Is there any hope for me, who proposed to the world-destroying empress at the very beginning?

Judging from its dilapidated state, one can imagine how grand and magnificent this palace must have once been.

Deep within the royal palace, upon a massive throne sat a majestic man clad in a dragon robe, his entire body bound by iron chains—chains he had laid for himself.

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Seemingly sensing the presence of Su Liang and his companion outside the palace, he slowly opened his eyes, his pupils filled with the characteristic chaotic aura, and murmured softly:

"My subjects have all disappeared... In the end, it is my incompetence that allowed me to watch you suffer."

"Very well, this is about to be the final battle. Outsiders, I thank you, but I hope you... can escape from my madness."

As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man seemed to have his last shred of reason completely extinguished.

"boom!"

The chaotic energy of the abyss spread out, and as the middle-aged man's words grew increasingly confused and pained, his aura expanded even further. His form even began to evolve, with sharp, white bone spikes piercing through his body. His flesh twisted and dissolved, until finally, a bloated monster lay sprawled on the throne.

on.

"Swish swish swish"

The chains began to rattle violently. The bloated monster stared greedily at the outside, trying to climb out, but it was unable to move under the chains. Finally, its body gradually returned to its original shape, and the middle-aged, majestic man in a dragon robe sat upright on the throne again, closing his eyes to rest, as if nothing had happened.

Chapter 964 The Mysterious Royal Palace, the Dragon-Locking Platform

Su Liang stood in front of Li Qingmo and cautiously entered the ruins of the palace.

Although it has long been destroyed, once inside, the vast space and some of the carved and painted buildings still faintly reveal its former glory and grandeur.

Inside the palace, the roads wind and twist, leading to the long imperial road. You arrive at the main hall where officials used to meet, but the officials are no longer there; only an emperor chained to his throne remains.

The middle-aged man seemed to hear footsteps, opened his eyes, and in his confusion, spoke in a hoarse voice, "Outsider?"

Su Liang frowned. The middle-aged man chained to the throne in front of him seemed normal, but he still made Su Liang secretly wary, as if he were facing some kind of demon or monster. He immediately guessed, "You are the king of this dynasty, aren't you?"

The middle-aged man looked up and glanced around, a hint of sarcasm on his face, and said self-deprecatingly:

"I am indeed a king, but I have failed miserably as a king. I cannot even protect my own subjects. What right do I have to be a king?"

Su Liang, anxious, interrupted directly, "Can you tell us how to leave this place?"

The middle-aged man was not annoyed by being interrupted and said with a faint smile, "Of course I know. After all, when that Reincarnation Emperor came back then, he also went through me. But aren't you curious why my dynasty became a ruin, everything in the world turned to dust, and even the Reincarnation Emperor had to personally cut off the edges of the world?"

Su Liang shook his head. "The past is the past. What's the point of talking about it now? What we need to focus on now is the future."

The middle-aged man laughed loudly: "The future? You're talking to me about the future? Even a group of unparalleled figures like the Great Emperors were no match for that 'darkness,' and you're talking to me about the future?"

At this point, the middle-aged man said with amusement, "Well? Do you want to reach into that darkness and understand the true meaning of despair?"

Su Liang's expression remained unchanged, as calm as ever, but a storm raged within him. If it weren't for the urgency of the situation, he would have truly wanted to force the middle-aged man to reveal everything.

"No, I don't want to. Tell us again, tell us how to leave this place!"

A dangerous glint flashed in Su Liang's eyes. If the middle-aged man did not respond, Su Liang was prepared to take action.

The middle-aged man was taken aback. He really hadn't expected to say so much, slowly and earnestly leading Su Liang into his verbal trap. In the end, Su Liang was still determined to leave. The middle-aged man said helplessly, "It's actually very simple for you to leave. Do you see the throne beneath me? This is a teleportation point personally established by the Great Emperor of Reincarnation back then. But now it's impossible for you to leave."

The middle-aged man raised his hand, and as he did so, the iron chains tightened, making a "whooshing" sound.

"See? These chains not only bind me, but also block my way out. The way out is actually very simple: as long as I agree, the throne can activate the teleportation."

Just as Su Liang narrowed his eyes, trying to guess the truthfulness of the middle-aged man's words, the Samsara Seal in his arms suddenly emitted a scorching heat, informing Su Liang that the middle-aged man was lying, or rather, that he hadn't finished speaking.

The middle-aged man, unaware that Su Liang had seen through his lie, continued, "These chains were created by the Great Emperor of Reincarnation himself to resist those 'things.' Now that a successor has entered, I am not an unreasonable person. You open the chains behind me, and after I send you out, I will re-seal the seal."

The middle-aged man stared calmly at Su Liang, who asked, "How do I break this seal?"

The middle-aged man was overjoyed. "See the iron shackles on my hands and feet? These four places are the nodes of the seal. Just destroy them."

Su Liang suddenly realized something and started walking towards the middle-aged man. There was a tug behind him. He turned around and saw Li Qingmo gently tugging at his sleeve and slowly shaking his head.

Su Liang smiled and patted Li Qingmo's soft hand to show that he understood.

Li Qingmo released her grip, realizing that Su Liang already had a plan in mind. She secretly channeled her spiritual energy, ready to provide support at any time.

As Su Liang stepped onto the Nine Dragons Steps, a pungent stench assaulted his nostrils. He retreated with a pained expression, exclaiming, "It stinks too much over there! I really can't get up there!"

The middle-aged man's expectant gaze sharpened, and his face immediately contorted with rage, but he suppressed it and forced a smile, saying, "Well, after all, I've been locked up here for countless epochs. You wait, I can reclaim these auras."

When Su Liang stepped onto the steps again, the stench was indeed gone, but the middle-aged man's face had turned much paler.

Slowly stepping onto the nine-dragon staircase, one faces the middle-aged man, who is dressed in a nine-dragon imperial robe and wears a crown with draped curtains. Even though he is thin as a bone and his body is bony, the overwhelming imperial aura emanating from him is not insignificant.

Upon seeing Su Liang arrive, the middle-aged man's pale face could no longer conceal his joy, and he shouted at Su Liang with a hint of ferocity, "Hurry! Just one step away! As long as you..."

"Break these chains off me and I can send you all out!"

Ignoring the middle-aged man's strange behavior, Su Liang stepped forward. After examining the chains for a while, Su Liang awkwardly smiled at the middle-aged man who was looking at him with hope and said, "Well, I think I'm not strong enough to break these four iron shackles on you."

The middle-aged man's joy vanished, replaced by exasperation. "Impossible! Judging from your powerful aura, your cultivation, even if not at the peak of the Mighty Heaven Realm, is not far off. These four seals can be shattered once you reach the Mighty Heaven Realm. Are you kidding me?"

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly, and an imperial aura emanated from his body as if it were tangible, with wisps of ominous black energy swirling around it.

"Wei Tian"? Is that a realm classification in their world? Could it correspond to the Heavenly King Realm?

Su Liang stroked his chin, thinking for a moment, then smiled sheepishly, saying, "My cultivation level was built up with pills. I can't even beat a normal Mighty Heaven Realm cultivator. Do you have any treasures? Like that jade seal next to you?"

The middle-aged man was practically spitting blood. He hadn't even broken the seal yet, and this person was already making so many demands. First, he complained about his stench, and now he wanted his magic weapon? How could there be such a despicable and shameless person in the world!

Beside him was indeed a golden jade seal, a national treasure he had used when he was still a human emperor. Its power was unfathomable, and in Su Liang's eyes, this treasure was at least of the highest grade!

Chapter 965 Abyss Overlord

"Fine, I will bestow the imperial seal upon you. I can sever my connection with the seal. But once you have it, don't try to pull any more nonsense on me!"

The middle-aged man said angrily, his heart bleeding, as he severed the connection between the jade seal and himself, handing the now ownerless jade seal to Su Liang.

Su Liang accepted it with 'delight' and then quickly refined it, as if afraid that the middle-aged man would change his mind, which made the middle-aged man's eyes twitch.

"Alright, I'm confident now," Su Liang said after refining the jade seal.

Upon hearing Su Liang's words, the middle-aged man's pained expression lessened somewhat, and he looked at Su Liang expectantly. However, Su Liang's next words enraged him.

"By the way, you'd better conceal your aura. I'm afraid you'll hurt me if I get too close."

Seeing the unquestionable look on Su Liang's face, the middle-aged man suppressed all his aura with a frustrated expression, becoming just like an ordinary person.

"Is everything alright now?"

"All right."

Su Liang stepped forward and, under the middle-aged man's astonished gaze, easily tapped with four fingers.

"Bang!" Four consecutive sounds rang out. The middle-aged man felt the restraints that had been pressing down on him for who knows how long disappear. His face quickly turned cold. As the bones on his thin body began to slowly grow outward, a cold shout rang out in front of him.

"Heavenly Killing Technique! Divine Emperor's Immortal-Slaying Art!"

An aura, like a volcanic eruption, forged in a furnace, with gushing heat waves like a torrential downpour, a figure carrying immense spiritual energy, surged and piled up wildly before him like a tangible giant wave.

His fist erupted like a true dragon, and his spiritual energy surged like a vast ocean. With the full support of his divine emperor body, Su Liang managed to bear two attacks simultaneously. On one of his punches, ominous crimson spiritual energy swirled around the golden radiance that shone like the blazing sun.

"boom!"

Caught off guard, the middle-aged man, who had completely concealed his aura, received the attack and flew out like a broken bag.

"boom!"

Upon landing, it made a loud bang, causing the surrounding palace pillars to collapse, and billowing smoke obscured the scene.

Su Liang narrowed his eyes, shook his slightly numb right hand, and stared warily into the smoke. Having taken this attack without any resistance, even if he didn't die, he must have suffered greatly. However, in his perception, the middle-aged man's aura was weak, but an evil, sinister, and hateful aura was rising.

As the smoke cleared, the middle-aged man's mangled body was revealed. His entire body was twisted, a large section of his chest was caved in, flesh torn open, and misaligned bones piled up like a tangled mess. Despite these injuries, the middle-aged man laughed wildly, "Hahaha! I didn't expect you to be so cunning at such a young age. But you never expected that this isn't my true form!"

"Aaaaaah!" A shrill scream echoed through the hall. As flesh and blood churned, the body began to swell and bloat like a swollen balloon. Hundreds of white bones grew wildly, piercing the body and taking root outside the flesh. In just one second, the middle-aged man transformed into a monster made of white bones and flesh. This was the true form of the man who had been invaded by the abyss and transformed into the ruler of the abyss.

"You're very interesting! To thank you for releasing me, I'll make you stay with me forever!"

Copper Bell's round eyes stared intently at Su Liang. The Abyss Overlord roared and charged forward. Its massive body was like a moving Mount Tai weighing millions of pounds. Wherever it passed, chaos ensued. The earth was cratered under its footsteps, and the remaining buildings weathered by time were destroyed and collapsed. It was like a heavy tank driving towards Su Liang.

In Su Liang's perception, the aura of the Abyss Ruler was as vast and turbulent as its body. Its cultivation level was at least at the level of a King-level giant. The black energy wrapped around it kept gushing outwards, as if it were covering the sky and the sun. In the thick, liquid-like black energy, Su Liang's control over the environment was constantly decreasing.

trampled

The earth rumbled and splattered with dirt. The abyss overlord, like an armored chariot, drove straight in, emitting a howl like the wails of wolves and ghosts in a hellish valley. The mournful roar carried a strong mental interference.

Su Liang remained unmoved. His spiritual energy began to surge, like a suppressed volcano, its dazzling golden light bursting through the surrounding darkness, making him stand there like a golden radiant being.

With his right fist raised high, the sea of ​​spiritual energy within his body began to surge and pulsate strangely, reverberating throughout his body. A golden light, like the falling rays of the sun, gathered in Su Liang's right fist, and the spiritual energy around him poured out like molten lava. Su Liang coldly said, "Divine Emperor's Immortal Annihilation Technique!"

Known as the Destroyer of Immortals and hailed as the God Emperor, this was a powerful move that combined his own physique with the vast spiritual energy within him. With a single punch, he erupted like a volcano! Like the sun falling! Su Liang's figure transformed into a golden dragon, carrying a strong, surging aura as he headed straight for the Abyss Ruler.

The two collided, and the aftershocks alone turned the area within several miles into a wasteland. The relatively well-preserved imperial hall was reduced to dust, with only a throne floating high in the air, shining brightly.

Having already dodged far away after being instructed by Su Liang's telepathic message, Li Qingmo stared nervously at Su Liang's figure amidst the billowing dust. She was extremely unwilling, but there was nothing she could do. This battle had completely exceeded the limits of what she could do to help, and if she went forward, it would only distract Su Liang.

Bitterness flowed through her heart. Watching the man she loved fight for her while she, as a woman, could only pray helplessly was a huge blow to Li Qingmo.

Amidst a cloud of dust, Su Liang retreated several steps, while the Abyss Overlord opposite him was dozens of steps away. The massive bone spikes on his body were now mostly broken, and thick, resentful black blood gushed from his flesh. Although he had won this battle, Su Liang's expression was extremely grave.

Before him, the Abyss Ruler was drawing something in. From the earth and the air, wisps of ominous black energy were being drawn into his body, like peeling away layers. The flesh and blood that had been pulsating with golden sunlight after being punched by Su Liang were writhing, with black threads threading through them. The golden light on the flesh and blood was dissipating and mending at a visible speed, and the broken bone spurs on his body were being pushed out and slowly regrown.

The Abyss Overlord quickly recovered from the exhaustion of the battle. Its face, shrouded in the giant skull, seemed to sneer mockingly: "Give up! Everything in the kingdom will support me. I admit you are strong, stronger than you can imagine! Unless you can destroy my empire, you cannot defeat me!"

Chapter 966 Unparalleled Strength

Su Liang's expression was solemn. The power of the Abyss Ruler was indeed beyond his imagination, but this was not enough to make him feel despair.

Su Liang crossed his hands and rapidly formed hand seals, drawing upon the spiritual energy within his body to weave them together. In his hands, the rudimentary shape of a lotus flower quickly took shape. Su Liang pointed at it, and a clear phoenix cry resounded throughout the entire secret realm.

A flame adorned the lotus, yet no heat was felt from it; instead, a gentle warmth flowed into its lungs. But to the Abyss Overlord, Copper Bell, it appeared as if he had encountered a natural enemy. His massive body trembled, and he cried out in terror, "How is this possible! How could you possibly wield the Nirvana Flame!"

The hatred and dark aura surrounding Su Liang began to recede from his body. It was as if even this secret realm invaded by the abyss would give way to this small flame.

The flames spread across the entire lotus flower, and a beautiful lotus flower was reborn in the fire of rebirth. Under the scorching heat of the fire lotus, the space itself was burning. Looking at this fire lotus flower, the Abyss Ruler was filled with fear. Su Liang was used to this reaction. For phoenixes, the fire of rebirth is the flame that accompanies them at birth, but for other creatures, especially evil creatures, this flame that symbolizes rebirth is nothing short of a great poison.

"Go!" Su Liang gently blew a breath, sending the Nirvana Fire Lotus in his hand flying. The Nirvana Fire Lotus danced without wind, drifting towards the Abyss Ruler.

"Damn it!" Knowing that he couldn't avoid the Nirvana Fire Lotus, the Abyss Lord hurriedly swept up the drifting abyssal energy around him, sending it flying towards the fire lotus, blotting out the sky.

The dark energy originating from the abyss surged like a tide. Under this current, even giants and luminaries had to take it seriously, because if they were not careful, the dark energy of the abyss would erode into their bodies. With prolonged contact, even the essence of their life would be changed, transforming them into a creature of the abyss.

The abyssal black energy that others would avoid at all costs was utterly defeated and routed before the Nirvana Fire Lotus. Under the burning of the fire lotus, the black energy tide quickly turned into nothingness.

Amidst the roar of the Abyss Overlord, it lunged straight at its towering body. Within the fiery lotus, the Abyss Overlord's shrill screams echoed endlessly. The black aura surrounding it was quickly burned away, followed by a chorus of shrill screams. Beneath its massive body, flesh was torn open, revealing countless faces. Their eyes were closed, and their cries of hatred and pain could be heard even by Li Qingmo, who was far away.

Looking at the Abyss Overlord, Su Liang was astonished. He now understood where the Abyss Overlord's aura of hatred and its enormous body came from.

Recalling the longing for the armored abyss in his mind, Su Liang roughly understood the thoughts of this abyss ruler when his sanity was still intact. He was indeed a gentle king.