Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 686 Strong Enemy
When this series of events occurred, although the ancient clans regretted the collapse of this shady deal, they did not hesitate and launched a full-scale attack.

After all, the human race was currently undergoing a large-scale internal purge, which naturally made them less vigilant on the battlefield. Taking advantage of this vulnerability, they had the opportunity to breach this defensive line and launch a large-scale invasion.

But at this moment, streams of purple blood energy shot into the sky, and the domineering aura of absolute supremacy made the entire starry sky tremble.

After the Human Emperor, the Hegemon Body lineage gained a much higher level of recognition for the human race. Although they couldn't compare to the Undying Golden Body lineage, they were still quite dutiful and fulfilled their responsibilities as a major force within the human race.

This time, it was Gu Lin of the Undying Golden Body lineage who specially asked the Overlord Body lineage for help.

Although the human race was prepared, these ancient races still launched an attack. After all, with the information they had previously obtained from those human forces, they could gain the upper hand.

If the human side completely reorganizes its internal affairs, then the information they previously obtained will become completely useless.

Although the human race suffered heavy losses due to the leakage of a lot of information, the existence of the Overlord Body lineage still enabled them to win this great battle.

After all, the Overlord lineage has always been a loner and extremely domineering. Only a very few human forces have close ties with them. Therefore, the human forces and ancient clans here are naturally unaware of their strength and methods.

The saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." They can gain an advantage over other human forces by relying on information gaps, but they have no way to deal with the completely unfamiliar and extremely powerful Overlord Body lineage.

This battle caused more than a dozen ancient clans on this battlefield to fall into decline, making it impossible for them to challenge the human race again.

After all, Tai'an killed their best generation of juniors, while the Overlord lineage and the major human forces dealt a heavy blow to their current core strength.

After the great war, the human race quickly began further purges, and Tai'an finally avenged his parents and established glorious achievements.

Having achieved unparalleled success in this place, Tai'an should naturally return home in glory to prepare for future trials on the Ancient Star Road.

After returning to Ziwei Star, Tai'an's reputation naturally spread back to Ziwei through various channels.

Therefore, when Tai'an proposed to the major human powers that he be crowned the Human King, he was almost universally expected to be the one to do so.

To avoid the sharp edge of Tai'an and the imposing presence of its newly crowned king, many of Ziwei Star's prodigies directly entered the Ancient Starry Road.

Some of them were defeated by Tai'an, while others, though they had never fought him, already knew they were no match for him.

In order to ensure they could challenge Tai'an again in the future, these prodigies had no choice but to travel the ancient starry road. Otherwise, after witnessing Tai'an's coronation as the Human King, they would no longer have the courage or qualification to face Tai'an head-on.

Tai'an naturally didn't take this to heart. In fact, he hoped even more that these people could truly be transformed on the Ancient Star Road and become his rivals.

After all, the number of human prodigies born in this generation of Ziwei Star is not as many or as strong as in the generation of Taiyin Human Emperor. Therefore, apart from a few prodigies who did not intend to become human kings and thus embarked on the ancient star road early on, Tai'an is now the strongest person below the saints of Ziwei Star.

Only a sufficiently strong opponent can hone Tai'an's skills enough to make it truly invincible.

After a gap of twenty or thirty thousand years, another Human King has been born on Ziwei Star, which can only be described as a fortunate event. Those who have previously obtained this title were at least quasi-emperors, and even then, they were of mid-to-high rank. Therefore, Tai'an, who is among the top Human Kings in history, will naturally achieve even greater success.

Perhaps he truly has the potential to become a figure like the Taiyin Human Emperor. And for the Lingguan Holy Land, this would be a momentous occasion. The Taiyin Human Emperor was the first Human King, and in the approximately two hundred thousand years that followed, seven more Human Kings were born, but none of them came from the Lingguan Holy Land.

Today, Tai'an, the ninth human king, still comes from the sacred land of Lingguan, which is naturally a great thing.

In this joyous atmosphere, Taijing calmly cultivated himself, letting go of his past bloodlust and focusing on spiritual practice, transforming himself into a tranquil hermit.

He can maintain a good balance between tension and relaxation, freely switching between a natural state of harmony with nature and an invincible state of self-importance, which clearly demonstrates his superior mental state.

Thus, Tai'an's cultivation continued to advance, and finally at the age of seventy, Tai'an successfully transcended the tribulation and became a saint.

Reaching this point means that he is about to embark on the ancient path of the stars, a journey that countless other Dao-proving individuals have taken before.

Tai'an didn't make a big fuss about it, but quietly went to the entrance of the Ancient Star Road. There, he saw a cultivator who, like him, had recently become a saint. Judging from his aura, he was a demon.

Of course, the entrance to the Starry Sky Ancient Road is one of the top secrets of the Spirit Observation Holy Land. Therefore, this demon was accompanied by a Saint King from the Spirit Observation Holy Land to supervise him and prevent him from causing any damage.

The moment Tai'an saw him, the divine sun within him manifested, instantly making him resemble a supreme deity born from the sun, radiating a powerful aura.

Drawn by the surrounding energy, the demon cultivator unleashed a surge of demonic power that made him appear like an unparalleled demon god. The two clashed fiercely, leaving the Saint King in awe.

Tai'an couldn't help but smile: "Celestial Demon Physique? You're that mysterious Celestial Demon King of the demon race?"

The demon race on Ziwei Star was originally quite powerful, but after the birth of the Taiyin Human Emperor, the human race prospered, and the demon race could only live in a corner of the world and could no longer compete with the human race.

Legend has it that a Heavenly Demon Body was born among the Ziwei Star demon race of this generation, known as the Heavenly Demon King, but no one has ever seen him. And this demon race that can rival Tai'an is naturally this mysterious demon prodigy.

The reason why the Heavenly Demon King came to the Lingguan Holy Land was because their demon race was weak and did not control the ancient star road, so they could only borrow a route from the Lingguan Holy Land.

The Heavenly Demon King concealed his demonic aura, transforming into a refined and scholarly figure. He cupped his hands and said, "Human King, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Tai'an said, "I originally thought that I had no rivals left on Ziwei Star, but now it seems that I overlooked you. Tell me, am I stronger or are you stronger?"

The Heavenly Demon King's expression remained amiable, but a hint of excitement flickered in his eyes. He replied, "I don't know."

Tai'an did not make a move, but said, "I hope we can meet in the starry sky in the future and settle our differences."

The Heavenly Demon King said, "This day will come."

Watching the Heavenly Demon King depart from the great formation and disappear into the starry sky, Tai'an couldn't help but feel filled with anticipation for the journey on the ancient starry road ahead. He then also entered the ancient starry road, but in a different direction from the Heavenly Demon King.

The Heavenly Demon King is merely using this path to enter the Ancient Starry Sky Road. He will then need to traverse the void to reach the Ancient Road of the Demon Race. Tai'an, on the other hand, only needs to follow this ancient road and eventually enter the main trunk of the Ancient Road of the Human Race.

(End of this chapter)