Chương 181: The Life-Slaughter Demon Lord (Part 21)

From Silver Wing Heavenly King, Su Chen learned many secrets about the Emperor Path. Perhaps because Silver Wing Heavenly King did not wish to make an enemy of this terrifying monster who had reached the ninth stage of the Great Saint realm under the suppression of the Dharma-Ending Age, he chose to befriend him. He openly shared with Su Chen many secrets of the Emperor Path that Su Chen had never known before. This was Su Chen's first time stepping onto the Emperor Path across all his reincarnations.

Although the major powers had records of the Emperor Path, those records were vague and unclear. It was a path that had been lost to exploration and could no longer nurture a true unrivaled expert. The Emperor Path hid far too many secrets. There were countless terrifying forces and invincible heavenly geniuses who had lived from various eras until now. These heavenly geniuses were divided into ordinary geniuses, heavenly king-level geniuses, and… the legendary taboo-level existences!

Anyone who could step onto the Emperor Path, even the most ordinary genius, possessed the ability to fight across realms. Insight realm cultivation and divine body level talent were the bare minimum. As for the heavenly king level… in Su Chen's view, these beings had walked a single path to its extreme. Their divine or saint bodies were nearly at great completion, and their cultivation had reached the peak of Insight. However, there were still vast differences even among heavenly kings.

The Silver Wing Heavenly King before him was likely one of the top figures among heavenly king-level geniuses. Killing the Bone Heavenly King from two thousand years ago would not have taken him more than ten moves. As for the legendary taboo level, Su Chen guessed they were monsters on the level of Wang Yunfei—beings destined to become Emperors, provided their luck held. There might be more than just Wang Yunfei at the taboo level… Unfortunately, they were all unlucky.

They possessed the potential to become Emperors, yet they had missed their chance. Silver Wing Heavenly King also spoke with Su Chen about the powerful orthodoxies on the Emperor Path and the deeply hidden reclusive clans. Among them were colossal powers that had given birth to two Great Emperors, as well as terrifying orthodoxies that had lasted for millions or even tens of millions of years and produced four or even five Emperors… These forces existed solely to nurture Emperors.

Even when the Dark Turmoil swept across the universe, not a single one of them would emerge to stop it. They were willing to let the darkness rage. All of these existed only on the Emperor Path. Even in his previous life, Su Chen had never heard of such terrifying powers. To nurture a Great Emperor was an incredibly difficult task. It meant not only fighting against the geniuses of the current universe, but also against the supreme heavenly geniuses of past eras.

Even in the Nine Heavens Domains, the total number of Great Emperors born since ancient times would not exceed the fingers of two hands. Aside from the Extermination God Hall—which had produced two Great Emperors—Su Chen had never heard of any other force that had given birth to two Emperors! A power with four or five Emperors would make even a Supreme, and perhaps even the current Great Emperor, feel some wariness! Silver Wing Heavenly King smiled bitterly.

"I can sense that your strength is very powerful. Perhaps in this great era, I will once again be unable to reach the end. I am truly unwilling. When I first stepped onto the ancient path, I encountered that fellow Divine Evolution and was defeated by him. I waited bitterly for one great era, only to emerge and meet a taboo existence. Even though that person had not yet proven the Dao… In this great era, I cannot prove the Dao. Even if I seal myself, I cannot live until the next great era.

My body will not decay, but after hundreds of thousands of years, my soul will perish." If you spot this story on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Su Chen asked, "You want to fight me?" Silver Wing Heavenly King cupped his hands and said, "The struggle for the Great Dao waits for no one. Although this is not yet a great era, having met you, I can no longer wait for one." Su Chen could not refuse.

If he refused this battle, Silver Wing Heavenly King would only resent him, and it would obstruct his own Dao heart. He had to defeat Silver Wing Heavenly King fair and square, even if it meant death. This was the Dao heart and pride of a heavenly king-level genius—something more important than life itself. Silver Wing Heavenly King spread his wings, scattering dense runes. This was an extremely terrifying physique that was on the verge of great completion.

The golden divine wheel above his head revolved, blooming with divine light. This was another fearsome innate divine ability. He transformed into a streak of silver light and charged toward Su Chen. Su Chen attacked with full force. His Origin Spirit Divine Body manifested as a Rakshasa image. The great completion divine body shook the star domain. The killing intent of the Killing God Demon Embryo descended as the Killing God Sword swept out with its sword light. The two clashed fiercely.

The battle raged from the vast star domain into a forbidden land and lasted for several months. Blood rain poured down, and the residual laws dyed an entire dead zone red. Within a few years, that dead zone regained vitality and became a blessed land. No one knew that a peerless heavenly genius who had once contended with ancient Great Emperors in their youth had fallen here. … Silver Wing Heavenly King still died—killed by Su Chen's hand.

At that very moment, the Killing God Demon Embryo stepped into great completion! Su Chen stayed in this place for another fifteen hundred years. Only after he had completely suppressed the great completion Killing God Demon Embryo did he continue onward into the depths of the starry sky. Another five hundred years passed. Su Chen arrived at a silent, dead star domain. A terrifying aura emanated from here, as if it wanted to devour all things, yet it felt somewhat familiar to Su Chen. He went to investigate.

"This is… the aura of a demon embryo. Someone is undergoing transformation!" Su Chen sensed that within this dead star domain, another demon embryo was forming. Unlike his own Killing God Demon Embryo, this one carried a devouring malice toward all living beings. The familiar aura made him think of an old acquaintance from his life as Zhou Chen—his younger sister, Zhou Hanchan. She had not died in the great upheaval of the Western Domain.

Instead, she had stepped onto the Emperor Path, obtained a great opportunity, and was now undergoing her final transformation! Su Chen narrowed his eyes but did not attack. A thought suddenly occurred to him. He left. Another three thousand years passed. Su Chen traveled to many places and left behind many legends, yet he never found the legendary Ancient Emperor Realm. Perhaps it truly only appeared when the great era opened. Gradually… Su Chen no longer appeared, and no news of him surfaced.

The Life-Slaughter Demon Lord became a legend on the Emperor Path, and also a regret in the hearts of countless forces along that path—an unrivaled heavenly genius born in the wrong era. With Su Chen's disappearance, more and more heavenly geniuses began to emerge and step onto the Emperor Path. Another Golden Great Era slowly unfolded. Ancient and invincible orthodoxies emerged one after another. Their heirs also walked the Emperor Path. Countless heavenly geniuses and powerhouses died along the way.

The great era was magnificent, yet it featured many familiar or unfamiliar figures. Taboo-level heavenly geniuses from the previous era emerged, sweeping across the myriad races. Legendary men who had sealed themselves in powerful orthodoxies rode dragons and suppressed the world with their swords. There were also monsters from four-Emperor orthodoxies, carrying the heart to prove the Dao and walking a path that would shine through the ages. The legend of the Life-Slaughter Demon Lord was gradually forgotten.

The curtain of the Golden Great Era had fully opened. This was an era where stars shone brilliantly. Their radiance covered all of history!