Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin: I Set Taboos in the Heavens

In the Eternal Realm, countless cultivators are disciples of the Feathered Ascension Sect. They roam freely within the network set up by Fang Qing, allowing them to complete numerous trials more enjoyably.

Resource utilization has reached a new level in this era, especially when wisps of energy flow from the Immortal King Battlefield to the Immortal Realm or the Xuanhuang Great World, causing the primal power of these worlds to be greatly enhanced once again.

Cultivators throughout the myriad realms are constantly making progress, and Fang Qing, the patriarch of the Feathered Ascension Sect, is still advancing on the Immortal King Battlefield.

The Immortal King Battlefield is enormous, so vast that even beings at the Heavenly Monarch level feel its immense size. Countless laws flow here, stirring up waves of law turmoil. When the rapidly escalating power of laws transforms into a gale and blows over, even cultivators from more than ten eras might not be able to withstand it.

Some places are even stained with the blood left behind by ancient immortal kings, making them the most terrifying places of certain death. Anyone who enters will immediately die a violent death.

Of course, these dangers might be terrifying to other Heavenly Lords, but for Fang Qing, an unparalleled being whose cultivation has reached nineteen eras, he can still easily resolve many of these terrors.

Even the blood left behind by the Immortal King is now difficult to contaminate him. On the contrary, after he obtained it, he carefully studied it and gained many new insights into the legendary Immortal King.

Fang Qing's cultivation is about to reach the Immortal King realm.

"I sense that there is still an opportunity for me in the Immortal King Battlefield, but should I take it by force? Perhaps if they do it themselves, it will give me the chance to make my move."

At one point, Fang Qing traveled to a certain place and saw the character "诸天神" (Zhūtiān Shén), which was actually the character "真" (Zhēn).

As soon as Fang Qing grasped that one word, a gigantic claw suddenly reached out to grab him.

What kind of claw was that?
It's huge!

This claw is larger than billions of universes combined. It is covered with countless scale runes. The scales on the claw are not physical objects, but are forged from billions of collapsed universes. Each scale has a black hole-like vortex writhing around its edge.

Those patterns that are regarded as runes are actually rivers of imprisoned civilizations, with countless translucent faces floating in the water. Their shrieks transform into physical scarlet lightning the moment they come into contact with reality.

Even more terrifying are the claw tips, where there is no keratin or flesh, only constantly recombining geometric shapes. With each transformation, it pulls out new parallel universe remnants from the void.

As the claw shadow enveloped Fang Qing, countless cries of agony arose, and the laws of the heavens shattered like pieces of glass. A single claw strike was enough to plunge billions of universes into twilight.

Each scale is a compressed tombstone of civilization.

Every line is a trace of time that has been erased.

The owner of the claws revealed an incredibly terrifying side; its true form did not appear but was hidden within layers of spatial and temporal mist.

It seems to be able to swallow and exhale eras; with a single gulp, it can completely end an era.

Faced with this claw, Fang Qing's expression remained calm, and he also extended his fist.

There was no earth-shattering momentum, no magnificent phenomenon; he simply raised his right hand.

A punch is thrown.

“Boom—”

An indescribable collision resounded on a conceptual level. Countless parallel universes collapsed simultaneously at that moment, turning into pure nothingness. The giant claw suddenly froze, and the aura flowing between its scales instantly collapsed.

The mists of time and space surged violently.

A terrifying explosion then rang out.

The first collision between the two colossal beings created countless cosmic planes in the endless void. These cosmic planes even gave birth to billions of living beings. However, in the terrifying expansion, those planes exploded, and the corresponding living beings were once again reduced to annihilation.

Coming and going are but a fleeting moment. But for those living beings, perhaps millions of years have already passed.

"Nian beast, you've arrived."

Fang Qing spoke softly, and his fist gleamed with a dim light.

Countless divine artifacts and all sorts of divine characters flowed through Fang Qing's hands.

What level of terrifying power did it reach? It's even difficult to describe in words.

In short, when Fang Qing's fist landed again, the huge beast claw cracked like burnt pottery, and countless scarlet calamity energies gushed out from the cracks.

That was not blood, but a compressed twilight of an era, in which the final lament of a swallowed age echoed in every wisp of calamity.

“Woo—”

The mists of time and space surged wildly, and those blood-moon-like eyes suddenly contracted. At that moment, a fear that transcended time and space spread.

The entity hiding behind the scenes finally realized that the person in front of them was even more terrifying than himself.

But how is that possible?

He is the son of the Celestial King, the legendary Nian Beast, and an unparalleled being whose cultivation has reached seventeen eras!

Even looking at the entire Upper Realm, there shouldn't be anyone more terrifying than it.

But at that moment, Fang Qing suddenly formed his five fingers into claws and fiercely gripped the collapsing giant claw.

His massive hand pierced through endless space and time, reaching even the farthest distances in a single step. Thus, the enormous body of the Nian beast was directly pulled out by Su Qing.

This colossal creature, entwined with the long river of time, stumbled out. It had the head of a dragon and the body of a lion, its entire body covered in burning scales, and every hair of its mane was a flowing light of calamity. It was the true form of the Nian Beast, which lived by devouring eras.

Nian monster!

In every era, there is a legend of the Nian Beast. This being represents the end of one year after another. It is the most terrifying, most powerful, and most invincible being in the Beast Path Era, bringing despair to one opportunity after another.

Legend has it that the Nian Beast transforms into countless bodies and appears out of nowhere in every era. Cultivators of any era have suffered from its persecution. Some cultivators even managed to advance to the Heavenly Monarch realm only to encounter the Nian Beast's clones from fifteen or sixteen eras.

Life is just so unlucky.

Throughout the great destructions of heaven and earth throughout history, almost no Heavenly Lords actually died in the great calamities, but many Heavenly Lords perished when they encountered the Nian Beast.

Of course, if it weren't for the existence of Celestial Kings in the past, there probably wouldn't have been many Celestial Lords who could have survived.

When even Celestial King-level beings were locked up in a dark room, the Nian Beast became even more terrifying.

Now that Fang Qing has arrived, he actually managed to grab the Nian Beast in one go, which made the Nian Beast's face show an expression of disbelief.

Because it is an unparalleled existence spanning seventeen eras.

"Nian Beast, you actually attacked me for a mere 'God of the Heavens' character. It seems there's no one in heaven or on earth who can save you."

Fang Qing's face was somewhat indifferent. He grabbed the Nian beast with his large hand and suddenly swallowed it whole. (End of Chapter)