Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 691 Defeating the Heroes

During the suppression of the rebellion in Tai'an, many of the non-human geniuses among the followers he had recruited on the ancient starry road came to join him in quelling the rebellion, further enhancing the prestige of the human race and himself.

Since Cang Nan of the Overlord Body lineage has gained the qualification to enter the Azure Heaven Blood Pool for cultivation, he may be able to further enhance his Overlord Bloodline, perhaps even reaching a level equivalent to a complete return to the ancestral Overlord Body.

Therefore, as the current patriarch of the Overlord lineage, he ordered the Overlord lineage to mobilize and obey Tai'an's command, making him one of the earliest major human forces to recognize Tai'an.

During his efforts to quell the rebellion, the White Tiger King also participated in the event on behalf of the Kunlun clan. The Heavenly Demon King, who also hailed from the Ziwei Star, was no exception.

Both of them experienced their own extraordinary encounters and gained considerable improvement. They came not only to support Tai'an, but also to challenge him once again.

The White Tiger King mastered the Kunlun Immortal Scripture, making his bloodline even stronger; while the Heavenly Demon King gained the approval of the Power Emperor and was thoroughly trained by the Power Emperor's incarnation in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave on the ancient star of Gouchen, resulting in a significant improvement.

Even so, they were defeated by Tai'an once again. In fact, the gap between them didn't narrow at all. This was undeniably a devastating situation.

At the age of 1,100, he became a near-peak cultivator at the ninth level of cultivation. Although Tai'an's cultivation speed was not the fastest, it was definitely not slow.

Seeing that the situation was about to stabilize and that peace had been restored for humanity, Tai'an returned to Ziwei Star to resume his secluded cultivation.

He has already gained the support of most of the human race's forces, and his achievements in quelling the rebellion are already enormous. He has even cultivated the Human Dao Divine Fist to an extremely high level, and can even communicate with the Human Emperor's Seal and remotely invoke its power. Therefore, gaining the Human Emperor's Seal's recognition should not be a problem.

In other words, if Tai'an went to Mount Tai at this time, he could very well become the second emperor.

But for Tai'an, the title of Emperor is a heavy burden and cannot be obtained so easily. He wants to further maintain the high threshold of this title to ensure its value.

Of course, this is mainly because Tai'an still has three goals that have not been achieved.

His first goal was to be invincible for life. At this moment, Jin Huang, Yuan Qing Supreme, and Huan Ling Master had not yet been defeated by him, so he was still somewhat lacking.

The second goal is to develop the solar body to its fullest potential and create scriptures and supernatural powers that are most suitable for oneself and the solar body.

The third goal is to create the Sun Mother Scripture, which can be widely studied by humankind, just like the former Moon Emperor.

Only by achieving these three goals can Tai'an acknowledge itself as having earned the title of Emperor.

Over the next two hundred years, Tai'an continuously accumulated knowledge and skills, finally completing his accumulation at the age of 1,300 and possessing the foundation for his ultimate leap. But even at this point, he had not fully achieved his three goals.

After all, he was the first person to cultivate the Sun Body to this level, and it would be very difficult to perfect it completely. As for the Sun Mother Scripture, the difficulty would be even greater.

Just then, Cang Nan came to challenge him. He had used the Heavenly Blood Pool to achieve a near-perfect state of the Heavenly Tyrant Body, greatly increasing his strength. However, he was still no match for Tai An and was defeated after a fierce battle.

Although Tai'an's combat power had clearly surpassed that of a near-nine-level peak after mastering the Overlord Body, he had already completed the accumulation for the ultimate leap, which was roughly equivalent to the initial stage of alternative enlightenment. Therefore, they could be considered to be at the same level.

Among teams of similar strength, Tai'an is naturally the stronger one. At this point, Tai'an only has three opponents left.

Perhaps sensing his progress in cultivation, Jin Huang finally appeared and defeated the Heavenly Demon King, the White Tiger King, and Cang Nan in ten days, instantly gaining fame.

Tai'an defeated these three individuals separately and discreetly, making Jin Huang's performance all the more remarkable. Under these circumstances, Jin Huang challenged Tai'an. His cultivation level had already reached the point where he could make a final leap, making him almost on par with Tai'an.

Standing face to face again after hundreds of years, Tai'an couldn't help but say, "We are finally face to face."

Jin Huang said, "You are indeed a formidable person, able to maintain such a pace of progress even at this level."

Tai'an said, "You've been hiding your whereabouts for hundreds of years, but now you're suddenly being so high-profile. Could it be that you lack confidence and want to increase your psychological advantage?"

Jin Huang said, "You're right, I'm not absolutely certain of victory. But my goal isn't to increase my advantage, but to offset yours."

“Over the years, you have led humanity to its peak once again, eliminating all external threats, and are practically the reincarnation of the Human Emperor. Therefore, your invincible power has been established. So, I need to do this so that I will not be affected when facing you.”

Tai'an said, "I see. Then why don't you unite the ancient races to confront me, like the Beast God, the former opponent of the Taiyin Human Emperor? That way, you wouldn't be at such a disadvantage."

Jin Huang said, "Because these ancient races are not strong enough, even if I were to gather them together, they would still be no match for the human race. Moreover, unlike the Beast God, I cannot benefit from the heritage of those ancient races."

“Doing this will only hinder my spiritual practice.”

Tai'an said, "So, you're confident that you can challenge me now?"

Jin Huang said, "Perhaps."

Two golden beams of divine light shone in the silent, dark universe. Tai'an transformed into a golden divine sun, while Jin Huang became a golden celestial being. A great battle erupted between them, shattering countless galaxies and causing the Great Dao to crumble.

Although this great battle broke out in the mythical battlefield, its scale was still noticed by many cultivators. As a result, many high-level cultivators began to pay attention to this place.

After all, to some extent, this battle basically determined who would be the one to attain enlightenment in the current human universe.

As time went by, the solar energy of Tai'an became increasingly ever-changing and inexhaustible, successfully gaining the upper hand.

In the end, Tai'an unleashed a Sun God Seal, turning most of Jin Huang's body to ashes, thus securing final victory.

Taian said, "You are a formidable opponent, and I will not forget you."

Jin Huang sighed, "It seems that I will never have the chance to prove myself and embark on the path to immortality."

Instead of repairing himself, he began to transform into the Dao.

Although Tai'an felt some regret, Jin Huang truly had to die. As a cultivator and a prodigy of his time, Tai'an didn't want to kill him, but as the leader of the human race who aspired to become the Human Emperor, he had to avenge the human prodigies who died at Jin Huang's hands.

Following this, the Supreme Being Yuanqing and the Supreme Being Huanling appeared, engaging in a two-hundred-year-long debate and confrontation with Tai'an. During this process, Tai'an naturally chose an alternative path to enlightenment, rather than directly taking the ultimate leap.

At the age of 1,500 in Tai'an, he finally defeated Yuanqing Supreme and Huanling Supreme, becoming the number one person of this generation.

(End of this chapter)