Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 72 The Secret of the Divine Ruins
Upon hearing this, Liang Yu frowned. What did he mean by saying that he was doomed to lose if he used the Desolate Tower?
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Suddenly, a drumbeat resounded across the mythical battlefield, its booming sound echoing through the starry sky. The heavy drumbeat was like rolling thunder, a display of divine might, and also like the beating of a giant heart.

Woo~
Immediately following was a desolate and distant bugle call, both mournful and heroic.

Qiang~
Then came the sound of a gong, clear and melodious, instantly creating a chilling atmosphere.

Finally, an ancient and desolate war song arose, its language and melody extremely archaic, completely different from those of today. The song gradually rose in sync with the sounds of these instruments, displaying a spirited and impassioned momentum.

The four sounds intertwined, resembling a war song. Liang Yu was deeply shaken, involuntarily seeing himself abandoning everything, going to the battlefield, sacrificing his life, and dying on the battlefield.

A flash of divine light appeared in his primordial spirit, instantly dispelling the influence of these sounds, and his vision became clear.

The sound originated from the distant edge of the mythical battlefield. Under Liang Yu's discerning eyes, he saw five figures. One was beating a drum, another blowing a horn, another striking a gong, another singing aloud, and the last one, carrying a battle flag, stood on a high platform, dancing to the war song.

His movements were not graceful, but they were powerful and vigorous. These movements stirred up inexplicable Daoist energy, causing waves of killing intent to gather and condense into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood in this mythical ancient battlefield.

At this moment, the light from the desolate tower suddenly paused, then it left Liang Yu's head, breaking through the void and flying away. Although Liang Yu tried to stop it with the "Soldier" secret technique, he couldn't stop it.

The incident happened so suddenly that even Liang Yu was taken aback; the battle song was actually aimed at the Desolate Tower.

The alliance of the ten supreme beings, the participation of other supreme beings, and even the powerful weapon of the Kunlun Immortal Body were not unexpected. But the fact that the other party could control the Desolate Tower was truly unexpected.

Seeing Liang Yu's astonishment, Zhulong laughed triumphantly, "Didn't expect that, did you, Wuji? In the end, we are still a cut above the rest. If you really had the ability to reverse your life, even the Kunlun Immortal Body might not have been able to win. In that case, we would still have been locked in a war of attrition. But without the Desolate Tower, what would you use to fight against my Immortal Bell?"

Liang Yu sensed from the slightly familiar aura at the edge of the mythical battlefield that they came from the forbidden zone of life, the Divine Ruins.

The Divine Ruins in this era are quite peculiar. The Divine Ruins of later generations were named after the ancient Heavenly Court founded by the Emperor, which fell from the sky. However, the Emperor no longer exists, let alone the Heavenly Court, yet the Divine Ruins still exist within the forbidden zone.

Now, Liang Yu finally understands the reason.

The current Divine Ruins are also the ruins of the Heavenly Court, but not the one founded by the Emperor, but the ancient Heavenly Court founded by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor.

These supreme beings likely used forbidden artifacts left behind by the ancient Heavenly Court or its remnants. Perhaps this was a pre-battle mobilization ritual for the Heavenly Army and its generals. Although these forbidden artifacts are severely damaged, they can still barely function, though they probably won't be used much more.

This is why the Desolate Tower was also drawn by these forbidden artifacts and lost control of itself.

Moreover, judging from the shapes of these items, the horn left by the Emperor and the war drum left by the Immortal Emperor may have been inspired by these forbidden artifacts.

However, this also indirectly resolved another of Liang Yu's doubts.

The Desolate Tower and the Immortal Bell have always been equally famous, with no distinction between them, but their performances are quite different.

The Immortal Bell escaped from the hands of two Heavenly Emperors, the Emperor Venerable and the Undying Heavenly Emperor, but the Desolate Tower was first taken over by the Supreme Being in the Divine Ruins of later generations, and then suppressed by the Azure Emperor and used to evolve the Immortal Realm.

It's quite strange that two immortal artifacts of the same level behave so differently. After all, Liang Yu doesn't believe that the Desolate Tower would willingly be controlled by a self-severed supreme being in the forbidden zone.

So, perhaps someone from this present-day Divine Ruins came from the Divine Ruins of the future and left the Desolate Tower there, relying on the legacy left by the ancient Heavenly Court.

As for the Azure Emperor, perhaps it was because of the control of these supreme beings that the Desolate Tower could not escape immediately and was thus captured; or perhaps it was because the Desolate Tower did not want to be controlled and used the power of the Azure Emperor to escape, but it did not expect to fall into the wolf's den as soon as it left the tiger's den.

Liang Yu laughed and said, "I really didn't expect this. It seems that this time there will still be some regrets." Zhulong snorted coldly, "You can still be so calm when you're about to die. I really admire you."

He continued in a loud voice: "Fellow Daoists of the Divine Ruins, do you still remember when the Four Swords of Zhuxian were born? At that time, only Wuji rushed there. I invited you here in the hope that you would use the ancient Heavenly Court's remnant formation to fight against this number one killing formation in the universe."

However, he did not take the treasure. Perhaps Lingbao Tianzun had left behind something that made him give up on taking the treasure.

That ancient primordial star was even more extraordinary; both the Boundless Heavenly Venerable and the Moral Heavenly Venerable had laid out plans there, and Wuji had also provided much protection for it.

"Gentlemen, besides the Desolate Tower, don't you want anything else?"

“Fellow Daoist Zhulong is right. We have interrupted our slumber to come here, so we naturally want to gain more good fortune. Otherwise, how can we replenish the lifespan we have consumed?”

"Wuji, I hope what you've hidden won't disappoint us."

The five figures from the Divine Ruins used war drums, horns, and golden gongs to seal the Desolate Tower. Countless musical sounds came, and the immortal light emitted by the Desolate Tower became weaker and weaker, and its resistance gradually became less and less.

After the desolate tower lost its ability to resist, the five supreme beings transformed into five beams of divine light and came near Liang Yu and the Kunlun Immortal Body.

With a wave of their hands, a vast net woven from countless laws descended and merged into the starry sky, instantly forming a grand array.

Liang Yu felt as if he were completely sealed off, unable to move, and even rejected by the laws of heaven and earth. Under such immense pressure, other Dao-proving practitioners would probably be unable to move at all.

Of course, the most terrifying aspect of this formation is that it locks onto a target. Only Liang Yu will be suppressed within the entire formation; the others will remain completely unaffected.

This is the forbidden artifact left behind by the ancient Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Net. As long as this artifact is set up and someone is in charge, an unparalleled array can be quickly erected. This ancient array was the supreme array used by the ancient Heavenly Court to suppress rebellious subjects.

When fighting against the Kunlun Immortal Body, Liang Yu would have difficulty concentrating his energy on manipulating the sword formation, so the five Supreme Beings were indeed capable of countering the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

But now it seems that Liang Yu didn't actually have that Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, so this great formation was just used to target him.

The five supreme beings in the Divine Ruins stood still, merging with the great formation formed by the Heavenly Net and Earthly Net, surrounding Liang Yu within it.

The leader, a malevolent star, exudes an aura of misfortune and disaster. He has a majestic appearance, like the lord of calamity. His name is Ketu the Supreme, and he was the one who sang the war song earlier.
The second one had countless sword lights woven into a long robe on his body. He was clearly a scholar, but he exuded endless sharpness and killing intent. His name was Wusheng Sword Master, and he was the one who struck the golden gong earlier.

The third figure had a battle flag hanging in the air behind him, and his entire body was covered in dark red armor. Only his eyes revealed a few golden divine lights. He exuded an aura of war and iron horses. His name was Iron-Blooded Supreme, and he was the one who had danced the war dance earlier.

The fourth one is surrounded by black vines, with bewitching and beautiful blood-red flowers blooming. But upon closer inspection, one can see that there are sharp teeth hidden in the stamens of the flowers, ready to devour anyone. He is called the Demon Flower Supreme, and he is also the one who blew the horn earlier.
The fifth one was surrounded by golden light, dressed in monk's robes, and surrounded by a chorus of chanting. He was named Vajra Supreme, and he was the one who had beaten the drum earlier.

On this battlefield, a full fifteen supreme beings were mobilized, determined to kill Liang Yu. Such a lineup was unimaginably terrifying, unprecedented in history.

Not to mention, ten of these fifteen supreme beings were briefly merged into one through the Kunlun Immortal Array, possessing Heavenly Emperor-level combat power and wielding immortal artifacts. The remaining five were further surrounded and suppressed by an ancient array, the Heavenly Net.

If others knew, they probably couldn't imagine what kind of being could survive such a massacre.

Liang Yu sighed softly, "Now that you've all come out, I can finally go all out."

Starting today, I'll update five times a day, and I'll see how long I keep it up. I'll post two chapters first, and the rest will be at 11:30 AM.
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