526: Chapter 526 The Heavenly Emperor (91)

By the shores of the Boundary Sea, there was dead silence.

That boundless sea, which separated the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths from the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, was now roaring with an unprecedented ferocity.

Ten-thousand-foot waves churned, lashing against the barriers of space and time, as if they were about to swallow the entire world.

All the top combat powers of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces—the Four Directional Heavenly Emperors, the Expeditionary Emperors, the Ancient Ancestor of the Ye family—all gathered here, forming a seemingly impregnable line of defense.

However, in the face of the figure slowly walking from the end of the Boundary Sea, this line of defense appeared so fragile.

Everyone's gaze was fixed upon that figure, the atmosphere suppressed to the extreme.

Ye Yun stood at the very front. The power of his Dual Saint Body surged endlessly within him. The interweaving pressure of his Perfect Desolate Ancient Sacred Body and Major Achievement Five Elements Saint Body allowed him to barely stand straight under this apocalyptic pressure.

He gazed at the figure drawing closer and closer—the terrifying existence bearing the face of the Son of the Heavenly Emperor of the Central Heavenly Court. In his mind, countless overlooked clues and sealed-away fragments suddenly connected at this moment, piecing together a terrifying truth.

So that was it.

In the memories of the North Sea Heavenly Emperor, the figure seen invading was clearly the Son of the Heavenly Emperor of the Central Heavenly Court.

Why, then, was the Abyss Lord walking in the body of the Central Heavenly Emperor?

Because the Saint Race on the Central Heavenly Court was not the Abyss Lord at all!

The true Abyss Lord had long since gone to the Boundary Sea. He did not know by what means the Abyss Lord had allowed that "Rancher" to pass through the gate of the Boundary Sea, but now, it was indeed about to descend.

Why did the Fallen Beings launch a massive invasion?

Their true purpose was never to occupy the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.

That endless, eerie black tide, those seemingly tragic wars, were all just a facade.

It was to attract everyone's attention, to exhaust the strength of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, and even more so, to buy enough time and accumulate enough power for the return of their true "Emperor."

Where had those missing Great Emperors of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths gone?

They had not fallen in battles to the death with enemies, nor had they died while searching for the path to Immortal Ascension.

They had become nourishment, the purest energy in the process of that "Emperor's" resurrection.

And then there was Pei.

That supreme legend who had split the Boundary Sea with a single sword strike, severing the two worlds.

Ye Yun finally understood that the supreme remains in the Guixu Sea, which possessed Heart Heavy Pupils and which he had never been able to see through, was Pei!

He had paid with his own life to heavily wound this eerie "Emperor," using his final strength to slash out this chasm of the Boundary Sea, buying the final and most precious chance for respite for the Three Thousand Dao Provinces and this world.

Heart Sword.

Heart Heavy Pupils.

So the true function of the Heavy Pupils was to be able to accept the complete Heart Sword!

That was not some ordinary Heavy Pupils; it was the spark left behind by Pei, the only qualification to Cultivate and bear this ultimate Heart Sword!

It was fate.

It was a Legacy.

At this moment, Ye Yun understood completely that what he had inherited was not just power and hatred, but Pei's unfinished mission.

To slay the "Emperor."

The figure drew closer and closer.

The handsome and cold face of the Son of the Heavenly Emperor of the Central Heavenly Court was clearly visible, but the aura emanating from him was an ancient, eerie aura that stood above the Abyss Lord.

As he approached, the Law of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces began to wail.

The sky was torn apart by invisible forces, and pitch-black cracks spread out, as if the firmament were about to collapse.

The earth trembled, the mountains wailed, and all things withered under this pressure.

By the shores of the Boundary Sea, the Four Directional Heavenly Emperors, Great Emperor Desolate Heaven, the Expeditionary Emperors... all the powerhouses standing at the apex of the Three Thousand Dao Provinces felt an intense sense of powerlessness under this pressure.

Their Emperor Dao Law could barely function, and their Divine Soul trembled violently.

"Ah——!"

An old expeditionary general with a fiery temper roared in frustration; he was unwilling to just sit and wait for death.

He already had little Lifespan left, and at this moment, he only wanted to contribute his final strength to the Three Thousand Dao Provinces. He burned his Emperor Dao Origin, condensing his lifelong cultivation into a supreme strike, transforming into a stream of light that blasted toward the "Emperor" who was walking forward.

This act was a probe; he wanted to see what exactly this existence that had crossed the Boundary Sea was.

However, that attack, which was capable of destroying stars, vanished without a sound when it neared within a hundred feet of the "Emperor."

It could not even touch the corner of the other's robe.

The old expeditionary general's body suddenly stiffened, and the light in his eyes rapidly dimmed.

His Emperor Dao Origin had burned out completely in this futile attack.

A Great Emperor of the Human Race had fallen just like that.

Despair spread in everyone's heart.

All living beings in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, regardless of their cultivation level or where they were, felt the fear of the approaching apocalypse at this moment.

The Allied Army of Emperors by the shores of the Boundary Sea was silent.

They had gathered here, yet no one dared to step even half a step into that boiling Boundary Sea.

Everyone knew that the sea had become the Domain of the "Emperor."

To step in was to die.

Desolate Heaven's fists were clenched tightly, and golden Qi and blood continuously poured out from his body.

On the face of the Eastern Heavenly Emperor, there also appeared an unprecedented heaviness and frustration.

They had fought all their lives, quelled countless turmoils, and slain countless strong enemies, yet today, before this final enemy, they did not even have the qualification to peer at it.

He was too strong; perhaps only the legendary "Immortal" could withstand him.

The "Emperor's" footsteps finally stepped onto the edge of the Boundary Sea.

He was about to walk out of that Domain of his and descend upon the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.

Everyone was focusing intently on the shores of the Boundary Sea, staring fixedly at the "Emperor's" footsteps.

Then.

A sudden change occurred.

The Boundary Sea, which had been boiling and roaring with monstrous waves, suddenly calmed down.

A giant tower, cast entirely from an unknown cyan divine jade, slowly rose from the deepest part of the Boundary Sea.

It was ancient and desolate, its surface covered in moss and the marks of time, as if it had stood here quietly for countless epochs, witnessing countless rises and falls.

The appearance of the azure pagoda had no astonishing might, nor any dazzling divine light.

But it just rose quietly, and it happened to block the way between the "Emperor" and the Three Thousand Dao Provinces.

A supreme aura, surpassing the Heavenly Emperor and even that eerie "Emperor," slowly radiated from the tower.

That aura was not overbearing, yet it was as heavy as the first wisp of Dao rhyme when the world was first created.

The terrifying pressure of the "Emperor" was completely neutralized in the face of this aura, turning into nothingness.

A standoff was formed.

Emotional fluctuations appeared on that face which had always been cold and ruthless.

Surprise and doubt.

Trepidation.

Even... fear.

The "Emperor" stopped his footsteps.

His foot, which was about to step out of the Boundary Sea and descend upon the Three Thousand Dao Provinces, hung in mid-air, unable to fall any further.

He stared fixedly at the azure pagoda that had come from unknown Origins, his expression solemn.