Chapter 205: Imperial Decree (Twenty-One)

The Heavenly Palace, from ancient times to the present, has produced at least three Great Emperors.
Emperor Shitian, as the successor of the Heavenly Palace and its current ruler, has cultivated on the Emperor's Path time and again. His strength is naturally unfathomable; in the distant ancient era, he might have been another Emperor.
Unfortunately, this era is far too cruel.
Su Chen, unparalleled in his killing prowess, transformed the power of the Flying Immortal into a divine sword, slashing towards Emperor Shitian with speed surpassing all others.
Between Emperor Shitian's brows, an eye gleamed with eternal light, seemingly able to foresee the fleeting future—a legendary forbidden talent of the Divine Eye Clan!
A new ancient mansion appeared around Emperor Shitian, transforming into palaces. He had actually refined the entire Heavenly Palace, sitting cross-legged in its center like an unparalleled Heavenly Lord, letting the chaotic energy surge around him.
The sword cleaved through the palace, and divine images manifested in all directions beforehand, blocking Su Chen's flying immortal sword strike. The divine images shattered, and from within the palace emerged countless chains, each capable of easily piercing through the starry sea, possessing indestructible power.
Both were supreme figures favored by heaven and earth in their respective eras, qualified to become emperors!
This great battle was a battle for enlightenment... Only those who survive and continue on their path are qualified to become emperors!
Su Chen and Di Shitian fought fiercely.
Nangong Yunshu faced the Qilin True Lord. Having lived two lives in reverse, Nangong Yunshu possessed the power of destruction and life, mastering two paths, making her combat power exceptionally high, far surpassing ordinary forbidden beings. However, the Qilin True Lord she faced was an auspicious manifestation of the demon race, a master of demonic arts throughout history. His Qilin divine arts were unparalleled, yet he actually fought Nangong Yunshu to a draw!
On the other side, Wang Yunfei and the Lord of the Demon God Palace clashed. Wang Yunfei was a figure from the same era as the Emperor of Ten Thousand Saints, undefeated and possessing extraordinary combat power. However, the Lord of the Demon God Palace had a mysterious origin, rumored to be the flesh and blood of an ancient emperor of the Heavenly Demon Clan, containing the Dao and Law of a Demon Emperor. He had spent countless lifetimes at the pinnacle of the Emperor's Path, seeking to forge a new path and become the greatest emperor of all time!
Every living being possesses great ambition and perseverance. Those who can ascend to the peak of the Emperor's Path are, without exception, the most talented and monstrous individuals in this universe over hundreds of thousands, even millions of years!
The aura of the great battle caused the beings within the Emperor's Path to tremble, looking towards the depths and asking, "Could it be... that the Emperor's War is about to erupt?"
The beings outside the Emperor's Path looked up; the terrifying aura was impossible to conceal!
"It's Xiao Chenzi! He's fighting a formidable enemy!"
"In just three thousand years, he's grown so powerful!"
Deep within the Ye family compound, a peerless figure seemed to sense something, his eyes filled with both surprise and melancholy.
Three thousand years had passed since they parted.
From the moment Su Chen first entered the Emperor's Path and encountered his formidable enemy, no one in the Ye family had failed to keep track of the Emperor's son's whereabouts.
Slaying formidable enemies, orchestrating the death of the self-slaying Heavenly King, fighting against powerful forces like the Heavenly Palace and the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain, establishing the Hall of Ten Thousand Laws, and making a name for himself on the Emperor's Path... Gradually, news of Su Chen's disappearances returned to the Ye family grew longer and longer, perhaps decades, even centuries. Ye Liuli knew that the child from back then had grown up and possessed the qualifications to rule the world.
From the direction of the Divine Eye Clan, an ancient being gazed wistfully: "The Ye family's Emperor's son is not dead... he has failed..."
"The human race... has produced too many emperors in a row."
The void fell silent.
From the direction of Mount Luodi, a sleeping true dragon awoke; on Mount Qilin of the demon race, an ancient demon god raised his eyes; and the demon race saw the birth of a demon ancestor.
They were all watching the outcome of this great battle!
At the end of the Emperor's Path
Three years had passed.
The great battle continued.
Su Chen and Emperor Shitian were evenly matched... However, Emperor Shitian sensed that the Ye family's imperial son, with whom he was fighting, had been steadily improving over the past three years. If he didn't kill the Ye family's imperial son, he feared the Ye family's imperial son would advance even further!
Sensing Emperor Shitian's killing intent and apprehension, Su Chen raised his head. The light of the Flying Immortal illuminated the chaotic region, and immortal runes covered his body. With Emperor Shitian's help, Su Chen merged the Hundred Battles Emperor Scripture and the Flying Immortal Emperor Scripture into one, fusing them into the prototype of a terrifying path. He had thought this path would take hundreds or thousands of years, or even longer, but under Emperor Shitian's pressure, it only took three years!
The light of the Flying Immortal transformed into the aura of a hundred battles, manifesting countless divine weapons.
A dense array of divine weapon auras rippled through the void. Su Chen looked at Di Shitian, whose expression gradually grew solemn, and asked, "The divine eye that can foresee the future... what did you see this time?"
Di Shitian remained silent.
Within the Heavenly Palace, countless divine avatars appeared.
Di Shitian was incredibly strong... the divine eye's ability to foresee brief attacks, coupled with those countless divine avatars, made him inherently invincible. No matter how fast or how unparalleled the Flying Immortal's power, it could only kill the divine avatars, unable to harm Di Shitian's true form.
And this time,
Su Chen was going to break through Di Shitian's Endless Divine Domain!
The divine weapon descended, swiftly colliding with the endless array of divine forms. Within the chaos, beams of destructive light, powerful enough to annihilate galaxies, flashed, leaving the surrounding forbidden prodigies in awe…
“Di Shitian’s divine realm domain has actually been broken! That imperial prince of the Ye family is truly troublesome…”
“Di Shitian is in trouble now. Having lost his invincible advantage, will he still be a match for the Ye family’s imperial prince?”
“Hmph, I advise you not to underestimate Di Shitian. If he were so easily dealt with, he wouldn’t be Di Shitian!”
Someone discussed.
Su Chen broke through the divine realm domain, his Myriad Laws Heavenly Eye swirling, tearing through layers of space.
Di Shitian was gone!
Su Chen narrowed his eyes, and in the next moment, a terrifying aura blasted towards him.
Su Chen raised his hand, a ripple of energy appearing, freezing everything—this was the domain of time!
The Secret Technique of Time!
Boom!
In a mere instant, the original space shattered, and the time-manipulation technique only froze Di Shitian for less than a moment!
“Ye Family Imperial Son, I admit you possess methods.”
“However…”
“If you think I embarked on this path solely through the God Realm Domain, you are sorely mistaken!”
Di Shitian's fist landed directly beside Su Chen.
To reach the final step of the Emperor's Path,
besides the God Realm Domain, his combat power was unparalleled!
At this moment, Su Chen's pupils turned golden.
His gaze sharpened like a sword, slicing through the sky.
“Now… what do you see?”
Su Chen grabbed Di Shitian's arm and unleashed a punch, his aura trembling.
The secret method of war!