Chapter 2108: Emperor's Demise

Boom! Bang! Boom!

The rumbling grew even more intense, shaking the entire universe.

Ye Chen, who was fleeing, was surrounded once again by thirty-two Di, trapped in a desolate star domain. Even with the protection of the Ba Bu Tian Long, he couldn't break free. Facing thirty-two opponents, he was at a clear disadvantage.

After all, he was using Ji Ning Shuang's physical body, which couldn't unleash his peak combat power.

"Let's calculate the time; the limit should be almost up." Bei Sheng clenched her jade hands tightly, her face pale and ashen. She feared that Ye Chen might perish at the hands of the Di. This wasn't an ordinary heavenly tribulation—if he wasn't careful, it could lead straight to the underworld. She didn't want Ye Chen to die.

"No worries, if he kicks the bucket, there's still me, old Niu. I'll make sure to satisfy you properly."

"And me too. My skills in bed are top-notch."

"Get lost."

"The time limit is much longer than during the Sheng Wang Tribulation." Unlike those two jokers, Xiao Yuan Huang and Kui Niu, Nan Di was more serious, at least not spouting nonsense.

"It has to have some boundaries, right!" The Ling Zu Shen Nü chimed in.

"The duration is determined by the Di Dao law bodies." Chen Yi said leisurely, "The more Di Dao law bodies there are, the longer the time. Roughly estimating, it should be about twice as long as the Sheng Wang Tribulation."

Is there really such a ridiculous setup?

Everyone felt like cursing. They didn't care how long the limit was; a longer time just meant they could watch the show a bit more. But Ye Chen cared! Even an extra second could mean eternal doom for him.

For a moment, everyone's expressions darkened with a shadow.

Joking aside, worry was still necessary.

"Being able to hold out this long against thirty-two Di's siege, the Archaic Holy Body Ye Chen is truly extraordinary." The cultivators of the various heavens looked at Ye Chen with added awe. Who else could achieve this? Even emperors of the same era weren't this dominant!

"He was born to create myths." The older generations spoke with a deep tone. Each new era brings its talents, and Ye Chen's brilliance had already overshadowed them from the past. He was the real one who defied the heavens.

In another part of the starry sky, the various heavens' Di Zi were mostly silent, still lost in ancient memories, unable to snap out of it. Their eyes were filled with tears, missing their fathers while sighing at the passage of time.

"They've merged; they're merging!"

Someone suddenly cried out, pulling the Di Zi back from their thoughts.

Looking into the distance, Ye Chen's Ba Bu Tian Long were battered and scarred, then they began to dissipate—or rather, merge into Ye Chen's body, which was the so-called fusion.

As the Ba Bu Tian Long entered his body, Ye Chen's divine form was instantly enveloped in golden light, shining like the sun.

With a dragon's roar, Ye Chen transformed into a golden divine dragon, soaring into the misty void. The majestic roar shook the starry sky, causing it to crack.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The roars echoed endlessly as the thirty-two Di advanced through the air, chasing Ye Chen. They swept forth with ultimate Di might, like streaks of divine light. In the pursuit, each of them also transformed into a divine dragon.

Though none were from the Long Zu, their dragon forms were manifestations of their Dao.

Now, the misty void was lively. Including Ye Chen, there were thirty-three divine dragons, flashing with various immortal glows, painting scenes of destruction. Annihilation rampaged, and apocalyptic light spread everywhere. The world seemed to consist of nothing else, as if only those thirty-three divine dragons remained, impossibly distant.

At this point, the cultivators of the various heavens stopped cheering, and the Hong Huang side ceased their curses and shouts. It was as if everyone knew the heavenly tribulation had reached its critical moment. Whether Ye Chen could survive would soon be clear.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

Amid the rumbling, there were repeated explosions.

This was an epic battle: one holy body against thirty-two Di Dao law bodies, fighting like mad. They battled from the eastern starry sky to the western firmament; from the western firmament to the southern void; from the southern void to the northern mist. They wouldn't stop until one side was obliterated. Wherever the thirty-three golden dragons passed, everything turned to ash.

The onlookers stared in a daze, as if this was no longer a fight between the young holy body and the young Di, but a true clash between a fully realized holy body and the Di—a war of Dao against Dao, the Chaos Dao battling thirty-two Di Dao.

Such a scene was unparalleled in history, even surpassing the seventeen-star alignment of the Sheng Wang Tribulation. This heavenly tribulation had forged an eternal immortal river.

It could be seen that in the battle, Ye Chen's Dao dragon grew increasingly radiant, while the thirty-two Di's Dao dragons collectively dimmed.

This echoed what happened during Ye Chen's Sheng Wang Tribulation, where his Chaos Dao had devoured the Di Dao.

But this time, it was slightly different. Ye Chen's Chaos Dao was actually suppressing the Di Dao, all because within his Chaos Dao, there was a path called the Human Dao. As Ji Ning Shuang had once said, the Human Dao counters all paths, and that included the Di Dao, not just empty words.

No one knew when the rumbling finally faded.

Gazing up at the void, the thirty-three divine dragons had all reverted to human form.

Ye Chen was still surrounded in the center, his body covered in fresh blood, barely able to stand. The thirty-two Di didn't attack again; their bodies were gradually fading into illusion.

Seeing this, the cultivators of the various heavens breathed a huge sigh of relief. "The holy body has won."

"Father." The Di Zi choked up, stepping forward one by one.

"Di." The people of the Hong Huang's twenty-three clans also surged like a tide.

However, they were too late. The Di's figures ultimately dissipated into nothingness in the stellar winds. How many ages had passed? The vicissitudes of time couldn't fully express the fleeting nature of the years.

Before leaving, the thirty-two Di all gave warm smiles to their descendants.

As for Ye Chen, the Di looked at him with contentment. They never expected that in later generations, there would be such a prodigy, already surpassing them from the same era.

"I respectfully see off the seniors." Ye Chen steadied himself and bowed respectfully as a junior. Whether it was the Di of the various heavens or the Hong Huang, they were all at the pinnacle of Dao, once invincible and rulers of all spirits. The grudges of juniors were for juniors; the respect for seniors must still be shown.

"I respectfully see off the Di." The cultivators of the various heavens also bowed in unison, bidding farewell to the emperors.

The thirty-two Di dissipated, plunging the starry sky into a dead silence.

Everyone gazed at that figure. Though it was Ji Ning Shuang's physical body, they seemed to see through the flesh to the desolate primordial spirit within.

From this moment, today's events would leave a heavy mark in the history of the various heavens, to be passed down immortally. The dominant Archaic Holy Body Ye Chen had defeated thirty-two Di, continuing his undefeated myth. He was the true undefeated war god.

And they were all witnesses to history, an supreme honor.

Boom!

The profound silence was finally broken by a rumble.

The Hong Huang great clans made their move. Over ten thousand Quasi-Di artifacts had been activated, unleashing myriad divine lights, each carrying destructive power. With the heavenly tribulation over, they had no more reservations. Their suppressed fury erupted, their faces twisted into grotesque, terrifying grimaces.

Ye Chen's expression was calm; he didn't even glance back. As the divine lights were about to hit him, he activated the Great Wheel of Reincarnation Heavenly Dao and escaped into a spatial black hole.

The divine lights' killing intent didn't stop because of his disappearance; they all struck at once, blasting that patch of starry sky into oblivion. The annihilating halo spread, collapsing inch by inch of space. Just watching was heart-wrenching.

"He used the Heavenly Dao." A Hong Huang Quasi-Di gritted his teeth. This news was truly disastrous. The heavenly tribulation had lifted the seal on the Reincarnation Eye, allowing him to use the Heavenly Dao for escape again. That was a spatial black hole—they couldn't communicate with it. In other words, they couldn't kill Ye Chen today. Perhaps when he emerged next, it would be the Hong Huang's catastrophe.

"This old one divines that it missed."

"This old one divines that he entered the black hole."

"This old one divines if that guy has come out again." The third elder spoke in a daze, making those who were about to leave turn back collectively.

Indeed, Ye Chen had come out, his entire body bathed in blood, utterly miserable.

Clearly, in the spatial black hole, he had encountered something terrifying and nearly perished, which was why he had escaped back out.

"Kill! Kill him for me." The Hong Huang clans saw hope again and swarmed forward, unleashing another wave of divine lights toward Ye Chen. This opportunity was once in a millennium.

"What nonsense." Ye Chen staggered, fleeing for his life. Who would have thought that black hole had such things in it? Unluckily, he had run right into it, turning what should have been a dashing exit into this awkward mess.

He couldn't enter that black hole again; he had to find another entry point.

The Hong Huang forces had pinpointed this weakness, which was why they were madly pursuing him.

"What a unlucky kid." Watching Ye Chen stumble about, Xiao Yuan Huang and the others just tucked their hands in their sleeves, full of sighs.

The cultivators of the various heavens were the same, all with hands tucked away, still watching the spectacle. No one lent a hand. It wasn't that they didn't want to save him; they couldn't make it in time. The distance was too great. Even if they could, who would dare? There were fifty million Hong Huang troops! Even a Quasi-Di going in would kneel.

More importantly, they all had confidence in Ye Chen. He had fought thirty-two Di and survived; could he really capsize in this small ditch? That guy had plenty of ways to save his skin.

Indeed, Ye Chen had many life-saving methods. Even with half his life left, his escape posture was still impressively dominant—not your average slick move.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

They wiped out swath after swath of starry sky. The Hong Huang forces had gone mad, with over ten thousand Quasi-Di charging at the front, each burning their essence to boost their speed, determined to kill Ye Chen before he entered the black hole. If not now, the consequences would be endless.

"Faster, go faster." Ye Chen kept using Shrinking Earth into Inches, swaying unsteadily. After battling thirty-two Di, he was at his limit. Even now, the Di Dao's killing intent was still wreaking havoc in his body, trying to devour his primordial spirit. If not for the Divine Dragon Shield's sturdiness, he would have been crushed long ago.

"Faster, go faster." The cultivators of the various heavens, though not helping, supported him mentally. Their bodies were tense—one who had fought thirty-two Di couldn't be taken down by a bunch of nobodies; that would be ridiculous.

"Want to help?"

"Help with what? No need." Dong Huang Tai Xin replied casually. "He's fine."

If Ye Chen heard that, he'd probably spit blood in anger. What do you mean he's fine? I'm in deep trouble; my life's on the line! You all are a bunch of talents—shouting the loudest when watching the show, but lift a finger? Hell no!

As it turned out, at critical moments, you couldn't count on those so-called talents. It was still his wife who was reliable.

Ji Ning Shuang had already summoned the Chaos Cauldron. Though in primordial spirit form, her speed far exceeded Ye Chen's. With a Dream Return to a Thousand Ancients, she carried him and escaped tens of thousands of zhang away.

Seeing this, the Hong Huang forces felt their hearts sink. He knows so many techniques!

In a stretch of starry sky, Ye Chen activated the Heavenly Dao again, entering the black hole with Ji Ning Shuang.

Before vanishing into the black hole, he couldn't resist looking back and flashing a charming smile at the Hong Huang forces, as if saying: See you when I undergo the Quasi-Di Tribulation.