The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 10 Battle Against the Immortal Emperor
"Hiss! Is this human prodigy truly defying the heavens? Even the legendary Ninefold Immortal Tribulation couldn't cause him much damage?"

Although Chu Tianshu's external injuries looked frightening, they were all superficial wounds and did not affect the root of his problem.

On the contrary, Chu Tianshu's aura became even stronger after being tempered by the Battle Saint Emperor.

His brilliant blood and energy were like an eternally burning sun, illuminating all the heavens and myriad realms. He even exuded a faint aura of supreme power, as if he had truly stepped into that realm.

However, these are completely ineffective against the Supreme of the Forbidden Zone.

Following the previous battles between Chu Tianshu and Qi Wu Supreme and Black Mist Supreme, the Supremes of the Forbidden Zones have been identified.

Even though Chu Tianshu has not yet truly stepped into the realm of the ultimate path, his combat strength has taken the lead and he has already truly entered the realm of the imperial path.

Once Chu Tianshu successfully overcomes the Ninefold Immortal Tribulation, another extremely powerful emperor will likely be born in the human realm.

"What a prodigy of the human race! Even the former Taiyin Sun Emperor of the human race is not as good as him."

"I'm afraid that for at least the next 30,000 years, the human world will be his era, destined to be glorious for eternity and reign supreme in the universe!"

An ancient emperor looked at Chu Tianshu under the earth-shattering lightning tribulation and exclaimed in admiration.

If they were ordinary cultivators, in the ancient times when lifespans were greatly reduced, they could only rule the world for a maximum of 10,000 years. Even if they were given an immortal elixir to live a second life, 20,000 years would be their limit.

Unless they can defy fate and live a third life, they will either pass away peacefully or cut themselves off and fall into the forbidden zone of life.

This is the case for most of the enlightened beings since the age of mythology.

However, over the long course of time, there are always some special individuals who live out a third life or even more.

For example, the first person to attain enlightenment in the mythological era, the Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation, after his death, used his physical body as a Heavenly Venerable to communicate with spirits. In the late mythological period, he used his corpse to attain enlightenment and was known as the Underworld Venerable.

For example, Lingbao Tianzun, one of the nine celestial deities in the mythological era, lived for at least four lifetimes.

There are even rumors that Lingbao Tianzun once slaughtered immortals, and that his combat power ranks among the top among the nine great celestial beings.

In addition, there are Emperors, Undying Emperors, and God Emperors, who have all lived more than one life, not counting the one lived by the Undying Divine Medicine.

Their time in the world was extremely long, especially that of the ancient God Emperors, so long that even the supreme beings of those forbidden zones had to despair.

If it were just a matter of time, that would be one thing, but the key issue is that the God Emperor's strength is also extremely powerful.

Many supreme beings in forbidden zones, unable to endure the pressure, preferred to pass away rather than face the God Emperor, which is enough to demonstrate the God Emperor's power.

The reason they were able to live in reverse for so long in the human world is not only because of their great strength, but also because of their close connection with the environment of the human world and the universe.

At present, although the human world has once again suffered a blow from the will of Heaven, the laws of the Great Dao are incomplete, the spirituality of immortal gold and divine medicine has plummeted, and the lifespan of all living beings has been greatly reduced.

However, this human prodigy before us has an extraordinary physique. If he can successfully attain enlightenment, he can live for at least 15,000 years.

Furthermore, with the elixir of immortality granting him a second chance at life, he could suppress the world for at least 30,000 years.

Just as the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone were conversing, Chu Tianshu overcame all obstacles in the Ninefold Immortal Tribulation, with only the last two challenges remaining.

"I have successively passed the seven trials of the Fighting Saint Emperor, the Taiyin Saint Emperor, the Carefree Heavenly Venerable, the Moral Heavenly Venerable, the Tribulation-Crossing Heavenly Venerable, the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable, and the Divine Emperor. The next two palaces should be the Undying Heavenly Emperor and the Emperor Venerable."

Amidst the immeasurable tribulation of lightning, the phantom of the God Emperor's tribulation gradually dissipated, leaving only a weary-looking Chu Tianshu.

The series of battles nearly exhausted Chu Tianshu, whose physical body was repeatedly shattered by those Heavenly Venerables and Ancient Emperors, and who even faced death several times.

Among them, the three who posed the greatest threat to him were the Carefree Celestial Venerable, the Spiritual Treasure Celestial Venerable, and the Divine Emperor. The Carefree Celestial Venerable, one of the nine Celestial Venerables of the mythological era, attained enlightenment at the fastest speed in the world and created the "Xing" Secret, one of the nine secrets, known as the fastest speed in the human world.

In particular, the Carefree Celestial Venerable is exceptionally talented. He actually used the "Xing" secret to touch upon the laws of time, making him one of the few supreme beings in the human universe who has mastered the laws of time.

Chu Tianshu was a sitting duck in his battle against Xiaoyao Tianzun, with no time to react and only able to passively take hits.

Fortunately, Chu Tianshu's Overlord Body was fully developed, and his blood and qi were vigorous, which was enough to drag down the Carefree Heavenly Venerable.

Although Lingbao Tianzun's speed is not as abnormal as Xiaoyao Tianzun's, his attack power is far superior to Xiaoyao Tianzun's.

During his battle with Lingbao Tianzun, Chu Tianshu was struck by the Four Swords of Zhuxian several times, and his body exploded instantly.

If Chu Tianshu hadn't reacted quickly, he probably would have perished under Lingbao Tianzun's sword long ago.

Fortunately, at the last moment, Chu Tianshu managed to annihilate the illusory lightning tribulation of Lingbao Tianzun by enduring the attack of the Zhuxian Sword, thus barely managing to survive.

As for the Divine Emperor, although he was not as fast as the Carefree Celestial Venerable and his attack was not as good as the Spirit Treasure Celestial Venerable, his blood and qi were too vigorous.

Chu Tianshu suffered greatly in his battle against the God Emperor. His attacks had no effect on the God Emperor at all, and he could only endure the pain until the God Emperor's phantom dissipated on its own.

Apart from these three, the other Heavenly Venerable Saint Emperors were also quite formidable, but they were still within Chu Tianshu's ability to deal with, and were not entirely powerless to retaliate.

After taking a short break during the Ninefold Immortal Tribulation, Chu Tianshu charged towards the eighth Heavenly Palace.

The eighth heavenly palace was filled with lightning like a sea, and countless chains of divine laws were revealed, vividly demonstrating the myriad principles of heaven and earth.

As soon as Chu Tianshu stepped into the Heavenly Palace, an unparalleled supreme imperial might swept over him, making it almost impossible for Chu Tianshu to breathe.

Chu Tianshu looked up and saw the figure of the Undying Emperor appearing and disappearing in the Heavenly Palace, surrounded by endless divine light, as if a supreme god had descended to the mortal world.

"Kneel down, and I will grant you the title of Emperor!"

The Undying Emperor's gaze was majestic, and his voice was like rolling thunder, causing Chu Tianshu's blood and qi to surge.

"How dare a mere phantom of lightning tribulation spout such arrogant words!"

Chu Tianshu's gaze was icy, and a dense killing intent emanated from his body, piercing through the entire universe.

Chu Tianshu had no liking for this immortal emperor who created the ancient era.

Although the Immortal Emperor suppressed the world and quelled many dark disturbances during his lifetime, he was revered as the supreme god by all the ancient races.

However, it was precisely because of his covert suppression that the human race suffered a miserable existence in the ancient era, with only two emperors emerging during the millions of years of that era.

It should be noted that the mythological era was essentially the era of the human race, with more than half of the Dao-proving individuals being of human origin.

Even the nine Heavenly Venerables were mostly born into the human race.

If it weren't for the Immortal Emperor's deliberate targeting in secret, how could the human race have suffered such a miserable fate in the ancient times?

Even the two holy emperors of the Sun and Moon in later generations were ambushed by the Immortal Emperor in their old age, and their flesh and blood were devoured as provisions for their Nirvana.

The Undying Emperor snorted coldly, said no more, and attacked directly. Endless light converged into a terrifying attack, blasting towards Chu Tianshu.

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