He was invincible from the beginning of the Heaven-Covering Era.

It is clear that the Ruthless Emperor also discovered this problem at that time, which led to a series of actions.

At first, it seemed like they wanted to catch him off guard when he was distracted, but in reality, they used a secret technique to escape from his primordial spirit, so that even the Martial Dao Heavenly Eye couldn't detect the concealment.

The primordial spirit in the void did not detect even the slightest fluctuation of its own primordial spirit.

Then, taking advantage of a moment of relaxation in his mind, he unleashed his strongest primordial spirit attack without hesitation, freezing even space and time. An ordinary person might not even be able to react before their primordial spirit was annihilated by this attack.

That is to say, his cultivation of the former word secret technique has reached an extremely profound level, and due to the fusion of the past self and the Dao self, his primordial spirit has undergone an unimaginable transformation, which is why he was able to ignore the fixed space-time and not be killed in one blow.

"Is this the Ruthless Great Emperor? She's truly ruthless, not only to her enemies but also to herself." Zhou Qing felt a chill run down his spine, sensing the awe-inspiring power emanating from this woman.

Realizing that a direct confrontation based on cultivation level might be unsuccessful, they instantly changed their strategy, employing a series of tactics to steer the battle into its current state.

Battles involving the primordial spirit are extremely dangerous; even the slightest injury sustained during such a battle can cause unimaginable and severe damage.

This is a high-stakes gamble, betting that his primordial spirit technique can kill Zhou Qing in one blow. In such a battle, the difference in magical power can be almost ignored, and even a powerful physical body becomes useless. Only the primordial spirit can determine the winner.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing discovered that his primordial spirit was stronger than that of the Ruthless Great Emperor, which was a huge advantage.

Zhou Qing's primordial spirit held the Supreme Yang Divine Sword, like a sun streaking across the sky, leaving a long, dazzling trail of light.

The ruthless man's primordial spirit suddenly became incredibly blurry, as if it were traveling through time, dreamlike and illusory, and vanished in an instant.

boom!

A myriad of rays of light shone between heaven and earth, and in an instant, five figures appeared, attacking Zhou Qing from five different directions with astonishing power.

Sword light danced three thousand feet, eclipsing mountains and rivers, dimming the sun and moon, sweeping away all figures, and filling the air with murderous intent.

Zhou Qing frowned. The speed technique that the ruthless man had just used was clearly the "Xing" technique. It was too fast, and many attacks were difficult to hit.

Moreover, all five figures were illusions, none of them were real. The ruthless man's primordial spirit had disappeared once again, and even his Martial Heavenly Eye, scanning the surrounding void, could not detect it.

He realized that he had once again fallen into the ruthless emperor's battle rhythm, being guided in the direction of the attack, and the entire battlefield did not change according to his will.

In this way, even if his primordial spirit is stronger than that of the ruthless person, there is still great danger. He could be defeated in the battle of primordial spirits if he is not careful, which is an absolutely unacceptable outcome.

There's no such thing as stopping short of a fight. This battle isn't an illusion; his primordial spirit is real. Once it's killed, he'll die, essentially dying in this heavenly tribulation. No matter how many battles he's won before, if he loses just one, he'll surely die.

boom!

His primordial spirit shone brightly, and a vast expanse of Dao light spread out, merging with this world and allowing one to perceive all the secrets here.

When heaven and earth were in harmony, he became the supreme deity in this world, sacred and noble. Every inch of the void was infused with his will, and nothing could escape his perception.

"it's here!"

His primordial spirit transformed into a true phoenix, dazzling and magnificent, its divine wings tearing through the heavens and earth as it swept forward.

The "Former Word Secret" was in operation, and the primordial spirit was radiating light. At the same time, an invisible and traceless field spread forward. This was the ultimate killing technique within the "Former Word Secret," an invisible killing intent that could slay the spirit and seize the soul in an instant, making it impossible to defend against.

The entire world shook, and the void trembled violently, spitting out a peerlessly beautiful primordial spirit, which appeared directly in front of all the killing intent.

"Stop!" Zhou Qing's primordial spirit shone brilliantly, as if it were burning. The entire world fell silent. After Zhou Qing merged with this world, he directly increased the power of the confinement to an extreme.

At this moment, only a dazzling celestial light streaked across the sky, as if it had traversed eternity.

The phoenix cried out and soared through the air, its wings sweeping across like a celestial blade, cleaving through everything in its path and creating a long, deep rift in the void.

Chapter 189 The Young Ascension Emperor

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A beam of celestial light, like a long river, streaked across the sky, becoming the only one in the world, its endless brilliance shimmering, carrying an unparalleled will.

This power was too great. Ultimately, it was because Zhou Qing's primordial spirit was too strong. The primordial spirit radiated immortal light, and an invisible killing intent permeated the air, shaking the past and present.

The world is filled with the immortal divinity cultivated by the secret of the previous word, and with the extremely strong binding power exerted after the primordial spirit merges with heaven and earth, this is already a deadly weapon!

The true phoenix spread its wings and flew past, slicing the phoenix in two with a single stroke!

When Zhou Qing looked back, he saw that the primordial spirit had transformed into a flashing bolt of lightning, which eventually dissipated into the world.

"Is it over?" Zhou Qing looked at the dissipating primordial spirit, his heart just beginning to relax.

He looked towards the place where his physical body was in the distance. There, besides his physical body, was also the headless body of the Ruthless Great Emperor. The two were very close together, and his physical body was still in the posture of swinging a fist, unchanged.

Suddenly, a chill ran through me, as if I had fallen into a millennium-old ice cave.

"Not good!" he cried out inwardly. Ignoring everything else, he used the "Travel" technique, instantly flashing through the void and disappearing from his spot as he rushed forward.

Unfortunately, it was too late. The Ruthless Emperor's headless body suddenly struck out with a palm, carrying a large amount of pure white light rain, and with a whoosh, it shattered his body into pieces once again.

That wasn't all. The next moment, that jade hand swept directly towards Zhou Qing's primordial spirit, its magical power surging, its Dao patterns spreading out, containing incomparably powerful strength.

Zhou Qing made a series of moves, unleashing the Nine Secrets and Imperial Techniques in the hands of the primordial spirit figure. The moves were expansive and powerful, colliding with the jade hand repeatedly, causing the heavens and earth to tremble and radiate brilliant light.

Although Zhou Qing's primordial spirit was powerful, he would not fare well in the face of such power. After all, he had no physical body and could only keep regressing while trying to use a recovery technique to reassemble his physical body.

A divine chain of order shot out, connecting the scattered flesh and blood together, radiating divine light. A life force permeated the shattered flesh, binding them together as one.

"boom!"

Zhou Qing's primordial spirit was sent flying, and it dimmed slightly. Compared to his brilliant primordial spirit, this dimming was not obvious, but he was still injured.

At the same time, the secret technique he used was also affected; the divine chain of order connecting his flesh and blood broke apart, and his physical body failed to condense successfully.

"They actually have such great courage and are willing to pay such a price." Yuan Shen Zhou Qing's face showed disbelief.

Within the body of the Ruthless Great Emperor sat a miniature version of his primordial spirit, whose fluctuations were so weak as to be almost imperceptible.

The ruthless emperor's primordial spirit that he just destroyed was indeed real, but not the whole thing. It was a bait that the ruthless emperor had put out to attract his attention and make him temporarily ignore his physical body.

Although his primordial spirit could explore every inch of space after merging with heaven and earth, upon discovering the primordial spirit in the void, he immediately assumed he had found the true primordial spirit of the ruthless person and went straight for it, no longer exploring other places.

And the ruthless woman exploited this very point—a point that almost everyone would do—which she used to her advantage as a hidden advantage.

The opportunity lies hidden within the physical body, waiting for the right moment to strike.

But how could they possibly deceive him without sacrificing something real? The primordial spirit he had just destroyed occupied half of the ruthless man's primordial spirit, so the primordial spirit figure sitting cross-legged in the ruthless man's body was only half the original size, a truly devastating loss.

But that's alright. Even though the primordial spirit is severely injured and very dim, it can still control the physical body to unleash secret techniques.

Therefore, Zhou Qing's primordial spirit is being attacked by various secret techniques one after another, and his attempts to reunite with his physical body are constantly interrupted, putting him in a minor crisis.

"This tactic of killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own is undeniably effective, even though it looks brutal!" Zhou Qing thought to himself.

His primordial spirit constantly danced, dodging the attacks from the ruthless emperor's physical body. These attacks not only possessed the power of immortal flight but also included many imperial techniques that Zhou Qing had never seen before, all of which the ruthless emperor had learned from some imperial scripture.

Each time the chains of divine order used to restore the physical body were just formed, they were shattered by the ruthless man's secret techniques. The attacks came one after another, leaving no time for recovery.

As expected of an emperor who rose from humble beginnings, he overcame countless adversity situations in the early stages, displaying unparalleled talent and controlling the battle from the very beginning.

To be honest, at this time, Zhou Qing's actual combat strength was a level above that of the Ruthless Emperor. If they were to clash head-on, one move at a time, Zhou Qing would definitely win in the end.

However, the Ruthless Great Emperor's schemes were too clever and too ruthless. Through step-by-step calculations, he turned the situation into what it is now. Facing the Ruthless Great Emperor, who possesses a physical body, Zhou Dan can hardly resist with his primordial spirit alone.

"The Secret of the Foreword!" Zhou Qing's primordial spirit shone with immortal light, creating a special field that spread outwards.

This field is special; it allows one to sense everything in advance, avoid incoming attacks, and twist and strike the primordial spirit of the Ruthless Great Emperor.

"Strip the primordial spirit!" Zhou Qing's primordial spirit avatar shouted, using the "Former" secret technique to try to pull the primordial spirit of the Ruthless Great Emperor out of his physical body.

Now that half of the Ruthless Great Emperor's primordial spirit has been separated, it has already suffered considerable damage. As long as Zhou Qing can separate this part of the primordial spirit from his physical body, his primordial spirit power will be enough to destroy this part of the Ruthless Great Emperor's primordial spirit.

The Ruthless Emperor's body trembled violently, his dim primordial spirit quivered, and suddenly strands of light descended from his body, protecting him from being separated from his physical form.

This is also a kind of primordial mystery technique. Although it is not as powerful as the previous secret technique, it should be a secret technique from some imperial scripture and has a strong protective function.

However, after being attacked by the invisible field of the Qianzi Secret, the Ruthless Man's primordial spirit became even dimmer, and that primordial spirit secret technique could not completely block Zhou Qing's primordial spirit attack.

"As long as it works!" Zhou Qing smiled.

Although his primordial spirit was being attacked by various secret techniques, it would tremble from time to time and become somewhat dim.

However, after obtaining the secret of the former word in his early years, he was constantly condensing immortal divinity. In addition, after the three gods merged into one, his primordial spirit underwent another transformation. His current strength is much higher than that of others of the same level, so the loss of the light of his primordial spirit is not a serious problem for him.

Next, Zhou Qing's primordial spirit punched to defend against the attacks.

The secret technique, while operating the "Former" secret technique, occasionally the "All" secret technique would suddenly succeed, and the primordial spirit attack would suddenly increase tenfold, causing the ruthless person's primordial spirit to dim a bit.

As time went on, Zhou Qing's advantage became more and more obvious, and his hope of victory grew greater and greater. The ruthless man's primordial spirit was almost transparent, while his primordial spirit had lost less than half of its primordial spirit light.

Finally, the ruthless man used a special secret technique to completely sever his physical body, turning it into energy to replenish his primordial spirit. His primordial spirit and physical body visibly became fuller and recovered quickly.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing was quick-witted and focused, intercepting half of the energy remotely. Even so, the ruthless man's primordial spirit still recovered a lot.

However, without a physical body, Zhou Qing's primordial spirit finally suppressed the ruthless man again, unleashing terrifying attacks and occasionally imprisoning spacetime.

Only after a series of crackling sounds rang out, and Zhou Qing's primordial spirit merged with heaven and earth, exploring every inch of the void, did he feel relieved.

This investigation was extremely thorough. Zhou Qing was certain that the ruthless man's primordial spirit had completely transformed into lightning before he began to reassemble his physical body.

A divine chain of order spread out, connecting all the fragments and blood together, then flowing back along this divine chain, where they reassembled under the influence of the laws of the universe.

Although it is possible to reassemble a physical body using even a single drop of blood, the consumption would be too great. It would be better to gather the scattered fragments together, as this would consume less resources.

boom!

Divine radiance emanated from his pores, transforming him back into a flawless physical body. Blood energy permeated the air, and Daoist sounds resonated within him, restoring him to his peak condition.

Zhou Qing did not rush to leave, but sat cross-legged on the spot, replaying every detail of the battle in his mind.

This battle was very rewarding for him; he had never experienced such control over the battle situation before.

What to do when you encounter an enemy? Just push them aside.

However, the prerequisite for a sweeping victory is that one's own combat strength can steadily suppress the opponent's, only then can a sweeping victory be achieved.

What if he encounters an enemy he can't defeat yet? He's never encountered such a thing before, but the Ruthless Great Emperor probably encountered it many times on his path to rise to power. He has a wealth of experience in that area. If Zhou Qing were weaker, he would really be schemed against and killed from beginning to end.

Several hours later, Zhou Qing stood up, preparing to find his next opponent.

The process of fighting these young emperors was itself a great gain. Every time Zhou Qing defeated a young emperor, he would spend some time contemplating the emperor's Dao and comparing it with his own.

In this process, his own various Daos are also constantly improving. For example, in the Dao of Time, after witnessing the Dao of Time of Wushi, his understanding of time has increased a lot. Although he cannot unleash the Light of Time, he can create some secret techniques of time.

Zhou Qing returned to the ancient road, passed through the chaotic energy, and continued to walk deeper into the area.

After walking a few steps, a handsome young man appeared before them, with jet-black hair, piercing eyes, and an incomparably majestic appearance.

"The Feathered Emperor." Zhou Qing's expression shifted slightly.

This emperor was quite remarkable, having lived a third life by reversing the stone fetus and transforming into a holy spirit, although it took hundreds of thousands of years, which was rather long.

However, as long as one lives a new life, it can be considered a great success.