The Eternal Calamity of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 223 The Great Battle of the River of Time
Rumble!
Above the long river of time, terrifying auras rose up, like thousands of suns crowding together before exploding and bursting forth with countless brilliant beams of light.

This was a one-sided brawl, devoid of any martial ethics.

In just a few moments, the one who was being brutally beaten endured countless attacks and had no chance to fight back at all.

From the depths of the darkness, someone shouted: "Hey, slow down! Don't kill them, there's a line of people waiting behind!"

"Don't worry, it's still a powerful Immortal King who achieved enlightenment through time, so it's very resilient."

"You guys go ahead and do it. We won't get involved. Our priority right now is to trace the path of the Dao Ancestor. It would be troublesome if we lost it."

The dazzling light of the Great Dao obscured the origins and background of the person who made the move, but the contempt in their words was blatantly obvious and undisguised.

Upon hearing this, the Crimson King looked up to the sky and roared, his anger uncontrollable.

"Very well, even if it costs me this Dharma body, I will make you pay the price!"

At this moment, he fully revealed his "true form," tall and imposing, his entire body, including his head, covered in armor, and a tail trailing behind him, also gleaming with a cold metallic luster.

Without a doubt, this should have been an extremely terrifying creature, capable of freely traversing the long river of time.

However, his current condition looks quite miserable. His dense armor is torn in large sections, exposing the blood-soaked interior. There is also a row of teeth marks on his arm, as if he was bitten by something, and the blood is flowing non-stop.

"Tsk tsk, how could you even eat that? A leopard can't change its spots..." Another teasing voice came from the shadows.

Upon hearing this, a supreme being immediately jumped up and said, "This is too much! This is too much! How can you slander my innocence like this?"

"Sigh, has everyone lost all sense of martial ethics these days?"

Another sigh suddenly echoed through the years, "So be it, it's just a mere Dharma body, not enough to repay the karmic debts."

"Tracing back to the cause and cutting to the effect, the origin and flow of destiny!"

The moment the voice rang out, the river of time began to surge and churn.

Countless causal threads emerged from the void with a resounding clang, vanished in an instant, and then mysteriously pierced the void, entangling a blurry figure that spanned countless ages.

However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was a strange beast.

Roar……

The strange beast roared amidst the fragments of time, with the head of a dragon, the body of a lion, and covered in blood-red scales, ferocious and savage.

As it struggled, the dense causal threads tightened, causing the surrounding stars to be annihilated into ruins one after another.

At this moment, the Crimson King was a little confused.

It was bad enough that his Dharma body's path to return was cut off, but even his true self was dragged in and forced to appear upstream in the long river of time.

Could it be that those powerful figures who stand at the pinnacle of the Immortal King realm made their move?
What kind of immense power do they possess? They dare to disregard the obstacles of time and easily ignite the flames of war upon their own true form.

"Looking across all the worlds, apart from a few major worlds such as my world, the immortal realm, the burial realm, and that world, there is simply no other place with enough soil to support the birth of dozens of immortal kings."

"Therefore, these people can only be related to those few major realms, and they are most likely to be future enemies."

The more the Crimson King pondered, the more terrified he became, his soul trembled, and his mind became uneasy.

In that instant, he remembered the young man he had seen earlier. The young man was still in the realm of humanity, yet he dared to cross the river of time alone, and remained calm and composed in the face of the attack from the Immortal King giant.

Such outstanding individuals possess the composure to maintain a calm and collected demeanor, and their future achievements are unimaginable.

"His destination seems to be that realm."

Upon realizing this, the Crimson King's expression completely changed; even someone as powerful as him lost his composure.

"I never imagined that so many remnants would emerge from the descendants of my defeated enemies. I've said it before, that entire realm should be completely wiped out!"

"Having traversed countless ages and spaces, I admit you are strong, but don't forget, my realm also has immortal kings!" the Crimson King roared. "Kun Di, Wu Shang, Pu Mo Wang... fellow Daoists, if you don't come now, when will you?"

Boom! The next moment, he took the initiative and a blood-red furnace flew over, spewing out brilliant flames of the Great Dao, flowing with dazzling immortal light, burning the heavens.

This is the Crimson King Furnace, which once absorbed the essence and soul of a Celestial King along with him; it is terrifying beyond measure.

Besides these, there was a small bell that appeared and disappeared, its body gray and dusty, yet it exuded a chaotic aura, rippling with the flow of time. With a gentle shake, heaven and earth trembled, and the years were shattered.

That was the Crimson King's true natal weapon, which had been refined over countless years and was his most powerful trump card.

"This has been true since time immemorial!"

Faced with a desperate situation, the Crimson King's ferocity was unleashed, and he was willing to sever his wrist and use the secret technique of time to drag someone down with him.

However, the adversary he faced was far too formidable.

when!
Streams of world-destroying light shone, and boundless Dao runes bloomed, intertwining to form the most magnificent and terrifying curtain of heaven and earth that pressed down, as if a vast ocean were descending, its power terrifying beyond measure and without end.

The approaching Crimson King was immediately engulfed within it.

Boom!

As time flows by, the roars and shouts of beasts continue, but they are quickly drowned out.

"who?"

"Dare you!"

Several roars echoed from the upper reaches of the river of time. They were the immortal kings from another realm, attacking across endless space and time.

Chi!
A golden spear thrust forward, carrying a chilling killing intent, dazzling to the extreme.

Then, two large hands appeared one after the other, belonging to different beings, wanting to save the Red King.

Another purple-gold gourd appeared and crashed into us with a clanging sound.

……

It must be said that the alien realm is very united. As early as when the true form of the Crimson King was pulled into the river of time, An Lan and Yu Tuo sensed that something was wrong and then decisively summoned all the Immortal Kings to come and support them.

Compared to them, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were a complete mess. Despite having top-tier combat power comparable to that of other realms, they couldn't unite and allowed their own strongmen to be defeated one by one.

Even when faced with life-or-death situations, internal strife still occurred. If it weren't for the emergence of the Desolate Heavenly Emperor, what would have become of the Shrouding the Heavens Era? It would have been long ago lost to history.

boom!
At this moment, the long river of time suddenly exploded, with surging waves and turbulent laws.

The aura of the fierce and brutal battle even reached different eras, moving many supreme beings and drawing their attention.

However, the phantoms paid no attention to this and instead began to discuss it.
"Tsk tsk, they've attracted a whole bunch of them all. They just want the Red King to pay some interest first. Is it really necessary?"

"Never mind them, have you found any trace of the Dao Ancestor?"

"No, as expected of Him, He took advantage of the great battle to actively disappear into a realm of time, leaving no trace."

"That means that His Majesty has reached the point in time when He wants to go. It's just a pity that we don't belong to this space-time. Every move we make is greatly restricted, and we are not enough to contend with those immortal kings."

"What about the Crimson King? To be honest, I really want to kill it right now to defend the supreme glory of the Dao Ancestor. It is our duty."

"You call that defending the glory of the Dao Ancestor? You're just coveting the Immortal King's essence! You're despicable!"

"Don't be delusional. The Crimson King was originally destined to have a karmic connection with the Desolate Emperor. Although we don't know why, it ran into the Dao Ancestor ahead of time. Anyway, it's its bad luck. But no matter what, it's not our place to overstep our bounds."

"Let's go, let's go. Without the Gate of Immortality to offset karma, there's no point in staying any longer. In a little while, the Immortal Kings from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and the Immortal Realm will be coming."

"Alright, but we have to leave a surprise before we go."

(End of this chapter)