Chương 180: The Life-Slaughter Demon Lord (Part 20)

Inside the Killing God Hall, Su Chen toyed with the bronze oil lamp in his hand. With this mysterious bronze oil lamp, he could easily live from this Dharma-Ending Age all the way until the great era opened. The Killing Ancestor was quite surprised.

"What exactly is this item? Could it be more precious than an Emperor Weapon?" To this question, Su Chen only replied indifferently, "This item is naturally not as precious as an Emperor Weapon, but in the hands of the right person, the effect it can produce is not much weaker than an Emperor Weapon." Emperor Weapons were ultimately external objects. The bronze oil lamp, however, gave Su Chen the hope of proving the Dao—a slim chance at Emperorhood. That was something no Emperor Weapon could compare to.

The Killing Ancestor remained puzzled but did not ask further. In essence, he was merely a servant of the Killing Emperor's successor—a tool created by the Killing Emperor to protect his heir. Su Chen refined the bronze oil lamp. In his previous life, he had relied on it to extend his life for one millennium after another.

"The Emperor Path has not yet opened. Do you intend to walk it now?" The Killing Ancestor was surprised when he learned of Su Chen's plan. Su Chen nodded.

"I have a trump card that allows me to live until the great era. At that time, I will become Emperor!" Hearing Su Chen's answer, the Killing Ancestor seemed to think of something and simply said, "Take care." The universe was vast. Beyond the Eternal World and the starry races lay endless territories and countless star systems. No one knew how large it truly was—perhaps only Great Emperors knew. And within this boundless domain existed a place called the Other Shore…

where traces left behind by countless Emperors of past eras remained. It was known as the Ancient Emperor Realm! The path from the myriad races of the universe to the Ancient Emperor Realm was called the Emperor Path. Along this road, one would encounter peerless geniuses from the major powers of the universe who emerged only once every ten thousand or even hundreds of thousands of years, as well as countless obstacles. Only the truly strong could reach the end!

Su Chen had not walked this path in his previous life. This time, he intended to reach the finish line ahead of everyone else! In the Dharma-Ending Age, even the Emperor Path had become desolate. Still, Su Chen encountered geniuses from various races and supreme overlords who ambushed him along the way. Fierce battles erupted. He looked at the powerful corpse floating in the void—one of the great enemies he had slain after a hard-fought battle.

The foe had called himself Bone Heavenly King and possessed a terrifying physique. He had lurked in a star domain, ambushing heavenly geniuses who passed through. The enormous white bone throne had shattered during the fight. Every piece of bone was engraved with different origin runes. It was impossible to know how many geniuses had died at the hands of the Bone Heavenly King.

Many of those geniuses had possessed the "potential of a Great Emperor," talents that a single force might produce only once every tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. After slaying this great enemy, Su Chen's cultivation advanced from the fifth stage of the Great Saint realm to the sixth stage. Previously, it had taken him five hundred years to go from the fourth to the fifth stage.

Now, killing a single powerful heavenly genius had allowed him to break through another realm. The Killing God Demon Embryo had given him immense assistance—truly worthy of being the reliance of a person with a great destiny in an era. Su Chen refined the origin divine patterns of the Bone Heavenly King and fused them into the Killing God Sword. After spending several decades on this, he continued advancing toward the Ancient Emperor Realm. Two thousand years later.

In a certain star domain, Su Chen raised his head thoughtfully. The laws of this universe had become more complete, and spiritual energy had grown richer. The world was beginning to warm up. Perhaps in another two or three thousand years, more and more Saint Kings would break through to the Great Saint realm. This phenomenon was sensed by only a small number of people. Su Chen knew that the aura of his sworn brother had weakened once again. He could no longer maintain his peak state.

The once-invincible Great Emperor was inevitably heading toward decline. Time… truly was the cruelest word in existence. Throughout history, countless Great Emperors had been unable to accept their slow decline and had chosen to sever themselves, retreating into forbidden zones in search of a longevity method. … The star domain trembled. Countless living beings felt an extremely terrifying aura sweep across the cosmos.

In mere moments, billions upon trillions of creatures felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. Every major orthodoxy stood on high alert. That dreadful killing intent made them think that one of the forbidden zone powerhouses was about to emerge! In an ancient burial ground, a figure flew out from a tomb. With three steps, it headed straight toward the star where Su Chen resided. Only the oldest existences in this star domain opened their eyes and murmured, "That person has emerged…

It is said that he is an invincible figure who once contended with a heavenly king-level monster. To think he has been startled into appearing… Could it be that he intends to walk the Emperor Path and compete once more in this life?" Heaven and earth surged. Endless spiritual energy gathered into tides that submerged an entire star system. Over the past two thousand years, Su Chen's cultivation had advanced from the sixth stage of the Great Saint realm to the eighth stage.

Now, with the suppression of heaven and earth loosening, he broke through the limit once again and reached the ninth stage of the Great Saint realm. In an era without Quasi-Emperors, a ninth-stage Great Saint was how terrifying? He could be called unrivaled in the universe! However, Su Chen felt no arrogance. He sensed an equally terrifying aura rapidly approaching. Soon, a silver divine being crossed countless spaces and appeared in this star system.

The silver being had eight silver wings growing from its back and a golden divine wheel condensed from countless origins hovering above its head. This was an existence even more powerful than the Bone Heavenly King Su Chen had encountered two thousand years ago! The silver being spoke, its tone carrying a trace of shock.

"There is no imprint of another era on your body… Could it be that you are a heavenly genius of this Dharma-Ending Age, stepping onto the Emperor Path?" The Dharma-Ending Age meant the laws of heaven and earth were incomplete. In this era, even an ordinary divine body could become a top-tier figure among the myriad races. It was nearly impossible to give birth to taboo-level physiques. Throughout history, very few beings from the Dharma-Ending Age had ever proven the Dao in a great era.

Yet in this era of incomplete laws, someone had defied the suppression and cultivated all the way to the ninth stage of the Great Saint realm. It was truly terrifying! No wonder the silver being was so shocked. Even he could not have achieved this! Su Chen looked at the silver being that had appeared and asked, "Who are you? And what is this 'era imprint' you speak of?" The silver being replied, "I come from the Winged Angel race. You may call me Silver Wing Heavenly King.

As for the era imprint, it is a unique mark carried by all beings born in each Great Emperor's era. It is the trace left behind by the existence of a Great Emperor. The older the imprint, the more difficult it becomes for that being to break through, as they are rejected by heaven and earth." Su Chen's eyes flickered. The being who called himself Silver Wing Heavenly King, like the Bone Heavenly King he had slain earlier, was not a heavenly genius of this era.

He clearly knew the ancient secrets of the Emperor Path. Facing a being he could communicate with, Su Chen temporarily set aside his killing intent. …