104: Chapter 104 I am the Void Emperor

This day.

He sat cross-legged on the back mountain of the Ji Family, eyes closed and spirit focused, sensing the vast, ocean-like Emperor Dao Law within his body.

He was ready.

He raised his head and looked into the depths of the Universe.

There, more than thirty Supremes were slumbering.

There, the shadow of the Dark Turmoil had never truly dissipated.

"Wait for me."

He spoke softly, took a step forward, and vanished into the depths of the Universe.

On this day, deep in the Universe, a sea of lightning churned.

Ji Xukong sat cross-legged in the center of the lightning sea, his aura as deep and vast as the ocean, forcefully resisting the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation.

The first Lightning Tribulation, the Nine-Colored Chaos Lightning.

He raised his hand and threw a punch, the Law of the Void Realm swirling, directly shattering the Lightning Tribulation.

The second Lightning Tribulation, the Myriad Weapon Tribulation.

He summoned the void mirror; wherever its light shone, all lightning weapons were annihilated.

The third, fourth, fifth...

Each layer was more terrifying and difficult than the last.

His Emperor body collapsed multiple times, and his Emperor Blood splattered across the Universe, yet he never fell.

The void mirror remained suspended above his head, shedding brilliance to protect his True Spirit.

However—

Just as the ninth Lightning Tribulation was about to descend, three terrifying auras suddenly erupted from deep within the Ancient Mine of Primordial Beginning!

"Someone is attaining the Dao?"

"Hmph, another junior who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

"Strangle him; we cannot let him succeed."

Three Supremes emerged simultaneously!

They had been dormant for endless years, long regarding this Universe as their hunting ground.

The birth of every new Emperor meant there might be one more opponent in the future.

Rather than letting him grow, it was better to strangle him in the cradle.

Three figures broke through the Universe, charging straight at Ji Xukong!

"Oh no!"

The expressions of the Ji Family members changed drastically.

Ji Xuan roared, leading all the experts of the Ji Family to soar into the sky, wanting to stop those three Supremes.

But they were too weak.

In front of a Supreme, Saints, Great Saints, and quasi-emperors were all like ants.

One Supreme merely waved his hand, and dozens of Ji Family experts were swatted away, spitting blood as they plummeted through the Universe.

"Get lost!"

Another Supreme snorted coldly, his pressure sweeping across, and Ji Xuan and the others were directly blasted back ten thousand miles, unable to get close at all.

Ji Xukong sat cross-legged in the center of the lightning sea, watching the three figures drawing closer, a trace of unwillingness flashing in his eyes.

Only one step away.

Only the final step away.

But he could not block the three Supremes.

The void mirror trembled gently above his head, its light flickering as if it were anxiously calling out for something.

Just at this critical moment—

An old, white-haired Old Ancestor of the Ji Family suddenly turned and sped toward the direction of the Undying Mountain.

He was the oldest existence by generation in the Ji Family, having lived for over ten thousand years and seen too many rises and falls.

He had once heard a legend from the previous Family Head—

That in that Undying Mountain, a Supreme existence was slumbering.

That existence had a past connection with the ancestor of the Ji Family.

That void mirror had been personally refined and gifted to the ancestor by that existence.

If the Ji Family encountered a catastrophic disaster, they could go to the Undying Mountain for help.

This was a secret passed down by word of mouth for countless generations, and no one had ever tried it.

Because no one knew if that existence was still alive.

But at this moment, the Ji Family Old Ancestor had no other choice.

He knelt outside the Undying Mountain, touching his head to the ground, and shouted hoarsely:

"A descendant of the Ji Family begs Senior to act!"

The voice echoed outside the mountain, lingering for a long time.

Deep within the Undying Mountain, there was dead silence.

The Ji Family Old Ancestor knelt on the ground, motionless.

He did not know if there would be a response, did not know if that existence was still there, and did not know if this kneeling had any meaning.

But he could only kneel.

Deep in the Universe, the three Supremes had closed in on Ji Xukong.

"Junior, accept your fate."

A Supreme raised his hand, and a heaven-covering hand condensed, grabbing fiercely toward Ji Xukong!

At this very moment—

Deep within the Undying Mountain, a golden flag slowly floated up.

The human emperor banner.

It hovered above the Undying Mountain, the banner surface unfolding gently, as if just awakening from slumber.

The next instant—

A golden stream of light rushed out from the Undying Mountain, instantly traversing the endless Void Realm, and blocked directly in front of Ji Xukong!

Golden light rain scattered, instantly crushing the heaven-covering hand.

The three Supremes stopped abruptly.

They looked at the golden flag that had suddenly appeared, expressions of uncertainty and shock on their faces.

What is this?

An imperial weapon?

Whose imperial weapon?

They did not recognize this flag.

Five hundred thousand years of time was enough to bury too many legends.

The name of Emperor Jiaoheng had long since turned into a vague legend, leaving only a few words in ancient books.

But they could feel the aura emanating from that flag.

That aura made them feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.

That was an aura that transcended the Emperor Realm.

That was a power they could not understand or contend with.

"Leave."

One Supreme made a prompt decision and turned to leave.

The other two Supremes did not hesitate in the slightest and followed closely behind.

They did not know what this flag was or where it came from.

But they knew—they could not afford to provoke that thing.

The three Supremes retracted into the Ancient Mine of Primordial Beginning in an instant.

Ji Xukong was stunned.

He looked at the golden flag above his head, feeling that vast, ocean-like aura, his eyes filled with shock.

Where did this flag... come from?

Why did it want to protect him?

He subconsciously looked toward the direction of the Undying Mountain.

There, it was all Chaos, and nothing could be seen clearly.

But he knew there was an existence there, watching him.

The Ji Family Old Ancestor knelt outside the Undying Mountain, watching the direction the golden flag had flown out from, watching the backs of the three Supremes fleeing in disgrace, tears streaming down his old face.

"It worked... It worked..."

He muttered, touching his head to the ground and kowtowing three heavy times.

"Thank you, Senior... Thank you, Senior..."

Deep within the Undying Mountain, there was no response.

But the golden flag remained suspended above Ji Xukong's head, shedding golden light rain to protect him.

Deep in the Universe, the ninth Lightning Tribulation finally descended.

That was the "Dao-Extinguishing Lightning Sea"; the lightning was gray-black, and wherever it passed, even the Dao Law was annihilated.

But Ji Xukong no longer had any worries.

He stood up, wielding the void mirror, his Emperor might surging, and roared at the sky:

"I, Ji Xukong, attain the Dao today! I am titled the Void Emperor!"

He soared into the sky, meeting the world-destroying lightning sea!

"Boom—!!!"

An indescribable, deafening sound echoed throughout the Universe.

The light dispersed, and the lightning sea dissipated.

Ji Xukong stood in the Universe, his Emperor might surging, and the heavenly heart mark slowly merged into his body.

The void mirror trembled gently in his hand, the silver brilliance on its surface radiating to the extreme.

It transformed into an imperial weapon of the extreme dao.

"Thank you."

He spoke softly, bowing slightly toward the direction of the Undying Mountain.

Then he turned and began to patrol the various forbidden zones.

Now that he had ascended to the Emperor Realm, combined with the void mirror that had become an imperial weapon of the extreme dao, and the flag that had come out of the Undying Mountain, he had to make a statement to the Supremes of those forbidden zones!

The era of wantonly launching the Dark Turmoil had passed; now was his era!

Having ascended to the Emperor Realm, it was time to take a few Supremes to commemorate the countless lives that had perished.