strictlysupreme Chapter 1004 Dark Turmoil (Chapter Summary)
Chapter 1004 Dark Turmoil (Chapter Summary)
Chapter 1004 Dark Turmoil (Summary)
Inside the City of All Heavens.
A magnificent and colorful alchemy furnace of strange fire appeared in the starry sky, from which a divine phoenix of fire flew out, its might dominating all directions and reigning supreme over the world. Wherever it passed, even the darkest corners were ignited and illuminated.
"This flame is Hengyu's revival?!"
The Lord of the Divine Ruins, who had just been revived, was forced to fly backward, but when he saw the black-haired man with a flame mark between his eyebrows walk out, he denied his previous guess.
"not him."
The Lord of the Divine Ruins had met Heng Yu. Although this person bore a slight resemblance to Heng Yu and possessed the Emperor Fire of Heng Yu's Furnace within his flames, his life force was entirely different.
"I won't be so arrogant today, my daughter is still watching." Xiao Yan walked out with his hands in his pockets, while Xiao Xiao shouted from behind, "Daddy, keep refining pills!" which gave him a headache.
He looked around and realized that he was used to attacking with the Danhuo Refining the Universe Technique, which was too effortless, and he was now somewhat rusty with other combat skills.
Then, the old god-king Jiang Taixu, dressed in white, walked out of the City of All Heavens with the real Hengyu Furnace in his hand. The Hengyu Furnace shook, shattering the sky, and the flames forced the supreme beings back a step once again.
"A descendant of Hengyu, a quasi-emperor?" The Lord of the Divine Ruins looked at the fully revived Hengyu Furnace with a strange expression.
"Old God King, if you get involved, your reputation might not be so safe," Xiao Yan joked, rubbing his nose.
"As long as you don't become too ruthless, the prestige the Jiang family has built up over the years should be enough to bear it," Jiang Taixu replied with a smile, looking ahead.
“In the past, my ancestor once fought against the forbidden zone alone. Today, I have a rare opportunity and I want to follow in his footsteps.”
Is Ye Fan plotting for eternity, and what is the connection between him and the Jiang family, who were the first to directly bet on the Shrouding the Heavens Chamber of Commerce?
He could indeed stay out of it and wait for the storm to pass. Ye Fan had many legendary figures among his friends, so there was no need to worry. However, when these supreme beings from forbidden zones appeared, the mental energy in the Hengyu Furnace was stirring, and Jiang Taixu's heart was also filled with fighting spirit.
As for right and wrong, and so-called reputation, let others say what they want.
"Even Hengyu's descendants have fallen. But that's just wishful thinking."
The Lord of the Divine Ruins shattered the heavens and earth with one foot, taking the lead in attacking. Then, the Supreme Beings acted in unison, each slashing their own primordial spirits, which were rumbling and about to transform, before absorbing the curse power spread by the Celestial Venerable of Longevity and launching a supreme strike in a near-perfect manner.
boom--!
The strange fire, as colorful as auspicious hues, surged out like a vast ocean, wreaking havoc across the heavens and earth!
Meanwhile, in the tower's tea room, the lights outside the window flickered, and after pouring hot water into the teacups of the empty seats, Iwamori asked the person next to him, "Fellow Daoist Su, aren't you going to show your divine power in front of others?"
"Uh..." Su Lin was fiddling with a metallurgical furnace covered in strange inscriptions when he heard Yan Sen's voice and came back to his senses: "Where are they?"
"They have all gone to test the results of their cultivation."
"I haven't even gotten on the bus yet?!"
Su Lin was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to leave, she noticed that there was a delicate and slender boy squatting next to her, his hands clasped together, his expression devout. She couldn't tell if he was praying to his phone or to Su Lin.
On the screen, a paper-thin goddess with long, jet-black hair, platinum eyes, and six angel wings appeared slightly blurry due to the holy light censoring method used by an unknown group of paladins. However, it was precisely this ambiguity that made her even more sacred.
"He descends upon the radiance, drawing fuel from souls"—Limited SSR Goddess of Light
"Please."
Huai Shi's voice trembled. He suppressed his fear, but his eyes held a fanatical fervor consumed by desire. He bowed first and said, "Help me with a ten-pull summon!"
What's the difference between what you're doing and going to King Arthur's tomb to steal his blankets?
"Silly boy."
Looking at the boy's remaining ten chances to win the lottery on his phone, and then at the fervent rage in his eyes, Su Lin asked a question that struck at the heart of the matter:
Is there internet here?
what?
Huai Shi's eyes were vacant as he slowly knelt down on the ground.
"Iwamori, do you think the souls of those ancient emperors who severed their own flesh can be considered strong souls with unwavering will?" Su Lin asked curiously.
“Unwavering will.” Iwamori paused for a moment, then said seriously, “Those who can attain enlightenment under the limitations of heaven and earth in this Dharma-ending Age are all, without exception, beings with unwavering will and souls stronger than billions of living beings.”
Not to mention that many of them have lived two, three, or even four lifetimes, and have long since entered the realm of near-immortals and even those who defy the immortals.
But as time has passed, some have long been consumed by their obsession with becoming immortals, and whether their will remains as firm as before... well, it's hard to say.
He asked in confusion, "What do you want to do by asking this, fellow Daoist?"
"Want to draw fuel from the soul."
"?"
Iwamori tilted his head in confusion, holding a teacup, while Su Lin carried the Huai-surnamed boy, whose mind was now filled with anime and manga, as they walked out of the City of All Heavens.
"Wake up, it's time to request a song."
The Heavenly Halberd tore through the darkness, clanging and howling, mingling with the lightning tribulation, unleashing endless chaos, followed by bursts of world-destroying brilliance that swept across the six directions and eight wastelands.
Click.
Skeletons were pieced together, heartbeats pounded like drums, and golden, vast waves reappeared and surged into this world. From Ye Fan's 365 major acupoints, earth-shattering explosions continuously emanated.
He roared in destruction, beset by external and internal troubles, yet his offensive did not weaken in the slightest. With each death and return, a new abyss of suffering was opened.
"Great, let's do it again!!!"
The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth are constantly generated and circulated, condensing into divine bridges. Ancient and vast celestial phenomena emerge layer upon layer from the three hundred and sixty-five great apertures.
Each golden ocean was incredibly intense, as if it were burning, infinitely complex and unfathomable, and all of them flowed with the most powerful laws!
"Three hundred and sixty-five seas of suffering?!" The Stone Emperor was first astonished, then a bloodthirsty light flashed in his eyes: "You're using me and the tribulation lightning to achieve enlightenment?!"
Every living being has only one sea of suffering and one wheel of life. The wheel of life is the foundation of a cultivator, the basis of everything. Cultivating divine veins, setting up the heavenly bridge, and reaching the other shore are all closely related to the cultivator's foundation.
But Ye Fan, in some heaven-defying way, had transformed his acupoints into divine treasures, creating a virtual world and opening up a new sea of suffering.
The Sea of Bitterness merges with the Wheel of Life, causing the vast amount of essence contained within the Wheel of Life to increase exponentially. Each successful opening of a major acupoint in the human body is equivalent to directly reversing the enhancements and limits brought about by previous foundation building, and with the help of a certain power of time, it acts on the present.
"I do believe you were once the ruler of that forbidden zone; this world will absolutely not tolerate you!"
Shi Huang roared, and this time, he went directly to Ye Fan, unafraid of being implicated by the heavenly tribulation, and directly wielded his black halberd, slashing down:
"The imperial decree granting authority over the entire realm is severed!"
In an instant, the boiling divine power solidified, and all the chaotic energy in this universe came to a standstill, imprisoning it for eternity.
The Stone Emperor was ruthless. He turned to the sealing method he had developed with the goal of killing immortals, in order to completely interrupt Ye Fan's transformation. Even though he himself longed for this forbidden secret technique, he was more worried about the moment when Ye Fan completed it.
If a holy body possessing 365 seas of suffering were to attain enlightenment through an alternative path, I fear...
It could truly bury this era, refine all living beings into immortals, and offer them as a sacrifice to this world.
Suddenly, the Stone Emperor felt something strange.
Each supreme being has consumed hundreds of millions of lives by now, with the most having already slaughtered hundreds of billions of beings. For example, the Stone Emperor has already done everything he could to become an immortal, yet he is now stopping an even bigger dark force.
"If I can kill you completely and refine your Dao Fruit, I might not need the path to immortality, nor would I need to start the Dark Turmoil." He looked at the motionless Ye Fan, his eyes gleaming with a chilling light.
The celestial tribulation rolled on, and the chains of divine order intertwined and fell, casting an exceptionally dazzling divine light upon this star field.
In the vast expanse, Ye Fan was reflected in the Stone Emperor's eyes. Suddenly, his finger twitched, and in the instant his pupils contracted, a fist was magnified and landed on his face.
boom--
The Stone Emperor was sent flying, and only by tearing through space with his right hand to dissipate the force did he manage to stop himself. His old wounds were aggravated, and a trace of imperial blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.
He wiped away the bloodstains and looked at Ye Fan, who was bathed in the lightning tribulation. As the life spring gushed forth, time rose and fell, and the years flowed backward.
The power of time evolves within the acupoints, and the river of time washes over Ye Fan, causing him to alternate between the appearances of a boy, youth, middle-aged, and old man, as if he were experiencing a cycle of reincarnation.
"I've grasped the basics!" Ye Fan's understanding of the "Heaven-Defying Skill" filled the blank spaces in his mind, and everything suddenly became clear.
He originally thought that his lack of understanding was due to his insufficient level of cultivation and strength, but unexpectedly, he had an epiphany after being sealed by the Stone Emperor during the battle.
Compared to deep contemplation and empty theories, practice is the only source of knowledge. Although he lacked the life-and-death experience of competing with his peers, in this world, there is a supreme being like the Stone Emperor to make up for his shortcomings.
Ye Fan had to admit that the Stone Emperor before him was a genius, whose creation of techniques was earth-shattering. If it weren't for the limitations imposed by the broken world, he could have truly forged an extraordinary path.
"What about your other moves? Show them to us!" Ye Fan couldn't wait.
The Stone Emperor's gaze was icy cold. He glanced at the location of the Divine City and saw that the Supreme Beings of the Forbidden Zone, led by the Eternal Life Celestial Venerable, had already rushed in, and the Ascension Cauldron was also surrounded by myriad laws.
Immediately, the Stone Emperor planned to stall until the divine city supporting the opponent's resurrection was destroyed and the Immortal Cauldron that distorted the path to immortality shattered before engaging in a full-scale battle.
However, at that moment, something terrifying happened.
At the location of the divine city, towering flames, like a bursting dam, instantly erupted from the cracks, turning this cold star field crimson.
In the heart of the inferno, a figure strode through the flames, his black hair dancing wildly, each step distorting the void and causing all the fire to submit.
"In the name of Emperor Yan, I condemn all fires in this world; heed my command!"
One after another, roaring dragons of strange fire surged and rolled from the sea of fire. Their scales and claws were visible, and their heat was enough to evaporate everything. The Divine Phoenix of Li Fire, which flew out from the Hengyu Furnace, followed behind them.
In an instant, dragons and phoenixes danced, and half of the Lord of the Divine Ruins was ignited and exploded, with a shower of bright red blood being completely obliterated in the burning.
"Hengyu! Have you gone mad too?! Are you going to help them refine this world?!"
The location of the Immortal Cauldron, where the dazzling Milky Way had appeared out of nowhere, gave the world a sense of momentary stillness.
"Who's interfering?!" The Lord of Reincarnation roared, his attack only inches away from the Ascension Cauldron. He spewed out countless strands of immortal light, which were his laws and Dao, transforming back into a celestial river map. The chains of divine order were intertwined, making it extremely dazzling.
A golden ray suddenly appeared, which then transformed into a rock spear that stretched across the void. Its majestic power, carrying with it the brilliance of the stars offered by the heavens, silently tore through the darkness.
Where the spear passed, space was like a fragile piece of silk, as if the starry sky had been forcibly torn open with a rift spanning billions of miles.
"Outrageous!" The Lord of Reincarnation roared like thunder.
But the two seem to have plunged the entire universe into contradiction.
One side wants to divide the stars of the past, present, and future in turn; the other side wants to turn the stars into sharp blades to pierce through the invading enemy.
With a loud bang, the Star River Diagram suddenly collapsed.
The Lord of Reincarnation groaned, his expression turning ferocious: "Do you think I'm afraid to ascend?!"
“Heh,” Zhongli stood quietly in a corner of the once silent Milky Way, his black and yellow robe sleeves fluttering lightly: “Your Excellency is welcome to give it a try.”
Yu Feng, who was inside the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, originally wanted to shout that his life was over, but when he saw a familiar person appear, he burst into tears.
"Old Deng! You're the only card I want to draw!"
However, his shouts could not be transmitted to the outside world normally. When Yu Feng became emotional and made a call, the bronze light on the Immortal Cauldron became even stronger.
Centered on the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, light patterns rippled, and the laws of the Dao intertwined. The long river of time in the Great World began to tear apart space and time like a vortex, and the infinite cosmic sea was in chaos.
One by one, the spirits Xiao Yufeng, still in their chubby baby form, were all merging with him, while a dashing young immortal emperor fell from the sky, waving his hands as if drowning.
"Who's worthy to be my teacher...? Wow—! These thighs are thick enough!"
"What is Holy Light Spell?! What is the Other Shore Technique?! Holy crap, what is this abstract thing called Kun Dao?!"
"Ye the Black Beast, I'll fucking kill you all!!!"
Various kinds of soul light entered the Immortal Ascension Cauldron in large quantities, heavenly thunder shook the world, and chaotic lightning intertwined.
In a moment of astonishment, a supreme being near the Ascension Cauldron emitted a burst of immortal light from his eyes. Under the influence of the field, he overlapped with himself in a shattered void rift, during the first Dark Turmoil, when he died on the path to immortality.
'Only the flawless Great Emperor can pass through the path to immortality at the right time. I am not reconciled! Why did I sacrifice everything only to receive this result!'
The despair and anger that followed knowing the answer filled my chest, as if I had personally experienced the future.
"Then I might as well become an immortal!" With tears in his eyes, he ascended to heaven.
Just like the supreme beings who had previously become immortals, he suddenly realized his mistake and chose to sacrifice himself.
Immortal blood stained the bronze cauldron, blending seamlessly with nature.
"Destroy this thing immediately!!!" The Carefree Celestial Venerable was horrified. He could no longer care about concealing his identity and activated the Xingzi Secret Technique to its fullest extent.
He chased the river of time, evolving into beams of time. Wherever these beams went, spacetime was distorted, and everything was destroyed.
A magnificent and ancient hymn resounded, words that were not of this world, like a song or a lament, yet it froze time and space completely.
On the otherwise empty and deserted river of time, a glimmer of light appeared, rapidly expanding in the eyes of the Carefree Celestial Venerable.
A young man with eyes of molten gold sat on the throne. Dragon wings grew from his back and were folded on either side of the throne. Every scale shimmered with a cold, hard golden luster.
The moment his gaze fell, it seemed to pierce through eternity, bringing forth judgment.
Two completely different laws governing the flow of time collided violently, and their brilliance instantly engulfed the universe.
(End of this chapter)