526: Emperor Huang Cheng

"Ma... Master..."

Old Huang raised his ox face, stained with tears and mud, his huge ox eyes blinking with a glimmer of unbelievable anticipation.

"You mean I, Old Huang, can also..."

Gu Changge didn't say much, only giving a light flick of his sleeve.

A gentle yet irresistible force instantly enveloped Old Huang.

Old Huang only felt the scenery before him blur, time and space shifting, as he left the familiar Zizhu Peak.

He found himself in a strange world with an ancient aura, overflowing with Dao Rhyme and Spiritual Qi so dense it floated in liquid droplets.

"Thi... This is..." Old Huang widened his ox eyes, curiously sizing up his surroundings.

This place was completely different from the Xuanhuang World; it was more primitive and complete, filled with the vibrant vitality of a world being born.

Yet it also carried a supreme majesty, as if it were the very core source of the world.

"Calm your heart and focus your mind." Gu Changge's calm voice echoed directly within Old Huang's Sea of Consciousness.

Immediately after, Old Huang felt a world power as vast as a sea of stars and the purest Qi of Creation.

It poured in from all directions, washing over and transforming every inch of his flesh, bones, and even his Divine Soul in a way he couldn't comprehend, yet was incredibly profound.

This transformation was completely different from before.

It was no longer just an accumulation of power, but a leap in the essence of life, a deeper comprehension and Fusion of the "Dao."

Old Huang didn't dare to be negligent; he immediately lowered his body, closed his eyes to focus, and operated his Cultivation Technique with all his might, guiding this unprecedentedly vast and great power.

In this independent Small World, time seemed to lose its meaning.

Old Huang was immersed in the deepest level of enlightenment; he seemed to see the birth and evolution of the world, the miracle of life coming from nothing, and the most primal form of the "Dao."

Nourished by endless Dao Rhyme and Chaos Qi, his body underwent earth-shattering changes.

His dark green fur became deeper, shimmering with an immortal luster, while natural dao patterns resonated with the Laws of heaven and earth, emitting a heavy, ancient aura that seemed capable of carrying all things.

His aura began to climb at a steady and firm pace, launching a final charge toward that supreme Realm.

The barrier of the Peak Quasi-Emperor stage, in the face of this internal and external creation, dissipated silently like melting snow in spring.

A brand-new realization flooded his heart, as if he had broken free from some invisible shackle and seen a more vast and boundless world.

The nature of his power underwent a qualitative change, becoming more refined and restrained, yet containing a great power sufficient to shake the heavens and earth.

As Old Huang's aura fully erupted, endless lightning Qi gathered from all directions, turning into a tribulation cloud that covered hundreds of millions of miles of the Void Realm!

The power of this Lightning Tribulation was not at all inferior to the Great Tribulation of Becoming an Emperor in the Xuanhuang World; in fact, because it was composed of pure Origin Laws, it appeared even more direct and terrifying!

Every hair on Old Huang's body stood on end as he felt a fatal threat, but it also stirred the ferocity in his bones and his earth-like heavy resilience.

He let out a roar, and a blackish-yellow light flared around his body as he endured the heavenly might.

Before long, when the final ultimate tribulation lightning—which was as thick as a galaxy and fused with the Concept of Life and Death—was forcibly shattered and absorbed by Old Huang using his nascent Imperial Dao Laws...

The tribulation clouds across the sky slowly dispersed, raining down sweet dew condensed from pure world origin, nourishing Old Huang's scarred yet vibrantly alive Emperor's body.

Old Huang stood in the Void Realm, his newborn body showing a warm and heavy blackish-yellow color, with the patterns of mountains and rivers naturally forming under his skin and immortal dao principles branded onto his bones.

A vast, heavy, all-encompassing supreme Emperor's Might, like an awakening primordial divine mountain, slowly spread out!

The position of Great Emperor was achieved!

"Moo—!!!"

A thick and long ox moo, filled with endless joy, erupted from his chest.

This moo was no longer just a sound; it also contained the rhythm of the Imperial Dao Laws, causing lotuses to bloom in the void and golden springs to gush from the ground.

"Master! Master! I succeeded! I, Old Huang, am also a Great Emperor now!" Old Huang's voice was sonorous, filled with uncontrollable excitement!

It was done! He, Old Huang, who had diligently plowed the fields for countless years, had finally stepped into this supreme Great Emperor Realm today!

The immense joy washed away all his previous resentment and grievances.

Old Huang spun around excitedly in place, attempting to activate a sliver of Emperor's Might.

Instantly, a majestic aura as vast as the earth and capable of carrying all things spread out. Although he quickly restrained it, the momentary power made even him feel startled.

"Hehe, hehehe..."

Old Huang grinned widely, laughing so hard his eyes were squeezed shut, his huge ox tail swishing with the sound of the wind.

With a flash of light, Old Huang's figure reappeared in the courtyard of Zizhu Peak.

He held his head high and chest out, trying hard to strike a steady and majestic Great Emperor pose, but the curve of his grin and the smugness nearly overflowing from his eyes completely gave him away.

He slowly paced over to Xiao Bai's vicinity, his meaning couldn't be clearer: Look! I'm a Great Emperor too! We're on the same level now!

Gu Changge looked at Old Huang's appearance—clearly so happy he was about to jump, yet insisting on feigning composure—and a faint smile flashed in his eyes.

However, in the next second, Gu Changge seemed to think of something, and his gaze fell once again on Old Huang's majestic and powerful body, brimming with vigorous blood Qi.

Especially on those sleek, powerful-looking hind legs and rump meat.

He nodded thoughtfully, and then, before anyone could react, he pressed his fingers together like a blade and made a light swipe through the air toward the plumpest part of Old Huang's hind leg.

The movement was smooth and natural, as if he were merely brushing away a fallen leaf.

"Chii—!"

An invisible and intangible Saber Intent, yet containing supreme dao principles, swept past.

A piece of ox rump meat, alluringly bright red with a faint golden glow, emitting an indescribable fragrance and majestic life essence...

...just like that, cleanly detached from Old Huang's body and floated in the air.

The wound was as smooth as a mirror, not even a single drop of blood flowed out, and it was instantly sealed and healed by a gentle force.

Old Huang: "...???"

His high-spirited expression from just having been promoted to Great Emperor instantly froze on his huge ox face.

Smugness, excitement, showing off—all emotions were replaced by an extreme sense of bewilderment and shock.

He slowly and very stiffly turned his neck to look at his hind leg, which was suddenly missing a perfect chunk.

Then he looked at the piece of meat floating in the air, still emitting the familiar blood Qi fluctuations he knew so well... his brain seemed to crash for a full three breaths.

Then, an extremely complex mix of "as expected," "I knew it," "I couldn't escape after all," and a hint of "I just became an Emperor, damn it!" grief and resignation.