A man from the Big Dipper, starting his charlatanship at Mount Tai.

"It doesn't matter how many of them come, since they are not the true form of the Heavenly Emperor."

The Shadow Emperor scoffed, not taking the three projections of imperial armor present seriously.

He wanted them to know that numbers are useless in the face of absolute power!

This time, the Shadow Emperor held back.

Dark power surged forth like a volcanic eruption, condensing behind him into a pitch-black phantom tens of feet tall!

The phantom has three heads and six arms, each holding a different dark weapon.

The three sets of imperial armor were also deployed simultaneously!

Xiang Yang raised the Aurora Sword high and unleashed a golden sword aura dozens of meters long.

A group of emperors unleashed their imperial halberds in a thrusting attack.

The two emperors formed hand seals, and the five elements of energy converged to form a giant Tai Chi diagram.

Behind the Shadow Emperor, six arms exerted force simultaneously.

The Dark Sword severed the laser sword's aura, the Dark Emperor's Spear blocked the Emperor's Halberd, and the Dark Tai Chi Diagram easily crushed the Light Tai Chi Diagram. He was actually using Xiang Yang and the others' techniques against themselves!

"too weak."

Upon receiving the message from the Black Beast that "Lin Xiu has already begun his operation and his physical body has been instantly destroyed," the Shadow Emperor had no intention of continuing to play along with Xiang Yang and the others.

The next second, the Shadow Emperor suddenly drew his spear!

"Ding~"

One group of emperors had their halberds knocked away, and before they could retaliate, another group of emperors was punched and sent flying back more than a hundred meters!

The situation for the second team, Emperor, wasn't much better.

As the dark phantom's other arm slammed down, the second team's Emperor's Aurora Shield shattered rapidly!

The force of the punch pierced through the armor, and the second team of emperors was also blasted away! The golden light on the armor kept flashing and quickly weakened.

Now, only Xiangyang remains.

"It's time to end this."

The Shadow Emperor gripped the Dark Sword and thrust it towards Xiang Yang's chest! Even before the sword arrived, the terrifying pressure caused the ground around Xiang Yang to collapse several meters!

He wants to control the Emperor Summoner and bring him back to the Shadow Realm for thorough study!

......

Xiangyang raised his Aurora Sword, preparing to take the Shadow Emperor's attack head-on.

Just then... a golden light suddenly shone from Xiangyang's chest.

After the golden light floated out, it flickered in the air and transformed into a humanoid phantom, which was the Daoist essence left behind by Lin Xiu!

After Lin Xiu's Daoist essence burst forth, the sunlight suddenly became intense.

Countless light particles converged and merged into Lin Xiu's body, transforming into a suit of armor entirely gilded gold!

The armor's surface was covered with flowing patterns, the shoulder armor resembled a dragon's head, the breastplate was engraved with the sun and moon, and beneath the faceplate were two faint golden rays, as indifferent as the Dao of Heaven.

The Heavenly Emperor has descended!

Unlike Xiang Yang and others, Lin Xiu has the authority to summon the Heavenly Emperor!

The Shadow Emperor sensed something was wrong, but the Dark Sword in his hand did not slow down!

Even a Heavenly Emperor would be severely injured if he took this attack without adequate preparation!

Lin Xiu smiled slightly, and a battle flag appeared in his hand without him even noticing.

The flagpole is golden, the flag is crimson, and the edges are embroidered with mysterious patterns.

The next second, Lin Xiu suddenly threw the golden battle flag!

The golden battle banner transformed into a streak of light, easily shattering the Dark Sword, and then... striking directly at the Shadow Emperor's true form!

This strike not only pierced through the Shadow Emperor's Shadow Armor, but also shattered the giant dark shadow behind the Shadow Emperor in one fell swoop!

The Shadow Emperor felt an irresistible force coming towards him, and his entire body was lifted up by the battle flag, shooting backwards into the sky like a meteor!

And so, the Shadow Emperor crashed through the clouds, broke through the atmosphere, and transformed into a star in the sky.

........

The surface of the moon.

In the center of the crater, the Shadow Emperor was pinned deep into the rock by the golden banner. He struggled to pull the banner out, but the golden banner not only held his soul in place but also extinguished his dark power, leaving him powerless to rise.

Before long, a golden light shone in front of him; it was Lin Xiu.

In the original storyline, Xiang Yang had the ability to teleport instantly. He first blasted the four ferocious beasts away, and then teleported himself, arriving at his destination before the four ferocious beasts.

The Emperor Armor summoned by Xiang Yang has this ability, and the Heavenly Emperor summoned by Lin Xiu naturally has this ability as well.

"Alright, it's time to give my things back to me~"

Lin Xiu reached out and touched the immobile Shadow Emperor.

The moment Lin Xiu touched him, the dark power within the Shadow Emperor receded like a tide, and the crimson light in his eyes quickly dimmed.

Before long, the Shadow Armor was restored to its pure dark five elements energy and heavenly laws, and returned to the system.

.......

(P.S.: Coming back tomorrow)

Chapter 57 Returning to Shrouding the Heavens: A Perfect Solution for Both Physical Body and Dao Fruit (First Update)

The Shadow Emperor was defeated and taken back by Lin Xiu.

The entire shadow world also rapidly declined with the disappearance of the Shadow Emperor.

In just a few days, the Heavenly Emperor led his armored forces to wipe out the Shadow Realm.

After clearing out the Shadow Realm, the Heavenly Emperor passed on all his insights and secret techniques regarding the Emperor Armor to Xiang Yang, and then returned to the system without hesitation.

With the final Heavenly Emperor returning to his throne, Lin Xiu finally completed the mission of retrieving the Armor Hero world, and the system notification sounded in his ear.

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, for completing mission one: Armor Hero World System Component Recycling.]

[The host's abilities have advanced; the Daoist spatial evolution ability has been upgraded to the initial stage of a Lesser Thousand World.]

System privileges have been further expanded.

From this point forward, the host can perfectly control all items awarded by the system, including both physical attributes and other items, and can freely recycle and use them.

"Good, very good. In this way, I can finally reclaim the double Holy Body physique."

"The only problem is... I've already dealt with the Innate Dao Diagram, what's the point of you asking me to take back my Sacred Body? Are you asking me to take back my Sacred Body physique when I become an Emperor?"

"But according to my plan, I should have already switched to cultivating the Chaos Body at that time, right?"

Lin Xiu's lips twitched, feeling that the function of recycling rewards was really not very useful.

Fortunately, the system offered other rewards besides the functional ones this time. Otherwise, Lin Xiu would have really wanted to vomit blood.

"However, the initial evolutionary ability of this minor world should still be useful. The Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin Immortal Scripture was repaired, and the speed of repairing other incomplete Daoist rhymes has increased considerably."

Just as Lin Xiu sensed the Rhyme Space, the system finally completed its absorption and continued to provide prompts.

【Ding! 】

[System components have been fully recycled, and the overflow portion is being withdrawn to the host.]

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, you have received the reward: Emperor Armor Puppet Suit (Blue)]

【Emperor Armor Puppet Suit: Formed from the residual power of the Emperor Armor, it is a puppet suit that can act according to the host's will and can also be worn by the host personally.】

Once worn, it can gather the power of heaven and earth, granting the wearer the strength of a peak-level (Second Heaven of the Sendai) cultivator.

"A puppet battle suit whose strength has reached the peak of a Great Power?"

"Hmm, not bad, not bad. I like things that are simple and straightforward the most."

Lin Xiu finally revealed a satisfied smile.

Although the reward level is not high, only blue, it is still very useful to him.

Indeed, Wei Yi was already his protector at this point, and Wei Yi would always be there for him in the first instance should he encounter any danger to his life.

But Lin Xiu couldn't possibly trouble Wei Yi with everything, could he?

If you're capable of handling something yourself, try to do so.

A puppet at the peak of the Great Power realm is enough for Lin Xiu to do a lot of things in the early stages of the Beidou region.

........

Before returning, Lin Xiu recounted the rewards he had received in the Armor Hero world.

This journey to the dungeon world took Lin Xiu a total of 9 months, 6 months in the Armor Hero world, and 3 months in the Shrouding the Heavens world. Due to the system's pause mechanism, only three months actually passed in the Shrouding the Heavens world.

In terms of strength, Lin Xiu rebuilt his Wheel Sea Realm to perfectly match the Double Sacred Body. At the same time, with the help of the Five Elements Essence from the Five Elements Light and Shadow Stone and the Divine Source Daoist Rhyme he copied, Lin Xiu's realm also rose to the peak of the fifth level of the Dao Palace.

Regarding rewards.

In addition to the system privileges and the Emperor Armor Puppet Suit that were the final system rewards, Lin Xiu also obtained:

Five-Colored Divine Light

This technique, acquired through the transmission of the Way to the Sun, requires comprehension of the Five Elements Dao to facilitate cultivation and achieve the effect of sweeping away anything. Furthermore, its power can be enhanced by utilizing the innate Five Elements source.

Five Elements Immortal Stone

Obtained from preaching to the Armor Warriors. Contains the innate five elements, which can aid in the cultivation of the Five-Colored Divine Light.

It has already incorporated the ancient mountain symbol and has been forged by Lin Xiu into one of his natal divine weapons, the Five Elements Immortal Mountain "Tai Mountain".

Five Elements Affinity

This knowledge was passed down by the descendants of the five great villages of light and shadow. With the accumulation of these resources, the affinity of each of the five elements has increased by an average of over 100% compared to before, and it continues to increase.

Various basic attribute bonuses