Shrouding the Heavens: The Ruthless Heavenly Emperor

The moment he disappeared, the light of the Starry Sea gradually dimmed.

When everyone regained their sight, they saw that the white-haired man had stepped into the mysterious passage.

On that enormous pillar, the two characters "Ruthless" had appeared. High above, the white characters carried an ethereal charm, as if carved by a celestial being.

At this moment, the Eternal Starfield is in turmoil. A seed of a god has appeared in their starfield, a title that even Lin Qianyu has never received.

A powerful person who possesses this title must have already entered the forbidden realm of gods.

According to their ancient historical records, Emperor Daoyan was a terrifyingly powerful figure who had stepped into the realm of divine forbidden realms, and so was his son, Daoyi.

However, they did not know whether ancient history was correct or not; all they knew was that the word "ruthless" stood atop Emperor Daoyan's head at this moment.

"This is a seed of a god! It surpasses the strength of the Great Emperor in his youth. It's terrifying. If nothing unexpected happens, the position of Great Emperor in this life will belong to Wuqing."

"Quick, let's get there right away! He'll definitely get what the Emperor left behind; he hasn't grown up yet."

"The news has been revealed that Wuqing is white-haired, and he is from the Big Dipper Star Region, which means that he and Qianlong are from the same place!"

"A few months ago, he killed the Luo family's prodigy outside the starry sky."

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The people of the Eternal Starfield were in an uproar. Some even spread the news that Lin Qianyu, an eighth-level forbidden expert, had been instantly killed by a single, ruthless strike and dismembered, leaving her questioning her existence.

Xu Changqing was unaware of the discussions outside; at that moment, he was standing on a technologically advanced arena.

The silver arena was filled with the shimmering light of various metals, and strangely, blue liquid flowed within the patterns on the arena.

On the arena, there was a young man dressed in ancient costume. He was not handsome, and unfortunately, he was quite ordinary. He just stood there quietly, yet he exuded a certain aura.

He seemed very approachable, not arrogant at all, and his strength was concealed, with no trace of his aura revealed.

"I'll give you three minutes to recover," the young man said with a gentle smile. He sat cross-legged on the silver arena, quietly watching Xu Changqing.

"Are you Dao Yan?" Xu Changqing asked the young man calmly. If he was Dao Yan the Great Emperor, he would like to see how the young Dao Yan compares to the Fighting Saint Emperor or the Demon Emperor.

The young man nodded and smiled, "That's right, I am Dao Yan, but it's just a mark."

"Defeat me, obtain my legacy, and the little I left behind."

“You are the first person to come here in millions of years. Even my descendants cannot set foot here.”

"Why leave such a place behind?" Xu Changqing asked, puzzled.

"Don't you want to fight a great battle with the young Emperor's Dao Body and gain something?" Dao Yan asked in return.

"I also want to see if anyone in future generations can defeat me."

Dao Yan smiled confidently. Although he was only a Dao body, he had his own thoughts and was as confident as he was in his youth.

"You are not the only one whose Emperor-marked Dao Body has been defeated by me." Xu Changqing was very confident, and took out his bone knife, pointing it at Dao Yan.

Would he revere the emperor? You're kidding.

No one could inspire his awe, not even the three Heavenly Emperors.

At worst, it's just death. What's there to be afraid of?

Dao Yan smiled but didn't speak. He simply stood up, stretched, and his originally gentle eyes suddenly became incredibly sharp. He said, "I hope you will give it your all."

As he spoke, he had already rushed over; he was just as strong as Xu Changqing.

“A useless test!” Xu Changqing said coldly, and his first move was a Heavenly Will Blade.

"Hey!"

The white, boundless sword intent, like a silver river, directly covered the entire arena, causing Dao Yan's charging body to stop instantly within the range of the sword intent.

Clang!

The Heavenly Will slashed at Dao Yan, but it produced a clanging sound and sparks flew out. This slash seemed to have struck immortal metal.

Tick ​​tock!

Dao Yan frowned and glanced at his arm, noticing a deep knife wound that exposed bone, with blood dripping continuously.

He was speechless. It was the first time he had ever seen an enemy unleash such a powerful attack right from the start.

Shouldn't we test the waters first, fight for hundreds or thousands of rounds before unleashing our full power?

If he hadn't been wearing the Daoist Tribulation Battle Armor, he probably would have been shredded to pieces in a single move.

Before he could think any further, Xu Changqing's attack came again. This time, countless red longswords rose up from below the arena, like rainwater flowing up from the ground on a rainy day.

"What I want is not an evenly matched contest, but a complete and utter crushing defeat!"

As he spoke, Xu Changqing made a slash with his bone knife, placed two fingers of his left hand on the back of the blade, and slowly slid them across the patterns on the back of the blade. Each time he passed a pattern, those patterns would light up in unison.

"Impressive strength. The moment you made your move, I felt a long-lost sense of death." Dao Yan exclaimed in admiration, and then he also became serious.

His clothes began to reveal several kinds of light, the light of immortal gold, including Dao Tribulation Gold, Eternal Immortal Gold, and Divine Mark Purple Gold, a battle suit made of three kinds of immortal gold.

"If you can defeat me, I'll give you the Immortal Gold too."

Great emperors are always lonely, especially those who have been invincible for too long in their youth and have no rivals, so they yearn for one in their loneliness.

Even if you encounter a rival who can defeat you when you are young, you can be happy for a very long time.

"I have never tasted defeat," Dao Yan said with a smile. Then he stopped talking, and wearing his immortal gold battle armor, a verdant ancient tree appeared in his hand.

"Never tasted failure? Well, you have now tasted it." Xu Changqing was not afraid of anyone from the Emperor's younger days.

Chapter 22 The Weakest Emperor in History?

Dao Yan is not particularly handsome or tall; he looks about the same as an ordinary person, with a slender build, a gentle face, and not particularly strong in attack.

This is a conclusion that Xu Changqing reached through his conversation with Emperor Daoyan.

If he viewed Emperor Daoyan through the lens of his past life's reading, he would rank him as the weakest among all the emperors.

However, he is extremely difficult to kill, especially since his golden immortal robes protect him like a tortoise shell.

Even when Xu Changqing used the Heavenly Will Blade, it only left a deep mark and did not sever it.

"Dang, Dang"

Xu Changqing moved quickly, occasionally slashing Dao Yan, but unfortunately, Dao Yan's tortoise shell was too hard.

The two moved so fast that they left afterimages, occasionally colliding and sparking, with dull thuds echoing in the air.

He occasionally fought with his bare hands, but Xu Changqing was still at a disadvantage. After all, although his physical body was incredibly strong, Dao Yan was wearing a golden immortal battle suit, and his fists were no different from tickling him.

In an instant, Xu Changqing had already slashed over a hundred times, but still only left shallow marks.

"Your attack power is lacking," Dao Yan said with a smile, looking at Xu Changqing with a calm gaze.

Relying on his immortal golden battle armor, he didn't take the initiative to attack; simply standing there was enough to give Xu Changqing a headache.

He wasn't afraid of opponents with strong attack power, but he was a bit annoyed by opponents with maxed-out defense, who were impossible to kill.

If it were based on his previous personality, he would have probably blurted out a curse word: "Damn meat."

"Since that's the case, then I have no choice but to go all out." Xu Changqing's indifferent voice rippled outwards, and his entire body was enveloped in white mist, with a faint ripple covering the entire silver arena.

The Supreme Ruthless Body was activated, suppressing 20% ​​of the opponent's strength, as well as all of their sword techniques and defenses.

At this moment, Dao Yan frowned slightly. He raised his hand and released purple runes, but found that they were not as dazzling as before.

When he activated the Immortal Golden Battle Armor, he discovered that the divinity within it was being suppressed by some kind of force.

His internal strength was limited to eight levels, and the deities within the immortal gold were locked by chains of divine Dao.

This is not good for me!

Dao Yan instantly realized that the battle situation was turning against him. He didn't know what methods Xu Changqing had used to suppress all of his strength.

"Among all the Great Emperors, you are the weakest. We attain the Dao through internal means, while you attain it through external means. This already shows that your attack power is limited. Although you have a tortoise shell protecting you, there is still an upper limit!"

Xu Changqing stared coldly at Dao Yan, his sword aura violent, a terrifying hurricane of sword intent that made Dao Yan's white hair stand on end and his robes flutter wildly.

He gripped the hilt of the knife tightly with both hands, aimed the tip at the silver ring, and stabbed down fiercely. With a clang, sparks flew as the knife tip collided with the ring.

boom!

Countless dark red longswords tore through the silver arena, their tips pointing towards the sky as they slowly rose.

"You said I'm ranked the weakest among the Great Emperors? But you also said that I'm the weakest among the Great Emperors. A Great Emperor, a Great Emperor, is still a Great Emperor. No one can comment on a Great Emperor. No matter how amazing you were in your youth, no one can..."

Reaching the level of an emperor.

Dao Yan was not annoyed by Xu Changqing's words. Instead, he smiled and spoke calmly, as if he were talking about something insignificant.

Reaching the level of a Great Emperor is a form of strength; even if one is weak, one is still a Great Emperor.

"Besides, how can you know if an emperor hasn't fought another emperor?" Dao Yan's tone gradually turned cold, and his gaze was no longer peaceful, but sharp enough to make one's skin ache.

He swung the ancient tree of life in his hand sharply at Xu Changqing.

"boom!"

The verdant ancient tree of life suddenly erupted with endless brilliant runes, directly destroying Xu Changqing's sword momentum. The unstoppable runes transformed into dazzling sword bodies.

“You’re right, my attack power is limited, but I have the Ancient Tree of Life as a weapon, which is enough to make up for my shortcomings.” Dao Yan quickly approached Xu Changqing.

The ancient tree of life in his hand was an immortal elixir, but it was not in its complete form; it was merely a branch.

"If you were at your peak, you could fight me for thousands of rounds, but now you only have eight-tenths of your strength. What do you have to fight me with?!" Xu Changqing didn't pay much attention to Dao Yan's attack power.

Dark red longswords rose densely from the ground, eventually forming a net-like encirclement that surrounded Dao Yan.

With a flick of Xu Changqing's fingers, the longswords hovering beside him and above Dao Yan's head all pierced through at supersonic speed.

“It’s no use!” Dao Yan said calmly.

The ancient tree of life stretched out horizontally and forcefully rolled in all directions, its golden armor emitting several dazzling lights as it blocked the bone blade.

锵锵

The ancient tree shone brightly, transforming into countless green leaves. Three thousand green leaves soared into the air, creating a spectacular scene. The collision of green and dark red sparks created a dense rain of sparks falling from the sky.

Dao Yan forcefully hurled the ancient tree in his hand at Xu Changqing, piercing through the void.

He ran quickly, his hands forming hand seals, and countless ancient characters appeared from the void.

With his palms clasped together, a booming sound resounded, and then Dao Yan pulled his hands together, creating a black hole in front of him. Countless dazzling substances shattered the void, and a huge spaceship slowly appeared.