The Great Ruler

The war that took place outside the Northern Wilderness Hills spread like a storm to every corner of the Great Thousand World over the next few days. As a result, the whole Great Thousand World was shocked and appalled.

The terrible war in ancient times recorded in many records and scrolls seemed like a distant memory to the beings of the present world. Therefore, the vast majority of the world’s beings were unfamiliar with the horrifying invaders that were the Extraterritorial Race. However, when that unfamiliarity was torn apart, the horror of the Extraterritorial Race caused everyone to clearly perceive that it was a force terrible enough to take over the world and enslave countless beings.

The battle in the Northern Wilderness Hills was enough to make all beings understand the strength of the Extraterritorial Race. Even the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor could only force the legendary Heavenly Evil Deity to retreat.

Five years from now, the Heavenly Evil Deity would possess unspeakable power, and it would possibly be the day of the Great Thousand World’s extinction. At the thought of that day, all the beings of the world experienced a heartfelt shudder.

The whole Great Thousand World was overwhelmed by panic and fear at this moment. However, the turmoil did not spread long before it was suppressed. The world’s top superpowers, represented by the Endless Fire Territory and Martial Border, once again gathered together to form a grand alliance.

The Great Thousand World Alliance called on sovereigns that were Earthly Sovereigns and above from all over the world to gather at the junction where the Great Thousand World and Demons’ Domain intersected. The goal was to launch a strong counterattack first to guard the Great Thousand World.

Countless sovereigns began to rush to the junction. The fear brought about by the world’s impending extinction began to inspire courage in countless beings. Instead of waiting for death without doing anything, they felt it would be better to take the initiative to attack. That way, they might also be able to win a glimmer of life for the world.

If they had to die anyway, it was better to die a worthy death. Holding onto this idea, in less than a month’s time, there were countless sovereigns at the junction of the Great Thousand World and Demons’ Domain. They formed a vast army with tremendous majesty and fluctuating spiritual energy that spanned tens of thousands of miles.

The Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor appeared amid the army, their figures giving countless sovereigns in the world infinite confidence. At that time, they were undoubtedly the leaders of the Great Thousand World.

The Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor looked at the evil spirits surging in the dark depths of Demons’ Domain. However, they remained composed. With a wave of their palms, their calm voices reverberated in the heavens and earth. “Attack.”

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As countless powerful sovereigns swarmed into the Demons’ Domain, Mu Chen, led by the Undying Lord, came to the deepest part of the Northern Wilderness Hills. In the deep abyss, he saw huge mottled ancient chains covered with strange runes. Now, however, those chains had been broken down as if they had been torn apart by some terrible beast.

The Undying Lord looked at the broken chains, and his wizened face could not help but twitch. His voice was filled with discontent. “This was where the Heavenly Evil Deity had been sealed before.”

After all, the 49,000 years of their Gravekeepers’ hard work had been about to completely wipe out the Heavenly Evil Deity. No one thought that at this crucial moment, he would escape again.

Mu Chen had nothing to say about it, and he could only blame the depth of the Heavenly Evil Deity’s scheming. Before he was sealed, he had anticipated everything and had begun to prepare a way to break the seal and escape.

The Undying Lord also knew that whatever he could say would have no effect. With a bitter smile, he then stepped forward toward the abyss and finally came to the end of it. There, an elevated platform appeared with stone steps extending down to their feet. The Undying Lord looked gravely at the steps, and then, in a pilgrimage, went up the steps respectfully. Mu Chen followed closely behind a total of 9,990 stone steps. As he stepped up the last stone step, an altar appeared. Mu Chen’s glance quickly focused at the center of the altar.

There was a stone platform underneath a cattail hassock stone shimmering with spiritual light upon which a white-robed figure quietly sat. He had a slender body and was slightly thin. His long hair was slightly mussed, but his features were full of charm. However, his eyes were, regretfully, closed. That pair of eyes should have been as bright as the starry river.

An indescribable sense of oppression emanated from the figure. It was similar to that of the Flame Emperor and Martial Ancestor. This was the first person on the Great Thousand World’s Heaven’s Declaration List, the Immortal Emperor. The Undying Lord knelt respectfully in front of the Immortal Emperor, and kowtowed respectfully as if he were kneeling down to his forefathers.

Mu Chen looked at the Immortal Emperor’s physical body solemnly and then bowed respectfully to him as well. Whether it was the Immortal Emperor’s strength, or his righteous act of abandoning his life to seal the Heavenly Evil Deity for the Great Thousand World’s survival, he deserved such respect from Mu Chen.

“It’s an Immortal Body, indeed. Even after tens of thousands of years, it’s still unscathed.” Mu Chen stared at the Immortal Emperor’s flesh body and sighed. In his perception, it was impossible to injure this body before his eyes, even if a later-stage Divine Grade attacked it with all their strength.

Above all, he was able to sense how vast the power of spiritual energy was in this flesh, as it contained immortality. Otherwise, it could not have survived for tens of thousands of years.

The Undying Lord stood up. He looked at the Immortal Emperor’s flesh body and whispered, “Lord Mu, prepare and get ready.” Mu Chen nodded, and with a flash, appeared before the Immortal Emperor. He then sat down in front of it with two hands raised. A force of attraction emanated as the Immortal Emperor mirrored his actions.

“Elder, I’m sorry for the offense.” Mu Chen took a deep breath, and his face became extremely solemn because it was not a simple thing to receive the Immortal Emperor’s spiritual energy. The latter was so powerful, even a Divine Grade would not dare to receive such a vast spiritual power, let alone a God Grade like him. If things went wrong, his body would explode.

This time, however, Mu Chen could not back down. If he wanted to be on the Heaven’s Declaration List in five years, he must seize this opportunity of a lifetime. To get it, one had to pay the price. If he didn’t dare to try it, it would be an utter waste. These thoughts tumbled in his heart, and Mu Chen no longer hesitated. Stretching out his palms, he gently touched his palms together with the Immortal Emperor’s.

Boom!

At the moment of contact, Mu Chen’s pupils contracted abruptly as he felt an indescribable spiritual force. It was as if hundreds of millions of tons of seawater had poured out, charging ruthlessly straight into his body.

Whoosh!

At that moment, the skin on Mu Chen’s arms tore apart as blood gushed out. The flesh and blood in his body shook madly, and at the same time, began to rapidly absorb the incoming spiritual energy.

Over tens of thousands of years, this spiritual energy had lost the will it once contained and had become extremely pure. However, there was still immortality in it. If an ordinary Heavenly Sovereign absorbed it, then the only possibility was that the spiritual power inside the body would be completely assimilated, and he would be unable to activate his own spiritual energy, resulting in a backlash.

Fortunately, Mu Chen had cultivated the Primordial Immortal Body, so his spiritual energy was the same in nature as the Immortal Emperor’s. This allowed him to absorb the vast amount of spiritual energy flowing into his body.

Boom! Boom!

Mu Chen’s body constantly emitted sounds like the rumble of thunder. Within a few seconds, Mu Chen was a bloodied man. He looked extremely tortured as his flesh was brutally torn apart by the rampaging spiritual energy. Fortunately, he had a Divine Grade physical body and had a powerful ability to recover. It enabled him to quickly repair his broken body.

The pain surged like a tumultuous tide, but it was hard to shake Mu Chen’s sheer persistence and tenacity. He gritted his teeth, stabilized his mind, and did not let himself be lost in the vastness of spiritual energy oppression.

On the altar, the Undying Lord was struck back by the constantly emanating spiritual power, so he finally withdrew from the altar’s scope. He looked gravely at the altar, where a great spiritual storm had formed. At the center of the storm was Mu Chen and Immortal Emperor’s flesh body.

Even a later-stage Divine Grade like him was shocked at the burst of spiritual strength. He squinted slightly, looking at Mu Chen’s trembling body. He could imagine that Mu Chen was suffering unspeakable agony under the impact of that vast spiritual power. However, in the time of pain, the Undying Lord could also feel that the spiritual fluctuations emanating from Mu Chen were slowly but steadily growing stronger. It was not impossible to break through to Divine Grade, as long as he could persist.

“Lord Mu, you must succeed. Five years from now, the fate of the Great Thousand World will fall on you…”