957: Dark God Pass, Miro Half-Saint

"The Human Emperor departed a hundred thousand years ago, yet the supreme emperor artifact's might is eternal and awe-inspiring!"

Wang the Celestial Being looked around with a face full of emotion, a hint of complexity and sadness deep in his eyes.

Below the Great Emperor, all are ants.

As an Old Ancestor of the Heaven Mending Sect, Wang the Celestial Being was also a person of astonishing talent, displaying invincible power in his youth. His elders commented that he had the potential of a Great Emperor.

He once roamed the Eastern Barrens, rarely encountering rivals among his peers.

He even stepped into the Half-Saint realm, touching the threshold of a Saint, needing only one more step to achieve Sainthood.

However, even a person like him was merely an ant before a Great Emperor.

He spent his entire life only reaching the Half-Saint realm. The Saint realm, seemingly a mere step away, was in reality an insurmountable chasm.

His Lifespan was nearing its end. Without a great stroke of fortune, he would never cross that chasm in this lifetime.

As for the so-called potential of a Great Emperor... only by truly embarking on the path of Cultivation would one understand that a Great Emperor is a towering mountain that countless Cultivators can only look up to, difficult to climb, difficult to cross.

The so-called potential of a Great Emperor often leads to withered bones and stepping stones on this path. Throughout the ages, there has never been a shortage of people with the potential of a Great Emperor!

Ye Xuanzhen seemed to know what Wang the Celestial Being was thinking, and he too sighed with emotion: "When I was young, I was full of vigor when I first embarked on the path of Cultivation, thinking I had unparalleled talent and would be invincible in this era."

"My elders once asked me, what was the purpose of embarking on the path of Cultivation? I told them that becoming an unparalleled Great Emperor was the greatest goal of Cultivation! Now, recalling those arrogant words from my youth, it feels like a slap in the face..."

They too were once young, favored children of their generation, sweeping aside countless powerful enemies, displaying unparalleled talent, and having countless hopes placed upon them.

Now, in the blink of an eye, their Lifespan is at its end, and they can only barely survive.

The so-called vigor and ambition have long been eroded by time, and their past arrogant words are all just jokes.

Wang the Celestial Being shook his head and said, "This path, we old fellows seem to have reached its end, but these young people still have infinite possibilities."

His gaze fell on Lin Qinghuang.

Before him and Ye Xuanzhen, all the others present were young people.

But in his opinion, the one with infinite possibilities was not the Marquis of Eight Desolations, nor Shi Qingxuan, nor that cunning boy Xie Weilou, but Lin Qinghuang.

Wielding three supreme emperor artifacts alone, and able to unleash supreme emperor might, such a person is unique through the ages, dazzling to the extreme. This is the true potential of a Great Emperor!

"Indeed! Youth is wonderful."

Ye Xuanzhen smiled faintly.

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Half an hour later.

The White Bone Boat traveled upstream along the Black Profound River, reaching its end.

What appeared before everyone was a black land, with a massive black City wall standing within it. On both sides of the City wall, it stretched endlessly, without end.

Above the City wall, it soared directly into the highest part of the gloomy sky, its top invisible, and countless terrifying grand formations sealed it.

The Black Profound River flowed out from beneath the black City wall, as if suppressed by this City.

The black City wall bore a terrifying Emperor Dao Seal, and above the Seal, there were traces left by several immense forces.

One of these traces had already formed a huge crack, and some Seals were reinforced upon it.

This black City wall was precisely the Dark God Pass!

Ancient texts contained many descriptions of the Dark God Pass.

Some said that the Dark God Pass was a massive City wall, with countless Dark Creatures within the City. Once the City wall shattered, the Dark Creatures would pour out and devour everything.

Others said that the Dark God Pass was actually a massive dam, and behind the Pass was an boundless sea of darkness, hiding endless Dark Power... "Hmm? Someone is there!"

The Marquis of Eight Desolations looked at the location of the crack in the Dark God Pass, his gaze narrowing.

At this moment, a thin, white-haired old man in an ancient gray robe stood there.

A terrifying Dark Power emanated from him.

"Half-Saint Milo!"

Ye Xuanzhen immediately spoke, and a Half-Saint's might spread, instantly crushing towards the old man.

The old man in front of the Dark God Pass was precisely Half-Saint Milo of the Myriad Sword Holy Land!

Half-Saint Milo slowly turned around. His gaze fell on Ye Xuanzhen, and his eyes instantly turned extremely scarlet, his face distorted, revealing a sinister smile.

Wang the Celestial Being raised an eyebrow: "This old fellow is not right. His Divine Soul fluctuations are very weak; he's probably been completely corroded by Dark Power."

Judging from the Demon Ape's condition in the Desolate Temple, Dark Power might indeed grant creatures a long Lifespan.

However, this power is extremely corrosive. One careless mistake, and it will turn a creature into a slave of darkness.

Half-Saint Milo's current situation was extremely abnormal. With such weak Divine Soul fluctuations, he was clearly corroded by darkness.

"His appearance here is very wrong; we must stop him!"

A cold glint flashed in the Marquis of Eight Desolations' eyes.

“...”

Wang the Celestial Being moved, instantly charging towards Half-Saint Milo.

"Hehehe!"

Half-Saint Milo let out a strange laugh. As Wang the Celestial Being charged, he suddenly stretched out his hand and slammed it directly into the crack, shattering the Seal on it.

Boom!

The moment the Seal on the crack shattered, an extremely terrifying Dark Power surged out from within the Pass along the crack, corroding everything.

Buzz!

After the Dark Power erupted, this world instantly turned pitch black.

The Dark Power frantically formed terrifying dark mist, engulfing everything at an extremely rapid speed.

The dark mist in the Barren Region was formed by this Dark Power.

"Damn it!"

Ye Xuanzhen's face darkened. He immediately flew up, waved his sleeve, and a Formation Plate appeared before him.

Buzz!

He quickly formed hand Seals, and an ancient grand formation appeared, sealing off this area. The darkness was confined within it, unable to spread to the outside world.

Xie Weilou and the others stood on the White Bone Boat, with dark mist corroding them from all directions.

“...”

The Marquis of Eight Desolations held the human emperor pagoda, and a fierce might emanated, resisting the surrounding Dark Power, preventing it from approaching the flying boat.

"Hmm?"

Shi Qingxuan subconsciously glanced at the scales on the back of her hand, which were flashing with light, surprising her a little.

“...”

Xie Weilou observed Shi Qingxuan but said nothing more.

Wang the Celestial Being arrived before Half-Saint Milo. He directly extended his hand and slapped Half-Saint Milo, unleashing a suppressing force.

Boom!

Half-Saint Milo had no time to react and was instantly crushed to his knees. Before Wang the Celestial Being, he was clearly outmatched.

"Roar!"

Half-Saint Milo knelt on the ground, glaring ferociously at Wang the Celestial Being, blood-red light flashing in his eyes. The Dark Power on his body continuously surged, struggling wildly.

"This old fellow Milo destroying the Seal left by the Human Emperor is truly deserving of death. Just kill him."

Ye Xuanzhen looked at Wang the Celestial Being.

"Alright!"

Wang the Celestial Being smiled broadly, pressed his large hand onto Half-Saint Milo's head, and a power of annihilation erupted.

Boom!

Half-Saint Milo's body was instantly blasted into a bloody mist...