The Heavenly Emperor of Chu

Chapter 230 Duan De Pacifies the Rebellion
Duan De's murderous intent was terrifying, like a celestial sword of slaughter, hovering in the hearts of all living beings, ready to fall at any moment.

"What exactly happened? What could have made Emperor Yuan so enraged that he was willing to unleash his full power?"

The world was astonished. For the first time in many years, this was the first time they had witnessed the full power unleashed by the Supreme Being. Every move he made could shake the starry sky and make the universe groan.

This immense power terrified the world, and people felt no desire to resist it.

Emperor Yuan's journey was grand and imposing, naturally awakening a vast and boundless underworld.

After sensing that incredibly familiar aura, a dark, ethereal wheel rose from the underworld. It was like a black sun, and a terrifying aura of extreme power permeated the air, seemingly turning the world into eternal night.

However, upon closer inspection, one can see that the treasure wheel is trembling violently, and a sense of fear permeates the sky above the underworld.

"Oh no, that guy, the Underworld Lord, really came knocking. My methods couldn't hide it from him after all."

Tongtian Mingbao was somewhat panicked. After all, given what he had done to the Underworld Lord, once he fell back into the Underworld Lord's hands, his fate would certainly not be good. The lightest punishment would probably be the erasure of his intelligence.

This was completely unacceptable to Tongtian Mingbao, and death would be of no benefit to him.

"Source God and Source Ghost, you two get out here! The Underworld Lord has returned and is about to come knocking on our door. How long are you going to hide?"

Enraged, Tongtian Mingbao hastily awakened the slumbering Source God and Source Ghost. The next moment, two terrifying auras began to rapidly reawaken, spreading throughout this vast Netherworld.

Before long, two figures shrouded in black mist appeared in the Netherworld. Their aura was terrifying, no less than that of those who had attained the Dao, but their faces were very blurry, with only a pair of scarlet eyes visible, making them extremely eerie.

"The Underworld Lord? He has really returned?" The Source God's pupils shrank sharply as he saw a familiar figure.

He couldn't help but tremble, and his knees buckled, almost causing him to collapse completely.

Such a thing is too horrifying. A being comparable to a Dao Prover could be rendered powerless to resist by merely seeing a silhouette. If this were to spread, it would probably shake the entire world.

"No! I don't want to go back! I don't want to go back to the Underworld Lord's side and be manipulated by him for the rest of my life!"

The source ghosts reacted even more violently. They had already enjoyed the taste of unbridled behavior and did not want to return to the side of the Underworld Lord, becoming a puppet without any room for self-determination.

As creations of the Underworld Lord, they knew better than anyone how terrifying he was. If they were to actually confront him, they would likely be completely defeated in a single encounter.

Even when facing the Underworld Lord directly, whether or not they dare to make a move is a big question.

"The Heavenly Treasure is about to arrive in the Underworld! What can you do? Tell me quickly!" The Source God's tone was somewhat panicked.

As the Underworld Lord approached, the unsettling aura grew stronger, almost causing his mind to explode.

If other Dao-proving beings came knocking, he would simply ignore them. Over the past hundreds of thousands of years, although the Underworld had suffered heavy losses, with the help of Origin Gods, Origin Ghosts, and the Heavenly Nether Treasure, it was not afraid of provocations from Dao-proving beings.

But the Underworld Lord is different. As his creations, they tremble at the mere sight of him, let alone fighting him. How can they possibly contend with him?

"Yes, the Heavenly Nether Treasure. If it's captured by the Netherworld Lord, our fates will likely be grim. You need to think of something quickly!"

As the Underworld Lord drew ever closer, the shadow of death completely overwhelmed Yuan Gui's heart, almost suffocating him.

"Don't rush, don't rush! Didn't we train a chaotic monster? It wasn't created by the Underworld Lord, and it's muddled and lacks intelligence. Let it attack the Underworld Lord, and we'll assist from the side. We'll definitely be able to defeat the Underworld Lord."

The Heavenly Netherworld Treasure calmed down; this day had already played out countless times in its mind. The Heavenly Netherworld Treasure had also made contingency plans. First, it would dig up massive graves all over the world, hoping to unearth the Netherworld Lord and nip the crisis in the bud.

However, over the years, they have never been able to find any trace of the Underworld Lord.

Therefore, Tongtian Mingbao adopted a second method: collecting the true blood of all spirits to see if it could create a chaotic body to contend with the Underworld Lord.

Legend has it that the Chaos Body encompasses everything, and all constitutions can be traced within it. Thus, the Tongtian Mingbao secretly collected the true blood of all spirits in an attempt to create the Chaos Body.

Although the true blood of all spirits was almost completely gathered, it ultimately failed to transform into a chaotic body, instead fusing into a chaotic monster that was completely dazed and confused.

The Source God and Source Demon were naturally aware of the existence of the Chaos Monster, and their eyes lit up immediately, their fear lessening considerably.

Although the Chaos Monster was incomplete, its combat power was no weaker than that of the two of them. Furthermore, since it was not restrained by the Underworld Lord, it could perfectly unleash its combat power.

If I were to assist them, we might actually be able to defeat the Underworld Lord.

"Good, let's do it this way!"

……

Duan De strolled through the world along the golden road, not in a hurry, wandering around as if taking a leisurely walk.

To him, neither the Heavenly Nether Treasure nor the Origin Gods and Ghosts were worth mentioning; he could suppress them completely with a mere gesture. These were all his creations, and even disregarding the hidden traps left within them, their weaknesses were laid bare in the eyes of the Nether Lord.

"The human world is really different now. It is more prosperous than the mythical era. Whether it is resources or population, it is far ahead of the mythical era."

Duan De looked around and saw ancient planets filled with life, densely populated with people. The rich essence of heaven and earth filled the universe, and the world was much more vast than before.

This was a scene he had never witnessed before. Since the beginning of the mythological era, the entire world had actually been in constant decline.

One by one, ancient stars began to dim, even wither, eventually turning into a dead land, and the starry sky gradually fell silent.

But all of this was finally reversed 300,000 years ago. Taiyi Tiandi achieved the status of Immortal King and used his supreme power to give back to the human world, reshape heaven and earth, and completely change everything.

The world began to expand rapidly, the once-dead star began to revive, the living space of all races began to increase dramatically, and all kinds of rare and exotic beasts, flowers and herbs that had been extinct began to reappear. The whole world was a scene of prosperity.

With each step Duan De took, the endless sea of ​​stars receded, leaving him far behind.

Before long, his figure finally appeared in a prosperous star field. The population here was particularly dense, with many major sects and a considerable number of powerful individuals, making it seem like a thriving region.

But none of this could escape Duan De's eyes. Behind that prosperous star field lay a vast, lifeless underworld.

It seemed to be a world of the dead, with countless ghostly monsters roaming there. Beneath that vast and boundless underworld lay layers upon layers of corpses, the remains of more than one era.

"open!"

Duan De gave a soft shout, flicked his finger and sent out a ray of divine light that disappeared into the starry sky.

Rumble!
In an instant, all barriers were shattered by Duan De, and endless death energy spread out, causing the faces of those who were watching Duan De to change drastically.

"It's the Netherworld, a forbidden zone of life! The Origin Emperor has found it!" A prodigy, across the distant starry sky and through the endless deathly aura, seemed to see a vast underworld.

Some people are confused and don't understand what a forbidden zone for life is.

"Legend has it that in the early days of the ancient era, before the Taiyi Heavenly Emperor became an immortal, the entire human realm was shrouded in the shadow of various forbidden zones for life."

"Those creatures lurking in the forbidden zones were all former Heavenly Venerables and Ancient Emperors. In order to enter the Immortal Realm, they did not hesitate to cut themselves, fall from the extreme realm, and seal themselves in the Immortal Source, thus enduring endless years and waiting for the opening of the path to immortality."

"However, as time goes by, there will always be some supreme beings in forbidden zones who cannot remain sealed off and will have to emerge into the world to harvest the life essence of all living beings in order to make up for themselves."

"Since the early days of the ancient era, those active forbidden zone supreme beings have been eliminated one by one, and the major forbidden zones of life have also fallen silent, not daring to launch a dark upheaval."

"There were eight such forbidden zones for life in the early ancient era, and the Underworld was one of them."

Upon hearing the explanation of the forbidden zones of life, the world was in an uproar. No one expected that such terrifying beings were hidden in the human world, capable of overturning the universe and washing away the stars with blood.

Without the birth of the Supreme Heavenly Emperor, the human world would probably still be shrouded in the shadow of various forbidden zones, living in constant fear.

It might only be slightly better when a contemporary enlightened being is born.

"Could it be that Emperor Yuan's move this time is intended to eradicate this malignant tumor, the Underworld?"

Only then did people understand why Emperor Yuan had gone to such great lengths; it was because he had found the whereabouts of the Underworld.

"Perhaps it was more out of personal grudges. Legend has it that when the Lord of the Underworld buried himself in one of his previous lives, his weapon voluntarily broke free from his control."

"At the same time, the weapon of the Underworld Lord did not want to return to the Underworld Lord's side. It searched for the Underworld Lord's whereabouts more than once, wanting to strike first and completely suppress and kill the Underworld Lord."

"Now that the Underworld Lord has returned to prove his Dao, he will naturally not let it go."

Only then did the world understand why Emperor Yuan was so enraged, acting as if he wanted to fight to the death.

"Hiss, what is that? Could it be the Chaos Body?"

Just then, people discovered a figure shrouded in chaotic energy emerging from the underworld. Its terrifying power permeated every corner of the human world, no less than that of the current Daoists. With a thought, it even faintly seemed to merge with the myriad Daos of heaven and earth.

Such characteristics are only possessed by the legendary Chaos Entity.

The next moment, the chaotic monster erupted completely, engaging in a fierce battle with the Underworld Lord. Meanwhile, in the Netherworld below, several terrifying auras were also revealed, secretly fighting against the Underworld Lord.

What was expected to be a fierce battle was actually a short time later when the Chaos Monster, along with the few other beings who had made the move, was completely suppressed by the Underworld Lord.

"As expected of the Nine Heavenly Venerables, he easily neutralized the combined attacks of several Supreme Beings, and there was also a monster that seemed to be a Chaos Body!"

(End of this chapter)