Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 239 The End of the Underworld Lord
The Netherworld Lord's Origin Technique realm had reached the level of a Heavenly Lord, meaning that even if he only used Origin Techniques, he was equivalent to a Heavenly Emperor. Although he was now in his twilight years, which somewhat affected his combat power, he still possessed overwhelming strength. Under the Netherworld Lord's Origin Heaven Divine Runes seal, these four Supreme Beings were instantly trapped in a quagmire, unable to move.

The Lord of Reincarnation roared, "Reincarnation of the Three Realms!"

His cyan-gold armor exploded, momentarily unleashing the Origin Heaven Divine Runes. In that instant, he burned his life force to unleash his strongest divine power.

The primordial energy of creation permeated the air, and three ancient universes stretched across the starry sky, each evolving into the past, present, and future, and thus into the three cycles of reincarnation.

This supernatural power is somewhat similar to that of the Underworld Lord, but while the Underworld Lord's power is about the cycle of life and death, his power of reincarnation is about the cycle of time and space. The Three Lives Supreme, who was recruited by Liang Yu, had actually received the inheritance of the Lord of Reincarnation, but he forged his own path.

The other three supreme beings also burned their life force in succession, sacrificing their Dao-proving treasures to gain a fleeting opportunity to strike. The four divine powers converged, seemingly poised to annihilate the endless starry sky and connect the past, present, and future. If it weren't for the Origin Heaven Divine Runes laid down by the Underworld Lord, this attack would have been enough to annihilate vast galaxies and cause the void to tremble.

The Underworld Lord showed a slight reluctance, but quickly became resolute. After all, the Lord of Reincarnation was a rare supreme being in the universe who cultivated the laws of reincarnation and researched the power of reincarnation, so they once had a good relationship. However, hundreds of thousands of years later, the other party eventually crossed the line and embarked on a different path from him. Now, he had no choice but to personally send the Lord of Reincarnation on his way.

As they burned their lives, the Underworld Lord said, "Reincarnation, in recent years I have gained new insights into the power of reincarnation and created a new divine power called the Reincarnation of the Heavens. I will use it to send you on your way."

In the hands of the Underworld Lord, a colossal treasure wheel, its form resembling his Heaven-Reaching Underworld Treasure, was held aloft. Within this treasure wheel, countless worlds were created and destroyed, each encompassing the Three Realms and Six Paths, and all living beings. One could vaguely see countless creatures experiencing birth, aging, sickness, and death, struggling in the cycle of reincarnation.

Furthermore, every world in this infinite universe is governed by the power of reincarnation, constantly undergoing the process of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness, endlessly cycling through destruction and rebirth. Reincarnated people, reincarnated events, and reincarnated worlds are all intertwined, forming a terrifying supernatural power.

As this divine power descended, the four of them were instantly annihilated as if made of paper. The momentum of the Cycle of Reincarnation remained undiminished, continuing its advance towards them. Bound by the Origin Heaven Divine Runes, they were unable to move and could only await their deaths.

The Lord of Reincarnation was utterly astonished. Although the Underworld Lord had gone further, they were still on different paths, each with their own strengths. But now, this cycle of reincarnation had far surpassed his own three lifetimes of reincarnation.

Perhaps witnessing such an astonishing divine power before death is a kind of fortune. The Lord of Reincarnation thought this before being crushed by the cycle of reincarnation, his primordial spirit and physical body turning to dust, utterly annihilated. The other three supreme beings, though not experiencing such profound emotions, were also directly obliterated.

After killing the four supreme beings, the Underworld Lord reached out and clenched his fist, causing the entire Sea of ​​Reincarnation to shrink continuously until it was finally refined into a small lake. Although this Lake of Reincarnation was derived from the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, it still possessed its own unique characteristics.

With this, all ten forbidden zones in the universe were destroyed. The dark clouds that had shrouded the human universe for millions of years were completely dissipated.

Of course, although the old forbidden zones have been eliminated, if they were left unattended, new forbidden zones would inevitably be born in this world sooner or later. The supreme beings Ye Fan encountered in later generations were mostly ancient emperors, which is enough to show that even if the old self-severing supreme beings were all gone, new self-severing supreme beings would still fill the gap.

The path to immortality in the mortal world is far too arduous; even among the many talented individuals in the mortal universe, only a handful can truly achieve it. As for the extraordinary worlds, most cultivators are unaware of them, and even those who are aware find it difficult to enter. Therefore, with the path essentially blocked and only a select few able to progress, some supreme beings will inevitably be overwhelmed by the fear of death and their obsession with becoming immortal, choosing to constantly push the boundaries. It is precisely for this reason that Liang Yu devised the Ascension Plan. This is the only way to completely eradicate the forbidden zones of life.

Even though this is only a temporary solution, it is still encouraging, as it can at least bring about a relatively peaceful environment for a considerable period of time.

Next, they should reunite and begin discussing the future of the human universe. However, the Underworld Lord's current life is coming to an end, so he does not intend to participate.

After exhaling this last breath, the aura of the Underworld Lord began to rapidly decline. The dense aura of death and twilight could no longer conceal it; he had finally reached the end of this life and could no longer sustain himself. Fortunately, he had already explored the path ahead, so there was nothing to worry about.

The Heavenly Nether Treasure sank into the Netherworld Lord's body and entered the Reincarnation Seal, falling into a deep slumber. It had decided to abandon the path of quickly creating an immortal artifact, choosing instead to reincarnate in the mortal realm alongside its master and ascend the Great Dao together. The Netherworld Lord left behind several divine thoughts, which were transmitted to various parts of the universe, before disappearing from the mortal world. Their next meeting would be at least hundreds of thousands or even millions of years later.

The Underworld Emperor was traveling through the universe with three newly recruited Supreme Beings when a divine thought suddenly arrived, carrying with it a silver lake. This lake, condensed from the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, was located next to the original Lake of Reincarnation left behind by the Underworld Emperor.

This divine thought entered the Netherworld. Within the primordial laws, the Netherworld Emperor's main consciousness saw the Netherworld Lord once more, perhaps for the last time. After all, any subsequent Netherworld Lord would either not be the Netherworld Lord, or be more than just the Netherworld Lord.

The Underworld Lord said, "You are now the Underworld Emperor, and this Underworld and the Netherworld belong entirely to you. I only hope that you will not cause a great disaster like I have. Although if that day ever comes, it may not be my turn to settle accounts, I still have to say that if you bring calamity upon the mortal world, then I will surely return to the Netherworld. I do not want us to be facing each other with swords next time we meet."

The Underworld Emperor solemnly said, "Please rest assured, Underworld Lord."

The Netherworld Lord's divine sense began to dissipate. He said one last thing: "Be very careful with that ancient corpse and the three divine embryos. Don't let them grow up crooked and go astray."

After saying that, he disappeared completely.

The shadow that had loomed over the Underworld Emperor dissipated, but he felt no joy; instead, a sense of loss washed over him. After all, the Underworld Lord was practically a mentor to him, and now he had inherited the Underworld Lord's legacy, becoming the true Underworld Emperor.

However, everyone has their own path to walk, and since the Underworld Lord has his own path to heaven, all he can do is offer his blessings. Anyway, there will be opportunities to meet again in the future.

So, the Underworld Emperor gathered his thoughts and continued on his journey.

(End of this chapter)