Chapter 180: The Killing Demon Lord (Part 20)

Inside the Temple of the God of Slaughter
Su Chen toyed with the bronze oil lamp in his hand.
With the existence of this mysterious bronze oil lamp, he could easily survive from this Dharma-ending Age until the Great Era begins.
The Ancestor of Slaughter was quite surprised: "What exactly is this item? Is it more precious than an Emperor-level weapon?"
To this question, Su Chen simply said, "This item is naturally not as precious as an Emperor-level weapon, but in the hands of certain people, its effectiveness is not much weaker than that of an Emperor-level weapon!"
An Emperor-level weapon... is ultimately an external object!
But the bronze oil lamp gave Su Chen a glimpse of hope for achieving Dao, a chance to become a Great Emperor, which is far beyond what an Emperor-level weapon can compare to.
The Ancestor of Slaughter was still puzzled, but he didn't ask further.
Essentially, he was merely a servant of the successor of the Slaughter Emperor, a tool created by the Slaughter Emperor to protect his successor.
Su Chen refined the bronze oil lamp. In his previous life, he relied on the bronze oil lamp to continue for millennia.
"The Emperor's Path hasn't opened yet, and you want to walk it?"
Killing Ancestor was quite surprised to learn of Su Chen's thoughts.
Su Chen nodded: "I have a trump card; I can live to see the Great Era. At that moment, I will become an Emperor!"
Hearing Su Chen's answer, Killing Ancestor seemed to have thought of something, and simply said, "Take care."
The universe is vast, containing not only the Eternal Realm and the various star races, but also endless, boundless territories. No one knows the size of those countless star systems; perhaps only the Great Emperors know. And within this boundless territory lies a other shore... marked by the traces left by countless emperors throughout history. That place is called... the Ancient Emperor Realm!
The path from the various races of the universe to the Ancient Emperor Realm is called the Emperor's Path. Along this path, one will encounter unparalleled geniuses from various forces in the universe, geniuses who haven't appeared for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. One will also encounter countless obstacles. Only the truly strong can reach the end!
Su Chen hadn't walked this path in his previous life. This time, he wants to reach the end ahead of time!
In the Age of Dharma Decline, even the Emperor's Path has become desolate.
However, Su Chen also encountered geniuses from various races, as well as supreme behemoths, who ambushed him on his journey, leading to a fierce battle.
Looking at the powerful corpses floating in the void, these were his formidable enemies, whom he had slain after a great battle. One of them, calling himself the Bone Heavenly King, possessed a terrifying physique and lurked in a star field, ambushing any prodigies who ventured there. The enormous white bone throne had shattered into pieces during the battle, each bone inscribed with different primordial runes, making it impossible to know how many geniuses had perished at the Bone Heavenly King's hands.
Even if those geniuses were 'Emperor-like figures' that only emerged from a force every tens or hundreds of thousands of years.
Slaying this formidable enemy, Su Chen's cultivation level rose from the fifth to the sixth level of the Great Saint realm. It's worth noting that it took him five hundred years to advance from the fourth to the fifth level of the Great Saint realm. Now, by simply slaying a powerful prodigy, he had broken through a realm. The Killing God Demon Embryo had provided Su Chen with immense assistance, truly worthy of being the reliance of a person of great fortune in this era.
Su Chen refined the Bone Heavenly King's primordial divine runes and integrated them into the God-Slaying Sword, spending decades continuing his journey towards the Ancient Emperor Realm.
Two thousand years later.
In a star field, Su Chen thoughtfully raised his head.
The laws governing this universe have become more complete, the primordial energy more abundant, and the world has begun to warm. Perhaps in another two or three thousand years, Saint Kings will continuously break through to the Great Saint realm, a phenomenon only a select few will perceive.
Su Chen knew that his sworn brother's aura had weakened again, unable to maintain his peak condition. Even the once invincible Great Emperor was inevitably declining. Time... truly the cruelest word. Throughout history, countless Great Emperors, unable to accept their gradual decline, chose to sever their own lives, escaping into forbidden zones in search of immortality.
The star field trembled. Countless beings felt an extremely terrifying aura sweep across them. In just a moment, trillions of beings felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. All the major Dao lineages were on high alert, the terrifying killing intent making them believe that a powerful figure from a forbidden zone was about to emerge!
In an ancient realm, a figure flew out from a tomb, taking three steps towards the star where Su Chen was.
Only the most ancient being in this star field opened its eyes, muttering, "That one has been reborn... It's said that he was an invincible figure who once rivaled an Emperor, a Heavenly King-level prodigy, yet he has been disturbed and has emerged... Could it be that he will once again embark on the path of Emperorhood to contend for supremacy?"
The heavens and earth surged, countless primordial energies converging into a tide, engulfing a star system.
Su Chen's cultivation had risen from the sixth level of the Great Saint realm to the eighth level in two thousand years. Now, with the suppression of heaven and earth loosening, his cultivation had broken through its limits again, reaching the ninth level of the Great Saint realm. In this era without Quasi-Emperors, how terrifying was a powerhouse at the ninth level of the Great Saint realm?
Truly invincible throughout the universe!
However, Su Chen was not arrogant. He sensed an equally terrifying aura rapidly approaching. Soon, a silver, divine being traversed countless spaces and appeared in this star system. Eight silver wings sprouted from the back of this silver being, and a golden divine wheel formed from countless primordial energies atop its head stood a golden divine wheel.
This was a being even more powerful than the Bone Heavenly King that Su Chen had encountered two thousand years ago!
The silver-haired being spoke, its tone slightly shocked: "You bear no marks of other eras... Could it be that you are a prodigy of this Dharma-ending Age, having stepped onto the path to becoming an Emperor?"
The Dharma-ending Age signifies that the laws of heaven and earth are incomplete. In this era, even an ordinary divine body can become a top figure among all races. It's almost impossible for someone to possess a physique comparable to a forbidden one. Throughout history, very few beings from this Dharma-ending Age have achieved enlightenment.
However, in this era of incomplete laws, someone has actually withstood the suppression and cultivated to the ninth level of the Great Saint realm—truly terrifying!
No wonder the silver-haired being was so shocked.
Even it couldn't accomplish this!
Su Chen looked at the silver being that had appeared and asked, "Who are you? And what is this 'Imprint of an Era' you speak of?"
The silver being replied, "I come from the Winged Angel Clan. You may call me the Silver-Winged Heavenly King."
"As for the Imprint of an Era, it is a unique mark possessed by beings born in each Great Emperor's era. It is a trace of a Great Emperor's existence. The older the imprint, the more difficult it is for the being to break through, and thus, it is intolerable to the heavens and earth."
Su Chen's eyes flickered. The being before him, who called himself the Silverwing Heavenly King, was like the Bone Heavenly King he had previously slain—neither a prodigy of this era nor possessing knowledge of the ancient secrets that existed on the Emperor's Path.
Faced with a being he could communicate with, Su Chen temporarily set aside his killing intent.