Covering the Heavens: Starting from the First Great Emperor

Chapter 126 Deterrence over the Boundary Sea
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Deep within the Boundary Sea, a Celestial King has made his move.

Over these hundreds of thousands of years, the red-haired old man did not come away empty-handed; he made many friends in the Boundary Sea.

He once promised that as long as he returned to his peak, he would lead them to break through the King and become Emperor.

The red-haired old man is too strong. He possesses the Dao Fruit of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor. Once he reveals it, most of the creatures in the Boundary Sea will be unable to withstand him.

They were all top-tier experts, and seeing that the red-haired old man was about to be suppressed, they all drew their weapons and attacked Xu Yuanming.

"Disperse."

Xu Yuanming turned his head and uttered only one word.

Heaven and earth responded, and all the myriad paths of the heavens manifested as divine patterns to block the three of them.

"With such methods, it seems you really underestimate us. There are plenty of supreme beings who died at our hands in the past. Who in this world can last forever? If you don't become an emperor, you'll always be an ant!"

The leading creature emanated an evil aura, profound and ancient. Even a vast universe would decay and perish if tainted by it, becoming a dark entity in the world.

This is a strange and supreme being, the most powerful subordinate of those quasi-immortal emperors deep in the Boundary Sea.

As a quasi-Immortal Emperor, he knew the whole story at a glance when he saw the red-haired old man. Since they were allies, they didn't bother with these strange dark creatures, after all, they were only Immortal Kings.

No matter what kind of Immortal King they were, before the Quasi-Immortal Emperor, the ancestor of all Dao, they were merely Immortal Kings. Any attack from him was like a moth drawn to ashes, and he did not take the lives of those beings seriously.

There is only one thing that can catch the attention of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

Become a true emperor! A supreme immortal emperor!

Even though they were corrupted, these quasi-immortal emperors still had a goal: to advance into the highest realm.

The three strange immortal kings attacked together, using their own great Dao to suppress all the myriad paths of the heavens, but there was still a phantom in the deepest part of all the myriad paths of the heavens.

They probed, and the next moment, the illusory figure gradually became clearer.

It was exactly like Xu Yuanming. He lowered his eyes slightly, and runes intertwined with fate erupted in the endless chaos.

The leader, a strange and supreme being, suddenly produced a long sword. The moment he drew it, an arc of light appeared in everyone's hearts.

This is imperial law!

It is a sword technique created by a quasi-immortal emperor deep in the Boundary Sea. Its power is extremely remarkable, and even the combination of the three great sword techniques cannot compare to it.

Xu Yuanming paid no attention to the three people. He was walking on a long river, traveling through the endless void. With each step he took, the heavens and earth were overturned, the universe was overturned, and yin and yang were reversed.

Each step that passes marks the end of an era.

From the distant past, from the endless future.

At two points in time, countless Xu Yuanmings raised their eyes, and regardless of their current state, all of them now possessed the same combat power as the current Xu Yuanming.

Such methods are truly terrifying.

Tens of thousands of Xu Yuanmings ascended to immortality, their combat power unprecedented and unparalleled, almost surpassing the realm of quasi-immortal emperors.

Together they used the power of fate to trace the past and present lives of these three mysterious and supreme beings, connecting every moment they narrowly escaped death.

It continues to worsen.

The immortal kings in the Boundary Sea looked at each other, finding it utterly absurd. What kind of method was this?
Is this the path that King Po and Emperor Cheng had to take?

"I see... I see!"

The others were startled by these muttered words. They looked and saw a figure gradually approaching from the deepest part of the Boundary Sea.

With bronze skin, disheveled hair, a bow and arrows on his back, and piercing eyes that seem to burn you with desire, he was a figure of immense power.

This is a truly top-tier being, even more powerful than these three strange and supreme beings. Before the red-haired old man used his past life's Dao Fruit to nearly return to the level of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, he would have faced the risk of defeat when encountering this person.

Butcher!

He was born in the era of Emperor Luo and had extremely high talent for cultivation. He once returned to the era of Emperor Luo with Shi Hao and lived in the same world. In the end, he was forced to leave his hometown and go to other worlds.

The butcher is now surrounded by the radiance of a quasi-immortal emperor, protecting him from eternal damnation, but he is still a little short and remains below the level of a quasi-immortal emperor.

The Butcher was incredibly powerful, one of the few who survived to the end. He was truly one of the top beings in the Boundary Sea. Ordinary Immortal Kings and giants were like livestock raised by mortals in front of him; with a swift stroke of his blade, they all perished.

He sensed it the moment Xu Yuanming and the red-haired old man clashed.

This extremely special Great Dao, and the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Fruit, are known throughout the entire World Sea. Not only him, but several others have also sensed it, but they don't know why they haven't shown themselves yet.

"Butcher, are you... are you about to succeed?"

A powerful immortal king muttered to himself, "The Butcher of today gives people the feeling that he is invincible in this era, unparalleled in ancient and modern times, and few in the world can compare with him."

However, there is one right in front of us.

In the center of the battlefield, the young man ascended to immortality, becoming incomparably divine. He used his magic to fight against three supreme beings, and he himself was also fighting against a Celestial King who was even more powerful than the Butcher.

The battle between the two was too terrifying, revealing a corner of the world. The various incredible methods they employed demonstrated the horror of those above the Immortal King level, a power that was simply unimaginable to living beings.

"Almost there, but it'll be soon. That red-haired old man was definitely a quasi-Immortal Emperor in the past. He may have encountered an extremely terrifying opponent and managed to escape by chance. Now he has been reborn in another body. Although he doesn't have peak strength, he is still quite remarkable. In the Immortal King realm, since ancient times, there has been no one who can compare to him."

The butcher looked at the two fighting men with a serious expression, especially at the young man, whose attacks seemed to be done casually.

Clad in white, purer than snow and brighter than moonlight, he has fought countless battles without shedding blood—this is the true 'immortal'!

This is a completely new system, a path unique to this young man, 'Ascension'.

The real and the illusory are one; when the truth is real, it is also false; when the false is also false, it is also true.

The butcher saw the other's figure and this sentence suddenly popped into his mind, then he shook his head.

Clearly, Xu Yuanming's methods were far more sophisticated than this, and he couldn't understand it.

"How dare you insult me?!"

The sword intent manifested, sweeping high above the dome. All the myriad phenomena of the starry sky were mere ants here, utterly vulnerable. Just its mere presence here, and the reflected sword light, caused countless worlds to sink, transforming them into a hell of sword light.

Holding a long sword, the strange and supreme being felt extremely aggrieved. They were the ones who besieged Xu Yuanming, but in the end, they were suppressed to the extreme, with almost no means of counterattack.

The young man on the battlefield turned around, his eyes as clear as spring water, utterly calm, as if he considered the attack before him nothing more than a gesture of respect. "Fate."

Two seemingly casual words caused a great tremor in the heavens and earth, connecting the long river of time. The past and present lives of the three people, their deeds, and the things buried deepest in their hearts were as clear as a blank sheet of paper.

At this moment, everything is laid out before you.

Snapped!
Behind him, the red-haired old man forcefully knocked down the hourglass of time, and every particle of destiny scattered, flying in the air like grass blown by the wind.

The Measuring Ruler, wielding boundless power, struck towards Xu Yuanming.

Each scale has its own unique path, scattering countless starlight, and the surrounding world is all incorporated into the ruler, encompassing countless worlds.

The strange, supreme being holding the longsword suddenly trembled. Seeing Xu Yuanming's unstoppable momentum, a strong fighting spirit surged within him, wanting to personally assess just how strong this opponent was.

However, the moment he had that thought, he felt his primordial spirit almost being shaken out of his body, his pupils suddenly contracted, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

At that moment, from beyond the heavens, three flying swords pierced through space and time, twisting and turning all things to arrive.

Two of the flying swords contained the Dao Laws of two peerless Immortal Kings, making them no different from ants to some of the Immortal Kings present.

They could also kill a peerless immortal king with their weapons without moving their true forms, but the aura emanating from a long sword inside them made them tremble.

The sword blade still emanated an aura they recognized. Many Immortal Kings wore grim expressions, some even having reached the level of...
This is an ancient ancestor of their realm, extremely powerful, and considered to have a high probability of breaking through to the King Realm in the future.

Tens of thousands of years ago, the alien realm sent a signal to this supreme ancestor who had not responded for many eras. This person was very mysterious and had disappeared many years ago.

When it appeared some time ago, it gave them an indescribable feeling, like an abyss, but its strength was one-to-one superior, which made them despair.

But he died, his head severed by a flying sword, and all the cultivation he had accumulated over countless eras vanished.

Most importantly, the owner of that flying sword was right before their eyes, locked in battle with four other peerless experts.

One of the mysterious and supreme beings was injured, and he no longer maintained his otherworldly tranquility; a cold killing intent flashed in his eyes.

A memory that had been buried deep in my heart resurfaced.

Without hesitation, he unleashed a secret treasure, a gift from one of the peerless quasi-immortal emperors, and hurled it directly forward.

Xu Yuanming's figure suddenly became illusory, as if he had merged into the surrounding air, leaving only a faint rain of light, as if he had never really existed.

One of the strange and supreme beings was greatly alarmed.

During the attack, he had been making preparations at the very end, waiting for this moment. He had already set up a special formation and used this secret treasure to lock onto his opponent, but his opponent easily broke free of the restraints without using any secret artifacts!

How can this be?

"Space-time? Or what? How can the speed be so fast? Or is it an illusion..."

The butcher blinked, as if he had returned to many years ago when he was seeking the Dao. He looked at Xu Yuanming's unhurried and calm demeanor and murmured to himself with a solemn expression.

Although Xu Yuanming's figure was covered by the formation, he still calmly spoke before completely disappearing: "Nothing special."

"It's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. There was someone like you back then, who was just as nonchalant, but in the end, he always kept things to himself, and you're no exception!"

The aura of the other strange and supreme being suddenly changed, and colorful clouds rose up, as if the whole person had been reborn.

However, when he and another person activated the divine diagram together, Xu Yuanming's figure had already disappeared, clearly indicating that it was not his true form.

At the same time, in the void, the red-haired old man, holding a measuring ruler, was rapidly swooping down, preparing to launch a fatal attack.

However, just as they were about to succeed, Xu Yuanming suddenly appeared in front of them and attacked horizontally.

The red-haired old man was greatly shocked; such speed was simply unbelievable.

Xu Yuanming's physical body was even faster than their primordial spirits and thoughts!
He was just fighting two other people, but in the blink of an eye he was engaged in a bloody battle with them.

This has gone beyond the scope of teleportation. It seems that in a single thought, he can cross the edge of the universe and travel through the past, present and future.

The red-haired old man snorted coldly, and the figures of the two people from before reappeared beside him, attacking together.

Xu Yuanming pierced through with a single blow.

Just as it pierced through, an array appeared out of thin air, blocking the black spear.

Xu Yuanming's momentum remained undiminished; his form and spirit were in perfect harmony, and the light of destiny shone around him.

As his right hand fell, a strange scene appeared first: the fire of the sky burned, capable of burning away all the filth and strangeness in the world.

With a loud bang, the strange and boundless array of magic that had been attacking was instantly extinguished!
His hair stood on end, and he was filled with shock. He knew that his strength was extraordinary, and that he had received a trace of the inheritance from those emperors since ancient times.

Having obtained a strange substance and become its disciple, they never expected that today they would be defeated by a single person.

Wow!
The sea overturned, and all attacks were washed away by the waves.

They wanted to make another move, but found that the area was completely sealed off, inside and out.

The young man before him had rendered him unable to cast a single spell, and the protective Dao runes around his body were decaying and collapsing.

Just when he was almost in despair, his flesh and blood resonated with his spiritual realm, his blood energy burned, and his cultivation surged. That terrifying attack even severed the matter that the emperor had sent down!
Another supreme being beside him had already coughed up blood. In a brief instant, he clashed with Xu Yuanming, resulting in a devastating defeat.

First his fist shattered, then his entire arm broke off, his body was covered in cracks, and he was nearly blown apart.

They exchanged a glance and simultaneously conjured a long spear, attempting to break through the array and suppress Xu Yuanming. However, the terrifying spear failed to pierce the array and instead seemed to be imprisoned.

"Boom!"

Behind them, another ancient and modern killing formation erupted, surging like a turbulent sea.

The others joined forces to try and suppress Xu Yuanming.

Xu Yuanming's formation spun in the air, like an indestructible fortress, withstanding the fierce attack of the long spear. Then it faced the divine formation, fighting two against one without giving an inch.

Within the array, the broken supreme treasures such as short spears, flying shuttles, and great hammers all emitted dazzling light, as if responding to their master's call and jointly resisting the invasion of external enemies.

At this moment, all the Celestial Kings were in a daze. Xu Yuanming's figure was almost invisible, but the light between his brows shone even brighter, like a star about to explode.

Suddenly, a divine butterfly leaped out from between his eyebrows, and the fluttering of its wings seemed to contain endless power, which was heart-pounding.

(End of this chapter)