyes gleamed golden with his golden eyes
heavenly rule.
Fortified with his crusader heavenly rule, his golden eyes
heavenly rule shot out at Empyrean Revered Dragon.
"Eh? This one’s stronger, that’s true. But to defeat me with just
this? Dream on!" Empyrean Revered Dragon was surprised but
derisive. He continued to swim through the air. Finally, he
prepared to use an apotheosis immortal technique!
Chapter 1646: Heaven's Despair: Reincarnation
Disruption Technique
Within the void space of Saintly Dragon’s Domain, two beams
of golden eyes heavenly rule flew with deadly speed towards
Empyrean Revered Dragon.
But Empyrean Revered Dragon simply swam about in the air,
and unleashed his first apotheosis immortal technique:
Heaven’s Despair: Reincarnation Disruption technique!
The eternal immortal emperor dragon continued to circle
quicker and quicker in the air around Wu Yu, creating a
powerful pressure within his coils.
Wu Yu had just fired his golden eyes heavenly rule, and
suddenly found that it had dispersed easily against the strength
of the technique.
"What power the apotheosis immortal technique has!"
Wu Yu had a bad feeling about the power building around him.
The Empyrean Apotheosis within Empyrean Revered Dragon’s
body continued to pour forth with apotheosis immortal energy.
It charged the air, stronger and stronger, and shrinking its area
of effect around Wu Yu.
The resultant force was so strong that Wu Yu found it difficult
to even gasp.
The entire space had become the Empyrean Revered Dragon’s
dominion.
"This is Heaven’s Despair: Reincarnation Disruption
technique?"
Wu Yu frowned. This apotheosis immortal technique was even
scarier than his past two apotheosis Mystiques. It was a full
level higher.
"Against this move, I think I have no choice but to dodge.
However......"
The void around Wu Yu continued to break down, threatening
his life.
He had a sudden revelation when facing this force. He had tried
his best to understand the void in the last 4000 years, in order
to reach 8-heavens immortal king cultivation realm. However,
he had not succeeded. But now facing the Heaven’s Despair:
Reincarnation Disruption technique, he was confronted with
powerful notions of the void.
And all of this had come from an eternal immortal emperor’s
understanding of the Dao of the Void!
If he could just tank it head on, it would be of immense help to
Wu Yu. He could learn much from it, and hasten his progress
towards becoming an 8-heavens immortal king.
Therefore, Wu Yu halted his instinctive reaction to somersault
away, instead stopping and enlarging his golden monkey body.
The Dao of Big and Small and Lawful Embodiment of Heaven
and Earth had both been flexed to their maximum. The giant
ape-titan held its ground in the void.
With a primal roar, he shielded himself with both sanctified
flesh heavenly rule and crusader heavenly rule, trying to
mitigate the brunt of the attack.
"Not running?"
Empyrean Revered Dragon was alarmed, but then scoffed at
Wu Yu’s recklessness. He felt that this move would settle
things clearly.
Through his previous two apotheosis Mystiques, he had already
seen through Wu Yu’s true powers.
Now with the Heaven’s Despair: Reincarnation Disruption
technique, he felt confident of taking Wu Yu down.
And if Wu Yu did not leave the zone, he might even die within
it.
Of course, if Wu Yu died in battle to Empyrean Revered
Dragon, the dragon emperors and revered dragons would not
say anything. After all, failing to defeat the Empyrean Revered
Dragon was proof that he was no genius.
And what did the death of just another not-genius matter?
However, both Wu Jun and Luo Pin were extremely anxious
now. They saw that the space had been completely controlled
by Empyrean Revered Dragon, and the void continued to
crumble. Heaven’s Despair: Reincarnation Disruption
technique was a terrifying apotheosis immortal technique that
even other eternal immortal emperors had to be wary of, which
proved how deadly it was.
And Wu Yu was deciding to tank it?
The revered dragons and dragon emperors shook their heads.
If they had held out some small hope for Wu Yu before, they
now abandoned those thoughts. Wu Yu was destined for defeat.
In the fury of the storm, the void continued to break down.
Crusader heavenly rule and sanctified flesh heavenly rule
continued to circle Wu Yu, but they were blown away like
wallpaper under the hurricane-like wrath of the apotheosis
immortal technique. They began to rip off, and soon Wu Yu
was facing the naked force of the technique.
Wu Yu was blown about like a leaf in a storm.
Once both sanctified flesh heavenly rule and crusader heavenly
rule had been shorn off completely, he was left with his
Invincible Vajra Body, which would probably not last long
either.
However, Wu Yu had no intention of running.
Even if he was being battered, his mind was completely
absorbed in the experience.
The Dao of the Void was the eighth heavenly rule power that
Wu Yu planned on completing.
Once he grasped it, he would be able to become an 8-heavens
immortal king. And then it might be possible to face Empyrean
Revered Dragon.
Anyone else would have run for it in such a situation, as far as
they could. But Wu Yu held out.
His golden monkey body was soon exposed to the broken void!
Empyrean Revered Dragon was seeing all of this clearly. He
watched the golden monkey hairs rip off Wu Yu’s body in the
winds, reduced to dust soon enough. Even the monkey’s flesh
and blood began to fall off in chunks.
But what Empyrean Revered Dragon could not see was golden
scripture twinkling within the monkey’s body. They swam
within him, the Invincible Vajra Body’s words honing his body
and protecting his life!
The void destruction all around him was like the Eternal and
Indomitable Vajra Realm’s cultivation, where he had been cut
by vajra blades.
His body continued to be mutilated in the tempest, and yet still
he stood.
"Void? Void!"

The damage he faced was devastating. It would be unbearable

for the average person, and yet he held on, even managing to
cultivate within it.
There was no one who worked as hard as he did. He was betting
his life on this cultivation.
Any other immortal would have surrendered first and then gone
back to train. Not Wu Yu. He had to win Empyrean Revered
Dragon and prove himself.
Heaven’s Despair: Reincarnation Disruption technique
deconstructed and reconstructed the void around him, over and
over again.
No matter how much the void was changed, it very quickly
reformed. The total volume of space neither increased nor
decreased. Wu Yu had not noticed this up till now, but now he
glimpsed this secret of the void.
"The power of the void can never be made one’s own. At most
a immortal can understand it, perhaps even borrow it. Even
Empyrean Revered Dragon - he can but rip away the void, but
not destroy the void itself!"
"Through the removal of the void, he can harness its destructive
abilities and shape them with killing intent......"
A golden light flared within his eyes. His Eyes of Fire and Gold
helped him see every detail clearly within the stormy chaos. He
could even avoid the worst-hit areas.
His golden monkey body actually started to move within the
apocalyptic attack!
Although it was very difficult, but Empyrean Revered Dragon
was alarmed to see that Wu Yu began to wind his way through
the worst of the destruction.
He would move into areas that had just been destroyed, where
the void was still reforming itself.
As he moved, Wu Yu’s body was broken again and again, and
the ministrations of sanctified flesh heavenly rule built him
back again and again.
It was agony for him to be battered by the void destruction, but
he gritted his teeth, focusing wholly on the Dao of the Void.
"Hmph. Naive!"
Seeing Wu Yu search for a breakthrough, Empyrean Revered
Dragon snorted. His draconian eyes narrowed with contempt.
"You think it so easy to find a breakthrough in the heat of
battle? Even if you do, still you are not my match. Surrender
quietly! Otherwise, I cannot promise you will survive my
Heaven’s Despair: Reincarnation Disruption technique!"
As he shouted this warning, the void destruction intensified,
and the golden monkey was ripped again and again into pieces!
This was sheer excruciating pain even for Wu Yu. He could
feel his life force leaking away with each blast, winking away
in the destruction of the void, never to be found again.
Sanctified flesh heavenly rule gathered around his body, trying
its best to lessen the damage. At the same time, Wu Yu
continued to watch the void around him, destruct and construct.
A divine and bizarre equilibrium was reached.
This was the core of the Dao of the Void, the essence of it. If
he could but master this divine balance, the power of the void
would be his to call upon.
The destruction of the void gave Wu Yu plenty of insights,
more than he had achieved in the last 4000 years of seclusion.
It also clarified his spirit.
"Dao of the Void, form!"
Within his kingly immortal spirit, a void ball finally condensed,
forming his eighth heavenly rule power.
Empyrean Revered Dragon decided to give him no more time.
"Blue Skies!"
"Rogue Fire!"
The two apotheosis Mystiques came intermingled with
Heaven’s Despair: Reincarnation Disruption technique. They
flew towards Wu Yu as Empyrean Revered Dragon watched on
with cold indifference!
Chapter 1647: Time-Space Maelstrom
The brutal attacks almost pushed Wu Yu past his limits. His
entire body was consumed by void explosions and white fire.
The blue spheres warred against his simian body.
The golden scripture of the Eternal and Indomitable Vajra
Realm continued to circle him, slowing the damage. At the
same time, Wu Yu’s eighth heavenly rule power was forming
with frightening speed!
Within his kingly immortal spirit, a void ball was forming,
streaked with thick lines of abyssal heavenly rule power.
Finally, he had reached 8-heavens immortal king realm within
this battle. Even if it had cost him much to reach here.
Abyssal heavenly rule that was his own finally began to
coalesce around him, making exploratory attempts to combat
Empyrean Revered Dragon’s own by creating a separation
space. However, he was trying to fight against an eternal
immortal emperor’s apotheosis immortal technique.
Even if he had just created a new abyssal heavenly rule, he was
able to block less than half of Empyrean Revered Dragon’s
attacks. It was still not looking good.
Wu Yu’s breakthrough shone brightly on the battlefield,
dazzling the spectators. His ability to do so in the heat of
combat, and at the brink of disaster, proved his grit and talent
as one of the finest geniuses they had ever seen.
Still, he could not defeat the Empyrean Revered Dragon with
this.
Both Wu Jun and Luo Pin were very anxious. If Wu Yu was
still not Empyrean Revered Dragon’s match after his
breakthrough, then this match would probably end in defeat.
Wu Yu’s odds seemed to be dwindling. He had sacrificed too
much to reach this point. No matter how strong his body might
be, he was doomed.
Of course, Wu Yu himself felt his own inadequacies.
Even after becoming an 8-heavens immortal king, abyssal
heavenly rule alone was not enough to beat Empyrean Revered
Dragon.
"In that case, that’s the only option left!"
Wu Yu grated out. With an ear-splitting roar, he slowed the
void explosions around him.
Chronowarp heavenly rule. He build a chronowarp globe
around him, in which time slowed to a crawl. Even Empyrean
Revered Dragon was taken aback by this.
Before Empyrean Revered Dragon could react, Wu Yu
immediately used abyssal heavenly rule within the chronowarp
globe.
A perfect and inspired amalgamation of the power of time and
space.
"Time-space superposition!"
In a flash of inspiration, Wu Yu had tried this out. He could
sense that by adding abyssal heavenly rule into his chronowarp
globe, he had created an incredibly unstable power, where the
already devastating force of spatial destruction was further
fueled on by the twisting of time.
Time-space superposition blew out from Wu Yu’s palms with
numbing speed. Empyrean Revered Dragon could not react in
time.
Time-space superposition thundered across the space in an
enthralling and terrifying blast.
Chronowarp heavenly rule: ever-changing wonder.
Abyssal heavenly rule: merciless devastation.
Combined, they became a superpower that exceeded even the
combination of Wu Yu’s golden eyes heavenly rule with
doppelganger heavenly rule.
Wu Yu could feel the turbulent whirlwind of time and space rip
into the Blue Skies and Rogue Fire surrounding Empyrean
Revered Dragon’s Empyrean Apotheosis realm, opening a
gash.
As a gash appeared, Empyrean Revered Dragon’s attacks
dissipated. The time-space superposition did not stop there, but
powered through, crashing against the completely unprepared
Empyrean Revered Dragon!
Victory had been within grasp. Who could have foreseen that
Wu Yu could improvise such an incredible attack?
He had no time to defend himself, and his Empyrean
Apotheosis Realm was smashed by Wu Yu’s time-space
superposition attack. His dragon body was at the center of the
blow, and he was unable to escape!
The void explosions rampaged through his body, ripping
horrific wounds as he threshed in agony. Appalling wounds
began to appear all across his body.
This revered dragon of the mystical dragon tribe, the mighty
Empyrean Revered Dragon immortal emperor, had actually
been brought to the brink of death by one attack from Wu Yu!
"STOP!"
A few dragon emperors reacted swiftly, calling a halt. At the
same time, they pulled Empyrean Revered Dragon out from the
ravaging vortex, and immediately began treating his wounds.
After a brief conference between a few dragon emperors, they
stood up and declared: "Wu Yu is the winner of this fight!"
Unanimous shock.
Even Wu Yu himself did not expect that his time-space attack
would be able to hurt Empyrean Revered Dragon so deeply. He
was surprised but delighted. However, he too was completely
battered.
Every inch of his golden ape body had taken a brutal beating,
smashed by countless void explosions. He had almost died
himself.
As the dragon emperors declared his win, Wu Yu knew that he
had succeeded. He had defeated Empyrean Revered Dragon,
and so he could openly be with Luo Pin. The mystical dragon
tribe would cause him no more trouble!
More, it also proved his talents. As an 8-heavens immortal king,
he could already defeat an eternal immortal emperor. Wouldn’t
he be invincible when he ascended into immortal
emperorhood?
What a genius!
No one below an immortal emperor had ever defeated one, in
the history of the sky palaces. And Wu Yu was not even a 9-
heavens immortal king, but an 8-heavens immortal king.
His peers would be those like Diabolical Dragon King and
10,000 Eyed Taotie. Empyrean Revered Dragon could take on
a hundred of them without fear for his life, and could probably
defeat them in one puff.
And yet Wu Yu had taken him down, and through sheer
strength.
Many of the revered dragons were secretly in awe of the final
time-space vortex. This move was comparable to many of their
apotheosis immortal techniques. They too were unsure that
they could have blocked it completely.

The mystical dragon tribe could only accord Wu Yu due

respect.
Although he had not yet become an immortal emperor, but his
talents more or less guaranteed it. In the future, he might even
surpass the ordinary immortal emperors. His career would be
watched with great interest.
The likes of such talent had never been seen in the mystical
dragon tribe before.
"You did it!"
Luo Pin came flying to him, leaping into his arms. Her heart
ached as she saw his horrific wounds.
There had been no need for Wu Yu to accept this battle. But in
order to be together with her openly, Wu Yu had fought like his
life depended on it. She was thoroughly moved by his
resolution.
She knew that she had chosen the right person from the start.
Her man was a real man, a true hero of the world!
With his other half in his arms, Wu Yu finally let a blissful
smile show.
The battle had finally ended. He had not only defeated
Empyrean Revered Dragon and proved himself, but also
bettered himself, reaching 8-heavens immortal king cultivation.
He was now one final step away from the pinnacle of the Great
Void Immortal Realm, and then he could challenge the eternal
immortal emperor frontier.
"The kid shows uncommon promise - defeating Empyrean
Revered Dragon as an 8-heavens immortal king. But the
immortal emperor barrier is rigorous. If one does not cross it,
then a natural death will take all." One dragon emperor noted.
Wu Yu was close to immortal emperorhood. If he crossed it, he
would be like the proverbial koi that had become a dragon,
rising to greatness.
"Didn’t the kid get a 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King
back on the Great Void Immortal Path? A 9th Grade Mark of
an Immortal King more or less confirms one’s rise to immortal
emperor. What more of a 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal
King?" Another dragon emperor laughed in response,
completely confident of Wu Yu’s rise.
How many 10th Grade Marks of an Immortal King had there
been through the course of history? And it was a treasure that
the Jade Emperor had personally made. So many immortals had
gone after it, but ultimately Wu Yu had taken it from under their
noses.
That Wu Yu could defeat Empyrean Revered Dragon as an 8-
heavens immortal king also had to be credited to his 10th Grade
Mark of an Immortal King.
The dragon emperors were quite sanguine about the outcome.
As long as they did not offend Primeval Mighty Miracle God,
they had no need to stand against Wu Yu, and they planned to
take a one-eye-closed approach towards him.
Basically, they would not stop Wu Yu from coming and going
in Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. Of course, he could not
be too obvious about it either. If Primeval Mighty Miracle God
was involved, the game would be different, and they would
stand to lose more than they gained.
However, they did not notice that Sky Heart Dragon Emperor
was treating Empyrean Revered Dragon’s wounds with a
malicious look of vengeance on his face.
Not even Wu Yu, Luo Pin, or Wu Jun had spotted it. They were
too happily lost in the glow of bliss on this day.
"From now on, I can take you with me freely."
Wu Yu said, a smile of deep joy spreading across his face.
"Yes."
Luo Pin nodded coyly. "From now on, I will go everywhere
with you. We will never be apart."
The two were surrounded by bliss, and they could not bear to
be apart, holding tightly to each other.
However, after this battle ended, they still had to leave Saintly
Dragon’s Domain first.
Chapter 1648: True Lord Erlang
Empyrean Revered Dragon was too ashamed to face anyone
after losing to Wu Yu.
After Sky Heart Dragon Emperor finished treating his wounds,
Empyrean Revered Dragon feigned unconsciousness, and let
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor take him away.
"I’ll take my younger brother back to heal."
Sky Heart Dragon Emperor bid the other eight dragon emperors
farewell, and then left with Empyrean Revered Dragon in tow.
Before he left, an unkind look flashed through his eyes,
although he did not look Wu Yu’s way. He left swiftly.
After Sky Heart Dragon Emperor left, the others also began to
take their leave.
After this battle, Wu Yu decided that he still could not be too
indiscreet at Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. At most he
could cultivate with Luo Pin at Qin Yin Peak. If he pushed the
issue, news would get out quickly, and might attract Primeval
Mighty Miracle God and the others over.
Wu Yu and Luo Pin were now hurrying back to convey the
good news to Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen.
He was still seriously injured, but the Eternal and Indomitable
Vajra Realm was speeding his recovery along. A little rest, and
he would be completely fine. He would definitely bounce back
to peak condition much faster than Empyrean Revered Dragon.
Together with Luo Pin, the star-crossed lovers followed the
other dragon emperors and revered dragons out of Saintly
Dragon’s Domain.
But as they all exited Saintly Dragon’s Domain, they were all
shocked to see two familiar figures awaiting them.
Primeval Mighty Miracle God and the Dhrtarastra himself were
waiting outside Saintly Dragon’s Domain. They showed
identical expressions of glee upon seeing Wu Yu and Luo Pin,
and prepared to attack.
"Wu Yu, we’ve finally found you! You dare to return to the sky
palaces? You bold brat!"
"You can’t get away from us this time now! Just wait and see
what we’re going to do to you!"
The two said, ferocious vindictiveness plastered all over their
faces.
Clearly, they had been waiting outside for a while now, all to
catch Wu Yu. This time, they would not let Wu Yu get away!
However, Wu Yu reacted even quicker than them.
Taking Luo Pin with him, he somersaulted. Before Primeval
Mighty Miracle God or Dhrtarastra’s moves landed, Wu Yu
and Luo Pin had already vanished!
Wu Yu knew that the dragon emperors might overlook some
things from him, but they would not protect him now that
Mighty Miracle God and the Dhrtarastra had come knocking.
Perhaps if he had mystical dragon blood in him, they would
defend him to the death. But he did not, and so they would not.
At most, they would protect Wu Jun and Luo Pin, but not Wu
Yu. His position was all too precarious, and he had even caused
a huge commotion in the sky palaces before this. They would
be pitting themselves against the whole of the sky palaces, and
they could not afford to do so.
So it was best for Wu Yu to beat it!
Even if they had locked down the entire void space, they could
not stop Wu Yu if he wanted to leave. He took Luo Pin with
him.
Leaving behind the two immortal emperors outside Saintly
Dragon’s Domain in disbelief and consternation.
They had been thwarted by Wu Yu yet again!
They had even set up many great void immortal designs outside
Saintly Dragon’s Domain to lock down the space, all to prevent
Wu Yu from escaping. And lo and behold, still he was gone.
They were steaming from the ears. After finally getting word
of Wu Yu after so long, they had rushed over excitedly, only to
let him slip away again.
It had been Sky Heart Dragon Emperor who had secretly told
on him this time. The next time might not be this easy.
"Why was Wu Yu even at Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm?"
Primeval Mighty Miracle God demanded angrily of the dragon
emperors.
The dragon emperors had nothing to lose, now that Wu Yu was
gone. They told the pair about all that had happened so far. Of
course, they skipped over the fact that they were hiding Wu Yu,
but only said that he had wanted to challenge an immortal
emperor, and they had agreed.
After hearing that Wu Yu had actually beat Empyrean Revered
Dragon in Saintly Dragon’s Domain, Dhrtarastra and Primeval
Mighty Miracle God were both shocked.
The youngster had been improving at an alarming rate. Just
from a glance, they had seen Wu Yu was a 8-heavens immortal
king. That was much stronger than what he had been, and he
was even capable of escaping them now.
Still, to actually be able to beat an immortal emperor!
Under the immortal emperors, all were but ants. This phrase
was not said lightly.
Even for Primeval Mighty Miracle God and the Dhrtarastra,
they had never heard of such a case before. Even a heavily
wounded immortal emperor could not possibly lose to an
immortal king, even one at the peak of his cultivation realm.
Besides, the mystical dragon tribe’s immortal emperors were
not inept. Even if it was a first tier immortal emperor, Wu Yu’s
victory still proved his uniqueness.
"It seems like we have no choice but to call True Lord Erlang
now!"
"That’s right. We don’t even know where the kid is, and it’s too
hard to hunt him down. Only True Lord Erlang can find him
now. He can run, but he can’t hide!" The two came to this
conclusion.
Before, they had considered asking True Lord Erlang for
assistance before. But to the mighty True Lord Erlang himself,
what was a mere Wu Yu? There was no basis to call upon him.
But now that Wu Yu was just an immortal king but had already
defeated an eternal immortal emperor, it was definitely news to
make True Lord Erlang sit up and take notice. Of course, as one
of the strongest in the sky palaces, he would not take it too
seriously, but he might decide to catch Wu Yu just to study him.
Naturally, Wu Yu was oblivious to this turn of events.
Taking Luo Pin with him, they left Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm. Since the Dhrtarastra and Mighty Miracle God had
appeared here, it was no longer safe.
They should leave immediately.

This time, none of the other dragon emperors seemed to have

responded badly to Wu Yu taking Luo Pin away, making no
moves to stop them.
Their reactions had been flustered when Primeval Mighty
Miracle God and the Dhrtarastra had showed up.
"The other eight dragon emperors seemed caught off-guard by
their appearance. Otherwise, they would definitely have found
an excuse to keep you there." Wu Yu said solemnly to Luo Pin.
"Indeed. Seems like it was Sky Heart Dragon Emperor who
secretly leaked the news. Only he was not there, and he
probably did it in secret."
Luo Pin was ticked off. Why would he do them like this?
It was true that Wu Yu had killed Sky Heart Dragon Emperor’s
children before, causing him to lose face. Perhaps he still bore
a grudge from then.
"No point worrying about that now. Let’s find another place to
cultivate in peace for a while. A pity that I can’t say farewell to
uncle and auntie." Wu Yu said, shaking his head regretfully.
Both Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen were
waiting for news of the battle.
Wu Jun would inform them. They would not be kept hanging.
"Mm." Luo Pin would definitely listen to Wu Yu’s counsel.
However, she did not know when she would be able to see her
adoptive parents again. They could not possibly return to
Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm for a while, or risk being
caught.
"Let’s find a place to cultivate in peace for a while."
Wu Yu said softly, taking her away from Immortal Dragon
Imperial Realm.
This time, their four great legacies were finally reunited. A pity
that it was not openly in the sky palaces, but rather in secret.
They came to the 6210th level of Heaven, finding a secluded
place to cultivate. It was just the two of them. Full Moon of
Nanshan and Ye Xixi seemed to gain a new burst of liveliness
now they were back in the sky palaces.
Besides, they did not want to bother Wu Yu and Luo Pin, and
so they went off to cultivate separately.
They were already of a considerable cultivation realm, and also
had their own Mystiques and techniques to protect themselves.
Full Moon of Nanshan had Gone from the Skies, and no one
but the eternal immortal emperors could find him.
This time, Full Moon of Nanshan was also aiming to refine his
Gone from the Skies Mystique one level higher, so that even
immortal emperors would not be able to find him. At that time,
he could truly do as he wished in the sky palaces then.
As for Ye Xixi, her black sand Mystique had also been
improving well recently. It too was unbeatable by anyone
below the eternal immortal emperor realm.
Of course, it would not be that common to run into an immortal
emperor in the lower levels of heaven. And they could send an
immortal message talisman to Wu Yu if an emergency
occurred.
"Let me continue Imparting to you."
Wu Yu said to Luo Pin. He had limited time previously, and
had not yet Imparted all of the eternal demon emperor insights
to her. Now they could continue. He would soon help her reach
the level of Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi.
They were closeted above the 6000th level of Heaven, and it
would not be that easy for Primeval Mighty Miracle God and
the Dhrtarastra to track them down. And even if they did, they
could not do much to Wu Yu. Therefore, he was pretty
reassured to cultivate in peace, and continue Imparting.
In between their cultivation, the two got hot and heavy in their
lovey-dovey world. Occasionally, they would wonder after
Baiyin Dragon King and Baiqin Dragon Queen.
In the blink of an eye, 10,000 years had passed!
Chapter 1649: The Legacies' Command
10,000 years passed at the 6210th level of Heaven. In a
beautiful forest, the couple cultivated and played, luxuriating in
their immortality.
Wu Yu had passed on all the revelations from the eternal demon
emperors to Luo Pin, and she had improved readily in this time.
She was already a 4-heavens immortal king, close on Full
Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi’s heels.
When Wu Yu had first met her, she had not even been in the
Great Void Immortal Realm yet.
Wu Yu had given her a 9th Grade Mark of an Immortal King.
Although it was not as good as Wu Yu’s own 10th Grade Mark
of an Immortal King, but it was already one of the best
available, and she was able to improve swiftly in the Great Void
Immortal Realm.
Not only that, those who entered the Great Void Immortal
Realm with a 9th Grade Mark of an Immortal King were more
or less destined to reach eternal immortal emperor realm, as
long as no unfortunate accident happened.
After all, a 9th Grade Mark of an Immortal King was
considered highly valuable in the sky palaces, and even the
children of Primeval Mighty Miracle God and the Dhrtarastra
sought after it.
It was an excellent Mark of an Immortal King that not even the
likes of Mighty Miracle God and the Dhrtarastra could make.
Through the Imparting and the Mark of an Immortal King, Luo
Pin improved far beyond what she could have achieved if she
had remained at Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
Luo Pin’s legacy was from the Eight Division Heavenly
Dragon. The dragon was linked in some way to the Great Sage,
Heaven’s Equal, Marshal Tian Peng, and the Curtain Lifting
General, although Wu Yu was not sure exactly how.
Up till now, besides the one time in Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm when the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal had appeared to
confront Primeval Mighty Miracle God and the Dhrtarastra,
Wu Yu had not heard anything about the four immortals.
In these 10,000 years, Wu Yu still had not let go of the matter
of the Demon Immortal Realm’s devastation.
Sometimes, on their leisurely wanderings, he would also snoop
around for information, but he found nothing regarding the
Demon Immortal Realm. It seemed like not a single immortal
in the whole of the sky palaces knew about or spoke of that
matter.
Perhaps, like the Great Sage himself had said, they had
forgotten it.
But how could such an incident be forgotten?
Especially for those like the Jade Emperor. Could there be a
darker secret behind all this?
Wu Yu did not dare to imagine. He could not.
Heavenly Domain, Heavenly Buddha’s Domain - Wu Yu knew
that these two places existed, but he had no knowledge of
Heavenly Buddha’s Domain at all. If the entire Heavenly
Domain’s memory had been wiped, including the Jade
Emperor and all the other powerful beings, how insane would
that be?
He occasionally went into the Floating Dreams Pagoda to play
with the little gray macaque.
He could do nothing about the seals on the monkey’s body, and
so the little gray macaque continued to live a memory-less
existence. Wu Yu was still unable to properly deal with it.
As Luo Pin’s cultivation realm continued to rise, her Mystiques
and immortal techniques continued to improve as well.
For example, her Eight Division Heavenly Dragon Avatar body
strengthening technique had reached a new peak, and was
almost comparable to Wu Yu’s own Invincible Vajra Body
now.
As well as her Archaic Divine Dragon Emperor Mantra. This
was the Immortality Art which she used, that helped her kingly
immortal spirit grow stronger. Her heavenly rule power was
also fortified by this immortality art, and was of the finest class
that they had ever seen as well!
Her four Mystiques continued to grow stronger as well.
First was All Amalgamating Heavenly Flames. It was a purely
offensive Mystique. When mastered, one could call upon
billions of types of heavenly fires, mixing, fusing, and
exploding them in a multifarious and deadly combination. It
was even stronger than what her heavenly rule powers were
capable of.
The more fires she gained over the course of her cultivation,
the stronger her All Amalgamating Heavenly Flames would
become. She had already doubled the number over the last
10,000 years, and was more than 10 times stronger than before.
If this Mystique was mastered, how deadly would she be in the
end?
The second Mystique was Heavenly Dragon Unification. This
was what allowed Luo Pin to merge with Wu Yu, so that he
would have the strength of both.
As Luo Pin’s powers grew, she took this Mystique to further
and further depths. If she used it now, Wu Yu could even defeat
an eternal immortal emperor more easily!
Before Luo Pin had reached immortal king level, she would not
have made much of a difference if she merged with an 8-
heavens immortal king Wu Yu.
But now, a 4-heavens immortal king merging into Wu Yu could
give him a considerable boost in power. It was another
startlingly strong move, and would continue to scale as both of
them grew stronger.
Against impossible odds, their combined strength would enable
them to overcome!
The third Mystique was Eight Division Pagodas. This was
another purely offensive Mystique, like the All Amalgamating
Heavenly Flames. In the last 10,000 years, her Eight Division
Pagodas had already improved tenfold, and not even a 6-
heavens immortal king could stand against it now.
Her final Mystique was the Heavenly Dragon’s Reverse Scale.
This resembled Wu Yu’s Immolate. It was not difficult to
cultivate, but would hurt the user in return. However, it could
dramatically improve one’s strength in a pinch.
Of course, it still had its limitations compared to Wu Yu’s
Immolate.
When Wu Yu used Immolate, all he needed was sufficient
energy for him to devour, and he would soon return to a whole
state. He could even grow stronger than before, and
breakthrough to new limits.
But for Luo Pin’s Heavenly Dragon’s Reverse Scale, she had
no Devour to help her recover. Therefore, Wu Yu always bade
her use it only in emergencies, and not hurt herself in the fight.
With Wu Yu around, he would not permit Luo Pin to hurt
herself thus.
Besides, at this point in time, Wu Yu planned to remain by Luo
Pin’s side at all times, so it was a moot point anyway.

All of the Eight Division Heavenly Dragon’s Mystiques had

grown stronger, but particularly Heavenly Dragon Unification.
She could use it freely, merging swiftly with Wu Yu to boost
his strength.
Wu Yu had also continued to gain insights into his final
heavenly rule power in this time. Although he had yet to gain
anything concrete, but he had grown intangibly stronger.
For his final heavenly rule power, Wu Yu wanted to create
devouring heavenly rule power. Once he succeeded, he would
be at the peak of the Great Void Immortal Realm, and no first
tier eternal immortal emperor would be his match.
If he fought Empyrean Revered Dragon again then, he would
not suffer as he had before.
Of course, progress-wise, Wu Yu was not even a tenth of the
way there. He was still far from completing it.
Without any impetus, he would continue on for eons without
any progress.
Unless Wu Yu could devour even immortal emperors or eternal
demon emperor corpses. There were indeed more than he
would need in the Eternal Emperor Tomb, and he could grow
rapidly in strength if he chose to.
But he had yet to get to the bottom of things, and he would not
act recklessly. It would be extremely disrespectful to the
millions of eternal demon emperor ancestors.
Both Wu Yu and Luo Pin had made significant progress in this
time.
Both Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi would occasionally
send immortal message talisman updates. Neither faced any
major problems. Especially Full Moon of Nanshan, who was
back in babe-land, winning even Wu Yu’s respect for his
audacity.
His illusion techniques were sublime, and the sky palaces were
his playground now.
On a few occasions, Full Moon of Nanshan had angered some
elderly immortals, usually the relatives of certain women that
he had romanced. Those he could not beat, he would use Gone
from the Skies and vanish, leaving them empty-handed. He had
spent the last 10,000 years enjoying himself to the fullest.
However, one day Wu Yu felt a spiritual jolt.
It was a curious feeling that he had never experienced before.
The always-silent Ruyi Jingu Bang had finally sent him a jolt.
It was a summons, bidding him do something.
"The Ruyi Jingu Bang is responding?"
Wu Yu was overjoyed. Luo Pin came to his side. It seemed like
the Eight Division Heavenly Dragon had also sent her a similar
message, indicating that there was something to be done.
"Are we to head to an even higher level of Heaven?"
Wu Yu confirmed with her. She nodded. The message that they
had gotten was the same.
"What about Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi, I wonder?"
Wu Yu mused. Just then, two immortal message talismans flew
in. Evidently they had also received the same message.
"This means that we’re to go together. Let’s find a place to
rendezvous first!"
Wu Yu immediately sprang into action, excited that the Ruyi
Jingu Bang was finally responding after so long. This must
mean that the legacies’ secrets were about to be revealed, right?
Chapter 1650: The Three Lost Sky Palaces
After the summons, Wu Yu very readily went to meet up with
Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi.
Of course, Luo Pin accompanied him.
All four were energized at their reunino, especially Full Moon
of Nanshan. He said gleefully: "Finally I’ll know how
handsome Marshal Tian Peng is! I wonder who between us is
more handsome?"
Ye Xixi pulled a face. "You narcissist!"
"Hey it’s not me who said it. I mean, Marshal Tian Peng chose
me as his successor. Part of the reason must be my fretfully
good looks." Full Moon of Nanshan beamed, ignoring scathing
looks from Ye Xixi and Luo Pin.
How could a legacy’s successor be based on this?
In any case, the four were quite hyped up. Finally, something
related to their legacies. It was time to go in search of the truth.
Especially since their legacies were probably linked to the
destruction of the Demon Immortal Realm, perhaps that
question would also be answered along the way.
Given their current strength, they could definitely head for
higher levels of heaven. They entered the Well of Eternal Life,
headed upwards at the behest of their treasures.
Before long, they reached the 7500th level of Heaven, Sage’s
Equal Sky!
As they stepped out of the Well of Eternal Life, they were
surprised that it seemed deserted. It seemed like no one had
been here in a long time, and there were some disused seals at
the entrance to Sage’s Equal Sky.
These old seals separated this place for the world.
As they arrived, the Ruyi Jingu Bang seemed to glow a little,
allowing them through the ancient seals, into a space that had
been neglected for many Yuan.
"It’s a deserted space!"
The four of them passed through the old seals, and their eyes
widened at Sage’s Equal Sky. They almost did not believe what
they were seeing.
A scene of devastation much like Demon Immortal Realm was
laid out before them. It seemed to have been devastated in
similar fashion.
Not just that, but Wu Yu was shocked to realize that Sage’s
Equal Sky had not appeared in the memory of even a single
person out of everyone that he had devoured.
Regardless of sky palace immortal, hell ghostly immortal, or
Demon Immortal Realm demon immortal, none of them had
ever heard of Sage’s Equal Sky.
He recalled the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s words - that
every single immortal had forgotten the incidents back then.
Amnesia. Across the entirety of heaven and hell. None of them
remembered what had happened ot the Demon Immortal
Realm, nor what had happened to Sage’s Equal Sky.
"Sage’s Equal Sky... this wouldn’t be related to the Great Sage,
Heaven’s Equal, would it?"
[TN: Sky is represented by character 天, which is also the
Heaven in Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal]
Luo Pin suddenly said. "The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal
ancestor was also of very high status, and 7500th level of
Heaven seems about right. But why would he leave his legacy
and disappear, and why would Sage’s Equal Sky be this
broken......"
None of them had answers.
In this broken land, it seemed like nothing besides empty space
was left. As for Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi’s treasures,
they continued to beckon towards higher areas.
After a brief discussion, they decided to continue up, since they
found nothing in Sage’s Equal Sky.
On below Sage’s Equal Sky was Marshal Sky, and one below
that was Curtain Lifting Sky. These two sky palaces
corresponded to the ancestors Marshal Tian Peng and Curtain
Lifting General.
[TN: Tian in Tian Peng is also 天 (sky). There is no word link
in the Curtain Lifting General’s name.]
As they went in to look, Wu Yu and the others found that
Marshal Sky and Curtain Lifting Sky were in the same broken
state as Sage’s Equal Sky.
The three sky palaces seemed a far cry from the other sky
palaces. They were utterly smashed, and even the void was
absolutely empty. It seemed like the fight here had been even
more horrible that the Demon Immortal Realm’s.
It was such a thorough destruction that nothing remained in
existence behind.
They were struck by shock and fear at these three levels of
Heaven, and searched high and low for clues.
Everywhere it was broken void and signs of devastation. Who
had started the war back then, and caused such trouble?
None of these three sky palaces had ever appeared in Wu Yu’s
repository of memories.
They did not know if the immortals had clean forgotten these
three sky palaces, or if some of the highest immortals had
merely sealed away any information about this place.
If not for Wu Yu and the others gaining their legacies, they
could not have found these three sky palaces either. There was
virtually no information about these three areas, which were
also completely isolated.
It was clear that there had once been magnificent palaces that
had stood here, although now only rubble remained.
"I wonder why why these three levels of Heaven vanished from
the sky palaces, even from their collective memory?" Wu Yu
frowned.
They continued to comb the ruins diligently, but found not a
single clue.
After they arrived, the instructions from their legacies became
less clear. They were supposed to do something here, although
they did not know what.
In the next few years, they continued to sift through the three
sky palaces, even wandering into void chasms, which was
perilous work.

They had not found anything, and Wu Yu returned to Sage’s

Equal Sky after 10 years. In the area where the Great Sage,
Heaven’s Equal had probably once roamed, the Ruyi Jingu
Bang seemed to point him in a certain direction.
For safety’s sake, the four had always been moving together.
Following the Ruyi Jingu Bang’s directions, Wu Yu and the
others soon came to a broken stele!
There was a huge wilderness near here, and ruined walls
stretched on and on. In the sky and under their feet, there were
broken spaces everywhere. It was a a barren and decadent sight.
The huge stele in front looked ordinary and unremarkable, as if
it had stood since the beginning of time. As if it had seen the
highest of highs in the days of glory, and the lowest of lows,
when all had ended. It was the only thing that remained
relatively whole in this broken land.
Wu Yu and the others were captivated by the stele. They moved
slowly towards it.
Suddenly, there was a huge shudder, and pictures began to
appear on one face of the stele!
"Look, are the pictures trying to tell us something?"
Ye Xixi was first to spot it. She raised an eager hand, pointing
at the highest point of the stele.
From the highest point of the stele, vivid images began to unfurl
like a beautiful historical tapestry, flowing down to the bottom.
At first, they could only see four blurry silhouettes. These
shadows used all kinds of awesome Mystiques and immortal
techniques. They were definitely some of the strongest
immortal emperors!
However, they were surrounded at this point, attacked by many
other figures. THey were pursued in and out of the void.
To Wu Yu, each of the four were fantastic in battle. The void
turned to dust beneath their feet, and the destruction in their
wake was so thorough that even the void itself was sluggish in
its recovery.
If Wu Yu was up against them, he would be snuffed out in one
move.
But the countless other figures were chaisng these four,
surrounding them, cornering them, until finally they were
crowded into a space so tight that not even a thread’s worth of
space remained.
The pictures on the stele grew clearer and clearer, and the four
figures drew their attention.
"It’s... them?"
All four jaws dropped.
They looked familiar, the figures in their minds when they had
received their legacies!
Wu Yu’s eyes were locked on to a golden Immortal Ape.
Fiery eyes, a dominating demeanor, and wielding a golden staff
in one hand. With a casual twirl the void itself gave way. It
seemed like he could pass through time itself. He beat back the
ranks of those closing in on him, killing a few with one swipe!
An immortal ape, incredibly powerful. Clad in golden armor,
with auspicious clouds bearing him from below, he weaved in
and out of the void, his eyes flashing with golden beams of light
that sent his enemies scattering. Those that could not run were
burnt to pieces!
Wu Yu immediately recognized that golden ape.
It was his benefactor, the owner of his legacy... Great! Sage!
Heaven’s! Equal!
Chapter 1651: Avenge the Destruction
Finally, he could again see the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, the
Victorious Fighting Buddha...... A heroic figure, standing
against the tides, and defending himself as best he could. Still,
he was gradually losing.
There were too many opponents. It was hundreds against one!
The other three shadowy figures were starting to become clear
as well. They too were taking on hundreds of opponents. No
matter how incredible their Mystiques were, there was no
chance against such odds.
One was a pig demon, exuding a fearsome aura. He wielded a
nine-toothed harrow. It was the treasure of Full Moon of
Nanshan - the Supreme Gold Harrow!
The wild boar demon did not have the Great Sage’s golden
eyes, but he killed with equal ferocity, and perhaps even a little
more. A swing of his Supreme Gold Harrow rent the very air
itself. His opponents screamed as they were sucked into the
voids that the slashes created. They were dead without doubt.
Perhaps not even their corpses would be left behind.
"Marshal Tian Peng."
Full Moon of Nanshan stammered, watching the wild boar
demon as a rush of fire flooded to his eyes.
He had been joking about who had been more handsome. But
now face to face with his benefactor, Full Moon of Nanshan
was completely gripped by his savage battle technique.
The wild boar demon had the same bloodline as he did,
although he was now an elite immortal emperor. He twirled the
Supreme Gold Harrow with preternatural skill, plowing the
entire space between heaven and earth with a savage bloodlust.
"And the Curtain Lifting General."
Ye Xixi’s eyes were stars as she watched another figure.
This was a ghostly immortal emperor, black mist swirling
around him. His foreboding aura was all too prominent, and his
powerful frame rose and fell within their murky depths!
Within the gloom, two dark eyes shone with black light. He tore
into his opponents, parts of their bodies flying out from behind
him.
In his hands was the Demon Subduing True Scepter, that Ye
Xixi had obtained. With each swing he called forth black sand,
that grew into a majestic and meandering river. It continued to
flow faster and faster around him, sweeping up his enemies
until they perished within.
Besides them was another huge figure, a snow-white mystical
dragon.
The white mystical dragon even resembled Luo Pin a little. It
vanished and reappeared out of the void, thundering forth with
its Eight Division Pagodas Mystique!
Eight Division Pagodas bracing it, the dragon charged its
attackers, trampling them to bits.
The white mystical dragon seemed to be the most elegant of
them all, and yet its killing power matched that of its comrades.
Its dragon eyes were also filled with a cold murderous fury, that
grew with each opponent it faced.
"What is happening?"
Luo Pin was entranced by the white mystical dragon for a long
time. By the time she regained her senses, she realized that the
four were losing the fight.
Each fo these four looked nigh invincible individually. They
were without question among the strongest beings ever to exist.
Even so, they were losing this battle. The space that they had
been hemmed into offered no escape. More and more bodies
piled onto them, swamping them with fatal numbers.
Each of these fighters were at least immortal emperors. And
every move of theirs was enough to kill Wu Yu hundreds of
times over!
Even so, the four were unable to stand the tidal wave of
attackers.
As they continued to fall, the stele’s visions continued to grow
clearer.
The shadowy attackers soon became clear as well. Wu Yu was
paralyzed with shock. Them?
On the field, millions of immortals from the sky palaces,
countless ghostly immortals from the hells - all of them were
attacking those four!
Before, in Eternal Emperor Tomb, he had seen heaven and hell
join forces to destroy the demons.
Wu Yu had not expected to see the same group of people now
fighting the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal and his comrades.
Without question, the Great Sage and the others were among
the strongest ever to walk the sky palaces. And yet these
indomitable figures were being crushed by sheer numbers. The
entire world was against them. The might of heaven and hell
together - only then could these four be stopped.
This was the same force that had crushed the entire Demon
Immortal Realm.
How could the four of them stand a chance?
Jade Emperor, Ten Yama Kings - all of these legends stood side
by side, attacking the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal who had
bequeathed his legacy to Wu Yu and his other friends.
Back in Eternal Emperor Tomb, Wu Yu had not recognized
many of these figures until Wu Jun had explained it all to him.
And now, Wu Yu recognized each of them.
"Celestial Venerable of the Primordial Beginning...... Heavenly
Lord of Spiritual Treasures...... Grand Supreme Elderly Lord!"
The three majestic immortals were each a pillar of strength for
the sky palaces. They were attacking the golden-armored
monkey. Not even the Victorious Fighting Buddha could stand
against so many.
Besides the three Pure Ones, the Great Emperor of Middle
Heaven North Star and Old Man of the South Pole were also
attacking the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal. He had his hands
full.
Even the strongest god of war throughout the sky palaces could
not deal with the combined armies of Heaven and Hell.
"You have committed a terrible blasphemy, and still you do not
repent! Die!"
From the stele, a terribly severe voice rang out, echoing deep
within their heads.

This was the voice of the Jade Emperor!

Wu Yu and the others did not know how the voice had managed
to come out of the stele, but all four of them felt like getting on
their knees and kowtowing in submission before that voice.
What manner of power was this?
Just one utterance from him had them in submission, complete,
total submission. Such was the authority of the Jade Emperor.
Wu Yu still had yet to see the Jade Emperor in person.
Previously, he had seen him in the Eternal Emperor Tomb’s
scene, and now within the stele. Previously, a mere picture had
him in awe, but it lacked the oomph of the real thing.
But that severe voice made Wu Yu feel like he was right before
the Jade Emperor. All four were extremely shaken.
Not just mortals, but any of the Great Void Immortal Realm
and below would probably be forced to their knees on the spot!
At the same time, the deadly figures of the Ten Yama Kings
were swarming the Curtain Lifting General. As a ghostly
immortal himself, the Curtain Lifting General seemed to be
holding his ground against all ten of them.
But from another direction, the Witch Goddess, Black and
White Impermanence, all of them joined in the offense, and the
Curtain Lifting General could not fend them all off.
"So that is the ancestor who gave me my legacy. How
incredible he is!" Ye Xixi watched the Ten Yama Kings fight
her ancestor, who was also parrying blows against the finest of
Hell - Black and White Impermanence, and other hellish fiends.
The epitome of fortitude!
Ye Xixi had been with Wu Yu back at Eternal Emperor Tomb,
when she saw all manner of immortal and ghostly immortal
side by side, slaughtering the demon immortals at Demon
Immortal Realm with wild abandon. They had seemed
unstoppable - even the Ten Yama Kings’ underlings could slay
scores of demon immortals at a time.
And now, Ye Xixi had confirmed for herself that no one could
take on the Curtain Lifting General in a one on one fight.
Her heart lifted in anticipation at her own legacy. However, the
images on the stele were coming to a close, and all of them
watched in dismay.
Under the combined onslaught of heaven and hell, the Great
Sage, Heaven’s Equal, Marshal Tian Peng, Curtain Lifting
General, and Eight Division Heavenly Dragon finally
succumbed. They could only send the heavily injured Eight
Division Heavenly Dragon away, and then the remaining three
crumbled into ash, falling as the other demon immortals had.
A terrible end. Hopelessness filled the air.
It had probably been this battle which had caused Sage’s Equal
Sky, Marshal Sky, and Curtain Lifting Sky to be left in the state
that they were.
But why had all the immortal emperors forgotten this battle so
completely?
They could not remember, and did not even know who the
Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal was. Not Primeval Mighty Miracle
God, not the Dhrtarastra, nor the other immortal emperors, who
should have been more familiar with the Great Sage than
anyone else. They had not known who Great Sage, Heaven’s
Equal was at all.
Even if they had amnesia, it could not be amnesia across the
entirety of the sky palaces, could it?
All four looked towards the stele, and saw bloody words appear
of them: Our destruction awaits vengeance!
These four words were poignant with the sorrow and anger of
the heroes!
At this moment, Wu Yu felt the Ruyi Jingu Bang quiver with
an emotional resonance, responding to the deep hatred, to the
sea of blood!
Chapter 1652: Eye of Heaven
The bloody words shone red on the stele before them.
The four of them looked on with hot eyes. The questions in their
heart had only multiplied. These questions had first taken seed
when they had watched heaven and hell attack Demon
Immortal Realm, back in Eternal Emperor Tomb.
"Who are the immortals of our legacies? Why would all these
immortals and ghostly immortals unite to kill them?"
Full Moon of Nanshan’s face was ashen. He had been full of
awe at the gigantic black boar demon and his impressive
moves.
But now, the bloody words on the stele before him incited all
sorts of mixed feelings within him.
Could it be that Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, Marshal Tian
Peng, Curtain Lifting General, and Eight Division Heavenly
Dragon had all breached the heavenly rules and restrictions?
But even so, it should not attract the ghostly immortals over!
"Besides, Curtain Lifting General is a ghostly immortal. Why
would he have a sky palace?" Ye Xixi wondered aloud as well.
Marshal Tian Peng and Eight Division Heavenly Dragon were
explainable. The mystical dragon tribe were originally part of
the sky palaces’ forces. As for Marshal Tian Peng, it was
vaguely understandable that the sky palaces could accept a boar
demon. But Curtain Lifting General was a ghostly immortal,
through and through. To actually have his own sky palace was
unthinkable.
They had never even seen a ghostly immortal in the sky palaces
before. They would definitely be ganged up on by the
immortals.
"I feel like it was probably not because of crimes they
committed. Rather, something major must have happened.
Otherwise, why would it trigger the same group of people as in
Demon Immortal Realm?" Luo Pin questioned.
"Most crucially, the immortals of the Heavenly Domain do not
recognize the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal or the others at all,
not even the likes of Primeval Mighty Miracle God or the
Dhrtarastra."
Wu Yu stared at the bloody words and said solemnly: "Both on
the Demon Immortal Realm battlefield and just now, I saw the
same perpetrators."
He had spotted the likes of Primeval Mighty Miracle God and
Dhrtarastra in the attack as well.
And yet they had no impression of the Great Sage, Heaven’s
Equal at all.
"Not just them, but none of the others seem to remember them
at all. Including Eastern Sublime Gracious Divine Emperor."
Full Moon of Nanshan added.
Suddenly, the huge stele cracked, exploding into dust and
fragments. It was sucked into the nearby void, gone before their
eyes.
As if it had never existed.
Except for the bloody words, which remained seared into their
minds.
They were both anxious and fearful. Clearly, there was
something ancient and strange about this whole matter, and yet
they could not ask anyone about it.
So what if they met other immortal emperors?
The entirety of the heavens seemed to have forgotten this.
Where could they find truth?
"Perhaps the Eternal Emperor Tomb is our final hope."
Wu Yu thought to himself. He was sure that there were crucial
details buried in the Eternal Emperor Tomb, which they had yet
to discover.
If not there, then the only other option was to scale the ranks of
the sky palaces, and become an immortal emperor at least as
powerful as the Jade Emperor himself. Perhaps only then could
he speak to someone who knew the truth.
But how far in the future would that be?
True, Wu Yu had the Devour ability and superb Mystiques. But
even so, the gap between him and elite immortals like the Jade
Emperor was still insurmountable.
Wu Yu was sure that even if he devoured every last eternal
demon emperor corpse in Eternal Emperor Tomb, still he
would not reach the Jade Emperor’s level. After all, devouring
did not always equate an increase. It had to paired with
revelations and knowledge.
And Wu Yu would take a long, long time to be able to digest it
all.
His devouring speed was much faster than that of others, but
still it had its limits.
The four remained rooted to the spot in silence for a long while.
They stared numbly at the empty spot where the stele had
vanished, at a loss of what to do.
They had gained legacies, but in price they had laden
themselves with a duty. However, they had no more clues to go
on.
Just at this time, an oppressive aura filled the skies!
This foreboding aura immediately drew their attention. They
looked up, and broke out into a cold sweat!
There was one huge golden eye in the sky, even bigger than the
sun here. It split open the void itself, floating above them.
A golden light from the eye fixed on the four, pinning them
down with phenomenal pressure. The void around them was
frozen, and the four could not even move an inch.
The golden eye was completely emotionless, a cold object that
inspired terror in all it caught. As it broke through the skies,
even the void fled from in, leaving nothing but the golden eye
in the sky.
The eye was above all, the epitome of indifference, an
omnipotent object that looked down on all the world as if it was
an ant!
"This is......"
The four of them found that Sage’s Equal Sky had been plunged
into darkness when the golden eye appeared, and that they were
well and truly trapped.
Wu Yu could not even somersault. He could not even move a
finger.
The four of them had been completely shut down by the golden
eye. They could feel an immortal emperor coming. This was a
being a million times stronger than the Empyrean Revered
Dragon!
It almost felt like the four were about to be sucked into the
irresistible vortex that was the eye, but another wave of
pressure froze them where they were.

The golden eye had come out of nowhere to absolutely

dominate them!
They could not even speak, helpless before its almighty stare.
They could only barely manage to communicate with their
immortal spirits. Wu Yu managed: "It’s Erlang Shen! True
Lord Erlang! He used the same technique in the battle on the
stele...... This is his third eye. He might not be here."
"Just his third eye alone can already do this to us? What could
the person himself do?" Full Moon of Nanshan paled.
Completely immobilized, he could imagine the fate which
awaited him.
Wu Yu knew that Primeval Mighty Miracle God and
Dhrtarastra must have gone to True Lord Erlang for help.
How could a mere pre-immortal emperor kid be worthy of True
Lord Erlang’s personal attention?
Therefore, he had simply sent his third eye to hold him. If Wu
Yu was guessing right, Dhrtarastra and Primeval Mighty
Miracle God would be showing up soon enough.
Right on cue, he heard two people laughing loudly. Primeval
Mighty Miracle God and Dhrtarastra!
The two of them had gigantic immortal emperor bodies. They
stomped across the broken terrain, and let out maniacal laughter
upon seeing the four caught good and proper.
"Haha! No matter how wily you are, can you escape True Lord
Erlang’s Eye of Heaven?" Mighty Miracle God hooted,
taunting the four.
He had never been able to catch Wu Yu. But not once had he
treated Wu Yu with respect.
And now thanks to True Lord Erlang, he had finally caught Wu
Yu.
He pulled out an epochal immortal treasure, the Unholy Spirit
Abyss which he had used before to capture Wu Yu. It flew
towards Wu Yu, about to swallow him up again.
"This time, you three are going to experience the horrors of the
Unholy Spirit Abyss. How dare you run away from me the last
time?" Primeval Mighty Miracle God roared, his face twisted
with savage glee.
Nothing in the last 100,000 years had made him this happy.
After all, most of an immortal’s long lifespan was dreary.
"With this kid, our lives are going to get interesting from now
on." Dhrtarastra said lightly. He was not as worked up as
Mighty Miracle God, and he reached out to separate Luo Pin
from Wu Yu.
Ultimately, Luo Pin was still an important person to the
mystical dragon tribe. She could not be subjected to the same
torture and death.
After dealing with the three, they would send Luo Pin back to
Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. However, they were fairly
unhappy with the mystical dragon tribe’s attitude towards Wu
Yu. They had actually helped him stay hidden.
Otherwise, they would have caught him long ago, and not
needed to ask True Lord Erlang for help!
As they snickered and laughed, Unholy Spirit Abyss flew out
towards the three. The ancient unholy spirits within snarled and
snapped. It was an agony that Wu Yu had experienced before,
an unholy pain which made one beg for death.
However, the cold golden eye in the sky rendered them
immobile from start to finish. Not a single trickle of emotion
was in the eye. It did not even seem like it was alive.
True Lord Erlang’s Eye of Heaven was an unspeakable terror,
holding them with no way to escape.
Chapter 1653: Is the World Ending?
The situation had turned hopeless so quickly that none of them
had been able to react.
Pulled apart, Luo Pin was all too clear of the fate that awaited
the other three.
The epochal immortal treasure Unholy Spirit Abyss contained
ancient unholy spirits that could bring unimaginable pain to its
victims. Wu Yu had experienced it before - a misery that made
him wish for death.
As the inheritor of the mystical dragon ancestor’s legacy, she
would be given a free pass back to the Immortal Dragon
Imperial Realm.
However, Wu Yu and the others were doomed with no chance
of reprieve.
True Lord Erlang was one of the most powerful immortals in
the whole of the sky palaces. His third eye, the Eye of Heaven,
had robbed the entire Sage’s Equal Sky of light, freezing them
all in place.
They could only watch wide-eyed as Mighty Miracle God’s
Unholy Spirit Abyss flew ever closer, dreading the ancient
unholy spirits within.
"They’ve really gone and done it now. To think that they would
actually enlist the help of True Lord Erlang......" Wu Yu’s heart
sank. But he could not even use the Somersault Cloud at this
time.
They were caught good and proper, and things would only get
harder once they were thrown into Unholy Spirit Abyss.
Wu Yu himself was fine. The unholy spirits could not do too
much to him. It was just pain.
He could take it!
But Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi would be in with him.
Wu Yu’s heart ached for them. Besides, if True Lord Erlang
was against him now as well, he was truly doomed.
But how could Wu Yu be content to fall here?
The golden eye continued to stare unflinchingly at them, and
they continued to feel its fettering power.
"Let’s see how you get out of this one. Hahaha!"
Primeval Mighty Miracle God howled with glee. The Unholy
Spirit Abyss was eagerly thrust forwards at them!
As for Dhrtarastra, he focused solely on holding Luo Pin apart,
preventing her from charging over recklessly to join Wu Yu. It
seemed entirely possible given the circumstances.
It would be hard to answer to the mystical dragon tribe then.
"Hmph. If not for the mystical dragon tribe sheltering the brat,
he would have fallen to us long ago. Well, at least we have him
now." Dhrtarastra said calmly. He had separated Luo Pin from
them, and watching with anticipation at the three being cast into
the Unholy Spirit Abyss.
"We have True Lord Erlang to thank for this. They have been a
thorn in the side of the sky palaces for a long time now."
With a sneer, Primeval Mighty Miracle God lifted the Unholy
Spirit Abyss above their heads, about to throw them in!
Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi despaired. They had never
experienced the Unholy Spirit Abyss, but knew it could be
nothing good. It would definitely be the worst pain that they
had ever experienced.
But even now, they still held no hard feelings against Wu Yu.
From the day that they decided to follow Wu Yu, they had
decided to share good and tough times alike. Even now that
they were caught, they would not shirk away from Wu Yu.
Luo Pin was forcibly separated, piteously calling out to the
other three with tears streaming down her cheeks.
No one could have foreseen that their blissful reunion would be
so quickly marred by True Lord Erlang himself, plunging them
into despair. She blamed herself. If Wu Yu had not come for
her, he would still be free in Demon Immortal Realm, wouldn’t
he?
However, she did not dwell on it. Besides, she knew what Wu
Yu would be thinking. It was their legacies which had led them
here to Sage’s Equal Sky. It could not be helped that they had
been caught by True Lord Erlang.
"I wonder - will our legacy ancestors help us out?" That was
the last desperate hope in Luo Pin’s heart. After all, she had
seen that Wu Yu’s ancestor had once intervened to forcefully
pull him out of the Unholy Spirit Abyss epochal immortal
treasure.
As long as they were willing to help, there was a chance to
escape!
Of course, three of the four ancestors had already perished,
according to the stele. The burden of vengeance was also being
laid on their shoulders precisely because their ancestors needed
help. To get their help in return did not seem likely.
And yet, since the ancestors had chosen them, they must have
taken some measures to protect their lives, right?
Just as Luo Pin thought this, something happened.
As Unholy Spirit Abyss neared, and was on the verge of
swooping up the three, a tremendous force roared out in return!
It not only blew the Unholy Spirit Abyss away, but also
removed the fetters on the three of them!
Finally, shock was visible in the Eye of Heaven. Before this,
nothing could have affected the golden eye, but now this
supernatural force had smashed through its shackles, and it
flashed in alarm.
"It’s an epochal immortal treasure!"
Wu Yu and the others found themselves suddenly free. They
shared a brief look of joy with each other.
The epochal immortal treasures within their bodies - the Ruyi
Jingu Bang, Supreme Gold Harrow, and Demon Subduing True
Scepter - had shown themselves briefly.
In that instant, Wu Yu felt a rush of passion and energy fill him!
In their darkest hour, the Ruyi Jingu Bang had come to their
rescue. With an intemperate sweep, it smashed through the
darkness in Sage’s Equal Sky!
A flood of golden light that confronted True Lord Erlang’s Eye
of Heaven, which seemed suddenly weak.
"Break!"
A faraway voice trumpeted, and suddenly the Ruyi Jingu Bang
grew gigantic. A gigantic pillar reaching to the skies, it thrust
itself into the golden eye!

The power of both sides blew up in the air, a terrific explosion

that sent shockwaves rippling out, so strong that they even
managed to snuff out the light from True Lord Erlang’s third
eye.
That wasn’t all.
While Primeval Mighty Miracle God and Dhrtarastra were still
reeling with surprise, the Supreme Gold Harrow emerged from
Full Moon of Nanshan’s body, transforming into nine astral
rivers that surged towards the golden eye.
The sky itself seemed to be falling!
An epic teaming up of the Ruyi Jingu Bang and Supreme Gold
Harrow, as they hurtled towards the eye.
The darkness hanging over Sage’s Equal Sky was blown clean
away.
The already unstable sky palace began to shudder even more
violently now. The place was beginning to crumble all around
them.
One move from the Ruyi Jingu Bang and Supreme Gold
Harrow alone had caused all of this!
The awful golden eye in the sky finally disappeared, and Ruyi
Jingu Bang and Supreme Gold Harrow descended back from
the sky. They had laid down a gash in the sky that had cut
through even the void of Sage’s Equal Sky.
Wu Yu and the others had never seen the likes of it before.
While Ruyi Jingu Bang and Supreme Gold Harrow chased
away True Lord Erlang’s third eye, Demon Subduing True
Scepter appeared out of Ye Xixi’s body. It turned into a black
tornado, the crescent-shaped blade spinning faster and faster
until a vortex appeared. It blew Primeval Mighty Miracle God
and Dhrtarastra away.
These two were also mighty eternal immortal emperors in the
sky palaces. They were beings that Wu Yu was completely
helpless again, but the Demon Subduing True Scepter alone
had sent them packing. As for the Unholy Spirit Abyss jail that
they were supposed to be in, it had been blown away to
goodness knew where.
"How...... is this possible?!"
Primeval Mighty Miracle God’s face was frozen in horrified
disbelief. Before, Wu Yu had escaped out of his Unholy Spirit
Abyss. Now, they had batted it away, and even sent True Lord
Erlang retreating!
The Dhrtarastra was even more mind-blown. He could feel the
colossal black vortex sweeping him away. It was deadly even
to him. But it was just the treasure of a few immortal king kids.
How could it have such prodigious powers?
Could they all have some sort of legacy?
Wasting no time, Wu Yu sent Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye
Xixi into the Floating Dreams Pagoda, and then collected Luo
Pin while their foes were distracted.
"Let’s go!"
Wu Yu could not think of anywhere that could be safe. Except
perhaps the Demon Immortal Realm!
He flipped and flipped, and within a mere moment, he had left
Sage’s Equal Sky far behind.
Only then did Wu Yu dare to open the portal and lead them to
Demon Immortal Realm.
This was possibly the safest place that he knew!
Even someone as impressive as True Lord Erlang would
probably only be able to search the sky palaces for them. He
might not be able to reach Demon Immortal Realm.
Chapter 1654: The Three Great Fighters
Demon Immortal Realm.
Wu Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief as he brought the others
here.
It would not be so easy for True Lord Erlang to find them here.
After all, besides Wu Yu himself, he had not seen anyone able
to reach this place before.
"Let’s rest for a while."
They had just survived a tense situation at Sage’s Equal Sky.
All of them had been badly shaken, and needed some time to
recompose themselves.
"We were saved by our ancestors again."
Full Moon of Nanshan said with deep feeling. However, his
face was grim. "Seeing the story on the stele, I’m quite sure our
ancestors are already dead and gone. What we were saved by
was the power that they stored in the epochal immortal
treasures."
"If my guess is right, then these epochal immortal treasures of
ours are strong, but limited. They can only save us a few times!"
All of them nodded solemnly. It seemed a plausible theory.
Although the epochal immortal treasures had been powerful
enough to even send True Lord Erlang away, but they had to be
limited. Otherwise, Wu Yu and the others would be invincible,
right? They could do as they pleased in the sky palaces - after
all the epochal immortal treasures would save them from any
trouble.
Therefore, the gravity of Full Moon of Nanshan’s words were
not lost on them. They had to be careful from now on as well,
and not be complacent, relying on what might be a finite power.
"We have to avoid such situations in the future."
Wu Yu nodded. That had been quite a scare. Luckily the three
epochal immortal treasures had appeared at the crucial moment
to save them.
Which reminded them - they were here in the Demon Immortal
Realm, but what about the epochal immortal treasures?
Just at that moment, three void vortexes appeared beside them,
and three little specks rushed out from it. It was the three
epochal immortal treasures!
They had come through to the Demon Immortal Realm, to their
delight.
"Ruyi Jingu Bang!"
"Supreme Gold Harrow!"
"Demon Subduing True Scepter!"
The three of them took hold of their respective epochal
immortal treasures, and felt a surge of familiarity within.
However, they could not yet unlock the full strength of these
weapons.
The three epochal immortal treasures cut a small gash on their
hands, just like the bronze ball had with Wu Yu before. They
blood bonded.
These three epochal immortal treasures had taken the initiative
to blood bond with them, allowing them to succeed.
With this, the three of them had obtained the acknowledgment
of the epochal immortal treasures, and could now use them.
All three had identical expressions of gratification.
Since they had obtained their legacies, they had been coveting
these epochal immortal treasures for a long time. They were the
weapons of elite immortal emperors, and had the power to
smash heaven and earth, if they but had the power to wield
them.
Wu Yu hefted the Jingu Bang in his hand, unable to put it down.
A mortal would not even be able to lift this metal rod, but Wu
Yu could swing it effortlessly.
He gave it a few experimental swings, and noted it had quite a
heft to it. There was an ancient aura to it. Clearly, it had been
through much.
All three began to study the usage of their epochal immortal
treasures. It was not easy to utilize their power.
"This Ruyi Jingu Bang actually has nine layers of seals?"
Wu Yu soon discovered.
He did not know who had sealed it thus. Only the first layer
was broken now, allowing Wu Yu to use the first tier of its
strength, an ability called Bedlam of Heaven and Earth.
Bedlam of Heaven and Earth was the first killing move that the
Ruyi Jingu Bang granted him. It could destroy space!
Whether Qian Kun space or void space, this move could smash
it. This attack was much, much stronger than his Submerged
Cloud Seal.
"If I could have used this against Empyrean Revered Dragon, I
would not have been in danger at all. One swing of this, and the
void would have broken before it. Empyrean Revered Dragon
could not even take a single blow!"
The more he thought about it, the more excited Wu Yu got. He
continued to swing the Ruyi Jingu Bang, practicing his Bedlam
of Heaven and Earth and smashing space all around him.
It was so destructive against both void space and Qian Kun
space, that in a big fight, he ran a serious risk of smashing up
the place itself.
Wu Yu saw that the space around him was getting fragmented,
and immediately stopped. Demon Immortal Realm was already
battered enough. If he continued to smash the realm, it might
even collapse entirely.
Not what he wanted, and so he desisted.
The Demon Immortal Realm was no longer capable of
sustaining a fight by immortal emperors, given its poor
condition.
"This Bedlam of Heaven and Earth - wasn’t it the Mystique
used against True Lord Erlang’s third eye back on Sage’s Equal
Sky?"
Wu Yu realized belatedly that this had been the attack which
had smashed a hole in the void and shaken Sage’s Equal Sky
up.
That was the true strength of the Ruyi Jingu Bang!
Of course, Wu Yu’s Bedlam of Heaven and Earth was not at
that level yet. Therefore, Wu Yu supposed that the Ruyi Jingu
Bang would continue to grow stronger the more his cultivation
realm improved.
He continued swinging the Ruyi Jingu Bang. A while later, he
took a look at Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi, who were
also testing out their new weapons.

The Supreme Gold Harrow was a nine-toothed harrow. It

looked comical, but its power was nothing to laugh at.
One swing from Full Moon of Nanshan, and the nine rivers of
stars appeared, surging forth. Their power was comparable to
Wu Yu’s Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!
"Check out my Unrivaled Celestial Soldiers!"
Full Moon of Nanshan whooped. He swung his rake, and nine
destructive streaks of stars trailed from it. They destroyed all in
their path, and even weakened the void itself.
"Back then, the Unrivaled Celestial Soldiers joined forces with
Bedlam of Heaven and Earth to beat back True Lord Erlang’s
third eye!"
Wu Yu recalled. Their immortal treasure Mystiques could be
combined. First, Unrivaled Celestial Soldiers would pave the
way, weakening all that was in its wake.
And then Bedlam of Heaven and Earth would follow, its
destructive power doubly effective against the weakened void.
Wu Yu was happy to have this combination at their disposal.
Although Full Moon of Nanshan had yet to grow strong
enough, but the Supreme Gold Harrow’s Unrivaled Celestial
Soldiers would definitely boost his own Bedlam of Heaven and
Earth exponentially.
And then there was Ye Xixi, wielding her Demon Subduing
True Scepter.
She was but a little girl, and the Demon Subduing True Scepter
was double her height. It looked strange in her hands, like a
baby wielding a cleaver.
However, she soon wielded it with a practiced hand. It could
change sizes to accommodate her height, and she could use a
move called Cycle. By spinning the Demon Subduing True
Scepter rapidly, she could create a huge black vortex.
Cycle technique left death in its wake, sparing not even a single
blade of grass. It was a terrifying move used to harvest lives,
and also the move that had forced the Dhrtarastra back and
allowed Wu Yu to reach Luo Pin.
Their three epochal immortal treasures had each revealed one
power. Both Full Moon of Nanshan and Ye Xixi had noted the
numerous seals on their epochal immortal treasures as well, of
which only one had been unlocked. They did not know who had
sealed them.
Regardless, all three had grown much stronger, rapidly. At least
within Demon Immortal Realm, they would not be in danger at
all, even without Wu Yu around.
Luo Pin did not have an epochal immortal treasure, but the
encounter had also given her some insights. She would
definitely improve a lot during some seclusion.
Most importantly, now they knew the truth from the stele in
Sage’s Equal Sky - that all of the sky palaces and hells were to
be held guilty.
Since Wu Yu had obtained the legacy of the Great Sage,
Heaven’s Equal, naturally he would take revenge for him.
Now that they knew the killers of the Great Sage, Heaven’s
Equal was actually the same who destroyed Demon Immortal
Realm, then it was all too clear what Wu Yu’s next step was.
Since he would have to fight them sooner or later, then he
would also take revenge for the eternal demon emperors of the
Demon Immortal Realm.
In the end, it had all come full circle.
Wu Yu breathed out for a moment, trying to process it all.
Although he was still not fully clear of what had transpired, and
why the immortals and ghostly immortals had joined forces to
kill the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal and his comrades, but the
next step towards more answers was more strength!
"With that decided, I am now qualified to use Eternal Emperor
Tomb! I will undertake the blood debt of the eternal demon
emperors and vow vengeance on your behalf!"
Wu Yu lifted his head suddenly, resolve set on his face!
Chapter 1655: Spirit Designs, Spirit Designs Everywhere
In Demon Immortal Realm, Wu Yu first sought out Perpetual
World Tree, the only remaining demonic emperor now.
Most importantly, he wanted to check on Jiu Ying. He saw that
he was doing well, growing quickly under the protection of
Perpetual Demonic Emperor.
Jiu Ying was cultivating in the former territory of Celestial
Demonic Emperor.
Celestial Demonic Emperor had been living in a forest in
Celestial Demonic Empire, where the densest spiritual qi was
to be found. All of it was Jiu Ying’s now.
Although the Demon Immortal Realm was in rough shape, but
Jiu Ying’s cultivation here proceeded at pace.
Seeing him doing well put Wu Yu’s mind at rest. At least here
in Demon Immortal Realm, there was nothing which could
threaten Jiu Ying.
All of the great void immortal designs that Celestial Demonic
Emperor had set were all at Jiu Ying’s disposal. Even if
Perpetual World Tree were to come over himself, he would not
be able to pass them too easily.
Wu Yu explained the situation to Jiu Ying.
"We’re now decided on taking revenge for the ancestors of our
legacies, along with the Demon Immortal Realm’s eternal
demon emperors. Therefore, we’re headed for the Eternal
Emperor Tomb, to use the bodies of the eternal demon emperor
ancestors. You should come with us."
Wu Yu said.
Although Jiu Ying had taken up post in the most favorable
territory in Demon Immortal Realm, but it was still difficult to
improve. Since Wu Yu’s last departure, Jiu Ying had not even
managed to improve one cultivation realm.
Although Celestial Demonic Emperor’s territory was the best
there was here, it could not compare to the sky palaces - it did
not even have 1 percent of the immortal qi density.
Such was the gap.
Therefore, Jiu Ying readily agreed to Wu Yu’s offer. "Sure,
let’s go."
Jiu Ying was far weaker than Wu Yu, but their friendship was
unaffected.
Because Jiu Ying was sure that Wu Yu was not one of those
who would turn cold to his friends just because they were
weaker than him.
Even if the difference between them was the difference
between a mortal and immortal, to Wu Yu a friend was a friend.
A brother was a brother. There was no difference.
"Let’s go!"
Wu Yu clapped Jiu Ying on the back with a broad smile, and
they headed for Eternal Emperor Tomb together.
Perpetual World Tree had already laid down many great void
immortal designs at the entrance of Eternal Emperor Tomb,
preventing other demon immortals from trespassing.
Wu Yu sought him out, and gave him a few orders. He had him
guard the entrance, so that no demon immortal would enter.
As for Wu Yu, he took Jiu Ying, Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye
Xixi, and Luo Pin in.
"This is sister-in-law?"
Perpetual Demonic Emperor was sharp enough to understand
the relationship between Wu Yu and Luo Pin, and immediately
hastened to offer regards: "As expected of a sister-in-law. Such
charm and grace, we’ve never seen such a beauty in all of
Demon Immortal Realm.... brother Wu Yu, don’t you worry at
all. Go on in, and I’ll watch the door. No one will get past me!"
"Mm."
Wu Yu was satisfied with his attitude, and left him to it. He
turned and left for Eternal Emperor Tomb.
Activating the bronze ball epochal immortal treasure, the huge
bronze gates appeared again before them. They walked in.
Wu Yu shut the door behind them, making it vanish. It would
be hard for others to even find the entrance, let alone entering
it.
Wu Yu felt a rush of warmth as he entered.
The first time he had come, it was with fear and dread of the
unknown dangers.
But now, he was full of reverence for the Eternal Emperor
Tomb. It was a place built by the Demon Immortal Realm
ancestors, where they had gathered their corpses, biding their
time even after death, for the champion who would come to
avenge them. It was a humbling thought.
He headed straight for Graveguarding Palace!
From within the Floating Dreams Pagoda, he retrieved the little
gray macaque, allowing it to play nearby. It was clearly
dispirited that they were back here, but was cheered up a little
that it could be out of the Floating Dreams Pagoda. It ran about,
chattering busily.
Next, the four of them and the monkey rested at Graveguarding
Palace, cultivating for a while.
The immortal essence qi here was lusher than any other place
in the Demon Immortal Realm, although still inferior to the sky
palaces. It was not suitable for long-term cultivation.
"I can cultivate more than 10 times faster here compared to the
Celestial Demonic Emperor’s territory." Jiu Ying marveled.
Thinking of the fall of Demon Immortal Realm under the
combined hand of the heavens and hells, bitterness washed
through him. But now that Wu Yu was going to help avenge
them, Jiu Ying could not help but be moved, as a demon
immortal himself.
The way Jiu Ying saw it, everyone else would be fleeing as fast
as their legs could carry them from such a monumental task.
But Wu Yu had actively welcomed it. Although it was also
related to his legacy, but it spoke of Wu Yu’s sense of
responsibility.
It was no easy feat for him to take on such a heavy burden upon
himself.
Now that the mists were gone from the graves, all of the Eternal
Emperor Tomb was laid out clearly before him.
All of the eternal demon emperor graves were guarded by
epochal immortal designs.
Wu Yu had been studying the bronze ball’s epochal immortal
designs when he had the time, and now was going to formally
deal with them.
Not biting off more than one could chew was a good principle
to abide by, even in the study of epochal immortal designs. Wu
Yu first set his target, and would only turn his attention to other
epochal immortal designs once he had dealt with this one. He
first locked on to the grave of Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor,
which was protected by the Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere.
This was an epochal immortal design that Wu Yu was familiar
with, and he had chosen it as a starting point because he thought
that it might be easier to crack.
The Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor’s grave had lain quiet for
eons, warded by the silver daggers. Now finally a willing
challenger had stepped forth!
"This Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere is even fiercer than the
one the Jade Emperor created back in hell."
Wu Yu first observed the epochal immortal design in its
entirety. With the bronze ball’s prompts, he could see the
network of energy that flowed within the Maelstrom Silver
Dagger Sphere. All of this could help him master it even more
quickly.
However, an epochal immortal design was not so easily
unraveled.
Even with the bronze ball guiding him, Wu Yu would still take
a long time to break it down.
The silver maelstrom howled around the Lifeless Eternal
Demon Emperor. Anyone who tried to get near would be cut to
pieces. Even with the bronze ball, Wu Yu was no exception.
Fortunately, he was already an 8-heavens immortal king, and
had the power of an eternal immortal emperor. The Maelstrom
Silver Dagger Sphere would take quite some time to even deal
damage to him.
He recalled how he had lost quickly the first time, his Invincible
Vajra Body unable to withstand it.
The power of this Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere was more
than the Empyrean Revered Dragon’s Heaven’s Despair:
Reincarnation Disruption technique. Of course Wu Yu back
then could not have held out against it.
Even now, Wu Yu could only hold out for a short time.
Thanks to the bronze ball, Wu Yu very quickly mapped out the
inner workings of the epochal immortal design. Of course, it
would still take some time to thoroughly understand how to
break all of them.
The epochal immortal design had billions of spirit design
formations, and Wu Yu needed to spend time understanding
each one. Luckily, he could use the bronze ball to understand
what their functions were, and therefore expedite the process.
The sheer number of spirit designs was what took a lot of time.
Even if one knew the way to break a specific spirit design, to
break billions of them was a mind-boggling task.
Without the bronze ball, Wu Yu would probably have spent
100,000 years or more on it.
Thanks to the bronze ball, things were sped up at least 10 times.
Wu Yu had spent much time analyzing the major networks of
the epochal immortal design. He was now familiar with the
minutiae of these spirit designs, and was sure that he could
simply focus on them to take the whole thing down.
Of the billions of spirit designs, only a tenth of them were
anchors, placed at relatively important positions. However,
each of them required more than 100 times more effort to break
compared to the others.
The epochal immortal design lay at the center of the Maelstrom
Silver Dagger Sphere. One had to break this defense before one
could access the central position and actually tackle the epochal
immortal design.
Besides, the various anchor points would automatically
regenerate some time after they were destroyed, which
compounded the difficulty of the endeavor.
If he was not quick enough, Wu Yu would be unable to destroy
the epochal immortal design.
He had to reach the core of the whole thing and destroy it.
Robbed of its central core, the epochal immortal design would
be much easier to deal with.
But each time Wu Yu smashed the anchor points, he only had
a very brief window, and they kept regenerating as well.
He continued to experiment.
Chapter 1656: Devouring Heavenly Rule
Day after day, year after year passed.
Wu Yu continued to study the Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere
epochal immortal design.
First, he had spent 1000 years just to know how to get rid of the
anchor points. By the time he saw the core of it all for the first
time, 3000 years had passed.
Next, he began to tackle the actual core.
It went surprisingly quickly. As he grew more used to smashing
the anchor points, he bought more and more time to study the
eye of the storm.
Finally, he was able to smash through all of the anchor points.
8000 years had passed at this point.
8000 years, to break an epochal immortal design, the
Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere!
If word of this got out, it would be sensational news whether
within the sky palaces or hells. This was a superhuman speed.
Ordinary immortals all spent upwards of 100,000 years!
Of course, Wu Yu’s record was in no small part thanks to the
bronze ball.
Even so, Wu Yu would only have taken 80,000 years to break
it without the bronze ball, which was still considerably faster
than the other immortals. This was because he had never
neglected his study of immortal designs, and the fundamentals
he had built on great void immortal designs had helped in
tackling epochal immortal designs.
"Finally!"
As the eye of the storm core finally broke, Wu Yu huffed in
relief. He had not wasted these 8000 years.
At this time, he not only had the Maelstrom Silver Dagger
Sphere committed to memory, but could also open the grave of
Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor, and get some loot for the first
time.
Of course, Wu Yu had already obtained the Violet-Eyed
Emperor’s corpse puppet before. He could also have devoured
that, although he had refrained from doing so before deciding
to take up the mantle of vengeance.
Now he could devour it alongside Lifeless Eternal Demon
Emperor. Wu Yu would definitely improve greatly.
After breaking past the Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere
epochal immortal design, he was finally within the Grave of
Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor. It was a majestic tomb that
was larger even than a lesser realm.
On the gravestone, Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor’s image
was carved.
It was a large sea of clouds. This was the Lifeless Eternal
Demon Emperor’s true form!
Under the carving, there were many tiny words etched in,
detailing the great works of the Lifeless Eternal Demon
Emperor’s life.
This was one of the great eternal demon emperors of the Demon
Immortal Realm!
Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor was a cloud which had turned
demon. He had built Lifeless Demon City in the realm, and had
been in charge of destroying rogue demon immortals.
Countless demon immortals had grown under Lifeless Demon
City’s care, and they were always dispatched to rid the realm
of criminal demon immortals.
During the combined assault, the Demon Immortal Realm had
been in peacetime status, and so the fighters from Lifeless
Demon City had been an important pillar of defense.
As godly as he was, Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor had died
at the hands of the Four Heavenly Ministers, to the traitorous
hand of Old Man of the South Pole and Great Emperor of
Middle Heaven North Star combined. He had been buried here,
awaiting his Avenger.
Wu Yu read all of it, and then prostrated himself before the
grave with great formality.
"I, Wu Yu, hereby swear to find the killers of the Demon
Immortal Realm, and take revenge for the demon immortal
ancestors!"
Wu Yu swore with reverence and dignity!
He recalled the sea of blood that had washed through Demon
Immortal Realm. He had seen the same corroborated on the
stele in Sage’s Equal Sky, and was convinced.
What could have led them to such drastic action?
And then to forget all of it?!
No matter what, Wu Yu had to get to the bottom of this, to take
eye for eye. This was what Wu Yu would do next.
After making his vow, Wu Yu stood up deferentially, and
strode towards the huge grave. He opened up the crystal coffin,
where the body of the Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor had
been preserved, whole.
A shapeless cloud that grew on and on. A musty smell came
from it, a smell that told of the Lifeless Eternal Demon
Emperor’s death many Yuan ago.
Within the crystal coffin, the Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor
rested peacefully. He had been willing to give up his body to
replenish the champion. Through him, the Demon Immortal
Realm would be avenged. It was a noble sacrifice.
So few would go to such lengths! To preserve one’s body for
future revenge.
And yet there were so many graves within the Eternal Emperor
Tomb, all of them willing to do the same. Such was the depth
of their hatred!
Their hatred for heaven, their hatred for hell. Their hatred for
the audacity of the alliance, and most of all, that they did not
know who was behind it all.
Wu Yu was thinking - it was very likely that there was a puppet
master behind all this. It must be someone that not even the
Jade Emperor and other elite immortals could handle. The
ultimate power - otherwise, how could they possibly have
forgotten everything afterwards?
"Rest in peace, senior."
Wu Yu again prostrated himself before the Grave of Lifeless
Eternal Demon Emperor. As a sign of his highest respect, he
executed three kowtows. Only then did he step carefully into
the crystal coffin and begin devouring.
Wu Yu had done this countless times before, but this time, he
ate with a full heart, filled with a heavy sense of duty.
Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor, he would even sacrifice
himself for revenge. That was something that left Wu Yu in
awe.

Since he had devoured the Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor’s

body, then he had to carry out his wish for revenge.
"Wu Yu, you must not fail in this duty!"
Wu Yu thought to himself as he devoured. Because Lifeless
Eternal Demon Emperor had been dead for so long, none of his
memories lingered, despite his eminent status. All that were left
was his dao understandings, although these were of great help
to Wu Yu.
After spending many months, he had finally devoured Lifeless
Eternal Demon Emperor’s body completely, along with Violet-
Eyed Emperor’s corpse.
The two eternal demon emperors’ understanding of dao and
cultivation had given Wu Yu enough to continue his cultivation
with great effect.
His current cultivation realm was an 8-heavens immortal king.
Only the Dao of Devouring remained unconverted to heavenly
rule power, and this was what he would work on now.
"Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor was indeed an eminent
demon immortal. His understanding of the essence of dao is
profound and rich. All of it is in this cloud-like meat!"
The more Wu Yu cultivated, the more admiration and respect
he felt for the Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor. This eternal
demon emperor was definitely the equal of the Dhrtarastra or
Primeval Mighty Miracle God. He might even be able to give
True Lord Erlang a run for his money.
If not for the sky palaces and hells joining forces, Demon
Immortal Realm would not have fallen so quickly or thoroughly
either.
Through the revelations he gained from both corpses, Wu Yu
improved at a ferocious rate. This was exactly the frightening
potential of the Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast. If he had not
merged with the Heaven Devouring Avatar back then , Wu Yu
would have taken thousands of years to achieve the same effect.
Back when the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal left his legacy, he
had probably not anticipated that his successor would also get
the Heaven Devouring Avatar and merge it into a single body
with the Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast’s powers.
This was another pillar of Wu Yu’s miraculous rise. It even
supported the legacy of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal.
The culmination of the two made Wu Yu what he was today.
Through his absorption of the Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor
and Violet-Eyed Emperor’s dao, Wu Yu appreciated anew how
much the Heaven Devouring Avatar had helped him on his
cultivation journey. Without it, he would have had his body
stolen by Yan Huang Ancient Emperor, and been wiped from
this world......
"But devouring is just one of the options I have. I can never
allow myself to become obsessed with it, Otherwise, I will fall
into madness and disaster!" Wu Yu knew that he had to be the
master of this skill, and not the other way around.
His understanding of the nature of devouring helped him to
create devouring heavenly rule especially easily.
1000 years later!
An iridescent devouring vortex appeared on Wu Yu’s kingly
immortal spirit. He had finally completed his ninth heavenly
rule power - devouring heavenly rule!
When Wu Yu opened his eyes anew as a 9-heavens immortal
king, his eyes shone with a new light.
He was now another tier stronger than when he had won
Empyrean Revered Dragon. This meant that he could probably
take on even two Empyrean Revered Dragons. With the
completion of devouring heavenly rule, it meant that he could
use devouring even in the middle of battle.
Devouring heavenly rule was about equally strong as his other
heavenly rule powers, such as golden eyes heavenly rule and
doppelganger heavenly rule.
However, devouring heavenly rule had a special characteristic.
It could consume his opponent’s powers in battle, and turn the
odds of victory to favor Wu Yu. Along with his power growth,
he now also had the awakened Ruyi Jingu Bang and its Bedlam
of Heaven and Earth skill. He was at least 10 times stronger
than when he had fought Empyrean Revered Dragon.
This was a tremendous step forward. Although Wu Yu still had
no idea how he would fare against someone like True Lord
Erlang.
"An immortal king might be able to defeat some first tier
immortal emperors, but definitely not a high-level opponent
like True Lord Erlang. I would have to reach the eternal
immortal emperor realm for that!" Wu Yu mused. However, he
had just made a breakthrough, and it seemed unlikely to make
a successive one.
Chapter 1657: PatriarChapter Bodhi
True Lord Erlang’s third eye hung over Wu Yu like an
apparition in his mind’s eye. It was a reminder that if he was to
exact vengeance for the eternal demon emperors and their
legacy ancestors, he had to at least reach True Lord Erlang’s
level.
Still, slow and steady would win the race. Wu Yu had just
devoured Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor and Violet-Eyed
Emperor’s corpses, and reached 9-heavens immortal king with
that. It would not be that easy to keep this rate up.
Therefore for now, Wu Yu did not study the other epochal
immortal designs, nor did he attempt to devour any more
eternal demon emperor corpses.
He decided to firm up his cultivation for now, and also Impart
more revelations to Full Moon of Nanshan and the others.
All that the Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor had
accomplished, and his understandings of dao, were immensely
beneficial to Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi, Luo Pin, and Jiu
Ying. Wu Yu supported them fully, Imparting all that they
needed.
This allowed them to improve at dazzling speed, and they shot
through the cultivation realms!
Because their cultivation realm was not that high, the insights
imparted from the eternal demon emperor helped them greatly.
This Imparting continued on for 10,000 years, until finally there
was nothing left to glean from the two immortal emperors. By
this time, they had all outdone themselves.
Just Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi, and Luo Pin alone could
take on an eternal immortal emperor.
Jiu Ying was a little weaker - after all he had ascended later,
and would not catch up so quickly. However, these 10,000
years had been helpful to him as well
"Do we continue cultivating here?"
As they finished processing all they could, Full Moon of
Nanshan asked.
Wu Yu nodded. "The immortal essence qi here is not as dense
as the sky palaces, but it is a safe place, where True Lord Erlang
and the like will not appear. After we beat True Lord Erlang
back the last time, I fear that he already holds a grudge against
us. After all, we have offended him, and he might well be
waiting for us in the sky palaces. More importantly, we have
no powerful backer, and yet we could beat back an epochal
immortal treasure. His interest will definitely be perked."
Once they returned to the sky palaces, they would need to face
the third eye of True Lord Erlang. That was not something they
could deal with.
And once they were caught, they were dead. And they guessed
that if they landed themselves in another precarious situation,
the three epochal immortal treasures might not be able to save
them a second time.
"Let’s continue cultivating here then."
Ye Xixi was in good cheer. Together with Full Moon of
Nanshan and Luo Pin, their combined strength was catching up
to Wu Yu’s now.
And with the Supreme Gold Harrow and Demon Subduing
True Scepter, they had continued to develop in new ways, and
together Wu Yu found himself pressed hard.
This gave Ye Xixi a feeling of empowerment, that she could be
of help to Wu Yu from now on, and not always be a burden that
needed to be protected.
If they continued to cultivate, they would definitely continue to
get stronger. Perhaps when they finally left this place, they
would not need to fear True Lord Erlang. After all, there were
still many eternal demon emperor corpses remaining in the
Eternal Emperor Tomb.
Even if all the corpses could not bring all of them into the
eternal immortal emperor realm, it could at least make them 9-
heavens immortal kings.
With that, all of them would be basically able to fight an eternal
immortal emperor.
Just as they were preparing to continue cultivation, Wu Yu
received news from outside the Eternal Emperor Tomb. It was
from Wu Jun.
"Uncle Wu Jun?"
Wu Yu showed only usual interest. He thought it would be just
some kind words of concern.
Instead, as he opened the immortal message talisman, he found
a very important message within.
"There is an eminent immortal who has come to Immortal
Dragon Imperial Realm. He says he is here to see Wu Yu, and
wants to take you in as disciple!"
Monumental news!
Wu Yu was taken aback by this. He continued to peruse the
immortal message talisman. The eminent immortal was an
ancient and enigmatic immortal with an incredible reputation
in the sky palaces. Yet he was more or less hidden from the
world.
This eminent immortal very seldom appeared anywhere in the
sky palaces, and now he had come personally to Immortal
Dragon Imperial Realm. The 9 Great Dragon Emperors had
been thoroughly amazed by this.
This immortal was even more important than True Lord Erlang,
and perhaps even stronger than he was. Even immortals like the
Eastern Sublime Gracious Divine Emperor were very
respectful towards him.
"This eminent immortal is called Patriarch Bodhi!"
Wu Yu was stunned at such an important message.
The Patriarch Bodhi was an elite immortal of the sky palaces,
and had been around since as long as anyone knew. However,
little was known about him given how seldom he appeared
publicly.
But in the sky palaces, there was no immortal that dared to cross
the Patriarch Bodhi, so high was his reputation.
"The Patriarch Bodhi has taken in many disciples, and all of
them are eternal immortal emperors. Therefore, he is highly
esteemed. If one becomes his disciple, one will definitely be
protected by him. At that time, there will be no need to fear
Mighty Miracle God, Dhrtarastra, or even True Lord Erlang."
Wu Jun wrote in his immortal message talisman.
"The Patriarch Bodhi is actually coming to Immortal Dragon
Imperial Realm personally to take me as disciple?"
Wu Yu could not understand why. Could it be that the esteemed
immortal had recognized his talent? Or perhaps he was related
to the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal in some way?
Wu Yu knew nothing about the Patriarch Bodhi besides what
information Wu Jun’s immortal message talisman held for him.
Before this, Wu Yu had never even heard of the Patriarch
Bodhi.
For such a powerful immortal to be so rarely heard of only
furthered the aura of secrecy and mysticality.
Wu Yu knew that there must be a reason, even if he did not
know what it was.
"This means that as long as I can become the Patriarch Bodhi’s
disciple, I can roam the sky palaces freely. Sounds very
tempting. But I don’t know anything about the Patriarch Bodhi.
It sounds very uncertain." Wu Yu was undecided.
After receiving this immortal message talisman from Wu Jun,
Wu Yu gathered the others to discuss this.

This deserved their full attention, either way. If they ignored it,
then perhaps they would have angered the Patriarch Bodhi as
well, and the return to the sky palaces would be even more
dangerous than before.
"I feel like we can give it a try. If this Patriarch Bodhi is really
so powerful, then we would have nothing to fear under his
protection. We wouldn’t need to cower around, right?" Full
Moon of Nanshan said boldly.
He was the most incautious of them all, always eagerly
grabbing advantages whenever they presented themselves.
Once he heard that the Patriarch Bodhi wanted to take Wu Yu
as disciple, he urged full commitment.
"Think carefully."
Luo Pin said, frowning thoughtfully. "I came across the
Patriarch Bodhi once before in the histories of the mystical
dragon tribe. It’s said that he is far more ancient than the 9 Great
Dragon Emperors, and perhaps no one in all of the sky palaces
have been around longer than he has. He is definitely of
eminent status. But we need to ask: Does he mean us ill?"
"So if he doesn’t, we should go?"
Wu Yu asked Luo Pin.
She nodded. "Yes. There’s nothing to be lost by it. Given the
power of the Patriarch Bodhi, if he really wanted to hurt us, he
would not need to resort to this charade. Even if True Lord
Erlang wanted to lure us out, he could not possibly use the name
of the Patriarch Bodhi himself. I think it is worth checking out."
Ye Xixi was the most worried. After all, at least they were safe
here in the Eternal Emperor Tomb.
Nothing was for certain once they left.
Since young, she had grown up in the Jambu Realm, and so was
more used to growing up in a confined environment.
But Wu Yu read that Luo Pin and Full Moon of Nanshan
seemed to want to go for it.
"The Eternal Emperor Tomb is too secluded, and we will not
reach the realm of eternal life by closeting ourselves here."
Wu Yu thought: "Besides, even if I devour all of the eternal
demon emperor corpses here, does it guarantee that I can
become as strong as True Lord Erlang? If I can’t, then there is
no meaning to hiding out here. And even if I can reach True
Lord Erlang’s level, it doesn’t mean that I can take on the entire
Heaven alone......"
"Now that there is a chance, I must make use of it!"
Although he had eternal demon emperor corpses to devour here
in Eternal Emperor Tomb, but the sparse immortal essence qi
meant that his cultivation speed was limited.
Back in the sky palaces, if he could truly become Patriarch
Bodhi’s disciple as Wu Jun had said, then things would be a lot
more straightforward. At least, True Lord Erlang would not
dare to touch them, and they could cultivate in peace back in
the sky palaces, which was much better than here at the Eternal
Emperor Tomb.
It was safe here, but would only kill their chances of getting
ahead.
Luo Pin was also the dragon ancestor’s heir, and could not stay
away from them forever. Wu Yu decided to test their luck.
Most importantly, he had to get to the bottom of the destruction
of the Demon Immortal Realm, and the murder of the Great
Sage, Heaven’s Equal.
"To become the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple, his test must be
passed. Go to the 7200th level of Heaven, Mettle Sky, and there
find the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars." Finally,
Wu Jun wrote his own encouragement for them to take it up,
and gave concrete instructions.
"Even if we cannot become disciples, if we leave quickly we
can always return to the Eternal Emperor Tomb. I don’t see
much of a problem."
Wu Yu made the final decision.
Wu Yu felt a surge of excitement from the Ruyi Jingu Bang
when he announced this, as though it had been waiting for this
exact decision from Wu Yu.
This made Wu Yu guess that the Patriarch Bodhi might well be
connected to the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s legacy!
In any case, the answers lay in the 7200th level of Heaven.
Chapter 1658: Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars
7200th level of heaven, Mettle Sky.
Wu Yu had come here with Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi,
and Luo Pin in the Floating Dreams Pagoda. He had come here
immediately after leaving Demon Immortal Realm.
This was the place that Wu Jun had told him about, where the
Patriarch Bodhi was.
As he stepped out of the Well of Eternal Life, Wu Yu saw a
scholarly middle-aged man look over at him with a genteel
smile. He brightened up when he saw Wu Yu arrive, and he
came over.
"I think you must be Wu Yu himself?"
The studious man asked. His voice was as melodic as a spring
wind, and there was a peaceful warmth about him.
Wu Yu nodded. "Yes, I am Wu Yu. May I ask who you are,
senior?"
He was still wary and suspicious. He could sense that this
elegant looking man was an eternal immortal emperor.
Although he was only a first tier eternal immortal emperor like
Empyrean Revered Dragon, but his aura indicated that he was
more powerful.
Of course, Wu Yu could hold his own against a first tier eternal
immortal emperor now. And the three others combined could
as well.
Ever since leaving Demon Immortal Realm, Wu Yu had
constantly been on the alert. Therefore, it was only natural that
he was tensed up.
But now here at Mettle Sky where the legendary Patriarch
Bodhi was, he relaxed a little, not being over-sensitive.
The man smiled warmly. "This humble creature is called
Memory Star. The Patriarch has been waiting a long time for
you."
"So it is Memory Star Immortal Emperor. How discourteous of
me."
Wu Yu cupped his fists in apology. "The patriarch that senior
speaks of. The Patriarch Bodhi?" "Indeed. Please come with
me."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor was an urbane personality,
friendly and welcoming towards Wu Yu. He even spoke of
matters at Mettle Sky to Wu Yu, as well as something about the
Patriarch Bodhi, so that Wu Yu would at least have a general
understanding.
Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars was the hidden
residence of the Patriarch Bodhi. If one was not invited there,
few could do anything about it.
Because of the Patriarch Bodhi’s presence, many immortal
emperors wanted to send their future generations here as
disciples. However, the Patriarch Bodhi had stringent
requirements, and not all immortal emperor children qualified.
Till date, the Patriarch Bodhi has taken in 12 generations of
disciples, and each has a different name. They were Limitless,
Vast, Wise, Intelligent, True, Becoming, Essence, Sea, Wit,
Revelation, Whole, and Memory. Memory Star Immortal
Emperor was the 12th generation.
"Wu Yu, I have heard of you since a long time ago. To be able
to make a name for yourself on the Great Void Immortal Path
and eventually take the 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King
- admirable! Admirable!" While introducing the place, he also
spoke praisingly of Wu Yu.
His warm nature gave Wu Yu the impression that he was not
one of the immortals who paved their way with blood and fire,
but one of those who focused on his own cultivation instead.
It was already quite an accomplishment to be able to reach
eternal life, and now there was no more rush, given that he had
infinite time. As long as one never participated in conflict, there
was nothing to chase.
"Not at all, not at all. Until now, I am only a 9-heavens
immortal king, and yet to step into the eternal immortal
emperor realm. Without that step, I am but an insignificant ant."
Wu Yu shook his head.
The two chatted pleasantly along the way.
The Patriarch Bodhi had probably chosen Memory Star
Immortal Emperor to receive him because of his warm nature.
He could quickly make Wu Yu feel at home.
Wu Yu felt that Memory Star Immortal Emperor was not a bad
person. Could the Patriarch Bodhi be the same?
Soon enough, Memory Star Immortal Emperor had led him to
a mountain range. Above it, many stars twinkled, and below it,
there was an immortal residence amidst the sea of clouds. It
looked like paradise.
"That immortal residence up ahead is Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars." Memory Star Immortal Emperor said
with a genial smile, as he continued to lead Wu Yu onwards.
Wu Yu could already see many immortal emperor level
youngsters moving to and fro. Each was a rare talent in their
own right, and their attire belied their high status. They might
be the children of elite immortals, sent here to study.
All of them were at least at the eternal immortal emperor realm,
and none of them looked old, meaning that they had already
reached eternal immortal emperor realm without cultivating for
too long.
In just a short time, Wu Yu had already seen more prodigies
than the whole of the mystical dragon tribe added together,
which spoke of how wonderful a place the Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars was. Wu Yu felt that he had stepped into
a sect of geniuses, and was dazzled by their brilliance.
In Wu Yu’s eyes, Memory Star Immortal Emperor was already
remarkably talented - as was anyone else who had risen to
immortal emperor.
But all of the other immortal emperors he met along the way
seemed even more talented!
Some even stopped to size Wu Yu up, although very few
recognized him. His reputation was infamous, but not many had
actually laid eyes on him, especially for the immortal emperors
secluded in Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
Perhaps they had been in seclusion through his entire escapade.
It was normal that they did not recognize him.
"That’s the Bodhi’s Palace ahead. The Patriarch awaits you."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor pointed to a palace in an
empty area ahead, smiling. He indicated that Wu Yu should
continue alone from thereon.
"Many thanks to senior for showing me the way. May we meet
again."
Wu Yu paid his respects to Memory Star Immortal Emperor,
and then turned his attention to the Bodhi’s Palace ahead.
The Bodhi’s Palace looked completely unremarkable to him. It
looked no different from the other halls in the Cave of the
Slanting Moon and Three Stars. If not for someone pointing it
out to him, he might not have been able to find it at all.
The residence looked so ordinary that it was hard to distinguish.

As Wu Yu took his leave and headed for Bodhi’s Palace,

Memory Star Immortal Emperor sent him off with a warm
smile, and then turned to leave. "Even this Wu Yu came to
accept disciplehood. I hope that I can roam with him one day.
Perhaps I can learn something from him......"
Memory Star Immortal Emperor looked favorably on Wu Yu.
Although he had yet to reach the immortal emperor realm, but
Memory Star Immortal Emperor had heard the news of Wu Yu
defeating Empyrean Revered Dragon, and so he did not look
down on him at all.
To be able to defeat an immortal emperor as an immortal king
was even harder than reaching the immortal emperor realm in
the first place. Besides, Wu Yu had become an immortal king
with the 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King, and his rise to
immortal emperor was only a matter of time.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor turned and saw a few young
immortal emperors walking up to join him.
They looked curious. "Senior brother Memory Star, who was
that who just went to see the Patriarch?"
"Junior brother Memory Sky, that was Wu Yu. The immortal
king who recently defeated one of the mystical dragon
immortal emperors." Memory Star Immortal Emperor
explained with a gentle smile.
Although the fight with Empyrean Revered Dragon had taken
part in Saintly Dragon’s Domain, but word had still gotten out.
"What? That Wu Yu?!"
They were amazed, and then anticipation and curiosity
followed. "I heard that Wu Yu is quite something. He even
managed to rile up Mighty Miracle God and Dhrtarastra to
come after him. Now he’s here to see the Patriarch. Will the
Patriarch accept him?"
Memory Star Immortal Emperor said: "From what I know, the
Patriarch went out recently. He probably headed for Immortal
Dragon Imperial Realm, intending to accept Wu Yu as
disciple."
"Oh? That’s really something then. I wonder if the youngster
qualifies as disciple. After all, he’s not even an immortal
emperor yet."
One haughty looking immortal emperor turned an eye towards
Bodhi’s Palace. "Although he defeated some half-cocked
immortal emperor of the mystical dragon tribe, but the mystical
dragons are nothing compared to us. If he wants to become the
Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple, then he has to be tested."
"All in good time. I believe the test will be announced very
soon." Memory Star Immortal Emperor said peaceably. He
knew of this person’s fiery character. Besides, he was in no
position to rebut him. This person was called "Complete Zen",
and was from the 11th generation.
Whether in terms of cultivation realm or seniority, he was
above Memory Star Immortal Emperor.
Just like that, word of Wu Yu’s possibly imminent initiation
spread around Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
Many immortal emperors were interested. After all, Wu Yu’s
name was making the rounds around the sky palaces recently.
Although they were relatively removed from those events, but
it made good conversation fodder. And for such a person to be
here tickled their curiosity.
Some were already trying to guess what the Patriarch Bodhi’s
test would be.
"Maybe he’ll have to fight someone. But all of us are already
immortal emperor, a mere 9-heavens immortal king can’t
compete."
"Don’t say that. He’s defeated a revered dragon from the
mystical dragon tribe, you know?"
"That half-baked immortal emperor? I could beat him with one
hand tied behind my back. What does that count for? It’s not
that easy to become the Patriarch’s disciple!"
The members of Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars all
gathered, gossiping about the news.
As for Wu Yu, he had been proceeding carefully towards
Bodhi’s Palace, on the lookout for any dangers.
When he came to the middle of Bodhi’s Palace, he saw a gray-
robed elder. His eyes were shut as he sat on a futon. He looked
like an extremely ordinary old man, and not at all like a super-
strong immortal emperor of the sky palaces.
Chapter 1659: Apprentice
This was Wu Yu’s first time seeing this old man.
Sensing his aura of introversion and mystery, Wu Yu knew that
while this Bodhi Old Father might not look like much, his
strength and identity were absolutely tyrannical and should not
be underestimated.
He bowed and saluted," Junior Wu Yu, paying respects to
Patriarch Bodhi."
Hearing this, Patriarch Bodhi opened his eyes. His eyes were
full of peace and wisdom, as if there was nothing in the sky
palaces that could shake him.
Wu Yu suddenly had a lapse; facing the Patriarch Bodhi gave
him the same feeling as facing Sun Wudao.
Both parties were ordinary old men, their eyes wise and
unpredictable.
Of course this Bodhi Patriarch Bodhi could not be Sun Wudao,
so Wu Yu recovered in the blink of an eye.
Patriarch Bodhi scanned him up and down for a long while
before smiling, "Wu Yu, no need to feel restricted; treat this
place like home. Now that you are here, you must be prepared
to become the 12th generation disciple, yes?"
Actually facing the Patriarch Bodhi, Wu Yu certainly could not
say he was just here to look around.
Most importantly, Wu Yu had a sensing. Patriarch Bodhi was
kind, his speech gentle like a spring breeze; perhaps Memory
Star Immortal Emperor’s personality is somewhat similar to
Patriarch Bodhi’s.
Talking to Patriarch Bodhi made Wu Yu feel very comfortable.
And now Wu Yu also noticed that Patriarch Bodhi was indeed
the most authoritative immortal emperor in the sky palace. It
was evident from the innumerable young immortal emperors at
Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars that his identity and
status were absolutely extraordinary.
If he could gain his protection, even True Lord Erlang would
not dare trigger Wu Yu easily. If so, Wu Yu would be able to
cultivate in the sky palace with a peace of mind.
"If Senior Patriarch is willing to take juniors as disciples, those
juniors will naturally clamor to be noticed by senior," Wu Yu
was cautious, not showing too much personal emotion.
After all, he had experienced too many things before, mainly
the Yan Huang Ancient Emperor incident, which made Wu Yu
vigilant.
Even though he was stronger, caring for him was not
necessarily purposeless. Perhaps it is aimed at the Great Sage,
Heaven’s Equal’s inheritance he obtained.
Of course, Wu Yu also felt that the possibility of Patriarch
Bodhi coveting his inheritance was not high. But defensiveness
is indispensable; letting down his guard could very well mean
falling into an irrecoverable situation.
Hearing Wu Yu’s polite words, Patriarch Bodhi could not help
but smile kindly, "Your deeds, Old Man has heard of. Old Man
likes you very much, so he went to Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm to pass the news to you. Truthfully, if you can defeat an
eternal immortal emperor under the old sect, you will be
eligible to become the 12th generation disciple of Old Man!"
"Then, matters at Primeval Mighty Miracle God and
Dhrtarastra, Old Man will handle for you. You don’t have to
worry too much about True Lord Erlang either. You just have
to cultivate well, correct your mind, and let Old Man’s name
flourish."
A few words later, matters were simple and clear.
Wu Yu admired his style, nodding, "Since Patriarch has
spoken, junior will respect his fate. Which senior immortal
emperor would Patriarch want me to challenge?"
"Good, good. Courageous."
Patriarch Bodhi smiled gently, "I heard that you defeated
Empyrean Revered Dragon at Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm. A pity that Old Man could not bear witness personally.
Your opponent is Memory Star. Face him in a match, what do
you think?"
This matter was meant to be arranged by Patriarch Bodhi. The
fact that he consulted Wu Yu made it obvious that he was a
little worried that Wu Yu could not bear it.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor, the stronger 1st Tier eternal
immortal emperor of the 12th generation. Although he
appeared gentle with a harmonious personality, his strength
was certainly not. He could potentially even reach the 2nd Tier
eternal immortal emperor.
Wu Yu recalled the elegant middle-aged man who greeted him.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor. While it seemed like Memory
Star Immortal Emperor was much stronger than Empyrean
Revered Dragon, he himself was also much stronger than
before. He nodded immediately, agreeing, "Your word is my
command."
He observed Patriarch Bodhi once again and saw that the old
man’s eyes were only ordinary. Although ordinary, they
contained mystery and wisdom, a kind of long-standing
wisdom that had been accumulated over the years. It was as
though nothing in this world could escape his gaze.
Although strong and respectable, speaking with Patriarch
Bodhi did not put much pressure on Wu Yu.
This highly respected and mysterious immortal emperor was
not as radiant as other high-ranking emperors, such as Primeval
Mighty Miracle God, Dhrtarastra, and True Lord Erlang.
Wu Yu faced a lot of pressure when facing each of these
immortal emperors, but in fact, their strengths were no match
for the Patriarch Bodhi before him.
The restrained and even breath was perhaps the biggest
difference between Patriarch Bodhi and the other powerful
emperors.
"Patriarch Bodhi, not only is he strong, his heart is too!"
Wu Yu quickly realized this. Compared to physical strength, a
strong heart was even harder to develop, requiring endless
years of cultivation. Of all the young immortal emperors Wu
Yu saw on his way to Bodhi’s Palace, not a single one had this
quality.
Even Wu Yu himself could not reach this level.
For a stone to fall into an ancient well and cause no ripples, this
was rare. Wu Yu recalled the tests he had undergone at the
Eternal Emperor Tomb. If any of it were to happen to Patriarch
Bodhi, perhaps not even a single ripple would be born.
This was true peace of mind.
Wu Yu could sense that Patriarch Bodhi had reached this state.
The ancient and mysterious immortal emperor was truly
different, causing Wu Yu to have a sliver of expectation;
perhaps becoming Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple was not a bad
thing at all!
"You should prepare and wait outside Bodhi’s Palace."
Patriarch Bodhi waved, and Wu Yu felt his body being sent out.
Soon after arriving at the square outside Bodhi’s Palace, Wu
Yu saw Memory Star Immortal Emperor and other immortal
emperors arrive, gazing towards Bodhi’s Palace.
"Wu Yu, how’s the situation?"
Seeing Wu Yu’s exit, Memory Star Immortal Emperor greeted
him with a smile.
Wu Yu was still immersed in Patriarch Bodhi, feeling the old
man’s elegant breath flow through his gestures, admirably.
Although the meeting was brief, Wu Yu begun to understand
why the ancient and mysterious immortal emperor was still so
popular in the sky palaces, with many top immortal emperors
sending their children to cultivate under him, in spite of being
so low-key.
This was a grand master!
All words and deeds contain The Way. Wu Yu recalled that
although the Patriarch Bodhi’s expressions and movements
were light, they all implied the principles of heaven and earth.
If carefully examined and comprehended, Wu Yu would
improve by a lot.
It was not until Memory Star Immortal Emperor yelled that Wu
Yu recovered, apologizing, "Sorry, I was just caught up in my
fascinations."
"It’s okay."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor had a little bit of Patriarch
Bodhi’s demeanor. He waved his hand politely and asked with
a smile, "I wonder what test the Patriarch has set for you?"
"Test?" Wu Yu felt odd. He felt that it was a little weird
broaching the topic of challenging Memory Star Immortal
Emperor.
Fortunately, the gentle voice of Patriarch Bodhi reached
outside Bodhi’s Palace, "Memory Star, fight with gentleman
Wu Yu. If he can defeat you, he will be the Old Man’s next
disciple!"
Although this voice was gentle, it spread so far and wide that
all the young and talented immortal emperors around could
hear it.
Many were surprised. They did not expect the Patriarch Bodhi
to arrange for Wu Yu to fight against Memory Star Immortal
Emperor. This was a good show.
They knew that even though Memory Star Immortal Emperor
was at 1st Tier, he was close to a breakthrough and that his
strength was the top amongst the 1st Tier eternal immortal
emperors.
They immediately sprung into discussions.
As for Memory Star Immortal Emperor, he froze for a moment
and then shook his head, smiling, "Never thought that Patriarch
would arrange for you to fight with me. In that case, it’s time
for me to learn the skills of brother Wu Yu! Even though I hope
that I can practice with brother Wu Yu in the future, I will not
go easy on you this battle."
It was evident that Memory Star Immortal Emperor was also
surprised that he would become Wu Yu’s opponent.
However, in the battle of immortal emperors, it was impossible
to go easy. Even Memory Star Immortal Emperor knew that
Wu Yu had defeated Empyrean Revered Dragon before and
wanted to see for himself Wu Yu’s abilities, much less
underestimate him. Under such circumstances, Wu Yu was in
for a difficult battle!
"Okay. Please do your best, Senior Memory Star."
Now recovered, Wu Yu’s expression was stern.
Since this was the test arranged by Patriarch Bodhi, it could not
just be formality. Wu Yu could imagine that Memory Star
Immortal Emperor’s strength was definitely above that of
Empyrean Revered Dragon, and that Memory Star Immortal
Emperor could probably even easily defeat Empyrean Revered
Dragon.
If he even underestimated his enemy the slightest, he could be
defeated by Memory Star Immortal Emperor.
They had originally been standing together. But when Patriarch
Bodhi made the announcement, both parties bowed and walked
apart. This scene excited the surrounding immortal emperors.
This was going to be a very rare and good show!
The immortal emperors who had been talking to Memory Star
Immortal Emperor before, namely Memory Space Immortal
Emperor and Complete Zen Immortal Emperor, were now fully
taking in the scene.
Among them, Complete Zen Immortal Emperor arrogantly
chuckled, "Seems like luck is not on Wu Yu’s side. We know
the strength of Memory Star very well. It really is impossible
to fight Memory Star Immortal Emperor in the realm of the nine
heavenly immortals. Memory Star is not trash like the mystical
dragon tribe. A proper immortal emperor losing to an immortal
king, what an embarrassment!"
Memory Space Immortal Emperor did not think the same.
Appearing sharp and with a strange spirit in his eyes, he
claimed, "Perhaps Wu Yu can really win. You should know that
Wu Yu was a nobody while he was on the Great Void Immortal
Path, but he eventually got the 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal
King. This is very rare in the sky palace!"
Chapter 1660: Sky Splitter: Starry Thunder Technique
There were dozens of immortal emperors who had come to
watch. They were basically all disciples of the Patriarch Bodhi,
and from the Complete and Memory generations. Those from
the generations before were more or less absent - such matters
were beneath their interest.
Or they were not even at Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three
Stars. After all, the earlier generations had already reached a
fairly high level of cultivation, and staying cooped up in
cultivation would not help much.
Before their audience, Wu Yu and Memory Star Immortal
Emperor backed up. At the same time, a barrier of immortal
energy appeared outside Bodhi’s Palace around them.
The strength of this barrier was stunning, and yet it had been
casually put up by the Patriarch Bodhi. It was already stronger
than what many of these immortal emperors could produce.
With this immortal energy barrier, Wu Yu and Memory Star
Immortal Emperor’s fight would not affect the outside world.
Wu Yu let Luo Pin, Full Moon of Nanshan, and Ye Xixi out
first. They too would watch from outside the battle.
This again raised many murmurs.
"I heard that Wu Yu threw the whole mystical dragon tribe into
chaos all for that Primordial Immortal Dragon. Gutsy, I like
that."
"That’s nothing. He offended Mighty Miracle God and the
Dhrtarastra. If he loses this fight to Memory Star, I doubt he’ll
even make it out of Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars
alive."
"I quite like this guy. He’s already beaten one immortal
emperor. What’s another immortal emperor? Memory Star
Immortal Emperor is so-so only. Nothing to be afraid of."
"Oh and when did you ever see an immortal king take on an
immortal emperor? It’s ridiculous. A mere immortal king? He
might be able to take down some mediocre immortal emperor,
but Memory Star? Dream on."
The immortal emperors continued to discuss. Some were
admiring, others suspicious, and yet some others were
dismissive.
But within the immortal energy barrier, Wu Yu and Memory
Star Immortal Emperor were oblivious to it all.
As the nondescript figure of the Patriarch Bodhi ambled out, it
signaled that the battle was about to start.
Step by step, the Patriarch Bodhi strolled forwards. As he did,
all of the immortal emperors outside paid their respects. With a
small smile, he patted the air with his hand, and there was a
respectful silence from the immortal emperors.
Although he had not flexed his own strength, but all of the
immortal emperors here held great reverence for him.
"Both of you, do your best. Let the battle begin."
Patriarch Bodhi did not drag it out, but indicated with a wave
and genial smile that the two should begin.
Wu Yu and Memory Star Immortal Emperor shared a look and
smile. They bowed to each other, and then their auras exploded
forth as they called upon all of their energy. Especially Memory
Star Immortal Emperor - his entire body started glowing with
starlight!
Memory Star Immortal Emperor controlled the power of the
stars. While he was in the Great Void Immortal Realm, he had
been Astral Immortal King. Only after he had been initiated
under the Patriarch Bodhi had he been given the disciple name
Memory Star.
His entire body began to sparkle.
"Sky Splitter: Starry Thunder technique!"
This was an apotheosis immortal technique!
Knowing that Wu Yu had defeated Empyrean Revered Dragon
before, Memory Star Immortal Emperor did not underestimate
him, immediately attacking with a powerful technique. Sky
Splitter: Starry Thunder technique filled the sky with Heaven’s
Thunder.
The flashing lightning cracked down from the sky,
accumulating before it blasted out at Wu Yu. He felt as though
he had been thrown into a vortex of electricity. Lightning
crackled and danced all around him, powerful enough to smash
through the void as well!
"Apotheosis immortal technique from the get go - Memory Star
Immortal Emperor isn’t giving him face at all eh."
"I think Wu Yu’s doomed. I heard that he endured the
Empyrean Revered Dragon’s Heaven’s Despair: Reincarnation
Disruption technique for a long while before finally winning.
Probably can’t even last an instant under Sky Splitter: Starry
Thunder technique though."
"Yea, Memory Star is much stronger than Empyrean Revered
Dragon."
Both Complete Zen Immortal Emperor and Memory Space
Immortal Emperor said, not believing in Wu Yu.
The Sky Splitter: Starry Thunder technique’s force shocked
even the second tier immortal emperors. In Wu Yu’s shoes,
they would have to deploy their strongest moves to deal with it.
How could a mere 9-heavens immortal king survive?
"Seems like the kid is about to be thrown out! Haha!"
Complete Zen Immortal Emperor scoffed, amused by the
whole charade.
However, what happened next wiped the smile off his face
thoroughly. He sat straight up, paying full attention now.
As Sky Splitter: Starry Thunder technique flashed out, Wu Yu
did not treat it carelessly, nor was he over-cautious. He could
feel that the power was indeed stronger than Empyrean Revered
Dragon’s Heaven’s Despair: Reincarnation Disruption
technique, but Wu Yu too was stronger than he had been!
The leap from 8-heavens immortal king to 9-heavens immortal
king, plus the acquisition of the Ruyi Jingu Bang, had made his
chances of winning very real.
"Sanctified flesh heavenly rule!"
"Devouring heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu immediately transformed into the Heaven Devouring
Titanic Beast’s form. Boosted by the sanctified flesh heavenly
rule, he used devouring heavenly rule, which was strongest
when he was in the Titanic Beast form.
Wu Yu was using it for the first time in battle, and it clashed
spectacularly against the starry lightning.
A colossal explosion blew up between them. The destructive
lightning seemed on the verge of smashing devouring heavenly
rule to bits.
But in the next moment, devouring heavenly rule turned the
tables, and instead much of the starry lightning was absorbed
completely!
Precisely because Wu Yu had not even entered the immortal
emperor realm, his ordinary heavenly rule power holding its
own against Memory Star Immortal Emperor was testament to
his strength.
The 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King had helped him
improve greatly, and all other kinds of secret techniques had
also allowed him to now stand equal to Memory Star Immortal
Emperor’s apotheosis immortal technique!
The combination of sanctified flesh heavenly rule and
devouring heavenly rule had allowed him to assimilate and
absorb the lightning powers.
All around Wu Yu, the void continued to burst due to the
impact of the apotheosis immortal technique, but this
destructive power could not harm Wu Yu, safely cocooned
within his abyssal heavenly rule.
"Amazing! Senior Memory Star is a credit to the immortal
emperor realm indeed!"
Wu Yu laughed loudly and gaily.

Memory Star Immortal Emperor was startled as well. "I did not
expect my Sky Splitter: Starry Thunder technique to be so
easily brushed aside. Wu Yu, oh Wu Yu, you are indeed
something special. You astound me!"
Even Memory Star Immortal Emperor, who had not
underestimated Wu Yu, was surprised by what he was capable
of. Let alone the other naysayers.
Their eyes were bulging in disbelief at how casually Wu Yu
had handled the first attack.
They did not doubt that Memory Star Immortal Emperor had
fought hard. After all, the blast of Sky Splitter: Starry Thunder
technique just now had been stronger than what they had seen
from him previously. And yet Wu Yu had blocked it perfectly.
He was definitely no ordinary 9-heavens immortal king!
"Admirable. Admirable. Seems like he might really defeat
Memory Star Immortal Emperor. We might have yet another
brother in the Memory generation."
"Hard to call it so early. Memory Star has more than that. I think
it would be quite a feat for Wu Yu to force him to use it all
already. To defeat Memory Star...... not likely."
The discussions had begun anew after the first exchange, where
devouring heavenly rule and starry thunder had canceled each
other out.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor admired Wu Yu’s attack, but
did not let up. With his higher cultivation realm, he knew to
press the advantage of initiative. As Sky Splitter: Starry
Thunder technique was blocked, his body shimmered again,
creating a huge astral palm print in the air!
"Apotheosis Mystique, Heavenly Hand!"
Astral light streamed from Memory Star Immortal Emperor,
and a huge astral hand appeared in the sky, smashing down on
Wu Yu, giving him no time to react!
The speed of the astral palm was frightening. In a heartbeat it
was already looming over his head, and he could sense its
cataclysmic power.
"Chronowarp globe!"
"Abyssal heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu reacted instinctively. He needed time, and time he
would create, with his chronowarp globe. His boosted speed
allowed him to throw up abyssal heavenly rule just before it
landed, supplemented by his chronowarp globe!
Abyssal heavenly rule and chronowarp heavenly rule
combined.
This was what had allowed Wu Yu to defeat Empyrean
Revered Dragon back then.
Again, the power of space and time heavenly rule power roared
out to meet the Heavenly Hand apotheosis Mystique of
Memory Star Immortal Emperor!
A look of uncertainty flashed across Memory Star Immortal
Emperor’s face. He had misjudged Wu Yu’s speed again, and
Heavenly Hand was unable to finish off Wu Yu first.
And now his apotheosis Mystique had been blocked by Wu Yu!
Apotheosis immortal technique, Sky Splitter: Starry Thunder
technique. Apotheosis Mystique, Heavenly Hand. Both of these
were relatively reliable techniques that Memory Star Immortal
Emperor depended on. They could defeat those at his level
without trouble at all.
And now a 9-heavens immortal king was blocking them!
More, Wu Yu was still more or less in good shape. Memory
Star Immortal Emperor saw a golden flash, and what seemed
like a staff was headed for him. He frowned.
"An epochal immortal treasure?"
Memory Star Immortal Emperor wondered, immediately wary.
Chapter 1661: Knock Knock, It's True Lord
An epochal immortal treasure was difficult to obtain even for
an eternal immortal emperor like Memory Star Immortal
Emperor.
Suddenly feeling the aura of an epochal immortal treasure,
Memory Star Immortal Emperor’s guard went up against the
smear of golden light. It was astounding that he had an epochal
immortal treasure.
The streak of golden light packed an enormous power behind
it, as though it could end the world with one strike. It landed on
Memory Star Immortal Emperor’s head!
The golden rod glimmered as it hurtled through the air. The
world itself seemed to bend slightly before it, as it swept
towards Memory Star Immortal Emperor.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor did not even have time to
throw up any apotheosis immortal technique in response, but
could only scramble for his innate astral lightning, throwing it
up in hasty defense against the golden rod.
In the next moment, the void shattered!
Within the immortal energy barrier, Qian Kun world and void
space reversed, and wave after wave of devastating energy
rippled out. Memory Star Immortal Emperor was soon pinned
with his back to the immortal energy barrier.
"What?"
All of the immortal emperors were shocked to witness this.
Since the appearance of the epochal immortal treasure,
Memory Star Immortal Emperor had been forced to constantly
retreat. Even the starlight around his body had dimmed,
indicating that he was hurt.
Wu Yu had actually won, crushing him with sheer power. That
was unbelievable.
"What happened? Memory Star lost suddenly! They were
evenly matched a moment ago! And Wu Yu’s just a 9-heavens
immortal king, he couldn’t possibly win so easily, could he?"
"It’s the epochal immortal treasure. That’s too awesome. It can
cause bedlam of heaven and earth. Even I wouldn’t have been
able to stop that."
"This Wu Yu is a genius, through and through. I just said that
defeating another immortal emperor would not be too difficult
after the first one. Proved right, wasn’t I?"
The unremarkable gray-robed Patriarch Bodhi was smiling
with satisfaction from the side. He lifted a hand, and the
immortal energy barrier vanished. At the same time, a warm
wave of energy flew out towards Memory Star Immortal
Emperor.
The seriously injured Memory Star Immortal Emperor actually
recovered rapidly when bathed in the warm energy, and the
light around his body glowed anew.
Many of the immortal emperors, Wu Yu and the others
included, were in awe at this technique.
Wu Yu had never seen it before - to be able to instantly heal a
person. Of course, Memory Star Immortal Emperor’s body was
advanced enough to respond well to it, but even so, this was
undoubtedly a miracle.
"Wu Yu, you beat Memory Star today. As we agreed, you are
now this old man’s disciple."
Patriarch Bodhi said easily, favoring Wu Yu with a smile.
Wu Yu belatedly realized that he had already won. He was still
engrossed in the power of the Ruyi Jingu Bang Mystique. That
first level Bedlam of Heaven and Earth, combined with Violent
Art, had actually managed to crush Memory Star Immortal
Emperor in one hit. It was indeed miraculous.
"Disciple Wu Yu greets the Patriarch!"
Wu Yu reacted. He quickly came before the Patriarch Bodhi,
and gave him three kowtows!
If he had been reserved about taking on Patriarch Bodhi as
master before, he was sold now. To be able to save, not just to
kill. In comparison, healing was much more difficult.
This showed that the Patriarch Bodhi would definitely be of
great help to Wu Yu for his cultivation.
"Rise."
Patriarch Bodhi helped Wu Yu up with a hand. At the same
time, his face turned serious. "You are hereby initiated. Order
your heart, righten your attitude. Put all your efforts into
cultivation, and walk the path of righteousness! Never fall into
sin, or sully your conduct. Do you understand?"
"Your disciple understands!"
Wu Yu bowed deeply with reverence.
At this moment, it was not just the Patriarch Bodhi’s
acknowledgment. The other immortal emperors were also full
of praise for him.
As a 9-heavens immortal king, he could actually defeat
Memory Star Immortal Emperor. That in itself was an
incredible feat. The other immortal emperors were all
convinced of his strength now.
After all, Memory Star was definitely stronger than Empyrean
Revered Dragon.
That Wu Yu could defeat Memory Star Immortal Emperor
placed him at the peak of the first tier of the eternal immortal
emperor realm. Only someone of a higher cultivation realm
could face him.
"Wu Yu, you truly live up to your reputation. I have no
complaints about my defeat. Haha, I hope to be able to watch
your rise from here on!" Memory Star Immortal Emperor had
fully recovered now, and had come to offer Wu Yu his
congratulations. His eyes were full of respect.
Back when Memory Star Immortal Emperor had been an
immortal king himself, he had only been filled with admiration
for the immortal emperors, but had neither the thought nor a
shred of the courage needed to challenge one.
But now Wu Yu was a 9-heavens immortal king who had
defeated him. His talent was astounding.
And when Wu Yu became an immortal emperor, it would be a
huge transformation. At that time, he would probably make a
name for himself in the whole of the sky palaces.
Of course, the Patriarch Bodhi always hoped that his disciples
would protect themselves, and not go out to cause trouble.
Peaceful cultivation was his focus. But given how much of a
hot topic Wu Yu was, trouble would come knocking even if he
didn’t do anything.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor looked upon Wu Yu with
wonder. This kid would carve some new legends.
The formalization of initiation had been pretty simple. Three
kowtows later, Wu Yu was considered as the Patriarch’s
disciple.
Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi, and Luo Pin were all
extremely excited.
"The Ruyi Jingu Bang is that powerful? That means my
Supreme Gold Harrow must be close in terms of power, haha."
Full Moon of Nanshan was awed anew by the treasure that he
had been bequeathed. He treasured the Supreme Gold Harrow
more than ever before.

Ye Xixi was watching from the sidelines with shining eyes.

"Big brother Yu can even defeat an immortal emperor so easily
now. As for you, you ugly pig, that ungainly nine-toothed
harrow of yours will never compare to big brother Yu’s cool
Jingu Bang."
Luo Pin could not help but laugh at this.
However, she was still envious that all of them had their own
epochal immortal treasure. Only her Eight Division Heavenly
Dragon ancestor had not given her one. She recalled that the
stele in Sage’s Equal Sky had shown Eight Division Heavenly
Dragon being sent away out of the surround.
No one knew what happened after, but it was clear that he had
not died back then. There had to be something special about the
Eight Division Heavenly Dragon, although she did not know
what it was for now.
Seeing Wu Yu accepted as disciple by the Patriarch Bodhi, all
of them felt comforted. This meant that Wu Yu would be
protected by the Patriarch Bodhi, and neither Mighty Miracle
God nor Dhrtarastra could lay hands on him.
Not even True Lord Erlang himself would dare to hurt Wu Yu!
This was the power of the Patriarch Bodhi.
Just as they thought this, there suddenly came news from
outside. One of the Patriarch Bodhi’s page boys rushed in,
announcing that True Lord Erlang had come to visit, and he
was already right outside Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three
Stars.
"Come with me."
Patriarch Bodhi smiled gently, showing no signs of anxiety. He
beckoned to Wu Yu.
He had not seemed to do anything special, but Wu Yu found
himself turning around in mid-air, and whisked away with
Patriarch Bodhi to the entrance of Cave of the Slanting Moon
and Three Stars. He saw three immortal emperors waiting there.
One was clad in magnificent immortal armor, his arms clasped
behind his back. He had one eye shut in the middle of his
forehead, and his two normal eyes were aloof and yet
dangerous. Behind his back, shining moons and fluorescent
orbs radiated with light!
"This is True Lord Erlang’s true form!"
Wu Yu was shocked to see this.
He had seen it back on the Sage’s Equal Sky stele and in Eternal
Emperor Tomb. He already could sense that this was an elite
immortal emperor, a rare power even in the whole of the sky
palaces.
But now, seeing him in the flesh was a thoroughly scary
experience for Wu Yu. His aura was deadly indeed.
If not for the Patriarch Bodhi by his side, mitigating it, Wu Yu
would probably be on his knees. It was not even a matter of
willpower, but the sheer disparity between their abilities.
True Lord Erlang was one of the elite immortals in the sky
palaces, and Wu Yu was unable to even meet his eyes.
And behind the stern demeanor of True Lord Erlang, there were
two very familiar figures. They were the Dhrtarastra and
Primeval Mighty Miracle God. These two could also defeat Wu
Yu easily, but seemed like petty lackeys when juxtaposed to
True Lord Erlang, their own brilliance overshadowed.
If Wu Yu had met True Lord Erlang on his own, he probably
could not even look at him.
But it was different now. He had just been accepted as the
Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple, and become a member of Cave of
the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. If True Lord Erlang wanted
to deal with Wu Yu, he would have to go through Patriarch
Bodhi first.
Seeing that the Patriarch Bodhi had personally escorted Wu Yu
out, True Lord Erlang’s eyes flared with a brief look of
confusion and surprise.
Did this mean that the Patriarch Bodhi was already protecting
Wu Yu?
His face grew even more tense now, and even the ground
beneath his feet started to ice over!
Chapter 1662: Mo Liyin
Patriarch Bodhi had brought Wu Yu out of Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars to meet True Lord Erlang.
Behind True Lord Erlang was Primeval Mighty Miracle God
and Dhrtarastra.
"True Lord Erlang, I wonder what important business has
brought you to the humble abode of this old coot?" Patriarch
Bodhi asked with a benign smile.
Many other immortal emperors had also come out of Cave of
the Slanting Moon and Three Stars to watch. True Lord Erlang
was a fairly formidable presence, but they were unafraid.
All of the immortal emperors cultivating at Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars were not just disciples under the
Patriarch Bodhi’s protection, but also important people in their
own right, with talent and powerful influence. Otherwise, they
would not be able to come and seek the learnings of the
Patriarch Bodhi.
Therefore, although they respected True Lord Erlang, they did
not fear him, and they were all surreptitiously eavesdropping.
Of course, they knew that True Lord Erlang had come to
capture Wu Yu. But they also knew that Wu Yu had just
become Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple, and the matter was moot.
They were sure that True Lord Erlang would not dare to cross
the Patriarch Bodhi.
While Patriarch Bodhi addressed him, True Lord Erlang’s flat
eyes were sweeping up and down Wu Yu. He said flatly: "I
have come to capture a little immortal who broke the rules of
the sky palaces. Wu Yu!"
"Indeed, we heard that he had appeared at Mettle Sky. We’re
here to bring him to justice. Patriarch Bodhi, don’t shelter this
criminal!"
Mighty Miracle God asserted roughly.
They had been prepared to pay their respects to Patriarch Bodhi
here at Mettle Sky, but now they had forgotten all courtesies
after seeing Wu Yu by Patriarch Bodhi’s side.
True Lord Erlang did not betray any dissatisfaction. His
impassive face showed how used he was to power. Usually, he
could track down anyone and bring them in. But now that Wu
Yu was by Patriarch Bodhi’s side, he did not dare to move.
Hearing their words, Patriarch Bodhi nodded slowly. "If that is
all, you may leave. Wu Yu is now the disciple of this old coot.
Besides, this old coot knows that Wu Yu hasn’t broken any
heavenly rules and restrictions at all. He simply offended these
two on the Great Void Immortal Path, didn’t he? If it’s revenge
you’re here for, take it out on this old coot."
All three could not believe their ears.
They had finally gotten word about Mettle Sky after so long,
and had rushed over immediately. And yet he was already the
Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple?
No one had ever become the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple so
quickly before!
And this meant that they could not possibly capture Wu Yu
now, unless they wanted to fight the Patriarch Bodhi. But even
if the Jade Emperor himself was here, he would be full of
deference before the Patriarch Bodhi. How could they hope to
fight him?
Shock and horror on Primeval Mighty Miracle God and
Dhrtarastra’s faces.
"How is this possible? Patriarch, you can’t be purposely hiding
him. That punk....."
Primeval Mighty Miracle God blurted out, ready to speak a
piece of his mind.
But before he had finished speaking, the Patriarch Bodhi’s face
had already turned disapproving.
Primeval Mighty Miracle God swallowed back his words, only
now recalling that the Patriarch Bodhi was not as soft as his
usual tone. Offending him would have grievous consequences.
He might live out an existence far humbler than Primeval
Mighty Miracle God, but he could easily crush any of them.
The Patriarch Bodhi was someone he definitely could not
anger.
"Apologies, my apologies, I was too worked up, Patriarch."
Primeval Mighty Miracle God hurriedly lowered his head,
afraid to speak.
Patriarch Bodhi did not bother with him. He waved them off:
"If there is nothing else, please be on your way."
Given his status, he did not have to stand on courtesy, not even
with True Lord Erlang.
Assessing the situation, True Lord Erlang paused, then merely
said: "Since the boy is now the Patriarch’s disciple, we will not
touch him from now on. Farewell."
Saying thus, he turned and left with Mighty Miracle God and
Dhrtarastra.
Despite True Lord Erlang’s words, Wu Yu got the feeling that
things were not as simple as that. True Lord Erlang had simply
hid his true thoughts. It looked like those three were going to
become much harder to deal with.
The other two immortals were much more transparent about
their thoughts. After all, they thought Wu Yu not even
deserving of their caution and cunning.
True Lord Erlang was different.
His parting look at Wu Yu had not been one of content. But
with the Patriarch Bodhi around, it had not been convenient for
him to act. He could only back down for now.
"True Lord Erlang will definitely come for me again! Besides,
he will come in secret. I have to be careful and give him no
opportunity."
Wu Yu thought to himself.
He knew he was safe for now, looking at the retreating figure
of True Lord Erlang. But he was not safe forever. He had
already offended True Lord Erlang by attacking his third eye in
Sage’s Equal Sky.
And once caught by True Lord Erlang, he would be squished
out like an ant. At that time, Patriarch Bodhi would not even be
able to pin down the culprit.
Be that as it may, it was still better to be under the Patriarch
Bodhi’s protection. At least within Cave of the Slanting Moon
and Three Stars, True Lord Erlang would not dare to do
anything to him.
He could cultivate in peace here for now.
"Show’s over." Patriarch Bodhi waved his hand, and the
disciples scattered. Only now did he return to his immortal
residence and call for Memory Star Immortal Emperor. He had
him familiarize Wu Yu with the entire immortal residence and
assign him a place to stay.
Wu Yu and the others followed Memory Star Immortal
Emperor around the immortal residence.
Now that True Lord Erlang was chased away, he had no
immediate worry, and Wu Yu’s mind turned to cultivation.
Now that he had reached 9-heavens immortal king, the only
step available to him was to reach for eternal immortal
emperorhood. That would definitely take a lot of work, and also
a lot of time.
Eternal immortal emperor. That was what it truly meant to be
an immortal. Only at that realm could one truly belong to the
sky palaces, and enter the upper echelons of the sky palaces.
Otherwise, one was consigned to a life of a million years, and
then death afterwards. What did it matter how strong one was?

With Wu Yu in tow, Memory Star Immortal Emperor took Wu

Yu around, and then showed him an immortal residence. This
was quite a lovely place, surrounded by mountains and rivers,
and able to host a few hundred people easily.
All of it belonged to Wu Yu alone. Of course, Full Moon of
Nanshan, Ye Xixi, and Luo Pin would also stay with him.
Now that Wu Yu was a disciple of the Patriarch Bodhi, he had
finally found footing within the sky palaces, and could rest for
a while.
Although Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi, and Luo Pin were
not strictly heavenly immortals, but the Patriarch Bodhi had
also decreed that they were also to be protected alongside Wu
Yu. Here in Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, no one
would be allowed to lay hands on them.
Wu Yu was naturally very grateful for this. As long as he did
not leave Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, he would
be safe. This went for his three companions as well.
Wu Yu had been worried about them before. After all, they
could not spend all their time in the Floating Dreams Pagoda.
Now that the Patriarch Bodhi had specified it, their safety was
no longer a concer.
"And now we can cultivate in peace, until we all become eternal
immortal emperors!"
After Memory Star Immortal Emperor left, Wu Yu and the
other three took a good, long rest. They had not been this
relaxed in a long while, living in a permanent state of worry
and tension. Even within Eternal Emperor Tomb, their safety
was not guaranteed, and Wu Yu had remained alert.
But now, finally all was well.
While they were in Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars,
no harm could come to them. However, one great aid for Wu
Yu’s cultivation was devouring. And if he remained in Cave of
the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, there would be nothing for
him to devour.
"For now, I’ll leave it aside. Since the Patriarch Bodhi is here,
there might be some special chances. I’ll cultivate for a while."
Wu Yu was in no hurry.
He had not been at the 9-heavens immortal king level for long
either, and needed to firm up his abilities.
What he did not know was that True Lord Erlang had stopped
not far away from Mettle Sky.
"True Lord Erlang, that kid actually managed to get Patriarch
Bodhi to protect him. How on earth did he do it?" Primeval
Mighty Miracle God grumbled. He would not be content if Wu
Yu got away just like that.
"True Lord Erlang, given how mighty you are, you definitely
have ways to catch the kid, right? Even if the Patriarch Bodhi
is there, it’s just a measly kid. That should be a piece of cake
for your eminence?" Dhrtarastra was not intending to give up
so easily either, and continued to press True Lord Erlang for
help.
However, True Lord Erlang maintained his unemotional look.
He said tonelessly: "Shut up. I think there’s something fishy
about those three. I will check their backgrounds. But from here
on, I will handle things. Neither of you are to interfere, or you
might ruin my plans. Understood?"
"Yes, yes."
The two hastened to affirm their obedience before True Lord
Erlang, fearful of offending him.
True Lord Erlang left.
"I have no idea what True Lord Erlang is planning, but we can’t
let that punk get away just like that."
Primeval Mighty Miracle God grumbled, but very quickly
perked up again. "That’s right, I have a younger brother, also a
disciple of the Patriarch Bodhi. His name is Mo Liyin, and I
can have him watch Wu Yu in Cave of the Slanting Moon and
Three Stars. He won’t let him have a good time!"
Chapter 1663: Luring The Snake Out
Wu Yu and the others did not know what True Lord Erlang and
the others were up to.
While in Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, Wu Yu
felt a sense of security. No one dared to challenge the Patriarch
Bodhi for him. Besides, only second tier immortal emperors
and above could take him down now.
And if they were already immortals with eternal life, who
would be so reckless as to risk the wrath of the Patriarch Bodhi
to get at Wu Yu?
It would be all too easy for Primeval Mighty Miracle God or
Dhrtarastra to kill Wu Yu, but they feared for their own lives.
They would definitely be unable to touch Wu Yu in the Cave
of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
Not just in the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars, but
even if Wu Yu left to the other sky palaces, most of the eternal
immortal emperors would leave him alone out of respect to
Patriarch Bodhi.
Actually it was just the pair of them who wanted to catch Wu
Yu. And with the Patriarch Bodhi now backing him, not even
True Lord Erlang would dare to move openly against Wu Yu,
let alone those two.
Although it might be safe, but Wu Yu still remained in Mettle
Sky, patiently cultivating.
The other three did not dare to wander out either, lest they were
caught and used to blackmail Wu Yu. After all, they did not
know the extent of which Patriarch Bodhi would protect them.
The only free one was Luo Pin, but as long as Wu Yu was here,
she would not wander far either. They spent their nights
together.
These were some of the most leisurely days that the couple
shared.
During this time, the Patriarch Bodhi would hold dao lectures
once every year. That was what the disciples looked forward
most to. Each time, his lectures would give them many insights,
even if they were already immortal emperors.
Of course, Wu Yu would also join in with the other disciples
and listen.
At the start, Wu Yu listened very intently to the Patriarch
Bodhi’s teachings. Each time, he felt a curious opening of his
mind. He could feel many of the mental pathways within him
unblock after each lecture. The Patriarch Bodhi had an
exquisite grasp of the details of cultivation.
Evidently, each lecture drew him ever closer to immortal
emperor realm. One had to know that the Patriarch Bodhi’s
teachings were meant for his immortal emperor disciples. Only
Wu Yu was still yet to reach that realm.
Some of what the Patriarch Bodhi spoke of were arcane and
difficult to understand for Wu Yu. However, they were largely
accessible. After all, he had devoured many eternal demon
emperors and gained their insights, which he could use to
relate.
During this time, after listening to the Patriarch Bodhi’s
teachings, Wu Yu felt like his cultivation had sped ahead.
There was not a lot of information in each of his lectures. And
yet it was profound enough that he could spend the entire year
digesting it. Therefore, each year sped past quickly.
After 100 years, Wu Yu was a lot closer to the eternal immortal
emperor realm. However, it was not so easy to actually make
the step.
However, there was something strange that had caught Wu
Yu’s attention.
The first few times, he had paid full attention to the Patriarch.
But later on, he realized that during the lectures, someone was
staring at him.
Wu Yu was already famous among the Patriarch Bodhi’s
disciples. He was newest, and also a 9-heavens immortal king
who had defeated the Memory Star Immortal Emperor.
Therefore, it was normal that many would look at him.
But after the first few lectures, Wu Yu felt the same pair of eyes
always on him. It made it hard for him to focus.
After a few lectures, the other disciples had grown used to Wu
Yu, and left him alone.
Which was why this continued gaze immediately triggered Wu
Yu’s sense of danger.
Later on, Wu Yu would always take note during the lectures.
One time, he finally used Eyes of Fire and Gold to identify the
person. It was a black-faced eternal immortal emperor.
This eternal immortal emperor looked vaguely familiar. He
bore a resemblance to Dhrtarastra, but Wu Yu did not know if
they were related.
After all, it was a very common thing for immortal emperors to
resemble each other.
"A second tier eternal immortal emperor."
Wu Yu thought to himself. He did not know what this person
was up to yet.
But in any case, the other party had not threatened him in any
way, although Wu Yu sensed that he was up to something.
There was an invasiveness in the way he stared.
In any case, Wu Yu had not clashed with anyone since coming
to Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. Even the
defeated Memory Star Immortal Emperor was on excellent
terms with him.
Therefore, Wu Yu was unafraid of any trouble.
This time, he found the black-faced eternal immortal emperor
staring at him again. Wu Yu suddenly came up with a plan.
Before Wu Yu knew what he looked like, he had not reacted.
But now that Wu Yu had used his Eyes of Fire and Gold to
identify him, why not lay out some bait?
"He’s always staring at big brother Yu. He must be up to no
good. How about I go and bait?"
Ye Xixi said, eyes round with indignation.
Each time the Patriarch Bodhi spoke, Wu Yu would bring Full
Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi, and Luo Pin within the Floating
Dreams Pagoda. No one else would take note, and they could
also benefit from the Patriarch Bodhi’s teachings.
After Wu Yu had identified him, Ye Xixi immediately came up
with a plan.
"Alright."
Wu Yu nodded his assent.
After all, Ye Xixi would have the Floating Dreams Pagoda with
her when she baited. If she came to any danger, they could
immediately help her.
A second tier eternal immortal emperor was not someone that
Wu Yu could deal with alone. But with the four of them
together, it was possible. Even if it ended up in a fight, he was
not particularly afraid.
He wasn’t even someone overly powerful, like True Lord
Erlang.
The Patriarch Bodhi’s teachings ended.
Wu Yu took them back to his residence in the Floating Dreams
Pagoda.
This time, Wu Yu continued his Eyes of Fire and Gold, and saw
that the black-faced eternal immortal emperor had come
sneaking after him. He had some sort of camouflage technique
like Full Moon of Nanshan’s.
Albeit an inferior version. Wu Yu’s Eyes of Fire and Gold saw
right through him.
Pretending ignorance, Wu Yu returned to his residence.
After each lecture, Wu Yu would always return to process the
content of the Patriarch Bodhi’s teachings. This time it seemed
to be no exception.
Each of the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples’ residences were
covered with many immortal designs. Not even a second tier
eternal immortal emperor could barge in. Therefore, after Wu
Yu and the others entered, he could only make eyes at them
from outside.
In truth, this black-faced eternal immortal emperor was the Mo
Liyin that the Dhrtarastra had spoken about!
The Dhrtarastra had ordered him to watch Wu Yu closely, and
give him hell if the opportunity presented itself.
This Mo Liyin had been the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple for a
while now. He always felt above the other eternal immortal
emperors. Against a yet-to-ascend Wu Yu, how could he take
him seriously?
Especially the three others leeching on to Wu Yu. Mo Liyin
found it pathetic. He could crush them all easily.
"The Dhrtarastra wants me to teach the kid a lesson, but he’s
like a cowardly turtle. It’s just lectures, and then back to his
shell in the residence. If he never comes out, how am I going to
beat some sense into him?"
Mo Liyin had been dogging Wu Yu’s heels for dozens of years
now, but had not found anything.
However, this time it seemed like the gods were on his side.
He saw the little girl who was always following Wu Yu leave
the residence alone.
Mo Liyin was immediately excited. This little girl was the
easiest target out of the four. His chance had come!
"If I can seize the wench... I’ve been waiting for this chance for
a hundred years, damnit!"
Mo Liyin had been using his Veil apotheosis Mystique, which
he was confident that Wu Yu could not see through. This time
round as well, he did not think that he had been discovered.
He continued to follow the little girl, but did not spot the
Floating Dreams Pagoda on her person. Actually, Wu Yu, Full
Moon of Nanshan and Luo Pin were all within. The moment
Ye Xixi was in danger, they would pop out to the rescue.
Oblivious, Mo Liyin continued to stalk her, until finally they
came to a remote forest in the Cave of the Slanting Moon and
Three Stars.
This place was deserted enough. If Mo Liyin wanted to do
anything to Ye Xixi, now was the time and place!
The three of them waiting in the Floating Dreams Pagoda were
watching the black-faced eternal immortal emperor’s every
move. At the first offensive move, Wu Yu would immediately
help Ye Xixi block it.
Finally, they reached a raging waterfall. People rarely came
here.
The black-faced eternal immortal emperor finally showed
himself, materializing by Ye Xixi’s side. More, he summoned
a black wind from the moment he appeared, sending it at Ye
Xixi!
Chapter 1664: Immemorial Evil-Banishing Zither
As the black-faced eternal immortal emperor appeared, an eerie
wolf-like howl sounded. He evidently had a sound-based
apotheosis Mystique, which was flying at Ye Xixi!
As though trying not to kill Ye Xixi, his sonic Mystique was
not particularly strong. It instead focused on a disorientating
effect that was calculated to make Ye Xixi drowsy.
If Wu Yu and the others had not emerged from the Floating
Dreams Pagoda at this time, Ye Xixi would probably have been
caught.
"Who are you, and what do you want?"
Wu Yu shouted. He leaped out of the Floating Dreams Pagoda
in his golden monkey form, and sent a fierce blast of golden
eyes heavenly rule back to dissipate the sonic attack.
Since the opponent had not used his full strength, Wu Yu’s
golden eyes heavenly rule easily mitigated it.
The black-faced eternal immortal emperor was shocked that his
attack had been blocked. He was taken aback by Wu Yu’s
sudden appearance, but then laughed.
"I wanted to use the girl to lure you out. But congratulations,
you’ve played yourself!" He guffawed. Given how remote this
place was, it was perfect to give Wu Yu a good thrashing.
Wu Yu found it very suspicious that he did not identify himself.
There were not many in the sky palaces who had a grudge
against him, especially after he had become the Patriarch
Bodhi’s disciple.
Plus, this black-faced eternal immortal emperor looked like
Dhrtarastra. Could he be the Dhrtarastra’s ally?
"That’s right, I heard Memory Star Immortal Emperor mention
that the Patriarch Bodhi had a disciple called Mo Liyin, he has
an epochal immortal treasure called the Immemorial Evil-
Banishing Zither. He’s the younger brother of the Dhrtarastra.
This wouldn’t be him, would it?"
Wu Yu recalled that Memory Star had mentioned him before.
However, he could not be sure yet, before the epochal immortal
treasure made an appearance.
"We are all disciples of the Patriarch. Are you not afraid he will
punish you for having laid a hand on your own junior
brothers?" Full Moon of Nanshan demanded, also emerging
from the Floating Dreams Pagoda. The four formed a rough
square around the black-faced eternal immortal emperor.
"Haha, punishment? It’s just a simple exchange of skills
between disciples. Why would the Patriarch punish such an
ordinary matter?" The black-faced eternal immortal emperor
smirked, pulling out an epochal immortal treasure.
It was an onyx zither, smoky black and humming with an
otherworldly melody.
The moment the epochal immortal treasure appeared, the entire
place was drowned in sound, and made one feel groggy.
"That’s...... the Immemorial Evil-Banishing Zither! You’re Mo
Liyin!"
Wu Yu immediately identified him, his senses prickling.
He did not doubt the Dhrtarastra’s resolve in punishing him.
Now that Mo Liyin had lured him to this remote area, he would
definitely not go easy on Wu Yu. This would be a tough fight.
"And so what if it’s me?"
A light smirk played on the edges of his mouth. He showed no
inclination to take them seriously. He was completely relaxed
even though he was surrounded.
All of this was because he was a second tier eternal immortal
emperor.
Even if Wu Yu could beat Memory Star Immortal Emperor, so
what?
He himself could beat Memory Star Immortal Emperor in one
move, in an even easier fashion than Wu Yu had.
Therefore, he did not even take Wu Yu seriously, let alone Full
Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi, and Luo Pin, who were even
weaker. The way he saw it, the only possible threat was Wu
Yu, and even that was unlikely.
"Face your judgment now. None of you are getting away."
Mo Liyin declared with a chilling smile. He began to strum the
Immemorial Evil-Banishing Zither, and black sound waves
reverberated from it, permeating the area.
In an instant, the entire area had gone pitch-dark. No matter
how wide they opened their eyes, they were completely blind.
Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi, and Luo Pin were all
panicking.
To fight in such a situation was very dangerous. After all, they
did not even know where their allies were, let alone teaming up
to fight Mo Liyin. They would be isolated and picked off.
Besides, this place was a ways away from Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars. The Patriarch Bodhi might not know
what was happening.
"Hahaha, this is my apotheosis Mystique, Gloam. How does it
feel? You can’t see anything at all. I’ll take my time to dish out
the pain!" Mo Liyin’s gloating voice came floating down from
all around them.
His Gloam apotheosis Mystique not only robbed them of
vision, but also played havoc with their minds.
Just as they were despairing that they would lose without even
being able to fight, a beam of golden light shone through the
darkness.
This beam of golden light sliced the dark world, and it broke!
"Eyes of Fire and Gold, golden eyes heavenly rule!"
Vision was restored, and the first thing they saw was Wu Yu in
his monkey form, his golden eyes heavenly rule burning
strongly from his eyes.
The feral golden ape was bathed in crusader heavenly rule. The
dark world had heightened his fighting power by boosting
crusader heavenly rule.
"Eh?"
Mo Liyin, on the verge of striking, hesitated.
A bewildered look crossed his face. "A mere 9-heavens
immortal king, but able to break my Gloam? Interesting! No
wonder the Patriarch took a liking to you. Memory Star lost fair
and square."
"But what els do you have against this?"
As he spoke, he lifted up the Immemorial Evil-Banishing Zither
and strummed it aggressively, sending more disorienting notes
ringing out. The sounds hung in the air, and very quickly
formed three black suns.
Zither sounds continued to ring out from these three black suns,
until the four of them were lost in it!
This was a seamless sonic attack.

It was the apotheosis immortal technique of the Immemorial

Evil-Banishing Zither, Funereal Symphony of the Three Black
Suns. Mo Liyin had actually used such a powerful move,
uncaring if they lived or died!
The black sound waves continued to ring out from the three
suns. Just a couple of notes would send their mind into a wild
spiral, filling their minds with eerie ghostly shrieks and
scattering their concentration.
If they could not snap out of this, then their souls would
eventually succumb. They would lose all consciousness, and
become an empty husk.
It was a poisonous move, and Mo Liyin showed no mercy at all
by using it.
"Focus! Attack the three black suns!"
Wu Yu shouted, shaking the others out of their reverie.
A chill of fear rang through them as they realized out how close
they had been to falling. The Funereal Symphony of the Three
Black Suns had split their heads with pain, nullifying their
fighting power.
They were barely able to keep themselves together after Wu
Yu’s shout.
Wu Yu himself had the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s epochal
immortal treasure in hand. Ruyi Jingu Bang.
Wu Yu hefted it and used Violent Art, causing his golden
monkey body to bulge and swell. Swinging the Ruyi Jingu
Bang effortlessly, he sent it whistling towards one of the black
suns.
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
This first Mystique of the epochal immortal treasure brought
forth a resplendent golden light that smashed one of the black
suns to bits, pulverizing it inside out!
It was a godly move that could attack the void itself.
They immediately felt the black sounds lessening in intensity.
"Gotta pull my weight too."
Seeing Wu Yu destroy one black sun galvanized Full Moon of
Nanshan. In a trice, the Supreme Gold Harrow was in his hands
as well.
Ye Xixi followed suit. Although they were weak, they still had
to give their all.
Supreme Gold Harrow morphed into the nine rivers of stars.
This was its Mystique, Unrivaled Celestial Soldiers!
As for Ye Xixi’s Demon Subduing True Scepter, it was also
transformed into a black vortex, using the Cycle Mystique to
create a terrifying vortex that flew out towards another sun.
Sensing the danger they were in, Luo Pin did not slack off as
well. If it was just Wu Yu alone, he might not be able to defeat
a second tier eternal immortal emperor.
"Eight Division Pagodas!"
Luo Pin transformed into a snow-white mystical dragon,
swimming through the air. Her Eight Division Pagodas
appeared near one of the black suns.
This was the same black sun that Full Moon of Nanshan and
Ye Xixi were attacking together.
The nine rivers of stars raked the black sun, leaving nine deep
claw marks, through which Cycle funneled, whirling up the
black sun.
Finally, Eight Division Pagodas thoroughly smashed up the
entire area. Their three Mystiques combined had been able to
end one of the black suns as well.
"Eh?"
Mo Liyin frowned. He did not expect them to put up such
resistance.
Chapter 1665: Accidental Kill
When Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi, and Luo Pin joined
forces to destroy one of the black suns, Wu Yu had already
destroyed the last black sun.
Mo Liyin’s Funereal Symphony of the Three Black Suns
crumbled into nothing when the three black suns were
destroyed. The chilling funeral symphony which rang through
the battle field had disappeared without a trace. This apotheosis
immortal technique could no longer affect Wu Yu and his
friends.
The four of them surrounded Mo Liyin with solemn
expressions.
If not for Wu Yu who managed to destroy one black sun with
his Ruyi Jingu Bang first, they would have been done in by the
other party’s Funereal Symphony of the Three Black Suns, not
to even mention about recovering from it.
Hence, they were all too aware of Mo Liyin’s strength. His
epochal immortal treasure, the Immemorial Evil-Banishing
Zither, was no ordinary weapon.
"He he, brats, you do have some moves. You are indeed
someone that the Patriarch Bodhi had chosen personally."
Mo Liyin was now deeply jealous of Wu Yu. He recalled his
own struggle to become the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple. He had
to pass through many trials and even activated many important
social ties before he could barely manage to persuade Patriarch
Bodhi to take him as a disciple.
Comparatively, Wu Yu had only needed to defeat Memory Star
Immortal Emperor to become the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple. In
fact, Mo Liyin heard that it was Patriarch Bodhi who had
personally invited Wu Yu to the Cave of the Slanting Moon and
Three Stars in Mettle Sky, and Wu Yu was here only in answer
to the invitation. Otherwise, Wu Yu would not even visit this
place.
In other words, it was the Patriarch Bodhi who had actually
personally gone over to invite Wu Yu to become his disciple.
This enraged Mo Liyin further.
Why did he had to go through so many trials and tribulations
just to become the Patriarch’s disciple when Wu Yu could
accomplish it so simply?
Mo Liyin conveniently ignored the fact that Wu Yu had
defeated an eternal immortal emperor when he was only a 9-
heavens immortal king. This was something that Mo Liyin
could never achieve. If he was in Wu Yu’s shoes, he would
never have become the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple.
There was nothing unfair for him to complain about.
However, Mo Liyin ignored these facts.
Regardless, he was now filled with jealously towards Wu Yu.
Besides, Wu Yu had committed such heinous crimes at the
Great Void Immortal Path, which made Wu Yu seem even
more unforgivable.
"If that’s the case, then die."
Mo Liyin’s black eyes flashed red with cruelty. He cradled the
Immemorial Evil-Banishing Zither and strummed it. Another
wave of soul shaking notes rolled out.
Apotheosis immortal technique, Primordial Soul Suppressing
Song!
Haunting notes rang out. They struck at Wu Yu and his friends’
heart strings. As the music played, the four of them felt their
hearts tremble and their souls on the verge of being shaken out
of their body.
Their lives would come to an end if their souls had truly been
blasted out of their bodies. Mo Liyin was dealing a fatal blow!
Even Wu Yu who was protected by an armor of shiny golden
light and supported by a fierce will to battle from his Ruyi Jingu
Bang, wavered under the zither notes. With each note of the
other party’s soul shaking music, Wu Yu retreated another step.
The notes echoed in his head continuously, causing extreme
pain. It felt as though the Qian Kun world had been turned
upside down.
"Ah!"
Full Moon of Nanshan was the first to fall. He screamed sharply
and turned into his human form. Instantly, he started bleeding
from his orifices. His soul was almost shaken out. He could
hardly hold on to his Supreme Gold Harrow. The epochal
immortal treasure which had just executed the nine astral rivers
now laid in his hands like a piece of rusty metal.
The next to fall were Ye Xixi and Luo Pin. Similarly, they
clutched at their heads in pain. They could not defend against
the Primordial Soul Suppressing Song as both of them had not
even reached the peak of the Great Void Immortal Realm. In
fact, their strength were only at the mid range of the Great Void
Immortal Realm. Hence, naturally they would not be able to
withstand a second round of strong attack from an eternal
immortal emperor.
Wu Yu heard Full Moon of Nanshan’s scream of pain. He
struggled to force his eyes open. Grabbing his head, and
through a blurred vision, he saw Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye
Xixi, and Luo Pin being forced into a desperate situation. If this
continued, all four of their souls would have shattered and
dissipated.
"Do you like my Primordial Soul Suppressing Song? This is the
result of your defiance! I only wanted to teach you guys a
lesson. However, it seems like you all deserve to die." Mo Liyin
scoffed.
His voice rang out together with his horrifying music, cloaking
Wu Yu and the other three in this soul shaking murderous
melody.
Ever since Mo Liyin had achieved a breakthrough and became
an eternal immortal emperor, he had never experienced
defiance from anyone lesser than an eternal immortal emperor.
Not all immortals could become immortal emperors, hence
even 9-heavens immortal kings were highly respectful towards
eternal immortal emperors. There was no one like Wu Yu who
would dare to openly defy him.
Hence, he was infuriated.
Mo Liyin wanted to teach Wu Yu a lesson. Even if he had not
intended to kill him, he wanted to force Wu Yu to understand
what entailed respect towards an eternal immortal emperor.
Whereas he had never cared for the lives of Full Moon of
Nanshan, Ye Xixi and Luo Pin. Anyway of them, only Wu Yu
alone was the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple. The three others were
simply insignificant fries to him and if he killed them, then he
killed them.
In reality, Wu Yu was withstanding the Primordial Soul
Suppressing Song much better than Full Moon of Nanshan and
the others. After all, his cultivation realm was much higher than
them.
Hence, even if Mo Liyin did not intend to kill Wu Yu and
stopped the Primordial Soul Suppressing Song in time, by then
Full Moon of Nanshan and the other two would definitely be
dead already.
Moreover, Wu Yu had not reached the immortal emperor
cultivation realm yet.
In the Sky palaces, one would only undergo transformation
after becoming an immortal emperor. The death of an immortal
emperor was a major event. However, Wu Yu had not become
an immortal emperor yet. His death would be insignificant.
Hence, so what if Mo Liyin accidentally killed Wu Yu?
At most, he would be punished for a period of time. Even so,
he would still be an eternal immortal emperor. When the
punishment was over, he could still regain his freedom. He had
nothing to be afraid of.
The Primordial Soul Suppressing Song was becoming more
and more intense. Wu Yu’s group of four seemed to be in hell.
Everyone felt so tortured that being alive seemed worse than
death. Although they were only severely tortured in spirit, the
mental pain and the torture of the soul made them suffer from
a pain which was 10,000 times worse than the physical pain.
"Luo Pin!"
Wu Yu opened his eyes, forced himself to regain his senses,
and immediately roared out to her.
He had to wake Luo Pin up. It was impossible for him to fight
against the Primordial Soul Suppressing Song alone, so he must
rely on the strength of others.
The only one he could rely on was Luo Pin!
"Heavenly Dragon.... ... Unification!"
Luo Pin was shocked to her senses by Wu Yu’s roar and woke
up. She struggled to open her eyes. Her soul was extremely
unstable with the continuous attack of the haunting soul
shaking music. It was as though she would vanish at any time.
However, she insisted on making her way to Wu Yu. At the
same time, she used all her strength to exert the mystique,
Heavenly Dragon Unification.
In the next moment, with the endless vibration of the zither
notes and waves of black soul suppressing music, a snow white
mystical dragon soared into the sky and then integrated with
Wu Yu’s golden ape body.
Heavenly Dragon Unification!
Wu Yu instantly sensed Luo Pin’s strength in his body. Very
quickly, that strength became his to use. When the couple’s
strength unified, his hand which was grasping the Ruyi Jingu
Bang steadied.

"This is Luo Pin’s strength. I have to defeat Mo Liyin in one

move. Otherwise, we are dead!"
Wu Yu disliked having his life and death controlled by others.
Luckily, while sound wave attacks were shapeless and hard to
defend against, they were not instantly fatal. As long as Wu Yu
could hold on, there was a chance to turn the tide.
He could sense a much stronger and vibrant strength in his
body. There was an uncontrollable urge to explode with power.
When Luo Pin used the Heavenly Dragon Unification, the
effect was not as simple as one plus one. Wu Yu was now much
stronger than when the two of them fought together
individually.
"Lawful Embodiment ... ... of Heaven and Earth!"
Wu Yu roared and his body bulked up immediately. This was
the mystique Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth. In this
instant, he grew larger by about 10 times and his strength grew
as well.
"Sky breaking!"
Closely followed, he swung the Ruyi Jingu Bang towards the
void and smashed towards the epochal immortal treasure, the
Immemorial Evil-Banishing Zither, in front of Mo Liyin.
"Earth shattering!"
With Wu Yu’s roar, the Ruyi Jingu Bang crashed into Mo
Liyin’s Immemorial Evil-Banishing Zither.
Mo Liyin’s expression was one of shock and disbelief. The
Qian Kun world around him instantly disintegrated and
countless void vortexes formed around him, pulling his body in
all direction.
Cracks appeared in Mo Liyin’s Immemorial Evil-Banishing
Zither. Some of the immortal designs inside this epochal
immortal treasure actually suffered damage from Wu Yu’s hit.
While the zither was far from being destroyed, it was definitely
damaged.
Most importantly, Mo Liyin himself was now in a dire state.
Mo Liyin was originally very proud and confident. He had
planned to make Wu Yu taste more pain. However, Wu Yu
suddenly used the Heavenly Dragon Unification with Luo Pin
and after their unification, his strength surpassed his
imagination.
Mo Liyin had no way of defending against this crushing
Bedlam of Heaven and Earth.
As the void around him began to crumble, his immortal
emperor body began to break and shatter under this blow. The
fragmentation of void birthed the void vortexes which tore into
Mo Liyin’s immortal emperor body and tore him apart.
At this moment, in this field of chaos, Wu Yu had only heard a
burst of screeching howls from Mo Liyin before he collapsed,
drained of his strength.
Just that one hit almost used up all of Wu Yu’s strength, the
influence of the Primordial Soul Suppressing Song was still
haunting his mind. There were constantly illusions from his
mind, fortunately, as he held his breath and focused his spirit,
this disconcerting effect gradually disappeared.
When he finally caught his breath and opened his eyes again,
he discovered that their surroundings were in a mess.
The most shocking sight were the pieces of Mo Liyin’s
immortal emperor body floating in the void near them. Blood
flowed continuously and anyone could tell that there were no
more signs of life.
"He’s dead?"
Wu Yu’s eyes widened in disbelief.
But, Mo Liyin was an eternal immortal emperor!
He actually died with just one hit?
Things had escalated to unbelievable levels!
Chapter 1666: Being the Public Enemy
Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi and Luo Pin slowly woke up
and regained their consciousness.
When they came to Wu Yu’s side, they were as stunned as Wu
Yu to see Mo Liyin’s lifeless body lying in the front of them in
the void.
"Brother Wu Yu, was he killed by you?" Ye Xixi asked in
disbelief.
After all, she clearly remembered how she had no way of
defending herself against the Primordial Soul Suppressing
Song. Unexpectedly, Wu Yu was able to kill Mo Liyin in that
vulnerable state. How much strength did he have?
"We should not be worried about how Wu Yu killed Mo Liyin
now."
Full Moon of Nanshan’s expression became serious. Although
he had just recovered, it did not affect his judgment of the
matter: "This Mo Liyin is Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple, and most
importantly, he is an eternal immortal emperor. In the sky
palaces, everyone knows how important eternal immortal
emperors are. We killed an eternal immortal emperor and
violated the sacred heavenly rules and restrictions!"
"Oh right."
Upon hearing Full Moon of Nanshan’s words, Ye Xixi realised
the seriousness of the situation and became scared.
At this time, Wu Yu did not really panic. Anyway, he had
already killed Mo Liyin. Regret was useless now.
It was just that he did not expect himself to gain such a
horrifying power after Luo Pin used the Heavenly Dragon
Unification to merge with him. With this power, he killed Mo
Liyin, a second tier eternal immortal emperor, in one blow.
However, the consequences of this matter were definitely very
serious. In the sky palaces, it would be a big mistake to kill an
immortal emperor.
Any eternal immortal emperor was very important to the sky
palaces, and this Mo Liyin was from the tribes of the Four
Heavenly Kings. Among the tribes of the Four Heavenly Kings,
Mo Liyin’s status was much higher than Mo Yuji.
One should know that an eternal immortal emperor was the
existence of immortality. Just one eternal immortal emperor
perishing would affect the entire sky palaces. Besides, from the
start, the Four Heavenly Kings were not fond of Wu Yu, and
had wanted to capture and torture him.
Now they not only failed to capture Wu Yu. In fact, it was Mo
Liyin who was killed by Wu Yu.
"Why not we escape now?"
Full Moon of Nanshan shivered with fear as he thought of the
possible consequences that they might face.
He was a daring person. However, he did not dare to go against
the entire sky palaces.
"It’s too late."
Luo Pin pointed to their surrounding space. They could see that
the space started shaking just now. It was as if something
extremely powerful was trying to break though the void into
their surrounding space.
Obviously, Mo Liyin’s death had attracted the attention of
many powerful beings in the sky palaces. All of them had made
their move to come here directly.
It was clearly too late to run now.
And even if they escaped, where could they go?
Escape back to the Demon Immortal Realm again and hide for
a lifetime?
Regardless, Wu Yu was unwilling to do that. In fact, he thought
that the situation was not so bad since he had the protection of
Patriarch Bodhi now. Moreover, the fight was started by Mo
Liyin himself. Although they killed Mo Liyin, it was just in
self-defence.
Wu Yu always felt that the Patriarch Bodhi was kindly towards
him and should not harm him. Therefore, it should not be a big
problem to wait for Patriarch Bodhi to come and deal with this
matter.
Most importantly, even if he wanted to escape now, he could
not do so.
When he confirmed that Mo Liyin had died, the surrounding
space had already begun to shake. One after another powerful
being had arrived at this space.
The first one to arrive was naturally the Patriarch Bodhi.
An ordinary looking old man dressed in grey robes appeared
near Wu Yu without a sound. He took one look at Mo Liyin’s
body and frowned. This was a very rare sight. One should
know, as the Patriarch Bodhi, there were not many things in the
sky palaces that could make him frown.
Since Patriarch Bodhi arrived at the scene first, it was even
more impossible for Wu Yu to leave. He could only greet
respectfully: "Patriarch."
Patriarch Bodhi glanced at him and nodded his head grimly. He
did not seem to be blaming Wu Yu. Therefore, Wu Yu felt a
little relieved. It seemed like the Patriarch Bodhi would be on
his side.
Next, more immortal emperors started to gather near them one
after another. They were all Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples.
Just after the Patriarch Bodhi’s arrival, the arrogant looking
Complete Zen Immortal Emperor also arrived.
He seemed to know well before that Mo Liyin had wanted to
harm Wu Yu, but did not expect Mo Liyin to lose to Wu Yu.
Mo Liyin was instead killed by Wu Yu despite initiating the
attack.
This was something that he could not believe.
One should know that Mo Liyin had been an eternal immortal
emperor for hundred thousands of years. How could he be
defeated by a brat who was only a 9-heavens immortal king?
When the Complete Zen Immortal Emperor arrived and saw
Mo Liyin’s corpse, his eyes widened: "Did you kill the
Dhrtarastra’s brother? How impudent of you to do so! "
He was in total shock. Obviously he did not expect Wu Yu to
really kill Mo Liyin. What kind of fighting power and strength
did this rascal have?
Wu Yu, of course, did not answer that Complete Zen Immortal
Emperor. Instead, he faced Patriarch Bodhi respectfully and
explained solemnly: "Patriarch, your disciple Wu Yu killed
senior Mo Liyin by mistake. I’m willing to be punished!
However, this fight was initiated by Mo Liyin. If I don’t
retaliate, I’m afraid it will be me and my friends lying on the
ground now!"
Patriarch Bodhi listened, nodded, and then pressed his hands
down, indicating to Wu Yu to stop talking.
Wu Yu saw a kind of calmness in the Patriarch’s eyes. Clearly,
even if such a serious thing had happened, the Patriarch Bodhi
had ways to resolve it. However in such a situation, even the
Patriarch Bodhi would have to face a lot of pressure.
Subsequently, the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples, such as Memory
Star Immortal Emperor, Memory Space Immortal Emperor and
so on, had all rushed over and surrounded Wu Yu.
Of course, when they saw Mo Liyin’s corpse, they felt as
though the sky had fallen down. This was something very
serious in the sky palaces. Even if they lived for a million years
or more, it was rare to witness such things happening.
They did not expect Wu Yu to create such a commotion after
coming to the Mettle Sky for just a hundred years.
At first, some of the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples began to blame
Wu Yu. To them, Wu Yu’s actions would ruin the reputation
of Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. Such incidents
were really condemned upon in the sky palaces.
However, there was still someone who sided with Wu Yu.
That was the Memory Star Immortal Emperor: "I’m sure Junior
Wu Yu didn’t mean to kill Mo Liyin. Before this, I already
noticed that Mo Liyin was acting suspiciously. If he initiated
the fight, it would not be unreasonable for Junior Wu Yu to
fight back in defence and kill him by mistake."

Of course, this kind of argument carried no weight in the

discussions among the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples.
"This rascal Wu Yu had created such a big commotion in just
his first hundred years of joining. He’s a traitor and deserves to
die!"
"If Wu Yu committed such a serious crime, he would not be
able to survive. Even the Patriarch Bodhi would not be able to
protect him this time."
"Yes, it’s a violation of the heavenly rules and restrictions. It’s
absolutely impossible to forgive lightly. The Four Heavenly
Kings are not to be provoked. Once they come together, even
the Patriarch may not be able to withstand the pressure! He
really know how to stir trouble for our Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars!"
Almost immediately, Wu Yu was engulfed by the voices of
blame, but he did not feel agitated, because the Patriarch Bodhi
was present and he believed that the Patriarch would deal with
this matter fairly.
Moreover, the reproaches around were all aimed at him, not at
his three friends. This made Wu Yu feel more at ease.
This matter should not affect Full Moon of Nanshan and the
other two. Even if they were to be punished, Wu Yu should be
the only one to receive the punishment.
"It’s not easy for an immortal emperor to appear. The death of
Mo Liyin is a great loss to our sky palaces... ... Wu Yu, follow
me."
Patriarch Bodhi’s expression became serious as he waved to
Wu Yu. Then he led everyone back to the Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars. It seemed that he was going to deal with
Wu Yu there.
......
Somewhere else in the sky palaces.
Dhrtarastra, Mo Lihai, who was Mo Liyin’s blood brother, was
deeply connected to him.
He had sensed it the moment Mo Liyin was killed and used
some mystique to view the scene in the Mettle Sky. Mo Liyin
was actually smashed to death by Wu Yu’s Ruyi Jingu Bang!
Dhrtarastra’s eyes reddened as he watched how his brother
died: "Wu Yu, I shall kill you. I cannot rest until I take my
revenge!"
Virudhaka, Vaisravana, and Virupaksa had rushed over upon
receiving the news. They were all furious.
"How dare he kill one of our immortal emperors. This man
must be killed!"
The Four Heavenly Kings gathered. Even True Lord Erlang
would consider them a strong force, not to mention now when
they were four enraged heavenly kings. No one else would dare
to further anger them.
The Four Heavenly Kings had not gathered for a long time.
However, Mo Liyin’s death forced them to reunite. They were
adamant on getting justice for Mo Liyin.
"Let’s go to Mettle Sky! I shall see how Patriarch Bodhi can
protect that brat after such a thing happened!"
"That’s right. If they cannot give us a satisfactory answer, we
shall report to the Jade Emperor and ask him to be the judge of
the matter!"
The Four furious Heavenly Kings made their way to the Mettle
Sky.
At the same time, many other immortal emperors were also
hurrying to the Mettle Sky. The sky palaces had not seen the
death of an immortal emperor for a long time. Moreover, the
one who had died this round was an immortal emperor from the
Four Heavenly Kings’s tribe. This was major news and many
were curious to see if Patriarch Bodhi would continue to protect
Wu Yu.
In an instant, trouble brewed at the Mettle Sky. Strong immortal
emperors landed in a steady stream. All of them were there to
see how Wu Yu would be dealt with.
In fact, some of the ghostly immortals from hell had arrived as
well, though hidden in a corner. They were also curious to Wu
Yu’s fate.
Originally, Wu Yu had enemies in both the sky palaces and
hell. Now it seemed like all his enemies had gathered.
When these enemies had heard that the Patriarch Bodhi had
taken Wu Yu as a disciple, they thought that there was no
chance of them taking revenge. They had not expected the
chance to come so soon. If there were no incidents, Wu Yu was
now in a fatal situation!
Chapter 1667: Wheel of Taichi
The entirety of Heaven was in a stir.
However, Wu Yu did not know about the situation outside. All
he knew was that this was huge, and that the Dhrtarastra and
company would definitely not let this matter slide. They would
definitely be here soon.
He was currently alone with the Patriarch Bodhi.
Within Bodhi’s Palace, the Patriarch Bodhi was in his usual
gray garb, seated on the futon with a grave expression.
Evidently, the killing of Mo Liyin was too serious for him to
settle with just his reputation.
"Aissh!"
Patriarch Bodhi shook his head. "Not an easy matter to deal
with! If I do not punish you, I’m afraid the others will not accept
it. I also will be unable to explain to the other immortals."
Wu Yu could see the difficulty of his position. He too knew that
the Patriarch Bodhi’s punishment would probably be much
better than the alternatives. After all, he had always felt his
kindness.
If he left the punishment to someone else, a more terrible fate
definitely awaited him.
Therefore, Wu Yu only briefly thought it over, before
immediately cupping his hands in respect. "Patriarch Bodhi,
your disciple Wu Yu is willing to accept your punishment!"
Although he had only been under the Patriarch Bodhi for 100
years, but he had learned a lot at each of the lectures, and
improved very quickly. It might be even quicker than when he
was studying the epochal immortal designs and devouring
eternal demon emperor corpses at Eternal Emperor Tomb.
After all, the Patriarch Bodhi was one of the oldest immortals
in the sky palaces. Even a bit of his knowledge was an entire
sea of wisdom for Wu Yu.
Therefore, Wu Yu had already begun to trust the Patriarch
Bodhi.
Such a great being wouldn’t sabotage him, right?
"Very well. Come with me."
Patriarch Bodhi gave another pleased smile. It was best that Wu
Yu accept his judgment as well.
He rose and led Wu Yu out of Bodhi’s Palace.
Wu Yu followed behind him. As they exited, he saw many of
the disciples gathered outside Bodhi’s Palace, whispering.
When Patriarch Bodhi appeared with Wu Yu, the immortal
emperors all hushed up. They looked curious to know what Wu
Yu’s punishment would be.
If it did not satisfy the masses, then the Four Heavenly Kings,
True Lord Erlang, and other immortal emperors would have
something to say about it.
This was a first even for the Patriarch Bodhi, and so they were
all curious to see what he would do.
Patriarch Bodhi patted the air with his hand, gesturing for
silence. And then he spoke solemnly. "Disciple Wu Yu has
killed eternal immortal emperor Mo Liyin. Because Wu Yu
killed him accidentally in self-defense, the crime does not
deserve death. And yet his life will not be so easily spared.
Three days later, he will be put into the Wheel of Taichi for
10,000 years!"
This was met by exclamations.
Wu Yu was hearing Wheel of Taichi for the first time. He had
no idea what it was, but trusted that the Patriarch Bodhi meant
him no ill, especially since a long imprisonment was involved.
Given the Patriarch Bodhi’s abilities, he could definitely have
Wu Yu within an inch of death with just a word or two.
But seeing the expressions on the other disciples’ faces, this
Wheel of Taichi was probably something extraordinary. Once
within, he would probably face something terrible, although
Wu Yu did not know what it would be.
A flurry of murmurs broke out, and they whispered and pointed
at Wu Yu, a mix of vindictive justice and pity. It was clear that
they were all thoroughly frightened by the Wheel of Taichi.
Wu Yu was not disposed to ask more right now. He could only
curb his curiosity. In any case, he would find out three days
later. He could also speak to Memory Star Immortal Emperor
in the meantime.
"Such is the punishment! May this be an example to the rest of
you not to make the same mistake!"
Patriarch Bodhi said sternly to his followers.
All of the immortal emperors replied fervently: "The Patriarch
is wise!"
These immortal emperors were by nature not lovers of trouble.
These had been peaceful years, and the death of an immortal
emperor was major indeed.
In just a mere 100 years since Wu Yu had come, such
sensational things had already happened.
The other disciples such as Complete Zen Immortal Emperor
and Memory Space Immortal Emperor gave Wu Yu looks of
pity.
"It’s basically impossible to escape the Wheel of Taichi. I had
thought the Patriarch would be lenient!" Complete Zen
Immortal Emperor said in a low voice.
"That’s right. 10,000 years on the Wheel of Taichi? Even an
immortal emperor would die within. Let alone someone who
hasn’t even reached the immortal emperor realm! Sigh."
Memory Space Immortal Emperor felt that it was a pity. Wu
Yu was after all brilliant.
Who else but a genius could beat the second tier immortal
emperor Mo Liyin as a mere 9-heavens immortal king?
However, he had broken the heavenly rules and restrictions,
and his fate was terrible. Killing never ended well in the sky
palaces.
Wu Yu did not hear their conversations. After the Patriarch
Bodhi finished his announcement, Wu Yu headed back for his
residence.
He had three days to prepare.
It was only a brief moment. He could not do much about it. All
he could do was seek information about the Wheel of Taichi,
so that he might live.
"I feel that the Wheel of Taichi must be some terrible place,
where even an immortal emperor might die." Full Moon of
Nanshan mused.
Ye Xixi and Luo Pin were in misery.
"No matter what, the Patriarch Bodhi should not intend me
harm. All I need to do is endure. I won’t die there." Wu Yu said,
frowning.
He felt that no matter how hard it was, the Patriarch Bodhi
would not send him in to die, given how much he favored Wu
Yu.
Both he and Mo Liyin were disciples of the Patriarch Bodhi,
but the Patriarch Bodhi had told him that he had to punish Wu
Yu to satisfy the other immortal emperors.

This made Wu Yu feel that the Patriarch Bodhi still favored

him.
However, he wasn’t clear what that implied.
In the night, Memory Star Immortal Emperor came looking for
Wu Yu.
"Wu Yu, you don’t have much time left. Senior brother here
will explain it to you. I take it you don’t know anything about
the Wheel of Taichi?"
Memory Star Immortal Emperor spoke to Wu Yu privately in
his residence.
"Please tell me, senior brother." Wu Yu also sobered up. This
concerned his next 10,000 years. He could not take it any more
seriously.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor told him.
The Wheel of Taichi was one of the greatest epochal immortal
treasures in the whole of the sky palaces. It was a huge trigram
millstone, divided into two parts. The black part was the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield, while the white part was the
Everlasting Battlefield.
Wu Yu was to be imprisoned in the black Heavenly Devil
Battlefield.
"It’s said that there are many Spirits of the Universe that have
wandered the Heavenly Devil Battlefield since the beginning
of time. These heavenly devils can gnaw at an immortal spirit.
All immortal emperors dread it!"
"These heavenly devils are shapeless and colorless. They are
everywhere, can come at any time, and enter your body to gnaw
at your immortal spirit. Ordinary 9-heavens immortal kings
will probably give out within a year, dead in agony. It’s
basically impossible to survive 10,000 years inside!"
Even Memory Star Immortal Emperor was shocked, shaking
his head sadly as he explained.
He had thought the Patriarch Bodhi would let Wu Yu off more
lightly. But this was a horrifying imprisonment within
Heavenly Devil Battlefield that was tantamount to a death
sentence.
This punishment was no better off than the Unholy Spirit Abyss
that Mighty Miracle God had wanted to throw Wu Yu in. There
was no leniency in this punishment!
Memory Star Immortal Emperor’s description of Heavenly
Devil Battlefield only made Luo Pin, Ye Xixi, and Full Moon
of Nanshan feel even more worried.
"Has anyone ever come out alive from the Wheel of Taichi
before?" Luo Pin asked anxiously.
"Yes, but they were all immortal emperors. And none of them
were in for that long."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor shook his head. "No one
below the immortal emperor has ever come out alive. Of
course, the Patriarch rarely uses it as punishment. It has always
been reserved for the most vile of immortals...... It was a
complete surprise that he is sending Wu Yu there! A complete
surprise!"
His sombre tone only made them even more worried.
But Wu Yu smiled with equanimity. "There is no need to
worry. The Patriarch must have his reasons for sending me to
the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. I believe in the Patriarch. He
would not send me to my death."
"Eesh! Even I am not sure what the Patriarch is thinking."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor shook his head. "You will
know how terrifying the heavenly devils are when you
experience it for yourself. Nothing now will do it justice! Wu
Yu, senior brother hopes that you make it out alive. Then all
will be well. With such a serious sentence, the Four Heavenly
Kings will definitely wipe the slate clean when the Patriarch
reports this to them."
This was definitely a silver lining for Wu Yu. However, would
the Four Heavenly Kings so easily let him off for Mo Liyin’s
murder?
How bad was the Heavenly Devil Battlefield?
Wu Yu nodded, happy but serious.
Chapter 1668: Everlasting Battlefield
Luo Pin, Full Moon of Nanshan, and Ye Xixi were all very
worried. Could Wu Yu really survive 10,000 years in such a
horrifying place?
Still, Wu Yu was confident in both the Patriarch Bodhi and
himself.
He waved it off. "No need to be too worried. This is definitely
the best possible outcome. After all, I killed an immortal
emperor. If True Lord Erlang and the others were left to handle
this, it would be death for sure."
Put that way, it did seem like a good outcome.
But Luo Pin could not help worrying.
"Of course, it’s hard to say for now."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor continued: "After all, Mo
Liyin was an important person in the Four Heavenly Kings’
circle. And he was an immortal emperor after all. It’s not
certain that they would be willing to wipe the slate clean. For
junior brother, all you need to do is focus on getting through
the 10,000 years in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. Think of
nothing else."
"Mm."
Wu Yu nodded.
"Patriarch also mentioned that the Wheel of Taichi has yin and
yang sides? Besides the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, there is
also the Everlasting Battlefield?"
Memory Star Immortal Emperor replied: "Perhaps you do not
know, but it is exactly because of the Everlasting Battlefield
that the Patriarch has become one of the most respected
immortals in the whole of the sky palaces. That is why even
those like True Lord Erlang show him so much respect! Wu
Yu, do you know what is so special about the Everlasting
Battlefield?"
Wu Yu shook his head. He had only been here a brief while,
and naturally had not heard anything about th Everlasting
Battlefield.
"It is because within the Everlasting Battlefield, there are
Spirits of the Universe in there, which are the complete
opposite of the heavenly devils. They are called Everlastings.
They can help a 9-heavens immortal king rise to become an
eternal immortal emperor! This is the greatest treasure for
immortal kings within the whole of the sky palaces. It can be
considered a miracle."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor continued: "All of the elite
immortal emperors wish for their descendants to be allowed
into Everlasting Battlefield. However, only one person can
enter every 50,000 years, so the competition is fierce."
"Only one in 50,000 years?"
Full Moon of Nanshan was very curious about it, although he
was also worried for Wu Yu. However, there was no point to
this worry, since the sentence was already decided.
Learning more about the Patriarch Bodhi would definitely be
helpful.
"Indeed."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor said. "Because the Patriarch
has no children of his own, he gives the chance up to others.
That is why his status is esteemed in the sky palaces, and every
one shows him respect. There have been too many immortal
emperors who beg the Patriarch for his favor, sending gifts and
such. The Patriarch found it all too bothersome, and so he set a
rule that he would not accept gifts. Instead, the youngsters
would compete fairly for a chance to enter. This chance is
called the Immortal Emperor Trials!"
"The Immortal Emperor Trials must be very difficult, I
presume?"
Ye Xixi cocked her head. "Because it’s such a rare opportunity,
the best of the younger generation would definitely flock to it.
And only one will win. The average immortal king stands no
chance."
"That’s right."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor nodded. The participants of
Immortal Emperor Trials are usually the cream of the crop
among the 9-heavens immortal kings. Many of them are the
descendants of the elite immortal emperors, such as True Lord
Erlang’s children. Anyone who wins the chance to enter the
Everlasting Battlefield can shoot to the eternal immortal
emperor realm!"
"Oh and Wu Yu, do you know when the next Immortal
Emperor Trials are?"
He asked.
Wu Yu obviously shook his head.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor smiled, speaking in hushed
tones. "10,000 years later! However, junior brother, focus on
the problem of the heavenly devils first. After all, your senior
brother here has never seen anyone emerge after 10,000 years."
"Mm."
Wu Yu was indeed pretty worried himself, despite how calm
he appeared on the surface.
Judging by what Memory Star Immortal Emperor had told him,
as well as the general reaction to the announcement, the Wheel
of Taichi and Heavenly Devil Battlefield was nothing to be
underestimated.
This was a heavy punishment. Wu Yu did not understand why
the Patriarch Bodhi had laid it upon him.
"I’ve said all that I should. Junior brother Wu Yu, make sure
you rest well in the next three days. Bring yourself to peak
condition. When you enter the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, you
will only have yourself to depend on."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor clapped Wu Yu on the
shoulder.
He saw Wu Yu as a likable new junior brother. Plus, you didn’t
come across 9-heavens immortal kings who could defeat
immortal emperors every day. And one who was not the child
of an elite immortal emperor at that.
How could average immortals hope to have that power?
Besides, even the privileged children would depend on external
sources of power such as epochal immortal treasures in order
to overcome immortal emperors. It was not impossible, if one
but had the resources.
"Senior brother, do not worry. I will definitely do my best in
the Heavenly Devil Battlefield."
Wu Yu said seriously.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor nodded, satisfied. He had
some faith in Wu Yu. "I hope that you will come out from the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield after 10,000 years. Farewell!"
"Farewell, senior brother."
Wu Yu dipped his head in respect.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor had given Wu Yu very
valuable information. At least he would be forewarned about
what he was to face, and could prepare himself mentally.
"Big brother Yu? What are we to do...... you definitely can’t let
those heavenly devils eat you up."
Ye Xixi wailed tearfully, a mess of anxiety and worry. She was
afraid that she would never see him again.
"All of you, don’t worry."
Wu Yu turned back and said to them seriously. "While I am
gone, do not wander needlessly. Cultivate well, and wait for my
return. That is all. It’s just 10,000 years, isn’t it? The Heavenly
Devil Battlefield is nothing."
Be that as it may, they were all still worried.
Wu Yu had no other choice. In these three days, he had to
compose himself well. However, he grew more and more
jumpy as the day drew near.
That was because he had heard many rumors in these days
regarding the horrors of the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. Many
had confirmed that they had never seen anyone emerge alive
after 10,000 years.
All of these made it hard for Wu Yu to concentrate.
In the last day, he shut himself up, going nowhere, listening to
nothing, thinking no unnecessary thoughts, just waiting for the
time to come.
While he was shut away, many immortal emperor guests came
to Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
These had of course come in revenge for Mo Liyin!
Firstly, True Lord Erlang. Behind him were the Four Heavenly
Kings, as well as other important immortal emperors of the
Mighty Miracle God tribe. They had come in force.
The Four Heavenly Kings were the Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka,
Vaisravana, and Virupaksa. They had come in a dark mood,
and the aggression steaming off them was enough to send the
immortal emperors in their way scurrying away.
[TN:
Virudhaka, guards Jade Emperor’s south door, he who causes
to grow.
Vaisravana, guards Jade Emperor’s north door, he who hears
everything.
Virupaksa, guards Jade Emperor’s west door, he who sees all.
Dhrtarastra, guards Jade Emperor’s east door, he who upholds
the realm.]
This death was Mo Liyin, the younger brother of the
Dhrtarastra, Mo Lihai! He was an important member of family
for the Four Heavenly Kings!
Although Mo Liyin was not considered a very important
person, but any immortal emperor was already considered an
asset. Especially to the Four Heavenly Kings, for whom he was
one of their own.
All four of them were in a rage when they stormed up to Cave
of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. They were clearly ready
to get justice for Mo Liyin.
Besides these immortal emperors, there were also others from
the hells.
These ghostly immortals could not be indiscreet, but they were
all following Wu Yu’s case closely. After hearing that Wu Yu
had been taken under the Patriarch Bodhi’s wing, they had
given up thoughts of revenge.
But now Wu Yu had committed a terrible crime and brought
about his own death a mere 100 years later! He had killed a
fellow disciple Mo Liyin!
This was a rare opportunity.
True Lord Erlang and his large following were here to demand
an accounting. Even if he was the Patriarch Bodhi, heavenly
rules and restrictions were heavenly rules and restrictions.
There was no getting around killing an immortal emperor.
This was the rule of the sky palaces, and not something that
Patriarch Bodhi’s word alone could bypass.
Although the Patriarch Bodhi was deeply respected, but against
such a clear breach of law, True Lord Erlang would definitely
have the upper hand.
Therefore, Judge Wangfeng, Qin Sha Forgiveness Sect
Heavenly Palace Master, and Beiyin Necropolis Grand
Emperor all came in secret to watch.
"Hopefully True Lord Erlang and his people can bring the brat
to justice!" Judge Wangfeng said savagely.
"Indeed. Back then we were taken for a ride by that brat. He’s
tripped up now. Let’s see how the Patriarch Bodhi gets him out
of this one."
Although Beiyin Necropolis Grand Emperor was in hiding, but
the hellish aura he radiated had those around him cowering.
Many other curious immortal emperors had also come to watch
the show.
Wu Yu had been making waves in the sky palaces recently, and
many had heard of his name. They wanted to see how the
killing of an immortal emperor would be dealt with.
True Lord Erlang came in a glorious blaze of light, radiant and
supreme.
Behind him, the Four Heavenly Kings glowered, their epochal
immortal treasures in hand.
And behind them, the Mighty Miracle God tribe, belligerent
and hostile.
True Lord Erlang stopped outside Cave of the Slanting Moon
and Three Stars, and looked deep within, a chilling look on his
face.
Chapter 1669: Entering the Heavenly Devil Battlefield
True Lord Erlang and the other immortal emperors stood coldly
outside the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
"Immortal Wu Yu had slayed Mo Liyin in the Mettle Sky and
committed a grevious crime. We are here to arrest him. We
hope that Patriarch Bodhi will allow us to carry out our duties
and not stop us!"
True Lord Erlang’s voice rang loud and clear throughout the
entire Mettle Sky. Every immortal in the Mettle Sky could hear
his authoritative declaration.
If True Lord Erlang were to open his third eye, he was powerful
enough to imprison the entire Mettle Sky. However, the Mettle
Sky was Patriarch Bodhi’s territory and he would be cautious
against acting hastily here. Hence, True Lord Erlang could only
announce Wu Yu’s crimes to pressure Patriarch Bodhi into
releasing Wu Yu into his charge.
As long as Patriarch Bodhi handed Wu Yu over, they would
leave immediately. After all, only a fool would aggravate the
Patriarch Bodhi.
From True Lord Erlang and his fellow immortal emperors’
point of view, even if Patriarch Bodhi had taken Wu Yu to be
his disciple, he would not go to great lengths just to protect Wu
Yu. After all, Wu Yu had killed Mo Liyin who was also the
Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple.
For fairness sake, Patriarch Bodhi could not blindly protect Wu
Yu. This would be unfair to his other disciples.
However, just as True Lord Erlang was announcing Wu Yu’s
crimes, Patriarch Bodhi emerged from the Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars on clouds. He smiled and said: "True
Lord Erlang, please cease your anger. This is an internal matter
and I have already dealt Wu Yu his punishment. He will be shut
in the Wheel of Taichi for 10,000 years and suffer the
devouring of the Heavenly devils in the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield!"
This decision was originally made known only to the Patriarch
Bodhi and his disciples.
The waiting immortal emperors and ghostly immortals were
shocked to hear this announcement.
They naturally knew about the Wheel of Taichi!
The Wheel of Taichi was split into two parts, the highly desired
white Everlasting Battlefield where promising immortal kings
would compete every 50,000 years for the right to enter. Upon
entrance, the immortal would stand a high chance of becoming
an eternal immortal emperor!
And the black Heavenly Devil Battlefield, which was often
ignored. However, each time the Patriarch Bodhi caught
someone who had committed grave crimes, he would imprison
them at the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. However, the sentences
for imprisonment in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield were
usually only for 100 to 1000 years.
1000 years in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield would kill even
an eternal immortal emperor.
To this day, only a handful of immortal emperors with
extremely strong will managed to survive a few hundred years
of imprisonment in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. Even so,
their mental states had been affected. The endless torture that
they suffered inside were worse than death and this damaged
them so deeply that there was no way of total recovery. They
would no longer be able to improve and progress in their
cultivation.
And now Patriarch Bodhi wanted to imprison Wu Yu at the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield for 10,000 years!
To the other immortal emperors, this was basically a death
sentence for Wu Yu.
Even True Lord Erlang’s stoic expression wavered.
"The Heavenly Devil Battlefield of the Wheel of Taichi is even
more terrifying than my Unholy Spirit Abyss. A sentence of
10,000 years inside is a guarantee of death!" Dhrtarastra
whispered to the other three heavenly kings. He was shocked
too.
"I didn’t expect for Patriarch Bodhi to actually deal such a
heavy punishment. I thought that he will try to protect that
brat." Virupaksa’s fierce expression had changed into shock.
He did not expect the Patriarch Bodhi to be so harsh.
The Mighty Miracle God tribe started to whisper among
themselves too, discussing about this Heavenly Devil
Battlefield.
They were mostly old immortal emperors. Hence, they have
heard of this Heavenly Devil Battlefield and knew of its
infamy. After all, this was something quite scary in the whole
of heaven.
The punishment of imprisonment in the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield was considered one of the heaviest punishment
possible for a criminal.
Not to mention that Wu Yu had not yet reached the cultivation
realm of an eternal immortal emperor. He still had some of the
immortal spirit in his body. Compared to eternal immortal
emperors, the Spirits of the Universe, Heavenly devils, in the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield would prefer devouring immortal
spirits. They would crush immortal spirits into dust.
This would be a devastating blow to any immortal who had not
yet to become an eternal immortal emperor.
The ghostly immortals hiding in the dark were stupefied by the
announcement too.
"This Patriarch Bodi unexpectedly decided on such a
punishment. If his words are true then it is the end of this brat,
Wu Yu." Qin Sha Forgiveness Sect Heavenly Palace Master
was dumbfounded.
"However, if True Lord Erlang and his group of immortal
emperors are clever, they will demand to witness the
punishment being dealt." Beiyin Necropolis Grand Emperor
said indifferently.
"Yes, that’s true. Anyone can say that. Who knows if Wu Yu
will truly be punished in that manner. We will not know." Judge
Wangfeng nodded and continued to pay attention to the
situation.
Sure enough, when the eternal ghostly emperors from hell were
talking about this matter, the former True Lord Erlang spoke
sternly: "The Patriarch is indeed just. This punishment is really
a fitting punishment for Wu Yu. This will enable him to deeply
realize his mistakes! Thank you for giving us an explanation.
Since we are here now, why don’t we shut Wu Yu into the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield today? "
His proposal also meant that he would only trust what he saw.
He was afraid that the Patriarch Bodhi was deceiving him.
Of course, he did not dare to voice his suspicions openly.
Patriarch Bodhi was a highly regarded immortal, how could he
cheat others?
Since he had said that he would put Wu Yu into the Heavenly
Devil Battlefield for 10,000 years, he would certainly do it. But
no matter what,True Lord Erlang and the other immortal
emperors all needed to confirm that Wu Yu was indeed thrown
into the battlefield. This was the only way they could feel at
ease.
Patriarch Bodhi naturally knew what they thought. With a faint
smile, he waved his hand: "Okay, Please watch carefully!"
In front of his grey robe, a huge trigram millstone suddenly
appeared. The millstone was black and white. The white part of
the millstone was full of pleasant immortal essence qi, and
exuded a kind of comfortable feeling.
And the black part was incomparably dark, with a frightening
atmosphere. The black part seemed to house infinite terrifying
beings.
This white and black parts were respectively the "Everlasting
Battlefield" and "Heavenly Devil Battlefield"!
As soon as the Wheel of Taichi appeared, it attracted the
attention of all the immortals present. It was this thing that
made Patriarch Bodhi one of the most respected immortals in
the sky palaces.
The Everlasting Battlefield, in which the Spirits of the
Universe, Everlasting, could enable an immortal king to
become an eternal immortal emperor.
In the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, the Spirits of the Universe,
Heavenly devils, devour immortal spirits, causing a pain worse
than death, and striking fear in countless immortal emperors!
This was the Wheel of Taichi.
Then, the immortals present saw Wu Yu walking towards
Patriarch Bodhi with a solemn expression.
Patriarch Bodhi had sent for Wu Yu to be brought over by
Memory Star Immortal Emperor.

"Junior brother, take care."

After bringing Wu Yu over, Memory Star Immortal Emperor
patted him on the shoulder and quietly bade him farewell.
Worry and nervousness laced his voice. There was no doubt
that he felt the same as Wu Yu, that Patriarch Bodhi would not
harm Wu Yu. However, he was still nervous to send Wu Yu off
to such a hellish place.
After all, the Heavenly Devil Battlefield was truly a fearsome
place.
When Wu Yu appeared, True Lord Erlang’s expression did not
change. He still stood cold and stoic. As for the Four Heavenly
Kings and the immortal emperors from the Mighty Miracle God
tribe, they could barely rein in their anger and were gritting
their teeth when they saw Wu Yu.
They hated Wu Yu’s guts!
In particular, the Dhrtarastra of the Four Heavenly Kings who
witnessed his younger brother , Mo Liyin’s death through their
blood tie. He saw how Mo Liyin was killed by Wu Yu with an
epochal immortal treasure. His corpse was torn apart and
sucked into the void vortex. He lost his life in the golden light.
At that time, Dhrtarastra had wanted to tear space apart and
immediately slay Wu Yu.
Now upon seeing Wu Yu, he would love to kill him
immediately on the spot.
But with the presence of Patriarch Bodhi, he certainly did not
dare to do so. Besides, even if he attempted to do so, he would
not succeed.
At this time, Dhrtarastra had some regrets in his heart.
If he had known how much battle power Wu Yu possessed,
then he would never ask Mo Liyin to easily provoke Wu Yu.
However, it was too late for him to regret.
He could only make Wu Yu pay this blood debt with his life!
"Even I cannot bear 10,000 years in the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield, not to mention a brat who hasn’t even reached the
cultivation realm of an eternal immortal emperor." Dhrtarastra
snorted coldly and stared at Wu Yu from a distance with deep
hatred.
"Disciple Wu Yu, receive your punishment!"
Patriarch Bodhi solemnly uttered this sentence, and then raised
his hand. The Wheel of Taichi started spinning and the black
part which was the Heavenly Devil Battlefield expanded before
Wu Yu.
Wu Yu only felt that his side had suddenly become dark, and
all the immortal emperors, Patriarch Bodhi and True Lord
Erlang who were around him had disappeared in the next
moment. Even the noisy chattering had disappeared
completely, and the surrounding area had become completely
dark, without any light or sound.
He had finally entered the Heavenly Devil Battlefield... ...
At the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars’s entrance,
the immortal emperors watched as Wu Yu was sucked into the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield. Then they all heaved a sigh of
relief. Some were worried, while some were happy.
The Four Heavenly Kings’ faces were filled with glee. After
all, it was good enough for them to watch Wu Yu being sent to
the Heavenly Devil Battlefield.
In fact, this punishment was more pleasing than having Wu Yu
handed over to them. After all, if they punished Wu Yu
themselves, the worse they could do was to lock him in the
Unholy Spirit Abyss. Or they could simply kill Wu Yu. These
were nothing compared with the Heavenly Devil Battlefield.
Nothing would be more painful than the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield.
When Wu Yu disappeared from the scene, everyone knew that
he was already at the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. This cruel
punishment that Patriarch Bodhi had chosen for Wu Yu shook
the hearts of the immortal emperors who witnessed it. They
were all thinking how heartless the Patriarch Bodhi was to
ignore the affection a master would have for his disciple!
"That’s right. That boy has only been his disciple for a hundred
years. If you want to talk about the affection and relationship
between master and disciple, he can’t compare with Mo Liyin."
Many immortal emperors discussed privately.
Originally, they all thought that Patriarch Bodhi’s punishment
was too heavy, but now they thought that it seemed normal.
It was only at this time that the facial expression of True Lord
Erlang, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Mighty Miracle God
tribe relaxed. They were no longer as angry as they had just
been. After all, even they did not dare to enter the Heavenly
Devil Battlefield, let alone Wu Yu.
Chapter 1670: Attack of the Heavenly Devils
Wu Yu had disappeared from scene and entered the Heavenly
Devil Battlefield. Many people outside were already prepared
to forget him.
After all, a mere 9-heavens immortal king like Wu Yu had no
way of surviving 10,000 years in the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield. No matter how much talent they saw in Wu Yu,
they did not think that he stood any chance of survival.
True Lord Erlang, Four Heavenly Kings, and the immortal
emperors of the Mighty Miracle God tribe all sighed in relief.
Patriarch Bodhi smiled seeing their reaction: "Everyone, Wu
Yu is now at the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. He cannot come
out before 10,000 years have passed. I believe that everyone
knows clearly how terrifying the Heavenly Devil Battlefield is.
With this punishment, can we say that everyone will be writing
off any grudges against Wu Yu?"
This time, it was the Four Heavenly Kings who exchanged
looks with each other.
They had witnessed Wu Yu being sent into the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield. Logically speaking, Wu Yu would not survive this
punishment and it was inconsequential whether or not they
write off any outstanding grudges. However, they still felt that
something was amiss with this punishment.
What if, and only what if Wu Yu managed to survive the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield yet they agreed to Patriarch Bodhi’s
suggestion now. They would no longer be able to act against
Wu Yu and take revenge for Mo Liyin. What should happen
then?
Hence, Dhrtarastra and the three other heavenly kings looked
reluctant to agree.
Dhrtarastra gave it some thought before saying in a deep voice:
"Patriarch, even if he enters the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, we
cannot simply forget our grudges. Patriarch Bodhi, please do
not make things difficult for us."
Patriarch Bodhi was not angry. His smile did not falter. He only
reminded them: "The Everlasting Battlefield will be opening in
10,000 years. Shouldn’t everyone be focusing on that instead?"
When Patriarch Bodhi said that, True Lord Erlang was the first
to understand the implications and shot Dhrtarastra and his
three heavenly kinds a look. He was obviously reminding them
not to forget what was truly important.
The Everlasting Battlefield was a place where their descendants
could enter after passing the Immortal Emperor Trials. Once
they get the chance to enter the Everlasting Battlefield, they
would have the opportunity to break through to the eternal
immortal emperor realm. The Everlasting Battlefield would
only open up once every 50,000 years, and each time only one
person would be allowed in!
Once you missed this chance, you would not know what other
opponents would take part and compete against you in the next
Immortal Emperor Trials.
Now all Patriarch Bodhi was requesting was just to write off
the grudges that they had against Wu Yu, given that Wu Yu had
been sent to the Heavenly Devil Battlefield and had close to
zero chance of surviving it.
So, it would not be a loss if they agreed to write off those
grudges now. Even if Wu Yu managed to survive, they would
have other ways to deal with him. Hence, there was no need for
them to reject the Patriarch Bodhi’s request and make an enemy
out of him.
True Lord Erlang and the Four Heavenly Kings were immortal
emperors who had lived for a long time.
When True Lord Erlang glanced at the Four Heavenly Kings,
they instantly understood what to do.
They nodded, and Dhrtarastra took the lead to agree: "That’s
right. The Everlasting Battlefield is about to open. We will not
pursue matters regarding Wu Yu anymore. After all, Patriarch’s
punishment for him is serious enough."
The words "will not pursue" meant that on the surface, they
would definitely write off the grudges they had against Wu Yu.
Even if Wu Yu emerged from the Heavenly Devil Battlefield
after 10,000 years, they could not do any harm to him openly.
The things that Wu Yu had done to offend them in the past were
relatively insignificant. With Patriarch Bodhi’s protection, they
also did not dare to do anything to Wu Yu. However, this time
Wu Yu had killed Mo Liyin, an immortal emperor. This was a
serious matter, so the Four Heavenly Kings were angered and
wanted to bring Wu Yu to justice.
However everyone knew how horrifying the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield was. Hence, with this heavy price, Wu Yu’s crimes
were considered as being paid for, and no one would pursue or
mention it anymore.
Patriarch Bodhi also turned all the immortal emperors’
attention to the upcoming Everlasting Battlefield and Immortal
Emperor Trials.
When Patriarch Bodhi saw that the Four Heavenly Kings had
compromised, he nodded with satisfaction. He said to True
Lord Erlang: "True Lord Erlang, I heard that your youngest son
Yang Qiang is about to break through to the immortal emperor
realm. I guess no one will be able to compete with him in the
Immortal Emperor Trials 10,000 years later? At that time, the
Everlasting Battlefield will open just for him."
Patriarch Bodhi’s comment made True Lord Erlang smile.
His name was Yang Jian and his son, Yang Qiang, was ready
to break through to the immortal emperor realm. The opening
of the Everlasting Battlefield was indeed a good opportunity.
That was why he treated Patriarch Bodhi with so much respect.
After all, Patriarch Bodhi was the one in control of the
Everlasting Battlefield.
Patriarch Bodhi won the respect of many other immortal
emperors as he was willing to take out the epochal immortal
treasure Wheel of Taichi and offer the opportunity to enter the
Everlasting Battlefield to others. After all, if it were them, the
other immortal emperors would keep the treasure for
themselves. How could they openly offer it to other people in
the sky palaces to compete for it?
Therefore, even True Lord Erlang Yang Jian had great respect
for Patriarch Bodhi.
True Lord Erlang Yang Jian was obviously pleased after
hearing Patriarch Bodhi’s praise for his son Yang Qiang. He
had great confidence in his son, but remained modest and said:
"Patriarch thinks too highly of him. There are many
descendants of the other immortal emperors in the same realm.
They are quite capable and powerful too. For example, the son
of Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord and the daughter of
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress are all very powerful. My
good-for-nothing son, Yang Qiang, may not necessarily be
their match."
"That’s right. I heard that the son of the God of the Three Seas
Nezha will also take part in the Immortal Emperor Trials. It’s
really a gathering of strong people."
Dhrtarastra added. His words made many immortal emperors
present turn pale.
The God of the Three Seas Nezha was also a very powerful
being in the sky palaces. His father Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing
Heavenly King Li, held a far more higher status than the Four
Heavenly Kings in the sky palaces, and was comparable to True
Lord Erlang.
The son of Nezha, that was, the grandson of Li Jing, must have
received excellent training. If he wanted to take part in the
Immortal Emperor Trials, there would be no chance for the
descendants of other ordinary immortal emperors to win.
"Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, Mysterious Spiritual Dipper
Empress, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, True Lord
Erlang......There are so many descendants of the top immortal
emperors taking part in this Immortal Emperor Trials. It’s
really not easy to emerge victorious."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor thought to himself. He
frowned slightly and shook his head.
Anyway, it had nothing to do with him. At most, he would just
have to be wary of another person in the sky palaces next time.
The winner of this Immortal Emperor Trials would get the
chance to enter the Everlasting Battlefield. When he emerged
from the Everlasting Battlefield, he would be a new immortal
emperor. With their strong backing, he would definitely be an
existence that no one could offend.
Therefore, Memory Star Immortal Emperor had to pay
attention to who would ultimately emerge victorious in this
Immortal Emperor Trials.
If one failed to become an immortal emperor, it would be
embarassing.
In the sky palaces, once you become an immortal emperor, you
would have gained a certain status. Others would really respect
you. Otherwise, you could only rely on your ancestors in the
family. Even if others were respectful to you on the surface,
they would not say any good words behind your back.
True Lord Erlang Yang Jian’s expression darkened after the
grandson of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li was mentioned.
Obviously, he knew how powerful the grandson of Pagoda-
Bearing Heavenly King Li was and he would definitely be a
strong competitor for his son Yang Qiang.

However, in any case, there were still 10,000 years left to the
Immortal Emperor Trials, so he still had enough time to
prepare.
True Lord Erlang treasured his son highly. This Immortal
Emperor Trials was an excellent opportunity for his son to
become an immortal emperor and achieve immortality. If
successful, they could live as father and son forever. In this
way, his son Yang Qiang could truly become his right-hand
man!
As for Wu Yu, he would not be aware of these dialogues about
the Everlasting Battlefield and the descendants of the immortal
emperors.
Because he was now in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, a place
in total darkness. It seemed as though he had arrived at an
eternal void space, without any light, sound, or even direction!
Everything was in complete silence, as if time and space came
to a still.
An inexpressible feeling of emptiness spreaded out in Wu Yu’s
heart.
He tried to move in this void space, but no matter how he
moved, he felt that he was in the same position. After trying for
a long period of time, he was still at the same place, surrounded
by nothing.
"So this is the Heavenly Devil Battlefield."
Wu Yu’s heart felt so empty. This space was filled with
nothing, not even light or sound. He had never been to such an
odd place before.
In fact, he could not even sense the passage of time in this
space. Hence he had no idea how long he had been in here.
Wu Yu tried hard for some time to move and shift his position
but failed. Suddenly, a heart tearing pain seared through his
body. That was the severe pain from having one’s immortal
spirit chewed on. Wu Yu’s heart and spirit shivered and his
whole body started to shake.
His whole body was now covered in cold sweat. While the pain
was just for a moment, it was that moment that forced his spirit
to shiver uncontrollably. Something had bitten into his
immortal spirit.
"Is that the heavenly devils?"
Wu Yu’s jaw clenched. He sensed his immortal spirit being
chewed on by something. While that thing did not leave a trace
behind, it caused an extreme pain to shoot through his immortal
spirit. Such a pain when inflicted on his soul surpassed those
inflicted upon his body and spirit!
Even Wu Yu had never endured such pain before. There was
no way to prepare for the pain. All of a sudden, Wu Yu had
sunk into a dark abyss of neverending pain.
Heavenly devils moved soundlessly and was a type of spirit of
the universe which liked to chew on immortal spirits. Wu Yu
had known this before entering the Heavenly Devil Battlefield.
However, he did not expect such extreme pain to come from
having his immortal spirit chewed on. It was much more painful
than any other torture that he had endured so far!
The pain from having his soul and spirit torn into was much
worse than having his body sliced into 100,000 pieces.
At the beginning, the heavenly devils did not chew on him for
too long or often. They gave Wu Yu time to recover and rest.
However, as time passed, there seemed to be more and more
heavenly devils gathered around him. The frequency of having
to endure the pain of his immortal spirit being chewed on
increased. In fact, the pain shot through Wu Yu continuously.
There was heavenly devils biting into his immortal spirit at
every minute, every second.
Wu Yu gritted his teeth while his body curled into a ball under
the endless pain. However, that did not seem to relieve any of
the pain. He was still trembling from the pain of the heavenly
devils’ devouring.
Slowly, he remembered his Spirit Chaser Art. This move
seemed effective against spirits of the universe.
Thinking about it, he immediately used the Spirit Chaser Art
and blasted it towards his own immortal spirit.
Chapter 1671: Endless Misery
Spirit Chaser Art collided directly with the silent Spirits of the
Universe and seemed to be effective.
Wu Yu could feel the frequency of his immortal spirit being
chewed on had decreased slightly. The pain that originated
from his soul was also weakened, making him feel a little
better.
However, before he could heave a sigh of relief, he could feel
even more gnawing by the heavenly devils onto his immortal
spirit. He broke out in cold sweat from the excruciating pain,
his pupils dilated and his entire body twitched uncontrollably
from misery.
"Spirit Chaser Art!"
He gritted his teeth and unleash Spirit Chaser Art after Spirit
Chaser Art to dispel the heavenly devils around his immortal
spirit. However, the effects of his Spirit Chaser Art was
weakening. Initially, he could still feel a brief moment of
respite.
However, as time passed, he suffered from the retaliation of the
Spirit of the Universe. The Spirit Chaser Art had triggered their
vicious nature, causing them to rip and tear with even more
ferocity. Accordingly, the pain and misery intensified.
Wu Yu was conscious that even if he could cast Spirit Chaser
Art constantly, he still wouldn’t last through ten thousand
years.
He didn’t know how long had passed. However, he was clear
the heavenly devils had just started and there’s a long way to
go. Although the Spirit Chaser Art could repel them
temporarily, he would be greeted with more attacks shortly
after.
Spirit Chaser Art seemed incapable of erasing the heavenly
devils. On the other hand, heavenly devils that were smashed
by the Spirit Chaser Art were enraged and would only chew
more ferociously, worsening his experience.
"Aggravating!"
Wu Yu thought of the word. Other than misery and the will to
hold on, there was barely any thought left in his mind.
He could feel the Spirits of the Universe, heavenly devils,
gathering around his immortal spirit. In the elusive Heavenly
Devil Battlefield, heavenly devils were endless. The frequency
of his immortal spirit being chewed on only intensified, almost
several hundred times per breath of time.
Furthermore, the increased in frequency was still ongoing!
The chewing and gnashing by the heavenly devils kept Wu Yu
in bottomless misery. However, the truth was his immortal
spirit didn’t suffer any actual damage.
Nonetheless, this was just the beginning. As the frequency of
chewing increased, the rate that his immortal spirit was wearing
off would only quicken.
Extreme misery with no moments of solace or end.
Wu Yu could only grit his teeth and endure. In fact, he couldn’t
even muster the will to retaliate now.
The only effective method was Spirit Chaser Art but it wouldn’t
enable him to last through ten thousand years. In fact, it would
only aggravate the heavenly devils, putting him in greater pain.
"Damn! How could there be such terrifying Spirits of the
Universe in this world?" Wu Yu was spiralling into despair.
The unending pain and misery had halted his ability to think.
He could only remind himself to hold on. Although ten
thousand years were long, the pain would amount to nothing as
long as he could ensure.
The number of Spirits of the Universe, heavenly devils, was
still climbing endlessly. Surprisingly, while his immortal spirit
were being chewed on, the toughness of his immortal spirit, the
resilience of his spirits and powers of his will seemed to be
constantly growing.
The strengthening of his immortal spirit, will and spirits
enabled Wu Yu to face more heavenly devils. However, the rate
the number of heavenly devils was increasing far exceeded the
rate his immortal spirit, will and spirits were strengthening. As
a result, he found the chewing by heavenly devils unbearable.
Holes were opening across his immortal spirit. Although the
holes were smaller than the tip of a needle, they would only
grow larger and larger as heavenly devils chewed incessantly
over the ten thousand years.
By then, his immortal spirit would probably fail to remain in
one piece and be devoured entirely by these Spirits of the
Universe.
"Could Patriarch Bodhi be targeting me intentionally?"
The thought will arise in Wu Yu’s mind from time to time.
However, he would reject the idea just as it arose.
The punishment by Patriarch Bodhi should be beneficial to him
and a form of protection. He had seen True Lord Erlang, the
Four Heavenly Kings, Mighty Miracle God and other immortal
emperors storming to the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three
Stars, seemingly wanting to rip him apart.
If he had fallen into their hands, Wu Yu was certain he would
be in a state worse than death. Moreover, he wouldn’t stand the
slightest chance of surviving.
Although he’s also under intense misery currently and the pain
cruising through his immortal spirit was even worse than the
torment of Unholy Spirit Abyss, he still had a chance of
survival. As long as he could last over ten thousand years,
Patriarch Bodhi would definitely hold those immortal emperors
back.
Perhaps Patriarch Bodhi had even made a pact with the Four
Heavenly Kings and others for everything to be written off.
"In that case, I just have to walk out of here alive! I just need to
stay alive!"
Wu Yu’s determination crystalized and the occasional doubts
he had of Patriarch Bodhi vanished quickly.
His resolute will empowered him to endure greater pain and
more intense chewing by the heavenly devils.
However, the number of heavenly devils in the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield was beyond his imagination. They were endless and
Wu Yu could feel his hair stand just by the thought of them.
Although he couldn’t see these silent Spirits of the Universe,
he could feel his immortal spirit enduring more gnashing.
Now, he would be bitten a thousand times in each breath of
time and was feeling more and more unbearable.
When the pain crossed his threshold, he could only target his
own physical body, hoping the pain on his physical body with
help divert his attention.
At the start, this worked and Wu Yu was able to shift his
attention to the pain on his physical body.
However, pain across his physical body was something Wu Yu
could endure. After all, he had cultivated to the Eternal and
Indomitable Vajra Realm and his Invincible Vajra Body was
close to greater mastery. He constantly sliced his physical body
with incandescent heavenly rule to ensure his physical body
was drowned in sufferings.
As an unknown amount of time passed, the number of times his
immortal spirit was chewed on reached ten thousand times per
breath of time.
At this stage, the sufferings on his physical body were
ineffective in alievating the misery at his immortal spirit. Ten
thousand bites in each breath of time were tearing his mind
apart and his immortal spirit was full of holes.
The torture was to the deepest part of his spirit. If it was any
other person, he might have given up long ago. The chewing of
the heavenly devils was too terrifying. Even if one could hold
on till now, he would only face more heavenly devils.
Furthermore, Wu Yu was to be imprisoned in the Heavenly
Devil Battlefield for ten thousand years. How could he possibly
hold on for so long?
Even an immortal emperor wouldn’t be able to take the misery.
The pain across his spirit, his mind and physical body was
pushing Wu Yu to the brink of collapse.
Unending misery was destroying Wu Yu mentally.
He had curled up like a ball, floating aimlessly in the elusive
space of the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. A single bite on one’s
immortal spirit by these Spirits of the Universe would have
been devastating for an ordinary person. And now, Wu Yu had
to experience it millions of times in each breath of time.

Wu Yu couldn’t imagine how he could hold on like this in the

Heavenly Devil Battlefield for ten thousand years.
Even if he could, he would be crippled.
Over this period, his longing for his friends was his only
motivation to persevere.
Images of Luo Pin were surfacing in his mind constantly. He
knew his girl was still waiting for his return. It might be hard
for him to endure ten thousand years but Luo Pin, who will miss
him, might not be having an easier time.
At the very least, he knew his condition. Even if he could no
longer persevere, he would know. However, Luo Pin knew
nothing about his condition.
Is Wu Yu in misery?
Will Wu Yu ever walk out alive?
All these were questionanble. There’s no way Luo Pin would
know about his conditions inside. Her anxiety and fear would
come from the uncertainties.
Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi......
Wu Yu tried recalling his close friends. Only then he could shift
his attention slightly away from pain. Once he stopped doing
so, the bottomless agony would probably overwhelm him,
pushing him over the cliff.
His spirit was gradually dissipating under the constant chewing
by these Spirits of the Universe. His will could no longer drive
him to hold on.
Some matters really couldn’t be resolved just with willpower.
Wu Yu had experienced too much agony. He could no longer
endure the agonizing pain of being chewed by the heavenly
devils.
At this point, he was probably experiencing over hundreds of
thousands of bites per breath of time.
The piercing agony of one’s immortal spirit chewed by
heavenly devils would be unforgettable experience for an
ordinary immortal. Yet, Wu Yu was going through the same
pain over and over again.
One would become numbed to the same pain after numerous
experiences.
However, the pain of one’s immortal spirit chewed by heavenly
devils was incremental. This was because the heavenly devils
were slowly gathering and therefore the agony would only
intensified.
Just as Wu Yu became used to the pain, it intensified. Under
such circumstances, his ,mental state couldn’t reach the point
of being numb. Fatigue wasn’t a concept to these Spirits of the
Universe too. Wu Yu’s immortal spirit seemed to be the most
attractive thing in the world to them and they wouldn’t stop
chewing for even the briefest moment.
Wu Yu didn’t know how many formless and silent heavenly
devils had gathered around his immortal spirit. Their constant
chewing had cast a gloom over Wu Yu’s spirits, making it
harder for him to persevere. Endless agony was constantly
triggering his senses, keeping him wide awake at all times and
clearly feeling the excruciating pain from the very beginning.
He couldn’t even pass out from the pain.
This reminded Wu Yu of the Unholy Spirit Abyss. Wu Yu was
once imprisoned by this epochal immortal treasure of Mighty
Miracle God. The unholy spirits within had made him suffered
as well. However, he would rather suffer the agony of the
Unholy Spirit Abyss than the chewing by heavenly devils in the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield.
In fact, Wu Yu even felt it might be better if he was handed to
Mighty Miracle God to suffer under the Unholy Spirit Abyss
than having to experience the pain he was experiencing.
The idea that Patriarch Bodhi was helping him was no longer
an unwavering thought in his mind.
Patriarch Bodhi definitely knew how terrifying the Heavenly
Devil Battlefield was. Could it be that he intentionally wanted
to subject him to such misery?
It wasn’t just once that Wu Yu had his suspicions!
Chapter 1672: Shattered Immortal Spirit
Neverending misery and having his immortal spirit chewed by
the Spirits of the Universe were wearing down Wu Yu
mentally.
Now, he was just relying on his yearning for Luo Pin and his
other friends to keep his will to persevere.
The chewing and gnashing of the heavenly devils was getting
more and more intense, showing no signs of slowing. Wu Yu
was no longer able to tell how long he had been in the Heavenly
Devil Battlefield.
In the elusive space without a sense of direction, the concept of
time blurred. Even though Wu Yu had mastered the
chronowarp heavenly rule, it didn’t help at all.
His will was slowing wearing down as he struggled. Unknown
years had passed and all he felt was the millions of relentless
chomping on his immortal spirit every moment. The pain was
unimaginable.
The agony of his immortal spirit tearing caused his soul to
suffer endless torture. In fact, he had thought of giving up on
multiple occasions.
However, each time he recalled there were many others who
were waiting for his return, he held on. Yet, his willpower was
no longer having a decisive impact. The masticulating by the
heavenly devils was shattering his body over and over again at
all moments.
The brink of death.
"Could it be I’ll die like this in the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield......"
Wu Yu was dejected and about to give up for real. He could no
longer hold on. He was in endless misery at all times and
couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel.
However, at the very last juncture, he recalled something. That
was the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
At the final moment, he held the Ruyi Jingu Bang tightly. Since
he no longer see any hope, he would like to see if the Ruyi Jingu
Bang could help him out......
Initially, Wu Yu didn’t feel anything special about holding the
Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand.
The immortal spirit of his body was still constantly chomped
by the countless heavenly devils and the unbearable sharp pains
cruised over him.
However, Wu Yu seemed to gradually feel the spirit and will
of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal by holding on to the Ruyi
Jingu Bang. He recalled the scene he witnessed on the stele.
Despite facing countless immortal emperors from the sky
palaces and the besiege of the ghostly immortals from hell,
Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal was still courageous and
relentless!
That was a will that would never bend. Ruyi Jingu Bang was
the epochal immortal treasure of the Great Sage, Heaven’s
Equal. Some form of his will still lingered on it and gradually
affected Wu Yu.
Admist the endless agony of his immortal spirit crunched by
the heavenly devils, the sensation was like encountering a
spring in desert, enabling Wu Yu to moderately overcome the
agony.
It was still unbearable but his spirit and will were better than
before. He wasn’t just suffering from the agony but seeing the
pain as a form of tribulation. Only by going through the
tribulations could he achieve true ascension and
metamorphosis.
This was a process of strengthening!
Wu Yu didn’t know much about the Heavenly Devil Battlefield
initially and thought of it as a place of punishment.
However, he could now sense his spirit and will gradually
strengthening in this process. It was just that the pace wasn’t as
quick as the growth in numbers of heavenly devils. As a result,
his will was wearing thin and his spirit waned.
As long as he could become stronger after going through pain,
it would be meaningful. Wu Yu’s motivation to perserve also
grew stronger.
At this moment, a new strength orginated in Wu Yu. The
strength shifted his focus from the pain he was suffering to the
process where his spirit and will was becoming stronger.
As such, he miraculously held on and his mental conditions
were improving.
He could feel indignant and resistance from the Ruyi Jingu
Bang. So what if he was chewed by trillions of heavenly devils?
He started visualizing the inner ape!
The golden ape was strengthening endless in his mind and this
caused his spirit, will and immortal spirit to grow in tandem.
The strengthening seemed limitless like a world without
borders. Slowly, Wu Yu vaguely felt he was creeping towards
eternal life!
"Is this the cultivation realm...... of eternal life?"
Wu Yu felt he could see the bump ahead of him. As long as he
crossed the bump, he would be able to enter the cultivation
realm of eternal immortal emperor that all immortals had
strived towards.
At this time, Wu Yu felt as though a borderless world was
forming in his body. Soon, his immortal spirit started
shattering, vanished from his body and fused into a world he
couldn’t see.
Although he couldn’t see the world, Wu Yu was certain it was
still in his body. Moreover, his 9 heavenly rules were still
present.
This left Wu Yu bewildered. His body was a step from creating
the apotheosis realm but his immortal spirit shattered first.
As he experienced the masticulating of trillions of heavenly
devils, he did not perish from it. Instead, he completed the most
crucial step from breaking an immortal king to an immortal
emperor.
However, his current state was a little strange.
"It’s just like my mind and immortal spirit had entered the
realm of eternal life but my body has yet made the step. In other
words, I have a foot into the cultivation realm of an eternal
immortal emperor. The remaining part about creating the
apotheosis realm in the body has yet to be completed," guessed
Wu Yu.
Making this step also enlightened Wu Yu to another matter.
His immortal spirit could enter eternal life because of the
masticulating of the heavenly devils. If he had not been through
the agony or had failed to persevere, he wouldn’t have reached
where he was currently.
The heavenly devils chomped and crushed his immortal spirit
but didn’t extinguish him. Instead, he got stronger in the
process!
At this point, Wu Yu was convinced the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield was a blessing to him so he could achieve the
cultivation realm of eternal life quicker. Although the process
was unbearable and he almost failed to persevere, he had
undoubtedly understood the intentions of Patriarch Bodhi.
On the surface, this was a punishment. However, it was in fact
a way to help him.
Moreover, once he exited from this place, Patriarch Bodhi
would likely have helped him wrote off the feuds he had.
In other words, the Four Heavenly Kings, True Lord Erlang and
their group could no longer bring up the incident where he
killed Mo Liyin. After all, the punishment for that was to be
imprisoned in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield.
With Patriarch Bodhi around, they couldn’t possibly go back
on their words after agreeing to how Wu Yu was handled.

Wu Yu could now feel his immortal spirit morphing into a

formless apotheosis realm after being chomped by the heavenly
devils. He couldn’t see this world but it truly existed in his body
together with the 9 heavenly rule powers.
As for the Spirits of the Universe, they seemed to have lost
interest after his immortal spirit had shattered. Over time, they
dispersed into the surroundings.
Nonetheless, Wu Yu still couldn’t sense the existence of the
heavenly devils. What was gone was only the sensation of his
immortal spirit being chewed.
At this moment, Wu Yu felt his spirit and will were never as
strong. In fact, he felt just like he was possessed by the Great
Sage, Heaven’s Equal.
Perhaps it was his strong will that repelled the heavenly devils
after his immortal spirit had shattered. As for the details, Wu
Yu wasn’t sure. Nonetheless, he was certain he’s a step closer
to eternal life.
For the Primordial Immortal Dragon, Wu Jun, he took tens of
thousands of years to make the step from 9-heavens immortal
king to eternal immortal emperor. In fact, the entire mystical
dragon tribe didn’t see a new immortal emperor during the
entire period.
This clearly show the difficulty of making the step.
Even if Wu Yu was constantly devouring the corpses of eternal
demon emperors in the Eternal Emperor Tomb, it wouldn’t be
easy to make this step. At the very least, he had to devour tens
or even hundreds of corpses before having a true chance of
touching the hurdle to the next cultivation realm.
Under the arrangement of Patriarch Bodhi, he had now made
the most crucial step.
This method of help disguised as punishment wouldn’t be
effective for others even if they were given the opportunity.
Wu Yu had inherited the spirit and will of the Great Sage,
Heaven’s Equal and had a resilient nature. Even so, he had
wanted to give up on multiple occasions when his immortal
spirit was chewed by heavenly devils. Others would only stand
a lower chance of success.
Along the way, Wu Yu could claim the pain he had to suffer in
his path of cultivation was definitely greater than anyone that
wasn’t an eternal immortal emperor.
Just cultivating the Invincible Vajra Body had put his body
through pain that resembled having all his flesh sliced off his
body. The masticulating of his immortal spirit by the heavenly
devils was unimaginable pain to his spirit. If it wasn’t for the
slight support by the Ruyi Jingu Bang of the Great Sage,
Heaven’s Equal that enabled Wu Yu to persevere, he would
likely have perished before his immortal spirit was shattered
and morphed into the formless apotheosis realm.
"The heavenly devils seemed to have escaped from around
me."
Wu Yu sat with his legs crossed in the pitch-black space. Since
he entered the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, he couldn’t feel the
change or flow in time.
In fact, he felt he had suffered for several tens of thousands of
years and this was longer than any of his cultivation in
seclusion. He had no idea how many years had passed outside.
"As long as I could exit the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, I’ll
have a good chance of achieving eternal life. I wonder how
much time has passed outside."
Wu Yu could sense the apotheosis realm in his body that
encompassed his exceptional spirit and will. This would be his
capital in his battles in the future.
Shortly after his immortal spirit shattered and morphed into the
formless apotheosis realm, a flashing light emerged before him.
Having been in total darkness for too long, Wu Yu wasn’t
acclimatize to the sudden light. However, once he opened his
Eyes of Fire and Gold, the discomfort quickly left him.
"I, Wu Yu, am finally out!"
He couldn’t help but roared. However, his mental state was
stable just like an old monk.
He remained seated and was sent out of the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield.
Ten thousand years had passed and he felt he had been through
a long period of consolidation. He felt he became more mature
and his will and spirit didn’t just strengthen by a notch.
Chapter 1673: The Last Spot
7200th level of Heaven, Mettle Sky, Cave of the Slanting Moon
and Three Stars.
The Patriarch Bodhi was lecturing on dao, and all of his
disciples were gathered, listening intently to his wisdom.
All of the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples were at the immortal
emperor realm. Memory Star Immortal Emperor was one of the
most junior disciples, and there were many other generations
gathered there.
Very few would pass up on the opportunity, because the
Patriarch’s teachings were worth their weight in gold. It helped
them reach the next cultivation realm quickly. Such was the
sagacity of one of the greatest immortal emperors in the sky
palaces.
The Patriarch’s lecture soon came to an end. He did not speak
for long each time, but his words were so profound that his
disciples would analyze them endlessly.
Once you understood it, then your cultivation realm would fly
ahead, faster than you could imagine.
The moment the lecture ended, the disciples fell into an excited
buzz, which was the norm lately.
For one single reason: The Everlasting Battlefield would open
soon!
"Another 50,000 years have passed. I wonder which youngster
will win the chance to enter the Everlasting Battlefield this
time."
"Hard to say. Competition is really fierce this time. I think it
might be True Lord Erlang’s son Yang Qiang, or perhaps Lotus
Prince Nezha’s son. They will probably win the chance to enter
the Everlasting Battlefield, and emerge as one of our ranks."
"The competition’s pretty strong this time, and it’s not like we
haven’t had upsets in the Immortal Emperor Trials before.
Well, we’ll just have to wait and see. This will definitely be
exciting!"
"Gonna be tough on us though. So many elite immortal
emperors will be coming, and it’s our duty to receive them. It’s
a lot of responsibility."
"Don’t say that. Receiving them is an honor for us as well. And
to be able to network with so many elite immortal emperors is
a rare chance that not everyone gets. We should use it well.
Putting in a right word here and there could help us to rise
greatly."
"That’s true. Each Immortal Emperor Trials is also an
opportunity. Getting to know more of the elites is not a bad
thing."
Many of the disciples agreed.
Ordinarily, they cultivated hard in a tedious existence.
Although immortal emperors were capable of great patience
and perseverance, they still looked forward to exciting affairs.
Therefore, while they a little resentful of being saddled with
such an important duty, deep down they were pleased that such
a big event was being held at Cave of the Slanting Moon and
Three Stars.
They chatted and prepared to leave.
However this time, the Patriarch Bodhi patted the air, indicating
that they should all stay.
The immortal emperors immediately turned serious. If the
Patriarch was bidding them stay, then he must have important
news for them.
However, they were thinking that it was probably something to
do with the assignations or preparations for the Immortal
Emperor Trials.
To their surprise, the Patriarch Bodhi pulled out the Wheel of
Taichi.
The disciples were stunned. This was not about the Everlasting
Battlefield, but......
"Why’s he taking out the Wheel of Taichi?"
"No idea. The Everlasting Battlefield only begins in 3 years’
time. Why take it out now?"
Many of the disciples were puzzled.
Instead, it was Memory Star Immortal Emperor, who thought
well of Wu Yu, who hit upon it. Emotions flashed across his
face. He had thought of a possibility. Time-wise, Wu Yu had
been in Heavenly Devil Battlefield for 10,000 years now. He
would not be coming out, would he?
Memory Star Immortal Emperor had been quite concerned
about Wu Yu. After all, he was a 9-heavens immortal king who
had defeated him to become the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple.
A mere 100 years after his initiation, he had already been
imprisoned in Heavenly Devil Battlefield. However, Memory
Star would still think of Wu Yu occasionally.
To the others, Wu Yu had only been around for 100 years, and
now he had already been thrown into the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield. Most had forgotten him, and those that hadn’t did
not favor his odds of making it out alive.
With a wave of his hand, the Patriarch Bodhi brought forth the
black side of the Wheel of Taichi. A figure walked out.
The black light shone out of the Heavenly Devil Battlefield.
And the figure was Wu Yu himself!
All eyes bulged to see him, their jaws dropping wide open as if
they had seen a dead person come back to life!
To them, 10,000 years being gnawed at by the heavenly devils
was certain death.
But Wu Yu had actually come out alive!
Besides, they saw that Wu Yu had been through a
transformation within. He was no longer the same 9-heavens
immortal king that he had been. He was already a step closer to
the eternal immortal emperor realm.
This shocked all of them. They could not believe it.
Not only alive, but stronger?
This would make sensational news in the sky palaces!
The Four Heavenly Kings and True Lord Erlang were actually
intending to capture Wu Yu. They had been pacified by the
assumption that he was as good as dead, but now he was back,
alive and kicking. They would be furious!
Besides, the Patriarch Bodhi had even clarified with them that
the grudge of Mo Liyin would be wiped clean by sending Wu
Yu into the Heavenly Devil Battlefield!
The Four Heavenly Kings would be furious, but their anger
could not be directed at the Patriarch Bodhi himself, eminent
as he was. The Four Heavenly Kings added up were not worthy
of one Patriarch Bodhi.
Therefore, everyone began to speculate on how the Four
Heavenly Kings would deal with Wu Yu hereon.
Evidently, they would not do it openly. But if they tried some
other covert means, Wu Yu could simply stay safe by turtling
up within Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. That
would be a huge problem for the Four Heavenly Kings.
"The kid actually survived. Heavenly Devil Battlefield is a
horror. He actually made it out and evolved?!"
Complete Zen Immortal Emperor was rooted in shock. It was
impossible that the Patriarch Bodhi had tampered with the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield. Someone as righteous at him
would not do such a thing.
"That’s incredible. Truly a model example for our generation."
Memory Space Immortal Emperor said admiringly. He was
fairly impressed by Wu Yu. There were not many who could
beat Memory Star Immortal Emperor as a 9-heavens immortal
king, and Wu Yu was one of them.
Besides, Wu Yu had survived 10,000 years in the Heavenly
Devil Battlefield!
Any other 9-heavens immortal king would be dead a thousand
times over. But Wu Yu was skipping out, stronger than ever. It
was uncanny.
Before the immortal emperors had recovered, the Patriarch
Bodhi continued in a calm voice: "The last spot in the Immortal
Emperor Trials goes to Wu Yu! He too will be qualified to
compete along with the children of the other immortal
emperors."
If the disciples had been shocked before, then now it was as
though they had been rapped on the head with a brick.
"I see! I see it now! So that’s why the Patriarch only chose 127
people. The last slot was left for Wu Yu."
"The Patriarch already knew that Wu Yu would make it through
10,000 years in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield? If that’s so,
then the Patriarch has high hopes for Wu Yu indeed. He must
be very confident about him."
"That’s huge. When word of this gets out, the sky palaces will
be in an uproar. But the Wheel of Taichi belongs to the
Patriarch. All candidates in the Immortal Emperor Trials are up
to him. Who will dare to say no?"
The disciples discussed excitedly. A mixture of admiration,
resentment, and plain doubt were all directed Wu Yu’s way.
Wu Yu could not care less about what they thought.
More importantly was that he had made it out of the Heavenly
Devil Battlefield. This meant that 10,000 years had passed. And
yet it felt like tens of thousands more had passed. Being
tortured by the heavenly devils had made time seem to pass
extremely slowly!
"I’m out...... And I can join the Immortal Emperor Trials."
Wu Yu very quickly understood the implications of the
Patriarch Bodhi’s announcement.
He had not only survived his quasi-death sentence, but had also
been catapulted into the Immortal Emperor Trials, earning the
chance to fight against the other immortal emperor children for
a chance at the Everlasting Battlefield.
True Lord Erlang would probably puke blood once he heard
about this.
Wu Yu didn’t care.
After the Patriarch Bodhi let him out of Heavenly Devil
Battlefield and made his announcement, he left without
speaking to Wu Yu.
However, Wu Yu knew that the Patriarch Bodhi had been
helping him all along.
If not for the Patriarch Bodhi’s suggestion for him to enter the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield, Wu Yu would probably already be
dead at the hands of the Four Heavenly Kings.
"Wu Yu, you actually did it."
The scholarly Memory Star Immortal Emperor came forwards
now, pleased to see that Wu Yu had grown even more. He felt
a slight sense of disorientation, but in the end Wu Yu was still
Wu Yu.
"Senior brother Memory Star."
Wu Yu smiled to see a familiar face.
Finally out of the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. The feeling
was...... the best!
Chapter 1674: Strong Rivals
10,000 years apart, Memory Star Immortal Emperor now left
Bodhi’s Palace with Wu Yu, full of praise for him.
"Honestly, I did not think it possible. You actually made it out.
Congratulations! A blessed day indeed!" Even the usually
reserved Memory Star Immortal Emperor was laughing
exuberantly, unable to contain his good cheer.
"I have to thank senior brother for his care." Wu Yu said
seriously. He was very grateful to Memory Star Immortal
Emperor.
Ever since he had come to the Patriarch Bodhi, Memory Star
Immortal Emperor had looked after him, even giving him
precious information about the Heavenly Devil Battlefield and
the heavenly devils.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor must regard Wu Yu as a
friend, or he would not tell him all of this!
Besides, being associated with Wu Yu might even run the risk
of offending the Four Heavenly Kings and True Lord Erlang.
This was also why Wu Yu was shunned by many of the other
disciples.
"I’m content with your thanks alone. Go back and rest. Your
friends have been thinking of you night and day these 10,000
years." Memory Star Immortal Emperor clapped Wu Yu on the
shoulder with an easy smile.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor admired him and also
regarded him as a friend. However, they were not old friends
who would spend a long time catching up. Therefore, Memory
Star did not hold him up, sending him back to Luo Pin and the
others.
"Many thanks again, senior brother."
Wu Yu nodded and smiled, turning back towards his own
residence.
The residence had been prepared for him by the Patriarch
Bodhi. Even after 10,000 years, it was still his, and had not been
returned.
Therefore, Luo Pin and the others had been here throughout,
waiting for Wu Yu for 10,000 years.
"I’m back."
Wu Yu opened the door and said simply.
Immediately, the cultivating Luo Pin, Full Moon of Nanshan,
and Ye Xixi all came swarming over him. They were all moved
to tears upon seeing him whole.
"You... you’re really back?"
Luo Pin almost dared not believe it. She came running, making
a flying leap into Wu Yu’s arms, crying happily.
She had been worried at every single moment. Memory Star
Immortal Emperor would sometimes come to call on them out
of concern, but her fears were not assuaged. How could Wu Yu
survive a place as horrifying as the Heavenly Devil Battlefield?
For 10,000 years?
But now her worries were finally put to rest!
In this time, Luo Pin had not had an easy time of things either.
True, Wu Yu had been gnawed at by heavenly devils, in agony
the whole time, but Luo Pin had lived in fear and agony for him
as well.
Longing was a painful thing.
She had told herself that Wu Yu had overcome so many
difficulties before, and that this was nothing. Back when Wu
Yu had been a mortal, he had already triumphed over the Yan
Huang Ancient Emperor, who was an immortal. This Heavenly
Devil Battlefield was just pain. How could it bring Wu Yu low?
Of course, her logic did not ward off all nightmares. What if
Wu Yu did not return after 10,000 years?
"Today was the exact day marking 10,000 years. Do you know
how worried we were?"
Luo Pin sobbed in his arms.
Wu Yu held her tightly, as if afraid that he would lose her the
moment he let go. With warm feeling, he said: "Don’t worry. I
will never leave you."
"Alright, alright. Enough with the gushy romance. You’re
making me cry as well." Ye Xixi hiccuped, her tears already
falling.
"Exactly. So lascivious in public - you’ll lead the kid astray,
yknow."
Full Moon of Nanshan said, throwing a mischievous look Ye
Xixi’s way and covering her eyes, so she would not see the
embrace.
"Still taking things chill, I see." Wu Yu loosened his embrace
and laughingly scolded Full Moon of Nanshan. He was still as
annoying as ever.
"It’s not chill, it’s cool."
Full Moon of Nanshan smiled impudently.
The four were again reunited after 10,000 years.
Full Moon of Nanshan, Ye Xixi and Luo Pin were all too full
of happiness to speak. Although they believed in him, having
visual confirmation was still a relief.
"That Dhrtarastra will definitely puke blood!"
Full Moon of Nanshan sniggered. "The Dhrtarastra himself was
the one who called Mo Liyin to tail us and punish us. Now we
killed Mo Liyin, and Old Wu has made it out of Heavenly Devil
Battlefield, they will definitely be furious!"
"Screw them. As long as big brother Yu is fine, then the
Dhrtarastra can blow his top and die for all I care." Ye Xixi
said, clenching her small fists as she declared boldly.
"Oh you lot."
Wu Yu shook his head, smiling fondly.
Reunited, joyful laughter filled the palace.
And then Wu Yu told them the news that the Patriarch Bodhi
had just announced about the Immortal Emperor Trials. "Do
you know what are the rules of the Immortal Emperor Trials?"
Luo Pin gradually calmed down again, and nodded. "1 on 1
eliminations. The Patriarch Bodhi always chooses 128 names.
From the moment the Patriarch Bodhi chose 127, I sensed
something. So it was for you."
"I hear the competition for this iteration is very fierce."
Full Moon of Nanshan said, uncharacteristically solemn. He
chipped in with some additional information: "First is the True
Lord Erlang’s son, name of Yang Qiang. It’s said that the Jade
Emperor personally taught him, and he grew up by the side of
the Queen Mother of the West. True Lord Erlang is so polite to
Patriarch Bodhi because he wants this son of his to compete."
"And there is Lotus Prince Nezha, the God of the Three Seas.
His son Li Tianji has a 3-headed 6-legged Mystique. He can
fight with the power of three. I hear this Li Tianji is a bit like
you, Old Wu. He too killed an immortal emperor and was
punished for it as well. Of course, he has an elite immortal
emperor as a father, so he wasn’t punished as seriously as you
were."

These two had Wu Yu’s full attention.

Whether True Lord Erlang’s son Yang Qiang, or Lotus Prince
Nezha’s son Li Tianji, they were not easy to deal with. Firstly,
they had copious cultivation resources at their disposal, and
powerful epochal immortal treasures would definitely be
pressed into their waiting hands. They would come to the
Immortal Emperor Trials with full confidence at taking the win.
For Yang Qiang and Li Tianji, it was as if the Immortal
Emperor Trials were built for them. As long as they could win
it, they could enter the Everlasting Battlefield and become an
immortal emperor, rising immediately in one move.
It would not be easy for Wu Yu to defeat them both.
Besides, the competition for the Immortal Emperor Trials was
always fierce. Even before he fought them, he would have to
get through many other prodigies.
They were definitely not the only opponents that he would have
to face.
Before, Wu Yu’s ability to defeat Memory Star Immortal
Emperor had shocked the others, but Yang Qiang and Li Tianji
were a different breed.
Therefore, the outcome of these Immortal Emperor Trials was
not a guarantee. If he wanted to win the right to enter the
Everlasting Battlefield, he would have to work very hard.
"Patriarch Bodhi purposely gave me 10,000 years in the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield, right before the Immortal Emperor
Trials would start. Seems like he intends for me to win this too."
Wu Yu recognized the goodwill of the Patriarch Bodhi.
However, he was not sure why the Patriarch Bodhi would treat
him so well.
Since Wu Yu had not died in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield,
the Patriarch Bodhi had definitely offended True Lord Erlang
and the Four Heavenly Kings. Although it had not been
something he controlled, but an unfavorable outcome all for
Wu Yu’s sake was an unnecessary fight.
Wu Yu did not understand. Whenever he spoke to the Patriarch
Bodhi, he always sensed a gentle kindness from him. Until
now, he did not know what he had done to deserve it.
"In any case, I must fight as hard as I can for the Immortal
Emperor Trials! If the Patriarch Bodhi wants me to take first
place, then first place I shall take. I will enter the Everlasting
Battlefield, and become an immortal emperor!"
Wu Yu made this vow to himself.
His spirit had gone through a great chance in the Heavenly
Devil Battlefield. His will had grown even stronger.
"The Immortal Emperor Trials takes place in three years. The
entire Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars will be
preparing to welcome the mighty immortal emperors. I wonder
what the Four Heavenly Kings’ faces will look like when they
see Wu Yu alive?" Ye Xixi said, eyes narrowed in anticipation.
"Enough dreaming. Back to cultivation we go. In three years,
Old Wu will be an immortal emperor, and we’re still in the dust.
Shameful, don’t you think? How can we let our ancestors down
like that?" Full Moon of Nanshan grumbled tonelessly to Ye
Xixi.
"You’re the same, aren’t you?"
Ye Xixi said with a huff and flick of her hair. "If you’re so
great, go join the Immortal Emperor Trials too then. See how
far you make it."
"Ah, I’m good. Old Wu has the legacy of the Great Sage,
Heaven’s Equal, the Victorious Fighting Buddha. I can’t
compete. I’m just in charge of being handsome." Full Moon of
Nanshan said naughtily.
Laughter filled the air.
Hearing their usual banter revived feelings in Wu Yu that he
had put away for a long time.
10,000 years in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield had seemed like
an eternity. And finally, thankfully, he was back.
Chapter 1675: The Immortal Guests
Three years passed in a flash.
For Wu Yu, these three years had been used to process his
spiritual change, and bring him a step nearer to the eternal
immortal emperor realm.
For the rest of Mettle Sky, things were getting lively.
In the last three months, immortal emperors had begun to arrive
from afar, waiting to watch the Immortal Emperor Trials. These
were all names well-known in the sky palaces, even if they
were not the absolute strongest. They too had children in this
competition.
The Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples were busy day and night
entertaining these important guests during their long stay at
Habitual Mansion.
Although it was called Habitual Mansion, it was in fact a lesser
realm, wide enough for billions of life forms to live in, let alone
a few immortal emperors. Besides, each person had spacious
accommodations, and would not feel cramped in at all.
Even the first few immortal emperors who arrived were quite
well-known. Wu Yu had also seen them in the scenes in Eternal
Emperor Tomb before. Many had taken part in the massacre at
Demon Immortal Realm.
Wu Yu watched them from afar. They were not as imperious in
their attitudes as the strongest immortal emperors, although
each held themselves with pride. They were courteous and
civil, lacking the murderous air that he had seen.
Many of the immortal emperors in the sky palaces were like
that. Wu Yu still found it hard to reconcile them with their
savage countenance during the massacre.
"Could it be that they had been controlled back then? But to
control so many immortal emperors, only someone even
stronger than the Jade Emperor could do it. Who has that
power?"
Wu Yu was still in the dark.
He saw them bring their children to Mettle Sky. The Patriarch
Bodhi did not even make an appearance at the Cave of the
Slanting Moon and Three Stars, leaving it all to his disciples to
receive the immortal emperors.
The immortal emperors did not begrudge him this either. They
knew well that the Immortal Emperor Trials was the Patriarch
Bodhi’s idea, in order to let their children into the Everlasting
Battlefield. They were grateful for it.
By now, news of Wu Yu’s entry into the Immortal Emperor
Trials had spread far and wide.
Although some immortal emperors were unhappy about this,
but there was nothing they could do. More, they could not allow
their displeasure to show. The Patriarch Bodhi was well within
his rights to cancel the Immortal Emperor Trials, and hand the
privilege directly to Wu Yu, and there would be nothing they
could do about it.
After all, the Wheel of Taichi was the Patriarch Bodhi’s
epochal immortal treasure.
"Wu Yu can be considered a strong contender in the Immortal
Emperor Trials. After all, he beat Memory Star Immortal
Emperor."
"Still, I wonder if Wu Yu is still as strong after surviving 10,000
years on the Heavenly Devil Battlefield?"
"The way I see it, the victor will still either be True Lord
Erlang’s son Yang Qiang or Lotus Prince Nezha’s son Li
Tianji. The two of them came to power far earlier than Wu Yu,
and could already defeat immortal emperors!"
The immortal emperors fell into easy conversation with each
other after they had taken up residence in Habitual Mansion.
Some immortal emperors felt that Wu Yu would definitely be
weakened by his exposure to the heavenly devils, or have his
ability stunted. Even if he could defeat the average competitor
at the Immortal Emperor Trials, he would not prevail against
the top seeds like Yang Qiang and Li Tianji.
After standing in disuse for a long time, Habitual Mansion
suddenly turned into a hive of business.
Besides the many no-name immortal emperors, some were
important immortal emperors who had ministerial postings or
other important duties.
For example, the Four Heavenly Kings. Virudhaka,
Vaisravana, Virupaksa, and Dhrtarastra. The four of them had
come earlier in order to watch Wu Yu.
Another notable figure was Mighty Miracle God. He heard that
Wu Yu had actually made it out from Heavenly Devil
Battlefield alive, and was still bent on revenge. However, he
had no good plan for now, and the Patriarch Bodhi was
watching over things, so he did not dare to make a move.
Besides them, there were also other immortal emperors such as
Qianliyan, The All-Seeing; Shunfeng’er, The All-Hearing;
Marshal Tian You; Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning;
Demigod of Day and Demigod of Night; Seven Celestial
Officials, and many others!
All of these immortal emperors had their own modest fame, and
most immortal emperors would pay their respects if they met
them.
They were considered to be in the third tier in the sky palaces,
and were fairly important. Each child they sent forth had great
influence backing them, and the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples
often had to receive them in a 10 : 1 ratio. There were also other
normal immortal emperors who had to be properly greeted.
Those like The All-Seeing and The All-Hearing, and Father of
Thunder and Mother of Lightning, had brought their children
to compete, and so took special notice of Wu Yu. All of them
came seeking information about Wu Yu from the moment they
arrived.
They all appeared concerned about him, asking if he had been
injured or anything in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield. They
wanted to know how strong he was relative to when he had
defeated Memory Star Immortal Emperor.
If he was still as strong as he had been, then their children might
not stand too good a chance against Wu Yu.
Of course, it was all a wild shot to them. With Li Tianji and
Yang Qiang around, the first place of the Immortal Emperor
Trials was basically out of reach for their children.
Therefore, they only asked a little about Wu Yu.
More importantly, this was a good chance for the immortal
emperors to network, gaging each others’ strength and
exchanging cultivation tips.
Besides, the younger generation could also come out to see the
world. There were many elite immortal emperors who could
come to the Immortal Emperor Trials. Letting the younger
generation familiarize with each other was a good thing.
Wu Yu felt a little bad when he saw the other disciples
scurrying back and forth. Besides him, the entire discipleship
of the Patriarch Bodhi had been mobilized. Only he had been
exempt of duties.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor had laughingly mentioned that
Wu Yu was a candidate competing in the Immortal Emperor
Trials, and so only needed to focus on training. There was no
need to take on ushering duties.
Still, Wu Yu felt a little bad.
It made him "special" among the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples.
Of course, he did not insist on receiving the immortal emperors
either. After all, his identity was a sensitive topic, and might
incite tension.
When the third-tier immortal emperor such as Four Heavenly
Kings, Mighty Miracle God, Seven Celestial Officials,
Demigod of Night and Day had all arrived, Mettle Sky became
extremely lively. One could see young and talented immortal
kings everywhere - the young generation preparing for the
competition.
When there was about two months to the Immortal Emperor
Trials, the second-tier immortal emperors began to arrive.

The second-tier immortal emperors were much more highly

ranked than the previous immortal emperors. These included
True Lord Erlang Yang Jian, God of the Three Seas Nezha, the
Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing, as well as the Five Directional
Divine Emperors.
Eastern Sublime Gracious Divine Emperor, Northern
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress, Central Ecliptic Great
Yellow Horn Immortal all also belonged to this tier of
immortals.
Because they were so much more important than even the Four
Heavenly Kings or Mighty Miracle God, the disciples of the
Patriarch Bodhi turned out in full force to greet them.
Although they were here to take part in the Immortal Emperor
Trials, they were still seniors to the Patriarch Bodhi disciples,
and could not be offended.
Besides, the disciples also wished to interact with these high
and mighty immortals. After all, the immortal emperors’
children today might well rise to become important people in
the sky palaces. Some connections would not hurt.
"Woah, Old Wu, did you see that son of Lotus Prince Nezha,
Li Tianji? When he came he had beauties draped all over him.
Damn, I’m envious!" Full Moon of Nanshan’s eyes
immediately came alive.
All he could get so far were ordinary immortals.
But the two beauties accompanying Li Tianji were no ordinary
women. They were divas even among the immortals, great
beauties whose looks were unrivaled.
That was because these two were Peach Cloud Fairy, the
daughter of Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, and Happy Fleece
Fairy, daughter of the Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress.
These beauties made Full Moon of Nanshan’s blood boil. He
took an immediate disliking to Li Tianji as a result.
"Hey hey hey, what are you fantasizing about all day? Not
cultivating seriously! Chasing beauties! I can’t believe you had
the nerve to criticize me before, you!" Ye Xixi immediately
fired up upon seein ghim like that. After all, she was a great
beauty too. How dare this Full Moon of Nanshan slight her like
that.
Plus, Full Moon of Nanshan had scolded her for not cultivating
seriously before, and she still nursed that grudge.
"Well, all cultivation and no play makes Nanshan a dull boy,
isn’t that right Old Wu?"
Full Moon of Nanshan quipped cheekily without a trace of
shame. "Really now, if you meet that Li Tianji during the
Immortal Emperor Trials, you have to beat him up for me,
alright Old Wu? Aggravating guy!"
"Li Tianji is not weak at all. He’s the hot favourite to win the
Immortal Emperor Trials this time. You have to be careful if
you face him." Luo Pin said worriedly.
"Mm."
Wu Yu nodded.
Like Luo Pin, he was watching the other competitors closely.
He would pay special attention to Li Tianji and True Lord
Erlang’s son Yang Qiang. He knew that both were capable of
beating immortal emperors.
Now that the cohort of second-tier immortal emperors had
arrived, soon there was only one month left to the Immortal
Emperor Trials.
And at this time, the first-tier VIPs arrived.
Before this, the Patriarch Bodhi did not make an appearance.
Even when True Lord Erlang and the others arrived, he had
simply left it to his disciples.
But when the heavy-duty immortal emperors arrived, he
personally received them!
Chapter 1676: In Habitual Mansion
This level of immortal emperor that warranted a personal
reception by the Patriarch Bodhi included Grand Supreme
Elderly Lord, one of the Three Pure Ones!
He was one of the highest ranked immortals in the whole of the
sky palaces, roughly equal to the Patriarch Bodhi himself.
Therefore, he was greeted not only by the Patriarch Bodhi, but
by all the immortal emperors who had arrived previously.
True Lord Erlang, the Five Directional Divine Emperors, Lotus
Prince Nezha, Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing... all of them
stood respectfully by.
Wu Yu also had Full Moon of Nanshan and the others hide in
the Floating Dreams Pagoda, while he went out to take a look.
It was not a bad thing to be exposed to those of such a godly
level, whose status far exceeded someone like True Lord
Erlang.
Wu Yu walked to the outside of Bodhi’s Palace together with
Memory Star Immortal Emperor, following behind Grand
Supreme Elderly Lord and the Patriarch Bodhi. Many hostile
looks were directed his way.
For example, from the Dhrtarastra. Wu Yu had killed his
younger brother Mo Liyin, a grudge that could not be forgiven.
If he had not promised the Patriarch Bodhi before, he would
probably have started trouble here.
And now, because the Patriarch Bodhi had forced out an
acknowledgment from him that all would be forgotten, he was
ill-disposed to bring the matter up.
However, the Dhrtarastra found it difficult to quell the
murderous feelings in him, when he thought about his brother.
If the chance presented itself, he would definitely not let Wu
Yu go. And now, this Immortal Emperor Trials was a possible
opportunity.
Wu Yu could of course sense the hostility. However, he ignored
it. With the Patriarch Bodhi around, these immortal emperors
could not lay a finger on him, not even in secret. The only thing
they could do was to attack him during the Immortal Emperor
Trials.
They might use certain methods or go especially hard on him,
trying to finish him off.
But the immortal kings participating were nothing to Wu Yu.
He had even defeated a second tier immortal emperor Mo
Liyin. What were these immortal kings?
The only few that he needed to watch were True Lord Erlang’s
son Yang Qiang, and Nezha’s son Li Tianji.
These were very formidable opponents, and Wu Yu would not
underestimate them.
Of course, he would not get careless fighting others either. He
could not afford to pass up this opportunity.
Wu Yu knew that the Patriarch Bodhi intended for him to win
this. After the Heavenly Devil Battlefield testing, he had clearly
felt the Patriarch Bodhi’s favor, and he could not let him down.
Very quickly, Grand Supreme Elderly Lord descended on a
cloud to Bodhi’s Palace with two page boys. He had a saintly
aura around him, and smiled warmly as he saw Patriarch Bodhi,
laughter in his eyes.
"Bodhi, we meet again."
Grand Supreme Elderly Lord’s voice was very kindly, his white
clothing and white hair adding to the effect. He looked even
more of a nice person than the Patriarch Bodhi.
Wu Yu stared at Grand Supreme Elderly Lord.
He had seen this bearded immortal emperor before. The Eternal
Emperor Tomb had shown him tearing into innocents back at
Demon Immortal Realm, and he had also been one of those who
had taken down the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal at Sage’s
Equal Sky.
Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, one of the most powerful in the
whole of the sky palaces. Right before Wu Yu.
However, Wu Yu could not see this person destroying the
Demon Immortal Realm. He seemed a completely different
character from the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord who had slain
with a terrible cruelty. He spoke in a reedy whisper that was
soothing to the ears.
Suddenly, Wu Yu realized something he had not realized
before.
During the massacre at Demon Immortal Realm and against the
Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, he had not seen Patriarch Bodhi.
This revelation gave him a jolt. Perhaps he had simply missed
him. He had not been looking out for the Patriarch Bodhi.
In any case, the entirety of the sky palaces had forgotten those
incidents. It was paramount that Wu Yu get to the bottom of it.
"It has been a long journey. Forgive me for not escorting you
further. Please come in."
The Patriarch Bodhi was also very polite in turn, smiling
broadly.
Following Grand Supreme Elderly Lord’s entrance, the
atmosphere heated up even further. Especially those like True
Lord Erlang and the Five Directional Divine Emperors, who
hurried up with big smiles to offer their welcome. They were
extremely intimidated by his dignified and unassailable
position.
Till the end, Wu Yu remained behind the Patriarch Bodhi. Only
after the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord had finished all of his
greetings did he turn to Patriarch Bodhi, casting one eye on Wu
Yu. "This is your new disciple, Wu Yu, yes? I have heard tales
of him. This child is a moldable talent indeed. Congratulations
to the Patriarch for taking in such a talented disciple. A fortune
indeed."
Hearing him say this made the Dhrtarastra and the others even
more unhappy, although they were unable to say anything to
Grand Supreme Elderly Lord’s face.
Of course, they felt that Grand Supreme Elderly Lord might
simply be saying this out of courtesy.
The Grand Supreme Elderly Lord was such a mighty immortal.
How could someone like Wu Yu be worthy of his attention?
The Patriarch Bodhi replied equally easily, with a laugh. "You
praise us too much. My unruly disciple immediately committed
a great wrong upon being initiated. He was fortunate to be able
to come out of Heavenly Devil Battlefield alive, but how he
develops from here on will depend on him."
The two were both extremely mighty immortal emperors, and
would not pay too much attention to Wu Yu.
Very quickly, the conversation turned to other matters.
Grand Supreme Elderly Lord of course mentioned the other
young immortal kings as well.
He gave due praise to True Lord Erlang’s son Yang Qiang and
Nezha’s son Li Tianji as well.
However, that Grand Supreme Elderly Lord had first
mentioned Wu Yu made True Lord Erlang and Nezha unhappy.
Of course, they would not show it, maintaining their simpering
expressions.
Neither Yang Qiang nor Li Tianji were here, gone off to
goodness knew where. Wu Yu had thought to use this
opportunity to size them up.

Instead it was the Lotus Prince Nezha who Wu Yu spent most

of his time scrutinizing, as he stood chatting with Pagoda
Heavenly King. The father and son had a special air about them.
They would not lose to True Lord Erlang. These were all
second-tier immortal emperors.
Pagoda Heavenly King was actually a shade stronger, and held
a slightly higher position compared to True Lord Erlang.
If his child could also achieve similarly impressive results, he
could also rise to a similar position as his father. That was why
Yang Jian held high hopes for his son Yang Qiang. Perhaps in
a million years, Yang Qiang might also rise to as high a position
as him.
At that time, the father and son would definitely rise in
influence.
And the first stepping stone to their combined rise was right
here, at the Immortal Emperor Trials. If they lost to Li Tianji,
then they would lose considerable potential influence to the
True Lord Erlang and Pagoda Heavenly King families.
"Li Tianji is the final opponent. Before that, Wu Yu must be
eliminated."
True Lord Erlang said, throwing a brief look Wu Yu’s way. He
appeared indifferent, but actually was obsessed with it. After
all, since Wu Yu could defeat Mo Liyin, then he was at least a
second tier immortal emperor in strength.
However, True Lord Erlang had confidence in his own son, and
did not need to say much.
After the pleasantries were finished, Wu Yu begged leave of
Patriarch Bodhi, and retired first.
The Immortal Emperor Trials would begin in one month, and
he had to consolidate all of the Mystiques and techniques he
had so far.
Grand Supreme Elderly Lord included, all the immortal
emperors stayed at Habitual Mansion in Mettle Sky.
The young immortal kings who were participating would often
exchange cultivation insights. After all, this was merely a
platform for most of them to get to know each other.
Some had been stalled at the 9-heavens immortal king level for
a very long time. It was not easy to rise to eternal immortal
emperor realm.
The Everlasting Battlefield was a chance, but it was too
difficult to win. Besides, with the godly Yang Qiang and Li
Tianji, and even a dark horse Wu Yu thrown into the mix, most
had long given up hopes of winning.
They met many powerful immortal emperors this time as well,
and the tips that these seniors had given them had helped them
out some.
Of course, there were also many young immortal kings who
had not given up on the Immortal Emperor Trials so readily.
Within Habitual Mansion.
The Four Heavenly Kings, Mighty Miracle God, and True Lord
Erlang were gathered in one hall of Habitual Mansion, deep in
discussion.
"Seeing that brat Wu Yu irritates me! And being stuck in an
argument with a little gnat shames me as well." Primeval
Mighty Miracle God said angrily. He could not let the grudge
go, and still wanted to finish Wu Yu off once and for all.
If this continued, Primeval Mighty Miracle God’s pride would
be in the dust. He had already heard whispers from other
immortal emperors about how he had been outwitted by a kid.
All of this further fueled Mighty Miracle God’s anger.
However, True Lord Erlang said coldly: "We already promised
the Patriarch Bodhi to wipe the slate clean with Wu Yu. We
cannot pursue the matter, or we will become a laughing stock.
Is that what you want?"
Primeval Mighty Miracle God was even angrier to hear that.
Could it be that the great Mighty Miracle God could not even
deal with a young punk?
Just at this time, a cold and cruel voice rang out: "Since he’s
entering the Immortal Emperor Trials, just meet him and kill
him. That solves everything, no?"
Chapter 1677: Oasis of Clouds
The cold voice was greeted by collective delight from the
gathered immortal emperors.
This was the son of True Lord Erlang, Yang Qiang.
Yang Qiang, like his father Yang Jian, had three eyes, although
the third one was currently shut. He would not open it except
when the situation called for it.
In his two eyes, an indescribable coldness lurked!
He was dressed fully in black. His cold attitude made him
appear like a killing machine, unfeeling and merciless.
"That Wu Yu can kill second tier immortal emperor Mo Liyin.
That’s not bad. If I meet him in the later stages of the Immortal
Emperor Trials, I’ll just kill him. Simple. No need for all this
fussing." Yang Qiang stated in a chilling tone. There was no
emotion in his voice, and the temperature in the hall seemed to
drop.
Many of the immortal emperors present were far stronger than
Yang Qiang, but still they were intimidated by the cruel killing
intent that he radiated.
He was indeed a chip off the old block. And if he could but
reach the immortal emperor level, he would race forward
thereon like a horse over flat land. They did not know how far
he would go, but given Yang Qiang’s talent, it was not
impossible that he would equal his father, or perhaps even
surpass him if circumstances permitted.
Of course, this process would be very long, perhaps a million
years. And anything could bring one low in this time.
Even if one became an immortal emperor, climbing was an
incredibly difficult task. It was simply that dying of old age
would no longer be a concern, and all of one’s efforts could be
dedicated to cultivation.
Yang Qiang’s words pleased his father greatly.
Yang Jian was starting to dislike Wu Yu as well. The kid was
strutting around in front of him, but he could not touch him.
That ticked him off.
Now that Wu Yu was joining the Immortal Emperor Trials, if
Yang Qiang could just finish off Wu Yu, then the matter would
be resolved perfectly.
The Four Heavenly Kings and Mighty Miracle God all looked
at each other and nodded in agreement. With Yang Qiang’s
proposal, they need not think about Wu Yu for now. The matter
would be left in Yang Qiang’s hands. If Yang Qiang could not
deal with it, then there was no one left in the younger generation
who could match Wu Yu.
"I just don’t know what the Patriarch Bodhi is thinking. To
reserve a slot for Wu Yu, could it be that he had already
anticipated that the kid would make it out of the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield alive?"
The one worry left on their mind was the Patriarch Bodhi’s
intent.
Of course, this was meaningless worry. Besides, if Wu Yu was
killed during the course of the Immortal Emperor Trials, then
there was nothing the Patriarch Bodhi could say either.
Next, they just had to wait for the Immortal Emperor Trials to
begin.
A murderous gleam twinkled in the eyes of Primeval Mighty
Miracle God and the Dhrtarastra. They were already imagining
Wu Yu being killed by Yang Qiang in battle.
.........
At the same time.
Three youngsters were fooling around in a remote location in
Mettle Sky.
This place was called Oasis of Clouds. It was a sea of fluffy
white clouds, in which a Spirit of the Universe called fluff
sprites lived. They were Spirits of the Universe born directly
here, and each was like a cloud, living peacefully in Oasis of
Clouds.
Here in Mettle Sky, the fluff sprites were a symbol of peace.
Since times of old, the immortals of Mettle Sky would protect
these fluff sprites from all harm.
Fluff sprites were harmless, and therefore seen as a lucky
creature and the mascot of Mettle Sky.
Ordinarily, with the Patriarch Bodhi here, no one would dare to
molest the fluff sprites.
But now there were three young and influential immortal kings
who were busy chasing them!
One of them was clad in luxurious robes. His features were
perfect, and arranged in an arrogant expression. There was a
meanness in his eyes. This was Li Tianji, the son of the Lotus
Prince Nezha. He was also the grandson of Pagoda Heavenly
King Li Jing!
Li Tianji had been a naughty character since young. Deep
down, he was not a bad person, but he chafed against rules, and
had brought endless trouble to Nezha and Li Jing.
And now, he was harassing the fluff sprites in Mettle Sky!
Behind him were two nubile young immortal king girls. These
two were the ones that had Full Moon of Nanshan bleeding
from the nose.
One was Peach Cloud Fairy, the daughter of the Dong Hua
Great Emperor Lord. Her features were world-class. She had a
sweet smile, and was clad in a pink dress. She followed Li
Tianji through the Oasis of Clouds, her face flushing in
endearing fashion.
The other was Happy Fleece Fairy, the daughter of the
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress. She was the polar
opposite of Peach Cloud Fairy, clad in black and with an aloof
expression. But when she looked at Li Tianji, a rare softness
entered her expression.
Both girls fancied Li Tianji, and spent all their time around him.
Besides, their cultivation realm also followed Li Tianji’s
closely. All three were 9-heavens immortal kings, and had
come to take part in the Immortal Emperor Trials together.
Here at Oasis of Clouds, the two followed Li Tianji’s lead,
chasing fluff sprites. No matter what Li Tianji did, they would
follow.
Even if it was the protected fluff sprites. If Li Tianji wanted to
catch them, then they would oblige.
And while catching the fluff sprites, the two girls would bicker
and snipe at each o ther.
Peach Cloud Fairy seized a fluff sprite, and then turned to Li
Tianji, beaming: "Tianji, look how cute it is, the fluff sprite I
caught. It’s just like an immortal peach, all fluffy and soft!"

Happy Fleece Fairy was not to be outdone. She turned her nose
up at it. "What does that count for? Tianji, look at this fluff
sprite. Doesn’t it resemble your daddy’s wheel of fire?
Bringing it back will make for an amusing souvenir!"
"And so what? I’ve already caught 167 fluff sprites, what about
you?" Peach Cloud Fairy flung herself at Li Tianji, proudly
showing him all the fluff sprites that she had caught.
Happy Fleece Fairy’s black skirts fluttered in the clouds,
occasionally revealing tempting white flesh below. She
casually snagged another fluff sprite and said coolly: "This is
the 168th. One more than you now."
The two girls were at each other’s throats constantly, but that
was normal for Li Tianji.
He quite liked both of them, and always brought them along
with him. Good eyecandy.
He laughed loudly. "Don’t fuss now. Neither of you have even
caught 200 apiece. Like comparing the height of acorns. The
two of you added up haven’t even caught as many as I have!"
"Of course. Tianji, you’re so great and talented, how could we
compare?" Peach Cloud Fairy said coyly, turning her lovesick
eyes to Li Tianji.
"Of course Tianji is great. That goes without saying, doesn’t
it?" Happy Fleece Fairy snapped right back at her.
Both girls were considered among the best in the younger
generation, and many handsome young men wanted to chase
them. Being able to woo one successfully would be a great
accomplishment.
Firstly, their talents might not be on Li Tianji’s level, but they
were not far behind. Their futures were also bright.
Secondly, they were backed by Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord
and Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress, both powerful
immortal emperors of similar reputations to the Patriarch
Bodhi. With such support, the path of cultivation opened wide
before them. What worries could they have?
A pity that both girls could not care less for their hordes of
admirers, and were only fixated on Li Tianji.
This was because Li Tianji was truly exceptional. Within the
younger generation, his talent was considered one of the best.
Even before becoming an immortal emperor, he had already
managed to kill one!
That was exceedingly rare within the sky palaces.
More, Li Tianji had a fierce character, daring to do anything.
This fearlessness had compelled the affections of both Peach
Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece Fairy, drawn like moths to a
flame.
Even the two greats behind them, Mysterious Spiritual Dipper
Empress and Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, could do nothing.
Unruly hearts could not be tamed with a whip, and they could
only submit and let nature take its course.
As for Li Tianji’s father and grandfather, they were Nezha and
Pagoda Heavenly King. Both were overjoyed - marriage to
either would be a joyous thing for their family!
It all depended on Li Tianji himself now. However, cultivation
still took precedent now. To be able to reach eternal immortal
emperor realm was the primary goal of their lives.
Soon, they had caught more than 1000 fluff sprites, which was
unheard of in Oasis of Clouds.
"Tianji, we’re just here for fun at the Immortal Emperor Trials.
Only you can take first place." Soon enough, Peach Cloud Fairy
turned the conversation turned to the competition.
Happy Fleece Fairy immediately had to contribute as well.
"Yes. So many people say that Yang Qiang is a match for you,
but that ice-cold face is just repulsive to me. You have to beat
that Yang Qiang."
"Haha, don’t worry. The Immortal Emperor Trials is a chance
at eternal life. How can I easily pass it up?"
Li Tianji laughed loudly. "It’s Patriarch Bodhi’s new disciple,
that kid Wu Yu, that interests me. I hear he killed an immortal
emperor and was punished for it, just like me. It’s definitely my
style. I want to meet him. Hope he doesn’t disappoint."
Chapter 1678: Deplorable
Hearing Li Tianji’s words, both Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy
Fleece Fairy laughed. "If Wu Yu meets Tianji, he will fall.
What does it matter if he’s the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple?"
Li Tianji laughed loudly again upon hearing this. Before long,
they had caught more than 1000 fluff sprites.
Just as the three of them were having a grand time, a voice
suddenly came: "Ladies and gentleman, these fluff sprites are
the lucky mascots of Mettle Sky. Please let them all go
quickly!"
It was Memory Star Immortal Emperor, who had been about
his business when he suddenly spotted people catching fluff
sprites at Oasis of Clouds.
This was forbidden in Memory Star Immortal Emperor, and so
Memory Star Immortal Emperor had hurried over to stop them
with a severe expression.
Of course, he knew who they were. But even if they were the
son of Nezha and the daughters of Mysterious Spiritual Dipper
Empress and Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, he was not afraid.
Here in Mettle Sky, they would not dare to lay a hand on him.
The fluff sprites were protected with the name of the Patriarch
Bodhi, and no one had dared to catch them before. He naturally
had to speak up to defend their mascots.
However, Li Tianji and the girls completely ignored him.
"Who is this, sticking his nose in our business?"
Li Tianji cocked a dirty eye at Memory Star Immortal Emperor.
Peach Cloud Fairy had seen Memory Star Immortal Emperor
before, and said softly: "He’s one of the Patriarch Bodhi’s
disciples, Memory Star Immortal Emperor. The one who lost
to Wu Yu. And let Wu Yu into the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples."
"So it’s that scrub."
Li Tianji scoffed, and called out rudely to Memory Star
Immortal Emperor: "Don’t stick your nose where it doesn’t
belong. Scram and stop interfering with my entertainment. Or
you won’t even have time to regret it!"
"Just let those fluff sprites go."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor did not waste words, sticking
by his warning.
But Li Tianji would not listen, keeping his high and mighty
character throughout. He flipped the warning back instead: "If
you don’t leave, don’t blame us for what happens!"
Memory Star Immortal Emperor frowned. They were too
stubborn, and completely immovable.
It seemed like they would not let the fluff sprites go.
The only option left to Memory Star Immortal Emperor was to
return to the Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars and
inform others to come and deal with this. After all, Memory
Star Immortal Emperor also knew that this Li Tianji had killed
an immortal emperor before, and was definitely stronger than
he was.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor alone was not his match. If he
would not listen, then Memory Star could only go enlist the
help of others.
As expected, seeing Memory Star Immortal Emperor send out
a message, Li Tianji flew into a rage.
"Why, you scumbag, you’re not only not leaving, you’re telling
others? Do you think I’m so easy to cross?"
In his rage, he called Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece
Fairy to him and the three attacked. Although they were not
immortal emperors, but they were attacking 3 to 1, and all were
geniuses beyond ordinary immortal emperors.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor scrambled to defend himself,
unprepared for their surprise attack!
......
Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
A few people had received Memory Star Immortal Emperor’s
immortal message talisman, and they were all disciples of the
Patriarch Bodhi.
Wu Yu too had received it.
"It’s Li Tianji causing trouble by catching the fluff sprites. This
Li Tianji is one of the stronger competitors, let’s go see what
he’s up to."
Wu Yu thought to himself. He brought Full Moon of Nanshan
and the rest, and headed over.
The group, led by Complete Fall Immortal Emperor, gathered
outside the immortal residence and sped over to Oasis of
Clouds.
Despite their swift response, they saw Memory Star Immortal
Emperor already severely injured by the time they reached.
Surrounded by Li Tianji and the two girls, Memory Star
Immortal Emperor was helpless, weakly defending himself and
on the verge of being killed.
"STOP!"
Complete Fall Immortal Emperor’s eyes were bulging. He was
on good terms with Memory Star Immortal Emperor usually,
and he was also a disciple of the Patriarch Bodhi. How could
he bear to see his own brethren being beaten to death?
About 20 people rushed up to protect Memory Star Immortal
Emperor.
Only now did Li Tianji stop, flying a short distance away and
looking arrogantly at the group.
Even though the numbers were against him now, Li Tianji was
still unafraid, looking comfortable and ready to challenge them.
"What are you doing? Hurting someone at Mettle Sky, what
nonsense is this?"
Complete Fall Immortal Emperor demanded of Li Tianji.
The other Patriarch Bodhi disciples were also furious, and
chorused the reprimands.
But Li Tianji was not intimidated at all, instead laughing
loudly. "You bunch of worthless trash. Go back and cultivate
your shitty moves and stop bothering me. He was asking for it.
How am I to blame? If you all know what’s good for you, stop
interfering with my entertainment!"
Complete Fall Immortal Emperor and the others had never seen
such a bratty and brazen character before. However, it was
understandable with backers like Nezha and Pagoda Heavenly
King.
His words drove them mad with rage. They had never seen such
a shameless person before.
They were the perpetrators, and if the other disciples had not
shown up in time, Memory Star Immortal Emperor would
probably have died by their hand. And yet these immortal kings
dared to lecture them righteously?
"You were in the wrong for catching fluff sprites. If you end
things here, we will accept an apology."
Complete Fall Immortal Emperor was one who saw the big
picture. As ugly and infuriating as their words were, he had no
intention of pursuing the issue.
After all, given how powerful their families were, it was
unrealistic to get them to pay any price. An apology would do.
But Li Tianji did not do apologies.
"Apology? What’s that?"
Li Tianji sneered. "If there should be an apology, it should be
from him. How dare he interrupt my pleasure. A real wet
blanket!"

He seemed to have no inkling of his own wrongdoing, as

though the sky palaces revolved entirely around him.
Wu Yu too was furious, and gave a cold laugh. "I had heard
that Li Tianji was a genius, but now I see he is but a spoiled
sod."
He was friends with Memory Star Immortal Emperor, and it
had been Memory Star Immortal Emperor looking out for him
at every turn. Otherwise, he would have been completely
unprepared for the Heavenly Devil Battlefield.
Seeing that Memory Star Immortal Emperor had been
wretchedly beaten to the brink of death, how could Wu Yu
stand by and do nothing?
"Who are you, and what gives you the right to speak here?"
Li Tianji’s eyes flashed over in anger, completely snubbing Wu
Yu, whom he saw was a mere immortal king.
He narrowed his eyes. "Ah yes. There’s only one punk in the
whole of the Patriarch Bodhi’s sect which isn’t an immortal
emperor. You must be Wu Yu? How dare you talk to me like
that, you impertinent scum. You’re dead!"
"Exactly. Don’t make my Tianji angry, you ignorant louts."
Peach Cloud Fairy fixed them all with a disdainful eye. None
of them were worth her attention.
Happy Fleece Fairy hastened to add her taunts as well: "You
lot think you can talk to my Tianji like that? Pathetic. Who do
you think you are?"
Seemed like it was not just Li Tianji, but his birds were also of
the same feather.
This made Complete Fall Immortal Emperor and the others
angrier than ever.
They might be neutral towards Wu Yu, but after all, they all
stood on the same side of justice for Memory Star Immortal
Emperor.
"Do your seniors know about your impertinent behavior?!"
"Churlish and unreasonable! How have the sky palaces become
so dark!"
Complete Fall Immortal Emperor and the other disciples took
up the angry abasement.
Suddenly, a look of surprise overcame Li Tianji’s face, as
though he had spotted something.
Ignoring Complete Fall Immortal Emperor and the others, he
stared at Luo Pin, who was by Wu Yu’s side. "You! What is
your name?"
From the look on his face, he had clearly taken a liking to Luo
Pin. Seeing how exceptional she was, suddenly she was all he
had eyes for. Wu Yu who was by her side, Complete Fall
Immortal Emperor and the others - all of them were invisible to
him.
Luo Pin frowned, and ignored him.
Li Tianji was not put off, instead excitedly pressing her: "This
lady, could you be a disciple of the Patriarch Bodhi as well?
That’s not right. The only non-immortal emperor here is Wu
Yu. Tell me, who are you?"
This playboy was very interested, and not at all fazed by Luo
Pin’s frowning disapproval. He continued to pester her for her
name and identity.
Of course, Luo Pin continued to ignore him.
This made both Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece Fairy
very unhappy. They had been chasing Li Tianji for so long, and
he had never expressed such intense interest in either of them
before.
And now he was immediately moved by the girl by Wu Yu’s
side, asking this and that, evidently intending to woo her.
They looked at Luo Pin. She was indeed talented, and a beauty.
A rare find in the sky palaces, and this triggered their jealously
against Luo Pin.
"Lady, don’t stand there among all those trash."
Li Tianji ignored Wu Yu and the others. "Come to my side, and
I will show you how glorious the life of a true immortal is!"
Chapter 1679: Wedding Proposal
"I refuse."
Luo Pin shook her head resolutely.
Of course she could not possibly leave with Li Tianji. This had
nothing to do with Li Tianji, but that she had already given
herself to Wu Yu in this life. No one could take Wu Yu’s place
in her heart now.
And her direct refusal shamed Li Tianji.
His face turned dark, and only now did he spot how intimately
the two were positioned. He seemed to realize it.
And now Li Tianji looked at Wu Yu with jealousy and hatred.
"How could such filth deserve such a beauty?"
He thought resentfully.
Just at this time, a few seniors had come over to investigate the
fuss.
Among them were Lotus Prince Nezha, Pagoda Heavenly
King, and the Patriarch Bodhi. One look, and they roughly
understood what had happened.
"Brat, get your ass over here!"
Nezha, on his wheels of fire, was extremely disapproving. To
himself he was thinking: the kid’s usual petulance could be
overlooked, but how could he not respect the Patriarch Bodhi
here?
Li Tianji might be completely fearless before Wu Yu and the
others, but he was still a little scared of Nezha, and quickly flew
to his side.
After Pagoda Heavenly King had gotten the details, he laughed
it off. "Small matter. The young ones were just exchanging
skills. Some boisterous play. Glad it was nothing serious."
All along, Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing had been very doting
of his son. He treated him like a little emperor in the Li house,
and not even Nezha could do anything about him.
When Li Jing was not around, Nezha could still reprimand Li
Tianji, but when he was, Nezha could not even get a word in.
Hearing that Li Jing was on his side, Li Tianji immediately
went over to Pagoda Heavenly King’s side instead. He knew
that his grandfather doted on him. Whenever he caused trouble,
it was always Li Jing who smoothed things over for him.
Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece Fairy also followed Li
Tianji, hiding behind their seniors’ backs.
Because of their relationship with Li Tianji, Pagoda Heavenly
King Li Jing was quite fond of Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy
Fleece Fairy as well, hoping that one of the two could be his
granddaughter-in-law.
Patriarch Bodhi first checked Memory Star Immortal
Emperor’s wounds. He performed some techniques to stabilize
his condition.
His wounds were even more serious than when he had faced
Wu Yu. If not for Complete Fall Immortal Emperor’s
intervention, Memory Star Immortal Emperor might truly be
dead. However, with the Patriarch Bodhi’s miraculous skill, he
could be easily healed.
The Patriarch Bodhi looked at Li Tianji neutrally, saying
nothing.
He seemed not bothered about pursuing the matter. No matter
how deplorable Li Tianji was, he should be left up to his family
to deal with. And how they taught him was nothing to do with
the Patriarch Bodhi.
In truth, no one really knew what the Patriarch Bodhi was
thinking behind his amiable demeanor.
Perhaps he didn’t care at all.
Perhaps he had already thought of a good way to deal with all
this.
In any case, it was not something that Wu Yu could control.
Now that all of his powerful family stood with him, Li Tianji’s
eyes still remained on Luo Pin. The powerful and blatant lust
made both Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece Fairy
unhappy.
"Grandfather, I want to know who that girl is."
Li Tianji said to Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing, jerking his
head at Luo Pin. Given how much Li Jing doted on him, he
could make any ridiculous request he wished.
"She?"
Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing had never seen Luo Pin before.
He had no relations with the mystical dragon tribe, and so asked
Luo Pin: "Girl, what is your name?"
Li Jing was clad in full armor. He asked the question with a
rather casual tone.
He had guessed at Li Tianji’s feelings for her, and was inclined
to behave kindly towards her for now.
"This junior is called Luo Pin. I am from the mystical dragon
tribe. My respects to the heavenly king."
Addressed thus by a senior, Luo Pin could only answer in a
proper fashion. Besides, such information was easily gotten,
and there was no need to hide it and incur their anger.
"Luo Pin, mystical dragon tribe."
Li Jing repeated.
Li Tianji was very excited. He finally knew her name now, and
he repeated it excitedly: "Luo Pin. Luo Pin. What a nice name!
Grandfather, I want to marry her. Can I?"
This was a huge shock to Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece
Fairy. They had not expected this sudden escalation.
Through their tens of thousands of years of cultivation, they
had chased Li Tianji, and he had never shown any sign of his
affection towards them. And now he was proposing marriage
to Luo Pin, whom he had just met.
They were simply furious!
This made them even more jealous of Luo Pin. They loathed
her intensely and wished she would drop dead.
Based on what they knew of Li Jing, they knew that he would
do anything to grant Li Tianji’s wish. This would probably be
no exception. Which meant that the two were being made fools
of, and Li Tianji would be someone else’s?
They were especially unhappy at how unenthusiastic Luo Pin
seemed about it all. Inwardly, they cursed her for not knowing
what a good catch she had found. How could she not see what
a treasure Li Tianji was, and remain by Wu Yu’s side? She must
be sick in the brain.
It turned out exactly as Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece
Fairy had predicted.
Pagoda Heavenly King immediately agreed to Li Tianji’s
proposal plea. "Good, good! When we return, grandfather will
go to the mystical dragon tribe and seek her hand immediately.
I believe the mystical dragon tribe will not reject this proposal.
Haha!"
Li Jing was very happy as well, because Li Tianji was finally
expressing interest in a girl. It was a good sign.
Both Luo Pin and Wu Yu found this incredulous.
This Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing and his grandson Li Tianji
- were they supposed to be certified supreme grade or
something? Even before the situation had been clarified, they
had already selfishly decided to propose marriage. Was this
how matters were conducted in the sky palaces by the elite
immortal emperors?
Indeed, it seemed like no one would refuse them anything,
given their position.
Luo Pin was at a loss on how to reply, but the Patriarch Bodhi
already spoke, smiling. "Heavenly King Li, don’t celebrate too
early. The lass is already married to my humble disciple Wu
Yu. I’m afraid she cannot be your granddaughter-in-law."
"Oh, that’s how it is?"

Pagoda Heavenly King started, and then gave an easy smile.

"Let’s leave that aside for now, then."
His doting on Li Tianji had reached an extreme. Anything that
Li Tianji wanted, he would get for him. Of course, it included
women.
He had seen how infatuated Li Tianji was with Luo Pin, and so
he had not closed the topic fully yet.
After all, marriage between immortals was just like that.
If Wu Yu died, then the marriage would be nullified, right?
At that time, if Li Tianji still fancied her, he could naturally
take her back to the Li family.
Of course, the caveat here was that Wu Yu had to die.
Otherwise, not even Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing would dare
to snatch the wife of the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple.
Which made the topic of the Immortal Emperor Trials even
more sensitive now.
Since Wu Yu was to join the Immortal Emperor Trials, then it
was possible that he would die during it. That was what Li Jing
hoped for.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor’s wounds were largely under
control now, and he would recover quickly.
The fluff sprites that Li Tianji and the others caught were
released back to Oasis of Clouds by the elders as well, and the
matter was considered closed.
However, the disciples of the Patriarch Bodhi, including
Complete Fall Immortal Emperor, Complete Zen Immortal
Emperor, Memory Space Immortal Emperor and many others,
all nursed a grudge against Li Tianji. How dare he disdain
Mettle Sky and all of them?!
Even if the Patriarch Bodhi did not intend to pursue the matter,
they would not let it go.
On their way back, Memory Space Immortal Emperor sought
out Wu Yu. "Wu Yu, I’m begging you! If you meet that Li
Tianji during the Immortal Emperor Trials, give him a good
beating! Let him know that Cave of the Slanting Moon and
Three Stars is nothing to be messed with!" He said in a rare
outburst.
"Senior brother, leave it to me."
Wu Yu nodded solemnly.
Even without Memory Space Immortal Emperor’s request, he
would definitely take Li Tianji very serious if he met him
during the Immortal Emperor Trials. It was best if he could
teach him a lesson.
This Li Tianji was simply living in the shelter of his eminent
forebears. With Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li protecting
him, he dared to do anything.
Killing Mo Liyin had sentenced Wu Yu to 10,000 years on the
Heavenly Devil Battlefield. Back when Li Tianji had killed an
immortal emperor, he had only been put into seclusion for
10,000 years.
One was the Heavenly Devil Battlefield, to be gnawed at by
heavenly devils. The other was simply seclusion. Although the
time span had been the same, but the weight of their
punishments was completely different.
If such a guy could not be put into his place, he would truly
think himself king of the world.
Besides, he had dared to pester Luo Pin, which was something
Wu Yu would not tolerate.
Wu Yu could not wait for the Immortal Emperor Trials to
arrive.
Memory Space Immortal Emperor spoke in terse tones to Wu
Yu, but it was still overheard by Li Tianji, who laughed long
and loud.
Li Tianji bragged: "Some people really don’t know what’s up
in the world. They think their paltry talents really makes them
something. Such people will never go far in the Immortal
Emperor Trials. If I, Li Tianji meet someone like that, I will
definitely let them know what true talent is!"
He did not name names, but clearly was talking about Wu Yu.
Wu Yu replied simply: "I hope that some people get far within
the Immortal Emperor Trials, it would be a shame for the
braggarts to be eliminated early and become a laughing stock."
Li Tianji also knew that Wu Yu was talking about him, and
flew into a rage. However, he managed to curb himself this
time. "Some might puff their chest now, but during the
Immortal Emperor Trials, they’ll probably get the shit beaten
out of them."
The two had not mentioned names at all, and the elders did not
comment.
However, the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples were appalled. This
Li Tianji was too much!
Chapter 1680: Giant Astral Prison
In the eternity of the sky palaces, a year passed like it was a
day.
The mere one month left passed in a flash. During this time, Li
Tianji hounded Luo Pin incessantly.
Although Wu Yu did not let Li Tianji in, but being pestered by
him this much was irritating to the extreme.
This Li Tianji was a spoiled child. Nothing he wanted was ever
refused to him. As long as there was a possibility, his
grandfather Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing would definitely
find a way to get it for him.
And now, that included Luo Pin.
Wu Yu would never accept his defeat in the Immortal Emperor
Trials, or if Li Jing went to propose marriage to the mystical
dragon tribe.
One time, Wu Yu had gone out to discuss the details of the
Immortal Emperor Trials with Memory Star Immortal
Emperor, when Li Tianji barred his path.
"You bumpkin, leave Luo Pin alone already. You think you
deserve such a beauty given your lowly status? In your dreams!
If you don’t leave her of your own accord, I’ll make sure you
don’t return from the Immortal Emperor Trials!"
Li Tianji threatened Wu Yu savagely.
Wu Yu was unfazed, countering: "The one who might not
return from the Immortal Emperor Trials might be you!"
He left.
After all, he could not start a fight within Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars. And even if he did, what did Wu Yu
have to fear from him?
This Li Tianji might have Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li
behind him, but Wu Yu had the Patriarch Bodhi. And strictly
speaking, the Patriarch Bodhi was slightly higher in status
compared to Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, even if he was
not as blatant with his favor.
In a straight fight, Wu Yu might not be able to beat this Li
Tianji.
Of course, Li Tianji was strong. If Wu Yu met him during the
Immortal Emperor Trials, he would give it his all. There was
no need to hold back. But Wu Yu disdained such people, who
had grown up in the shelter of others’ power, with a silver
spoon in their mouth. What did they have to be proud of?
Li Tianji’s constant pestering did not affect Wu Yu’s mental
state much.
Luo Pin did not want to see Li Tianji either, shutting herself
away. As a result, Li Tianji was unable to even see Luo Pin
once during this time, which made him want to get rid of Wu
Yu all the more.
If not for the fact that they were in Cave of the Slanting Moon
and Three Stars in Mettle Sky, he would probably have attacked
Wu Yu already.
A month without seeing Luo Pin had Li Tianji feeling all sorts
of itches.
Happily, the Immortal Emperor Trials were about to start!
On this day, the Immortal Emperor Trials were finally starting,
in a place called the Giant Astral Prison.
The Giant Astral Prison was an enclosed space above Cave of
the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. It was filled with stars that
made the entire space glitter in breathtaking illumination.
It was said that Giant Astral Prison was left behind by an
immortal emperor. It was a lesser realm with only stars and no
mortals within.
Therefore, it had always been used by the Patriarch Bodhi to
hold the Immortal Emperor Trials.
The starlight within this world was beautiful, and any immortal
women here would be lit up beautifully, the stars twinkling in
their eyes. They were only too happy to come here.
It was so for Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece Fairy.
During this time, Li Tianji had been pestering Luo Pin
everyday, which made the two girls happy. This was a rare
mood-change for them.
They looked down on Wu Yu and Luo Pin. To them, Both Wu
Yu and Luo Pin were mortals who had ascended. How could
their dirt-like beginnings ever hope to compete?
Within Giant Astral Prison, the multitude of starlight rays lit up
Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece Fairy enchantingly,
drawing the eyes of many immortal emperors to them. They
came forth to pay compliments to the Dong Hua Great Emperor
Lord and Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress for raising such
gorgeous daughters, and the two immortal emperors were
smiling from ear to ear.
However, when Li Tianji came with Nezha and Li Jing, he did
not even spare them a single glance, but continued to roam the
place.
The two girls obviously knew what he was searching for - a
glimpse of Luo Pin.
This made the two girls sullen. They longed to humiliate Wu
Yu on the field during the Immortal Emperor Trials.
"A pity that Luo Pin is not joining the Immortal Emperor Trials.
Otherwise we can show her who the ultimate woman is!"
Happy Fleece Fairy was a swirling black figure, sexy and
dangerous. The starlight only enhanced her mysterious allure.
Finally, with great pomp, a whole group of people arrived at
Giant Astral Prison. It was the Patriarch Bodhi, leading his own
disciples!
The Patriarch Bodhi had a total of 10 generations of disciples
to date. They added up to a total of more than 900 people. They
had all come out to receive the immortal emperors.
After all, Patriarch Bodhi and his disciples were the hosts at
Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars.
The other immortal emperors were guests.
Although they were here to fight for the opportunity to enter
Everlasting Battlefield, but guests were guests, and the
Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples showed no arrogance or neglect in
their care for their guests.
Together with the Patriarch Bodhi was the Grand Supreme
Elderly Lord, the Grand Pure One!
The two most prominent immortal emperors had appeared
together, and even those like True Lord Erlang and Pagoda-
Bearing Heavenly King Li had to show their respect.
Wu Yu led Luo Pin, Full Moon of Nanshan, and Ye Xixi near
the stage to rest. Because he was competing, he did not have
ushering duties.
They looked at the immortal emperors in awe.

They saw how important birth was today. Being highly born
was a ticket to a life free of want, just like Peach Cloud Fairy
and Happy Fleece Fairy.
Being mortal-born, it was an uphill climb just to ascend to
immortalhood, let alone rising to become an immortal emperor.
Even more impossible was for ordinary mortals to rise to
become one of the greats amongst the immortal emperors, and
earn universal respect.
Therefore, Happy Fleece Fairy and Peach Cloud Fairy both
looked down on cultivators with mortal beginnings, including
Wu Yu and Luo Pin.
Within Giant Astral Prison, the Immortal Emperor Trials was
about to start. After settling in Grand Supreme Elderly Lord,
Patriarch Bodhi had his disciples make a round of Giant Astral
Prison, welcoming each immortal emperor in a proper show of
courtesy.
Besides the Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, four of the Five
Directional Divine Emperors were here: Eastern Sublime
Gracious Divine Emperor, Central Ecliptic Great Yellow Horn
Immortal, Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress, and Dong Hua
Great Emperor Lord. Amongst them, Mysterious Spiritual
Dipper Empress and Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord’s
daughters - Happy Fleece Fairy and Peach Cloud Fairy - were
entering the trials.
Central Ecliptic Great Yellow Horn Immortal also had a child
competing for the privilege of entering Everlasting Battlefield.
Besides the four Directional Emperors, there was also True
Lord Erlang Yang Jian, and his ferocious immortal beast, the
Howling Celestial Dog. Even if it was currently slumbering, all
could feel the terror within.
Behind him walked the black-robed and cruel-looking Yang
Qiang. He was one of the strongest competitors this time round,
and many of the immortal emperors paid attention to him.
On the other side was Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing and Lotus
Prince Nezha, standing behind Li Tianji.
Li Tianji had finally located Luo Pin, and kept looking over
with admiring eyes. He completely ignored Wu Yu, as though
only Luo Pin existed in his world.
Although Luo Pin had not even looked at him once, Li Tianji
felt a tingle in his heart. The more unobtainable something was,
the more he wanted it. This Luo Pin was such.
After all, Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece Fairy were
always clinging to him. He did not treasure it.
The more Luo Pin ignored him, the more frustrated he got. He
stared daggers at Wu Yu, wishing he could just rush up and cut
Wu Yu down. But how could he act before all these immortal
emperors?
If he dared to cause a ruckus during the Immortal Emperor
Trials, not even his grandfather could save him. He at least
knew that much.
Besides the abovementioned immortal emperors, also present
were the Four Heavenly Kings, Mighty Miracle God, Father of
Thunder and Mother of Lightning, Marshal Tian You, The All-
Seeing and The All-Hearing, and many others. Even if they
were not considered part of the ultimate powers within the sky
palaces, but they famous enough that most would pay respects
to them.
Many of these immortal emperors had brought their children
here to compete.
Of course, some of them were merely here to watch, such as
Heavenly General Zhao Gongming. These immortal emperors
had nothing to do, and they were free enough to come and
mingle with the other immortal emperors.
The Immortal Emperor Trials was one of the more closely-
watched events in the sky palaces, because it implied a new
immortal emperor each time. This coulc well be the Yang
Qiang, son of Yang Jian, or Li Tianji, son of Nezha.
Whoever it was, it would be big news for the sky palaces.
Besides these great immortal emperors, the rest were the young
immortal kings who were competing. These immortal kings
included children of the immortal emperors, as well as some
no-name mortal domain geniuses that the Patriarch Bodhi had
tested and found deserving, although these only made up a
minority.
These young geniuses might have little hope of winning the
Immortal Emperor Trials, but simply participating here was a
good thing for them. If they caught the eye of an immortal
emperor, they might be accepted as a disciple and make swift
progress from then on. Therefore, they treasured this
opportunity as well.
Besides these people, the other non-immortal emperors were
not allowed to enter.
Chapter 1681: Home Ground
There were many important immortal emperors here at Giant
Astral Prison.
Even the immortal emperors who were not here were paying
attention to the results. Many other places throughout the sky
palaces were discussing the fight now. The usual debate was
between Yang Jian’s son Yang Qiang and Nezha’s son Li
Tianji.
It mattered greatly which of them would step into Everlasting
Battlefield and was gifted the breakthrough to the immortal
emperor realm. It would have a ripple effect on the dynamics
of the next million years in the sky palaces.
One True Lord Erlang-level immortal emperor was a huge asset
for the sky palaces.
If it was Yang Qiang who rose, then he would be one step
quicker to catching up to his father True Lord Erlang. That was
huge.
Before the Immortal Emperor Trials officially began, there was
still a formal invitation ceremony, where delicacies and wines
were served up as refreshments for the immortal emperors.
The Patriarch Bodhi rarely brought out the wine brewed in the
Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. Drinking it was
very beneficial for one’s cultivation realm.
Especially to the many young and talented immortal kings -
these fine wines could help them move a step closer to the
immortal emperor realm!
Although it was a cup of water on a fire, but this one cup of
wine was equal to 1000 years of hard cultivation. Of course, the
effects diminished the more you drank it.
After three to five cups, the next would roughly have no effect.
Still, that was 3000-5000 years of cultivation saved.
This was nothing to sneeze at. After all, none of them were in
the eternal immortal emperor realm yet. If they used up all their
lifespan, it might come down to these last few thousand years.
At the feast, the mood was cheery as they ate, drank, and
reveled.
However, this was all superficial. In truth, the immortal
emperors were engaged in tense and silent struggles against
each other, especially those with children competing. Hidden
meanings and layered words were garbed in a veneer of
politeness.
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord laughed heartily: "Empress,
how confident is your daughter Happy Fleece Fairy about the
Immortal Emperor Trials? Do you think she will make it to the
top 8?"
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord was also known as the
Immortal Ancient of the Three Islands and Ten Continents.
Lord Dong had white hair and was dressed in white, and yet his
face was that of a middle-aged man. His saintly aura was very
impressive.
The empress he was addressing was the Mysterious Spiritual
Dipper Empress, also known as the Purple Madame. She was
the Queen of the Big Dipper constellation, and one of the Five
Directional Divine Emperors, alongside Dong Hua Great
Emperor Lord.
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress smiled sweetly back at
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, hiding her displeasure.
Top 8?
What a complete underestimation of Happy Fleece Fairy. In
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress’ eyes, her daughter could
enter top 4 with ease, even if she could not win. What a slight
on her own status as Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress this
was!
Therefore, she gave a lilting laugh, and replied: "Emperor, you
jest. Happy Fleece is about as strong as Peach Cloud Fairy.
Have you so little faith in your daughter, to only mark her as
top 8 material?"
"Of course not, but there are many strong fighters at this
Immortal Emperor Trials. It’s not so easy to reach top 4."
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord smiled and shook his head,
explaining. "Look at that Yang Qiang, True Lord Erlang’s son.
Callous, with the power to carry out his cruel will. And that Li
Tianji, son of Nezha and grandson of Li Jing. He’s made a
name for himself here already, even daring to take on the
Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple. And that Wu Yu. As well as the
Great Yellow Horn Immortal’s son Jiang Taiji. None of them
are weak."
"A strange assessment." Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress
shook her head in return. "Jiang Taiji, I’ll let it pass. How could
you count Wu Yu among them? He’s just an ordinary mortal
who ascended. If our daughters are not his match, are we not
laughing stocks?"
"Empress, you forget that even the younger brother of the
Dhrtarastra, Mo Liyin, was killed by the boy." Dong Hua Great
Emperor Lord reminded her.
"Indeed, it warrants some notice. But Wu Yu had others with
him, and the mystical dragon was helping him as well. It is
nothing of note."
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress shook her head
dismissively.
During the feast, the first generation disciple Limitless
Confusion Immortal Emperor began to introduce the 128
immortal king talents.
Of course, he should have introduced the most noteworthy
immortal emperor children first.
But seemingly by accident, the first he introduced was the
disciple of the Patriarch Bodhi, Wu Yu!
Wu Yu was the only challenger from the Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars, and also the final name that the
Patriarch Bodhi himself had determined. Many of the immortal
emperors knew about him.
Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor was a benign-looking
immortal, and favored Wu Yu with a warm smile while
introducing him. "Wu Yu, from Mettle Sky, under the Patriarch
Bodhi!"
These words roused the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples into wild
cheering.
Wu Yu was their representative during the Immortal Emperor
Trials.
Therefore, even those senior brothers like Complete Zen
Immortal Emperor, who had looked down on him before, were
now hoping that he could win.
They knew that much of the competition came from powerful
stock, whereas the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples had more
humble beginnings. They could relate to Wu Yu.
These powerful immortal emperors looked down on them, and
they naturally hoped that Wu Yu could get back at them on their
collective behalf.
Besides, the matter of Li Tianji wounding Memory Star
Immortal Emperor was now common news.
Back when Wu Yu had argued against Li Tianji, all of the
Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples had started to hope that Wu Yu
could defeat him, and win back honor for Memory Star
Immortal Emperor.
Ironically, it was the urbane Memory Star Immortal Emperor
himself who did not bear that much of a grudge against Li
Tianji.
But the other disciples were not as forgiving. They were
nursing enmity against Li Tianji, and would feel great if Wu
Yu could be the vessel of their revenge.
As Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor introduced Wu Yu,
the crowd broke into liberal cheers.
Especially since the Immortal Emperor Trials was held at
Mettle Sky, the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples were the largest
congregation, and the arena rang with cries of "Wu Yu!"
Wu Yu was moved.
When all of the Patriarch Bodhi’s senior brothers united behind
him, their chorus indeed touched his heart.
Complete Zen Immortal Emperor, Memory Space Immortal
Emperor, Complete Fall Immortal Emperor, and many others
were all cheering on Wu Yu eagerly. They were fired up, and
hoped that he could take the win.
In truth, even if the Patriarch Bodhi had set the Immortal
Emperor Trials himself, his disciples were reluctant to see the
Everlasting Battlefield opportunity given away.
Therefore, if Wu Yu could win, that would be best.

The glowing welcome for Wu Yu soured the moods of the other

immortal emperors.
Wu Yu had been the first to be introduced, and so many people
had cheered for him. The other immortal emperors felt that they
had been slighted.
Especially True Lord Erlang Yang Jian, Pagoda-Bearing
Heavenly King Li, Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, and
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress.
They were not pleased at the cheers for Wu Yu.
To them, this Immortal Emperor Trials had been prepared for
them. Who was this Wu Yu, barging in? What gave him the
right to fight here?
"The Immortal Emperor Trials is no child’s play. Skill will
show on the battlefield. Noise now is just hot air."
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord smiled confidently, seemingly
unconcerned. Deep down, he was pissed.
"Do they think their din can take the win? Dream on."
From behind him, Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord heard Peach
Cloud Fairy huff.
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress and her child Happy
Fleece Fairy wore almost identical expressions. Neither took
Wu Yu seriously either.
Especially Li Tianji. When he saw the whole crowd chanting
Wu Yu’s name, his eyes flashed sharply in Wu Yu’s direction.
His forceful gaze demanded Wu Yu’s attention, and their eyes
locked across Giant Astral Prison in a fierce clash of wills.
They had two points of contention. First, Memory Star
Immortal Emperor. Second, Luo Pin.
Wu Yu refused to lose to Li Tianji for both reasons.
Li Tianji, stubborn and hard-headed.
Even across a goodly distance, he continued to mouth the words
"You’re dead!" across the space.
Wu Yu could not hear him, but could read his intentions well
enough.
Wu Yu ignored him.
Li Tianji was skilled, and if Wu Yu fought clouded by anger,
he stood a good chance of losing.
Therefore, Wu Yu kept his cool, refusing to rise to the
challenge.
Another strong contender, Yang Qiang was dressed in
imposing black. He too directed a dead stare Wu Yu’s way. His
dead eyes were full of killing intent.
Wu Yu could sense it.
"This Yang Qiang also wants to kill me?"
Wu Yu frowned. Nothing surprising, coming from Li Tianji.
But he had no quarrel with Yang Qiang. It had to be True Lord
Erlang behind this.
Or perhaps it was True Lord Erlang’s will. In any case, Wu Yu
was not fazed or cowed.
This was his chance to rise to eternal immortal emperor status.
He would rise up and take this for himself. He would defeat all
of them!
Chapter 1682: Undulating Tides Immortal King
Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor proceeded to introduce
the other hot favorites, especially Yang Jian’s son Yang Qiang,
Nezha’s son Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor, Dong
Hua Great Emperor Lord’s daughter Peach Cloud Fairy, and
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress’ daughter Happy Fleece
Fairy.
Wu Yu had met all of them before.
There was also Jiang Taiji, the son of Central Ecliptic Great
Yellow Horn Immortal. He was well-built, and had a horn
protruding from his head. His body looked extremely durable,
as if it was made out of some metallic compound. He was also
the child of a great immortal emperor, and a highly-watched
contender in these Immortal Emperor Trials.
128 participants, whom Limitless Confusion Immortal
Emperor introduced one by one.
Basically each time the immortal emperors’ children were
called, the guests would cheer, but when it came to mortal-risen
immortals, the watching immortal emperors sat stiffly. Only the
Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples would welcome them, having come
from mortal backgrounds themselves.
[TN: I recall that in an earlier chapter the author mentioned the
Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples mostly came from important
immortal emperors, and only a few were mortal-born. But now
the author seems pretty consistent with this contradiction, so
I’m just gonna run with it.]
This was because many of the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples were
actually mortals who had ascended. They had no one to support
their rise up, and so they were much more kindly disposed
towards these mortal-risen immortal kings.
During the introductions, Wu Yu noticed that the gaze of many
of the powerful immortal emperors constantly came round to
him. These included True Lord Erlang Yang Jian, Pagoda-
Bearing Heavenly King Li, the Dhrtarastra, and Mighty
Miracle God.
They would look at Wu Yu, then lower their heads to speak to
their children.
Wu Yu did not know what they were talking about, but got the
distinct impression that they were all against him.
Wu Yu was unafraid. Within the Immortal Emperor Trials, all
would depend on their abilities. Even if their seniors were here,
it was impossible for them to pull any dirty tricks. If the
Patriarch Bodhi was angered, all hopes to join the Everlasting
Battlefield would be dashed.
"Now that the introductions are complete, it’s time to explain
the rules."
Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor finished introducing all
128 people, and then announced the rules. "128 of you will face
off in pairs. The winner proceeds, the loser is eliminated.
Whoever wins 7 consecutive fights will be crowned champion,
and win the right to enter the Everlasting Battlefield!"
The Everlasting Battlefield only opened to 1 person every
50,000 years.
All of the young immortal kings would fight tooth and nail for
this. If they won, they would be the proverbial carp that became
a dragon, becoming an immortal emperor themselves.
Each time, the Immortal Emperor Trials were contested with
vigor, but the competition was exceptionally strong for this
iteration.
Of course, the highest caliber candidates were Yang Qiang, Li
Tianji, Peach Cloud Fairy, Happy Fleece Fairy, and the
additional Jiang Taiji. Their parents were the brains of the sky
palaces, and they had been showered with riches since young.
They had many epochal immortal treasures and other
miraculous treasures in their arsenal.
"Between the 7 bouts, there will be a one year rest period in
between each. That is all the rules. May I now invite the
Patriarch up!"
Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor concluded, backing
away.
The first round of the Immortal Emperor Trials would begin
soon, a total of 64 bouts. The strongest seeds would basically
not meet each other. THe pairings were all decided by the
Patriarch Bodhi.
Everyone watched as the Patriarch Bodhi rose easily, pulling
out the Wheel of Taichi. A lamp glowed on top of it now,
following the rotation of the Wheel of Taichi.
This lamp emitted a faint glow that wandered among the 128
competitors. When it stopped on someone, it was their turn to
fight.
No one had any complaints regarding the Patriarch Bodhi’s
way of choosing competitors.
After all, the reputation of the Patriarch Bodhi was fiarness. No
one could ever accuse him of any biasness. If he wanted to be
unfair, he could simply choose a person and allow them into
Everlasting Battlefield. There was no need to hold the Immortal
Emperor Trials.
The Patriarch Bodhi was the ultimate guarantee of
righteousness. He was above reproach.
He had chosen to hold the Immortal Emperor Trials so that the
Everlasting Battlefield could be available to all. This in itself
already commanded their respect, and so they deferred to him
in determining the order.
The Patriarch Bodhi had also merely set the Wheel of Taichi
free, to choose randomly.
Ultimately, there was only one winner. So even if two strong
candidates matched, there was not much of an issue. Besides,
Patriarch Bodhi was choosing them at random.
The light continued to wander through their ranks, everyone
watching with bated breath.
Soon, it stopped on a mortal-born immortal king.
This mortal-born immortal king had just been introduced as
Undulating Tides Immortal King. It went without saying how
difficult it was to rise from mortal roots to become an immortal
king.
He was easily angered by nature, but at this moment, there was
a serious look in his eyes.
These were the Immortal Emperor Trials. It was not average
standard fighting. Everyone here could be stronger, or at least
a close fight. He knew the competition he was up against.
Of course, Undulating Tides Immortal King had made a name
for himself outside. Despite not having a strong backer, he had
risen based on his own ability and talent to become a 9-heavens
immortal king. That was quite a feat.
Rumor was that Undulating Tides Immortal King had also
faced an eternal immortal emperor before. Although the result
had been unclear, but Undulating Tides Immortal King still
stood here, competing in the trials, which showed that he was
probably good to take on an eternal immortal emperor.
A testament to his ability.
Closely following that, it landed on another person, an
immortal emperor child. This was the son of the Demigod of
Day, You Dongxuan!
"Dongxuan against Undulating Tides Immortal King? This
battle shouldn’t be a problem." Demigod of Day chortled.
"Indeed. I heard that Dongxuan often spars with your generals,
and is a first tier immortal emperor in strength. This Undulating
Tides Immortal King is only a puny mortal rising. Trifling."
From beside, Demigod of Night also joined in the laughter,
completely snubbing Undulating Tides Immortal King.
The spectator stands were abuzz with discussion. The first fight
was always more closely watched.
However, it was clear that all of the elite immortal emperors
disdained Undulating Tides Immortal King. After all, You
Dongxuan was the son of the Demigod of Day.

Groomed by an immortal emperor, how could a mortal-born

hope to compete?
The two took the field.
Undulating Tides Immortal King was dressed in white, with
sharp features now tight with worry as he stared at You
Dongxuan before him.
You Dongxuan wore loose robes of red, radiating a fiery aura
like the sun. His aura completely overwhelmed the starry light
of the Giant Astral Prison. He looked over at Undulating Tides
Immortal King with a hint of mockery.
"Come on then."
You Dongxuan cocked a finger at Undulating Tides Immortal
King.
Undulating Tides Immortal King and the Patriarch Bodhi’s
disciples were all angered by this. Was You Dongxuan looking
down on the mortal-born immortals?
Wild cries soon came from all around, shouting for Undulating
Tides Immortal King to teach You Dongxuan a lesson.
Wu Yu was also paying close attention to the fight.
Undulating Tides Immortal King could not stand that mocking.
With a cold sneer, he shot forth, his white robes streaming out
behind him. He morphed into countless white streaks of light
that zoomed towards You Dongxuan!
The white lights seemed to warp space itself. This was
Undulating Tides Immortal King’s strongest Mystique. His
heavenly rule power was blasting through the void itself,
imbued into the white light.
This was a versatile move. He could attack or defend with it,
retreat or press forward. He could punish the opponent even
when he was running away. It was his famous Mystique: White
Void Storm!
The white lights streaked forth, but You Dongxuan looked
bored.
His red robes twirled, and unspeakably hot light blazed forth
like a sun.
"Scorching sun heavenly rule!"
You Dongxuan himself seemed to turn into a sun!
Even the void itself was heating up to deadly temperatures. The
Immortal Emperor Trials had suddenly turned into a terrible
hell that no ordinary immortal king could have survived.
Undulating Tides Immortal King’s white lights were all
completely incinerated by the fearsome heat, burning up as they
neared You Dongxuan. It posed no threat to him at all.
Undulating Tides Immortal King reappeared far away from
You Dongxuan, his white robes now tattered and scorched. He
was covered in horrendous burns, and was a woeful heap on the
ground. He was rendered completely helpless, his breathing
weak. He barely stayed conscious out of sheer determination.
"Victor, You Dongxuan!"
Following Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor’s
declaration, the battle was over.
Even before people had gotten fully immersed into the battle,
Undulating Tides Immortal King had already been thrashed by
You Dongxuan.
"This You Dongxuan is so much stronger than Undulating
Tides Immortal King?"
The Patriarch Bodhi disciples were shocked. Was this the
difference between a mortal-born immortal and a privileged
descendant?
Chapter 1683: Lei Tianyuan
While the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples were inevitably
disappointed by the result, but many had actually already seen
this coming.
They had watched many Immortal Emperor Trials, and each
time many high-ranking descendants had flocked to the
competition. They too knew that privilege bestowed power. But
they still held out hope.
Mortal-borns winning was not unheard of, although they were
few and far between.
"Undulating Tides Immortal King was close. If it wasn’t You
Dongxuan but someone else, he might have made it through.
You Dongxuan is skilled indeed."
"Oh yes. Their cultivation journey is smooth sailing, with
ancestors who can control all. They have no want for
cultivation resources either."
Complete Zen Immortal Emperor and Memory Space Immortal
Emperor agreed.
Before long, Wu Yu could feel eyes on him again. He knew
that the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples held high hopes for him.
That Wu Yu could kill Mo Liyin proved that he was a second
tier eternal immortal emperor in strength, at least.
Mo Liyin had also been a disciple of the Patriarch Bodhi, but
he had been puffed up with his status as the Dhrtarastra’s
brother, and did not mingle with the other disciples usually. He
preferred to look down on them instead, and had invited ill
feeling against him.
There was no one on good terms with Mo Liyin in the Patriarch
Bodhi’s sect. Therefore, his death did not lead to ostracism
against Wu Yu.
Instead, they only thought better of Wu Yu, hoping that he
could defeat even more immortal emperor descendants, and
win some glory for the mortal-born immortals. He was their
hope at showing that a privileged background was not
everything.
The Wheel of Taichi continued to glow, pairing up the
competitors.
The Immortal Emperor Trials was conducted with complete
impartiality.
In the mini world of Giant Astral Prison, the glittering stars and
appreciative spectators built the atmosphere well.
The hot favorites took to the field as well, defeating their
opponents soundly.
Li Tianji’s conduct, however, left the Patriarch Bodhi’s
disciples fuming with indignation.
His opponent was one Spirit Sword Immortal King, a mortal-
born 9-heavens immortal king.
Li Tianji had insisted he surrender from the start, but Spirit
Sword Immortal King had wanted to test his skills. It was a
good thing for him to actually experience how wide the skill
disparity was.
But as they started fighting, Li Tianji refrained from defeating
Spirit Sword Immortal King, instead choosing to humiliate
him.
First, he stripped Spirit Sword Immortal King of his clothes,
and sent blast after blast of heavenly rule power at his bottom,
turning it into a mass of pulped flesh. He even sealed him up
and started lashing at him.
This was a battle that could have been ended in one move, but
Li Tianji had decided to make a cruel spectacle of it,
humiliating Spirit Sword Immortal King badly.
Spirit Sword Immortal King was crawling with shame.
Completely dominated by Li Tianji, he was unable to even
surrender now if he wished. He could not even open his mouth!
Some of the audience whooped and cheered for more -
including Peach Cloud Fairy, Happy Fleece Fairy, as well as
the son of Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning, Lei
Tianyuan.
To them, these immortal kings were peasants. Even if they
made it to immortal emperor, they would have no influence or
power.
Therefore, Spirit Sword Immortal King’s refusal to surrender
immediately had irritated them. Was he looking down on Li
Tianji?
Served him right then! His humiliation was well deserved!
But the immortal emperors of Mettle Sky, the Patriarch Bodhi’s
disciples, saw this in bad taste. They were even angrier at Li
Tianji now. After all, they too empathized with his humble
background. They had come this far on the basis of their own
efforts, grinding out every step of cultivation.
It was a painful and tedious process, and a thousand- ten
thousand times harder than what these immortal emperor
descendants went through! And yet they were being mocked
and slighted. This was a complete dismissal of their hard work!
How could they possibly feel kindly towards Li Tianji.
If not for Nezha shouting a few reprimands from the stands, Li
Tianji would probably not end the shaming. Even so, Li Tianji
delivered a torturous final blow to Spirit Sword Immortal King.
Spirit Sword Immortal King collapsed to the floor, fainted. The
Patriarch Bodhi sent people to save him. It was the first time
that such a humiliation had occurred.
Even the Patriarch Bodhi was not looking happy.
This was the reason why Lotus Prince Nezha decided to offer a
scolding to Li Tianji. Otherwise, there would be no end to the
shaming.
"As if big sister Luo Pin would ever take a liking to such a mean
brat! Even if all the men of the sky palaces died, big sister Luo
Pin wouldn’t accept him. Hmph!" Ye Xixi huffed, her little fists
balled up in frustration.
"Ah, let him have his moment. The more full of himself he is,
the more stuffing there is to beat out of him when Old Wu rolls
around. Not even his own father will recognize him after it’s
done!" Full Moon of Nanshan was a little less caring about it.
He knew that the world was ruled by the strong.
If Spirit Sword Immortal King had been a bit stronger, Li Tianji
would not have been inspired to such brutality.
If it had been Wu Yu instead, Li Tianji would have suffered
horribly with the same attitude. Full Moon of Nanshan knew
that Wu Yu was also exceptional in their generation. He had
already defeated an immortal emperor many years before.
Back at Eternal Emperor Tomb, Wu Yu had already defeated
the Violet-Eyed Emperor’s corpse puppet, in collaboration with
other 9-heavens demon kings. That had been his first encounter
against an immortal emperor.
Since then, all of Wu Yu’s opponents had basically been
immortal emperors.
"That’s right. Big brother Yu has never lost to someone at the
same cultivation realm before. Once big brother Yu goes up,
that Li Tianji is finished." Ye Xixi sulked, still unhappy about
how Spirit Sword Immortal King had been beaten.
Even more infuriating were the spectators who had cheered the
bullying, including Happy Fleece Fairy, Peach Cloud Fairy,
and Lei Tianyuan. They had watched on with cruel satisfaction,
even clapping to express their appreciation.

Wu Yu had been left towards the end by the Wheel of Taichi.

There were not many options left for his opponent.
The light continued to dance around, and finally stopped on one
of the still-sniggering immortal emperor descendants. He stood
beside the Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning. Lei
Tianyuan!
A hush fell over the crowd as the light stopped on Lei Tianyuan.
Wu Yu’s debut would be against Lei Tianyuan!
There was a loud explosion of cheers. There had been no
spectacular fight so far, but Wu Yu against Lei Tianyuan
promised spectacle in spades. It should be quite an intense
fight.
After all, Wu Yu had defeated second tier immortal emperor
Mo Liyin. He had proven his ability.
Lei Tianyuan, that went without saying.
Father of Thunder was on good terms with True Lord Erlang,
and their children had grown up as best buddies. Even now,
they were friends and friendly rivals.
Lei Tianyuan had always been about as strong as Yang Qiang.
The immortal emperor descendants interacted on a usual basis,
and they knew what Lei Tianyuan was capable of.
"Lei Tianyuan is about as strong as our daughter. This Wu Yu
should be no problem." Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord noted
with a smug smile.
From beside him, Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress
nodded. "Indeed. Lei Tianyuan only lost by a little to my
daughter the last time, and I heard he had a breakthrough
recently. He must have grown stronger. He won’t be defeated
by Wu Yu."
If not for Wu Yu’s recent adventures, the immortal emperors
would not even have paid attention to him.
In truth, these immortal emperors knew little of what Wu Yu
was capable of, nor did they care to. How could a mere mortal-
born hope to compete with the wealth of advantage they had
given their descendants?
They had an abundance of cultivation resources to bury their
descendants in. They could ensure perfect conditions free of
any worries or troubles. They could even teach them
themselves, and their path of cultivation would never go astray
from the right path. In terms of Mystiques, heavenly rules, and
epochal immortal treasures, they were way ahead of the mortal-
born.
After learning his opponent, Wu Yu was not at all afraid.
He walked up to the arena, glancing at Lei Tianyuan. His face
was indigo, his hair a cinnabar red. His eyes were crazed, and
his teeth protruded out from his lips. He stood a full 2 zhang
tall, and had a pair of magnificent eagle wings on his back that
controlled the power of thunder and lightning. His eyes shone
with electrical power.
Lei Tianyuan had been laughing and joking with his friends,
and was surprised at his match-up.
"Hahaha, look guys, the kid’s turn is finally here. I, Lei
Tianyuan, am going to show him just what we immortal
emperor descendants are capable of. Yang Qiang, gonna take
your opponent away. No need to thank me."
Saying so, his grotesque lip curled in a maniacal way. He had
always been a fiesty one, and now flew over, ready to take Wu
Yu in a storm of fury.
Yang Qiang maintained his expression of cruel bloodthirst,
betraying no other emotion.
He wanted to kill Wu Yu, but if someone was going to do the
deed for him, he didn’t particularly mind. Dead was dead, no
matter who did the killing.
However, it was Li Tianji who laughed loudly. "Wu Yu, dont
die to Lei Tianyuan. Your life is mine, and your mystical
dragon Luo Pin is also my woman!"
Chapter 1684: Return of Deity and Devil
Li Tianji’s tyrannic words elicited many frowns.
These were inappropriate words in the best of situations, and
there were many immortal emperor elders around as well. Not
everyone could stomach his despotic attitude.
It was all too clear the extent to which Pagoda-Bearing
Heavenly King Li had coddled Li Tianji. He could do whatever
he wanted, above all rules and free of all consequences. His
grandfather would always be there to clean up behind him.
Against such an overbearing person, who was also harassing
Luo Pin, Wu Yu could not possibly take it lying down.
He stood in the middle of Giant Astral Prison and looked over
with contempt: "I hope you fight as well as you talk. Likely
you’ll lose somewhere else instead, you fool!"
"Little weasel, you dare to talk back to me? If I meet you, I’ll
kill you!" Li Tianji’s eyes flashed dangerously. In all his years
of life, no one had ever dared to speak to him like this, and his
wounded pride fueled a bubbling anger.
"You can damn well try."
Wu Yu replied unconcernedly, which only made Li Tianji
angrier than ever.
"It is I who is your opponent!"
At this time, a loud bellow came from the front. It was Lei
Tianyuan, staring t him. "Wu Yu, your only outcome against
me is defeat! Immortal Emperor Trials is not your stage. If you
insist on barging in, then I’ll just have to show you the
difference between us!"
"Sure. Have a go then."
Wu Yu said lightly. Despite his relaxed posture, he was very
wary.
Wu Yu did not have a tendency to underestimate his opponent,
especially when they were considered of the same caliber as
Yang Qiang and Li Tianji. He would definitely have many
deadly moves up his sleeve.
Even a simple verbal battle was enough to heat up the
atmosphere here.
The first round of the Immortal Emperor Trials had proceeded
routinely, but now there was finally a spark of emotion. Many
wanted to see who was stronger.
Some of the elders were also discussing the fight, including Wu
Yu, Lei Tianyuan, and Li Tianji. The others yearned for such
attention.
Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece Fairy obviously hoped
that Lei Tianyuan would give Wu Yu a good beating. How dare
Wu Yu taunt Li Tianji?
Neither ever thought about the one who had started prattling on
and on in a self-absorbed and hateful manner.
The Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples were all cheering Wu Yu on,
and the crowd seemed to be leaning his way. However, crowd
cheering was of absolutely no help to the Immortal Emperor
Trials.
All depended on one’s own strength!
As Wu Yu and Lei Tianyuan stepped onto the battlefield, their
eyes met. The battle began.
The eagle wings on Lei Tianyuan’s back beat furiously,
sending wave after wave of electrical energy snapping out
towards Wu Yu.
"Taste my Annihilating Heaven’s Thunder heavenly rule!"
Lei Tianyuan disrespected Wu Yu to the point where he did not
even pull out his epochal immortal treasure, attacking Wu Yu
with only heavenly rule power.
Annihilating Heaven’s Thunder heavenly rule electrified the
air, and seemed to submerge Wu Yu completely!
However, while such heavenly rule power might work well
even against an average first tier immortal emperor, but it had
no effect at all against Wu Yu.
Wu Yu stood unflinching. Even before he was struck by
thunder, the audience was thunderstruck.
"Void Reversal!"
Wu Yu reached out a hand and flipped Qian Kun world and
void world. The Annihilating Heaven’s Thunder heavenly rule
was redirected elsewhere, and
Lei Tianyuan was shocked, not expecting Wu Yu to deal with
his heavenly rule power so easily.
However, Annihilating Heaven’s Thunder heavenly rule was
just a normal move for him.
Lei Tianyuan was already caught in Wu Yu’s Void Reversal,
but he was not scared. He lifted a hand. "Eternal Silence
Lightning heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu felt electricity crackle in the air around him. These bolts
of lightning seemed to have been summoned from dormant
energy in the air, materializing at Lei Tianyuan’s behest.
Wu Yu did not even have time to react before Eternal Silence
Lightning heavenly rule swallowed him up. The sea of
electricity gushed and poured out non-stop into the void,
swarming Wu Yu and attacking his body.
"Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth!"
"Incandescent heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu’s body expanded within the sea of electricity, and his
strength with it. At the same time, golden fire blazed from his
body, thoroughly destroying the sea of electricity!
Wu Yu’s gigantic body stomped the ground, wreathed in
incandescent flames.
The Eternal Silence Lightning heavenly rule would vanish
when it got near to his body, thoroughly burned away by the
incandescent heavenly rule. It could not even get close to Wu
Yu’s body, let alone defeat him.
Both had used two moves each, and the battle was getting
complicated.
While the entire field of electricity made it seem like Lei
Tianyuan had the advantage, but its ineffectiveness against Wu
Yu’s fiery body showed that Wu Yu was not at all on the back
foot.

The Mettle Sky immortal emperors were enthused to see this.

They had been worried that Wu Yu would fall like Undulating
Tides Immortal King or Spirit Sword Immortal King,
pathetically to one blow. Now it seemed like their worries were
unfounded.
Lei Tianyuan was already considered one of the strong ones.
Even Yang Qiang and the others were not much stronger than
he was.
That Wu Yu could easily counter Lei Tianyuan’s consecutive
attacks spoke of his own strength. Even if he could not win the
whole thing, he could definitely go toe to toe against these
immortal emperor descendants.
Of course, they still hoped for his ultimate victory. It would be
a rap on the noses of all these immortal emperor descendants,
that a lucky birth to high position was not all that counted.
"I’m surprised the kid blocked Lei Tianyuan’s attack." The
Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning said to each other.
Their relaxed expressions were gone from their faces now.
"No need to worry."
Father of Thunder smiled. "Tianyuan was just taking warming
up. His true powers are yet to be unleashed. But that Wu Yu
kid is something after all. No wonder the Patriarch Bodhi chose
him. I wonder how long he can hold out against our Tianyuan."
Sensing that Wu Yu was no walkover, Lei Tianyuan smiled.
"So it seems like you’re stronger than those ants from before.
No matter. You are still far from where I am. Surrender now,
or you won’t even get a chance later. It’ll be bad if you end up
like that Spirit Sword Immortal King, right? Hahaha!"
His fiery and blunt attitude showed that he did not accord Spirit
Sword Immortal King or Wu Yu any respect at all.
Spirit Sword Immortal King had revived by this time, and to
hear these words made him feel shame again. Luckily, the
Patriarch Bodhi was by his side, treating his wounds. He laid a
soothing hand on his shoulder.
However, Spirit Sword Immortal King still gritted his teeth,
staring spitefully at Lei Tianyuan.
"I seem to recall you laughed the most then. Is that right?"
A severe look flashed on Wu Yu’s face. Back when Li Tianji
had been humiliating Spirit Sword Immortal King, this Lei
Tianyuan’s laughter had boomed out hunderously. He had
thoroughly enjoyed the lauding of Li Tianji’s power over the
weaker Spirit Sword Immortal King, seeing it as glorious.
"And so? You’re still no match for me."
Lei Tianyuan sniggered. Again his body crackled with
electricity, and he used a Mystique: Return of Deity and Devil!
His winged body was charged with lightning, glowing with
brilliance. He shot out towards Wu Yu like an arrow, at the
same time using another heavenly rule power!
Lei Tianyuan’s body was lightning incarnate now. With his
Return of Deity and Devil, all of his moves were enhanced
manifold. He zipped across the entire arena with great speed.
"Electric vortex heavenly rule!"
Electricity appeared in swirls all around Wu Yu. These strange
swirls held incredible destructive power. If an immortal
emperor was sucked in, they would be swarmed with a constant
stream of attacks that eventually wore them down.
The lightning vortexes pinned Wu Yu down, sending tendrils
of lightning out to lash at him, trying to pull him in and engulf
him.
That wasn’t all!
Lei Tianyuan’s power was impressive indeed. His body was
lightning itself now, and his wings were also transformed into
Everlasting Lightning Wings. They slashed out at Wu Yu,
aiming straight for his skull!
Chapter 1685: Meteorological Rod
Electric vortex heavenly rule.
Everlasting Lightning Wings.
All centered on Lei Tianyuan’s Return of Deity and Devil
Mystique. The combination of all three culminated in a
stupendous power that thoroughly shattered the void where Wu
Yu was, even right under his feet. The crowd cheered.
This was the strongest move used so far in the Immortal
Emperor Trials!
"Lei Tianyuan is the son of the Father of Thunder and Mother
of Lightning indeed. The two of them have truly raised a
terror."
"Indeed. Lei Tianyuan could even pose a difficulty for a second
tier immortal emperor."
"I think Wu Yu is done for now. Even if he uses the same move
he did to kill Mo Liyin, it won’t be enough."
"Yea. Wu Yu was only able to kill Mo Liyin because of his
joining with the mystical dragon immortal beast. Now? He’s
too weak!"
The immortal emperors commented. They were as biased
against Wu Yu as they were biased towards Lei Tianyuan. They
refused to even consider the possibility of an upset.
Instead, it was the Mettle Sky immortal emperors who jolted.
Lei Tianyuan’s move was something that even a good number
of them could not stop. Let alone a mere 9-heavens immortal
king like Wu Yu.
They were naturally hoping that Wu Yu could win, but the
sheer power of Lei Tianyuan’s move seemed to have eradicated
Wu Yu’s chances in one sweep. Besides, Lei Tianyuan had not
even used an epochal immortal treasure, and was already able
to call forth such power. It was impressive indeed.
Amidst the cries and nerves of the crowd, Wu Yu stood
implacable.
Of course, he could sense Lei Tianyuan’s tremendous power,
but he was not afraid.
"Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, change!"
As the culmination of electrical attacks was about to hit him,
Wu Yu used Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth to grow
to his maximum size, becoming a giant in Giant Astral Prison.
Closely following this, he used sanctified flesh heavenly rule
and crusader heavenly rule to further fortify his body.
At this moment, it was possible to tank this attack even without
Luo Pin’s Heavenly Dragon Unification.
"Doppelganger heavenly rule!"
1 million doppelgangers burst out of his body. The void itself
had been on the verge of collapsing, but now the clones
appeared to fight back the lightning.
Electric vortex heavenly rule and Everlasting Lightning Wings
whipped up a staggering destruction, but it was countered by
the power of Wu Yu’s 1 million doppelgangers, and they
canceled each other out.
Giant Astral Prison returned back to a clear field again.
Wu Yu seemed to have calmly dealt with Lei Tianyuan’s
attacks again, and now some of the spectators were starting to
worry again.
Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning looked at each
other with serious expressions.
They had been extremely confident about their son Lei
Tianyuan’s abilities. And yet Wu Yu had used a mixture of his
own heavenly rule powers in conjunction with Lawful
Embodiment of Heaven and Earth to stop Lei Tianyuan’s
terrifying attacks, proving his own strength.
"Seems like he has to pull out the Meteorological Rod."
Father of Thunder said mildly: "Seems like this new disciple of
the Patriarch Bodhi is quite something indeed, to force out
Tianyuan’s Meteorological Rod."
"Well, it’s the Patriarch Bodhi after all. How bad could he be?"
Mother of Lightning chuckled as well, but still seemed
unconcerned about the outcome. "The stronger this Wu Yu is,
the greater an impression our Tianyuan will make when he
defeats him. It would instead be lackluster if he beat him in one
hit."
"True, true."
Father of Thunder laughed back as well.
Yang Jian and Yang Qiang were watching this battle closely.
"Yang Qiang, how are they compared to you?"
Yang Jian asked his own son emotionlessly.
Yang Qiang replied indifferently: "Of course I’m better. If
that’s all they have, I’ll only need half a joss stick’s burning
time to beat them!"
"Good."
Yang Jian nodded, and said no more.
On the other side, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li and Li
Tianji were watching.
Li Tianji did not want to see Wu Yu gain any popularity in the
Immortal Emperor Trials.
"Hmph, if it was me, Wu Yu wouldn’t be able to milk the crowd
at all! Pity that Lei Tianyuan isn’t weak, and Wu Yu won’t be
getting through. Seems like it will be difficult to teach him a
lesson after all!"
Li Tianji complained: "Grandfather, do you think the Patriarch
Bodhi purposely separated me from him so that we wouldn’t
clash? After all, he’s probably afraid that I’ll humiliate his
disciple. That would make a poor showing."
"Keke, the Patriarch Bodhi’s fairness is beyond question. That
much, Grandfather still believes. You just need to perform well,
and the Immortal Emperor Trials’ championship will be yours."
Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li continued with a smile:
"Tianji, my boy. Look at Lei Tianyuan’s skill and tell me - how
do you judge your chances against him?"
"100 percent of course."
Li Tianji replied carelessly: "Besides Yang Qiang, the rest are
not even worth my time!"
Perhaps only he, among all of the competitors, could make such
a bold statement.
If the other immortal emperors heard this, they would be
unhappy as well. If Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning,
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, Mysterious Spiritual Dipper
Empress and the others heard Li Tianji call their own children
trash, they would be angry indeed.
Of course, these were words for Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly
King Li alone.
All along, he had protected Li Tianji, smoothing over the
countless enmities that he would have otherwise incurred. Even
so, there were many who did not like him, but simply tolerated
him for Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li’s sake.
The battle continued.
Lei Tianyuan was getting frustrated that the best combination
of his Mystique with heavenly rule powers was still unable to
finish Wu Yu off.
He finally unleashed his epochal immortal treasure:
Meteorological Rod!
This was a 9-zhang long rod, encrusted with 9 electrical jewels
and sheathed in purple lightning. Each gem held a vast Dry
Lightning World within.
An enormous amount of Heaven’s Thunder was stored within
the Dry Lightning Worlds. The weapon, especially in Lei
Tianyuan’s hands, was a real menace.
Lei Tianyuan with the Meteorological Rod was on a completely
different level than before.
"It’s the Meteorological Rod!"
Lei Tianyuan stared at Wu Yu with a belligerent look. "I had
thought to keep this for the semi-finals, or even the finals. But
now it seems like I’ll have to bring it out to beat you. You
should feel honored to lose to the Meteorological Rod!"
"Meteorological Rod, or Mouth-moving-a-lot Rod?"
Wu Yu laughed.
"You!"
Lei Tianyuan was seething with anger.
However, the battle was won by defeating Wu Yu, and getting
to the next round. Therefore, he decided to shut his mouth.
His eyes were dead set on Wu Yu as he brandished the
Meteorological Rod. Gathering a deadly combination of wind
and lightning, he sent it flying otu towards Wu Yu. "Evolved
Electrofield!"
The nine jewels on his Meteorological Rod glowed, calling
forth an ancient lightning power that materialized as an
Evolved Electrofield.
The Evolved Electrofield destroyed all that was within it, and
flew out towards Wu Yu!
It was much more destructive compared to his electric vortex
heavenly rule and Everlasting Lightning Wings!
The Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples broke out in cold sweat, some
of them even praying for Wu Yu.
Wu Yu was the only champion for the mortal-born immortals.
The others had more or less been cleaned out in the first round.
Wu Yu was strong, but compared to Lei Tianyuan, who was
stronger?
If Wu Yu lost here, it would be a pity. The immortal emperor
descendants would laugh to no end, especially the berk Li
Tianji.
Wu Yu had already been swallowed up by the Evolved
Electrofield, which was about to explode, destroying Wu Yu
alongside the void.
"Devouring heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu finally used his final heavenly rule power. Devouring
heavenly rule sprouted froth like a bamboo shoot after rain,
bursting out and devouring the lightning around Wu Yu’s body.
Although Evolved Electrofield was deadly, its power required
a build-up, and was unable to finish Wu Yu off immediately.
With devouring heavenly rule in effect, Evolved Electrofield
could not evolve easily. As long as any electricity got near Wu
Yu, it was devoured up, and could not hurt him one bit.
Of course, Lei Tianyuan did not know this from the outside.
The way he saw it, he only had to keep Evolved Electrofield up
for a certain period of time, and Wu Yu would be reduced to
ash within it.
Suddenly, a golden flash emerged from the Evolved
Electrofield, whistling towards his head!
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
As Wu Yu stabilized within the heavenly rule power, he pulled
out the Ruyi Jingu Bang and used its first skill!
Chapter 1686: Victory
Lei Tianyuan would never have dreamed that his
Meteorological Rod-enhanced Evolved Electrofield would be
defeated by Wu Yu’s heavenly rule power alone.
He had overcome Evolved Electrofield and then used his
epochal immortal treasure to counter attack!
By the time Lei Tianyuan realized, the golden light was already
in front of his face.
All of the immortal emperors were stunned by the sudden
attack emerging from the Evolved Electrofield. It ripped
through the air at blistering speed.
Lei Tianyuan was up close and personal to its incredible
destructiveness.
His Return of Deity and Devil Mystique had transformed him
into pure lightning, but not even the void could survive this
blow, let alone him. The blow cracked him over the head!
In his panic, Lei Tianyuan could only pull out electric vortex
heavenly rule to shield himself.
But how could this measly heavenly rule power defend against
Wu Yu’s Ruyi Jingu Bang?
Bedlam of Heaven and Earth indeed caused bedlam in heaven.
The blow sent Lei Tianyuan flying, his lightning dimming
immediately, a shadow of its former brilliance.
As the Evolved Electrofield faded away, Wu Yu appeared
unharmed.
"Wu Yu! Wu Yu! Wu Yu!"
Boisterous cheering came from the Mettle Sky immortal
emperors, all 900-odd disciples leaping to their feet.
"Big brother Yu! That’s wonderful!"
Ye Xixi pumped her tiny fists in the air as well. She had been
worried that Wu Yu would lose to Lei Tianyuan.
Wu Yu’s prowess had not left her disappointed.
"I told ya. How could Old Wu lose to that spark-fiddling bird
man?" Full Moon of Nanshan roared with laughter.
"If Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning hear you, you’ll
find no more peace in this life." Luo Pin smiled.
Defeating Lei Tianyuan meant he was a step closer to eternal
immortal emperor status.
Luo Pin fervently wished that Wu Yu could make that crucial
step. If he could, then their relationship would grow even
tighter than before.
Even the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm elders would have
no reason to pull them apart anymore.
"Bodhi, your new disciple is outstanding!"
Grand Supreme Elderly Lord said to Patriarch Bodhi.
It was a rare compliment from Grand Supreme Elderly Lord as
he saw Wu Yu triumph.
Although it was a single word "outstanding", but it was high
praise from the mouth of one of the great immortal emperors.
Even Yang Qiang and Li Tianji had never earned such praise
from Grand Supreme Elderly Lord before. That was how
remarkable Wu Yu’s win had been.
No one could fault Lei Tianyuan for his perofrmance, and it
was at least top-10 level amidst the competition here.
And yet a single strike from Wu Yu’s staff had sent him flying,
which meant that Wu Yu’s limit was beyond that.
"Elderly Lord is too kind. My humble disciple has amused
you."
Patriarch Bodhi did not seem too surprised, smiling slightly in
response. He was of course pleased with Wu Yu’s performance.
"Seems like your disciple Wu Yu can enter top 8 without too
much trouble."
Grand Supreme Elderly Lord calculated: "But how far beyond
that will depend on how strong the others are."
"Yes, let’s wait and see."
Patriarch Bodhi smiled, seemingly not too concerned about Wu
Yu.
The other immortal emperors with descendants were not
looking too pleased now.
Foremost were of course Lei Tianyuan’s parents, Father of
Thunder and Mother of Lightning.
Their faces were green as they took Lei Tianyuan out and began
treating his wounds. They only breathed a sigh of relief when
they confirmed there were no lasting injuries.
If he was beaten to death like Mo Liyin, then the Immortal
Emperor Trials would probably not continue in light of the
terrific fuss that the pair were sure to kick up.
Fortunately, Lei Tianyuan had only been knocked unconscious,
and there was no danger to his life.
However, Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning felt
angry at the outcome.
To them, Lei Tianyuan was semi-final material at least, but now
he had been eliminated in the first round!
They even suspected that the Patriarch Bodhi had arranged this.
However, there was no reason for him to do so.
After all, Wu Yu’s performance had been equally matched, and
there had been a shot for Lei Tianyuan to win it as well.
"This Wu Yu, preposterous!"
Father of Thunder was fuming, and he glowed with electrical
energy. He longed to go down and teach Wu Yu a lesson
himself, but as an elder, he could not.
"A mere mortal-born immortal, he dares to do this to our
Tianyuan? We must teach him a lesson one day." Mother of
Lightning’s heart ached to see her beloved son injured, and
immediately hated Wu Yu.
On the other side, True Lord Erlang recalled the Bedlam of
Heaven and Earth move that Wu Yu had just used.
"It was the same move back at Sage’s Equal Sky. But that was
more than 10,000 times stronger than what he just showed. That
one even smashed my Eye of Heaven......"
Yang Jian’s eyes narrowed.
He maintained an emotionless expression, hiding his feelings.
But as he recalled the events at Sage’s Equal Sky, his anger
returned. His instinct told him that the few of them were hiding
secrets. And up till now, he had no idea what they were.
Now that Wu Yu had entered the Patriarch Bodhi’s sect, he did
not even have any chance to pursue the matter. All he could do
was wait.
Yang Qiang was indeed surprised by Wu Yu’s performance,
and also a little angry.

He was good friends with Lei Tianyuan, having grown up

together. He could not stand to see him in such a woeful state.
His killing intent only grew more pronounced than ever, a
chilling, killing machine.
With Wu Yu’s victory, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li also
began to have doubts.
Of course, Li Tianji was full of outrage. "Wu Yu is despicable,
to use such methods to steal the win. If he can even sneak-attack
a win like this, then the Immortal Emperor Trials are unfair!"
Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li was a little stumped
himself.
The Immortal Emperor Trials were fairly conducted. Where
was the sneak attack?
However, he did not contradict Li Tianji, instead consoling him
with a smile. "Tianji, don’t worry. Isn’t this better? This means
that in the next round, or perhaps the following one, you can
match against Wu Yu and teach him a proper lesson. Show the
mystical dragon girl who the greatest hero is, right?"
"You’re right."
Li Tianji thought it over, then smiled. "Lei Tianyuan should be
deemed incompetent for losing here. Best for Master here to
deal with that brat. I might even win possession of Luo Pin."
To him, Luo Pin was just another possession or asset.
"Look at how cocky he is. So what if he defeated Lei Tianyuan
in one blow?" Peach Cloud Fairy was pissed off as well,
grumbling to her father Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord.
"Oh my daughter, if it were you fighting Lei Tianyuan, could
you win?" Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord asked, his face
serious as well. After all, Lei Tianyuan had represented these
nobles.
"Of course I’ll win. Lei Tianyuan has always lagged behind
me."
Peach Cloud Fairy sniffed. "If it had been me, I would have
thought Wu Yu a good lesson and put him in his peasant place!"
"The next round is coming up soon. I wonder who Wu Yu will
meet." Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord was looking forward to
it now. He did not think that Wu Yu would win, and so was
eager to see who would get the chance to defeat him.
In this Immortal Emperor Trials, whoever could defeat Wu Yu
would win a lot of glory. After all, he was quite a special one,
and had also defeated Lei Tianyuan.
"I hope I’m lucky enough to match against Wu Yu. Then I can
show Li Tianji how much stronger I am compared to that
mystical dragon chick." Peach Cloud Fairy said, fired up with
anticipation.
Alas, things did not go that way.
After the first round, a total of 64 immortal kings moved on to
the second round.
After a year’s rest, the second round followed.
To the immortal emperors, a year was like a day in the mortal
domain. They did not even leave Giant Astral Prison, but
instead remained where they were, discussing the first round
and analyzing the possible situations that might arise next.
As the second round began, the Wheel of Taichi again lit up,
choosing opponents.
This time round, it shone on Wu Yu in the third fight.
Immediately the tension in the air rose, as everyone eagerly
awaited his opponent.
The next person the Wheel of Taichi stopped on was an
immortal emperor descendant - the son of Demigod of Day,
You Dongxuan!
The red-robed You Dongxuan stood up slowly, his expression
stiff. While the other elite immortal emperor descendants were
looking at Wu Yu with eagerness, he was different. He knew
clearly that it would be hard for him to win.
After all, the top-8 favorite Lei Tianyuan had already lost. How
could he hope to compete?
However, he still had his pride. Against Undulating Tides
Immortal King, he had already shown his contempt for mortal-
born immortal kings, destroying Undulating Tides Immortal
King with one scorching sun heavenly rule.
Therefore, even if You Dongxuan knew he was outclassed, he
would not surrender. And perhaps Wu Yu’s last fight had just
been a fluke?
Chapter 1687: World Destroyer Heavenly Rule
The two took the field.
Seeing Wu Yu again put grim expressions on the elite immortal
emperors’ faces.
Especially the two immortal emperors who had come here with
You Dongxuan - Demigod of Night and Demigod of Day.
They were veteran immortal emperors, and loved You
Dongxuan a lot. However, he was facing Wu Yu now.
"This is troublesome." Demigod of Day sighed. He knew that
his son You Dongxuan was lacking compared to Lei Tianyuan,
who had already been defeated by Wu Yu. There was basically
no chance now.
"Not necessarily."
Demigod of Night smiled thinly. "Although Dongxuan is not
Wu Yu’s match, but he would have been eliminated sooner or
later anyway. In that case, against Wu Yu, he can test out his
strengths, realize his flaws, and might even make a
breakthrough."
"That’s true. Improvement comes from sufficient pressure.
Especially when challenging the immortal emperor realm,
pressure is needed. Either breakthrough or die. I hope that
Dongxuan can tackle this head on and confront his own limits!"
Demigod of Day relaxed again.
Although, how could something like the Immortal Emperor
Trials even give sufficient pressure to Wu Yu?
To him, it was an ordinary day.
Perhaps none of these immortal emperors would imagine that
Wu Yu had already challenged an immortal as a mortal. That
was true pressure!
How could this fight between equals count as pressure?
Seeing his opponent was the son of Demigod of Day, You
Dongxuan, Wu Yu could not help laughing. "You Dongxuan,
just surrender already. Otherwise if you can’t beat me, you’ll
only be humiliated badly!"
These words drew a collective gasp from the immortal
emperors. Of course, the Mettle Sky disciples cheered.
They had not forgotten how You Dongxuan had defeated
Undulating Tides Immortal King in one blow, and of course Li
Tianji’s humiliation of Spirit Sword Immortal King.
Now in Wu Yu versus You Dongxuan, the tables were
completely flipped.
No one doubted the result. After Wu Yu defeated Lei Tianyuan,
he had already taken his place as a top 8 hot favorite.
Therefore, his mocking of You Dongxuan was backed by
ability.
"Classic Old Wu. Who else would dare to say such a thing?
Even if they had the ability to beat You Dongxuan, they would
not have the guts to say that. This is a declaration of challenge
against all the immortal emperor descendants!" Full Moon of
Nanshan was hyped now, as though he were the one
challenging You Dongxuan himself.
Ye Xixi and Luo Pin looked around to see many of the
immortal emperors on the podium frowning. Father of Thunder
and Mother of Lightning, The All-Seeing and All-Hearing,
Four Heavenly Kings... all of them held important posts in the
sky palaces.
They were naturally displeased to hear these words.
However, when Li Tianji had humiliated Spirit Sword
Immortal King, had they not also laughed and clapped?
It was different when it was one of your own.
"These immortal emperors have been up on their ivory towers
for far too long. They have always looked down on mortal-born
immortals." Luo Pin shook her head. She wished that Wu Yu
could give You Dongxuan a shaming, like how Li Tianji had
done Spirit Sword Immortal King.
But she knew that Wu Yu could not do that.
He was different from Li Tianji!
"You want me to surrender? Dream on!"
Hearing Wu Yu’s taunt, You Dongxuan was incensed. He sent
forth his heavenly rule power, accumulating it in a sun!
The temperature in Giant Astral Prison climbed steadily.
Scorching sun heavenly rule made Wu Yu’s skin flush red, as
if he were being baked in a furnace.
However, this little bit of heat was nothing to Wu Yu. The
Invincible Vajra Body alone was sufficient.
"Violent Art!"
"Abyssal heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu swelled with strength, and lunged towards You
Dongxuan!
Abyssal heavenly rule was before him in the blink of an eye.
You Dongxuan paled.
Wu Yu’s move had not been used against Lei Tianyuan before,
and he was unsure of how to deal with it. However, he moved
scorching sun heavenly rule before him, reshaping it as a wall
of fire in an attempt to block abyssal heavenly rule.
Unfortunately, he was simply not strong enough to beat Wu Yu.
Abyssal heavenly rule came grinding up the air before it. It
smashed into the wall of fire and pulverized it, continuing on
to crash into You Dongxuan and sending him flying. He landed
heavily outside the fighting arena!
An easy win for Wu Yu.
He had not humiliated his opponent like Li Tianji. That was
meaningless for Wu Yu.
Besides, he had exercised moderation in his attack. You
Dongxuan might be bruised up, but would not suffer any long
term consequences or die.
"Dongxuan, how are you?"
Demigod of Night and Demigod of Day rushed over to support
him. Seeing him largely alright, they were relieved.
Wu Yu looked at them fussing over You Dongxuan from a
distance away. He shook his head slightly, and left.
These immortal emperor descendants were all the same, raised
as the apples of their parents’ eyes. They had probably never
experienced hardship in their lives.
And to Wu Yu, the real way to cultivate was to go through
brimstone and fire, to look death in the eye, and to understand
the meaning of life that only appeared in the liminal space
between life and deaeth. Otherwise, how could one create a dao
that was truly great?
These immortal emperor descendants might be at the same
cultivation realm as he was, and had treasures way beyond him.
Even so, he did not think them strong.
This fight was not too much of a spectacle. Wu Yu had gone
easy on him, and his Demigod parents were grateful. Of course,
it was unrealistic to say that they would immediately favor him.
Attention soon turned back to the next fight.
The Wheel of Taichi continued to spin, and soon lit up two
more people.

As the pairing was confirmed, there were gasps from the crowd,
as these were both quarter-final favorites.
One was the son of Yang Jian, the cool killer Yang Qiang. The
other was the daughter of the Mysterious Spiritual Dipper
Empress, Happy Fleece Fairy!
Yang Qiang versus Happy Fleece Fairy.
These two were quarter-final candidates, and both would
definitely be thinking the same thing - gunning for the win, and
entering Everlasting Battlefield.
But now they had met here, which implied that only one of
them could continue.
As the match-up was confirmed, Yang Qiang immediately
stepped forward, his Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd in hand.
He was emotionless and icy as ever.
Happy Fleece Fairy started, not expecting to face Yang Qiang
in this round.
She judged Yang Qiang highly, and knew that he would
definitely be her match at least. If she wanted to beat him, she
would have to go all out.
However, victory was not decided before they fought.
Happy Fleece Fairy’s sexy figure was wrapped up in a
titillating black skirt that left many of the male immortal
emperors dry-mouthed.
However, they all knew that Happy Fleece Fairy liked Nezha’s
son Li Tianji, and the rest of them could not compare to him.
He was talented, and had Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li
backing him, there to clean up after any mess he made.
In the sky palaces, no one dared to cross the informal lord of
their generation.
And Happy Fleece Fairy was already openly Li Tianji’s. Who
would dare to have improper thoughts towards her?
"Yang Qiang, go easy on me alright? Otherwise I might not be
able to bear it."
Happy Fleece Fairy gave a lilting laugh, her Qian Kun Treasure
Box already in hand.
There was a tacit understanding that neither could afford to
slack off. Their epochal immortal treasures were pulled from
the start, to bring about a quicker conclusion.
"Begin."
Yang Qiang was stone in the face of Happy Fleece Fairy’s coy
flirtation. The Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd twirled in his
hands, and he leapt with killing intent!
Silently cursing him as an idiot, Happy Fleece Fairy met him
head on, her heavenly rule power bursting forth.
The battle heated up instantly!
Wu Yu, Li Tianji, and the other competitors were all watching
this fight closely. After all, whoever won might well be a future
opponent, if not in this round, then the next. Understanding
their moves beforehand was an advantage.
Li Tianji only watched Yang Qiang. Happy Fleece Fairy was
plastered on his ass day and night, and he already had the
measure of her.
Besides, if he were to meet Happy Fleece Fairy, a few words
and she would probably surrender obediently. There was
nothing to worry about on that front.
Therefore, Yang Qiang was the one he should watch carefully!
"World destroyer heavenly rule!"
Bolstered by Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd, Yang Qiang let
loose with a force-packed punch that rippled the air itself,
compressing the space between him and Happy Fleece Fairy. It
was suddenly right in front of her!
The dissonance between his emotionless face and intense
killing lust sent shivers down many a spine.
This void-shattering punch seemed simple enough, but was
packed with arcane technique. Even a second tier immortal
emperor would find it hard to block!
Chapter 1688: Heaven's Ruin Painted Halberd
This one punch from Yang Qiang had Wu Yu sitting up ramrod
straight.
All of the spectators could see the power that he was capable
of.
"This one move is even stronger than my Submerged Cloud
Seal!" Wu Yu said, aghast. He understood Yang Qiang’s
abilities now.
Before this, his battle against Lei Tianyuan had been the
highlight.
And now there was another highlight. Besides, the power level
in this battle was even higher than before, with void-breaking
moves unleashed from the get-go.
Yang Qiang’s world destroyer heavenly rule was phenomenal,
smashing the void with one punch. Happy Fleece Fairy barely
managed to react in time.
However, she was still the daughter of the Mysterious Spiritual
Dipper Empress. She had a powerful arsenal of her own. She
scoffed at Yang Qiang’s attack. "Darksky heavenly rule!"
A black heavenly rule power seeped out from her body, and
soon the entire field was in darkness.
This way, Yang Qiang would not know where she was.
He could sense that his world destroyer heavenly rule punch
had not connected. And since the world had gone dark, Happy
Fleece Fairy had repositioned, and he did not know where she
was.
Still stony-faced, he stood stock-still and waited.
Before long, a flash of blinding white light came out of the
darkness.
"Spiritual treasure heavenly rule!"
Happy Fleece Fairy’s shout was followed by a streak of white
light that dazzled Yang Qiang, forcing him to close his eyes for
an instant.
He sensed that if he did not, he would have gone blind. He
could even feel a burning pain from the light, and knew how
strong the attack was.
However, light alone could not eclipse Yang Qiang’s power.
Yang Qiang opened his third eye, and white light flooded
across the entire field. The third eye was incredibly powerful -
his Eye of Heaven Mystique!
The opening of the Eye of Heaven overwhelmed the white light
attack that Happy Fleece Fairy had used, and it could no longer
pose a threat to Yang Qiang.
Even Happy Fleece Fairy was frozen in mid air by the Eye of
Heaven, unable to move.
"You!"
Happy Fleece Fairy burst angrily. Her epochal immortal
treasure Qian Kun Treasure Box was a black and white box,
and it suddenly shook with wondrous power, as she attempted
to break free of the Eye of Heaven seal.
Alas, her power was a little lacking. Even with her epochal
immortal treasure, the Qian Kun Treasure Box was unable to
break her free.
She started to sweat.
"Spirit Overgrowth!"
She used her last resort, a powerful Mystique that tapped on the
power of the Qian Kun Treasure Box. It could be used even if
she was paralyzed.
A dense life force soon bloomed into an entire forest, and all
kinds of flora appeared in the void. They grew inexorably
towards Yang Qiang, binding him. Even the Eye of Heaven was
bound shut, unable to use its sealing powers from before!
Thanks to her overgrowth ability, Yang Qiang was trussed up
tight, unable to move an inch, while Happy Fleece Fairy was
now free of her own bindings. She seemed to have the upper
hand.
But only for a moment. A column of light roared forth at Yang
Qiang’s location, and his Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd flew
forth, cutting through the trees. It suddenly appeared beside
Happy Fleece Fairy!
"What?"
This attack was too sudden for her to deal with. Happy Fleece
Fairy had only just recovered from the Eye of Heaven’s
paralyzing effects, and Yang Qiang’s next attack had already
landed.
Besides, it was even stronger than Yang Qiang’s attacks
previously.
Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd was an elite epochal immortal
treasure. Finally, here in the Immortal Emperor Trials, it could
reveal its true strength. Happy Fleece Fairy was helpless before
it. Her Qian Kun Treasure Box blocked the blow for her at the
last moment, btu she was sent flying, her slim body flying
limply through the air and out of the arena.
Yang Qiang had shown not a shred of mercy against his female
opponent. He had gone for the kill all throughout.
In the end, his Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd epochal
immortal treasure had crushed her. It had been a spectacular
fight, but the result was clear - Yang Qiang was much stronger
than Happy Fleece Fairy was!
This was an even more decisive victory than Wu Yu’s win over
Lei Tianyuan, which surprised everyone present.
Even the senior immortal emperors had called this battle even,
leaving it down to luck and execution. But now it seemed that
they were all wrong.
Yang Qiang was much stronger than Happy Fleece Fairy, even
compared to what Wu Yu and Lei Tianyuan had shown.
The Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd in his hand was the
ultimate weapon, and Happy Fleece Fairy had been completely
powerless against it. Even those like Wu Yu or Lei Tianyuan
would be hard-pressed, right?
Wu Yu himself was a little shaken.
He had witnessed Yang Qiang’s terrifying skill for himself
now. He was much stronger than Lei Tianyuan. Wu Yu himself
had had to use many different techniques in order to beat Lei
Tianyuan.
To win Yang Qiang, he would need more than he had!
"If I meet Yang Qiang, I have to be extremely careful."
Wu Yu now treated Yang Qiang as target number one.
His goal was to be first in the Immortal Emperor Trials, which
meant he could not lose. Whether Yang Qiang or Li Tianji, he
had to find a way to beat them, and prove that the Patriarch
Bodhi had done right to help him.
The astonishing power that Yang Qiang had shown in the
second round aroused a wave of interest.
Many of the immortal emperors were congratulating True Lord
Erlang for raising a fine son. An asset like Yang Qiang was a
fitting successor to him, and a blessing for the Yang family.
Even Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress, the mother of
Happy Fleece Fairy gave her congratulations to True Lord
Erlang.

Although Happy Fleece Fairy had lost, but Mysterious Spiritual

Dipper Empress was not at all unhappy, only a little regretful.
They were all immortal emperors in the sky palaces. No matter
whose child grew strong, it would help to cement their position
as a whole. As long as it wasn’t a wild card like Wu Yu, who
had come from the mortals, they could accept any other
outcome.
Yang Qiang immediately cemented his spot as a hot favorite,
all over again.
They looked forward to see who would be the one to eventually
take the win among them. In comparison, there were not many
mortal-born immortal kings left after two rounds.
Wu Yu was the most promising among them.
Two rounds were over, and the top 32 emerged, Wu Yu among
them.
Most of the remaining competitors were immortal emperor
descendants. The immortal emperor seniors were well pleased
with the proceedings, especially favoring Yang Qiang and Li
Tianji to win.
"Looks like your chances of winning aren’t high, Old Wu."
Full Moon of Nanshan plcuked at his chin. "Lookit that Yang
Qiang. He’s so damned capable, perhaps more so than you. And
that Li Tianji still looking so comfy. He must be capable of
similar, right? Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!"
"What are you blabbing on about?"
Ye Xixi seized his ear. "Big brother Yu is so strong. Besides
the immortal emperors, who else dares to fight him? Even Yang
Qiang or Li Tianji. Do you think big brother Wu Yu can’t beat
them all?"
"Alright, alright. Big brother Wu Yu is the best. Big brother
Wu Yu is the strongest. Does that satisfy you?" Full Moon of
Nanshan was quick to beg for mercy.
"You think you’re qualified to call him big brother Wu Yu?!"
Ye Xixi did not let up, her hand continuing to rotate. Squeals
sounded as if a pig was dying......
Wu Yu did not mind their banter.
He was analyzing Yang Qiang’s moves. Even the Heaven’s
Ruin Painted Halberd’s onslaught would not be fatal to him,
but Yang Qiang had clearly not gone all out in this fight.
If he still had moves hidden, then fighting him would be very
difficult indeed.
"But compared to the Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd, the Ruyi
Jingu Bang is its equal or stronger!"
Wu Yu had faith in the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, and the
Ruyi Jingu Bang.
If he met Yang Qiang, he would not lose!
Back at Sage’s Equal Sky, the Ruyi Jingu Bang had even beaten
up Yang Qiang’s daddy, smashing Yang Jian’s Eye of Heaven.
Of course he could beat the son!
The second round ended, and there was another year of rest.
Discussions broke out, weighing chances and odds. No one was
betting on Wu Yu.
Yang Qiang’s battle had overshadowed him in an instant.
A year later, the third round began!
In this, every pairing was stronger. For example, Wu Yu was
facing someone as strong as a first-tier immortal emperor. He
was facing a girl, but it made no difference to him.
Chapter 1689: Sky River Godly Sword
His opponent was Huangfu Yin, the daughter of Central Star
Subduing Earthly Virtue True Lord, who was as strong as a first
tier immortal emperor.
Among the thirty-two remaining immortals in the third round,
Huangfu Yin was probably one of the weakest. Even if she had
not encountered Wu Yu, her chances of advancing further were
slim.
However, there was almost no one who would admit defeat
before a battle in the Immortal Emperor Trials.
Huangfu Yin stepped into the battleground gracefully and stood
opposite of Wu Yu.
"I’m Huangfu Yin and will be seeking your guidance.
Hopefully, you could show me mercy. Otherwise, a weak lady
like me wouldn’t be able to endure."
A smile appeared across Huangfu Yin’s beautiful face and she
was courteous with Wu Yu.
Nonetheless, Wu Yu recalled Huangfu Yin wasn’t as courteous
when Li Tianji was humiliating Spirit Sword Immortal King.
In fact, she even clapped and cheered with Peach Cloud Fairy
and others.
She was also a immortal emperor descendant and naturally
stood with Li Tianji and others who looked down on those who
cultivated from the mortal domain.
"Be careful."
Wu Yu wasn’t going to underestimate her. After leaving a
reminder, golden light burst forth from his eyes. Heavenly rule
power from his golden eyes whizzed towards Huangfu Yin!
Just as Huangfu Yin recognized the situation and wanted to
escape, she felt the golden light came too quickly. It was as
though his speed was restricted and couldn’t avoid Wu Yu’s
attack at all!
This was the effect of the time heavenly rule!
Silently, Wu Yu had released the chronowarp globe to affect
the flow of time within the space. In his eyes, Huangfu Yin’s
speed was reduced by over half and there’s no way she could
have reacted in time.
All she did in time was to unleash her epochal immortal
treasure. That was a colorful damask band and it wrapped
around her body, protecting her tightly once it was released.
When Wu Yu’s golden eyes heavenly rule clashed into her, that
colorful damask band neutralized the attack for her. However,
she was still knocked back forcefully by the golden lights of
Wu Yu’s golden eyes heavenly rule and out of the battleground.
"Wu Yu wins and will advance to the next round!" Limitless
Confusion Immortal Emperor made an announcement again to
declare Wu Yu as the victor of this battle.
He was ecstatic and undoubtedly pleased with Wu Yu’s
performance.
He’s the first generation disciple of Patriarch Bodhi and had
seen numerous Immortal Emperor Trials. However, there
wasn’t once he felt so satisfying as the current iteration.
Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor had also cultivated
from the mortal domain and didn’t have any strong backing.
Although he became a disciple of Patriarch Bodhi, he could still
recall his cultivation path vividly. Each step was arduous and
couldn’t be compared with the favourable conditions that
immortal emperor descendants enjoyed.
All along, the Immortal Emperor Trials could almost be
regarded as prepared for the immortal emperor descendants.
Rarely was there an immortal king, who cultivated from the
mortal domain, clinching the eventual champion and receiving
the rights to enter the Everlasting Battlefield.
Yet, with Wu Yu’s current performance, there’s a good chance
he might be able to achieve it.
Those that were in his way were just Yang Qiang, Li Tianji and
a few exceptional immortal emperor descendants who weren’t
impossible to defeat.
Before Huangfu Yin could understand what happened, she was
knocked out of the battleground shortly after she released her
epochal immortal treasure to protect herself. Although she was
disappointed, she was furious at Wu Yu’s boorish behaviour.
"He’s just a punk who cultivated from the mortal domain. How
dare he treat me so crudely...... I hope I can see how Li Tianji
and others teach him a lesson!" snorted Huangfu Yin.
Although she had lost to Wu Yu, she still looked down on him.
Wu Yu didn’t care how she saw him.
After he returned, he continued watching the ensuing battles.
Among those experts that he paid attention to, none of them
encountered any strong opponents. Just like his battle against
Huangfu Yin, their battles were a one-sided affair.
After the first three rounds, the crowd had a better
understanding on the power scale of the participants.
The final sixteen were determined and the race to the quarter-
finals would be key.
Everyone’s attention was on the remaining sixteen young
immortal kings. Among the sixteen participants, Wu Yu was
the only immortal that had cultivated from the mortal domain.
As for the remaining fifteen participants, all of them had strong
backings in the sky palaces and were descendants of other
immortal emperors!
Although those eliminated might not be weak, the weak would
never have reached this stage.
"The fourth round begins!"
Following Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor’s
announcement, the Wheel of Taichi spun again and lit up to
pair the particiants.
"The first participant to advance to the quarter-finals! Yang
Qiang!"
Yang Qiang was the first to battle and he defeated another
immortal emperor descendant to advance to the quarter-final.
He was still as emotionless and the Heaven’s Ruin Painted
Halberd he used was still as glamorous.
In this battle, he wasn’t pushed to use more tricks. Just like
before, he crushed the Mystiques and heavenly rule powers of
Happy Fleece Fairy and advanced to the quarter-finals in
overwhelming fashion.
"The second participant to advance to the quarter-final. Li
Tianji!"
Li Tianji followed closely behind. He also faced an immortal
emperor descendant but wasn’t as arrogant as before. After
using some of his Mystiques, he defeated his opponent.
During the battle, he constantly cast provocative gazes at Wu
Yu.
Although the battle concerned the spot in the quarter-finals, Li
Tianji’s attention still wasn’t solely on the battle. Instead, he
was looking at Wu Yu and Luo Pin. Everytime he saw Luo Pin,
desires and admiration filled his eyes. And when he turned to
Luo Pin, hatred and contempt were apparent.
In his eyes, considering Wu Yu’s status and strength, he wasn’t
deserving of someone as beautiful as Luo Pin!
"Luo Pin will belong to me eventually! Wu Yu! If you are a
man, make it into the quarter-finals. I’ll be waiting for you!"
Just before Li Tianji left the battleground, he smirked and threw
down the gauntlet to Wu Yu publicly.
Wu Yu didn’t respond at all.
He definitely would want to advance into the quarter-final. His
opponents were Yang Qiang and Li Tianji and he definitely
wouldn’t fall before facing them. In fact, he was confident he
wasn’t going to lose even if he was facing the two hot favorites.
In the next match, the son of Central Ecliptic Great Yellow
Horn Immortal, Jiang Taiji, defeated his opponent and moved
to the next round.
Jiang Taiji wasn’t far from Yang Qiang based on what he had
displayed in battle. He was also widely regarded as a favourite
to make it into the semi-finals.
For the fourth match of the fourth round, the Wheel of Taichi
lit up on the son of Marshal Tian You, Zhou Niancang, before
lighting up on Wu Yu.
Wu Yu now knew his opponent for this round.
Zhou Niancang was the son of Marshal Tian You. In the battles
earlier, he had displayed strength equivalent to a second tier
immortal emperor!
Wu Yu once encountered Marshal Tian You from a far distance
away.
In the battle for the Mark of an Immortal King in the Great Void
Immortal Path, the Endless River of Stars was the territory of
Marshal Tian You. Marshal Tian You’s status in the sky
palaces was definitely high. Even when compared to True Lord
Erlang, he might just be a tad lower.

His son, Zhou Niancang, was naturally gunning for number one
in the Immortal Emperor Trials.
"Wu Yu, get down!"
As the son of Marshal Tian You, Zhou Niancang had an
unyielding and spontaneous personality. Every action of his
resembled a soldier. Donning an amethyst-gold armor and a
shining white sword next to his hips, he shouted at Wu Yu to
get down.
"Are you so eager to be eliminated? I’ll fulfill your wish then!"
Wu Yu laughed heartily and jumped into the battleground.
Zhou Niancang was pretty strong. However, in Wu Yu’s eyes,
he was merely just another stepping stone before he defeated
Yang Qiang and Li Tianji.
"Did winning Lei Tianyuan by luck give you that oversized
confidence? It’s hard to blame us for seeing mortal-born
immortals as short-sighted and just a frog in the well!"
Zhou Niancang drew his shiny white sword and stared at Wu
Yu with contempt. He didn’t see Wu Yu as a serious threat.
His words instantly drew public outrage.
On the spectating stands, the immortal emperors of Mettle Sky
started chanting "Wu Yu". They were pissed and were all
hoping Wu Yu could defeat Zhou Niancang, letting him know
mortal-born immortal weren’t pushovers.
"Niancang."
Marshal Tian You recognized the situation. However, he could
only cough to remind his son to keep the arrogance in check.
Those words were still fine if he had kept it to himself. Once
they were said, it would definitely draw public outrage. He
shouldn’t make his thoughts too apparent.
"Are we going to fight? Spare me from your nonsense!"
Wu Yu was lazy to carry on verbal altercations and retrieve his
Ruyi Jingu Bang.
Although Zhou Niancang was arrogant and looked down on
him, his strength was undeniable. At the very least, he wouldn’t
be any weaker than Lei Tianyuan.
Therefore, Wu Yu had no intention to fight him with ordinary
means. Instead, he retrieved his Ruyi Jingu Bang immediately.
Since he was so confident of himself, Wu Yu wanted to use the
crudest method to shatter his confidence.
"Sky River Godly Sword, Raged Bifurcating Sky River!"
Zhou Niancang also knew Wu Yu wouldn’t be easy to deal
with. Therefore, he flashed his shiny white sword from the very
start. That was an epochal immortal treasure that gathered the
essence of the sky river and made from numerous planets and
stars.
Raged Bifurcating Sky River was one of his Mystique. When
used in tandem with the Sky River Godly Sword, the
momentary explosion of energy was terrorizing. In fact, the
surge in energy was even more rampant than when Yang Qiang
was using his Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd.
Sky River Godly Sword sliced across the void of Giant Astral
Prison, sending sword qi in the form of dazzling white light out.
At that moment, it was as though space was splitted in two
halves as the sword qi crashed towards Wu Yu!
He wanted to defeat Wu Yu in a single strike to prove his
dominance.
However, Wu Yu swung his Ruyi Jingu Bang and unleashed a
golden glow that cut across the void.
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
Ruyi Jingu Bang crushed the incoming sword light instantly.
The golden glow penetrated the space, descended from the sky
and crashed into the Sky River Godly Sword that Zhou
Niancang was holding on to.
"Argh!"
Zhou Niancang wailed pitifully. Through the Sky River Godly
Sword, he could feel the immense energy from the dazzling
golden glow that could have decimated him. He couldn’t even
hold his Sky River Godly Sword without his hands shaking!
In the first direct clash of their epochal immortal treasure, Zhou
Niancang was surprisingly defeated in a single strike!
Terrorizing strength reverberated from the Ruyi Jingu Bang
and sent Zhou Niancang flying back
Chapter 1690: Quarterfinals Reckoning
Wu Yu stood proudly with his Ruyi Jingu Bang in the middle
of the battleground.
Zhou Niancang wasn’t a match for him!
In fact, he even had a little revelation from the single wave of
the Ruyi Jingu Bang earlier.
If the Bedlam of Heaven and Earth was just the first Mystique
he uncovered from the Ruyi Jingu Bang, there were definitely
more dominant Mystiques that could further strengthen him in
battle once he uncovered them in the future.
All along, he had wanted to undo the second seal on the Ruyi
Jingu Bang. Unfortunately, his attempts had been futile.
Moments ago, when he unleashed unparalleled battle will, he
seemed to have felt the will from the Great Sage, Heaven’s
Equal. It was that arrogance and fearlessness.
"It’s a shame that Zhou Niancang is still too weak!"
Wu Yu found it regretful.
If Zhou Niancang was a little stronger and could take two or
three strikes from him, he might be able to better feel the will
of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal and attempt to break the
second seal on the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
"Regardless, at least I’ve reached the brink of a
breakthrough......"
Wu Yu didn’t feel too bad about it.
When Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor announced his
victory, he took a final glance at Zhou Niancang, who still
couldn’t believe the outcome, before returning to the spectator
stands.
Defeated by Wu Yu in a single strike had left Zhou Niancang
in a trance. He would never have expected this. It was supposed
to be him defeating Wu Yu with his strongest Sky River Godly
Sword, Raged Bifurcating Sky River! How could the outcome
be the complete opposite as he was defeated in a single strike?
He naturally wouldn’t know that when Wu Yu was releasing
Bedlam of Heaven and Earth, Wu Yu also cast Violent Art and
crusader heavenly rule. He was only able to unleashed the
terrorizing strength with the two powers stacking on him.
The clash of the strongest strikes from both parties ended in a
victory for Wu Yu.
Zhou Niancang was dejected and brought back to the spectator
stand by Marshal Tian You.
Marshal Tian You was visibly disgruntled. He had never
imagined his son to be so casually dispatched and he felt
embarrassed.
Lei Tianyuan, the son of Father of Thunder and Mother of
Lightning, still exchanged several blows and put on a good
fight against Wu Yu. Why did Wu Yu unleash his explosive
strength to finish his son off in a single move?
"Is he intentionally targeting me?" Although Marshal Tian You
felt this wasn’t likely, he was still disgruntled. He glanced at
Wu Yu, snorted and turned away.
He knew they were standing on opposite ends. It wouldn’t be
possible to ask Wu Yu to show mercy. However, he still felt it
was too embarassing that his son lost to Wu Yu in this manner.
"You better cultivate harder when you get back. You can’t even
defeat that Wu Yu and you have embarrassed me!" Marshal
Tian You reprimanded his son.
"Father! It isn’t I, who am weak. It’s because that Wu Yu is a
little strange!"
Zhou Niancang was indignant. He gritted his teeth and
continued, "In my view, even if Yang Qiang or Zhou Niancang
is facing him, he would still be a tough nut to crack for them!"
"Don’t find excuses for when you lose!"
Marshal Tian You berated him again and shut him off.
His expression gloomed as he stared at Wu Yu. He truly hoped
it would just be as what his son had claimed. If even Yang
Qiang or Li Tianji wasn’t a match for Wu Yu, he would be able
to preserve his face and wouldn’t become the subject of public
denunciation.
If that was true, wouldn’t that mean Wu Yu was going to be
first in the Immortal Emperor Trials?
As compared to him losing face, letting Wu Yu achieving first
would be even more abhorred. After all, the first in Immortal
Emperor Trials had always been one of the descendants of
immortal emperors.
Even if years when there weren’t many immortal emperor
descendants, other mortal-born immortal would find it equally
difficult to win all the way.
"Wu Yu has truly made our Mettle Sky proud! Great! Great!"
"Amazing! To think that the son of Marshal Tian You was sent
flying off in a single strike, how gratifying is that! Haha!"
When Wu Yu returned, the disciples of Patriarch Bodhi around
him all gave Wu Yu a thumbs-up.
They were all seniors of Wu Yu.
They were all mortal-born immortals who eventually became
immortal emperor. Everyone of them had gone through an
arduous path that immortal emperor descendants couldn’t have
imagined. In the past, mortal-born immortals had always
underperformed in the Immortal Emperor Trials.
And now, there’s Wu Yu who seemed capable of making a run
for first!
This iteration of Immortal Emperor Trials had the son of True
Lord Erlang, Yang Qiang, the son of Nezha, Li Tianji, and
many other formidable experts. It was supposed to be the most
competitive iteration. Therefore, it wasn’t easy for Wu Yu to
make his way into the quarter-finals.
Obviously, if he was capable of advancing further, his seniors
would also be even more glad.
Unfortunately, they knew each step beyond the quarter-finals
would become exceptionally difficult. Every opponent had to
be faced with one’s full strength in order to win.
After Wu Yu defeated Zhou Niancang, several battles ensuded
and the fourth round of Immortal Emperor Trials came to and
end.
At this point, the finalists for the quater-finals had been
determined.
"And now, let us invite the final eight participants onto the
battleground to prepare for the final stage!"
Following Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor’s
announcement, the final eight young immortal kings entered
the battleground and stood in the middle of the Giant Astral
Prison.
When Yang Qiang and Li Tianji entered the battleground, the
surrounding immortal emperors cheered. Without a doubt, both
of them were the hot favorites and widely regarded by the
crowd to be the two strongest among the group.
Following closely behind would be the son of Central Ecliptic
Great Yellow Horn Immortal, Jiang Taiji, and the daughter of
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, Peach Cloud Fairy.
Both of them were also favorites to advance into the semi-
finals.
Wu Yu and the other three immortal emperor descendants had
outstanding performances in the trials too. Although they might
be a little weaker than Yang Qiang and Li Tianji, they could
still make it into the semi-finals if they got lucky.
When Wu Yu entered the battleground, the attention of the
crowd were all gathered onto him.
The immortal emperors of Mettle Sky started cheering and Wu
Yu’s name reverberated in the Giant Astral Prison.
The large commotion left the guest immortal emperors that
came to spectate disgruntled. Would cheering louder make it
possible for Wu Yu to win in his next battle?
Not a single one from the other seven participants would be
easy to defeat.
Even the weakest in public’s opinion could still put up a fight
against Yang Qiang. Considering the lineup, it definitely
wasn’t easy for Wu Yu to advance further.
When Wu Yu got onto the battleground, Yang Qiang glanced
at him coldly. Sinister killing intention slowly crept up.
Before the Immortal Emperor Trials started, he had declared he
would kill Wu Yu in the Immortal Emperor Trials before his
father and the Four Heavenly Kings. It was just a casual remark
then as he had never expected he would have the chance to
encounter Wu Yu.

To his surprise, Wu Yu overcame his opponents step by step.

Even Lei Tianyuan and Zhou Niancang were defeated by him
as Wu Yu advanced into the quarter-finals.
Yang Qiang still had some admiration of Wu Yu. As an
immortal that cultivated from the mortal domain, he had his
limitations. For him to possess the battle strength he had today,
it wasn’t easy.
However, this wouldn’t mean he saw Wu Yu as a threat.
Anyone of the eight finalist would be an extremely difficult
opponent for Wu Yu. As for Yang Qiang, there’s no uncertainty
over him making into the semi-finals. This was the difference
between them.
In Yang Qiang’s view, Wu Yu was elite among the immortals
that had ascended from the mortal domain. However, Yang
Qiang was the elite among immortal emperor descendants.
If they were to meet, Wu Yu was bound to lose without doubt!
In fact, he would be serious about killing Wu Yu in battle so as
to eliminate a small problem for his father.
"Wu Yu, you are pretty daring to reach here. Haha!"
Li Tianji had entered the battleground. When he saw the crowd
chanting Wu Yu’s name, he was irated. However, the moment
he recalled he had a good chance of encountering Wu Yu in
battle in the quarter-finals, he couldn’t help but be excited.
He wished he would face Wu Yu directly so he could prove to
Luo Pin he’s way stronger than Wu Yu!
When Wu Yu entered the battleground, he felt he was the
epicenter of troubles.
The other seven participants were all immortal emperor
descendants. They received the most orthodox grooming since
young and had never lacked cultivation resources. Their paths
of cultivation were always smooth sailing.
And now, all of them had attained the cultivation realm of 9-
heavens immortal king and reached the most critical juncture
of cultivation. Breaking through to become immortal emperors.
In the face of temptation of the Everlasting Battlefield, no one
would show mercy in battle. All of them would give their all to
emerge victorious in the end.
Even so, there was clear divide among the eight participants.
The remaining seven participants were in a group, chatting and
joking casually.
And when Wu Yu entered the battleground, the seven immortal
emperor descendants kept a distance from him naturally. The
only one paying some attention was Li Tianji who was
mocking, degrading and warning Wu Yu for what to come.
As for the rest, they didn’t even want to communicate with Wu
Yu.
Among the eight final participants, he was the lonely one.
However, Wu Yu didn’t mind. All he had to do was to defeat
all his opponents one after another and stand at the top in the
end.
Regardless if it was Yang Qiang or Li Tianji, they were the
same in his eyes. In fact, the stronger his opponent, the more
Wu Yu would be able to push his limits in battle. .
"In one year, the eight participants would be gunning for a spot
in the semi-finals. Let us look forward to it!"
After Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor made his
announcement, the crowd dispersed for now.
Just as Wu Yu was about to leave, a cold voice halted him. "Wu
Yu!"
The voice was from Yang Qiang.
The son of True Lord Erlang had an expressionless look.
Taking a haughty stand, he remarked, "If we meet in battle, I’ll
avenge Lei Tianyuan. You stand no chance in this Immortal
Emperor Trials!"
After making his statement clear, Yang Qiang turned around
and left.
Wu Yu didn’t respond and simply smirked.
Many had said similar words to him in the past. However, none
of them had a good ending. Wu Yu would like to see how
incredible Yang Qiang truly was!
Chapter 1691: Great Eastern Emperor Sword
One year in the sky palaces passed by in a blink of an eye.
The fifth round of the Immortal Emperor Trials was about to
start.
At this point, only 8 competitors remained. During the one year
of rest, all of them had already visualised how they would face
their opponents.
In fact, they were prepared to face any opponent.
The Wheel of Taichi spun as Limitless Confusion Immortal
Emperor appeared and announced the start of the fifth round of
the Immortal Emperor Trials. That bright light flickered and
finally shone onto Wu Yu.
He was actually the first to fight for the fifth round!
"Old Wu, do your best. Regardless of your opponent, beat him
shitless!" Full Moon of Nanshan cheered loudly, ignoring the
strange looks that others gave him.
Many immortal emperors from the sky palaces scoffed at Full
Moon of Nanshan’s words. Mortal-born immortals were indeed
distasteful and could only speak vulgar words!
"If I’m his opponent, I shall tear him apart. At that time, let’s
see how arrogant he can remain!" Li Tianji muttered
maliciously. He would love to have the light of the Wheel of
Taichi shining on him next.
However, the Wheel of Taichi continued to spin and stopped
only when the bright light shone on a woman.
That woman was one of Li Tianji’s admirers, Dong Hua Great
Emperor Lord’s daughter, Peach Cloud Fairy!
During this period of time, Peach Cloud Fairy had already
investigated Wu Yu and Luo Pin. She knew that they were both
immortals who came from mortal realms. They had no
noteworthy background.
However, upon reaching the sky palaces, Luo Pin actually
joined the Mystical dragon tribe and became one of the most
treasured talents from the Mystical dragon tribe. While Wu Yu
managed to become the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple.
To Peach Cloud Fairy, this couple’s achievements were purely
attributed to extreme good luck. Otherwise there was no way
they could reach their current positions.
"Hmph, how dare these two pheasants act so high and mighty
in the sky palaces!" Peach Cloud Fairy entered the battlefield
with a cold expression when she saw that her opponent was Wu
Yu.
She looked down on Wu Yu. In fact, she thought that all mortal-
born immortals were low born. They had no right to stand on
the same stage as her and fight her.
Actually, the truth was that she only hated Luo Pin and thought
that a lowly being like Luo Pin had no right to be liked by Li
Tianji.
And Li Tianji should like her instead.
It was because of this hatred towards Luo Pin that she hated Wu
Yu as well. She wanted to humiliate Wu Yu in battle and force
them to understand how lowly they were!
"Wu Yu, you have no right to be my opponent!"
Upon entering the battlefield, Peach Cloud Fairy looked at Wu
Yu with disgust: "If not for luck, you will still be struggling at
the lowest rungs of the sky palaces. How would you even have
the chance to take part in such a grand event? How dare you try
to gain fame in the Immortal Emperor Trials!"
Wu Yu could tell that she despised him but he did not care.
Strength never discriminated according to status.
As long as one was powerful enough, so what if he was low
born?
On the contrary, this Peach Cloud Fairy was obviously just a
spoilt little girl. She had never experienced any hardship before.
While she might be strong, her strength was simply a result of
her elders’ efforts and resources. Wu Yu had only contempt for
such people.
"Speaking of luck, if not for your good luck in being born into
an immortal emperor’s family, would you be able to stand here
today?"
Wu Yu retorted scornfully. Since the other party disrespected
him, he shall not be polite too. Anyway, he had never been
afraid of the Peach Cloud Fairy.
"You... ... rude!"
Peach Cloud Fairy was enraged. How dare this low born retort
and challenge her?
"I will tear your mouth apart!"
Peach Cloud Fairy’s eyes burnt with rage. She raised her hand
and summoned her heavenly rule: "Purple Sun Heavenly
Rule!"
This mystique was brimming with power. With a wave of her
hand, purple qi rolled out like a tsunami from the east and
covered Wu Yu. It was as though the entire sky was falling.
This horrifying pressure pressed onto Wu Yu.
While the Peach Cloud Fairy had casually executed this
mystique, this Purple Sun Heavenly Rule was still quite
powerful.
Wu Yu faced the attack seriously. His sanctified flesh heavenly
rule burst out and surrounded his body, raising his strength to
another level.
His abyssal heavenly rule was activated next.
The power of abyssal heavenly rule instantly filled the space
around Wu Yu and exploded. The void ripping power spread
out and devoured the sky full of Purple Sun Heavenly Rule!
Both parties’ strength collided in the battlefield and the entire
Giant Astral Prison was filled with explosions. This showed
how intense the battle was.
As the battle started, the immortal emperors on the spectator
stands began to analyse the fight.
"Peach Cloud Fairy is powerful, but Wu Yu is strong too.
Putting their status aside, these two should be evenly matched."
"If you are talking about their strength alone, they are indeed
evenly matched. But don’t you forget, the Peach Cloud Fairy is
the Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord’s daugther. I heard that she
inherited the epochal immortal treasure, Great Eastern Emperor
Sword. This epochal immortal treasure is extremely powerful!"
"That’s right, I heard that the Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord
specially hired a legendary blacksmith just to forge this Great
Eastern Emperor Sword. It is made specially for Peach Cloud
Fairy and she can execute its full powers!"
The immortal emperors were discussing enthusiastically and
looking forward to the result of this battle. After all, no one
could tell for sure who would win this round.
While Peach Cloud Fairy had the Great Eastern Emperor
Sword, Wu Yu had an impressive weapon too. Many, including
True Lord Erlang were curious about Wu Yu’s epochal
immortal treasure.
True Lord Erlang had used the Eye of Heaven to imprison Wu
Yu and his friends at the Sage’s Equal Sky. However, Wu Yu’s
epochal immortal treasure worked with two other treasures to
break free of his Eye of Heaven. This incident was a thorn in
his heart.
It was also because of this that he paid so much attention to Wu
Yu.
However, Wu Yu was now Patriarch Bodhi’s disciple. It would
not be easy for him to investigate Wu Yu. Hence, he had learnt
nothing new recently.
The heavenly rule powers of both parties first clash resulted in
an even match.
"Hmph!"
Peach Cloud Fairy could not be bothered to argue anymore with
Wu Yu. She only wanted to defeat him quickly.

She looked down upon Wu Yu from the bottom of her heart.

She felt that it was beneath her to fight on the same stage as Wu
Yu.
"Grand Sun Heavenly Rule!"
Peach Cloud Fairy shouted and an unbearably hot aura gushed
from the battlefield. A fiery sun closely followed, forming in
the middle of the void. When this fiery sun appeared, the entire
void was transformed into a furnace.
Extreme heat distorted the space in the battlefield. Under the
scorching sun, even Wu Yu’s Invincible Vajra Body seemed to
be melting.
"Devour!"
Wu Yu’s eyes seemed to burn with flames and soon the pitch-
black power of devouring heavenly rule bloomed from his
body. These heavenly rule power coupled with Wu Yu’s
combat heavenly rule formed vortexes one after another. These
vortexes actually started to devour the distorted space around
Wu Yu.
After devouring the space which were distorted by the
scorching sun, Wu Yu felt less hot. Peach Cloud Fairy’s Grand
Sun Heavenly Rule was now basically ineffective against Wu
Yu.
Of course, Peach Cloud Fairy had long expected that it would
not be so easy to deal with Wu Yu. When she saw that he had
easily defeated her two major heavenly rules, Peach Cloud
Fairy said with a disdainful look on her pretty face: "Do you
think that just by blocking two of my moves, you can defeat
me? You’re too naive... ..."
After speaking, her delicate body suddenly changed, and began
to become fiercely hot, giving off a dazzling light like the sun.
This blinding light came with an extremely high temperature.
The heat was worse than that generated by the Grand Sun
Heavenly Rule. Vicious waves of heat rolled towards Wu Yu
and almost engulfed him. It was as though Wu Yu was being
melted in a furnace.
"Dong Hua God Body!"
When Peach Cloud Fairy used this move, many immortal
emperors on the observation platform exclaimed. This was
because this mystique was a mystique passed down in the Dong
Hua Great Emperor Lord’s family. Once executed, the user’s
body would become like a human shaped sun. It would become
unbelievably hot and explosive. Wave after wave of heat rolled
out. Opponents from the same cultivation realm would not be
able to withstand such heat!
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord smiled with satisfaction. This
was a very strong mystique and from the looks of it, Peach
Cloud Fairy had managed to master at least 70% of this move.
While she was far from being extremely skilled with it, she
could execute up to 80% of its power.
As the heat waves rolled out, Wu Yu felt an irresistible heat
baking his whole body. A part of his physical body had even
started to melt in this extreme heat!
"I cannot withstand this if it continues... ..."
Wu Yu was not one to be a sitting duck. He shouted out loud
and his whole body suddenly became bigger. Wu Yu had used
his mystique, Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth to the
limit. Then the golden light in his eyes twinkled, and two rays
of golden lights burst out of his eyes.
His eyes were the Eyes of Fire and Gold.
When Wu Yu turned into his biggest form using the Lawful
Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, the power of his golden eyes
heavenly rule reached its peak. This power shot straight
towards Peach Cloud Fairy and pierced through her body which
had almost transformed into a sun.
The whole Giant Astral Prison seemed to have experienced a
great shock. The golden eyes heavenly rule bombarded onto
Peach Cloud Fairy’s Dong Hua God Body. This blow actually
started to destroy her Dong Hua God Body!
Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth pushed Wu Yu’s
strength to his peak. It was impossible even for an immortal
emperor to block this move physically.
However, just as the Dong Hua God Body started to collapse,
a sword light sliced through the void and slashed towards Wu
Yu. Wu Yu did not even have the chance to react when he was
covered by sword light. It was as though his entire body was
blanketed by sword light.
"Great Eastern Emperor Sword!" Peach Cloud Fairy cried
proudly. With this battle cry, a sky full of sword light slashed
towards Wu Yu.
"Ruyi Jingu Bang!"
Wu Yu reacted quickly and drew his Ruyi Jingu Bang. He
swung it around in defense. However, under the suppression of
the sky full of sword light, the Ruyi Jingu Bang was actually
outclassed. It failed to defend against those sword light.
Wu Yu was shocked. Ruyi Jingu Bang actually failed to block
the Great Eastern Emperor Sword?
This epochal immortal treasure seemed to be made just for
Peach Cloud Fairy. The power executed was truly terrifying.
Chapter 1692: Jingu Bang's Second Seal
Wu Yu felt as though he was pulled into the strongest hurricane
that could possibly exist.
In this hurricane, the Great Eastern Emperor Sword’s sword
light was present everywhere. No matter what direction Wu Yu
was facing, he could see countless sword light surrounding him
and attacking him.
Even if he swung the Ruyi Jingu Bang around, he could not
completely block these sword light. He only managed to stop
some of them.
More and more sword qi cut into Wu Yu’s body. He would not
be able to battle in this state for too long even with his
Invincible Vajra Body. His whole body trembled with sharp
pain as one after another slash appeared on his body.
But this kind of pain was nothing to him. The key was that Ruyi
Jingu Bang was being suppressed and he could not fight back.
Peach Cloud Fairy’s Great Eastern Emperor Sword was really
overwhelmingly powerful.
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
Wu Yu was out of ideas. He waved the Ruyi Jingu Bang and
instantly, a flash of golden light appeared. However, this
golden light could only force one of the many Great Eastern
Emperor Sword’s sword light away. There was no way of
defending against this storm of sword light.
And the sword light, which had been deflected by the Bedlam
of Heaven and Earth, soon gathered around him once more and
attacked again.
A sky full of sword qi danced around Wu Yu. He had no way
of breaking free from them. It would be difficult even if he were
to attempt attacking Peach Cloud Fairy directly as he would be
blocked by these sword qi.
"Ha ha ha, Wu Yu, are you desperate now?"
Peach Cloud Fairy laughed pridefully, her eyes full of disdain.
She mocked: "A mere mortal-born and you dare to show off in
the Immortal Emperor Trials. You are shamelessly despicable.
Now that you are defeated by me, you should understand how
big the gap between us is! You and your Luo Pin from the
Mystical dragon tribe are only worthy of shivering under our
feet for all your lives! "
She was gloating now because she saw that Wu Yu had already
used the strongest move from his epochal immortal treasure,
yet he failed to even scratch her. Hence, she thought that her
victory was guaranteed.
She had seen Wu Yu’s previous battles and heard of Wu Yu’s
moves. She knew that he killed the second tier immortal
emperor Mo Liyin and defeated both Lei Tianyuan and Zhou
Niancang with this domineering move, Bedlam of Heaven and
Earth.
Now, even his most powerful move, Bedlam of Heaven and
Earth, failed to break through the wall of sword qi formed by
her Great Eastern Emperor Sword. What else did Wu Yu have
that could threaten her?
The immortal emperor guests and immortal emperors from
Mettle Sky at the spectator stands all became nervous.
Wu Yu was the hope of the immortal emperors in the Mettle
Sky. He was the only mortal-born immortal left in the Immortal
Emperor Trials. Being mortal-born immortals with no
background as well, these Mettle Sky Immortal emperors could
only rely on themselves to achieve what they have today.
On the other hand, the other seven of the eight strongest were
all descendants of powerful immortal emperors and they looked
down on mortal-born immortals. They were rude not only in
the Immortal Emperor Trials. If these immortal emperors
descendants encountered mortal-born immortals in ordinary
times, they would act even more arrogantly.
So the immortals in the Mettle Sky did not want to see Wu Yu
fail.
But now, Wu Yu was suppressed by Peach Cloud Fairy!
"Is it possible for Wu Yu to win against the Peach Cloud Fairy?
It looks like he’s going to lose soon."
At this moment, several of Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples came
over to look for Luo Pin and Full Moon of Nanshan. They knew
that Luo Pin and Full Moon of Nanshan had a good relationship
with Wu Yu, so they wanted to ask if Wu Yu had any cards left
up his sleeve.
"As far as I know, to this day, Wu Yu has never lost to an
opponent from the same cultivation realm."
Even now, Full Moon of Nanshan had full confidence in Wu
Yu. He opened his folding fan and waved it while grinning:
"Just wait and see. He will explode with power later. He will
definitely surprise you."
"Is that so?"
These Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples were doubtful. One of them
questioned seriously: "Wu Yu’s past opponents were never
immortals with Peach Cloud Fairy’s background. Peach Cloud
Fairy is backed by Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord. She holds a
great advantage over Wu Yu in terms of cultivation resources
and epochal immortal treasure."
The two women, Luo Pin and Ye Xixi, were nervously staring
at the battlefield and did not speak. The current situation was
truly tricky. It seemed that the battle situation was quite
unfavorable to Wu Yu.
Actually, Luo Pin knew that the Bedlam of Heaven and Earth
from Ruyi Jingu Bang was Wu Yu’s ultimate move. Even so,
he failed to defeat Peach Cloud Fairy with it. It meant that
Peach Cloud Fairy was much stronger than Wu Yu’s previous
opponents.
Zhou Niancang and Lei Tianyuan were inferior to Peach Cloud
Fairy because of their weapons. Peach Cloud Fairy had the
Great Eastern Emperor Sword. This Great Eastern Emperor
Sword was too powerful and far surpassed Lei Tianyuan and
Zhou Niancang’s epochal immortal treasures.
Many immortal emperors from the other half of the audience
were talking and laughing.
These included the Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, Mysterious
Spiritual Dipper Empress, True Lord Erlang, Nezha and so on.
"Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress, if your daughter wasn’t
matched with True Lord Erlang’s son, she would have entered
the semi-finals just like my daugther."
Looking at the battle situation, Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord
commented with a smile. He felt that his daughter had already
gained control of the battle and Wu Yu could not win in any
case. Everyone should know that he had this Great Eastern
Emperor Sword forged specially just for Peach Cloud Fairy.
This weapon had supreme power and was a weapon worthy of
an immortal emperor.
A mere Wu Yu would be child’s play for this impressive
weapon. Hence, he had directly assumed that his daughter
would be in the top four.
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress said lightly: "As long as
they are not in the first place, the other positions are
meaningless. Since we’ve lost, there’s no point in discussing
these."
To her, only the first place was worthy of praise. Since her
daughter had lost to Yang Qiang, it was meaningless whether
or not she remained in the trials. It would only be a matter of
time that her daughter would be matched up against Yang
Qiang. The only difference was that she would fight a few more
battles. It was basically impossible for her to get the first place
and get the qualification to enter the Everlasting Battlefield.
So in her opinion, there was no difference between her daughter
and Peach Cloud Fairy.
The only difference was that Peach Cloud Fairy had defeated
Wu Yu and received more attention... ...
However, just as they were conversing jovially and relaxed,
these immortal emperors did not notice that Wu Yu’s eyes have
changed dramatically.
The Great Eastern Emperor Sword suppressed Wu Yu’s Ruyi
Jingu Bang. However, instead of killing his fighting spirit, it
aroused the ferocity in his heart. He had always enjoyed
fighting and he understood that in a tight pathway, only the
bravest would win. At this point, if he hesitated and did not
press on, he would completely be defeated by the Great Eastern
Emperor Sword’s sword light.
So he clenched his teeth and persisted in moving with great
difficulty towards the Peach Cloud Fairy!
During this process, his whole body was surrounded by
countless sword qi. The Ruyi Jingu Bang revolved around him
and blocked some of the sword qi. However, even more sword
qi slashed him and increased his injuries.
This tragic scene made everyone in the spectator stand turn
pale.
This brat, was he asking to die?
However, Wu Yu did not stop nor hesitate at all and forced
himself step by step closer towards Peach Cloud Fairy.
"You’re courting death?"

Peach Cloud Fairy’s gaze hardened. She had only intended to

deal Wu Yu a heavy blow to remind him of his inferiority. After
all, this Immortal Emperor Trials was organised by the
Patriarch Bodhi. She had to give him face.
But as Wu Yu approached her bit by bit, she grew angrier.
This rascal was already losing, why was he not admitting
defeat? Did he truly think that she had a good temper?
Peach Cloud Fairy had never liked low born people like Wu
Yu. If this was not the Immortal Emperor Trials, she would
have killed him.
Now even if they were in the Immortal Emperor Trials, she
could no longer resist using a stronger attack, especially when
Wu Yu was slowly inching his way to her.
"Great Eastern Emperor Sword, Great Eastern Scorching Sun
sword qi!"
At this moment, the Great Eastern Emperor Sword completely
integrated with her own scorching sun aura. Now the
surrounding sword qi storm all carried the scorching sun aura.
As a result, the destructive power of these sword qi had
increased more than double in an instant!
Wu Yu felt that the pressure on him had escalated suddenly.
His whole body was burned and cut badly by the Great Eastern
Blazing Sun sword qi. The rate of him sustaining injuries had
also increased several times.
However, this made him want to fight back even more. At this
moment, the feeling when he was fighting against Zhou
Niancang emerged again. A golden light seemed to burst out
from within the Ruyi Jingu Bang in Wu Yu’s hand.
Wu Yu’s whole body was soon covered with cuts made by the
Great Eastern Scorching Sun sword qi and seemed to be bathed
in the fiery flames.
Suddenly, the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hands flew out from the
sea of fiery flames.
"Seal... ...break!"
At this point, Wu Yu felt a flow of power from the Ruyi Jingu
Bang in his hand. This power broke through the seal and was
finally released!
Originally, only the first layer of seal had been lifted from the
Ruyi Jingu Bang. With that, Wu Yu received the mystique,
Bedlam of Heaven and Earth. Now the second seal had finally
broken under Wu Yu’s persistent tenacious spirit.
All this was not accomplished by Wu Yu alone, but also Great
Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s remaining will which was hidden
inside Ruyi Jingu Bang. It was under the force of both spirits
that finally broke the seal.
With the release of the Ruyi Jingu Bang’s second seal, the
battle situation had suddenly changed.
Wu Yu was originally surrounded by the endless Great Eastern
Scorching Sun sword qi and constantly suffering injuries from
its attacks. However at this moment, a golden rod broke
through the sword qi. As it was very close to the Peach Cloud
Fairy, the rod flew out and landed towards her head!
At this moment, the Ruyi Jingu Bang actually stretched out
from Wu Yu’s hand and became an extremely long pole
smashing into Peach Cloud Fairy. Peach Cloud Fairy was
protected by countless sword qi. Hence, she was not hurt by
this hit.
The Ruyi Jingu Bang’s second seal released a new mystique
called Vertigo!
Vertigo was different from the Bedlam of Heaven and Earth.
It looked simple but actually had an amazing effect.
In fact, one could say that this was one of the most terrifying
powers an epochal immortal treasure could possess.
With one hit, even immortal emperors could become faint.
This power blasted through the void and into Peach Cloud
Fairy’s body. It caused her to blank out and instantly faint!
Chapter 1693: A Direct Blow
No one had expected to witness this scene.
Peach Cloud Fairy had gained the upper hand and victory was
within her grasp. However, Wu Yu had suddenly exploded with
new found strength and knocked the Peach Cloud Fairy out in
one hit?
Wu Yu would naturally not let go of such a good opportunity.
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
Wu Yu twirled his Ruyi Jingu Bang once again and slammed it
onto the unconscious Peach Cloud Fairy. With this knock, her
entire body was sent flying out. This terrifying strength actually
shook the void as well!
If Wu Yu had not held back at the last minute, this Peach Cloud
Fairy was likely to be severly injured by this hit.
Even so, this was not a light smack. Within a breath of time,
she regained consciousness only to feel an intense pain
shooting through her body. It felt as though she had been beaten
up badly by someone.
And she realised that she was laying outside the battlefield. Wu
Yu had actually taken the chance to blast her out of the
battlefield. She had lost!
"Despicable!"
Peach Cloud Fairy endured the sharp pain in her body and
glared murderously at Wu Yu. Her expression was twisted with
rage.
Her Great Eastern Emperor Sword was still afloat beside her.
She wanted to wield it and continue the battle but was stopped
by the immortal emperor behind her.
"Wu Yu is victorious in this battle. He enters the top four!"
With Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor’s announcement,
Wu Yu had become the first of the eight to enter the semi-finals.
The last blow to her head had caused Peach Cloud Fairy to faint
for some time and that was the key factor leading to Wu Yu’s
victory.
No one had expected the battle to conclude in this way. Peach
Cloud Fairy had been suppressing Wu Yu easily from the start
of the battle. However, at the end, Wu Yu had unexpectedly
managed to turn the tide and retaliate. Peach Cloud Fairy was
caught offguard and blasted out of the battlefield, resulting in
her loss.
Peach Cloud Fairy was still bewildered and refused to accept
that she had lost to Wu Yu, a despicable unruly pheasant.
Her entire body was wrecked with pain at the moment and she
was at her pain threshold. In reality, if such a degree of pain
was executed on Wu Yu, he would not even frown. This was
the largest difference between them.
Peach Cloud Fairy had basically never encountered any
setbacks ever since she started cultivating. Injuries were rare
and even in the occasion that she got injured, she had never
been so "seriously" injured.
To Wu Yu, he had been light on Peach Cloud Fairy at the last
moment. Otherwise, Peach Cloud Fairy would truly be heavily
injured and at the brink of death.
In Wu Yu’s opinion, this Peach Cloud Fairy was only lightly
injured but to herself, this was the saddest state that she had
been in for her entire life. The pain that shot through her body
almost caused her knees to buckle and her to fall.
She had never felt such pain before. Compared to the pain from
her body, the defeat and blow to her mind and spirit was even
worse.
She had thought that victory was guaranteed but she actually
lost to Wu Yu?
The audience was equally shocked and the cheers only erupted
from the immortal emperors when Wu Yu left the battlefield
and returned to the spectator stands. These cheers naturally
came from the immortal emperors from Mettle Sky.
Everyone had thought that Wu Yu was sure to lose this battle.
Who would have thought that the situation would reverse in this
manner?
"Ha ha ha! I said it, Old Wu had never lost to an opponent from
the same cultivation realm. There will be no exceptions in
future as well. Didn’t I say it? He’s now in the top four?" Full
Moon of Nanshan guffawed and waved his fan lightly, acting
all cool.
The few Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples who had approached them
laughed too.
No matter what, it was already an impressive result to enter the
semi-finals. It was inconsequential whether or not Wu Yu could
get the first place. To them, Wu Yu had not only proven himself
but also proved that mortal-born immortals were not worse off
than those immortal emperor descendants. In fact, they were
superior!
"From the top four to the finals, he will only meet stronger
opponents. It is unlikely that he can get the first place. Whether
it is Yang Qiang, or Li Tianji, or others, they are too
horrifyingly strong." The few Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples
started to discuss softly and none of them thought that Wu Yu
stood a chance in the later battles.
No matter what, Wu Yu’s defeat of Peach Cloud Fairy was a
blow to the immortal emperor descendants’ camp.
This meant that four of the immortal emperor descendants
would be eliminated in this round. Wu Yu’s ranking as part of
the final four was a humiliation for the immortal emperors in
the sky palaces.
"This brat, fuck!"
When the result was out, Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord’s face
turned icy cold. He had never expected Wu Yu to reverse the
situation at the last minute and even "severely injured" his
daughter.
Ever since her birth, he could not even bear to hit his precious
daughter at all. Yet she was injured by Wu Yu today!
He glared furiously at Wu Yu.
There was no doubt that Wu Yu had defeated his daughter. So,
he hated Wu Yu now. He had ignored the fact that the
competition was fair and in any competition, one must be
prepared to lose. Otherwise, why bother joining?
He did not say much but started healing Peach Cloud Fairy.
Even as Peach Cloud Fairy was being healed, she was
discontented and kept cursing Wu Yu. In fact, after being
healed, she immediately ran to Li Tianji.
"Tianji, if you meet Wu Yu, beat him up and teach him a
lesson!" Peach Cloud Fairy was fuming.
"Peach Cloud Fairy, are you alright?"
Li Tianji was infuriated too. While he liked Luo Pin, he had
already thought of both Peach Cloud Fairy and Happy Fleece
Fairy as his women.
He liked Luo Pin but that did not mean that he would abandon
these two other women. He just wanted one more woman. To
him, three women were nothing.
However, now Wu Yu had actually beat up one of his women.
How could he endure this humiliation?
"His hit was so painful. That guy is a despicable asshole and hit
me brutally!" Peach Cloud Fairy whined and complained about
Wu Yu again.
"Fairy, don’t worry. I, Li Tianji, will let Wu Yu have a taste of
my power and force him into desperation if I meet him in
battle!" Li Tianji snorted coldly and shot Wu Yu a murderous
look.
He wanted to fight Wu Yu for a long time, but the Patriarch
Bodhi’s Wheel of Taichi did not match him up with Wu Yu.
This made him a little angry. In his opinion, as long as he could
compete against Wu Yu, he could easily defeat Wu Yu and
eliminate him. Otherwise, how else could Wu Yu be able to act
so proudly in the Immortal Emperor Trials for so long?
It was simply a matter of luck, but in the end, luck was not in
his favour.
Li Tianji had strong confidence in entering the top four. His
goal was to be number one, so no matter who his opponent was,
he was not too bothered.

As long as he entered the semi-finals, the possibility of meeting

Wu Yu was very high. At that time, he would teach Wu Yu a
good lesson.
The immortal emperor guests basically expressed support and
encouragement to Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord and Peach
Cloud Fairy, and comforted them. At the same time, many
immortal emperors were very unhappy with Wu Yu. Who had
allowed him to use the last move to "bully" Peach Cloud Fairy?
In short, their descendants could bully others.
But no one could bully their descendants!
Otherwise, what was the use of their painstaking efforts in
climbing up the ranks in the sky palaces?
Was it not for the benefit of one’s own offspring?
The competition to enter the semi-finals continued. Wu Yu
returned to the spectators stand with the rest of the audience to
continue watching the battles. From time to time, some senior
brothers would come over to congratulate him and express their
appreciation for his performance.
Wu Yu responded to each of them. These immortal emperors
were also Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples and were on his side.
However, although these immortal emperors all came to
congratulate him, Wu Yu could see from their eyes that these
senior brothers were not optimistic about his next fight.
As the battle for the top four gradually came to an end, the final
candidates for the semi-finals were basically confirmed. In
addition to Wu Yu who took the lead in defeating Peach Cloud
Fairy, the other participants to enter the top four were True
Lord Erlang’s son, Yang Qiang, and Lotus Prince Nezha’s son,
Li Tianji.
The last to enter the top four was Jiang Taiji, the son of the
Central Ecliptic Great Yellow Horn Immortal. He was also very
powerful. In fact, in Wu Yu’s opinion, Jiang Taiji was a good
match for both Yang Qiang and Li Tianji as well. If Wu Yu met
him in the semi-final, he would have to be careful too.
Wu Yu, Yang Qiang, Li Tianji, and Jiang Taiji.
The gathering of the top four meant that the Immortal Emperor
Trials had basically reached the final stage. There were still
three more rounds left, and they would find out who would be
in the first place for the Immortal Emperor Trials.
The first in the Immortal Emperor Trials would be able to step
into the Everlasting Battlefield and would very likely be able to
breakthrough and become an eternal immortal emperor.
If the opportunity was lost this time, even if these immortal
emperor descendants possessed ample resources, it would be at
least another hundreds of thousands of years before they could
reach the immortal emperor cultivation realm.
Even though time meant nothing to immortal emperors.
The key was that when one became an eternal immortal
emperor, he would truly achieve immortality.
As for those who failed to seize the chance to get the first place
in the Immortal Emperor Trials, they were at risk of suffering
an accident and losing the opportunity to become an eternal
immortal emperor forever. When that happened, they could
only wait for their lifespan to run out and perish.
Therefore, even those immortal emperors in the sky palaces
were very concerned over who got the first place in this trial.
The audience could get some clues from the semi-final battles
and guess who was likely to win the first place.
After a year, the Immortal Emperor Trials had finally reached
the most critical moment.
The battle among the top four was finally beginning!
Wu Yu, Yang Qiang, Li Tianji, and Jiang Taiji. And their
friends and families all became serious. At this stage, it was
important who would become their opponent as any
unfortunate match up would cause them to lose the chance to
be the first place.
There was no doubt that Wu Yu was the easiest to fight of the
top four.
On the stage, Yang Qiang, Li Tianji and even Jiang Taiji were
all staring at Wu Yu. Obviously all of them hoped that they
would be matched up with Wu Yu. This would greatly increase
their chance to enter the finals.
Everyone had watched Wu Yu’s battle with Peach Cloud Fairy
and knew that he was basically suppressed right from the start.
If not for his sudden explosion of power at the end of the battle,
there was no way that he could enter the top four.
Hence, to the other three, it was mutually agreed that Wu Yu
was the weakest.
Chapter 1694: Contract Heavenly Rule
The Wheel of Taichi started to spin slowly under everyone’s
watchful eyes.
The top four competitors on stage were particularly outstanding
as the bright light from the Wheel of Taichi shone constantly
on them. They all wore different expressions.
Yang Qiang’s expression was cold. No one could guess what
he was thinking from the surface. Whereas Li Tianji had a
haughty look. His gaze was fixed onto Wu Yu as he sized Wu
Yu up. He hoped that he could be paired up with Wu Yu soon
to fight him.
As for Jiang Taiji, he was expressionless. He stood there,
staring at the sky. Similarly, no one could guess what he was
thinking.
The light from the Wheel of Taichi rotated and soon the first
two opponents were selected. They were the son of Central
Ecliptic Great Yellow Horn Immortal, Jiang Taiji, and the son
of True Lord Erlang Yang Jian, Yang Qiang!
There was no need for the Wheel of Taichi to select the next
two opponents anymore. Naturally, Wu Yu would be fighting
against Li Tianji.
Looking at this results, Li Tianji burst out in laughter and said:
"Wu Yu, in the end, you are still at my mercy. I want to see if
you can continue to be as arrogant when you face me in battle."
Li Tianji laughed disdainfully, turned and left the battlefield.
Wu Yu did not pay any attention to him. Instead, he prepared
himself mentally to fight Li Tianji. He knew that this person
was Nezha’s son and would be very difficult to deal with. He
thought to himself that he would probably need some strong
means of attack to defeat Li Tianji.
At the very least, Wu Yu must use the Vertigo ability that he
gained after the second seal of Ruyi Jingu Bang was broken.
Otherwise he would have no chance of winning.
Now the only ones left standing in the battlefield was Yang
Qiang, the son of True Lord Erlang, and Jiang Taiji, the son of
Central Ecliptic Great Yellow Horn Immortal.
Both of them were very strong, but obviously, there seemed to
be more people who were in support of Yang Qiang. Everyone
at the spectator stands were discussing fervently and
speculating who would win the battle.
Jiang Taiji’s whole body was covered in gold colour. He had
long horns on his head, and his eyes were bright and full of
energy.
He glanced at the cool looking Yang Qiang who stood in front
of him and said with a faint smile: "Yang Qiang, I didn’t expect
that you will be my opponent. It seems like I do not have the
luck to fight Wu Yu. In that case, let me see how much power
you have! Everyone said that you are very strong, but I doubt
that you are worthy to be my opponent."
"Try me."
Yang Qiang’s reply was as cold as ever. He was fearless.
Yang Qiang had a good relationship with Lei Tianyuan, but
Jiang Taiji was only an acquaintance to him. He did not have
much contact with Jiang Taiji before. After all, he seldom
communicated with others and only focused on his training.
Jiang Taiji’s character was similar to Yang Qiang. Hence the
two of them had few opportunities to meet.
As the battle began, Yang Qiang’s Heaven’s Ruin Painted
Halberd erupted directly with a horrifying power. He punched
out and this move turned out to be the one that he had used
before, world destroyer heavenly rule!
A burst of void annihilation power was released as he punched
out. It was followed closely by the terrifying power released
from the swing of his Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd. These
powers slammed towards Jiang Taiji from different directions.
These two moves were executed simultaneously, which
increased the pressure on Jiang Taiji suddenly.This dreadful
force of power seemed to fall from the sky, forcing him to use
some means to defend himself.
"Holy mud heavenly rule!"
With a loud roar, a sea of yellow mud rolled out from within
Jiang Taiji’s body. This yellow mud turned into a piece of thick
soil in the void, burying the entire space in the Giant Astral
Prison.
Jiang Taiji also became completely wrapped in this layer of
thick soil.
As Yang Qiang’s attacks bombarded towards him, his layer of
thick soil managed to block this simultaneous double attack.
Although the thick soil collapsed under the impact of these
attacks, Yang Qiang could not hurt Jiang Taiji at all.
"En?"
Yang Qiang was a little surprised. He did not expect Jiang Taiji
to be so powerful and have such a tortoise-like move to defend
himself. Yang Qiang had never seen Jiang Taiji using this move
in the previous battles. It was only now in the semi-finals that
he used it. Perhaps this move was intended to be used as a trump
card to win the final battle.
But Yang Qiang was not worried at all.
Even though Jiang Taiji used some unique skills, he also had
his own arsenal of special skills too.
"Eye of Heaven... ...Open!"
Yang Qiang’s third eye on his forehead appeared once again in
the battlefield and a shapeless power accompanied the opening
of the eye. Jiang Taiji whose armour of thick soil was shattered
by Yang Qiang’s attack was now restrained by the Eye of
Heaven. He could no longer move and seemed to be pinned to
the void.
Yang Qiang grabbed his Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd and
approached Jiang Taiji coldly. The next fatal move was about
to be executed.
At this point, Jiang Taiji’s body suddenly shone with golden
light and countless golden spikes pierced through the void!
While that Eye of Heaven had a shapeless power, it actually
existed within the surrounding void. When Jiang Taiji’s golden
spikes pierced out, they actually severed the power of the Eye
of Heaven!
While every golden spike had a short range, they had the
advantage in numbers and their excellent penetration. Even the
seemingly invisible power of the Eye of Heaven was instantly
destroyed by these golden spikes.
"Ha ha ha! Did you think that your Eye of Heaven is effective
against everyone? I’ve long seen through your move!"
Jiang Taiji laughed aloud. His whole body continued sparkling
with golden holy light: "What do you think of my well-prepared
golden spike heavenly rule? Your Eye of Heaven is ineffective
against me!"
With his laugther, his body quickly bulked up and he actually
transformed into a enormous golden horned beast. This golden
horned beast was covered with golden shiny scales. If he
opened his mouth, he could swallow this entire void.
"This giant beast seems similar to the Heaven Devouring
Titanic Beast, but gold in color."
Wu Yu watched from the spectator stands. He was quite
concerned over this battle.
His next battle was against Li Tianji and if he defeated Li
Tianji, then he would have to fight the one who would emerge
victorious in this battle. They would then compete for the first
place in the Immortal Emperor Trials.
Wu Yu was still quite confident in his own abilities. He was
determined to defeat Li Tianji. Otherwise, he would be letting
down the high expectations of Patriarch Bodhi and his fellow
immortal emperors in Mettle Sky.
If he were to be in the finals, then it would be advantageous for
him to learn about his opponent’s abilities as part of his
preparation.
As Jiang Taiji transformed into a gigantic golden horned beast,
an extremely domineering aura erupted from the battlefield.
Even the void trembled.
This gigantic golden horned beast rushed towards Yang Qiang.
It seemed like a golden hurricane threatening to ram into Yang
Qiang with a terrifying strength. On the way, even the void
threatened to shatter from its rampage. The absurd power
displayed surprised the immortal emperors at the spectator
stands.
"Great Yellow Horn Immortal! Isn’t this the Golden Body of
the Great Yellow Immortal mystique that is passed down in
your tribe? Your son can actually use it so well. That’s
impressive!"
"Yang Qiang’s aura seemed to have fallen behind. If he do not
use some other move to counter this Golden Body of the Great
Yellow Immortal, he is unlikely to defeat Jiang Taiji."
Many Immortal emperors were discussing and analysing the
battle.
In fact, even Yang Qiang was watchful over Jiang Taiji’s
transformation. He was quite surprised over the power of the
Golden Body of the Great Yellow Immortal. After using this
mystique, Jiang Taiji’s aura and strength seemed to have
increased by a few folds.
If Yang Qiang had originally intended to use only ordinary
moves to defeat Jiang Taiji, he now fully understood that
ordinary moves were insufficient to defeat Jiang Taiji.
If that was the case, then he could only... ...
Just as Jiang Taiji’s Golden Body of the Great Yellow Immortal
rampaged towards Yang Qiang, the void above Yang Qiang’s
head shattered and cracked. From the void chasm, a deafening
roar erupted.
Followed closely, a terrifying looking pitch-black Howling
Celestial Dog leapt out from the void chasm. Its eyes were as
cold and fierce as Yang Qiang’s eyes. This was actually Yang
Qiang’s life-bound companion beast and it was here because
Yang Qiang had summoned it!
This life-bound companion beast looked like True Lord Erlang,
Yang Jian’s Howling Celestial Dog. It was Yang Jian’s
Howling Celestial Dog’s first born and inherited its bloodline.
It was a supreme immortal beast called Tyrant.
This immortal beast, Tyrant, had bound its life to Yang Qiang
via the contract heavenly rule. They now shared their lives and
the immortal beast acted as Yang Qiang’s second body. It was
Yang Qiang’s trump card.
When the Howling Celestial Dog, Tyrant, appeared in the
battlefield, it actually managed to suppress Jiang Taiji’s Golden
Body of the Great Yellow Immortal. While they had only
gained an upper hand in terms of domineering aura, this also
showed how terrifying the strength of this Howling Celestial
Dog, Tyrant, could be.
No one had thought that Yang Qiang would have such a move
hidden up his sleeves. In fact, even those immortal emperor
guests did not expect this to happen.
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, Mysterious Spiritual Dipper
Empress and the others were all unaware that the Howling
Celestial Dog had actually produced an offspring and its
offspring had actually discreetly become Yang Qiang’s life-
bound companion beast through the contract heavenly rule.
"Well, it seems that my daughter’s loss was indeed not an
incident. While she can block the strong attacks from the
Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd, she will stand no chance
against this life-bound companion beast."
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress shook her head. She was
utterly impressed by Yang Qiang. Her daughter, Happy Fleece
Fairy, was defeated by Yang Qiang’s Heaven’s Ruin Painted
Halberd. However, even if it were not for the Heaven’s Ruin
Painted Halberd, Happy Fleece Fairy would never be able to
fight this life-bound companion beast, which was a stronger
move compared to the Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd.
True Lord Erlang watched as his son Yang Qiang had
summoned his life-bound companion beast and was pleased.
He could tell that Yang Qiang’s contractual affinity with his
Howling Celestial Dog, Tyrant, had recently improved. In turn,
his battle powers would be boosted too.
"Die by my Yellow Sky Holy Mud Imperial Sword!"
Just as the immortal emperors at the spectators stand were
gasping in surprise, the moment for the final showdown had
arrived.
Jiang Taiji who had already used the mystique, Golden Body
of the Great Yellow Immortal, finally used his epochal
immortal treasure, the Yellow Sky Holy Mud Imperial Sword.
That was a huge golden sword and when it appeared in the void,
it shone with an overbearing aura. It followed the golden
horned beast’s movement and slashed towards Yang Qiang and
his Howling Celestial Dog, Tyrant.
This slash broke through the void and cut through the sky!
The entire Giant Astral Prison seemed to be cloaked by endless
golden light at this point. Even Yang Qiang and his Howling
Celestial Dog, Tyrant, seemed to be bathed in golden light. In
this instant, they were suppressed by this terrifying sword slash
Chapter 1695: Three Heads, Six Arms
Unfortunately, Yang Qiang and the Howling Celestial Dog,
Tyrant, weren’t the slightest fearful when Jiang Taiji
summoned his epochal immortal treasure.
The Tyrant was far stronger than the Howling Celestial Dog of
Gu Huo Immortal Lord that Wu Yu had seen previously. Its
body was completely black and its solemn expression was no
different from Yang Qiang. Since it appeared, it stayed within
a fixed position with Yang Qiang.
When Jiang Taiji charged ahead in his Golden Body of the
Great Yellow Immortal and holding the Yellow Sky Holy Mud
Imperial Sword, Yang Qiang and the Howling Celestial Dog,
Tyrant, finally moved.
And when they moved, the space before Yang Qiang shattered.
Terrorizing energy reverberated outwards like a deluge,
shattering even the void space. No one had expected the
coordination between Tyrant and Yang Qiang and the outburst
of energy from their bodies to cause the phenomenon!
Even with his Golden Body of the Great Yellow Immortal,
Jiang Taiji couldn’t even make a step forward when going
against the waves of voidquakes. He could only release a
golden sword slash from his Yellow Sky Holy Mud Imperial
Sword which was quickly decimated by the voidquakes.
Although this had all happened in a brief moment, the
coordination of Yang Qiang and his Tyrant impressed the entire
crowd.
This was probably the first time Yang Qiang had displayed
some hidden tricks he had for this Immortal Emperor Trials.
In the field, waves of voidquakes stopped Jiang Taiji from
approaching Yang Qiang and was constantly pushed back. In
fact, when resisting the voidquakes, more cuts and wounds
were opened on Jiang Taiji. The energy from the voidquakes
were too much from Jiang Taiji and he could only barely resist
with the Yellow Sky Holy Mud Imperial Sword.
Finally, Jiang Taiji was finally sent out of the field amidst the
constant bombardment of voidquakes. The battle eventually
ended in a shocking victory for Yang Qiang.
The crowd burst into wild applause. Many immortal emperors
believed that with the strength than Yang Qiang had displayed,
Li Tianji was probably the only one who would be a match.
Anyone else would just be courting his own death!
Wu Yu was looking grave.
If he won in his battle against Li Tianji, he would be facing
Yang Qiang. When the time came, he had to also consider how
to deal with his companion beast, Howling Celestial Dog. This
would be an uphill task.
Nonetheless, he had to focus on dealing with Li Tianji first.
This guy wouldn’t be any easier to deal with than Yang Qiang.
In the stands, the guest immortal emperors were cheering while
the immortal emperor disciples of Patriarch Bodhi weren’t
looking too well. They weren’t optimistic about the upcoming
match. Judging from the performance of Wu Yu in the previous
battles, they believed it would be too difficult for Wu Yu to
defeat Li Tianji.
Although it wasn’t impossible, the possibility was too low. All
the Mystiques that Li Tianji had used previously were
exceptionally powerful. In comparison, Wu Yu’s techniques
were a lot weaker.
More importantly, Li Tianji didn’t just have a single epochal
immortal treasure. This was the greatest advantage he had in
this iteration of Immortal Emperor Trials.
"I just heard the Howling Celestial Dog of Yang Qiang is called
the Tyrant and True Lord Erlang’s Howling Celestial Dog is
named the Ruler. The bloodline of Howling Celestial Dog is
really enviable. If only my descendants can also have a
companion beast of this level! How great would it be!"
The guest immortal emperors were still discussing about the
previous battle.
Almost none of them cast an eye on Wu Yu who had enter the
field. In their views, there wasn’t any uncertainty about the
outcome of battle between Wu Yu and Li Tianji. After this
battle, they would be interested to find out if Li Tianji or Yang
Qiang who emerged as number one.
Never in their wildest imagination that they saw Wu Yu
winning the Immortal Emperor Trials.
Li Tianji naturally had the same belief. Since he was born, he
had not suffer any true setback, let alone the inerasable shame
he would be carry should he lose to Wu Yu.
Therefore, he definitely wouldn’t go easy on Wu Yu!
"Wu Yu, you still end up running into me. Aren’t you feeling
apprehensive and terrified?"
Watching Wu Yu entering the field first, Li Tianji couldn’t help
but grin as he walked casually towards the field.
As he walked towards the middle of the field, he constantly
turned and looked frivously in the direction of Luo Pin, exerting
his dominance to claim her. "Wu Yu, Luo Pin would know the
difference between us after this battle! And when that
happened, I’ll ask my grandfather to propose a marriage to the
mystical dragon tribe. I’ll like to see who would be able to stop
it!"
"Cut the cackle! Save those arrogant words until you have the
abilities to defeat me."
Wu Yu’s eyes turned menancing. Those who used people
around him to threaten him. were also the people he detested
the most. Furthermore, Li Tianji was targeting one of the most
important person to him, Luo Pin!
Wu Yu couldn’t forgive his actions. Therefore, Wu Yu was
determine to secure victory in this battle. Even if he had to risk
his life, he definitely couldn’t allow himself to lose here.
When he was done speaking, he struck first. Incandescent
heavenly rule circled his entire body as he darted towards Li
Tianji like a ray of golden light. His terrifying strength was
torching the space around him, sending the temperature
skyrocketing!
"Such a weak heavenly rule and yet you dare to show it in
public to embarrass yourself?"
Seeing this, Li Tianji was nonchalant. He scoffed and a fire
heavenly rule flashed around his body. Immediately after,
numerous flames fell from the sky, clashed in the space with
Wu Yu’s incandescent heavenly rule and subtly overpowering
them.
"Emperor Flame heavenly rule, the ruler of all flames...... Wu
Yu, you are still too young to play with fire against me.
Hahahaha!" Li Tianji cackled arrogantly. Amidst his laughter,
his Emperor Flame heavenly rule had indeed overpowered Wu
Yu’s incandescent heavenly rule!
Wu Yu’s incandescent heavenly rule fizzled out gradually.
However, Li Tianji’s Emperor Flame heavenly rule was also
almost extinguished completely.
After all, incandescent heavenly rule was just Wu Yu’s first
heavenly rule. It’s expected for it to be a little weaker and Wu
Yu wasn’t too concerned about it. As for the words that Li
Tianji were babbling, he couldn’t care less as well.
When dealing with someone like him, arguing wouldn’t work.
If he would want Li Tianji to submit, there was only a way and
that was to defeat him!
"Crusader heavenly rule!"
"Golden eyes heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu activated two heavenly rules at the same time. When
crusader heavenly rule cruised through his body, his
comprehensive strength catapulted. Immediately after, two
golden gaze swept ahead from his Eyes of Fire and Gold and
crashed down on Li Tianji.
The two beams of golden eyes heavenly rule surprised Li Tianji
and he was late to avoid.

However, he flicked his hand out casually to summon an

epochal immortal treasure. That was a long spear with flames
circled around. As he manipulated it, a flaming tornado was
created.
The flaming tornado clashed with Wu Yu’s golden eyes
heavenly rule, extinguishing both flames. It was surprising no
one had an edge yet.
"Wu Yu, have a good look at how I, Li Tianji, is going to crush
you!"
After exchanging two moves, Li Tianji couldn’t hold back
further. He berated as he underwent drastic transformation. He
looked just like a young teenager initially. However, as he cast
his Mystique, he became a terrifying existence with three heads
and six arms.
"Mystique, Three Heads, Six Arms!"
Almost everyone on the spectator stands were cheering. This
Mystique was what made Nezha famous! In an instant, his
battle strength would be amplified three times over!
It didn’t just stop there.
As Li Tianji cast the Mystique and took the form of three heads
and six arms, three other epochal immortal treasures appeared
almost instantly on him. Together with the flaming long spear,
there were a total of four epochal immortal treasures.
In the battles of Immortal Emperor Trials earlier, Li Tianji was
able to defeat his opponent with just one or two epochal
immortal treasures and using some heavenly rules.
However, to crush Wu Yu completely and send him into
despair, Li Tianji used his strongest Mystique, Three Heads,
Six Arms. Moreover, he summoned all four of his epochal
immortal treasures.
Each of the four epochal immortal treasures was invaluable in
the sky palaces. They were meticulously prepared by Pagoda-
Bearing Heavenly King Li and were the most suitable for Li
Tianji.
Among which, below his feet were the Flaming Wheels of Two
Realms. The Flaming Wheels of Two Realms represented two
realms of flames. They weren’t apotheosis of immortal
emperors and were crafted from dwarf realms beyond the
90,000 lesser realms.
An epochal immortal treasure crafted from dwarf realm possess
incredible powers. The energy encompassed in the two realms
of flames were even more robust than the Great Eastern
Emperor Sword of Peach Cloud Fairy earlier.
This was just one epochal immortal treasure that Li Tianji had.
"Seven Stars Loop, God Restraining Band, 9-Heavens Flaming
Spear and Flaming Wheels of Two Realms! The epochal
immortal treasures that Li Tianji possessed are just a little
weaker than those of Nezha!"
"You’re right. The four epochal immortal treasures are
basically the weaker version of all the epochal immortal
treasures of Nezha. They must have been intentionally forged
by Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li for his grandson to best
suit his battle Mystiques!"
"Ordinary immortal emperors might not even possess an
epochal immortal treasure of this level. Yet, this little brat from
the Li Family had four of them! He’s really doted on by
Heavenly King Li!"
On the spectator stand, many immortal emperors started
chatting when they saw Li Tianji used Three Heads, Six Arms
and summoned four epochal immortal treasures.
In their views, these were tricks that should be used on Yang
Qiang.
Using it on Wu Yu?
That’s like using a sledgehammer on a gnat!
In the field, Wu Yu vividly sense the stifling pressure from his
opponent that was almost suffocating him. None of the four
epochal immortal treasures were ordinary items and had
incredible elite powers. The stifling pressure spread to fill the
entire Giant Astral Prison, raising everyone’s heart to their
mouths.
Chapter 1696: Vajra Shield
Other than the Flaming Wheels of Two Realms, the other three
epochal immortal treasures of Li Tianji were also epic.
The flaming long spear was also known as 9-Heavens Flaming
Spear. Heavenly King Li had forged it with 9-heavens godly
fire that gave it the ability to roast even the void space. The
flames created were inextinguishable. Even ordinary immortal
emperors had to handle it carefully, let alone the immortal kings
that were participating in the Immortal Emperor Trials.
As for the Seven Stars Loop, it was a loop with seven stars
embedded around Li Tianji’s arm with stellar spiritual qi. In
normal times, the stellar energy was tranquil. However, once a
battle erupt, the energy could become rampant and capable of
decimating anything.
The last epochal immortal treasure was the God Restraining
Band. The red silk skarf-like epochal immortal treasure was
wrapped across Li Tianji’s body. Heavenly King Li had forged
it by imitating Nezha’s Chaotic Sky Band and it had the same
torching effect as the 9-Heavens Flaming Spear.
When the four epochal immortal treasures were used, the
stifling pressure of Li Tianji reached a climax. Together with
the superb Mystique of Three Heads, Six Arms, it would appear
he could crush Wu Yu easily!
Li Tianji’s battle strength had muliplied three times with Three
Heads, Six Arms. Each pair of arms controlled an epochal
immortal treasure and there’s still the Flaming Wheels of Two
Realms below his feet that were constantly spinning.
This was the strongest form of Li Tianji.
"Wu Yu, are you trembling in fear now?"
Looking down on Wu Yu, whom he perceived was as
insignificant as a bug, Li Tianji cackled arrogantly. Soon after,
black flames raged from all parts of his body.
The black flames were the devil flame heavenly rule of Li
Tianji. He could disregard spatial distance and sent devil flame
heavenly rule into his opponent’s body. At this very moment,
black flames was burning in Wu Yu’s bodu, spreading to his
five organs and six viscerals, attempting to reduce Wu Yu into
ashes.
"It’s hard enough to deal with the four epochal immortal
treasures. Who would have thought Li Tianji has such
incredible heavenly rule power as well!"
Wu Yu gnashed his teeth and activated his sanctified flesh
heavenly rule. His heavenly rule power poured into his internal
pathways and flesh, resisting the devil flame heavenly rule that
was raging.
However, his focus was still mainly on Li Tianji. This was
because the pressure when the four epochal immortal treasures
were gathered was too overbearing. Wu Yu couldn’t shift his
attention from them.
"Ruyi Jingu Bang!"
Wu Yu could only summon his Ruyi Jingu Bang, gritted his
teeth and prepared himself to go against his opponent and the
four epochal immortal treasures!
"Naive!"
Li Tianji scoffed and didn’t care about Wu Yu or his Ruyi Jingu
Bang. In his eyes, not a single immortal king of his generation
was a match for him. Even if there was, it definitely wouldn’t
be Wu Yu.
Therefore, he was feeling extremely good.
9-Heavens Flaming Spear, Seven Stars Loop and God
Restraining Band launched attacks towards Wu Yu at the same
instant.
Towering flames pierced the void space. The tip of the 9-
Heavens Flaming Spear burned in 9-heavens godly fire,
reducing everything into ashes as it came crashing down on Wu
Yu’s head.
"Get away!"
Wu Yu swung his Ruyi Jingu Bang swiftly, parrying the tip of
the 9-Heavens Flaming Spear away. However, the 9-heavens
godly fire on it spread along the Ruyi Jingu Bang and dealt
extensive damage to Wu Yu.
"Disperse!"
Wu Yu tightened his grip on the Ruyi Jingu Bang. He could
sense the unyielding will within the Ruyi Jingu Bang as the 9-
heavens godly fire blazed. In fact, a stronger power was
forming amidst the burning.
Following his actions, the 9-heavens godly fire that burned on
the Ruyi Jingu Bang was dispersed and fell to the void space
around.
At this point, Wu Yu finally extinguished the devil flame
heavenly rule raging in his body with his sanctified flesh
heavenly rule.
However, he now had to face the attacks from God Restraining
Band and Seven Stars Loop at the same time!
Stellar force and blazing force fell around Wu Yu almost
simultaneously and surrounded him. To Wu Yu’s surprise, the
God Restraining Band was circling towards Wu Yu, attempting
to trap him. As for the Seven Stars Loop, it enlarged out of the
blue, came down from above and attempted to immobilize Wu
Yu.
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
Holding Ruyi Jingu Bang, Wu Yu felt unprecendented
pressure. The two epochal immortal treasures weren’t any
inferior to Peach Cloud Fairy’s Great Eastern Emperor Sword.
Now that they were coming for him at the same time, Wu Yu
felt as though he could hold on.
He stuck the Ruyi Jingu Bang out against the Seven Stars Loop.
The force of Bedlam of Heaven and Earth neutralized the stellar
force from the Seven Stars Loop before sending it flying away.
Even so, Wu Yu was still restricted by the God Restraining
Band. Endless flames torched his body, wanting to reduce Wu
Yu to ashes.
"Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, shrink!"
Without hesitation, this was his only solution. That was
shrinking his body to the smallest and escaping before his
opponent realized what happned.
However, this process was extremely close. As the God
Restraining Band sensed Wu Yu was shrinking, it also shrank
in tandem. No matter the extent Wu Yu was shrinking, the God
Restraining Band seemed capable of stopping him.
The escape was only because his opponent didn’t react in time.
He wouldn’t have the same opportunity the next time.
"Flaming Wheels of Two Realms!"
Li Tianji descended on his Flaming Wheels of Two Realms and
the two realms of flames crashed around Wu Yu. Wu Yu was
completely surrounded by raging flames and the endless flames
were smelting Wu Yu’s physical body!
Furthermore, the 9-Heavens Flaming Spear, Seven Stars Loop
and God Restraining Band were still heading towards Wu Yu,
pestering and unrelenting until they completely exterminated
Wu Yu.
The four epochal immortal treasure came constantly and Wu
Yu was under unprecedented pressure.
After he was drowned in the realms of flames of the Flaming
Wheels of Two Realms, he felt he was in a furnace and that he
was melting. Furthermore, with the other three epochal
immortal treasures preparing for an attack, Wu Yu felt
unimaginably overwhelmed.
"Damn it!"
It was as though Wu Yu was going against four at the same
time. When he was covered in the realms of flames, Luo Pin,
Full Moon of Nanshan, and Ye Xixi could no longer see the
situation and couldn’t help but were more anxious.

They were afraid Wu Yu would encounter mishap in the hands

of Li Tianji. If Wu Yu encountered any mishap, they wouldn’t
know what to do.
"Li Tianji is really incredible. Together with his four epochal
immortal treasures, even second tier immortal emperors
probably wouldn’t last very long!"
"Yeah! Seems like Wu Yu is going to lose here. The finals of
the Immortal Emperor Trials should be between Li Tianji and
Yang Qiang."
"That should be it. Wu Yu is just lucky to make his way here.
Once he encounters a proud talent like Li Tianji, his luck
wouldn’t be of any use!"
The guests were constantly discussing and exchanging their
views while staring at the realms of flames that had surrounded
the entire field. Sensing the presence of the other three epochal
immortal treasures, most of them no longer saw any hope for
Wu Yu.
Considering the various factors, it would be harder than scaling
the sky for Wu Yu to turn the tables around with a single rod!
Within the realms of flames, Wu Yu just like he was about to
melt into liquid. Even with the Invincible Vajra Body, he
couldn’t last for long.
There were two realms of flames from his opponent Flaming
Wheels of Two Realms. Now that the two realms were stacking
and smelting Wu Yu, he couldn’t break free. Even with Ruyi
Jingu Bang, Bedlam of Heaven and Earth couldn’t break the
two overlapping realms of flames.
However, Wu Yu knew he couldn’t lose despite under immense
pressure. Therefore, the more perilous the situation, the calmer
Wu Yu was.
9-Heavens Flaming Spear, Seven Stars Loop, God Restraining
Band carried overwhelming pressure as they flew towards Wu
Yu. Flames, stellar force and blazing force filled the
environment, threatening to drown Wu Yu the very next
instant.
"Crusader heavenly rule!"
Crusader heavenly rule circled around Wu Yu. At the same
time, he tightened his grip on Ruyi Jingu Bang and felt a will
transmitted from his hands.
This was an unyielding spirit and seemed extremely sensitive
to being smelted by godly flames. At that moment, Wu Yu
wondered if Ruyi Jingu Bang had ever been in a similar
environment.
Under the protection of crusader heavenly rule, Wu Yu’s blood
started boiling.
As for the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hands, it became even hotter
than the surrounding realms of flame. Even Wu Yu could no
longer hold it tightly.
At the same time, Wu Yu felt as though he formed a mental
connection with the Ruyi Jingu Bang. The connection cruised
through the entire Ruyi Jingu Bang and also his physical body.
The four epochal immortal treasures continued the coordinated
assault, keeping Wu Yu surrounded with terrifying energy.
However, at this very moment! Wu Yu finally achieved true
mental connection with the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand!
Finally, he broke through the third seal of Ruyi Jingu Bang......
Vajra Shield!
Glistering golden light erupted from Wu Yu.
When the third seal on the Ruyi Jingu Bang was removed,
another Mystique was uncovered to be used. This was the Vajra
Shield. Following the blinding flash, Wu Yu’s physical body
was isolated from the external world.
At that instant, even if Li Tianji had used all four of his epochal
immortal treasures together, he still wouldn’t be able to break
the Vajra Shield.
"This power is a little foreign! It doesn’t feel like it is from the
sky palaces. On the other hand, the vibes are a little similar to
the scriptures of the Invincible Vajra Body."
Wu Yu noticed it but didn’t have time to delve into the details.
He only knew this must be part of the Great Sage, Heaven’s
Equal’s powers. Ruyi Jingu Bang had become his saving straw
at this moment. The Vajra Shield formed from the glistering
golden light had even isolated him from the surrounding space.
The spherical golden shield had Wu Yu protected within. The
barrage of attacks from Li Tianji descended shortly after. The
space in the realms of flames collapsed, stellar and blazing
flame gathered to cause turbulents that all poured down on the
Vajra Shield.
Chapter 1697: Suicide out of Shame
As the third seal on Wu Yu’s Ruyi Jingu Bang was unravelled,
he finally found the way to contend against Li Tianji.
The Vajra Shield that was previously sealed away formed a
golden spherical guard that had Wu Yu protected completely.
As for Li Tianji, he constantly bombarded the Vajra Shield with
terrifying powers of the four epochal immortal treasures.
9-Heavens Flaming Spear, God Restraining Band, Seven Stars
Loop and Flaming Wheels of Two Realms... Under the control
of Li Tianji, the might of the four epochal immortal treasures
was constantly channelled onto the Vajra Shield, causing
sounds of void space shattering. The golden glow of the Vajra
Shield was constantly dispersed by the relentless
bombardment.
Yet, Li Tianji still couldn’t break the defense of Wu Yu’s Vajra
Shield!
No matter how powerful his attacks were and even with the four
epochal immortal treasures firing stellar force and blazing
force, he couldn’t cause a dent to Wu Yu’s Vajra Shield.
This left Li Tianji furrowing his brows. Since he was born, he
had never encounter a situation like this.
"Could this Wu Yu be an ancient tortoise?"
Li Tianji thought to himself. He had just completed a round of
relentless bombardment with his four epochal immortal
treasures. The destructiveness would have killed a second tier
immortal emperor several times over.
Yet, Wu Yu was still hiding within the Vajra Shield.
Wu Yu was equally shocked and impressed at how tough the
defense of the Vajra Shield was. However, Wu Yu soon came
to a conclusion. Even if Li Tianji had four epochal immortal
treasures, the four epochal immortal treasures were the most
ordinary epochal immortal treasures.
Now, Wu Yu was certain that the Ruyi Jingu Bang he obtained
from the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal was of the highest tier
even among the epochal immortal treasures. In fact, it wouldn’t
be any inferior to other epochal immortal treasures of immortal
emperors in the sky palaces.
This could be easily deduced by the Vajra Shield that was
uncovered when the third seal was broken.
The four epochal immortal treasures of Li Tianji had great
coordination, control and destructiveness. Yet, when facing the
Vajra Shield, Li Tianji didn’t have a solution at all.
When Li Tianji was done with the round of relentless
bombardment, Wu Yu knew his chance to counterattack was
finally here.
"Kill!"
Without hesitation, the light of Vajra Shield around him
dissipated. Carrying his Ruyi Jingu Bang, he darted straight
towards Li Tianji and smashed decisvely. This time, he used
the same technique he used against Peach Cloud Fairy earlier.
A direct hit! Vertigo!
From within Ruyi Jingu Bang, a tyrannical and alarming
strength surged forth and landed on Li Tianji. At that instant, it
was as though his soul was forced out of the body as he stood
rooted to the ground.
Just like how Peach Cloud Fairy was, Li Tianji was knocked
into a state of confusion instantly.
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
While Li Tianji was affected by Vertigo, his four epochal
immortal treasures also stopped. Only their stifling pressure
lingered in the Giant Astral Prison but the pressure wouldn’t
affect Wu Yu at all.
And now, Wu Yu’s Ruyi Jingu Bang was like a beam of golden
ray that penetrated into the sky and earth before landing heavily
on Li Tianji!
Destructive energy erupted in Li Tianji. At the most crucial
juncture, the God Restraining Band and Seven Stars Loop
returned to protect their master like a conditioned reflex.
Therefore, they stopped the majority of the damage from Wu
Yu’s Bedlam of Heaven and Earth.
Nonetheless, Li Tianji was also knocked away by the immense
strength and out of the field!
Along the path Li Tianji was sent flying, everything shattered
and golden rays of light coalesced In the end, only Wu Yu stood
proudly in the middle of the field.
As for those four epochal immortal treasure, they were swept
out of the field together with Li Tianji.
This left the audience on the spectator stands completely silent.
No one had expected this outcome. Wu Yu was capable of
defeating Li Tianji?
If it wasn’t for the two epochal immortal treasure that help to
soften the hit, Li Tianji would likely have died in the field. Even
so, Li Tianji was severely injured by this strike and thew a huge
mouthful of blood after recovering from the shock.
Li Tianji had it especially bad. When he lifted his head and saw
himself was knocked out of the field and into the vicinity of the
spectator stands, he could never believe this was the outcome.
How can this be?
He was defeated by Wu Yu, the brat?
This wasn’t possible!
His eyes, which were filled with arrogance, were now filled
with horror? How could he have possibly lost? He had never
lost before! Moreover, he lost to Wu Yu, a brat that cultivated
from being a mortal. This was... This was humiliating!
Li Tianji’s face flushed red and couldn’t accept the outcome.
"For this battle, Wu Yu wins! He advances to the finals!"
As Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor announced the
result of the battle officially, the spectator stands burst into an
uproar.
Wu Yu had won in the battle against Li Tianji! Li Tianji was in
possession of four epochal immortal treasure and yet he was
severely injured by Wu Yu in a single strike and swept out of
the field!
Numerous immortal emperor couldn’t believe it.
It was especially so for the immortal emperors who had brought
their descendants to participate. Initially, they had assume this
iteration of Immortal Emperor Trials would be decided
between Yang Qiang and Li Tianji.
No one had expected Wu Yu to come out from nowhere,
defeated Li Tianji and grab the spot for the finals from Li
Tianji.
He was undoubtedly a dark horse!
Although Wu Yu was also the focus of this iteration of
Immortal Emperor Trials, it was because of his identity and not
because of his strength.
To this point, no one could believe Wu Yu had relied on his
own strength and forcefully made his way into the finals of the
Immortal Emperor Trials.
The upcoming final battle would be between Wu Yu and Yang
Qiang.
Clearly, Li Tianji and the immortal emperor behind him, the
Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, had the hardest time
accepting the outcome.
When Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor announced the
outcome, Li Tianji was engulfed in shame and fury. He had
never been defeated in the public. More importantly, the one
who defeated him was Wu Yu, who he deemed insignificant. If
he had lost to Yang Qiang, it wouldn’t be an embarrasing
matter.
Just before this battle, he ridiculed Wu Yu on multiple
occasions and even thought of meddling with Wu Yu’s woman,
Luo Pin. These actions were all justified in Li Tianji’s eyes.
What qualifcations would Wu Yu, who cultivated from an
insignificant mortal, had that enabled him to compete for a
great beauty like Luo Pin?
However, the moment Wu Yu had defeated him, those words
became jokes immediately.
The more arrogant he was previously, the more shameful he
would be now!
He looked around and found almost the whole world was
looking at him. Those gazes clearly showed some of them were
in disbelief. However, there were more immortal emperor
disciples of Patriarch Bodhi in the spectator stands. Their
mocking gazes infuriated him to the extreme.

What tortured him the most was the expressions of Peach Cloud
Fairy and Happy Fleece Fairy, who were supposed to be heads
over heels over him. After Li Tianji was defeated, they were
evidently disappointed in him. Although it was hard to accept,
the outcome was clear and the two ladies found Li Tianji truly
a little embarrassing.
They knew how arrogant Li Tianji was and how much he
belittled Wu Yu!
Yet, he was defeated by Wu Yu. How could he ever get back
from this?
"I......"
Li Tianji couldn’t accept the fact that he had lost.
He saw the back view of Wu Yu as he walked off the field
steadily, seemingly disregarding him completely. This
infuriated him to the point where he almost threw out blood.
Piling on to his humiliation were the judgemental gazes thrown
towards him. He could no longer endure it.
"Ahhhh!"
Li Tianji had never felt as humiliated and was about to pierce
the 9-Heavens Flaming Spear into his immortal spirit.
He couldn’t endure the shame and had wanted to commit
suicide so he wouldn’t have to face the glaring gazes further.
Since young, he had cultivated for a very long time. He was
always showered with gazes of envy and respect. Never once
did he experience something like this and had became the butt
of the joke after he lost!
"Stop!"
Without hesitation, Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li seized
the 9-Heavens Flaming Spear from Li Tianji and held him
down so he could no longer attempt suicide.
Li Jing doted on his grandson, Li Tianji, dearly. How could he
possibly watch him commit suicide?
The matter today was indeed humilation. However, he
wouldn’t allow his grandson to commit suicide over it.
Otherwise, he would be the laughing stock of everyone when
news of it got out.
Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing stood up and stared in the
direction where Wu Yu was. He snorted but didn’t say a word.
Anyone could sense the hatred he was nursing towards Wu Yu.
In Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing’s eyes, Wu Yu didn’t know
where he stand and even caused his dear grandson to commit
suicide. His crime was
Before so many watchful eyes, even Pagoda Heavenly King Li
Jing wouldn’t dare to act recklessly against Wu Yu.
Nonetheless, the feud had been made. If he had a chance to
target Wu Yu in the future, he probably wouldn’t let Wu Yu off
easily.
"Old Wu, did you see how that pagoda bearing old guy look at
you before he left? He must be dying to devour you alive!
Haha!" Full Moon of Nanshan noticed the expression on
Pagoda Heavenly King right before he left and almost clapped
in ecstasy.
When Wu Yu send Li Tianji flying out with a single strike, it
was too satisfying and gratifying.
Whenever one recalled how arrogant Li Tianji had been
behaving, this scene became even sweeter.
The key reason was still because the disciples of Patriarch
Bodhi had zero good feeling towards Li Tianji. Who asked that
brat to wreck havoc, went around capturing spiritual beasts and
almost killed Memory Star Immortal Emperor just as he entered
Mettle Sky?
Almost all disciples of Patriarch Bodhi saw Li Tianji as a foe.
And now, Wu Yu finally defeated the haughty Li Tianji and
almost drove him to commit suicide out of shame. Raucous
cheers erupted as they chanted, "Wu Yu! Wu Yu! Wu Yu......"
When Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing took Li Tianji away, the
crowd behind burst into the wildest cheers. They were chanting
Wu Yu’s name and this infuriated him so badly that he almost
spewed blood before leaving Mettle Sky gloomily.
Only Nezha from their family stayed behind, feeling out of
place.
Li Jing could leave but he couldn’t just follow. Otherwise, that
would be disrespectful to Patriarch Bodhi. If news of this got
out, other would feel the Li Family didn’t have any
sportsmanship.
Nonetheless, he still felt gloomy to hear the whole cheering for
Wu Yu when he stayed behind.
After all, Li Tianji was his son. Even if he didn’t pamper Li
Tianji to the extent Li Jing did, he wouldn’t like to see his son
be harmed in any way.
Yet, Wu Yu defeated Li Tianji right before his eyes.
Furthermore, his son almost committed suicide successfully out
of humiliation. This left him extremely disgruntled.
Chapter 1698: Unexpected Guests
Pagoda Heavenly King Li Jing led a defeated Li Tianji away.
The subdued atmosphere lingered.
Even the cheers were not sustained for too long.
Of course, the Patriarch Bodhi disciples were cheering for Wu
Yu, and thanking him for avenging their friend, Memory Star
Immortal Emperor, who had almost been beaten to death by Li
Tianji.
Many of the immortal emperors felt that Pagoda Heavenly King
was too unreasonable towards Wu Yu. They had all noted his
look of hatred.
"Clearly it’s his own grandson who was incapable. And he
can’t even take a loss and wanted to kill himself...... Who asked
him to be so arrogant before this? It’s all because he spoiled his
grandson that Li Tianji’s spirit is so weak!"
Many immortal emperors whispered among themselves. While
they congratulated Wu Yu, they also offered words of caution
against the Li family.
Of course, Wu Yu nodded, receiving their words gratefully.
These senior brothers all meant well for him. Even if they had
not interacted much before this, they gave him the feeling that
they were all family.
Even if they were worried for Wu Yu, but they were very
pleased to see the proud Li Tianji fall to his own hubris.
Challenging Wu Yu, even eying his beloved Luo Pin - such a
fate was more than deserved.
As for Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li’s wrath, Wu Yu was
wary of it, but it did not mean that he would go any easier on
Li Tianji. This was the only possible outcome, one that Li
Tianji had brought upon himself.
In any case, Wu Yu very quickly calmed himself back down.
There was still the finals of the Immortal Emperor Trials to be
fought, and he would have to take his championship from the
hands of True Lord Erlang’s son Yang Qiang.
The once-in-50,000-years Immortal Emperor Trials had
reached its finale.
This time, whoever remained standing on the battlefield would
be able to walk into Everlasting Battlefield, and reach eternal
immortal emperorhood. Both were apex fighters within their
cultivation realm, and it was hard to say who would win for
sure.
No one had expected Wu Yu to make it to the finals.
After Wu Yu defeated Li Tianji, his ability was widely
acknowledged. Even the elite immortal emperors all spoke
highly of him.
No matter what his birth, being able to defeat the son of Nezha
was an impressive feat.
Even immortal emperor descendants, with their wealth of
cultivation resources, could not match Li Tianji. And it was a
humble mortal, subsisting on his scant resources, who had
ended up defeating Li Tianji. His talent was astounding indeed.
They showered praise on the Patriarch Bodhi. What a great
disciple he had found! How great his foresight and wisdom
was!
In his place, they would never have seen anything special about
Wu Yu before now.
There was still a year before the finals.
In this year, Wu Yu spent most of it with eyes closed,
recovering to his peak condition. He also brushed up the two
moves that he had only learnt in battle, Vertigo and Vajra
Shield, whose seals had been newly broken.
These had sublime synergy with the first Mystique, Bedlam of
Heaven and Earth. An attack, a disable, and a defensive move.
All of them of excellent quality.
Especially the second move Vertigo - it could cause an
opponent to lose consciousness completely and faint for a
moment, as though their soul had left their body.
Although it was just a breath’s time, but in such a high-level
battle, even a brief moment could decide the outcome, let alone
one breath of time.
Landing one move could very well secure a fight.
Still, Yang Qiang being able to come all the way to the finals
must mean that there was something special about him. He
might even be stronger than Li Tianji. Wu Yu was very
cautious against him. Many of the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples
had come to warn Wu Yu about Yang Qiang as well.
As for Yang Qiang, of course he too was preparing for the
battle.
Unlike Li Tianji, Yang Qiang had never underestimated a
single opponent on his rise to the finals. And now that it was
the finals, Wu Yu would be no exception.
During the fight with Li Tianji, his arrogance had helped Wu
Yu out a lot. If Li Tianji had been guarding against Wu Yu’s
Vertigo, he would not have lost like that.
Of course, Li Tianji was still incredibly strong.
If not for Wu Yu’s fortuitous revelation and breaking of the
third seal, unlocking Vajra Shield, he would probably have
fallen to the combined onslaught of Li Tianji’s four epochal
immortal treasures.
Even Yang Qiang would not have been able to deal with that
ferocious assault. It was a stacked combination of resources and
power, with his Three Heads, Six Arms Mystique the perfect
catalyst. Ordinarily, no one was Li Tianji’s match.
The only thing that could defeat him was his own arrogance,
and he had been asking for it by letting his guard down against
Wu Yu.
After resting for a year, the final battle of the Immortal Emperor
Trials finally began.
The Immortal Emperor Trials would end after this battle, and
the audience made preparations to leave.
Even so, the number of audience barely decreased, as most of
the defeated competitors still remained to see who would win.
Besides, the Immortal Emperor Trials was probably the most
competitive immortal king competition, and observing others
might also provide insights.
Wu Yu and Yang Qiang walked to the middle of Giant Astral
Prison, all eyes on them.
Wu Yu kept a neutral expression, the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his
hand as he surveyed the cool killer Yang Qiang.
Yang Qiang’s eyes were full of killing intent, and his Heaven’s
Ruin Painted Halberd was radiating a terrifying aura.
They were the last two remaining in the Immortal Emperor
Trials!
All others, be it Peach Cloud Fairy, Happy Fleece Fairy, Jiang
Taiji, Lei Tianyuan or anyone else, had all fallen before them.
Besides, Wu Yu had even defeated Li Tianji in the last round,
which only made them more curious than ever about the
outcome of this battle.
"The finals of this iteration of the Immortal Emperor Trials.
Both of you, take the field! Wu Yu, Yang Qiang, after this
battle, one of you will win the right to enter the Everlasting
Battlefield and become an eternal immortal emperor! Are you
ready?"
Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor asked of them.
"Mm."
Wu Yu nodded to his senior brother, indicating that he was
ready.
Yang Qiang barely spared Limitless Confusion Immortal
Emperor a glance, but slightly nodded, indicating the battle
could begin.
At this moment, suddenly the Patriarch Bodhi shouted: "Wait!
A new visitor has just arrived at Giant Astral Prison!"
Following his words, a rift opened in Giant Astral Prison, and
an intimidating aura preceded the visitor.
Everyone looked over, including Wu Yu and Yang Qiang. The
people emerging were the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors of
the phoenix immortal beast tribe!

At the end of the Immortal Emperor Trials, the phoenix

immortal beasts had come, and it was the Six Superior Phoenix
Emperors together. Many of the immortal emperors were
curious. Why not come earlier, and only at this time?
No one knew the reason!
However, they were here, and they were guests of Mettle Sky.
Patriarch Bodhi waved a hand. "Welcome, Six Superior
Phoenix Emperors. Please have a seat!"
"This way, please."
Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor stepped forward to
receive them, ushering them to seats on the podium.
"We were passing by, and heard that the Immortal Emperor
Trials were very interesting. We came to watch the finals, and
see what the younger generation have to offer."
The Six Superior Phoenix Emperors said casually. No one
knew if their excuse was true.
Regardless, the Patriarch Bodhi naturally welcomed them.
Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor made the
arrangements, and they were soon given prime seats, from
which they had a good view of Giant Astral Prison’s battlefield.
Of course, Wu Yu felt uneasy as he saw the phoenix immortal
beasts arrive.
And the already nervous Luo Pin and friends grew even more
nervous.
Because in the phoenix immortal beast contingent, one of the
Six Superior Phoenix Emperors was Provenance Phoenix
Empress, and behind her: Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord!
Of course, whether it was Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord or
Nangong Wei, Wu Yu and Luo Pin did not know.
However, Nangong Wei’s eyes swept past him without a
glimmer of recognition.
Wu Yu was unsure either way.
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord? Or Nangong Wei?
Just like before, she was as unreadable as ever.
"Finally, we meet again."
Ambivalence in Wu Yu’s heart.
He still did not know if it had been Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord or Nangong Wei who had unraveled the pretense that he
and Luo Pin had put up, which had led to his imprisonment in
Primeval Mighty Miracle God’s Unholy Spirit Abyss and
desperate escape out of the sky palaces.
Who was the girl before them now? And what were her
intentions?
Wu Yu could not read her at all!
In any case, Wu Yu believed that she could not do much to him,
because he now had the Patriarch Bodhi backing him. An
immortal who dared to be rude to the Patriarch Bodhi did not
exist.
"First of all, I have to win this battle."
Wu Yu turned his focus completely back to the black-robed
youth, Yang Qiang.
As he looked into the killer’s eyes, Wu Yu knew that a slip-up
could not only cost him the win, but also his life.
"I have to win this!"
Wu Yu had no way back. Lose, and who knew how long he
would wait to get to the eternal immortal emperor realm?
Besides, anything might happen in that time, leading to
unsavory consequences.
He clenched his fist tightly. As Limitless Confusion Immortal
Emperor announced the start, he took the initiative!
Chapter 1699: The Final Fight
When you took stock of them, Wu Yu actually had many moves
in his arsenal.
If all Yang Qiang had was the Mystiques that he had used
earlier, Wu Yu quite liked his chances against Yang Qiang.
However, a mysterious guy like Yang Qiang - who knew how
many more secret weapons he held? Besides, his Eye of Heaven
had only used one sealing ability so far. Wu Yu sensed that
things would be less than straightforward.
He made the first move to test Yang Qiang. He sent out his 1
million doppelgangers, each using doppelganger heavenly rule,
which converged and blasted out at Yang Qiang.
Yang Qiang scoffed at it. He did not even blink, simply using
his Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd epochal immortal treasure
to draw a line in the air. Wu Yu’s doppelganger heavenly rule
was cut clean through.
Even an ordinary immortal emperor would not have dealt with
Wu Yu’s doppelganger heavenly rule so easily. But Yang
Qiang did not even budge an inch.
"If that’s all you’re capable of, prepare to die!"
Yang Qiang said coldly. His Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd
twirled with even more force, sending out a thunderous wave
of power. He darted near Wu Yu in a flash.
Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd came lancing towards him!
"Void Bedlam!"
Yang Qiang spit. The void around Wu Yu immediately started
crumbling, and he felt like he was about to be sucked into a
void chasm!
Happy Fleece Fairy had fallen to the same skill in a heartbeat,
without even being able to offer any resistance.
Wu Yu did not dare to underestimate him. His own Ruyi Jingu
Bang responded immediately. "Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
The first seal Mystique of the epochal immortal treasure sent a
shaft of golden light crashing against the Heaven’s Ruin
Painted Halberd. An incredible shockwave resulted from the
epochal immortal treasures clashing, and the two were sent
flying backwards.
Yang Qiang’s Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd had not been
able to close things out, but he did not pause, immediately
opening the third eye on his forehead: "Eye of Heaven!"
A terrible force froze Wu Yu up, and he was completely
paralyzed in the air.
A familiar experience!
Wu Yu recalled that True Lord Erlang had used the same move
back at at Sage’s Equal Sky, allowing the Dhrtarastra and
Mighty Miracle God to capture them.
Of course, True Lord Erlang Yang Jian was much stronger than
Yang Qiang. The Eye of Heaven did not make Wu Yu feel as
powerless as he did back then.
Yang Qiang’s Eye of Heaven was much, much weaker than Wu
Yu’s previous experience.
Although it might work well against other opponents of that
cultivation realm, but it was naive to think it would work
against Wu Yu.
"Golden eyes heavenly rule!"
After being trapped, Wu Yu’s eyes glowed, shooting golden
beams that dissipated the paralyzing force. The Eye of Heaven
had not been destroyed, but it posed no more threat to Wu Yu.
"Crusader heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu’s body was charged with crusader heavenly rule, and
his eyes fired out another supercharged beam of golden eyes
heavenly rule.
This one was more than twice as strong as the last, bolstered by
crusader heavenly rule.
"Void Bedlam!"
Yang Qiang did not flinch, still keeping the same chilling
expression. His Heaven’s Ruin Painted Halberd swept out
again with the Void Bedlam Mystique. The void before him
split, and absorbed golden eyes heavenly rule into it. It was
completely unable to even close in on Yang Qiang himself!
The back and forth continued, neither able to seize victory for
the moment. They continued to cautiously feel the other out,
drawing out each other’s abilities one by one.
On the spectator podium, the Mettle Sky immortal emperors
and guests were all watching with bated breath.
Before this, no one would have bet a penny on Wu Yu before
this, but after Wu Yu defeated Li Tianji, no one doubted his
ability now.
Some even wondered if Yang Qiang would be a match for Wu
Yu!
After all, with one Li Tianji already falling to Wu Yu, it was no
madness to think that Yang Qiang might also lose to Wu Yu!
The Patriarch Bodhi disciples all wiped some cold sweat off
their brows.
They had only expected Wu Yu to make it to the quarter finals.
Even as Wu Yu entered the semis, they all felt that he had
already peaked and would lose to Li Tianji as a matter of
course. Who could stand against those four epochal immortal
treasures?
This was an epic battle, balanced on a razor’s edge!
Even some of the first and second tier immortal emperors were
not a match for Wu Yu and Yang Qiang. Both of them were
unbelievably strong.
Yang Qiang’s case was understandable, as the son of True Lord
Erlang Yang Jian. He had been given the finest grooming since
young and furnished with superb cultivation resources since
young.
But no one had expected Wu Yu to perform as well as he did.
They knew that he had obtained the 10th Grade Mark of an
Immortal King, but that alone should not have gotten him this
far. This Wu Yu definitely had other secrets.
Perhaps that secret was why the Patriarch Bodhi had taken a
liking to him!
Of course, no one knew Wu Yu’s secrets for now. The Ruyi
Jingu Bang in his hand was odd, and even True Lord Erlang
was curious about it. Still, Wu Yu had many other secrets
besides that, which could not be revealed.
As for the phoenix immortal beasts, all six phoenix immortal
emperors were watching.
Although Wu Yu and Yang Qiang had only clashed for a short
while, but certain things were already made clear. Although
both were still immortal kings, they fought with the undisputed
power of immortal emperors. Their peerless ability
distinguished them as the finest of their generation.
To be able to enter the Immortal Emperor Trials was in itself a
qualification. One needed to be strong enough to qualify. And
to rise to be the cream of this fine crop was an accomplishment
recognized throughout the sky palaces.
Such fighters would definitely rise to important positions in the
sky palaces in the future. Besides, one was backed by Yang
Jian, the other by the Patriarch Bodhi!
In the crowd was Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord/Nangong Wei.
She was still as beautiful as ever, but a hint of ice lingered in
her eyes. She watched the battle without expression, her
thoughts unknown.
Her gaze would waver slightly when she looked at Wu Yu,
although it was so subtle that most would not notice it.
On the other side, Luo Pin was staring over at the phoenix
immortal beasts.
At the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm, this Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord/Nangong Wei had publicly announced Wu Yu’s
identity, sending him fleeing the sky palaces to the Demon
Immortal Realm, where he had gone through tribulations
aplenty in the Eternal Emperor Tomb.
Luo Pin would never forget that scene.
She was burning with a fierce desire to know. What had made
her do that?
Jealousy of her and Wu Yu?
Even now, Luo Pin felt uneasy, although she could not see how
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord could do anything to them even
if she wanted to.
The arrival of the phoenix immortal beasts made her feel
restless and anxious.
Of course, Luo Pin would be happy if this was just her
imagination running wild.
The intense battle raged on below, a nerve-wrecking back and
forth as each probed the other for weaknesses. They were truly
engaged now.
Finally, Yang Qiang’s life-bound companion beast Tyrant
showed itself. The black hound’s blood-curdling howls sent
shockwaves through the air. It leapt at Wu Yu, presenting a
fanged menace in synergy with the Heaven’s Ruin Painted
Halberd’s sharp edge.
"Sanctified flesh heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu’s fighting power rose a level!
Crusader heavenly rule and sanctified flesh heavenly rule both
made him stronger. Against Yang Qiang and the Howling
Celestial Dog, they were equivalent to two epochal immortal
treasures, although the Howling Celestial Dog itself was worth
more than one epochal immortal treasure.
The Howling Celestial Dog Tyrant was not dead like other
epochal immortal treasures. Its feral eyes marked it as a
sentient, deadly beast. When it worked together with Yang
Qiang, it far exceeded the power of an additional epochal
immortal treasure!
Yang Qiang and Tyrant’s combined assault was at least equal
to Li Tianji’s four epochal immortal treasures.
Even with sanctified flesh heavenly rule and crusader heavenly
rule, Wu Yu found himself in trouble.
"Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth!"
Wu Yu grew rapidly, and his strength with it!
Besides, the Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth
bolstered him even more than his heavenly rules. Wu Yu’s
strength was at a peak now, as the Ruyi Jingu Bang swept out.
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
The void itself gave way before the golden light, his strike
many times more powerful than the last one!
Wu Yu’s tremendous strike made both Yang Qiang and Tyrant
sense its danger. Both leaped backwards, far out of Wu Yu’s
range. Their expressions turned guarded.
Chapter 1700: The Vajra Shield Breaks
At this moment, Wu Yu was a giant in Giant Astral Prison.
In a nimbus of golden crusader heavenly rule, fortified by
sanctified flesh heavenly rule, with golden light shooting from
his eyes, and the Ruyi Jingu Bang in his hand.
Wu Yu had reached his peak, and his aura dominated the entire
field.
"Kill! Abyssal heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu swung out the Ruyi Jingu Bang imbued with abyssal
heavenly rule, smashing the place where Yang Qiang stood!
However, Howling Celestial Dog Tyrant had leaped before its
master, opening its terrifying mouth.
"Devour!"
The black hound also had devouring abilities, and it completely
absorbed the abyssal heavenly rule.
Tyrant was left completely unharmed, its jaws clamping down
firmly after the attack was devoured.
The Howling Celestial Dog also had devouring abilities, just
like Wu Yu’s devouring heavenly rule.
Of course, their devouring abilities were different. Tyrant’s was
comparatively weaker to the Heaven Devouring Titanic
Beast’s, although Tyrant’s version was better at devouring
space.
Wu Yu was startled. It was his first time meeting another
opponent that could devour, even if it was only space.
His strongest move had been easily negated by Tyrant. The pair
again combined strengths, and unleashed a move more
fearsome than ever before.
"Eye of Destruction!"
Yang Qiang’s third eye opened again, but this time it was not
just holding him in place. Instead, destructive power flooded
out of his third eye, exploding out towards Wu Yu!
Wu Yu attempted to dodge, but Howling Celestial Dog Tyrant
fixed him with a glare that had an imprisoning effect. Wu Yu
was rooted to the spot.
Tyrant’s imprisonment used its spatial-based powers to lock
down an area. It was a beast of the void, and was attuned to
space itself. Wu Yu was locked into the space itself, unable to
flee.
He could only watch with eyes wide as Yang Qiang’s dreaded
attack bore down on him, churning through space. If it landed
on Wu Yu, he would probably be blown to smithereens.
"STOP IT!"
Wu Yu shouted. With a glow from his giant eyes, the Ruyi
Jingu Bang suddenly sprang up, carried forth by a golden wind.
It erected a spherical Vajra Shield in front of him.
Against Yang Qiang’s incredible attack, Wu Yu resorted to the
Vajra Shield, since he could not avoid it.
Comfortingly, the Vajra Shield took shape before Yang
Qiang’s attack hit, but the attack continued to batter away at the
Vajra Shield.
Fortunately, the Vajra Shield was the third Mystique of the
Jingu Bang, and its defenses were strong enough to even
withstand four epochal immortal treasures.
To defend one Mystique from Yang Qiang was no trouble at
all.
But Yang Qiang was not going to let up on the pressure. His
third eye changed again. This time, it turned purple: Eye of
Punishment!
Heaven’s Thunder rumbled from the void, and again boomed
out towards Wu Yu’s Vajra Shield!
The Eye of Punishment was even swifter, even more savage
than the Eye of Destruction. Wu Yu’s golden shield was
bending and twisting under the purple storm. Dents began to
appear!
Yang Qiang did not show mercy. His third eye continued to
send a jet of purple Heaven’s Thunder. The Eye of Punishment
was a signature of True Lord Erlang’s family. This was also the
first time in the Immortal Emperor Trials that Yang Qiang had
revealed the Eye of Destruction and Eye of Punishment.
Even so, he was unable to break Wu Yu’s Vajra Shield. The
golden sphere seemed impregnable, and held up under the
combined power of both.
"Combine!"
Yang Qiang was unfazed, although he concentrated more than
ever.
As he shouted, his third eye changed again, and his life-bound
companion beast Tyrant moved at the same time.
"Eye of Condemnation!"
A white light issued from Yang Qiang’s forehead. This was his
ace in the whole. Eye of Condemnation formed a thick beam of
white light. It was the condemnation of all sin in this world. It
flooded towards Wu Yu, roaring against his golden shield.
At the same time, Howling Celestial Dog Tyrant bounded at
Wu Yu, howling as it tore at the void around him.
The Eye of Condemnation’s saintly white light seized Wu Yu
and his Vajra Shield!
From the spectator stands, the Vajra Shield’s golden light had
been completely engulfed!
In the middle of Giant Astral Prison, Wu Yu clutched the Ruyi
Jingu Bang tightly in btoh hands. He could feel the Vajra Shield
being inexorably expended.
In just three breaths’ the Vajra Shield shattered with a tinny
ping sound!
Fortunately, Yang Qiang and his Howling Celestial Dog had to
call off their attack at this point as well. They had barely
managed to break Wu Yu’s Vajra Shield, and were both feeling
feeble at this point. They had over-exerted themselves, and this
gave Wu Yu some breathing room.
Wu Yu saw that Tyrant was like an extension of Yang Qiang’s
body.
If this Tyrant continued to exist, he was no match for Yang
Qiang. If not for Tyrant supporting him, Wu Yu’s Vajra Shield
would not have broken so easily just now.
"Eye of Destruction, Eye of Punishment, Eye of
Condemnation. All three combined finally broke that turtle
shell of his...... Persistent kid!"
Yang Qiang finally showed a hint of doubt. However, there was
no way he would give up now.
"But still, Li Tianji couldn’t even break the kid’s shell. He was
too weak, he deserved to lose!" Yang Qiang thought
disdainfully.

Seemed like the four epochal immortal treasures could not

compare to his Tyrant.
"Tyrant, go!"
At his terse order, Howling Celestial Dog Tyrant again pounced
on Wu Yu.
Tyrant’s attacks were imbued with a curiously destructive
power, and the imprisonment powers again caught Wu Yu,
rendering him immobile.
But in the next instant, Tyrant felt its vision blur. Wu Yu
seemed to speed up impossibly.
Just as Tyrant was about to use its void destruction powers, Wu
Yu managed to shrug free of its imprisonment at the last
moment, and bring the Ruyi Jingu Bang crashing down on its
head.
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
This move had been used many times already in this fight, but
it was still Wu Yu’s strongest move. If this didn’t work, nothing
would.
Tyrant could not dodge in time, and could only use its immortal
beast bloodline to grow its body, hardening its body in order to
brace against the blow. It also used its spatial powers to sheath
its skin!
This was its natural defense. Even so, Wu Yu’s Ruyi Jingu
Bang sent it flying, heavily injured.
"Tyrant!"
Yang Qiang was shocked to see Wu Yu move so quickly.
He lifted a hand to steady the tumbling Tyrant. Luckily its
natural defenses were strong, and Wu Yu’s strike had only left
it dazed but not out of the fight.
Only now did Yang Qiang realize that he was in Wu Yu’s
chronowarp globe!
Wu Yu was manipulating the flow of time here, and his
opponents appeared very slow before him. That was how he
had pulled off that lightning-quick strike against Tyrant.
Alas, the Howling Celestial Dog was very resilient. Even
Bedlam of Heaven and Earth could not wound it seriously.
Wu Yu grew even more worried.
This one blow had decided all of his previous battles, but now
the combination of Yang Qiang and Howling Celestial Dog
were too strong.
Besides Wu Yu, no one else even stood a chance, not even Li
Tianji.
Even Wu Yu felt despair for a moment.
Even his Vajra Shield had been shattered!
Even his Bedlam of Heaven and Earth could not take down
Tyrant!
The battle would only get harder from here on. However, Wu
Yu did not surrender. He knew he still had a trump card left.
"This Howling Celestial Dog can devour, eh? Then let me show
you what true devouring is!"
In the next instant, Wu Yu turned into a gigantic beast, even
more fearsome than Tyrant. Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast!
Chapter 1701: A Brave Victory
As Wu Yu turned into the Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast, the
Mettle Sky immortal emperors cried out. Was this not the form
that Wu Yu had used to defeat Memory Star Immortal Emperor
back at his initiation?
Perhaps this was Wu Yu’s strongest form. Although they still
did not know if it was enough to beat Yang Qiang.
Even at this point in the battle, the black-robed Yang Qiang
showed no sign of fatigue. He cut a chilling stance, his Howling
Celestial Dog Tyrant calm by his side. He looked very
confident about this battle.
"Go."
At his command, Tyrant bounded out again!
Previously, Wu Yu had not been able to take them down, and
Yang Qiang was confident that this time he could take Wu Yu
down. The win would be his.
The Howling Celestial Dog barked as it clashed against the
Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast. Their devouring powers
clashed!
Tyrant’s devouring ate space. It could devour all energy within
a space, leaving a void behind that threw the continuum into
chaos. This was a formidable attack even against immortal
emperors, and very difficult to deal with.
However, in the Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast form, Wu
Yu’s devouring heavenly rule was at its peak. It devoured the
Howling Celestial Dog’s devouring power, leading to a bizarre
outcome.
The void was thoroughly churned up now, but with a roar, Wu
Yu’s Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast form had crushed
Tyrant!
Originally, Tyrant’s space devouring attack was its strongest
move. Together with Yang Qiang, it could hamper an immortal
emperor to the point where he could even take down a second
tier immortal emperor.
But now, Wu Yu’s devouring power had triumphed, and Tyrant
was crushed, whimpering as it lay unable to move.
Seeing the situation, Yang Qiang waved his Heaven’s Ruin
Painted Halberd, and also activated his Eye of Destruction.
Not just the Eye of Destruction, but his Eye of Punishment and
Eye of Condemnation were also used simultaneously.
It seemed like the entire Giant Astral Prison was swallowed up
in his barrage. Many of the immortal emperors present gave an
involuntary shiver!
As for Wu Yu, he stood unflinching against the Mystique.
He turned the frenzied gaze of the Heaven Devouring Titanic
Beast on it. Heavenly rule powers surging from all over him,
he swelled to his greatest size with the Lawful Embodiment of
Heaven and Earth.
"Violent Art!"
Devouring heavenly rule whirled around him, devouring up all
of the void and creating a vortex.
In the Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast form, Wu Yu relied
completely on devouring heavenly rule as he moved to meet
Yang Qiang’s composite heavenly rule.
The next moment, unprecedented strength exploded on the
field. A vortex of pure energy sucked Wu Yu, Yang Qiang, and
Tyrant all in.
Everyone froze, craning their necks in fascination. The battle
was in the endgame now. Who would be the final winner?
The energy slowly faded.
Left before their eyes was Wu Yu, in the Heaven Devouring
Titanic Beast form. The Heaven Devouring Avatar was
covered in wounds, and there was not an inch of uninjured flesh
left on him.
Still, Wu Yu was standing!
On the other side was Yang Qiang, in an even worse state than
Wu Yu. He had been badly torn up by the energy vortex, and
his black clothes ripped away. He himself had fainted.
Howling Celestial Dog Tyrant had probably returned back,
unable to tank the vortex.
The outcome was clear, and drew gasps and exclamations of
amazement from the spectators. Many had stood up in sheer
disbelief.
Wu Yu won?
"The winner of this battle is Wu Yu!"
After Limitless Confusion Immortal Emperor ascertained that
Yang Qiang had fainted, he finally made the announcement.
There was delight in his eyes. After all, Wu Yu was his junior
brother and a disciple of the Patriarch Bodhi. He was definitely
rooting for him.
Besides, Yang Qiang and Li Tianji were immortal emperor
descendants, and had always looked down on mortal-born
immortals. Wu Yu’s victory here was a sound slap to their
faces.
The cold killer Yang Qiang was out cold.
Wu Yu was also grievously injured. The final outburst between
the two had been almost more than he could handle. Luckily,
his Invincible Vajra Body had held on through the last wave,
sustained by his force of will.
If not for all the trials and ordeals that he had been through
before, he would probably have fained earlier than Yang Qiang
had.
And the victor of this battle would have been Yang Qiang.
Wu Yu returned to human form, walking towards Luo Pin. He
turned to look one last time at Yang Qiang, an opponent whose
ability was worth respecting.
He had won only by a mere advantage in his ability to withstand
pain. Otherwise, both might have been knocked out.
Still, a win was a win.
Wu Yu could stand the pain, he remained standing, and it was
his win.
If this was a fight for real, then it would be too easy for Wu Yu
to kill an unconscious Yang Qiang. That was how the battle
was decided.
The crowd exploded, cheering Wu Yu’s name.
Not a single one of Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples had imagined
that Wu Yu would stand as the final victor of the Immortal
Emperor Trials.
Not even Memory Star Immortal Emperor, who regarded Wu
Yu highly. He had mused over the Patriarch Bodhi’s decision
for a long time, but to think that his intent was for Wu Yu to
win...... He was taken well and truly by surprise.
Wu Yu luxuriated in the cheers and applause, returning to Luo
Pin’s side to hug her fiercely.
Over at Yang Qiang’s side, True Lord Erlang came personally
to escort him back and recuperate.
True Lord Erlang kept his face masked of emotion. Yet, it
required no brilliance to deduce that he could not possibly be
very happy that his son had lost to Wu Yu.
The Four Heavenly Kings and Primeval Mighty Miracle God
looked at each other, mouths agape.

They had been looking forward to Yang Qiang finishing off Wu

Yu, but after the epic battle it had been Yang Qiang who was
unconscious on the floor, and Wu Yu the winner!
If this had been a real fight, Yang Qiang would be dead.
The huge reversal was more than they could comprehend.
When had the brat Wu Yu become so strong?
10,000 years ago, when Wu Yu had accidentally killed Mo
Liyin, he had to fuse with the Primordial Immortal Dragon first.
"Based on what he has shown today, he could defeat Mo Liyin
easily!"
The Dhrtarastra said, flabbergasted. He knew his own brother
Mo Liyin well - a second tier immortal emperor who could not
compare to Yang Qiang.
"Didn’t the brat spend 10,000 years in the Heavenly Devil
Battlefield? How could he have improved from it instead?"
This was something that many could not understand!
The Heavenly Devil Battlefield was pain. Forget cultivation,
even surviving it was an ordeal that not many could bear for
1000 years, or even 100 years. Wu Yu had been inside for
10,000 years, and he had not only avoided deproving, but ended
up improving?
How could such a freak exist?!
Even now, they did not suspect that the Patriarch Bodhi had
pulled any trick, because his impartiality was unquestionable.
He could not have given Wu Yu any easy way out, or he could
simply have left the Everlasting Battlefield privilege to Wu Yu,
and not bothered with the Immortal Emperor Trials.
The Dhrtarastra found that he understood Wu Yu less and less
as the days passed. This was hard to accept.
He was an old hand, an immortal emperor who had been
walking the sky palaces for tens of thousands of years more
than Wu Yu had!
And yet he could not read the boy......
There were more unhappy faces in the spectator stands,
including Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress, Nezha, and
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord. Their children had all come to
compete, and they had taken it for granted that one of them
would end up the winner.
But it was Wu Yu who had taken the win!
They were absolutely furious.
All of the immortal emperors who had brought their
descendants were looking sour-faced. The rest of the crowd
was cheering, but how could they be happy?
On the contrary, Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning,
and Marshal Tian You felt a little better. If Wu Yu had even
defeated the likes of Yang Qiang and Li Tianji, then their
children like Lei Tianyuan and Zhou Niancang losing was not
that much of a shame either.
"Congratulations, junior brother Wu. You actually won it. Your
senior brothers are very happy for you!"
Memory Star Immortal Emperor, Complete Fall Immortal
Emperor, Memory Space Immortal Emperor, and many others
came crowding over to congratulate him, beaming broadly.
"Especially that battle against Li Tianji - stupendous! You
almost got the guy to kill himself! Wooh! See the fate for being
an arrogant berk?"
Memory Space Immortal Emperor was relatively young, and
he often spoke his mind without censoring.
Of course, now that Li Tianji and Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly
King Li had already left, it did not matter much that he said
something like this. Besides, the immortal emperors were not
going to be listening to every single conversation.
Immortal Emperor Trials, first.
Wu Yu clenched his fist, resolve in his eyes. The greatest
transformation awaited him.
Could he really become an immortal emperor in Everlasting
Battlefield?
Chapter 1702: Mysterious Transformation
First place in the Immortal Emperor Trials was allowed to enter
the Everlasting Battlefield.
The Everlasting Battlefield was said to have some fabled Spirits
of the Universe which could help an immortal king rise to
become an eternal immortal emperor. It only opened once
every 50,000 years, which was the reason for the Immortal
Emperor Trials’ conception.
Wu Yu had won the Trials, and with it the privilege to enter
Everlasting Battlefield and undergo one of the most important
transformations for immortals.
"Patriarch, your disciple is quite something. Where did you find
him? Haha!"
Grand Supreme Elderly Lord laughed from beside the Patriarch
Bodhi. He seemed to be well pleased with Wu Yu. "This Wu
Yu is going to take the sky palaces by storm. There hasn’t been
a genius of this level for ages. I thought that Yang Qiang and
Li Tianji were the cream of the crop, but Wu Yu was a bolt
from the blue."
"Elderly Lord, you praise him too much. His clumsy moves are
not worthy of mention, although this old coot is very happy that
he has taken this lucky win."
The Patriarch Bodhi smiled brightly in return.
He had always intended for Wu Yu to win, ever since he had
reserved a slot for him in the trials. Still, he had not been sure
of the outcome, given how strong the competition was.
And now that things had gone as planned, the Patriarch Bodhi
was naturally happy.
He waved from afar, indicating for Wu Yu to join him. He
looked around once, and announced: "The winner of the
Immortal Emperor Trials is Wu Yu. According to the rules, he
now wins the chance to enter the Everlasting Battlefield and
seek the transformation of eternal life! Wu Yu, come here."
As he beckoned, Wu Yu nodded and quickly made his way over
to the Patriarch Bodhi’s side.
He was deeply moved.
A typical response from those that won. After all, this meant
that they could become eternal immortal emperors on
Everlasting Battlefield!
After the Immortal Emperor Trials, the Patriarch Bodhi would
usually send the champion into Everlasting Battlefield before
all the guests and disciples.
The Patriarch Bodhi’s Wheel of Taichi spun, preparing the
Everlasting Battlefield.
Luo Pin, Full Moon of Nanshan, and Ye Xixi all watched on
with eyes wide. If Wu Yu reached immortal emperor status in
Everlasting Battlefield, it would represent a great improvement
to their lives. Alternatively, if he failed he would become a
laughing stock in the sky palaces.
Of course, they believed that Wu Yu would succeed. He didn’t
usually fail, and that had built up their confidence over a long
time.
But as Everlasting Battlefield opened up, an unexpected voice
rang out.
"Patriarch, wait!"
This voice had come from the watching phoenix immortal
beasts!
Provenance Phoenix Empress of the Six Superior Phoenix
Emperors had a regal smile on her face. "I congratulate the
Patriarch for finding such an outstanding disciple such as Wu
Yu. A blessing indeed! However, my daughter Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord has recently gone through great transformations
and reached the 9-heavens immortal king realm as well.
However, she was not invited by the Patriarch. She says that
she wishes to challenge the Patriarch’s disciple Wu Yu. What
do you think?"
This was met with general stupefaction.
The Immortal Emperor Trials were already over. Could an
encore be in the works?
The phoenix immortal beasts had actually nominated Dancing
Flame Phoenix Lord? The way they said it, the transformation
seemed to be a once-in-a-million-years kind of rare! But
Provenance Phoenix Empress did not elaborate on the
transformation.
All eyes turned to Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, who stood
completely devoid of emotion. It was unsettling and uncanny.
What on earth had she been through?
It was a personal secret, and the Patriarch Bodhi could not
easily ask it.
Wu Yu frowned deeply, trying to read Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord. On the surface, she was definitely Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord, although the body was shared by Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord and Nangong Wei.
Wu Yu had already sensed something off about her since the
time at the Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm.
After all, he had tied things up with them and resolved their
problem. He had not thought she would stab him in the back
again.
Wu Yu had initially thought that Nangong Wei had been
jealous of Luo Pin, but it seemed iffy at best.
He looked at Nangong Wei now, but saw no emotion in her
eyes. It seemed to be neither Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord nor
Nangong Wei. A completely different person......
Unreadable!
Wu Yu did not know what had happened to her, but he could
confirm that she had changed thoroughly. She was neither
Nangong Wei nor Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord.
The Patriarch Bodhi was troubled by Provenance Phoenix
Empress’ suggestion.
After all, he himself had laid down the rules of Immortal
Emperor Trials, and now a champion had been crowned. If Wu
Yu still had to fight Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, it was too
unfair to Wu Yu. After all, that was not in the rules.
Logically, Wu Yu had no obligation to accept Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord’s challenge.
But at this time, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord stood up and
shouted coldly in Wu Yu’s direction: "Wu Yu, I want to
challenge you! Do you dare to put a chance at the Everlasting
Battlefield on the line?"
"When I arrived, you were just starting the finals. But to me,
your strength is nothing, even if you beat Yang Qiang in the
end! I am unconvinced by your win!"
These words were spoken with an icy face. Wu Yu felt like he
was being addressed by a stranger.
If it had been Nangong Wei, Wu Yu believed that there should
be jealousy there.
If it had been Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, then she should
show some anger.
But there was nothing in her eyes besides an unfeeling,
uncaring character. It was perplexing, a mystery that he had no
answer for.
However, her words had indeed fanned the flames within Wu
Yu.
First in the Immortal Emperor Trials, but his strength was
nothing?
First, and she was unconvinced?
He had been through such hardship, defeated so many experts!
Be it Li Tianji or Yang Qiang, he had had to risk his life to
clinch victory over them.
How could he be expected to take her "unconvincing" lying
down?!

No matter what had happened to her, Wu Yu would not let his

hardwon prize be slighted like that, and even dismissed
outright. If so, then what did his efforts count for?
On a deeper level, Wu Yu wanted to find out what had
happened to Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord!
If he fought with her, perhaps he would find some clues?
As for losing, Wu Yu was not worried. He had already defeated
Yang Qiang and Li Tianji, and even if she had some
superhuman transformation, she would not be much stronger
than them.
As long as Wu Yu was careful, he should be able to win.
"If that’s how you feel, then I accept your request."
Wu Yu nodded guardedly.
Many immortal emperors were unhappy with this result.
"That’s too unfair, isn’t it? Our junior brother Wu here went
through so much in order to win, and now this girl from the
phoenixes wants to challenge for the Everlasting Battlefield’s
right? How is that fair?"
"It’s too unfair to junior brother Wu. But since he has accepted
the challenge, that shows he isn’t afraid, and is confident of
winning."
"Hard to say. Look at all those Six Superior Phoenix Emperors.
They’re so damned smug about this incredible transformation
of hers - they’re hiding something. I’m sure of it."
"Hide all they want. What can they possibly pull off in front of
the Patriarch Bodhi? But that Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord is
strange indeed. Something’s odd."
The immortal emperors muttered.
They could not interfere with Wu Yu’s decision, and the
Patriarch Bodhi naturally respected his wishes as well.
"In that case, then the two of you will fight a year from now.
The winner will win the right to enter Everlasting Battlefield."
The Patriarch Bodhi nodded in agreement after some
pondering. He announced: "This battle is not part of the
Immortal Emperor Trials, but merely a challenge between you
two, using the Everlasting Battlefield as the stake."
The phoenix immortal beasts were very pleased with this
decision, and the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors returned to
the stands, preparing for the challenge.
Wu Yu returned back as well.
He had been injured badly in the fight against Yang Qiang, and
needed time to heal. The Patriarch Bodhi had secured this time
for him to recover and recuperate, so that he could face this
battle in his best state.
He had already won the Immortal Emperor Trials. If he lost in
this challenge, that would be a real upset indeed.
Both of them spent the year preparing.
Many of the immortal emperors who had planned to leave, such
as True Lord Erlang, Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, Father of
Thunder and Mother of Lightning, The All-Seeing and The All-
Hearing, all now decided to stay. To them, a year meant
nothing. It would pass in an instant.
And since there was still a good battle to be had, they would
not just pass up on it.
This had been the most interesting Immortal Emperor Trials in
recent history, with a mortal-born cultivator taking the win and
now a gatecrasher in the mix.
"If this Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord beats Wu Yu, things will
get very interesting."
Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, the Four Heavenly Kings, and
Marshal Tian You all thought to themselves. They were very
excited about this mysterious transformation that Provenance
Phoenix Empress had hinted at.
The answer would reveal itself in a year’s time!
Chapter 1703: Black Flames
No one expected such an interesting encore.
In first place, Wu Yu had actually accepted another challenge,
and it was Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, with whom he had a
grudge.
The Dhrtarastra and Primeval Mighty Miracle God knew that it
had been this Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord who had exposed
Wu Yu at Immortal Dragon Imperial Realm. Otherwise, they
would have still been in the dark.
And now she was again here at Mettle Sky, again standing in
Wu Yu’s way!
The Six Superior Phoenix Emperors and Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord had their eye on Wu Yu’s right to enter the
Everlasting Battlefield.
However, for Wu Yu and the others, they were all interested in
the great transformation that Provenance Phoenix Empress had
declared. What could lead the Provenance Phoenix Empress to
give such a glowing review?
Therefore, both had set the terms of the challenge.
If Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord won, she could take Wu Yu’s
privilege of entering Everlasting Battlefield! On the other hand,
if Wu Yu won, she would have to say what the transformation
was.
Of course, she might well reveal some of it through battle, but
much of a transformation often could not be seen.
For example, Wu Yu’s legacy from the Great Sage, Heaven’s
Equal was completely unknown to anyone. It was his greatest
secret.
And if Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had truly gotten
something epic, then she would guard this great secret of hers
closely as well.
It was a fair bet.
However, the phoenix immortal beasts seemed completely
unconcerned about the possibility of losing.
In the next year, Wu Yu rested, bringing his condition back to
a peak. At the same time, he also constantly observed Dancing
Flame Phoenix Lord/Nangong Wei on the spectator stands.
She seemed to be a completely different person now, cold and
aloof, neither like Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord nor Nangong
Wei. It was disconcerting for Wu Yu.
In this year, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord did not even look at
Wu Yu even once, instead closing her eyes and meditating.
One year later.
The time of battle had finally come.
Wu Yu flew down to the center of Giant Astral Prison. As the
champion, many cheered for him.
Only after Wu Yu arrived did Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord
unhurriedly make her way down. She did not even say a word,
only briefly sparing a glance at Wu Yu before transforming into
a nine-colored phoenix in preparation for the battle.
This was Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s skill, and seemed
perfectly ordinary.
Wu Yu did not dare to underestimate her. Since she was so
confident, even challenging him after he had won the Immortal
Emperor Trials, then she must be supremely confident.
Just as he prepared to use his Mystiques, the nine-colored
phoenix transformed again. Before Wu Yu could react, all of
her colors had turned to black.
These black flames burned with a sinister, wicked feel. Their
terrifying presence was felt by all present!
"What is this?"
Wu Yu was immediately on his guard. The nine-colored
phoenix had suddenly turned into a black phoenix, and its black
flames were chillingly powerful.
Closely following that, the black flames flared out at Wu Yu!
"Devouring heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu instantly reacted, his devouring heavenly rule surging
out to meet the black flames.
All this while, devouring heavenly rule had been one of Wu
Yu’s fallbacks. It was good against most ordinary heavenly
rules and Mystiques, and nullified many attacks against him.
But now, Wu Yu could feel it being completely stopped by the
chilling black flames.
He should have devoured its power. Instead, devouring
heavenly rule was completely burned up by the black flames!
Wu Yu’s devouring heavenly rule power rippled out from him
in waves, but they fizzled out against the fiery blackness, and
gradually vanished as they were consumed by the building heat.
As Wu Yu’s devouring heavenly rule was completely
destroyed, the black flames had built up to an unstoppable
power. They filled Wu Yu’s vision like a prairie of flames.
"So strong!"
Wu Yu was alarmed. This was his first time seeing such a
power at the immortal king realm. What were those black
flames?
He saw that Giant Astral Prison itself had been transformed into
a sea of flames, completely blanketed in the hellish fires.
In principle, the greater a power, the harder it was to cover more
area with it, as both multiplied the demands on one’s strength.
To cover the entire field with such flames - how strong did one
have to be?
In any case, Wu Yu knew that he could not do it himself. This
alone indicated that she was no weaker than Wu Yu himself. It
now boiled down to how long she could sustain it.
"I must hold on!"
Wu Yu gritted his teeth. He could feel the black flames nearing
him. He used Void Reversal immediately.
As void world and Qian Kun world flipped, Wu Yu found a
safe space to hide in, leaving the black flames trapped in a
different dimension.
The reprieve was ephemeral.
Wu Yu soon saw that the edges of his void world were being
licked away at by the black flames, which continued to move
at unimaginable speeds towards his location.
Even Void Reversal could not stop the flames!
"What on earth is this fire?"
Wu Yu could not understand. He had never come across or
heard of such a thing in his life before.
He wanted to see the reactions of the other immortal emperors
on the stands, but he himself was completely surrounded by
fire, and unable to see outside.
Not even the slightest crack was left to him as the fire
surrounded him completely.
As the black flames continued to close in on Wu Yu, his void
world had been completely occupied by them. There was no
way back.
Wu Yu had a sense of foreboding.
If the black flames continued to advance, wouldn’t the battle be
over already?

Could it be that he would have to use his strongest defense from

the get-go already?
Wu Yu knew that if he activated the Vajra Shield, he might be
able to fend off Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s black flames.
But at the same time, it limited his offensive options.
It was fairly difficult to get on the attack.
Wu Yu could not even find a chance to bypass the black flames
and get to Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord herself.
He was actually at the point where he did not even know where
she was. As the flames marched on towards him, she vanished
in their midst without a trace.
Wu Yu was even more confused now. If he didn’t even know
where she was, how was he to fight her?
His time was running out. The black flames were right before
his eyes now, and he could feel the chilling and dangerous aura
burning at him. It made him shiver.
This should have been impossible. Given Wu Yu’s cultivation
realm, there should have been no chill that could affect him.
And yet these baleful flames made him shudder uncontrollably.
It was too cold!
Wu Yu’s Ruyi Jingu Bang formed a golden spherical shield
around him. This was the Vajra Shield, which was his strongest
protection.
Wu Yu heaved a sigh of relief. He trusted it would be able to
buy some time against the black flames.
If he could think of something in this time, that would be best.
But as the black flames surrounded him completely, he began
to feel their chilling aura penetrate the Vajra Shield easily!
The golden Vajra Shield was Wu Yu’s greatest defense. He had
only been able to deploy it after breakting the third seal of the
Ruyi Jingu Bang.
But now, it was being eaten away at by Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord’s dark flames. It was riddled with holes in a trice, and dark
flames came flaring in.
During the Immortal Emperor Trials, Wu Yu had used the
Vajra Shield to defeat both Li Tianji and Yang Qiang.
He had faith in its strength.
And now reality was asking him where his god was. Vajra
Shield was falling to the dark flames, holding out for less time
than it took a joss stick to burn down.
The black flames very quickly ate the Vajra Shield up
completely.
The golden light in Wu Yu’s eyes dimmed, and then winked
out. All before him were cold, dark flames. He was gripped in
the throes of disbelief.
"This Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, she stands by no
convention! No heavenly rules, no Mystiques, nothing. Just the
black flames alone are enough to trap me......"
Wu Yu was dismayed.
He was even more curious now. What in the world was this
transformation that she had experienced, to make her this black
phoenix? And what was the source of all this power?
Wu Yu did not give up.
He had never surrendered in a battle before, and this was not
going to be his first. So she had amazing black flames. So what?
"Chronowarp globe!"
"Doppelganger heavenly rule!"
Wu Yu’s Mystiques stacked one after another. His target was
the black flames!
Chapter 1704: You've Lost
Giant Astral Prison was drowning in black flames.
The immortal emperors on the spectator stands were looking
around in amazement.
As the black flames climbed steadily higher and higher, the
phoenix immortal beasts seemed to dominate the entire arena.
Wu Yu could not even be seen.
Many saw a flash of gold light in the heart of the darkness, but
it was only a brief flash. It seemed like the Vajra Shield that
Wu Yu had used before......
If even the Vajra Shield could only hold back the black flames
for a second, then Wu Yu’s other skills were done for. Wu Yu
had been completely outclassed in this fight.
"Phoenix emperors, what is this transformation that Dancing
Flame Phoenix Lord has received? Such extraordinary power,
even defeating Wu Yu, who beat Li Tianji and Yang Qiang?"
The immortal emperors were curious, and many came over to
the phoenix immortal beast delegation to ask them directly.
These included powerful immortal emperors such as Father of
Thunder and Mother of Lightning, The All-Seeing and All
Hearing, as well as the Demigods of Night and Day. They could
not contain their curiosity anymore.
However, Provenance Phoenix Empress smiled politely: "We
are not disposed to say. All I can say is that my daughter’s
mysterious encounter is so incredible that even we old ones are
envious of her. As for the details, we will naturally reveal it if
Wu Yu defeats my daughter."
This meant that they might never know the answer if Wu Yu
lost.
What in the world was this transformation?
What was the source of power for her black flames?
Father of Thunder and Mother of Lightning and the others
returned to their positions, none the wiser.
Besides them, even the second tier of immortal emperors such
as True Lord Erlang, Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, and
Mysterious Spiritual Dipper Empress were all watching this
battle closely.
Yang Qiang himself was watching, a dark expression on his
face.
He had come to after a while. It had been a humiliation that he
had lost to Wu Yu. After all, he did not think that he was weaker
than Wu Yu. He had lost in a straight battle of pain endurance
in the final vortex of pure energy, fainting.
And now watching this battle, the black flames put a deep
frown on his face.
He knew that if he were on the receiving end, he would have
lost. These black flames were just too strong. Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord had been completely on the offense since the
beginning.
This was a similar approach to how True Lord Erlang fought.
His Eye of Condemnation, Eye of Punishment, and Eye of
Destruction were all offensive moves.
But compared to these omnipresent black flames, their offense
was nothing. The flames had eaten through Wu Yu’s Vajra
Shield in a matter of heartbeats!
Not even a trace of Wu Yu’s presence could be detected. All
was black flame and an aura of despair. They watched, hearts
in their mouths.
All of them could imagine the misery that Wu Yu must be in,
submerged in black flames.
Even Grand Supreme Elderly Lord and Patriarch Bodhi
watched the battle in wonder.
"This little doll from the phoenix tribe is astonishing indeed. I
don’t know what those black flames are, but they’ve
completely overwhelmed Wu Yu."
Grand Supreme Elderly Lord observed with a smile: "Patriarch
Bodhi, seems like your disciple is about to lose."
"Hard to say." Patriarch Bodhi shook his head. "If he loses, he
cedes the chance to enter the Everlasting Battlefield. No
wonder she came to fight."
They made no speculations about the black flame. They had
lived through countless years, but showed no indication of their
knowledge or ignorance through their expressions.
Immortals at their level were beyond the comprehension of
ordinary immortal emperors.
Back in the arena.
Wu Yu’s situation looked bleak. Swarmed by black flames, he
used every last technique he could think of, his Ruyi Jingu
Bang smashing left and right with Bedlam of Heaven and Earth
as he attempted to scatter the black flames.
However, the Ruyi Jingu Bang could only scatter them back
temporarily, but not extinguish them. They very quickly
returned.
They were soon on Wu Yu’s body now, burning him.
Wu Yu felt an indescribable pain as they reached him. It burned
both his body and immortal spirit at the same time. It was even
worse than the heavenly devils he had experienced!
Pain-wise, the heavenly devils might win, but these black
flames corrode both his body and immortal spirit, and were a
terror to face.
The heavenly devils on Heavenly Devil Battlefield were only
concerned with his immortal spirit, and not at all with his body.
But now, it was a simultaneous immolation on two levels. At
the same time, a bone-chilling cold that buried itself deep in his
marrow. It was almost more than he could bear, despite his
tremendous willpower.
"I can’t lose!"
Wu Yu’s eyes widened desperately. He gripped the Ruyi Jingu
Bang tightly, golden light continuing to issue from his body.
He continued using Visualizing the Inner Ape, fortifying his
own will with the golden monkey’s. Even then, he was unable
to stop the black flames eating away at him.
Even the Invincible Vajra Body was crumbling under it, burned
parts taking a long time to regenerate.
If this kept up, he would be completely burned to ash by the
black flames.
The Ruyi Jingu Bang in hand was a steadying presence.
However, this time it did not respond to his plea for help. It
seemed like when the black flames were on it, even the Ruyi
Jingu Bang’s will was separated.
The fourth seal could not break!
Wu Yu despaired. He had endured the greatest of pains, used
all of his heavenly rule powers, and even tried using Lawful
Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, Violent Art, and every other
trick he had. Nothing worked against the burning.
No matter how he tried to avoid it, the black flames encased
him, consumed him, and burned him alive.
The black flames had persisted for a long time now, and
showed no signs of stopping.
No one knew how long they could be sustained for. It seemed
like it had been burning forever here at Giant Astral Prison,
keeping Wu Yu in agony.

He could not bear the pain anymore.

But he could not surrender either. He gritted his teeth. He had
to go to Everlasting Battlefield, he had to know what had
happened to Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord/Nangong Wei......
All of his cards were on the table, and not a single one could
trump the black flames.
Even his strongest Vajra Shield defense had only held out for a
moment. He was powerless before this.
His heart railed with an unwillingness to give up. Could he
really be losing here to Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord/Nangong
Wei?
His will grew weaker and weaker, until more than half of his
immortal spirit and body were burned away. If this continued,
he would die before his will gave way.
Suddenly, the black flames regathered back as the black
phoenix.
The black phoenix shifted into Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s
semblance, clad in red robes. Her eyes were flat and empty!
"You’ve lost."
Her voice drifted to him, completely devoid of emotion.
Wu Yu could not even reply. His own awareness was vague.
He held on by sheer willpower.
Even if he did not want to surrender, he had lost the ability to
fight!
He had lost!
As unhappy as Wu Yu was, he had truly no way to overcome
the black flames.
No Mystique, no heavenly rule, no technique had helped him!
Saying thus, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord turned to look at
Patriarch Bodhi and Grand Supreme Elderly Lord, indicating
that the result should be announced.
The host of the Immortal Emperor Trials, Limitless Confusion
Immortal Emperor, was gaping like a goldfish.
Those black flames had caused even him to quail, let alone Wu
Yu. Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s transformation was
incredible!
Seeing the situation, Patriarch Bodhi sat silent for a moment,
and finally announced: "Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord wins this
battle. As agreed, you may enter Everlasting Battlefield."
Consternation!
Everyone looked at Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord in
incredulity.
Whether the immortal emperors of Mettle Sky or the immortal
emperor descendants, they were all even more shocked than
when Wu Yu had defeated Yang Qiang.
Back then, it had been a close fight, with Wu Yu narrowly
taking the win.
But now, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had smashed him
completely. It was unthinkable.
Since when did she get so powerful?
Chapter 1705: Towards Eternal Life
All of the immortal emperors present were still struggling to
accept the outcome, looking blankly at the stunning Dancing
Flame Phoenix Lord. Her name would spread throughout the
sky palaces now.
To already have such power as a 9-heavens immortal king,
leaving Wu Yu with nowhere to run amidst the black flames.
Once she reached the Everlasting Battlefield and emerged as an
immortal emperor, what power would she have?
And in comparison, Wu Yu looked pitiable.
He had won the Immortal Emperor Trials, and the prize should
have been his. However, he had lost to Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord. Not only was his pride crushed, but his prize had also
been lost.
The Patriarch Bodhi was frustrated by this.
He had intended for Wu Yu to fight and win the chance at the
Everlasting Battlefield if he could. But he could not go back on
the decisions they had made. After all, the conditions of this
challenge had all been made clear before the fight.
The chance to enter the Everlasting Battlefield was Dancing
Flame Phoenix Lord’s.
Wu Yu very quickly returned to the side of Luo Pin and the
others.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor and his other senior brothers
came to console him, and Wu Yu felt a wave of warmth rush
through him.
He shook his head. "I’m fine. Since the chance to enter
Everlasting Battlefield is lost, I will not harp on it. Even without
the Everlasting Battlefield, I can still reach the immortal
emperor realm!"
He was currently badly injured, and had to rest.
In the center of the Giant Astral Prison, the Patriarch Bodhi had
opened the white face of the Wheel of Taichi. The entrance to
the Everlasting Battlefield, which opened once in 50,000 years.
The Everlastings within could help one reach the immortal
emperor realm.
Even at this time, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord showed no
expression.
A slight quirk of her lips was the only indication of her
satisfaction.
As Everlasting Battlefield opened, Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord stepped in, vanishing from before their eyes.
All knew that she would be able to leave once she reached
immortal emperor realm.
The Six Superior Phoenix Emperors were well pleased by this
result as well, laughing and chatting.
"Many thanks to the Patriarch for consenting. We of the
Immortal Phoenix Imperial Realm will remember this boon.
We will take our leave first. Till we meet again."
Provenance Phoenix Empress gave a courteous bow to the
immortal emperors present, then left Giant Astral Prison with
the other five.
The remaining immortal emperors were left with a huge
mystery. What was the nature of this transformation that had
allowed Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord to improve so quickly?
She had been one of the more outstanding ones in her
generation, but her improvement had definitely not been on this
level, nor her fighting strength this
But now, it seemed like she was the ultimate fighter among
immortal kings, whether in the sky palaces or hells!
It was a shocking leap.
"Forget it, let’s go. We can look into this matter later."
True Lord Erlang, Dong Hua Great Emperor Lord, and the
others all left individually as well.
This Immortal Emperor Trials had been full of surprises. First
was Wu Yu’s rise as a dark horse, consecutively defeating
many immortal emperor descendants, including Li Tianji and
Yang Qiang.
They had thought a 9-heavens immortal king like Wu Yu was
peerless in the sky palaces.
And then the phoenix tribe had suddenly presented Dancing
Flame Phoenix Lord, the daughter of Provenance Phoenix
Empress. She had completely destroyed Wu Yu, and he had not
been able to put up any defense.
In all the years of Immortal Emperor Trials, such a situation
had never been heard of.
The crashing of Immortal Emperor Trials by Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord had never happened before, and so this news very
quickly spread throughout the sky palaces.
The Four Heavenly Kings and Primeval Mighty Miracle God
took one last look at Wu Yu, and then left.
They did not say anything, and no longer had any thoughts
about pursuing him. After all, besides losing to the godlike
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, Wu Yu seemed unbeatable
enough.
At least, with even Yang Qiang and Li Tianji losing to Wu Yu,
and the guardian Patriarch Bodhi backing him, it was
impossible to touch Wu Yu.
The immortal emperors took their leave of Patriarch Bodhi, and
the Immortal Emperor Trials came to an end.
However, the impact of this competition was felt far and wide,
and made for many a juicy tale throughout the sky palaces and
hells alike.
The hot topic was of course what Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord’s huge transformation was.
However, the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors were keeping
their mouths clamped. Even if they wanted to know, they would
have to wait.
Soon, even Grand Supreme Elderly Lord left, and only
Patriarch Bodhi and his disciples remained.
After making a few general remarks, Patriarch Bodhi dismissed
them.
Only a few immortal emperors who were closer to Wu Yu
remained. They wanted to know what the Patriarch’s plans for
Wu Yu were.
After all, Wu Yu had lost the chance to enter the Everlasting
Battlefield this time. If he had to wait for the next, it would be
50,000 years later, and Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord would be
far ahead of him.
Especially Memory Star Immortal Emperor. He knew that Wu
Yu was the kind of person who would live to come back from
his loss. When they faced off the next time, he would want the
power to defeat Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord.
And once he lost the chance to enter the Everlasting Battlefield,
he might be behind her forever.
How could Wu Yu stand for that?
The Patriarch Bodhi came to Wu Yu, and very quickly healed
all of his wounds. He regarded him with a smile: "Wu Yu, you
must not take this too harshly. Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s
transformation is indeed incredible. However, you have already
been through Heavenly Devil Battlefield. Even without
Everlasting Battlefield, you can reach eternal life very quickly."
"So the Heavenly Devil Battlefield is also of help for the
breakthrough?"
Hearing this, many of the disciples were astonished. They had
thought Heavenly Devil Battlefield as a place of punishment.
To think that it had productive effects! And Wu Yu had already
been inside for 10,000 years.
However, it must have been an agonizing process......

... was what Memory Star Immortal Emperor and the others
imagined.
"Mm."
Wu Yu nodded.
He did not say much. He had lost this time, to Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord. However, this had not broken him.
Ever since he had started cultivating, it had always been
favorable. Even if he had been through rough patches here and
there, and even risked his life several times, but in a fair fight,
he had never lost before.
Losing to Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had been the first time,
ever since he started cultivation.
A loss was a loss. This did not mean that he could not reach the
immortal emperor realm. It was as the Patriarch Bodhi had said.
He had changed in the Heavenly Devil Battlefield as well,
making progress in building his apotheosis realm.
He had the 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal King, and a wealth
of treasures waiting for him in the Eternal Emperor Tomb. It
would be no great hardship to reach eternal immortal emperor
realm.
"Patriarch, do not worry. Your disciple will work his hardest
towards the breakthrough, and aim to reach the eternal
immortal emperor realm!"
Wu Yu vowed, getting to his feet!
Patriarch Bodhi left, satisfied. The other disciples also bid
farewell to him.
They all knew that what Wu Yu would do next was to seclude
himself and cultivate to eternal life!
This was a process whereby he would have to depend on
himself. Empty words of consolation would not help him one
bit.
Therefore, they all left to give Wu Yu quiet space.
Finally, Wu Yu, Luo Pin, Full Moon of Nanshan, and Ye Xixi
left Giant Astral Prison together, returning back to their
residence.
"Old Wu, did you manage to discover anything about Nangong
Wei when you fought?" Full Moon of Nanshan was very
curious. Even he could sense that Nangong Wei was
completely different from how she had been.
Not just in the mastery of the black flames. Her personality had
gone ice-cold, and it was an alien feeling.
"Different. But I’m not sure what’s different. I want to find out
as well."
Wu Yu said, looking over at Luo Pin. After all, he knew that
she was still sensitive about it, and might object.
"No worries. Even I want to know what happened to her."
Luo Pin smiled slightly, then pouted seriously. "But you have
to maintain your distance from her, or I won’t forgive you,
understood?"
"Understood, understood." Wu Yu said, rubbing his own head
sheepishly.
"Big brother Yu, what will you do next?" Ye Xixi asked, still
forlorn at Wu Yu’s loss to Nangong Wei. She knew that it
would be a big blow to his psyche, and she hoped that Wu Yu
could bounce back quickly, and perhaps even reach eternal
immortal emperor realm before Nangong Wei did. That would
be some salvation for his pride.
Wu Yu thought about it. "Next, I will go for the breakthrough
with all my might. My greatest aid will be the eternal demon
emperor graves in Eternal Emperor Tomb. It seems like I have
to return there."
Back at Eternal Emperor Tomb, he had unraveled the
Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere epochal immortal design,
entering the grave of Lifeless Eternal Demon Emperor and
consuming his body.
If Wu Yu wanted to improve himself further, he would have to
continue breaking through more and more epochal immortal
designs, and devouring more eternal demon emperor corpses.
Wu Yu had Luo Pin and the others remain at Mettle Sky. He
prepared to go alone to Eternal Emperor Tomb.
This time, his goal was eternal life!
Chapter 1706: Chaos Sword Demon Emperor
The Immortal Emperor Trials were finally over, and Wu Yu
finally had some precious free time to go to the Eternal
Emperor Tomb.
To Wu Yu, although he had lost the chance to enter the
Everlasting Battlefield as a result of the fight with Nangong
Wei, but the eternal immortal emperor realm was already very
close for him.
It was just as the Patriarch Bodhi had said. Even without the
Everlasting Battlefield, he could also reach the Eternal
Immortality Realm.
While Wu Yu was heading to Eternal Emperor Tomb, the sky
palaces and hells were abuzz with news of Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord’s challenge. Wu Yu had won the Immortal
Emperor Trials, and then promptly lost to Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord. This was the most surprising Immortal Emperor
Trials yet.
The immortals all began to speculate about Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord’s transformation.
What heights would she reach, what place would she hold in
the sky palaces, once she emerged from Everlasting
Battlefield?
No one could say for sure.
Quite a few immortal emperors paid a visit to the Immortal
Phoenix Imperial Realm, hoping to get information about
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s transformation. However, only
the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors knew, and they kept their
mouths shut on this.
As the news remained a complete secret, the number of people
asking dwindled as time passed.
It was relegated to the back of their minds. If Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord appeared again, they would immediately recall
these details.
As for the heavens and hells, Wu Yu ignored their whisperings.
He first began to understand the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades
Formation, an epochal immortal design similar to the
Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere that was also recorded in the
bronze ball.
Following the bronze ball’s prompts, he would be able to break
into the tomb of Chaos Sword Demon Emperor, which was
protected by this 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades Formation.
It was not too difficult to comprehend, and only a matter of time
before he cracked it. After all, the bronze ball could guide him
and save him much time.
"I wonder how long Nangong Wei will take on the Everlasting
Battlefield to become an eternal immortal emperor." Wu Yu
had no reckoning, since he had no idea what the Everlasting
Battlefield was like.
Even if the Everlasting Battlefield was of great help, past
examples showed that it required 10,000 years or longer.
"If Nangong Wei takes 10,000 years, I might well be able to
catch up."
Wu Yu recalled that he had taken about the same time to master
the Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere. It all boiled down to
whether Wu Yu could reach the eternal immortal emperor
realm after mastering the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades
Formation and devouring the Chaos Sword Demon Emperor’s
corpse.
Even Wu Yu himself did not know.
But having nothing else to worry him, he could dedicate all his
time to the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades Formation.
Once he had completely understood it, he could head for
Eternal Emperor Tomb.
"3 Billion Lifetaking Blades Formation. It’s made up of 3
billion lifetaking blades, that form a magnificent epochal
immortal design!"
"The method to breaking the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades
Formation is divided into three parts."
"Firstly, the outermost 1 billion blades. They are relatively easy
to get through, and not too complicated in their formation. With
the bronze ball guiding me, I can unravel them in a mere 500
years.
It’s the middle 1 billion and innermost 1 billion that are tricky
to deal with! Both of these two portions are extremely complex,
especially the innermost one. It’s more than 10 times as deadly
as the outermost layer......"
Referring to the bronze ball’s hints, Wu Yu proceeded with his
study of the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades Formation.
Like with the Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere, Wu Yu felt that
time flew by while he was absorbed in his research.
The overall construction of the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades
Formation was not that complex, but its genius was in the
details. The smallest sword formations required a mere 10
lifetaking blades to construct, and Wu Yu had to meticulously
work his way through each of them, or he would not be able to
proceed to a deeper level.
Luckily with the bronze ball guiding him, Wu Yu had the key
to breaking many of his obstacles, without having to slowly test
them out one by one. Otherwise, he would have taken much
longer to break through the 3 billion lifetaking blades.
After 8000 years, Wu Yu was finally confident that he could
undo the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades Formation!
After he had finished, he finally went to the Demon Immortal
Realm, appearing at Eternal Emperor Tomb.
He was soon standing before Chaos Sword Demon Emperor’s
grave.
This grave was completely surrounded by the 3 Billion
Lifetaking Blades Formation. If he wanted to get into the Chaos
Sword Demon Emperor’s grave, he would have to get through
it. It was just as strong an epochal immortal design as the
Maelstrom Silver Dagger Sphere.
Wu Yu had already mastered it over the course of the last 8000
years.
He immediately put the fruits of his study into action, and
began to unravel the 3 billion lifetaking blades!
The complex layers demanded Wu Yu’s full attention, even if
he already had the theory completely mastered. The slightet
mistake would throw the entire sword formation into a frenzy,
and take 1000 years at least to subside back to a level that Wu
Yu could deal with.
This was the reason why Wu Yu had invested so much time in
fully mastering the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades Formation. The
slightest mistake would cost him even more time.
Fortunately, Wu Yu had always been good at concentration and
willpower. He did not make a single mistake throughout the
process, and managed to break the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades
Formation.
This was the second epochal immortal design he was
unraveling in the Eternal Emperor Tomb. As the 3 billion
lifetaking swords morphed into ethereal sword shadows and
vanished, Wu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he had taken less time compared to the Maelstrom

Silver Dagger Sphere, but the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades
Formation had demanded greater concentration.
Luckily, he had not slipped up, or he would have spent even
more time.
"Chaos Sword Demon Emperor, Ancestor."
Wu Yu finally entered the grave, and he saw a huge sword
embedded deep in the center of the tomb. It was covered in rust
spots. This was the corpse of the Chaos Sword Demon
Emperor!
Before the huge sword was a stone plaque that detailed his life.
"Chaos Sword Demon Emperor is one of the greatest immortal
emperors in the Demon Immortal Realm! In the battle where
the Demon Immortal Realm fell, the Chaos Sword Demon
Emperor showed exceptional bravery, fighting hundreds of
rounds against True Lord Erlang from the sky palaces before
he was finally ambushed by other immortal emperors. A tale of
tragedy and glory!"
The blood-spattered words on the stone plaque brought the
heroic image of the Chaos Sword Demon Emperor to life.
"So Chaos Sword Demon Emperor was killed by True Lord
Erlang......"
Wu Yu’s heart sank.
He already knew what a terror True Lord Erlang was. And for
Chaos Sword Demon Emperor to fight him to a standstill over
hundreds of rounds showed just how skilled he was.
If not for the combined onslaught from both the heavens and
hells, the outcome of this battle might still be unknown.
"Please excuse junior Wu Yu! As long as I live, I will definitely
pursue the true on Ancestor’s behalf, and seek revenge with all
my might!"
Wu Yu respectfully bowed before Chaos Sword Demon
Emperor’s corpse. To him, such an eternal demon emperor
deserved respect even in death, as one of the greats of this
world. He would gain strength through devouring his body, and
dedicate the strength to his revenge.
This was not just the vengeance of Chaos Sword Demon
Emperor alone, but the collective blood debt of the entire
Demon Immortal Realm. Even Wu Yu’s legacy ancestors,
Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal and the others, were involved in
this matter.
The entire matter seemed to be connected by some mysterious
thread, although Wu Yu could not make head or tail of it yet.
"It must be my ability that is insufficient...... When I reach the
immortal emperor realm and get eternal life, perhaps then I will
be able to find clues!"
Wu Yu thought. With a proper and respectful heart, he turned
into the Heaven Devouring Titanic Beast and leaped on Chaos
Sword Demon Emperor’s corpse. Using his devouring
heavenly rule, he began to devour......
Wu Yu’s ability to devour was prodigious. The Heaven
Devouring Titanic Beast was the most powerful devourer ever,
and even the Howling Celestial Dog and its esteemed bloodline
could not outmatch him.
1000 years, and the devouring was complete.
The Chaos Sword Demon Emperor’s tomb was left empty now,
the 3 Billion Lifetaking Blades Formation sundered, the corpse
devoured. All that remained in its place was a stronger Wu Yu.
"I’ll go back and process it properly! With ancestor Chaos
Sword Demon Emperor’s help, I can definitely breakthrough to
the immortal emperor realm!"
He also dropped in on Jiu Ying to check that things were going
well with him. Reassured, Wu Yu left Demon Immortal Realm
and returned back to Mettle Sky exactly 10,000 years later.
Next was the crucial phase. He would have to ponder the
knowledge and engineer his breakthrough. Who knew how
long that would take
Chapter 1707: How to be a God
The good news was that no word had come from the
Everlasting Battlefield.
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord or perhaps Nangong Wei had not
yet emerged.
And Wu Yu was already at the final and most crucial stage. It
was also the most difficult stage. The foundation of an immortal
emperor was his Apotheosis Realm, which required extremely
comprehensive knowledge about the fundamental essence of a
world.
This was one point which Wu Yu was still quite lacking.
After spending 10,000 years on Heavenly Devil Battlefield, Wu
Yu’s immortal spirit had already reached the immortal emperor
level. All that remained was to bring his corporeal body up to
the same level, to help him reach the immortal emperor realm.
"Immortal spirit, heavenly rules, everything that I cultivated up
to this point. I have to break it all down, and build it back up as
a completely new Apotheosis Realm. This is the key to
reaching the eternal immortal emperor realm."
With this understanding, Wu Yu made a decision.
For him to create his Apotheosis Realm, he would have to draw
upon his deepest revelations about the mortal domain.
On his cultivation journey, he had not accumulated much
knowledge of the mortal world, from his time in the Jambu
Realm. Besides the Jambu Realm and Ancient Demon Realm,
he only knew a little about the other lesser realms that he had
been to.
"I have to go travel."
Wu Yu identified this issue, and made preparations to go to
other mortal worlds to build a proper foundation for his own
Apotheosis Realm.
He bid Luo Pin and the others abide at Mettle Sky, while he
himself went out to roam.
Luo Pin dearly wanted to go with him, but Wu Yu knew that
her own cultivation should take priority. If they were together,
her cultivation speed would slow, and that would only draw the
distance between them further.
Luo Pin herself did not want such a situation. Therefore, she
cast aside her longing with great difficulty, and obediently
remained at Mettle Sky.
This was the safest place, free of any threats.
Wu Yu headed to the mortal realm. His first stop was Stellar
Realm.
This world had once been his springboard to the sky palaces.
Here at Stellar Realm, they cultivated based on the power of
the stars. Therefore, the immortal emperor owner of this lesser
realm must have some astral-based powers.
Wu Yu still recalled that there had been a pair of sisters, who
had caused him all sorts of troubles when he had passed
through.
They were long gone now, and even their original sects were
now part of other sects.
Time flew, and it was an inexorable killer for lesser realm
mortals.
Even the greatest sects of Stellar Realm were unable to endure
for tens of thousands of years.
Wu Yu was afraid to return to the Jambu Realm now.
Would the rich world of the Jambu Realm be just as he
remembered it?
It was the place that had sheltered him. From the Dong Sheng
Divine Continent to the rest of the Jambu Realm, his path of
progress was etched all over it. But perhaps those traces were
long gone......
After leaving Stellar Realm, Wu Yu still returned to Jambu
Realm.
From what he saw and heard on Stellar Realm, he was mentally
prepared for the complete change that he might find at Jambu
Realm.
Perhaps in the sky palaces, to the immortal emperors and even
immortals, 10,000 years was nothing. In seclusion, it would
pass in a flash. The sky palaces, hells, and Heavenly Domain
as a whole would not change much.
When they went out to play, it was always the same few people.
At banquets, the same familiar faces. Tens of thousands of
years, hundreds of thousands of years, millions of years even -
the faces did not change. Perhaps the odd new face here and
there, but even then there was nothing much to excite.
But in the mortal domain, even a mere 1000 years brought
vicissitudes beyond imagining.
Where were the Shushan Immortal Sect, the Yan Huang
Imperial City?
Even the Clear Sky of Shushan had changed drastically. It was
no longer held by the Shushan Immortal Sect. In its place was
the Three Grand Sects, a new coalition of power between the
three greatest sects of the Dong Sheng Divine Continent.
Yan Huang Imperial City had also vanished from the Dong
Sheng Divine Continent. If even the Yan Huang Ancient
Country had been ground down by the millstone of history, Yan
Huang Imperial City went without saying.
There was one thing that soothed Wu Yu’s heart. Luo Pin’s
birthplace, where the mystical dragon tribe dwelled, had not
changed a bit even after all this time.
The enemies that Wu Yu had were all history now, buried deep
in the ground of the Jambu Realm.
"Seems like after the Yan Huang Ancient Emperor ceased to
be, the Yan Huang Ancient Country fell as well. The Jambu
Realm is so much more diverse now......"
Wu Yu traveled the Jambu Realm, seeing that there were
thousands of nations now. Still, the strong ruled, the weak
joined forces, and the dynamic of strong preying on weak had
not changed.
"Cultivation is plunder."
Those words appeared again in Wu Yu’s mind. It was exactly
those words which had helped him come so far from his birth
station as a mortal.
Wu Yu paused at the Jambu Realm, watching it change as a
spectator.
1 year, 2 years......
10 years, 100 years......
For Wu Yu, it was a brief as nodding off, but here at the Jambu
Realm, nations had fallen, sects had gone empty, new ones had
risen.
Promising young talents bloomed, a new generation of vitality
laid out before Wu Yu.
Although the low cultivation level in the mortal domain meant
that cultivators perished quickly, but their stories lingered, and
there were always those that would rise above, such as Wu Yu
who had risen from the humble Dong Sheng Divine
Continent......
The bits and pieces of the Jambu Realm trickled into Wu Yu’s
mind as knowledge.

Throughout the entire process, he was still digesting the corpse

of the ancestor Chaos Sword Demon Emperor. There was also
precious knowledge about the Apotheosis Realm which
enhanced Wu Yu’s understanding about the realm.
As he integrated all of Chaos Sword Demon Emperor’s
knowledge into his own, about 1000 years had passed.
Triggered by his new insights about the mortal realm, his body
finally began to change.
This was a life-changing transformation. For any immortal,
succeeding in this step meant eternal life!
At Heavenly Devil Battlefield, Wu Yu’s immortal spirit had
already created an intangible world which existed within his
body.
His nine heavenly rule powers were held in this intangible
world, and he could draw on them time and again, defeating
strong opponents like Li Tianji and Yang Qiang.
But at this moment, it underwent a metamorphosis for the first
time since he had emerged from Heavenly Devil Battlefield.
The core power of the nine heavenly rule powers shattered, and
Wu Yu could no longer feel their existence, nor use their power.
And then the bits started to fuse with his immortal spirit and
flesh.
Within his body, all of the immortal power began to
recombobulate, into an eternal Apotheosis Realm.
Finally, he had succeeded!
Wu Yu opened his eyes. He could feel that he was irrevocably
different. He saw the world in a whole new light, radically
different from before. Most keenly, he could feel that his
perception of time had changed.
This was because by reaching the eternal immortal emperor
realm, he now had eternal life, and that altered his perspective
of time significantly.
"This is my Apotheosis Realm......"
Wu Yu looked at the world within him. It was an empty world
for now, an empty space with nothing inside, no life, no
mortals. All was empty.
Copying other mortal worlds, he used his apotheosis immortal
energy to create a sun, moon, oceans, and land. These
fundamental elements soon gave rise to some semblance of a
wild world.
Life would not appear so quickly.
But the apotheosis immortal energy that Wu Yu had used to
create these elements had fulfilled the basic conditions for life
and creation.
"This Apotheosis Realm. What should be its name?"
Wu Yu pondered it a little. Jambu Realm, Stellar Realm, all of
them were names given by their creators, and those names had
remained till now.
"Great Sage’s Apotheosis Realm?"
Wu Yu thought of this name. It was the Great Sage, Heaven’s
Equal’s legacy that had helped him come so far.
But then he shook his head. "Better call it the Devouring
Apotheosis Realm instead."
The Great Sage Apotheosis Realm belonged to the Great Sage,
Heaven’s Equal.
Perhaps that was the name of the Apotheosis Realm within the
Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal. And Wu Yu was Wu Yu, even if
he had donned the mantle of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal.
There was no need to follow him in name.
Therefore, besides the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, the next
greatest impact on his life had been the Heaven Devouring
Titanic Beast.
Devouring Apotheosis Realm was born!
Chapter 1708: The Changing Mystiques
The eternal immortal emperor realm had deconstructed Wu
Yu’s immortal spirit and heavenly rule power, recreating it as
part of his Devouring Apotheosis Realm.
At this moment, Wu Yu only had his four Mystiques left:
Unshackled Doppelganger, Eyes of Fire and Gold, Lawful
Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, and Somersault Cloud!
These four great Mystiques were the foundation of the Great
Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s legacy. Like the Jingu Bang, they were
irreplaceable treasures, and they were all he had left after his
heavenly rule powers were shattered.
Before this, Wu Yu had yet to perfect his Mystiques.
But as he completed his Devouring Apotheosis Realm, he
realized that he had many more revelations about his four
Mystiques.
Perhaps only since he entered the eternal immortal emperor
realm did he truly see the genius of the Great Sage, Heaven’s
Equal’s legacy.
"So that’s how they are. Let me master all these Mystiques in
one shot!"
Wu Yu hid in the void of the Jambu Realm, and began to work
on his Mystiques. In his mind, the various new insights allowed
him to improve them all, and so he was not too fussed about the
order.
He arbitrarily decided to start with the Unshackled
Doppelganger.
His Unshackled Doppelganger had begun with 10
doppelgangers, and then increased to 100, 1000, and so on......
His doppelgangers continued to multiply and grow stronger.
Before he reached the eternal immortal emperor realm, he
could create 1 million doppelgangers.
1 million doppelgangers that had used doppelganger heavenly
rule all together. That had been one of the cornerstones of Wu
Yu’s offense. He had depended on it to defeat many enemies
before.
And now that he was in the eternal immortal emperor realm, it
underwent a large-scale change. Wu Yu realized that he could
now produce clones limitlessly!
As long as he had sufficient apotheosis immortal energy within
him, he could make clones. Of course, as a first tier eternal
immortal emperor, he only had enough apotheosis immortal
energy to make about 5 million clones.
Not just in quantity, but their quality also improved. If each of
his doppelgangers had been equivalent to a 1- or 2-heavens
immortal king, they were now at least a 5-heavens immortal
king.
It was as if Wu Yu had an army of 5 million 5-heavens
immortal kings at his command.
Wu Yu dared to say that if he met an opponent of Lei Tianyuan
or Zhou Niancang’s level, he could completely trash them with
the Unshackled Doppelganger Mystique alone.
And this was just one of his Mystiques.
As Wu Yu brought Unshackled Doppelganger to its full
potential, he turned his attention to another Mystique: Eyes of
Fire and Gold.
Eyes of Fire and Gold was an extremely important Mystique
even for the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal. Naturally, it was the
same for Wu Yu.
While at the immortal king cultivation realm, his golden eyes
heavenly rule had been even more destructive than
doppelganger heavenly rule. Besides, the vision they provided
had always been a huge advantage for Wu Yu.
After becoming an immortal emperor, Wu Yu very quickly
understood many aspects of the Eyes of Fire and Gold. Besides,
the black flames of Nangong Wei had also caused them to
change.
Together, the two factors allowed him to bring his Eyes of Fire
and Gold to the highest level.
"Eyes of Fire and Gold, Omniscience!"
Wu Yu had finally reached the highest tier of Eyes of Fire and
Gold!
With Omniscience, Wu Yu could see through all illusions,
camouflage, and visual trickery. No matter the change or nature
of the illusion, his Eyes of Fire and Gold could see through it!
Under the effects of the Eyes of Fire and Gold, the world was
revealed, restored to its original truth.
In some circumstances, this was possibly the greatest aid for
Wu Yu. After all, there was too much falsehood in this world.
But if the Eyes of Fire and Gold granted him Omniscience, he
could see clearly.
The Omniscience level even allowed Wu Yu to see through
anything, allowing him to cultivate more quickly.
"Each of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s Mystiques are
priceless. Just this Eyes of Fire and Gold alone would make the
whole of the sky palaces jealous."
Wu Yu thought. He could not wrap his head around it.
Such a powerful Mystique should be well known throughout
the sky palaces.
And yet after the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal had fallen, the
whole of the sky palaces seemed to have lost their memories,
and this extended even to their Mystiques and epochal immortal
treasures.
It was as if the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, Marshal Tian Peng,
and the Curtain Lifting General had never appeared in the sky
palaces before......
This question lingered on Wu Yu’s heart like a shadow.
However, he knew that it was hard to find out the truth at his
level. He had to become stronger.
Fully perfected, the Eyes of Fire and Gold not only granted him
Omniscience, but also Omnifire.
Compared to Omniscience, Omnifire had no supporting effects,
and was a purely offensive move. All that the Eyes of Fire and
Gold looked upon could burn with Omnifire, which could
penetrate even the void.
It smacked of Nangong Wei’s own black flames now, but Wu
Yu’s Omnifire was a golden flame that looked more grand, not
sinister like hers.
Omnifire seemed even more powerful than Nangong Wei’s
black flames.
"Just with Omnifire alone, I can beat Nangong Wei then!
However, I am now an eternal immortal emperor, and Nangong
Wei was only a 9-heavens immortal king then. It doesn’t mean
much......"
Wu Yu thought.
He also did not know if she had emerged from Everlasting
Battlefield yet.
She would definitely be much stronger when she emerged. It
was hard to imagine exactly how powerful.
Wu Yu could not say for sure that his one Mystique alone
would be able to beat her.
"But the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal left four Mystiques, and
each is incredible in its own right!"
Wu Yu continued, moving on to the Lawful Embodiment of
Heaven and Earth.
This Mystique was much easier to understand. In the space
above the Jambu Realm, Wu Yu continued to expand and
contract his body, testing out all sorts of possibilities. He very
quickly mastered it as well.
"This Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth must be
stronger than some demon emperor bodies already."
Wu Yu marveled at his own body after he perfected it. His body
could grow to the size of the Jambu Realm’s entire void - he
was as big as a lesser realm!
In such circumstances, his strength was multiplied by more
than 100 times, although his speed fell greatly as a result. He
could not dodge effectively.
If he shrank himself, he could become as tiny as a speck of dust,
so small that he was invisible to the naked eye, more
insignificant than a passing breeze.
In this case, his strength was enhanced by more than 100 times,
and he could flit from place to place, although at the cost of his
strength.
Perfected, Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth allowed
Wu Yu to adjust the balance of strength and speed at will.
To Wu Yu, this was another great weapon. At his biggest,
wielding the Ruyi Jingu Bang, his strength was fearsome to
behold. He might even be able to smash an entire lesser realm!
But Wu Yu’s greatest concern was still the Somersault Cloud
Mystique.
Of the four perfected Mystiques, this one delighted him the
most.
Previously, the Somersault Cloud had allowed him to escape
out of many harrowing situations. Without it, Wu Yu would
have been dead many times over.
As Wu Yu reached the eternal immortal emperor realm, the
Devouring Apotheosis Realm within him helped to bring this
Mystique to completion as well.
And for a time, the Submerged Cloud Seal had been Wu Yu’s
ultimate move, serving him very well.
And now, the Submerged Cloud Seal had evolved into the
ultimate move Pulverized World. Although it was unleashed
with a simple punch just like Submerged Cloud Seal, but it had
the ability to destroy an entire lesser realm in one instant!
Pulverized World had a void pulverizing power which far
exceeded what he had so far.
This was the final form of the Somersault Cloud, which he had
not expected at all.
As he continued to grow stronger, his growing apotheosis
immortal energy would probably also make Pulverized World
correspondingly more powerful. This meant that it was
probably not at its strongest yet! Incredible.
Besides this, the Somersault Cloud had another usage, which
was an improved version of its escape ability.
In The Same Breath allowed Wu Yu to move through the void
without even somersaulting. He could vanish instantly, and
appear in the same instant half a sky palace away.
Chapter 1709: Nangong Wei Emerges
Wu Yu’s four Mystiques had now been perfected, and he was
much stronger than he had expected to be.
His rise from 9-heavens immortal king to eternal immortal
emperor was marked by a disproportionate rise in power that
far exceeded other immortal emperors by a large margin.
Just through his Omnifire flames or 5 million doppelgangers
alone, Wu Yu could easily defeat Zhou Niancang or Lei
Tianyuan.
Even those like Li Tianji or Yang Qiang could be dealt with in
one punch.
His potential had also extended greatly.
Although he no longer had an immortal spirit or the nine
heavenly rule powers, but he was much stronger than he had
been before. Such was the difference between a great void
immortal king and an eternal immortal emperor.
Besides the gift of eternal life, on par with the world itself, he
also had grown greatly in power.
At this level, he mainly relied on apotheosis immortal energy,
which determined his strength.
"Just working on these four Mystiques alone has taken 10,000
years! I wonder how Nangong Wei is?"
Wu Yu mused to himself.
The Jambu Realm had again undergone a thorough change. The
mountains and rivers, the sects in power, their enemies, all of it
was washed down the river of time......
10,000 years - it was uncountable generations for the mortals.
Royals would fall, their dynasties might even be completely
wiped out in 10,000 years.
Just as Wu Yu planned to leave, he felt a disturbance that made
him pause. He could sense that it was an immortal.
Under ordinary circumstances, what immortal could come to
the Jambu Realm?
That was a violation of the heavenly rules and restrictions,
unless they were the guardian immortal of the Jambu Realm!
If that was the case, then Wu Yu wanted to know who the
guardian was.
Very quickly, the figure appeared. When Wu Yu saw who it
was, his jaw dropped. He could not believe his eyes.
Before him was a well-built man, a scraggly beard growing off
his sharp facial features. He had fierce dark eyes, and a wild,
dominating look to him!
This burly man was very different from how he had been, but
Wu Yu recognized him in a heartbeat.
"Imperial General?"
Wu Yu said from the void, not showing himself.
His face was frozen in shock. Once his respected senior, who
had sheltered him for a long time. The Imperial General of Yan
Huang Imperial City. He was now an immortal - that was
joyous news indeed!
Could it be that Imperial General was now the guardian
immortal of the Jambu Realm?
Imperial General stared at the land with a gleam in his eye.
But after a brief look, the air stirred again, and he vanished.
"Back to the sky palaces?"
Wu Yu was taken aback. Seemed like he had only come to
ascertain that nothing major had happened at Jambu Realm.
Besides that, guardian immortals would definitely return back
to the sky palaces.
Wu Yu had not spoken to him, but he had no regrets.
"It wouldn’t be difficult to find Imperial General in the sky
palaces. But there’s no need for me to go and find him......"
Wu Yu now bore the blood debt of the entire Demon Immortal
Realm, and the epic secret of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal
and the others all rested on him. Both were fraught with prolific
dangers.
Wu Yu did not want to get Imperial General tangled up in that.
"After all these years, I had thought everything was thoroughly
changed. To think that Imperial General actually made it."
Wu Yu felt gratified. Imperial General had been one of his most
respected ancestors. Seeing him more or less the same had
made Wu Yu feel very comforted.
Wu Yu had not been in a good mood before this.
But now a sliver of hope grew within him. Besides the Imperial
General, could there be others who had made it to
immortalhood as well?
It was not only those who Wu Yu helped who could ascend!
Wu You, Princess You Xue, Su Yanli and the others were still
cultivating, but Wu Yu had not taken them with him recently,
afraid to entangle them in his dangers.
Wu Yu himself was a rickety dinghy bobbing in the waves of
danger, and might capsize at any moment. Let alone Wu You
and the others.
"However, I can at least bring them to Mettle Sky where there
is peace. With the Patriarch Bodhi protecting them, they will be
safer than they would be with me."
Wu Yu decided.
Therefore, he took one final look at the very different Jambu
Realm, and then turned, moving through the void.......
7200th level of Heaven.
Mettle Sky.
Wu Yu had been away from Cave of the Slanting Moon and
Three Stars for thousands of years, and now he was finally
back, freshly glowing with the aura of an eternal immortal
emperor. They immediately knew that he had made a
breakthrough.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor and the others soon learned of
this, and came to congratulate Wu Yu.
Reaching the eternal immortal emperor realm was a great
accomplishment.
Wu Yu’s triumphant homecoming spread first within Mettle
Sky, and then within the sky palaces and even to the hells.
After all, Wu Yu was a famous name throughout the Heavenly
Domain now. He had been embroiled in many major events,
and so news of him would always spread like wildfire.

To Wu Yu, there was nothing too bad about being this high-
profile. Returning this time, he planned to challenge Nangong
Wei again. After all, it had been his first time losing to someone
at the same cultivation realm.
Besides, he intended to level some conditions so that he could
learn about her miraculous transformation.
It was not just Wu Yu that was very curious about this.
Memory Star Immortal Emperor said: "Regarding her
transformation, no one in the phoenix tribe has any news. Some
of the elders in the sky palaces went to Immortal Phoenix
Imperial Realm to ask, but the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors
are being extremely secretive, and staunchly close-lipped about
it."
"Mm."
Wu Yu thought about it. If he demanded the truth as his stake
of battle, they might not agree to it.
After all, the Immortal Phoenix Imperial Realm must have a
reason for guarding this secret this closely.
In that case, he would have to use a different method......
Wu Yu thought about it and ran it past Luo Pin. In the end, she
agreed.
Luo Pin too wanted to know what Nangong Wei’s deal was.
Why had she exposed Wu Yu at Immortal Dragon Imperial
Realm and subjected him to torture at the hands of Mighty
Miracle God and the others?
Wu Yu immediately learned that Nangong Wei had not yet
emerged from the Everlasting Battlefield.
However, word was that the Patriarch Bodhi had notified the
Six Superior Phoenix Emperors, bidding them come to receive
her, which indicated that her exodus was imminent.
Had she managed to rise to the immortal emperor realm in these
20,000 years?
News that Wu Yu would soon challenge Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord also spread quickly.
Although he had lost to Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord before,
but this time he had returned as an eternal immortal emperor,
and faster than Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord as well. Wu Yu’s
superhuman talent remained unchanged, unshaken by his single
loss.
As for the other competitors such as Li Tianji, they had returned
back dejected, locking themselves up in seclusion to grind at
their cultivation. They had no idea what was going on.
Of all the immortal kings who had participated in the Immortal
Emperor Trials, only Wu Yu had risen to the immortal emperor
realm.
And if Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord emerged as an eternal
immortal emperor, then they would be the only two!
Throughout the sky palaces, the birth of a new immortal
emperor was fairly big news. Two at the same time? And the
conflict between Wu Yu and Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord left
many drooling in anticipation.
There were many immortal emperors planning to visit Mettle
Sky for the show.
Finally, not long after Wu Yu returned, the Six Superior
Phoenix Emperors arrived. At the same time, Patriarch Bodhi
released the Wheel of Taichi.
From within the Everlasting Battlefield, a single black phoenix
took flight, etching a trail of black flames across the sky as she
soared!
Wu Yu, Luo Pin, Memory Star Immortal Emperor, and the
others were all watching.
However, many could sense that Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord
had grown much stronger since she entered. Her aura seemed
even greater than Wu Yu’s, and the black flames had even the
veteran immortal emperors scared!
The Six Superior Phoenix Emperors looked at her with great
satisfaction, smiling.
Wu Yu stepped forward, and immediately declared: "Stop right
there!"
His appearance made the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors
frown.
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord looked at him coldly. "Defeated
one. What do you want?"
Chapter 1710: Maleficent Flames, Omnifire
The Patriarch Bodhi, Six Superior Phoenix Emperors, and
many other immortal emperors of Mettle Sky all looked at Wu
Yu, puzzled.
Was he trying to win back his pride by challenging her?
Wu Yu did not disappoint.
He flew in front of Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord and looked
deep into her cold eyes. "I want to challenge you! You wouldn’t
be scared to accept, would you?"
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord laughed coldly. "Nonsense.
Would I be afraid to fight someone I’ve already defeated?"
"In that case, how about a bet."
Wu Yu looked her in the eye and said seriously: "If you lose
this time, you have to follow me for 10,000 years. How’s that?"
This was what Wu Yu had thought of.
Since he came back, he had learned from Memory Star
Immortal Emperor that her great transformation was so
treasured that only the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors knew
about it.
Therefore, it seemed clear that they would not consent to talk
about it.
Wu Yu had therefore thought up this roundabout way to keep
her by his side for 10,000 years. In that time, Wu Yu would be
able to see many things about her, and this would also hide his
true intentions.
As he said this, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord started, surprised
by his strange request.
Even the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors and Patriarch Bodhi
were surprised. What on earth was Wu Yu planning with this
request?
Even the Patriarch Bodhi himself was not sure of Wu Yu’s
plan!
Exactly as Wu Yu hoped.
In any case, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord did not need to even
consider it seriously, since she saw no chance that she would
lose.
Although she did not know why Wu Yu would make such a
strange demand, but fighting Wu Yu again was no big deal for
her. She could also test out her strength after reaching the
immortal emperor realm.
"What makes you think you can beat me now? As you say, I
agree to your conditions. If we’re going to fight, let’s get to it
and over with."
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord said casually. She had already
beaten him once, and so badly that he had been completely
powerless. She was quite confident of her abilities.
The atmosphere immediately heated up. It was the reverse of
the last challenge.
Wu Yu was challenging Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord now,
and both were in the immortal emperor realm. Who would win
this one?
Not many people favored Wu Yu in this one, based on how
badly he lost the last. But he was an immortal emperor now.
Could his stronger Mystiques salvage his pride?
"Old Wu, you got this?" Below, even Full Moon of Nanshan
was worried. He had always had full faith in Wu Yu, but since
he had lost to Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, he knew that at the
immortal emperor level, not even Wu Yu could guarantee a
flawless win streak.
It was Ye Xixi who clutched her small fists and huffed. "Big
brother Yu can definitely do it. Even if they entered the Eternal
Immortality Realm together, but big brother Yu has the Great
Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s legacy. He is definitely better than
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord!"
Full Moon of Nanshan had no good reply to her faith, and gave
a chortle: "I hope that even if this ends in a loss, Old Wu can
lose in a more dignified way. Of course, I personally am hoping
that Old Wu wins, but that Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord scares
me deep."
The news very quickly spread around Cave of the Slanting
Moon and Three Stars.
Many of the immortal emperors who had not been concerned
at all about her leaving the Everlasting Battlefield were all now
rushing over to witness Wu Yu’s revenge battle.
Wu Yu, like them, was one of the Patriarch Bodhi’s disciples!
To the Mettle Sky immortal emperors, Wu Yu was a bright and
promising disciple. Many had felt regretful when he had lost to
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord. This time, many came to watch
with hope in their hearts.
The number of people watching grew and grew.
Patriarch Bodhi suggested: "Then let this be the place of your
exchange."
As he said this, the Patriarch Bodhi lifted a hand, calling forth
a beam of black light and a beam of white light. They created a
crystal ball of black and white!
This was an alternate space that the Patriarch Bodhi had
created. It was extremely sturdy, and would not be shattered in
the heat of their battle. Neither would it allow their battle to
affect those outside. At the same time, the black and white
crystal ball gave the spectators outside a clear view.
After all, both Wu Yu and Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord were
immortal emperors now. Given their ability, they might well
destroy the entire Giant Astral Prison in their fury.
The black-and-white crystal ball materialized and sucked the
two of them in.
Wu Yu found himself in a space empty of anything. It was
made up of a black face and a white face, which joined
seamlessly in a taichi design.
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord was not far from him.
Since they had been transported here, it meant that the battle
had started.
"Maleficent Flames!"
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord was completely unafraid, even if
Wu Yu had also reached the immortal emperor realm.
The last fight, she had left him fleeing wretchedly!
This time, she was again conscious not to reveal too much of
her abilities. Just like the last time, her dark flames roared out,
filling the space as they flooded towards Wu Yu.
"It’s begun."
Outside the black-and-white crystal ball, more than 100
immortal emperors looked on, including the Six Superior
Phoenix Emperors and Patriarch Bodhi.
The Six Superior Phoenix Emperors wanted to see how strong
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had become after becoming an
immortal emperor.
All who stepped into the immortal emperor realm underwent a
thorough and drastic metamorphosis.
It was not just for Wu Yu alone. Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord
had benefited similarly.
Wu Yu could feel that these black flames were much stronger
than before. It seemed powerful enough to incinerate a lesser
realm in a flash!
"Omnifire!"
Without hesitation, Wu Yu’s Eyes of Fire and Gold caught fire,
surrounding him in golden flames that could stand against the
black flames!
Black on gold, the black-and-white crystal ball flared with fire
light, streaks of energy shooting back and forth within it.
He had actually blocked it!
Wu Yu’s Eyes of Fire and Gold had granted him the Omnifire
Mystique, the final tier of the Eyes of Fire and Gold. Fueled by
his apotheosis immortal energy, it was a flame that could burn
anything!
Previously, Wu Yu’s golden eyes heavenly rule had been
unable to stand against the black flames.
But now, his Omnifire Mystique could fight it head on, and
even exert additional pressure on it.
"Eh?"
The clash surprised Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord. She frowned
slightly, then spit out: "Immortal Immolation!"
Immortal Immolation - this was the apotheosis Mystique that
she had refined after reaching the Eternal Immortality Realm!
At her shout, a powerful surge of apotheosis immortal energy
charged the black flames, causing them to heat up many times
over!
Apotheosis Mystiques were fueled by the stupendous strength
of immortal emperors, and the destructive power was far higher
than the black flames alone!
As Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s Immortal Immolation
Mystique flew out, Wu Yu felt the pressure against him
increase.
His Omnifire was on the verge of giving way.
"Unshackled Doppelganger!"
Just as his golden Omnifire was being dispersed by the black
flames, Wu Yu finally unleashed his second Mystique, the
Unshackled Doppelganger that had been perfected!
5 million doppelgangers leaped out into the black-and-white
crystal ball, surrounding Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord from all
sides.
"Omnifire!"
Wu Yu did not hesitate. All 5 million doppelgangers blasted
golden fire at the dark Immortal Immolation flames!
It was a grand sight, millions of Wu Yu’s doppelgangers
crowding the black-and-white crystal ball and pouring golden
flames into the black conflagration!
"Impressive!"
Full Moon of Nanshan said in amazement. This was no empty
praise - he could see that each of the 5 million doppelgangers
were all as strong as he was.
This meant that there were 5 million 8-heavens immortal kings
fighting Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord!
Plus, these 5 million doppelgangers were also using Wu Yu’s
Omnifire Mystique, the highest level of the Eyes of Fire and
Gold!
The golden flames surrounded the black, and the entire black-
and-white crystal ball turned into a swirl of black and gold
flames.
Their silhouettes were lit up brilliantly by the flames. It looked
like an even fight!
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had already used her apotheosis
Mystique, but found that it could not repel Wu Yu. She could
no longer defeat him that easily now.
"What’s going on?"
Immortal emperor Wu Yu was shockingly strong.
However, this alone wasn’t going to be able to take her down.
With another disdainful huff, she finally got serious
Chapter 1711: Pulverized World, World's End
Following Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s sneer, black flames
shrouded her, burning strongly until they formed a world.
This was the Apotheosis Realm that Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord had created after reaching the Eternal Immortality Realm
- the Maleficent Flames Apotheosis Realm!
Following her transformation into the Maleficent Flames
Apotheosis Realm, the black flames surged towards Wu Yu
with renewed frenzy!
Sustained by his apotheosis immortal energy, Wu Yu’s 5
million doppelgangers used Omnifire one more time, and then
disappeared.
At this time, Wu Yu started to grow in response, the Lawful
Embodiment of Heaven and Earth granting him strength and
bulk.
A giant appeared within the black-and-white crystal ball, and
then turned into a golden monkey.
This golden monkey body was comparable in size to a lesser
realm, filling up Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s vision from
side to side.
Even with her Maleficent Flames Apotheosis Realm working
as hard as it could to blast maleficent flames, she could not
overcome his sheer size!
"Bedlam of Heaven and Earth!"
The golden monkey’s eyes gleamed with Omnifire. In his
hands, the Ruyi Jingu Bang grew in response, and smashed into
the Maleficent Flames Apotheosis Realm!
Its terrifying strength seemed to shake the heavens and earth
itself, tearing the Maleficent Flames Apotheosis Realm apart.
Maleficent flames spilled all over, and Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord rose from their midst.
She was shocked at the power of Wu Yu’s blow, which had
almost shattered her Maleficent Flames Apotheosis Realm. She
retracted it back into her body.
She was shaking like a leaf now, floating on unsteady void
space. She flew up, turning into a black tornado of fire!
This black-fire tornado spun vigorously, whipping up to
blistering speeds.
Although Wu Yu was huge and strong, his speed was atrocious,
and he could not keep up with her.
He felt the razor wind sting at him again and again, ripping into
his huge body and pulping sections of it.
Wherever the black fire tornado went, air itself was churned up.
This was an apotheosis Mystique that could smash a lesser
realm by itself.
"World’s End!"
A sharp call from Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord - this was
another of her apotheosis Mystiques.
By the time Wu Yu turned to her position, Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord was already gone, the tornado breezing over to a
different part of his body, unleashing another furious attack. If
this kept up, Wu Yu would not be able to live very long. No
matter how large his body was, it would be thoroughly
destroyed.
"Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth, change!"
Wu Yu shrank himself. Since she wanted to compete in speed,
he would speed on her to show dominion.
As his body shrank, it went well past his usual size, until he was
as tiny as a speck of dust. The naked eye alone was hard-
pressed to spot him.
He was more than 100 times faster than before. A mere thought,
and he was beyond Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord.
Apotheosis Mystique World’s End whipped Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord’s black-flame tornado into a frenzy, allowing it
to spin through space itself. But Wu Yu was a speck of dust.
No matter how fast her winds, even if she knew where Wu Yu
was, she could not catch him.
Wu Yu was like a pesky fly that she could not catch no matter
how hard she tried. All the while, he seemed to be buzzing in
her ear. It was maddening.
"Apotheosis Mystique, Dark Skies!"
Out of patience, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord sprouted a pair
of black phoenix wings in the middle of the tornado, large
enough to cover the skies and darken the place!
Her enormous wings immediately closed up, forming a dark
world of shadow beneath it. The tiny Wu Yu was immediately
thrown into darkness, unable to see the sky.
More importantly, Wu Yu could feel that the Dark Skies space
seemed to be filling up with maleficent flames, and would
continue until the whole space was filled.
At that time, it did not matter how fast Wu Yu was if there was
no place to run to. He would roast to death in her dark fire.
This smacked of their first battle, where she had simply filled
the fighting area with enough fire to negate his escape. With
nowhere to go, all he could do was burn to death.
Dark Skies created a sealed space that trapped Wu Yu
completely, and then Immortal Immolation filled the space
with maleficent flames.
She was going to cremate him!
If Wu Yu wanted to turn the tables, he had one goal. He had to
break Dark Skies - he could not afford to be trapped here.
Wu Yu very quickly returned to normal size. With a mere
thought, his Somersault Cloud appeared beside him.
"I’m counting on you!"
Wu Yu clenched his fist, and his Somersault Cloud turned into
pure energy, melding into his fist.
"Pulverized World, smash it!"
With a desperate bellow, he punched out, sending the
Pulverized World power of the Somersault Cloud flying
upwards!
This was the perfected state of the Somersault Cloud. One
Pulverized World punch could shatter the void itself, and even
a lesser realm.
His punch landed squarely on Dark Skies, scattering the
maleficent flames and crashing squarely into the Dark Skies
wings. Ash and void chasms blew out.
The spectators had thought Wu Yu doomed within the Dark
Skies world.

But this world-shattering force punched a clean hole in Dancing

Flame Phoenix Lord’s wings, which were creating the Dark
Skies world.
Cocooned in void energy, Wu Yu shot through the opening as
Dark Skies crumbled behind him!
Dark Skies was a part of Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s body.
Her dark wings were a very powerful part of her.
Now that Dark Skies had been broken, her dusky wings were
torn, and the injury continued to spread.
As Wu Yu rushed out, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord appeared
anew in the black-and-white crystal ball. Her two jet-black
wings were cracked like glass, and there was a huge hole in one
of them.
The power of Wu Yu’s Pulverized World punch!
The Somersault Cloud’s final form shocked even Wu Yu. This
punch not only blunted Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s attack,
but also dealt her a savage wound.
A huge hole in her wings was not irrecoverable. But it would
take a long period of recuperation.
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord was wracked with a gut-
wrenching pain. A hole in the wings was equivalent to a hole
in the body. Her face was badly contorted with pain, and she
swayed on the spot. She looked to be on the verge of passing
out.
She had lost.
Even without Wu Yu fighting, she was in no position to attack
him.
Her eyes were filled with disbelief. She had thought her
transition to the immortal emperor realm to be the culmination
of her rise. And a mere Wu Yu, who had lost to her before -
how could he now be beyond her?
She could sense that his transition had granted him more power
than hers.
It was the nature of his Mystiques, and of course the 10th Grade
Mark of an Immortal King, which had smoothed his rise and
supplemented his foundations.
Now an immortal emperor, his 10th Grade Mark of an Immortal
King continued to help boost his cultivation foundations.
"You’ve lost! By our agreement, you must follow me for
10,000 years!"
Wu Yu felt a twinge of pity, seeing how badly she was injured.
However, if he had not broken past Dark Skies, it would have
been him instead.
Therefore, he had no regrets.
And with her elders around, her wounds would not count for
much.
"Hngh......"
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had no more strength to speak,
merely grunting softly. The pain in her wings forced her eyes
closed, and she almost swooned.
Pulverized World, one punch wonder.
The immortal emperors outside were all watching, mouths
agape.
These two absolute geniuses of the younger generation had
fought a rematch, and now the situation had been completely
flipped. The new immortal emperor Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord had been defeated by a tremendous punch to her wings
that secured Wu Yu’s revenge and pride!
Chapter 1712: No Deal
The black-and-white crystal ball world faded at a wave of the
Patriarch Bodhi’s hand.
Wu Yu and Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord were back in the
Cave of the Slanting Moon and Three Stars. However, they
were in completely different states from before.
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had been cold and aloof, looking
down her nose at Wu Yu. She had not considered the possibility
of losing.
But now she was riddled with wounds, her wings punctured by
Pulverized World, pain and disbelief mingling in her eyes.
As for Wu Yu, he had taken revenge and won back his pride.
Most importantly, he had her by his side for 10,000 years.
This would give Wu Yu sufficient time to understand what her
mysterious encounter had been.
An absolute win for Wu Yu.
Even without an announcement, there was no doubt that Wu
Yu’s improvement had outpaced Dancing Flame Phoenix
Lord’s, which allowed him to take this win.
There were too many people that Wu Yu owed this win to.
The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s legacy, Chaos Sword
Demon Emperor’s contribution...... Although these seniors
were no longer around, but Wu Yu still held them in the highest
respect.
Without these seniors, Wu Yu would not be where he was
today.
If a single one of them was missing, Wu Yu would not have
accomplished what he had.
The immortal emperors of Cave of the Slanting Moon and
Three Stars had not believed in Wu Yu. He had already lost
once, and even if he was now an immortal emperor, so was
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord.
But now, they had witnessed Wu Yu’s comeback with their
own eyes, as he wiped the shame from his record.
As champion of the Immortal Emperor Trials, Wu Yu should
have been celebrated throughout the sky palaces. But Dancing
Flame Phoenix Lord had shown up to steal his thunder. With
this win, Wu Yu’s glory was his once again.
"You did very well."
Memory Star Immortal Emperor said admiringly from the side.
He knew better than anyone how hard it was to reach immortal
emperor realm.
And Wu Yu had not only managed to reach the Eternal
Immortality Realm in such a short time, but he had also
undergone a huge improvement. How could anyone imagine
what he had been through to accomplish this?
Even with the Spirits of the Universe Everlastings helping her
on the Everlasting Battlefield, Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord
had been slower than Wu Yu.
Today, his defeat of Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord cemented
his position as the leader of his generation in the sky palaces.
"You’ve lost. By our agreement, you will follow me for 10,000
years."
Wu Yu said in a low voice. He stood before Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord and gazed down at her beautiful features.
He knew that this girl might not be Nangong Wei or Dancing
Flame Phoenix Lord anymore. After she had gone through her
huge transformation, she had been totally changed, down to the
core facets of her personality.
Neither Nangong Wei nor Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord had
treated Wu Yu so coldly.
This made Wu Yu recall the time at Demon Immortal Realm,
when he had first found Jiu Ying. Jiu Ying had been possessed
by the Chaos Demon’s spirit remnant, and also controlled by
Diabolical Dragon King. His body had not been his own.
However, this girl clearly had her own will. Perhaps she even
had the combined memories of Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord
and Nangong Wei.
Regardless, Wu Yu intended to find answers to all of his
questions.
Although she might have harmed him back in Immortal Dragon
Imperial Realm, but that might not have been her will. Wu Yu
did not want to see Nangong Wei hurt, especially if she was in
the same situation as Jiu Ying had been in.
The soul of the girl before him seemed normal. If there was
another consciousness in her, it was too subtle, a thousand
times stronger than the one on Jiu Ying.
Wu Yu wanted to take her away. As for her wounds, the
Patriarch Bodhi could probably deal witht hem.
However at this time, the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors
rushed over with tense faces.
Provenance Phoenix Empress had been in a good mood, but
was now rigid with discomfort and shock. How could it be that
her daughter had gone through such a metamorphosis and still
have lost to a mere Wu Yu?
The Six Superior Phoenix Emperors did not want to let her
follow Wu Yu for 10,000 years!
"My daughter is badly injured. The penetrated wings must be
treated in special phoenix tribe methods to restore their full
strength. We will be taking her away first."
Provenance Phoenix Empress scooped her up. "Patriarch,
farewell!"
Wu Yu and the others were left open-mouthed.
These Six Superior Phoenix Emperors were despicable. They
were finding excuses to take Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord
away and not let her uphold her bargain to stay with Wu Yu for
10,000 years!
Wu Yu and Luo Pin had not expected this.
Luo Pin had already agreed to the plan, so that they could
monitor her closely.
But it was clear now that the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors
did not want to let her follow Wu Yu.
Or perhaps, they were afraid of the transformation secret being
leaked......
"Go in peace."
Patriarch Bodhi could only nod. He could not possibly fight the
Six Superior Phoenix Emperors and force Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord to stay. It was not seemly for him to interfere in
the matters of the youngsters.
They could only watch the Six Superior Phoenix Emperors pull
Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord with them and leave quickly.
Wu Yu was discouraged.
The Six Superior Phoenix Emperors were dragon emperor-
level immortals, and if they insisted on taking her away, there
was nothing that he could do. The Patriarch Bodhi could not
possibly go chasing after them for him either.
Therefore, he could only watch Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord
leave from right under his nose.
At least he had won Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord and proven
himself.
"This first battle at the immortal emperor realm was a success!"
Wu Yu was satisfied about that much at least. He had not only
defeated Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, but had also understood
much about his own Mystiques. He would be able to use them
much better in the future.
Powerful Mystiques were one matter, using them well was
another.

In any case, Wu Yu had won this fight, and also understood

Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord’s powers a little better. Perhaps
he could consult ancient archives and comb for records of
maleficent flames as clues.
Many Mettle Sky immortal emperors ran over to Wu Yu to
congratulate him after the battle.
Rising to immortal emperor and defeating Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord marked Wu Yu’s rise as quality. After all, only
immortal emperors were truly considered immortals here in the
sky palaces, and could enter the upper echelons of the sky
palaces.
Wu Yu’s defeat of Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord would
definitely grow his reputation even further throughout the
Heavenly Domain.
As for Mettle Sky, it was good news. There were few immortal
emperor descendants under the Patriarch Bodhi’s wing at
Mettle Sky, and so the immortal emperors here only grew at a
moderate pace.
Seeing Wu Yu’s speedy climb cheered his senior brothers on.
They hoped he could continue to grow even stronger......
Wu Yu headed back to the immortal residence with Luo Pin,
Full Moon of Nanshan, and Ye Xixi.
Wu Yu had been rather nervous before the battle, and now a
big worry had been put to rest.
Full Moon of Nanshan tugged on his ear and grumbled: "Bunch
of lousy birds! Those Six Superior Phoenix Emperors are really
shameless. They’re elders but blatantly going back on their
word and taking her away. Unbecoming!"
Ye Xixi sniffed. "Just as well. Even if that Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord followed us, big brother Yu might not be able to
see anything, and she might even cause us trouble."
She had been reluctant for Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord to
come with them, but could say nothing since Luo Pin had
already agreed.
She had her way now.
As they chatted, the conversation moved to Wu Yu’s Eternal
Immortality Realm transition. They were curious about the
Apotheosis Realm within him.
Wu Yu had not properly examined his Devouring Apotheosis
Realm yet. He probably understood it less than Dancing Flame
Phoenix Lord did her Maleficent Flames Apotheosis Realm.
After all, she had drawn it out expertly during battle to enhance
her Mystiques.
Wu Yu’s Devouring Apotheosis Realm did not have such
power yet, and he had to spend some time properly feeling it
out.
Together with the others, Wu Yu took a look at his Devouring
Apotheosis Realm.
There was only the basic sun, stars, land, and oceans that Wu
Yu had created. Whether on land or sea, not a single bit of life
was to be found.
The land was barren, paved with golden-brown soil and
mountains, but not a single speck of green.
Wu Yu was not worried. He knew that to grow life in an
Apotheosis Realm was a long process. It was not something
that could be built in a day.
His Devouring Apotheosis Realm was even bigger than the
Jambu Realm, but desolate and lifeless.
If he could get life started there, and if that life could cultivate,
it would definitely be a more interesting world than the Jambu
Realm.
Seeing Wu Yu’s Devouring Apotheosis Realm made Full
Moon of Nanshan’s itch. He too wanted a world inside him.
"This won’t do. I have to work hard too, until I become an
eternal immortal emperor. Otherwise I’ll be left in the dust by
Old Wu." Full Moon of Nanshan brooded.
Even a few clones of Wu Yu could beat them up already, and
the gap between them seemed to be growing steadily. Of
course, Full Moon of Nanshan was not happy about this. The
way he saw it, Marshal Tian Peng’s legacy could not be that
much worse than the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal’s.
"When I get to the Eternal Immortality Realm, I will make a
peach blossom paradise, and all of my Apotheosis Realm will
be beauties. Heheheh!"
Thinking of that paradise, Full Moon of Nanshan’s saliva
almost leaked from his mouth, drawing disgusted looks from
Wu Yu and the others.