Chapter 120: Witnesses of the Times (Seventeen)

As countless cries of farewell echoed across the starfields,
it was as if Pandora's box had been opened.
The Emperor's power transformed into countless points of light, dispersing throughout numerous starfields.
The laws of heaven and earth in these starfields became more complete, and the primordial energy more concentrated.
"Hahahaha, that old codger, Shenyan, is finally dead!"
An ancient world manifested. Above the vast ocean formed by the convergence of galaxies, an incomparably towering mountain appeared, crushing countless starfields. A figure emerged from it, crushing a starfield with a single hand. Countless beings, without even a scream, were swallowed whole, trillions upon trillions of lives perishing.
The Myriad Star Sea, the Ancient Mountain!
A former supreme being, eager to emerge after the death of Emperor Shenyan, was born.
That godlike, demonic figure arrived at the area where the Divine Emperor had passed away. Facing the numerous powerful enemies blocking his way, he sneered, "That old codger, Divine Emperor, didn't have the guts to invade Canggu Mountain, yet he wanted to outlive me. What a foolish and naive idea!"
Five Quasi-Emperors flew out from the Divine Emperor's Daoist temple, shouting sharply, "Although the Emperor is gone, he is not someone a lowly person like you can dishonor!"
The starry sky rippled, with terrifying fluctuations traversing countless light-years.
Quasi-Emperors bled, and Imperial Weapons revived!
This scene plunged more and more forbidden zones into chaos. Within the Tianxuan Domain, terrifying forbidden zones also revived, and powerful beings emerged.
At this moment, the old Quasi-Emperor of the Imperial Palace and Li Shenhua put aside their grudges and joined forces to face the terrifying beings revived within the Tianxuan Domain. Su Chen also returned to the Wang family. With the Tianxuan Domain in such turmoil, as the head of the Wang family, he naturally had to manage the family's affairs.
The beings emerging from the forbidden zones possess terrifying abilities, capable of corrupting the minds of outside martial artists, slowly turning them into madmen like themselves. This great battle involves not only ancient beings but also unknown forces... and even former comrades.
A year later, the once-powerful Divine Emperor's dojo began to crumble.
Nearly all of the Divine Emperor's disciples were dead or wounded, and the once magnificent dojo was reduced to ruins.
More and more former powerhouses emerged from their respective forbidden zones. Having confirmed the Divine Emperor's death, they wouldn't miss the chance to devour his corpse, nor the Emperor's scriptures he left behind—those were treasures too!
Finally, with the intervention of three incredibly powerful beings, the Emperor's weapon shattered, leaving only one person remaining in the entire dojo.
Fang Bubai had broken through to Quasi-Emperor level, but facing the three powerful former Emperors, he felt utterly powerless.
"Give me another thousand years... If I had another thousand years... the ending wouldn't be like this!"
Fang Bubai's body was repeatedly blasted apart, blood staining the starry sky, yet he was utterly powerless.
"Stop... You were once revered emperors by all living beings, how have you fallen to such a state?"
A furious roar erupted from a vast domain, and an ancient figure appeared. This was also an old quasi-emperor, his life force waning, wielding a fully revived supreme imperial weapon, coming to support the Divine Evolution Emperor's dojo, wanting to preserve the last shred of dignity for this emperor.
From the direction of the Heavenly Profound Domain
Li Shenhua and the old quasi-emperor of the Nine Luminaries Imperial Palace joined forces to suppress a forbidden zone, slaughtering an ancient quasi-emperor.
"Old man, lend me your Imperial Weapon."
Li Shenhua looked at the old quasi-emperor, his tone calm.
The old quasi-emperor of the Nine Luminaries Imperial Palace was taken aback. He looked deeply at Li Shenhua: "That's not where you should be. You're still young, and these old bones of mine don't have much time left. Let me go."
Li Shenhua remained expressionless, his tone unquestionable: "You old man are too weak. An Imperial Weapon would be a waste in your hands."
"Let me go. At least I can hold off... or even kill a Supreme!"
The old quasi-emperor of the Nine Luminaries Imperial Palace sighed, took out the Imperial Weapon of the Nine Luminaries Imperial Palace, and generously handed it to Li Shenhua, even though the two had been enemies not long ago.
"Let this Imperial Weapon shine its final glory in this era, worthy of the former Emperor's prestige!"
The old quasi-emperor of the Nine Luminaries Imperial Palace did not refute Li Shenhua's words. Li Shenhua was far stronger than him... wielding an Imperial Weapon, he might be able to fight and kill a Supreme. For heaven, earth, and all living beings, that would be a great merit.
Li Shenhua, carrying the imperial weapon of the Nine Luminaries Imperial Palace, left the Tianxuan Domain and ventured into the depths of the universe.
If those supreme beings successfully devoured the corpse of a Great Emperor and regained some of their power, the consequences would be unimaginable.
At this moment,
in the Western Regions,
a pale, god-like figure opened his eyes, gazing joyfully into the depths of the starry sky.
“The imperial weapon… has vanished!”
“Without that damned obstacle of the Nine Luminaries Imperial Palace, who can stop me from becoming an emperor in this life?”
In the blink of an eye, heaven and earth swayed, transforming into chaos.
An ancient being lurked in the shadows, awaiting the moment of his reign.
Not long after, the universe trembled once more, and three more supreme beings from forbidden zones emerged.
In one era, six supreme beings appeared…
All beings were in despair. The Divine Evolution Great Emperor's dojo had been destroyed. Even with quasi-emperors wielding imperial weapons, everything seemed futile under the oppressive power of the six supreme beings.
The six supreme beings greedily gazed at the corpse.
They were discussing how to divide the head, arms, legs, and torso of the Divine Emperor.
Just as one of the Supreme Beings was about to act, the seemingly dead Divine Emperor suddenly opened his eyes. Before the Supreme Being could react, he shattered his body. The Supreme Being tried to reconstruct his body, but the Divine Emperor, with a single hand forming an ancient seal, erased the imprint that had existed between heaven and earth, giving him no chance to react.
“You…you’re not dead?”
The other five Supreme Beings were utterly horrified. The supreme Dao from the depths of the universe bloomed once more, an unparalleled aura piercing the cosmos, causing countless trillions of beings to submit.
The Divine Emperor…is alive?
“Divine Emperor…you are so cruel! You faked your death! You watched your disciples and descendants being slaughtered by us, just to lower our guard!”
One of the former Supreme Beings cried out, his mind and soul trembling.
Countless scriptures, the size of stars, appeared all around, like raindrops falling into the depths of the universe, forming a prison.
The Divine Emperor spoke, his aged voice resounding throughout the cosmos.
"To kill you, their deaths were worthy of their fate!"
The five Supreme Beings, seeing their escape route blocked, felt a deep sorrow.
"Divine Evolution, what a splendid Divine Evolution! Never having conquered any forbidden zones in your life... so this is the moment you've been waiting for! We underestimated you!"
"However, if you think you can kill us all by yourself, you're being far too naive."
"Kill! If we can devour a living Great Emperor, we can completely replenish the life force lost in this great battle!"
"..."
The five Supreme Beings unleashed their most terrifying power, and the ancient Great Dao reappeared in this world!