Honghuang Taihuang

The moment Tianya Zi died, the two top-tier experts, Tianyao Zichen and Yemo Tianzhu, chose to join forces and storm into the Heavenly God Sect's mountain gate. The two top-tier experts unleashed their full power, risking injury to kill the Crimson Emperor Zhu Ye and the Heavenly God Sect's leader Xuanji. From then on, only Taiwei, the Azure Emperor, remained among the Five Heavenly Emperors.

At the moment of the deaths of the Crimson Emperor Zhu Ye and Xuanji, the aura of the Night Demon Lord suddenly surged. The Night Demon Palace shattered the mountain gate of the Heavenly God Sect, and a turbid and dark river surged out from the broken mountain gate of the Heavenly God Sect. The sea, carrying billions of broken corpses and bones, began to sweep across the entire Zhexuan Great World, centered on the Heavenly God Sect.

"The time has come."

The Heavenly Demon Ancestor Li Zi looked at the raging waters of the Ming Sea, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes, and his powerful and majestic aura began to surge.

At the same time, the fortunes of the four people, namely Lord Yemo, Lord Yanhuang, Tianyao Zichen, and Taiwei, began to surge and erupt continuously. In the center of the Zhexuan Great World, endless purple and golden light surged and fell, and a seemingly real and illusory immortal realm slowly descended in the center of the world.

Ninety-nine jade steps appeared directly in front of the Immortal Heaven Dao Domain. Countless purple and gold characters were imprinted on these eighty-one jade steps, and a vast and boundless heavenly will hammered and shrouded the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Steps.

Li Zi was the first to appear on the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Steps. With one step, Li Zi's figure was as fast as the wind. In just a few breaths, he had already crossed the seventy steps. It wasn't until he stepped onto the seventy-third step that Li Zi's expression changed slightly. He stood still and stopped in place, his aura surging like a tide.

After Li Zi, the three top-tier powerhouses, Tian Yao Zi Chen, Yan Huang Dao Zhu, and Ye Mo Tian Zhu, also successively ascended the Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps, undergoing the tempering of the Heavenly Dao's great power, and entered the Heaven Above Heaven.

Taiwei did not appear immediately, but arrived at the front of the Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps a hundred years after the appearance of the Heavenly Heaven.

At this moment, on the Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps, Li Zi had already crossed the Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps and entered the Heavenly Realm. Tian Yao Zi Chen was on the seventy-ninth step, Yan Huang Dao Zhu was on the seventy-eighth step, and Ye Mo Tian Zhu was on the eightieth step. Before long, these three would be able to enter the Heavenly Realm.

Besides these three, there were thirteen other powerful beings at the Heavenly Emperor Realm who were also trying to cross the Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps and enter the Heavenly Realm. At this time, the Ochre Profound Great World had been swallowed up by the waters of the Dark Sea, and if they could not enter the Heavenly Realm, they would eventually die under the power of the Dark Sea.

Taiwei ignored these cultivators who clearly couldn't cross the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Steps. With one step, space and time shifted beneath Taiwei's feet, and he had already crossed the seventy steps.

With this step, Taiwei left all thirteen Heavenly Emperor Realm experts behind. Even the three Heavenly Lords of the Night Demon Realm in front of him changed their expressions and couldn't help but turn around to look at Taiwei, who was rapidly approaching from behind.

Taiwei ignored the thoughts of the three people in front of him, and the moment he stepped onto the Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps, the myriad phenomena and laws of the Great World of Ochre Profound were reflected in Taiwei's eyes.

The Heavenly Realm is the place where the origins of the Heavenly Dao of the Great World of Ochre and Profound converge. The Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps are the path through the origins of the Heavenly Dao. Anyone who steps onto the Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps can see the past and future of the Great World of Ochre and Profound, and all its historical secrets.

It is precisely because of the Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps that the Great World of Ochre Profound has been able to produce outstanding individuals in every previous era.

As long as someone can seize the destiny of this era, they can draw forth the heavens above heavens, thereby transcending the ninety-nine heavenly steps and using the divine manuals created by past cultivators of the Ochre Profound Great World to elevate their own cultivation realm.

In each era, not everyone can enter the Heavenly Realm, but in every era, people step onto the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Steps to comprehend the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.

Taiwei's eyes darted around, and all the history and secrets of the Zhexuan Great World from ancient times to the present had been integrated into Taiwei's heart. The rapid increase in his cultivation level did not bring the slightest joy to Taiwei's face.

The great calamity of this era is drawing to a close. This is the time when the Heavenly Dao of the Ochre Profound Great World is at its weakest and most active.

Wuji Hengtian has already appeared outside the Zhexuan Great World. It is just waiting for Taiwei to advance to the Hunyuan Daluo Daojun and carry out the Heavenly Dao Grand Sacrifice, so that it can severely damage the Heavenly Dao of the Zhexuan Great World and guide Wuji Hengtian into the Zhexuan Great World.

The Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps posed no obstacle to Taiwei. The moment Tianyao Zichen, Yanhuang Daozhu, and Yemo Tianzhu entered the Heavenly Realm, Taiwei also entered the Heavenly Realm.

Thousands of rays of light and clouds coalesced into vast cloud seas and celestial realms, with five thrones distributed in the five directions. On the throne at the very center, the Zhexuan Heavenly Emperor had his eyes closed, comprehending the origin of the Heavenly Dao of the Zhexuan Great World, striving to improve his foundation and cultivation as much as possible.

The three Heavenly Lords, Heavenly Demon Zi Chen, and Yan Huang Dao Zhu looked at this most ancient Heavenly Emperor and their expressions changed slightly. Having walked through the Nine-Nine Heavenly Steps, they already knew that Li Zi was the Zhe Xuan Heavenly Emperor.

Tianyao Zichen and Yanhuang Daozhu immediately regarded this First Emperor, who had pioneered the cultivation system of the Zhexuan Great World, as their strongest rival. Yemo Tianzhu, on the other hand, had a cold expression and revealed a chilling killing intent in his eyes as he looked at Zhexuan Tiandi.

Three streams of energy erupted instantly, and the three—Heavenly Demon Zi Chen, Flame Emperor Dao Lord, and Night Demon Heavenly Lord—landed on a throne, beginning to comprehend the origin of the Heavenly Dao. In this final moment, they aimed to enhance their cultivation and combat power to prepare for the final battle.

Taiwei looked at the four people present, his eyes flashing with sword light. These four people were the last obstacles to his attainment of the Great Luo Dao Lord of the Primordial Chaos. This Heaven Above Heaven was the most suitable place for these four people to die.

As for comprehending the origin of the Heavenly Dao of this vast and mysterious world, Wuji Hengtian has already begun to do so.

The clear and melodious sword cry resounded throughout the heavens. The four people who were comprehending the origin of the Heavenly Dao—Zhe Xuan Heavenly Emperor, Tian Yao Zi Chen, Yan Huang Dao Lord, and Ye Mo Heavenly Lord—instantly felt an indescribable threat and death aura.

The four top-tier experts instantly awoke from their deep Dao realm, their auras erupting and shattering the sword light that was slashing down in front of them.

"I don't have that much time to waste. Let the final battle begin now."

With a soft hum, the Donghuang Sword unleashed an invisible yet immense sword intent that forced the four Heavenly Emperors, including Zhexuan, to unleash their full power. Standing in the center of the heavens, Taiwei surveyed the surroundings, his Donghuang Sword drawn an inch from its sheath, revealing a blade as clear as flowing spring water.

"One against four? Arrogant!"

The Flame Emperor Dao Lord coldly stared at Taiwei, and a great bell covered in raging flames appeared behind him.

As the melodious bell tolled, countless true fires of heaven and earth suddenly erupted, their crimson-gold flames scorching the sky and burning the earth. The extreme heat and explosive flames instantly consumed all the Dao Qi of the heavens and the earth.

As soon as the sword light fell, all the flames were torn in two in front of Taiwei. The explosive flames, which were enough to melt space and time, could not stop the sword light that Taiwei's sword finger unleashed.

Thousands of dazzling sword lights contracted into a single beam, causing spacetime to tremble and shatter. The eyes of the Flame Emperor Dao Lord suddenly narrowed, and the Flame Emperor Bell rang out. Thirty-six layers of crimson-gold ripples shattered the sharp sword light in front of him.

"This is not arrogance. If I had enough time, I would naturally be willing to spar with each of you. However, as I said before, my time is a bit tight, and I don't have that much time to waste."

A dazzling sword light flashed from the Eastern Emperor Sword at Taiwei's waist, and a wisp of sword light fell down, shattering all thirty-six layers of crimson gold ripples in front of the Yanhuang Dao Lord.

Thousands of sword beams gathered together, and the Flame Emperor Dao Lord's face showed anger. The Flame Emperor Bell suddenly roared, and the crimson-gold ripples turned into extremely dark ashes.

As the sword light fell, ashes rose, the two extreme powers annihilated each other the instant they touched. The sword light shattered the ashes, and the ashes dissolved the sword light.

"The power of ashes?"

Taiwei looked at the Flame Emperor Dao Lord with a hint of surprise in his eyes. To be able to sublimate the simple Flame Dao into the ash power that is almost the Dao of Destruction, the Flame Emperor Dao Lord truly deserves to be a top power who almost ruled an era.

The Eastern Emperor Sword was drawn an inch more, its even more crystalline and magnificent sword light cleaving through the sweeping ash power. With a flick of the Taiwei Sword, countless stars fell from the sky, blasting the Flame Emperor Dao Lord back a step.

A clear, gleaming sword light flashed across the frosty blade, and an immense sword domain enveloped Tianyao Zichen.

"Ridiculous! A mere sword domain!"

The demonic aura in Tianyao Zichen's eyes surged wildly. With a flicker of his body, a giant Kun, carrying the vast ocean on its back and shaking the heavens and the earth, appeared in the sword domain, smashing countless sword lights that fell from all around.

With overwhelming force, the giant Kun crushed all phenomena of time and space. It let out a low roar, and the great flood behind it swallowed the world and submerged Taiwei's figure.

"You created the book 'The Hundred Beasts' and Thousand Transformations,' which gathers all the supernatural powers and bloodlines of the demon race. You are indeed worthy of the title of Heavenly Demon. However, now that all the demons have perished in the great calamity, you, the Heavenly Demon, will also perish here along with the demon race."

A ray of sword light cleaved down, and all things were covered in frost. The true nature of the demon race, where the strong prey on the weak, was brought out by Taiwei's sword. The power of the giant Kun, the might of the golden crow, the spirit of the dragon and snake, the ferocity of the lion and tiger—all the demonic and bestial nature of the demon race was encompassed by Taiwei's sword.

The Heavenly Demon Zi Chen, who had transformed into a giant Kun, still had a trace of shock in his eyes when Tai Wei's exquisite sword strike, which was beyond the imagination of ordinary people, pierced through his ancestral temple between his eyebrows.

A myriad of demonic energies surged forth. Tian Yao Zi Chen's "Hundred Beasts Easy to Understand a Thousand Transformations" is a supreme book that gathers the true nature of ten thousand demons and evolves into it. Each transformation he completes in this book will grant Tian Yao Zi Chen an extra life. The transformation of the giant Kun is just one of the transformations of Tian Yao Zi Chen.

Although Taiwei's sword strike was unparalleled, it failed to completely sever the foundation of the Heavenly Demon Zichen. To truly kill the Heavenly Demon Zichen, Taiwei needed to eliminate all one thousand of the Heavenly Demon Zichen's transformations.

The Flame Emperor Dao Lord was temporarily forced to retreat, and the Giant Kun Transformation of the Heavenly Demon Zi Chen was killed by Taiwei's sword. In just a short breath, the two top-level experts fell into a disadvantageous position one after another.

By this time, the remaining Lord Yama and Emperor Zhexuan also realized that Taiwei was indeed going to deal with the four of them all by himself.

Enraged, the two top-tier experts snorted coldly and chose to attack Taiwei first.

When the Lord of the Night Demon made his move, it was with terrifying power. The greatest strength of the Night Demon Giant Spirit Clan was their terrifying power, which was enough to pluck stars from the sky and seize the moon.

As the master of the Sky Giant Spirits, the power of the Night Sky Lord is absolutely the number one in the Zhexuan Great World. Neither the Zhexuan Heavenly Emperor nor Taiwei can match this Sky Giant Spirit Master.

With a single palm strike, the Lord of Yama shattered all the sword light unleashed by Taiwei with overwhelming power.

The metallic palm completely ignored the sword light that Taiwei pierced through space and time. A dense series of metallic clangs rang out, but it only left a few white spots on the palm of the Lord of Yama.

At this moment, Zhe Xuan Tiandi unleashed an extremely vast and malevolent aura. As the Heavenly Demon Ancestor, Zhe Xuan Tiandi's understanding of the demonic path far surpassed that of Tianya Zi, who died at the hands of Taiwei.

The pure demonic energy transformed into an abyss that devoured all things. As the Ochre Profound Heavenly Emperor's palm fell, a Heavenly Demon Blade that devoured all things and nourished itself tore through the myriad sword lights bursting from Taiwei's fingertips.

Faced with the simultaneous attacks of Lord Yama and Emperor Zhexuan, Taiwei drew the Donghuang Sword from his waist. The crystal-clear sword light, honed to its extreme, tore through the Azure Heaven Demon Blade unleashed by Emperor Zhexuan with incredible speed, like a flying immortal.

Taiwei's figure merged with the sword light, and he suddenly disappeared behind Lord Yemo and Emperor Zhexuan. A fraction of a second later, Lord Yemo groaned and a scarlet sword mark appeared on his chest. Emperor Zhexuan's eyes turned cold as a piece of his left sleeve was cut off.

"Sword Escape Technique? It's just a minor trick."

As Yama, the Lord of the Night, clenched his five fingers, the laws of heaven and earth around him instantly solidified. The immense power, as heavy as air, permeated the entire heaven. Taiwei, who had transformed into a sword light, sank, and the speed of his sword escape instantly decreased by more than ten times.

The Flying Immortal Sword Light struck down again, and the Lord of Night Demons unleashed a punch. The violent and condensed fist imprint transformed into a torrent, crushing all the myriad sword lights surrounding Taiwei.

A magnificent and splendid sword appeared before Taiwei. The thin, cicada-wing-like blade of the Eastern Emperor Sword swayed slightly, and the fist imprint unleashed by the Lord of Night Demon was easily split in two before Taiwei.

A jet-black bolt of lightning swept across, its profound demonic nature, capable of engulfing countless phenomena, corroding the pure sword light on Taiwei's body.

With a shift in his gaze, a wisp of sword light burst forth from Taiwei's eyes. The sword light, infused with the Nine Heavens Great Thunder Mantra, evolved into the Nine Heavens, with countless bolts of azure lightning surging forth, shattering the Heavenly Demon Blade.

A long howl resounded as the Heavenly Demon Zi Chen transformed into a seven-colored true dragon, harnessing Yin and Yang and the Five Elements to grab Tai Wei. The Great Bell fell, its power of ash obliterating everything and locking onto Tai Wei's aura.

Clang!

A sword's cry suddenly appeared, reflecting the Dao of Heaven and governing all living beings. The vastness of the Dao of Heaven was like the boundless universe. The power of this sword seemed to encompass a vast and boundless eternal world.

All gods stood tall, the Heavenly Venerable ruled the world, the myriad beings stood in a forest, and the common people preached the Way. As the sword light flashed, the aura of the Flame Emperor Dao Lord vanished completely in that instant.

The clear, melodious sword cry only faded away ten breaths later. After the infinitely brilliant sword light disappeared, Emperor Zhexuan, Lord Yemo, and Heavenly Demon Zichen stared in silence at the Flame Emperor Bell, which had been cleaved in two and whose spiritual light barrier had completely collapsed. (End of Chapter)