The peerless black hand that covers the sky

Chapter 1142 The Evidence is Irrefutable; There is Someone Else.

The replicated star, identical in shape and resemblance in spirit, sent shivers down Longma's spine—could a powerful being at the level of a sacrificial master be lurking on this star, plotting some earth-shattering conspiracy?!
At this moment, it regretted it. It shouldn't have compromised so easily before. Even if it had fought to the end and been killed by Chu Feng, who was full of evil intentions, it would have been better than the current situation.

After all, it has many friends, including many celestial emperors. If anyone can lend a hand and bring it back from its deathly silence, everything will be fine.

But once you get caught up in a game of chess that transcends existence, you'll truly be unable to find peace, unable to live or die!

In his agony, Longma shrank his body to protect Chu Feng in front of him, looking as if he might run away at any moment.

Even though it knows it's probably not going to help much, but... what if it does?
Seeing this, Chu Feng remained silent and sighed softly, "Is it really necessary?"

"How could it not be?" Longma murmured. "Perhaps a figure like Emperor Ye has left a mark on this star, a special arrangement... How could I not be afraid?!"

"No matter what background or powerful connections we have, none of them can save us..."

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng's expression changed, his brows furrowed, and then slowly relaxed.

"Unexpected, yet perfectly logical..."

He murmured, the Time Furnace bobbing around him, "It can't be that this furnace tore through time and space to specifically descend upon me..."

"Since there is a vessel, there must be an owner who left a mark on this star..."

Chu Feng fell silent, making the atmosphere incredibly oppressive.

Suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he calmed down, became composed, and strode forward fearlessly.

"Hey! Young man! How dare you!" Longma shouted.

"What is meant to be will be." Chu Feng said without turning his head. "Escaping won't solve anything. The greatest cause and effect was formed the moment I obtained this furnace. Rather than running away in panic and being chased to the ends of the earth, it's better to face it calmly!"

"..." Longma opened his mouth, then closed it again, then opened it again, muttering, "If someone heard what you said, they'd be in big trouble..."

It is a veiled reference to a certain unnamed, legendary figure who has been burdened with countless accusations throughout his life, experiencing dramatic ups and downs that leave those in the know both amused and bewildered.

"However, to be fair, your spirit of 'I will go even if there are thousands of people against me' is quite impressive. I have to look at you in a new light..." Longma exclaimed. "Not everyone has such fearless courage... Wait, what are you doing?!"

The dragon horse's tone, which had been praising him just moments before, suddenly turned sharp, as if it were about to scream its lungs out and tear its heart apart.

It was only because symbols flew out of the Time Furnace and entered Longma's body as if they were in an empty place!
Even with strength nearly equal to that of an Immortal Emperor, it couldn't stop him in the slightest.

The source of all this, without considering anyone else, is none other than Chu Feng!

It was he who manipulated all of this, one symbol after another shining, outlined and unleashed with the power of the Time Furnace!
Chu Feng knew the mystery of the symbols, but not the reason behind them. He obtained them from a nine-dragon coffin, and only knew that they represented the prototype of a "perfect world" and contained endless secrets.

His understanding wasn't very thorough, but with the help of the Time Furnace, he could still imprint some of it. Now, when he unleashed it, with the Dragon Horse at its core, it seemed as if something was about to emerge from nothingness.

However, it is clear that this is not easy; they are stuck at a crucial point, unable to move forward or backward.

But at the same moment, a dazzling diamond ring flew out, illuminating a corner of the past. At that time, a young man stood on the altar, like a sacrifice, being offered to the gods by countless evil spirits. It was this ring that appeared out of nowhere, destroying everything and almost causing mutual destruction!

At this moment, the phantom of the altar appeared, entangled with the Vajra Bracelet, and resonated with a cluster of symbols. In a trance, an altar truly appeared, its power overwhelming the sky!
"Of course... if things go wrong, it will turn all the worlds upside down!"

Chu Feng declared boldly, with the spirit of a dragon horse, "I, Chu, will never back down before I shed the last drop of your blood!"

"Fellow Daoist Longma, rest assured, you will die a worthy death!"

"In my hometown, there is an old saying: 'Death is inevitable for everyone, but it can be as weighty as Mount Tai or as light as a feather.'"

"Fellow Daoist, think about it. If you could sacrifice your own life to attract the attention of at least two supreme experts, along with the most powerful forces in the world, the glimmer of hope for a perfect world... and so on, to set off a huge firework for this world, wouldn't you suddenly feel that your sacrifice is very meaningful?"

"Chu Feng! I'll curse you to death!" Long Ma cursed, "If you're so capable, why don't you sacrifice yourself!"

"Who says I wasn't prepared to sacrifice myself?"

Chu Feng turned around and smiled, and symbolic light also appeared on his body!
He was ruthless to Ryoma, and he was just as ruthless to himself, rendering Ryoma speechless in an instant.

"If your sacrifice isn't very effective, then it'll be my turn next... So, fellow Daoist, don't be so resentful!"

Chu Feng laughed loudly and rushed into that azure star. His aura as an unparalleled immortal king swept across the star, causing countless creatures on it to tremble, their bodies and souls seemingly on the verge of collapse!
This day was undoubtedly the most unforgettable day in the lives of all beings on this ancient star, as their lives and deaths were not in their own hands, entirely dependent on the whim of a powerful being who descended from beyond the heavens.

However, it seems to have hit rock bottom and rebounded.

When the invincible Chu Immortal King's tyrannical power reached its peak, this ancient star underwent a terrible change. It transformed from its original ordinary state into a place where every inch of space and time "seeped" out indescribable brilliance, slowly but irresistibly gathering, condensing, and surging, shattering and dispersing Chu Feng's aura!
"boom!"

The Time Furnace danced and charged forward, unleashing a torrent of unparalleled flames—flames capable of burning even the ancient universe to nothingness!

light.

fire.

They collided, clashed, and ultimately... became entangled!
Just as fire created light, flames burned away the old, ancient universe and created a new world. Under the illumination of light, with nothingness as the backdrop, a brand new story was outlined.

It's as if light created fire, light became fuel, and all things in the world were used to ignite the flames, eventually burning out indescribable embers, like ashes, which scattered across the world and coalesced into a star!
With the annihilation of nothingness, only "truth" remains. For a moment, Chu Feng, who was in close contact with light and fire, was in a daze. He felt his perspective was leaping, sublimating, and transcending the world, jumping out of this human realm and no longer following the rules of the present.

What one sees is like a dream, a bubble, a single thought can overturn everything, or a single thought can bring everything back to life... and yet everything is intertwined, flowing in fleeting thoughts, belonging to the most ordinary of creatures!
Chu Feng's heart trembled, and he involuntarily retreated. The Time Furnace also retreated, the flames subsided, and the divine power dissipated.

The light that "seeped" out from space and time had no rivals and dissipated like the receding tide, no longer so terrifying.

But the trembling dragon horse knew that the waters here were too deep. Just a moment ago, it felt as if it had died ten or eight times over!
“I have a general idea,” Chu Feng murmured, “the layout of this burial ground, and what is buried here…”

"What is it?" Lord Longma was magnanimous and did not hold it against Chu Feng for just preparing to sacrifice it.

"If there is life in all these worlds, then this is the kind of life that is being buried..."

Chu Feng's words caused Longma to show surprise. "Hmm? What do you know?" Chu Feng noticed Longma's unusual expression.

“What you said… isn’t entirely wrong,” Longma said in a low voice. “In that prehistoric era, a momentous event occurred that made all the worlds of humanity spiritually connected!”

"People often say that the human body is a microcosm, and the universe is a macrocosm of the human body... This is used to guide spiritual practice. Man follows the earth, the earth follows the heaven, the heaven follows the Tao, the Tao follows nature, and man and nature are one."

"But the truly powerful defied the heavens; they joined forces and redefined the concept of life!"

"Just like reincarnation."

"There is no reincarnation in the world, but when a living being walks a path, it is reborn from that point on."

"The concept of life can also be modified... Taking all worlds as its body, the rush of time is the flow of blood, the framework of the Great Dao is the support of the skeleton, the rise and fall of primordial energy is the operation of the internal organs, and tangible matter is the manifestation of the skin and flesh..."

"Together, these elements shape a body, complete and self-sufficient."

“All things in the world can be spiritual, as long as there is enough time to settle, enough sun and moon essence to cleanse them, and enough vital energy to nourish them… and all of this is contained by the world, so why can’t the world be spiritual? It should be.”

"Then, these exceptionally talented and powerful individuals were not satisfied with this. They turned their gaze to all living beings, and to... the true spirits."

"They take the souls of all living beings as the soul of heaven and earth. The human heart is the will of heaven, and the will of heaven is the human heart. All spirituality can be gathered together and become one at a higher level, which is the soul of heaven and earth!"

As Longma spoke, Chu Feng's heart stirred.

What audacity! To distort the concept of life and change all of humanity according to one's own ideas!
"However, such a life is not tolerated by the cycle of reincarnation and is in opposition to all living beings... It vanishes in a flash."

"Before it dissipated, it acted as the mother, giving birth to a divine infant, born holy and sacred..."

Ryoma's tone was very soft, very soft, "And this kind of method isn't even the pinnacle..."

"When something comes into existence as life, it is born, and it dies."

"With birth and death, the order of reincarnation comes into being, and so does the cycle of rebirth..."

"The 'death' of the old world, the 'birth' of the new world, the surging of unparalleled flames, burning away the embers of the Great Dao..."

"This was the most significant life form in the world, and its death was also the most spectacular..."

"If what you say is true, then the layout of this burial ground was designed for them..."

Longma swallowed hard. "Who laid this trap? Who buried it?"

"Prehistoric times have already been buried. Who collected the embers and buried them here?"

Longma was very afraid.

At that moment, several names and figures appeared in its mind.

None of those beings could bear the weight of life that its small arms and legs could withstand.

Chu Feng held the Time Furnace in one hand, his eyes gleaming. "I heard you say that in the final moments of prehistory, three thousand Immortal Emperors jointly unleashed this furnace... Was that the time when the world was burned?"

“Yes…and not entirely.” Ryoma came to his senses and hesitated for a moment. “Strictly speaking, they…were at most the fuse.”

"They had their part, but they alone were not enough for the ultimate flame to bury the entire era."

"Most importantly, an earth-shattering war broke out at that time, in which the most powerful sacrificial beings participated, and even some figures above them met their end, ultimately causing the flames to blaze to their zenith and become unstoppable!"

"Of course, this is what I heard from a friend. My cultivation is limited, and I couldn't hold on until then. I died prematurely and waited to be revived after the sun and moon changed."

"I don't know how fierce that battle was... I only know that Emperor Ye seemed to steal the show, shining brightly, displaying invincible spirit and energy, sweeping away overlords, ancestors, and Dao masters, and was truly invincible..."

"Therefore, this era became the era of the supreme god, carrying out his will..."

"With the burial of prehistory and the beginning of a new era, Emperor Ye Tian is the most dazzling one!"

"That's what Longma said."

Regardless of whether the Ye Tiandi at that time was the real Ye Tiandi or whether he was replaced or had someone else take his place, everyone saw that the Evil Ancestor was killing indiscriminately, killing gods and Buddhas alike. The evidence is irrefutable and there is no room for argument!

As for the so-called Demon Ancestor's peerless mastermind, who supposedly refined the entire world in one furnace when the truth came out, and had a three-life bronze coffin owner working alongside him to clean up the mess and frame others... these are just rumors and not to be believed!
"Emperor Ye... still Emperor Ye..." Chu Feng murmured, "But, is Emperor Ye really the only one?"

He whispered, "I seemed to be touched by that fire and light, and in a daze I seemed to hear different mournful funeral songs, as if more than one human world was being buried..."

"It was as if... as if there were countless worlds, withering and destroying, burning away the embers of sorrow and despair in the ultimate flames..."

As Chu Feng spoke, he became lost in thought, his gaze deep yet empty.

He seemed to see a figure, or perhaps he had transformed into that being, sitting quietly on a plateau, with supreme flames burning and spreading out, annihilating Himself and all the worlds of humanity, returning to utter nothingness!
When a person dies, heaven and earth perish, and nothing remains!

Until an unknown amount of time had passed, the figure reappeared from the void, radiating light in the void—the light of creation, which opened up and evolved all the worlds in the human realm, bringing them from nothing to something, and leading them to brilliance and prosperity!

But at the most glorious moment of all human worlds, the terrible flames reappeared, destroying everything once again, from existence to nothingness!

Time and time again, from existence to non-existence, then from non-existence to existence, and then back to non-existence, the cycle repeats endlessly!

No matter how many times the world struggled and fought against the fate of destruction, it was all in vain.

—What does it matter to you if I destroy you?
This is the ultimate indifference!
Chu Feng felt that such a figure was not quite in line with Ye Tiandi, who had ushered in the era of the main gods.

(End of this chapter)