Perfection: The Eastern Emperor Bell manifests, I am the Golden Crow Heavenly Emperor

Chapter 102 Establishing a New Heavenly Court

Time and space reverse, and all things return to nothingness.

The dizziness of being forcibly rejected and banished receded like the tide, and the distorted light and shadow and the tearing void turbulence around us suddenly subsided.

Lu Xuan suddenly opened his eyes.

What comes into view is the familiar scene of the Golden Crow Clan's forbidden land—an ancient altar, swirling solar fire, and the ancient aura that permeates the air, belonging to the early days of the Immortal Realm.

He could even feel that the lingering influence of the laws of heaven and earth that he had triggered when he attained the status of Immortal King had not completely dissipated.

Time, as if in the entire long journey he was drawn into and then returned to the era of the fallen emperor, had only passed in this place... a fleeting moment?
"I'm back... I'm really back..."

As Lu Xuan felt the solid ground beneath his feet and the familiar coordinates of time and space, an indescribable sense of realization welled up in his heart.

The hundreds of thousands of years of war in the Boundary Sea, the baptism of blood and fire in the era of the fallen emperors, the sorrow of witnessing the tragic fall of the nameless Quasi-Immortal Emperor, and the resolute decision to forcefully intervene in the war of emperors by activating the Chaos Bell...

Everything was like a long and real dream.

But was it really a dream?

Almost the instant his mind calmed down, a vast, ancient, and powerful force, imbued with the savagery and fighting spirit unique to the era of the fallen emperors, suddenly awakened from the deepest part of his body!

"Om-!"

His body trembled slightly involuntarily, and his pores opened up, spewing out countless strands of dazzling golden light. It was the purest solar holy power, which was more ancient and purer than the origin of the Golden Crow Clan in the Immortal Realm, and carried a sharp edge that had been through countless battles and defied true immortals!
Deep within his Sendai sea of ​​consciousness, besides the modern Immortal King's Dao Fruit—which was centered on the "Chaotic Battle Immortal Path" and the "Method of Severing the Three Corpses," fused with the Daoist Rhyme of the Chaotic Bell, and representing the laws of this world and the laws of the primordial era—

Another Dao Fruit of the War Immortal King, which was cast entirely from dark golden divine metal and whose surface was marked with countless traces of battle and ancient war patterns, exuding the unique aura of the era of the fallen emperor, was shining brightly, echoing his present Dao Fruit, like two suns in the sky, shining together on the divine soul!

Two Immortal Kings' Dao Fruits!

One originates from the modern immortal realm, integrates the inheritance of the primordial world, and follows the path of transcendence that is the return to oneness of chaos and the severing of the three corpses. It is mysterious and unpredictable, with infinite potential.

One originates from the era of the fallen emperors, proving their Dao through battle on the battlefield of the apocalypse. They follow the pure path of warrior immortals, unparalleled in their attacks, with an iron will, carrying the fortune and imprint of an era.

They are not simply superimposed, but coexist in Lu Xuan's body in a mysterious way of resonance.

The principles of the two are mutually reinforcing, and their strengths are slowly merging.

He could feel that his understanding of "war" had reached an unprecedented level. At the same time, the Chaos War Immortal Path had become more solid and destructive because of this pure fighting spirit from the ancient War Immortal.

Although he did not directly break through to the Quasi-Immortal Emperor realm, the foundation accumulated by the two Immortal King Dao Fruits, and the complementarity and sublimation of his understanding of the Great Dao, allowed him to stand at a level far beyond ordinary supreme giants!

He even had a premonition that if he were to face an ordinary Immortal King of the same level as Ao Sheng and Tai Shi again, he could easily crush them with the power of his two Dao Fruits alone!

“The cultivation during the era of the fallen emperor… was real.”

Lu Xuan clenched his fists, feeling the terrifying power surging and roaring within his body, far surpassing anything he had ever experienced before. A chilling light flashed in his eyes. "That experience was not an illusion, but a real and indelible imprint on the origin of my life and the Great Dao!"

With a slight thought, he attempted to activate the Emperor's Fallen Battle Immortal Fruit.

"boom!"

A battle intent that seemed capable of piercing the heavens surged up, turning his entire body into a dark gold color. With every move he made, it was as if billions of gods and demons were roaring and fighting!
This is the supreme battle immortal form he condensed when he defied the heavens and proved his Dao in the Myriad Dao Graveyard during the era of the Fallen Emperors!

With another thought, chaotic energy permeated the air, the phantoms of the Three Corpses floated behind him, the Great Dao's resounding voice rang out, and he regained his transcendent, omnipotent, and modern Immortal King demeanor.

Two completely different auras of celestial kings are perfectly unified in him, and he can switch between them at will, seamlessly and without hindrance.

"The coexistence of two Dao Fruits...this is probably an unprecedented miracle."

Lu Xuan took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement and shock in his heart.

He understood that this opportunity would give him far more resources and foundation than ordinary people on his path to becoming a Quasi-Immortal Emperor.

However, the joy was only fleeting.

Immediately, images of the four terrifying dark emperor figures deep within the Boundary Sea, the bloody sacrifice that lasted for a thousand years, and the tragic scene of the nameless quasi-immortal emperor's final, heroic self-destruction that shook the altar flashed into his mind.

A sense of urgency surged into my heart again, like a cold tide.

The darkness has not gone away; in fact, it may have become even more chaotic due to the disruption of the Grand Sacrifice.

He must quickly integrate what he has gained, fully master the power of the two Dao Fruits, and find his own path to "break through the king and become an emperor"!
He looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the barriers of the forbidden area, looking towards the celestial realm's sky and the vast, boundless sea of ​​realms.

"The Heavenly Court established by Emperor Xi... the current state of the Immortal Realm... and the darkness beyond the Boundary Sea..."

"Now that I have returned with the power of two Dao Fruits, this realm should undergo some changes."

The next moment, he suppressed all the strange phenomena around him and stepped out of the Golden Crow Clan's forbidden area.

It's time to understand how much time had passed in the outside world and what changes had occurred during the "moment" of his "departure".

His return, along with the Battle Immortal King Dao Fruit from the era of Emperor's Fall within him, will surely stir up new waves in this already turbulent Immortal Realm!
The journey begins anew.

Lu Xuan stepped out of the Golden Crow Clan's forbidden area without deliberately concealing his aura.

It wasn't ostentation, but rather that the newly formed Battle Immortal King Dao Fruit from the era of the Fallen Emperor had just returned to its place, and was interacting and resonating with the Chaos Dao Fruit of the present world. It was difficult to perfectly contain itself for a while, so the powerful aura naturally emanated outwards.

The moment he stepped out of the forbidden area—

"boom!!!"

An indescribable, terrifying pressure, centered on the ancestral land of the Golden Crow Clan, swept across the entire Immortal Realm like the Big Bang at the beginning of the universe!
This is not a simple energy surge, but an absolute transcendence originating from the level of life and the origin of the Great Dao!
Above the heavens, myriad laws manifested, yet they trembled and groaned violently under this aura, as if a subject had encountered a supreme monarch!

The light of the sun, moon, and stars dimmed at this moment, and the light in the entire immortal realm seemed to be distorted by that invisible force field, becoming flickering and uncertain.

At this moment, all the Celestial Kings, no matter where they were or what they were doing, felt as if their souls had been struck hard by an invisible giant hammer!

"puff!"

Some of the weaker Immortal Kings even turned pale and their Dao Fruits trembled! They felt a shiver originating from their very souls, a sense of insignificance and fear like ants facing a prehistoric behemoth.

"what happened?!"

"Whose aura is this?!"

"Surpassing even the Supreme Giants! This is absolutely power surpassing even the Supreme Giants! When did the Immortal Realm produce such an existence?!"

Countless powerful divine thoughts, filled with extreme horror and disbelief, swept frantically toward the direction of the Golden Crow Clan's ancestral land.

They "saw" it.

They saw the figure slowly walking out of the Golden Crow Clan's forbidden area—Lu Xuan.

He still looks the same, but his demeanor has undergone a complete transformation.

His body was no longer merely surrounded by chaotic energy; rather, it was permeated with a fierce fighting spirit and ancient aura, as if he had fought his way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood and conquered countless ages.

Two distinct yet perfectly blended Daoist principles flowed through him, making him appear both detached from worldly affairs and domineeringly powerful.

As his eyes opened and closed, his left eye seemed to hold the creation of chaos and the birth and death of the universe, while his right eye reflected the clash of swords and the blood staining the sky during the fall of the imperial era.

Wherever his gaze fell, the void silently vanished and reformed, and the laws retreated, as if unable to bear the weight of his gaze.

"It's Lu Xuan! He's actually... this powerful?!"

"Impossible! Although he was strong before, killing Ao Sheng and others, he was only at the level of a supreme giant! Now, this aura... is simply unfathomable!"

"I even feel that he is more terrifying than the Xi Emperor back then... no, even more terrifying than the Xi Emperor at his peak!"

An ancient immortal king who had witnessed the power of the Emperor Xi spoke in a trembling voice, mentioning a name that was now almost taboo in the immortal realm.

Emperor Xi once established the Heavenly Court and ruled the Immortal Realm. As the Emperor Light Immortal King, he enjoyed boundless glory.

However, just a few epochs ago, the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperor unleashed his thunderous wrath because the name "Heavenly Court" offended his majesty.

No one dared to investigate the specific details. All that was known was that after that day, the majestic Heavenly Court collapsed, and Emperor Xi, along with his core followers, were all reduced to ashes, leaving not a trace behind.

That was the eternal pain and fear of the Immortal Realm, and also proof of the unparalleled power of darkness.

Since then, the Immortal Realm has been leaderless, and the various Immortal Kings have fallen silent. No one dares to mention the word "Heavenly Court" anymore. They have fallen into a state of disarray, each ruling their own territory, and are filled with helplessness and despair at the darkness deep in the Boundary Sea.

At this moment, the aura emanating from Lu Xuan made these Immortal Kings feel as if they were facing the Emperor Xi again.

Even more oppressive than when facing the Emperor Xi! It was a qualitative difference, as if I had touched a power on another level.

"His path...I cannot see through it!"

A Celestial King skilled in divination attempted to peer into the scene, but found his own Dao Fruit as if it had crashed into an indescribable barrier of chaos and war, nearly suffering a backlash and hastily withdrawing his divine sense.

In the ancient palace where the Ancient Immortal King of Burning Lamp resided, the lamp of wisdom flickered violently, reflecting his extremely solemn face.

"Two paths shining simultaneously, never seen before in history... Fellow Daoist Lu, what exactly did you experience in the Boundary Sea? What incredible path did you forge?"

At the edge of the Boundary Sea, the Butcher, who was fighting against the dark creatures, suddenly cleaved his opponent back with a single slash, then abruptly turned to look towards the Immortal Realm, his eyes blazing with intense fighting spirit.

"Good heavens! Lu Xuan! You... you've actually come this far! Looks like I can't fall too far behind!"

In a mysterious place, the man selling counterfeit medicine froze, nearly dropping the jade bottle in his hand. He smacked his lips, his eyes filled with complex emotions: "Goodness... this smell is no less potent than those old monsters deep in the Boundary Sea... This kid is truly a monster!"

The entire Immortal Realm was thrown into an unprecedented uproar and turmoil by Lu Xuan's return and his overwhelming aura that could not be concealed.

All the Celestial Kings clearly understood one thing—

An existence that surpasses the Emperor of Dawn and stands above all known supreme giants has returned!

The landscape of the Immortal Realm will be completely rewritten because of him!
The dark clouds that shrouded all living beings seemed to show signs of being shaken by the appearance of this bright light.

Standing outside the ancestral land, Lu Xuan felt the complex gazes of shock, awe, fear, and expectation cast from all over the Immortal Realm. His expression remained calm as he slowly raised his eyes and looked towards the direction of the sky where the Heavenly Court once stood, but which was now a desolate void. A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

The tragedy of Emperor Xi, the fall of the Heavenly Court, the sins of darkness... He has returned, and some scores must be settled.

Standing outside the ancestral land of the Golden Crow Clan, Lu Xuan's overwhelming aura, which had caused countless beings to wail and kings to tremble, did not diminish. Instead, it surged even more fiercely, like an invisible tide, enveloping the four corners of the earth and the eight wastelands. He needed to make all living beings, especially those Immortal Kings with their own differing thoughts, clearly realize one fact—the pendulum of the era had already swung in his favor.

He did not speak immediately, but his gaze, like two divine lamps illuminating eternity, slowly swept across the void of the immortal realm.

As soon as he looked at it, those divine thoughts that were secretly spying retreated as if they were being burned, not daring to meet his gaze.

Finally, his gaze settled on the center of the Immortal Realm, that place where the Heavenly Court once stood, now only remnants of laws and endless desolation remained. Emperor Xi, the ambitious Golden Crow Ancestor who once ruled the Immortal Realm, ultimately fell under the iron hooves of darkness for touching the taboo of the "Heavenly Court," his glory reduced to dust along with it.

"Emperor Xi... Fellow Daoist," Lu Xuan murmured to himself, not with much sorrow, but with a chilling sense of shared grief and pent-up anger. The domineering and cruel nature of the Dark Quasi-Immortal Emperors was evident. They would not tolerate any challenge to their authority, not even a mere title.

He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, yet it clearly penetrated the depths of the minds of every Immortal King in the Immortal Realm, and even all beings above the True Immortal level, carrying an unquestionable majesty and resolve:
"Darkness slaughtered my immortal ancestors, destroyed the Heavenly Court, and treated my realm like a field of weeds. This hatred is irreconcilable!"

His words silenced the entire immortal realm.

All living beings held their breath, especially the celestial kings, whose minds were shaken.

They never expected that Lu Xuan's first act upon returning would be to so directly and forcefully bring up this taboo that everyone tacitly understood but dared not speak of!

"In the past, the Immortal Realm was like a pile of loose sand, each fighting its own battles. Hence the tragedy of Emperor Xi and the pain of the blood sacrifice in the Boundary Sea!"

Lu Xuan's voice suddenly rose, like a thunderclap, carrying a fierce and ruthless aura of battle, a natural expression of the Battle Immortal Dao Fruit of the Emperor's Fall era.

"Today, I, Lu Xuan, return with the power of two Dao Fruits, carrying on the legacy of the Nameless Emperor. I shall rebuild our land and rekindle the flame of revolution!"

(End of this chapter)