Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 100: The Immortal Palace Shattered, Despair Falls Upon the World (3k)

Of course, these supreme beings didn't do that. After all, for Liang Yu, the Limitless Heavenly Venerable, all of this was meaningless. Let alone returning to their peak for hundreds or thousands of years, even if they were to return to their most powerful period, Liang Yu would almost instantly kill them. Therefore, it was more effective to use them as special weapons.

Looking at the crowd that was closing in, Liang Yu said unhurriedly, "Too slow, too slow. I'll take the initiative."

As he spoke, he moved his feet, put his left hand behind his back, and stepped out as if taking a leisurely stroll, but in an instant he crossed the boundless starry sky. This was the ultimate expression of shrinking the earth to an inch, and it was also the supreme secret technique that Liang Yu improved based on the Xingzi Secret.

The Dharma Venerable moved at high speed using the leg bone of the immortal corpse, his figure elusive, and all spacetime laws were separated by an invisible force. With the aid of this immortal bone, he was confident that he would not lose even if he were to compete with the Carefree Celestial Venerable in speed.

He didn't intend to engage Liang Yu in close combat. Instead, he opened the Heavenly Book in his hand, countless runes flashing, brewing various supernatural powers. He planned to rely on his high mobility to launch ranged attacks using these supernatural abilities.

But just as he was about to unleash his supernatural power, Liang Yu's figure suddenly vanished. In an instant, Liang Yu traversed the starry sky and appeared before him, moving face to face with him, the distance between them no more than a foot.

The Dharma Master was instantly terrified. He didn't even have time to unleash his supernatural powers; he desperately tried to create distance by activating his immortal bones. But no matter how hard he tried, even burning his own life force, he couldn't create even the slightest gap.

With his left hand behind his back, Liang Yu said, "Is this the fastest it can go? Then it's over. The first one."

He stretched out his right hand, and the Daoist Explanation Divine Power was activated once again. Countless tiny sword energies surged, directly decomposing all the divine powers that the Dharma Venerable had desperately fought into magical power, which then returned to the world.

Then, countless sword lights invaded his body, beginning to sever everything within him, breaking down the celestial book into the smallest particles in the world, leaving only that immortal bone hanging quietly in the air.

Liang Yu took the immortal bone in his hand, examined it, and then casually put it away. He turned to the other five supreme beings and said, "Who's next? It's you."

These words, which sounded like the King of Hell's own judgment or the Grim Reaper himself coming to their door, caused a sense of despair to rise from the depths of the five supreme beings' hearts. Is this still human?
This time, Liang Yu chose the Giant God Supreme.

Seeing this, the Colossus Supreme could only roar, raise his giant axe, and, with the aid of his immortal bones, bring it down with all his might. A terrifying power surged forth, as if it could cleave through chaos and recreate the world.

But Liang Yu simply raised his right hand, using his index and middle fingers to hold the giant axe, which exuded the power to destroy the world and create the heavens, between them. No matter how the Supreme God of the Giant God activated his immortal bones, the giant axe remained unmoved.

Then, Liang Yu released his fingers and flicked them against the blade of the giant axe, yet remained unharmed. It was a very simple action, but it unleashed a terrifying power that shook the heavens and earth.

The supreme being could only look on in despair as he was shaken by the immense force, his axe and all, disintegrating into the universe, leaving only his immortal bones behind.

Liang Yu put away the immortal bone and said with a smile, "The second one."

As Liang Yu put away the immortal bones, the Heaven-Splitting Supreme unleashed the power of his vertical eye between his brows to its limit, merging it with his bow and arrow. He fired the strongest arrow of his life—precise, swift, silent, and piercing through everything.

The arrow silently struck Liang Yu's back, leaving a long, thin black line in its trajectory, radiating terrifying void power. This was a spatial rift!
Instead of using any special phenomenon to confront the enemy head-on, Liang Yu turned around and gently blew out a breath.

This breath grew ever stronger as it moved further away from Liang Yu, and a gust of wind swept across the universe, causing the heavens and earth to tremble, the universe to turn upside down, and the Milky Way to sway.

Under the divine wind, the arrow shot by the Heaven-Splitting Supreme vanished without a trace. The divine wind continued its momentum, engulfing the Heaven-Splitting Supreme as well. After a short while, the divine wind stopped, leaving only a radiant eyeball in its place.

Liang Yu opened his hand, his eyes falling into it, and said, "The third one."

The Supreme Being of the Wilderness was terrified. His immortal heart trembled and provided him with a surge of vital energy. He turned and fled, no longer daring to face this Great Celestial Venerable.

But how could he possibly escape from Liang Yu?

Liang Yu moved his feet and instantly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

The Savage Supreme roared, his blood and qi surging forth. He threw a punch, and with the blessing of his immortal heart, the terrifying power of his primal wildness distorted the void.

Liang Yu extended his right index finger and, at the last second, struck his apex. The terrifying power vanished along with the dissipating body of the Savage Supreme before it could even reach Liang Yu.

Liang Yu put away his immortal mind and said, "The fourth one."

All of this happened so fast that before the Azure Nether Supreme, who was a little further away, could react, the four Supremes perished one after another.

Tianhua Supreme quickly stood shoulder to shoulder with Qingming Supreme. They joined forces to fight the enemy, unleashing a terrifying combined attack technique. The two forces combined into one, unleashing power far exceeding that of a single Supreme.

Liang Yu simply opened his mouth and said, "Disperse."

The sound of the word wasn't loud, but it directly caused the primordial spirits of Supreme Tianhua and Supreme Qingming to become unstable, and their combined attack technique vanished without a trace.

The Daoist voice continued to attack, as if it wanted to turn the two of them into dust.

Qingming Supreme could not be shocked. A flash of immortal light appeared in his mind, and a vast bronze immortal palace, almost comparable to a small mountain, descended, blocking the Dao sound proposed by Liang Yu and protecting himself and Tianhua Supreme.

This celestial palace is incredibly magnificent, but its surface is covered with mottled green rust, giving it an ancient and grand appearance, and a sense of vicissitude is palpable.

Clearly, this is a rare celestial artifact, the Bronze Immortal Palace, found in the vast universe of "Covering the Sky." It originates from countless ages ago, an ancient celestial artifact from the previous era.

It can be said that the Immortal Palace is even older than the Desolate Tower; if we don't count its predecessor, the Immortal Bell is not as old as the Immortal Palace.

Of course, antiquity does not equate to power. At least in terms of its appearance, this celestial artifact is not as powerful as the Celestial Bell or the Desolate Tower.

In later generations, it fell into the hands of the Ruthless Great Emperor, but before that, its whereabouts were completely unknown. Liang Yu speculated that this item might have been lost during the Emperor's Heavenly Court's attack on the Immortal Tomb and later obtained by the Ruthless Great Emperor. Speaking of which, the immortal artifacts in our Shrouding the Heavens universe have all suffered many calamities.

The Immortal Ascension Cauldron was shattered during the Primordial God War and has remained in a broken state ever since. It was finally repaired through the Emperor's machinations, only to shatter again during the Battle of Flying Immortal Star. This time, even the artifact spirit has transformed into a human and fled, making repair virtually impossible. Although both instances of shattering involved the artifact spirit actively seeking to destroy itself.

The Desolate Tower was also damaged in the ancient war of gods and needed to be repaired with immortal fire; later, its spirit was suppressed by the Azure Emperor and used to evolve the Immortal Realm.

The Bronze Immortal Palace had been missing for a long time. It was only after falling into the hands of the Ruthless Great Emperor that it was able to see the light of day again. However, the Ruthless Great Emperor, whose transformation had gone wrong, punched a huge hole through it.

Even the Undying Heavenly Blade, which the Undying Emperor of later generations had painstakingly forged into a celestial weapon, was broken by Ye Fan.

Only the Immortal Bell, having withstood countless tribulations since the age of mythology, escaping the clutches of more than one Heavenly Emperor, remained intact until the very end. Perhaps this is the true value of the Law of Time, and this law, to a certain extent, originates from the Bell of No End.

All I can say is that greatness needs no further explanation.

Liang Yu laughed and said, "Is this your last trump card? No wonder you tried to provoke me into giving up using the immortal artifact."

The Azure Nether Supreme gritted his teeth and said, "Does the Great Heavenly Venerable intend to go back on his word?"

Liang Yu laughed and said, "A mere immortal artifact is not enough for me to take back what I said."

Seeing that Liang Yu was still so arrogant, Qingming Supreme also became ruthless. He and Tianhua Supreme directly burned their origins, and even the immortal corpses in their bodies had a lot of immortal energy drawn away.

Driven by the Azure Nether Supreme, the Immortal Palace grew larger in the wind, becoming even larger than the stars, resembling a celestial palace in the heavens, its celestial light dazzling, pressing down on Liang Yu.

Unexpectedly, Liang Yu neither dodged nor avoided the attack, and the Bronze Immortal Palace still sucked him in and suppressed him.

Supreme Tianhua breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's fortunate that he was overconfident, otherwise we would probably have no chance of survival."

At this point, they were all exhausted and could only wait for the revived Immortal Palace to perform on its own.

Although they have already reached the pinnacle of their abilities, they should theoretically only face certain death. However, if they can capture Liang Yu, his essence and mark could most likely extend their lives.

Even if that's not enough, there are still immortal corpses. Since the other four are already dead, these two can contribute and not only might they survive, but they might even be able to undergo a transformation.

However, the Azure Nether Supreme's expression was extremely grim, and cold sweat began to seep from his forehead. This was a terrifying matter. As Supremes, their essence and energy were completely contained within their bodies, and unless they aged to the point of near death or suffered unimaginable severe injuries, they would almost never leak out.

Therefore, their flawless bodies should not sweat. But now, the Azure Nether Supreme was sweating profusely, his face filled with terror, and even his state of ultimate sublimation was beginning to decline.

Tianhua Supreme finally noticed his unusual behavior and couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"

But before Qingming Supreme could answer, Tianhua Supreme already knew the answer.

Ding! Ding! Ding!
A series of loud noises came from the bronze immortal palace, and the endless void trembled in response, as if a war god was beating drums to gather generals to conquer the heavens, or as if a giant who created the world was being revived, his heartbeat shaking the universe.

As the sounds continued to resound, handprints began to appear on the top of the Immortal Palace. Liang Yu, trapped within, was not only not suppressed, but also unleashed an extremely terrifying power, causing the bronze Immortal Palace to continuously deform.

The celestial palace continuously emitted dazzling celestial light, with countless runes and laws intertwining and pressing down on Liang Yu inside, but all to little effect. The bulge on the top of the celestial palace became more and more obvious, and the loud noises grew clearer and clearer.

Finally, amidst the horrified and desperate gazes of the two supreme beings, Liang Yu broke through the bronze immortal palace from the inside and emerged from the roof.

Seeing Liang Yu floating above the Immortal Palace, surrounded by divine light like a supreme deity, Qingming Supreme and Tianhua Supreme lost their will to resist.

It can even pierce through immortal artifacts, is it even human?
Liang Yu smiled and flicked his wrist. A divine flower formed from the laws of nature flew out from his fingertip, obliterating the two supreme beings who had lost their will to fight into dust. He also collected the immortal skin and the immortal skull that had been left behind.

He opened his hands and held the bronze palace in his palms again.

This battle once again shook the universe. The Limitless Celestial Venerable was already so terrifying that he could even shatter celestial artifacts; how far was he from becoming an immortal?

The people of this generation deeply felt that they had witnessed a miracle, a myth. From then on, the name of the Supreme Heavenly Venerable Wuji was unshakable, and no one dared to challenge it.

Those reclusive supreme beings in the forbidden zones fell into a long silence at this moment.

They made the same decision—to remain immortal and never emerge again.

From that day on, Liang Yu became an eternal legend, a timeless monument on the path of cultivation for all cultivators in later generations, inspiring countless people to strive towards the goal of becoming an immortal in the mortal world.

But for the universe today, only four words can summarize the current situation: utter despair.

To them, the Supreme Celestial Venerable Wuji truly became a towering mountain that seemed impossible to climb, standing at the end of the Great Dao.

And so they uttered a sigh that has been passed down through the ages.

After countless eons of cultivation, one attains the supreme fruit; having exhausted all paths, one sees the boundless.

(End of this chapter)