Primordial Era: Becoming the Great Emperor of Humanity from the Start

Chapter 226 One foot in the realm of Immortal Emperor!

This time, the Desolate Emperor chose a method with a slim chance of survival: using the Immortal Gold Array to fuse the power of all enemies and guide the most powerful forces from the outside world into the array.

This involves using external forces to transform oneself, temper one's spirit and body, and fuse the two together. This is actually an extremely risky approach.

It's like a silkworm transforming into a butterfly; it takes time and effort. But the Desolate Emperor's transformation was rapid and intense, like peeling away the cocoon prematurely.

If things go wrong, the transformation into a butterfly will fail, and the pupa will perish first. But who can blame them when the one before them is the peerless Desolate Emperor!

In the end, the Desolate Emperor succeeded, allowing his spirit to enter his body and merge with his physical form, thus taking a crucial step.

After the Desolate Emperor broke through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, those Immortal Kings and giants who came to besiege him naturally met a bad end, and were all beaten to death.

After his breakthrough, the Desolate Emperor did not give up. Instead, he went on to conquer the world, where no one dared to claim supremacy, and pacified the alien realm in one battle.

However, Jiang Heng could also see that although the Desolate Emperor had broken through, it was only a barely successful breakthrough, and he had already suffered very serious Dao injuries.

Unlike Jiang Heng, Huangtian Emperor had no predecessors to refer to; he took this step entirely based on the path he created himself.

With the added threat of being besieged by countless Immortal Kings and giants, it was already incredible that the Desolate Emperor was able to break through, and it was inevitable that he would be injured.

The Desolate Emperor eventually slaughtered all the immortal kings and giants of the alien realm, avenging the destruction of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and also settling his own grudges with the alien realm.

Subsequently, the Desolate Emperor emerged from seclusion after recuperating for 20,000 years and began forging his own supreme weapon, as well as a number of supreme magical artifacts for the Heavenly Court to protect itself.

For the next 300,000 years, the Desolate Emperor appeared to have entered the Boundary Sea, but he lingered in the nearshore waters of the Boundary Sea to recuperate and did not leave.

Just as the Desolate Emperor had fully recovered from his injuries, the source of darkness finally made its move, intending to annihilate the Immortal Realm and the Heavenly Court.

The source of darkness sent a complete ancient temple to descend upon the Immortal Realm, led by nineteen monsters and a large number of fallen Immortal Kings.

Countless other powerful dark creatures descended from the dark prison directly through the ancient palace and began wreaking havoc in the Immortal Realm.

The Desolate Emperor returned from the Boundary Sea. With his current strength, suppressing all the invaders would naturally not be a difficult task.

But at that moment, the ancient artifacts from the Otherworld and the Burial Domain suddenly attacked the Immortal Realm. The two boxes, intentionally, unleashed extremely dazzling destructive light one after the other.

Even though the Desolate Heavenly Emperor tried his best to stop it, many areas were still illuminated by the light. Countless beings in the Immortal Realm were reduced to ashes, many True Immortals perished, and several Immortal Kings also fell.

These two ancient artifacts originated from the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor Hongdi. They were part of Hongdi's grand scheme for the eternity, and naturally, they were not as simple as they seemed.

The two ancient artifacts were activated. A bone crown appeared from the ancient artifact of the burial domain, while a bone staff appeared from the ancient artifact of the alien domain.

The Bone Crown of the Burial Domain transformed into a quasi-Immortal Emperor-like humanoid being, wielding a foreign bone staff. Its strength was comparable to that of the Desolate Heaven Emperor, and the two quickly began a fierce battle.

After hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, the Desolate Emperor has not only fully recovered from his injuries, but his cultivation level has also made a great leap forward compared to before.

Since the era of the Fallen Emperors, the first great battle between quasi-immortal emperors has occurred, shaking the ages. This battle caused the sun and moon to lose their light, the boundary sea to collapse, and all the heavens to tremble.

The outcome of this battle was not in much suspense; in the end, the Desolate Emperor emerged victorious and completely sealed the two ancient artifacts of origin.

However, due to this battle, the Immortal Realm and the Heavenly Court suffered heavy losses, with many living beings dying permanently, and the Heavenly Court in particular suffering heavy losses.

Why is it said that the life of the Desolate Emperor was extremely tragic? It is because when facing darkness, the Desolate Emperor was the only one who walked forward alone.

The Desolate Emperor was filled with sorrow and could only allow his relatives and friends to fall into slumber, sealing the entire Heavenly Court and sending it into the Three-Life Coffin.

He also reshaped the bones of the nine immortal dragons into physical bodies, allowing them to guard the bronze coffin. This is the famous Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin from the era of "Covering the Sky".

From that day forward, the Desolate Emperor embarked on his journey alone, traversing the Boundary Sea and heading towards the source of darkness.

To reach the source of the Boundary Sea, one must endure countless years, a transformative journey for both the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and Jiang Heng.

For two million years, Jiang Heng and the Desolate Emperor witnessed the changes of time and the evolution of countless worlds and civilizations.

Upon reaching the end of the Boundary Sea, the Desolate Emperor finally met the Butcher, the Chicken Farmer, and the Fake Medicine Seller. The three of them entered the edge of the Dark Land's entrance together.

Within the Dark Heavenly Court, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor encountered the Azure Emperor, one of the Three Dark Emperors, and the Desolate Heavenly Emperor and the Azure Emperor spontaneously began a great battle.

During the fierce battle, three figures from the lower reaches of the river of time were seen: Emperor Ye Tian from the future, the Ruthless Great Emperor, and the Beginningless Great Emperor.

In the ultimate ancient land, the Desolate Heaven Emperor finally met the Quasi-Immortal Emperor from the era of the Fallen Emperors, as well as the severely injured Willow God's primordial spirit.

The Desolate Emperor finally rescued Huo Ling'er and Meng Tianzheng's primordial spirits, which made up for some of his regrets, but an even greater crisis emerged.

Within the source of darkness, there was not just one Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor, but three: the Azure Emperor, the Hong Emperor, and the Feather Emperor.

The Desolate Heaven Emperor was in a decisive battle against the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors: the Azure Emperor, the Hong Emperor, and the Feather Emperor. In the beginning, he was actually suppressed.

After sending Huo Ling'er and Meng Tianzheng away, they received help from the Dark Willow God, the Little Tower, and the remnant of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor from the Emperor's Fall era, which allowed them to hold off Emperor Yu.

This gave Huang time to use his "Transformation of Freedom" technique to deal with Cang Di and Hong Di, but in the end, Liu Shen used up her last bit of life to severely injure Yu Di.

In his immense grief, the Desolate Emperor could only preserve the roots of the Willow God and a charred stump. However, the death of the Willow God also gave the Desolate Emperor a chance to win.

The Desolate Heavenly Emperor fought three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors for 30,000 rounds without losing. Unbeknownst to them, the two sides had already fought their way into the Boundary Sea.

Jiang Heng witnessed the entire earth-shattering battle, and this level of combat naturally had great reference value for him.

The vast Chaos Sea was in constant turmoil and collapse under the impact of several powerful beings, with realms being created and destroyed from time to time, and the power of creation surging endlessly.

Every strike from both sides was a peerless divine power, every move and style embodying the profound mysteries of the Great Dao, causing the boundary sea to tremble and the world to shatter.

Even with Jiang Heng's current cultivation level, he was dazzled and shocked, and at the same time, he also gained endless insights.

The three Dark Emperors were all quasi-Immortal Emperors who had lived for countless years, with the Desolate Heaven Emperor being particularly outstanding, having evolved the "Great Freedom of Others" technique to its ultimate form.

Such a duel is extremely rare. Even from the aftershocks of their collision, Jiang Heng could sense countless powers containing the profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

The two sides fought for 30,000 years. Although the battle was extremely fierce, they still could not determine a winner. However, the power of the Desolate Emperor made the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors tremble with fear.

In order to completely defeat the Desolate Emperor, the Three Dark Emperors ultimately chose the Immortal Realm as the battlefield, intending to destroy everything that the Desolate Emperor cherished.

This action was not without reason; at this time, the three Dark Emperors were already somewhat afraid of the Desolate Emperor.

The power, brilliance, and tenacity of the Desolate Heaven Emperor deeply shocked the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors.

They did this to break the Desolate Emperor's spirit. Only then would they have any hope of completely killing him.

During the hundreds of years of the epic war, many of the Desolate Emperor's relatives and friends died in battle, and his sons, brothers, and cousins ​​all vied to offer sacrifices to him.

It was the sacrifice of his blood relatives that allowed the Desolate Emperor to regain his fighting power and, in doing so, severely injured three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors.

The horrific scene unfolded before the eyes of the Desolate Emperor. Watching his old friends perish one by one caused a surge of emotion to explode within him.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a dazzling, bewitching light rose from the body of the Desolate Emperor. It was as if a blood-red transformation was taking place, as if another self was breaking free from its broken body.

"It's here! This aura is truly worthy of the supreme transformation of leaping towards the ultimate realm of Immortal Emperor!" Jiang Heng thought with great anticipation.

At this moment, after witnessing the tragic deaths of his relatives and friends, the Desolate Emperor was deeply moved and underwent an incredible transformation.

This is the ultimate leap towards becoming an Immortal Emperor. Taking this step brings the Desolate Heavenly Emperor one step closer to the realm of Immortal Emperor.

For Jiang Heng, he is currently in the process of transforming from a Quasi-Immortal Emperor to an Immortal Emperor, so the experience of the Desolate Heaven Emperor's success is naturally extremely important.

The aura of the Desolate Emperor's breakthrough naturally could not be hidden from the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors, and in that instant, they were all greatly shocked.

The three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors joined forces to suppress the Desolate Emperor at this crucial moment.

Faced with the combined attack of the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors, the Desolate Heaven Emperor's broken body cracked, as if trying to break free and create a completely new self.

In the Boundary Sea, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor roared, his voice shaking the past, present, and future, emanating a majestic and terrifying aura that swept across all realms.

The Desolate Emperor was heartbroken. His hair was disheveled, and he looked up at the sky with a line of blood hanging from the corner of his eye. He roared, and a sense of despair spread through him.

Even in such a desperate situation, the Desolate Emperor's voice was still like thunder, shaking all the heavens and myriad realms, his aura was incomparably majestic.

An earth-shattering battle erupts once again, with the Desolate Heavenly Emperor undergoing a transformation on one side and the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors attempting to stop him on the other.

At this moment, the Desolate Emperor was covered in blood, enveloped in dazzling Dao symbols, and charged through the Boundary Sea at lightning speed, fighting fiercely against the three emperors.

Jiang Heng could sense that the cracks on the surface of the Desolate Emperor's body were becoming more numerous and denser, but there was a vibrant life force inside, as if he were indeed undergoing a transformation.

Waves surged skyward, and the Boundary Sea erupted. Throughout the entire Boundary Sea, radiant light soared into the heavens, intensely powerful, and the light of fists streaked across the past, present, and future.

The Desolate Emperor grows stronger with each battle, sublimating at the extreme and transforming in the midst of combat, thus giving birth to an incredible creation.

Some old skin peeled off the body of the Desolate Emperor, and a vibrant life force was spreading. His severely injured body was slowly recovering, and a terrifying wave of energy spread out.

The three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors were unwilling and resentful, but they were powerless to stop it. Because they could not protect themselves, they were gradually weakened by the increasingly powerful Desolate Heaven Emperor. If this continued, they would surely perish.

"Boom!"

At that very moment, from a certain direction in the river of time, several beams of light suddenly shone with dazzling brilliance, shooting out a blazing divine rainbow.

The transformation of the Desolate Emperor affected other time and space realms, which enabled the powerful figures from the future to find his existence.

But more importantly, this battle has reached such a level that it has already alarmed another peerless powerhouse at the source of darkness.

As an old man appeared, the Boundary Sea instantly boiled, and then huge waves surged and rolled towards the sky.

Where the old man landed, the seawater burst open, forced to rush in all directions. The area was almost dry, with no seawater left. His black clothes billowed, breaking through all obstacles.

A dark light swirled around him, and his aura was extremely terrifying. Because of this, there was nothing around him, and even the boundary sea in the area below was about to be evaporated.

Suddenly, this being appeared. Within the old man's body was a vast and unfathomable dark power, incredibly powerful.

"The Old Man of Annihilation, as expected of a powerful figure who has one foot in the Immortal Emperor realm!" Jiang Heng muttered to himself.

The World Destroyer was the first quasi-Immortal Emperor after the Corpse Immortal Emperor, and his true form was the Nine Nether Beast among the Ten Fiends.

However, in order to become a true Immortal Emperor, the Old Man of Annihilation chose to turn to darkness and became the first Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

The Old Man of Annihilation has now stepped into the realm of Immortal Emperor, and is only one step away from achieving true perfection and breaking free from his cocoon to become an emperor.

But in Jiang Heng's view, the World Destroyer who had devoted himself to darkness had already been influenced by the power of the Black Blood, and there was no hope for him to become an emperor.

After undergoing his transformation, the Desolate Emperor has also reached the level of the Old Man of Annihilation, with one foot already stepping into the realm of Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

The appearance of the World Destroyer Elder not only signifies the arrival of an unparalleled powerhouse, but he also brings with him three Emperor Pills, the culmination of his life's work.

As long as they take these three Emperor Pills, the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors, including Emperor Hong, will be fully recovered from their injuries, and the four of them can then combine their strength to suppress Emperor Huangtian.

Four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors besieged the Desolate Heaven Emperor, but the Desolate Heaven Emperor remained fearless and fought a great battle with the Old Man of Annihilation and the other four Quasi-Immortal Emperors.

This battle was so devastating that the heavens and earth collapsed, the sea of ​​boundaries shattered, countless worlds were destroyed, and even the Great Dao itself trembled.

Jiang Heng was once again mesmerized. Every move made by these five powerful figures gave him countless insights.

Whether it's his own realm or his understanding of the Emperor Fist, he is gradually rising, climbing towards an incredible, perfectly perfect realm.

However, Jiang Heng also understood that this advancement only made him more perfect in the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, but it was not enough for him to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm.

The true realm of the Immortal Emperor is incredibly difficult to attain. Perhaps only when the Desolate Heavenly Emperor truly battles the Corpse Immortal Emperor will Jiang Heng be able to glimpse its mysteries.

Just as the Desolate Emperor and the Four Dark Emperors were locked in fierce combat, three more quasi-Immortal Emperor level powerhouses emerged from the River of Time.

These three quasi-immortal emperors from the future are the future enemies of the Desolate Heaven Emperor. They came here precisely to kill the Desolate Heaven Emperor at this moment.

The reason is actually quite simple: the future Desolate Emperor is extremely terrifying, having found the source of all the strangeness in the heavens above, the Calamity Land.

Even the mighty Evil Land could not do anything to the Desolate Heaven Emperor, and was even blocked by the Desolate Heaven Emperor at the spring, not daring to take another step out of the Evil Land.

If it weren't for the ancestor of Etu having the ability to resurrect infinitely, Etu would probably have been destroyed by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor alone, and there would have been no need for the later Emperor Ye and others.

At that time, the Desolate Emperor had already reached the Sacrifice Dao Realm, which was higher than that of the Immortal Emperor. Jiang Heng naturally had no idea what kind of level that was.

Just like in the primordial world, the most powerful thing was the Heavenly Dao, and perhaps we could also include the great god Pangu who has already perished.

But above the Heavenly Dao, there must be a higher realm, a domain belonging to the Great Dao, which is basically inaccessible to any living being.

All of this is far too distant for Jiang Heng at the moment; his goal has always been to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm.

If one cannot break through to the Immortal Emperor realm, even knowing there are higher realms is of no use.

With the appearance of three Quasi-Immortal Emperors from the future, the number of powerful figures besieging the Desolate Emperor has increased to a total of seven Quasi-Immortal Emperors.

With such a terrifying lineup, it would be extremely difficult to fight against the Desolate Emperor before he broke through to the Immortal Emperor realm.

At that very moment, downstream in the long river of time, a person with a large bell hanging above his head, possessing an invincible aura, charged towards this place.

This was naturally the Great Emperor Wushi, and along with the Great Emperor Wushi, the Heavenly Emperor Ye and the Ruthless Great Emperor also descended upon this space-time.

In this way, this is already an unprecedented battle between eleven Quasi-Immortal Emperors. It is likely that there have never been so many Quasi-Immortal Emperors since ancient times.

Only in the extremely distant future, during an epic war against the Evil Land, will so many peerless powerhouses emerge.

It's as if eleven powerful Dao Ancestors, like Hongjun, suddenly appeared in the primordial world, and an epic battle broke out.

The final outcome is hard to predict, but one thing is certain: if such a terrifying battle were to break out, the entire primordial world would collapse completely.

The battle before Jiang Heng was similar: the Desolate Heavenly Emperor was fighting four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors alone, while the Great Emperor Wushi, the Ruthless Great Emperor, and the Ye Heavenly Emperor were fighting against three Quasi-Immortal Emperors from the future.

Jiang Heng was once again completely absorbed in the performance. Regardless of his cultivation level, Jiang Heng's understanding of the Emperor Fist had reached an incredible level.

The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth forms of the Imperial Fist were all perfected, and he climbed to a higher level from the peak.

Even the first three forms of the Emperor Fist became more perfect as Jiang Heng gradually comprehended many profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

In the end, Ye Tiandi and his two companions killed the three Quasi-Immortal Emperors from the future, while Huang Tiandi was the first to suppress the World Destroyer.

In fact, this was because the Emperor Pill brought by the Old Man of Annihilation was flawed and could not fully restore the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors, including Emperor Hong.

This is more like a potent medicine that can temporarily bring the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors back to their peak, but it cannot last for too long.

When the strength of the three Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors declined, the World Destroyer alone was naturally no match for the Desolate Heaven Emperor.

"The peerless Desolate Emperor is indeed incomprehensibly powerful!" Jiang Heng couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Although they are all at the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level, the four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors have cultivated for longer than the Desolate Heaven Emperor and have accumulated more experience.

In particular, the Old Man Who Destroys the World has existed for almost eternity, his existence being so ancient as to be difficult to trace, making him naturally incomparably powerful.

But as the saying goes, living a long time doesn't necessarily make you strong! The four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors fought against one, but in the end they were still defeated by the Desolate Heaven Emperor.

However, in Jiang Heng's view, it was not that the four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors were weak, but that the Desolate Heaven Emperor was truly incredibly powerful.

During the transformation of the Desolate Emperor, Jiang Heng also did not stop moving forward; he was also constantly transforming.

When the Desolate Emperor unbelievably stepped into the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm with one foot, Jiang Heng had actually stepped out of the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm with one foot as well.

However, if Jiang Heng were to fight the Desolate Emperor now, it would be no exaggeration to say that Jiang Heng would ultimately lose, not the Desolate Emperor.

This is not only because the Desolate Emperor was a pioneer, but also because although his Dao incorporated the experiences of many predecessors, it was all created by himself.

The student surpasses the teacher! This perfectly describes the Desolate Emperor. No one has ever reached the level of the Desolate Emperor, even though they have followed the same path.

Of course, the most crucial one is the "Great Freedom of Other Transformation Technique," a peerless imperial technique created by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.

At this time, the Desolate Emperor had not yet truly evolved the "Great Freedom of Other Transformation" to a perfect level, but he was not far off.

Jiang Heng also cultivates the "Great Freedom of Others" technique, which he obtained from the system and is a complete and flawless cultivation method.

But Jiang Heng was, after all, a latecomer. If a latecomer cannot forge his own path, he will never be able to surpass the pioneer.

This is why Jiang Heng was able to gain so much from witnessing the Desolate Emperor's continuous growth and transformation.

After completely suppressing the four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor attempted to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm several times, but ultimately failed.

At this moment, the Desolate Heaven Emperor finally understood that the four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors were not the true source of darkness; the source of darkness was still deep within the Boundary Sea.

The Desolate Emperor once again embarked on his journey, venturing alone into the deepest part of the Boundary Sea in search of the ultimate source of darkness.

When the Desolate Heavenly Emperor arrived at the Ultimate Ancient Land, he finally discovered the source of the darkness and learned why the four Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors had fallen into darkness.

Finally, deep within the ancient land, the Desolate Emperor discovered a colossal humanoid creature, more magnificent than any mountain. It sat on a stone chair, lying on its back, its body mutilated.

Under the blood-red twilight, on a desolate, rocky mountain, black mist surged, and a giant lay supine on an imperial throne carved from the rock.

This giant was entirely black, its body seemingly rotting, emanating a thick black mist—the true origin of dark matter.

All the darkness came from this corpse. It was mangled, as if torn apart, splitting open from the skull down to the abdomen.

His upper body was missing half, such as half a head and his left arm, but his lower body was intact. He lay supine on the stone chair.

This is the greatest secret of the Ultimate Ancient Land: a massive corpse that, if it were to stand up, would be towering and imposing, exuding a terrifying pressure and aura.

Even in death, it could still be like this, which shows how terrifying it was back then. It was a truly terrifying aura belonging to the level of an Immortal Emperor.

This is the first Immortal Emperor in "Perfect World" since the creation of the world, and also an extremely tragic Immortal Emperor, the Corpse Immortal Emperor.

"We've waited so long for this moment!" Jiang Heng muttered to himself.

Jiang Heng knew that the Desolate Emperor was about to truly create and perfect his own peerless imperial law, namely the "Great Freedom Law of Other Transformation"!

(End of this chapter)