Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 69 The Ten Supreme Beings
In the silent, deathly starry sky, meteorites and stellar debris are scattered everywhere; not a single intact star can be seen. This starry sky has been completely ravaged by a war that broke out sometime in the past, leaving no trace of life.

Even now, one can still see corpses larger than stars floating among them. Perhaps these corpses contain ancient ancestors who have left their mark on the history of various races.

Over the long years, these once incredibly powerful people have become empty shells, their essence completely lost.

This place is a no-man's land on the edge of the universe, which is also the mythical battlefield of later generations.

This place had been plunged into eternal silence, but today, it has once again become a battlefield.

In the endless void, an invincible aura of supreme power spread out, with wisps of energy flowing through it, each one seemingly capable of crushing the void and shaking the galaxy. Large swathes of star debris, already badly damaged, were crushed by the sudden surge of power.

Suddenly, a phoenix cry rang out, and a fist flashing with crimson divine light struck Liang Yu. Phantom images of divine phoenixes flew out, blocking Liang Yu's position. Sparks of fire scattered out, even melting the starry sky.

Liang Yu neither dodged nor evaded, but instead met the attack head-on with his hand forming the Heaven-Turning Seal. This strike caused the Milky Way to tremble, and even the Thirty-Three Heavens seemed to be overturned. After tens of thousands of years, the Boundless Heavenly Venerable struck again, his power even more terrifying.

A deafening roar resounded, and the figure attacking him was sent flying, crashing into a large number of stars, even dimming the brilliant divine light on his body.

Crimson Phoenix Supreme got up, looked at his slightly deformed fist in disbelief, and sighed, "As expected of the Limitless Heavenly Venerable, I never thought that I would suffer a loss in physical combat."

Liang Yu said, "Red Phoenix, I used to be very surprised that you were a Celestial Gold Spiritual Being but your strength wasn't that great. Now I finally understand, it turns out you're not a complete Celestial Gold being."

The much stronger Liang Yu saw through his opponent's true nature after a brief exchange. It turned out that although most of the Crimson Phoenix Supreme's body was made of phoenix blood and crimson gold, its core organs and other parts were no different from those of other stone spirits.

In other words, he was actually a freak, half immortal gold and half stone man. No wonder the later Immortal Tear Green Gold Emperor was the first immortal gold being to become spiritually connected.

If it were celestial metal, it wouldn't matter if it were pieced together with other substances, as long as it was separated; but as a holy spirit, the disharmony created by this piecing together is enough to limit its potential.

Of course, if he could live a second life like the Immortal Tear Green Gold Emperor of later generations, he might be able to overcome this flaw, but clearly he did not.

Upon hearing Liang Yu's words, the Crimson Phoenix Supreme laughed coldly, "So what if you see clearly? Wuji, when you used the Desolate Tower to oppress my clan, did you ever imagine that this day would come? Now you are old and your life force is depleted. Can you do anything to so many of our fellow cultivators?"

As he spoke, figures began to appear one after another.

One way, two ways, three ways, four ways...

Including the Crimson Phoenix Supreme, a total of ten figures appeared here, each exuding an astonishing aura, standing opposite Liang Yu.

Looking at the ten figures opposite him, Liang Yu immediately laughed and said, "So they're all acquaintances. I thought I'd have some unexpected surprises and meet some new faces today."

These ten supreme beings actually came from only three forbidden zones: Kunlun Immortal Mountain, the Underworld, and Xuanqiong Divine Mountain. These people were all Liang Yu's old enemies.

First are the three Holy Spirit Supremes from Xuanqiong Divine Mountain: Crimson Phoenix Supreme, Azure Nether Supreme, and Profound Jade Supreme. They were once subjected to extreme pressure and torment by Liang Yu.

The Crimson Phoenix Supreme was the first to test the waters, firstly because his immortal golden body offered the highest margin of error, and secondly because he had been bottling up a pent-up anger for tens of thousands of years and desperately needed an outlet. Next came the five Supremes from Kunlun Immortal Mountain: Zhulong, Taotie, Qiongqi, Chaos, and Taowu. They had come out in full force this time. Even the wisps of immortal energy revealed that they had brought Kunlun Immortal Mountain and the Immortal Bell to this battlefield.

After all, without the Kunlun Immortal Array and the Immortal Bell, these supreme beings would not dare to deal with Liang Yu, who possessed extraordinary combat power and held the Desolate Tower.

Finally, there were two supreme beings from the underworld. They were the two supreme beings that Liang Yu had sensed after his last trip to the underworld, the ones who had instigated the Dark Turmoil. Their titles were Ghost Lord and Yellow Springs Supreme.

These two supreme beings actually had similar goals to the Yama King who attacked Liang Yu when he first attained enlightenment—they both wanted his primordial essence blood. Especially after Liang Yu lived for 22,000 years in his first life, they desired this supreme divine blood even more.

After all, while some of the previous Dao Prodigies also possessed special physiques, none of them had ever received such a significant boost as Liang Yu.

Although the Supreme Beings of the Underworld had this plan as early as when the Chaos Body created the Boundless Heavenly Venerable, it is uncertain whether the powerful physiques of those who had not yet attained enlightenment would still be as effective for those who sought to prove their Dao.

However, Liang Yu proved that a sufficiently strong physique could provide a significant boost to those who had attained enlightenment. This greatly stimulated their interest in researching special physiques.

Of course, Liang Yu is no longer considered to possess supreme divine blood. This is because during his second life in reverse rebirth, he decomposed his divine blood essence to catalyze the immortal essence of longevity. However, his original blood essence is still filled with divine power, so the effect is similar, or even better.

Zhulong said with a smile, "Wuji, do you want to see new faces? Aren't we familiar faces enough to entertain you?"

Although Liang Yu's attack was powerful, it still relieved them. Compared to his first life, his combat strength hadn't increased significantly. While age played a part, he shouldn't have experienced a reversal of fortune.

Liang Yu shook his head and said, "You all seem relieved. What, did I go too easy on you just now?"

The Crimson Phoenix Supreme sneered, "Your move is somewhat improved compared to back then, but not by much. Yet you've lived seven or eight thousand years longer in this life than before. Can you tell us why?"

Liang Yu smiled and said, "You have all survived for many years and have seen and experienced a lot. Why don't you guess for yourselves?"

Zhulong said, "There are only three possibilities. One is that you survived a second life with the elixir of immortality, and then suffered injuries on the path to immortality, and could only refine the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill to heal yourself. Although we had planned ahead to prevent you from gathering the materials, you still managed to refine the pill in the end."

"But the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill is, after all, a supreme immortal pill that can allow a Daoist to live one more lifetime. Therefore, the residual medicinal power after healing allowed you to live for eight thousand more years."

"It seems perfectly logical and matches all your actions, but I don't believe it. For this to be true, it would require that you didn't hide your strength when you attacked the Path to Immortality. Wuji, someone as cunning and treacherous as you would never expose your strength so easily."

Liang Yu frowned slightly: "I did use my full strength when I attacked the Path to Immortality."

However, this was the full force after half of the primordial spirit had been separated.

Zhulong sneered, "Indeed, we can't find any flaws. It seems that you really did live a second life by relying on the elixir of immortality, so your combat power has not increased much."

"But my gut feeling tells me it's not that simple."

(End of this chapter)